Chapter 11: Come and see Aunt Zhang Qin. Aunt Zhang Qin has always been very concerned about her husband's family.
Aunt Zhang Qin has always been brooding over matters concerning her husband's family.
She felt that she was so unlucky that her married sister-in-law actually moved back home with her children. The children were a boy and a girl, and they ate and drank a lot, making her family's expenses worse every year.
Although this sister-in-law can also go out and do odd jobs, but who would want to be entangled with her?
She was almost vomiting over this matter.
But the mother-in-law is not a good person. She only knows how to protect her poor daughter, as if her daughter is the only pitiful one in the world and other people's daughters deserve to suffer.
Doesn’t my mother also feel sorry for me?
The icy sea was coming again, and her aunt was also in a bad mood when she saw her, but she didn't dare to go too far in front of her mother-in-law, so she could only bring her in dejectedly.
I just thought bitterly in my heart: Here comes another freeloader!
"Look, your mother usually lives in this room. You know our family situation. With these conditions, if there's anything missing, don't blame your aunt."
Aunt Zhang Qin led Liu Binghai into the small room in the west. Liu Binghai's eyes immediately fell on the middle-aged woman in neat clothes.
Although she was working at the moment, she was clean and tidy, and Liu Binghai felt relieved.
The mother was very surprised to see the drifting ice sea.
She was pasting paper boxes, hoping to earn some extra money to support the family. Seeing her daughter's changed appearance, her eyes lit up and she rushed over and exclaimed, "Qinqin? Are you Qinqin?"
My daughter has gained weight and looks better. The changes are huge.
Liu Binghai put down the gray sack on his back and said to his mother, "It's me, Mom."
My aunt rolled her eyes and said, "We are in the city, you should call mom."
mom?
Liu Binghai ignored his aunt and chatted with his mother.
When Zhang Qin's grandmother saw her granddaughter coming, she hurried to the front room and was also very surprised to see her.
Her mother was overjoyed to see her and kept asking her, "You've gained weight. Are you having a good time at grandma's house?"
The woman herself was hesitant in what she said.
Liu Binghai replied: "Very good."
The mother was delighted but also skeptical. "But didn't you always say every time you came back that grandma was mean to you and bullied you, and you didn't want to stay there..."
The woman's voice became weaker as she spoke, and she always felt sorry for her daughter.
But I am already living under someone else's roof, so how can I afford to raise all four children? I can only focus on the younger ones and let the older ones suffer.
Seeing his mother's complicated expression, Liu Binghai felt that there was no need to explain in detail, so he just said, "That's all in the past. Grandma has changed now. She even saved some steamed buns for me to eat."
My mother was extremely relieved to hear this, tears welled up in her eyes, and she couldn't help but feel more grateful to my mother-in-law.
Liu Binghai remembered something and asked again, "Where are my brothers and sisters?"
Zhang Qinniang said, "Oh, he went to school. Ugh... after school he didn't even want to go home, he just ran around like crazy.
After saying this, his voice lowered again, and he looked at the original owner's aunt from time to time.
Liu Binghai understood that it was not easy to live under someone else's roof, as it would cause his younger brothers and sisters to suffer as well.
I'm unhappy at home and would rather go out and have fun after class than stay home.
She had expected it.
But she didn't expose the problem. She just pushed the bag of food in front of her mother and said, "Mom, this is for you."
"us?"
The woman was startled and opened the bag to take a look. It was a big bag full of vegetables, fruits and grains.
Her eyes widened immediately, "Qinqin, what are you doing?"
Zhang Qin's grandmother was also very surprised. The family was short of food, but the big bag her granddaughter brought was a little too scary.
Liu Binghai said, "My friend and I opened a small farm, and the harvest is pretty good, so we don't need these."
She briefly explained the situation, which put her mother and grandmother at ease.
Grandma was happy and invited Liu Binghai to have dinner. Liu Binghai looked at his aunt who was standing beside him, then followed her gaze to the large sack he had brought with him, and replied calmly, "Okay."
At dinner time, she thought she had brought food with her, so she ate with a clear conscience.
My younger brothers and sisters also came home at dinner time.
I'm not always with my sister, so I'm not particularly close to her when I see her.
They were young and ate a few dishes casually, then ran into the yard and started fighting for some unknown reason.
Zhang Qin's mother put down her bowl and went over to take care of the two troublesome children.
My aunt-in-law also came over and said sarcastically, "Stop fighting! If you keep fighting, I'll send you two back to your grandma. You'll have a rough life there!"
