Hard times have room

Chapter 720 Seeing each other?

Li Ju and Li Juan heard what Li Tao said, as if she didn't hear it, completely ignoring Li Tao's aunt.

The two went straight to the main table in the main room of the old house, which was the table where the man and Mrs. Wang sat. The rest of the people sat at the second table, only Su Hongying and the other three sisters-in-law and Pauline Baozhu were sitting there. , Comparing the main table and the secondary table, the size of the table is the second, mainly the things placed on it, the difference is too great.

There was a small plate of fish on the main table. Although it was almost eaten, there were still two small fish and a few fish heads, as well as side dishes such as sauerkraut and spicy mushrooms. There were still a lot left on the plate. .

By the way, the large bowl of egg soup is also placed on it, and in front of Mrs. Wang, the wild vegetable and pumpkin porridge that does not leave her sight, there is still a foundation in it. Mrs. Wang deliberately asked for some people she did not like to meet. Intercepted, reserved for "one's own people".

The most important food and drink in the old house are all firmly in the hands of Mrs. Wang. She has never let it go, and she will not allow this right to fall by the wayside. As long as she can move, the home will have to listen to her.

There was only one empty small plate on the second table. As for the sauerkraut in it, it was dumped into the bowl with lightning speed as soon as it was brought to the table.

As for the others, there are none at all. The people sitting at the second table only have their own bowls of wild vegetable and pumpkin porridge. If they eat fast, they have already dried up the porridge in the bowls. They can only stare at the Lord with envy. direction of the table.

As for the Xiaodie sauerkraut, as soon as Mrs. Wang brought it over, Li Tao poured it into her bowl by herself. The others didn't stretch out their chopsticks, and they didn't have time to stretch them out.

Because the old lady put the big pot with the wild vegetable and pumpkin porridge beside her, so that she can add porridge to the people who are pleasing to her eyes, so as soon as the sisters Li Ju and Li Juan entered the door, their eyes were fixed on it. Anyone can see the longing in their eyes.

In fact, the sisters ate nothing today, only chewed some snow.

Since the two of them huddled up and got up in the morning, Xu Xiuying turned their ambassadors around, but they were not allowed to eat at the table, and they were not even allowed to drink the water at home.

If they move things in the house without Xu Xiuying's permission, they will be beaten fiercely next.

When the two were hungry and thirsty, they could only chew snow to fill their hunger, and let the snow flow in their throats, taking away the few warmth in their hearts.

It's not that they didn't think about resisting, but they were afraid of being beaten by Xu Xiuying. They had scars all over their bodies, except for their faces, where other places were blue and purple, all of which were masterpieces by Xu Xiuying, her biological mother.

The second is that they have no idea and can’t make up their minds. Now it’s freezing and snowing, and the two of them really can’t think of a way out. Therefore, they can only count one day as a day. Yes, Xu Xiuying will "suffer" retribution in the future. With these beliefs, the two have persisted until now.

Although they have lived to this day, their hands and feet are thin, and their bones are covered with a layer of skin. If you take off the clothes, you can clearly see their protruding ribs. Li Ju is 15 years old, but she looks very Thin and small, not much different from the children in the village in their early ten years.

All the exposed parts on their bodies are mixed with black and gray, and they haven't washed their faces for a long time.

The hair is full of lice, but if you haven't washed your hair for a long time, a thick layer of dandruff has accumulated on the head, and the lice may not be able to break through the blockade of that layer of dandruff.

Showing people with this honor, one is that there is no condition, Xu Xiuying does not even give them water, let alone the water for bathing, and the other is to protect herself, yes, it is protection.

More than two months ago, Xu Xiuying once asked a matchmaker to show Li Juxiang a look at the family, regardless of character, appearance, or age, but only if the money was enough. This is the only condition.

Because she dragged a lot of people to help, this matter spread quickly in Shanghe Village, and naturally it also reached Li Ju's ears. She didn't want to be arranged like this for the rest of her life, and she knew that Xu Xiuying would not find her a What a nice family.

But she looked around, but couldn't find anyone who could decide for her and become her dependable person, so she could only hug and cry with Li Juan uselessly.

It was also on that day that Li Ju hardened her heart. If she could, if she had the conditions, she would never let go of her own mother, Xu Xiuying. She is a villain who must be compared. She couldn't do it because Xu Xiuying. It was her biological mother, who gave her her life, and let go of what happened now. She owes her, she will definitely find a way to get it back bit by bit, and she still has more than half of her life to slowly grind with her. .

After pondering for several days, Li Ju, who had not made any progress at all, finally came up with a solution that was not a solution, that is, she didn't take a bath, wash her hair, or change her clothes, and she made herself sloppy. If anyone came to see her , it is necessary to be both pungent and protective of the family. The family that is protected is the home of her parents and younger brothers. It is very exaggerated in this era to say that the more exaggerated the better the effect.

So, when Xu Xiuying finally decided on the candidate, when the matchmaker brought someone to visit Hecun, what she saw was a stinky and sloppy Li Ju. Of course, she didn't leave immediately. People are not good goods, otherwise they would not spend 20 yuan and [-] catties of grain to find a wife at this time.

You know, these days, finding a daughter-in-law is a very simple matter. In order to save food, many people open their mouths less. That is, they are willing to push their daughters out even if they don’t want a betrothal gift. , that's it.

It is conceivable that the person brought by the matchmaker to Shanghe Village is not a good person, of course, it is indeed not a good person, because behind the matchmaker is a man who is about her age and looks good enough to be Li Ju's grandfather The old man must be 60 or [-] years old. One can tell at a glance that this person is of the same generation as her grandma Li Chunhua.

At that time, Li Ju's mentality exploded, even though the matchmaker beside him praised him as a person in the heavens and the earth, people from the city, iron rice bowls, and the family, she couldn't listen, she only knew that this was a An old man old enough to be her grandfather.

Not long after Xu Xiuying brought the old man who was more than 30 years older than her into Li's house, Xu Xiuying was dismissed by Li Juan because of the fact that her own firewood was stolen. Li Ju stood in front of the man. The smell of things in his own cesspit successfully made the man frown enough to kill flies.

It's not that he has low endurance, it's just too delicious!

(End of this chapter)