Chapter 1 (II)
Magnolia gives birth to a daughter.
Mrs. Lu's face on the side was extremely ugly, and the grandson she was thinking about was now a granddaughter, and she said coldly in front of the midwife: "It's really bad to practice that bowl of noodles and give birth to such a money-losing product!" ”
Although the midwife was accustomed to seeing the scene of patriarchy, her conscience was unbearable, and she hurriedly persuaded: "The little lady is still young, serve the confinement well, and it is a matter of time before she gives birth to a son." After speaking, the midwife scrubbed the little baby girl and wrapped it in a cotton cloth, put it next to the young woman, and said warmly: "The confinement is very particular, the little lady don't cry and break her eyes, her heart is relaxed, and her son will have it sooner or later!" ”
The young woman looked at the baby in her swaddling clothes, gritted her teeth and nodded, and thanked the midwife with a tearful smile.
Mrs. Lu didn't want to stay longer for a moment, so she opened the curtain and went out in advance, and the midwife followed out.
The young man who was waiting outside the door heard the cry of the baby, and stayed outside the curtain of the door excitedly for a long time, when he saw the two women coming out, he hurriedly stepped forward to ask.
Mrs. Lu said coldly: "Give birth to a money-losing goods!" After speaking, he didn't bother anymore and walked straight to the main house.
The midwife followed behind and persuaded her a few more words, but Mrs. Lu ignored it, took out the thank you gift prepared in advance, and sent the midwife out of the hospital.
Liu Fangfang was filled with indignation, and she couldn't wait to step forward and stick her fingers into the nostrils of Mrs. Lu and give her a back fall!
The young man lifted the curtain and entered the house, found that the cleaned sewage was still aside, and he couldn't care about cleaning it up, so he hurriedly walked to the kang and said softly: "Yulan, Yulan, you have suffered!" ”
This young woman named Yulan listened to her husband's words with concern, tears welled up again, and she choked up: "Woo, I gave birth to a daughter, and she doesn't like it!" ”
The man comforted: "If my mother doesn't like me, I like it, I like it!" ”
Yulan had more tears, and kept wiping her tears with her hands, the man was a little anxious, and he didn't know what to do, so he quickly raised his hand and wiped Yulan's tears with his sleeve.
After a moment, Magnolia stopped her tears a little.
The man leaned closer to the pillow, carefully looked at his sleeping daughter, and said with a smile: "Look, our daughter looks as good as you." ”
Liu Fangfang saw that the little couple was so affectionate, and the depression in her heart was relieved a lot, and when she heard the man say that the little baby was good-looking, she was also curious to get closer and take a closer look, only to see a small lump, and she couldn't see who it looked like.
Liu Fangfang knew that the young man said this, and he also wanted to make his wife happy.
The husband and wife had a young daughter for the first time, and they were all happy in their hearts, and after looking at it, they couldn't help but carefully reach out and touch their daughter's cheek.
At this time, the curtain of the east house was opened, and the little girl who had been scolded for boiling water just now walked in with a smile and asked with concern: "Sister-in-law!" You okay? I can hear your screaming in pain in the stove room, it's miserable! ”
Yulan beckoned to the little girl, pretending to smile and said, "Sister-in-law is fine!" Sister Lian, come and see, you have a little niece! ”
The little girl is not very old, about ten years old, and she is still a child, she ran to the side of the kang with a smile, looked at the red little baby girl, and said excitedly: "Sister-in-law, the little niece is so small, her face is not as big as my palm!" Hee-hee, little niece, I'm an aunt! ”
"Sister-in-law, what's the name of the little niece?"
Yulan looked at her husband, her eyes full of inquiry.
Lu Zhong scratched his head and said with a smile: "In order, it should be called Xiaoyi, Lu Xiaoyi." ”
Yulan muttered twice, not very liking, "How can there be a girl called Xiaoyi, and it sounds like an aunt." ”
"My cousin's girl is still called Xiaojia! Uncle is knowledgeable, and it makes sense to choose his name, so let's follow the order. ”
"In the past few years, the uncle's family hasn't moved around much with us, is it called Xiao Yixing?"
