◎I will be responsible for you◎
The family, including the two sons of the eldest brother Wei and the son and one daughter of the second brother Wei, a total of fourteen people surrounded the table.
There were three bowls on the table, one bowl of corn porridge, one bowl of stewed potatoes and beans, and one bowl of cold cucumber salad, all of which were not greasy or meaty.
As far as I can remember, this is still considered good. After all, it was the busy farming season and I could at least eat until I was 80% full. But when there was not much work in the winter, the food was not even as good as it is now.
Wei Xuan sighed silently in her heart. It seemed that she would never have the good fortune to enjoy delicious food in her two lifetimes.
Wei's mother was in charge of the food distribution in the family. Men worked harder and got the biggest portions. Wei's mother would use a large spoon to scoop up the thickest part from the bottom. Everyone could get a whole bowl of corn porridge.
Except for the four children, the rest all had half a bowl. The children had even less, so each of them only needed half a spoonful.
Wei Xuan looked at the half bowl of corn porridge in front of her and estimated that there would be nothing left after going to the toilet.
After serving the food, Wei's mother turned around and saw her daughter staring at the bowl in a daze. She thought she had no appetite and couldn't eat, so she turned around and asked her eldest daughter-in-law, "Did you steam the eggs I asked you to steam?"
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Mrs. Wei quickly put down her bowl and chopsticks and stood up: "It's steamed, it's steamed, it's in the kitchen, I'll bring it over."
When Wei's eldest sister-in-law brought two bowls of steamed eggs, Wei's mother took one bowl and placed it in front of Wei Xuan, and handed the remaining bowl to Wei's third sister-in-law. Wei's third sister-in-law took it in disbelief: "Mom, is there still a portion for me?"
"What's wrong? Don't you want to eat?" Wei's mother pretended to take her hand back.
"I want to eat it, thank you, mother." Mrs. Wei quickly took it and retracted her hand. She didn't care about the heat and scooped it up and put it to her mouth, fearing that her mother-in-law would change her mind.
"Hmph." Mother Wei looked down upon her petty attitude and sat down with a bad look on her face. Then she softened her voice and said to her daughter beside her, "You are not feeling well today. Eat something good to replenish yourself."
This sentence was also deliberately said to the others at the table, meaning that they should not stare at this bowl of egg custard, because Wei Xuan was sick and only had one. As for the portion of Wei Sansao, everyone knew that it was because of her pregnancy.
Sure enough, Mrs. Wei, who originally wanted to say something, just pouted her lips after hearing this, muttered a few words under her breath, and didn't say anything unpleasant.
Wei Xuan looked at the bowl of steamed eggs in front of her and felt very touched. However, she was too shameless to let others see her cooking for herself. So she picked up the bowl of eggs, quickly put a spoonful of it into Wei's father and mother's bowls, and gave the rest to the two youngest children, one small spoonful each. She only kept a little for herself, just enough to taste.
Seeing their daughter was so sensible, Wei's father and mother smiled with satisfaction. They did not refuse this filial piety, but turned around and criticized their son and daughter-in-law.
After lunch, everyone went back to rest as they had to work in the fields in the afternoon.
Wei Xuan also returned to her room. Having witnessed the difficulties of this era with her own eyes, she had to think carefully about how to live in the future.
The original owner is seventeen years old this year and graduated from high school last year. Logically, she should have gone to work in the fields with her family, but Wei's mother loved her daughter so much that she kept putting it off day by day until today.
But this is not a long-term solution, the work still needs to be done, and there is no way to avoid it. Otherwise, after a long time, not to mention the sisters-in-law, the three brothers will probably be unwilling in their hearts.
Besides, Wei Xuan is not the original owner, so she can feel at ease letting the Wei family support her.
Section 2
Wei Xuan is not afraid of hard work, but it is very frustrating if she can't eat well after hard work. In her previous life, Wei Xuan couldn't eat many things because of illness. In this life, Wei Xuan must not treat herself badly again.
But in the countryside, it is difficult to get enough to eat, let alone eat well.
After eating tasteless meals for several days in a row, Wei Xuan was fully armed and ready to go to the fields with her family to earn a cent.
Since you have to live here, you will have to experience this sooner or later, so it’s better to adapt to it as soon as possible.
When Wei Ersao saw that her sister-in-law had wrapped herself up so tightly that only her eyes were exposed, she rolled her eyes at her in displeasure and wondered in her heart what evil plan her sister-in-law was up to.
Wei Xuan knew, of course, that this outfit would attract a lot of attention. However, the sun was too strong. If she was exposed to the sun for a day, her face would definitely be ruined. There was no sunscreen to use. She couldn't bear to get her fair skin tanned. She had no choice but to wrap herself up tightly despite everyone's looks as if she was crazy.
Wei's mother took Wei Xuan to the team leader to get the job of harvesting wheat. They worked hard for an hour, and when they stood up, they found that they were more than one-third behind the team next door. No matter how loud the slogans were, they didn't realize how difficult the job was until they actually went to the fields. Wei Xuan looked at the large wheat field in front of her and suddenly felt dizzy.
In the end, Wei Xuan was carried back by Brother Wei...
In just half a day, Wei Xuan went to work in the fields. The news that she had suffered from heatstroke because she was wrapped too tightly spread throughout the village.
