Chapter 33
"Teacher Yuan, my brother and sister are still too young. And my mother--" Jiang Cheng scratched the back of his head, not knowing what to say for a moment.
Teacher Yuan has met too many children like Jiang Cheng. They are very sensible, but everything is written on their faces. Although they only show an embarrassed expression and don't say much, anyone can see that they are worried about tuition fees.
"I can understand that it is not easy for a family to send a child to school now. The child needs to pay tuition fees, and if he doesn't want to study, he can still work in the fields to earn work points. Even if the child is young and can only earn a few work points a month, this income and expenditure will also reduce the burden on the family."
Although these children looked cleaner than other children in the village, it was only because they were pretty. In fact, their clothes were very simple and patched.
Isn't she too idealistic to ask parents to send three or five-year-old children, who are not even old enough to go to school, to school?
Teacher Yuan was silent.
Shanshan, who was sitting aside, looked at the blackboard, looked at the teacher, and finally looked at her brothers and sisters, then lowered her eyes sadly.
He really wants to study.
"Yuyu! Come back soon!"
Suddenly, Jiang Cheng shouted.
It turned out that Youyou, who had been staring out the window, had not participated in the conversation between her brothers and sisters and the teacher from beginning to end. At this moment, she didn't know why she was so anxious and ran out of the classroom.
Jiang Cheng was worried, so he asked Shanshan to stay in the classroom and he ran to chase his sister.
How could Jiang Guo be absent from such a lively event? She quickly followed her brother's pace, and while running, she did not forget to turn around and say, "Shanshan, be good and don't be naughty!"
Teacher Yuan: …
She felt that this little boy seemed to be the least naughty among the four brothers and sisters.
"Your name is Shanshan, right?" Teacher Yuan sat next to Jiang Shan.
Jiang Shan nodded, his clear eyes fixed on the textbook in the teacher's hand.
"Can I see it?" The little guy mustered up his courage and pointed at the textbook.
Of course Teacher Yuan did not refuse. He placed the textbook in front of him and gently opened the first page.
Although they all came from the city, Teacher Yuan and many of the educated youth at the educated youth site were different.
She did not dislike this place, nor was she in a hurry to leave, because she could feel that the children here needed teachers, teachers like her.
"Do you understand? Let me explain it to you, okay?" Teacher Yuan asked softly.
Shanshan's eyes lit up and she nodded vigorously immediately. Her small body sat up straight, her eyes fixed on the textbook, listening to the teacher's lecture.
After that, no matter what questions Teacher Yuan asked, he could answer them and would also raise other questions.
You can see that he is thinking.
"I just heard from your sister that you are only three years old?" Teacher Yuan asked in surprise.
This child is different from other children. He has a strong talent for learning and comprehension ability. And from his eyes, you can see that he yearns to learn.
"Shanshan is three years old." Jiang Shan answered the teacher seriously.
"Do you want to go to school?" Teacher Yuan asked again.
"Is it okay?" Shanshan didn't dare to hold out hope, but deep down, she wanted to go to school more than anyone else.
"Of course." Facing his eager eyes, Teacher Yuan said without even thinking, "Teacher Yuan will try every possible way to get your parents to agree to let you go to the commune primary school."
After she finished speaking, she gently patted Shanshan's small shoulder.
It has always been her wish to ensure that every child who wants to study has access to books.
She believed that she could do it.
"Don't worry, I'll take care of it." Teacher Yuan said, then pointed out the window and said softly, "Your brothers and sisters seem to be in trouble. Let's go together and see if we can help."
…
Finally, this day has arrived.
Lin Li and Jiang Zhihong stood at the door of the commune office, raised their feet, then put them down again, looked at each other, and were reluctant to go in.
"Do you really want a divorce?" Lin Li asked softly.
"Although Ruan Wenwen is not a good person, her analysis is not without reason. Instead of both of us suffering here together, it would be better for us to separate first. You go back to the city, take care of yourself, and wait for me to come home." Jiang Zhihong's voice choked with sobs.
In this day and age, divorce is not commonplace, and for them, making such a decision is the only option.
After all, Lin Li is weak. She couldn't even handle going up the mountain to dig sweet potatoes last time. How could we feel at ease if she got hurt again from working in the fields?
"Our relationship is so good, whether we get divorced or not, it won't affect us." Jiang Zhihong pulled the corners of his mouth with difficulty and forced a smile, "I will stay here and wait for the opportunity. Maybe I can return to the city soon, and then we can live a good life."