"That's all a matter between the elders, let's not be too careful about the younger generations, and besides, the grandmother is still alive, and the uncle used to be not thin on us, and we can't be too serious, I think, the grandmother is also happy to see our juniors be harmonious and obedient."
Magnolia nodded.
The man laughed, and Magnolia also laughed, "Xiao Yi Xiao Yi" called her daughter.
Liu Fangfang covered her mouth and smiled, Lu Xiaojia Lu Xiaoyi, this uncle doesn't have a good name! If you take Lu Xiaofeng, it will be a boom.
Moreover, what is the difference between Lu Xiaojia and Lu Xiaoyi, and passerby A, passerby B? I want to know with my toes that the one behind is called passer-by C, passer-by Ding, and so on!
Liu Fangfang was extremely disgusted.
The little girl on the side didn't dislike it, and called happily: "Xiao Yi Xiao Yi, this name is so good!" His fingers wiped his sleeve clean before he poked the baby's cheek.
Unexpectedly, the little baby was woken up, and it was crying, and the adults were suddenly at a loss.
Liu Fangfang also approached to make all kinds of grimaces, and the little baby didn't buy her account at all, crying non-stop.
Magnolia bowed. came and gently picked up the little baby, and the man also came over and asked anxiously, "Why is Xiao Yi crying?" ”
The little girl said, "Sister-in-law, is Xiao Yi hungry?" ”
Yulan shook the baby in the swaddling clothes and coaxed softly: "Xiaoyi, don't cry, my mother will breastfeed you!" ”
Liu Fangfang blushed and watched Yulan undress and expose her tubuli, and muttered "I can't see, I can't see, don't open the eye of the needle, don't open the eye of the needle"
At this point, the curtain was lifted.
Mrs. Lu appeared at the door again, because it was backlit, I only saw her shape, but not her face.
When Mrs. Lu approached, she saw her frowning and pursing her lips, looking like she was about to explode, "It's okay to be idle, right?" Zhong'er, you still have time to stay here, the weeds in the wheat field are higher than the wheat, why don't you go to the field to help your father pick up. ”
"Ouch, Lian'er, what are you doing in the confinement room with a girl!" After speaking, Mrs. Lu looked at Yulan with sharp eyes, "Lian'er is not sensible, don't you understand as a sister-in-law?" Leave your sister-in-law who has not left the pavilion in the confinement room, what kind of heart do you have? ”
Mrs. Lu's volume was so high that Liu Fangfang felt that her eardrums were about to burst, she looked at the little baby in Yulan's arms, and sure enough, she was frightened and cried.
"Cry, cry, cry! I know how to cry, when my mother cries and cries, I can't stop crying when I give birth to a money-losing goods! Seeing Yulan lowering her head, Mrs. Lu was unhappy, and even scolded the newborn baby.
Yulan tried hard to soothe and muttered, "Good yo, Xiao Yi, don't cry!" ”
Lu Zhong, the man on the side, couldn't listen to such an insult, frowned, and said, "Mother, Xiaoyi is also your granddaughter, not a money-loser." ”
Mrs. Lu was even more unhappy, hated Lu Zhong, and continued to scold.
Mrs. Lu has an accent and a dialect, but it is not heavy. Liu Fangfang can guess ** not far from ten.
This vicious mother-in-law, scolding her daughter-in-law and insulting her newborn granddaughter, Liu Fangfang stretched out her hand angrily, wanting to stir up a demon wind and push Mrs. Lu out of the door, but unfortunately, she couldn't be a demon as an invisible person, so she couldn't penetrate the past and couldn't touch it.
Liu Fangfang was anxious and angry, "What a dream!" Seeing the little baby looking at her with teary eyes, he sighed, and made his own grimace to coax.
The little baby stopped crying.
Liu Fangfang breathed a sigh of relief, and the child's mother Yulan also breathed a sigh of relief.
Mrs. Lu said to Lu Zhong with a dark face: "Don't go and help your father work!" The waste that can't move your legs when you see a lady! I knew this was the case, I shouldn't have let this fox enter the door in the first place, I couldn't even give birth to a son! ”
Liu Fangfang saw it, and thought that Lu Zhong also saw it, as long as he helped Yulan say a good word, it would definitely attract Lu Pozi's unwarranted abuse, Lu Zhong comforted Yulan with his eyes, and then walked outside the house.