Zhang Qin's mother didn't say anything. With a gloomy face, she pulled the children up from the ground and pulled each one to the side of her body.
She said nothing, and didn't know what to say.
Liu Binghai went over and said to the two little ones, "Yes, if you keep making trouble, I'll send you back to grandma's place. After I leave, there's a little space there now. I'll bring you food and drinks when you go there. Just don't bother grandma. Anyway, no matter where you go, I'll take care of your meals at home. Okay, stop making trouble!"
When my aunt heard her say this, she pursed her lips and said nothing.
Liu Binghai turned around and apologized to his aunt, "I'm sorry, aunt, my younger brothers and sisters are ignorant, please don't be angry."
My aunt pursed her lips but still said nothing.
Because she was in a hurry to attend to important matters, she finished scolding her younger siblings, sat for a while, and then said goodbye to her mother.
She told her mother that once the farm business stabilized, she would try to buy her a house so that she could move in with her younger siblings.
After saying that, he thought again, as a shameless salesman, he only owned half of the farm's shares, and he wondered if it was enough to buy a house for his mother.
However, it is always right to ask mother to relax first.
The original owner's mother thought her daughter was sensible and couldn't help but start wiping away tears. She felt even more guilty towards this poor eldest daughter.
But I also feel like I finally see hope. Otherwise, I really don’t know when these difficult days will end...
But my aunt's face always looked dull.
Before leaving, Liu Binghai called her younger brother and sister over, straightened their fighting collars, and said, "Sister is leaving. You just have to be obedient. If you don't, I'll send you back to grandma's house! When the time comes, the food I grow will only be eaten by my uncle. Don't even think about taking a bite!"
In short, wherever her family is, her food is there. She glanced at her aunt-in-law and smiled apologetically.
Before leaving, Liu Binghai secretly called his aunt aside.
Give her a small bag of things separately.
When my aunt opened it, she saw that they were all fruits and vegetables she had never seen before.
Liu Binghai lowered his voice and said, "Aunt, I'm sorry to bother you with my mother living here. I don't have anything else, so this is a small token of my appreciation. You can sell it yourself and get some money. It's not much, but it can at least help supplement the family income."
My aunt-in-law's heart moved. She looked at this rare thing and thought, "Can this be exchanged for money?"
Liu Binghai smiled, "I think so. Even if not, it's still good to keep it for yourself. Remember, this is reserved for you and Xiao Tao and Xiao Jin. Keep it for yourselves and don't let others see it and try to steal it."
Her aunt-in-law looked shocked when she said this.
Is this, just for her?
This child is not on his mother's side, but on outsiders?
Didn't I just say something with a hidden meaning...
Liu Binghai saw through her thoughts, held her hand and said, "Aunt, my mother has been here for so many years, and she has troubled you a lot. Originally, everything my brother and sister ate should have belonged to Xiao Tao and Xiao Jin. Although no one said this explicitly, don't I understand it in my heart? Although my mother also works hard, but... Anyway, Aunt, I've wronged you all these years. When something happened in my family, you had to trouble me and take my eldest sister-in-law with you. If it were me, I would definitely not want to do it."
Her words really struck a chord with her aunt, who felt so sad that she almost burst into tears.
Who understands the hard work and grievances I have suffered over the years?
Both her mother-in-law and husband sided with those people in the Zhang family, making her, the "mistress" who was married in a formal ceremony, seem like an outsider. Who could she tell about her unhappiness?
It's not that she doesn't have sympathy, but there has to be a reason for everything. If it's just causing trouble, then it's causing trouble, and she doesn't allow people to talk about it!
So Liu Binghai spoke to the heart of her heart. Finally someone said something fair, and she felt much better after suppressing the dissatisfaction that had been suppressed for many years.
However, I still feel that there is something else behind her words... I'll figure it out myself after she leaves.
Liu Binghai continued, "I know this little bit can't make up for anything, but grandma is my mother's biological mother after all. My mother has always protected her daughter all her life. You are also a mother, and I believe you can understand the mother-daughter relationship, right?"
The current meaning is to let her understand that mother and grandmother are family after all, so don't take yourself too seriously!
My aunt-in-law didn't know what to say, so she could only look depressed and remain silent.
"I'll try to send more food here from now on. If you don't want them here, I'll ask them to go back to Tianmu Village. The farm I'm renting is big, so I can easily grow more food. I won't ask them to stay here, okay?"