They all knew that as long as they went through the divorce procedures, based on their performance in the village, at least one of them would get the opportunity to return to the city.
At that time, this opportunity will definitely be given to Lin Li. After the child is born, he will have a better living and learning environment, and Lin Li's family and parents-in-law will also be able to take good care of him. In this way, Jiang Zhihong will have no worries in Fenglin Village.
The couple understood these principles, but when they really had to separate, they were extremely reluctant.
But since they have come here, it means that they have thought it through. At this moment, they hold each other's hands, make up their minds, and walk towards the office.
"Stop crying!"
But at this moment, a childish voice suddenly came from behind.
Jiang Zhihong and Lin Li turned around and saw the chubby little girl running towards them, with her brother and sister following behind her.
Men don't shed tears easily. It was really embarrassing to let these children see him crying, so Jiang Zhihong immediately wiped away his tears with his hands.
"It's nothing," he said. "Just some sand in my eye."
Jiang Guo rubbed the tip of his nose and whispered, "We all heard it."
Jiang Cheng also asked: "Are you two going to get a divorce?"
Youyou blinked her eyes, walked to Lin Li, and tugged at the corner of her clothes with her little hand: "Aunt Lin, my mother said that only people who don't love each other will get a divorce."
Although the little girl was still confused, she could guess from the way they were reluctant to leave that they were in love.
These are all children. If it were normal times, Lin Zhiqing and Jiang Zhiqing would definitely not say much to them.
But now, Lin Li felt upset and couldn't help but said bitterly: "We have no choice. For the sake of the baby in my belly, we can only separate temporarily."
"Then when the baby is born, he won't be able to see both his father and mother at the same time." Jiang Guo asked, "Is that right?"
"Guoguo." Jiang Cheng was considerate and nudged Jiang Guo with his elbow.
Jiang Guo immediately scratched the back of his head and stopped talking.
Their reactions made Lin Li's nose even more sour.
During her first pregnancy, she felt as confused and helpless as many young girls. She had originally been full of expectations for the future, always wanting to take good care of and raise their children with her husband, but now, it seems impossible.
They are obviously a loving couple who could have walked forward hand in hand, but they parted ways due to some unavoidable reasons and don’t know when they will be reunited. Is it worth it?
Youyou didn't know that Lin Li was shaken.
She just felt that the atmosphere at the moment was very solemn.
The little girl gently touched the educated youth aunt's belly with her little hand and said, "When the baby comes out, it will definitely want to see its father and mother."
Lin Li held Youyou's little hand. She liked this child very much and often felt that it was pitiful that this child could only live with her mother. However, after thinking deeply, she also knew that letting the child live with Jiang Huanming would not make life better. However, Jiang Zhihong and Jiang Huanming are different.
Jiang Zhihong will be a good father. Does she really want to deprive her child of the right to be with his father? This is unfair to both the child and Jiang Zhihong.
"My mom said that giving birth is very painful, and it hurts so much that you cry." Youyou puffed up her cheeks and said seriously, "Auntie went to give birth alone. The baby is so pitiful, and Auntie is even more pitiful."
These words touched Jiang Zhihong's heart.
What he had always wanted was to divorce Lin Li and let her return to the city alone. That was for her own good.
But now, he couldn't help but doubt himself. If Lin Li left, and had a headache or something happened at home, she wouldn't even have anyone to discuss it with. Could she really bear it?
"Then we--" Jiang Zhihong hesitated for a moment, but still couldn't get her to stay, "But, going to the field is too hard, and your body really can't handle it."
The couple returned to the original problem, helpless and frustrated.
At this time, a soft voice was heard.
"I'm sorry, I overheard your conversation." Teacher Yuan walked over holding Shanshan's hand. "Just now I heard the children say that you are educated youth. The commune primary school has just been built and needs some teachers. I just heard this morning that they haven't recruited enough teachers yet. If you are interested, you can go and give it a try."
Lin Li was stunned: "Who are you?"
Jiang Cheng introduced: "This is Mr. Yuan from our commune middle school."
"Comrade Yuan." Jiang Zhihong stepped forward. "I heard that the commune school has a certain number of teachers, and they are directly recommended by the village heads. When we asked, the village head said that the teacher quota was full."
