These days, there are very few babies weighing seven kilograms.
If the little guy hadn't grown so well, Jiang Lu wouldn't have taken so long to give birth. But after giving birth successfully, the pain of childbirth seemed to be gone, leaving only endless joy. Zhou Qun and Jiang Lu gave the child a nickname, Qi Jin, on the spot.
Zhao Guihua and Aunt Wang had already agreed to help take care of Jiang Lu, so they couldn't just walk away. It would be fine if they didn't agree, but since they had agreed, they would at least help take care of her.
These two are so busy that they are running around all day long.
Fortunately, Jiang Lu's mother was always there, so there were two of them every day, so she didn't have to focus entirely on this.
Jiang Lu was hospitalized for a week. She was older and was considered an elderly mother. In fact, there was nothing wrong with giving birth at an advanced age, but the problem was that this was her first child, so she had to pay special attention to ensure that the baby was born smoothly.
A week later, Jiang Lu was discharged from the hospital and went home. It must be said that there have been a lot of births recently. In a blink of an eye, there were five children in the hospital. Zhang San and Pan Pan had not yet given birth, but after his family had one, there would be six.
The day after Jiang Lu was discharged from the hospital and went home, Aunt Zhou came back with Daqiang and Wang Zhaodi, looking exhausted. The two followed Aunt Zhou like little boys and girls. Aunt Zhou shouted in a loud voice as soon as she entered the yard: "My Hu Hansan is finally back!"
Zhao Guihua hurried out of the house and said, "Aunt Zhou, your baby Jiang Lu has given birth."
Aunt Zhou was instantly excited and shouted: "What!"
She quickly ran into the house and said happily, "She gave birth? When did she give birth? What did she give birth to?"
Zhao Guihua: "Come into the house and take a look."
Aunt Zhou didn't care about anything else and hurried into the house, and saw her mother-in-law was there. Jiang Lu's mother disliked Aunt Zhou because of the feudal superstition that cursed her husband before. So when they met at this time, she snorted coldly and pretended not to see it.
Aunt Zhou didn't care what Jiang Lu's mother thought. She quickly moved closer and at first glance, she was attracted by her.
What a cute big fat baby.
Jiang Lu: "Mother-in-law, do you think he looks like me?"
Aunt Zhou disagreed: "I think it looks like Zhou Qun."
Jiang Lu raised her eyebrows and smiled vaguely, but soon she said, "I gave birth to a boy a week ago. He weighed seven pounds when he was born, so Zhou Qun and I gave him the nickname Qi Jin."
"Seven pounds, seven pounds!" Aunt Zhou was so happy that she was at a loss. She had never thought that she would be able to hold her first grandson in her lifetime. She just felt so happy. The old lady was so happy that she turned around in circles, like a donkey pulling a mill.
She said, "That's great, that's really great."
After a pause, she quickly said, "Mother-in-law, I've really troubled you these past few days. Now that I'm back, don't worry, I can take good care of you during the confinement period."
Jiang Lu's mother snorted.
Aunt Zhou didn't care and said, "I really didn't expect this. I rushed to get you here, thinking you would be here in a few days, but you came a week earlier. By the way, did we buy an old hen? We need to make some chicken soup."
Wang Zhaodi was standing at the door. When she heard this, she immediately said, "I'll do it."
Jiang Lu's mother: "I bought it. It's in the chicken coop at the door. Jiang Lu has eaten a chicken in the past few days. I also bought her crucian carp to increase her milk production..."
Aunt Zhou: "Thank you, mother-in-law. Thank you so much."
Jiang Lu's mother said coldly, "There's nothing to thank me for. Jiang Lu is my daughter and this is my grandson. It's my duty to do something for her. Besides, your neighbors, Aunt Wang and Zhao Guihua, are also helping to take care of Jiang Lu. She's living a good life. Don't worry about anything."
"That's fine, I..." Aunt Zhou was about to say something.
Jiang Lu said, "Mom, go take a bath."
Aunt Zhou: “Hey?”
Jiang Lu said bluntly: "You traveled back and forth all the way, changing cars and reversing, and there were all kinds of people on the road. This is definitely not clean. The baby is too small and has a weak resistance. He can't stand it."
Aunt Zhou: "That's right, that's also right."
Jiang Lu smiled and said, "You and Wang Zhaodi should go wash up. There's no need to rush to cook. Aunt Zhao made pork trotters and soybeans for Mingmei at noon today. She sent it to me."
Aunt Zhou: “Ah, this…”
She whispered, "She's very generous."
Jiang Lu: "It's a give and take, if you want to go take a shower, we can chat when you come back. There are a lot of things going on in the compound recently, and we'll have to talk about it when you come back."
"become."
After hearing this, Aunt Zhou quickly went out and also called her goddaughter Wang Zhaodi. In fact, this trip to Wang Zhaodi's hometown was also thrilling and exciting. She was in a different spirit after this trip.
Old ladies like Aunt Zhou rarely go to the bathhouse to take a bath. They also take a bath at home. Going to the bathhouse is not cheap, and they are reluctant to spend the money. However, Aunt Zhou did not care about saving money this time. The main reason is that she was really tired after this trip, and taking a bath can also relieve fatigue. Besides, she felt that Jiang Lu was right.
