Chapter 20 Chapter 020 Qin Huan wants to eat some food.
"Stone mill? Is that the stone mill used to make tofu?"
Qin Huan has been well protected by his mother Qin Yuan since he was born. He has never seen the stone mill in the countryside. He only knows that his mother used the small stone mill to make some specific foods, so he reacted immediately.
"Yes, there are so many things a stone mill can do. It's just that my memory is a little unclear. I'm afraid I won't be able to figure it out if I draw it myself. It would be better for you to just buy a toy stone mill for children, or an assembled stone mill. I bought you one when you were a kid, and it's usually included in small toy kitchen sets."
Just like children playing house, grinding flour with a stone mill is also a way for children to have fun.
"Okay, Mom, don't worry. I will definitely find it for you. But can you tell me what kind of country the Great Yong Dynasty you are in is? There is no Great Yong Dynasty in history."
Qin Huan was still worried about her mother. If it was a dynasty that existed in history, she could find some ways to help her mother live a better life through history. However, the Dayong Dynasty was an era that she had never heard of. Everything had to be figured out by her mother, and she was really worried.
"Actually, I don't know much about the Great Yong Dynasty. You know, raising children in ancient times was difficult. Children like me, who were born with a weak constitution, have never left home. I have never left the Qin family and know very little about the outside world."
Qin Yuan felt a little embarrassed when talking about this. She had been threatening to commit suicide in the past to see if there was a chance to return to the modern era to see her daughter, which made everyone in the Qin family have to protect her. If she followed the rules set by her mother Xie Yaer back then, she would have to start school at the age of three, but Qin Yuan is now five years old and still illiterate.
"Then it seems that Mom's current relatives should be very good to her. When Mom is older, she can go out."
In fact, Qin Huan has been secretly observing his own mother since the moment the video started. These two video sessions were different from the previous ones. Although it was only the fourth day, Qin Yuan changed into a white rabbit fur hat today, revealing only half of her face. Her round eyes were particularly cute. Perhaps the frostbite cream was effective, her cheeks became white and tender, and her ears were completely covered by rabbit fur, occasionally revealing a few yellowish hairs. She was still cute!
In the video, Qin Yuan is wearing rabbit fur satin, wrapped tightly, and her little hands, which are occasionally exposed when she speaks, are no longer red and swollen. All this proves that her mother is doing well in this so-called Dayong Dynasty home, and the family members of Dayong Dynasty should also like her mother very much.
Otherwise, according to my mother's personality, she would never use everything she gave her.
"Well, but what I'm thankful for now is that my mother in this life is from a noble family, and she was forced to marry my current father due to some circumstances."
Qin Yuan had already told her daughter the information of everyone in the Qin family. When she mentioned Xie Yaer again, there was a hint of tenderness in her eyes.
"Would a girl from an aristocratic family really marry a farmer?"
Qin Huan was still a little surprised. After all, if you read the history books, you will know how arrogant the girls from aristocratic families were. Even in the Tang Dynasty, the Li family was ranked at the bottom of the surname rankings. Girls from aristocratic families would rather marry into the same aristocratic family than marry the emperor, which was enough to prove how powerful the aristocratic family was.
"Well, speaking of this, my mother is pretty miserable. It's true that the Xie family is a powerful clan, but even the most powerful officials have some poor relatives. Ancient times were different from our time. In places like Dayong, as long as you share the same surname, you can even go to their house for dinner. Because you share the same surname, everyone is willing to treat you to a meal. That's the power of the clan. My mother's Xie family actually split off from the main line a hundred years ago and became a branch within a branch."
Qin Yuan learned all this from Xie Yaer talking to her grandmother, so she also felt that her own mother was quite miserable.
"My current mother, during my grandfather's generation, had another talented person who connected with the main branch of the Xie family. She later gave birth to my grandfather, who then gave birth to two uncles and my mother. They lived a life that ordinary people couldn't catch up with, and their position in the area was equivalent to that of a small family. However, the Xie family in the capital started a war, and my mother was the one who suffered. My grandfather, two uncles, and even my grandmother were all exiled."
Qin Yuan is not stupid, she knows how terrible exile is for a woman.
"Not to mention the rest of the Qin family, my grandmother and two aunts were also from aristocratic families. But my mother was already quite old and had a fiancé at the time. It would have been fine if the engagement had been broken off, but if she had been exiled with them, I'm afraid it would have been even more difficult. So, my grandfather hurriedly found a good family like the Qin family and sent my mother there before she was exiled."
This is the whole story. Xie's father is not a fool. He will not let his daughter suffer for the sake of his so-called family background. He had even noticed the incident before it happened. He even wrote a divorce letter himself and asked his son to prepare the same for his daughter-in-law. However, the Cui family is a famous family, and the two daughters-in-law's families are also famous families. In the end, they chose to send their children to their mother's family to change their surnames, and followed them into exile.
