Chapter 3 Fubao is a beautiful Fubao
Under the sympathetic and scrutinizing gazes of everyone, Fubao was pushed out of Nie Laosan's house and then led into the Gu family by Liu Guizhi. Her name was changed from Nie Fubao to Gu Fubao, and she became the adopted daughter of the fourth branch of the Gu family.
Fubao stood there cautiously, accepting the stares of the whole family.
There are four sons in the Gu family. The eldest is Gu Weiguo, and his wife is Shen Hongying, who is shrewd, fierce and capable. The couple has two sons; the second is Gu Weimin, and his wife is Niu Sanni. Although everyone is starving in those days, she is dark and fat, and even drinking cold water will get stuck in her teeth. They have one son and one daughter; the third is Gu Weijun, and his wife is Liu Zhaodi, who is weak and soft-tempered, and has given birth to three daughters.
The fourth child is Gu Weidong, and his wife is Liu Guizhi, who are Fubao’s new parents.
Gu Weidong and Liu Guizhi have three sons, aged nine, eight and six respectively.
Counting on my fingers, there are a total of eleven children in this family, including Fubao.
Now all ten children stared at Fubao with their eyes wide open.
Fubao lowered his head and clutched the corner of his clothes.
Miao Xiujiu glanced at Fubao with disapproval. The little girl was a little over five years old, with fair skin and a pretty appearance, but she was too thin. Her arms were so thin that they looked like they would break if bent.
Looking at him like this, he looked really pitiful. Moreover, his clothes were so torn that they were almost beyond repair, his legs were dirty, and his eyes were wide open, shining with water, looking at him with timid expectation.
Miao Xiuju was usually a very capable person, but now seeing this, she couldn't help but shake her head: "What a sin! A good little girl has grown into this state. Look how pitiful she is!"
Liu Guizhi carefully watched her mother-in-law's expression and knew that she was beginning to sympathize with the little girl. She finally breathed a sigh of relief, walked forward, and gestured, meaning to take Fubao back to the house to wash.
She looks so dirty now.
Miao Xiuju nodded: "Wash it off and get rid of the bad smell you brought from Old Third Nie's house!"
Liu Guizhi nodded quickly and took Fubao to her room. She had just fetched a bucket of water from the press well behind the production team and was ready to give Fubao a thorough wash.
When Fubao was brought into the house, all three sons looked over.
Liu Guizhi looked at her three sons and raised her hand to signal them to go out. The three sons went out reluctantly.
Liu Guizhi helped Fubao take off her old clothes, let her step into the wooden tub, and began to give her a bath.
Fubao has a thin body, with very thin arms and legs, but very fair skin. Liu Guizhi gently scrubbed the little girl's calves, and looking at the faint purple veins on her thin and slender ankles, she began to feel sorry for the little girl.
When he looked up, he saw the little girl looking at him.
The little girl's long, curled eyelashes trembled, and beneath her eyelashes, her eyes were clear and bright, shining with water. She seemed to be full of expectation and a little cautious, which made Liu Guizhi's heart soften immediately.
What a beautiful and lovable little girl!
She was born dumb and could not speak. She was framed by her sister-in-law Shen Hongying, but she could not say anything. She could only accept the injustice and felt somewhat uncomfortable.
But now, looking at this thin little girl, my heart felt soft.
She gave birth to three sons and no daughters, and was hoping to have a little daughter. However, she injured her body when giving birth to her third child, and she may not have the chance to have a daughter in the future.
Is this little girl the little daughter that God has sent to me?
Liu Guizhi gently stroked the little girl's thin back and sighed softly.
At this time, Fubao was sitting in a wooden basin, looking at Liu Guizhi carefully.
She was different from the people around her. She had a good memory and had been sensible since she was a child. She had vague memories of things before she became a baby in her mind, although not complete, but she still remembered some of them.
She used to live in a mountain shrouded in clouds and mist, where there were lotus flowers, water platforms, and the sound of Buddhist music that never stopped echoing in her ears.
Later, she somehow ended up lying in the mountains. The nuns in the temple picked her up and raised her. The nunnery was demolished, so she came to the Pingxi Production Brigade.
When Nie Laosan's wife asked her to eat, she ate; when she asked her to do something, she did it in an orderly manner.
She didn't feel that she had been wronged too much, but sometimes she didn't understand why she was so mean to herself and always scolded herself.
Nie Laosan's family didn't want her anymore, scolded her and wanted to kick her out, so she came here.
She saw the pity in Liu Guizhi's eyes and the gentle hands caressing her back. Her heart moved, she lowered her head and whispered, "I'm very good and capable. I can do any job."
She had no parents, and she couldn't live in the nunnery anymore. She had nowhere to go.
She heard Nie Lao San's wife say that the Gu family didn't want her at all, and that the Gu family was almost angry to death if they got her by lottery.
She raised her head again and looked at Liu Guizhi: "Please don't chase me away, okay?"