She and Wang Zhaodi came to take a bath together, oh no, there were three of them, Daqiang also came, and at his insistence, he bought the tickets.
They each entered the men's and women's baths. Aunt Zhou soaked in the pool and said, "It's still comfortable to soak in it."
Wang Zhaodi looked around, very curious. This was her first time taking a bath in a bathhouse since she was born. The first time Wang Zhaodi stepped into a bathhouse, she felt that everything was strange.
She sincerely sighed: "It's so nice here."
Aunt Zhou: "Isn't it good? Do you think this is a bargain?"
Wang Zhaodi nodded, it was indeed not cheap.
If this were someone from their village, they would buy a small piece of meat with this money, but they would not spend money on bathing. Wouldn't it be better to jump into the river and wash? Aunt Zhou: "Come, wash your hair with soap, it smells good."
Wang Zhaodi quickly said, "Okay."
The two were bathing at one end, and Jiang Lu's mother was a little unhappy at the other end. She said, "This old lady just doesn't know how to distinguish between relatives and strangers. You are obviously her daughter-in-law, but she is so nice to a girl from the mountains. I don't know what she is trying to achieve. She is really ignorant."
Jiang Lu sat on the bed, frowned in disapproval, and said, "Mom, why are you saying this? Wang Zhaodi is very nice and hardworking. Don't talk about my mother-in-law. I like her very much too. When I was pregnant, I was able to manage the house in an orderly manner, and the children were raised well, all thanks to her."
Actually, his child was born prematurely, but have you ever heard of a premature baby weighing 7 jin? This is rare even for normal babies.
Although giving birth was painful, Jiang Lu didn't feel it was hard at all. She just wanted to have a child, and finally she got it.
She poked her son's sleeping face and said, "Children sleep so much."
Seeing that she was no longer talking about this, Jiang Lu's mother curled her lips and said, "Look at you, you only side with outsiders."
Jiang Lu: "I am not someone who only sides with outsiders. I am telling the truth. Wang Zhaodi is a really decent and nice person. When she comes back this time, I am planning to discuss with her to let her come over to help."
This was something Jiang Lu had thought of a long time ago.
Jiang Lu's mother opened her eyes wide in surprise and said, "Helper? Do you have money to burn? Why would someone hire a helper? Aren't you afraid of being reported?"
In fact, she was not mainly concerned about the money, but was afraid that this matter would not look good. After all, if someone took this matter too far, it would be regarded as oppression. Jiang Lu's mother's husband was capable, and she herself was well-informed. She did not want her daughter to be involved in such a matter.
Jiang Lu: "I know my limits on this matter, and others won't think too much of it. My mother-in-law is Wang Zhaodi's godmother. It's okay for relatives to help each other."
Jiang Lu's mother was still not very happy. She said, "Your mother-in-law is back, so ask her to help out a little more. Why would you need any help?"
Jiang Lu: "Oh, mom, don't worry about it. I will definitely find Wang Zhaodi. It's a big deal to have someone to help. Mom, there's no need to save this money, and there's no need for us to save it. Zhou Qun and I both have good salaries. It's easy for our family to find a helper. Besides, with more people to help take care of us, the family will be better. I can't rely on my mother-in-law for everything. She's not young, for one thing, and older people usually don't know how to take care of children. If she keeps spoiling her, will she be like the one next door? I can't let my child be spoiled and forget the world. There's no way to save him when he grows up. Although I'm the head of my family, my mother-in-law doesn't necessarily listen to me in everything. But Wang Zhaodi is different. She definitely listens to me."
Jiang Lu had already made up her mind, so naturally she would not let anyone change it. That was impossible.
She said: "I will definitely only have this one child in the future, so of course I have to raise him well. I can't be like Jinlai next door. Jinlai is in jail again."
Jiang Lu's mother: "..."
She actually didn't know much about the people in this courtyard, but they were so famous that many people in the city could name them. So, everyone had heard of Aunt Su and Gou Lanxiang.
This old woman hid it too deeply.
Everyone can't help but discuss this old lady.
Jiang Lu's mother inevitably knew some things about the Su family. After listening to her daughter's stories, she had some understanding of the people in the Su family.
As for Su Jinlai, he was released from the juvenile detention center after the Chinese New Year. But they went in for reform, but he made friends after going in. He used to fight alone, but now he has joined a small gang.
A few days ago, on the night when Jiang Lu accidentally had a miscarriage, this guy was caught red-handed because he was stealing with a group of people. People had been watching them for several days, just waiting to catch them red-handed. Now, he is in jail again.
After crying at home, Wang Xiangxiu quietly packed up her things and went to see her son.
After I came back, I cried again.
Because he was not old enough, he was sent to a juvenile detention center again, but this time he was not as lucky as the last time. The last time he was sentenced to three months, this time he was sentenced to three years. The reason why it was so heavy was because the value of the case was relatively high.
