Grandma Jiang's words exploded in the house like a thunder. Little Stone and Little Jasmine, who had just been huddled together eating candy with a smile on their faces, now stared at their mother's belly with their eyes wide open with curiosity.
Is there really a baby in mom's belly?
Little Jasmine was both curious and happy. The little girl is now over three years old and has been looking forward to her mother giving her a little brother or sister so that she can become a big sister like Dahua next door!
Little Jasmine cheered when she thought of this, and even stopped eating her favorite fruit candy. She said sweetly:
"Mom, is Jasmine going to be a young lady?"
When Little Jasmine said this, not only did Grandma Jiang's eyes sparkle, but even the usually calm Little Stone's eyes widened with excitement. Jiang Chunzao was so embarrassed that her pretty face turned red. She quickly waved her hands:
"Mom! What are you thinking? I just gained weight and have a little belly!"
What? It turns out she's gained weight, not pregnant.
Grandma Jiang and her two children were very disappointed when they heard this. The two children were better off and quickly went out into the yard with the fruit candies given by Grandma Jiang in their mouths.
On the other hand, Aunt Jiang stared at her daughter's belly, wanting to say something but stopping herself:
"Oh, you don't have any?"
Jiang Chunzao's mouth twitched as he was taking something out of his bag:
"No worries, no worries!
Mom, my child’s dad hasn’t been home for half a year, why should I be worried?
Well, that's right. Her daughter and son-in-law are serving in the army and they can't come home very often.
Granny Jiang didn't mention this anymore. She glanced at the things on the table that the young lady had brought home, including brown sugar, snacks, egg cakes, two big carps and several pounds of pork. The table was filled with all these things.
Aunt Jiang, who has always been frugal, felt distressed again:
"What are you doing? Just come back to your parents' home empty-handed. You can't live with all these things! Your parents are an old couple, what good things do they need?"
Jiang Chunzao knew that her mother felt sorry for her spending too much, so she said with a smile:
"Mom, I only go back to my parents' home a few times a year, not every day. You say that as a daughter, I finally go back to my parents' home and come back empty-handed. If outsiders knew about this, they would say I was unfilial.
Besides, these days, there is nothing good to buy outside, just some brown sugar and fish, etc. My parents are old, so they need to take good care of themselves, right? "
After hearing what the daughter said, Aunt Jiang realized that the daughter loved her parents, and she felt warm inside, but she still looked unhappy:
"You, your father has corrupted your habits. You are married and a mother, but you still spend money recklessly. It's easy for me, your daughter and son-in-law, to make money in the army!
I won’t talk about the brown sugar snacks you bought, but you can take the fish and meat back to your parents-in-law. They are not young anymore, so they need to eat more.”
Jiang Chunzao just smiled after hearing what her mother said:
“Yes, all of them.
When I came here, I sent two fish to the old house, and when I leave, I will send two pounds of meat. "
Granny Jiang thought the young lady had become a different person. In the past, whenever she mentioned the people from the Lu family's old compound, the young lady would get excited and sparks would pop like a lit firecracker.
What's wrong with you today? Why is it different from before?
Jiang Chunzao saw that her mother acted as if she didn't know her and smiled:
"Mom, what's wrong?
Don't you know your dearest daughter?"
"Know, know!
How could I not recognize my daughter who was born to me? Even I, an old woman, hadn’t seen her for such a long time that I didn’t know she was so sensible! "
Mrs. Jiang was very pleased at this moment, and her eyes were red as she held her daughter's hand:
"Damn, you don't know, but you are the one that I worry about the most in my life. I have given birth to three children in my life, and I didn't worry about those two little brats, Chunlin and Chunyu.
You are my eldest daughter. My dear, I know you are reluctant to marry into the Lu family, but as a daughter, the old lady of the Lu family is not a good person. But your father-in-law, your son-in-law, your eldest brother and his wife are all good people. Besides, you also have Little Jasmine and Little Stone. You should be content.
Look at your life now, it is so prosperous. If you live a good life, your mother will be able to close her eyes even if she passes away."
Grandma Jiang's heartfelt words made Jiang Chunzao's eyes warm. It was true. In her previous life, she never knew how to be content. Her heart was full of hatred. She hated Grandma Lu, Lu Lin, Xiao Shitou, everyone around her, and she hated the society at that time even more.
Last life, when she couldn't sleep at night, she would think, if it weren't for the Lu family and the society at that time, she would have been admitted to university and lived a free life long ago. It's not like now, trapped in a deserted mountain ravine all her life, living her life in obscurity!
In her previous life, Jiang Chunzao always thought that Lu Lin and the children blocked her good life and took away everything from her. But when she died, she truly understood that Lu Lin and the children were everything in her life.
Jiang Chunzao held Grandma Jiang's hand and said seriously:
"Mom, I was a young lady and didn't know much before. I will listen to you and promise to live a good life with your son-in-law in the future."
Really, really?
Happiness came too suddenly, and Granny Jiang didn't react at once. She waited until the old lady looked carefully at the lady's face. Seeing that the lady looked serious, she finally let go of the heavy stone in her heart.
"Oh, I feel relieved when you say that. Oh, I feel relieved, I feel relieved.
Today is a good day, our family should celebrate it well. Wait for mom to go to the yard to kill a chicken, and then ask your dad to cut two pounds of meat, and we will have a good meal tonight!"
Grandma Jiang stood up happily and walked around the room. Seeing that her mother was so happy, Jiang Chunzao laughed and said:
"Mom, we have ready-made meat and fish at home. My dad is a butcher, so why should I ask him to buy meat?"
Granny Jiang turned her head to look at the meat and fish on the table and smiled:
"That's right, I'm confused. Come on, come and cook with me. Let's finish making the dumplings first!"
