Yoshida Mii

Chapter 10
Da Mao subconsciously glanced at Second Aunt Song, "It's me..."

Before she finished speaking, she was stopped by Aunt Song, who stared and said, "What nonsense! Who told you?"

Before Da Mao could finish his sentence, he was beaten up by his own mother. He was so wronged that he sat there with a face drawn, and kicked the leg of the table angrily, causing the noodle soup in the bowl on the table to sway.

"My father is gone, and my mother is still here." Dong Bao said, "My mother didn't even say she wanted to sell me, so why is Da Mao so anxious? It is said that Da Mao is smart and will sell his sisters to make money! Let alone , my father is buried not far away, maybe he will be homesick at this meeting, so he will stand at home and watch us eat! Isn’t that right, grandma, second uncle and second aunt?”

Da Mao looked around, his small eyes shrank suddenly, and Er Mao also shrank, as if there were ghosts wandering around him, and he didn't even realize that his nose was dripping to his mouth.

Huang, who had been silent all this time, raised her eyelids and scolded: "What nonsense! Eat your noodles!" She was also conflicted about how to deal with Dong Bao. Dong Bao is a shrewd girl now. , Whenever something happens, he mentions his dead father, and if he sells Dongbao forcibly, he will be stabbed in the back by the villagers. Besides, Dongbao is also engaged to the Shan family, which is a rich family.

But if they don’t sell Dong Bao, the family is in debt, the second child’s family is obviously unwilling to bear the debt, the third child still has to study, and the eldest brother didn’t pass the exam at the beginning because he was dragged down by worrying about family affairs. Her hopes are all on the third child, she must let the third child concentrate on studying, and must not let the mundane affairs of the family distract the third child from studying, and repeat the mistakes of the eldest, but now the Shan family has no intention of recognizing this relative.

That's all, let's finish this paragraph first, wait until summer, and see how the wheat harvest is going. If the harvest is not good this year, no matter what the eldest daughter-in-law asks, for the sake of the future of the two grandchildren and the third child, I have to give up everything. Dongbao is sold, even if the third child wins the exam and becomes an official in the future, and then redeems Dongbao, it's just a girl's film, arranging a marriage for her, and giving her more dowry, it can be regarded as worthy of the boss who died early.

How could Dong Bao know what Huang was thinking, and she couldn't be blamed for being careless in this regard. As a modern person, she would never have thought that her own father was dead, and her mother-in-law was still trying to sell herself!

Mrs. Huang lost her temper, and Da Mao and Er Mao didn't dare to fight any more. After the family finished eating honestly, Mrs. Li cleaned up the bowls and bowls, and Dong Bao helped her carry them to the kitchen.

Dong Bao wanted to help Li Shi wash the dishes, but Li Shi pushed her aside to prevent her from touching her hands.Li was very happy that Mrs. Huang didn't answer Aunt Song's voice today. She felt that her mother-in-law still had Dongbao in her heart, and she didn't want to sell Dongbao even after living a hard life. She secretly made up her mind to do more in the future. Work hard.

At this meeting, spring just started, and there was not much work in the field. After eating, I mixed bran with washing pot water and fed it to the pigs. Dong Bao and Li Shi went back to their house. Li Shi felt sorry for Dong Bao being tired, and shook off the quilt Let Dong Bao go in and take a nap, then sit on the edge of the bed and watch her daughter sleep, and continue to take the half-filled shoe soles.

The quilt is printed with Double Happiness. It has been used for a long time, and the color has faded after being removed and washed. Dong Bao reckons that this quilt is the quilt used when Li Shi and Song Yang got married. The cotton wool inside has been used for so many years. , It was no longer soft and warm for a long time, Dongbao shivered when he took off his clothes and got in, and secretly squeezed it with his hands, all the cotton in the quilt was all knotted into hard balls.

The quilt has to be dismantled and re-struck every two years to keep it warm and soft. Dong Bao sighed inwardly. It's a pity that her family is too poor, and stretching cotton is a luxury.There is a layer of quilt under the bed, and the underside of the quilt is wheat straw, which has the effect of keeping warm. It is too cold in winter, and there is only one quilt.

Looking at Li who was working non-stop while holding the soles of his shoes, Dong Bao thought of his mother in the previous life.

In her previous life, she was also a girl from the countryside. It is said that her great-grandfather used to be a chef in a famous restaurant in the capital. Also because of my great-grandfather, I was sent to the countryside, and since then I have taken root in the countryside and never returned to the city.

And her father is a very economical person. When Dongbao was very young, he used the secret recipe left by his grandfather to make tofu. He rode an old-fashioned bicycle with Dongbao in the front and Dongbao in the back. Bring tofu and sell it in various villages.Their tofu is well made, the price is fair, and it sells very quickly.

Dongbao's family gradually made a fortune by making tofu. Before finishing elementary school, the family saved enough money and moved from the countryside to the city.Her father was not satisfied with this, and continued to develop the tofu business, from selling tofu along the street on a bicycle, to opening a tofu workshop, and then to a bean product factory.

