Chapter 235 Return to Shanghai
Xiahe Village
Jin Fenglian hummed a little tune as she walked into the kitchen. She used a ladle to scoop out eight or nine scoops of white flour from the flour jar. After scooping, she knocked the ladle on the wash basin and shook out a lot of flour.
Looking at the less than half basin of flour, Jin Fenglian felt particularly happy.
"Shrew Zhao is not here, mother-in-law is not here, and the little girl is not here either. Hehehe~, this day is so beautiful~"
Lifting the water basin, she added three large bowls of fermented water into the dough basin. Then, Jin Fenglian squatted on the ground and began to knead the dough, muttering to herself,
"They must not come back. If they do, this pot of steamed buns won't be enough for everyone. Mrs. Zhao alone will have to eat three of them."
"Now I can steam a pot of steamed buns for two days. It's really convenient."
In the past, when the Ye family’s old couple were at home, Jin Fenglian would send half a pot of steamed buns to the eldest son as a sign of filial piety.
One pot of steamed buns can only be eaten for two meals.
Now the person who needs Jin Fenglian's respect is not here, the person who fights with her is not here, and the person who pesters her is not here.
Jin Fenglian is so beautiful every day, and greets everyone with a smile.
Even when feeding the big white goose, I have to praise how handsome the big white goose is.
In no time, Jin Fenglian kneaded the dough, put down the basin, stood up, wiped her hands, and planned to go to the yard to set up the pot first.
Just walked out of the kitchen door,
The door of the opposite house opened outwards, and Ye Xiuhong walked out slowly with her hair tied up, followed by Ye Ling who was yawning.
Ye Xiuhong saw the wash basin at her mother's feet, then looked up at the slightly bright sky, feeling a little stunned.
"Mom, why are you up so early? The dough is already mixed."
"Then I'll go light the fire."
Ye Xiuhong casually tied her hair into a bun and turned to walk towards the woodshed. After taking two steps, she was stopped by Jin Fenglian.
"No, no, just go wash your face and wait. Don't let the smoke and fire make you black. Ban Chen is getting whiter and whiter."
"Mom, can you please stop mentioning him all the time? I'm so annoyed. Whatever's wrong with him, I'm going to burn him today."
Ye Xiuhong pushed her mother away in embarrassment, lowered her head and trotted to get firewood.
Jin Fenglian smiled and shouted at her daughter's back,
"Hey, you little bitch, why don't you listen to your mother? I'm just experienced, don't you understand? You're already in a bad mood just because you're dating someone."
There is another reason why Jin Fenglian is in a good mood recently.
After her continuous efforts, the eldest daughter finally got together with Ban Chen!
The two of them had been hiding it from her. If she hadn't happened to see them holding hands in the ditch behind them, she didn't know how long they would have kept it a secret from her.
Moreover, the eldest daughter has started to have a bad temper since she started dating Ban Chen. She is very different from when she was living with Cui Erzhu.
You can tell at a glance that he is spoiled. Not bad, not bad.
Wow, these days have been so beautiful.
"Xiaoling, how's your packing going?"
Jin Fenglian saw Ye Ling washing her face and combing her hair by the water tank. She happily picked up the big pot for steaming buns and went to the water tank to wash it.
Ye Ling was very sensible. She put down the comb and took a ladle to help Third Grandma scoop water into the pot.
"I've almost finished packing. Third Grandma, do you know when my grandma will be back?"
"Oh, Xiaoling is so sensible." Looking at the water scooped from the pot, Jin Fenglian praised Ye Ling. It would have been even better if the little girl didn't mention Zhao the shrew.
"I really don't know when your grandma will be back, but it will be soon. Your Aunt Xiulan and her family will definitely be back before school starts."
Ye Ling's face wrinkled and she pouted unhappily: "Aunt Xiulan's school starts in a long time. Mom said we're leaving next week, and I'm afraid grandma won't be able to come back."
"Hey you little girl, I don't think your grandma loves you that much, yet you still think about her every day."
The little girl turned her head away, obviously disagreeing with what her third grandmother said.
Jin Fenglian joked with Ye Ling, stood up and shook off the dirty water in the pot, then scooped up some clean water and placed it on the pot in the yard.
I felt sad in my heart that children are still closer to their grandmother. Even an unreliable person like Zhao Zhaodi has a granddaughter who cares about her.
The Ye family has had several happy events recently. All the prisoners in the family have been rehabilitated.
Bai Wei was the last to receive the notice. After her family was reported, according to the list, they should have been exiled to the Northwest. Secretary Wang had people search for her parents in the Northwest for several months, but they found no such person as her parents.
Later I found out that the list had been tampered with.
