Tang Jiancheng took the eggs and walked home happily.
He separated from his parents a long time ago, but his house is opposite his parents' house, less than ten meters away.
Two adobe rooms, with a kitchen and pigsty behind.
Under the heavy snow cover, Tang Jiancheng looked at his old house, and it actually had a peaceful and pastoral beauty, like an ink painting.
But in fact, living in such a house is not comfortable. The space is narrow and the light is dim. In such heavy snow weather, it is very likely to collapse!
Tang Jiancheng thought that after the new year, he would have to build a new house as soon as possible.
"What kind of fetal bath are you taking? You're a loser anyway!"
Just as I walked to the door of the house, a harsh voice suddenly came from the house, "You said you have already given birth to eight losers. Now you have another one. You are really good at giving birth! Today I make the decision. This ninth one is a loser." I won’t take the baby’s fetal bath.”
"Mom, this is the custom of our village..."
At this time, another timid voice came.
"What bad customs are there are all fake! Let me tell you, you don't have any eggs at home anyway, so don't expect me to find them for you. I've already done my best by not throwing out the ninth money-losing item, so , and you should stop trying to give her a fetal bath."
"No, no matter what she says, it's just a piece of meat that will fall from my body."
"Are you going to be stubborn with me? If you can't give birth to a son these years, you can only blame yourself for being useless! So, if you can't be cruel, then let me be the villain!"
Then, a baby cried.
Then, Tang Jiancheng saw his mother walking out with a baby in her arms. The baby was only covered with a thin layer of cloth, and his little face was almost black from the cold.
His wife Liu Fangfang, wearing a thick scarf on her head, looked pale and chased after her with tears in her eyes, "Mom, you can't do this! The child will freeze!"
"Mom? What are you doing?"
Tang Jiancheng stopped his mother Yuan Yuezhu, reached out and picked up his daughter who was crying from the cold, rushed into the house, and wrapped her in a quilt.
Seeing Tang Jiancheng's actions, Yuan Yuezhu and Liu Fangfang were stunned.
"Jian Jiancheng, are you back? Fangfang wants to give her a fetal bath, but there are no eggs in your house. I thought, it's a waste of money anyway. It doesn't matter whether it's washed or not. It's better to give it to others. You I already have eight daughters, including this one."
Yuan Yuezhu was quite good to his son, and his voice became much gentler.
"Giving it away? Why give it away? This is my daughter, why do you give it away?"
No wonder Xiao Jiu got sick and had a high fever in her previous life if she didn't take a fetal bath. It turned out that Xiao Jiu was frozen because his mother made the decision privately.
Tang Jiancheng was furious.
However, Yuan Yuezhu was his mother. She had been very kind to him since childhood, but she had a strong preference for boys over girls, so it was hard for Tang Jiancheng to lose his temper with her.
"Fangfang, is the hot water ready?"
Tang Jiancheng could only change the topic quickly to avoid suppressing the anger in his heart.
Only then did Liu Fangfang come to her senses, nodded and said: "It's already cooked, and the mugwort has been put in, but there are no eggs at home."
Tang Jiancheng carefully took out two eggs from his pocket and handed them to Liu Fangfang, "I borrowed two eggs from my sister-in-law. You cook them quickly while I hold my daughter to warm her up. It's too cold today. Don't get sick from the cold." Come."
"Oh, alright."
Liu Fangfang took the eggs blankly and went back to the kitchen to cook them.
"Jian Jiancheng, listen to what mom said, you have too many money-losing goods at home, this one is..."
Before Yuan Yuezhu could finish speaking, Tang Jiancheng pushed his mother out, "Mom, hurry up and go back to cook. What time is it? Dad and sixth brother will be back from the brick factory later."
"Built..."
Yuan Yuezhu wanted to give her some more advice, but Tang Jiancheng ignored her. He went back to the house to find a thick piece of clothing, wrapped Xiaojiu up, and then held her against his chest, hoping that his body temperature could keep his daughter warmer.
Sure enough, after being hugged for a while, Xiaojiu's complexion became much better, her crying became quieter, and she slowly fell asleep in Tang Jiancheng's arms.
Looking at Xiaojiu's pink and tender face, Tang Jiancheng felt cute in his heart.
It wasn't until this moment that he realized that his Xiaojiu was so cute and cute, and he couldn't help but pout and kiss her little face.
"Xiaojiu, sleep peacefully. In this life, dad will never let you die prematurely again."
Tang Jiancheng swore silently in his heart.
"Jian Jiancheng, haven't you always disliked your daughter? What happened today? Let me tell you, eight money-losing things have already made it difficult for you to hold your head up. If you raise another one, how can you still gain a foothold in the village in the future? All of them People will laugh at you to death! It's better to give her away while she's still young, so that you two can work harder to give birth to a son."
I don't know when, Yuan Yuezhu came to Tang Jiancheng again.
Tang Jiancheng said with a sullen face: "Mom, don't call my daughters losers again! They are not losers, they are the treasure in my hand!"
"Huh? You..."
Yuan Yuezhu was stunned for a while.
The treasure in the palm of your hand?
Suddenly, she thought of a possibility and whispered to Tang Jiancheng: "Jianjiancheng, have you found someone who wants to buy your daughter? I heard that some people in the city like daughters. But you must Make the price higher, otherwise you’ll lose money!”
Tang Jiancheng's eyes widened and he looked at his mother blankly, "Mom? What are you talking about! Who told you that I was going to sell my daughter?"
It happened that Liu Fangfang had cooked the eggs at this time and walked in with mugwort water.
When she heard this, she hurriedly threw the wooden bathtub on the table. She hurriedly came over and hugged Xiaojiu from Tang Jiancheng's hand. Perhaps the movement was too big, which woke Xiaojiu up and started wailing again. cry.
Liu Fangfang shook her arms to coax her, while glaring at Tang Jiancheng, "Tang Jiancheng, are you still a human being? This is your own daughter, and you actually want to sell her?"
"I……"
Without waiting for Tang Jiancheng to explain, Liu Fangfang continued to talk to herself: "I know that I have not given you a son in these years, and you have always looked down on me and my daughter, but there is no need for you to sell your daughter, right? "
"If you must sell, then sell all of us. Anyway, I have suffered enough in your house!"
"Liu Fangfang, what are you talking about! Who has wronged you? Speak clearly!"
After hearing Liu Fangfang's words, Yuan Yuezhu quit.
She can speak softly and slowly to her son, but she is not so gentle to her daughter-in-law, showing her fierce side in an instant.
"You can't give birth to a son yourself. Who do you blame? Look at the other people in the village. Who has given birth to nine children like you? They are all losers! Guoqiang's wife at the east end of the village also gave birth to a son at the beginning. Three losers, but they live up to their expectations, and then they gave birth to four sons in a row! Look at you again, what else do you have to feel wronged about?"
"If you want to say it's a grievance, it should be my family's grievance."
"After marrying you, how many looks and contempt did you receive? He can't even hold his head high in the village now! Everyone calls him Yang Bailao, and no one will cry in his grave in the future!"