Mrs. Lu looked at the little girl Lu Lian on the side again, Lu Lian obviously didn't want to go, she still wanted to see the little baby, so she turned around and didn't leave, Mrs. Lu stepped forward and grabbed her arm in two steps, and pulled it out like a chicken, Lu Lian looked back pitifully and frequently.
Yulan persuaded: "Sister Lian, hurry up and get out!" Can't stay in the confinement house! ”
It's okay not to say it, but as soon as she said it, Mrs. Lu came to the fire, stopped and turned around and scolded: "I know now that I said it, why did I go earlier!" There's no good thing! ”
Lu Lian was pulled out, and only the newly born Yulan and the newborn baby were left in the house, and there was also Liu Fangfang, who they couldn't see.
Yulan saw that there was no one in the house, and she no longer held back her tears, so she brushed it and let it flow, muttering sadly: "I've endured it enough, why does she still have to embarrass me so much?" The rabbit is in a hurry and bites, why does she do things like this? ”
Liu Fangfang wanted to comfort this poor woman, but she had more than enough heart and strength, so she could only be anxious.
Yulan sobbed for a moment, picked up a towel to wipe away her tears, and took a few deep breaths, which was considered to be adjusted.
The baby in swaddling clothes cried again, and Magnolia quickly wiped her tears and comforted her softly.
She wanted to breastfeed her child, but when Mrs. Lu left, she did not close the door of the east house, only a dark blue coarse cloth curtain hung at the door.
Yulan wanted to breastfeed and was worried that someone would suddenly come in, so she called out a few times anxiously, and when she saw that no one was coming, she was afraid that the child would cry when she was hungry, which caused her mother-in-law to abuse her for no reason, so she had to shrink into the quilt, undress and feed the child.
Knowing it's a dream.
Liu Fangfang still can't help but sigh, she doesn't know why she has such a dream, just like watching a 4D movie, in an ancient family ethics drama, there are vicious mothers-in-law and suffering daughters-in-law, such a cookie-cutter plot, is it the selling point that has been prosperous throughout the ages?
Even in dreams!
Liu Fangfang doesn't know when she will wake up from a dream, and after waking up from the dream, the scene in the dream will disappear as she wakes up, and the deceitful and the deceived in the dream will also disappear.
It's a relief, too.
In the evening, Liu Fangfang heard movement outside the courtyard, and went out to see a young man appear in the courtyard, about twelve or thirteen years old, with fair skin and a face a little like Mrs. Lu.
"Second brother, second brother, we have a little niece!" Lu Lian hurriedly came out of the main house, pulling the young man and shouting excitedly, "My sister-in-law gave birth to a little niece, and she has a small face, but she is good!" ”
"Really? Then I'm going to see it too. The young man was in high spirits and was about to go to the East House.
Mrs. Lu quickly came out of the main house, grabbed the young man, and coaxed: "My son, you are stupid, how can an uncle drill into his sister-in-law's bedroom?" Listen to my mother, stay well, and what's there to see about the money-losing goods! ”
The young man is not very old, but he has his own opinions, so he only listened to his heart-wrenching words: "Mother, don't open your mouth and close your mouth to lose money and goods, let those who love your daughter listen to it, wouldn't it attract people to hold grudges?" And the little sister is also a daughter's family, and the sister-in-law gave birth to your own granddaughter, how can you be a grandmother like this! ”
Mrs. Lu's face changed red, looking like she wanted to scold but was reluctant, she forced her anger down, and her tone was slightly unhappy, "You bastard, when you talk about the truth, you don't see anyone when you work, where did you go to mess around today, and you don't come back to eat lunch?" ”
The young man smiled and said, "Mother, I went to the city with Gao Yang and a few of them." ”
"Did you go to your uncle's house to see your grandmother?"
"My hands are empty, I didn't go." The young man spread his hands, "Mother, Gao Yang and I are looking for work in the city, and we want to earn some money to buy you some delicious food!" ”
When Mrs. Lu heard this, she immediately smiled, "Ouch, my son also knows how to make money, old man, listen!" You come out and listen! ”
Old man Lu was weaving baskets in the West House, and when he heard Mrs. Lu call him, he went out slowly.