She was a student of her father's in his early years. After graduation, he became an official of medium status in the Shanghai Revolutionary Committee. Seeing his teacher being arrested, he couldn't bear it and secretly changed the place of exile of his teacher and his wife to Guangdong Province, thinking that it would at least be warmer there. That's why Secretary Wang took so long to look for him.
However, by the time people found Bai's parents, Bai's father had already passed away many years ago. He had underlying diseases and could not have survived long without medication. He died half a year after arriving in Guangdong Province.
Bai's mother called to persuade Bai Wei to be more open-minded, saying that this was a good thing. Your father enjoyed happiness for half his life, and at the end he didn't suffer for a few days. It was better than doing hard labor in the cowshed.
Bai Wei was devastated when she learned of her father's death. She didn't eat or drink for two days and one night, which scared the old Ye family. If Jin Fenglian hadn't reminded her that she still had her mother to take care of, she would have been obsessed with it.
Bai Wei is an only child and according to the regulations, she does not need to go to the countryside. Now the Bai family has been rehabilitated and Bai's mother's capitalist family has also been cleared of the grievances and is a red capitalist. It is inappropriate to let Bai's mother, an elderly widower, return to the city.
Secretary Wang, with the mentality of sending Buddha to the west, reported to his superiors about the Bai family's affairs and secured a place for Bai Wei to return to the city to take care of her widowed mother. She will leave for Shanghai next week.
After Ye Ling's injury last time, Bai Wei insisted on taking Ye Ling away this time. Ye Yang had no right to stop her, so he just silently helped them pack their luggage.
Thinking about these things at home, Jin Fenglian looked at the iron pot that was beginning to steam, feeling mixed emotions, and a rare hint of melancholy between her brows.
Ye Xiuhong stuffed a handful of rice ears into the stove, looked up and wanted to ask her mother if the fire was a little too high, but she saw her mother staring at Xiaoling who was eating in the kitchen.
"Mom, why are you staring at Xiaoling?"
"Why,"
Jin Fenglian sighed, pulled a stool and sat down, telling her daughter about her worries.
"Now that Xiaoling and her mother are gone, I don't know what to do with that kid Yang. I don't think Bai Wei has any intention of remarrying him."
"Mom, what you said is wrong. Brother Yang is a grown man and doesn't want to make progress. He is in love every day. Bai Wei has seen the world. How can she stay in the mountains all her life? There is nothing wrong with dumping him."
"Besides, Bai Wei has been living a life of luxury since she was a child, and has been a young lady for more than ten years. If she hadn't gone to the countryside, Brother Yang would never have been able to marry her in his entire life."
Ye Xiuhong recently chatted with Ban Chen and absorbed a lot of progressive ideas. She developed her own set of thinking logic. Her views on marriage and life are no longer the same as men farming and women giving birth to children, which is a repetitive life every day.
She now feels that Bai Wei was right. No one can stop a woman from seeking progress. Marriage is not everything, children are not everything, a woman's own life is everything.
Bai Wei has seen the outside world, been to the United States, been to Europe, and ridden on planes and ships. It is normal for her to look down on the mountains and not be used to riding donkey carts and tractors.
Jin Fenglian doesn't have such profound thoughts as her daughter. Marriage is just about living together. There is nothing that cannot be compromised for the sake of children. Why should she see the world?
He snatched the fire tongs from his daughter's hand, fiddled with the firewood in the stove, and taught his daughter not to learn from Bai Wei.
"You've been getting more and more outrageous recently. What a bunch of crap Ban Chen taught you. Men can be carefree, but women have children and a family. How can they just live their lives without saying anything? For the sake of their children, what can't they endure?"
"Mom, I've seen this and asked Ban Chen to reshape your thinking. This is all just old news. Why are men and women different?"
"And you saw it when Lin came home. Even a boy like Lin couldn't endure the hardships in the village. We haven't even let him farm yet, let alone Bai Wei, a girl? You all should stop picking on Bai Wei."
If there is no consensus, there is no point in talking. Ye Xiuhong felt that she was not wrong.
Why should women burn themselves out and devote themselves to their families?
In the past, Ye Xiuhong didn't know what life was like for the young lady, and she also thought Bai Wei was too delicate and troublesome to support.
Ever since seeing Ye Lin's particularity, Ye Xiuhong finally understood what kind of life the young masters and young ladies led, and she also understood Bai Wei's pampering a little.
Jin Fenglian listened to her daughter's nonsense and was about to refute her. But before she could say anything, Ye Sanxing came running in from the gate.
Being interrupted, Jin Fenglian threw a stick of firewood at him with an unhappy look on her face.
"You knocked the gate down! Why are you running? There's no dog chasing you."
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