Teacher Yuan smiled and said, "It was full originally, but unexpectedly this morning, a teacher suddenly received a notice to return to the city, and the quota became vacant. If necessary, I can take you to see our principal. Our principal is very easy to talk to. As long as you have real ability, she will give you a chance."
This is great news for Jiang Zhihong and Lin Li.
When they looked at each other, surprise shone in their eyes. Before they had time to digest the joy, the words of thanks came out of their mouths.
As long as there is a glimmer of hope, they will fight for it. Divorce is the worst option, but now, because of the children and Teacher Yuan's words, they decided to defend this marriage.
As long as their home is still there, their hope is still there, and they cannot be separated because of a momentary confusion.
It's not worth being apart for even a day.
"Thank you, thank you Comrade Yuan." Lin Li expressed her sincere gratitude.
Teacher Yuan pursed her lips and smiled: "The children will have classes soon. We teachers will have a meeting in the evening after school. I can take you to see the principal then."
This matter should be dealt with sooner rather than later, so Lin Li immediately agreed: "Then thank you very much."
"No trouble."
Lin Li turned to look at the children and said, "You are the ones we should thank the most. If it weren't for you, we might have made a stupid decision."
"Thank you, Comrade Yuan. We were wrong just now. Although we may not be able to teach in the commune primary school, we have to make our own way. We will always find a way." After saying that, he rubbed Youyou's little head again, "Thank you, when the baby is born, uncle and aunt will treat you to candy."
Youyou's eyes lit up, and she became energetic all of a sudden. She folded her hands and held out four fingers: "Can I have four White Rabbit candies? Brother and sister, Youyou and my brother, one for each of us!"
"No problem!" Jiang Zhiqing and Lin Zhiqing said in unison.
A joyful smile is contagious. Seeing the two educated youth so happy, the brothers and sisters couldn't help but smile and laugh with them.
…
When paying tuition fees, everyone knew that the school did not provide meals, so every child brought a lunch box with food in it.
At noon, Youyou and Shanshan ate with their brothers and sisters.
Wang Xiaofen prepared the lunch boxes for Jiang Cheng and Jiang Guo. She was a very stingy person and only prepared enough lunch for the children to fill their stomachs, so the two of them had no hope at first.
But unexpectedly, when the lunch box was opened, the brother and sister were overjoyed.
There were actually four steamed buns and some pickled mustard in the lunch box.
"It must be that when she went out in the morning, my aunt saw Youyou and Shanshan coming, so she quietly put two more steamed buns in!" Jiang Cheng said in surprise.
This way, the children can have enough to eat.
The steamed corn bread was dry, but because they were all hungry, they each grabbed one in their hands and ate it with great relish.
"Youyou, does it hurt to give birth?" Jiang Cheng suddenly asked.
He and Shanshan are boys, so their mother never deliberately told them about the scene of giving birth. As for Jiang Guo, even when Meng Jinyu was at home, she would run as far away as possible when she saw her mother, for fear of being scolded.
"Mom said that when she gave birth, her stomach hurt so much that she was sweating all over! Even if she's lucky and the baby doesn't make her suffer, it will still take several hours to be born." Youyou said while chewing a steamed bun.
Jiang Cheng and Jiang Shan listened attentively.
Jiang Guo asked: "If it hurts for several hours, won't you have no strength left?"
“Yes.” Youyou’s eyebrows knitted together. “I fainted from the pain, and then woke up from the pain again. It wasn’t until the midwife came that I saw hope!”
"Mom felt pain four times when she gave birth to four of us," said Jiang Cheng.
Jiang Shan gently pinched her belly.
Normally, his lower abdomen would ache if he ate too much. Is it also painful to give birth to a child?
"Giving birth is like walking through the gates of hell." Youyou said it seriously. After she finished speaking, she tilted her head and asked, "Sister, what is the gates of hell?"
Jiang Guo pursed her lips and said, "When you are about to die, you will go to the gate of hell. There are many ghosts guarding the gate. I heard that Huahua's mother died when she gave birth to her brother."
"Shh! Don't talk about the gates of hell, that's spreading feudal superstition!" Jiang Cheng glared at Jiang Guo seriously.
But Youyou was already scared: "I'm almost dying..." Her little mouth pouted, "I don't want my mom to die. I won't let my mom have any more children in the future."
Jiang Cheng was busy comforting his sister: "No more children, mom has the four of us, that's enough."
Youyou and Shanshan seemed to understand, but nodded in fear.
Jiang Guo held his chin with both hands, thinking.
