The answer my mother gave at the time was that my maternal and maternal grandmother's home was far away, and they had passed away, so I wouldn't be able to see anyone there if I went there.
Zhou Liming never asked this question again after that.
Now, after hearing what my mother said, I realized what the inside story was.
Just as he was thinking about it, he heard his mother's voice faintly.
"Because I hate them..."
Zhou Liming's pupils shrank suddenly. He obviously didn't expect the real reason to be like this.
Then, he listened to his mother slowly telling him what happened that day.
Zhou Liming's mother was named Liao Yulan, and she was from the neighboring province.
She had previously told Zhou Limin and his children that her hometown was far away in the north, but she had actually lied to them.
The reason she said this was because she had already lost contact with her parents and didn't want to talk about this sad thing again, so she lied to the children.
When she was fifteen, her parents gave her a bag of soybeans and "exchanged" her for Zhou Liming's father, Zhou Dachuan.
At that time, we had just experienced several natural disasters, and every household did not have much food stored. For example, if there were many people in the family, they still had no food to eat and had to tighten their belts to make ends meet.
The situation at Liao Yulan's home was even more difficult.
Her parents had five children, and her grandparents were older than her. The family of nine relied on a few pieces of barren land for food, and it was difficult for them to have enough to eat.
Almost every night, the whole family filled their stomachs with water and then forced themselves to go to sleep.
But when I got up in the middle of the night to go to the toilet, the water was gone and I started to feel hungry again.
In the middle of the night, the sounds coming from the Liao family were either the rumbling of their stomachs or the cries of their younger brothers and sisters who were hungry.
As the largest labor force in the family besides her parents, Liao Yulan not only has to take care of her grandparents, younger brothers and sisters, but also has to take care of everything at home, and then go over mountains and hills to dig wild vegetables and find food.
She brought back everything she could find to eat, even a wild fruit from a tree, which she would not eat herself, but would take home to share with the whole family.
However, her efforts to consider her family did not earn her any sympathy from her parents, nor did she earn her any gratitude from her brothers and sisters.
That night when the last bit of food in the house was gone, Liao Yulan gave the last mouthful of rice porridge to her parents, and she herself scooped a mouthful of the clear rice soup that was so clear that you could see through it.
Of course, this mouthful of rice soup was not enough to fill her up.
But she knew better that her parents had to do heavy work every day and they needed to eat more than she did.
Let her be hungry. At worst, she can run farther tomorrow and try her luck on another mountain.
But she didn't expect that the meal would be the last meal she had at her grandfather's house.
While eating, she felt that her parents looked at her several times, and their eyes seemed to be filled with hesitation.
But Liao Yulan didn't realize anything at the time. She thought her parents had seen the clear water in her bowl, so she subconsciously raised the bowl to avoid their sight, not wanting to make them feel guilty.
After dinner, she washed the dishes and then went to put her younger siblings to sleep as usual.
Just when she was about to go to bed, her mother came in with red eyes.
He stood at the door and looked at her for a long time before suddenly stepping in. Looking at her puzzled eyes, he quickly packed her only two sets of clothes and then pulled her out.
Liao Yulan felt completely bewildered at the time.
After being pulled out of the door by her mother, she found her father still standing at the door.
In addition, there were two strangers she had never seen before, one was a little older, maybe in his thirties or forties, and the other was a little younger, about nineteen or twenty years old.
Her father was talking to the two men, his face full of flattery and smiles.
The two men looked at her for a while as if they were examining some merchandise, then they said to her father, "A bag of soybeans. Do you want to trade?"
Liao Yulan seemed to realize something and looked suddenly at the woman beside her.
But her mother avoided her sight at that moment.
In an instant, the fear in Liao Yulan's heart reached its peak.
She broke free from her mother's arms, turned around and was about to run into the house, but was held back by her mother again.
Liao Yulan couldn't run away, so she could only plop down on the ground, hugging her mother's legs tightly, crying and begging.
"Mom, I won't leave. I won't leave! I'll go find food tomorrow. I'm sure I can find food. I won't let you go hungry. Don't send me away. No!"
Seeing her crying, her mother also cried.
She said, "Daya, your parents have let you down, but our family really can't make ends meet anymore. Please be kind and save our family!"
"Dad and Mom have already inquired about it. The Zhou family has food. They won't let you go hungry. Live a good life over there in the future. They will treat you well!"
"It's your father and I who are wrong. We are the ones who let you down!"
Her mother cruelly pulled her hands away, pulled Liao Yulan up, and pushed her in front of Zhou's father and son.
Liao Yulan wanted to run back, but she heard her father shouting in a deep voice with a dark face.
