Peasant woman's day

Chapter 102

Furong pretended not to hear, and signaled Yuanyuan not to speak, and brought Yuanyuan to Aunt Gu's room next door.

Mrs. Gu was doing her needlework. Seeing Fu Rong and the others coming, she hurriedly got up: "Third brothers and sisters, please sit down. It's very cold in my room, why didn't you go to sit with mother?"

Fu Rong knew that Mrs. Gu would only dare to burn some charcoal herself at night, and it was really difficult to throw out the ashes in the morning.She smiled and looked at the sewing work in Mrs. Gu's hands. It was a child's underwear.Fu Rong took her seat and said with a smile: "Sister-in-law, I have something to say, I've said it, I'm afraid you may be overthinking."

"What are you talking about? The third brother and sister can just talk. The third brother and sister are sincere to me, how can I be so ignorant?" Mrs. Gu said with a smile.

Seeing that she didn't seem to be lying, Fu Rong said, "This child's skin is tender. No matter how good the fabric is, it can't compare to the old ones worn at home. Although the new clothes are a piece of my heart, they are still not soft enough. I have washed Niu Niu's clothes and put them there."

After hearing this, Mrs. Gu's eyes lit up: "The third brother and sister are sincerely speaking for me, how can I be overwhelmed? I only think about how to pull the best cloth for the child and prevent him from suffering, but I ignore it. This. The third sibling is more thoughtful. I'll pick it up when the time comes."

Fu Rong smiled and said: "The material in sister-in-law's hands is soft, and the thread ends are all sewn on the outside. It is made bigger, and children can wear it when they are older. It is like Yuanyuan's summer gown. I made it the year before last. I closed it in and gradually enlarged it. , it fits right this year."

"At home, I used to wear the leftovers of my sister and brother. I only changed the small ones, not the big ones. How could I know this. Thank you, the third sibling." Aunt Gu said, with a glimmer of frustration in her eyes, "If I My mother is still there, and I can always find someone to ask about these things. The third sibling is blessed."

"Sister-in-law is also blessed." Furong patted Yuanyuan's buttocks.Yuanyuan turned her head, Furong's chin lifted towards Mrs. Gu.Yuanyuan understood, and ran to Aunt Gu's side, putting her little paw on her lap: "Ma'am, Yuanyuan wants to eat Tangtang."

After hearing this, Mrs. Gu smiled and pinched his cheek.Yuanyuan immediately grabbed Mrs. Gu's hand: "Ma'am, Mother said you can't pinch your face, otherwise my sister will drool, oh no, Yuanyuan will drool."

Both Mrs. Gu and Fu Rong laughed.Fu Rong guessed that Gu Lao and Gu Lao Niang had talked about the same thing outside, so she came out with the two children.Yuanyuan bowed to the old couple, she was a small person, but she had a decent appearance.Father Gu smiled, and waved at Yuanyuan: "Yuanyuan, come to Grandpa."

Mrs. Gu looked a little better and took Niu Niu.When Niuniu saw Mrs. Gu, she danced and danced.Seeing that Niu Niu was cute, Mrs. Gu didn't ask why Fu Rong came here so late.

Gu Boss and the three brothers came back together.The elder Gu and the second child were sweating all over their heads. When Mrs. Gu saw them, she hurriedly let them into the room: "Wipe off the sweat and change into clean clothes. You don't have to go in the afternoon, do you?"

"No need, the master's house is going to have a banquet in the afternoon. All the things have already been transported, and we will rest for half a day in the afternoon. Did mother cook anything delicious today?" As soon as Boss Gu walked into the room, he immediately smelled a smell. fragrance.

Gu Laoer also smelled it, and said with a smile: "It seems to smell like chicken soup."

Mrs. Gu smiled and said: "It's just a holiday, your eldest sister is back, the eldest daughter-in-law is also pregnant, and the third daughter-in-law is breastfeeding the child again. It is not an exaggeration to stew two chickens. The bamboo shoots I stewed were also cut down by me when I went up the mountain last year. Dry it yourself, and taste the taste of your hometown."

Speaking of this, Mrs. Gu's eyes darkened involuntarily: "I don't know how the family is doing now."

The minds of everyone in the room were dimmed because of this sentence.Seeing the heavy expressions on everyone's faces, Mr. Gu couldn't help but said, "It's the reunion festival today, what are you doing with such despondent words? Didn't there be good news a while ago, our soldiers from the Great Zhou beat that feudal kingdom to pieces? Are you losing ground? Let’s not talk about that today, wash your hands and go to the table to eat.”

Gu's father's words of comfort to everyone were nothing more than to bring harmony back to everyone's faces.Elder Sister Gu came out wearing Old Madam Gu's home-made old clothes. Fu Rong just glanced at her and saw that she seemed to have lost a lot of weight.Sister Gu raised her head and glanced at Fu Rong, then looked away somewhat at a loss.Fu Rong also looked away: for some people, it is better to keep a distance from strangers.

Mrs. Gu didn't notice this.She has been serving Sister Gu food on the table throughout the meal.Sister Gu buried her head even lower in the ground.Second Aunt Gu pursed her mouth and did not speak.Father Gu frowned and opened his mouth: "I have hands, so I can pick up whatever I like to eat. You pick up vegetables like this, blocking the boss and his wife. What else do they eat?"