Liu Fangfang carefully looked at the old man of the Lu family, not so much an old man, but a middle-aged man, about forty years old, with a dark complexion, medium build, a pair of rough hands carrying two braided baskets, and throwing them to the corner of the courtyard.
Old man Lu glanced at the young man and ignored it.
But he turned his head to Mrs. Lu and said: "Pay attention to proportions when you speak in the future, your grandchildren are all the species of our old Lu family!" Don't open your mouth and close your mouth to lose money, it's not good to spread out! ”
"Also, your daughter-in-law gave birth to such a big thing, you don't know that you went to the field to find me back, and you didn't even invite a doctor, don't you stupid woman know how to remember for a long time?"
Mrs. Lu heard that Old Man Lu didn't answer her words, but talked about her not coming, and suddenly changed her face and scolded: "My daughter is a loser, how wrong am I saying!" You also help the old family to speak, what kind of heart do you have! The family bullied me together, and there was no one in my mother's family, right? After speaking, Mrs. Lu cried, talking about her dead father and mother, and her brother who died early, the more she cried, the more sad she became, and she was not sad with a handful of snot and tears!
Old man Lu's angry forehead was bruised, and he pointed at Mrs. Lu and said sharply: "Since the eldest daughter-in-law entered the door, your temper has been rising day by day, and if there is a slight problem, you will scold her and refuse to forgive, and a family will be broken up by you!" ”
"Even you say I'm not? Lu Lao Er, you touch your conscience and say, what am I sorry for you? Serving my in-laws, having children, doing laundry and cooking, what am I not doing well? ”
"I know you're still complaining about me, and you're still complaining about me for what happened back then, how many times have I said it, I didn't want to hurt those two children back then."
Old man Lu glanced at the children present, and roared with a black face: "Shut up, you still talk about the past!" ”
Mrs. Lu couldn't stop, and roared louder than Old Man Lu's voice, "Just because of that, my sister-in-law resented me, and my mother-in-law even changed her tricks to torture me, if it weren't for the death of my father-in-law, my mother was taken to the city by the eldest brother to be raised, and I was still soaking in bitter water!" Now, I have been a daughter-in-law for many years, and I can't help but learn from her as a mother-in-law? ”
Old man Lu thought of the past, his face became even darker, and when he saw Mrs. Lu standing up, clenching her fists and making a gesture to beat someone, the young man on the side hurriedly stepped forward and hugged Old Man Lu's arm.
Mrs. Lu was immediately silenced.
Old man Lu shook off the young man and said, "Vixen." ”
"Lu Yong, you said that you are twelve years old and still follow Gao Yang and them all day long, do you have itchy skin? Don't go out tomorrow and follow me and your brother to work in the fields! ”
Lu Yong cried out in his heart, and his eyes turned to Mrs. Lu for help.
Mrs. Lu seemed to have forgotten the incident she was crying about just now, and hurriedly interceded for Lu Yong: "Old man, there are cows and donkeys at home, how can you use Yong'er to go to the ground!" Besides, you and Zhong'er are also busy with the work in the field, Yong'er is still young, and it is not too late to wait for another two years. ”
"You're used to him!" Old man Lu turned around and entered the Westroom and closed the door with a bang.
Lu Yong's eyebrows suddenly fluttered, and he ran to Mrs. Lu's side, and behaved coquettishly.
Mrs. Lu doted on Lu Yong's clothes, and said gently: "What does my son want to eat at night, tell my mother!" ”
Lu Yong patted the horse: "Everything my mother makes is delicious!" ”
Liu Fangfang was surprised that the mean Mrs. Lu had such a kind and warm side.
I saw Lu Lian standing aside in disappointment, Or, and slowly walked towards the east house.
"Lian'er, where are you going? Don't hurry up and go to the stove to light the fire. ”
"Oh." Lu Lian glanced at the east house a few times, and then slowly walked to the stove room.
Liu Fangfang rolled her eyes at Mrs. Lu's back, what kind of person! The eccentric eye is at home!
