The old elm tree is located outside the commune and there are no houses there anymore. The fields were bleak and wet everywhere. The mother and her two children were wearing only thin clothes, and they couldn't help shivering when they were caught in the rain and the wind.
There shouldn't be anyone in the wilderness on a rainy day. Gu Yan wanted to take out the gas stove so he could make a fire and cook something. After thinking about it, he decided to be on the safe side, so he picked up a bucket of alcohol from the space, and then went to the field next to him to find corn stalks that were not too wet.
"Mom, what are you doing?" Children have simple minds and are more receptive than adults. In just this short day, I have completely accepted the fact that my mother can perform magic tricks. Seeing her take out something again, I excitedly asked her what it was for.
She stood up and let the two children do the work. It was uncomfortable for her to bend over with her big belly. "Let's take some of the straw that's not too wet from the big haystacks and make a fire. It's so cold today."
"Well, Mom, you go under the tree and we'll collect some firewood."
After a while, the two girls came over with corn stalks. There is some moisture only at the two ends of the pole below, and it is dry in the middle. She poured alcohol on it without hesitation, lit a lighter, and the flame immediately ignited.
"Come over here and warm yourself by the fire. Mom will make you something delicious later."
The two girls stood closer to each other, and the eldest couldn't help drooling at the words. "Really? What delicious food does mom make?"
The second child also swallowed his saliva and looked at his mother with eyes full of expectations. It’s not their fault that they are useless, it’s just that the food she brought out was so delicious. They have never eaten it.
"Dang, dang, dang, look what this is?"
An iron pot with handles on both sides and two bags of frozen dumplings stuffed with leeks and eggs. The two children bent down and lowered their heads. After seeing clearly what was in the bag, their eyes lit up like little light bulbs.
"Bian Shi, it's actually Ban Shi!"
Searching my memory, the last time I ate dumplings was during Chinese New Year last year. A pound of meat was chopped into stuffing for more than ten people, but the three of them ate less than ten pieces in total. In the end, they asked the mother-in-law for a steamed bun, but were scolded.
A whole family doesn't have enough oil in a year, and now that they eat from a big pot, there is not even a drop of oil at all. So she didn't dare to take the meat ones, because the children had never tasted the oil in the vegetarian dumplings.
Use wire to hang the pot on a tree branch, pour in mineral water, put the dumplings in when the water boils, and soon the fragrance will spread. The two children were so greedy that they couldn't help but come closer to breathe in. Gu Yan also secretly wiped the corner of his mouth, twitched his nose and cursed himself for being useless.
Food is the most important thing for people. She felt this deeply after the end of the world. A piece of bread and half a bottle of water, these worthless things in this prosperous age can trigger a fight at any time. So after she had the space, the things she stored were mainly physical objects, water, clothes and bedding. Watching it getting bigger and bigger, with the things inside piling up like a mountain, I feel extremely safe.
"Okay, one bowl for each person!"
I specifically picked a double-layer stainless steel bowl, which won’t get hot and is suitable for northerners who like noodles. After serving the dumplings, add a few drops of vinegar to make them taste better.
The two children held the beautiful bowls and took the smooth chopsticks handed to them by their mother. They were delighted with the good things and then started eating dumplings. The sky is big, the earth is big, but the belly is the biggest. When facing hunger, no matter how beautiful something is, it is not as real as a hot meal.
Sit by the hot fire and eat delicious dumplings. Apart from the occasional sound of rain, the only sound in the world was the mother and her two children snoring as they ate. What elegance, what table etiquette, were all thrown into the trash by Gu Yan after the end of the world.
“It’s delicious!”
After finishing a bowl, the eldest brother shook his head and expressed sincere praise. She had never eaten eggs before, but she was craving for the steamed eggs her grandmother made for her uncle's two children. She didn't expect that the egg dumplings her mother made were even more delicious, a hundred times more delicious than steamed eggs.
"It smells so good." The second child said and reached for the spoon in the pot, "I want to finish all the soup."
"I want to drink too."
