Li Xinru screamed, "Her father ruined me. I don't want to see her for a second longer. Take her away and throw her into the mountains."
Looking at the somewhat mad Li Xinru, Liu Aiguo was at a loss for what to do.
As if possessed, he wrapped the child up and carried him out of the house. Instead of going up the mountain, he secretly left the child by the main road at the entrance of the village.
Then, I ran all the way home.
Li Xinru has complicated feelings about this child. She dislikes her because she is the child of a bad person, but she also carried her for ten months and gave birth to her.
Liu Aiguo ran home breathlessly and found Li Xinru still crying.
The two looked at each other, unsure of what to say.
Liu Aiguo kept pacing around the room, not knowing what to do.
He couldn't get past his conscience; he was afraid the child would freeze to death on the roadside.
He said to Li Xinru, "Xinru, why don't we bring the child back?"
Li Xinru disagreed: "No."
Liu Aiguo, undeterred, tried to persuade him: "In this temperature, the child will freeze to death outside."
Li Xinru firmly disagreed: "Even if you bring her back, I don't want her."
Liu Aiguo didn't listen to Li Xinru. He took the child out himself, and if the child froze to death, he would owe her a life.
He then ran wildly to the main road at the entrance of the village.
I circled the place several times, but the spot where I left the child was empty, and there was no one around.
He rushed back to tell Li Xinru that the child was missing.
Li Xinru said, "No matter what, it's her fate, and it has nothing to do with us."
This poor baby was abandoned by its mother on the second day after birth.
The next day, Fang Wanzhi and Luo Xiaowei came to visit Li Xinru.
The two men brought 40 eggs, saying that each of the four educated youth had contributed 10.
Wang Wei and Li Damin couldn't come over, so they asked the two of them to bring it over.
Fang Wanzhi didn't see the child, so she asked Li Xinru:
“Xinru, where’s the baby? Bring him over so we can see him. This is the first baby in our educated youth settlement.”
Liu Aiguo sat dejectedly to the side, remaining silent, and Li Xinru's eyes immediately welled up with tears.
"My poor daughter is gone."
Fang Wanzhi and Luo Xiaowei were stunned. The baby had just been born two days ago, and the two of them had even held him. Such a strong and healthy child, gone just like that.
Li Xinru kept wiping away tears:
"It was probably because she was premature and her body was not fully developed. It's all my fault for being careless and causing my daughter's death."
As she spoke, she pounded her chest.
Fang Wanzhi quickly said, "Xinru, don't be too sad. My mother said that you can't cry during postpartum confinement, or you'll develop health problems later."
Luo Xiaowei nodded: "Yes, that's what the old people in our area say too."
The two tried to comfort her for a long time, but Li Xinru still kept crying.
The atmosphere was awkward. Fang Wanzhi and Luo Xiaowei didn't know whether to stand or sit, so they quickly made an excuse to return to the courtyard.
When Wang Wei and Li Damin learned that their child had died, they both shook their heads and sighed.
Wang Wei said, "This poor child was only in this world for two days before he was gone."
Li Damin: "I thought it was a happy occasion, but it turned out to be a sad one."
Bai Xiaoyue only started going out when the children went back to school in the spring.
She felt that Ruyi was still too young and should go to school, so she discussed it with Ruyi:
"Ruyi, are you going to school too?"
Ruyi shook her head: "Auntie, I went to primary school, I can read, I don't want to go to school."
Bai Xiaoyue earnestly advised:
"Ruyi, don't be afraid. The school is right at the edge of the village, and I'm with the children every day."
Yan Ruyi insisted on her own idea and resolutely refused to go.
Bai Xiaoyue was somewhat worried.
Seeing that his wife was unhappy, Yan Ci tried to comfort her:
"Schools are now focusing on ideological education and labor education. Since Ruyi doesn't want to go, don't force her."
Bai Xiaoyue: "I'm just worried about her future!"
Yan Ci: "Let nature take its course!"
Bai Xiaoyue had no choice but to accept it.
Bai Xiaoyue felt sorry for Ruyi, who had suffered so much, and wouldn't let her work in the fields.
Ruyi spends her days cooking, feeding the pigs, and doing housework at home.
When Bai Xiaoyue and the others went to work in the fields with everyone.
The aunts said that Li Xinru's daughter died just two days after birth.
Li Mingyue felt very relieved:
"See? She did something ungrateful, and now even her children don't want to live with her."
Wen Tong felt that God had opened his eyes and that the wicked deserved to be punished. Who told her to try to harm Rui Rui? She deserved it.
Bai Xiaoyue felt conflicted. Li Xinru was certainly despicable, but the child was innocent!
It's such a pity that a little life was lost after only two days in the world.
Li Xinru thought that without the child standing between her and Liu Aiguo, their relationship would return to normal.
As it turned out, things didn't go as planned, and the two of them had a big argument every three days and a small argument every two days.
Li Xinru thought Liu Aiguo should still revolve around her every day and treat her like a princess, just like before.
Liu Aiguo felt that Li Xinru was not pregnant at the moment and could share some of the housework.
The couple argued constantly about trivial matters in their daily lives.
The couple's relationship was also strained, and Liu Aiguo couldn't get rid of the thorn in his heart.
The couple's daily routine consists of nitpicking at each other.
Finally, Li Xinru insisted on getting a divorce, and Liu Aiguo, exhausted both physically and mentally, agreed.
Li Xinru moved back to the former educated youth compound and lived with Fang Wanzhi and Luo Xiaowei.
Summer arrived in the blink of an eye, and this summer has been rainy.
On the first day of heavy rain, Bai Xiaoyue felt great; she didn't have to go to work and could rest at home for a day.
There's still a piece of cured pork left from the pig slaughtered for the New Year, but it's a bit fatty, so I haven't eaten it yet.
She took them out and soaked them in water, and then asked Yan Ci to pick some green beans from the vegetable garden.
First, prepare a large bowl of dough, then stir-fry the filling of cured pork and green beans.
The whole family pitched in: Xiaobai started the fire, Yanci kneaded the dough, and Bai Xiaoyue helped Changle and Ruyi make dumplings.
I steamed several baskets of pork belly and green bean buns. It's been a long time since we've had meat, and the kids are really craving it.
Once the steamed buns were cooked, Bai Xiaoyue gave one to each of the children to try.
Little Bai kept exclaiming, "This green bean bun is so delicious!"
Bai Xiaoyue tapped his little nose: "Little glutton, take this to Grandma and Grandpa first, then we'll eat right away when you get back."
Little Bai, carrying a small bowl of steamed buns and wearing a straw hat, ran to the Bai family's house.
I saw that my grandparents' house was filled with pots and jars, and rainwater was dripping into them from the roof.
Xiao Bai handed the steamed bun to her grandmother and ran home in a flash.
As soon as she entered the house, she called out, "Mom, Dad, Grandma and Grandpa, the house is leaking. Grandpa has put out a lot of basins and jars."
Bai Xiaoyue looked up suddenly, and Yan Ci said to her, "I'll go take a look later."
After dinner, Bai Xiaoyue and Yan Ci went to the Bai family home. The old house was indeed leaking everywhere.
Yan Ci said to the elderly couple, "Father, Mother, why don't you move in with us? Once the rain stops, we can rebuild the house and move back in."
Mr. and Mrs. Bai disagreed: "It's okay, leaks are common in old houses, it'll be fine once the rain stops."
Bai Xiaoyue frowned, pulled Yan Ci to Bai Wen'an's house, and told Wen Tong about the situation of the Bai family's old house.
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