Chapter 46 "Not auspicious sign"
"Thank you, mother." The eldest son held tightly the gift given by his mother. He and the second son took out all the candies they had saved, put them in the gift, and sent them to the old house.
There were many small wounds on Gu's mother's body, including on her chest, neck, arms, and stomach.
The wound wasn't particularly deep, but it hurt if I pulled it a little.
After drinking a few sips of water, he leaned back on the bed and chatted with Gu's father in a casual manner.
"You're going to name the kids, have you decided? Come on, let me see."
Father Gu said, "The name is not urgent, your health is the most important thing now."
"Why not?" Mother Gu sighed softly, "When I fell down today, I thought I would leave my life in the Lu family."
"At the time, I was thinking, I still don't know what the eldest children's names are, I haven't seen them go to school yet, I don't know what the third-room brick house will look like, and I can't let go of my heart when I don't see the third child for the last time..."
Before the old wife could finish her words, Father Gu interrupted her with a sullen face.
"What last meeting? What closing your eyes? What unlucky words! We still have to see our grandsons get married and our granddaughters get married. Don't let your imagination run wild. We'll take care of the housework. Just focus on your recovery."
As soon as he finished speaking, two familiar footsteps stopped at the door.
“Boom! Boom! Boom!”
Then there were three regular knocks on the door.
Immediately following.
The eldest and the second oldest cub lifted the bamboo curtain and poked two identical little heads in.
She is fair and tender, with baby fat on her little face, smart and cute.
"Grandpa, grandma, can we come in?" Knowing that Mother Gu was injured, the two little kids were less noisy and subconsciously lowered their voices.
"Of course. There's nothing wrong with that." Mother Gu smiled lovingly and waved to her two grandchildren.
The eldest and second cubs carried the familiar little bamboo baskets and slowly walked into the house.
"What are you getting?" Father Gu was afraid that his grandson would be tired, so he stood up to take it.
The eldest boy raised his eyes and said seriously, "Eggs, meat, brown sugar, and malted milk."
"My mother prepared this for you, and told you to take good care of yourself. If you can't, I'll take you to the county to see a doctor."
The kid doesn’t know what a doctor is. He thinks it’s something more powerful than a medic.
Mother Gu felt relieved, "Did your mother say that?"
Erzai nodded quickly, "I heard it too! That's what my mom said!"
The child leaned over the bed, looked at his grandmother with worried eyes, and said, "Grandma, you have to eat well and get better soon."
The two cubs were raised by their mother with great care and have deep feelings for her.
At noon, I saw that their breasts were injured and they were bleeding a lot.
Mother Gu felt a surge of warmth spread quickly throughout her body, with a smile on her face. She said, "Okay, okay, listen to our eldest and second cubs and get well soon."
She didn't expect that Lin Zhao would ask her two sons to send so many good things.
Father and Mother Gu have spent most of their lives together and they can't live without each other. They want her to get better soon more than anyone else.
Seeing the third son's wife bringing brown sugar, he directly made a bowl for the old woman.
I put half a spoonful of brown sugar in it, and the syrup turned red.
"Drink some brown sugar water to replenish your blood." The temperature of the brown sugar water was just right, not too hot. Father Gu handed it to Mother Gu and urged her to drink it. He also said, "The third daughter-in-law sent a lot. I will make you a bowl every day from now on."
When Mother Gu saw that the sugar water was so red, she felt so distressed.
"Just a little is enough, why put so much!"
Father Gu said, "It's useless to put too little. You lost so much blood today, you need to replenish it."
"If you finish drinking it, I'll go find the third brother's wife to buy some."
"..." Is this a matter of money?
What a waste!
Put less and you can drink it for a longer time.
The eldest child held Gu's mother's rough hand, his face serious: "Grandma, you listen to me."
He lowered his eyes, his trembling eyelashes revealing his fragility.
"I only have one milk, please don't get hurt or get sick, I'm afraid."
As the child was talking, tears began to fall without making a sound.
The second cub rushed over and wanted to hug his grandma and act like a spoiled child, but then he remembered that Gu's mother was injured, so he turned around and hugged his brother like a bear, and turned into a little train in a minute: "Wow, I'm scared too, wow, wow, I don't want grandma to turn me into a little pile of dirt!"
