Chapter 3
The woman pouted. "My daughter-in-law hasn't married yet. After the autumn harvest, when she's married, I doubt I'll be able to take care of my daughter during her confinement." She pouted and continued, "My daughter's mother-in-law? Forget my mother-in-law. She's free and easy. People say raising several children is hard enough, and she and her husband will have to take care of themselves. Whoever gave birth to the child takes care of it. You see, she said it so lightly, like she's letting go. It's not easy for my daughter and son-in-law. My daughter gave birth to twins before, and I was the one who took care of her during her confinement. If she doesn't take care of it well, she'll suffer. Last year, she told my son-in-law that the younger ones were too naughty and she needed a caring daughter. And now this third child is another one. And this little one is quite heavy. My daughter is going through a lot of hardship! So, I brought her a chicken. I can make some soup for her, which will be very nourishing."
"Oh, your mother-in-law is really unremarkable. She gave birth to three grandchildren for her family, but she doesn't care? Then when she is too old to walk, she won't need her daughter-in-law to take care of her?"
"Well, they were so stubborn, saying they didn't need a daughter-in-law to look after them. I didn't ask around when I met them. I just heard that the old man and woman in this family were very smart and capable, and good at managing a family. Who knew that the couple would use their smartness towards their family?"
"Tsk tsk~ From what I can see, your daughter and son-in-law might be in trouble in the future..."
"Why is it troublesome?"
"Think about it, she said it lightly, but when the old man and the old woman are too old to walk, will it really be like she said? If this daughter-in-law really doesn't care about her parents-in-law, won't people gossip about her?"
"Sister, I think what this sister said makes sense. We really need to discuss it in advance. If it doesn't work, we can go to the brigade and write a document."
"I don't think so. It's nothing serious. If I go to the brigade to write this, I don't think the brigade leader will allow it..."
"Hey, are your in-laws the old man and his wife, Mr. Mo?" someone who knew the situation spoke up.
"Yeah, big sister, do you know her?"
"Yes, of course I don't. I'm also from the Harvest Brigade. I've heard my mother-in-law say before that when Old Man Mo and Old Lady Mo were young, they were different from ordinary couples. Old Man Mo was stingy, and so was Old Lady Mo. The couple was very stingy, and no matter what she did, she had to agree on a set of rules in advance, including raising children. My mother-in-law said that Old Lady Mo said that when you get married, it's different from when you were single. You have your own family, so you have to take care of it more. Starting from the eldest son in her family, the five sons were all engaged at the age of seventeen and married at eighteen. As soon as they got married, they were separated. Now they seem to have more than ten grandchildren, right? They keep their words and have not taken care of any of their grandchildren."
"Wow! This elder sister is quite a character. Why did she do this? Will she really not rely on her daughter-in-law for care in the future?"
The insider was calm and collected. "She said that when she's old, she doesn't need a daughter-in-law. She didn't give birth to her daughter-in-law and raise her, so she doesn't need a daughter-in-law to take care of her. If she can't move, she can just let her sons help. After all, she and her old man raised the sons and married them off. They raised them, and the five sons will take care of them when they get sick or die. If she has a bad fate and can't move, the five sons will take turns to take care of them. If the sons don't take care of them, it means she didn't teach them well when they were young. If they can move, they can go directly to the commune to report it. If they can't move, they can just wait to die."
"Oh my God..."
"This is truly a cruel old lady..."
"It's true. Don't think that Old Lady Mo treats her five sons indifferently. They are actually quite good-tempered. They visit the old couple almost every day. The grandchildren are the same. They call their grandmother "Grandma" and are very affectionate to her! The daughters-in-law are also good. They are all capable and family-oriented. They are also very nice to Old Lady Mo."
"Is there such a thing? This old man and woman are really lucky."
"That's right."
The person in the know glanced at the others, then at the woman who had complained first, and sighed inwardly, thinking, let's not talk about anything else, just look at this woman's daughter, Mrs. Mo's fourth daughter-in-law. Didn't she take her two sons to visit Mrs. Mo whenever she had something to do when she was pregnant? That's right, if it were me, I would have to face Mrs. Mo, who should have a lot of money. Old man Mo has been so stingy for so many years, and his five sons have married one after another without causing any trouble for his family. Although he always cries poor, now that he doesn't have to take care of his sons, can't he save a little money? The sons are another matter, but these daughters-in-law, if they are not beneficial to themselves, how can they be so good to Mrs. Mo? She doesn't believe it.
The voices of adults talking and children crying constantly hit Bi Chunliu's eardrums, and her heart was in turmoil.
Bi Chunliu looked at the people around him chatting animatedly, his face pale. He stood up slightly, patted Bi Qiuguo and Bi Xiahe on the head, and asked, "What day is it today?"
Bi Qiuguo replied dazedly, "April 28th." Seeing that her elder sister seemed so busy that she had forgotten the date, she reminded her, "Didn't we hear on the radio a few days ago that Dongfanghong-1 had just been launched? Sister, have you forgotten?"
Bi Xiahe looked at Bi Chunliu worriedly, "Sister, are you okay? Are you carsick? Why is your face so pale? I have some water in my bag, would you like some?"
Bi Chunliu shook his head and sat down again.
Dongfanghong-1? Bi Chunliu remembered that Dongfanghong-1 was launched on April 24, 1970. The reason she remembered it so clearly was because that was the first anniversary of their mother's death.
1970?
So it wasn't a prank, nor was she hallucinating. She had... traveled back to 1970?!
Bi Chunliu had just not paid attention to what was wrong with her, but was suddenly awakened at this moment. Indeed, her movements just now were very agile, not something a seventy-year-old woman could do, nor were they as light as when she was floating.
Stretch out your hand, make a fist, and then open it.
Bi Chunliu looked at the hand in front of him. It was thin and dry, but not as wrinkled as before. Even the age spots that had appeared for many years had disappeared.
Bi Xiahe, who was lying on her stomach looking at Bi Chunliu, said: "It's over! My sister seems to have really gone crazy. She's already showing symptoms! She's playing with her hands!"
Bi Chunliu: So she really went back in time! Oh my god, could she actually experience the plot of this novel? This is familiar to her, this is rebirth... But why was she reborn? Was it just because of that white light?
"We've arrived at Dashi Commune. If you want to get off, please do so quickly! If you don't want to get off, please move to the side." The ticket seller shouted loudly in the front.
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