It was getting dark.
Wu Huiniang was cleaning up in the kitchen, while Cheng Wanwan and her four sons were sitting at the table.
She was just about to say a few words when the sound of someone cursing came from the yard outside the door.
"What a prodigal thing? The old Zhao family has been in trouble for eight lifetimes. Why did I marry a prodigal like you? Dad Dashan's shirt is twenty taels. You used the whole twenty taels to subsidize your parents' family. You deserve it. If you were beaten by your mother's family, why don't you just beat her to death? It will save you a lot of harm!"
"You dig goose vegetables in front of the whole village, don't sell them miserably in front of the villagers, it makes you look like the old Zhao family treated you harshly... You little whore has money to give to your mother's family, but you don't have money to buy food, and you still ask someone to borrow it. Food, how shameless are you..."
Cheng Wanwan looked towards the entrance of the courtyard.
She recognized her. This was her mother-in-law, whom she had never dealt with. After the original family separated from her family a year ago, she and her mother-in-law had not been in contact with each other for a long time. They would not say hello to anyone they met in the village.
She was a little glad that her original identity was separated from the family, so that she didn't have to deal with such a large Zhao family.
This old lady was really energetic. She even came to the door to scold her late at night!
Is she the kind of person who stands and gets scolded?
Cheng Wanwan stood up and walked out.
When Mrs. Zhao saw her coming out, she changed her subject and said, "Daughter-in-law Dashan, come here!"
Wu Huiniang walked over quickly.
"This is the rations I prepared for my four grandchildren. Take care of it!" The old lady threw a bag over. "You are already a mother. Be tough. You have to do it for others if you don't do it for others." Think about the baby in your belly!”
Mrs. Zhao glared at Cheng Wanwan fiercely, turned around and left. No matter how you looked at her back, she looked like she was running away.
Cheng Wanwan remembered.
The original person and the old lady would have fights from time to time. The original person relied on his youth and scolded the old lady every time until she was helpless.
The old lady came over late at night and scolded her to vent her anger. She was afraid of being scolded back by her daughter-in-law and was embarrassed, so she quickly retreated.
"mother……"
Wu Huiniang called out and handed the bag in her hand to Cheng Wanwan.
Even grandma is afraid of her mother-in-law. She dares to confront her and offend her mother-in-law. Then she will have to kneel all night.
Cheng Wanwan didn't want it at first. It was the old lady's subsidizing for several of her grandchildren.
But she still had some food on hand, and she needed an honest reason to get it out.
She took the bag and said, "It's getting late. Let's boil some water to take a bath and go to bed."
Wu Huiniang quickly brought over a basin of boiled hot water: "Mom, this is the only water left at home. You wash first."
First?
This means that after she has washed with water, how many of them will continue to wash it?
Cheng Wanwan's mouth twitched.
Well, she can't ask for too much. It coincides with a drought, so it would be nice to have water to wash her face.
At this moment, she was extremely happy that she was dressed as a mother-in-law, a mother-in-law in ancient times. She was the person who stood at the top of the pyramid and was the first in line to take a bath!
The family took turns washing their faces and hands, and a basin of clear water turned into black water.
Finally, Zhao Dashan walked to the ridge of the field and poured a basin of black water onto the dry field.
When it was time to go to bed, Cheng Wanwan turned to stone again.
There are only two rooms in the house, one for the married eldest son and the eldest daughter-in-law, and one for her and her three other sons.
There is only one bed, and four people, mother and son, have to lie together.
God knows, she has never slept with anyone else, let alone three people of the opposite sex in the same bed!
The three boys were the biological sons of this body, but they had nothing to do with her. She couldn't accept it mentally for a while!
While she was fighting between heaven and man, the sound of snoring could be heard in her ears.
The snoring continued one after another, and it was impossible to sleep here.
Cheng Wanwan was about to cry but had no tears.
After getting rich, the first thing to do is to build a house. She must have a room of her own!
That night, she tossed and turned and finally fell asleep.
A cock crow woke up the sleeping Dahe Village. The genius shone slightly, and the thin morning light enveloped the village.
Farmers all get up very early and go to the fields to pull weeds and remove insects before the sun comes out. A busy day begins.
Cheng Wanwan didn't sleep well all night. This was a hard bed with reeds and straw under the sheets. When sleeping, she always felt uncomfortable everywhere. Fortunately, it was summer. If winter came, it would be really fatal.
The farmers at the bottom cannot afford cotton at all, so the quilts are stuffed with straw and reed catkins... Dahe Village, which is neither south nor north, does not have the custom of burning kangs. It really requires a healthy body to withstand the severe cold...
Cheng Wanwan felt that there was a heavy burden on her shoulders. Not only did she have to fill her stomach, but she also had to get at least two large quilts before winter came.
She sat up and got out of bed.
Several people in the family are busy. The eldest daughter-in-law is doing laundry and tidying up the yard, the eldest brother is preparing to go out to the fields, the second child is preparing to fetch water, the third child is about to chop firewood, and the fourth child is carrying a bamboo basket to dig wild vegetables... these days This child is really sensible, and I don’t know why the original owner loves his maternal nephew.
"Wait a minute!"
Cheng Wanwan frowned and said.
She turned around and walked into the back room. She opened the rice bag that Mrs. Zhao had given her yesterday. Inside was three or four kilograms of slightly blackened corn. It looked like the rice was left over from last year. It was already a little moldy. If you eat the moldy stuff, you might be in trouble. It's okay to eat these things when she's poor. But now that she has the conditions, why bother a few children?
She poured the rice out of the bag and opened the mall to buy corn. Corn was actually millet. Millet in the modern mall was more expensive than rice, costing five cents per pound.
Although rice is cheap and delicious, its origin is hard to explain.
She took a look at the balance in her hand and saw that there were still 30 copper coins left. She gritted her teeth and bought five kilograms, leaving five copper coins in the end.
Cheng Wanwan walked out carrying the corn bag: "Eat breakfast first and then go to work."
Wu Huiniang recognized this bag. It was delivered by Grandma last night. When she opened the bag, she was shocked.
It’s not like the old lady has never secretly donated food in the past. It was either hard woofou, or blackened buckwheat flour or corn flour. Their family had never eaten such beautiful-colored corn!
"The old lady really loves you grandchildren." Cheng Wanwan said quietly, "Let's cook porridge for two meals each on two days."
She really couldn't swallow all the rice. The main reason was that corn porridge was very nutritious and nourished her stomach.
This large group of children have not had enough to eat for too long. They have some stomach problems and need to be fed slowly.
Wu Huiniang was stunned. She picked up the rice bag. It was about five kilograms. Five kilograms of corn was used to cook porridge in two days, so each person could drink at least two bowls!
After having a full meal last night, she thought she would be hungry for a month, but she didn't expect her mother-in-law to become so generous!
She didn't ask any questions and went to the kitchen to cook porridge with the rice bag in hand.
Zhao Dashan put down his hoe and went to help his wife.
Zhao Sanniu and Zhao Sidan licked their lips and surrounded the stove.
Only Zhao Ergou frowned slightly, thinking in his heart, is mother not planning to live her life? All the food at home has been eaten, what next is going to drink the northwest wind?
Forget it, eat it, eat it, it will be cheaper for the Cheng family if you don’t eat it!
After eating it, everyone will starve to death together!
