Chapter 3 Poor
His father was the son of a water family, but he was not liked by his family, and he insisted on marrying their mother Gao because he ignored the opposition of the elders in the family. The elders in the family always see that their noses are not noses, their eyes are not eyes, and the tiring and dirty work at home is all done by their family.
Because my father had learned a few hands with the hunters in the mountains, he could often hunt some small animals to subsidize the family.
But in the year when the Gao family was pregnant with a small stone, the border war required every family to produce strong men. The father was pushed out by the so-called loving father and mother. That's six years.
At the beginning, my father would send back military pay every month, and the situation at home was quite clear, and although I was often beaten and scolded by my grandmother, I was at least able to eat and clothe me.
It's a pity that the good times didn't last long, just three years ago, the person who reported the worries came to the house, saying that his father Mizukiqing had died on the battlefield. and brought a pension of eight taels of silver.
But the grandmother's family actually drove their mother and son out of the house for the eight taels of silver. The four of them were helpless, and they only got a few broken bowls, a few old clothes, a thin quilt that could not be thinner, an acre of thin fields and a pension or two. This is still something that the village chief can't see, and he tries his best to ask for it, otherwise he will leave the house.
The mother and son had nowhere to live, so they had to settle down in a dilapidated thatched house at the west end of the village.
Originally, relying on an acre of thin fields, and Gao's embroidery skills could make a living, but last year's drought, Gao's accumulated labor and illness in order to save food rations for his children, he starved to death last winter.
After Gao's death, the only thin field was also occupied by the old house, and the three sisters and brothers could only go up the mountain to find wild fruit tree roots to satisfy their hunger when they had nothing. But the grandmother's family of the old house still refused to let go of the three sisters and brothers. The so-called third uncle actually wanted to sell the Shui Yi people to Goolan Courtyard.
Shui Yiren would rather die than obey, and was pushed by the third uncle Mizuki Shou and hit the threshold. For a while, the head broke and bleed, frightening a group of people, and only then did he escape.
It was already sunset when the water woke up again, and the farmers working in the fields rushed back to their homes.
Seeing that Shui woke up one by one, Shui Eve hurriedly brought the porridge to the bed, and carefully helped the person up with Shui Yifei.
"Sister, you're awake, you just have porridge, drink it."
Shui Yi looked at the gruel with few grains of rice one by one, and pursed his lips, "Have you eaten it?" ”
"Eat it, sister, just eat it, we've all eaten." Xiao Shi seemed to be afraid that she would not believe it, and patted his stomach with his hand.
Cuckoo??? A sound of hunger ruthlessly punctured his lies. Xiaoshi scratched his head and lowered his head, muttering, why is it called again, obviously I drank so much water.
"Sister, eat quickly, you have to make up for your poor health." Shui Eve was afraid that she would not eat, and hurriedly persuaded her.
Shui looked at this and that, both of them were yellow and thin, and they were malnourished, and they didn't have to think about it to know that they were hungry. I couldn't help but sigh again.
What kind of day is this, it's so poor, forget it, since I wear it on the Shuiyi people, then I will live a good life for her, and take care of these two malnourished weak chickens. From now on, she will be called Shui Yiren, and as for the water side, she will let her go, how can she be a sister.
"Each of you will have a point, and we will drink it together."
"No, sister, we're really not hungry, eat quickly, you shed so much blood today, Aunt Siniang said you have to make up for it."