"Don't you know what the situation is like at home? The whole family is almost starving to death, and you are so cruel that you want to watch us starve to death?!"
"I'm not asking you to die, I'm just asking you to get married early. You're going to get married sooner or later, and marrying now can save our family's lives. This kind of good thing can't be obtained by others even if they beg for it, so why are you making such a fuss!"
"Your life was originally given to you by your mother and me. We raised you to this age, and it's time for you to be filial to us. Take your clothes and go with them. Even if you don't go, this family won't let you stay."
Those words completely stunned Liao Yulan.
She stood there stiffly, looking at her parents in front of her. She saw only helplessness and indifference in their eyes, without a trace of reluctance.
Moreover, the Zhou family came to their house when the last bit of food was eaten up. It was definitely not a sudden decision. It was obvious that her parents had planned it out long ago. They came at this time when there was no food left at home. She couldn't even find a reason to refute it.
If she didn't go to the Zhou family and exchange for this bag of food, everyone in their family would starve to death.
If she doesn't go, she will be the eternal sinner!
Liao Yulan started laughing while crying.
She did not resist anymore, but just said a few words to her parents in front of her.
"If you take this bag of food, it will be considered as my repayment for your parents' kindness in raising me. From now on, I will just pretend that you two don't exist, and you will just pretend that you don't have a daughter like me! If you agree, I will leave right away."
When her parents heard this, they immediately hesitated.
Obviously, he didn't really want to break up with her.
But Liao Yulan was determined, and they were worried that if they didn't agree, she would make a big fuss.
In the end, the two of them could only nod their heads cruelly and said that they would never look for her again.
When Liao Yulan saw that they really nodded, the last glimmer of hope in her heart was shattered.
She didn't even have those two sets of clothes and stood directly behind the Zhou family.
And her parents got the bag of soybeans as they wished.
After being "exchanged" by her biological parents for a bag of soybeans, Liao Yulan left with the Zhou family, feeling hopeless.
She was only fifteen years old at the time, with no food or money. She would starve to death if she left home. If she wanted to survive, she had no choice but to go to Zhou's house.
She hated her heartless parents, and also hated the Zhou family who were the "buyers".
But she also knew very well that if she wanted to live in the Zhou family in the future, she would have to let go of her hatred towards the Zhou family.
But this is easier said than done.
After the Zhou family brought her home, they did not treat her as a real daughter-in-law. The work she had to do in the Zhou family was no less than that in her own family.
Not only that, Zhou Dachuan's mother-in-law, also bullied her in various ways.
She was asked to work in the fields every day, and to do all the housework when she got home. When she was in a bad mood, she would curse at Liao Yulan and even beat her, venting all her dissatisfaction and anger on Liao Yulan.
Does Liao Yulan hate it?
Of course I hate it.
But she had no other choice but to hate.
She had nowhere to go, so she could only stay at Zhou's house.
As for Zhou Dachuan, he just watched from the side without saying anything, as if she was not his future daughter-in-law.
Under such oppression, Liao Yulan endured countless days.
Finally, Zhou Dachuan's parents passed away.
At that time, she already had three children. The eldest son, Zhou Limin, was three years old, and the youngest was not yet born.
Only after Zhou Dachuan's parents passed away did Liao Yulan finally live a normal life.
She knew that Zhou Dachuan was a bad man. He had never hit or scolded her, but he had never been considerate or sympathetic to her either.
He just hid behind his parents and watched her being beaten and scolded, like an innocent bystander.
But he knew in his heart that he had not fulfilled his responsibilities as a husband, so later he did not even dare to say a serious word to Liao Yulan, and he rushed to do anything that he could, as if he wanted to make up for something.
But Liao Yulan no longer needs him to do anything.
As for why she didn't run away now that Zhou Dachuan's parents were no longer looking after her?
Why should she run away!
Now that Zhou Dachuan's parents are no longer torturing her, she can live a stable life and there is no need to run away.
So later she and Zhou Dachuan started living together.
She never complained about Zhou Dachuan, because no matter how hateful he was, he gave her a place to stay.
But she couldn't really accept him, not only because she was heartbroken about marrying him, but also because he ignored her when she was bullied by his parents.
She simply couldn't treat him as her husband.
Zhou Dachuan died a few days later, and Liao Yulan finally lived a comfortable life.
Although she had to raise three children by herself and take care of the farm work, it seemed that the others were overwhelmed and busy like spinning tops.
But only she herself knew that although she was in pain at this time, the pain was only physical, but her heart felt unprecedented ease and freedom.
(Happy weekend, can you give me some gifts to make me love you? (´･ω･`) Thank you, babies
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