Traversing the good life of a peasant woman

Chapter 88

It took Wen Yue too much physical strength and energy to give birth to these two children, and she also experienced symptoms that she did not have when she gave birth, such as hand tremors, such as sweating that soaked her clothes every day.The two stable women left Fang Dachuan with a few orders for food supplements. Thanks to them, Wen Yue got rid of the boring confinement meal that only ate millet porridge and boiled eggs, so even if Fang Dachuan gave them a reward of ten taels of silver, Wen Yue didn't say much.

"Mother, when will the younger brothers grow up and play with me?" Man'er lay beside the two younger brothers, quite disappointed.She always thought that as long as Wen Yue gave birth to her little brother, she could play with her, but for so many days in a row, the two brothers slept only while breastfeeding, and didn't even wake up to pee, which was really boring.

Wen Yue touched her little face, "My brother is still too young, I have to grow up to play with you!"

"How long will it take to grow up? I'm in a hurry." Man'er asked unwillingly.

Wen Yue pinched her little face and said: "Yo, we're all in a hurry, then Man'er should grow up quickly, then let's let the younger brothers have a good rest, after rest, they will grow up gone."

"Okay, then I'll go play with Sister Yan." Seeing that her younger brother really couldn't play with her, Man'er had no choice but to go to Ge Yan. Sneaking behind his back.

"Yueniang, Yueniang!" In the afternoon, Yueniang was fast asleep when she suddenly heard Fang Dachuan whispering in her ear, "What's wrong?" Yueniang asked sleepily.

"Let me tell you something, don't worry if you hear it." Fang Dachuan said softly.

After hearing Fang Dachuan's words, Wen Yue, who was still a little sleepy, opened her eyes wide and asked in a panic, "Dachuan, did something happen to grandma?" A bad premonition arose in her heart.

Fang Dachuan nodded with reddened eyes, "Grandma is gone."

"How is it possible? Didn't you still look after the child in the morning? Dachuan, grandma..." Although she was prepared, when she heard the news, Wen Yue still couldn't accept it, her tears flowed down uncontrollably, Mouth murmured.

Fang Dachuan was also sad, but when he saw Wen Yue crying, he still persuaded him, "Yue Niang, don't cry, don't hurt your eyes when you are in confinement. Grandma walked away peacefully, without any guilt, the corner of her mouth She's still smiling. Yueniang, really don't cry, you don't feel at ease when grandma leaves like you. She left only after she was really satisfied and had nothing to worry about. We should be happy."

Seeing that Fang Dachuan's eyes were also wet, Wen Yue said sadly: "I see, I won't cry anymore, I'll go see grandma." Wen Yue said, and was about to get up to see Mrs. Zhao for the last time.

Fang Dachuan pushed her back on the kang and shook his head, "Mother won't let you go, saying that it's because you just had a baby, it's not good to collide with this matter, it's not good for the baby."

"How can I do that? Grandma loves me so much, I should at least take a look at it." Of course Wen Yue didn't believe this statement, and struggled to get up.

Seeing Wen Yue's persistence, Fang Dachuan said with more force in his hand: "Yue Niang, grandma is gone, I know you are sad, but no matter how sad you are, you have to be obedient, right? If grandma is alive, she will not agree with you to be so rash , Yueniang, those who are alive are more important than those who have gone, right? If something happens between you and the child, what will my mother and I do? Grandma will blame me when she is underground." Fang Dachuan's voice was somewhat Hoarse, falling into Wen Yue's ears is distressing and sad.

"Dachuan!" Wen Yue reached out and hugged him, "Don't be too sad, grandma left without regret, we should be happy for her."

"Well, I know, you are well, be obedient, I'm going out." Fang Dachuan carefully laid Wen Yue down, pulled the quilt on her and left.

Watching Fang Dachuan, who was full of deep sadness, leave, Wen Yue let the tears rage on her face, and let the longing shroud her heart.

"Mother, mother, they said that the grandma is dead, the grandma is dead!" Just as Wen Yue was immersed in grief, Man'er ran in crying.

Wen Yue was afraid that her crying would wake up the two children, so she could only sit up and hold Man'er in her arms, and said comfortingly, "What's wrong, Man'er, don't cry."

