"No, no, your sister-in-law has prepared dinner at home. I came here when I'm free to tell you that your vegetable garden is on the land next to mine, you can plant as much as you want." Yuan Yujuan waved her hand to refuse, then remembered that she had not yet told Zeng Wenjuan where the vegetable garden was.
At that time, there were few people in the village. As long as the land was allocated to you, as long as you did not reclaim other people's land, the land would be yours no matter how large it was.
After seeing Yuan Yujuan off, Zeng Wenjuan studied for a while and then took Goudan to rest. She still had to go to work tomorrow! She didn’t know how tired she would be by then.
"Woo woo ...
When they entered the house, they saw that Goudan had already gotten up and was getting dressed. Zeng Wenjuan went over to help: "Our Goudan is so well behaved. He got up when he heard the horn. He can even dress himself. That's great!"
Goudan was so embarrassed by the compliment that he blushed and said, "It's not that great. I'm already a big boy and I have to do my own things."
"You're so good! Let's go and have dinner. Mom will take you to the fields later. We have to go to work today." Zeng Wenjuan tidied Goudan's clothes and said while hugging him.
After breakfast, I took Goudan to the ancestral hall. In Guangdong Province, the concept of clan is very strong. Although the ancestral hall was built very large, it was also the best house in the village.
Seeing that everyone was present, Zhao Maosheng said a few words casually and started distributing farm tools. Everyone then went to work according to their assigned areas.
The plot of land Zeng Wenjuan was assigned was at the foot of the mountain in the southeast, where the grass was taller than people. When she walked there, she saw mostly men in their twenties or thirties, with only two women in their thirties.
One of them was the widow Ge, Ge Qingqiu, who had a son. Her husband had disappeared a few years ago, leaving them alone as an orphan and a widow. Some people said that Ge had a bad luck on her husband; others said that Ge had found a lover outside, and the two of them conspired to kill her husband. Her parents-in-law believed both stories, and the widow was driven out.
If Zeng Wenjuan said that men could die so easily, they would have died when they were born; if she said that Ge Qingqiu had a lover, that was absolutely impossible. She had been kicked out of her parents-in-law's house for five years. During these five years, Ge Qingqiu had worked more than any other man and had taken good care of her son Shitou.
The other woman is the older girl, Zhao Hongtiao, who grew up with Zeng Wenjuan and is the same age as Zeng Wenjuan, both 26 years old this year. Because she has always been unwilling to get married, in an era when men are favored over women and men beating women is common, Zhao Hongtiao developed a rebellious mentality. If anyone says that women are inferior to men, she will beat you up.
"Wenjuan, I heard that you separated from the Zhao family. It's a good thing that they separated. They are not good people. They adopted you and abused you. They are really good for nothing." Zhao Hongtiao usually works and only learned the news last night.
Zeng Wenjuan chuckled and said softly, "No matter what, they raised me, and I have to repay this kindness." Only by repaying the kindness can the cause and effect be severed.
"You didn't get much when you divided the family property. Tell me what you need at home and I'll get it to you. It's getting cold, so you must need a quilt!" Zhao Hongtiao was truly doing this for Zeng Wenjuan's own good. She might have spoken bluntly at times, but good friends understand each other.
Zhao Hongtiao's family was also in hardship. She didn't want to get married, largely because of her grandparents and her father. Her mother gave birth to five daughters, and two years ago, she died when giving birth to the sixth daughter. She was beaten by her father. Her father was taken to a labor camp.
Then her grandparents kept scolding Zhao Hongtiao as a jinx, a jinx, and a nemesis for her son, and then they started scolding Zhao Hongtiao's cowardly mother who was beaten to death. Every time, Zhao Hongtiao scolded them back and threatened them back. Now she lives with her four younger sisters. She is also living in difficulty.
Zeng Wenjuan shook her head: "No, no. Jianguo will send the allowance back in a while, and I will use the money to make ends meet. We can still make do now."
Seeing this, Zhao Hongtiao also understood Zeng Wenjuan's character and knew that she would not ask for her things anymore, so she patted her chest and said, "If you need help, just tell me!"
"That's for sure. If I have any problems, I will come to you first." Zeng Wenjuan would not have any troublesome thoughts about friends being bad in this or that way. They were only superficial friends. True friends should help each other.
After Zhao Hongtiao finished chatting, she looked down at Goudan. She smiled and said, "Goudan, come here. Let me give you some fruit candy. It's really delicious."
Goudan looked at Zeng Wenjuan and asked in a low voice: "Mom, can I eat it?"
"Eat it! Since it's given to you by your godmother, just take it! Remember to thank your godmother." Zeng Wenjuan nodded and reminded the child to be polite.
Goudan took the candy from Zhao Hongtiao and smiled widely: "Thank you, godmother. The candy you gave me is so sweet!"
"You little clever girl, you really know how to talk." Zhao Hongtiao said with a smile on her face.
Soon, they arrived at the wasteland, chatting and laughing. Each person had one acre of land, so that everyone didn't have to chat together.
"Wenjuan, you will be less likely to get tired if you dig like this. Also, there are rocks here that will hit you hard, so you need to be gentler in your strength. Try doing as I say." Zhao Hongtiao taught Zeng Wenjuan the experience she gained from working.
Zeng Wenjuan had also worked as a laborer before, and after listening to Zhao Hongtiao's explanation, she got the hang of it. It was indeed easier than trying to figure it out on her own. She smiled and said, "Thank you, Hongtiao."
Zhao Hongtiao just smiled and built a thatched tower under the big tree, which was big enough to accommodate two adults and a child. The journey was long and they would not go home for lunch, so they all brought dry food.
"Goudan, my son Shitou wants to play with you, is that okay? We brought some sweet potato chips, you can eat them together." Ge Qingqiu walked over holding Shitou's hand and asked for Goudan's opinion with a smile.
Goudan looked at the children of his own age, nodded and agreed: "Okay, I have two bamboo dragonflies here. If you adopt one, give Shitou one for free." He handed over one of the bamboo dragonflies.
Shitou took the bamboo dragonfly and smiled. It was the first time for Te to have friends. Other people in the village would scold him and refuse to play with him.
"Thank you for the bamboo dragonfly. It's very pretty."
"My mother made it for me. She can cook a lot of things. When she is free, I will ask her to make it for me. If you want anything, you can tell me." Goudan praised his mother in front of his new friend.
Everyone should know that she is such a good mother.
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