…
Jiang Cheng and Jiang Guo didn't expect that their younger brother and sister would actually attend classes with them for a whole day.
The power of role models is truly infinite. In order not to embarrass himself in front of Youyou and Shanshan, Jiang Cheng was particularly serious in class that day and did not slack off at all.
Although he still did not feel the joy of going to school, compared with going to school in town, studying in the commune did not seem so painful.
Because after school, they can go home!
When the sun was about to set, the teacher said that school was over and asked everyone to go home and review today's homework and not be late tomorrow.
Jiang Guo stood up suddenly and took his brother and sister to go home.
When she walked to Youyou's side, she acted like a sister and said, "Youyou, reading can broaden your horizons and help you learn skills. You should also study hard like your sister in the future."
Youyou nodded sincerely: "It turns out that my sister is also a good child who loves to study!"
Compared with her older brothers and sisters, Shanshan seemed particularly reluctant to leave the commune middle school.
Fortunately, Teacher Yuan promised him that he would be allowed to study in the commune primary school!
…
Autumn has arrived and the sun sets early.
When the get out of class just ended, it was still slightly light outside, but now it has completely darkened.
The cool breeze was blowing, and the children walked and stopped, attracted by the surrounding scenery from time to time.
It takes several miles to get from the commune to Fenglin Village, passing through several small villages.
Normally, Youyou and Shanshan seldom go to such far places. For a moment, they didn’t want to go home. Every time they arrived at the entrance of a village, they shouted that they wanted to go in and take a look.
Every household in the village was making fires and cooking. There were few villagers coming and going. When they smelled the delicious food, Jiang Cheng urged them, "Go home and eat quickly."
However, at this moment, Youyou's little hand suddenly pointed in a direction.
"Brother, there are fish there!"
Many villagers raise fish on the ridges of their fields, but the fish cannot be privately owned and must all be handed over to the public, otherwise it would be like cutting off the tail of capitalism.
There are many rice flowers in the rice fields, which feed the fish in the fields and make them fat.
Field fish are very flexible. They can usually help loosen the soil in the rice fields and release water when harvesting rice. Whenever this time comes, everyone catches the fish, the team will divide them up, and the villagers can take them home to eat, which means a double harvest.
Even more lively than Chinese New Year!
Unfortunately, when the fish were distributed in Fenglin Village this time, something happened at home and Shanshan was missing, while Youyou went out to look for her mother and didn't even get to eat half a bite of the fish!
Thinking of the delicious taste of fish meat, Youyou couldn't help swallowing.
"Where are the fish? Every brigade has arranged to catch fish a few days ago, and the fish caught must be handed in. There must be no fish left in the rice fields now." Jiang Cheng said.
"There really are little fish. I saw water splashing in the ridge of the field just now!" Youyou stood on tiptoe and jumped around for a long time. Seeing that she couldn't convince her brother, she turned around and pulled her sister to go and take a look.
Jiang Guo loved to play with his sister. He looked around and saw that there was not even a single villager passing by in the village. He lowered his voice and ordered Youyou: "Take off your shoes! Go fish!"
Youyou's eyes lit up, and she immediately took off her shoes and stepped on the ridge of the field with her little feet.
There was still some water in the ridge of the field. Youyou's little feet were flowing in the water, just like she was stepping into a mud puddle. She was so happy. However, the little girl had not forgotten her goal.
She's here to fish!
Youyou looked left and right, her big, sparkling eyes never resting until she had seen every corner of the ridge of the field clearly.
"There are no fish, really none." Jiang Cheng said helplessly.
But now no matter what he said, it was useless, because not only Youyou and Jiang Guo, but even Jiang Shan, had excitedly taken off their little shoes and stumbled towards the ridge of the field.
"Where do these children come from?" The village captain happened to pass by and asked curiously.
Jiang Cheng hurriedly explained, and then said: "My brother and sister are too naughty, I will call them out now."
"Where are the fish? Do you really think all of us in this village are just eating for free?" The team leader curled his lips.
Although Youyou was concentrating on finding the fish, her ears were very sharp. She turned around and said confidently, "There really is a fish. Youyou saw it!"
The production team leader in the village didn't recognize Youyou at all, but he was also amused by the child's energy.
This little girl is not afraid of strangers!
"I said there are no fish, so why don't you believe it?" said the captain.
Youyou puffed out her chest: "What if it really exists?"
