It was said that the little girl was taken away by a woman from a neighboring village the next night after she was sent to the village chief's house. The woman said that her family had many boys and needed a girl, so she wanted to raise her.
When the second aunt heard about this, she didn't react at all. Yuan even felt that she was a little happy.
Grandma also said that this was a good thing and told my second aunt not to worry about it. Maybe if she had done some good deeds this time, she would have a chance to have a daughter of her own. She also asked my second aunt about her father's health.
My second aunt hesitated for a long time before saying that she was basically fine, but she still had a slight cough. There was a lot of work to do over there, and her mother couldn't handle it alone, so she wanted to go back and take care of her for a few days.
Old Mrs. Yang didn't say anything. The next day, she gave her enough food for five days and let her go.
A Yuan feels that Dalang and Erlang are acting particularly strangely lately.
It seemed like he wanted to say something to grandma, but every time he just looked for a long time and then said nothing.
Yuan: ...
She still can’t fit into the world of ten-year-olds and nine-year-olds!
Xingzi, who was the same age as her, was often busy holding a water scoop, drinking a scoop of water, then burping contentedly, wiping her mouth, warming herself by the fire, and going to the toilet a few times.
Then she continued to talk on and on, so busy that she didn't even have time to pay attention to her cousin Tuzi, with whom she had a better relationship, let alone Yuan.
Yuan: ...Humph!
She still can't fit into the world of people her age!!
However, perhaps people of the same age still have some similarities, so Yuan secretly saved two servings of steamed bread and gave them to Xingzi to eat, and the relationship between the two became much better.
However, this kind of kindness only makes Yuan feel empty in his heart and stomach, and his ears are filled with Li's yelling and scolding after she found out.
So it didn't take long before Yuan distanced himself from her again.
As for his cousin rabbit, whose eyes were green with hunger, Yuan didn't dare to touch it for fear that it would be eaten.
My cousins are still listless every day.
Life is still ordinary and can get by.
It wasn't until five days later that my second aunt returned!
"Go! Go! Why are you shrinking back?
You still expect me to support you! What a dream! Are you still asleep?
Come on! Come with me to your mother-in-law to reason with her! Go quickly! "
A young woman screamed, grabbed her hair and dragged her into the yard, pushed her twice, and kicked her to the ground.
Little Yang's hair was disheveled and her face was bruised and purple. She didn't make a sound when she was kicked to the ground. She just held the thing in her arms tightly, afraid that it would be knocked or bumped. She kept making "oh oh" sounds to comfort her child and was extremely nervous.
The old Fu family member who sat with his family under the wall to bask in the sun in order to save charcoal, and the young woman who was so tired and out of breath and was about to shout to the old Fu family member to come out, but when she looked up and saw a row of people, both fell silent the moment their eyes met.
In the quiet atmosphere, there is a particularly clear voice——
"Hmm~"
A Yuan could clearly hear the thing in his second aunt's arms making a familiar baby sound.
A Yuan was not very smart, but at that moment she suddenly understood what Dalangge and Erlangge wanted to say after hesitating for so many days!
It’s all over!
Second aunt, after all, got the child!
A Yuan shrank his neck and crouched back.
"Yang Xiaocao!!! You're fucking screwed!"
Old Yang almost jumped up from the small stool and let out an angry roar as if something was not right, but it was very vivid.
The young woman who was stuck in the middle of the conversation suddenly found her voice, slapped her thigh and shouted:
"As expected! You don't know either~!"
Old Yang was so angry that she was panting heavily. It seemed that she didn't like this young woman very much. She rolled her eyes and said unhappily:
"What do you know or not know?"
The woman was not angry at being given the cold shoulder. Instead, her anger faded and she smiled:
"This damn girl came home a few days ago and lied to me that she gave birth to this baby. She looked too weak when it was born, and you were afraid that it wouldn't grow up, so you didn't let her tell her parents.
Now that it has recovered, I brought it back to my parents’ home to show us.”
Old Madam Yang almost fell backwards. Madam Li and Madam Zhao hurriedly supported her on either side. Old Madam Yang took a deep breath and pointed at Young Madam Yang and said:
"Didn't you tell me that your father was sick and you should go back to help with the housework?"
"Oh! This damn girl is blind!
She even gave her own father a chance, what a filial daughter she is!
I thought so. My in-laws have always been polite. Even if I am a stepmother, she should at least call me mother. Every time she gave birth, she would send a message to let me know. It would not make sense for her to not tell me after raising the child for several months.
Besides, this child is white and fat, which doesn’t look like…”
The woman glanced at the hungry, skinny and weak children of Lao Fu's family, as if she had said everything and yet it seemed as if she hadn't.
"If you have something to say, just say it. Stop being so sarcastic."
Old Mrs. Yang pouted her without any hesitation.
The woman was probably a little scared of Old Madam Yang, her expression became much more normal, but she didn't lower her head:
"This damn girl can't even make up a lie.
I found out after asking around. Your family sent the adopted child to the village chief's house, and she asked her cousin who was married to your neighboring village to take the child back, and then she took the child back to her parents' home.
Once I found out about this matter, I guessed that my in-laws would definitely not agree to let the child stay at home.
I asked her to send the child back but she refused. I asked her to come back here but she refused. She even begged me to keep the child, saying that she would definitely give me money to support the child.
I asked her for money, but she couldn't give me a penny."
The woman sighed and continued:
"My dear relatives, it's not that I'm cruel as a stepmother, but even if I were her biological mother, I can't take care of her for her whole life. It's okay if she doesn't have any brothers or sisters.
But she also has a little brother who is four or five years old, and is waiting for me to feed him with handfuls of copper coins and silver so that he can be raised.
Now that she has married into your family, she is a member of your family.
Even if I die, I will be buried in your Fu family's grave.
As the mother-in-law, you should keep a good eye on her and not let your daughter-in-law go back to her parents' home for trouble every time.
What she knows is that this dead girl has no brains. If she doesn't know this, she would have to say that the old Fu family can't even manage their daughter-in-law and still needs the help of her parents-in-law to solve the problem.
Besides, this isn't a holiday, so it's better to have less contact."
After saying the last sentence, the woman didn't even wait for Old Mrs. Yang to reply. She glared at Young Mrs. Yang and left.
Little Yang sat huddled on the ground, holding the child in her arms helplessly.
Old Madam Yang was so angry that she was shaking:
"Go back to the house and close the door!"
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