Gu An'an's hand holding the rice paused. She looked at Gu Weiqiang and said, "Dad, the people next door are criticizing Sang and Huai."
Gu Weiqiang started directly, twisted up a piece of rice cake, and stuffed it into his mouth. The rice cake was fragrant and crispy, and it was served with One bite of bacon made him want to bite off his tongue. He didn't even know that his daughter's cooking skills were so good.
Hearing An An's words, he couldn't speak clearly, "Come on, let's talk about it. We are separated, and we all live our own lives. No matter how delicious the food is, they won't have their share." After a pause, he gloated a little, "Let's eat meat and let them smell it." Tasty, not bad. "
Old father! Do you know that you are so naughty that you get beaten easily? An An smiled like a little fox stealing fish and nodded. Gu Weiqiang was her superior. His attitude determined her attitude towards the family next door
. He picked the largest piece of bacon and stuffed it into Dongdong's mouth, saying, "Dongdong, take this bowl of bacon rice and old hen soup to my aunt. Ping'an is too thin and needs to be nourished. When you come over, give him some meat." Grandma called me over, come to our house for dinner."
An An was a very vengeful person, she remembered clearly who was good to her and who was not.
She was sick, and the two big grass carps were caught by my uncle who walked through several feet of snow to the river, broke the ice and fished them out. It was not easy to fish in such icy weather, otherwise every household would have gone fishing. Gu Weiguo was able to endure this hardship. After breaking the ice, he put his warm hands into the icy water. The fish followed the temperature and came over naturally
. "Sister, can I speak louder?"
"Sure!" The two siblings looked at each other, and An An knew what Dong Dong meant. The child was very smart and knew that he wanted to irritate the second family. After all, Second aunt scolded them for eating for free, and Dongdong kept it in mind.
It was cold outside. Dongdong held two large bowls in his arms and trotted to his uncle's door. He deliberately raised his voice and said, "Aunt, my sister said that the fish that uncle caught when she was sick last time was especially delicious. Today, My sister cooked and made carrot stewed hen soup and bacon rice, which are delicious. You can try them. ", the child's eyes sparkled. He stuffed everything into Zhao Junyan's arms and did not wait for Zhao Junyan to eat. Refuse, get up and run.
In the countryside, if someone has a good relationship with someone and they cook something delicious, they will directly bring the bowl to him.
Gu Huazi's place is a bit far from Gu's house, so it will be cold by the time I bring it over. It's better to do it next time. An An's original idea was to invite their whole family over for a meal.
Zhao Junyan looked at the two large bowls stuffed in her arms, she smiled bitterly, and carried them into the house, "Master, Dongdong just brought a lot of food." Ping'an, who was already lying on the kang, smelled the food. He climbed up and saw what his mother was holding. He swallowed and said, "Mom, what is this? It's so tender and delicious!"
"It's the hot pot rice and hen soup made by your fourth uncle. "
Gu Weiguo sat at the door, with a basket on his lap, twisting hemp rope. Hemp rope costs three cents per pound, and he can earn about three cents after twisting it all night. Hemp rope is a thing that looks very good. , but when put on the scale it is like cotton, taking up space and having no weight.
He had no ability, and after the family was divided, his wife and son had to suffer with him. He was not afraid of hardship, as long as he could make more money and make his wife and children live more comfortably
. He smiled faintly, "Old Four is a kind-hearted person." He looked up at the bowl in Zhao Junyan's arms and said, "Let's go and have something to eat with Ping An. We only eat steamed buns soaked in water at night. Now we will definitely "I'm hungry." Having just separated from their family, the couple didn't want to go to the kitchen to borrow a pot to cook, so they simply broke up the coarse flour steamed buns that they hadn't eaten before and soaked them in hot water, which solved their problem. Rice.
Zhao Junyan put two large bowls on the table that was as high as the children's legs, and then pulled Gu Weiguo over, insisting, "Come, let's eat together." She picked up a piece of bacon and stuffed it into her man's mouth.