God really knows how to be kind. No wonder she only wants to be a farmer. It turns out she is just waiting here to get slapped in the face.
She had never thought about this before, she just thought that being a farmer would provide her with food.
God is really kind!
My aunt laughed awkwardly and said, "I didn't..."
"But don't worry. If I can earn enough money, I'll try to take my mother out to live with you as soon as possible so that you won't suffer for too long. But if I don't have that ability, I hope you will bear with me."
After she said that, her aunt became even more embarrassed, and even a little anxious, "Look at what you said, no hardship or not, we are all family, right..."
Liu Binghai: "We are a family, so we have to distinguish right from wrong. Otherwise, if we all get involved, it will be a mess."
The woman looked at her, hesitant to speak, and was about to cry again.
It was a matter of words. Since his aunt hadn't agreed to ask his mother to move out, Liu Binghai said, "Thank you for your help. If there's anything you need, please let me know."
Although Zhuangzi had just harvested, he was still full of vigor.
She coaxed her aunt-in-law again, whether sincerely or insincerely, and after coaxing this woman, she believed that her mother's life here would be better.
After leaving my aunt's house, I crossed the ice and arrived at the market.
She brought out three bags in total.
A large bag had been given to my mother, a small bag to my aunt, and there was another small bag with some samples in it, hoping to find a buyer.
Liu Binghai spent a few days at the market.
She was cautious.
In the original story, the original owner was scammed and deceived many times after entering the city. As the world is unpredictable, she decided to settle down and observe the local customs and practices first.
However, after her stroll, the guy with the bowl-cut hair couldn't sleep well at the farm.
I had originally planned to take advantage of this ancestor's passing to become a boss and live a happy life.
But suddenly I found it difficult to swallow food or sleep, for I was always afraid that my ancestors would fall into a pit.
I'm afraid he has some terminal illness of being "despicable".
Liu Hai was feeling a bit depressed. He sat on the farmland with a gloomy face, looking in the direction where the drifting ice sea was leaving.
What kind of illness is this? Why do I feel uncomfortable if I don’t find someone to take care of me?
But my ancestors are no longer around, what should I do?
One day, he was tidying up the chores in his hands on the farm when the landlord came over and sat beside him, watching him.
"Hai, is there anything I can help you with?" the old man asked.
The old man has no children, and when he has nothing to do, I will help him look after the farm and do some other things.
These days, the old man has been busy helping him with the autumn harvest.
He looked at the red and green harvest on the farm. It was so festive, just like the little girl's face.
"No need, Uncle Xu."
The old man looked at Liu Hai and said, "Hai, where are you and Zhang Qin from?"
The old man was picking up the tomatoes in his hands. Ever since these two people rented this land, he always felt that they were weird. They had good tempers and were different from other people.
One that can grow some strange things that have never been seen before in the ground.
The other one, although always smiling, always feels like she has some other stories hidden in her belly.
He is an experienced person and he can understand the aura of young people at a glance.
Liu Hai: "From another province, Uncle Xu."
Uncle: "Which province are you from? What's your relationship with that kid?"
The old man is a gossipy old man.
Liu Hai didn't say anything, so the old man asked again, "You seem quite peculiar."
Liu Hai smiled and said, "What's so special about me? We are all strangers, and we came to this unfamiliar place. It is thanks to your farm that we have a place to stay. I don't know how to thank you."
The old man smiled innocently and said, "What's the big deal? It's not easy for young people to make a living. If I can help you, just tell me. If the harvest is good, I will also benefit."
"Don't worry about anything, sir."
Liu Hai took the tomato from the old man's hand and put it aside.
The old man's hands suddenly felt empty. "But I'm so bored and feel uncomfortable."
Liu Hai was thinking about the Drifting Ice Sea, and his mind was in a mess. The old man's incessant chatter made him even more confused.
If you have nothing to do, just pretend to be an ancestor for a while.
He felt uncomfortable because he had no ancestors to serve him, so he begged his master not to start the autumn harvest yet.
The old man was stunned, and said with a simple and honest look: "How can I pretend?"
Liu Hai: "Just don't do anything, let me serve you food and drink."
Is there such a good thing?
The old man was confused and overjoyed, so he lay down on the ground, just like the ice sea before, ate and ate lazily, basked in the sun, and lived a happy life.
But Liu Hai felt something was wrong, the old man’s posture was wrong!
