Zhang Zhi rejected the proposal to split the family, and the sparkle in Ding Yusu's eyes disappeared.
Although she was brave and would fight for food, she also knew that Zhang Zhi was the one supporting the family. If he didn't split the family, it would be useless no matter how much she made a fuss. She glared at the two of them unwillingly and sulked by herself.
Zhang Rui and Tianjiao, who did not participate in these activities, both received Ding Ding Candies.
Zhang Rui waited until his mother left, then quickly stuffed the candy into his daughter's mouth: "Eat it quickly, or it will be taken back by someone else."
Now he didn't think that his second sister-in-law would obediently accept his mother's iron-blooded policy. In her eyes, eating was everything, even more important than her son and husband.
Tianjiao blinked his eyes, his cheeks puffed up, and he ate the sweet candy and said vaguely: "Dad, can I leave some for Sister Huahua?"
Zhang Rui nodded: "Okay, I'll hide it and you can give it to her tomorrow."
Tianjiao smiled happily, his eyes curved, and he hugged the strong arm and rubbed it: "Thank you, Dad."
It's a happy time here, but it's as cold as ice on the other side.
Zhang Zhi tried to coax Ding Yushu again, but was ruthlessly pushed away and rejected, as well as a vicious and hateful look: "Get lost! Zhang Zhi, are you doing this on purpose? You just can't stand me taking care of the kids at home, right? Why do you want me to work? Isn't it enough that I gave birth to a grandson for your Zhang family?"
In fact, Zhang Zhi was quite tired at work every day. He left home early and came back late, especially sometimes he had to go out before having a full meal. Even though he had good food at home and could even occasionally have a meal with his boss outside, he did not grow well and became thinner instead.
At this time, his mother was not happy, and his wife was not happy either. The key point was that his wife did not understand him at all. He was really tired and asked, "Do you think that just having children is enough for you?"
Ding Yushu paused, and looked back at Zhang Zhi with a guilty conscience. The face that always had a flattering smile on it in the past had no expression for the first time, and even seemed a little cold?
She shrank her neck and muttered, "What else do you want me to do? Dabao is still so young, what will he do if I'm not around?"
Zhang Zhi knew that she was a little scared, so he softened his tone and said in a deep voice: "You should know why mom doesn't let you take care of the child. Go to work starting tomorrow and be honest for a while. I will beg mom for mercy, and she will soften her heart."
Ding Yushu gritted her teeth and wanted to refute, but she didn't have the confidence. She still felt that she was not wrong. People should first eat well. She was the middle child among several sisters in her family. She was always hungry. If she wanted to eat something, she had to snatch it, and sometimes the food she snatched would be snatched away by other sisters. She had to put the food in her mouth first.
As for the rest, what’s wrong with Dabao crying a few times?
Which child doesn’t cry?
But now she was weak and could only endure it, but the unwillingness in her heart was still so strong, even several times stronger than before.
She is so miserable, having such an unlucky and mean mother-in-law, a husband who only listens to his mother, and a son who knows nothing and is a hindrance!
…
Everything went smoothly that night. Dabao was sent to Zhang Zhi's room after dinner, which was prepared by Li Mizhen.
But the scene was too silent. Even the little bit of meat that Zhang Rui brought back couldn't make the house lively.
Ding Yushu didn't want to come out for dinner at first, but came out after Li Mizhen yelled at her a few times.
Because if you don't come out, you won't have anything to eat.
However, she kept her word and did not give Ding Yushu any meat. Even when Zhang Zhi wanted to sneak across the river, she kept a close eye on him. Ding Yushu was so angry that she returned to the room after eating only a few bites. The rest of the food was eaten up by several men, leaving not a single bite left.
So in the end, the result was the same. Ding Yushu returned to her room and was so angry that she died.
Li Mizhen, who used to always think of muddling through, has now made up her mind that she can no longer allow Ding Yusu to behave as she did before, otherwise her grandson will be corrupted.
Before this conflict, Li Mizhen only occasionally remembered to teach her daughter-in-law a lesson. The biggest punishment was to hit her twice, force her on the head to cook, and complain that her cooking was too bad, and would do it herself after the second time.
