The news of the Lu family splitting up spread throughout the Lujia Village like wildfire. The gossipy old ladies in the village had nothing to do during the day, so they would gather together to gossip about the Lu family. Occasionally, when they saw someone from the Lu family, the group would laugh loudly as if they were injected with chicken blood.
Because of this, Mrs. Lu and Mr. Lu, who used to love going out, now stay at home with gloomy faces all day long.
Old man Lu was okay, he was just sitting in the house smoking because he was angry, but old lady Lu was different. This old lady was a mischievous person. She stayed at home all day and couldn't go out because of the division of the family property. Her two daughters-in-law were still wandering around the house as if they hadn't seen her.
Old Mrs. Lu gets angry whenever she thinks of this, but the Lu family has already split up, and everyone is living their own lives behind closed doors, so she has no chance to get angry.
On this day, after having lunch, Old Mrs. Lu was lying in the room as usual. In Mrs. Lu's room, for some reason, the child Mianhua, who was lying on the kang after having lunch, had an upset stomach and was vomiting and having diarrhea in the room. Lu Dashan was not at home at the moment. Mrs. Lu was very worried when she saw that the child was sick, so she went out to find Jiang Chunzao who lived next door.
Jiang Chunzao was washing beans at home. She wanted to cut some meat and stir-fry the beans in the evening. Mrs. Lu burst into the room with a panicked look on her face, which scared her.
After Jiang Chunzao heard clearly what Mrs. Lu said, the two of them made a plan. Jiang Chunzao went out to find the barefoot doctor in the village, while Mrs. Lu went back to the old house to look after Xiao Mianhua.
Jiang Chunzao walked briskly on the road in the village. It was a hot day outside and his face was burning after just a few steps. Even if it was hotter, he had to go see a doctor because Xiao Mianhua was still feeling uncomfortable at home.
Fortunately, the two kids are still taking a nap at home, so Jiang Chunzao doesn’t have to worry about them.
The barefoot doctor in Lujia Village was named Lu Rongjun. He and the captain Han Rongfa were brothers. One of the brothers was a scholar and the other a warrior, and both were very promising.
When Jiang Chunzao entered the house, Han Rongjun and his family were having lunch. Han Rongjun had just finished seeing a patient, and the medicine in his hand was still warm, when he heard some noise at the door.
Han Rongfa's wife looked into the yard and laughed. How come the famous little daughter-in-law in the village came to her house? Thinking of this, she warmly invited Jiang Chunzao into the house.
Jiang Chunzao entered the house and told Han Rongjun about Xiaomianma in a few words. When Han Rongjun heard this, he was very worried and immediately put on his medical kit and went out with Jiang Chunzao.
The two of them trotted all the way to Old Lu's house. Little Mianhua's face had turned pale from vomiting on the kang, and no one could wake her up. Mrs. Lu was crying beside her. Lu Dashan, who had rushed over after hearing the news, was also very anxious. Even Old Man Lu and Old Lady Lu stayed by their side. What surprised Jiang Chunzao was that Lu Ershan and his wife, who loved to watch the excitement in the old Lu family, seemed to be unaware of what was going on. They kept the door closed and no one knew what they were doing.
But this was not the time to worry about this. Han Rongjun glanced at Xiao Mianhua's pale face, checked the child's body, and frowned as he said:
"The kid has food poisoning."
When Han Rongjun said this, everyone in Lao Lu's family was shocked. What, food poisoning? How could such a healthy child get food poisoning?
Old Lady Lu looked at the crying Sister-in-law Han and said unhappily:
"You are such a jerk. You just separated from my husband and me, and now you treat me like this. What did you feed me? I got food poisoning!"
Sister-in-law Han was so confused. She wiped away her tears and said:
"What can I feed Cotton? Since we separated, I have cooked eggs for her in the morning and left a piece of the nest for breakfast. Then I come back to make lunch for her at noon. What can she eat at home?"
Lu Dashan also said:
"Yes, mother, I always go out with Meilan in the morning and come back together at noon. Meilan didn't give the child anything bad to eat, did she?"
Old Man Lu took two puffs of his cigarette and spoke in a hoarse voice:
"Is it because it's summer and Cotton is afraid of the heat and drank too much cold water and got an upset stomach?"
Han Rongjun finished giving Cotton an injection and shook his head after hearing this:
"Brother, you are wrong. Looking at the symptoms of the child, it is obvious that he has eaten something unclean."
Ate something unclean?
Jiang Chunzao was puzzled. Although their third branch was the first to be separated from the Lu family, she had known Lu's eldest sister-in-law for the past two generations. She was very efficient and did her job, and kept the house very clean. It was true that the Lu family did not eat well, but it shouldn't be the case that the children would get food poisoning, right?
