A bowl of porridge is difficult to see a few grains of rice, the family drinks gruel, chews wild vegetables and wild mushrooms picked from the mountains, and the few people move a few chopsticks to the disc.

Not to mention adults, even children can't eat enough, and the family has to tighten their belts to live.

"The third."

Wang Cuilan took a mouthful of porridge in her mouth and turned around before swallowing it, she smacked her lips: "Tomorrow, I will go to the town and sell the ginseng, buy some food and come back." ”

In recent years, the summer is heavy, the rain is less, even the river is a lot shallower, and the harvest in the field is particularly bad.

Not to mention that the family with a small labor force has to go hungry, even the Lin family with a large labor force has to tighten their belts, not to mention the families of orphans and widows, and the whole face is yellow and thin and hovering on the verge of starvation.

Therefore, it is a great joy to have an income to buy some rations in the town and come back, so that the family can eat for a while longer.

"Hey." Lin Yuannan responded: "Do you sell baskets at home?"

Some handicrafts such as bamboo baskets and bamboo baskets can be sold for a little money in the town, although the income is not very large, but it is better than nothing.

"Sell." Wang Cuilan was silent for a moment after speaking, and finally gritted her teeth: "I still have a silver bracelet there, which was my dowry back then, let's sell it together, buy more food and come back to eat." ”

The family is so poor that they can't open the pot, even if there is something good, as long as it can save their lives, no matter how reluctant Wang Cuilan is to grit her teeth, she will sell it.

The whole family is alive and stronger than anything else.

"Mom, can you do it?" Lin Yuannan hesitated and asked, although there is not much food to eat at home, it will not sell the old lady's dowry.

"Okay." Wang Cuilan slapped her thigh, without hesitation, and was straightforward, "Sell it." ”

The others were silent.

There was only the sound of drinking porridge and snoring in the room, which kept repeating each other.

"Oh, you dead girl, you can't feed your brother well?"

In the silence, there was a sudden slap.

Zhang Miao hugged her youngest son in her arms distressedly, lowered her head and wiped the corners of her son's mouth with her sleeve, shook her hand and gave Erni a mouthful: "I can't feed you, what's the use of asking you?" Get married in a few years, don't run around all day, whose little girl is not a girl like you. ”

Three years ago, Zhang Miao gave birth to a healthy boy.

As soon as the boy landed, he became Zhang Miao's treasure, that is, he was afraid of being hungry if he fed a mouthful of milk, and he couldn't let him go out to bask in the sun until he was more than 1 year old, and he was still held in Zhang Miao's arms and even went to the ground to learn to walk, and he had to feel distressed for a long time.

Wang Cuilan had a headache when she saw that Sifu couldn't walk after 1 year and 3 months, and immediately told Zhang Miao not to care about Sifu, and he must let him learn to walk, even if he stumbles and falls frequently, he must start learning to walk by himself.

After all, the other three rich people can trot a few steps at the age of 1 year and 3 months.

But Zhang Miao disagreed.

That's the boy baby I've been looking forward to for a few years, how can I put it on the ground at will, what if something happens?

So I kept dragging it like this, and I dragged it until I was one and a half years old and the four rich people just walked two steps on the ground, and only at the age of two could I not be helped to walk, but in this way, Zhang Miao still had to hold the four rich people and walk around, without giving the four rich people any room to grow.

Zhou Zhaodi persuaded a few words, saying that the average child can walk around by himself at the age of two or so, how can he be held by his mother, he won't be able to walk when the road comes, how can he go to school?

Zhang Miao scolded her for being nosy.

Zhou Zhaodi was so angry that her heart was depressed, and seeing this, Lin Xiangrong pulled her mother back to the west wing.

In the evening, Wang Cuilan knew about this, and directly scolded Zhang Miao, and saw that Zhang Miao had to chew the rice and then feed it to Sifu, and her braincase was buzzing, so she directly carried Sifu to the front yard and raised it herself.

