CHAPTER XVII
"Actually, your grandmother wasn't like this before. Cairu didn't have milk to eat when she was a child, and her throat and eyes were too small to feed rice soup, so your grandmother went to find goat's milk every day. When there is no goat's milk in the winter, your grandmother takes copper plates and grain, and exchanges milk with the woman in the village who has just given birth. Water ......"
"The people in the village are tight, whose milk. Water is also expensive, so your grandmother also invested a lot of money. ”
How did you get to where you are now?
Obviously, at that time, something had already happened to the old man, and although the Liu family resented them, they were not so ruthless as they are now.
"My mother always thinks that your grandmother must be angry with us because of something, and it will be fine one day. When the time comes, if you marry Cairu Caihe, you can also have your mother's family to rely on. If your cousin is out of the house, you can still be looked down upon in your husband's house. But they didn't expect that they would ......, "Wang can't say any more, she really didn't expect that her mother-in-law and sister-in-law would push her daughter. Into the fire pit.
Wang's body trembled a little, and he wanted to kill the self who was grateful to them and confused about his family.
Lin Baoru didn't know what Wang said, but now that she heard these words, she had some understanding of her behavior.
She gently shook Wang's hand and persuaded: "Mother, don't think about it, although the young master of the Liu family has a bad reputation, it may not be really unbearable." Besides, isn't the date yet finalized, maybe there will be a turnaround in this matter in the future. ”
"Mother will never be like that again......"
Lin Baoru sighed and said to her heartily: "Don't be so melancholy, and don't worry too much. ”
"If my husband's family really values me and my sister-in-law, how can I have a different attitude because of whether I have a mother's family to rely on? Mother, a truly good family, knowing the situation of our family, will only feel distressed, how can it be belittled? Moreover, Daddy's accident was an accident, and it wasn't something we wanted, so why should you worry about others looking down on our brothers and sisters because of this! ”
"Besides, my brother just talked a little less, but today he is holding the milk for us. Milk. Where can you not top the lintel? As long as we live a good life with one mind and live our lives, are you afraid that my sisters and I will not rely on it? ”
Wang Shi lay on one side, silent, as if thinking about something, and after a while, she said in a firm tone: "Mother understands!" ”
A good night's sleep, Lin Baoru felt that this was probably the most solid night since she became the daughter of the Lin family.
She opened her eyes and looked at the already bright sky outside, and before she could get up, she felt refreshed.
Lin Baozhu glanced at the hill next to him that was still sleeping peacefully, smiled knowingly, and then lifted the quilt and put on the clothes that were still a little shabby and got off the kang.
The brazier in the house was still a little warm, but the sparks were long gone, but they were reluctant to lose this residual warmth.
When she went out of the house, she saw Cai Ru and Cai He who were busy in front of the stove, and of course they were tied up. Tie Chai He to go to the market to sell Lin Mancang and Wang's family.
Although the house is still such a thatched house, the yard is still potholed dirt, and even the thatch with the roof is blowing with the cold wind. But at the thought of being able to get rid of the old mansion, Lin Baoru couldn't help but want to look up to the sky and laugh.
But before she could laugh, she heard Wang say to her: "There is hot water stored in the basin for you, hurry up and wash your face." ”
probably went through a night of ideological struggle, and really wanted to open it, and at this time Lin Baoru felt that her mother seemed to be a little different.
She looked at Wang suspiciously, which made Wang's face hot, "What are you looking at?" What a mother's face still has flowers! ”
In fact, Wang also feels very relaxed now, she has never thought about it. The mountain that makes her unrestful every day in her heart will disappear one day easily.
Even she didn't expect that she would accept the separation so smoothly. Even if, at the beginning, she was just desperate, but in her heart she didn't want to.
However, this morning, looking at the lively appearance of several girls, and the son who has no words but is obviously brisk in his work, she feels that her own reputation that she is reluctant to give up is not so important.