Mother Gu hurriedly comforted her grandson: "Don't be afraid, don't be afraid. The milk won't turn into a pile of dirt. It will be fine soon."
"Grandma, you have to listen to me and drink the brown sugar water." The second child stopped crying and made the request with a serious face. There were no tears in his eyes, not even a blush.
He is trying to trick his grandma.
"Okay, okay." Mother Gu touched the two cubs' heads and responded repeatedly. Her heart felt warm as if she had drunk a mouthful of mutton soup in the cold winter, and her whole body warmed up.
Erzai was finally satisfied. He took a deep breath and let it fall again, as if the stuffiness in his chest had finally disappeared.
Like a little adult, he told Mother Gu to have a good rest, then left holding his brother's hand.
Seeing Tiechui squatting at the door, the eldest son curved his eyes and took the initiative to invite him: "Tiechui, the second son and I are going to see the bicycle my mother bought. Do you want to come?"
The atmosphere at home was dull. Tiechui had nothing to do and no one cared about him, so he stood up and said, "Go!"
The three children held hands and returned to the third room of the Gu family.
Lin Zhao was making bibs for the twins, a boy and a girl, in the yard. The third cub was sitting obediently on a small stool and playing with the small cloth ball she gave him, while the fourth cub couldn't keep quiet and was running around in the yard, having fun playing by himself.
"Mom!" Erzai's loud voice rang out.
Lin Zhao looked in the direction of the voice and saw, "He's back. Tiechui is here too."
"Mom, I brought Tiechui to see the bicycle." The eldest boy glanced towards the wall where a brand new bicycle was parked.
"Go ahead, we're yours, watch whatever you want. In a few years, when you're taller than a bicycle, I'll teach you how to ride." Lin Zhao promised with a smile.
Now that the two cubs are back, she can worry less and no longer has to keep an eye on them all the time.
"You three help me look after my sister."
It’s really not easy to raise children.
"Hey!" Erzai responded happily, squatting in front of the bicycle, reaching out to touch the pedals, bumping the wheels, his eyes becoming brighter and brighter.
"It's our bicycle!" he said excitedly.
The eldest was also happy. He looked at Lin Zhao and asked, "Mom, can the second and I sit down?"
Lin Zhao wanted to agree, but the three little brats, Sanzai and Sizai, were around. They wanted to learn whatever their brother did. And there was no child seat on the bicycle, so what should they do if their legs were caught in the wheels?
She winked at the eldest.
The eldest boy understood what he meant and smiled secretly with his eyes narrowed.
Time flies.
After dinner, Lin Zhao brought a few children to the old house.
When they arrived, the Gu family was having dinner.
On the table were stir-fried cabbage with little oil, cold shredded radish, and pickles. The only meat was a pitifully small plate of scrambled eggs with chopped green onions, sorghum steamed buns, and sweet potato rice.
Even so, it was considered good in the entire harvest brigade - after all, Gu Jiazhuang had a lot of laborers, and they could all get full work points, and they would get more grain at the end of the year.
Some families in the village couldn't even fill their stomachs and had to drink water at night because they were so hungry.
Huang Xiulan saw Lin Zhao and stood up and asked, "Sister-in-law, have you eaten?"
Before Lin Zhao could say anything, Tiechui pressed his greasy little mouth against hers and grinned, "Mom, we've eaten!"
Tiedan knew his brother must have eaten meat. He knew he shouldn't ask, but he couldn't help asking, "What did you eat?"
"There are twice-cooked pork, mapo tofu, and cold cucumber salad. Third aunt also made some fragrant and thick white porridge. Erzai and I shared a white steamed bun." Tiechui counted on his fingers and shared with his brother.
Bangbang, Laimei and Tiedan were so greedy that they could only turn their grief and anger into appetite and bite the sorghum steamed buns in their hands fiercely.
Hearing her youngest son say that the food was so good, Huang Xiulan smiled sheepishly, "I've let my younger brother and sister spend money again."
"How much can a child eat?" Lin Zhao waved her hand nonchalantly.
The little hammer smiled innocently.
"..." This is what they call a fool having good fortune.
Huang Xiulan rubbed her youngest son's head.
"Sister-in-law, please eat first. I have something to say after dinner." Lin Zhao said.
