Chapter 141 Angry
Xia Shuangshan thought about it and said, "Almost."
Xia Juanjuan was more careful with her words and said with a smile, "That's fine. Li Zhan also said that when we are ready to build the house, he will come back when he has time. We don't have enough money, so I will send him a telegram in two days and ask him to borrow some from his comrades..."
Xia Shuangshan and Lin Yuru both disagreed with borrowing so much money, but... they couldn't help, and instead tried to persuade the young lady, but it was too easy for them to do so, so they didn't say a word.
As they talked, they finished their meal. Xia Shuangshan did not delay and went to work in the fields under the scorching sun.
Xiaowen immediately stood up, tiptoed to collect the dishes on the table and went to the kitchen to wash them.
Lin Yuru snatched the bowl and said with a smile, "Grandma, wash it. You take your brothers and sisters out to play!"
This child is so sensible that it makes people feel distressed.
Xiaowen was a little overwhelmed. After a while, he obediently took the heartless Xiaowu and the still ignorant Beibei to play.
Xia Juanjuan watched from the side and always felt that this boy seemed to be worried lately.
After dinner, Lin Yuru went to work.
In the evening, the three kids came back and Xiaowen put three wild duck eggs on the table.
Xia Juanjuan was stunned.
Xiao Wu said proudly: "Mom, my brother brought us to find wild duck eggs!"
Beibei followed suit and said excitedly with a smile: "Hmm... wild duck eggs!"
Xia Juanjuan frowned.
Most wild duck eggs are found in reeds near rivers, and if you are not careful you could easily miss a step and fall into the river!
This was the first time she was truly angry after adopting the three cubs.
She glanced at Xiaowen, then said to Xiaowu and Beibei in a gentle voice: "Xiaowu, Beibei, help mommy take this thimble to Chaoyang's mother's house and say that mommy is returning it to her."
It was the first time for Xiaowu and Beibei to be ordered around by their mother like the eldest brother. They felt excited as if they had grown up, and immediately agreed to take the sewing box and ran out of the house with their short legs.
Xiaowen looked up at Xia Juanjuan timidly, then quickly lowered his head.
Although he was young, he could still feel that he had made his mother angry.
But... he worked so hard and did so much work, why was his mother still angry?
If mom gets angry, will she abandon them?
Xia Juanjuan picked up a thin willow branch from the yard and asked coldly, "Xiao Wen, who told you to take your brothers and sisters to the river to touch wild duck eggs? Did I tell you not to go to the river to play?"
Xiaowen bit her lip and didn't say anything.
Xia Juanjuan became even angrier. This little bastard was still passively resisting her?
With a "pa" sound, the willow branch fell slightly heavily on Xiaowen's back.
At the turn of spring and summer, clothes have become much thinner, but they still hurt a little, and more importantly, I feel wronged.
Xiaowen looked up at Xia Juanjuan. There was no resentment in his eyes, but more of fear and uneasiness.
Xiao Wen pouted, but he was only a six-year-old child after all, and finally burst into tears.
Xia Juanjuan was a little overwhelmed by his crying.
In the past, the three kids were sensible and would at most quarrel, fight and cry with each other, but she had never hit anyone.
Now, she had beaten such a small child and made him cry. She felt extremely guilty...
However, thinking about the many social news she had seen before traveling through time, in which many children fell into the water and drowned every summer, Xia Juanjuan still forced herself to harden her heart.
"Why are you crying? Are you feeling wronged? What if you three accidentally fall into the water and drown while touching the duck eggs? You don't learn well yourself, but you still want to be a bad example for your younger siblings! How can you be a big brother?"
Xiaowen didn't dare cry loudly after being scolded by Xia Juanjuan. She tried to hold back her tears, but her thin shoulders swayed and her tears still fell.
Xia Juanjuan couldn't bear it, so she sighed and said softly, "Today is your sixth birthday. You're one year older, but why are you becoming more and more immature? Tell mom honestly why you took your brothers and sisters to the river to touch wild duck eggs?"
Xiao Wen continued to speak unsteadily: "Firewood...firewood is not...worthless. I'm afraid...I'm afraid that you will think...that we are useless and don't want us anymore...wild duck eggs...are valuable..."
Xia Juanjuan was stunned, and then she felt sad and angry.
This guy usually looks quite smart, but why is his head filled with grass? What kind of mess does he think about all day long?
"Who said I would think you are useless and don't want you anymore?"
Xiaowen continued, "Lisheng said that my mother is pregnant, and when the baby is born... she will become a vicious stepmother and won't want us anymore..."
Xia Juanjuan: “…”
What the hell is a stepmother? She didn't marry their biological father, so she will never become a stepmother!
However, Wang Guixiang's son said this because he probably heard it from Wang Guixiang and Li Qiang. Bah! The upper beam is not straight, and the lower beam is crooked!
Xiaowen continued, "I didn't believe it at first. But if mom wants to build a new house, you won't live in my dad's house anymore, and we will be even more useless..."
Xia Juanjuan: “…”
Seeing that Xia Juanjuan didn't respond, Xiaowen thought that what he said was all his guesses, and he felt even more sad and desperate.
