happy old days

Chapter 2

"Mother, is Jinniang better?" Zhiqing was lying on the bed thinking wildly when she heard the sound of a few people walking in the yard, and then heard a young man's voice, and learned from her memory that it was Brother Jinniang's voice.

"I'm already awake. I just drank the medicine and fell asleep." Mrs. Wang felt much more relaxed now that she could speak, and Jinniang's condition worried her to the core for a few days.

"That's good, give it to mother, I bought it for Jinniang, I don't feel good after drinking medicine these days."

"Mother, let me see what it is." The seven-year-old boy grabbed his mother's hand to see.

Pa——"Go, this is for your sister." Mrs. Wang stretched out her hand and patted her youngest son, glaring at him, but she still relentedly took out a piece of candy from the package, black or red or not. Although it is not as good as the ones in the sugar shops in the county town, they are all made by the farmers themselves.

He put his hand into his younger son's hand, turned around and entered the room.

Cheng Hao's daughter-in-law was sitting on the kang holding the soles of her shoes, when she saw Cheng Hao coming back, "I'm back, how much did you sell?"

"The bamboo basket sold for 130 yuan, one for eight yuan, and the fish basket was bought for ten yuan more. Your twenty nets are worth seven yuan each. That's 140 yuan." Cheng Hao handed a string of money to his wife as he spoke. .

Cheng Hao's daughter-in-law held a dial, "That's not right, why are ten pennies missing."

"I bought a few pieces of candy for Jinniang, and the medicine has become tasteless in my mouth these days."

Cheng Hao's daughter-in-law turned around and curled her lips, "Your daughter is as delicate as the eldest lady in the city." She threw the money string into the box with a clatter.

Cheng Hao sat down on the kang, his eyes widened, "What are you talking about, how many years can Jin Niang stay at home? You can't tolerate this? Besides, you often get your needles and threads from Jin Niang, what did she say? "

"Okay, I'll just say that, look at you." Cheng Hao's daughter-in-law went down to the ground and patted the ashes on her body, "Hey, let me ask you, did our father sell the purse embroidered by Jinniang today? How much did he sell? "

"Why are you asking this? Don't worry about the money, it will be used as a dowry for Jinniang in the future."

"Tch—you think I'm a rarity for the money, I just want to ask, if it sells a lot, let Jinniang draw some pictures for me, and I will do it too. It's better than making more money through networking. We don't have a separate family now, everything is in our parents' place, we both have to save some private house, right?"

Cheng Hao thought for a while, "A purse sells for 20 renminbi, and one can earn more than [-] renminbi without the materials. It's making money, but do you have that skill?"

Cheng Hao's daughter-in-law's eyes lit up when she heard it, but she was a little depressed when she heard Cheng Hao's question. Back then, both Mannia and Jinniang learned embroidery from Mrs. Lin in the village. Mother, the craft is good.Mannia and Jinniang followed her to school for two years, and Aunt Lin passed away.Mannia was a late learner and she was getting older, so it would be better if Jinniang had cultivated her temper since elementary school, and now her skills are very good.But it's also because of this Jinniang's shy personality.

"I can't do that well with my craft, but it's okay to make it simpler."

"That's fine, it just so happens that the field is not busy right now, but don't worry, you have to wait for her to recover anyway."

"Don't worry, you won't tire your sister." Cheng Hao's daughter-in-law said yes, but she was a little disapproving in her heart, what should she do now that she is so spoiled waiting to get married.

Both Cheng Hao and Cheng Tao got married this year. When Cheng Hao and his wife Zhou Yuzhen got engaged, Yuzhen's father passed away. As a result, Cheng Hao waited for three years. So, he married his younger brother at the beginning of this year.This Yuzhen is also a living, Cheng Hao waited for her for another three years, the relationship between the couple is still good, but they are always upset that the parents and husband in the family like the sister-in-law, and they say a few words, but other things are fine.

After Zhiqing took care of her for a few more days, her body is almost in good condition, and she also knows about the people in this family.Mr. Chen is a dutiful farmer. He doesn't like to talk on weekdays, but he is a one-sided master. Basically, the big and small things in the family are managed by the Wang family. But if there are really things that need to be decided, Mr. Chen is absolutely unambiguous. He decides , no one can change.The two elder brothers, Cheng Hao has a personality similar to that of his father, and he doesn’t talk a lot on weekdays. He works hard, and Cheng Tao has a very cheerful personality. Ask him for help, the two elder brothers are very filial.

