"…In my dream, there was an old man with a white beard, who told me that he had pity on me and taught me." In an era where feudal superstitions are being broken but the people are being suppressed and made more reverent, I wonder if this statement can be used to fool people? But other than saying this, she didn't know how to explain it.
"Oh, this is the old immortal!" Sister Xu looked at her in amazement and envy. "Sister, you are so lucky! The old immortal came to help you. I was worried that the Han family would deal with you, what would you do in the future. If they drive you and your daughter away, where will you go in this cold winter?
Now it seems that since there are gods helping you, there must be a way. But divorce is not an option. I tell you, you are now enemies with them. If you leave your son to them, who knows how they will torture your child. ”
"Why would I leave my son with them? If I leave, I will definitely take them with me."
"My silly sister, will Han Lao Er agree to let you take his son away? He is his root. You said it yourself, divorce is a matter between the couple, and the child is also theirs, not yours alone."
Oh, that’s right. Gu Yan was stunned for a moment. The child is half as good as that bastard. Even if a couple divorces in later generations, it will be difficult to take all four children with them. As for the place to live, I’ll search my memory and don’t count on my mother’s house. The housing situation in this village is getting tighter and tighter. There isn't even an extra thatched house.
Seeing her frown, Sister Xu continued to persuade her, "You have to listen to me and don't mention divorce anymore. In the new society, it's called divorce, but here we call it divorce. It's a bad reputation, and your spit can drown people. The children who follow you will also be pointed at and verbally bullied. Before, a daughter-in-law was driven back to her parents' home, and later she hanged herself. And where are you going to live if you leave the Han family? You can't go into a cave with the children, right?
Now I can't even fill my stomach. Even before, 32 kilograms of food a month was only enough for our own consumption. If it was just enough to feed a teenager like us, parents would tighten their belts to save money for their children, otherwise they would not grow up. Not to mention saving food to hire people to help build a house. I have been married here for more than ten years, and I have never seen a family build a house. Now, all of these were distributed during the Landlord Game. ”
Gu Yan had read this history and had the memories of his original body, so of course he knew all this. Nowadays, people cannot move around, so everyone knows each other well. It would be fine if she secretly replaced some old quilts and old clothes, but if she suddenly took out a large amount of food to build a house, she would be taken away for questioning within three days.
It's impossible to leave, so how about splitting up? No, if she splits up the family business, she has to take Han Laoer with her. She doesn’t want that lazy and greedy guy.
"Don't worry, there will always be a way out when you reach the mountain, and the boat will naturally go straight when it reaches the bridge. If what you said today is true, and the country really has such regulations now, then the Han family can't do anything to you. As long as you don't leave, they can only be angry.
This way, you can take care of your children, and your family will be complete in name only. No one can say anything. As for family fights, that's nothing new. It has nothing to do with anyone. At most, people will say behind your back that you are so powerful that you even dare to beat your mother-in-law. But there is no need to be afraid of it. No matter how powerful you are, it is better than being a lump of mud and being squeezed and flattened by others. ”
After Sister Xu finished speaking, she saw that Gu Yan was still feeling depressed, so she reached out and poked her and said with a smile: "You still feel aggrieved? Sister, as the old saying goes, too much is as bad as too little, and you have to leave a way out for everything. If you do this today, the Han family can't chase you away. They are the ones who feel aggrieved. The old woman was beaten by her daughter-in-law, but they can't do anything to you. Old Han has lost face in the South Ditch."
Gu Yan then nodded and accepted this method in his heart. At that time, the biggest complaint about this book was that this woman did not protect her own children, but now this is the top priority. As for Han Lao Er, if he dared to come up to them and cause trouble, she had plenty of ways to deal with him.
There were sounds of people coming in and out of the next room, and the old lady's wailing was deafening. The two children on Gu Yan's side had cotton stuffed in their ears. They woke up once, drank milk and continued to sleep without being affected much. Sister Xu hadn't been to work for two days because of her matter. Now that she was fine, she got up and went back to her home to carry her tools. Before leaving, I told her to be patient and not to go against an entire family alone.
Dahua and Xiaohua washed the diapers for their younger brother and sister, and now they were hanging them on the rope in the house. Diapers of various colors and patterns look like the flags of all nations, swaying slightly under the steam from the stove, and they will dry in no time.
"Mom, let's go get some food."
Dahua held the enamel pot, and Xiaohua stood on the ground adding water to the casserole to prepare for cleaning. Gu Yan reached out to take the brush from her hand and said, "I'll do it. You and sister go get food together."
Xiaohua dodged flexibly and replied with big eyes: "No, you can't get wet during confinement. My sister and I will do these things, mom, you just need to be responsible for feeding my brothers and sisters."
Dahua also turned around and agreed with her sister: "Yes, mom, you must not get wet. My sister and I can do these jobs. After dinner, I will go pick up sheep manure and let Xiaohua take care of you at home."
