Goldfield
Chapter 5: Lying down without blinking

The morning sun calmly illuminates the night sky in early spring. In the courtyard, the chicken began to go shopping with its neck outstretched. Yu Xiaocao's twin brother, Yu Xiaolian, was secretly dressing himself.

Yu Xiaocao slept a lot throughout the day, so he was immediately awakened by his elder sister's movements. He rubbed his eyes, looked through the jendea, and noticed that it was still very early in the morning. He muttered. "Why did you get up so early?"

 Yu Xiaolian yawned as she put on a jacket that was already covered with patches. He glanced at Madam Liu, who was still asleep in bed, and whispered, "Did I wake you up? I slept very late yesterday. I'll do more work and let him rest. It's still morning, so you should go back to sleep a little longer..."

Xiaocao looked at the skinny back of this young girl. He's just an eight-year-old boy. In modern times he will only be an elementary school child who still acts like a spoiled child in front of his parents. This however he was already one of the main workers in this family.

In the courtyard of their grandmother they started shouting, "What time is it now? Why haven't you started cooking yet?! Don't think that you can't do anything just because someone is hurt in your family!"

This person is someone who is strategically piloted his victims. She knew that Madam Liu had a gentle personality and Yu Hai was a submissive child. Thus, he could understand all of this. He was a bit worried about Old Yu, so he treated them a little better when the men were at home.

Yu Xiaocao frowned in annoyance when he heard Madam Zhang yell in the morning again. She has a select grandmother and her oldest aunt who is always fussy on them. In addition, he also has a greedy and lazy older cousin who always bullies them... In her previous life, she had raised her younger brother and younger sister alone. Although they were in a difficult situation, but they had never experienced such complaints.

During these past few days, in addition to doing heavy housework, Lady Liu also had to look after her daughter at night. So, he barely had time to sleep. His body was originally weak and looked thin so there was no meat on his body. Moreover, his face was so pale that there were no traces of blood on his face. He also had a dark shadow under his eyes.

Madam Liu hurriedly stood up when she heard the screams outside. When he got out of bed, he staggered a few steps before being able to calm down.

Yu Xiaocao hurriedly got off the bed to chop up his mother, helped her sit in bed, and said, "Mother, your health doesn't seem so good. You need to rest again. They won't starve just because you don't cook for a day! If you are sick, then you will feel a broken heart....

Based on his observations, his new father, Yu Hai not only spoiled his children, but also loved his wife very much. If he's at home, he'll always pick up his wife's errand expert. But he used to go out fishing, sell fish and hunt every day. Therefore, he rarely spent time at home, Kalu no Madam Liu's health would not be so degenerate

"Based on a stupid girl! Where did you learn to talk like that?! Liu Muyun's pale face flushed red.

"Xiaolian couldn't finish her own work. I'll help her..." Liu Muyun wanted to walk towards the door to leave, but she was pulled back by her daughter to sit in bed.

"Just ignore grandma. She's in menopause! Let's just say you can't hear the complaint and don't remember the words..." Yu Xiaocao paused for a moment before he suddenly shouted loudly, "Mother, Mother! What's wrong with you?! Grandma come in! Mom fainted!"

Liu Muyun sat on the edge of the bed and looked at her daughter in astonishment. Even before he had time to react, Yu Xiaocao quickly whispered to him, "Mother, you fainted from exhaustion. Why don't you lie down?"

After her youngest daughter woke up from her injuries, she became even more intelligent. He also had a brighter and sharper disposition. However, he did not know from whom his daughter knew this. Liu Muyun gently patted her small forehead and lay down cooperatively.

"My mother didn't sleep for a few days to take care of me. When Grandma shouted that no one had cooked before, she got up in a hurry and headed to the ground. He's fainted now. I helped her get into bed after a lot of trouble... Grandma, we asked Doctor You to come check on her. I was so afraid my mother wouldn't wake up. Vaaahhh..." Yu Xiaocao covered his face with his hands and pretended to cry.

Madam Zhang furrowed her brows and looked at her second son-in-law who was so thin that there was almost no flesh on her body. She could not help but mutter in her heart; Yu Hai's sickly wife wouldn't really hurt right? If he is really sick, then we have to spend some more money!

When Madam Zhang came out and heard her eldest daughter-in-law secretly commenting about not cooking, she ended up getting angry, "Eat, eat, eat! You will not die just by skipping a meal! Is it not enough that our family is already in a mess! Stop making noise in the morning! If you want to eat early, make it yourself. Can't you see Xiaolian is busy working right now?!"

His younger aunt Xiaocao, Yu Caide, quietly walked out of her own room. He took firewood and wanted to go to the kitchen to make a fire. However, Madam Zhang was unwilling to let her daughter cook. He quickly picked up a broom and hit the arm of his eldest daughter-in-law, who was leaning against the wall and basking in the sun, "You are a useless person. Quickly cook up! You want your youngest brother-in-law who is still a teenager to serve you?!"

Yu Xiaocao was speechless with his words. She selfishly took care of her own daughter without caring for anyone else's daughter. Yu Xiaolian was only eight years old and much younger than her daughter. Xialian was busy working all day, yet he did not care. Her heart ached just because her daughter was carrying a bundle of firewood?

Madam Li covered her affected arm and grumbled as she entered the kitchen, She reluctantly made a fire and started preparing breakfast while cursing.

When Yu Xiaocao saw that his mother had fallen asleep shortly after lying on the bed, he quietly left the room and closed the door quietly. He took the basin and went to help Xiaolian feed the chicken.

However, Yu Xialian quickly took it from him. He looked at the bandage on his head and whispered, "You're still injured. How do I let you work? Are you hungry? Sit first. Breakfast will be ready soon!"

Madam Li had not worked in the kitchen for many years, so she was sweating a lot while preparing breakfast for the whole family. In this era, people ate twice a day, usually around ten in the morning and four in the afternoon. However, it is almost a good day when breakfast is finally served.

Peanut paste soup is charred, while mixed flat bread is so dry that it can choke to death. The eldest son, Yu Dasan, had just returned from the sea. After tasting the pea paste soup and flatbread, he couldn't contain his anger, "How can anyone eat this? That flat bread was also as hard as a rock. Is it edible?"

"Ask your wife! I just asked her to cook and she was in the kitchen since nine in the morning. However, this was what he made after working in the kitchen for four hours!" Madam Zhang broke a piece of flat bread and tried hard to chew it in her mouth. He was finally able to swallow it after drinking two mouthfuls of peanut paste soup.

The Yu family bean paste soup is made with soybean powder and mixed with a little millet. At first there is a strong nut flavor in the bean, and the taste will become more acidic when the sauce is burnt.

"Where's the second? Why isn't she running out to cook?" Old Yu's brows furrowed as he placed the flatbread in his hand and asked.

Yu Xiaocao quickly replied, "My mother was so exhausted that she fainted. He's still passed out and lying in bed right now."

"What's? Your mother fainted? I'll check it out!" Yu Hai rushed towards his room without even eating.