Yoshida Mii

Chapter 181 Cruel grandparents
The next day coincided with the big fair in Yuanshui Town, the shop was full of people from the time it opened until noon, and a few people were so busy that their feet didn't touch the ground. It wasn't until almost noon that there were fewer customers.

Aunt Qiuxia had been busy in the kitchen all morning. After steaming the last basket of steamed buns, she came out to get some air. Seeing Li Shi and Li Hongqin sitting in the shop, she sat next to them to rest.

"Hey, I'm getting old after all. I've been writhing all morning, and my feet hurt and my waist hurts." Li Hongqin laughed.

Mrs. Li nodded, "We still have to hire two more helpers. Everyone is rushing to eat and go to the market at this time. It's really too busy."

Aunt Qiuxia smiled and said, "During dinner yesterday, her second aunt Dongbao gave birth, but she didn't know whether the baby was a boy or a girl."

"When she was pregnant, didn't she yell every day that she was carrying a boy in her belly? If she gave birth to a girl, let's see where she will put her face!" Li Hongqin sneered. He is a son, so he must share an extra share of the property. This has become a joke in Tagouji.

Lotus, who was cleaning up the table, came over and said with a sigh: "It's a girl, she's gone. Dawei came back from selling tofu last night, and when he came back, Mrs. Li happened to be back, so she told me."

Mrs. Li and the lotus family have been neighbors for decades, and they have a good relationship.

Several people were shocked, and Li asked anxiously, "Why is it gone?"

"That's right." Aunt Qiuxia asked in surprise, "Second Song's daughter-in-law is in good health, she has given birth to three!"

At this moment, there was no one in the store. He Hua looked around, and then whispered: "Mrs. Song and the others told the outsiders that a child will not cry after birth, and dies soon after birth. In fact, this is not the case at all. Yes, I heard Mrs. Li say that the baby was crying loudly. Dong Bao’s grandma saw that the baby was a girl, so she gave Mrs. Li ten dollars and pushed the newborn baby girl into the blood basin... Tsk tsk, after all, the heart is so cruel, if we, why can't we do this, no matter how rare a boy is, it is a human life, if you don't want it, then you don't want it."

Dong Bao lay on the window sill and listened intently, and suddenly heard someone beside him tremblingly say, "Why is there such a thing... Isn't this murder!"

Dong Bao was startled, turned around and saw Zhang Xiuyu standing next to her, her face turned pale with fright, she probably heard what Li and the others said just now.

The growth environment of Zhang Xiuyu and Dongbao is different. Tagouji is a village formed by the migration of foreign population during the war. Small families with different surnames live together. After decades of development, it has become what it is today. Zhangjia Village is a typical clan village. The whole village is full of people with the surname Zhang. They have their own patriarchs, ancestral halls, clan elders, and clan rules. This kind of thing is because Zhang Xiuyu has grown up so big, I have never heard of such a cruel thing.

"Keep your voice down!" Dong Bao said while holding Zhang Xiuyu's cold hand.She had heard of such things. In the rural areas of the 80s, when the family planning management was strict, many girls died at the hands of relatives and elders.

Zhang Xiuyu sighed, and said in a low voice: "There is a family in our village who gave birth to seven daughters, and I have never heard of a child being drowned... It is said that their family has a daughter of the Seven Immortals, and they don't think there is anything wrong with it. Girls can work too, and they can help their mother’s family when they are married. If it’s not possible, they can also recruit a son-in-law. It’s not like your nanny’s family doesn’t have grandchildren..."

Outside the shop was a street full of people coming and going, with noisy sounds, Mrs. Li and the others didn't notice Zhang Xiuyu's voice.

Li thinks of Aunt Song's big belly, and feels sad. She is a kind and sensitive person who loves children. Watching Aunt Song's belly grow day by day is like watching that child grow up day by day. , Now that it is ripe to come to this world, but she has no chance to start her life, it is distressing and embarrassing.

"When Dong Bao was born, her grandma kept saying that the girl was a loser, and she was raised for nothing..." Li's eyes were red, and she shook her head, unable to continue, "I lay on the bed and cried, Her grandma kept saying that it was all over when Dong Bao's father spoke up. It's the first child, no matter if it's a son or not, I can't bear it!"

Li Hongqin sighed, "What a crime! It's not that she is poor and can't even afford to eat. In order to support her third son's education, she will do all kinds of outrageous things. If you cheat you, you still have to cheat Song's second child. God can't do it now." Stand by her side." The implication is that the Huang family has done so many immoral things, if Song Bai gets a good name in the exam, it would be God's eyes.

Dong Bao supported the wall and stood silently. She was originally the one who comforted Zhang Xiuyu, but Zhang Xiuyu listened to Li Shi's words and hugged Dong Bao instead to comfort her.

