After selling myself, I became the head of the family

Chapter 8 Three Days of Peace
  When Su Yueyue came home, she saw the ground stained red with her own blood as soon as she entered the yard.

The two little girls Su Qing and Su Jing were startled when they saw the marks on the ground. Feng Shuzhen could only cover their eyes quickly, but the tears in her own eyes were about to fall again.

Su Yueyue's face was still very pale, but any movement would affect the wound. Even if she wanted to cover the blood on the ground, there was nothing she could do.

"Aunt Feng, Yueyue, my mother-in-law asked me to help you take care of the soil in your yard."

The young man carried the hoe and passed them, heading straight into the courtyard.

"Ruo'an, I'm sorry to trouble you."

Feng Shuzhen smiled bitterly.

"Auntie, it's no trouble,"

Zhang Ruoan smiled, showing his big white teeth.

Feng Shuzhen only felt her eyes sore and led her two daughters into the house while she went to pour water for Zhang Ruoan.

"Yueyue, are you okay?"

He didn't talk to her, and when he saw Feng Shuzhen going to the kitchen, Zhang Ruoan looked at Su Yueyue embarrassedly.

"I am fine."

Su Yueyue shook her head and didn't say much.

"Yueyue, actually I..."

The young man suppressed his blush and couldn't say the second half of the sentence for a long time. At this moment, Feng Shuzhen came out with a water bowl.

"Ruo'an, hurry up, drink some water."

"Thank you, aunt."

The young man scratched his head in embarrassment, took the water bowl, drank it in one gulp, and then immersed himself in his work.

The soil stained red with blood was turned over and buried underground again.

Worried that her daughter might injure her wound, Feng Shuzhen only asked her to go back to her room to rest.

After filling in the soil in the yard and taking a look at Su Yueyue's room, the young man returned home feeling a little discouraged.

He was a little annoyed as to why he couldn't speak his mind.

In the room, Feng Shuzhen was combing her daughter's braid, and tears fell again as she combed it.

"Yueyue, it's my useless mother that makes you suffer so much."

Why isn't Su Yueyue feeling sad?
  But she also understood that Aniang could never abandon her and her sisters' reputation.

But even so, their family's life will not be easy in the future.

"Mom, everything will be fine."

The little girl's voice was low, trying hard to hold back the sourness on the tip of her nose.

Life in Shantou Village went on as usual. The only difference was that the old Su family had been extremely quiet for three days in a row.

The food sent by Aunt Zhang has also reached the bottom. Although other families in the village have also sent some food, they can't sit back and wait for help from others.

Feng Shuzhen had to think of other ways to support her family.

At dawn, the Su family had already packed up.

"Auntie, are we going to the mountains to pick mushrooms?"

The two little girls, Su Qing and Su Jing, each carried a basket and stood obediently outside the door waiting for their mother-in-law to come out.

"Yes, have you two packed your baskets?"

While Feng Shuzhen was talking, she took the hatchet placed in the corner.

You are afraid of encountering snakes on the mountain, so you have to use a hatchet and a stick to explore the way.

Now is the time to pick up mushrooms. There is no food at home, so she can only go to the mountains with other people in the village to pick up some mountain products to supplement the family income.

The only thing the family can sell now are the two quilts.

She couldn't let the dolls survive the winter.     “We’ve got it.”

The little girl nodded and carefully checked the tools she brought.

"Yueyue, you are resting at home. My mother-in-law and my sisters went to the mountains to pick up wild goods and will be back in the afternoon."

After saying hello to the eldest daughter in the house, Feng Shuzhen took her two younger daughters in backpacks to meet everyone at the end of the village.

As soon as she heard that their family was getting ready to go out, Aunt Zhang also hurriedly followed them out with her basket on her back.

"Shu Zhen, just in time, let's go together."

Aunt Zhang smiled and caught up with them.

"Sister Zhang, are you going too?"

Feng Shuzhen was a little surprised when she saw that the visitor was Aunt Zhang.

After all, the Zhang family's life is easy. Now that the autumn harvest has just been completed, she can have a good rest at home.

The people who were planning to go to the mountains to pick up wild goods this time were also people in the village whose families were having a hard time.

"Isn't that kid Ruoana talking about wanting to eat mushrooms? I thought it would be a waste to go to the town to buy them, so I might as well go to the mountains with you and have a look. If I'm lucky and pick up a lot, I might be able to take some to the town. Sell."

While Aunt Zhang was talking, she happily took out a pancake from her arms, then broke it in half and gave it to the two little ones, Su Qing and Su Jing.

Looking at the pancakes that were handed to them, the two little girls swallowed, but their eyes immediately fell on their aunts.

Seeing that the two little girls didn't answer, Aunt Zhang immediately changed her face and pretended to be angry.

"Why, you don't want the things that Auntie gave you? Do you think the pancakes are not delicious?"

"No, no."

Su Qing hurriedly shook her head and explained. Feng Shuzhen felt sour in her heart when seeing the panicked look of the two of them.

"What my aunt gives you, you just take it."

With Grandma's permission, the two little babies dared to accept the pancake. They didn't eat it, but carefully put it into their arms. They looked very distressed.

Aunt Zhang also felt very uncomfortable when she saw this.

Su Laoer is an honest and hard-working man. Although he was not assigned a field when the family was divided, he has been helping the villagers farm the land, and he can get two bags of grain after the autumn harvest every year.

I go to work in the town on weekdays and can earn a few taels of silver throughout the year.

If it weren't for the blood-sucking of the old Su family, how could Shuzhen and the other mothers be so sad?
  The few of them didn't say anything anymore. They just carried their backpacks and went to the end of the village, waiting for several other women who were going up the mountain to come.

In the room, Su Yueyue was sitting on the bed, not to mention how uncomfortable she was.

For the past three days, my mother-in-law had not allowed her to move much. After lying in bed for a long time, she only felt pain in her waist and back.

But if he moves his body, the wound on his arm will hurt again.

Normally, her younger sister would accompany her and talk to her. Today, both her mother and younger sister went to the mountains, leaving her alone at home. She felt uncomfortable no matter what.

And although it was autumn now, the weather was still hot today, and there were many snakes and insects on the mountain, so she couldn't help but feel worried.

When I was thinking wildly, I heard a rustling sound coming from outside the window.

Su Yueyue's restless heart suddenly picked up again.

The people in the old house have been quiet these past few days. Could it be that today, seeing that I was the only one left at home, I wanted to cause trouble again?
  Outside the window, Zhang Ruoan was pacing back and forth in the yard with a cake, but he didn't dare to knock on the door directly.

I made pancakes at home today, and my mother-in-law also asked me to send some over here.

But thinking that Yueyue was the only one at home in the Su family now, the young man was always a little confused.

After all, it was hard for him to go in directly.

While he was struggling, he heard a squeak, turned his head, and met Su Yueyue's wary eyes at the window.

"Yue, Yueyue?"

The young man stammered and blushed, unable to speak clearly for a moment.

(End of this chapter)