Liu Fangfang returned to the East House and saw that Yulan and the baby were still asleep. The little baby is red, with small eyes, a small nose and a small mouth, and it looks very cute when it sleeps. Yulan's sleeping face is not very peaceful, her frowning brows are really incommensurate with her young and beautiful face, I think she is also sad for Mrs. Lu's insults in her sleep!
Liu Fangfang remembered the posts she read on weekdays, and she also understood in her heart that even in modern civilized society, there is still no shortage of patriarchal people, and the relationship between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law is even more wonderful.
Back in ancient dynasties, under the shackles of feudal etiquette, women were often embarrassed by women.
In this feudal and dark place, Liu Fangfang wanted to wake up, but as if she was frightened, she couldn't take it off and continued to dream.
The dream continued day by day, Liu Fangfang stayed in the east house, witnessing how Mrs. Lu served the confinement every day.
Isn't it said that eating in confinement is the most particular?
She saw that although the Lu family was not a rich family, it was also rich and well-fed, not to mention the white rice, white noodles, chicken, fish, meat and eggs, and they should have a good meal every once in a while, shouldn't they?
What does sweet potato multigrain porridge mean every day? Not to mention eating, even she, an outsider, is tired of seeing it.
Fortunately, Mrs. Lu did not plan to starve her daughter-in-law to death, and the sweet potato and multigrain porridge was thick and full.
Yulan is young, her body is good, although the confinement meal is rough, she can eat enough, and the milk is enough for her daughter to eat, plus Lu Zhong is also kind to her daughter, Yulan's complexion is much better, and when the moon is full, the pregnancy spots on her face have almost subsided.
Mrs. Lu saw that her daughter-in-law was good-looking, and her granddaughter was fat, her face was as black as the bottom of the pot, and she kept muttering and complaining.
Yulan's family came to give the moon gift, and Liu Fangfang saw that Yulan wanted to talk several times, and probably wanted to tell her mother-in-law's family about her anger.
However, it was the busy farming season, and although Yulan's family saw that she was not like other women who had been confined to the moon, her face was chubby, but her complexion looked good, and she didn't think much about it, and left in a hurry on the day of the moon gift.
Yulan said to herself: "Now that I think about it, fortunately I didn't say it, my mother and several brothers have a violent temper, and they have always loved me very much, if they knew that I was bullied by my mother-in-law, they would definitely not give up." Yulan sighed, "Maybe I have a son, my mother-in-law will be better to me!" ”
Liu Fangfang glanced at Yulan helplessly, now she didn't want to say anything, she just wanted to wake up.
As soon as Yulan came out of confinement, Mrs. Lu instructed her to work.
After saving up dirty clothes for many days, Yulan didn't finish washing all morning, but Lu Zhong came back from the field, stole a steamed bun, and went to the stream to help, which made the village women who did the laundry together laugh.
Yulan blushed and took the steamed bun to eat, and it was not okay not to eat.
Lu Zhong smiled, wrung out the clothes and put them in a bucket, mentioned them upstream, avoided the other village women, and cleaned them in a loud noise.
Yulan was worried about her daughter, so she quickly finished eating the steamed buns and went upstream to help clean them.
"Don't worry, when I came, I saw my mother holding Xiaoyi funny." Lu Zhong saw Yulan's worries and relieved.
"Mother, doesn't she dislike Xiao Yi?"
"Xiao Yi was crying in the house, and his father yelled a few times, and his mother went to hug him."
"Xiao Yi must be hungry."
"My mother is boiling white batter and feeding."
When the young couple finished washing their clothes and entered the yard together, they saw Mrs. Lu sitting in the corner of the courtyard with Xiao Yi in her arms and laughing.
When Mrs. Lu saw her son and daughter-in-law, the smile on her face froze, and she turned her smile into a black face and said, "You lazy woman came back after washing for so long, and you cried all morning after losing money." ”
As soon as Mrs. Lu's words fell, Xiao Yi in her arms giggled.
Mrs. Lu's face was embarrassed, and she said to Lu Zhong: "Don't hurry up and take it away, I am so fat, my hands are broken." ”
Lu Zhong stepped forward to take his daughter, and Mrs. Lu hated Yulan, turned around and went to the house.