Chapter 74 We are still waiting for a good life
"Husband!" Mrs. Du saw that her husband looked unhappy.
"Go to sleep!" Su Bucheng didn't know what he was thinking.
"Oh!" Mrs. Du sighed heavily and lay down next to her husband.
The couple had no mood to talk. It was obviously Xiao Qin's mother and daughter who were making a fuss, so why were they sad and depressed?
In this shabby place, no one cares about you, whether you are divorced or expelled from the clan. The most important thing is to survive.
The road was so difficult, but the whole family persevered. Why did it become completely different when everything started to go in the right direction?
I used to think that my family was peaceful and harmonious, but it turned out to be just an illusion. Some people were dissatisfied and felt aggrieved.
When it is no longer profitable, there is no need to pretend.
But in this damn place, I got divorced and expelled from the clan. What's the point?
Without labor and little knowledge of living in the wild, can you survive by going out on your own?
That night, not only Su Bucheng and his wife, but everyone else tossed and turned, unable to figure out why.
It was very strange. There were no wild beasts fighting that night. The whole night was eerily quiet. The occasional strange cry of a night owl was actually unusual.
When we woke up in the morning, we all had dark circles under our eyes.
After washing up, Wei cooked porridge.
Mrs. Du was in a dilemma while beating the rice. "Husband, should Jiuniang and He'er's rations be shared or separated?"
The mother and daughter can at least get enough to eat by hanging out together, but they don't know how to appreciate kindness and will say that the people are taking advantage of them by withholding their food rations.
Let's divide it up. The mother and daughter have no labor and can't produce any food. They will starve to death if this little food doesn't last until the harvest.
Not to mention that they don't know how to plow or farm, so how can they expect to get a harvest?
Even though it is cut apart, it still depends on everyone to maintain it.
I feel uncomfortable keeping it, but I'm really afraid of it starving to death if I don't care. I'm in a dilemma.
"Cook it first, and then ask them whether they want to live alone or live together." Su Bucheng threw the question to the mother and daughter.
When cooking the porridge, Wei poured some chestnuts into it. Last night’s chestnut porridge was delicious and filling.
The three brothers Su Bucheng continued to weave bamboo beds, and the teenagers followed Su Boyan's example and took out the book to read in the morning. They had put it aside for a while, so they had to review it carefully, otherwise how could they teach the children?
Su Ying, Xiao Tao and Su Lu washed the sour dates, put them in a winnowing basket to dry, and then continued to peel chestnuts.
"Get up, get up! How can you sleep when no one is taking care of you?" Old Mrs. Su poked the mother and daughter with her crutch.
"Ouch!" The mother and daughter were hurt and woke up in a daze.
Looking at Old Madam Su in front of him, he was confused for a moment, wondering why he was in the old lady's room. Then he remembered what happened last night and realized that he was no longer a member of the Su family.
"Are you still sleeping? Are you waiting for someone to serve you?" Old Mrs. Su looked at him with disdain and disgust.
The mother and daughter got up, washed up, and looked out of place at the busy crowd.
"Madam Qin!" Su Bucheng shouted.
Little Qin looked at her uncle in surprise. Madam Qin, this name is so awkward and harsh.
"Should we distribute your rations or what should we do with them?" Su Bucheng asked.
"I'll go with you!" Xiao Qin made the choice without thinking.
"Mother!" Su He sang the opposite tune as usual.
Everything has been divided, so why is it still controlled by the eldest wife? My mother is confused.
"Don't talk!" Xiao Qin pulled her daughter.
As long as they mingled together, what was available for everyone else to eat would be available for the mother and daughter to eat. What mattered was backbone, as long as they were alive, the most important thing was to survive!
"You can eat together, but you have to participate in the labor!"
Su Bucheng didn't want the mother and daughter to sit around waiting for dinner without working all day, and ended up treating them like Bodhisattvas.
"No need to worry!" Xiao Qinshi did not refute.
"Mother!" Su He wanted to stand up. We are not your Su family, why should we listen to your arrangements?
Being stopped by Xiao Qin, her uncle asked her if the Su family was still willing to take care of her and her daughter.
