Chapter 156 Chen Family
Chen Fa returned home with snacks.

The dim sum is cold, but Chen Fa's heart is warm.

It was a pity that no shops were open at this time, otherwise Chen Fa would have definitely bought some delicious food to take home.

When Chen Fa returned home.

The two children at home were sleeping soundly.

But his wife woke up soon, and she seemed to have not slept well.

"Why did you come back so late? What did you do?"

Chen Fa's wife said to Chen Fa with some concern.

Chen Fa happily opened the snack paper package in his hand and handed a piece to his wife's lips.

"Try it. These are the snacks that the county magistrate brought from the capital. And this one ounce of silver is all clean money, earned through hard work. Look at the blood blisters on my shoulders.

This is all the water you, the man, carried all night long tonight.

Don’t go fetch water tomorrow. I will fetch water and bring it home at night from now on.

The water there was carried by me with great effort, so I should give more water to those who cannot buy water!"

"Brother Chen!"

Chen Fa's wife looked at the blood blisters on Chen Fa's shoulders and cried out with some heartache.

As he spoke, he picked up the ointment and started applying it to Chen Fa.

“You must not tell anyone else about this. The county magistrate’s well has not produced any water. He has dug it very deep, but he still refuses to give up. He plans to dig it into a small lake and then dig deeper to see if he can produce any water.

All this water belongs to the Wang family. It’s strange to say, there is a shortage of water everywhere in the North City, but the Wang family has always had water, and the water in the pond is all running water.

Moreover, the servants of the Wang family have always been very wasteful of water. I heard that they take a bath every day.

We don’t even have water to wash our clothes, we have to use sand to wash them.”

"You all went to the Wang family to steal water in the middle of the night. This is too bold!"

"Our county magistrate drugged all the gatekeepers of the Wang family and made them faint. He was afraid of exposing his identity, so he wore night clothes. But we all recognized that figure and that voice.

There is no other way. He is too concerned about his reputation. If he can't dig out water, he can only steal water from the Wang family.

If the water he stole was not given to the people of North City for free, I would not help him do such a cheap thing. "

"Brother Chen, the county magistrate is a good man. You know, Ranran and Lingge'er finally had friends to play with yesterday.

I also went to work for him, and I gave the rice bran to my sister-in-law from my mother's side. Their family had several children who had not had enough to eat for a long time.

Rice bran irritates the throat, so Ranran and Luge'er don't like to eat it.

But the sweet potatoes were so sweet. I brought them back yesterday and they ate them so deliciously.

Unfortunately, the rice is not going to be brought back.

All the food must be eaten on the spot and no waste can be done. Those who cannot finish the food will have their meal halved later.

I can only bring back sweet potatoes.”

"No, why did you go to work at the construction site? It's so tiring! I can make money as your man. You used to say that I made dirty money and you didn't want to spend it. You were so hungry every day and only wanted to let the two children eat good food.

But my monthly salary is two taels of silver, which is what I deserve. You can spend it with confidence and buy some nice clothes. You can't go hungry like this any longer."

Chen Fa felt distressed when he saw his wife's thin body, which was almost skin and bones.

"I donated all that money to the Buddha. I'm giving it to you, to pray for Ranran and Lingge'er. From now on, you can keep our family's money for yourself.

The work I do is not tiring at all, it's just washing vegetables or something.

They said that the children could go and work, and if they performed well, they could eat with them, but they would not receive any wages.

Brother Ling was going to school, and Ranran followed me. The food there was delicious, even better than that in Chunxianglou.

I heard that he was a chef from the capital, and he used to be the chef who cooked for Prince Ning'an.

So even the most ordinary vegetables, when he stir-fried them, were very fragrant. I have never cooked such a delicious meal in my life. I really couldn’t bear to eat the braised pork. I wanted to bring it back for my brother, but he didn’t allow me to bring it.”

Chen Fa's saliva began to flow as he listened.

He also wanted to eat the braised pork. It was really delicious, even better than the one he ate in a restaurant.

I have to say, although County Magistrate Lu Yuan doesn’t pay his wages, the food is really delicious.

After much persuasion from Chen Fa, he and his wife ate one piece of dim sum together, with each eating only half a piece.

This dessert is really sweet.

Early the next morning.

Chen took out a piece of dessert for her daughter Ranran to eat, and gave the rest of the bag to her son Cen Ge'er.

Ranran contentedly took her small piece of dessert and started eating it happily.

She never had the chance to eat such good stuff.

Because Chen said that her father had done too many sins, she had to suffer more to accumulate blessings for her father and brother.

Although there was only one piece, she was very satisfied.

She likes her father. Her father would secretly bring her a lot of snacks, which were delicious.

But every time her mother found out, she would hug her and cry.

Said she had eaten up the family's blessings.

This was the only time she could eat something delicious in broad daylight.

She was extremely satisfied.

Although the whole bag was given to her brother, Ranran felt satisfied just by having one bite.

Chen Fa looked at the satisfied look on his daughter's face and felt heartbroken.

He couldn't bear to see his daughter working on the construction site.

But I think the food on the construction site is exceptionally good.

He thought it was a good thing for his daughter to have enough to eat.

"Heng Niang, let Ran Ran eat the same food as Cen Ge'er in the future. I don't need Ran Ran to bear my sins. Moreover, now that I have been following the county magistrate to do good deeds and accumulate blessings for our family.

Brother Cen will have a good life as long as he works hard. I will teach him kung fu, and he will inherit my position and benefit the people of North City."

The position of yamen runner was hereditary from generation to generation. He had only one son, and Brother Cen was destined to be a constable.

"Brother Chen, Ranran is my daughter, she is my flesh and blood, how could I not feel sorry for her.

Brother Cen is practicing martial arts with you. If you cut off his food supply, it will cost him his life.

Ranran is a girl, so she can eat less. What's more, she will follow me to work on the construction site in the future. The food there is delicious, and there is meat.

Brother Cen can't eat such good food, so I gave him a little more snacks."

"Mom, I'm grown up now, and I want to work on the construction site too."

Brother Cen was excited when he heard that there was delicious food on the construction site.

He doesn't want to go to school anymore.

Those people in the school didn't like to play with him, saying that he was of low status and could only be a yamen runner all his life and would never be able to make any progress.

His father is a lackey of the Wang family.

He will also be a running dog of the Wang family in the future.

What's more, he had no interest in studying at all.

Tuition is expensive.

Moreover, several of his friends said that they wanted to work on the construction site. They said the food there was delicious and they wanted to go together to eat.