Chapter 59 Old Green Tea

The clothes were washed by the second brother Lu, and after washing, the eldest brother Lu went out and hung them up in a pretentious manner.

He thought that no one knew about his little trick, but in fact, the whole family knew about it. I am too lazy

to say anything to him.

When they finished eating, Fang Dihua had a sullen face and looked unhappy. The eldest brother Lu did not dare to say anything, and ate his meal honestly. After eating, he quickly pulled the second brother Lu out... to find cicada monkeys.

Going out to cool off was also a leisurely thing, and finding cicada monkeys could also eat some meat. In the morning, her son was on guard against thieves as well as him, so he could not steal food.

The second sister-in-law Lu continued to go back to the house to embarrass herself. She had already completely felt that she was possessed by the original owner.

Lin Shu separated the water that was dried in the big earthenware basin during the day, and let the three children take a bath by themselves. She went into the house to kill mosquitoes.

After the mosquitoes were killed and the children had finished washing, Fang Dihua was carried to the kang, changed clothes and went to sleep.

Tonight, no kang was lit because we were cooking outside in the stove, so it was cool on the kang, not hot at all.

Lin Shu lay between Xu Xiaoyou and Tiantian, fanning herself slowly with a cattail leaf fan.

Fang Dihua and Old Man Lu sat on a large corn husk futon in the courtyard, shoulder to shoulder to keep cool.

Fang Dihua scolded her a little lady, and Old Man Lu handed her a small purple clay teapot and gave her a sip of chrysanthemum and wolfberry water, and then used a large cattail leaf fan to fan away the mosquitoes around her.

Fang Dihua: "I went to the Xu family to ask for food today. They left the children at our house, and not only did they not say thank you, they also didn't give us food?"

Father Lu: "So you scooped back a big bucket of cornmeal? Well, you are capable!"

Fang Dihua sniffed, "Hey, how did we teach our daughter to be like that?" Father

Lu encouraged her, "Children and grandchildren have their own blessings, don't worry about them. Didn't our parents raise children in the same way? If we worry about all of our children until we are old, we won't be able to take care of them."

Fang Dihua: "That's right."

Although so, her voice still carried a little loneliness.

She went to Erhoutun after work today, nominally to ask for food, but actually wanted to see her daughter.

As a result, she happened to run into Lu Hehuan there... grinding

a mill. Fang Dihua was furious when she saw this.

When she was in Lu's family, had she ever been asked to grind a mill?

The dainty girl, raised in the palm of her hand since she was a child, went to school until she was sixteen or seventeen years old, and at most she was occasionally cooked and washed clothes for herself.

In order to make her life easier, her father lost his face and went to the commune to ask for a job for her, so that she could turn around and change for a man.

She used to work in the commune, and Xu Shihua was in the brigade primary school. She came back late at night, so she didn't have to do any housework. At least the heavy work of fetching water and grinding the mill was left to Xu Shihua, while her mother-in-law cooked, fed the pigs and took care of the children.

Now it's good, she does all the work of fetching water, grinding the mill and feeding the pigs. What did you say ?

"My mother-in-law said her waist hurts and she can't carry water. Shihua comes home late from work. If I