Ping An fed his son another piece of meat. His eyes lit up. "Wow, it's delicious!" He picked up the chopsticks and rummaged in the bowl of old hen soup. He was surprised. "Mom has a big chicken drumstick!"
Zhao Junyan felt a little sad . She nodded and smiled gently, "Yes, the chicken leg belongs to our Ping An."
This was the first time Ping An had eaten chicken legs since he was a child. His family was poor before and he couldn't afford it. Later, when his family was a little bit better, he The conditions were ready. After killing the chicken, the two legs of a chicken were basically divided equally among the children from the second and fourth rooms. It was not Ping'an's turn to eat it at all.
Gu Weiguo touched Ping An's head and said, "In the future, when Dad makes money, he will make chicken legs for Ping An every day."
Next door, in the middle yard, is where the second branch of the Gu family lives. Gu Dongdong handed the bowl to Zhao Junyan and deliberately raised his voice. At that time, everyone at Wang Daying's table heard it clearly.
Gu Shuang, who was already unhappy, became even more upset. He sat on the floor and cried, "Mom, I want to eat chicken legs!!!"
Gu Wei Fu was already full of anger, and he slapped his most beloved youngest son for the first time, and said, "Get out if you don't want to eat."
This frightened Gu Shuang so much that he stopped crying.
But Wang Daying was so distressed that he said, "My son wants to eat chicken legs. We can make it for him tomorrow. Why are you beating him?"
Gu Shu put down the bowl silently and said, "I'm full. I'm going to review in the house." Gu Dan, who was sitting next to him and had always been invisible in the second room, ate his pickled cabbage noodles cleanly and said, "My master has assigned me a task. I will go and make two more chairs. We use it at home."
Grandpa Gu lost his mood to eat, especially when he heard the laughter from the west room next door.
He felt even more uncomfortable.
When Gu Dongdong came over and called Zhou Aiju, he didn't even look at him, the grandpa. Not even a word of asking him to come over to eat one piece at a time. She just felt unhappy about it.
Compared to the quiet and deserted second room of the Gu family,
the west room was quite lively.
Zhou Aiju had been feeling miserable for the whole afternoon, but when she came to the west room, she found that her youngest son's house was in perfect order. Not only that, her granddaughter, grandson, and son were all there. The three of them tried to make her happy.
Why was she unhappy?
It was because she was worried that the children would not live well after the separation.
But when she came here, she saw that the food was not good at all. On the table, there was a large plate of stir-fried winter melon, hot and sour Chinese cabbage, golden bacon hotpot rice, and a large pot of radish stewed with old hen. Every dish was rich in oil and water.
Zhou Aiju dared to say that she was very good at cooking . I have been cooking all my life, but I have never tasted such delicious food.
Especially the bacon with the pot rice, the pot rice is fragrant and crispy, the bacon is chewy and has a very special taste. Anyway, it tastes really good.
And the clear stewed old hen soup I don't know how An An made it.
This chicken soup doesn't have any fishy smell at all, and it has a light fragrance. After taking a sip, I feel relaxed all over.
She sighed, "An An! Your cooking skills are getting better and better!"
Gu Weiqiang's belly was bulging from eating so much, "Yes, I think An An's cooking skills are better than the chefs in the big hotels in the provincial capital."
An An took a bite of the pot rice and laughed secretly, "I learned it all from Aunt Juxiang." As for why she didn't say she learned it from Tang Lanzhi, it was because Tang Lanzhi married into the Gu family and the number of meals she cooked could be counted on one hand.
After everyone finished eating, Xiao Douding helped to wash the bowls with Zhou Aiju.
The big pot of bacon pot rice was eaten clean, and they wished that even the bottom of the pot was scraped clean.
There was a large bowl of radish stewed with old hen soup left. After all, there was a whole chicken, four large radishes, and half a pot of water. It was quite enough.