Especially this morning, the meal was prepared by the clean-loving Mrs. Lu herself. It was just an ordinary breakfast of boiled eggs and cornmeal dumplings, which would not upset one’s stomach at all.
Jiang Chunzao racked his brains for a long time but couldn't figure it out. At that moment, Xiaomianhua, who had received the injection, came to his senses and woke up. When the Lu family saw that Xiaomianhua had woken up, they hurried over to see how the child was.
Seeing that everyone was looking at her with concern, Little Mianhua burst into tears. Mrs. Lu was startled, fearing that the child was upset again, and hurriedly asked:
"Mianhua, what's wrong with you? What's wrong with you? Mom is here."
"Dad is here too, Cotton. Tell me what happened to you. Did you eat something unclean?"
Little cotton-like tears rolled in my eyes:
"Mom, I have a stomachache. My eggs and porridge were taken away by my second aunt. I had nothing to eat, so I ate the white porridge my second aunt gave me."
Liu Hongyan, who was hiding behind her door with her butt sticking out, eavesdropping: !!!
The Lu family: This damn Liu Hongyan!
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"Liu Hongyan! You bastard! You even didn't let go of a child's breakfast. I'm going to fight you!"
The usually good-tempered Sister-in-law Lu yelled and kicked open the door of Liu Hongyan's room with anger on her face. Liu Hongyan was jumping around in the room like a mouse, trying to hide. The door was kicked open by Sister-in-law Lu all of a sudden, which frightened Liu Hongyan. She forced a smile and said, "Sister-in-law, what are you doing in the middle of the day? I just want to take a nap."
Take a nap, what the hell are you sleeping for!
Mrs. Lu glared at Liu Hongyan with her rabbit eyes and slapped her twice. Liu Hongyan saw stars and her face immediately swelled up. Even at this time, Mrs. Lu was still thinking about her unborn grandson and slapped her thigh and shouted:
"Old lady, what are you doing? The second lady is still pregnant. Mianhua is a little girl, so what are you doing? You hurt my little grandson for a little girl. I won't forgive you! You eat at my Lu family's house, live at my Lu family's house, and yet you dare to beat my little grandson. You are really capable!"
With the support of Old Lady Lu, Liu Hongyan howled even louder. If you don't spare me, then don't spare me! I'll see what you can do!
It would have been better if Old Lady Lu hadn't said this. Once she did, Sister-in-law Lu became even angrier. She slapped Liu Hongyan a few more times, turned around to wipe away her tears, and glared at Jiang Chunzao with her rabbit eyes:
"Third sister-in-law, I've had enough of this over the years! I'll stay at your house tonight, and I'll go find the captain this afternoon to buy back the land where my grandparents lived. I'll build a new house even if I have to sell everything I have, and I'll move out and stop living in your Lu family's yard!"
After saying this, Mrs. Lu pulled the confused Jiang Chunzao into the inner room and closed the door with a slam.
The Lu family members were left staring at each other in bewilderment in the yard. After a while, Lu Rongjun came out of Old Lu's house, rubbing his nose in embarrassment. Old Mrs. Lu was yelling in the yard, saying all kinds of nasty things. Finally, the honest Lu Dashan couldn't stand it anymore. He looked at Old Mrs. Lu with disappointment and said;
"Mom, let me ask you one question today. In your heart, am I really just a worthless girl?"
Mrs. Lu, who was cursing, said: .......
Old Man Lu, whose face was as black as the bottom of a pot, glared at Old Lady Lu and the howling Liu Hongyan and cursed:
"Go ahead, go ahead, you two will ruin our family sooner or later!"
Mrs. Lu & Liu Hongyan: .......
The green train rumbled for a long time and finally stopped at the military area. Amid the bustling crowd, Lu Lin, wearing a military uniform, got off the train carrying two large bags.
Xiao Zhao, the guard waiting at the train station, immediately got off the jeep and ran to Lu Lin and gave him a standard military salute:
"Hello, Captain! Are your sister-in-law and children all right?"
Xiao Zhao was grinning. Lu Lin raised his dark eyes and glanced at him. His expressionless face made Xiao Zhao shut his mouth immediately.
Woohoo, the company commander is still so cold.
The jeep bumped along the mountain road for more than an hour and finally arrived at the military area before dark. Lu Lin had just got off the car with his bag when Fang Man, who had been waiting at the gate of the military area for several days, ran out from the corner with a bag of tears.
"Brother Lu, you are finally back. I have been waiting for you for so long."
Fang Man looked pitiful and looked at Lu Lin with loving eyes.
