Next to her, Tian Tao saw that her mother was silent and touched her belly again. She couldn't help but reach out and touch it too: "Mom, dad was not here yesterday. Did my little brother make trouble for you?"
Although there was no rain in Tian's house yesterday, Tian Gui went out several times. He first sent Xia Xiucai to the warehouse, and finally went to rescue Xu Changming when he heard the shouts. He was busy until midnight before coming back.
My father and mother didn't think the village was in trouble. They just said that the village chief was not in the village and they should be responsible for it.
When my father left, he said that he would take more care of his mother and younger siblings.
Tao Erniang shook her head: "No, it's very safe!"
Apart from the initial morning sickness, this pregnancy was not uncomfortable at all. It was smoother than Tian Tao's pregnancy. She was not even frightened by the strong wind and rain last night.
"Well, dad's shack is still in good repair!" Tian Tao praised, and then heard footsteps rushing outside.
Looking up, the second brother Tian Xiaoquan came in carrying a loach pierced with grass stalks.
Covered in mud and water, with a few water plants hanging on his head, he looked like he had fallen into the water.
"Mom, sister, come and see, I caught a loach and two fish." He said, taking out two palm-sized fish from his trouser pocket.
Tian Taoer exclaimed: "You really went to catch fish early in the morning!"
Tian Xiaoquan chuckled: "The creek is at the back, she still has it there!"
Soon, Tao Erniang and Tian Tao saw Tian Xiaoxi, which was also covered in muddy water, and was holding a large eel in his hand.
Since the rain stopped in the morning, the adults were busy checking the damage to various shacks and fields.
The boys in the village were busy fishing and catching eels.
Although the small river at the foot of the mountain flows intermittently, there is always water at the weir, and there are crabs, fish, shrimps, and loaches in it.
It rained heavily this time. Although Tian Gui and the others had made precautionary preparations in advance, the flash floods still collapsed several weirs.
In particular, one of the tallest and strongest weirs collapsed.
The original water inside was drained away, exposing the mud bottom and a shallow layer of water.
In the muddy soup, the fish that lacked water were still struggling to survive, and there was also movement in the grass nearby.
The adults need water to irrigate the fields. At this time, they are anxious to repair the gaps in the weirs and dams, trying to retain the last remaining water, and have no time to catch fish.
But the boys were happy. They pawed at the loaches in the dam one by one like mud monkeys, and after taking them home, their mothers could cook them a dish.
In the river ditch, the children who had been frightened by the heavy rain all night were completely crazy.
Two boys from Xu Gen's family, one from Tian Gui's family, Lin Xiaohu from Lin Tong's family, and Shi Houhou, all of whom are about the same age, have already jumped into the water.
You don't need to see anything clearly when you touch it, just throw it out muddy and watery.
On the shore, Tian Xiaoxi and a few girls were laughing and playing, hurriedly catching small fish and loaches jumping in the grass.
When children in the countryside catch fish and loaches, they don't need to put them in a bucket. They only need to pull out a piece of grass, pass it through the fish's gills, and then pass it out through the fish's mouth, and then they can all be strung together.
Tao'er Niang suddenly became happy when she saw loaches, eels and fish: "Tao, help me get some water and take care of it now."
It's summer now, and the loaches and eels will turn smelly quickly after they die, so they need to be dealt with quickly.
Tian Tao was also happy and praised: "Xiaoquan is amazing. My mother ate the loach, and my little brother will be smart in the future."
Outside the Tian family's shack, Tao'er Niang shaved fish scales and cut open eels and loaches.
The three children were chattering around her and running around laughing.
Those holding the pots took the basins, those ladling out the water. Mom had packed it up early, and when dad came back, they could have fish soup and stewed loach.
The fish tail was pasted by Tian Xiaoquan on the door panel of his house, symmetrical from left to right.
Not far away, Mrs. Qin stood outside the half-collapsed shack of her house, covering her face and crying: "This God who killed a thousand swords has collapsed my house. Where will I live tonight!"
