Chapter 118 A Sweet and Sour Surprise
In the early morning, the mountains and forests were filled with mist. Unknown birds, accustomed to getting up early, squatted on the branches, preening their feathers and singing loudly. The whole world was extremely peaceful and beautiful.
Old Man Tai was woken up from his sleep by the noise. He shook his aching shoulders and neck, looked up and glared at the birds that were still making noise, startling them so much that they immediately spread their wings and flew away.
He looked up and around, but saw his eldest son sleeping by the campfire with a hatchet in his arms. He frowned and wanted to check on the children in the shack, but he heard Yang Lihua suddenly yelling.
"Where's Zhuzhu!"
The old man suddenly jumped up and asked, "Isn't Zhuzhu sleeping in there?"
Yang Lihua shook her head desperately, her face pale with fear. She was half asleep just now, and when she reached out to touch her daughter, she was not around!
At this moment, Tai Jizu was also awakened.
Just as the three were about to split up to look for her, a big black horse carrying a sesame ball came out of the nearby woods with a clatter, and a little girl followed beside it. Wasn't that Zhuzhu?
"Zhuzhu!" Grandpa Tai and the other two rushed over immediately.
Yang Lihua lost her temper with her daughter for the first time. She slapped her on the butt and yelled, "Where have you been? This is a forest. What if a tiger gets you?"
Zhuzhu was holding a bunch of white flowers in her arms, and after being beaten, they all fell to the ground.
She jumped directly into her grandfather's arms and hugged his neck skillfully, like a golden monkey hanging on a big tree.
"Grandpa, help me, Mom, beat Zhuzhu!"
The old man was also very worried. He wanted to scold his granddaughter but couldn't bear to do so. In the end, he could only sigh.
"Next time you want to go out and play, be sure to wake up grandpa."
Zhuzhu shrunk her neck and nodded vigorously, then pointed at the small flowers and said aggrievedly, "The flowers are so fragrant. Zhuzhu picked a lot and wanted to sew them into my pillow so I can smell the fragrance while I sleep."
Yang Lihua already regretted beating her child, and she felt even more guilty after hearing this.
Parents may be disappointed or angry because their children do not meet their expectations, but in the hearts of their children, their love for their parents will not be diminished by anything.
She reached out and rubbed her daughter's little head, choking with sobs and responding, "Zhuzhu, mother doesn't want to play around. Don't run around next time. I'll be happy if you're well."
Zhuzhu seemed to understand, hesitated for a moment, then leaned forward and kissed her mother on the face, "Mom is not angry, Zhuzhu is obedient."
The old man and others felt sad when they saw this. The last time Zhuzhu was kidnapped, it had become an indelible shadow for the family. No one could bear it if it happened again.
Tai Jizu was happy that his daughter had recovered, and thinking that she liked being in the mountains and forests, he suggested, "Dad, since we're here, why don't we go visit Mom's grave?"
"Okay, there's no need to clean up here. Let's take a walk before going home." Old Man Tai naturally agreed.
The family had a simple meal and then carried a basket to the top of the mountain.
Of course Sesame Ball had to follow, but the big black horse was left behind to look after the "house" and eat more tender grass.
There were originally no roads in the forest, but the Tai family walked more and more and gradually trampled out a small mountain path.
Zhuzhu didn't want her family members to carry her on their backs. She jumped and skipped behind her two brothers, and occasionally picked a small flower and laughed happily, which made the whole family feel happy.
Soon, everyone climbed to the top of the mountain. Tai Jizu and Yang Lihua personally pulled out the weeds on the grave and offered a few pieces of the snacks that Zhuzhu had eaten.
Tai Yonglu and Tai Yongyue ran around, dug up some colorful wild flowers, and planted them around the grave.
Zhuzhu sat in her grandfather's arms. The two of them sat in front of the grave as usual, gazing at the scenery in the distance for a long time...
Old Mrs. Tai was a typical peasant woman who fled from famine in the south and married into the Tai family in order to survive.
But her husband was away in the army, and when he came back occasionally, he would only be gone for a day or two. It was very difficult for her to raise the children and make a living by farming. In order to support the family, she had to develop a bold and generous personality.
Therefore, after marrying her daughter-in-law into the family, she would scold her when necessary and teach her when necessary, but she never let her daughter-in-law suffer any injustice or loss.
Yang Lihua remembers her mother-in-law's kindness very much, especially after her mother-in-law passed away and she became the head of the household.
She thought she was well-educated and well-mannered, but when she moved around the village and dealt with outsiders, sometimes there was no point in reasoning and she could only rely on her loud voice and aggressiveness.
Therefore, she also understood better the difficulties her mother-in-law had faced over the years.
At this moment, she was busy talking to her mother-in-law about the changes in the family.
Zhuzhu became smarter, the family no longer lacked food and drink, her brother-in-law became successful, her sister-in-law broke off the relationship with her parents' family, and a new courtyard was built.
Firstly, to report the good news to the mother-in-law who is in heaven, and secondly, to ask her to continue to bless the family members with safety and health, especially Tai Jiye and Tai Yongan who are still outside.
I don’t know if the old lady in the underworld really heard it, but before leaving, Zhimaqiu called out to the grave several times...
Going up the mountain is not difficult, but going down the mountain is difficult.
The old man was afraid that his granddaughter would fall, so when he went down the mountain, he stuffed the fat girl into a wicker basket and carried it on his back himself.
Tai Yonglu and Tai Yongyue, those two brats, never knew what danger was and continued to walk very fast ahead.
Yang Lihua was worried and shouted twice.
As a result, Tai Yonglu and Tai Yongyue did not respond, but followed Zhimaqiu into the woods nearby.
Tai Jizu was afraid of insects and snakes, so he quickly followed them, and then he heard the two boys cheering loudly.
"Mother, there are wild berries here, they are all red!"
"Grandpa, sister, come here quickly!"
The family hurried over and found that there was a hidden world in the woods. There was a small sunny hillside. There were not many trees, but the ground was covered with wild berry vines with roots. The small fruits were ripe, and the bright red ones were sandwiched between the leaves, like rubies inlaid on a green blanket.
"Oh, it's so rare, so many cranberries!"
Yang Lihua was also overjoyed, shouting repeatedly, "There are so many! We can't eat them all when we take them back. We can make jam. It's just the right gift for Manager Min!"
Tai Jizu walked around the hillside and saw that there were no footprints of wild animals, so he asked the old man to put Zhuzhu down.
Zhuzhu was so anxious that she ran on her chubby little legs to pick a cranberry as soon as she landed, and then put it directly into her grandfather's mouth.
The old man was beaming with joy, and he couldn't taste the sourness of the berries at all. In his heart, these berries were sweeter than honey!
The whole family ate and picked the snacks as if they had discovered a treasure. Soon their teeth fell asleep. The sour taste when they closed their mouths was indescribable.
But in this wild berry field, almost all the bright red fruits were put into the baskets, filling them up...
When they returned to the temporary camp in the small valley, the big black horse immediately came to meet them, sneezing, wagging its tail, and paddling its hooves, looking very angry.
Tai Yonglu and Tai Yongyue thought the big black horse was angry because they couldn't go up the mountain with it, so they quickly took some cranberries to feed it.
The big black horse was greedy, but he gradually calmed down.
The old man noticed something was wrong and gave Tai Jizu a look.
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