The split of Captain Zhao's family had become a hot topic throughout the village. Everyone was discussing the bruise on Mrs. Zhao's eye and Teacher Zhao's two-day leave.
Anyone with a discerning eye could tell that this was a fight between a sister-in-law and a sister-in-law, but it must have touched upon something that caused the captain to make the decision to split the family up directly.
During dinner, Su Xia heard Niu Niu come back and said that Teacher Zhao had asked for leave.
"Bah - a little girl, a teacher at that, who does nothing every day and just dreams in vain!" Mother Chen took a big bite of the steamed bun and complained at the same time.
Chen Jianguo had just heard about it and did not express any opinion. Mainly because she was a single girl, it was hard to say.
"You better stop talking. It's not easy for the captain either!" Father Chen scolded his wife, not noticing that the child was still there.
Mother Chen looked at her granddaughter and grandson and chose to shut up. She couldn't let her children learn bad things.
Captain Zhao indeed had a serious look on his face at the moment, as only his wife and daughter were left at home.
Thinking of his daughter, Captain Zhao felt really regretful at this moment. It was all their fault that they had spoiled her since she was a child, which was harmful to the child.
Seeing his wife coming back, he asked, "What's wrong? Why aren't you coming out for dinner?"
Li Xiulian shook her head and sighed, "Let's eat first!"
Captain Zhao looked at his wife. Because of family matters in the past two days, he had a few more snorts on his face.
The couple silently picked up the steamed buns and started to eat without making any sound. Before, the eldest and the second brother were there, as well as the grandchildren, chattering, and eating was like a war.
Bang - "I'll go and apologize to that girl!" Captain Zhao decided to compromise.
Li Xiu Lian looked at the broken chopsticks, with no reaction on her face.
It wasn't until my wife said she wanted to admit her mistake that I sneered, "Why are you going? How can you, as a father, admit your mistakes to your children? Besides, is it your fault?"
Captain Zhao didn't get up after hearing this. "But this girl won't come out. What if she gets starving?"
"Hmph - we spoiled her too much before and let her do whatever she wanted. Now this is really retribution!" Li Xiu Lian murmured.
Captain Zhao's heart sank. The old saying goes, "Spoiling a child is like killing him," and it's true.
"Don't worry about her. She will show up when she's hungry. She's such a grown-up girl, and if you hadn't introduced her to a teacher, she would be nothing!" Li Xiu Lian was not belittling her daughter.
Captain Zhao hesitated for a long time and asked, "How about asking a matchmaker to look for someone else?"
Li Xiulian swallowed her food. "Well, I'll go find a matchmaker tomorrow. If one doesn't work, I'll try another. I'll also ask the ones in the city. This time, I'll try to find someone who likes me!"
Captain Zhao was about to say yes when he was interrupted by a shout, "I don't want it. What the hell are you looking for?"
Teacher Zhao felt aggrieved when she saw her parents coming over, but she hadn't eaten for a day and a half, and her rumbling stomach kept urging her to eat.
As soon as I came out, I heard what my mother said. Of course I was not happy, so I refused directly.
Li Xiulian looked at her daughter. The scratch marks on her face were still there. In the past, she would have continued to persuade her or compromised. But now?
"You have to agree even if you don't want to. If you don't want to watch it, we can just book it for you."
Zhao Yulin widened his eyes, not daring to believe what Ting Erduo said.
Tears began to fall, and I started to feel scared, but I was still bluffing.
"Dad and Mom, you just dislike me. I look like a city girl, what's wrong with that?"
Captain Zhao felt distressed immediately when he saw his daughter crying, but this time he was stopped by his wife.
Li Xiulian stared at him seriously, "If you want her to continue like this, you will spoil her for the rest of her life."
Captain Zhao was stunned and didn't move. When Zhao Yulin saw this, he also felt a chill.
Li Xiulian looked at her and said, "From now on, you will be responsible for the hygiene of the house. You will wash the clothes and pants in your room, as well as ours."
"Mom, I don't know how?" Zhao Yulin refused hastily. She didn't want her fair and tender skin to become rough.
"Hmph—if you don't want to do it, then we'll split up. This house is ours, and you can move out. The food in the house is earned with our work points, and you won't get a cent."
These words were too harsh. Not only Zhao Yulin couldn't believe it, but even Captain Zhao opened his mouth wide and looked at his wife blankly.
Li Xiulian remained indifferent, staring intently at her daughter. Zhao Yulin paused for a moment before uttering a single word, "Mother..."
Her body was shaking and her face was pale. At this moment, she looked like a cub about to be abandoned.
Li Xiulian's heart was bleeding, but she remained stern and ruthless on the surface. "If you're willing, this is it. I'll teach you how to cook. I'll give you half a month, and you'll be the one cooking for the family from now on."
Zhao Yulin just sat on the bed, not caring about the mess. When Captain Zhao saw his wife holding his body tightly, he understood his wife's good intentions.
Although she was curious about Captain Zhao's family affairs, her own family affairs were her most important affairs, and the farming apprentices of the entire village were even more important.
Now the whole village has started to turn over the crops, pick up stones, and harvest corn stalks and corn cobs, which are also divided according to work points.
By the time Chen's parents were brought back, it was already January.
Su Xia only left the corn cob and a corn stalk to use as kindling, and took the rest to the backyard of the old house first, as her own backyard was not that big.
"Can pigs really eat this stuff?" Chen Jianguo expressed his doubt. There was not even a centimeter on each one, and pigs were not stupid.
Su Xia nodded. "Of course. After I process it and mix it with fodder, it will grow another 20 kilograms in less than a month."
Su Xia took advantage of this time to make a big stone mill for her family. Today, her husband was resting, so she pulled him to act like a donkey pulling the millstone, and then placed corn cobs on it one by one.
Finally, a weight of 130 pounds is pressed on it. After a few turns, it immediately breaks into pieces. After a few more turns, it becomes granular and can be collected.
It took a whole day to do this. After all, we are human beings, so we must take a break from time to time. That's why it took a whole day to finish it.
Su Xia got 6 sacks and started mixing pig feed again. This time, he put a bag of corn cobs, half a bag of bean dregs, brown sugar, and water in each bucket, mixed them in a certain proportion, covered them, and waited for fermentation.
Chen Jianguo had been pulling the stone mill all day and stirring two buckets of pig feed in a row, so his arms were sore.
Su Xia felt a little reluctant, but Niu Niu would be on vacation soon, and if their family went to live in the county town, Chen's father and mother would not be able to handle it.
She poured the man a glass of water and thoughtfully added some brown sugar, "Come, take a break!"
Chen Jianguo took it, drank it all, and looked at Su Xia unhappily, "You really treat your husband like a donkey."
Phew—Su Xia laughed, and seeing the smile on her face, Chen Jianguo's fatigue was swept away.
Sure enough, the spiritual nourishment overcame the physical fatigue. Su Xia's face softened for a moment, and she began to coax him, "I'll make you something delicious tonight, okay!"
"Really, you won't use me for anything else this time, right?" Chen Jianguo continued to joke.
I like this kind of calm son more and more. After getting home from get off work every day, he takes care of the children and does housework. To be honest, this would definitely not be him in the past.
Su Xia rolled her eyes, really thinking she was a local rich man, "Eat it if you want!"
After saying that, she threw 괗宝 into the man's arms and got up to prepare dinner.
After Su Xia left, Chen Jianguo faced his son and began to rub his bearded face against 괗宝's little face.
This made 괗bao laugh out loud, and he was even able to stand up and take a few shaky steps.
Apart from not talking, he has no problem walking, which makes the whole family feel relieved.
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