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Chapter 13 The Niu's Daughter-in-law
The beginning of autumn has just passed, and the weather is still hot and muggy. Just after planting the seeds, it is necessary to repair the ditches. In a blink of an eye, the work in the field is finished, and the whole family has only rested for a few days.

Baozhu heard from adults chatting not long ago that the name of the village is Yantou Village, because there is Yanshan Mountain a few miles away. In addition, she also learned that her geographical location is in the north, and she is a northerner just like her previous life. , I hardly know anything about the dynasty and year, but Baozhu has never cared much about this. Although she doesn't understand this era at all, she still lives leisurely.

Before Wang and his wife rested for a few days, Chen and Liu clamored to grow some vegetables.

It is not popular to buy vegetables in the village, and almost every household has a small piece of land outside the courtyard, which is specially used to grow some seasonal vegetables, such as radishes, cabbage, and peppers, which are common on the Chen family’s dining table. I am not good at land, but I am a master at cooking, so in my spare time, I always think about the vegetables I loved in my previous life: eggplant, beans, garlic sprouts, chrysanthemums, cucumbers, and gourds.Listening to Mrs. Chen Liu's yelling about growing vegetables, I can't help but look forward to the day when I can open my mouth to eat.

Originally, a vegetable field was reclaimed on the open space next to the Chen family outside the courtyard. Due to the continuous drought since last year, it has been abandoned for more than half a year. Seeing that the rain is still good these days, Mrs. Chen plans to replenish fertilizer and plant Serve some dishes.

Baozhu thought to herself, a few days ago the corn was planted, and her parents were busy working in the fields all day long. What they ate every day was Baoguzhen, Baogu flour pancakes, and the dishes were just the same, either spicy or cabbage. Mrs. Chen Liu meticulously collected the eggs under the sun, and sold them for money after saving a certain amount. Since she was born, she has only eaten egg custard twice. These days are busy, and my father is not thin After walking around, my mother also became dark and thin.

There are more than a dozen people in the family, except for the three children who can't go to the ground, there are only six people who actually work every day, and his parents are the ones who do the most work. He looked like he didn't get angry.

Mrs. Chen Liu did ask a few times, but Chen Tiefu just dealt with it with his mouth and went his own way. When he spoke in a hurry, he put on an impatient look. Seeing that his second son was not up to date, Mrs. Chen felt sullen and simply ignored him. he.

When the weather was fine, Mrs. Wang went out with Baozhu in her arms. Turning a little to the right, she could see her own vegetable field. Wang put Baozhu on the big deck chair under the walnut tree next to the house, and dug the field with her husband.

Runze also helped his parents dig the ground with a hoe when he was young, and Runsheng dutifully followed Baozhu every day. When Baozhu fell asleep, he played by himself. When Baozhu was awake, he often took some strange things. To tease her, the life is flat and warm.

Just after noon, Li Shuangxi, the eldest daughter-in-law of the Niu family, passed the Chen family vegetable field with a basin of clothes in her arms, and shouted cheerfully to Mrs. Wang through the fence, "Hey, Xiu'er, have you been busy with the vegetable field so early? "

"That's right, I just finished my work in the field a few days ago, and I'm still idle, so I worked with Tie Gui to organize the vegetable garden, attract cucumber seedbeds, and plant some radishes, so that I can eat more vegetables later. .”

Mrs. Wang stopped what she was doing, walked to the side of the road with her hoe on her shoulders, looked at the basin in Li Shuangxi's hand, and smiled, "It's a lot to wash!"

"That's right, those two monkeys in my family have to be washed every time they see the sky." Taking advantage of the situation, he put the pot under the tree, picked up the orb and coaxed him, "The vegetable field at home has been deserted for more than half a year, and it's not free yet. There is no time to clean up, there are not many vegetables in the cellar, and the baby's father has been unable to move his legs and feet these days, and he is going to clean up when he is free in a few days."

Knowing that Shuangxi's husband, Niu Dafu, had leg and foot problems, Mrs. Wang patted her chest and said to the eldest daughter-in-law of the Niu family with a smile, "When will you clean up and tell me and Tiegui?"

"Hey, it only takes two or three days, and I can do it myself!"

Wang sternly said, "Why are you being polite, Dafu didn't always help me dig the ground with Tiegui a few years ago?"

"Well, I'll call you when the time comes." Li Shuangxi agreed cheerfully, seeing Baozhu's round eyes kept looking at her, she praised Baozhu for her spiritual energy.

Baozhu has a good impression of Li Shuangxi, and feels that Li Shuangxi has some friendship with her mother, and the two of them don't talk like ordinary people. Pretentious, so he pursed his lips towards Li Shuangxi.

"Hey! What is the little girl smiling at my aunt?" She changed her position and hugged Baozhu to make Baozhu more comfortable, and said to Wang: "Your young lady is really nice."

Wang also laughed, "You're only a little older, what can you tell?"

"That's not what I said. I've been passing Zhao's house these days, and I can hear the crying inside. The crying is so tight! Baobuqi followed you, didn't you also suffer from madness when you were young? ?”

Mrs. Wang didn't evade, and said in a flat tone, "Crying hard? In this way, the child's temper is like mine."

"Haha, that's right. After following you, I'll be a firecracker in the future, and I'll let it go." He lowered his voice and asked, "Didn't you go to Zhao's house to see your eldest daughter after confinement?"

Wang lowered her eyes, "There's nothing to look at, I've sent it all away, I just hope that she will be sensible in the future and don't blame me."

Li Shuangxi sighed, "There's nothing you can't say in front of me, you're just a deadhead, and I know you still hold grudges in your heart as soon as you open your mouth."

Mrs. Wang pursed her lips, "When I think of Baoyun, I always feel uncomfortable. After all, it is the meat that fell from my body. I will give it away if I say it." He raised his head and looked at the silly smiling faces of the two, and finally swallowed those words.

Li Shuangxi patted Wang and comforted her, "What's the big deal? How many children in the village died of starvation during the famine when we were young? Considering the conditions of the Zhao family, Baoyun will never lose in the future."

Mrs. Wang nodded, "Don't say anything, I understand it in my heart, it's useless to think about it now, and the child will be sent away too. As a mother, I only hope that the Zhao family will treat the baby well and let the baby go well. Can grow up smoothly."

The two had a conversation, the sun was getting to the west, Li Shuangxi saw that Baozhu's father had also come out of the garden carrying a hoe, so she told Wang Shi not to think about it, and said goodbye to Wang Shi.

Baozhu was not happy in her heart, because of this conversation, it seemed to arouse the sadness in Wang's heart again, ever since Li Shuangxi left, Baozhu felt that her mother had become much duller, and when she returned to the house, she lay down on the kang in silence superior.

In fact, Baozhu still felt guilty about her sister Baoyun who was sent away before the full moon. She did not forget that she was the child chosen by the Zhao family that day. Baozhu couldn't help but think: Baoyun will grow up in the future What will it be like, will you recognize your parents?Perhaps one day when she knew that her mother had abandoned her, she couldn't understand her mother's helplessness that day. It was such a difficult choice to choose one of her two biological flesh and blood as a gift, but Baozhu knew that although her mother chose to keep herself, But such a choice is also a kind of torment for her, and the regret and self-blame will probably accompany her mother for the rest of her life.

No matter which child is sent away, the pain in my heart will not be less than the other one.

(End of this chapter)