Gu Weiqiang stared at the large bowl of soup, and his mind became active. After everything was cleaned up, An An lay on the warm kang. She didn't know if it was her illusion, but since the separation, even the kang has become a little warmer.
The little kid next to her was sleeping in another quilt tube, snoring with a satisfied look on his face.
An An opened her eyes wide and stared at the beams. She had to think of a way to make money. This was the time to separate the family. She estimated that her father didn't have much money.
No matter what era, if you don't have money, you will always feel anxious.
Gu Weiqiang took out a large bowl of chicken soup from the pot after the children fell asleep, put it in his thick cotton jacket, and went to the thatched house at the foot of the mountain in the dark.
When he arrived, Lang Yongling, Feng Xianquan, and Feng Qingyan were lying on the kang, playing mahjong.
Of course, Lang Yongling was the master. You have to know that among the children of the Eight Banners living under the imperial city, no one can compare to Lang Yongling in terms of fun. Fighting chickens, shaking crickets, walking birds, and playing mahjong were all learned by Lang Yongling from his old friends a few years ago.
Before the New Year, the four pigs raised by Gujia Village had been killed, and the young piglets had not been bought yet, so the three of them had some free time.
Lang Yongling asked Gu Weiguo to give him a few notebooks and made leaf cards by himself. The three of them played and had a lot of fun.
When Gu Weiqiang came, it was already past nine o'clock in the evening. At this time, it was freezing outside and the whole Gujia Village was quiet.
He knocked on the door, and as usual, it was the young Feng Qingyan who opened the door.
He entered the house, shook himself, and it took him a while to warm up. "It's freezing outside."
Lang Yongling moved his nose, raised his head, and looked at Gu Weiqiang. "Little Gu! What good things did you take?"
Gu Weiqiang was stunned for a moment, took out a large bowl of chicken soup from his arms, and sighed, "Your nose is really sharp! I haven't even taken it out yet, and you smelled it." The chicken he brought home today was the one he robbed from the thatched cottage. Originally, Lang Yongling spent money and asked Gu Weiqiang to help bring it back from the county town. Who would have thought that he had just put the chicken down in the morning, and that kind of thing happened at home.
In the afternoon, when the family was divided, he was still thinking that there were a lot of vegetarian dishes at home, but no meat, so he paid attention to this chicken.
When he came to the thatched cottage in the afternoon, the chicken had been cleaned by Feng Qingyan and was ready to be eaten in the evening, but was robbed by Gu Weiqiang on the way.
In the evening, Feng Qingyan and his friends just baked a half-cooked pancake and drank boiled water.
Gu Weiqiang felt bad and sent it to the three of them as he had a big bowl of old hen soup at home.
He would repay the favor later.
Lang Yongling threw the leaf cards on the table, his gray hair trembling, and took it directly from Gu Weiqiang's hand, put it in front of his nose and sniffed, "Wow, you put a lot of good things here." After all, he has seen the world. In the early years when his family was not ruined, it can be said that Lang Yongling's mouth was spoiled. Just by smelling the smell, he knew that a lot of good ingredients were used in this chicken soup.
Gu Weiqiang was a little confused, took off his double-breasted cotton jacket and put it on the chair, "My daughter made it, using radish stewed old hen soup, it's not a valuable thing."
Lang Yongling looked at Gu Weiqiang meaningfully, but did not expose him. In his opinion, Xiao Gu still had some family background.
In this day and age, if red dates, longans, Chinese yam, ginger seeds, and ginseng seeds can be used together to make soup, the family must be well-off!
Since Xiao Gu didn't want to say anything, the old man didn't say anything more. However, for this kind of thought, he should thank Xiao Gu. This is a tonic, and he hasn't had it for some years.
A beautiful misunderstanding was born.
Gu Wei Qiang, who was completely unaware of the situation, looked very proud, "This chicken soup tastes good, right? The bacon hotpot rice made by my girl is absolutely amazing! I wish I could lick the pot clean."
