The rest of the Li family was not there, and the Cao family couldn't find anyone to reason with, and it was not interesting to sit down, so he told Xuehua that if she was angry at her mother-in-law's house, she must tell her, so she got up and wanted to go back.

"Mother, it's rare for you and your little sister to come back, let's go after lunch!" Snowflake pulled Cao's to stay.

"You have to take care of the eldest sister and the second sister while you are pregnant, this is enough for you to be tired, and the way back is not far, and it is too late to cook at home, what do I stay to eat? It is only right for you to quickly stand up your temperament and suffer less from the anger of your in-laws. "Cao's hatred of the teaching snowflakes of iron does not become steel.

Xuehua nodded, "Mother, I know." ”

"Mother is a person who has come over, you have to take your mother's words to heart, you are the mother of three children, your mother taught you before marriage, if you want to protect your children, you have to stand up, your mother's family can help you for a while, you have to rely on yourself."

"Mother!" Xuehua's eyes were red, and her voice was choked, "You still love me." ”

"Who doesn't hurt your own children, is it easy for me to raise your sisters? Mother doesn't ask for anything else, I just hope you have half of the mother's temperament, and when this baby gives birth to a boy, you only need to have some in-laws at home, don't let them use filial piety to pick on it, don't be afraid of the rest. If you are not hardened yourself, the children will suffer with you. Cao continued to preach.

Snowflake nodded with tears in her eyes.

"Eldest sister and second sister, you have to be good, my aunt will bring you delicious food when she comes back." Pomegranate smiled and said goodbye to the two little girls.

The child's mind is the simplest, the eldest sister heard that the aunt was leaving, and quickly hugged the leg of the pomegranate flower, her big eyes flickered, "Auntie, I will obediently listen to my mother's words, you come back soon!" ”

The second sister was still eating snacks, her mouth was stuffed to the ground, and she said two words indistinctly, "Come again." ”

Xuehua wiped away her tears and stepped forward to pull away her eldest sister, "You two greedy cats, my aunt is leaving, you don't say that you are reluctant to give up your aunt, you look forward to your aunt coming back next time to bring you good food, as if the family has not given you a full meal." ”

The eldest sister pursed her mouth and said aggrievedly: "There is delicious food at home, grandma eats it first with the brothers of the uncle's family, and the rest of the scum is given to me and my sister, we have never eaten a whole piece of dim sum." ”

Xuehua's face suddenly dimmed, and she stroked her eldest sister's top hair without saying a word.

The eldest sister has not yet reached the age of lying, and when she looks at Xuehua's expression, she knows that what the eldest sister is telling the truth, but this matter is just as Cao said, everything depends on Xuehua to fight for it herself, and it is impossible for her mother's family to protect her all the time.

Therefore, Pomegranate Flower did not complain about Xuehua, but only appeased the eldest sister and second sister, and she would come to see them as soon as possible.

Just because she doesn't speak doesn't mean that Cao is the same.

When Cao heard that his two granddaughters were not welcomed, he immediately jumped to his feet and scolded the old Li family for being black-hearted and rotten in the room, treating his granddaughter as a human being, and beware of thunder and thunder.

Pomegranate thought she was noisy, and Cao Shi choked up with one sentence: "Scold others and set an example first, don't we have good things in our family that stick to Tianbao first?" ”

Cao's face turned the color of pig liver, and he couldn't find the words to refute.

Seeing this, Xuehua hurriedly came out to play a round: "Little sister, Tianbao is the youngest in our family, it is natural for my father and mother to hurt more, we are all sisters, if there is something delicious, we will go and grab it from my brother, then I won't let outsiders laugh off my big teeth." Besides, my mother has never disliked the two of us and Xinghua is a girl, so many people either beat or scold their daughters every day, and even threw away or covered them with pillows in their lives, but our mother is not like this. When I was a child, the three of us sisters were always bullied, and my mother didn't make trouble with others about this. ”

Liuhua thought to herself, if it weren't for her doing a good job in this regard, I wouldn't recognize her as a mother.

I thought about it, but I didn't say anything more.

Cao Shi got down the stairs, his face gradually softened, and he asked Xuehua to take out the eggs in the bamboo basket, and told Xuehua to pay attention to her body.

Xuehua took the eldest sister and the second sister to send Cao's and pomegranate flowers, Cao's said that the sun was shining and the children were not allowed to send them, and he and pomegranate flowers went out of the village.

