Chapter 7 Sister-in-law is Reborn (VI)
Li Xiuniang stepped into the farmyard which she was very familiar with, half with resistance and half with expectation.
However, before she could struggle with her complicated feelings, Zhao had already explained the situation to Gu Dahai.
Gu Dahai frowned: "Aren't you going to change tofu? Why did you change it to a girl?"
The harvest in their village was not good this year, with grain production reduced by more than half.
After paying taxes, the little food left was not enough to feed a family of several people.
In other words, Gu Dahai was also good at hunting, and from time to time he would get some prey from the mountains and take it to the town to exchange for money or food, so that the family would not run out of food.
Even so, the Gu family only had enough to feed the whole family and was not yet able to support a idler.
"…Gou'er's father, this is what I think. Our Gou'er is already fourteen years old this year, and it's time for him to get married."
"But the betrothal gifts in our area are two taels of silver or fifty catties of grain. And this girl only has three catties of beans!"
"She's a little small, but I can raise her for two or three years at most and then I can consummate my marriage. Besides, she can work, so it won't be a loss!"
Zhao was the most astute one, and had already calculated the accounts clearly.
Gu Dahai still frowned, "The betrothal gift you mentioned is only for good years. Now there is drought everywhere, and there are waves of refugees fleeing famine."
"Three pounds of beans is enough for us to buy a girl of fourteen or fifteen years old."
What can a skinny girl in her teens do?
Zhao was choked.
Yes, it is indeed cost-effective to buy a child bride, but Li Xiuniang is obviously an uncost-effective choice among child brides.
Seeing this situation, Li Xiuniang didn't bother to worry about it anymore.
She knew that although Zhao looked aggressive, in fact, the person who really made the decisions in the Gu family was Gu Dahai.
If Gu Dahai disagrees, Li Xiuniang will be sent back by Zhao!
Gurgle~ Gurgle~~ My stomach, which has been hungry for several days, starts to growl wildly again.
The main reason why Li Xiuniang was able to endure it just now was that she knew she had a way out - as long as she went to Gu's house, she would be able to eat.
It’s definitely not fine grain and it definitely won’t fill me up, but at least I won’t continue to starve.
It was precisely because of this psychological suggestion that Li Xiuniang was not consumed by the fear caused by hunger.
However, Gu Dahai's opposition at this moment made Li Xiuniang's heart, which had just been at peace, panic again -
He wouldn't really "send me back" would he?
no!
Absolutely not!
Li Xiuniang followed her body's instinct again. She fell to her knees and shouted at Gu Dahai, "Dad! Don't send me away! I don't eat much, but I can work!"
Then, she turned around and called out to Zhao: "Mom! Please, don't chase me away!"
She thought that she would never be able to call Zhao "mother" again.
But after being reborn, I once again deeply felt hunger and the approach of death, and all my hatred and unwillingness disappeared.
The moment she knelt down, the moment she called out "Dad" and "Mom", the reborn Li Xiuniang completely "reconciled" with her previous life! Hearing Li Xiuniang calling out "Dad" and "Mom", a flash of pity flashed across Gu Dahai's face.
This child is indeed pitiful and sensible.
only--
Gu Dahai was still hesitating.
"Dad! I want it!"
Gu Qingcheng spoke.
The little girl's baby voice reminded Zhao, "Dog'er's father, this is why our little boy likes her. I guess this girl has caught our little boy's eye——"
Gu Dahai was stunned for a moment, "Guaibao likes it?"
He forced a smile and looked at Gu Qingcheng lovingly, "Bao'er, do you like this girl?"
Li Xiuniang raised her head, hope glittering in her eyes.
As she stared at him with great passion, she heard Gu Qingcheng say sweetly, "I like it!"
Swish! Li Xiuniang's tears immediately welled up.
Her heart was filled with gratitude towards Gu Qingcheng.
What an ungrateful bastard, what an extremely vicious sister-in-law, all of them, go to hell.
At this moment, in Li Xiuniang's eyes, the precious little girl of the Gu family is her benefactor and her lucky star!
Gu Qingcheng's already sweet smile was deeply engraved in Li Xiuniang's soul! "Since you like it, then stay!"
Seeing that his beloved daughter said so, Gu Dahai no longer objected.
He reached out and took Gu Qingcheng from Zhao's arms, then turned to look at Li Xiuniang: "Girl, you can see that our Gu family is not rich and cannot afford to support an extra person."
"But my sweetheart likes you, so we kept you here."
"You must take good care of your baby in the future, and don't lose your conscience!"
Li Xiuniang nodded vigorously, "Dad! Don't worry! I will take good care of my little girl and treat her as my own apple of my eye!"
…
"Eat! You've been hungry for several days. You can't eat anything too dry. Drink some whole grain porridge to nourish your stomach!"
There is no mistake in the poem, post, content, and read the book on 6, 9, and bar!
Zhao took out a bowl of vegetable porridge left over from the big pot on the stove, tested the bowl and found it was still warm, so she brought the porridge to Li Xiuniang.
Li Xiuniang didn't bother to say anything more. She quickly snatched the bowl and started drinking it with slurps.
After drinking a big bowl of warm wild vegetable and grain porridge, Li Xiuniang felt like she was finally alive.
It feels so good to be full! It feels so good to be alive!
Li Xiuniang discarded the messy thoughts about her past life in her mind. She just wanted to live a good life now.
"Mom! I'm going to collect firewood!"
She wiped her mouth and started to work.
She needs to wash herself thoroughly first, not because she likes to be clean, but because she is too sloppy.
Zhao didn't feel comfortable letting her cook or look after the children with lice in her hair.
"Well! It's time to wash it properly!"
Zhao glanced at Li Xiuniang and saw that her hair was almost like felt, and her face and body were covered in dust.
And there is that smell, which hits your nose directly if you get closer.
As a peasant woman from the lower class, Zhao did not have any obsession with cleanliness.
But her baby is precious.
As a child bride, Li Xiuniang not only had to work, she also had to serve Guaibao.
Zhao thought about it and turned back to go into the house.
When he came out, he was holding a comb with several broken teeth in his hand. "Comb your hair carefully. Don't dare to pass lice to my sweet baby!"
"Yes! Mom, don't worry!"
Li Xiuniang has lived for two lifetimes and has long been accustomed to doing farm work.
She has been in the Gu family for more than 20 years and is very familiar with the Gu family and every tree and blade of grass in Gujia Village.
There was no need for Zhao to remind her much, she carried the bamboo basket familiarly and went to the back mountain to collect firewood.
In less than an hour, she came back with a basket full of firewood.
Light the fire, boil water, and then wash and scrub hard.
"Here! These are my old clothes. They are a little torn, but they are clean."
Seeing that Li Xiuniang worked efficiently and was not shy, Zhao became more and more satisfied. She even generously took out one of her own clothes and asked Li Xiuniang to change into it.
She changed into clean clothes and combed her washed hair again and again.
Li Xiuniang felt her scalp hurt, so she stopped.
Wash the worn and dirty clothes you have taken off and hang them on the clothesline in the yard.
She found a piece of linen, wrapped her hair, and started to work at Gu's house.
Washing clothes, washing vegetables, cleaning chicken and pig manure, fetching water, chopping wood...
Gu Dahai watched coldly, but couldn't help nodding secretly: He is worthy of being the person chosen by Guaibao, he is diligent and capable.
Soon it was evening, and the two brothers Gu Feng and Gu Rao came back from outside carrying bamboo baskets...
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