Feng Qingyan took a coarse porcelain bowl, poured half a bowl of chicken soup into it, took a sip and sighed, "It's so comfortable to drink a bowl of hot chicken soup in this weather. No, brother Gu, what did you just say?"
Gu Wei Qiang regretted it as soon as he finished speaking and let the cat out of the bag.
Lang Yongling had the temperament of a child. He said sourly, "Little Gu said that he just ate the bacon hotpot rice made by An An at home. It was absolutely delicious. It's a pity that we didn't get to eat it."
"Can it be better than chicken soup?" Feng Qingyan would never admit that he was unsophisticated. When his son was a young master at home, the chicken soup made by their servant did not taste as fragrant as this one.
"That's right!" Gu Wei Qiang looked very content with having a daughter. "Next time when An An is cooking, I'll bring it over for you to try."
Lang Yongling spat. "If I were An An, I wouldn't acknowledge you as my father and cook for you. You're dreaming." An An was a kind-hearted child. Lang Yongling really treated An An as his granddaughter. He knew a little about the filthiness of the Gu family. He was so casual with Gu Wei Qiang because he was familiar with her.
Gu Weiqiang stood up and put the empty bowl in his arms, "Master Lang, don't worry, An'an is under my care! From now on, I will be angry with anyone who dares to bully An'an."
"What if it's your wife and daughter?"
Gu Weiqiang's body stiffened, "No one can do it." He added, "I only have a daughter-in-law and a son now." As for Lanzhi and Wanwan, he didn't plan to recognize them. When they divided the family during the day, he said that, but it was just a betrayal. They have lived together for more than ten years. Others may not know what kind of personality Tang Lanzhi has, but he knows it.
When he arrives in the provincial capital, if he meets the right person, according to Tang Lanzhi's personality, she will definitely remarry. As for Wanwan, the same will happen. She will change her last name without hesitation.
They were the same type of people, always thinking about making their lives better.
After talking to the three of them, he took out two handfuls of roasted peanuts and pumpkin seeds from his pocket. They were all in their shells, cooked on a small stove in a farmer's house, and they tasted delicious when chewed.
Old Lang and his friends played mahjong, ate peanuts, cracked melon seeds, and felt very comfortable.
The peanuts were packed from Huazi's house in the afternoon. Huazi's wife made them herself. They were originally intended to be brought to An'an and Dongdong, but they forgot about it in their busy schedule. The quantity was quite large. Gu Weiqiang knew that Lang Yongling couldn't stop eating, so he brought some for them.
Sure enough, when he put them on the table, Lang Yongling's eyes lit up like a little kid, and he hurried over, "Little Gu! Go back earlier, and be careful on the road."
Gu Weiqiang shook his head, put on his jacket, and left the thatched house.
After he left.
Lang Yongling grabbed a few pumpkin seeds and ate them with great satisfaction. "Let's ask An An to come over and make us a bowl of bacon hotpot rice tomorrow. Seeing how proud Xiao Gu is, I must eat An An's hotpot rice. Otherwise, I won't feel comfortable."
Feng Qingyan looked at his father and smiled bitterly. "An An is not our chef. Old man Lang, you are suffering from the disease of affluence again."
Lang Yongling squinted his eyes and recalled, "The old days were better!"
Who said it wasn't!
I don't know when these days will end.
Among the three, Feng Xianquan was the one who was persecuted the most. When he returned from studying abroad, he was parachuted into the provincial hospital. He damaged the interests of many people and provoked many enemies.
But fortunately, he had excellent medical skills and gradually gained a foothold. With just his hands, holding a scalpel, he saved countless people! However
, good medical skills are worthless in front of interests.
After the people he offended reported him, they not only brought people to raid Feng's house, but also locked him up in a dark room for three days. Those three days were not a life for a human being. There were broken glass on the ground. He was forced to kneel down like that, and blood immediately flowed from his knees. This was still a small matter. At least his hands were saved.