When he got out of Lijia Village, Cao Shi saw that there was no one around, and he taught the pomegranate flower a lesson: "Dead girl, your wings are hard now, right, you dare to let me not get off the stage in front of your eldest sister, I knew this, I should have been like Xuehua said, I will throw you away in my life, so that you will be angry every day." “

"Hmph, if my wings were stiff, I would have flown away, so as not to hinder your son." The pomegranate flower did not show weakness on her lips, "I also said that I feel sorry for my daughter, and I don't know who married the eldest sister into the Li family in the first place." ”

"At the beginning, I was afraid that your eldest sister would marry far away and be angry with her mother-in-law, thinking that Lijia Village was near, and she agreed to this family affair when she was close back and forth. When Mrs. Li came to ask for marriage, what she said was better than singing, how did I know that their family was now this virtue. The Cao family itched at the root of his teeth when he talked about this, and he blamed the old pious woman of the Li family for being too good at pretending, so she was fooled.

"You can't look at people's eyes, and I don't need you to interfere in my family affairs in the future." After finishing speaking, the pomegranate flower strode forward, leaving Cao Shi behind.

"Dead girl, what are you talking about, your parents are in charge of marriage matters, and your mother worked hard to raise you, but you dare to say that you don't let me care, you white-eyed wolf with no conscience." Cao Shi was so angry that he jumped to his feet.

"If you're not afraid of the sun, just stand there and scold me."

The mother and daughter returned to Taojia Village under the sun, and it was just noon.

Tao Yougui was surprised to see that the Cao family and the pomegranate flower came back so soon, and asked about learning that the Li family was not there, so he asked the Cao family to cook.

"If my daughter and I don't come back, won't you father and son stop eating?" Cao's mood was not smooth, and as soon as he entered the house, he heard Tao Yougui shouting to cook by himself before he could breathe, and the fire suddenly came up.

Tao Yougui was stunned by the roar, reacted half-loudly, and said curtly: "Aren't you coming back, just call you to cook a meal, what are you doing with such a big fire!" ”

"Eat, eat, eat on a hot day, eat late for a while and starve to death, what's wrong with you?" Cao sat down and poured a stream of water, picked up a pu fan and fanned the wind vigorously.

"Mother, I'll make you a fan." Tao Tianbao came to Cao's side and wanted to fan Cao's for him.

"Sycophants." Pomegranate rolled her eyes at Tao Tianbao with disdain.

With Tao Tianbao coquettish, Cao's anger immediately disappeared, put down the pu fan and got up to go to the stove to cook.

After eating, Tao Yougui put on a hat and carried a hoe to go out.

Cao was still cleaning up the table, and when he saw Tao Yougui going out, he asked, "What are you going to do at noon?" ”

"The fields are all dry, and now it's our turn to release water from the mountain pond, so I'll take a look, lest the water be intercepted halfway." Tao Yougui walked out as he spoke.

When Cao heard that he was going to the mountain pond to release water, he didn't talk much anymore.

There was little rain this summer, and the rice was in the heading stage, so there was no shortage of water in the fields. The fields near the river can be pumped with a keel overturner, while the fields next to the mountains can only go to the mountain pond to release water to fight the drought.

The pomegranate family has a hill in the col, and the rice in the entire col can only rely on the top pond to survive in a dry year.

The fields in the col do not belong to the same household, so it is also hard work to release the water, and it is necessary to mark the fields where the water will pass with grass in advance, and after drawing water from the mountain pond, you must watch out for others to intercept the water. When the drought is severe, water is more important than life, and sometimes two families fight over water.

The area of the mountain pond used to store water is not small, and in addition to being used to fight drought, fish can also be raised, but I don't know whose turn will be this year.

Tao Yougui came to the mountain col, first marked other people's fields with grass markers, and then went to the mountain pond above to divert water.

In order to prevent people from stealing fish, the owner set up a shack by the side of the pond for guarding the fish pond at night.

This place is extremely remote, usually except for the owner's family to feed the fish in the morning and evening, few people will set foot on it, not to mention the scorching sun is like fire, the scorching sun is in the sky at noon in June.

Today, it is Tao Yougui's turn to release water, so people from other families will not come.

After Tao Yougui drew water from the mountain pond, he found a shade next to it and sat down to enjoy the coolness.

After a while, another man came from a distance.

may be afraid of the sun, this person is holding an umbrella in his hand, and he can't see his face clearly, but he can see that he is a woman from his figure.

When the woman entered the col, she looked behind her, and when she saw that no one was coming, she walked straight to the pond.

Tao Yougui and the other women walked closer, and couldn't help complaining: "Why did you come so late, I was so anxious to wait for my brother." ”

The woman put down the umbrella and said coquettishly: "The baby didn't sleep, how could I come out." Put him to sleep, and I will be empty. ”