Chapter 225 Mother, Mother
Song Chunxue smiled. This child, after saying so much, was actually waiting for her here.
"Okay, but you need to be careful."
Song Chunxue stacked the kneaded dough together and cut it into even strips. "I know that even if I stop you, you'll still go next time. Young people won't give up until they've seen the light."
"Be careful in everything you do, and back off if things don't seem right. To be honest, do you think those classmates are smart and courageous, but they're all disloyal? Even if you're completely open with them, do you think they'll trust you?"
"However, you are the most eloquent and good at dealing with people in our family. Everything is difficult at the beginning. No matter how much I say, you still have to do it yourself to know what you shouldn't do, what you shouldn't do, and what you shouldn't believe."
The fourth brother nodded repeatedly, smiling as if he were a flower.
"That's good. I thought Mom would break my legs. There are all sorts of people out there. I'll buy things to protect myself."
He washed the fish, lit a fire in another pot, poured in oil, and prepared to fry it.
But as I was frying it, something seemed off.
Looking at the fish scales in the pot, Song Chunxue couldn't help but ask, "Did you forget to scale the fish?"
"..." The fourth brother wrinkled his nose. "I forgot it behind the old door. That person mentioned it, but I don't remember it at all."
"What should we do? We've wasted so much oil."
Song Chunxue suppressed a laugh, "Then just scoop it out, scrape it off, and fry it again. It's already been wasted, so why would I scold you?"
The fourth son said in a serious tone, "Yes, Mother has become more virtuous than before. She won't easily take action, but she's quite frightening when she has a cold face."
Song Chunxue thought to herself, it wasn't exactly cold, just that she had no expression.
She tries her best to keep her mind calm and avoid extreme joy, sorrow, anger, or laughter, so that she can minimize gains and losses.
My senior brother said that this is called guarding your mind and keeping your thoughts in mind. In time, even the biggest things in the world can't crush you.
If this continues, one will naturally attain enlightenment.
Although Song Chunxue didn't understand what enlightenment meant, she certainly wouldn't get angry over the smallest things like before.
In the past, she would get so angry that she would cry when her hair got tangled while combing it.
Now, she can calmly apply some hair oil and slowly comb her hair.
My senior colleague also said that when you're in a good mood, good luck will naturally come.
She believes now.
The fourth son felt comforted to see that his mother didn't blame him. He carefully scraped off the fish scales, washed it clean, and then fried it again.
I sprinkled some salt and Sichuan peppercorns, poured in some soy sauce for color, and simmered it in the pot for a while. Surprisingly, it tasted very good.
"Oh, I almost forgot, should we leave some for Sanwa?"
Before picking up their chopsticks, the fourth brother thought that there was only one fish left, and the two of them had eaten it, but the third brother had never tasted the fish.
"This is such a small one, it's not enough for one person. Why don't we go catch another one this afternoon? If we can't catch another one, we can just buy another one."
"Huh?" The fourth brother was shocked. "Fish are rare and very expensive."
"We'll eat this once in a while, just to celebrate moving to the city. We'll buy two and let the Taoist priest try them when we get back tomorrow." The senior brother used to look after their house, but now he's like family.
She would be very sad if the Taoist priest were to leave and she were not seen for three to five years.
The fourth son laughed and said, "With Mother's words, I can eat with peace of mind. Ah, having a generous mother, I'll have a lot more confidence when I go out and fight with people in the future."
"Yes, don't cause trouble outside, but if you do, don't be afraid of trouble. Your mother will always stand up for you."
She heard from her senior brother that after reaching the Foundation Establishment stage, she could easily handle two strong men, but she hasn't had a chance to try it yet.
In the afternoon, the mother and son fed the donkey and went to the river to catch fish.
She had visited the county in her past life, but had never come to see the river.
I heard that this river has a very imposing name, Zuli River. It has pebbles in it, is wider than Song Chunxue imagined, and is very clear.
Previously, the river in Zhuangzi River was very shallow and narrow, and after rain, it was all yellow mud.
She had never dreamed of such clear river water.
She thought this land was as barren as Lijiazhuang.
There were children catching frog eggs by the river, something Song Chunxue had never seen before.
Isn't this something that only exists in the South?
In her past life, she dreamed of visiting the water towns of the South, imagining them with rivers flowing past their entrances.
But no one told her that if she gritted her teeth, she could actually see him in Zhuanglang County as well.
"Mom, if you want to go into the water and wade in it, take off your shoes and try it. It's not cold at all."
The fourth brother had already taken off his shoes, rolled up his trousers, and was wading in the water, bending over to look for fish.
"No need, I'm not a child anymore." Actually, Song Chunxue was very envious. When she was a child, she had only stepped in muddy puddles during rainstorms, and had never stepped in such clean water.
Those pebbles are so round and smooth, they must feel very comfortable to step on.
"What are you afraid of? Step on it if you want, no one will laugh at you." The fourth brother straightened up, the sunlight shining on his cheeks, and he smiled broadly. "If you didn't like it, you wouldn't have changed your mind and come with me. Didn't you say you were going to tidy up the warehouse this afternoon?"
So, Song Chunxue took off her shoes and socks and expressionlessly put her feet into the water.
A slight coolness crept up from her heels to the back of her head, and Song Chunxue let out a soft sigh of comfort.
That feels so good.
A woman came to the river to wash clothes in a wooden basin, and Song Chunxue was overjoyed.
Will she be able to come here to do laundry in the future?
She wished she could go home right now, get a wooden basin, and wash her cotton-padded coat that hadn't seen water in years.
How wonderful that must be!
Although the journey was a bit long, she just wanted to give it a try.
The fourth son noticed his mother's envious look and couldn't help but turn away and chuckle to himself.
Actually, Mom is just like them; she's a playful person.
The mother and son stayed by the river for two hours, and only reluctantly returned home after the sun had set.
Song Chunxue felt completely refreshed; soaking her feet like this was so comfortable.
It would be even more comfortable to meditate by the river, as the energy of heaven and earth would continuously flow into the body.
Once she has moved all her belongings here, she is determined to come here with her senior brother to try meditating.
People gossip during the day, and they can gossip at night too.
This place is so beautiful.
Wait, no, my senior brother has seen the world, he's seen mountains and rivers, he'd definitely laugh at her if he saw her like this.
Let's forget about it.
She put on her shoes and socks and went home satisfied.
Sanwa has returned from school and is in the kitchen kneading dough and cooking.
Hearing that they were coming, Sanwa jumped out of the kitchen with a big smile on his face.
"Mother, where did you go?"
"Aunt Yao brought some snacks over, saying she wanted to invite you to her house for a while, but she found that you had locked the door and thought you had gone home."
“Mother, the school gave me a blue collar, it’s very pretty. It turns out that quite a few people live at the school, just like when the fourth brother was studying in the village. I went to see their living quarters. Although they were a bit old, they were very clean. There were four people in one room, and there were even cabinets and tables.”
It's clear that Sanwa finds everything at school new and interesting, and he hasn't been bullied.
"Huh? A dozen people sleep in one house in the village, there's nothing but beds, and who knows how many years they've lived there, there are deep pits underfoot." The fourth brother was very curious. "Why don't I go with you to take a look tomorrow? You've made me want to go back to school."
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