It is said that it was a gang crime, which is more serious than a single crime. The gang consisted of 13 or 14-year-olds, and this was not the first time. It is said that according to Su Jinlai's confession, he followed a few boys to steal things again on the day he was released from the juvenile detention center, which was considered joining the gang.
In fact, he had only been out for about a month, but he had already committed five or six thefts.
He committed a crime right after he was released, and he has been incorrigible. As expected, he was sentenced quickly and severely this time.
Jiang Lu didn't know about the hospitalization at first. But when she came back from the hospital yesterday, she happened to meet Wang Xiangxiu. She looked particularly haggard. After asking around, she found out that Jin Lai was in the hospital again. Jiang Lu shook his head silently, thinking that this child was really hopeless.
She said: "I have to take good care of my child. Even if I have only one child, I can't spoil him completely."
Jiang Lu's mother heard this and sighed, "That's true."
Everyone tacitly agreed that Jiang Lu would not have any more children, so naturally they hoped that she could educate the child well, otherwise the parents would be the ones to suffer.
Jiang Lu's mother: "Okay, now that your mother-in-law is back, I won't be here anymore. I've been coming here every day lately, leaving early and returning late, and your sister-in-law has been making sarcastic remarks about me."
Jiang Lu curled her lips, unhappy.
They had a very good relationship when they were young, but later they each got married and her elder brother had a wife and children, so their relationship faded. Now they are just ordinary relatives. For example, when she gave birth this time, because Aunt Zhou was not there, even Zhao Guihua took care of her more often than her elder sister-in-law from her natal family.
Her sister-in-law only came to see her the day after she gave birth with a gift and gave her a red envelope, and she never showed up again. Not only did she not show up, but she seemed a little unhappy because her mother went out early and came back late every day to take care of her.
Jiang Lu sneered: "Your daughter-in-law is really not someone you can get along with."
Jiang Lu's mother: "Look at you, why are you saying this? She is not easy to get along with for the sake of her own family. She saved money but didn't give it to outsiders. She gave it to your nephew. Isn't this a subsidy to her mother's family? It's good enough."
She looked around to make sure no one was around, then took out some money and gave it to Jiang Lu, saying, "Here's the money."
Jiang Lu's face changed and he said, "I don't want it."
Jiang Lu's mother: "Don't be stupid, take it, this is given to you by your father, keep it for yourself, don't tell Zhou Qun, and don't tell your brother and sister-in-law when you go back to your mother's house."
Jiang Lu looked down at the handkerchief wrapped in money and her eyes turned slightly red.
Because she refused to divorce, her father doesn't pay much attention to her now. She did go back to her parents' home, but her father was very cold to her and ignored her. This time when she gave birth, he just came to take a look and left.
This is because Aunt Zhou is not here. If Aunt Zhou were here, her father would definitely not show up.
Jiang Lu knew that her father was angry, but she was really in a difficult situation. Sometimes, she had no better way.
She bit her lip and said, "You can keep this money for your retirement, and you can also..."
Jiang Lu's mother: "Why are you so talkative? Just keep it if I tell you to. Don't waste time. Your mother-in-law will come back and see it later. Keep it yourself. It's for you and the child. Since your mother-in-law is back, mom can't come here all the time. But if she bullies you or anything happens, just ask someone to tell us. Even though your father is angry, he will stand up for you if you are bullied."
Jiang Lu nodded and asked, "Will Weimin graduate from high school this year or next year?"
Weimin is the son of her eldest brother.
Her eldest brother got married early and has older children.
When Jiang Lu's mother mentioned her eldest grandson, her eyes were all smiles. She rolled her eyes at her and said, "As an aunt, you don't even know what year he will graduate. Weimin will graduate from high school next year."
Jiang Lu: "Doesn't that mean we have to go to the countryside?"
Jiang Lu's mother: "What do you mean by going to the countryside? You can't go to the countryside. Your father is already trying to find him a job next year. In the past, two or three hundred could buy a job. Now it's not possible. Besides, someone in our family must go to the countryside. Your father is looking for someone now. When the time comes to organize activities for the educated youth, it will cost several hundred. Okay, I won't talk to you about this anymore... I'm leaving. I won't be home these few days. Buy some food and go back to cook something good for my eldest grandson."
Jiang Lu nodded slightly.
Look, this is her mother.
Her mother is good to her and loves her.
But if compared with my brother or his family, I have to fall behind again.
She was used to it. She looked down at the handkerchief. Although she knew that what she received would never be as good as what she received from her brother, Jiang Lu was still somewhat touched. She counted: five hundred! This was a huge sum of money.
Jiang Lu pursed her lips and lowered her head, not knowing what she was thinking...
"Jiang Lu, Jiang Lu!"
Jiang Lu immediately put the money away and said, "Come in."
It was Mingmei who came in. Mingmei brought lunch over and said, "I'm here to bring you food."
Jiang Lu smiled: "Why are you here?"
Mingmei: "I left the child to my mother-in-law, just to let off some steam."
She said, "Your Aunt Zhou is back, so we won't be needed at night."
Jiang Lu: "Thank you so much for these days."
Mingmei: "It's okay. A lot of the food was prepared by your family, and I ate a bite too."