"If there really is a fish, it's yours. You can take it all home." The captain found it interesting and with a smile on his face, he reached into his pocket and took out a box of Daqianmen cigarettes, wanting to smoke one.
It would be fine if my younger brothers and sisters just made trouble in their own village, but why did they go to the neighboring village to make trouble? Jiang Cheng was so anxious that he broke out in a sweat.
However, the team leader had already found a stone block to sit on and was watching the children working with great interest.
Jiang Cheng couldn't do anything about them, so he had to stand aside and wait.
It was getting darker and darker, and they didn't bring any flashlights, so they could only search in the dark.
Jiang Guo was tired from searching and his stomach was rumbling.
"Cough——" Jiang Guo coughed, "Youyou, are you dazzled?"
"No, Youyou's eyes are sparkling." Youyou scratched her head in confusion, and suddenly, her soft voice rose, "Look! There's a fish!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the little ball flew towards the corner of the field.
"Come and catch the fish!" she shouted, mobilizing her sister and brother to help.
Jiang Shan reacted immediately and ran to Youyou with his short legs, but he couldn't see clearly, so he squatted down with his little butt raised high, looking around.
Youyou's chubby body arched toward the edge of the field, and after digging for a while, he suddenly jumped up and raised his hands high: "I got it! I got it!"
The production team leader was stunned, stood up suddenly, and almost burned his mouth with the cigarette butt in his hand.
He walked quickly forward and after a few steps, he actually saw Youyou's little hand holding a red and white field fish!
The little guy was so proud, his chin raised high, his face filled with the glow of victory: "Youyou will not be wrong!"
Jiang Guo and Jiang Shan were both immersed in joy. They surrounded Youyou and came closer to take a closer look at the fish.
"This - is impossible! How can there be fish in the fields?" The production team leader looked shocked.
Jiang Cheng didn't expect Youyou to be so capable. He couldn't help but want to laugh secretly, but he still pretended to be an adult and said, "You said just now that the fish caught must belong to my sister!"
The captain said it himself, and he can't go back on his word in front of a bunch of kids now. That would be so embarrassing.
"I keep my word." His voice was muffled. He couldn't help but take off his shoes and walked towards the ridge of the field. "How could there be fish? This is impossible... You kids, how come you are so lucky!"
Youyou was addicted to fishing and wanted to stay to look for any "slippery fish". However, her brother urged her so much that she had to obey. After coming out from the ridge of the field, she shook her little feet and agreed to go home.
Finally, the production team leader of the village fulfilled his promise and watched the children take the field fish away.
Just looking at their backs, he was always wondering, could it be that the members of their production team were slacking off while working?
…
Youyou was so happy that as soon as she came out of the field, she wanted to run home with the little fish in her hands to show her mother how capable she was.
It was Shanshan’s first time to go fishing on the edge of the field. Although she was covered in mud and didn’t catch anything in the end, she still felt the joy of a good harvest by following behind Youyou’s little butt.
"I can eat fish when I get home!" Jiang Guo cheered and couldn't help imagining the taste of fish.
"Mom's fish smells so good!" Shanshan also looked longing.
But as soon as he finished speaking, Jiang Guo shut up.
She forgot that the fish that Youyou found must be brought to Youyou's house...
"Go home quickly, it's getting dark." Jiang Cheng continued to fulfill his duty of urging his younger brothers and sisters.
As the eldest brother, he drove his younger brothers and sisters towards Fenglin Village like they were herding sheep.
Just as she reached the entrance of Fenglin Village, Youyou bumped into a "little friend".
Although we are called friends, we are actually not very familiar with each other.
The other person was Nie Xiaojia, the daughter of Jin Minmin who jumped into the river last time.
Nie Xiaojia's mother is very good at dressing up her children. The clothes she wears are very pretty, such as a bright red sweater with a row of shiny gold buttons.
In the moonlight, Nie Xiaojia's soft hair was loose, and she was as beautiful as her mother.
Seeing the fish in Youyou's hand, she came over curiously and asked, "Youyou, where did this fish come from?"
This question immediately gave Youyou a lot of room to play!
As soon as the chubby little dumpling opened his mouth, he described in detail the thrilling process of catching the fish. I guess Mr. Yuan from the commune middle school would be amazed again after hearing his ability to express himself.
"How amazing." Nie Xiaojia said admiringly.
Youyou grinned, "Of course!" Then she looked behind Nie Xiaojia curiously, "Where's your mother?"