But Feng Xianquan's opponent was also a doctor, who knew too well the importance of a pair of hands to a doctor. Not only did he have his hands broken, he also refused to allow him to be treated.
As a result, now, after so many years, Feng Xianquan's hands shake constantly when he picks up the chopsticks, which is a fatal injury to a doctor. If the hands keep shaking when picking up the scalpel, it can be fatal.
Compared with Feng Xianquan's experience, Lang Yongling was relatively good. He decisively handed over all the family's property at the time, and with the operation of his adopted son, he only suffered a little on the way to exile. When he arrived at Gujia Village, he raised pigs in the first two years, and the taste was a bit strong, but he has gotten used to it in the past few years.
They met Feng Xianquan, who had saved Gu Weiqiang. After they got to know each other, they found that Gu Weiqiang was a very loyal person. He would bring them some food in private from time to time, so their life was not bad.
When Gu Weiqiang entered the house in a cat-like manner, his arm accidentally touched a bunch of dried peppers on the window. The chili peppers made a rustling sound, which was particularly irritating in the silent night. An An heard the noise and sat up in a daze. She responded softly, "Who is it?"
Gu Weiqiang stiffened for a moment when he heard his daughter asking him questions. After all, he went out alone at night and felt a little guilty. He pinched his throat and imitated the cat's meow, "Meow!"
Seeing that it was a cat that accidentally bumped into it, An An felt relieved. She patted Dong Dong who was sleeping in the quilt next to her and whispered, "Go to sleep, it's a kitten."
Dong Dong nodded.
The brother and sister fell asleep again.
Gu Weiqiang stood at the window for more than ten minutes without daring to move. He put his ear against the window and listened to the breathing inside gradually becoming heavier. Then he breathed a sigh of relief, tiptoed to open the door, and wiped his face with cool water.
They went to the small ear room at the side. It was only the size of a palm, but after putting a kang in it, it basically took up most of the floor space. Gu Wei Qiang had a big man nest inside, and it was a bit cramped. The ear room was originally where Gu An An slept, and the west room was where Tang Lan Zhi and Gu Wei Qiang lived. However, Gu Wei Qiang was seldom at home, so Gu Wan Wan and Tang Lan Zhi slept in the west room. Occasionally, Dong Dong could go to the warm kang in the west room to rub against it, and it was always Gu An An who would shoo Dong Dong there.
When the heated kang in the annex was built, the family didn't have enough money, so they cut corners. As a result, when the firewood in the kitchen was burned, the annex would also be like a fire, with big smoke coming out, making it hard for people to open their eyes. Moreover, the heated kang didn't keep warm, and it would be cold in the middle of the night.
Gu Anan was used to the hardship and living there. Zhou Aiju called her many times, asking Anan to go to her room and squeeze in with Dongdong. Gu Anan was stubborn and always felt that if she lived next to Zhou Aiju, her second aunt would gossip, so she insisted.
As for why the heated kang in the annex was not repaired?
Because this wing is connected to the east room, the reason why there is so much smoke in the wing is that most of it comes from the east room. If the heated kang in the west wing is built, the smoke will be confined to the east room. With Wang Daying's temper, how could he suffer a loss? Every time Zhou Aiju mentioned the idea of building a heated kang in the west wing, Wang Daying started to make a scene and quarrel, making the family restless.
When a scholar meets a soldier, he can't explain himself clearly. This is what Zhou Aiju and Wang Daying are like. Zhou Aiju is a scholar after all, unlike Wang Daying who doesn't care about it even if it's embarrassing. Wang Daying didn't agree after several times of mentioning it. In addition, Tang Lanzhi in the west room didn't say anything, so the matter was slowly delayed.
This was the first time that Gu Weiqiang slept in the wing room. The kang, which was originally warm, was now cold, and the whole room was filled with stinking smoke.