She bent down to tease the sleeping baby, but the fat kid ignored her. Such a small child spends most of his time sleeping, eating and sleeping. Mingmei smiled and said, "There are many children in our courtyard. We can play together in the future."
Jiang Lu: “That’s right!”
Seeing Mingmei not looking very energetic, she wondered, "What happened to you today?"
The Mingmei she knew was always energetic even when she was pregnant and feeling uncomfortable. But today she looked unusually unhappy.
Mingmei was melancholy: "Tomorrow, I will go back to work."
How come the holiday comes so quickly? In a flash, time has passed by.
She felt that time passed very slowly when she was at work, but when she was at home, time seemed to fly, which was really melancholy.
Mingmei: "Before the holiday, I thought that two months of vacation was not a small amount. But when the holiday really started, I realized that time flies by so fast."
Jiang Lu laughed when she heard this: "Of course, you're going to work, what will happen to the child?"
Mingmei: "I come back once in the morning and once in the afternoon every day to feed my baby. This policy is in place, and I am not worried about it. I am mainly worried that I will be under a lot of pressure after work. If I don't have enough milk, my baby won't be full."
Jiang Lu sighed that what Mingmei was going through now would be what she would face. They were different from Li Fang. Li Fang was a housewife, but they couldn't! They all had to go to work. Jiang Lu whispered: "If you don't have enough to feed the baby, buy some milk powder. I'll help you find a solution."
I have to say, Jiang Lu really has this connection, her father is the deputy director of the supply and marketing cooperative.
Mingmei: "Not yet, I still have money, if not I still have my parents. You helped Bai Fighting a few days ago, right?"
Jiang Lu nodded.
She smiled and said, "I owe him a wife, so I can exchange it for two cans of milk powder."
Mingmei looked at Jiang Lu in surprise, not quite understanding.
Jiang Lu: "When Zhou Qun put his hands on him, I promised to compensate him 100 yuan and introduce him to a girl. The money was paid a long time ago, but there has been no suitable candidate for the introduction. The main reason is that it is really difficult to introduce Bai Fendou. To be honest, I don’t know many people, and the people I know are basically around my age. How can they not be married at this age? After a while, he found a wife. His wife didn’t have enough milk to feed the child. Look, I was still in the hospital, and he came to see me and asked me for help. He also mentioned the matter of introducing him to a girl. How could I not help. My mother was there at the time, and she helped him buy two cans of milk powder. Of course, he paid for the milk powder."
Even though Beijing is the capital, milk powder is not easy to buy there.
This kind of stuff is in very limited quantities, but whenever it comes, it is quickly bought up. If you don't have some connections, you may go many times but still not be able to buy it once, which is very difficult. In addition, milk powder requires milk powder tickets, which are also difficult to get.
So even though Bai Fendou spent money, Jiang Lu actually helped a lot.
Mingmei said: "It is Bai Fendou's luck to meet you."
If Jiang Lu hadn't been willing to help, Bai Fendou would have had no chance of buying any milk powder.
Jiang Lu: "I think He Lan and her daughter are really lucky to meet Bai Fendou."
Normally, biological children wouldn't necessarily think of ways to buy milk powder for a premature little girl, not to mention that she wasn't their biological child.
Mingmei also nodded in agreement: "I actually have always looked down on Bai Fendou, but I didn't expect that Bai Fendou is not a bad person."
Jiang Lu: "He just has no brains."
Mingmei burst out laughing and nodded in agreement.
Mingmei had laughed enough and said, "I see He Lan doesn't come out very often."
Jiang Lu: "Are you scared?"
People with bad qualities often encounter many problems, so it is not surprising that they are overly cautious.
Mingmei nodded slightly and said, "That's true."
They were right. Although He Lan married Bai Fendou, she didn't dare to go out all the time and was very quiet. However, she kept the house clean and tidy these days.
Originally, Bai Fendou only lived in one room, and the other room was empty and filled with miscellaneous items. The room was a mess. Not to mention this room, the room he lived in was dirty, and the quilt was not washed once a year. He Lan cleaned the house thoroughly and washed all the quilts.
She actually didn't know what she should do, and even... She felt that only if she did something every day could she feel that she was not dreaming. She cleaned the house and was in a particularly good mood.
He Lan had milk, but she had not had any confinement after giving birth, and she suffered a lot, so she didn't have much. Even though she had eaten well in the past few days, she still couldn't keep the baby going. But her child was eating more and more.
Fortunately, Bai Fendou found a way to get the milk powder.
With a smile on her lips, she made a little bit of milk powder for her daughter. The little girl pursed her lips and ate in small bites but did not stop at all.
He Lan took a deep breath and felt that she had really met a good person. Her father had found a way out for her but then he turned against her and hurt her, but the person she met by chance was willing to help her. He Lan felt very warm in her heart. She wanted to find a Bodhisattva to worship and thank God.
She gently poked her daughter's skinny body and said, "Little treasure, you need to grow more flesh. Mom and dad love you the most."
"Amei..."
A loud cry was heard. He Lan went to the window and took a look. She saw a young wife in a cotton-padded jacket coming out from next door and running to the opposite door: "Mom. What's wrong?"