"My mother went to the commune. She said she was going to find a job." Nie Xiaojia's voice was soft and gentle.
Youyou said "Oh", turned to meet Jiang Cheng's eyes, and immediately said with a smile: "I want to go home and eat fish!"
"Youyou..." Nie Xiaojia called hurriedly.
Youyou looked back curiously: "What's wrong?"
Nie Xiaojia bit her lip, hesitated to speak, and finally shook her head.
After meeting the strange kid for the second time, Youyou was no longer surprised. She didn’t think much about it. After saying goodbye to Nie Xiaojia, she immediately ran to the end of the village.
Seeing this, Shanshan also spread out her short legs and ran breathlessly.
Jiang Cheng had to send his younger brother and sister home first, and dragged Jiang Guo to follow them. However, when he passed by some old ladies, he heard some words that were like a bolt from the blue.
"Jin Yu's two kids are finally back. She was so worried just now!"
"That's right, the brother and sister are still happy. I guess Jin Yu will beat them up after they go back."
Jiang Cheng's pupils dilated, and he then remembered that he had forgotten to tell his mother before taking his younger brother and sister to the commune.
He secretly said that it was not good and quickened his pace: "Youyou!"
But Youyou didn't hear it.
She held her field fish in her arms, as if she were holding a big baby, and while trotting, she kept saying, "Little fish, little fish, don't die. You have to jump up and show your mother to her later!"
Looking at his sister's limp back, Jiang Cheng felt angry and amused. He took two steps forward and carried her up: "Mom can't find you and Shanshan, I'm going to beat someone up!"
Beat someone!
The smile on Youyou's face froze in an instant, but soon she said stubbornly: "Mom won't hit anyone!"
But even so, the little dumpling still leaned forward and whispered, "Brother, you should put me down. I can run by myself - it's faster."
Jiang Cheng didn't expect that his sister was so heavy now. It was indeed difficult for him to hold her, so he put her down.
"run!"
Just at this moment, Jiang Huanming walked out of the house and saw his four brothers and sisters running towards the thatched house at the end of the village with all their strength.
He looked at their figures silently, thought for a while, then turned back to the house, his back looking particularly lonely.
…
Meng Jinyu was waiting in the house for the children to come home.
After returning from work, she searched the whole village but couldn't find Youyou and Shanshan. She was very anxious at first.
But later, an aunt in the village told her that Jiang Cheng and Jiang Guo had not returned yet.
Now she felt a little relieved.
I guess the two younger ones went out to play with their older brothers and sisters.
Meng Jinyu knew that Jiang Cheng was reliable and would probably look after his younger siblings. However, she still had to keep a stern face on the surface, otherwise the little monkeys would become more and more naughty and difficult to control.
Just as Meng Jinyu was thinking this, a soft and stingy voice came.
"Mother--"
The little dumpling poked his head into the house cautiously.
The moonlight is bright, shining on Youyou's body.
The child's face was white and tender, and his eyes flickered, as if he was wondering whether his mother was angry or not.
After a moment, she realized that the situation was not good, so she shrank back and turned to ask her brothers and sisters: "What should we do?"
Jiang Cheng and Jiang Guo had little experience in being beaten, but when it came to being scolded, the brother and sister were no exception.
However, Jiang Guo was still feeling awkward and didn't want to pay attention to Meng Jinyu. She turned her head away and stood there stubbornly.
Meng Jinyu came out of the house.
At this moment, she saw the small fish in Youyou's hand and immediately asked Jiang Cheng: "What's going on?"
Jiang Cheng told his mother everything that happened that day. At the end, he held out his palm and said dejectedly, "Go ahead and hit me."
Youyou and Shanshan were little followers. Seeing their brother’s attitude, they immediately stretched out their little hands.
The two cubs spread their four soft white hands in front of them and closed their eyes tightly, but their eyelids kept blinking, causing their long eyelashes to tremble constantly.
Does it hurt to be beaten?
How much does it hurt?
The two little guys are brainstorming...
Meng Jinyu was so angry that she almost laughed.
He raised his hand and knocked on their heads one by one from left to right.
However, when she reached Jiang Guo, she paused.
Seeing the little girl stiffening her neck and looking unconvinced, she ignored her and turned to ask Jiang Cheng and the two kids, "Will you dare to leave without an explanation next time?"
"I won't dare anymore!" Youyou said righteously, shaking her head like a rattle.
"I dare not." Shanshan also looked obedient.
