Ch 8:The first full meal

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Su Hua scratched his head and asked in confusion, “Dad, what’s a jinx?”

Su Sanlang’s face was filled with pain. Tears rolled down his cheeks and fell to the ground. He didn’t answer his son’s question because his heart ached and he couldn’t speak.

He was even more afraid to look at his son, afraid that they would be scared and uneasy if they saw him crying. Because he was their mountain that supported them and protected them.

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Su Sanlang quickened his pace. Su Chong and Su Hua quickly forgot to wait for an answer and jogged after him.

Su Sanmei carried Su Xiaolu and walked very quickly too.

Su Xiaolu could not sleep. She was afraid that her frail sister would fall and send her flying. Fortunately, although her sister was skinny, her steps were steady.

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Along the way, many people from the same village came out to take a look, but no one said anything.

Su Sanlang did not have the time to talk to anyone. The Su family’s old house was at the end of the village, and it was quite a distance away from the exit.

The house was behind the village. Behind the house were a few acres of thin land that stretched up to the mountain forest. They were covered in weeds. In the future, this would be the source of food for their family.

The roof of the old house was a little broken.

The earthen walls were also broken in many places. There was also moss on the walls, and the wooden door was so rotten that a three- or five-year-old child could have crawled right through it.

The only good thing was that the light was bright.

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Around the house, the weeds were thigh-high. The old well was also overgrown with water plants and the water stank.

The old house, abandoned for decades, had once again welcomed a new owner.

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There was melancholy in Madam Zhao’s eyes. Su Sanlang smiled at her and said, “Have a good rest first. You haven’t eaten anything today. Let’s clean up the house tomorrow. I’ll go start the fire to wash the rice and start cooking first. Let’s have a full meal today.”

Madam Zhao said worriedly, “Sanlang, I’m not hungry. We don’t have much food, and winter is coming. We have to eat sparingly.”

The food was distributed well, so Madam Zhao did not want to eat too much.

However, Su Sanlang smoothed Madam Zhao’s hair and said, “Don’t worry. There are many things in the mountains. Our family will definitely be able to live a good life. We have to eat our first meal and start off well. In the future, we will eat our fill every meal.”

Madam Zhao could not refute him. She could only nod with red eyes. “Okay.”

Whether they could survive through this winter or not, they were together as a family, alive and dead.

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Madam Zhao was still very weak and could not get out of bed, but she was worried about her family.

She heard Su Sanlang calling for Su Sanmei to cook together. She heard Su Sanlang calling Chong and Hua to remove the weeds in the courtyard and let the two sons compete in pulling out the weeds. Whoever won would be able to eat an extra piece of meat tonight.

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