When dinner was almost ready, the head of the family, Yu Qingshan, came back with a lunch box in his hand, which contained white flour meat buns that he bought specially for Yu Xiangan.
Zhao Qiaoniang was the last one to come back. She had recently found a temporary job in a textile factory and estimated that she would be able to work there for a few months. Now was her busy time.
When everyone is back, we'll have dinner.
Yu Xiangan was not well yet, so he ate alone in his room. He had the meat buns that Yu Qingshan brought back, and a bowl of multi-grain porridge that Ding Minxiu cooked, with water and grain in half.
Yu Xiangan had just eaten 50% full, and seeing these, Yu Xiangan felt that it would be no problem for him to eat them all.
Her appetite has now doubled, but it's understandable that without oil and water, her appetite will increase. Plus, the original owner is in the growth period, so she's more likely to get hungry.
When Yu Xiangan was about to eat, Yu Qingshan came in, holding a plate of pickles in one hand and placing it on the cabinet next to him. With the other hand, he touched her forehead and said in a caring voice, "Xiaoan, how do you feel now?"
As he got closer, Yu Xiangan smelled the smell of engine oil on him. Seeing his genuine expression, his heart warmed. In the original owner's memory, he had always been a good father who cared for his children.
Yu Xiangan had no strength left in his body, and said softly, "It's okay, the fever has gone down, but I'm a little weak."
"It's okay, rest more, eat early and go to bed, you should be fine tomorrow. Dad bought your favorite meat buns today, and I'll ask Aunt Qiao to cook you an egg tomorrow." He didn't know that his daughter's fever had subsided, but it started again and even got worse. The core inside had been replaced.
Yu Xiangan himself didn't care about an egg, but this body did, so he reacted when he heard these two words.
Swallowing her saliva, Yu Xiangan never thought that one day she would be so greedy when she heard the word "egg".
Yu Qingshan noticed her expression and smiled, "I'm going out to eat, call me if you need anything."
Yu Xiangan nodded silently, feeling a little ashamed in her heart. She was so old, but she couldn't control her greed when she heard about an egg.
After he left, Yu Xiangan picked up the bowl and looked at the ingredients inside.
Sweet potatoes are the main ingredient in this multi-grain porridge, and other miscellaneous ingredients such as dried beans, kidney beans, wild vegetables, etc. also make up a lot. There is not a single grain of rice, and there is no smell of oil. There is probably only a little bit of salt, so it tastes light in the mouth.
This is the life she will face in the future.
Yu Xiangan: "..."
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Originally, their family wouldn't have been in this situation. After all, Yu Qingshan could earn more than 40 yuan a month. But not long ago, Grandpa Yu fell ill and stayed in the county hospital for a while. He spent a lot of money on medical expenses. Now the family still owes money to Yu Qingshan's co-workers. Under such circumstances, they naturally have to be more frugal.
While Yu Xiangan was eating in the room, the other four people started eating in the living room.
Zhao Qiaoniang scooped porridge for everyone. Yu Qingshan's bowl had the least water but the most dry goods, followed by Yu Xiangju, and then Ding Minxiu, whose own bowl had the most water.
Yu Qingshan is the head of the family and the pillar of the family. The work he does requires strength and he cannot eat too little, otherwise his body cannot support it. Yu Xiangju is the youngest and needs to grow up, while Ding Minxiu is still in school and needs to use her brain.
Yu Qingshan looked at the remaining bucket of water and picked out some sweet potatoes from his bowl and gave them to her: "This is not enough." Although she could eat less at night since she didn't have to work, it was still too little.
Yu Xiangju also gave her some from the bowl, "Mom, I didn't go out to play today, so I didn't move much. I'm not that hungry."
Zhao Qiaoniang's eyes were filled with relief. She took the one Yu Qingshan gave her and blocked Yu Xiangju's. "Mom is not hungry. You eat it and grow up soon."
Although she was a stepmother, she injured her body when giving birth to her daughter Minxiu and could not have another child. When she got married, Yu Xiangju was still young and she raised him as her own son.
She will have to rely on him for the rest of her life.
When Ding Minxiu saw this scene, she lowered her eyes slightly and ate the portion in her bowl in silence.
It was late at night and everyone was asleep, which was a good opportunity for Yu Xiangan to sort out his thoughts from beginning to end.
She woke up in this body at noon. The original owner should have been dying at that time. Then she got into trouble and thought she was dreaming. In fact, she was "experiencing" the angry scenes that had been replaying in her mind in the original owner's body. Later, she saw the original owner's experiences from childhood to adulthood. With these, she should be able to live here without arousing suspicion.
She didn't know the reason, but being able to regain life was undoubtedly a miracle. The original owner was gone, and she would remember her kindness. Without the original owner's body, she might not have a chance to survive.
People are selfish. At this time, she couldn't be honest. If she told the truth, perhaps Yu Qingshan and the others wouldn't believe her and would just think she was crazy. Besides, feudal superstition was prohibited during this period, so she couldn't tell the truth.
As for her parents and family... Yu Xiangan felt depressed. Fortunately, she still had an elder brother and an elder sister, otherwise, she didn't know whether the old couple could bear to see their loved ones die.
