Of course, with An Hongdou constantly going in and out of the mountains, the food quality of everyone in the An family also improved a lot.
After all, she had packed all her things into the space, but every time she went into the mountains, she couldn't come back empty-handed.
Children recover quickly to begin with, and with the ginseng water given by An Hongdou, An Changyue was almost fully recovered after a few days of rest.
However, the mild concussion prevented her from doing strenuous exercise, and the doctor said she would need at least a month to recover. So even though she seemed to be fine, she was still confined at home and not allowed to go out.
On this day, An Hongdou came down from the mountain with two pheasants in her hands.
As soon as I got home, I saw Shen Xiangzhi and Mr. Shen in the yard. The three children were also at home, being amused by the grandfather and grandson.
An Hongdou raised her eyebrows and asked him, "You came back so early today?"
Because during this period of time, he went out earlier and came back later than herself, and he even said that he wanted to go up the mountain with herself, but in the end there was no such chance at all.
Fortunately, An Hongdou didn't need him to accompany her deliberately.
In front of the old man, Shen Xiangzhi didn’t know what to say, so he just nodded and said, “Well, I finished my work early today, so I came back early.”
An Hongdou saw his evasive eyes and knew that he must be hiding a secret from her.
However, since he didn't want the old man to know, she gave him some face and didn't ask in front of the old man.
I walked over and teased the children, especially the eldest one, who looked very heartless. He laughed with his mouth wide open and drooling.
Seeing him stretching out his arms for a hug, An Hongdou hurriedly straightened up and refused to hug him.
She had just come down from the mountain, and not only was she covered in sweat, but there was also a faint smell of blood that had not been cleaned up.
The children were all clean, so she should go wash them first.
Even though An Changyue wasn't noticeable when she was here, it was really inconvenient when she was suddenly gone.
Especially since there are many children in the family and they don’t sleep as often recently, they need adults to hold them all the time, and there are simply not enough people to do it.
An Hongdou went to boil some hot water and moved into the bathroom. She took some clean clothes and washed herself before coming out.
An Changzheng suddenly came running over and called out, "Uncle, aunt, my dad told you to come to his house for dinner tonight."
"Why do you suddenly want to eat?" At that time, every household had little food, and it was rare for a family to have a meal together unless it was a festival.
An Changzheng hesitated as he spoke. He ran to An Hongdou and whispered, "It should be because of the incident between my mom and Second Aunt. I heard my mom and Second Aunt say they wanted to apologize to Fourth Uncle, so they decided to cook a meal and invite everyone to come."
An Changzheng is already 13 years old. If he can't make progress in school, he can get married in three or four years in the countryside.
What's more, he is a boy, and at this age he needs to save face.
Even though the child has always had a good temper, he still feels extremely embarrassed every time he talks about what his mother did.
An Hongdou nodded and said, "I see. I'll go there later in the evening. By the way, take the two pheasants at the kitchen door back and let your mother take care of them. It will be a good addition to your dinner."
"Okay, then I'll go back first." An Changzheng walked over, picked up the pheasant, and took a backpack to put it in it to prevent being seen, and then went out.
After An Changzheng left, Shen Xiangzhi was no longer so cautious and asked her directly, "Have the eldest and second sisters-in-law come to their senses?"
Anyway, the affairs of the eldest and second sisters-in-law of the An family are known to the whole village, and even Mr. Shen has heard a lot of gossip outside.
An Hongdou was surprised at his quick thinking. "Why are you asking if you've already guessed it?"
When the two of them were alone in the room, An Hongdou asked him, "How do you know that the meal must be about the eldest and second sisters-in-law?"
Even if it was her, she could only confirm it after asking An Changzheng.
"This is not easy. Changyue was injured not long ago, and the eldest sister-in-law and the second sister-in-law made such a fuss again. If they hadn't compromised, my eldest brother would have asked everyone to come over for dinner at this time. It's definitely not to celebrate!" It was obvious that he was bowing to the fourth brother An.
Brother An was more generous. After the meal, everyone could still meet and talk and laugh like before. Otherwise, no matter how hard they insisted, the problem would be more difficult to solve as time went on, and they would probably be embarrassed when the brothers met and greeted each other.
"How is it? Am I right?"
Seeing his confident look, An Hongdou rolled her eyes at him, "What if the eldest sister-in-law compromised but the second sister-in-law didn't? Are you so sure that they will both admit their mistakes?"
"If we hadn't agreed to admit our mistakes together, do you think my brother would let us all go?" Chen Xiangzhi sighed helplessly and explained, "If the eldest sister-in-law admitted her mistakes and the second sister-in-law didn't, then today's meal would not only fail to resolve the conflict between them, but would instead put my second brother and his wife on the spot. In that case, this meal would have no meaning at all. It would be better not to eat and just pretend to be confused."
As for letting the couple divorce because of this matter, not to mention that no one would think so, even if they really thought so, they would never bring it up.
Not to mention that divorce in this era can really kill people, the children in the family will also be looked down upon because of it.
Moreover, it is impossible for Second Brother An to remain single and raise the child after his divorce. No matter how bad Li Xiaomi is in other aspects, she at least loves her child. With a stepmother, it is the child who suffers in the end.
Therefore, when the Li family sent Li Xiaomi back, no one could say that they did not want to accept her back.
Of course, Li Xiaomi was also afraid that Brother An would really be cruel enough to not want her anymore, because in this era, after a divorce, a woman's life would definitely be more difficult than a man's.
This is how the world is. Even if we call for gender equality, there is still no equality in many aspects.
After Shen Xiangzhi finished speaking, he turned around and saw An Hongdou's inquiring eyes.
In an instant, a bad premonition suddenly arose in my heart.
"What...what happened?"
"Aren't you going to help your friend? They won't let you work for nothing. It's been such a long time. Have you asked for wages?" An Hongdou asked him.
“Yes… yes.” Shen Xiangzhi searched his body, he didn’t know how much he had, so he simply took out all of it.
A large amount of money, some in small change, some in whole, and some bills mixed in.
After he took it out, he realized that he seemed to have taken out too much.
While he was hesitating, An Hongdou had already taken all the money from his hand.
She looked at the money in her hand thoughtfully and suddenly said, "Your friend... is quite generous?"
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