After a night of indulgence, Jiang Chunzao was unable to get out of bed the next morning as expected. By the time Lu Lin had taken a shower, chopped firewood, made breakfast and went to the market, his wife was still sleeping soundly, lying on the kang and not getting up.
Six-year-old Shitou and his sister Xiao Moli were sitting on the kang. The two children were looking at Jiang Chunzao in the quilt with a worried look on their faces. Seeing her mother like this, Xiao Moli's baby voice was filled with worry:
"Brother, is Mom sick?"
Six-year-old Shitou is a stable child. Now he is a little adult. He understands some things. He vaguely feels that his mother does not look sick, but he can't put his finger on it. He can only scratch his head and say:
"My brother doesn't know either."
When Little Jasmine heard this, she became anxious and quickly took out her wallet, stomping her little feet and spinning around:
"Brother, if you are sick, you need to go to the hospital. Jasmine has money. Let's take Mom to the hospital to see the doctor!"
The small purse that little Jasmine is holding is a colorful purse made by Grandma Jiang, with jasmine flowers displayed on it. Shitou also has a similar small purse, but Shitou's purse has elegant bamboo flowers displayed on it.
Normally, the two kids take good care of their own wallets and put all the change given by their elders and their mother in their wallets. Now, little Moli held her treasured wallet and wanted to take out the money to pay for her mother's medical treatment.
Seeing his sister like this, Little Stone wanted to take out his own wallet, but... the boy hesitated for a moment and said:
"Sister, grandma said that medical treatment costs a lot of money, and we don't have enough money."
What should I do? My mother is sick.
Tears welled up in little Jasmine's pretty big eyes, and she became a tearful little girl. Shitou saw her mother sleeping soundly due to exhaustion, and her sister also cried, her big eyes turning red with worry. At this time, Grandma Jiang in the yard couldn't find the two children, so she came into the house and saw the two children lying on the girl's kang with tears in their eyes.
Mother Jiang slapped her thigh, ran over and whispered to the two kids in the yard:
"My dear grandson, what's wrong with you? Why are you crying when I haven't seen you for a while? Shitou, are there any bad kids out there bullying my dear grandson?
Let's go, grandma will go settle accounts with them!"
Seeing Granny Jiang's angry look, Little Stone shook his head and said:
"Grandma, no one is bullying me and my sister. My sister and I are just worried about mom. Is mom sick?"
What? Just for this!
Grandma Jiang heaved a sigh of relief immediately. Seeing her two grandchildren with tears in their eyes, she smiled and said:
"Well, grandma thought something had happened. What kind of child are these two? Mom is fine."
Although Grandma Jiang said this, the two kids still looked at her with tears in their eyes:
"Grandma, why hasn't mom gotten up yet? The big rooster in the village has called her several times."
Grandma Jiang didn't know whether to laugh or cry. The two kids didn't even believe what they said for their mother's sake. The old lady simply told them the truth:
"Mom is tired. Last night, she fought with the goblin for most of the night. How could she not be tired? It's nothing. Shitou, take your sister out to play."
After saying that, the old lady took off her shoes and sat on the mat to fiddle with her clothes, leaving the two children huddled together to discuss in a low voice.
"Brother, why did Mom fight with the goblins? Why didn't Dad save Mom?"
This is curious little Jasmine.
The little stone thought for a long time with his little head, and then his big eyes lit up:
"Dad also fights with goblins. Dad fights with the big goblin, and Mom fights with the little goblin!"
Jasmine nodded and then smiled:
"Brother, Mom and Dad are awesome!"
Yes, Mom and Dad are the best!
Little Stone agreed with his sister's words. The two children went into the house proudly to see their mother. Aunt Jiang, who was in the yard, heard what the two children said:
…………
My silly grandson, your parents are those two weirdos.
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Jiang Chunzao was really tired last night. When she woke up, it was already bright outside. Her whole body felt as if it had been run over by a huge rock. It was so sore. She touched her sore waist and tried to get out of the quilt while crying. As soon as she got out of the quilt, she met the two kids' bright big eyes.
"Mom, are you awake?" This is little Jasmine who is happy to see her mother wake up.
"Sister, stop bothering mom. Grandma said that mom fought with the big demon all night last night and needs to rest."
Little Stone made a hissing sound towards his sister, and Little Jasmine quickly covered her mouth with her hands, her big grape-like eyes blinking to show that she understood.
After the two kids finished talking, they continued to watch their mother attentively. Jiang Chunzao, who had just crawled out of the quilt, crawled back in with tears in his eyes.
………It’s all that bastard Lu Lin’s fault!
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Although Jiang Chunzao angrily scolded Lu Lin for a long time in the quilt, it was the "bastard" Lu Lin who finally "rescued" her from the gaze of the two kids.
Unlike his young wife who had been unable to get out of bed for a long time, Captain Lu got up early in the morning in high spirits. He first fetched water to take a bath. Then Captain Lu boiled hot water, added water from the well to make it warm water, and gently wiped his young wife on the bed with a clean towel.