Zhang Miao went outside the West Wing to scold for a few hours that night, and the implication was that if it weren't for Zhou Zhaodi's mouth, her son would not have been taken away, and it would be a big deal if he couldn't walk at the age of two.

She cried, made trouble, and hanged herself, and finally asked the four riches back.

The four riches are all three years old, they stumble when they walk, they can't speak clearly, and they don't use their own spoons when eating, so they all let Dani and Erni take turns feeding.

"What are you talking about?" Wang Cuilan was angry when she heard this, and immediately slapped the chopsticks: "The second family, if you don't know how to raise a child, just raise it for me, how can a child not be able to eat with a spoon when he is three years old?" ”

"Why not?"

Zhang Miao, who consciously gave birth to a son and had the confidence to speak, replied not to be outdone: "Why can't a male baby, I won't let Dani and Erni feed it now, and I won't marry a daughter-in-law and let my daughter-in-law feed it in the future." ”

"Otherwise, what would you do if you marry a daughter-in-law?"

Zhang Miao said it as a matter of course, she patted Erni's brain with her hand, and patted the thin and small Erni and frowned: "Isn't marrying a daughter-in-law just to serve and take care of her husband, I'm doing this for Erni's good, let her be familiar with it in advance, and save yourself being scolded at her mother-in-law's house in the future." ”

"Second aunt, that's not what you said." Lin Xiangrong couldn't listen to it anymore, and her little face looked serious: "A daughter-in-law is not born to serve her husband, the days must be spent by two people, and the house must be cleaned up by two people, otherwise only the daughter-in-law works alone, so it is better to live alone." ”

If you do all the work by yourself, and you can raise your family by yourself, then why do you want to get married?

Is it just to be a free babysitter?

Zhou Zhaodi touched Lin Xiangrong's head lightly and motioned for her to hurry up and eat.

What are you doing talking to Zhang Miao about this?

Zhou Zhaodi doesn't want to speak anymore, isn't it enough to be choked once?

Zhang Miao is like giving birth to a prince who has a throne to inherit, hugging and walking around all day long, for fear that his son will be gone if he is not careful.

No, Zhang Miao's eyebrows raised when he was on the ground, and he pointed at Sang and scolded Huai: "There are people here, they are a girl, they can't see a male baby, and they have to say some useless words, and live alone?" How can there be no man in the family. ”

"Xiao Ni, don't say this everywhere in the future, let people hear that you are going to be poked in the back, how can this man live without a man? How to live? ”

"Even if a man achieves nothing, but you have a man to rely on, you are too young to understand this, you will know when you get married, after this marriage, you are not you, after all, marry a chicken and marry a dog with a dog."

Lin Xiangrong stared at Zhang Miao speechlessly, too lazy to reason with her, "Yes, yes, the second aunt is right." ”

It's like playing the piano to the cow.

After eating, Lin Xiangrong secretly grabbed Erni and Dani, and whispered: "Sister, don't listen to the words of the second aunt in your heart, go to school first, find a good job in the future, eat with your own hands is not better than anything else, you see that sister-in-law doesn't eat with her ability, don't come back if you can make money in the future." ”

What's the point of not coming back to this kind of place?

Dani and Erni glanced at each other, and the two thin and dark girls patted their sister's brain, and said with a smile: "I want to be young, I have a big mouth, but don't worry, we will never give up going to school." ”

After so many years, she has already been cold to Zhang Miao, how could the two girls put Zhang Miao's words in their hearts?

"But you must study hard." Lin Xiangrong hugged Erni affectionately: "I'll go back first, don't learn too late for you to learn." ”

"Okay." Erni waved her hand with a smile, and after Lin Xiangrong ran away, she turned her head and said to Dani, "Sister, let's go back and endorse the book." ”

"Uh-huh."

Perhaps, reading books is the only way out.

Otherwise, Dani and Erni can only end up marrying someone from the village casually and living in despair for the rest of their lives.

(End of chapter)