He lay on the kang and lit the kerosene lamp. He then carefully examined the structure of the wing room. The more he looked, the angrier he became. Wasn't this obviously bullying? The chimney of the kang in the east room was connected to the wall of the west room. No wonder, no wonder smoke leaked.
If he didn't live here today, he really didn't know what kind of life the lady had lived in the past.
Thinking of this, Gu Weiqiang felt ashamed. To be honest, he loved his eldest daughter very much. Whenever he had something good, he would always bring it to her. However, he never knew whether the thing was useful to her, whether the place she lived in was good, and whether she had enough to eat.
He sighed a long time! He wiped his face. Blame him!
Blame him! He
thought that Lanzhi would keep the house in order while he was busy outside. He knew that she was partial, but he didn't expect that she would be so partial.
He dared to say that if Wanwan, the daughter, lived in such a place, Lanzhi would make a fuss in half a day, if not a day.
However, An An lived in this small side room for two years without saying a word. That night, Gu Wei Qiang's eyes were trembling and he didn't see it.
He felt guilty towards the eldest lady. He
felt very guilty!
An An slept in the west room, with a warm kang under her. After she came here, she fell ill and had been living on the best kang in the west room. She didn't know that her father in the side room hadn't slept all night, and she herself had forgotten about the side room and didn't even think about it.
Before five in the morning, people in every household in the village got up one after another. Country people basically get up early.
Gu Weiqiang was no exception. He hadn't slept all night, and his eyes were bloodshot, but he was full of energy. He cleaned up the side room early in the morning, found a piece of charcoal in the kitchen stove, and painted on the wall. He drew a rough framework, obviously intending to tidy up this side room.
Tang Lanzhi was blind, but he was not.
Tang Lanzhi didn't love the eldest daughter, but he did.
In fact, even Gu Weiqiang himself did not realize that the first night after his wife left, the cold kang should have reminded him of his wife. However, when he saw the scene in the side room, he really hated her. He hated that the wife was lucky enough to leave early, otherwise he would definitely beat her up. The eldest daughter of their fourth room should not be tortured like this.
Because it was too early, he went to ask someone to repair the kang, and they didn’t even have breakfast. In addition, the snow fell again after a day. When he went out, the snow was as deep as his knees. He sank into it as soon as he stepped on it.
Gu Weiqiang went to the kitchen first and looked at the water tank. When he washed the old hens yesterday, his hands were big and he used a lot of water. Now, it was almost empty.
He simply picked up the shoulder pole and the wooden bucket and planned to fetch water from the front yard.
There are only three wells in the entire Gu family's village, one at the beginning of the village, one at the end of the village, and another one right in the middle of the village. The Gu family's house is well built, and it is only five minutes' walk from the well. However, it is snowing now, with snow several feet high, making the road difficult to walk, and there are not many people carrying water.
Gu Weiqiang was the first to go. He also took a shovel and shoveled the snow as he walked, shoveling out a small path just big enough to pass people.
After he finished shoveling, people began to go out to fetch water one after another. When he meets an acquaintance or someone older, Gu Weiqiang will help him out.
Wang Daying was kicked off the kang by her husband early in the morning. She sat on the cold ground in a daze. The coolness went from her feet to her head. She was instantly awake and her sleepiness disappeared. She was much more awake. She realized that since the family was separated, she would have to fetch water, cook and wash pots. She had to get up.
She patted her buttocks and pulled the wound on her chest when she stood up. The chest was the heaviest wound. Gu Weifu kicked her in the main hall yesterday. It was really cruel.
When she couldn't sleep in the middle of the night, she was still thinking that she was lucky, otherwise this kick would have cost her half her life.
Wang Daying shook off the mess of emotions in her head and sighed. Only then did she realize the benefits of not dividing the family. In the past, it was that dead girl Gu Anan or the eldest son Gu Weiguo who went to fetch water, and the eldest sister-in-law Zhao Junyan was in charge of cooking. She could only sit in the stove to light the fire and yell to call everyone to come out for dinner.