Zhao Guihua: "Your daughter is hungry, come and feed her."
When the little sister cries, the brother also cries, like a duet.
Mingmei hurried home, only to see the two little guys making thunder without any rain.
Mingmei poked at Xiaoyuanyuan's flesh and said, "Yuanyuan, what are you doing? Are you hungry or greedy?"
How would the baby know? The baby nuzzles his mother, just because he is greedy.
Mingmei fed the children one by one and said, "I should eat something good. You guys have taken all the nutrients."
She ate very well at home these days. After all, having a baby was a big deal. The Zhuang family was well off to begin with, and Zhao Guihua secretly went to the black market and bought good things for her daughter-in-law. Mingmei's parents also visited her frequently. Lan Ling didn't stay long, but she came every few days and brought a lot of nutritional supplements.
In addition to the queen mothers on both sides, Mingmei's grandfather, Old Man Lan, also feeds his granddaughter every now and then, so Mingmei eats very well. Most cadres' families don't eat like this, but even so, Mingmei still hasn't gained any weight, and is even a little thinner than before she got pregnant. It can be seen that the nutrition from feeding the children is absorbed by the two little ones. The two little ones have changed from red little monkeys when they were just born to white, plump and pink babies.
Both little guys are chubby and very cute.
Mingmei put the two children side by side, and Xiao Yuanyuan hummed and swayed towards Mingmei.
Mingmei: "What's the matter?"
She touched the quilt and found that she hadn't wet the bed.
Xiao Yuanyuan was still humming. Mingmei held her daughter in her arms, and the little girl immediately adjusted herself into a very comfortable state, closed her eyes and prepared to go to sleep.
Oh, this kid is a scam!
Mingmei poked her little cheek and said, "What a delicate little girl."
Zhao Guihua: "Don't hug her all the time if there's nothing wrong."
Mingmei: "I know. Wasn't I received by her?"
Zhao Guihua looked at Mingmei with a hard-to-tell expression. You can still be fooled by a child. Fortunately, Xiao Yuanyuan is a child who loves to sleep and fell asleep quickly. Mingmei put the child down and said, "Auntie Zhou is back."
Zhao Guihua immediately said: "I'll go over and take a look."
Mingmei: "I'll go too."
They also want to hear about Wang Zhaodi's story.
Both the mother-in-law and the daughter-in-law wanted to go out, and there was no one to take care of the children. Zhao Guihua decisively said, "Each of you hold one, and let's go."
Mingmei: "Okay."
They came to Zhou's house with their children. Probably because they saw Aunt Zhou coming back, Aunt Wang also came over. Everyone gathered at Zhou's house. Aunt Zhou was very proud: "Look at my popularity. Everyone cares about me."
Zhao Guihua: "We just want to hear about Wang Zhaodi's story."
Wang Zhaodi: "I have completed all the formalities. Tomorrow, Brother Daqiang will go to the factory to get a letter of introduction, and then we can get married."
"Congratulations."
Wang Zhaodi smiled shyly, full of longing for a new life.
Zhao Guihua and her mother-in-law put the child next to Xiao Qijin. The three children were all asleep. Zhao Guihua couldn't wait: "Tell me!"
Aunt Zhou glanced at Wang Zhaodi and said, "I really need to talk to you about this matter. I tell you, in this situation, only I can take the lead. If the two of them go back, they will definitely be cheated."
"What do you mean?"
Aunt Zhou spat and said, "His family is simply selling their daughter. They are asking for too much."
It turned out that Aunt Zhou, Daqiang and Wang Zhaodi reversed the car several times, walked on the mountain road, and finally arrived at Wang Zhaodi's village.
To be honest, Aunt Zhou has been living in Beijing since she ran away in her teens, and she has never been to a place like this. As soon as she arrived in the village, she could feel the difference between the city and the countryside.
In fact, when they went to the suburbs and mountains, they also passed by the village, but the village on the outskirts of the city was completely different from the village in this remote mountain area. This village was in the mountains, quite remote, and it took several hours just to walk here. There were no cars on this road.
The three of them entered the village together. As soon as they entered, they met a noisy old woman who came up to Wang Zhaodi and grabbed her, saying, "Hey Zhaodi, where have you been? I heard that you went to the city to work for someone? How much did they pay you? Oh, let me take a look. Look at how much weight you've gained. It's really nice..."
Then he said, "You have become whiter. I never realized that you are so pretty. What do you think of your brother Dazhuang? Your mother has agreed to let you marry into our family."
This operation is really shocking.
Aunt Zhou was not polite. She came up and slapped the woman's paw away, saying, "Who are you? My family has taken good care of her, and you are here trying to poach her? Who do you think you are? Wang Zhaodi, tell me, who is this? Let me tell you! If you dare to remarry, you will have to pay back the money you spent on our family during this period!"
This was what Aunt Zhou had discussed with them. Now that they were here, they couldn't be good people. If they were good people, their bones would be eaten.
The woman looked at him askance: "Who are you? Why are you running into our village and making trouble?"
