vines and melons

Chapter 2

One day, two days passed, one month, two months passed, one year, two years, three years passed, and Grandma Erni saw that her daughter-in-law's stomach had been flattened and became anxious, so she decided to take a divination.

That day, Grandma Erni came to the home of the blind Gua Xian'er on tiptoe.

Gua Xian'er sometimes tried to keep her eyes open, and sometimes squinted her eyes easily, and skillfully tapped her thumbs on the tips of the other four fingers, muttering something.Er Ni Nai listens attentively and answers every question.

When the blind man heard that Erni was a rabbit born at noon on the fifteenth day of the twelfth lunar month, he rolled his eyes vigorously and said, "Oh! This second girl was born by mistake! If it's a boy, she must be a high-ranking official." At this time, the horoscope is too hard."

Grandma Erni understood, that kid was "killed" by Erni.She hurriedly stood up and asked eagerly, "Is there any way to break it?"

Gua Xian'er stopped her tapping hand, rubbed her three fingers lightly twice, opened her eyes forcefully again, smiled, and said, "Is that possible?!"

Grandma Erni understood what she knew and quickly took out a rusty copper coin from her sleeve and stuffed it to Gua Xian'er.

Gua Xian'er rubbed the copper coins vigorously with three fingers, smiled again, and said, "It's very simple, just let Erni recognize her as a godmother! But, this godmother must be poor, the poorer the better!" I will hold my grandson next year!"

"What's so poor?" Er Ni hurried forward and asked happily.

Gua Xian'er said: "Poor enough to beg for food!"

Erni's grandma told the truth when she went home, and added another reason for Erni's rejection, anyone who saw her was enough.

Erni's grandma's grandson reached out her hand (in a hurry), and she wanted to recognize Erni as a godmother. She thought: the sooner she recognizes Erni as a godmother, the sooner she can embrace her grandson.Every day, she takes time to look outside the gate for a while, and she doesn't forget to hold a steamed bun in her hand.Hard work paid off, and Erni's grandma finally waited for a beggar one month later. Under her grandmother's instigation, 4-year-old Erni timidly stepped forward and called "Godmother".In order to be safe, Grandma Erni invited a clay doll with a "handle" (boy) from Grandma Songzi.

In the second year, Erni's grandmother embraced her grandson as she wished.Afterwards, Er Niniang gave birth to a boy and a girl with the frequency of one every two years.

Grandma Erni named the two baby lumps Steel Dan and Tie Dan, and she said: These names are so strong that no one can beat them.

Zhang Quanyou named his youngest daughter: Xiao Mo'er, as the name implies, Mo means to stop at the end. He doesn't want to have any more children. With less food and more people, it is really impossible to support more children.This little Mo'er is really right, Er Ni Niang will never give birth again.

Zhang Quanyou is a traditional and fastidious person.When farming is busy, I go to the fields to work and go home. I first use a cloth duster to dust off the dirt on my body in the front yard, and then go into the backyard, wash my hands and face, and then sit in my mother’s kiln, smoking dry cigarettes, talking to my mother, and waiting for the children to serve them. ,Have a meal.He requires children to serve the elders with both hands; if the worker does not eat, the others cannot eat first; when eating, they must not make any noise, especially when eating noodles. Occasionally, if someone offends him, his face will be long and his nose will grow. With one look and two stares, the scorching aura made the children tremble with fear.Every child has rules and regulations under his strict training.Zhang Quanyou also has a three-generation seal cutting craft and tools, a thin skill, he set up a stall in the old street to carve characters during the slack season, earning a small amount of money to support the family, so that Zhang Quanyou has no time to spare. He can't even help.The family is small and there are many children, and unruly, dirty, and messy things are unavoidable, but in Zhang Quanyou's view, it is a big deal. He is hungry and tired after work, and he often complains about it. If you contradict a few words, Zhang Quanyou will get started.

Grandma Erni is a daughter-in-law who has finally become a mother-in-law. She puts on airs every day, and just gives orders to her daughter-in-law all day long. When the five children are playing around, she looks at her and smiles when she is in a good mood, and scolds her when she is not. Scolding Er Ni Niang will only give birth but not support.

Erniniang was responsible for cooking, cooking, children, and the family's clothing all day long. She had to plan carefully for everything, so she took care of it, and her heart was full of resentment.

Everyone's resentment has a source, and Erniang often sends her resentment to her child, Erni.

(End of this chapter)