"They all said that grandma died. I just went in to find grandma, but grandma stopped talking to me. They want to put grandma in that big wooden box. Mother, stop them, don't let them Put grandma in it." Man'er cried while lying in Wen Yue's arms.

"Don't cry, don't wake up the younger brothers, listen to what mother tells you, okay?" Wen Yue held up her crying face and said softly.

"Yeah." Hearing that it would wake her younger brother up, thinking of the loud cries of her younger brothers when they woke up, Man'er reached out and covered her small mouth with her big eyes blinking and blinking.

"Man'er, grandma is indeed gone. From now on, she can no longer play with you and walk around behind your back." Wen Yue tried to tell Man'er what death is in the simplest language.

But when Man'er heard Yi Wenyue's words, tears welled up in her eyes again, Wen Yue hurriedly said: "But, Man'er, you will no longer be able to play with you because of grandma, and will not be able to guard you by your side." Have you forgotten grandma?"

Man'er shook her head desperately, wanted to cry but was afraid of disturbing her younger brother, so she could only cover her mouth and keep crying, seeing in Wen Yue's eyes that she felt distressed.Wen Yue could only hug her and comfort her.

"Mother, where do people go after death?" Man'er suddenly asked, "Grandma said that bad people will go to the underworld after death, the underworld is so scary, but grandma is a good person, where will she go, I don't want grandma to go There"

"No, why would grandma go there? You also said that grandma is a good person, and a good person will go to a particularly beautiful place after death." Seeing Man'er's frightened look, Wen Yue had to pull out a Smile to reassure her.

"Where are you going?" Man'er asked persistently.

Wen Yue smiled, pointed to her heart and said, "This."

Seeing Man'er looking at her suspiciously, Wen Yue hugged Man'er into her arms again and said: "Man'er, when the person we like dies, we will all come to this place, where is your heart. Because you like She, she will stay in your heart forever, she will accompany you, protect you, and always silently care for you. Although we will never see grandma again, we can always feel her presence, so Man'er, death is not the final destination, but oblivion is."

Wen Yue didn't know if Man'er would understand her big truth, but Wen Yue understood that for the three-year-old Man'er, compared to the word death and forgetting, she was actually most afraid of the tears of her relatives.Because she doesn't understand what death and forgetting is, but she can understand the sad tears of her relatives.

"Mother, don't die." After a long time, when Wen Yue thought that Man'er had fallen asleep, she suddenly heard Man'er pleading.

With a sore nose, Wen Yue hugged Man'er tightly and said, "Well, Mother will not die, Mother will always be with Man'er."

After Mrs. Zhao left, the Fang family, who had been in a sad mood, had been in a downturn for a long time. It was not until the spring plowing began and life gradually became busy that the family gradually came out of the haze after Mrs. Zhao's death.

"Hey, isn't this Boss Fang?" Shopkeeper Mo, who was doing accounts in the store, said with a smile when he saw Fang Dachuan and Wen Yue coming.

Today is the end of the month, Fang Dachuan took Wen Yue into the town to go to the store to take inventory and reconcile the account to collect the payment. The two of them habitually went to shopkeeper Mo first to catch up with him.

"Uncle Mo, don't bury me, what kind of boss am I in front of you." Occasionally, the shopkeeper Mo's sense of humor would make Fang Dachuan feel overwhelmed.

Seeing the lively chat between the two of them, Wen Yue said with a smile, "Uncle Mo, these are the wild eggs I just picked up on the mountain two days ago, and I brought them for you to try." Wen Yue sent the basket to shopkeeper Mo.

Shopkeeper Mo laughed and said, "Okay, okay, then I'll take it. You can eat at my place at noon. Spring leeks are the freshest now, so let your aunt make leek boxes for us to eat."

This is the first meeting since the Chinese New Year, and it is inevitable to ask each other about each other's recent situation. When shopkeeper Mo heard that Mrs. Zhao had passed away for a long time, he was quite sad for a while.He laughed at himself and said: "I don't know what's wrong. After the Chinese New Year, when I heard that the old man was gone, I felt very uncomfortable. I always thought about myself. After all, I am old, and I am particularly afraid of death. "

"You have such a strong body, don't say such unlucky words, you will live a long life, and I am still waiting for you to give me more advice and take the helm." Fang Dachuan said with a smile.