The two sister-in-laws, Zhiqing, looked at it. The elder sister-in-law was so careful, but she was decent on the surface, and she was hardworking. Although she always wanted to take care of her small family, she would not do it too much. A face-to-face person with no idea, except for housework on weekdays, he doesn't leave the house, sawing a gourd with a beak.Her personality is not as likable as her sister-in-law's, but she won't cause trouble. Zhiqing thought that if she hadn't come here by herself, maybe Jinniang would be just like her second sister-in-law when she married in the future. Fortunately, Cheng Tao liked it very much.The mother is kind, cheerful, and hot-tempered every day. Although she is not a powerful mother-in-law, neither of the two daughters-in-law dares to be disobedient.Maybe because of the character of the second sister-in-law, the relationship with the elder sister-in-law is good, and there is such a younger sister, the elder sister-in-law is also more comfortable, which is better than the two sisters-in-law.The two elder brothers in the family can also afford a family, and the family is very harmonious because of their filial piety.

The younger brother Cheng Hai is a naughty one, maybe she let him in since he was a child, Cheng Hai has a very good relationship with this elder sister.Although the parents in the family prefer the youngest son, they will not be too much. At the age of three, Cheng Hai will not grow crooked.

Jinniang felt relieved after learning about the personalities of the members of the family. The family members treated her well, and the few days of care made her feel warm, and she was even more grateful that she was reborn into a good family.

After washing in the morning, she went out of the house. This was the first time she went out in seven days after waking up. Before, she was stopped by Mrs. Wang and refused to let her out of the house. She was afraid that the blowing would make her very uncomfortable and embarrassed.However, I also felt Wang's maternal love for Jinniang, and the relationship between the two mothers suddenly improved.Although Zhiqing was not sociable in the past, but she has been to university and has seen the world, she is much better than Jinniang. Wang felt that after her daughter recovered from her illness, her personality changed a little, she was generous and her temperament was different up.It's a pity that Jinniang had no sense of existence in the past, and she didn't think much about it, she just thought that the child's temperament had changed after walking through the gate of hell.Don't people say that people will change after they are enlightened?It is estimated that this is the case with her daughter.This is a change for the better. Mrs. Wang always recites Buddha in her heart. Before, she was worried that her daughter would be angry at her husband's family if she married off, but now she seems to be more attractive.The main reason is that Zhiqing merged with Jinniang. Even if there were some changes, she still carried the shadow of Jinniang, which would not be too abrupt.

Out of her hut, there is the main room outside, and the parents' room on the opposite side. There is another room of the same size next to her room, which is the younger brother's room. The little guy moved there a year ago.Walking into the yard, there are three main rooms and east and west wing rooms. The houses are all made of wood and mud bricks. The yard is very large. There is more than one acre of land in the front and three or four mu in the back yard, all of which are planted with things.There are two low rooms between the east wing and the main building, which are kitchens, and two on the side of the west wing, which are grain storage rooms. The chicken coop is to the west of the entrance, and the toilet is in the backyard.In fact, the houses and yards here are quite big, not just their family.

As far as Jinniang remembers, their family background in Chenjia Village is pretty good. At least the two elder brothers have their own space without having to live in the same place when they get married. The family has eight acres of paddy fields, ten acres of dry fields, and seven acres of wasteland in the back mountains. .This world is not the earth of the past. Although the cultural crops in all aspects are similar and even the geographical environment will not change much, the history is completely different. They live in the Dayong Kingdom. A war has just ended and the country is peaceful. It can be predicted that the country will be safe and stable for the next ten years or more.What's more, the place where they live is far away from the border, and the war can't spread here. The water source is abundant and the products are rich, and their life is relatively stable.Now the grain output in the field is not much, and one mu of paddy field can produce four stones of rice, about 380 catties.Eight acres of paddy fields went to pay taxes, and there was only about ten taels of silver left.The production of dry fields is worse, with seven to eight taels a year, and the products of wasteland are enough for the family to eat.The father of the elder brother in the family sometimes goes to the county to do some small work to supplement the family, so that he can save seventeen or eight taels every year, which is not bad compared with ordinary families. It's just that the elder sister is married and the elder brother is married. After two years of tossing, the family savings are not much. .