But after this time, she really made up her mind that she couldn't continue like this just to protect her eldest grandson's foot.
A child who is over one year old can already eat rice porridge. At worst, she can just grit her teeth and buy some malted milk. At any rate, she can't let him follow that unrequited mother anymore.
The next morning, Tianjiao was still lying in bed when she heard a commotion next door. She slowly got up, rubbed her flushed face, and muttered, "Second Aunt is so miserable."
Listening to the chaotic noise and Ding Yushu's screams from time to time, you can tell how difficult it is.
She tilted her face up and squinted her eyes for a while. Then she heard Zhang Rui's father calling her from outside. She got out of bed quickly, opened her big eyes, and regained her clarity. She responded in a tender voice, "Wake up, good morning, Dad!"
Zhang Rui, who was eating breakfast while watching the fun, responded happily: "Hey, good morning."
Zhang Zhi went to work. Li Mizhen beat Ding Yushu, who wanted to sleep in, with a stick. She held the child in her other hand, and her movements were nimble. Her loud voice was clearly audible: "Either go to work, or don't eat from now on!"
Ding Yushu hid in embarrassment: "Ah, why? I won't go!"
Li Mizhen became calmer. She just stood at the door holding the child and refused to let her in. She had already had breakfast, so she had to work hard. .
Dabao thought he was playing, and he kept clapping his hands and laughing from time to time.
Ding Yushu's face turned pale and blue. Under the threat of the stick, she suddenly rolled her eyes and ran in another direction.
Tianjiao came out and saw this scene. While eating a steamed bun, he asked in a low voice: "Dad, where is the second aunt?"
Isn't that the direction of the fields?
Zhang Rui curled his lips and explained in a low voice while peeling eggs: "She went out to play. She is just being lazy and not working."
After peeling one egg, he started to peel the second one. Considering that he had earned some money, and his mother said that the hens in the family had laid twice as many eggs as usual recently, and there were five chickens in the family, they could lay ten eggs a day, so each of them could have an egg.
Zhang Rui thought about it and glanced at the little girl who still had an innocent face. With the last cloth coupon incident and some things that happened afterwards, he had a strong intuition that these old hens were laying eggs so hard because of her!
Li Mizhen came back and hit her third son with a stick. Of course, she didn't hit him hard, but hit his buttocks. Then she said unhappily, "Don't teach the child bad things. Hurry up and send the child to school. Go back to work."
Zhang Rui rubbed his butt and shrugged.
When he lowered his head, he saw that girl smiling with bright eyes. He immediately snorted and pinched her cheeks: "You naughty girl, are you making fun of your daddy?"
Tianjiao quickly shook his head, opening his eyes innocently: "No!"
…
After breakfast, Tianjiao was sent to school. He met up with Zhao Xiaohua and the others on the way and took out the Ding Ding candy. In those days, candy was a rare commodity. Even this cheap candy, with the peddler pushing his cart to various villages shouting to exchange it for candy, there was still not much to eat.
There were not many ding ding candies, and each person only had a small bite. Each child had a candy in his mouth and jumped on the road with a big smile on his face.
Zhang Rui did not send his children to school this time. He waited until the children reunited and then came back to continue working.
He was actually quite good at carpentry and had a natural talent. He made a bench in no time. He tried it and found it to be sturdy and durable, so he continued working on it.
Zhang Rui plans to make something out of this first, and then keep an eye on the factory.
He is one of the few people in the village with a junior high school education, so he could find a job in a factory, but nowadays the job is passed down from father to son, so there are no vacancies at the moment, so he can only wait for an opportunity.
Zhang Rui still had some money on hand, so he could delay for a while. In fact, carpentry was a hot job, and if it wasn't unsafe, he wouldn't have kept an eye on the factory.
Li Mizhen was also taking care of her grandson at home. Seeing her son tinkering with something in the yard, confusion was in her eyes. But after more than half a year, he could already do this?
Seeing the situation, she didn't say anything.
Her son has matured visibly, and that is enough. She and the old man are still young and can still do it, so it doesn't matter if they waste some time.
