"Cheng Jingmo, what did they mean by what they just said about you and Cheng Shuanchun?"
No wonder Cheng Shuanchun was so hostile towards her when he saw her for the first time yesterday.
It turns out it was because of Cheng Jingmo!
Yu Xiangnian believed in Cheng Jingmo.
It is impossible for him to do something immoral. It must be a problem on Cheng Shuanchun's side.
Cheng Jingmo's answer was simple, "My family asked me to marry her, but I didn't agree."
Now, Yu Xiangnian was even more shocked!
Even if Cheng Jingmo and Cheng Shuanchun are not related by blood, they are still siblings. How can they be together?!
She wanted to ask more, but Cheng Jingmo quickly walked up to an old woman and said, "Third Uncle Grandma."
Third Uncle's grandmother looked at Cheng Jingmo for a while, and suddenly smiled, "Pick up the baby! Third Uncle's grandmother almost didn't recognize you!"
"Third Uncle, why didn't you come to eat yesterday?"
Third Uncle's grandmother said regretfully, "I can't get away because of something at home. I heard your Third Uncle tell me about what happened yesterday. Picking up the baby has made a difference!"
Cheng Jingmo took Yu Xiangnian's hand and said, "Third uncle, this is my wife."
Yu Xiangnian smiled and nodded, "Good morning, Third Uncle."
"Tsk tsk tsk!" Grandma Sanshu looked at Yu Xiangnian with a satisfied expression, "The wife of the baby picker is so pretty! The baby picker is so lucky!"
Cheng Jingmo's mouth curled up slightly, "Third Uncle, I brought some specialties from South City for you. I'll deliver them to you this afternoon."
"Why are you being so polite?" said Third Uncle's grandmother. "Your Third Uncle asked you two to come over for dinner yesterday. When do you think you'll be free?"
Cheng Jingmo replied: "This afternoon, is that okay?"
"What's wrong with that? I'll go back and cook later." Uncle San's grandmother looked at Yu Xiangnian and asked, "What do you want to eat, my wife?"
Yu Xiangnian smiled and replied, "I'm not picky."
The main thing is that there is nothing to pick!
Just now, I walked along the way and got to know the situation in the village.
It seems that the conditions of every household are similar to Cheng Jingmo's family.
Cheng Jingmo said, "My uncle, she likes noodles. She will definitely like the noodles you make."
"Okay, okay, let's make noodles with gravy."
Cheng Jingmo had originally planned to visit his third uncle and his family in a few days, but now he made this decision at the last minute.
He went back to the supply and marketing cooperative and bought two bottles of wine and four pounds of cakes.
In the afternoon, Cheng Jingmo brought Yu Xiangnian and Xiaojie to his third uncle's house.
They also brought some dried fish and shrimp.
My third uncle and his children separated, and the old couple lived in an old house.
The Third Uncle criticized him: "Such precious things, and you brought so many!"
Yu Xiangnian smiled and said, "Third Uncle's grandmother didn't have any to eat yesterday, so I brought this specially for her. We don't have anything else, just this little token of our appreciation, Third Uncle can't refuse."
The third uncle glanced at Cheng Jingmo and said, "Your wife is better at speaking than you, learn from her."
The meal was simple, with a bowl of noodles with gravy for each person, and a dish of fried shredded potatoes and pickled radish on the table.
The noodle soup is made with bacon and some sauerkraut. It tastes like bacon and the sauerkraut is appetizing. It is much better than the food at Cheng Jingmo's house.
In this poor mountain village, families can only eat meat during the Chinese New Year, and no one is willing to eat meat on weekdays.
Moreover, today's meal was decided at the last minute, and meat was not available at that time.
This should be the only meat in my third uncle's house. I usually don't want to eat it, but I took it out and ate it today.
Uncle San opened the two bottles of wine that Cheng Jingmo brought, poured two glasses, and the two chatted while drinking.
Unexpectedly, Cheng Jingmo and his third uncle got along quite well.
After finishing their meal, the two of them carried their wine glasses into the main room to continue chatting.
This should be the second person besides Yu Xiangyang who can chat with Cheng Jingmo until he forgets the time.
Yu Xiangnian said to his uncle, "This is the first time I've seen Cheng Jingmo be so talkative!"
Third Uncle's grandmother glanced at the two people who were concentrating on their conversation and said, "It can be said that the baby and your Third Uncle get along well."
Yu Xiangnian began to inquire about Cheng Jingmo's past.
I learned from my uncle's grandmother:
Cheng Jingmo was picked up by Cheng Huazi on a snowy day.
That day, Cheng Huazi went into the mountains to hunt and got lost. He encountered a wolf carrying a child and shot it.
The wolf abandoned the child and ran away, and Cheng Jingmo was picked up.
At that time, Cheng Huazi and Mu Huanzhen had been married for more than three years and had no children, so they picked up Cheng Jingmo as their own child.
"You're saying it's strange. Just two months after we brought the baby home, your mother-in-law got pregnant, and then she gave birth to six children in quick succession. Cheng Huazi can easily find prey just by going into the mountains."
"Picking up the baby is the Cheng family's lucky star, but the Cheng family..." Uncle San's grandmother sighed.
Yu Xiangnian didn't know why his heart tightened because of his uncle's sigh.
Third Uncle's grandmother said, "Cheng Huazi's family used to be very poor. They didn't even have a house. The couple lived in a side room."
Yu Xiangnian felt that it should be the room where Cheng Shuanqin and Cheng Shuan stayed.
"When the couple had their own child, they felt the adopted child was a burden, so when the adopted child was seven years old, they sold him."
"Back then, your third uncle scolded them for being heartless, saying that the baby was a blessing for the Cheng family, and if the baby was gone, the Cheng family would fall!"
"Your third uncle was right. Within two weeks of selling the baby, Cheng Shuansuo fell ill, and the doctor told us to prepare for his funeral. Cheng Huazi broke his leg while going into the mountains, and Mu Huanzhen nearly burned the house down while cooking!"
"The couple finally believed your third uncle's words and decided to buy the baby back. But they already had three children at home and there was no place for them to sleep, so the baby was sent to sleep in the cowshed."
"At that time, Cheng Huazi was in charge of the two cows in the village, and Jianwa slept with them. We were all worried that the cows would accidentally step on him!"
Yu Xiangnian felt that he was a little breathless. Why was Cheng Jingmo's life so tragic!
Third Uncle's grandmother added, "Jianwa is a sensible child. At the age of seven or eight, he could go into the mountains alone to hunt and find wild vegetables. During the famine years, even adults couldn't find food in the mountains, but he could."
"Later, Jianwa grew up. One year, the village recruited soldiers, and he signed up. He was selected. But when it came to registering his name, he had trouble. He didn't even have a name."
"Your third uncle can read a few words. He was present at the conscription and gave the kid a temporary name, Cheng Jingmo."
"Your third uncle said that Jianwa was quiet since he was little, so he named him Mo. Hoping he would have a bright future, he added Jing."
The more Yu Xiangnian listened, the more uncomfortable he felt. From the tightness in his chest at the beginning, to the pain in his heart now as if someone was pulling it.
Cheng Jingmo’s childhood was so bleak!
No, he didn't even have a childhood!
She looked at Cheng Jingmo with eyes full of pity.
He was chatting enthusiastically with his third uncle, his deep eyes slightly curved, and a rare look of happiness on his face.
Third Uncle's grandmother said: "However, when the soldiers return home, the Cheng family will have trouble again!"
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