After finishing his work, Gu Tingzhou came into the room to check Dabao's homework and look after Erbao at the same time.
Li Qingyun took out the remaining cotton from the kang cabinet, packed it into a small bag, cut a piece of white cotton cloth, and sent it to Qinghuan in the west room.
"Sister, why are you giving me this?"
"Make some comfortable menstrual belts. Is your period coming? If you feel uncomfortable, tell me."
In the evening, Li Qingyun discovered that she had secretly wrapped some wood ash, and she knew that she must have her period.
In the past two months, when Li Qingyun had her period, she secretly used the sanitary napkins stored in the space, and she didn't feel any discomfort.
Today I accidentally saw her secretly wrapping wood ash, and then I remembered this matter. Now most people in the village use wood ash, and only those who are a little more particular will use clean cotton to make menstrual belts for changing.
Li Qingyun had made a few spare ones when she first came, but they were ugly and she was embarrassed to give them to others directly, so she took cotton and cloth and asked Qinghuan to make them herself.
"No need, sister. You don't have to be so particular. I can use wood ash. You can keep such good cloth to make clothes for your second baby." Qinghuan touched the cotton cloth and pushed it back.
"Just take it. We don't need this little cloth and cotton at home. Wood ash is unhygienic. If you use it for a long time, you will easily get sick. Cotton is clean, hygienic and comfortable." Li Qingyun put it down and left after saying this.
"Thank you, big sister."
"Sisters don't have to be so polite."
At the same time, sisterhood was unfolding in another place.
When Gu Tinghua returned to the Sun family, she was busy with the autumn harvest. She worked for several days with a bulging belly, and she was so tired that her whole body ached. The little bit of meat she had gained with great difficulty at her parents' home was gone.
It was while I was at work that I accidentally heard someone say that Tian Meixue's husband had died.
She was extremely surprised. How could a healthy person just leave like that?
Speaking of it, there is some fate between her and Tian Meixue. Tian Meixue's parents' home is not far from Gujialing. When the Tian family was well off, Tian Meixue also studied in the commune, a few grades higher than her. The two often went to school together.
Later, Tian Meixue was told to be with her second brother. She was quite happy at that time that this former acquaintance would be her sister-in-law. However, they did not succeed in the end.
Later, when I married to Sunjiaao near the commune, I learned that Tian Meixue had also married here. She was the second son of the Chen family not far away. The second son of the Chen family was a real scoundrel. He drank and gambled every day and had no serious behavior. He really made things difficult for such a wonderful person like Tian Meixue.
Tian Meixue was the only daughter in the family and had only one older brother. She wanted to study and her family was willing to support her.
Later, after she graduated from junior high school, her brother got married and moved out. Her mother suddenly fell ill and passed away. Not long after, her father married a widow who also had a daughter. Tian Meixue began to live under her stepmother's care, and her life became not so good.
The stepmother asked the matchmaker to find her a family with good conditions and who could afford the bride price.
The first family said they would marry Gu Tingzhou, a soldier with a high salary and good benefits. The only drawback was that he was a little older, but he could afford the bride price, and her stepmother was very satisfied. Unexpectedly, the two of them did not get together.
Later, the second family was Chen Yong. He was the youngest son in the family. As soon as he came into the family, he lived separately from the family without having to worry about the faces of his parents-in-law.
Moreover, Chen Yong had secretly set his eyes on Tian Meixue for a long time and knew that her stepmother was looking for a date for her, so he asked a matchmaker to mediate and was willing to give the Tian family a betrothal gift of 100 yuan. Tian Meixue's stepmother agreed without even thinking about it.
At that time, Chen Yong said in front of Tian's father that he had long been deeply in love with Tian Meixue and would definitely treat her well. Tian's father was persuaded and agreed to marry his daughter to him.
Tian Meixue saw that there was no hope for her to marry Gu Tingzhou, and she was always being mistreated by her stepmother at home, so she wanted to just get married. At that time, Chen Yong was considered acceptable, and he spoke and acted in a decent manner, so she agreed.
Who knew that it would become like this after just a few years.
After Gu Tinghua married into the Sun family, she became close to Tian Miyue. They chatted and worked together from time to time, got to know each other's situation, and had a good relationship.
After Gu Tinghua knew her current situation, he felt a little sad, but also happy for her. At least no one beat or scolded them anymore, and the work points and money they earned with great efforts would not be spent on eating, drinking, whoring and gambling. However, their future life might be a little harder.
So after work in the evening, Gu Tinghua took a basket of green onions grown at home and went to Tian Meixue's house.
During the time he returned to the Sun family, Sun Zhiqiang was scared of being beaten by Gu Tingzhou, and was also afraid that she would go crazy again and spread his ugly deeds everywhere. Instead, he was happy to flatter her and obey her in everything.
For the sake of the grandson in her belly, her grandson's father and mother were very kind and spoke to her kindly. The hurdle in her heart was gradually overcome, and she thought about living a good life in the future.
Tian Meixue had just returned home from work with Chen Yi. After dealing with Chen Yong's funeral, she plunged into the intensive autumn harvest work. If she didn't work, it would be difficult for her and her son to endure this winter.
Because of their preconceived notions, Chen's parents thought that their son was tripped by a wine bottle, and unfortunately his wrist was cut by the fragments, causing him to die from excessive blood loss.
So they didn't think about calling the police to deal with these matters, but they still had some opinions about Tian Meixue.
Chen's mother told everyone that their Chen family had married a disaster, that her son was harmed by Tian Meixue, and that no one knew that Chen Yong had been lying on the ground for so long. If he had been discovered earlier, her son would not have died.
But everyone just thought she was complaining about her son's death, didn't take it seriously, and just comforted her.
In fact, Chen's mother herself had no doubts. She just wanted to find someone to vent her anger. She knew in her heart that the accident was caused by her son's drinking. She just wanted to find someone to scold and vent her inner pain.
Although this son made her worry a lot and sometimes she felt very disappointed with him, he was still her son no matter how bad he was. She was very sad when he died suddenly like this.
Tian Meixue just had this attitude: let it go. She just endured Chen's mother's scolding and kept crying.
After seeing this, others felt sorry for her and came to persuade Chen's mother. They said that since Chen Yong was gone, life would not be easy for Tian Meixue and her son. They asked her not to go too far as she still had her grandson.
Chen Yi hugged his mother's legs and looked at his grandmother vigilantly. When Chen's mother saw her grandson's hateful eyes, she felt even more upset and was depressed for a while.
Tian Meixue worked hard to earn work points. She wanted to take advantage of the autumn harvest to earn enough food for herself and her son in the winter, otherwise the winter would be difficult to endure.
During this period, she got up before dawn every day and went to the mountains to pick up some mountain products. She worked during the day to earn full work points, and Chen Yi followed her to pick up the food that was left behind. After work at night, while the weather was still good, she had to go to the mountains to collect firewood, wishing she could divide her time into two halves.
The daily rations for the mother and son are just a few black-faced steamed buns and a boiled potato for each, which makes people feel sad.
She was just about to go to the back mountain to collect firewood with a basket on her back when Gu Tinghua arrived at the door carrying a basket.
"Sister Xue?" Gu Tinghua looked at Tian Meixue in disbelief. How could she be like this? Dark and thin, just skin and bones.
"Tinghua, why are you here?" Tian Meixue's eyes lit up.
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