Thinking that her daughter didn't understand what an ex-wife was, Ji Mo was about to explain, but when she looked up, she was met with her daughter's indescribable expression.
She was instantly happy, and the depression in her heart dissipated a lot: "Do you know what ex-wife means?"
After asking this question, she recalled what her daughter had said to her when she just woke up.
Yu Yu said that she was able to receive external information before, but she just couldn't express it clearly.
Although the Four Olds had been abolished, most people still believed in ghosts and gods.
Take Ji Mo for example. In her opinion, her daughter in the past was not so much stupid as she was lost her soul.
Thinking of this, Ji Mo couldn't help but ask again: "Does Yu Yu really know what ex-wife means?"
Chen Nongmo heard the sarcasm and ease in her mother's words, and instantly realized that there shouldn't be as much bloody stuff between her father and his ex-wife as she thought.
She didn't rush to ask for details, but instead asked tentatively: "Do I have to leave? Can't I stay with you?"
Compared to living under someone else's roof, she still feels more at ease with her loving parents.
As for suffering, I had experienced a lot of hard times in the 28 years of my previous life.
The smile on Ji Mo's face disappeared, and the loving expression disappeared completely: "No!"
His tone was firm, his eyes were resolute, and there was no room for negotiation. Chen Nongmo, who was very good at observing people's emotions, lowered his eyes and obediently changed the subject.
She moved back and slowly leaned against the wooden headboard before she asked in a soft voice, "Then tell me about Qiuhua's mother."
In my mind, I began to calmly analyze the benefits of not following my parents to the countryside.
Intellectually speaking, her being out there does more good than harm.
Apart from the awkward possibility of living under someone else's roof, separation is best for both her and her parents.
Convenient to run around, convenient to take care of, convenient Ji Mo, who had already analyzed all the pros and cons in her mind while looking at her innocent and well-behaved daughter, was really afraid that her daughter would ask about the matter and ask her where she and Lao Chen were going, why they didn't take her with them, and when they would be back. These were difficult questions to answer.
Now that she took the initiative to change the subject, he felt relieved and sighed, "You have to ask your dad about this."
Chen Demao, who came in with a glass of milk, was puzzled when he heard this: "What do you want to ask me?"
Ji Mo scolded: "Why didn't you knock on the door when you entered the room?"
Chen Demao was helpless: "The door is not even closed."
As he was talking, he had already come to the bedside and handed the milk in his hand to his daughter: "Didn't Dad tell you to drink a glass every morning and evening to nourish your body?"
Chen Nongmo took it with both hands and said shyly, "I forgot. Thank you, Dad."
"What were you talking about just now?" Chen Demao moved a stool and sat not far from the bed.
In his early years, it was common for my husband to lie in ambush in the snow and not move for a day or two. Now, every winter, he feels severe pain in his bones, especially when it rains.
Ji Mo took out a thermos from her daughter's quilt and handed it to her husband to hold. She then said, "Speaking of you and Sister Qiuhua, the little girl is a child and has a lot of imagination. She probably thinks you are someone like Zhou Peng."
Zhou Peng used to be a deputy battalion commander under Chen Demao. Before he could accomplish anything, he became cocky and felt that he was something great. He hooked up with a salesperson from a supply and marketing cooperative in the city and insisted on getting a divorce, claiming that he had no feelings for his wife who had raised three children in the countryside and that marriage was just a product of feudal society.
The slogans sounded loud and clear, but anyone with eyes could see the filth inside.
In fact, this kind of thing is not uncommon, but Chen Demao has a straight character and can't stand people with flaws in character, so he immediately paid attention to Zhou Peng.
After learning that he was not outstanding in any aspect, Zhou Peng's name was added to the list of people to be demobilized that year.
It's not that he was targeting him intentionally, but in his opinion, if a person can't be loyal to his own family, how can he be loyal to a big country?
If others misunderstood that he was the same type of person as Zhou Peng, Chen Demao would definitely be furious.
But he could only helplessly raise his hand and nod at the little girl before he began to tell the story of him and his ex-wife Cao Qiuhua . In Chen Nongmo's opinion, the story was not that complicated, and it was indeed not as ridiculous and bloody as she had imagined.
In 1940, 18-year-old Chen Demao married his neighbor Cao Qiuhua, a 22-year-old sister who had been engaged to him as a child, at the behest of his parents.
In an era when it was difficult to even have enough to eat, every household in the village was like this. They got married when they reached the right age. No one cared about what love was; it was a pastime for the rich.
Cao Qiuhua started working in the fields at the age of 8 and could be used as a semi-laborer. At the age of 4, Chen Demao was still a little kid wearing open-crotch pants and fluttering around.
If you think about it carefully, Cao Qiuhua watched Chen Demao grow up.
Having known each other since childhood, they lived a good life after marriage, and the elders on both sides were very caring towards them.
They could have lived happily together for the rest of their lives, but an accident struck without any warning when Cao Qiuhua was four months pregnant.
The Japanese invaders entered the village, robbed food and massacred the villagers, killing most of the villagers.
By the time the young couple who had escaped the disaster by going to the county hospital for a physical examination came back, the world had turned into a purgatory in just one day from early morning to dusk.
This was a devastating blow, and even Cao Qiuhua, who was known for her strong character, was so shocked that she almost had a miscarriage.