Then he came out of the house, chopped firewood and cooked, and also took the time to go to the market to buy snacks that Jiang Chunzao and the two children liked. When Company Commander Lu came home from the market and entered the house, he saw the two children staring at Jiang Chunzao on the kang with their big eyes blinking. He held back his laughter and coaxed the two children away.
After finally getting up from the bed, Jiang Chunzao's pretty face had already been burnt like a burning cloud.
The burnt Jiang Chunzao dressed neatly, looked at the two kids in the yard, and glared at Lu Lin unhappily:
"It's all your fault!"
Lu Lin, who was in the yard ahead, also noticed Grandma Jiang's teasing look. He looked slightly embarrassed and coughed lightly:
"This morning's breakfast is cold. Mom has reheated it for you. Hurry up and get up and eat something."
Lu Lin hadn't said this. Jiang Chunzao, who had slept all morning, was already hungry, so she stopped being angry and got off the kang, washed her hands and had an early lunch.
By the time she finished her brunch, the clock in the main room had already struck ten o'clock. Having eaten and rested enough, Jiang Chunzao felt much better.
The sun was high outside, and the three Luhua chickens, which had eaten a meal in the morning, began to cluck and ask for food again.
Jiang Chunzao came out of the house and heard the reed chicken clucking at home. He mixed some chicken food for the reed chicken, then dried his hands, picked up the bucket and wanted to go to the well to fetch water.
Seeing this, Captain Lu hurried over to help his wife fetch water. Grandma Jiang saw this and laughed happily. Jiang Chunzao had become thick-skinned in recent days, so she took the two kids to the kitchen to pick up eggs, pretending nothing happened.
The three reed chickens in the family have been laying eggs frequently lately, eight or nine eggs a day. Jiang Chunzao picks the eggs and steams them for the two children every day, and keeps the rest in a jar.
Jiang Chunzao saved a lot of eggs during this period. Her family couldn't finish them all, so she thought of saving them to either give to her parents for nourishment, or to take them to the market when she had time and sell them for money.
Anyway, the family couldn't finish the eggs, so it would be nice to spend the money. But this time she brought the two kids to pick up eggs not to sell them, but to pick up some eggs to go to Lu Changshan's house to thank Changshan's sister-in-law.
If Changshan's wife hadn't helped her to take care of those old ladies yesterday and bought those things for the family, it would have been difficult for her and Lu Lin to move back.
Life in the countryside is all about interpersonal relationships. If someone helps you, of course you have to thank them.
What's more, Jiang Chunzao was a very naughty person before she was reborn. Not only was she unpopular in Lao Lu's family, but she also had few friends in the village. This time, she wanted to make friends with Changshan's sister-in-law. Changshan's sister-in-law had a good temper and she could get along well with her. Moreover, Changshan's father-in-law was an old cadre in the village. It would be really good to have a good relationship with her.
Jiang Chunzao picked up twenty eggs, put them in a basket, left the two children at home, and went to Lu Changshan's house with the basket. When she arrived, Lu Changshan's sister-in-law was working at home. When she saw Jiang Chunzao, she was naturally happy and hurriedly took out snacks and served tea to entertain people.
The two of them sat down in the room. Changshan's wife saw that Jiang Chunzao was still holding something, and heard her say that she came to thank him for her help yesterday, so she hurriedly said:
"Sister Chunzao, what are you doing? You brought something home for such a small matter. Don't you consider your sister-in-law as your own family?"
Jiang Chunzao came prepared. The two of them refused for a while, but finally she said, "If sister-in-law doesn't accept this egg, I will never come to your house again," and easily made sister-in-law Changshan accept the egg.
Changshan's wife had just received the eggs when her husband came back. As soon as Lu Changshan entered the house, he said that the team leader wanted to hold a meeting to discuss the wheat harvest in the team.
Jiang Chunzao said goodbye in a hurry. Sister Changshan saw her off to the gate. She walked home with her basket on her shoulder. When she passed by the back mountain, she heard two cuckoo calls coming from the woods. She also saw the wheat fields at the entrance of the village connected into a golden wheat wave. When the summer breeze blew, the wheat waves rolled, and it was a scene of a good harvest.
Jiang Chunzao returned home happily with a basket on his shoulder and mentioned a few words to Lu Lin. When Lu Lin heard this, his inky black eyes darkened. Every year during the wheat harvest in the village, every household had to send someone to the fields to harvest wheat. Lu Lin's military leave was about to expire, and when he left, only his wife and two children would be left at home. Lu Lin was reluctant to let either his wife or the two children work.
Lu Lin thought about it, and that day he went to the town and called the military district. The person who answered the phone was Battalion Commander Fang of the military district. Battalion Commander Fang talked to Lu Lin for a long time before hanging up the phone. As soon as he hung up the phone, a soft voice rang.
"Brother, is Brother Lu coming back?"
Captain Fang hung up the phone, looked at his sister Fang Man across from him and said happily:
"No, this brat is worried about his wife at home, so he wants to take two days off to help harvest the wheat."
"Oh, Xiao Lu is so considerate to his wife. You can tell at a glance that he loves her very much!" Mrs. Fang came over with the rice and said with a smile. She also glanced meaningfully at Fang Man beside her. Fang Man's face turned pale when she heard that and she bit her lip without saying a word.
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