Wang Zhaodi lowered her head and said in a low voice, "We are from the same village."
Wang Zhaodi: "Please make way. We have to go home."
"How can you be so rude, girl? Do you know how to respect the elderly and love the young? Don't think you are great just because you go to the city."
Wang Zhaodi: "Whether I go to the city or not is none of your business. Get out of my way."
Although she was humble and submissive to Aunt Zhou, she was not like that to outsiders. She waved her fist fiercely: "Get out of my way, don't blame me for being rude."
You know, Wang Zhaodi used to be a person with little presence in the village, but now she dares to take action. This is really shocking.
The aunt pointed at her in shock: "You, you, you... Oh, I'm dying. How could I meet such an ignorant kid like you? You dare to be mean to me? You really think you're so great..."
These words immediately attracted a group of people, including Wang Zhaodi's biological mother. Her mother was even worse than an outsider and did not even recognize her daughter at first.
After she recognized her daughter and the group returned home, Wang Zhaodi finally understood why the aunt at the village entrance said that.
It turned out that her mother had actually promised to marry her daughter to the aunt's stupid son when she came back.
Anyway, this fool can't find anyone better, and no one will marry him. It just so happens that Wang Zhaodi is not a white person either, so if she can give birth to a baby, that's enough. Originally, that Dazhuang woman looked down on Wang Zhaodi.
But when he saw that she was much stronger than before, looked better and had gained weight, he was immediately satisfied and immediately grabbed Wang Zhaodi's hand.
Aunt Zhou and Wang Zhaodi didn't expect to encounter such a thing as soon as they entered the village.
It is conceivable how many problems Wang Zhaodi would face if she came back by herself.
But when it comes to making trouble, Aunt Zhou is the best. She immediately rolled on the ground and yelled, "You Wang family are so wicked. How could you sell a girl to two people? You have lost all conscience. I will go to the commune to sue you..."
Isn't it just nonsense? She can do that! Zhaodi's mother was incredulous and shouted, "Who sold their daughter to your family?"
Aunt Zhou said confidently: "You two, your daughter is eating at my house for free."
Aunt Zhou was talking with great joy. Zhao Guihua and Aunt Wang looked at each other and said, "Luckily it's you. If it were someone else, they might not be able to be so unreasonable. You're being too unreasonable."
Aunt Zhou was very calm and said, "I have to make trouble. I know it's not the case, but if I don't do this, who knows what else they can do? Some people are like this. If you are easy to talk to, they will get ahead of you. If you are not easy to talk to, they can negotiate things over. I have seen families who sell their daughters again and again, and we must not give them any chance. I will make trouble anyway."
Zhao Guihua: "Then what is your identity?"
Aunt Zhou: "That's what I said. I said Wang Zhaodi is my goddaughter. Her family didn't want to waste food to raise a daughter, so they sent her to my house. Now I have raised Wang Zhaodi to be fair and strong, and I have also found a partner for her, but her family wants to accept a dowry from someone else. Doesn't this trap me in this matter? I wasted a year's money to feed her well? You can marry her, but you have to compensate me for this year's living expenses!"
"Ah, this... sounds like it makes sense, but also seems to make no sense at all."
Aunt Zhou: "I know, I also know that this matter cannot be viewed in this way, but if I don't make trouble, how can I make the Wang family feel annoyed and let her leave the Wang family smoothly?"
Maybe others didn’t understand, but Zhao Guihua did.
She said: "You are just talking nonsense and making trouble, deliberately making people think that you have bad intentions. Although you may have really supported Wang Zhaodi for a year, you also have your own plans, so their family will think that you want to cheat money from Daqiang. Since they are both trying to cheat money, they must want to cheat money themselves. Rather than through you."
Aunt Zhou: “That’s right.”
She said: "Sure enough, seeing that I was being unreasonable, those people barely calmed me down and secretly went to Daqiang to ask about the bride price. When we were in the car, we repeatedly deduced what to do, and Daqiang said in an angry voice, the bride price is 66."
Aunt Zhou sneered: "The family thought the price was too low, so they bargained back and forth and finally settled on a hundred yuan. This is not a lot of money for a betrothal gift. This is considered selling their daughter."
Generally speaking, a dowry of twenty dollars is considered good.
Generally speaking, if someone asks for such a high price, then they really don't think they can be considered relatives anymore. It's basically the same as selling a daughter. Although it's the 1970s now, there are still such cases in some remote places.
For example, in their village, because Aunt Zhou showed her harshness and unreasonableness early on, they wanted to deal with the matter quickly, so things went smoothly.
In fact, there are many dirty tricks in this matter that neither Aunt Zhou nor Wang Zhaodi mentioned.
Because at the beginning, both parties agreed that Wang Zhaodi would go to the city to give birth to a child. Although Wang Zhaodi did not give birth, the people in the Wang family also tacitly acknowledged that Wang Zhaodi was no longer a virgin.
Since she is not a virgin, it is impossible to "sell" her for a good price, so they set their sights on Da Zhuang from the village.
The family is well-off, but because he is a fool, it is not easy for him to find a partner.
But marrying her to Wang Zhaodi is acceptable, as both parties have agreed on a price of fifty.
