The little soldier left, and the mother and daughter stood in the den, feeling mixed emotions for a moment.
They were both from rural areas and had seen poor families in the village.
But I have never seen such a miserable place.
Shen Anan suffered only psychological and emotional damage in her previous life.
But in fact, the material aspects of life have not been treated like this.
The two of them stared at the room dumbfounded.
Shen Anan suddenly felt a little reckless!
I thought I could live a stable life with Huo Chengan and protect my mother's safety.
Only now do I know.
It turns out that I have chosen the most difficult path.
It would be better for her and her mother to stay in the village.
Although the old lady and the second uncle will definitely plot against them.
Soldiers will come to block you, water will come to cover you, and the earth will cover you. At worst, you will risk your own life to fight.
It doesn't mean that my mother will definitely die.
But now she doesn't know whether I am alive or not, but she will definitely die.
However, Zhang Xiuying felt a little sympathetic when she saw her daughter's dumbfounded expression.
I have to admit that at first I thought my daughter would be blessed to marry into the Huo family.
Who knew that Huo Chengan, who was obviously the battalion commander, lived in such difficult conditions.
But once they've arrived, they'll be safe. They don't even have a way out, so what can they do?
Putting all the baggage aside, Zhang Xiuying began to roll up her sleeves and prepare to clean up the house.
Just then I heard a voice coming from outside the door.
"Next door, someone is coming from next door!"
"Oh, I heard they are members of Camp Commander Huo's family."
"Sister-in-law Huo, sister-in-law Huo."
Zhang Xiuying glanced at her daughter, who had not yet reacted, and hurried out, greeting her with a smile.
"Hey, hello."
When the two middle-aged women saw Zhang Xiuying, they were stunned for a moment.
"Hey, sister-in-law, are you a family member of Camp Commander Huo?
We live next door, if anything happens, just call us.
My name is Li Weihong and her name is Liu Fang.
My man is the deputy company commander, and her man is the company commander. "
The visitor was quite enthusiastic, Zhang Xiuying said with a smile.
"From now on, we are all neighbors. If anything happens, I will definitely go to you for help.
My surname is Zhang, and my name is Zhang Xiuying. "
The two women smiled, waved their hands, turned and left.
The two of them muttered as they walked.
"That's not right. Although Camp Commander Huo is old, he can't find a wife who is so old, right?"
"What's wrong with that?
I heard that Captain Huo's marriage seemed to have been arranged by their old man, saying that he owed her life-saving grace, and that woman was a country woman.
As soon as you see it, it's closed. "
"To marry Camp Commander Huo at such an old age, this woman must be either disabled or some kind of dishonest person.
Otherwise, I wouldn’t have gotten married at such an old age. "
"This is too harmful to Camp Commander Huo. Although Camp Commander Huo is older, he looks pretty good.
There were so many beautiful girls in our group chasing after Camp Commander Huo, but Camp Commander Huo ended up marrying such a daughter-in-law. "
"Okay, this is a family matter. Let's not talk nonsense here. Passing it around may cause unnecessary trouble."
The two of them said this, but they parted ways, went back to their respective homes, and immediately started talking vividly to their men.
"I don't know, I met Camp Commander Huo's wife today.
He's not young, he should be in his 40s.
And it seems that life in the village is not good, his face is so dark, and his hands are covered with calluses.
Wearing a suit of coarse cloth, that Mi Tai.
Not worthy of Camp Commander Huo. "
"I heard that Camp Commander Huo's wife cannot have a baby because she is too old.
Only then did she have no choice but to use the grace of saving her life, so she insisted on marrying Commander Huo. "
"It turns out that Camp Commander Huo's wife is ill and cannot have children because she is Camp Commander Huo's grandfather."
"I heard that Camp Commander Huo's daughter-in-law was married for the second time and could not have children yet, so she forced Camp Commander Huo to marry her with the help of her life-saving grace."
No one knew that just overnight, these gossips had spread like weeds.
Shen An'an didn't even know that Huo Chengan's daughter-in-law had successfully become Huo Chengan's mother-in-law.
Mother and daughter went to borrow a washbasin and cloth.
There is no style in this room, and it is impossible for the two of them to come here carrying a basin on their backs.
Clean the house.
Looking at the low earth platform, Chen Anan really sighed.
At least they sleep on a kang at home. The earthen platform is too low, and nothing can be laid on it.
When you touch it, it's all covered in loess, and the room is filled with an earthy smell.
Zhang Xiuying was also a little worried.
"Come on, let's just lay out the bedding and sleep for the night.
I'll find a way to go out and look for it tomorrow.
Why don't you bring back some reeds and I'll make a mat for us? Or you can ask if there are any for sale nearby. "
Shen Anan could only sigh,
"Mom, I have caused trouble for you and made you live a miserable life here with me."
Zhang Xiuying heard her daughter's listless words and hurriedly went up and touched the top of her daughter's hair.
"What are you thinking about, kid? What does it mean to be implicated?
My mother didn't expect it to be so miserable here.
If I had known that you were married into this situation, I wouldn't have let you marry Huo Chengan.
It’s better to stay in our village!
But since we are married, we will live a good life, don't worry.
There are only blessings that cannot be enjoyed, and there is no suffering that cannot be endured. "
"Don't be afraid. Mom is here to accompany you. Mom is very lucky right now.
Thanks for coming with you. If you came alone, you wouldn't be blind. "
Shen Anan was a little confused as she leaned in her mother's arms. Will her choice this time be another mistake?
The mother and daughter were so cold and hungry that they didn't even eat dinner, so they just took a rest.
Shen Anan was woken up by the cold early the next morning. If there was no firewood in the house, the whole house would be cold.
However, few people have lived in front of this house.
They had just moved in and had a lot of room to tidy up.
And it's really cold.
It's over 40 degrees outside, but inside this house, which is dug underground, the temperature is slightly higher than outside.
But it's not much better.
Last night, Shen Anan shivered from the cold while sleeping in bed.
In the middle of the night, mother and daughter huddled together in the same bed, and then put all the quilts and coats outside.
Shen Anan got up before dawn. He couldn't sleep like this anymore, he would freeze to death.
Zhang Xiuying originally wanted to get up quietly, but she didn't expect that when she moved, her daughter also moved.
We had to start together.
Mainly because it's not warm at all lying under the quilt.
“I went out to ask my neighbor where I could cut firewood and bring back some firewood.
I found out yesterday that the stove was on, and the wall next to it should be the wall of fire.
It will be warm by then, otherwise it will really freeze to death if we don't live in this house.
We can make do together for a day, but we can't make do together forever.
And you have to start cooking. By the way, go and ask where the cooperative or supply and marketing cooperative is? How to solve the food problem? "
The mother and daughter are now facing the problem of livelihood.
