Chapter 1: The Stormy Past
All stories are like history, and they can be traced back to their roots.
Fate is not a coincidence. If there had been arrangements in the heavens, those who violated them would have been punished.
In 1985, Majie was still a beautiful town. This town doesn't have a lot of people. More than half of the people in the town have the surname Yu, so some people call it Yu Town.
The front of Majie Town is flat, and behind it is a large mountain, which is called Raven Mountain. It has always been said that there are many lonely ghosts living on Raven Mountain, and few people dare to go up.
The ancestors of the Yu family in Majie Town are the same person, and after many years of inheritance from generation to generation, there are now more than 60 families with the surname Yu in Majie Town.
There is a couple in the Yu family, the male is called Yu Youfu, and the female is called Liu Cuilan. Yu Youfu and Liu Cuilan have been married for ten years, and their relationship has always been very good.
Liu Cuilan and Yu Youfu have been married for ten years, and all the children born are girls, except for the first one, the other five were all thrown into Crow Mountain after birth. The couple only hoped to have a son, but they have not been able to do so, and their six consecutive children are girls.
Yu Youfu's mother's name is Xie Xiaofen, she is a particularly traditional feudal woman, although it has been a few years since the reform and opening up, but the shadow left by history is still affecting her. Because Xie Xiaofen is a feudal woman, she still retains her old living habits and attire. She carried a pink and black towel on her head, and the apron tied on her chest was also handed down from the Qing Dynasty.
Although Xie Xiaofen is a feudal woman, she loves her son very much.
Because in recent days, Xie Xiaofen's daughter-in-law Liu Cuilan is about to give birth to her sixth child, Xie Xiaofen is busy all day long, looking for neighbors to exchange eggs, buy brown sugar, and sew diapers......
The old people in the town always like to help each other. Today, Yu Youfu, the neighbor's next door, his third mother and fifth aunt, are helping Xie Xiaofen at his house.
The three of them were sewing diapers together that the child needed when he was born, and suddenly talked about a topic that Xie Xiaofen was afraid of.
"Her fourth aunt, if your daughter-in-law gives birth to a girl this time, what should I do?" Yu Youfu's three mothers said.
When Xie Xiaofen heard the words of her third sister-in-law, she said excitedly: "Bah! I can't say that! My Cuilan must have given birth to a boy this time! ”
After Xie Xiaofen finished speaking, after a long while, Yu Youfu's fifth aunt said slowly: "Fourth sister-in-law, we haven't mentioned this matter between our concubines, just because I'm afraid you will be unhappy." But, then again, you'll have to plan ahead! What if, you say? ”
"That's right! You said that Cuilan is a very good child, but it's really strange, she gave birth to so many girls, why can't she give birth to a boy. ”
"The eldest is now nine years old. The girls behind this boss were all thrown into the ravine of Crow Mountain, if Cuilan had another girl this time, it would be too cruel ....... Sins, sins, sins. ”
"You two are really, you can be crow's mouth!" Xie Xiaofen glanced at Yu Youfu's three mothers and five aunts, "This is too much, God is going to be a disaster, I can't say it." ”
"Instead of counting on God, you should go and worship your ancestors and ancestors, let them bless and bless them, maybe this baby can also make Cuilan give birth to a boy."
"Huh!" Xie Xiaofen sighed deeply, "The key is that it's useless to worship this ancestor and ancestor!" When didn't I worship them? I burn incense for them every day, and it doesn't work! ”
"His fourth aunt, I said something that I shouldn't have said. You have to plan ahead, what should you do if Cuilan gives birth to a girl again this time? I don't want to see your mother-in-law and daughter-in-law quarrel again, you see the first few times, Cuilan is not very noisy! Dead or alive. ”
"That's right! You see the first few times, you and Cuilan had a lot of fights in order to lose the child. And every time it gets worse than the last. It doesn't matter if your mother-in-law and daughter-in-law quarrel, the key is that you are blessed and difficult to be a man. Help you, others say that he doesn't care about his wife, help Cuilan, and others say that he is not filial! Ay! ”
Xie Xiaofen said angrily: "What do you mean by not being filial!" The old saying also says that there are three unfilial pieties, and no queen is great! I'm leaving a seed for our Yu family, if he breaks our Yu family, it will be called real unfilial piety! ”
As soon as Xie Xiaofen's words fell, his son Yu Youfu walked in through the big outer gate. He had a briefcase in his hand and seemed to have just gotten off work.
Yu Youfu is the secretary of the town government, and his thinking is quite advanced. However, when advanced ideas meet the eyes of the world, these advanced ideas will eventually be worn out by everyone.
"Blessed with work?"
"Yes, Aunt Five, I'm off work."
Xie Xiaofen said: "Why did you get off work so early these days, and the government didn't arrange things for you?"
"Not really. No, Cuilan is due these days, I'll come back from work early to guard her. ”
"Cuilan's due date has arrived?"
"Here we are."
"Then it's definitely here, look at Cuilan's belly, bulging like a balloon."
"Mom, where's Cuilan?"
"Where's the house!"
"Oh." Yu Youfu walked a few steps towards the door of the house, suddenly turned around, looked at Xie Xiaofen and said solemnly: "Mom, no matter whether Cuilan gives birth to a boy or a girl this time, I will keep it." After Yu Youfu finished speaking, before his mother could get angry, he had already quickly turned around and entered the house.
Yu Youfu knew that if his wife gave birth to a girl this time, her mother would definitely take the girl and throw it into the stone crevice of Raven Mountain like the previous times. So this time, he asked the leader for leave early and came back to guard his wife and the child who was about to be born.
Every time Yu Youfu and Liu Cuilan have an agreement, whether they give birth to a boy or a girl, they must keep the child. It's a pity that the first few times, Liu Cuilan gave birth to girls. In order to leave roots for the Yu family, Xie Xiaofen would secretly throw Liu Cuilan's newly born girl to the back mountain every time. When those girls were thrown to the back mountain by Xie Xiaofen, Yu Youfu went to the back mountain to look for her and wanted to bring her back, but the newborn baby was thrown to the back mountain and died not long after.
This time, although Xie Xiaofen didn't say it, she had already made a plan in her heart. If her daughter-in-law gives birth to a girl this time, she will still be a bad person for his son and abandon the baby to the wilderness as she did the previous times.
After Yu Youfu entered the house, his third mother continued: "His fourth aunt, you should hurry up and worship the ancestor, maybe as soon as the ancestor is happy, this baby will give birth to a male baby for Cuilan, and it will be better for you to worry about it for so many years." If he made such a fuss like the previous few times, he would be laughed at by his colleagues. ”
"That's right, fourth sister-in-law, you can go and say goodbye! Cuilan is all due to give birth, so I can pay a visit as soon as possible, so that the ancestors of the Yu family can also contribute to the underworld. ”
"Okay, I'll listen to you, go bye." Xie Xiaofen stood up as she spoke, preparing to go and offer incense to the ancestors of the Yu family.
However, as soon as Xie Xiaofen stood up, his son Yu Youfu suddenly ran out of the house and said to everyone in a panic: "Mom, Cuilan said that she has a stomachache, go and take a look, I'm afraid she is going to give birth."
"What? Going to give birth? Let's take a walk, take me to see it! ”
Xie Xiaofen said as she approached the house in a panic.