Shopkeeper Mo stroked his beard, laughed and said, "You brat, you still play tricks on me!"

After chatting for a while with a smile, Fang Dachuan looked at the ragged refugees on the street and asked, "Uncle Mo, what's going on with these refugees? Didn't the group from Shuzhou already leave?"

Shopkeeper Mo also glanced out, sighed and said: "This is from Hexi County. They suffered from floods there, and they came out to flee if they couldn't survive. I don't know what happened. Fortunately, we have a good weather here, and I hope God will always bless you."

Wen Yue and Fang Dachuan also sighed. They are both struggling at the bottom. Of course, they will not be in a good mood seeing such a scene.

Shopkeeper Mo looked at Fang Dachuan, then at Wenyue, and said hesitantly, "Dachuan, you have to come to your shop more often. It's not impossible to be a hands-off shopkeeper, but at least Use some people you can trust, don't you? In your small business, even a little mistake is a big loss, and I don't think you are so rich that you don't care about the profits of the grocery store."

Fang Dachuan's expression froze, he looked at Wen Yue and said, "Uncle Mo, we have been in a relationship for such a long time, and I have always regarded you as an elder. Is there anything you can't say to me directly?"

"This... shopkeeper Mo hesitated for a moment, and said: "Do you know that there is another shop selling vermicelli in the town now? "

Seeing that Fang Dachuan and Wen Yue were confused, the shopkeeper Mo looked at Fang Dachuan angrily and said: "Dachuan, your vermicelli is now sold well, and the business is really good. There are many places here. The township plus the people in the town, which dish is so rare on the dining table now! But if your business is good, people will naturally be jealous. Now you are not the only one selling vermicelli in this town. Know it!"

"When did this happen?" Fang Dachuan asked in surprise, "I have been busy with Zhuangzi's affairs for the past two months, so I have no time to come to town. left."

"It happened this month." Shopkeeper Mo said angrily, "I just found out a few days ago, and I was thinking of looking for you, but I thought you would come at the end of the month, and I don't have any evidence here. It's not convincing. The old couple in your family used to work as their duty, but since the old man left and replaced with this young daughter-in-law, it's different. Now, the vermicelli in your store is twenty cents One catty, the vermicelli from another shop is fifteen cents per catty, let’s see, who did you buy from?”

The little daughter-in-law that shopkeeper Mo talked about was Aunt Sun's eldest daughter-in-law Dong Jin'e. When the spring began, Aunt Sun's man couldn't let go of the work in the family's field, so he came to discuss with Fang Dachuan that he wanted Dong Jin'e to replace him.Out of consideration for them, Fang Dachuan said that if he felt reluctant, he would not come, and they could hire another mistress.

Fourth Aunt Sun refused on the spot. The whole family was reluctant to part with the four hundred Wen a month salary. Wen Yue and Fang Dachuan considered the relationship between the two families. It's really good, so I agree.

"That's impossible! My family's vermicelli has always been sold at thirteen cents per catty, and we also have a contract with Mr. Zhu. We are the exclusive agent for the vermicelli in Luoshui Town, and others are not allowed to sell them. Could it be that they came from other places? The goods here?" Fang Dachuan frowned, feeling very incomprehensible.

Wen Yue's expression became more and more ugly, "Uncle Mo, did their mother-in-law and daughter-in-law sell the vermicelli to that store at the normal price, and in order to make the store sell normally, they raised the price of our vermicelli? "

Shopkeeper Mo nodded, and Da Chuan said to the other party: "Da Chuan, your business acumen is not as good as your wife's, you haven't figured it out yet?"

"Understood!" Fang Dachuan said a little gloomily, "I bought it from me for thirteen yuan, and he sold it for fifteen yuan. There was a difference in the middle. In order not to affect the sales of his family, I made a deduction. Speaking of twenty cents a catty. In this way, as long as I continue to collect money once a month and leave as usual, then their wishful thinking will really be completed." Fang Dachuan still has nothing to say , Moreover, they might laugh at him behind his back for being stupid, for being stupid.

Wen Yue echoed and said: "It's also the reason why they know that we only come to collect money once at the end of the month, and they don't come here very often. To put it bluntly, it's just taking advantage of our trust in them."

(End of this chapter)