Da Zhuang's mother was just like finding someone to take care of her son, and she bought him a lifetime contract for fifty yuan. But now the Wang family has another choice, that is Da Qiang who came from afar. The Wang family immediately became interested. Although Aunt Zhou was jumping around like a shit-stirring stick, they could see that Aunt Zhou was jumping around because she had something to gain, so they immediately changed their mind to Da Zhuang's family. It's coming to this side again.
When Wang Zhaodi returned home, her sister Yindi came to inquire about the situation. After learning that Daqiang was a laborer, that this was his second marriage, and that his first wife had died, Yindi immediately told Wang's parents in secret.
The couple thought about it and guessed that Daqiang's last wife must have been beaten to death by him. Didn't you see that this man was angry and had a strong body. Besides, why would a city guy want to date a country girl? There must be something wrong with him.
This man must be cruel to his wife. The previous one must have been beaten to death by his family.
But even though they thought so, it didn't stop them from marrying Wang Zhaodi off. They were looking at the money, not the person. Such a person would definitely marry off higher than the villagers. Dazhuang's family in their village was already considered good, offering more than fifty, but this person asked for sixty-six.
Then if we talk about it again, it can be even higher.
Why did they sell their daughter through Aunt Zhou? She even called herself a godmother. What a bullshit. Even if they wanted to marry, they would sell her by themselves. Not only that, the Zhou family promised that if the child was not born, they would give fifty yuan in nutrition fee. This must be given.
Aunt Zhou: "In fact, I thought about it on the way there. Some money must be spent. If I don't spend a penny, Zhaodi will never leave that family. They are in the same village and stick together. I can't give the captain some good things and get a letter of introduction. This is impossible. So I can only pretend to be bad guys. Daqiang and I are an old lady who wants to take advantage of the opportunity, and a violent maniac with bad character. That's right, because neither of us is a good bird. They are eager to solve the problem and drive us away, so they soon finalized it under the commotion. Daqiang spent 100 yuan and got a statement of severance of relations, as well as Zhaodi's letter of introduction and household registration transfer certificate. Because I was living under their roof, I reluctantly gave the agreed 50 yuan. A total of 150 yuan, severed Wang Zhaodi's relationship with them."
What she said wasn't complicated, but she still kept talking nonsense for many days.
Fortunately, the effect is good. Although one hundred and fifty is not a small amount, it can be regarded as a token of gratitude from Wang Zhaodi’s parents for raising her.
"So this matter is over?"
"right."
Zhao Guihua sighed again. Fortunately, it was the 1970s and many things were simple to handle. If everything had been formalized decades later, Wang Zhaodi would not have thought of issuing all the certificates at once.
Of course, even though what Aunt Zhou said was not complicated, they knew that the situation must have been very chaotic and it was not something that could be handled with just a few words.
Zhao Guihua: "Aunt Zhou, it's not easy for you either."
Aunt Zhou: "Isn't it not easy for me? I played the role of a vicious old lady who wanted to make money from someone else's daughter, but had to bow her head and pay money in someone else's land."
Wang Zhaodi: "Godmother, I can't let you take this money. I will return it to you when I have saved enough money."
Aunt Zhou: "What else? This is what we agreed upon. Since it's agreed upon, just give it to them."
Wang Zhaodi lowered her head and shed a tear. This time when she returned home, she really felt that her relatives were worse than strangers. Aunt Zhou could help her like this, but when her parents found out that Daqiang might be a violent maniac, they only wanted to sell their daughter to make money.
Not only did they sell their daughter, they also wanted to turn her into someone they could develop long-term.
Before she left, her mother held her hand and cried, "Zhao Di, you can't ignore your parents' home even if you get married. Look at your elder sister and second sister, who doesn't use her parents' home as a backing? If you don't have your parents' home to help you, you won't even have anyone to back you up. You have to know what's good and what's bad. We are your parents who gave birth to you and raised you, and we will never harm you. You must remember to go back to your parents' home."
Wang Zhaodi felt sick when she thought of her mother's behavior at that time. Sure enough, her mother said again soon: "Your life in the city is definitely better than in the countryside. Although we are far away from each other, you can save more private money. If you really can't, you can secretly take some money from home and hide it. In a few years, you can give that man a son. Will he still not let you go back to your mother's home? When the time comes, you can save money and bring it back. It will be considered filial piety. Mom is pregnant again. When I give you a younger brother, you will have someone to rely on in the future..."
When Wang Zhaodi thought about what her mother said, she felt like vomiting the food she had eaten the night before.
She also really knows that some people are not good parents.
They have children only to treat them as cash cows.
She remembered that she said coldly at that time: "You sold me, never acknowledge me again, I hate you so much!"
This was the first time in her life that she had said such harsh words.
It was clearly her parents' fault, but she showed an incredulous look, scolding her for being an ungrateful person, scolding her for not knowing her parents' painstaking efforts. She scolded her for not being a good person, and even scolded her for not being as good as her sisters, wishing she could have been drowned when she was born...
Wang Zhaodi thought about this and shook her head.
Let’s just end the relationship.
