The two elders of the Han family didn't dare to find fault anymore. They were completely at a loss as to what to do with this daughter-in-law who had become both literary and martial. I was angry and hateful at the same time. To be honest, somehow it seems like other people have all the truth. Suppress by force? Forget it. This woman seems to be possessed by the god of war. Even if her whole family were tied together, they would not be her match.
"Do you think the second son's wife is possessed by evil spirits?"
It was dark at night. The family ate in the dark and sat on the kang to talk. The old lady thought so, and the eldest son’s wife said so too. The old man, who had always stopped everyone from talking about feudal superstitions, smoked in silence, and seemed to have acquiesced to this.
"I don't think he's been possessed by evil spirits, but rather by some dirty thing." The third son's wife hugged her son tightly, speaking in a very low voice, as gloomy as the night sky.
This statement was unanimously agreed by everyone. A weak and illiterate peasant woman suddenly became stronger than Xiang Yu, and every word she spoke made sense, she was like a completely different person from before. Apart from that body and face, there is no trace of the cowardly look from before. How could it be otherwise than that he is possessed by something?
You know what, these people just made wild guesses and actually got it right. It's just a change of core, otherwise with the original owner's cowardly look and ignorance, he would definitely be manipulated by others.
"So what should we do?"
"Yes, nowadays, we are not allowed to talk about feudal superstitions. We dare not say this outside, otherwise we will be criticized and punished by labor."
After hearing what the third son's wife said, everyone felt depressed and listless. After all this talk, is there still no way to cure her?
"How about looking for Master Hu?"
After all, the old lady is old and has seen a lot. Hu Daxian is now just hiding. He no longer does his old business of exorcising ghosts and summoning gods, but he is still running this business secretly.
"Hu Daxian is not cheap, how much money do we have left now?"
The eldest brother took the opportunity to test his mother's strength. His parents have been in charge of the family for so many years, and he has not seen a single hair. He only listens to the team's settlement once a year. But he really didn't know how much had been handed over and how much was left after deducting the expenses.
"Where is the money? I have to support a bunch of ungrateful bastards like you. I am lucky I am not starving to death or working myself to death. You are still saving money? What the hell is the money?"
As soon as he said that, his mother jumped up as if her butt was on fire. Withdrawing money was more painful to her than cutting flesh. The two daughters-in-law curled their lips secretly upon hearing this, their eyes full of dissatisfaction. But what can one do even if one is dissatisfied? It takes thirty years for a daughter-in-law to become a mother-in-law. Every woman goes through this.
"What should we do? Let this...something mischievous thing play tricks on our family? It's making our family suffer."
The second brother, Han Hongtu, is here today too, and the third brother poked him after he finished speaking. Ask him what the person involved means.
"Brother, what do you say we should do? It's your wife who's possessed. You don't plan to stay like this for the rest of your life, do you?"
"What can I do? I can't beat you in a fight, and I can't win in an argument. You all have no tricks, so what else can I do?"
When the practical issues were mentioned, the room was silent for a while. The old lady, the housekeeper, was pushed by the old man, and it was obvious that he wanted her to take the money. The old lady felt a pain in her heart whenever she mentioned money. She had just spent several dollars in the hospital in the afternoon, and now she had to pay again. She refused to pay anything no matter what.
"How about trying black dog blood? I heard that stuff is quite effective. If you're really possessed by something, you can use that."
"There's also rooster blood, which seems to have the same effect."
"Then use rooster blood. Dogs are hard to find these days, and any dogs that existed would have been eaten long ago, so there's no way they would have survived until now."
"Okay, let's use rooster blood. There are a few hens at home, I'll find a rooster to exchange for." The old lady hardened her heart and prepared to take a chance. It's okay to bleed a little, but Gu Yan is really going too far. Being controlled by their daughter-in-law, if this continues, their Han family will become the laughing stock of the Kono Brigade.
After the matter was settled, the group dispersed stealthily. Gu Yan, who was sitting on the other side of the wall, didn't pay any attention to this side. She had her milk coming in the afternoon and was happily feeding her baby.
The small room was warm and cozy. After the two children had eaten, Gu Yan unwrapped the swaddling clothes and put his daughter into the bathtub filled with warm water first.
The little girl weighed more than three kilograms, which made her look thin compared to the seven or eight kilograms in later generations, but she was much stronger than her younger brother. At least people won’t worry about whether this big rat can really be kept alive?
I gently splashed water on the child's body, wiped her armpits and joints where dirt and grime are easily hidden, and wanted to wash her head, but found that her little head was so soft that it seemed like it would droop if I let go, so I didn't dare to put it down at all. Now both hands are occupied, how can I wash?
"Mom, let me wash my sister's hair." There was no need for her to worry, because Xiaohua had already spoken. The child was serious and careful in his work, so Gu Yan felt at ease letting the older child wash the younger one.
Xiaohua used very gentle force, for fear of hurting her sister. The mother and daughter finally worked together to wash one and were ready to wash another big rat. As a result, the little guy peed as soon as he came out of the water. Well, now we have to change the water.
After washing and wrapping the two children, the two girls changed the cloths and diapers that their younger siblings had taken off. Gu Yan added water to the casserole and cooked a few bags of instant noodles after the water boiled.
