Chapter 179: Drowning
Ou Mazi's family is in Sanliwo, which is still quite famous.
Without him, Ou Mazi's daughter-in-law gave birth to seven daughters to Ou Mazi, known as the seven fairies of Mazi's family.
Over the years, whether it is Ou Mazi, or Ou Mazi and his daughter-in-law, or even Ou Mazi and his wife, they will be ridiculed by the people in the village when they go out: "The Seven Fairies have come to your house, what a blessing your family has." ”
There are also people who point fingers openly and secretly, saying that the district family doesn't know how many sins they have done in their previous life, and God will punish them in this life for saying that they can't give birth to a male baby.
Ou Mazi can't raise his head every time he goes out, and when he goes to the back, except for going outside the village to take care of the two acres of thin land at home, he basically doesn't go out much. When I returned home, I often went with my mother, beating and scolding my daughter-in-law and a few daughters.
To say that the most difficult is still the seven daughters of Ou Mazi.
The eldest was only twelve years old, and the youngest was just over two years old, and because of malnutrition, all of them were hungry and yellow-skinned. The one who is more than two years old, his legs are as thin as Chai He, and he can't even walk on the road, and the eldest carries a basket every day and carries his sister behind him.
Jiang Baoqing didn't want to meddle with other people's affairs, she just stopped slightly, and then continued to go to the butcher to buy meat.
After buying the meat and coming back with a bamboo basket, he still had to pass by Ou Mazi's house, and before Jiang Baoqing approached, he could hear the screams and pains of Ou Mazi's daughter-in-law.
There were more and more onlookers in the village, chattering and gossiping.
"Come on, come on, guess what, Ou Mazi's daughter-in-law won't still be a girl, right?"
"Hey, another girl, is this going to cross the sea with eight immortals?"
The crowd laughed.
Another man said mysteriously, "You don't know this, do you?" His family can't make up eight immortals to cross the sea. ”
"What, do you see that this baby is a male baby?"
"Not really." The man refused to speak.
The villagers on the side all urged: "As long as you have goods in your stomach and don't pour them out, say it quickly, say it quickly!" ”
The man was urged for a long time, and then he opened his mouth mysteriously: "Oh, do you remember Ou Mazi and his daughter-in-law's last child?" ”
Someone next to him interjected: "Why don't you remember, it was a difficult birth, and I was out of gas after birth." ”
The man slapped his thigh: "What a difficult birth, it was because she gave birth to another girl, and Mrs. Ou directly pressed the girl into the urine bucket and drowned!" ”
"Really?! The old lady in this district is also very ruthless, after all, she is her own granddaughter. ”
"Hey, but I can't complain about the district family, if there is another girl, his family can't afford to raise it."
"It's not, there is no shortage of granddaughters, there are seven heads in the family."
"Actually, according to me, I just keep it, but it's just a little more chaff. When you grow up, you can still marry out for a few dollars. ”
"What you said is light, look at the Ou family, can you afford another one?"
Everyone sighed.
At this time, a mother-in-law with gray and dry hair rushed out of the district family, pointing to the villagers who were watching the excitement and scolded: "You broken mouths, don't chew the root of your tongue in front of my house, it scared away my eldest grandson, I will go up to your door one by one and throw dung!" ”
A spicy one covered his mouth and smiled: "Mrs. District, you can accumulate some virtue, your daughter-in-law is giving birth in it, you don't take care of it, what are you doing here to scare us?" ”
Mrs. Ou rolled her eyes: "The sow that has accumulated years, no one will give birth yet, what's the matter?!" It's enough for Mrs. Gou to deliver the baby inside, what am I going to do while I stay! ”
"Waiting for your eldest grandson? Haha, maybe it's another daughter? ”
When Mrs. Ou heard this, the green tendons on her skinny face were about to burst: "Shut your stinky mouth, I can find someone to see this fetus, the belly is pointy, it must be a male baby!" ”
Everyone giggled, and didn't seem to take it seriously.
Several little girls from the district family were led by the eldest sister, huddled at the door, their yellow and thin faces full of numbness, as if it was not their own mother who was giving birth inside.
At this moment, the screams in the thatched hut of the Ou family seemed to be quieter, and the baby's cry rang out.
"Oh, it's so loud, it must be a boy."
Some villagers asserted that the old lady of the district happily pulled her legs and ran into the house.
The villagers teased the little girls with yellow faces and thin muscles: "Your mother gave birth to a little brother for you, are you happy?" ”
A little girl who looked to be seven or eight years old said numbly: "What's good, I can't eat enough, and if I have another one, I can't eat even more." ”
As she spoke, Mrs. Ou's roar rang out: "Why did you give birth to another slut who lost money!" Wang, you useless thing! ”
The onlookers' eyes lit up, and they crowded into the small broken courtyard of the district house to see the excitement, and saw the old lady of the district coming out with a bloody baby in her hand, as if she was going to the thatched house.
"Oh, Mrs. Ou, what are you going to do?"
Mrs. Ou didn't expect so many people to watch the excitement in the yard, so she waved her hand impatiently to drive people away: "What are you doing?!" What's your business! This loss of money, I pressed her into the urine bucket and drowned, which can be regarded as saving her from suffering in the world! ”
"No, this is your granddaughter, isn't it?"
"Do I lack a granddaughter?" Mrs. Ou angrily pointed to a few yellow-skinned little girls huddled in the corner, "One by one, they are all mouths, they can only eat, they can't do anything!" There are only two acres of land at home, can you afford it? ”
Someone else shouted into the house: "Ou Mazi and his daughter-in-law, come out and take a look, your daughter is going to be drowned by your mother-in-law." ”
Wang's voice was a little hoarse, and the words came out of the room: "This kind of money-losing goods, and it's not a male baby, drown, drown!" ”
And with a crying voice.
The person who shouted into the house just now was a little sneering, but he didn't expect the mother to be so ruthless.
"The daughter-in-law of Mazi in this district is also a poor person, I look at the body that is often blue and purple and has no good meat," a villager muttered, "This belly is not angry, it can't give birth to a male baby, and the waist pole can't stand up." After marrying into the district family for more than ten years, she didn't do anything else, so she just got pregnant and gave birth to a baby. ”
There are still people who can't bear it: "This is also a life, isn't it a bit ...... to drown directly?"
Mrs. Ou snorted, picked up the baby girl who was crying loudly, and leaned over to the person who spoke: "Okay, you think it's a life, then you can take it home and raise it." My ugly words can be said in front, this is your house, it is your baby, what will happen in the future, don't come to my house to ask for money again! ”
The man sneered and stepped back: "I'll just say it casually, say it casually." I still have several mouths at home, how can I raise another girl. ”
Mrs. Ou said impatiently: "You are all one by one, your mouth is sharp, how do I want to use your granddaughter?" So saying, she took the baby girl and went to the hut.