As long as she doesn't go back to her parents' home, she won't be afraid of them coming to find her. They act arrogantly in the village, but they can forget about it outside.
"Zhao Di, what's wrong with you?"
Zhaodi: "I thought about my family. They sold me and still expected me to continue to support my family."
In fact, before leaving for her hometown, Wang Zhaodi thought that her parents would sell her, but when she actually experienced it, she still felt chilled to the bone. She didn't understand, just because she was a girl, should she be treated like this? But why is it not the case for some families?
Wang Zhaodi shook her head and said, "I will never go back again."
"It's right not to go back. What good will come out of it if you go back?"
Aunt Zhou also said: "Yes, I think so."
She was very happy that Wang Zhaodi could leave her mother's home. She said, "Now that you have walked out, don't go back. Look at your sisters, what are they like? Do you want to be like that?"
Aunt Zhou complained to everyone, saying, "You don't know, Wang Zhaodi's sister is really not a good person, and she even came here to be the informant. Tsk tsk."
"What's her sister like?"
Aunt Zhou glanced at Wang Zhaodi and saw that she had no objection. She said, "Her sister is looking forward to having another brother. She is looking forward to it so much that she is counting on a boy from her mother's family to support the family and give her more support when she gets married. Do you think she is mentally ill? There is such a big difference between the siblings. Even if the boy born is a good one, he can't be relied on! Not to mention, how can a good child be raised in that kind of family! Didn't you see? Wang Zhaodi's clothes have changed? The clothes she wore home were snatched away by her sister and given to her mother. If I hadn't been prepared, Wang Zhaodi would have to come back wearing only single clothes. In addition, her sister comes to ask her if she has saved money secretly. She also asks her why she doesn't steal some money to bring home to improve her life."
Everyone was stunned.
Mingmei: "Oh my god, what a big girl."
"You're sixteen or seventeen years old, not a kid anymore. Didn't you see what you said? It's really inappropriate."
Aunt Zhou felt that each of the nine sons of a dragon was different.
Huh? She knows this word.
It turned out that the literacy class was not in vain.
She said: "Really? Among all the girls in her family, Wang Zhaodi is the only good girl. The others are not good. No matter big or small, they are unreliable. Her parents don't know how to educate their children."
If Wang Zhaodi wasn't strong and able to eat, and therefore not liked by his parents and had been left alone, he would probably have been influenced and become that kind of person. Fortunately, Wang Zhaodi is not like that, and it's also fortunate that it was Wang Zhaodi who came to their side. If it was someone like Wang Zhaodi's younger sister, then a thief would have come.
Sometimes, the relationships between people really depend on fate.
"I'm so glad it was Zhaodi who came."
Wang Zhaodi: "I'm not as good as you say."
She was a little embarrassed.
"You are already very good. You were able to grow up in that family and have not become like them. This is already very good."
Wang Zhaodi pursed her lips and said, "I don't want to be like them."
She used to only care about filling her stomach, never thought about other things, only ran to the mountains all day, and didn't understand so many principles. But after coming here, she saw a lot, experienced a lot, and understood a lot. She knew how to be a person. Maybe she could be unreasonable and have her own calculations, but she must not become like her mother and his sisters.
Wang Zhaodi actually wanted to talk to her sisters when she went back this time. She hoped that everyone could have their own ideas like her. But as soon as she started talking, they said she was possessed by a yellow-skinned person, blinded by the magic, and talking nonsense. Some also said that she talked about principles with a contemptuous face when she entered the city, and she was self-righteous, which was nothing.
Everyone looked at her with disapproval and misunderstanding, as if she was the odd one out, but in fact, that was not the case.
Wang Zhaodi knew very well that she was not an outlier and that what she did was right. Her family, which was so focused on having a son that they were even willing to sell their daughter, was wrong.
She felt that people should be like Mingmei, like Sister Li Fang, and like Sister Jiang Lu.
Instead, he only recognized two words - son.
It seems that if I don't give birth to a son, my life will be over.
Life isn't like that.
Wang Zhaodi felt suffocated when she returned to the village. For the first time, she realized how ignorant her family was. In fact, not every household in the village was like this. There were also enlightened families with good family traditions.
But his family is not.
There are also many families who are not like this.
Wang Zhaodi sighed softly and said, "I am going to transfer my household registration when I get married this time, and I want to change my name."
"Um?"
"Change your name? That's good."
"Yes, I also think the name Zhaodi is not good."
Everyone agrees with this. Although any name is fine, Zhaodi always makes people feel uncomfortable.
Everyone looked at her. Wang Zhaodi said, "I don't want to be Zhaodi. I don't care whether I have a brother or not. I want to change my name. I want to give myself a new name instead of letting my name become someone else's wish."
"You want to change your name? What do you want to be called?"
In fact, Wang Zhaodi didn't know what name she wanted to be called, but she definitely didn't want to be called Zhaodi anymore. She had no choice before, but now it's different. Now she can have a new life, and she wants to choose.
She said seriously: "I want to have a good name for myself."
She scratched her head and said, "What do you think? What do you think my name should be?"
(End of this chapter)
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