Chapter 23 - 023 Go Up the Mountain
Tian Xinhua was so angry that he really wanted to give his younger brother a good beating. They had lost face all the way to Granny's home. Granny Zhao chuckled as she handed them chopsticks and bowls, "Eat up, there's no need to be polite at Great Aunt's house. You're all still growing, how can you get tall if you don't eat your fill?"
Speaking of which, they really didn't need to be too polite at their own great-grandpa's house. With that in mind, Tian Xinhua and Tian Shouhua stopped being picky, took the bowls and chopsticks, and began to eat heartily. Although they had breakfast at home, it was only sweet potato porridge and pickles. Tian Xinhua had two large bowls and was only water-filled. Teenagers are always hungry and could eat their fathers into poverty. At the age they currently were, Tian Xinhua could eat three large bowls of dry rice in one sitting.
Granny Zhao watched the three brothers eating with a beaming smile, relentlessly urging them to pick more dishes, "Eat slowly, there's still plenty of rice in the pot. When you're hungry, just come here to eat, don't be shy. Your great-grandpa and Great Aunt can surely feed you well."
"Great Aunt, your cooking is really delicious, much tastier than what Granny makes," Tian Qinghua said, swallowing a mouthful of food.
Granny Zhao's eyes narrowed with a smile, "Silly boy, your Granny is just reluctant to use oil. Your Granny is actually a wonderful cook. When anyone in the village has a celebration, they always ask your Granny to be in charge of the kitchen. Ah, what's going on in the world today!"
The old lady truly couldn't understand. Wasn't it said that life in the new society would get better with time? But why had it turned out like this? People couldn't even get enough to eat now. Seeing these children who are thin as sticks because they didn't eat enough really didn't taste good in her heart. But she and the old man could only do so much; they could only help out the children in the family as much as possible. As for other families in the village, she really wanted to help but was unable to do much.
Tian Xinhua and the others, with the base of sweet potato porridge from home, felt fairly full after a bowl of rice and conscientiously took their bowls and chopsticks to the kitchen. Tian Xinhua noticed that Tian Sisi had not come down after they finished eating, so he knew that this girl must be sleeping in again. He said to Granny Zhao with a smile, "I'm going to wake Ah Nan up."
After saying that, he went upstairs to Tian Sisi's room. The girl was sleeping with her cheeks flushed, which he couldn't help but find amusing. The lazy girl always deceived others. She had promised vehemently yesterday that she would go up the mountain to pick wild rabbits, but it turned out she tricked them to come over while she was still sleeping soundly in her bed!
Tian Xinhua pinched Tian Sisi's nose. She hummed a few times and slapped his hand away, then turned over and continued to sleep. Tian Xinhua didn't get discouraged and kept pinching until he finally woke Tian Sisi up. She opened her eyes begrudgingly, "Which bastard is disturbing my sleep?"