don't push the mill, who will?" How come his family didn't carry water or push the mill the year before you married him? Qing is waiting for you? And the old woman in the Xu family, who always pretends to be in poor health and is honest and kind. She will be scared to death if you speak loudly. She will say yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, no matter what you say, and turn around to do what you want. She can't do anything. Fang Dihua asked her, "Why don't you let men do work like grinding the mill?" Xu's mother: "Hey, sister-in-law, look around you, whose daughter-in-law isn't grinding the mill? In your family, it's also your sister-in-law who cooks, grinds the mill and feeds the pigs, right?" Fang Dihua couldn't help but retort, "Then before Hehuan got married, didn't your son fetch water and grind the mill?" Xu's mother: "Well, wasn't there anything we could do? My waist is not good, and he is filial to me. It's right for children to be filial, right?" Lu Hehuan, who deserves a beating, said as if "Mom, I'm young, it's my duty to grind the mill. My mother-in-law is old and in poor health. It's tiring to take care of the children and cook. Shihua is also very tired from work. It's okay for me to grind the mill." Well , after she said that, Fang Dihua didn't feel sorry for her at all. She said bluntly: "You threw the daughter to your sister-in-law, and your sister-in-law is now taking care of three children and is too busy." Xu's mother immediately said: "Hehuan, look at you, why are you bothering your sister-in-law? You send her back and I will take care of her. Even if I am exhausted and my waist is broken, I have to raise my grandchildren." Lu Hehuan immediately said: "Mom, my sister-in-law can take care of two or three, it's okay." Fang Dihua: "You carry ten carrots and send them over, leaving the children to starve? Which family is mine? Does your brother and sister-in-law have any objection?" Xu's mother immediately said: "Hey, families with many sons also have conflicts, that is, they are prone to petty calculations and are not generous enough." Fang Dihua was so angry! If this was not a daughter, why would she have to deal with Xu's mother, that gloomy old woman? You said you wanted to hit her a few times, but Xu's mother looked so frail that you didn't even need to use your hands. If you were strong enough, you could probably blow her away with a blow. This kind of person is not afraid of pain or hardship. One of the reasons why Fang Dihua didn't agree to her daughter marrying Xu Shihua was Xu's mother. This old woman looked kind and honest, spoke softly, was frail, and looked like she was starving to death all year round. But she was also very hardworking and busy. As long as you saw her, she was working, never stopping. For example, when Fang Dihua went home to tell her about her daughter, she kept washing a torn rag in a black tile basin with a little black water at the bottom of the basin, and she kept washing it all morning. That's not all. When you talk to her, she won't listen to you at all. She'll just keep on talking about herself. She talked about how hard her childhood was, how difficult it was to get married, how she lost several children and finally had this son alive, and how bad her health was. Then, she talked about how she didn't eat for three days during the famine so that her child could eat more. She ate vegetables all day long, and her eyes turned green from hunger and her body became hollow. Even now, she still talks about how she can't bear to eat, wear, and so on for the sake of her child... She gave Fang Dihua the illusion that if a mother didn't eat enough but didn't feel hungry, it was a great sin and she deserved to be struck by lightning. She also gave Fang Dihua the illusion that if her hands stopped and didn't do anything, they would be chopped off. No matter what you do, even if you just have to deal with that rag all day, you have to do something.

Fang Dihua felt that being related to such an old woman would make her so angry that she would die, so she firmly disagreed.

But the young lady insisted on getting married, and said that she had slept with Xu Shihua and was pregnant, and she didn't want any dowry, and she would go to Xu's family to be a daughter-in-law.

Even if she was her own daughter, Fang Dihua would beat her chest and curse her for being such a bitch.

For the sake of the daughter and the Lu family's face, she had to give her dowry and make it look like a formal marriage between the two families.

After all, Xu Shihua had some skills, and this man was not unworthy of the daughter, so this marriage did not become a joke.

Fang Dihua was angry with Xu's mother, but her own daughter Lu Hehuan knew how to smooth things over.

Lu Hehuan: "Mother, how about... you take some food over? Take less, Xiaoyou has a small appetite, and a meal can be full with two bites."

Seeing the daughter who was always full of energy and now being submissive in front of her mother-in-law after getting married, Fang Dihua was really... How come this damn Xu Shihua is from Houtun?

If he was far away, she would not see him anyway, so she could live her life as she pleased, and she would not be bothered by it.

And the Xu family did not give her enough to eat? The daughter who was chubby before getting married, how come she is so thin that her jaw is exposed?

In a few years, will she be like Xu Shihua's dead wife and the old lady Xu in front of her? As thin as paper, will she blow away by the wind?

Fang Dihua didn't want food at first. Even if she couldn't swallow this breath, she would at most take a few corn cobs or some corn kernels back to show her appreciation. But now seeing this, she had to have cornmeal. "

You like to be a donkey pulling the millstone, then just keep pushing it. "

She scooped a big bucket of cornmeal.

Mother Xu was so distressed that she gasped and exclaimed, "Mother-in-law has such big hands. She scooped a big bucket in one go. You are really capable. Don't scoop too full. If the wind blows it away, it will be wasted. It's not easy to share food at home. It's really not easy. I am usually frugal and have never had a full meal..."