Meng Jinyu's anger subsided a lot: "If this happens again, I will beat your butts!"
Youyou subconsciously wanted to protect her little butt, but she still held the fish in her hand. She immediately handed the field fish to her mother like a treasure: "Mom, cook fish for us."
Meng Jinyu took the field fish handed to her by Youyou, and seeing that the fish was still quite heavy, she couldn't help but smile: "Come in, help kill the fish!"
Seeing her happy, the three children breathed a sigh of relief and followed her into the house.
But after returning to the house, Youyou found that Jiang Guo did not follow her in, so she poked her head out and called, "Sister, come in."
Jiang Guo didn't feel comfortable coming in to eat with them. So many things had happened during this period of time, and she and her mother had broken up a long time ago. The little girl was shy and had to be invited in.
She pursed her lips, her face was stern, she didn't enter the house, didn't speak, and didn't leave.
Youyou really couldn't do anything about her, so she ran to Meng Jinyu and said, "Mom, let my sister come in and eat with us."
"She can come or not, what bad habits does she have?" Meng Jinyu took the knife and killed the fish neatly. Then she chopped the fish meat into small pieces and raised her voice, "Let's make fish soup..."
Youyou opened her eyes wide and looked up with anticipation. If her little mouth hadn’t been tightly closed, she would have drooled all over the floor.
My mother’s cooking skills are the best. I wonder how delicious the fish soup will be soon!
…
During these two days, everyone in the Jiang family was in a state of dejection.
Especially Jiang Huanming. In the past, everyone was polite to him, but now, he is the most unwelcome person in the family.
He even heard that Wang Xiaofen secretly asked Jiang Jianming to urge her to divide the family, saying that the family could not afford to support someone who lived off others.
Jiang Huanming clenched his fists in anger.
In the past, she was reluctant to split up because of his salary, but now she can't wait to kick him out. She really looks down on people!
Let’s split up the family. Can’t he live well without the Jiang family?
That day, Ruan Wenwen said that Lin Zhiqing and Jiang Zhiqing were about to go through the divorce procedures. Seeing how depressed they had been these past two days, this was probably the case.
As for the daughter-in-law——
The family cannot be without a woman. Ruan Wenwen has been arrested and sent to labor camp, and now only Meng Jinyu is left.
She cares so much about the children, and the children's hearts are towards her. They run to her as soon as they come back. Thinking this way, it wouldn't be bad to let her come back to live with him.
In this way, even jobs can be restored.
It’s decided.
Tomorrow morning, he will go to the village chief and ask for the houses of the two educated youths to be taken over.
Then go find Meng Jinyu and go through the remarriage procedures with her.
…
Jiang Guo stood outside the thatched hut for a while.
Her brother, sister and younger brother all came to call her into the house, but she was embarrassed to go in because her mother didn't come to invite her.
The steps the little girl built for herself were so high that she couldn't come down, so she had to grit her teeth and prepare to go home.
If you don’t want to eat it, then don’t eat it!
However, the thought of the fish turned into fish soup made her extremely greedy.
Jiang Guo felt aggrieved, tears were about to flow from the corners of her mouth.
She kicked stones as she walked, her legs so weak from hunger.
Just then, a little man holding a coarse porcelain bowl walked towards the thatched hut.
Jiang Guo looked closely and saw that it was Nie Xiaojia who had just talked to Youyou.
She raised her eyebrows and blocked Nie Xiaojia's way: "Where are you going?"
Nie Xiaojia's cheeks were red, and she looked eagerly in the direction of the end of the village, and said softly: "Sister, I want to go to Youyou's house and borrow a bowl of fish soup."
"Borrow the fish soup?" Jiang Guo looked puzzled. "Such a big bowl?"
"Yeah." Nie Xiaojia swallowed, "My mother and I both like fish soup."
Nie Xiaojia’s face was full of sorrow, and there seemed to be two words printed on his forehead - pitiful.
She thought to herself, Youyou and her mother are so kind, it would be great if they could have some pity on her.
"Go, go, go away. I can't even drink it." Jiang Guo said unhappily, "You brought such a big basin to borrow fish soup. I don't know which is bigger, the basin or your face."
Jiang Guo finished speaking angrily, and suddenly, he was slightly stunned.
It smells so good.
She sniffed hard—
That was the delicious aroma wafting from the house at the end of the village...
Jiang Guo's mouth flattened.
I really want to eat fish and drink fish soup...
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