If he really becomes as successful as the second one, it would be a pleasant surprise.
Only farmers know the hardship of working in the fields. Otherwise, why would their family grit their teeth and send their son to the carpenter?
Zhang Rui did not disappoint his family's expectations. His previous playful nature disappeared and he worked hard at home all day. Even if he was tired, he would continue to work after a rest. He was really not as pampered as before.
At noon, Tianjiao came home from school with two eggs in his pocket. He walked in happily and shouted in a loud voice: "Grandma, Jiaojiao found bird eggs!"
Zhang Rui was working in a corner of the yard. When he heard this, he immediately dropped the tools in his hands and came over: "Bird eggs? Where did you pick them up?"
Tianjiao looked up proudly: "On the way home from school, on that hill, I saw it as soon as I passed by. Brother Dazhu went to get it. There were four in total, and we just happened to share them."
As she spoke, she touched her stomach guiltily. The lunch was usually very simple. When she was on the way, she heard that Zhao Xiaohua's mother would give her a fried egg at noon, so she couldn't help but think about it for a moment, and then she found bird eggs scattered on a very small hillside.
Zhang Rui just happened to see a trace of guilt flash across his daughter's face. The corners of her mouth twitched, and she said to Li Mizhen, who was also a little surprised, "Mom, make some scrambled eggs."
Li Mizhen nodded: "Okay." Then she turned to look at Tianjiao: "You got it, eat more later."
"Thank you, grandma!" Tianjiao said while shaking his head, then jumped out of the kitchen.
…
Lunch was ready at noon, and everyone in the Zhang family except Zhang Zhi came back. The last one to leave was Ding Yusu.
This person had a ruddy complexion and was clean. He really hadn't been to work yet. He even smiled very calmly: "Mom, Dabao is hungry? Let me feed him?"
Li Mizhen looked at Dabao who was squatting in the yard playing and sneered: "No need, Dabao has already eaten."
Ding Yushu's face froze: "Oh, thank you for your hard work, mom. I'll eat first."
"Ah——" She was about to go to the kitchen when she saw a stick coming at her. Li Mizhen showed her imposing manner and said to her: "You want to eat without working? No way!"
Ding Yushu's expression instantly broke down, and she yelled, "Why? I want to go find the captain, and you won't let me eat!"
Li Mizhen raised her chin: "Go ahead, do you think I was scared?"
"You...you..." Ding Yushu pointed at Li Mizhen with a trembling hand, her eyes wide open, wishing she could pounce on her and bite her, but looking at the stick in her hand, she was a little afraid: "This is not fair, you can still raise a dead girl for nothing, but I won't even give her food to eat, and Dabao is not my child? I am the hero of the Zhang family!"
Li Mizhen was so angry that she laughed, her face full of sarcasm: "Don't you always think that you are educated and superior to others? Why do you now just think of yourself as a belly, a machine that can give birth to babies? Giving birth to a child is a big deal?"
Ding Yushu choked up, rushed over with red eyes, and ignored the stick in front of her: "I don't care, I want to eat. If you don't give me food, it's abuse!"
"Then give it a try!" Li Mizhen snorted coldly, and hit him with the stick mercilessly.
"Ah! It hurts so much! You lunatic..." Ding Yushu kept screaming while being beaten. She subconsciously covered her head with her hands and made all kinds of sharp shouts from her mouth, but everyone in the yard pretended not to hear her.
That annoying brother-in-law actually took Dabao away. The family was having dinner in the main room, but there was a fight going on here.
Ding Yushu saw this from the corner of her eye. She was filled with hatred and anger. She yelled, "No, I want to split up the family. If I don't, I'll be beaten to death..."
Li Mizhen was not afraid either. She said as she beat him, "You can split up the family, but you can't raise Dabao. If you are raised to be lazy and greedy, it would be better if you were not born at all!"
Ding Yushu, who was stunned by the beating, broke down and cried: "If you don't want it, then don't want it! I'll go find the captain, wuwuwu...Your family are all psychopaths. You can raise a child with other people, but you don't even give me food..."
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