Liu Guizhi looked at the little girl in front of her, such a fair and pretty girl, who begged pitifully in such a weak voice, begging not to drive her out.
She couldn't help but hug her and stroke her wet hair.
Liu Guizhi couldn't speak, but this action comforted Fubao.
Fubao breathed a sigh of relief and asked softly, "Can I call you mom then? I don't have any parents. I used to call her mom along with Shengjin and Shengyin, but later on she didn't want to hear me call her mom, so she stopped me from doing that."
Liu Guizhi nodded heavily.
Fubao smiled suddenly in Liu Guizhi's arms.
Her lips are pink and tender, like the small flower buds in the fields in spring. When she smiles at this moment, the flower blooms, delicate and beautiful, and crystal clear.
Liu Guizhi was stunned looking at the little girl in her arms.
She couldn't help but hold her thin little face and look at it carefully.
Farmers work hard in the fields every day, exposed to the wind and sun, and their faces are rough and dark. Even if some young girls like to dress up and apply some cold cream, they will not be as beautiful as Fubao.
Fubao's skin was not only white but also tender, as tender as cream, and as smooth as a freshly peeled egg when touched. Her small nose and eyes were also very delicate, just like the little boys in the New Year pictures. Even if you searched all over the commune with a lantern, you would never find such a beautiful girl.
Liu Guizhi thought to herself, it is my blessing to have such a pretty girl as my daughter. It is also very shortsighted of Nie Laosan's wife to dislike her so much.
She suddenly smiled, and quickly helped Fubao wash and wipe him. She also took out the old clothes of the second room's daughter before early spring and put them on Fubao.
Zaochun, the second daughter of the family, is nine years old this year, three or four years older than Fubao. The clothes she had taken off before are about the same size for Fubao.
After Fubao put on the clothes, Liu Guizhi liked them more at first sight.
Although Fubao had a delicate and good-looking appearance before, he was dirty and wore tattered clothes, and it was impossible to tell at first glance. But now, just wearing clean old clothes, the feeling is different.
She wore a maroon jacket on her upper body. Although the color was a bit dark, Fubao's skin was white, as white as snow. Wearing this maroon color made her face look even whiter and more radiant. She wore a pair of dark green patched pants on her lower body, which made her calves look straight.
Liu Guizhi had no daughters, only three sons. Each one of them was more naughty than the other. Usually, they would put on their clothes and roll around outside and come back dirty. She didn't like to dress up her sons.
Now that I have such a little girl, I suddenly feel like dressing her up. After thinking about it, I opened the drawer and found a piece of red thread left over from the Chinese New Year. I cut out a small piece and made two small braids for Fubao.
After tying it up, she led Fubao to the main house.
It was dinner time, and Miao Xiujiu was serving the meal with her second daughter-in-law.
Seeing Liu Guizhi coming over, she casually said, "Remember to take her to our grave to burn secretly. Although she is just a girl, she has finally entered our Gu family. We have to tell our ancestors."
As she said this, she raised her eyes and saw Fubao.
After seeing it, she was stunned: "This, this is Fubao?"
The little girl in front of me is so well-behaved and pretty. The key is that she looks so familiar. Who does she look like?
Miao Xiuju rubbed her eyes and said, "Why is she so beautiful? I look like I've seen her before!"
Liu Guizhi is now very happy.
Such a pretty girl, although not my own, but if I raise her well, she will be my sweet little cotton-padded jacket in the future. Nie Laosan’s wife doesn’t want her, and Shen Hongying used some tricks to push her to me, so I want her.
Suddenly, she no longer felt as humiliated as before. Instead, she couldn't help laughing and pointed at the two little braids on Fubao's head, meaning that she had just tied them.
At this time, the wives washed their hands and came into the house. When they saw Fubao, they were all surprised: "What a pretty girl! How come she is so pretty?"
The second daughter-in-law, Niu Sanni, has a son and a daughter. When she thinks about her own daughter Zaochun, she feels so miserable that she even feels envious.
The third daughter-in-law Liu Zhaodi thought of her three daughters and sighed, thinking to herself, what’s the use of being pretty? They are still girls. It’s useless for her to give birth to three girls!
When Shen Hongying first saw Fubao, she was also surprised. She thought, such a pretty girl, if she raised her up, even if she got married, she could get more betrothal gifts, right? But she quickly changed her mind and thought, what good is good? This thing is edible, and it's also an unlucky plague god. Whoever touches it will be unlucky!
Now the fourth room is implicated, just wait for bad luck.
The only thing that makes me uncomfortable is that they haven't split up and are eating from the same pot. Doesn't this mean that Fubao is trying to steal food from my own bowl? It makes me angry just thinking about it!
Miao Xiuju looked at Fubao and finally remembered. "Oh my god, why did he look so familiar? Look at that red jacket and green pants. If those two pigtails were replaced with a bun, isn't he the little boy next to Guanyin Bodhisattva in the New Year pictures?"
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