"I'm fine." Dong Bao smiled at Zhang Xiuyu. She has grown up so much and is still so "disobedient". Presumably Huang should grit her teeth and regret not drowning her in the first place.She just thought of Second Aunt Song's child feeling a little sad. A young life was lost like this. No matter how annoying Second Aunt Song was, the child was innocent.She also agrees with her aunt, if someone like Song Bai can be admitted to be an official, it is really unreasonable, and the Huang family will suffer retribution sooner or later.

"What about the child? Where did you throw it away?" Aunt Qiuxia asked.

He Hua shook her head, "Who knows? I heard from Mrs. Li that when she was about to leave, she saw Song Laoer find a bamboo mat and put it on the blood basin, and took it out. She didn't know where it was buried."

Mizi is a common thing in the farmhouse. It is a round piece made of thin sorghum stalks that have been dried and sewn together. It can be used as a pot cover or as a grate. It is very convenient to hold dumplings, steamed buns, and steamed buns. .

Zhang Xiuyu dragged Dongbao into the room and sat down, sighed, "Your milk is so scary, I thought she was just abusive."

In fact, Dong Bao still can't figure out why so many women are so patriarchal, repelling girls, and looking down on girls. Although men are the main laborers in the crop fields, women are not bad at their work. Like Li, they are the best at work. Two or three Uncle Song.Like Huang and Song's second aunt, they are proud of having a son and look down on Li who only gave birth to a girl. They always call Dongbao and Song Zhaodi losers. According to their logic, they are also losers.

"We should really kowtow and burn paper in front of my father's grandma's grave." Dong Bao muttered.

Zhang Xiuyu was stunned for a moment, but did not come to her senses, "What are you talking about? Where is this going?"

"Thank you for the grace of not killing her!" Dong Bao said lazily, "If my grandma was more ruthless when my grandma was born, wouldn't my grandma not be able to live today? Then There would be no my father and uncle, let alone our grandchildren. Do you think we should kowtow and burn paper to express our gratitude?"

Zhang Xiuyu covered her mouth and laughed, pinched Dong Bao's cheek lightly, and said with a smile, "You must be poor! If your grandma hears this, you probably won't be far from dying of anger!"

The loss of a child in the Song family did not cause much sensation in Tagouji. Most people did not know what was going on, or were too lazy to care about it. After all, the child mortality rate in this era is too high. It's better than being gone after being raised, not to mention that Second Aunt Song is in good health and can regenerate.

The sun is just right these few days, and the newly harvested peanuts have also dried up. Aunt Qiuxia picked up two baskets of peanuts, one with shells and the other with peeled peanuts.

Dong Bao picked out slightly smaller peanuts, soaked them in water, and ground them into peanut milk with a stone mill.Peanuts can be ground a little finer than beans, and there is almost no dregs. They can be drunk after being cooked without filtering, which is much better than soy milk.

It was the first time for Quanzi to drink peanut milk, and he fell in love with the rich and mellow taste immediately after drinking it. Every day, he came to pester Dongbao to grind peanut milk for him. After drinking it for several days, Quanzi got up and found the original pants Wearing it, I found that it was tight, and I didn't take it seriously, so I went out and squatted on the ground to lift my shoes, and the pants were so bad that they split.

Dongbao laughed at him for several days after he found out, peanuts are full of protein and fat, Quanzi drinks peanut milk as water, and even adds sugar to peanut milk, can he not get fat!

Quanzi didn't dare to drink peanut milk anymore, for fear that he would grow into a big fat man. Fortunately, when he was growing up, the extra fat on his face slowly slimmed down after a few days.

For the remaining peanuts, Dongbao put a shallow layer of oil in the pot, heated it slightly, put the peanuts with the red skin removed, and fried them. Sprinkled with a layer of fine salt, it tastes crisp and fragrant, and is very popular with Master Yan and Lin Fu. In their words: a few peanuts can drink half a jar of wine.

When Lin Fu came to the shop, he quietly complained to Dongbao, "Dongbao's fried peanuts are still delicious! Your aunt also fried them when she got home, and they were not as good as yours. The peanuts were all burnt and hard to eat. It’s so bad, it hurts my teeth! Just don’t do it for me, you’re very stingy, you say it’s too expensive, and you don’t let me drink!”

Dong Bao chuckled, although fried peanuts are just a side dish, it is quite a test of cooking skills, the oil should not be overheated, the hands must be quick, the salt should be neither too much nor too little, and should be evenly sprinkled. Eating fried peanuts is not so easy.

"Uncle Lin, this peanut has a name!" Dong Bao also whispered to Lin Fu.

Lin Fu became interested, "What's your name?"

"Drunkard Peanut!" Dong Bao laughed. "I also want to tell my aunt that you speak ill of her behind her back!"

Lin Fu laughed quickly and said, "Don't, don't! Uncle Lin won't dare to drink anymore, so don't say it!" This little girl is really weird, mocking herself as an alcoholic!No wonder his son likes her so much, he also wants such a smart and weird daughter.

The two were laughing in the yard when they saw Li Hongqin angrily taking a basin and walking into the kitchen.

"Auntie, what's the matter?" Dong Bao asked hastily.

(End of this chapter)