Wei Xuan lay in bed, listening to Wei's mother's fighting and arguing outside. The shame she had felt at the beginning slowly calmed down.
Although she was laughed at by the whole village for suffering from heatstroke due to her lack of experience and lack of careful consideration, Wei Xuan also realized that it would be impossible for her to satisfy her appetite by working in the fields to earn a living.
But in this era when buying and selling is illegal, are there other ways to make money?
Before Wei Xuan could figure it out, she encountered another trouble.
On this day, Wei Xuan was busy at home. Ever since the last heatstroke incident, Wei's mother no longer allowed her to go to the fields, so she had to stay at home and be responsible for the family's three meals a day.
I was free in the afternoon, so I prepared to give my house a thorough cleaning. At that time, the houses were all made of mud and dust was easy to accumulate. The original owner's room was okay, with newspapers covering the walls. It was just that it was probably too old, most of the newspapers had turned yellow, and the corners had fallen off. I thought that after all, it was the place where I would live for a long time in the future, so it shouldn't be too messy.
She first moved all the things in the room out. There weren't many things, just quilts and other things, and a closet for clothes. There were only a few clothes in it, which could be moved by one person. The only things left were a table and a chair.
After moving the things out, Wei Xuan found a piece of rag to wrap her hair, stood on a stool with a broom and swept down all the spider webs and dirt on the corners of the roof, and then began to paste the walls with new newspapers.
When Jiang Che came to the door, Wei Xuan had just cleaned the room and put things back in place.
When she heard her name on the loud speaker, she was stunned for a moment. She didn't remember the original owner having any good friends! Who could be looking for her?
Wei Xuan went to the yard to fetch some water to wash her face, and tidied up her clothes which had become messy due to work. Then she closed the gate and walked towards the team headquarters.
As she walked, she wondered who would be willing to come to see her in the hot sun.
When she arrived at the brigade headquarters and saw Jiang Che standing at the door with an impatient look on his face, she suddenly remembered this memory. How could she have forgotten such an important thing? It was all her fault that she had been thinking about making money and eating meat all this time, and had neglected such an important matter.
Jiang Che finally found an opportunity to go out and see Wei Xuan today. He originally wanted to tell her that her family had agreed to their marriage, but when he got on the bus with great enthusiasm, he realized that he didn't know where Wei Xuan lived.
He had no choice but to go to the county town first, then ask his friend for the exact location and borrow a bicycle to rush to Wei Xuan's house. The journey was hot and tiring, which ruined his good mood. After finally seeing her, Wei Xuan was still standing there in a daze. Naturally, he was unhappy.
He walked up to Wei Xuan in two or three steps, frowned, and said, "What are you doing like that? Don't you recognize me after not seeing me for a few days?"
Wei Xuan complained in her heart, she really didn't recognize him. Facing the original owner's partner, Wei Xuan really didn't know what attitude she should adopt to get along with him.
After hesitating for a long time, he finally spoke just before Jiang Che was about to lose his temper: "Why are you here in this hot weather?"
When talking about this, Jiang Che finally remembered the business, and his expression turned from gloomy to bright. He said with a little pride: "My family has agreed to our marriage. I came here today to tell you the good news. In two days, a matchmaker will come to propose marriage. How about it? I will say that I can convince my mother. Now you can trust me, right? Are you happy?"
Wei Xuan: “.......” Can she say she is unhappy?
Jiang Che saw that she was silent again, but he didn't get angry this time. He thought she was just happy and stupid. After all, between him and Wei Xuan, it was always Wei Xuan who pestered him more.
But he could never have imagined that the person in front of him had changed his mind.
Wei Xuan didn't hear anything Jiang Che said next. When she came to her senses, Jiang Che was about to leave.
"I have to go back first, otherwise I will miss the last bus back to the city. Look how good I am to you. I came all the way here to tell you the news in person. Your home is too remote. When you marry me, you can expect a happy life."
This sounded as if she had taken great advantage. Wei Xuan shouted in her heart: No need to worry, really, it's actually better if you forget about me.
But in order to maintain her character, she could only force a smile in the end and silently watched Jiang Che ride away on his bike.
Wei Xuan walked home with heavy steps. On the way, she ran into Wei's mother who hurried back after hearing the loudspeaker: "Ni, what's going on? Who is looking for you?"
Wei Xuan was in no mood to say anything more to Wei's mother. She said something perfunctorily and turned back to the house.
Lying in bed, Wei Xuan recalled all the memories about Jiang Che in her mind and fell into deep thought.
How did the original owner and Jiang Che, a city dweller, meet and become a couple?
One person who must be mentioned here is the original owner’s classmate and only friend, Bian Qianqian.
Bian Qianqian was from the county town. Her family conditions were average. She had an older brother, an older sister, and a younger brother. She was not favored at home. To be honest, her life was not as easy as Wei Xuan, a village girl.
She had an aunt who married and moved to Beijing, so her dream since childhood was to marry and move to Beijing like her aunt and live a good life.
The reason why the original owner and her could get along well was not only because they had similar personalities, but also because they had the same unspeakable little thoughts in their hearts.
It's not a bad thing for a little girl to love dreaming, but the bad thing is that it has stumped Wei Xuan.
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