Ever since her father died, Ji Xiaochun has felt like she has endless work to do every day.
I'm busy both at home and outside, working from morning till night every day.
Were those days tough?
Was it a hardship?
But whose life isn't busy, whose life isn't hard?
At the time, she felt that she wasn't afraid of hardship or fatigue, as long as she could live a good life and make it more prosperous.
If the family could save up some money, my older brother could get married.
My older brother is already of marriageable age, but because his family is poor, they can't afford the bride price.
Ji Xiaochun always tried to save money, but no matter how much she saved, she was still poor.
The village established a weaving group, and under the leadership of the educated youth, all the young women, wives, and even old ladies in the weaving group could earn money.
Ji Xiaochun was a child in a literacy class. The simplest knitting things, as long as they could do them, were saved up for them by the educated youth Song and Li.
If a girl can earn some money, she won't be as neglected at home as she used to be.
In her busy and impoverished memories, Ji Xiaochun's happiest days were when she was able to study and learn to read.
As the women in the weaving group earned money, it became easier for the young men in the village to find wives.
Her older brother is.
Not only did the woman bring it up herself, but she also only asked for a very small dowry.
Everyone was happy for the siblings.
Ji Xiaochun was also happy, as this meant the addition of a new member to her family.
On her older brother's wedding day, Ji Xiaochun was busy from morning till night. She really didn't even have time to eat a bite.
Ji Xiaochun only picked up his rice bowl after seeing everyone in the village off.
It was the woman who made Ji Xiaochun happily call her "sister-in-law." Ji Xiaochun was busy all day because of this woman's arrival.
It was this woman, Sun Lan, who snatched the bowl from her hand.
"How can you be so greedy at such a young age? You're saving the good food for yourself, aren't you?"
Xiaochun has been busy for so long that she hasn't even had a meal herself.
In her bowl was the leftover food from the day.
These days, no family is well-off, so what's left on the banquet table?
On one table, there was a half-bowl of vegetable soup. Xiaochun added water and soaked half a steamed bun made from two kinds of dough.
The two steamed buns were for the villagers, but Xiaochun hadn't eaten a single bite since they came out of the pot.
“Big brother…” Ji Xiaochun looked at her big brother.
My brother should know that he's not that greedy, and he wouldn't eat alone.
From that day on, Xiaochun realized what real hardship was.
I'm often so hungry that I can't sleep at night.
She locked up everything edible in the house.
Xiaochun got so hungry that she went to the garden in the middle of the night to pick vegetables to eat.
She never knew that raw eggplant could be so delicious.
Sun Lan is very careful about what she keeps at home, including the vegetables in her garden.
The next day, she pointed her finger at Xiaochun and scolded her, saying that she had stolen vegetables from the garden.
The older brother didn't say anything.
The vegetables in the field are from our own family, planted by Xiaochun. Why is it called stealing them?
Sun Lan slapped Xiao Chun across the face right then and there.
She even asked her older brother, "Should we hit the little brat for talking back?"
Ji Dagang said that children should be disciplined if they are disobedient.
Ji Xiaochun had no idea where her older brother had gone.
Ji Xiaochun just endured each day like this.
But not eating is just too hard to bear.
When she was teaching in the cross class, everyone could hear her stomach rumbling.
Sun Lan hit her, and everyone in the neighborhood could hear it.
Otherwise, it wouldn't be a secret that they weren't letting her eat.
The children in the literacy class brought her some food, and so on.
Wei An and Wei Ping always gave her the best food.
Sun Lan's younger brother, however, gets to eat delicious food at her house.
At this moment, Ji Dagang could not see it either.
One day, Sun Lan didn't give her anything to eat and even kicked her out of the house.
It's getting dark, where is she going?
Ji Xiaochun was so sad that she cried.
"Don't cry!"
Crying too much is exhausting.
She recognized the person speaking; he was Aunt Wei's godson.
Actually, he's not that old; he has a job.
He is neither Aunt Wei's biological son nor Brother Wei's biological brother.
But they all loved him so much.
She is Ji Dagang's younger sister.
Sun Lan wouldn't give her food and even beat her.
Ji Dagang could never see it.
Chang Xiaohu grabbed some snacks for himself. "Hurry up and go!"
I want to say that I was about the same age as you when I was a child.
I have no family, and no one cares about me.
I only survived because I was fed by one neighbor and another.
Look at me, I'm doing pretty well now, aren't I?
You will too! You'll have a good future!
Ji Xiaochun's life after that was difficult almost every day.
But she kept thinking about what Brother Tiger had said: that things would get better in the future.
Until that day, Sun Lan said she would marry her off to an old man in exchange for a bride price.
The older brothers and sisters in the educated youth group were all exceptionally kind people.
They prepared delicious food and found reasons to stay behind.
That day, there was chicken, fish, rabbit meat, and many other delicious foods on the table.
After Xiaochun returned home, Sun Lan smelled meat on her.
Sun Lan said that Xiao Chun had eaten her fill outside and hadn't thought about them at all.
They say she's a traitor, an ungrateful person, and someone who can't be trusted.
She wanted to hit her again, and Ji Dagang wanted to hit her too.
But they were afraid of Captain Wu and dared not let themselves get injured.
Sun Lan said she would exchange her dowry for her sooner or later.
Since Sun Lan entered the family, Xiao Chun has hardly eaten any of the family's food. She's a traitor.
First of all, she had to eat. What did she eat?
What kindness have they shown me?
Did they just make them do the work and support her?
Xiaochun had heard before that when a person is about to be beheaded, they should have a good meal before they die.
I've already had a good meal.
It would be worth it even if I died!
Ji Xiaochun prepared rat poison.
But with so many people who had been kind to her, she really wanted to say goodbye.
She couldn't go to everyone to say goodbye, but she wanted to see Brother Tiger.
I still want to talk to Brother Tiger...
Even years later, when Ji Xiaochun looked back on this incident, she still couldn't understand it.
Ji Dagang and I are siblings from the same mother!
Why did he refuse to show even the slightest pity for himself, no matter how bitter or difficult his life was?
These are people I've only known for a short time, but they all genuinely want to live.
They all genuinely helped me, making my life easier.
From then on, Ji Xiaochun changed her name to Ji Chunyang.
From now on, may you be as bright as the spring sunshine.
Moreover, her second sister-in-law told her that from now on she should stand up straight and hold her head high, and always hold her head high.
Truly, from then on, Ji Chunyang held his head high.
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