To be honest, Fang Man had a really hard time during this period. Ever since Fang Man had a quarrel with Mrs. Fang, Mrs. Fang packed her bags and took her son Mingming back to her parents' home.
Captain Fang took a leave and went to his wife's parents' home to invite his wife. As a result, his mother-in-law scolded him bitterly, saying that she had raised her daughter like a baby since she was a child, and that when she married into your Fang family at the age of sixteen, she was to work like a slave for you?
Let’s not talk about your shitty mother-in-law, let’s talk about your shitty sister. She’s already a 20-year-old old maid, but she still relies on her brother’s house to eat and drink well. Even her own clothes have to be washed by me, her daughter! Bah! Your shitty sister is a fairy who has descended to the earth, and she still wants me, her daughter, to serve her for the rest of her life!
Go eat your shit!
Captain Fang was scolded by his mother-in-law, and he came back in such a dishonor. When he got home, he found that Fang Man was still living in his house with a shameless face. Not only did she not move out, but she also made the house a mess. Captain Fang was so angry that he scolded Fang Man and told her to get out.
The damned Fang Man had no choice but to live in the school dormitory. Normally, she had a bad relationship with others and her colleagues at school didn't like her. After living in the school dormitory for a few days, she annoyed her roommates and they directly isolated her.
Fang Man felt aggrieved and was waiting for her elder brother Lu to come back. However, when Lu Lin came back and saw her for the first time, he gave her a critical hit of 10,000 points.
According to the eyewitness, Guard Xiao Zhao, Fang Man was looking at Captain Lu with affectionate eyes that day, but Captain Lu didn't even raise his eyelids and said coldly:
"Who are you?"
Fang Man: !!!
Perhaps it was the 10,000 points of critical hits from Captain Lu that directly defeated the shameless Fang Man. Fang Man screamed and ran away crying, covering her face.
Captain Lu acted as if nothing had happened, carrying his bag with a calm expression as he walked into the military area, leaving Comrade Zhao standing behind in astonishment.
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Tonight, the dinner of the third branch of the Lu family was unusually rich, with a plate of fried pork with sour beans, a plate of scrambled eggs with tomatoes, a plate of spicy crayfish, and a pot of thick millet porridge. When Jiang Chunzao brought the freshly-cooked white flour cakes to the table, Mrs. Lu and Mianhua didn't dare to pick up their chopsticks.
Mrs. Lu rubbed her hands nervously:
"Third sister-in-law, the food is rich. Mianhua and I will just eat some small pieces. Please save the delicious food for the kids at home."
"Sister-in-law, you finally came to visit me, please don't be polite to me. Mianhua is still sick and needs to eat something nourishing. This millet porridge and tomatoes and eggs are the lightest, just right for Mianhua. Come on, eat more."
Jiang Chunzao sat at the dining table and greeted Mrs. Lu with a smile.
Since the family was divided, only Grandma Jiang stayed at home for a few days. Usually, it was just Jiang Chunzao and his mother and daughter at home. Today, Sister Lu brought Little Mianhua home, and the two little kids, Shitou and Little Moli, had rosy faces due to excitement.
Mrs. Lu and her mother were touched. Little Mianhua was hungry again, so they ate till they were full.
Little Mianhua was very satisfied with the meal. When she went to sleep on the kang at night, she was still smacking her lips and laughing. Mrs. Lu came back from washing her feet and saw her daughter's appearance. She felt happy and sad at the same time. Little Mianhua had a really miserable life. She had never eaten anything good in all these years in Old Lu's house. What kind of life was she living?
Fortunately, the team leader said today that he would sell the old house of her grandparents to their eldest son. Tomorrow she would go back to her parents' home to borrow money from her parents and brothers. Even if she had to lose everything she had, she would build her own house!
Mrs. Lu was determined to build a house, and she returned to her parents' home the next day with cotton. Mrs. Lu's parents knew that their daughter and granddaughter were not living well, so they gave all the money in the family to Mrs. Lu. Mrs. Lu returned from her parents' home with red eyes.
At the Lu family's side, the villagers knew about Liu Hongyan's shameless deeds, and they would spit at her whenever she went out. As a result, the reputation of Lu Ershan and his son Lu Mutou was also ruined. Lu Ershan was so angry that he beat Liu Hongyan at home.
Liu Hongyan was beaten, and Old Lady Lu was also not feeling well. Her husband ignored her, and her eldest son was no longer as filial to her as before. The old lady felt very aggrieved.
The depressed old lady Lu stayed at home for several days. When she couldn't bear it anymore and went to wander around the village, the foundation of Lu's sister-in-law's new house had already been laid.
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