Chapter 253 Life after the disaster
After many days of thunderstorms, the rare sunny days make people full of joy. The red sun hangs in the high sky, and even the dewdrops on the roadside weeds look crystal and lovely. The villagers had already shouted in groups to work in the field, and even some young women also boldly carried hoes to follow the ground. A group of people talked and laughed, and their faces were full of satisfaction and happiness, which looked very harmonious.
A woman who is nearly 35 years old, wearing a thick cloth skirt and has no accessories on her body, but a pair of thick eyebrows and big eyes make people feel that simplicity is the greatest glory. She hugged a sorghum pole with a dustpan and got into a dilapidated house. She looked at the people on the kang in the room and tried to keep her voice down, but still looked rough.
"Mo Niang, are you awake?" She walked over carefully and saw the pink-like child lying in her arms. Her big eyes immediately lit up, cautious and happy, and she couldn't wait to take the child and hold it in her arms.
At this moment, Shaohua is wearing a thick cloth skirt like a woman, and her smooth and delicate face feels like a mother and daughter compared with the woman. She followed the woman's eyes back to the baby in her arms and immediately showed infinitely soft and gentle maternal love.
God is really good at her. Thinking of such a dangerous situation at the beginning, not to mention children, it is difficult for ordinary people to save even adults in this situation.
But they were all safe and couldn't remember how they came here. They only had broken and messy memories, as if they were conscious and felt that they had come to a safe place. The pain in her stomach made her unable to sleep again. She tried her best to slide out like this. There was no difficulty of the first child, and even the woman who came later shouted in surprise.
What surprised them more was that the heavy rain was cried by the child and turned smaller. When they settled Shaohua and the children and watched the mother and son fall asleep, they found that the rain had stopped at some point, and the night sky was bright.
"No, I shouted a few times and fell asleep again." Shaohua looked at the little pink ball's meat paws tightly grasping her skirt and buried her face in her chest, as if she was unwilling to be looked at by others. This arrogant temper made Shaohua funny and angry.
But the woman came over more excitedly, sat down beside Shaohua, pulled out a finger to wipe her clothes, and then poked the little pink ball in the face. Seeing that he muttered dissatisfiedly and drilled into Shaohua's arms, the woman looked very happy. She smiled so much that she frowned and couldn't help sighing: "Oh, looking at the little brother's eyebrows, just like a doll on her face, which made people happy. If I don't babble you, I really haven't seen such a beautiful baby at this age. No one believes it.
Although the woman said something exaggerated, she saw the birth of Xin Zixuan's son, and Shaohua also knew that the newborn child would inevitably wrinkle and grow in a few days. However, her son is like a born jade man. His fleshy and soft face comes out of his mother's womb, and his crying is louder and more powerful than other children.
What made Shaohua feel happy and helpless was that the little ancestor didn't like to cry, and even shouted perfunctorily twice, and stopped crying without falling. Everyone said that this child has spirituality and wisdom, and is absolutely a noble life.
"Sister-in-law Zhuang, don't praise it. Children are thin-skinned and can't be praised." Anyway, Shaohua was still happy to be praised for his child. She was afraid that the child would get stuffy in her arms, so she turned his head around. He opened his mouth and turned back.
The wooden pile daughter-in-law was unhappy with Shaohua's indifferent attitude. Although the child was not hers, she liked it, and even Shaohua felt reluctant to say that he did not say anything. How come? Brother, this is a noble life. Don't be afraid. Fearing that Shaohua would not believe it, the wooden pile daughter-in-law immediately sat up and made herself look more reliable.
"Don't believe it, Mo Niang. The little brother is really a noble life. Look how dangerous it was that day. He was born safely. He cried at him, and God was so scared that he even put away the rain. This is not a nobleman. He is definitely a fairy in the sky who comes down to earth. The wooden pile daughter-in-law wants to keep such a fairy at home, and she is happy to let her go out to ask for it.
Shaohua showed a wry smile on her face. Although she knew that her son was different from others, there was absolutely no such an exaggerated wooden stake daughter-in-law.
"Sister Zhuang'er, look at what you said, it feels like I gave birth to a monster." As if he heard his mother's ridicul, the child in his arms kicked his legs and then continued to sleep.
Shaohua thought it was funny, but the wooden pile daughter-in-law was also a little surprised by his behavior and immediately became nervous, "Pooh, don't talk nonsense! Although the child is young, the soul at this time still remembers the past. If you say so, you will offend the gods. Otherwise, how could it be so coincidental? Every time Shaohua made fun of him, he would complain.
Shaohua breathed a sigh of relief, knowing that he could not study closely with his wooden stake daughter-in-law, otherwise he would become a sinner.
Looking at his son, Shaohua raised the corners of his mouth slightly. Unexpectedly, he was born with familiarity. He tossed so many things before he was born, which made everyone afraid with him. As a result, as soon as he was born, he attracted the love of everyone, and everyone scrambled to take a look at the jade dolls that came down to earth.
Although the process of her life was very easy, the rain did not save her half of her life. Just in time for confinement, the village said it was not poor, but it must not be compared with her own. After three days of high fever, Shaohua couldn't remember how many times he woke up. Later, he heard the wooden stake daughter-in-law say that as long as she woke up, the child would cry, as if to remind others.