Seeing that Lin Baoru hadn't moved, Wang simply put down the firewood in his hand and directly brought her a face wash.
"Mother, I'll do it myself." Lin Baoru took a few steps and followed Wang to the bottom of the leeward wall.
"What are you ashamed of with your mother, come, take advantage of the big pot of hot water to boil today, my mother will wash your hair and wash your hair, and in a while we will go to the town together as a family to buy belongings."
In the farmhouse, washing hair and bathing is considered a luxury. Especially washing with hot water, what they didn't dare to think about in the past was that Lin Baoru, the girl who came through the country, was rarely so willful.
Right now......
Wang helped Lin Baoru untie her hair, looking at the dull and yellow hair, she felt very uncomfortable.
"When you were a child, your mother often washed and combed your hair, but later you two younger sisters were added, and your mother never did this again."
What's more, she just wants her family to survive all these years, so how can she care so much about the details? In fact, she also knew that she had been confused, otherwise she would not have let her mother-in-law and sister-in-law take advantage of Baoru's family affairs.
She feels sorry for her daughter now.
Lin Baoru quietly felt Wang's fingers gently grooming her hair, and said softly: "Mother, our good days are still ahead." ”
Since she woke up in this world, even though she had a lot of dissatisfaction with the Wang family and the Lin family, she couldn't help but admit that she really felt the love of the Wang family.
At first, she also felt a little guilty, and even uneasy. But when she saw the group of people in the old mansion and her own buns, she suddenly felt that this was probably God's arrangement.
Even if in the end, she can't kill like the heroine with the halo of the protagonist, at least she has to let the family live an ordinary life.
Wang didn't know what his daughter was thinking, and he didn't know that this girl, who had been ignored by him for a long time, had already changed her core. However, when she heard her daughter's words, she still answered softly.
Although the family is dilapidated, the Lin Baoru sisters are all diligent, so there are not many trivial matters. Now there is no situation where the old mansion comes to toss early in the morning, and they are all a lot more relaxed.
A few people cleaned up their own, and Cairu's boiled bud rice porridge was also ready.
"Mother, you are willing to do it today." Lin Baoru wrung out her hair, went to coax Xiaoshan to get up, and wiped his hands and face with a hot towel before smiling and cleaning up the table with Wang.
Seeing her eldest sister say this, Cai Ru also happily came over, "Mother not only let me boil bud rice porridge today, but also warmed five bud rice cakes." ”
Seeing that several children were smiling at her, Wang stretched out his hand and pretended to beat Lin Cairu, which caused the sisters to laugh again. Even Xiaoshan, who had been sleeping all day, also had some energy because of the happy atmosphere, and hugged Lin Baoru's neck and smiled.
Wang felt the long-lost activity in the house, and had mixed feelings for a while, and finally could only glare at Cai Ru, pretending to be angry and saying, "Just talk a lot ...... you"
In fact, at the dinner table, there were just a few bud rice cakes given by Aunt Lu and those aunts yesterday. If it is not rich, but for a family who has not seen so much dry food for several years, this meal is really satisfying.
Even at the end of the meal, Cai Ru carefully wiped the porridge bowl with a cake until the bowl was clean as if it had never been used.
It is said that the children of poor families are in charge of the house early, and Lin Baoru couldn't understand it before, but now she thinks that it is really half a point.
After eating, Cai Ru and Cai He didn't wait for Lin Baoru to clean up the dishes and chopsticks, and did the work with their hands and feet first. Even when Lin Baoru got up, the two little girls looked at her with starry eyes, and asked her to rest for a while.
Lin Baoru glanced at the two of them in confusion, but saw that the two of them blinked their black and white eyes, and went to work as soon as they slipped away.
In the end, it was Wang who smiled and solved her doubts, "Early this morning, Cairu pestered me to ask about the separation of the family, and I told her about the confrontation between you and your grandmother yesterday." ”
It's about two rooms. A few people, big and small, have never been in the limelight in the old mansion. Even the Wang family, who is a mother, did not dare to seek justice for the children, so that Cairu was afraid that it would be a dream when she heard about the separation of the family yesterday.