It seems that mom really doesn't want them anymore...
Xiaowen wiped her tears, ran over and timidly pulled Xia Juanjuan's clothes, saying sadly and pitifully: "I didn't let Xiaowu and Beibei go to the river, I went to the river alone... They... didn't become bad. Can you not want them? Just don't want me, okay?"
Xia Juanjuan: “…”
Xia Juanjuan sighed, raised her hand to wipe his tears, and then said softly: "Who said that I don't want you anymore because I have a baby? Your fourth uncle and I are building a new house because this place won't be enough when we have little brothers and sisters in the future. When the new house is built, you and your brothers and sisters will have your own rooms! Also, in the future, you will have to take your little brothers and sisters to play, and they will be useful!"
Xiao Wen stared at Xia Juanjuan in surprise: "Really...really?"
Xia Juanjuan raised her hand and pinched his face hard, saying angrily: "Nonsense! Of course it's true! But if you dare to bring your brothers and sisters to the river again in the future, I will show you how I will deal with you!"
This matter has come to an end.
After a while, Xiaowu and Beibei came back. While they were not paying attention, Xia Juanjuan went to the kitchen, entered the space, and took out three pieces of cake.
She didn't dare give the candies to Xia Shuangshan and Lin Yuru, fearing that the filling would be exposed. But children were easier to fool, so she told them that they were candies she bought from the town, and she fooled them.
The three kids had never eaten such soft and sweet candies before, and their hands and faces were covered with cream.
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The days passed quickly.
Xia Juanjuan temporarily stopped running to the cowshed at night. Instead, she asked Xiaowen to bring some food, meat, eggs, or ready-made delicious food every few days.
If someone sees them, let Xiaowen lie and say he was just out having fun.
Shen Wanxue and Yang Qiushi also like Xiaowen very much. Since neither of them has any children or grandchildren, they both treat Xiaowen as their grandson.
The wild boar and bacon made from deer that Lizhan hunted during the Chinese New Year were almost all eaten up, but Xia Shuangshan still went up the mountain from time to time to hunt rabbits and pheasants, and occasionally he would also hunt wild deer.
When there is nothing, I just "buy" some pork or mutton to fill the gap. Anyway, the quality of life has not declined much.
The preparation of clothes, shoes, hats, etc. for the little ones in my belly is also progressing steadily.
After the crabapples and peach blossoms planted in the house bought in the county have fallen, now is the best time for roses to bloom. Xia Juanjuan still goes there regularly to clean it, ventilate it, and at the same time pays attention to whether there are any signs that the house is being sold.
As for the materials that are regularly supplied to textile and wood processing plants, the variety has also increased. However, due to the hot weather, the materials are difficult to preserve, so the corresponding sales volume is smaller, and we can only earn about 700 to 800 yuan at a time.
However, considering that her belly was getting bigger and bigger, Xia Juanjuan decided to take a break for a few months.
Anyway, she is pregnant now, so she can't use all the money she earns for the time being.
Textile and wood processing factories are very worried about procurement. Although spring and summer supplies are abundant, their demand is huge. Where can they find supplies that are better quality and cheaper than here?
However, they also noticed the movement in Xia Juanjuan's belly, so they couldn't force her and could only let the factory workers inconvenience her.
In the blink of an eye, it is around the Grain in Ear season. The winter wheat in the fields is orange yellow, and it is time to harvest!
Xia Juanjuan has been pregnant for more than four months. Because she is pregnant with multiple babies, her belly is bigger than other pregnant women, and she looks like she is five or six months pregnant.
Wheat harvest, like spring ploughing and autumn planting, is also the busiest time, and every household must do a certain amount of work points.
Originally, Xia Shuangshan was supposed to take over Xia Juanjuan's share, but before he could take over, the fierce comrade who had come to help during the spring ploughing came again.
This time they helped Xia Juanjuan for three or four days in a row. In addition to the required work, they also earned a lot of extra work points!
Xia Juanjuan felt very sorry, so in addition to preparing lunch, she took out a large watermelon from the space, saying that it was grown by herself in her private plot and frozen in the well. She would take it out at noon and cut it for them to cool down.
Several people were eating the delicious food made by Xia Juanjuan and the refreshing watermelon, and they were almost moved to tears.
Two of them were from the county's wood processing factories, and one was from a textile factory. The food in the canteens of the two factories suddenly became unpalatable. It used to be full of meat and oil, but now it's just bland soup. It's simply too much!
After harvesting wheat, we have to start planting corn. The weather is getting hotter day by day.
Li Zhan helped arrange the farm work in the fields, so Xia Juanjuan didn't have to go to the fields, but it was still hard work with a pregnant belly. Whenever she had the chance, she would go into the space to rest for a while.
The temperature in the space is moderate, at least we don't have to endure the summer heat, it's more bearable.
One night, after dinner, Xia Juanjuan took another watermelon, cut it, asked Xiaowen to take half of it to the cowshed, and ate the remaining half with the kids.
While I was eating, there was a knock on the door.