Chapter 77 Aunt finally stood up for herself
Du Damei took a spoon and fed the baby in her arms a spoonful of rice porridge. Her hand trembled slightly. "That fall just now must have been quite hard."
Aunt Zhou stood up and went to the doorway. She said earnestly, "Da Mei, you and your husband are both soft-hearted, which is why your mother-in-law can control you. When she comes back this time, you should learn from me and take the stirring stick from the outhouse in your hand. If she dares to hit you, just hit her with it. Don't be afraid that your husband won't stand by your side. I think he has suffered a lot of grievances."
Du Damei held the spoon without replying.
After all, in this small village, if any daughter-in-law dares to hit her mother-in-law, she'll be verbally abused to death.
As someone who grew up in these mountains, she naturally had her own concerns.
Aunt Zhou could see her concerns. She walked to her side, touched the face of the child in her arms, and said slowly, "My dear in-law, you are a mother now. If you don't step up, this child will suffer."
Du Damei was shocked upon hearing this. After a long pause, she looked down at the child in her arms, clenched her fists tightly, and then nodded.
The previously submissive and timid look in her eyes hardened when she saw the child.
“My dear in-laws, I understand. I will never let my daughter be bullied like I was,” Du Damei said firmly.
After hearing this, Aunt Zhou and Du Wanchun exchanged a smile and said, "It's good that you've figured it out."
Seeing that Du Damei had many family matters to attend to, the two did not mention the ceramic bottle.
After feeding the children, Du Damei took them to the backyard.
There was a small kiln in the backyard, and fired porcelain was placed next to it.
The pile of porcelain included not only ceramic bottles, but also all sorts of ceramic bowls and cups.
Du Wanchun picked one up and examined it in her hand. It was of average condition but usable.
Du Damei came up behind her and said, "These things can't be sold, Wanchun. If you want them, we'll give them all to you."
Du Wanchun stood up and said, "Aunt, I said before that we would pay with copper coins."
As he spoke, he took out a bag of copper coins from his pocket and handed it to her, saying, "We'll take all of these."
Du Damei was terrified and tried to refuse, saying, "No, I can't take it."
Du Wanchun stuffed the copper coin into her hand, saying, "My husband and I will come here to learn porcelain making in the future. Consider this our tuition fee for you."
Du Damei quickly replied, "This skill is going to be passed down anyway. We'd love for you to learn it, so why would we charge you copper coins?"
Seeing that she still wouldn't accept the money, Du Wanchun deliberately put on a stern face and said, "Aunt, we're family, there's no need to be so polite."
Fearing that she would be angry, Du Damei had no choice but to accept it. "Alright, when your uncle comes back, I'll talk to him and get this kiln fired again. If you don't have time to learn on weekdays, we'll make whatever you want."
Du Wanchun was overjoyed, "Then thank you very much, Auntie."
Du Damei wiped away her tears and smiled, "We're family, no need to thank me."
Du Wanchun didn't stand on ceremony and went to select items from the pile of porcelain with a smile.
The porcelain produced in small workshops like this doesn't have the exquisite craftsmanship of those in the capital.
They are just ordinary milky white and milky green, some with some flaws, and very few with patterns and designs.
She and Aunt Zhou spent more than half an hour selecting enough bottles of fragrant dew to use.
Fortunately, they were small bottles used for storing mint-scented dew; otherwise, some of them would have been unusable.
Around noon, Du Wanchun and Aunt Zhou had just left.
Old Master Cao then followed Doctor Xu and carried Cao Shi back.
Cao's eyes were closed; she must have fainted from the pain.
After putting the sleeping child down, Du Damei rushed over and asked, "Husband, how is Mother?"
Old Cao shook his head, his face contorted with grief.
Du Damei quickly asked Doctor Xu, "Doctor, how is my mother?"
Doctor Xu carried Cao Shi into the house. "There's nothing seriously wrong, she just broke her spine and probably won't be able to walk again."
Du Damei was startled and immediately understood, "You mean, my mother is paralyzed?"
The eldest brother, Cao, lifting up the other end of Cao's body, continued, "Yes, she's paralyzed. She won't be able to walk anymore, she won't even be able to sit up."
Du Damei was shocked.
Cao Laoda wiped away his tears and followed Doctor Xu to carry Cao Shi into the house.
After putting the person down, Doctor Xu came out of the house and said to Du Damei, "Your mother-in-law is really unlucky. She fell and became paralyzed. Her life will be hard from now on!"
Of course it's miserable; lying on the bed, there's no one to help you.
He was accused of hitting his daughter-in-law, and even when eating a meal, he had to watch his daughter-in-law's expression.
Du Damei was filled with mixed emotions.
After prescribing a few doses of medicine, Dr. Xu left.
Du Damei didn't say much and went inside to cook.
After the meal was prepared, Cao Shi woke up and started crying and screaming all over the house.
"My legs! My back! God, how could you do this to me!"
The courtyard was filled with Cao's pitiful cries.
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