Mrs. Gu served another bowl of soup for Sister Gu, and then she sat down, and glanced at Fu Rong intentionally or unintentionally: "My own daughter, I don't feel sorry for anyone. I can't take out other people's things. , The eggs I bought with my own money, and the chickens I raised myself, I should give my daughter more, shouldn't that be right? Who can make a fuss?"

Father Gu put the bowl heavily on the table, and Mother Gu's body trembled unconsciously.Father Gu said to Fu Rong: "Third daughter-in-law, go and see, there are still vegetables and radishes in the kitchen. Fry two dishes, I can't get used to such greasy ones."

Fu Rong knew that this was a fight between the old couple, so she stood up quickly.Mrs. Gu's face turned red and turned pale, so she had to bite the bullet and greet everyone: "Everyone eat, come, eat some."

Papa Gu still didn't move, Furong quickly spread out an omelette and fried a garlic choy sum.When Gu Lao saw it, his complexion improved a little, and he only ate these two dishes.Sister Gu had been eating plain rice all the time, when suddenly she stretched her chopsticks towards the pot of chicken soup, picked up a piece of chicken, and picked it up towards Father Gu, and said timidly, "Father, you eat chicken."

Until the meal was over, the piece of chicken in Papa Gu's bowl remained untouched.And the reunion atmosphere that was deliberately warmed up on the table also cooled down because of the diametrically opposed attitudes of the old couple.

Mrs. Gu slapped the chopsticks on the table on the spot, and Sister Gu hurriedly pulled the corner of her clothes.Old Gu probably thought she was like this, and immediately frowned: "If you don't want to eat, go back to your own room, don't embarrass yourself in front of the younger generation!"

"I'm ashamed? I gave my daughter a few pieces of food, what's bothering you? A son is a human being, a daughter-in-law is a human being, isn't my daughter a human being? After so many years, the eldest daughter has suffered so much outside, you Why is this father so vicious, he didn't even ask a question." Mrs. Gu began to vent her anger.

Old man Gu put down the bowl: "As I said, go back to the house if you don't eat. You don't want this old face, I want it. If you can't stay any longer, I've said it too. Anyway, you know everything at home is in the house." Well, you can take whatever you decide to take with you.”

Old lady Gu burst into tears: "Old man, are you really going to drive me away?"

"Look for yourself, do you have the appearance of a mother? Which mother is like you? It is their good fortune that my children can become what they are today. You love your daughter, so you took your daughter. I Out of sight, out of mind." Father Gu's words seemed more like a fit of anger.

Seeing that something was wrong, Gu Simei hurriedly tried to persuade Mrs. Gu.Seeing someone persuading her, Mrs. Gu worked harder, and wiped her tears with a handkerchief: "You want to divorce me? I'd like to go to the patriarch to ask what I did wrong to be kicked out of the Gu family."

After hearing this, Old Man Gu sneered, "That's fine, it will save you time and trouble."

Seeing that the trouble has become like this, even if you want to stay out of it, it is impossible.Gu Qingchen persuaded Father Gu.Gu Boss and Gu Simei are trying to persuade Gu Laoniang.The second Gu took a look at Sister Gu who put down the bowl and sat on the bench without saying a word.Sister Gu killed possibly the only child in his life, who could understand the pain in his heart.Now, because of her appearance, the family has become so noisy.However, Gu Lao Er suppressed the roiling disgust in his heart, and finally lived a peaceful life at home for a few days, but he couldn't fall short because of this woman.The tempering of these days also made the second child who didn't care about anything in the past settle down a little. He got up and walked to Old Gu's side: "Father, my ex-son and elder brother went to work there, and the concierge just happened to be there." As a gift from the guest who came to the door, he gave me some shredded tobacco, saying that the old man of the dealer also smoked it. You go to my room, how about I pack two sticks for you to smoke?"

Papa Gu nodded and followed Papa Gu.Mrs. Gu sat slumped on the chair, wiping away her tears.Gu Boss and Gu Simei were even more at a loss.The second sister-in-law Gu picked out almost all the chicken in the pot of chicken soup by herself, spat out a chicken leg bone, and said, "Sister, why don't you eat it? This is the soup that your mother made for you. Where are our sons and daughter-in-laws? Has my daughter and grandchildren received such treatment? Why is my mother being wronged today, but you haven't said a word." As the second sister-in-law Gu said, she glanced at the old lady who had stopped crying and raised her head. Momo smiled, "Or, in the eyes of eldest sister, mother should be wronged like this?"

Sister Gu stood up suddenly, her face flushed: "My own mother, of course I feel sorry for you. Second brother and sister, you don't have to provoke me here. I know that you were dissatisfied with me because of the child. , but don’t bring it up to other people.” After she came back, she kept avoiding contact with everyone, because she knew that in this family, she had no support other than Mrs. Gu, who was her last straw.She is not stupid, if she defended Mrs. Gu just now, the most likely result now is that Mrs. Gu will be kicked out together with herself.She was really afraid of that kind of wandering life.She swallowed her anger, she kept her head low, she just wanted to have a place to live.

(End of this chapter)