Only then did she realize that the good days of the past were completely gone.
Wang Daying supported the table and stood up slowly. She put on a cotton jacket in a hurry. Before going out, she glanced at the man who was sleeping soundly on the kang, sighed again, and then pushed open the door of the east room.
Seeing the white dust outside, Wang Daying touched the cold shoulder bag in her hand and became even less willing to go out. In this kind of weather, it was suitable to stay on the kang, how could it be suitable to go out to work?
While she was in a daze, Gu Weifu raised his eyelids and cursed in the room, "You damn woman, you are freezing me to death! If you don't work, the children will get up soon."
Wang Daying rubbed her hands, put the underwear in her arms tightly, and hurried out.
As soon as he went out, he met the eldest brother Gu Weiguo, wearing a tattered felt hat. He was grabbing the shoulder pole from Zhao Junyan and said, "Yan'er, go back and meet me. The road is hard to walk on due to heavy snow. I'll fetch water."
Zhao Junyan looked at the thick snow on the ground and thought about it. The road was indeed hard to walk on, so she handed the shoulder pole to Gu Weiguo. When she turned around, she saw her second brother and sister-in-law just coming out of the house with a bucket of water in their hands. She felt a little embarrassed and asked, "Second brother and sister-in-law, do you want your eldest brother to help you carry the water back?"
Wang Daying was very embarrassed at this moment. She always felt that among the sisters-in-law in the old Gu family, she was the captain's wife, had a superior status, and even had the best life.
But the reality is.
She thinks she is the one who has the best life. Now it is snowing heavily, but she still has to go out to fetch water, while her husband is sleeping on the warm kang without knowing whether he is dead or alive.
The eldest brother's family, whom she looks down upon, does the heaviest work and lives the worst life. Now, after only one day of separation, her husband, Zhao Junyan, only knows how to feel sorry for his wife. Think about her husband!
Wang Daying felt sad but smiled proudly, "Sister-in-law! I'm not saying this to you, but men should do big things, don't let them be delayed by these little things. Take my son Wei Fu for example. He has to go to Widow Zheng's house to pick up the eldest daughter to go home for the New Year. Widow Zheng gave him five yuan as a thank you!"
Five yuan was a lot of money in those days. Widow Zheng was from the next door village. When she was young, she fell in love with Zhang the Butcher from Gujia Village. It caused a sensation at the time. Widow Zheng's family was well-off and didn't like Zhang the Butcher. But Widow Zheng liked him so much that she wanted to marry him without any dowry.
Many years have passed since she got married. In the 1960s, private households were not allowed to raise pigs in the village. Only public households could raise pigs. Zhang the butcher became unemployed. He had no choice but to go out to work.
But he never expected that he would not come back after so many years.
Widow Zheng relied on her parents' support and her self-sufficiency. She raised three daughters by herself. Not only that, she would take time out every day to wait for her husband at the entrance of the village like the husband-waiting stone.
It is said that there are many gossips about widows, but widow Zheng knows how to behave and gets along well with her neighbors. In everyone's eyes, widow Zheng is a chaste and virtuous woman in ancient times.
Therefore, although Wang Daying was afraid of other women coveting her man, she was very relieved about Widow Zheng. That woman only had Zhang the Butcher in her heart. She was also five years older than Gu Weifu. It was impossible for the two of them to be together.
Gu Weiguo was embarrassed when he heard what Wang Daying said. He was speechless and couldn't come back for a long time. In his opinion, compared with his second brother, he was useless. Not to mention earning five yuan in the morning, he could hardly earn five yuan in a month.
But Zhao Junyan was different. She usually just didn't want to pay attention to Wang Daying. She opened her mouth and said, "Weiguo is just capable of this. He loves women. It doesn't matter if he can't make money. The family can live through hard times. I am willing to accompany him."