There are advantages to the straw shack. If it collapses, it will be just a pile of grass. Those pillars and beams as thick as arms cannot crush anyone. Even the casserole that was pressed down is intact.
Lianhua and Xu Genqing were busy pulling away the wet grass and taking out pots and pans from under the shack.
The stray grass was thrown down on the ridge in front, while Lianhua cleaned the things with water. The two of them were too busy to talk to Qin.
Mrs. Qin cried for a while and looked at the Tian family's children and the fish meat in Taoer Niang's hands. She suddenly became jealous and jealous, and couldn't help but curse again: "A bunch of debt collectors have been born!"
Turning around to look at the flat belly of my daughter-in-law, I felt sad again: What kind of evil have I done?
The eldest daughter-in-law gave birth to two children, but they were like a thorn in the side of him. She fled and was kicked back.
Now this little daughter-in-law happens to be sterile. Next to her, the old one is almost a grandmother but has a big belly.
She was compared to others when giving birth to a child, and now even her shack is about to collapse!
I’m so ashamed of my ancestors!
Lianhua was frightened by her mother-in-law's crying and scolding. Thinking about how Brother Qing took her away yesterday, she was probably resented by her mother-in-law. She looked at the messy shack and stepped forward and said, "Mom, if you want to sit down, The stools here are dry!”
"Sit, sit, sit! You know who to show these fake filial piety, when will you be filial to me by giving birth to a grandson?" Ms. Qin yelled, and angrily rushed into the half-collapsed shack.
Lianhua was yelled at and stood there dumbfounded. Xu Genqing pulled her aside and said, "Leave her alone. If you want grandchildren, go to your eldest brother. My eldest sister-in-law gave birth to two, but she didn't even say a few words of filial piety."
Lianhua stayed for a moment and then said in a low voice: "Mom, you don't want to have a child by yourself! She doesn't like anyone's belly."
Those who have given birth, those who have not given birth, including those with a big belly.
Xu Genqing almost dropped a stack of bowls on the ground, and kicked the lotus twice in a hurry: "You are crazy, what are you talking about? Believe it or not, I will slap you."
Lianhua was also startled by her own thoughts.
My father-in-law and my mother-in-law were married for the second time, and my first mother-in-law gave birth to my eldest aunt and uncle.
But when the eldest brother was two years old, his former mother-in-law died of illness. Seeing that there was no one to raise the child, the father-in-law married his stepmother, and then the mother-in-law came over.
But later, the father-in-law died unexpectedly while doing corvee service, and the mother-in-law was also young and widowed, but gave birth to a son.
Fortunately, my eldest sister-in-law was already married at that time, so she took money to help her parents' family. A few years later, my eldest brother-in-law got married, and Xu Genqing was the only son in the family.
By the time he got married, his eldest sister-in-law had already given birth to two sons, but she had a bad relationship with her mother-in-law. They quarreled every day, but the village couldn't mediate her, and she even went to court several times.
Filial piety is paramount. Although the eldest uncle is not his biological child, he was raised at the age of two and did not dare to resist.
But if they run away this time, the eldest uncle and the others will never come back.
In the past, my sister-in-law was in front of me, and my mother-in-law, who used to be kind to me, now looks down on me every day.
Xu Genqing glared at Lianhua: "If you dare to let mother hear this, I will divorce you!"
Lian Hua glared back: "Stop now. With your mother watching over you, it's hard for you and I to sleep together once a month, and you're so sneaky that you're like a thief. Only if you can give birth to a child will there be trouble, unless it's not your family!"
"Shut up, shut up!" Xu Genqing was furious, ashamed and angry.
He doesn't want this either!
How nice it is to sleep with your sweet-smelling wife in your arms.
But within a year of getting married, there was a war, and everyone was crowded into a shack. Now they are still living in a shack. If they don't do it secretly, they have to endure it!
