Rebirth of the farmer's daughter-in-law

Chapter 24 Another Disaster

She secretly hid the two purple headbands, thinking that she would take them out after Si Ya's birthday, and give Si Ya a surprise.She wanted to make quilts and cotton-padded clothes quickly, but she was born to take over the work of Grandma Chen, so she had to earn money first.

Sanchun took Siya to play in the yard. She sat cross-legged on the kang, with a basket of needlework in front of her.She lowered her head to do her work, and looked up at her sister-in-law and uncle from time to time.

"Brother!" She heard Si Ya's movement, and hurriedly put down her work and put on her shoes.

Before she could reach the door, Meng Dayi lifted the curtain and walked in with a gust of cold wind.

"Is going to the town going well today?" He glanced at Meng Duo, and was startled when he saw the things on the kang.There is hope for life at home, but you can't afford expensive things, and besides, the second brother just left, where did these bright and delicate things come from?

He had to do chores every day, and he had to take money home, so Meng Duo naturally knew that he couldn't hide it from Meng Da, so he told the truth.

But Meng Da frowned, his face clearly showing some displeasure.

Seeing this, Meng Duo's heart sank, and he lowered his head and said timidly: "Uncle, are you annoyed? It's my fault that I didn't discuss this matter with Uncle. It's just that this object has been brought back, and Grandma Chen's family has also agreed on it." , this..." After finishing speaking, she tugged at the skirt of her clothes helplessly.

"Don't be afraid, brothers and sisters, I'm not angry!" Seeing her panic-stricken look, Meng Da felt uncomfortable, "There are a lot of messy jobs at home, what should you do if you take on this job again, and you are exhausted? Needlework is the most tiring for the eyes, and the days in winter are extremely short, so it will be dark if you say it is dark. Now our life is getting better day by day, and I don’t want you to work hard.”

If it were the uncle and sister-in-law of ordinary people, it would be absolutely unacceptable to say these words.But Meng Duo grew up in Meng's parents, and Meng Da had a brother-sister relationship with Meng Da, and the two didn't think it was wrong.

When Meng Duo heard that his uncle was not angry, he breathed a sigh of relief, raised his head and smiled and replied, "Grandma Chen said she was not in a hurry, and let me do it with time. Don't worry, uncle, I won't let myself get tired. I don't care about my body, I I still feel sorry for the money for seeing a doctor! It costs five yuan a piece, and you can earn forty yuan after doing this, and you can buy a lot of things."

Meng Da's eyes froze when he heard the words, and he complained in his heart that he was incapable of letting his younger siblings buy handicrafts to make money.He is not a person who likes to confess, he just made a secret decision in his heart, he wants to treat his younger siblings well for the rest of his life, so that she won't work so hard in the future!
Seeing that the [-]th day of the twelfth lunar month would arrive, Siya was too excited to fall asleep the night before, and she didn't fall asleep until the middle of the night.The next day, she didn't get up even after the sun was drying her butt, and Meng Duo didn't call her, and got busy inside and out.

Meng Da had to go into the mountains after breakfast, Meng Duo packed him two steamed buns stuffed with vegetables and a jar of warm water, and told him to come back early.

She took out the chicken chops, chicken skin, and chicken intestines that had been marinated a few days ago, scooped out a handful of pinto beans and soaked them in water, and then went back to the house to do needlework.

Sanchun lay on the kang, flipping through a dirty book with missing corners and pages, densely packed with words.He didn't know many of them, but he still watched them with great interest, and copied them on the kang with his hands from time to time.Meng Duo glanced at him and felt that he wrote well.

"Uncle Xiaoyi's writing is really good. When he enters the school in the future, he will definitely be praised by his wife." She joked with a smile.

Sanchun smiled embarrassedly when he heard this, scratched his head with his hands and pouted his mouth and said, "I originally wanted to eavesdrop outside the school, but that big black dog is so powerful, it not only barks scary but also runs out to bite People, I almost lost my shoes."

Meng Duo was stunned when he heard that, and hurried to work again.The family's money paid off the famine, bought food, and repaired the roof in the spring.In addition to the sixty copper coins left for Douhua, it was enough to send Sanchun to school.

But to live at home, it is better to have some spare money in your hands, so as not to be in a hurry.Now that she has taken on a job that can make money, she feels a burst of joy when she thinks that she can help support the family.

Now all the money in the family is in her hands, and she feels happy every time she puts a penny in it.

While she was doing the work, she was calculating in her mind, and when she finished the work in hand and exchanged it for money, she would be able to pay back Dou Hua with an extra [-] Wen.

Thinking of Douhua, she couldn't help but feel a sense of loss in her heart, wondering how Douhua is doing?The last time she went to town, she didn't have time to wander around the gate of Wang's house, and she didn't even hear about Dou Hua.

Douhua Niang only has money in her eyes, so she definitely can't give these sixty coins to her.Just find a chance to meet Douhua and hand it over to her.

Meng Duo was thinking wildly and heard some movement on the other side of the curtain. It turned out that Si Ya woke up.

She rubbed her eyes and came over with her disheveled hair, Meng Duo went down to fetch water.Children from poor families can't be coquettish, so Si Ya rolls up her sleeves and washes her face.

"The second sister-in-law will comb your hair today." Meng Duo took the comb with a smile and gently stroked her hair.

Si Ya has quite a lot of hair, but the color is yellowish, and there are many split ends at the ends of the hair. It can be seen that the nutrition cannot keep up.

Meng Duo dipped some water on the wooden comb, and slowly passed through the knotted hair.

"Second sister-in-law combing her hair is the most comfortable, it doesn't hurt at all, and it looks good." Siya grinned, showing her broken teeth.

Meng Duo's hands are very skillful, as long as he has seen the hair bun once, he can comb it out like that.When she went to town a few days ago, she paid special attention to what hairstyle the little girl wore, and planned to do the same for Siya.

Her movements were swift, and she took out the purple headband again.Seeing it, Siya really shouted happily, holding it in her hand, reluctant to let Meng Duo tie it on her head.

After tying it up, Siya leaned over to the washbasin and shook her head to look up.The Meng family doesn't have a mirror, and they don't need to look in the mirror on weekdays. They are satisfied if they can eat enough and wear clothes to cover their bodies. Who cares about whether they are beautiful or not?
After all, Siya was a child, after taking photos for a long time, she put on her shoes and went to the ground, anxiously going to take a stroll outside.Meng Duo asked Sanchun to accompany her, and told them not to go far.

Meng Duo finished embroidering the brocade handkerchief in his hand, looked at it with satisfaction, and saw the weather outside, got up to heat up the meal.

Before the water in the pot boiled, Siya was heard crying.Meng Duo was taken aback, and hurriedly stood up, Siya ran in wiping her tears.

"Second sister-in-law, third brother is fighting with someone!"

Meng Duo didn't have time to ask the reason, so he hurriedly dragged Siya to find someone.As soon as I got out of the hospital, I heard loud noises. I turned a corner and saw several children gathered in a circle, cheering up.

Through the gap in the circle, Meng Duo saw Sanchun and Fat Boy rolling on the ground and kneading into a ball.

"Get up quickly, why did you start fighting?" Seeing this, Meng Duo quickly pushed aside the children and went in. Sanchun was turning over and riding on the fat boy, slamming his small fists desperately at the fat boy's face.

Meng Duo hurriedly hugged his arm and pulled him off the fat boy.He seemed to be going crazy, Meng Duo couldn't hold back no matter what, but was pushed away by him and sat on the ground.

(End of this chapter)