Jinniang looked at the yard at home, and sorted out Jinniang's few memories in her mind. The more she understood, the happier she felt, that she was still favored by God.At least she was lucky not to be sent to a poor family who can't get rid of the pot.

"Why is Jinniang standing here? It's cold in the morning. Come in and don't get cold anymore." When Wang came out of the small kitchen, she saw Jinniang standing at the door of the main room with a smile on her face, looking at her thin clothes. Said with a frown.

"Mother, I'm already healed. You can see that I have gained weight in the house these days." Jin Niang said to Wang Shi with a smile.

Wang Shi saw that Jinniang's cheeks had indeed plumped up a little these days, and she was standing at the door gracefully, perhaps not as shyly bowing her head as before. At this time, Dafangfang actually had the posture of a big girl, but looking at her body The blue hemp beanbags are a bit worn out, thinking that the girl is getting older, she should make two new clothes, and she will go to the market tomorrow to buy some fabrics, thinking this way, she waved her hand, "Go, go inside." Without looking at Jinniang, she turned around and went into the small kitchen again, feeling a little worried, the girl in their family was pretty, and she didn't know where her marriage was.

Jinniang didn't know that Mrs. Wang thought of getting married in such a short period of time, she obediently entered the house, her father and her two elder brothers had gone to the backyard to set up a cucumber stand, and her two sister-in-laws were cooking breakfast with their mother in the kitchen. Can't get in.

Back in her hut, seeing the bamboo baskets on the table, Jinniang remembered that she was still a good embroiderer, and she didn't know if she could do it.Picking up the basket, looking at the soles of the shoes inside, holding the awl in one hand is very proficient, as if it has been done a thousand times, it seems that the memory of the body and the memory of the mind can really be passed down, it is estimated that Jinniang is young. Most of the time is spent doing embroidery, so the memory is deeper.Jinniang was secretly happy, although her major was useless, but after merging with Jinniang, the craftsmanship of embroidered sitting shoes also made her not useless, pinching the shoes on her hand, Jinniang thought maybe Jinniang It's not that she disappeared, but merged with her. She is both Zhiqing and Jinniang, combining the characteristics of the two, and she should live a good life.

The sudden enlightenment made Jinniang's mind suddenly clear, and Jinniang's memory reappeared, but this time it was not as intermittent as before, just like her whole life, Jinniang's memory ended, and Zhiqing's memory also emerged From the time when her parents left at birth, she worked hard to study and was admitted to university, and her grandfather passed away and went to Taishan, the two memories are so clear that it is hard to tell whether it is Zhiqing or Jinniang.

After waking up, Jinniang felt that her face was wet, but she had already burst into tears. Originally, Zhiqing's childhood memories were too sad because of her parents' sudden death and she didn't want to think about them, but now she realized how precious what she had lost The memory of her parents' love has always been with her.After crying bitterly, the depression in Jinniang's heart dissipated, and she was a brand new Jinniang from now on.

The door was pushed open, and Jin Niang saw Wang Shi walking in. Now this woman is her mother, "What's wrong? Who recruited you? Stop, your eyes are swollen like walnuts."

Seeing Wang's anxious look, Jinniang laughed suddenly, and tears flowed down again, but this time she smiled happily, and she had a new family again.

Jinniang's seizure that day made Wang even more careful with her, for fear that she would be a little bit unsatisfactory. The strong maternal love was beyond words, and she was not allowed to do any rough work.Jinniang was happy in her heart but also a little embarrassed, thinking that she used to make purses to earn money, and picked them up again when she was healthy.

She took out a small basket from the small cabinet, opened it, and found that there were several pieces of fabric, some silk thread, a small scaffolding, and an unfinished purse.In the past two days, two sister-in-laws came to see her, but the elder sister-in-law asked her to help draw patterns and also wanted to embroider purses.It's not difficult, because she wants to go back to her hometown to teach, and she is very clear about the educational environment in her hometown. Sometimes a teacher has to teach many subjects, so even though her major is English, she still audited some courses and learned some painting and music.It's not too good, drawing some tricks is not a problem.Zhiqing's painter, Jinniang's background, and modern knowledge, this is not a matter of one family equals two.Compared with the tricks passed down from generation to generation by Xiu Niang in this world, the patterns in her mind are more and more open.

I don't know if the tricks alone can be sold for money?Maybe not having a livelihood in the future is also a skill. Picking up the unembroidered purse, Jinniang smiled, she really wanted to be an ancient.

(End of this chapter)