As soon as this thing was put into the pot, the two girls couldn't stop drooling at the aroma. After cooking, Gu Yan smiled and gave each of them a bowl of soup. This thing smells delicious, but it doesn't have much nutrition. Eating some won’t make you fat or arouse suspicion, but it can satisfy your taste buds to the maximum extent. It makes people feel happy and joyful from eating delicious food and drinking spicy drinks.
It was already past ten o'clock when we finished eating, and people who had no entertainment at this time had already fallen asleep. Xiaohua washed the pots and bowls, while Dahua used coal dust to cover the stove fire and lifted the door curtain to disperse the smoke. Only then did the mother and her two daughters go to sleep.
The next day, life was peaceful. In the evening, Sister Xu brought her third child to see Gu Yan. She was extremely happy to learn that she had her milk.
"That's pretty impressive. You only eat watery meals three times a day, so this is a good result."
Gu Yan chuckled and let this go. If it weren't for the food in the space, with this body and this level of food, it would be impossible for me to produce milk. In the original book, she had no milk at all, her daughter was abandoned, and her youngest son grew up drinking rice porridge. The child was born weak and barely managed to survive.
The original person thought that his son was his lifelong support and was afraid that he would not be able to support him. This child has never been allowed to do anything since he was a child, and eventually he became a lazy and useless person like Han Laoer.
"I heard that the Party Secretary came to your house yesterday. What happened? Did he not side with your parents-in-law?"
"Why are you standing there? They are being unreasonable in the first place. I am not afraid even if the county party secretary comes. Throwing my daughter away is murder. Just for this, I can break her arm and she will have to bear it for nothing."
"Really?" Sister Xu was obviously a little unconvinced. Which rural daughter-in-law would dare to be as strong-willed as her and confront her mother-in-law? Even the most powerful ones dare only to act like spoiled brats or to humble themselves to please their mother-in-law. She actually conquered the old woman.
"Then throwing away the dead ones wouldn't count as murder, right?" Many children are thrown into ditches and mountains because they cannot be raised.
"That doesn't count."
"Hey, sister, how do you know all this? Although this incident is rare, if it happens to most people, they can only suffer it and cry in private. You actually let out your anger, which really brings honor to us women. Next time I elect the director of the women's department, I will definitely choose you."
"Then it's a deal, you must choose me." No matter how young she is, she is still a cadre. If she can really become the director of the Women's Department, it will be easier for her to do things.
"Okay. You are now famous in Sanliwuzhuang. I will canvass for votes for you. You are a woman, and everyone will definitely support us if you speak in our favor."
The current director of women's affairs is also a woman, but Gu Yan is really famous this time, so who knows, she might be able to compete with her in the future.
"It's a pity that you can't read. You're not as good as Captain Eight in this respect. You'll suffer in the election."
"It's okay. It's not too late for me to start learning now."
"Haha... sister, you are so arrogant now. Do you think learning to read is as easy as pulling weeds in the field? You can learn it just by saying so?"
"I can pull the plow, so I don't believe I can't learn to read. Didn't we say at the meeting that nothing is difficult for one who sets his mind to it? As long as I work hard, I will definitely be able to learn it."
Sister Xu smiled and said no more. I laughed in my heart at how brave this silly girl is now. She had never attended literacy classes and didn't know that the small pen was heavier than a hoe or plowshare. It's not fun.
The third child was watching the little ones obediently at the side. When he heard them talking about writing, he turned around and looked over curiously. Gu Yan then remembered that in the original book, the child had polio, which caused disability in both legs. A very smart child was admitted to junior high school but was unable to attend.
After searching the space, I found the collected vaccines. Using the cover of the box, he took the sugar pills (polio vaccine) in his hand.
"I gave you one candy each from the commune last time I went there. Eat it quickly."
San'er didn't dare to ask for sugar, a luxury item, on his own initiative. He turned around and looked at his mother with questions. Sister Xu declined, "Leave it to Dahua and Xiaohua, what can you do with him?"
"And there are more, one for each of them. How can I not leave some for my two daughters?"
"Then take it. Remember to give it to your brother, don't keep it all for yourself."
"I know. I won't eat it all by myself. We all share what we have."
This vaccine needs to be taken three times, with a one-month interval in between. Gu Yan decided to look at the information later. Luckily, this stuff is like candy, so it’s not hard to give it to kids, and there’s no need to hide it.
There is an old saying among the elderly that goes, "Do good deeds without worrying about the future. Even if blessings have not yet arrived, disasters will be far away." Sister Xu's kindness changed her child's life. This child, who would have been disabled and lonely all his life, was destined not to repeat the same mistakes in this life because of this little sugar pill.
The two chatted for a long time, and before Sister Xu left, Gu Yan went down to see her off. The woman declined and asked her to get on the kang. "You are a woman in confinement. Don't get caught in the wind or get cold. It's not fun to get sick. I'll go home first. If you have any problems, ask the child to call me. We are girls from the same village. We are like sisters. We can take care of each other and have each other as companions."
As she lifted the curtain and said goodbye, a basin of soup was suddenly poured in her face, and the two of them were caught off guard and got drenched. She smelled a fishy odor between her nostrils, reached out and wiped it, and was startled by the blood spurting out.
"It's poured, it's poured, come and see, the monster is about to show up." The eldest brother's wife succeeded in her move, and seeing that half of Gu Yan's body was covered in chicken blood, she shouted excitedly. I have long forgotten that we should not talk about feudal superstition.
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