Gradually, Dongbao's bean products have become a well-known brand in several provinces, and the business is getting bigger and bigger.She has been making tofu and selling tofu with her father since she can remember, until she went to college and left home. She has been involved in the tofu business at home. Although her life is better, her father is not like other men. go bad.

But what Dong Bao in her previous life never expected was that the person who hurt her the most was her favorite family member.

Her younger brother did not go to university like her. After graduating from high school, he stayed at home to work in the bean product company. When his younger brother got married, she suddenly found that her mother's attitude towards her changed. She knew that her mother had always favored her younger brother. , I didn't expect to be eccentric like this.When she graduated, she wanted to help her family's company. She was familiar with it anyway, but her mother told her clearly that the family property belonged to her younger brother, and told her to act like a sister. Don't try to compete with her younger brother for the family property. And the sister-in-law will also be unhappy.

When she went home again, her mother was not very enthusiastic about her. She kept urging her to go back to school quickly, and took good care of her sister-in-law. She was pregnant, and she was afraid that she would surprise the baby in her stomach when she walked a step.My mother felt that it was the best of humanity for her to go to college for a girl. Most of the girls in the countryside went out to work before finishing elementary school. When she was a child, her family was poor, and she was not forced to drop out of school!

Dong Bao's heart is terribly cold, she is not a spineless person, she has hands and feet, and the school she went to is not bad, so she can't live anywhere.However, the wariness and betrayal of her relatives, the trauma caused by such unforgettable injuries is difficult to heal. Since she found a job, she has never returned home. She thinks that home does not welcome her, so why should she go back and ask for it? It's no fun.

On the night when she came here, she had worked overtime for a long time, and she was exhausted when she got home. At this time, her father's call came. His father's voice was as mellow and friendly as ever. After saying a few words, his father said hesitantly: " Bao'er, why don't you go home for Chinese New Year this year?"

She smiled and said, "If you don't go back, it's hard to buy a train ticket."

My father also smiled, "I'll buy you a car, don't you have a driver's license, it will be convenient for you to go home later."

The corners of her eyes were moist, she shook her head and said, "Forget it, Mom won't be happy. My salary is enough for me, so don't worry about it."

"Don't think about it too much. This car is your father's dowry. You are not too young. If you have a suitable boy, settle it down and bring it home for your parents to see." Dad said, "You haven't seen it for a few years." Back home, your mother... misses you very much, and she regrets it too."

For a moment, Dong Bao wanted to throw the phone in his hand to vent his anger, and wanted to yell at his father on the other end of the phone, don't lie to me!She only has her son and her grandson in her eyes, she doesn't care about my life, she only cares if I spend her son's money at home!

In the end, Dong Bao didn't do anything, and said to the phone: "Dad, I hung up the phone. I worked overtime for a few days. I'm very tired. I'll go to bed first." Before going to bed, she thought, the family is still alive Farming in the countryside, when I first started making tofu, I had such a happy life.

As soon as I fell asleep, I fell asleep in this strange time and space.

She thought that in her original world, she would most likely occupy a headline in the news, such as "Female white-collar worker died suddenly while working overtime continuously", and then no one would remember her anymore.

Fortunately, Li Shi only has her one daughter, if she has another son... Dong Bao shrinks her head into the quilt, she really can't be sure of her fate.

"Why aren't you sleeping?" Li looked up and saw that Dong Bao was still asleep, and asked with a smile, "But can't sleep?"

Dong Bao looked at Li Shi, who had a yellow and thin face and protruding finger joints. He really couldn't connect with the well-maintained mother in the previous life. He shook his head and said, "I'm not sleepy, I can't sleep, mother, you can sleep with me."

Only in her own room, facing her daughter, will the smile on Li's face be more. Seeing her daughter looking at him eagerly, Li quickly put down the sole of the shoe in his hand, and quickly took off the outer jacket , also got into the bed, and lay down with Dongbao in his arms.

Too many things happened this morning, Mrs. Li's mind was in turmoil, and she couldn't fall asleep for a while. She patted Dong Bao's back, and Mrs. Li smiled and said, "When you enter the city, it's like a different person." , I wasn’t so bold to talk to your second aunt before, who taught you?”

Dong Bao smiled, "Mother, I was sold once, and I figured it out. If people are weak, they are no different from those pigs and chickens in the market. They can only be sold here and there. Only when you are strong can you be your own master and your own home.”

Li's heart ached when she was frightened, and said, "Don't worry, if Chen Yazi comes to recommend a job again and let you go, I beg you, please don't go."

"Mother, Chen Yazi didn't send me back because the Wang family had recruited all the servant girls." Dong Bao thought for a while, and decided to confess to Li, and said softly: "I was sent home by the young master of the Wang family. No one here is willing to ask me to be a rough envoy. If you send me out to earn money again, I’m afraid you’ll have to sell me to another place.”

(End of this chapter)