She looked quite serious, which made the Gu family a little panicked.
After a battle meal, washing dishes suddenly became a popular job. Gu Yuanshan won by suppressing his bloodline. He pushed Gu Yucheng aside, piled the bowls and chopsticks together, and carried them to the kitchen.
Huang Xiulan was so angry that she laughed.
Even honest people can play tricks, and they are usually not so self-aware!
She could feel that her third brother's wife had changed, but there was no need to panic. It was possible that what the eldest brother's mother said was good news.
Huang Xiulan picked up a stool and was about to sit down, but somehow her hands shook and the stool fell to the ground with a clang.
"…I didn't hold it firmly." Huang Xiulan's smile was stiff.
Lin Zhao glanced and saw that her sister-in-law's hands seemed to be shaking?
What’s going on? She… hasn’t spoken yet? !
Over there, Zhao Liuniang finished wiping the bumpy dining table and quietly felt like peeing.
Before leaving, I gave my sister-in-law a look of blessing.
But he didn't expect to be stopped after taking only a few steps.
"Second sister-in-law."
Zhao Liuniang's body froze and she could no longer laugh.
At this time, Bangbang considerately handed a bench to his mother.
"Mom, a stool."
Zhao Liuniang gritted her teeth. Sorry for what you did. Why haven’t I seen you be so considerate before?
She snatched the stool heavily, walked over and sat next to her sister-in-law.
The second brother's wife was unhappy, but Huang Xiulan became happy, after all, she had a companion.
If you are faced with a difficult problem, at least there is someone you can discuss it with.
"... Third sister-in-law, what do you want to say?" Huang Xiulan asked nervously.
Lin Zhao wanted to look in the mirror to see if she really looked hideous. How could she have frightened two honest men so much that they suffered psychological trauma?
What a sin.
This wasn’t the case the last few times we dealt with each other!
If Mrs. Gu Da and Mrs. Gu Er knew about Lin Zhao's doubts, they would have argued about who was better.
My mother-in-law was there to support me the first few times! ! !
"Don't be nervous, sister-in-law and second sister-in-law. I want to talk about the four cubs." Lin Zhao said bluntly.
Huang Xiulan heaved a sigh of relief, raised her hand to wipe her forehead, and smiled, "That's it."
I thought it was something.
"Sixth Mother and I have agreed that we will take turns looking after the four children during the few days when Mother is recovering from her injuries. You can go to work with peace of mind, and the children can rest assured."
"Thank you, sister-in-law." Lin Zhao didn't expect the two sisters-in-law to be so easy to talk to. She thanked them sincerely, and her pupils seemed to be filled with a handful of moonlight, soft and clear.
Her smile was bright and charming, which amazed Huang Xiulan and Zhao Liuniang.
My third brother’s wife doesn’t look like a country girl at all. She is fairer and prettier than the female educated youth at the educated youth site.
With a face like that, who could refuse her request?
Lin Zhao didn't know that she had won over her two sisters-in-law with her face. She took out the things she had prepared and said with a smile, "Sister-in-law, sister-in-law, this is the thank-you gift I prepared for you, a small mirror and vanishing cream."
Work points are related to food rations. Mrs. Gu Dasao and Mrs. Gu Ersao will definitely not fail to go to work, so taking care of four children is extra work. Of course, they can't ask for help for nothing. Lin Zhao still understands this bit of social etiquette.
Zhao Liuniang accepted it first, with a big smile on her face, and patted her chest and said, "Thank you, I promise to take good care of the four cubs and never let them get hurt."
As she spoke, she held the small mirror and the cream without even using any force.
She picked up the mirror and looked at herself. Her face was clearly reflected in the mirror.
"It's so clear!" Zhao Liuniang exclaimed, "This is the first time I've seen my own face so clearly."
Touching the wrinkles at the corners of her eyes, she was stunned and smiled bitterly: "I'm old, old! I have wrinkles now..."
Lin Zhao said, "If your skin is dry, using vanishing cream will be better."
Zhao Liuniang held the small piece of vanishing cream and sighed softly, "This is also the first time I have touched vanishing cream, thanks to my sister-in-law."
When she was young, she wanted a box of vanishing cream, but a country girl couldn't afford to buy it, so she just gave up on the idea.