These plain words made the honest and dull Gu Weiguo's eyes red in an instant. He raised his cracked big hands and held Zhao Junyan's hands tightly. Although Zhao Junyan was pinched so hard that it hurt, she couldn't bear to say a word to Gu Weiguo.
Gu Anan, who was just wearing a shirt to go to the toilet, did not expect that when she saw this touching drama, she naturally saw Wang Daying, whose face turned blue with anger. She couldn't help but burst out laughing. She pulled the shirt up to her body to cover the leak. She gave Zhao Junyan a thumbs up and said, "Uncle, if you don't treat aunt well, I will let Ping'an beat you." It was because Gu Anan had a good relationship with the first wife that she made such a teasing remark. In the mornings before, when Gu Anan couldn't carry water, Gu Weiguo, who had just finished a job in the fields, always helped Gu Anan to carry water.
Being teased by the younger generation, Gu Weiguo's old face turned red, and he hummed like a mosquito, picked up the shoulder pole and went to the well.
An An smiled, "Aunt, let's go back and continue sleeping, the kang is really warm!"
Zhao Junyan raised his hand and tapped An An's forehead, and the two went into the house together.
As for Wang Daying.
She felt sorry for the man, and her man was a man who did big things.
Then go fetch water.
He himself didn't feel wronged.
What could these outsiders say? It
's so cold outside! It was so cold that the seams of her bones hurt. This was An An's first reaction. She bit her back teeth, shivering with cold, and trotted into the west room, slammed the door, and slipped into the warm kang. It was really warm. This was An An's first reaction.
As soon as she turned her head, she met a pair of bright, gurgling eyes. An An grinned, "Dong Dong, you're awake!"
Gu Dong Dong stretched his hand out of the quilt, pulled Gu An An's hand out of her quilt, and said, "Sister, let me cover you."
Dong Dong grew up on An An's back when he went out. Later, when Zhou Aiju was busy, Dong Dong and An An would share a quilt. Later
, when they grew up, they had separate quilts, but they still slept on the same kang. The relationship between the two siblings was very good.
An An stared at the child in front of her. His little hands were a little black and cracked, but when he held An An's hand, he opened his little mouth and kept blowing air on An An's hand. His bright eyes were wide open with anticipation, "Sister, are you warmer?"
"It's very warm." An An smiled with warmth on her face. She deliberately put her cold little hands into Dong Dong's neck and rubbed it.
Gu Dongdong was so happy that he rolled on the bed, shrinking his neck constantly, "Sister, it's cold... so cold." After a while, An'an stretched out her hand. Gu Dongdong, like a little adult, stretched his neck and said seriously, "Sister, put it in and warm it up. I'm not afraid of the cold."
An'an rubbed the little bean's hair. Dongdong's hair was very soft, just like a girl's hair. She laughed and scolded, "Little fool." How could he not be cold? It was still a cold hand, sliding into his neck.
Gu Dongdong was not annoyed by being scolded by her as a little fool. He smiled and pulled Gu An'an's hand into his neck.
To be honest, it was also Gu Anan's fault. She was woken up by the urge to use the toilet. The toilet was outside, a bit far away. It was supposed to take three minutes to go to the toilet and back, but she ran to eavesdrop around the wall, so it became eight minutes. In
this weather with a temperature of several degrees below zero, Gu Anan, who was only wearing a jacket, was frozen into a fool.
When Gu Weiqiang came back from outside with water, he heard laughter from the west room from a long distance away. The coldness on his face gradually dissipated, and he became a little softer.
As for Wang Daying, go to hell.
Just now, after Wang Daying refused Zhao Junyan's help, she carried a shoulder pole and went to the well by herself. Only then did she realize that it was not easy for a woman to break the ice and fetch water from a well several meters deep.
She was just regretting it!
She found Gu Weiqiang was helping his neighbors fetch water, her eyes turned, and she immediately came up with an idea. She put the bucket next to Gu Weiqiang, and as usual, she said in a commanding tone, "Fourth brother, your second brother asked you to help me fetch water."
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