Space takes me to ancient times

Chapter 8
At three or four o'clock in the morning, when modern people's nightlife is not over or they are still in their dreams, there is already a faint smoke in Qinghe Village.It has always been the habit of this small mountain village to wake up early after hearing the chicken, and to wake up at Yinshi.

In the kitchen of the Qu family, sporadic candles lit up the barren home.Through the dim yellow window paper, one can see the figure inside. Han Shi is leading the three daughters-in-law to busy breakfast.Steaming steamed buns, cooking porridge, clear division of labor.

"Third daughter-in-law, come and bring the custard back to the room to warm it up. Sister You wakes up and asks her to drink more." Shi Han turned around and brought the freshly steamed custard to Wang from the stove.

Wang stood there stupidly, torn between whether to accept it or not to accept it.There are no chickens in the family, and these eggs were brought back by my sister-in-law when she returned to her natal home.The boy at home has not eaten it yet, so he steamed it for his daughter...Wang turned her head and looked at the two sister-in-laws again, fearing that they would feel uncomfortable and create a gap between their relatives.But her daughter's body also needs nourishment, and her natural kindness makes her hesitant.

After waiting for a long time, Han didn't see any response from her, so she simply brought out the custard by herself. "Okay, don't worry about it, it's not women's turn to worry about rations. Take your house to warm it, and call the third child to wash up and eat, and then you can go on your way." Then he went to add fire to the stove, it didn't matter she.

"Qiuyun, hurry up and bring it back, who can compete with a child for a stutter." The sister-in-law Hu quickly pasted dough pancakes on the iron pan with both hands, talking and working without delay. "In our hearts, Sister You is the same as Brother Yi and the others. There is no difference. We have been sisters-in-law for so many years. When did you see that we were mean to Miss You? We didn't treat them equally."

Second sister-in-law Cheng also stopped stirring the wild vegetables and sighed softly. "Do you feel that sister-in-law brought the eggs back from her mother's house, and there were not many of them. The boys at home didn't take a bite, but sister You ate them. I feel sorry for you?" Cheng's words were sharp and straightforward. Shi couldn't refute, but blushed when he heard it.

"Think about it, it's our mother who has disliked Sister You all these years, or us aunts who have disliked it. If there is no suggestion from my sister-in-law, even if my mother went out to buy eggs, she would not bring them back with her. Okay, hurry up Don't think too much, warm the child quickly, the body is the most important thing." Cheng waved his hand and didn't want to continue talking, let her think about the rest.

"Thank you mother... Thank you sister-in-law and sister-in-law." Because she didn't give birth to a son for her husband, she always felt inferior and couldn't hold her head up in front of her two sister-in-laws. Although she was always close to them, she had never talked so frankly. After all, after saying this today, my heart suddenly felt relieved, and Mrs. Wang was moved and returned to the room with the custard.

Qu Dongsheng was fully dressed and was about to go out to wash up when he saw his wife walking in with a porcelain bowl.

"The custard my mother steamed for Sister You is the eggs my sister-in-law brought back from her mother's house..." Wang's voice became softer as she spoke, she didn't want her husband to misunderstand that she was hiding things, so she quickly explained.

There was a little surprise in Qu Dongsheng's eyes, but he knew in his heart that his mother and sisters-in-law felt sorry for Sister You, and his heart was a little complicated, but he was more grateful. "Since it's the elder's wish, let the child drink more when she wakes up. Don't say any words of gratitude, let's pay back twice as much in the future."

Mrs. Wang nodded, and turned around to straighten her husband's robe. "Mother asked me to call you to have breakfast, you will be on your way soon, take care of your health." Rourou whispered caring.

Qu Dongsheng didn't open his mouth to answer, he was afraid that he would be reluctant to part with his wife and daughter, so he could only nod stiffly, and walked out of the room with his wife in his arms.

In the main room, the old man Qu Shangyi sat at the main seat, his wife Han sat on his left, then the eldest couple, the second couple, and the grandchildren sat on the right side of the long table.Qu Dongsheng hurriedly led his wife over after washing up and took a seat.The old man looked up and found that apart from Qu You who was recuperating, the long table painted with peach wood was already full of people.

"Let's have breakfast."

The old lady Han got up and started serving rice. The breakfast of the peasant family was also very simple, a plate of corn tortillas with coarse grains, rice porridge, pickles, and wild vegetables mixed with coarse salt by Cheng's in the morning.The Qu family doesn’t have so many rules, the atmosphere at the dinner table is also very harmonious, and the eating is even more open. Although unlike other farmers’ families, they have to work hard to fight hunger, but the Han family still provides food for the males in the family. One extra tortilla was placed for each person.

"Sister You has suffered this time. Daddy borrowed a few eggs from you that you brought back, old man, to make up for the girl." At this moment, Qu Shangyi suddenly opened his mouth.He has been fair all his life, but this time he actually begged his daughter-in-law for food for his granddaughter, and the shame in his heart made him blush.

"Father, look at what you said, why did you borrow it? Although I brought the egg back, it is also the property of our Qu family. Who said that sister You can't eat it? I have been married for more than ten years. You said so You still treat me as an outsider." The eldest daughter-in-law, Mrs. Hu, quickly expressed her opinion.

"Yanhua is right. Although Sister You is Dongsheng's daughter, she is also our niece..." The eldest brother Qu Chunsheng quickly took over the words, afraid that the old man would think too much.

"Old man, the eldest daughter-in-law brought me the eggs yesterday. The child's situation was too scary at that time, and I didn't have time to tell you. I have already steamed the egg custard this morning, and I can eat it when Miss You wakes up." Han Shi suddenly opened his mouth to speak a fair word for the eldest daughter-in-law, although usually she would not refute what her husband said.But not this time, the three daughter-in-laws were all chosen by her, and all of them were good.As a mother-in-law, she didn't want them to be wronged.

"Father, don't worry when you are old, we are a family, and an aunt should treat Sister You well." Mrs. Cheng also spoke for her sister-in-law.Before she got married, she and the Hu family were handkerchiefs, and they married into the Qu family in the same year, so the relationship is closer.

Qu You's parents listened quietly, they were so moved beyond words, Wang's mouth was stupid and he couldn't say anything nice, so he could only squirm his mouth to put his gratitude in his heart.Qu Dongsheng got up and made a long bow. "Father and mother, eldest brother and sister-in-law, second brother and second sister-in-law, Qiu Yun and elder sister You are entrusted to you. Dongsheng is here to thank you."

"Lao San, what are you doing? Why are you being polite to your brother and sister-in-law? Hurry up and sit down to eat, and you have to go on your way later." Relatives should take care of each other. Where does the third child put the family like this? Brother Qu Qiusheng interrupted his thanks.

"Okay, okay, you are all good, and these are the good children and grandchildren of my Qu family." Qu Shangyi was very pleased with the harmony of the children and grandchildren.The family is harmonious and everything is prosperous, and after a hundred years, he can also explain to the ancestors of the Qu family.

"Okay, don't thank me anymore, the third child will leave early after dinner, you don't have to worry at home, your father and I are not old yet!" Han interrupted them loudly, and her words echoed Qu Dongsheng took a dose of reassurance.

After breakfast, Han and Wang stayed at home to take care of Qu You, while the others followed the old man to plow the fields.Qu Dongsheng also set off to return to Lishui Village, and Wang watched her husband go away with a lot of emotion in her heart.In the past, her husband went to teach in Lishui Village, and she always felt very lonely and had no support in this family.But after yesterday's daughter's accident and the attitude of her in-laws this morning, she suddenly felt lucky that she could marry into such a family.

(End of this chapter)