Transmigration: From Dragon Princess To Pampered Granddaughter
Chapter 393 - 394: A Miserable Day 1

Chapter 393: Chapter 394: A Miserable Day 1

During the days at her parental home, the little bit of flesh she had managed to put on at her husband’s house, was now all gone due to hunger.

When the meal was almost ready, it was only then that the two sisters-in-law went to wake up their in-laws and men to eat, and then fetched water for them to wash up.

In the Chen Family, all these chores were done by the men themselves, they only needed to heat up the water, leave it there and then cook.

But in the Li Family, such tasks were considered women’s duties.

In the Li Family, men were seen as lords, every day apart from the fieldwork, all other matters were handled by women.

For Grandma Li, her daughters-in-law and granddaughters were like beasts of burden, free to be beaten and scolded at will.

As long as you don’t beat them to death or incapacitate them, that was all right, because there would be repercussions for killing someone.

And if they were incapacitated, they wouldn’t be able to work, and feeding them for free all day wouldn’t make sense.

Seeing Grandma Li approaching the kitchen, Big Sister-in-law Li quickly scooped hot water into a washbasin, "Mom, wash your face."

Her hand shook, and she added too much hot water, making the water in the basin scalding hot.

"Hiss!"

Grandma Li drew her hand back as if burned, holding grip on her arm tightly and swearing loudly, "Are you here to kill me! Can’t you even pour water properly?! Don’t you know to check the temperature, are you deliberately trying to scald me to death?!"

Big Sister-in-law Li didn’t dare to argue back and stood there, head lowered, not daring to dodge because that would only invite a more violent beating.

The eldest brother and nephews who were washing their faces next to her didn’t take her side either, indifferent, as if they didn’t care to notice.

Because Grandma Li always said, women need a good beating to be obedient, only then when they become scared and silent, would they work quietly.

During meals, only the elderly couple and the male family members had the privilege to sit and eat, whereas other women and girls had to eat standing up.

And unlike the Chen Family, at the Li Family, Grandma Li was the one serving and dividing the food and rice porridge.

The men got large scoops full of thick porridge from the bottom of the pot, on top of which you could see the coarse rice grains clearly, and additionally, each got two cornbread.

"My dear grandsons, eat more!" Grandma Li lovingly smiled at her grandsons.

Only by eating more would they grow strong and sturdy to carry forward their Li family lineage.

The women on the other hand had watery porridge in their bowls, with just a few grains of coarse rice visible at the bottom, and only one piece of cornbread to fill their stomachs.

The little girls were even more pitiful, they only got half a piece of cornbread.

In Grandma Li’s eyes, they were all destined to marry away and become financial burdens, so eating less meant saving more.

During their marriage, asking for more dowry might even turn it into a profit, and often visiting the husband’s house for benefits, isn’t life better that way?

The breakfast at Li’s household consisted of just these two dishes, not only there wasn’t a trace of oil, but they were even reluctant to use more salt.

When Chunhua first came back and ate, she had trouble adjusting. She had grown accustomed to Chen Family’s well-prepared meals and found it hard to swallow this.

But now, she could eat large mouthfuls deliciously because she would wake up hungry in the middle of the night, and when you’re hungry, everything tastes good.

But this small amount of food could only fill her up halfway, and without any oil, it didn’t stave off hunger for long.

After the meal, they had to go to the fields to work, doing all the hard and exhausting work, and by midday, they would be so hungry that their stomachs stuck to their backs.

After working all morning, they could only eat halfway full at noon as well.

After finishing the meal, the women didn’t even have time for their afternoon nap, they had to wash dishes and clothes, collect firewood, while only the men could rest at home.