Shuanzhu smiled with his gap teeth showing: "That's great, I will go up the mountain with my sister every day from now on."
In Shuanzhu's eyes, his current grandfather is his salvation, and Chen Ye is the person who has been with him the longest, allowing him to come out of his timidity and play with his friends in the village to his heart's content and forget the pain of the past.
Shuanzhu glanced at the chickens dangling in the yard and swallowed his saliva: "Master, my sister Ye Zi must have lost weight after going out. When she comes back, let's kill a chicken for her to eat and nourish her body."
The old man laughed and said, "Okay, you can borrow the light too."
He doesn't mind the food. Even if the two of them do nothing in the future, their lives will not be bad. He still has a subsidy every month.
The old man smacked his lips, saying that both his father and he had poor craftsmanship and it was easy for such good things to be wasted.
"Hold it, wait for your sister Ye to come back, and learn how to cook from her."
Shuanzhu nodded and agreed: "I think so too. I think my sister's cooking is much better than mine." Anyway, the meat cooked by Sister Ye is better than his.
Chen Ye didn't know that there were people in the village who cared about her.
Chen Ye visited for two days and figured out Li Guilian's daily movements. He planned to talk to Li Guilian alone tomorrow.
Only after Li Guilian married into the city did she feel that this was a normal life. Although it was hard, she didn't have to work in the fields, and she didn't have to be watched like a prisoner every day.
Although the man's previous daughter wasn't as sensible, she wasn't much different. After all, she wasn't his flesh and blood, so as long as she was presentable, that was all that mattered.
She's just a maid. When she reaches the age, she can be sent away with a dowry.
Mr. Zhang is a good man and is very kind to his two sons. She has no complaints about them at all.
Occasionally she would think of her ex-husband. She could hardly remember what he looked like, but she remembered that when she was in the most difficult time, it was he who saved her and said he would help her through the difficulties.
As long as she helps him take care of his parents at home, he can let her go when she finds someone she likes.
Sure enough, five years later she really left there and lived the life she had always dreamed of.
Although those five years were difficult and depressing, her gratitude to that person would not change. After all, if that person had not reached out to help her, the grass on her grave would be very tall.
Li Guilian sighed. Why did she think about the past again? Didn’t she say not to think about the past? She just wanted to live a good life in the future.
The porridge in the pot was ready, so she quickly took out the extra firewood from the stove, wiped her hands on her apron, and went into the house to wake the children.
After Li Guilian remarried, she gave birth to two sons. The eldest son is now six years old and the younger one is five years old. They are both in the Yuhong class. Every morning they get up, have breakfast and go to school. The rest of the time is all Li Guilian's own.
As for the eldest daughter in the family, she is already fifteen years old and is currently studying in a middle school in the city. A girl of such age does not require much care. All I have to do is cook for her every day.
For a moment, the two rooms became noisy, with the sounds of children looking for clothes and asking what they wanted to eat. Just like every household in this big yard, it was full of the smell of life.
"Mom, hurry up, my brother and I are going to be late."
Li Guilian quickly went into the house, took out her schoolbags, and put them on her two sons' backs. "Are you afraid of being late? Why don't you get up earlier? Alright, hurry up and take your brother away. Keep an eye on him."
The Yuhong class is not far from here, and the two children can walk there by themselves every day. What's more, there are children from other families with them, so she doesn't need to send them there.
The eldest son looked impatient. His mother was so annoying. She would say this every day: "I know, I know, brother, go away."
The eldest son ran away with the younger son. Li Guilian stood at the gate and watched the children's backs until she saw her two sons reunited with the neighbor's children.
A short, dark-faced man walked out and glanced at the children who were running away.
"Wife, what are you still looking at now that our son has left? I have to go to work, so you should stay at home and have a good rest." The man was quite satisfied with his later wife.
Although his wife has been married before, she has no children to burden her. She is pretty and has a very good temper. I wonder how many people envy him for being able to find such a good wife in his second marriage.
Li Guilian looked at the man with a gentle smile on her face: "Okay, be careful when you work."
The man smiled innocently: "I understand, wife, I'm leaving now."
Li Guilian smiled as she watched the man walk away. This was the man she was looking for later. He was not as tall and energetic as the one in front, but he was really honest and a man who lived a decent life.
All a woman wants in her life is to find a caring man to live with. No matter how good-looking she is, she can still save face even if she doesn't take care of the family.
The last person to come out was a girl of about fifteen or sixteen years old, with two big braids and a schoolbag slung across her shoulder. She walked out without saying hello to Li Guilian.
Li Guilian showed a helpless smile on her face and watched the girl walk away.
The old lady who lived in the courtyard next door curled her lips and said, "Gui Lian, your eldest son is already so old, but he is still so naive. You have to take good care of him. Who would dare to marry a child with such a temper?"
Li Guilian responded with a smile: "If children of this age are like this, just wait for the adults and everything will be fine." Li Guilian is a smart person and never speaks ill of the children in front of her.
"Come on, a girl this old would have been married in the past, and she still can't even say a word all day. You can't indulge her like this. This is not for her good, but it will hurt her."
"Haha, okay, I'll talk to her when the girl comes back."
"Okay, I won't tell you anymore. I still have to go to the supply and marketing cooperative to see what vegetables are available today. Tell me why it is so difficult to get a bite of food."
Don't think that this old lady is kind-hearted. She just wants to cause trouble because she sees that their family is living a peaceful life.
The other old ladies all agreed: "It's not very good. They say the city is great, but what's so good about it? It's so hard to even get fresh food."
"Guilian, if you have any fresh vegetables, please bring them back and I'll pay you right away."
"Okay, but this is not easy to touch. Don't be unhappy if you can't buy fresh vegetables."
"It's okay. If you have some, just bring some back to me. If not, forget it. I can't leave with the kids. Otherwise, I'll go by myself."
Li Guilian took the money, turned around and went out with a basket.
The old lady who started talking spat at Li Guilian's back: "Bah, I think this stepmother has bad intentions and wants to spoil that girl."
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