Oh my God! The two children actually planned that one would earn work points while the other would stay at home to take care of her during the confinement period. Gu Yangang's heart, which had been depressed because of housing and children after divorce, was instantly moved and began to shed tears. The wetness reached her eyes and made her nose sore.
"No need. Mom has a way to feed you. Don't go picking up sheep dung in such a cold weather."
"Why are you cold? It's not cold at all. Mom, the cotton-padded jacket you changed into is very warm, warmer than new ones. And your shoes are new too, so your feet are not cold either."
"Well, my face is no longer chapped after applying the face cream, and my hands are no longer chapped and cracked. This year is so lucky. I can even use hot water to wash diapers. It's like... like..."
Xiaohua didn't say anything for a long time, but Gu Yan could feel the happiness as if he had gone to heaven. These children had suffered so much before that they were flattered and grateful for just a few normal daily necessities.
"It's okay to suffer a little, as long as my mother is always so kind. Many people are wearing worn-out cotton-padded clothes, without underwear inside or coats outside. They work in worn-out shoes with exposed toes and heels."
Xiaohua got on the kang and hugged Gu Yan's arm. The little girl's thin body pressed tightly against her, rubbing against her gently and lovingly. "Mom is so nice. I like you right now."
Dahua, who was about to go get food, also giggled and said, "I like my current mother too." After saying that, the child jumped out of the house. When she came back from getting food, Xiaohua had already washed the casserole for heating the rice.
Pour the corn porridge into the casserole and Dahua stands outside the door to watch. Gu Yan opened a bag of oatmeal and poured it in for a second processing. They waited until the pot boiled before the mother and her two daughters ate.
Keeping the door closed during the day would arouse suspicion. Besides, it was not okay to eat a lot of meat, fish, rice and flour these days. So Gu Yan calculated the approximate calories needed for a day and only ate enough to consume. This will keep the body's income and expenditure balanced. When you wake up in the morning, add a little high-protein food such as milk or soy milk to supplement your nutrition. It will neither make you fat nor harm your body.
"Mom, eat some eggs this morning when no one is around. You're in confinement now, so you need to replenish your body."
"Yes, Uncle Wang also told you to eat something good to nourish yourself, otherwise you will get sick."
"I know. Mom will eat it secretly when no one is around." When the word "delicious" was mentioned, the two children's immediate reaction was to swallow their saliva. Gu Yan chuckled and reached out to touch the two men’s furry heads.
"Let's eat together tonight."
"No need, just eat it, mom."
"Well, I... I'm not greedy." Dahua swallowed her saliva. The child quickly explained, "The porridge tastes good. What did you add to it, mom?"
"Oatmeal. It's wheat that's been flattened and dried."
"I said there was a smell of wheat."
"Yeah, it smells like white flour."
"If you want to eat white flour, let's cook noodles after we close the door at night." If each person eats a few bites less, no one should notice. The child was really pitiful. He had to look after so many things. She couldn't just stand there and watch him drooling.
"Really? I'll just have one bite. I've never eaten white noodles before."
"I haven't eaten it either. At that time, grandma cooked a small bowl of noodle soup, but my sister and I didn't get to drink it. White noodles must be delicious, isn't it very fragrant?"
"It must be delicious. Have you forgotten that the last time mom cooked dumplings for us, the skin was made of white flour." Dahua said as if she recalled something and swallowed again. "Those dumplings are really delicious, a hundred times better than grandma's noodle soup."
The mother and her two daughters talked about the delicious food and drank half of the porridge with their saliva. Gu Yan took out a bag of quail eggs. The two children said they would only eat one each, and the remaining four were left to her.
After considering it, Gu Yan decided to let the two children go to pick up sheep dung together. The five of them do nothing but live well, which is too suspicious. She can only take good care of her children within the scope allowed by this era and cannot blindly compare them with later generations.
For Dahua and Xiaohua, as long as their mother is kind, their father and grandmother don't bully them, and they can have food to eat and clothes to wear, the children will feel extremely happy. After this difficult period is over and the two are sent to school, it can be basically confirmed that the children have deviated from the setting in the original work.
The child washed the pots and dishes obediently before leaving. Dahua went to the bathroom and came back to whisper the news to her. "My grandma and grandpa just went out. They didn't seem to be going to work. Maybe they went to complain. You better be careful, mom."
"Mom, if my dad is on the same page as my grandma and grandpa, and they go to the commune to complain to the leaders and want to kick us out, what should we do?"
The two girls looked at her with their big dark eyes, filled with worry. Gu Yan smiled easily and tried to comfort the two precocious children.
"Don't worry. Mom just gave birth to a baby, and he won't dare to chase us away if anyone comes."
"Really?"
"Really." She's a breastfeeding woman. She hasn't killed anyone. Who would dare to touch her? She won't give in even if the words are unpleasant to hear.
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