She has been a headache for them since she was little and is interested in kitchen work. Her father runs a small Chinese medicine clinic, her mother is a surgeon in a public hospital, and her brothers and sisters also work in the medical system. As for her, at such a young age, she follows her grandfather around like a follower, threatening to open a restaurant like her grandfather and inherit the family business. If her parents hadn't forced her, she almost went to study under a master after graduating from high school.
Now she couldn't bear to see them getting so angry at her that they jumped up and down.
Yu Xiangan has always been positive. After accepting the reality, she did not spend too much time grieving. She wanted to come up with a plan as soon as possible.
At that time, there was a notorious shortage of materials, and the country had to implement a planned economy and issue bills to regulate everyone's needs. At the same time, early marriage and early childbearing were common. The original owner was eighteen years old and had a childhood sweetheart - Zhou Boyang, who was born on the same day of the same month of the same year. He was an official employee of the meat processing factory who was envied by everyone.
The two families are already discussing the dowry and if nothing goes wrong, they will hold a wedding when the original owner graduates from high school.
If nothing unexpected happens...
Yu Xiangan sighed. At the age of eighteen, she was still a child. Even after graduating from college, she still treated herself as a child.
The original owner could not bear the blow, and coupled with being caught in the rain, he had a high fever that wouldn't go away, and he couldn't get over it, which led to his death.
Yu Xiangan analyzed that in addition to the fact that the original owner liked Zhou Boyang and was betrayed, another reason was going to the countryside.
According to the agreement, the original owner was to marry into the Zhou family after graduation and take over the job of Grandma Zhou who was about to retire. Then she would be able to stay in the city safely. If no job accepts her, according to the policy, she would need to go to the countryside.
The original owner was full of fear of going to the countryside.
Her third sister died of illness less than a year after going to the countryside. Not far away there was a neighboring brother who had been in the countryside for two years and would rather break one of his legs to come back. Her second brother and fourth sister have been in the countryside and have not been able to go home to visit their relatives ever since.
She regarded going to the countryside as a calamity. After overhearing their conversation, she learned that she had been betrayed by both her beloved partner and her friendly sister, and that they were going to send her to a faraway place, where she might die like her third sister. The combination of these two things completely broke her down.
Yu Xiangan smiled bitterly. Going to the countryside was a terrifying place for the original owner, and it was not a good place for her either.
She was self-aware. She grew up in the city and knew almost nothing about farm work.
Farmers work hard in the fields, and their work becomes easier only after the popularization of machinery. But in this era of material scarcity, forget about machinery.
Moreover, when they arrived in the countryside, they not only had to face heavy farm work, but they might also have to deal with local tyrants who had improper intentions towards the female educated youth. The uncertainty was too great.
The original owner had a straightforward personality. What would he do in the face of something like this?
What should she do?
Make a big fuss?
Or just swallow your anger?
Yu Xiangan recalled the original owner's experience and felt that the original owner had survived this ordeal and would not give up, nor would he be able to give up.
If it were her now, it would be even more impossible for her to settle the matter peacefully.
How can we be worthy of the original owner who died if we don't let them pay the price?
Moreover, their behavior at this time is a crime. Getting pregnant before marriage will not only cause them to be pointed at by others, but also send them to jail.
As for the Yu family, they must have fallen out with the Zhou family. Let them fall out. The Yu family does not owe the Zhou family anything. Instead, it is the Zhou family that owes the Yu family.
Speaking of the engagement with the Zhou family, there is a story behind it. At that time, the daughter-in-law of the Zhou family was pregnant and sprained her ankle on the road, causing a miscarriage. It was the original owner's biological mother who took great pains to bring her to the hospital with her big belly. After arriving at the hospital, she also went into labor. The two gave birth to the children on the same day, a boy and a girl. When the people from the Zhou family came, they were grateful for this and took the initiative to propose a marriage between the two families.
It was just a joke at the time, but after more than ten years, it is no longer a joke.
After the original owner knew about this, she always regarded herself as Zhou Boyang's future wife and fell in love with Zhou Boyang. Now it's not long before graduation, and she still has expectations and joy for their future. Who could have thought that at this juncture, she would discover this tragic reality?
It was announced directly and loudly that Zhou Boyang and the other two were adulterers and needed to be put into reformation. Similarly, the Yu family would also be caught in the storm and be criticized by others.
She had never lived in this era, but she had heard some old people talk about it, not to mention she had the memories of the original owner.
At this time, any divorce anywhere would be drowned in gossip, let alone a big scandal of sisters fighting each other.
Inappropriate.
It is said that one can be free and easy and not care about what others think, but in real life, how many people can turn a blind eye to other people's pointing and criticizing?
Yu Xiangan had a senior sister in college who jumped off a tall building in the school because she couldn't stand the rumors. Her family was heartbroken when they arrived.
And what about the original owner’s family?
It would be fine if adults had adult mentalities, but Yu Xiangju is only six years old this year.
She has her concerns, but Zhou Boyang and Ding Minxiu have more to worry about. What they have to endure is gossip, but what they have to endure is imprisonment.
I believe they know what is more important.
Thinking of the agreed replacement job, Yu Xiangan came up with an idea. He decided to test the original owner's father's attitude tomorrow.
Having made the decision, she fell into a deep sleep. When she woke up, it was already dawn.
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