"Hey! Mom, let me help you make dumplings."
Jiang Chunzao agreed with a smile and followed her mother out of the yard. In the small yard of Old Jiang's house, the two little kids, Little Shitou and Little Moli, were picking flowers in the yard with their little butts sticking out.
After the mother and daughter washed their hands and went into the kitchen, Jiang Chunzao suddenly remembered that she had been home for such a while and had not seen her father and second brother yet, so she asked her mother.
Aunt Jiang scooped out a spoonful of white flour from the flour jar and said to her daughter:
"Your father is still in the field. That brat Chunyu ran away early in the morning. He is probably slacking off at the entrance of the village right now."
Jiangjia Village, like Lujia Village, is a small mountain village nestled in the mountains and close to the river. There is a stream in front of the village. Jiang Chunzao knew that the stream at the entrance of Jiangjia Village was shallow and could not drown people, so she was not worried and asked her mother again:
"Mom, how is Chunlin doing in the army?"
When talking about her eldest son who had just joined the army, Grandma Jiang's face lit up:
"Although this brat is a new recruit, I can see that he has really grown up. In the letter he received, he not only sent his salary home, but also reminded me and your father to take care of their health."
"real?
Mother, Chunlin is growing up."
Jiang Chunzao was also happy for his eldest brother after hearing this. Grandma Jiang pursed her lips and glanced at the eldest daughter with a smile, saying with satisfaction:
"This is all thanks to my daughter-in-law and her son-in-law. If it weren't for my son-in-law, Chunlin would never have thought of joining the army.
This brat served in the army under his own brother-in-law, and thought he could enjoy a good life, but he didn't expect that my daughter-in-law and son-in-law are actually quite capable!"
After hearing what her mother said, Jiang Chunzao thought of Lu Lin's handsome face, and her heart began to warm.
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When the summer sunset filled the sky, Grandma Jiang, who had been working all day, came home carrying a hoe. As soon as she entered the house and saw her daughter and two little grandchildren, she was so happy that she rubbed her hands and said that she would make delicious food for her daughter herself.
Jiang Chunyu, who returned home a little later, was so happy to see his eldest sister and two cute nephews that he jumped for joy. Grandma Jiang usually couldn't stand her youngest son's naughty look, but now that her daughter and her grandson came, Grandma Jiang had no one else in his eyes.
When it was time for the family to have dinner, the Jiang family set up the dining table in the yard and started to eat. Grandma Jiang personally scooped a large spoonful of tomato and egg soup for the daughter and grandson. She added more dishes and brought meat to the daughter and grandson all night long. Jiang Chunyu was speechless when seeing this.
Jiang Chunyu complained to his elder sister:
"Sister, look at our father. Ever since you, Little Stone and Little Jasmine came here, he has no eyes for anyone else."
Jiang Chunzao glanced at his second brother, scooped a large spoonful of fish meat and put it in his brother's bowl:
"Okay, little brat, I love you, okay?"
OK, OK, that works!
Jiang Chunyu happily drank the fish soup scooped by his sister. He felt so happy in his heart, thinking that his eldest sister still loved him. You know, in the Jiang family, when he and his two siblings were not born yet, his mother and father had been married for several years but had not given birth to children. His grandmother was so angry that she scolded his mother at home for being a hen that didn't lay eggs.
At that time, Grandma Jiang was just a young daughter-in-law. When scolded by her mother-in-law, she could only cry alone in the house. She was hoping to give birth to a child so that she could shut her mother-in-law up.
This is a strange thing. At the beginning of spring that year, the jujube trees in Jiangjia Village bloomed early. The old people in the village said that this was strange, and everyone in the village went to see the wonder. Grandma Jiang also went with them. At that time, an old lady in the village said that a Date Tree Goddess lived on the jujube tree in the village. The Date Tree Goddess was in charge of many children and good fortune. If the young wives in the village who had not given birth went to worship her more often, they would surely have many children and good fortune.
When Grandma Jiang heard this, she had an idea. She thought that she would go to worship the Date Tree Goddess in the evening so that she could also have a baby.
At that time, Grandpa Jiang refused to believe it and thought it was feudal superstition. However, Grandma Jiang's wife secretly went to worship the Date Tree Goddess, and she became pregnant with her eldest daughter, Jiang Chunzao, that month. A few years later, she gave birth to her eldest son Jiang Chunlin and youngest son Jiang Chunyu. Grandpa Jiang never said it was superstition again.
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It was dark when the Jiang family finished dinner, so Jiang Chunzao simply took her two children and stayed at her mother's house.
Early the next morning, Grandma Jiang packed a lot of delicious food for her daughter and two grandchildren, including Grandma Jiang's secret sauced pig's trotters, fruit candies and maltose for the two children, and some fresh vegetables grown at home. Jiang Chunju had no choice but to collect these good things.
There was no other way. If she refused to accept it, her mother would remain silent with a sullen face. Helpless, Jiang Chunzao had to accept it. Only then did Grandma Jiang smile and followed her daughter and two little grandchildren back to Lujia Village. Thinking of helping her daughter to take apart and wash winter bedding, Grandma Jiang borrowed a donkey cart from the brigade to send her wife, daughter and grandchildren back home.
Grandma Jiang drove the donkey cart at a fast pace, and soon she brought her family back to Lujia Village. The family was talking and laughing in the car, and Grandma Jiang, who was driving the car, suddenly narrowed his eyes and said:
"Old lady, look ahead, is that our daughter and son-in-law?"
When Grandma Jiang and her group of people in the car heard this, they all leaned over to look. Jiang Chunzao, who had sharp eyes, recognized the handsome man standing at the door at a glance.
Hi, it's really Lu Lin
Is this kid's dad really back?
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