Chapter 28 Two Chicken Feathers
Lin Yiyi didn't get angry after hearing this, she just pouted and asked, "What are you acting?"
Tiedan was running around the yard dragging a bench, following his brother to collect grass for the pigs, and when he climbed onto the table by stepping on the bench, why didn't you say something? It's just pulling up a carrot, is it that serious?
She was originally a laissez-faire parent, but now she has started to adopt double standards.
"He is not my biological child. People develop feelings for each other only after spending a long time together. I won't abuse him anyway. Just give him less food and drink. If you are worried, just keep him under your own eyes. I'll go to the backyard to take a look."
Lin Yiyi put the bowl next to the stove, rubbed her temples, twisted her slender waist, stepped out of the door and went to the vegetable garden in the backyard.
Mother Zhao's throat was choked by her blunt words, and she was having trouble breathing. Then, looking at her seductive manner of rubbing her forehead with her index finger raised, she cursed in her heart, "You vixen!"
My husband is not at home, and I don’t know who I am doing this for.
Lin Yiyi had just taken a few steps when she saw Tiedan in the yard, carrying a big carrot in each hand. The carrots were as long as his legs.
Seeing his new mother looking at him, Tiedan looked up proudly and walked over with the carrots in tow. His expression was like, look at how good I am! You asked me to pull one, but I pulled two! He even picked the big and long ones.
"Oh, Tiedan, you are awesome. You pulled out two such big carrots. You are really a little man."
Children all need recognition and praise. Lin Yiyi saw through his little thoughts at a glance and was generous with her praise.
"Your father is not at home, so you are the man of the family. You have to help with the housework."
Tiedan's little face flushed red, and he smiled shyly with his tiny teeth showing. The little guy, who was less than one meter tall, suddenly felt that he was taller than the table.
He nodded heavily and dragged two carrots into the kitchen.
"Oh, my dear grandson, where have you been? You really went to pick radishes. Are you tired?"
Looking at Tiedan carrying two big carrots, Zhao's mother felt distressed. Such a small kid could help with the work. On the one hand, she was proud of her grandson who could do the work since he was young, but on the other hand, she was unhappy that the new daughter-in-law ordered her grandson to do the work.
"No."
Tiedan shook his head. He was a man, so how could he be tired? He would pick more radishes in the future.
"My grandson is really capable, just like that little calf, just like your father. Look what this is? This is the sugar water that grandma made for you."
Mother Zhao picked up the enamel jar and fed Tiedan a few sips of brown sugar water, and she drank the rest herself. This stuff is good for health, so she has to drink more to keep healthy, otherwise it will be lost to outsiders.
Lin Yiyi rolled her eyes at her stingy behavior, thinking that she really loved her grandchildren. She said nice things and poured it all into her stomach. If she wanted to drink, she should just say so. She was so hypocritical.
At dinner time, Tiedan didn't want Zhao's mother to feed him. He drank the porridge and ate the radish with sauce by himself. He ate it so deliciously that Zhao's mother was so surprised that she praised him again.
Father Zhao also spoke during the meal, which was rare. "Second son's wife, we won't be back for lunch tomorrow or the day after tomorrow. You should bring the food here. We need to harvest the potatoes and sweet potatoes quickly. It will probably snow in two days."
"Okay, Dad." Lin Yiyi smiled brightly and agreed directly.
After the meal, the Zhao family members went back to their rooms. Lin Yiyi boiled some water and prepared to take a bath. When she passed the main house and went to the backyard, she heard Zhao's mother muttering in the room, "You boil water every day to take a bath. You don't do any work and just waste firewood."
Knowing that Zhao's mother said this on purpose for her to hear, Lin Yiyi snorted lightly and didn't take it seriously. You say yours and she takes hers. But she won't stop boiling water for a bath just because of a few ridicules. She looks like a little wife, feeling embarrassed and depressed.
Bathing is her only recreational hobby.
She has been living between two families since she was a child. She is so fragile that she would have collapsed and gone to a mental hospital for treatment long ago.
She took a hot bath every day and went to bed refreshed. Life was quite comfortable, except that there was no meat. The kang was too hard, so she used Zhao Sheng's bedding to put under her mattress. Both beds were still hard, so it would have been better to have a mattress.
As she was thinking, Lin Yiyi gradually fell asleep.
The days went by the same as before. After leaving the educated youth point and getting married, Lin Yiyi just lived the life of a pretty country wife. At noon, she carried a big bamboo basket and walked on the country road. The weather was cold. Even with the sun shining on her body, there was no warmth at all. The wind made her face hurt.
After leaving the Zhao family, she realized that she didn't know where the Zhao family worked. She asked several uncles and aunts along the way before she finally arrived at the place where Zhao Tiezhu's family was digging potatoes.
"Dad, Mom, Third Brother, Sister-in-law, it's time for lunch."
Donkey, Tiedan and Goudan, who were running around in the field, came running over when they heard the shouting. Lin Yiyi put the bamboo basket on the edge of the ridge and teased little Tiedan with a smile. Seeing that his face was red from running with his brother, she couldn't help but pinch his little face.
The villagers who were doing farm work nearby saw the young bride, pinching her slender waist and walking in an especially beautiful manner, from a distance. They knew that this was Zhao Sheng's new wife, and some of them started to complain jealously, "Look, this educated youth looks like a flower, and her big butt wiggles when she walks. Zhao Sheng is often not at home, how can she keep him company?"
"Hey, you can't sleep well on your own bed, but you still worry about other people's beds? Aren't you afraid that the one in your room will tickle you?"
"Bullshit, your stinky grandma! I am the only one who beats people at home, and she still treats me like a master."
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The two dark-faced men were talking nonsense. A few years ago, Zhao Sheng was just a peasant like them, working in the fields every day. But now he has become a big shot, a formal worker driving a truck and doing freight in the city. He has built a brick house and married a young and beautiful wife. There are few men and women in Zhaojiatun who are not envious of him.
Wang Caihong looked at his daughter-in-law's fair face and charming figure. She also saw that all the men, young and old, working in the fields had stopped to look at her. Her eyes almost popped out and her face darkened.
Her son is not at home, and it would be bad if a man came to seduce her wife. She has to help the second son to keep an eye on him. If something really happens, it will be a huge disgrace to the Zhao family.
Mother Zhao looked unhappy and gloomy. She said sternly, "Lunch has been delivered. Why don't you go back quickly? What are you still doing here?"
The men working in the fields were all chasing after her, which made Zhao's mother angry. Marrying a good-looking wife would bring honor, but would also bring more worries.
Lin Yiyi: “…”
What's wrong with this mother-in-law? Did someone owe her some money or something? I asked her to deliver food, but when she came, she was sullen. Is she seriously ill?
Although she thought so in her heart, she could not curse directly. Seeing Wang Caihong's elongated orange-peel face, Lin Yiyi felt unhappy. This old woman really treated her as a maid and slave.
Just go if you want to eat at your house. She won’t tolerate this. She also doesn’t want to be exposed to ultraviolet rays outside.
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