If we really turn a blind eye and just throw the rations to them, that would really drive them to death.
Xiao Qinshi was now much more sober-minded. She realized that the situation was stronger than she was. At this time and in this environment, trying to separate the family or get a divorce was simply courting death and extremely foolish.
I was really blinded by greed last night. What was I doing?
Not only did the silly girl not persuade herself, she also added fuel to the fire, which eventually became an unmanageable situation.
If my daughter had advised me a little, I would have stepped down. Why would it have come to this?
Thinking of this, Xiao Qin looked at her daughter with a reproachful look.
"Mom, why are you looking at me like that?" Su He was puzzled. It seemed that her mother was blaming her.
What are you complaining about? When my father wanted to divorce my mother, I stood firmly on her side and defended her. What was my fault?
After breakfast, Su Bucheng and his friends were about to go out when Old Man Yang came with the villagers.
They brought a lot of backpacks and baskets, both strong men and women.
"Good morning to Su Village, good morning to Aying Village!" The villagers greeted each other happily.
"Good morning, fellow villagers!" Su Bucheng said with a smile, "You can just call me Mr. Su and my daughter Aying. Calling me village elder sounds strange."
"Haha, Su Langjun, Aying!" The villagers followed suit and they also felt that this was more intimate.
"Are you guys going to pick up mountain products?" Su Bucheng asked.
"Yes! The village chief notified us last night, let's go pick it up together." The villagers looked happy.
Some families bring their older boys along so that more people can pick up more.
The most conspicuous person in the crowd was Old Man Wang, with his white hair and a huge backpack.
Daughter-in-law Yang was also in the team, carrying a large backpack and following behind her brother Yang Dalang.
"Just pick them up at the mountain pass. Remember not to go inside. Be careful!" Su Bucheng did not forget to remind him again.
"Save, save! Who would go to the mountains when there's food? With mountain products, fern root powder, and kudzu root powder, food isn't so scarce anymore. We're still looking forward to a better life!"
The villagers nodded repeatedly.
"Aying, I'll return the marinade to you!" Old man Yang handed the marinade in the bamboo tube to Su Ying.
"So fast." Su Ying thought it would take two or three days.
"Several of our families braised it together last night, and we also braised some meat. The whole village could smell the fragrance." Old man Yang said as he couldn't help but take a deep breath of the air in ecstasy.
"Just use it later!" Su Ying handed it to Mrs. Du.
"Aying, these are Wang Sanlang and Zheng Silang. They are the two best carpenters in the village. Tell them what you want to make."
Behind Old Man Yang were two men in their thirties. Both of them had scars on their arms and faces, left by hunting. Most strong men in the village had these scars.
Wang Sanlang is a nephew of the same family who was exiled with Old Man Wang, just like Su Bucheng's family.
Zheng Silang is the son of the village elder Zhengtou.
They used to be playboys who only knew how to eat, drink and have fun, but now they have become skillful farmers who hunt in the mountains and fish in the rivers.
"Aying!" The two men saluted Su Ying.
"Two uncles!" Su Ying hurriedly returned a bow to a man.
When they arrived at the yard, Su Ying described in detail the beehive they were going to build and its internal structure.
"Aying, is this really possible?" The two men didn't expect that there was someone who knew how to keep bees.
“Of course, we put beehives in the woods to attract bees. As long as we can attract the queen bee, there will be honey in the beehives after a while.
The area is surrounded by mountains and has rich vegetation. Flowers bloom all year round, so honey can be produced year-round.
If it's successful, we can build more beehives and harvest honey regularly, which can sell for a lot of money." Su Ying envisioned the future.
"Great!" The two strong men clenched their fists excitedly.
Old Man Yang and Su Bucheng also had smiles on their faces. This would be the easiest and fastest-earning job in the village. Who wouldn't be excited?
"Aying, will bees come if we put the beehive there?" Wang Sanlang was a little confused. Is beekeeping really that simple?
"Not only that, we also need honey to attract bees!"
"Honey? Where can we get it? It's not easy." Wang Sanlang remembered that wild bees were all on cliffs.
"Don't worry, the village chief will lend you his treasured honey to support beekeeping in the village!" Su Ying flattered the village chief.
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