Fang Dihua ignored her again. Even if she had never had a full meal, she was not starved to death, right?

She went home with the scoop. She could still vaguely hear Xu's mother complaining to Lu Hehuan, feeling sorry for the scoop of cornmeal.

Lu Hehuan said, "Mom, don't be upset. I can just eat less."

Fang Dihua didn't want to make the old man angry, so she didn't tell him in detail and said that she had scooped the cornmeal back.

But Lu's father could guess something and changed the subject to say something happy.

"I'll continue to tell you about the "Manifesto". This article is well written." He whispered, "Let's memorize it. In the future, we can recite it like reciting the Heart Sutra and the Medicine Sutra. It will definitely be more effective."

Fang Dihua: "Slow down. I have a bad memory and can't remember it."

Lu's father: "It's okay. Listen to it a few more times and memorize it slowly."

After a while.

Fang Dihua sighed, "I finally understand. These children are annoying. Panpan

Tiantian is the best. She makes me happy every day and never gets angry." Father Lu whispered, "The third daughter-in-law is also good. She is more considerate than the daughter-in-law."

Fang Dihua thought of the things in the bank and laughed, "Really? Forget it. We can't take care of all these people. We just need to take care of our own family now."

If you don't treat a married daughter-in-law as water, she will treat you as an outsider. If you need her, she will come back to act coquettishly and wipe her tears to ask you for help. If you don't need her, the mother-in-law and husband are a family. The

third daughter-in-law is still the best. Since she changed her temper, she can teach the children to be filial to their parents and friendly to the sisters-in-law. She takes good care of the whole family.

She should have kept those thousands of dollars.

The words and deeds of the old couple have already shown their unspoken choice. In a few years, when the eldest grandson comes of age and gets married, the family will have to split up.

At that time, the old couple will definitely live with the third son's family.

Regardless of whether the third son is at home or not, they have a deep relationship with the third daughter-in-law, Tiantian and Panpan, and they are closer together.

If they follow the eldest son, there will definitely be no problem with the eldest daughter-in-law, but it is not enough to be angry with the dog.

If they follow the second son, there will be no problem with the second son, but the second daughter-in-law... the

third son's family is still better.

Lin Shu lay on the kang, listening to her mother-in-law scolding her sister-in-law, and sighing at the pitiful hearts of parents all over the world.

Having a child is like opening a blind box. If you don't open an angel baby but open a debt collector, then you will be tugged at for the rest of your life. It's a lie to say that you don't get angry no matter what.

Raising a child for a hundred years, and worrying for ninety-nine.

Thinking about having three angel babies around her, Lin Shu was very satisfied. With such children, what else could she ask for in life?

The moon hadn't come out yet, but the sky was full of stars shining on the earth, making her feel like she was in a dream.

Although she could never go back to the old world, Lin Shu felt that it was good here.

After her grandmother passed away in her previous life, no one loved her.

Her father was stubborn and had a bad temper. Although he never beat her, he and her mother quarreled all day long, which hurt her deeply and frightened her to the point of not daring to get married.

The mother was clearly a victim, but she favored boys over girls, thinking that having a son would solve the marriage crisis. In order to have a son, she risked becoming an older woman, but ended up losing two lives, which frightened her so much that she decided not to get married or have children.

She didn't want to burden others because of her illness, so she rejected all suitors.

She was too harsh on herself, and she didn't even love herself well.

Only grandma, the short, skinny old lady, took her back to her hometown after knowing that her parents had abandoned her because of her illness, took good care of her, and tried her best to encourage her when she lost her fighting spirit.

Grandma was a rural old lady with no pension. In order to earn money to buy her a computer, she learned to ride a tricycle and sold vegetables from the countryside in the city.

Sometimes it was confiscated by the urban management, sometimes it was damaged by the wind and rain, and sometimes she fell into a ditch while riding a bike because of her old eyesight.

Seeing her grandmother so firmly asking her to live well, she suddenly regained her will to live, so strong and so firm.

She didn't want her grandmother to suffer for her. She wanted to be strong and be an umbrella for her grandmother, to protect her from the wind and rain!