The two children enjoyed the meal, and Gu Yan also enjoyed it. The original owner was pregnant but was always hungry and her body was seriously overdrawn. The original plot was that this woman was in a coma for two days after giving birth. Her mother-in-law was afraid that she would die, so she endured the heartache and fed her half a bowl of brown sugar water, and she woke up.
You should make up for it. If you are seven months pregnant, there are still two or three months before the birth, so you should be able to make up for it a little. The child scooped the noodle soup himself and obediently scooped a bowl for her.
The original soup turned into the original food. The mother and her two daughters drank the hot dumpling soup and their bodies warmed up. Seeing that there was no one around, she asked the child to put on the clothes in the bag. She also put on the clothes with three patches, and then put the rest of the things into the space.
"Mom is amazing."
"Mom is a fairy."
"Well, mom is a fairy."
The two children clapped their hands happily, not knowing how to express their admiration for their mother. Gu Yan smiled and asked the child to put on the straw hat.
"Let's go home."
After walking a long way, the two children looked back at the burnt-out fire, their eyes full of reluctance.
"Mom, will we come to the commune again in the future?"
"Come on! I still have some things I haven't exchanged. Let's come back in October when the market opens."
"Then... can we still cook dumplings?"
"Yes, we can cook secretly at home with the door closed."
"Okay."
"No, it smells too good, others will smell it."
The second brother was thoughtful and got to the point right away. The food in later times is rich in oil and water, and the eggs and leeks have a strong flavor, so it cannot be hidden if they are cooked in the house.
"How about cookies then? And candy too."
"Okay. Mom, eat more and give me just a little. The dumplings today are so delicious. I will never forget them."
"I won't forget it either. When I'm drinking porridge, I'll think of it as eating dumplings."
Accompanied by two sensible children, Gu Yan no longer worries about the change of time and space. Now that you are here, make the best of it. You can’t leave anyway.
Taking advantage of the time when the rain stopped, the mother and her two daughters rushed back home. The street gate had long disappeared, and before I had gone down two steps, the old woman who came out of the main room after hearing the noise started cursing.
"Shameless thing, a total of three new straw hats, you actually took them all without saying a word, do you think I'm dead? This is outrageous, a daughter-in-law wants to be the mother-in-law, is there any law in this world..."
The straw hat was given to the grandson by the old lady when he was playing outside. The children put it in the shed after using it. Since there are new ones, Gu Yan certainly won’t take the old ones. The old lady had already discovered that they had been scolded, and was waiting for them to come back to settle the score.
The two children were so frightened that they huddled together, their legs subconsciously going weak and wanting to squat on the ground. Gu Yan pulled the two of them over and protected them behind him, then walked down the stairs steadily step by step.
"It's just a broken straw hat, and it involves the law. Whose law is so bored that it cares about your broken straw hat?"
This is completely different from the original owner's style of doing things. If she were in ancient times, she would not dare to do so, because it would be considered as possessed by something. At the very least, it would be used to exorcise ghosts and evil spirits, and at the worst, it would burn the evil spirits to death. But the times are different now. We are destroying the four olds and overthrowing all feudal superstitions.
If they dare to say these things, they will first be criticized and educated by their leaders. Burning incense and worshipping gods are all done in private. No matter how brave you are, you would not dare to do so openly. What's more, she still has the memories of her original body, so they can't find any reason to complain. The great man said that where there is oppression, there is resistance. Her reasons for change were readily available.
"You..." The old lady was stunned for a moment when she was suddenly scolded. She couldn't squeeze out the swear words she usually used, and her face turned red from holding it in.
"That's not what I meant. You took away all the straw hats. What are our three boys going to wear?"
"Yes, that's for my eldest grandson. You shameless woman, you gave birth to two money-losing children, and you still deserve to wear my new straw hat."
The man in the house was nowhere to be seen. He probably went to the open space in the cowshed to chat again. It's fair when women fight against each other. Gu Yan's eyes swept across the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law opposite him. He sneered, turned around and picked up a thin mulberry branch from the corner of the wall.
