Chen Ming said apologetically, "It's my illness that has dragged you and this family down. Otherwise, with your excellent embroidery skills, life at home should be much easier."
Wang said angrily, "Look at what the head of the family said. If it weren't for you, our family would be ruined. It is because of you that we can live well. Especially Ah Fu, the one she should be most filial to is you..."
Chen Dabao said hurriedly, "Not only my mother should be filial to grandpa, I also have to be filial to grandpa."
After chatting for a while, Wang was embroidering while Chen Dabao took Chen Afu to the west room to rest. Chen Ming, Wang and Alu lived in the west room, while Chen Afu and Chen Dabao lived in the east room.
There is also a large kang near the window in the east room, with two cupboards at the end of the kang, a broken table and two stools on the floor.
Chen Dabao took off his shoes and climbed onto the kang. He took out a mattress from the kang cupboard and spread it on the kang. The mattress was full of circles, which should be his masterpiece, but it could also be attributed to the original owner. It was not flat, but wrinkled and slanted.
He stood on the kang and said, "Come here, Mom, Dabao will help you take off your clothes."
Chen Afu's old face turned red again and he said, "Mom - do it yourself." Having said that, he still walked to his side.
The blue jacket she was wearing was slanted, not tied with a belt, but with buttons. The buttons were small and tight, and not easy to unfasten. Chen Ahfu raised his arms and struggled for a long time before unfastening two of them. The rest were unfastened by Dabao.
The belt that tied the skirt was a snap, so it was easy to undo. She pulled it open and the skirt slid to the ground. She sat on the kang, and Dabao came down to help her pick up the skirt.
"Mom, lie down on the kang and have a rest. There's no firewood left at home. My uncle and I will go get some." Chen Dabao said as he helped Chen Afu cover himself with a quilt. When he left, he took out the dirty clothes and closed the door.
What kind of difficult life situation could force such a young child to become like this? Chen Afu was deeply saddened.
The surroundings suddenly became quiet, with only the barking of dogs in the distance and the occasional laughter of children.
Chen Afu closed his eyes and sorted out what happened before and after the time travel.
In her previous life, she had a two-bedroom apartment, a car, hundreds of thousands of yuan in savings... No, there was also a three-bedroom apartment given by Liu Xudong and a million yuan in savings. All these added up to at least several million yuan. I don't know whether they belonged to the government or to her cousins who had never contacted her. It would be great if she made a will and donated all the money to the orphanage.
But these are no longer under my control.
In this life, she traveled to the body of a nymphomaniac, fifteen years old, with a father, a mother, a younger brother, and a son. From what she knew, the village where they lived was called Xiangluo Village, which was more than ten miles away from Sanqing County, with convenient transportation. Seeing the large tracts of well-growing farmland on the road, this place could be considered a land of fish and rice, and was relatively abundant.
Although the family had three acres of dry land, his father was in poor health and his mother had to do embroidery to earn money. His younger brother was only ten years old and Dabao was only four years old, so the land was rented to his uncle Chen Yezhong, who paid 60% rent to his family every year.
Mother Wang was very good at embroidery. She worked day and night and earned six or seven hundred coins a month, which was higher than the income of some families. That’s why she was able to support the family and buy medicine for the seriously ill Chen Ming and the mentally retarded Chen Afu.
But Wang's eyesight is not very good, she is nearsighted and afraid of light. This is probably due to overuse of eyes. If this continues, she will go blind in a few years.
When Chen Ming was in better shape, he could make some straw baskets, hats and sandals, but he didn't earn much money. There were five hens at home, and the eggs they laid were mainly for Chen Ming and Chen Afu to nourish their bodies, and sometimes the two children would eat one.
There is a nanny who lives with my uncle. My uncle has three children. The eldest son, Chen Agui, is 22 years old and married to Gao. The second daughter is Chen Alan, 15 years old, and it seems that she will get married at the end of this year. The third daughter is Chen Aju, 12 years old. Chen Agui has a son and a daughter. The son Chen Dahu is 5 years old and the daughter Chen Daya is 3 years old.
I also have a third uncle, Chen Shi, who runs a small business in the provincial capital. His entire family is in the provincial capital and they only come back to stay for more than half a month during the Chinese New Year every year.
This is all the information Chen Afu has so far.
Oh, and there was the swallow, the one that appeared in her mind before she died in her previous life, and spoke to her inexplicably. Strangely, she would occasionally dream of it in her previous life. However, she could not understand the bird language it spoke in her dreams. She only saw it flying around and chirping, looking very irritable. The call of a swallow should be a very gentle murmur, but this swallow called out in sparrow language.
She fell asleep in a daze, and she dreamed of the swallow again. Its blue-black feathers were still glowing, and the hair on its chest and abdomen was golden, and its pointed beak was also golden. It was glaring at her with its small eyes, which were not much bigger than green beans, and its mouth opened and closed as it cursed, "I'm so stupid! So stupid, and so short-lived. I followed you all my life in vain, and I never even saw the sun, nor did I get even a small piece of gold. I live in an old house every day. And I didn't see the legendary Dubai Pearl, the Sydney Opera House, and the Bird's Nest. I'm so angry. I'm so stupid..."
Ignoring the unfriendly content, the sound quality is like that of a baby, soft and very nice.
But those green eyes were too scary, full of hatred, and their gaze was like a bunch of cold green laser knives, flying around in front of Chen Afu's eyes.
Chen Ahfu was startled awake. She opened her eyes and was dazed for a moment. Looking at the dilapidated house and smelling the urine-smelling quilt, she realized that she had traveled through time.
Just as I was about to think about the strange little swallow again, I heard the sound of cutting vegetables and the faint voices of Wang and Chen Ming talking in the kitchen.
Wang said, "…Originally, I thought Ah Fu was stupid and slow, and would suffer if she got married. So I wanted her to stay single and be supported by her parents. Although Ah Lu was a good person, I was afraid that he would marry a bad wife in the future, which would make Ah Fu upset…It just so happened that I found Da Bao in the forest, so I thought about letting Ah Fu recognize Da Bao as her son, and then set up a female household for her in the future, so that she can live with her son. When we die, Ah Fu will not suffer, and someone will support her and take care of her, and she can be worshipped by her descendants after her death. But now, Ah Fu's illness has improved. If she is completely cured, it would be better for her to get married. How can she find a good family with Da Bao?"
Chen Ming thought about it and said, "If that's the case, let's acknowledge Dabao as our son. That way, Dabao won't be a burden to Ah Fu anymore, and he might even be a help to Ah Fu and Ah Lu in the future. That child is smart, and he will definitely have a bright future when he grows up."
Wang thought about it and it made sense. She smiled and said, "The head of the family still has a solution. This is the best. Although Dabao was adopted, we have raised him for four years and have developed feelings for him. I really treat him as my own grandson. The child is not only smart, but also sensible. He treats Ah Fu as his own mother and is filial to her."
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