When his ancestors were basking in the sun, their feet were hooked, their calves were entangled, and they looked very lazy. It was not like him, who lay with his legs up in the air, like a lazy big □□!
The way he drank water was also wrong. He put the water to the old man's mouth, and the old man should have drank it in small sips instead of slamming his stomach and making a loud noise like water passing through stone.
That’s not right! Eating is not right either!
His ancestor wanted to eat sweet food one moment and salty food the next. His stomach was like a big melting pot with ever-changing desires. He would not eat whatever the old man gave him and would just eat a big pancake all day long!
This old man is so easy to serve, he doesn't even feel the pleasure of being abused! Ahhhh!
Ancestor, please come back soon.
Liu Hai was very depressed.
This old man is so stupid. He can't imitate his ancestors well. Is it so difficult to be an ancestor?
In the middle of the night, he put his hands around his neck and thought of Liu Binghai's lazy look as he walked out of the room every morning. His heart warmed unconsciously and a smile appeared on his face.
Come back soon, ancestor.
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Liu Binghai wandered around the streets for a few more days. She saw the owner of a grain and oil store. He looked good and seemed like a serious businessman, unlike other unscrupulous businessmen with a mercenary look.
The boss’s surname is Ma. He has a chubby face and looks very down-to-earth. He smiles very brightly.
Liu Binghai showed him his fruits and vegetables and let him taste them.
Boss Ma put the thing under his nose and smelled it...his eyes suddenly lit up.
A light and refreshing fragrance came into his stomach like a storm, which was very refreshing and made his appetite run wild.
He immediately thought that this was a good thing and wanted to buy more stock. He also wanted to sign an exclusive agreement with Liu Binghai to monopolize the market.
Liu Binghai smiled and said, "Boss, our farm is very big. I'm afraid your small shop can't handle it. If you want to monopolize it, you have to purchase this much at a time!"
Liu Binghai raised five fingers.
A majestic slap was thrown in front of Boss Ma.
Looking at her slap and then looking at his own shop, Boss Ma hesitated.
So I had to say, "Okay, then I'll just order a smaller batch and give it a try. Do you guys deliver the goods or do I pick them up?"
Liu Bing Haidao said: "It's all right. We need to pay a deposit before delivery. You can go directly to pick up the goods without a deposit. You can see the goods first and then buy them, so you won't suffer any loss."
"Okay! You're so straightforward, girl!"
Liu Binghai smiled. She was actually just too lazy to make another trip and it also saved her the money of traveling.
So he gave Boss Ma the address of the farm and said politely, "I wish you a prosperous business. See you at the farm later."
After saying that, he left quickly.
Boss Ma looked at Liu Binghai's departing back and smiled with the corners of his mouth.
Where did this little girl come from? She's fair and tender, and quite good at business. She's so pretty...
The wind blew in Xuanzhou in the evening.
There was a piece of broken object in the wind, and it looked like a crushed stone. When it hit my body, it felt like something was lightly scratching me, leaving no trace but causing pain.
It is autumn after all, and the autumn wind comes without a trace.
Liu Binghai wrapped his coat around himself and tightened the collar.
She wanted to quickly find a few more bosses, negotiate business deals, and then return to the village as soon as possible.
Passing by several snack shops, most of them were doing bad business, with the owners staring blankly at the doors and windows with numb expressions. When they saw her passing by, someone would occasionally ask, "Girl, do you want some candy cakes?"
Liu Binghai shook his head and turned into another alley.
Xuanzhou has many alleys, countless alleys, some deep, some shallow, some lively, some quiet.
Liu Binghai turned into an alley and looked up, and saw a small tavern.
The sign looked familiar, with black and red horizontal stripes crisscrossing and a dragon engraved on it. The dragon was turquoise in color, climbing majestically above the door, as if it could bring up a tornado.
As I looked at the drifting ice sea, my heart skipped a beat and I subconsciously looked inside.
The pub is not big, with only four or five tables.
Looking inside through the open wooden door, there were groups of people drinking wine, and the aroma of wine wafted from the tavern door from time to time.
She saw a man who seemed to be discussing business, gesticulating and very excited.
The man standing opposite him and listening to him was a middle-aged man with a greasy face. He looked quite rich, and most importantly, he was bald.
Liu Binghai sighed inwardly, looked away quickly, and turned around to leave.
It was too late. The bald man saw her at that moment, his eyes lit up, and he chased after her.
"This girl!"
Some people will always meet no matter how the situation changes.
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