Women in Dayong rely on their natal family for the first half of their lives, and in the second half of their lives, after marrying, they have to rely on their husband's honor. Therefore, almost everyone is sure that Xie's father will come back sooner or later, and the Xie family will not give up on him.
Moreover, considering the situation of the Qin family, Xie's father must have conducted a thorough investigation before he hurriedly married off his delicate daughter before the disaster struck. He even did not dare to send the dowry that he had prepared that year, for fear of being targeted by someone with ulterior motives.
Xie Yaer was less than fifteen years old when she married into the Qin family. Not long after she turned fifteen, she gave birth to Qin Yuan. This was also to reassure some people. Otherwise, according to the situation of the Qin family, even if Xie Yaer gave birth to a child in her twenties, her grandmother Liu Chunhua would not mind.
"So my mother has been staying at the Qin family since she gave birth to me. She's never left, and there's been no news from my grandfather. Perhaps for someone in exile, no news is the best news. The Qin family is also very kind to my mother and to me, including my cousins. Although the oldest is only eighteen, each one of them is very sensible and cute."
When talking about the children at home, Qin Yuan's voice became happier. After all, she was not really five years old. As someone who had raised children before, she liked the children more and felt distressed when she saw that the children were well-behaved. However, in the Dayong Dynasty, children over ten years old were considered the labor force of the family. Every child was surprisingly sensible and started helping with housework at an early age.
"Mom, actually you still like this kind of family, right?" Qin Huan noticed his mother's happiness and asked this question.
The question startled Qin Yuan, who was smiling, and then she reacted and nodded slowly.
"Yes, if I really had a family like this, I would definitely be very happy."
Qin Yuan, who was born in an orphanage, had never been chosen so firmly by anyone, nor had she been so cherished and loved. After giving birth to her daughter, she gave almost all her love to her daughter. Now that she was a child, she could enjoy the love and care of everyone. Even though her family conditions were not that good, it was really rare...
If Qin Yuan hadn't been so concerned about her daughter, fearing that something might happen to her because of her, she would still like the Qin family very much.
"So, Mom, just enjoy all this. I will support you well in the modern world. Mom, you deserve to be loved by everyone. I like you too, and I love you the most in the whole world. I believe this is an opportunity given to us by God. Sooner or later, we will meet again. But before that, Mom, you have to live well in the Great Yong Dynasty and be someone's treasure, okay?"
Qin Huan explained to his mother seriously, as if he had really become an adult, which made Qin Yuan's eyes slightly red.
The mother and daughter are very close, so of course they understand her care, but Qin Yuan couldn't help but say.
"But you are my only baby. I am really worried about you being alone. I can't bear to leave you."
This is what Qin Yuan really thought in her heart. She watched her daughter Qin Huan babbling in her arms, then slowly learning to walk, and later knowing how to hold her calves and act coquettishly. As they grew up, they, mother and daughter, were each other's only ones.
But now she can't be with her daughter...
"Then my baby is only mom, so don't worry, mom, I will take good care of your health now, and you have to be well in Dayong Dynasty. I miss you every day and can call you on the video. You are doing well too!"
Qin Huan comforted his mother, but he felt very sad at heart. He forced a smile despite the pain of not being able to hug her across the screen, for fear that his mother would feel even worse seeing him crying.
Then, seeing that his mother was about to feel uncomfortable, Qin Huan added another sentence.
"I have another idea today, please satisfy me, Mom."
Qin Yuan didn't care about the discomfort and asked immediately.
"What idea?"
She had been thinking about whether she could pick out some more things to send to her daughter today so that she could exchange them for some more money, but she hadn't made her choice yet.
The most important thing is that Qin Yuan actually can’t tell the value of these things. The wild ginseng last time was picked by her mother.
"It's today's delivery. Mom, can you send me a bowl of the rice you usually eat? I want to try the food you eat in Dayong Dynasty."
Maybe this is what it feels like to truly feel sorry for someone. You want to take off your shoes and put on hers, then walk on the path she walked, stepping on the thorns along the way, and then crying in pain.
Qin Huan wanted to know what her mother ate in the Dayong Dynasty, as this involved the supplies she would have to deliver to her mother every day.
Those overly expensive things may or may not be necessary, but mom’s health is the most important.
"...You can't get used to it." Qin Yuan suddenly thought of the wild vegetable soup and the whole grain soup. To be honest, ordinary people can't swallow them.
"If mom can eat it, why can't I? I want to eat it!" Qin Huan immediately acted coquettishly. Qin Yuan was always helpless when her daughter acted coquettishly.
"...Well, my cousin Da Hu is cooking today. His lamb stew is delicious. I'll ask Mom to get an extra bowl for you."
Qin Yuan agreed, and Qin Huan became happy.
The call was already in countdown, but the mother and daughter couldn't help but smile at each other. Perhaps it was because they could see each other again tomorrow, and they were particularly looking forward to tomorrow.
The moment the phone was hung up, Qin Yuan heard her daughter's expectant voice.
"Mom! Remember my lamb stew!"
My daughter is still so cute!!!
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