So she, who has always been sensible, woke up and couldn't wait to find the news of Wang's confirmation. When she and Caihe heard that their eldest sister was speechless when she confronted her grandmother yesterday and said that her grandmother, who had always been strong, came out of her admiration.
This is also the reason why the two girls are getting closer to Lin Baoru today.
While Wang and Lin Baoru were talking, someone came to the door.
"Bao Ru Niang, are you not in the house?"
As soon as Wang and Lin Baoru heard the sound of Li Zheng, they immediately hurried out. And Xiaoshan also hugged his eldest sister's neck and didn't let go, but he looked a little scared.
Lin Baoru knew that Xiaoshan was frightened by the trouble between her grandmother and her aunt, so she hurriedly patted the back of his hand and said, "It's okay, it's Uncle Li Zheng, he should be here to deliver something to us." ”
"It's here, it's inside, it's cold outside, hurry up and sit in the house for a while?" Although the Wang family is still a little cramped, today it is obviously not the same as before.
Li Zheng is also a man, even if he is respectful, it is clear that it is not good to enter the house to rest at this time. First, the Wang family is a widow. Women, secondly, there are unmarried daughters in her house, such a big thorn and a group of people into the house, it's ugly.
So he waved his hand and said, "No need, I brought Da Chong to send you the food and silver that you got from the family." And about the land deed, I'm afraid that you and Mancang will have to go to the yamen with me to change your name......"
He had just come over from the Lin family's old house, and although it was not a blue brick house, it was also spacious and bright, and the adobe was very new. But the Wang family living in front of them is short and broken, and I am afraid that if there is a strong wind, the roof will have to be lifted.
With the comparison, the more Li Zheng felt in his heart that the Lin family was really harsh to the second room.
Wang was stunned for a moment, and hurriedly beckoned Lin Mancang to pick up the grain that Lin Dachong had resisted. Looking at the heavy bag of grain, she was also very happy in her heart, and if she put it in the urn, it was estimated that it would be full.
"Second brother and sister, this is the silver that my family occupies from your village, and I calculated two taels of silver according to the price of buying the village in our village." Lin Dachong wiped a handful of sweat from fighting food, rubbed his hands awkwardly and said, "I don't go out often in the future, I'll look at your sister-in-law...... After the family is separated, we are still a family, if there is something to say hello. ”
Originally, he didn't know that his daughter-in-law had bullied the second room so much for so many years, so that he would go back to the second room, and he would often ask the Zhang family to help the second room. But after yesterday's incident, he forced Zhang's to ask him again, only to know that she actually treated the second room like that behind her back.
Knowing all the things inside, he himself felt ashamed of the second room. Not to mention how shameless he felt in front of Li Zheng and the villagers.
Wang didn't look at him either, and whispered that it was not cold.
After she received the money, she beckoned Lin Mancang and Lin Baoru to come out, and everyone went to the county government together.
"Mother, Caihe and I are at home with Xiaoshan, you go early and come back early." Although Cai Ru also wanted to go to the town with him, listening to Li Zheng's words, he also knew that it was not the time to be self-willed.
On the side, Caihe was young, and he looked at a few people with a blank eye, and finally nodded in agreement with the second sister's words.
The two are not big girls, and they have the same well-behaved temperament, which is very painful. Jalan Li was with a few villagers who came to testify, and he couldn't help but sigh. It's really a sin, who has such a sensible and capable granddaughter is not a blessing, and the Liu family can't accommodate such a good child.
Although the girls in the crop households are not expensive, if they meet a girl who works as a small foil to an adult, they can also get a word of blessing. After all, the governor of the girl is early, intimate and hurting......
But in the end, this is someone else's business, and at most they just talk about it in private.