She was glad that she spread her wings and gave herself and the little old lady beautiful memories of the last few years.

She also promised her grandmother that no matter where she was, she would live well and love herself well.

Now Fang Dihua made her feel like her grandmother. Although her grandmother was not so fierce and tall, the feeling of them protecting her and their motherly love for their children and grandchildren really made her heart tremble.

Some people are born to dedicate themselves, burning themselves to light up others.

It is so touching.

Although she was not loved by her parents in her previous life, in this family, in addition to her mother-in-law, her two sons, her father-in-law, her eldest sister-in-law, her second brother Lu, Lu Ping and even her eldest brother Lu were all very kind to her. There

were also the Lin family's parents and younger brother, and even Aunt Li, who made her feel deep care and kindness.

They made her feel safe, protected, and not alone at all.

They gave her a quiet world, and she also wanted to give them a happier and more fulfilling life in return.

In this life, she will never let them repeat the original plot.

The night breeze blew in from the yard, bringing with it the refreshing scent of plants, a mixture of the fragrance of flowers, grass, water vapor, and soil, cool and comfortable.

Lin Shu slept soundly and slept until dawn.

For breakfast, she continued to stew egg custard for her children and eggs for everyone.

These days, Dad Lu brought back eggs every day, and her own chickens also laid non-stop. Lin Shu either made egg drop soup or boiled eggs and stewed eggs, making the Lu family's faces glow.

Lin Shu felt that this little life was really too nourishing.

Looking in the mirror, her skin was so good that you could pinch water out of it. Oh, how happy she was.

Not only her, but everyone else was gaining weight.

Tiantian and Panpan both have small dimples on their bodies. The dimples on the back of their hands and arms are so cute that you want to kiss them.

Xu Xiaoyou has changed a lot since the day she came. She sleeps well and eats well. The skinny bean sprouts are now shiny.

In the morning, Father Lu wrote a reply to Chen Yanming, which was mainly about Lin Shu and the two children. He specially wrote down what Lin Shu said to her grandson, and said that Lin Shu has changed more and more recently, and is getting better and better. He didn't write down the details

. In addition, he picked up a few interesting things about the two children and wrote them down. There are too many and he can't finish them.

After writing, he folded the letter paper, waited for Lin Shu and the children to finish writing, and sent them to the county together.

Lin Shu had no interest in writing letters, but Chen Yanming was meddling in her affairs and trying to ruin her plan of lying down, so she had to talk to him.

Let him see what motherly means!

Tiantian and Panpan are not going anywhere today, and they are also writing letters at home.

Their friends wanted to play with them, but they declined because they needed to concentrate on writing letters.

Xu Xiaoyou refused to go out to play by himself, so she helped the two kids and acted as an advisor.

Tiantian wrote, Panpan and Youyou made plans, and they made sure to write a beautiful letter so that their father would want to read it again.

Lin Shu naturally would not correct them. The last thing she wanted to do was to make the children sad. It was just a matter of pretending that Lu Shaotang was still alive. She could also pretend that he became a god and stayed by their side.

Tiantian mainly wrote about the interesting things about her grandfather's medical treatment, her aunt's exam to become a tractor driver, her uncle's divorce...

three cobblers are better than Zhuge Liang, not to mention three smart kids.

The letter really used the most innocent language to write about the ups and downs of gossip.

At the end, Tiantian generously signed Xu Xiaoyou's name at the end, Tiantian, Panpan, Youyou.

After writing the letter, Lin Shu folded it up and stuffed it into an envelope, put it on the big wooden box in the east room with a capital clip, and asked her father-in-law to take it to the county when he went back.

Lin Shu sent her three children to the street to play for a while. She also talked to Jin Ping'er and other maids to keep in touch.

At this time, she saw Xu's mother coming over with a small basket of vegetables. She looked very haggard, too thin, and her clothes were hanging loosely on her body. She staggered every three steps when she walked, and looked like she was about to fall apart. At

first glance, she was a poor old mother who had worked hard for her children and family for half her life.

From a distance, Lin Shu could smell the rich aroma of tea.

She was surprised and said, "Auntie, you don't go to the fields every day, and your son and daughter-in-law are earning wages. Why do you starve yourself so much?"