This thing is left over from raising silkworms in the spring. After peeling off the rough outer skin, the branches inside are thin, white, strong and tough, and are generally used to support bean seedlings. Their family had five mu of private land per capita, which was not used up and was left for kindling in the winter.
"Money-loser? This is the first time I've heard someone scold me like that. There really is nothing strange in this world. There are actually people who despise me like that. I've never heard of it before."
"..." The old lady was so angry at her nonsense that she trembled all over, and the finger she pointed at her trembled. This was probably the first time that my daughter-in-law spoke to me like this. I was so angry that I didn’t know what to say for a moment.
"Second brother, this is wrong...ah...why are you hitting people?" The back of her hand was suddenly hit by a thin and long mulberry branch. The eldest brother's wife no longer pretended to be hypocritical, and stared at her with her big eyes as if she wanted to eat her.
"Don't point your finger at me. If you dare to stick out your claws again, I'll beat you to death."
The eldest sister-in-law was also confused. Did the second son take the wrong medicine? Why are you so awesome today? "It's a rebellion, mother. The second brother's family has rebelled. What are you waiting for?"
This fan is good. The old lady was already full of anger, and she immediately got angrier as soon as she said this. He immediately turned around, picked up the door knocker, gave it to the eldest son's wife, and scolded her harshly.
"Hit him, hit him hard. Show your power as the eldest daughter-in-law."
At this time, the neighbors who came to watch the fun had already gathered in a circle, looking down from the high steps like spectators. The old lady didn't dare to beat her daughter-in-law in public. However, if the eldest daughter-in-law takes action, there will be no moral or ethical constraints.
"Hey, I listen to my mother."
The eldest son's wife used chicken feathers as a token of authority, and this was not the first time she had fought with her. This scene triggered his memory, and Gu Yan was even more speechless about his original self. I feel sorry for their misfortune and I am angry at their lack of resistance. If you had been a little more willing, you wouldn't have been bullied like this.
"I will teach you a lesson on behalf of your mother, you unfilial boy."
Gu Yan was too lazy to even hum at her amateurish fighting style. Just as she was about to reach out to grab them, she found that the two girls were running towards her, so she had to change from grabbing to pushing. The opponent was pushed by her powerful move and crashed into the wall, while she pulled the two ladies aside and walked a few steps.
Ignoring her sister-in-law's pig-slaughtering screams, she anxiously told the child, "Stand far away and don't come over."
"Mother……"
The boss is worried and wants to follow. My mother, who was pregnant, definitely couldn't beat my aunt. My aunt looked kind, but she was actually the cruelest. They had been beaten by her many times, so they were very worried about my mother.
"Mom is fine, you two don't move." As Gu Yan said this, he reached out and grabbed the stick that his sister-in-law was hitting him with. He exerted force and gently pulled forward. The other person fell to the ground with the stick and got a mouthful of mud.
The people on the courtyard wall couldn't help laughing and were watching the show with great interest. Nowadays, there is no electricity in rural areas, and there are very few people going to play or telling stories. Today's drama between the mother-in-law, daughter-in-law and sisters-in-law is quite exciting.
"Oh my god!" The eldest son's wife got up and spit out the mud in her mouth. The pain in her body and the shame of losing face made her burst into tears.
"I don't want to live any longer. I am too ashamed to be bullied by a junior like this!"
The fighting scene was turned into a literary drama, and Gu Yan didn't even bother to give her a look. He walked straight to his door, took out his key, opened the door and went in.
"If you don't want to live, then die!"
Her words added fuel to the fire, leaving the eldest son's wife with no way out. She got up and threatened to jump into the toilet. With so many people surrounding her, it was impossible for her to jump into the toilet. Gu Yan was too lazy to watch her performance. He waited for the two girls to come in and then closed the door.
After entering the room, she found that the two girls were holding their stomachs. She was anxious and quickly grabbed them to ask what was going on. "Were you hit? Show mom where you were hit."
"No, it's just... I ate a little too much today and my stomach hurts."
Gu Yan breathed a sigh of relief when he heard this, and found some stomach-strengthening and digestion-promoting tablets for the child from the space. Being a mother is really not easy, she sighed deeply.
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