Rebirth of the beauty of the peasant girl

Chapter 31: Distant Relatives are worse than Nearby Neighbors
Mrs. Du took Liu Wenquan and Liu Qingluo, and moved out of the old house overnight, and settled down hastily in the two thatched huts next to the ancestral hall.

Days, overnight, completely changed.

Originally living with a large family, even though life was hard, at least I felt a little dependent in my heart, and my life was stable.

But now the family suddenly separated, with nothing but old clothes and a few bedding, half a bag of cornmeal and five acres of dry land.There is also a huge debt of more than 100 taels on his head...

For Liu Heping, weaving a basket only costs five cents, 100 taels, which may be a huge sum of money that he needs to save his whole life...

He was lying on the temporary bed, staring at the roof with blank eyes.

After living hard and conscientiously for more than thirty years, he suddenly saw such a cruel side of his parents, he couldn't accept it...

"Father, I just boiled the medicine, can you drink it while it's hot?" Shi Du came in with a bowl, sat beside him, and said softly.

Liu Heping turned his head to look at her, saw her eyes were red, her face was haggard, she felt sore, and said in a low voice, "Cuifen, you have suffered with me..."

"What are you talking about, we are a family, what are you talking about..." Du Shi turned his head away, wiped the tears from the corners of his eyes quietly, brought the medicine bowl to his mouth, and said softly, "Drink it, this It’s the money that Niuniu exchanged for her broken leg, so don’t let it go to waste…”

Liu Heping was so sore in his heart, he raised his head and drank the medicine in one gulp.

At this moment, Liu Qingluo walked in, leaning on Du's side, and said in a soft voice, "Father, from now on we will have all the money we earn, and we don't have to be angry with the old house anymore. Isn't this great?"

"Yeah, Dad, I think Niu Niu is right, it's good to separate the family, let's live on our own." Liu Wenquan also echoed.

With a considerate wife and a pair of sensible children, Liu Heping felt a little comforted in his heart, and a little smile appeared on his face, "You two little children, how do you know that life is difficult..."

"Father, think about it, even if we don't separate families, you will have to do the work to pay back the money in the future?" Liu Qingluo said innocently, "You and Brother Quan do the work in the field, and mother does the work at home. We don’t have to support so many people after the separation, so we can relax a little bit, mother, do you think Niuniu is right?”

Du Shi couldn't help laughing, the melancholy in his heart dissipated a lot, he nodded Liu Qingluo's little head, "You child, for some reason, the longer the small mouth, the better..."

Liu Qingluo acted coquettishly, coddling in Du Shi's arms, "Isn't it all because she is a mother's child? I'm becoming more and more like a mother..."

"This child..."

The entire family was laughed at by her, and the depressive atmosphere almost dissipated...

After Liu Heping finished drinking the medicine, Mrs. Du took the bowl, stood up and said, "I haven't eaten tonight, you wait, I'll see if I can get something to eat..."

Suddenly someone knocked on the door outside, "Sister-in-law, are you home?"

It was the voice of Sangu Liu Yaoping.

Mrs. Du quickly opened the door, and saw Liu Yaoping standing at the door, followed by a half-grown child.

"Third sister, Hu Zi, why are you here?"

"Sister-in-law..." Liu Yaoping's eyes turned red when he saw her, and he stuffed a small package into her hand, "I went to the village to buy this at night, and you will eat it tonight..."

Du Shi opened the package and saw that there were four steaming white flour steamed buns inside...

"Third sister, you are..." Du Shi was so moved that he couldn't speak.

White flour steamed buns, all year round, they can only taste them during the Chinese New Year...

Liu Yaoping wiped the sweat from his forehead, and said with a smile: "Sister-in-law, you guys have a good night's rest. I'll come see you tomorrow, so I'll go back first. I'm going to talk about it later..."

She is an abandoned woman who was divorced and returned home. The old lady Liu rarely let her go out on weekdays, let alone this big night...

Mrs. Du hurriedly said: "It's such a dark day, it's not good for you to go back alone. I'll ask Brother Quan to take you back...Brother Quan, come out!"

She turned around and called Liu Wenquan out.

At this time, Hu Zi quickly said: "Auntie, don't bother Brother Quan, I will go with Sangu later."

"Why did you come here at this time?" Du Shi asked curiously.

Liu Wenquan also came out with a smile and said, "Why are you here looking for me?"

"I'm not here to look for you, I'm here to look for Niuniumei..." Huzi cheerfully picked up a jar in his hand and brought it to Mrs. Du, "Auntie, these are the pickles my grandma pickled, and this one, cook it at night The little bean sprouts, for Niu Niu."

"It's not easy for you, keep it and eat, what else are you sending here..."

Du Shi knew in his heart that they were all because of their past friendship, seeing them in trouble, they came here to deliver some food and give them a helping hand...

"If my aunt doesn't take it, my grandma will beat me when I go back..." Huzi patted his head foolishly, and called into the room, "Niuniu, are you going to mow the grass tomorrow?"

Liu Qingluo replied: "No, I don't have to wait on Rhubarb from now on, what else is there to cut grass, I will go dig wild vegetables with you in the future."

"That's better."

Huzi nodded with a smile, and said to Liu Yaoping, "Sangu, shall we go?"

Liu Yaoping nodded, said goodbye to Mrs. Du, and the two left together.

Here Mrs. Du took the steamed buns and jars of pickles, and went back to the house to talk to Liu Heping. The two of them sighed for a while, and felt that although they were driven out of the old house, there were still so many people who cared about them. Always go on.

……

Early the next morning, Mrs. Du woke up early and cleaned everything inside and outside the house.

Although Liu Heping's leg was still unable to move, the wound was completely scarred. He moved to the yard and sat down. Liu Wenquan found wood and other things, and broke up some simple furniture such as a table.

As for the place to live, it is still the same as before, one room is for the couple, and the other room is separated for Liu Wenquan and Liu Qingluo.

The kitchen stove is placed outside.

Fortunately, although the two houses outside the ancestral hall are simple, they are repaired every year, and they are clean and spacious.After being tidied up by Du Shi's skillful hands, it felt quite warm.

At least after settling down, Liu Heping couldn't work in the fields. The five acres of dry land in the field was no better than paddy fields, and they couldn't grow wheat. They could only grow some corn cobs, which had already been harvested.

The half bag of stick noodles that the old house gave them was ground from those sticks.

Therefore, the five acres of dry land are currently idle, and they can only wait for the next spring to be reclaimed and planted after the winter is over.

Since there was not much work to do in the field, and he couldn't go hunting in the mountains for the time being, Liu Heping was desperately weaving baskets, straw hats and other gadgets at home.

Facts have proved that the styles Liu Qingluo provided him sell well as long as they are sold.

And the last time Mrs. Du embroidered the exquisite little flower shoes according to Liu Qingluo's request, and brought them to the embroidery shop.

(End of this chapter)