After getting married, I had some money in my pocket, but I couldn't bear to buy anything else.
After receiving the first box of vanishing cream in her life, Zhao Liuniang thought of her little daughter.
Yu Yu's little face was dried by the sun, and was far less moist than Si Zai's. With this vanishing cream, her Yu Yu could also become fair and tender.
Thinking of this, she looked at Lin Zhao with gratitude.
Huang Xiulan also laughed: "Yes, we are also people who have seen vanishing cream."
I originally thought it was my duty to take care of four kids, and now I have no complaints at all.
That night.
Mother Gu only found out about this, "The third daughter-in-law is getting better and better at doing things!"
"Now the eldest and second daughters-in-law are definitely not unwilling at all, and I can finally let go of my worries."
Father Gu turned on the light and walked to the bedside with ointment in his hand.
"It's time to change the medicine."
This medicine felt both stinging and burning when applied to the wound, and it took a while for the discomfort to subside. Mother Gu felt uncomfortable seeing this, but she had to change it.
"Change faster."
Father Gu responded, "Yes."
The medicine is being changed here, and the Lu family is in a busy mood.
Su Yuxian was so eagerly looking forward to getting married that she even took off her outer clothes.
"Knock, knock, knock!" There was a series of knocks on the door.
She quickly put her clothes back on, smoothed her messy hair with her hands, and hurried to the door.
There is no one in the parallel line of sight.
When I lowered my head, I saw Lu Baozhen hugging a pillow.
"I want to sleep with Daddy!"
The voice was sweet and soft, but it broke Su Yuxian's heart into pieces.
She forced a smile: "Didn't we agree to sleep with your grandma tonight?"
Lu Baozhen ignored her stepmother and walked into the house. She saw Lu Yizhou sitting on the edge of the bed, ran over, hugged his thighs, and said softly, "Dad, I'm scared. I want to sleep with you."
Compared to sleeping with a woman and a precious daughter, of course a daughter who can bring good luck to oneself is more important.
Lu Yizhou smiled and said, "Okay."
After getting the OK, Lu Baozhen giggled.
Su Yuxian couldn't laugh, she really couldn't laugh.
She wanted to get pregnant and give birth to a son as soon as possible, but how could she do that with such a burden?
This girl wasn't so annoying before.
Just at this moment, Lu Baozhen opened her mouth: "Stepmother, I want to wash my feet."
Having just married into the family and not yet consummating the marriage, Su Yuxian needed to please everyone in the Lu family. She dared not say a word of no, and pulled the corners of her mouth and smiled, "Okay."
After she finished speaking, she walked out of the room, her expression full of resentment the moment she stepped out of the door.
Little burden!
While cursing in his heart, he went to the kitchen.
When the light was turned on, there were patches of mottled ash at the door of the kitchen. Su Yuxian knew what was underneath the ash. It was blood, Gu's mother's.
It's such an unlucky day for a wedding.
As she was thinking, her hand somehow touched the kitchen knife on the chopping board, and the knife suddenly fell and landed on her toes wearing straw sandals.
"ah--!!"
A shrill scream rang out, spreading throughout the neighborhood.
The neighbor next door heard the shouting, jumped up, climbed up the low wall with his arms, and shouted, "What's going on? Who's shouting?!"
The Lu family rushed into the kitchen.
But Su Yuxian was seen bending over and holding his foot. There was a big gash on his big thumb caused by the blade. It looked like his toe was broken and bright red blood was gushing out. The scene was bloody and even more terrifying than the one at noon.
"Oh, how could you be so careless on such a happy day!" Mother Lu screamed, her voice full of complaints, and she grabbed a handful of wood ash and sprinkled it on Su Yuxian's right foot.
The bleeding stopped instantly.
In the bridal chamber, Lu Baozhen turned to her left hand and called softly, "Lili."
The words fell.
A small black koi pattern appeared on the base of her left hand.
Its entire body was like an ink-stained abyss, with a metallic luster and faint dark red blood veins visible around the edges, as if it had solidified countless curses.
At first glance, it is definitely not an auspicious sign.
The black koi pattern seemed to be imprinted in Lu Baozhen's flesh and blood.
It swam, appeared briefly, and disappeared in an instant.
(End of this chapter)
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