Later, after burying their family members, the couple, who were full of hatred, discussed several times in order to seek revenge, and that led to the decision for Chen Demao to join the army.
Chen Demao's mother was in poor health. He was the only son in the family and his family was relatively well off, so he had received some education and even attended one year of high school. In the 1940s, he was definitely considered an excellent student. After joining the army, he was quickly given the focus of training.
But the anti-R war was severe at the time and the flow of information was extremely poor. Chen Demao, who was constantly moving with the large army, might not be able to send a letter home in a year.
But being able to send letters, even once a year, is a wish.
To make matters worse, things happened in 1943.
Just when Cao Qiuhua and her son were waiting in the village for the third year, she received the news that Chen Demao had died.
Many heroes sacrificed their lives in those years. Cao Qiuhua was unwilling to believe it, so she waited alone with her child for four years before she completely gave up. She accepted the pursuit of a hunter in the village who had been silently helping her and remarried.
It is unrealistic not to get married. Since ancient times, widows have been surrounded by gossip, let alone a young and beautiful widow.
If the remaining people in the village had not united, and if the hunters had not secretly helped them, Cao Qiuhua's life would have been even more difficult.
Even so, there were still rumors circulating, some of which said that she was unlucky for her father, mother and husband.
By the time Chen Demao completed the secret mission, received a promotion and a pay raise, and returned home happily, preparing to take his wife and children to join the army, Cao Qiuhua had been married for more than four months and was pregnant again.
And his 8-year-old son, Chen Wuwen, who was meeting him for the first time, was climbing up to a tall, dark and strong man like a black bear and shouting "Dad."
How should I put it? It's not anyone's fault. It's just that too many coincidences and too many forces that have accumulated together have created their tortuous life trajectory.
So after silence and embarrassment, the two people who had reunited after a long separation hugged each other and cried, and then made a decision.
Chen Demao continued his military career, while Cao Qiuhua continued her married life.
He wanted to take his son away, but considering that the little guy had never left his mother since he was a child, Cao Qiuhua was reluctant to give up and only sent half of his salary back every year to support his son.
Come back to visit them when you have time.
This kind of life continued until 1952, when the eldest son was already 12 years old. He was annoyed by Sister Qiuhua and his leader urging him to get married. Then he met Ji Mo, who was a communications soldier at the time and was harassed because of her good looks. This led to his second marriage.
Over the years, although Chen Demao and Cao Qiuhua have each started a new family, they have not lost contact. Not to mention that they have a son, they grew up together and have always treated each other as real relatives due to the friendship of their ancestors.
"So. I have a biological brother who is 13 years older than me?" After listening to his father's not lengthy narration, Chen Nongmo always felt that this plot was somewhat familiar, but he couldn't remember it at all, and he had a bad premonition in his heart.
"Yes! You also have an older brother named Chen Wuwen, who is 28 years old this year and serves in the northern army. He was promoted to deputy regiment commander three years ago. Your name comes from the idiom "dancing with literature and writing." Speaking of his eldest son, Chen Demao was proud and fortunate.
I am proud that my son has achieved such results at such a young age.
Fortunately, their son was not registered in their household registration and was too far away from his unit, making it difficult for them to meet. In addition, due to their daughter's special condition in the past, the couple took Yu Yu to seek medical treatment whenever they were free. Few people knew that he and Wu Wen were father and son, so they thought that he would not be implicated this time.
The bad premonition came true. Chen Nongmo had no idea of ​​recognizing his relatives, nor was he happy about having a brother because he was an orphan.
At this moment, she only felt her scalp tingling, her hair standing on end, and she even had an urge to lie down and dream back to the afterlife.
It turns out that she not only crossed the time, but also jumped into a parallel time and space, came to the world of the novel, and became the male protagonist's lifelong guilt, the silly sister who died unexpectedly?
Thinking about the little girl's tragic death, Chen Nongmo's delicate little face turned even paler.
She is afraid of death!
"What's wrong? Yu Yu, are you worried that your brother doesn't like you? Don't worry, even though Wu Wen is tall and strong, he is a good guy." Seeing her daughter's face tense and looking like she had lost all hope in life, Ji Mo hurried to comfort her, but bitterness spread in her heart.
If the situation allowed, she would naturally be reluctant to send her daughter, who had just woken up for about a week and was still confused about the world, to a completely unfamiliar environment. Even if that person was Sister Qiuhua, whom she trusted very much, she would still be reluctant to do so.
But... there's no other way, right?
Chen Nongmo is naturally not afraid of this, but she is afraid of the countdown to death in two years.
Even though she prides herself on being smart and not the type to seek death, what if the situation becomes irreversible?
Thinking of this, Chen Nongmo's heart trembled again. He blinked his beautiful black and white eyes, looked at people mistily, and struggled pitifully: "I don't know Qiuhua's mother and brother. I'm scared and don't want to go."
Chen Demao leaned over and rubbed his daughter's head, comforting her: "Don't be afraid, I'm not asking you to go alone, let Brother Hu take you there."
Ji Mo also nodded: "Yes, if it really doesn't work, mom will talk to your brother Chu Miao and ask him to accompany you, okay?"
Chen Nongmo's head hurt even more. This was not what she meant.
(End of this chapter)
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