What's more strange is that this child recognizes his mother. As long as Shaohua is around, anyone can hold him. However, once he took away from Shaohua's eyes, even if he closed his eyes, the child would cry miserably, as if it was going to be earth-shaking. The wooden pile daughter-in-law had no choice but to keep their mother and son together, moved a spring stool by herself, and slept next to them.
Shaohua felt that he didn't go on purpose, but there was only one kang in the house, and the children of the wooden pile daughter-in-law were driven to other people's homes to sleep. The wooden stakes that brought her back that day slept with stools at the door and dared not come in to disturb them.
"Sister-in-law, when will the wooden pile come back?" She did not dare to reveal her identity directly. She pretended to be the daughter-in-law of a large family in Beijing, rushed back to her hometown to give birth to a child, and was abandoned halfway. Therefore, when she thought of Yan Kaizhi's return and whether Mrs. Yan had left the palace, Shaohua shut his mouth to the Marquis of Xingyong. And the Li family was so chaotic that Li Xunzhuo almost ran away for many years. She dared not let Ling know and made her anxious in vain.
After thinking about it, Youning is the best candidate. She uses the name of Zimo to the outside world. The wooden pile daughter-in-law likes it very much and keeps shouting that her name is Mo Niang.
The wooden stake daughter-in-law patted Shaohua's hand and comforted him, "Don't worry, Xiaoshu's father has only been out for three days. How can it be so fast? This time, he was lucky enough to catch up with the ox cart, otherwise he would have to walk for five or six days with his feet. Don't worry, Xiaoshu's father is an honest man and will definitely find your man for you. You, just take care of yourself here. Although there is no fish or meat in our family, one egg will never be missing you every day.
An egg can't even stuff its teeth for people in Beijing, but it is as precious as gold here. Shaohua knew in his heart, so I was also grateful. As a result, the wooden pile daughter-in-law said stupidly, "How can you feed the child if you don't have enough to eat?"
Shaohua smiled bitterly and dared to have this honor in front of her son.
"Thank you, Mrs. Zhuang." Shaohua is sincerely grateful.
The wooden stake daughter-in-law is a simple and simple person with a cheerful and generous personality. She is most unaccustomed to Shaohua's politeness. She waved her big hand and said, "Thank you very much. This is your fate. You can survive such a ghost weather. I heard that the daughter-in-law of Lao Xie, the head of the village, also went out on a rainy day. As a result, she slipped, and the full-term child was gone, and half of her life was lost.
Shaohua also heard about this, so some people say that it is easy for Shaohua to lose money because they live in the village and are with hard-lived nobles. Thinking that Shaohua was also sent to Pu'an because of this, she was vaguely uneasy, afraid that these superstitious people would be unfavorable to them.
The wooden pile daughter-in-law is not as much as Shaohua thought. She still said to Shaohua seriously, "So I'm saying that the little brother must be the reincarnation of a nobleman. In the old man's words, it's like an elephant or a nobleman." These two words make the wooden stake daughter-in-law look overstretched and incomplete.
"Mother, you are born with a vision, and you will come from a nobleman." A clear child's voice, an eight- or nine-year-old boy came in from outside. When he saw Shaohua, he timuggly made an unstandard salute to her. It is said that this was taught by his husband.
Shaohua also nodded to him. At the beginning, thanks to his excitement, she could be saved. Shaohua thought to himself that if he went back, he must repay the family.
The wooden pile daughter-in-law scolded and hugged her son lovingly in her arms. "Bad boy, I will teach you. You can learn anything today. Don't be lazy."
I don't know that the teenager began to understand shyness. He didn't like his mother to treat him as a child in front of Shaohua. He broke away his mother's hand and couldn't help complaining. Mother, what do you think of me? I can recite the thousand-character text taught by my husband. If you don't believe it, I'll recite it to you.
The wooden pile daughter-in-law smiled and said, "Then you can carry it."
Mu Xiaoshu secretly glanced at Shaohua and saw her smile and nodded at him. Mu Xiaoshu lowered his head with some embarrassment, then cleared his throat, put on a look of a book bag, and opened his mouth: "Heaven and earth are dark yellow, the universe is vast. The sun and the moon are full of stars. Cold and summer come and go, autumn harvest and winter collection. After leap years old, Lv Tingyang. While carrying it, he couldn't help looking at Shaohua's attitude with the corners of his eyes. Seeing her listening carefully, Mu Xiaoshu seemed particularly encouraged and couldn't wait to recite the whole article.
"Is that all? No?! I thought it was a big deal." At the beginning of the year, Xiucai was invited to teach children in several nearby villages. Xiucai refused to have little money. Later, he gave up a lot of food and reluctantly asked him to teach the children for two days every ten days. For this reason, children of all ages rush to listen. Mu Xiaoshu is older than others, but he remembers it quickly and is very popular with the scholar.
Mu Xiaoshu, who was waiting to be praised, saw his mother's face disgusted and blushed, "Mother! Others can't even recite a word, but I can recite it all of a sudden. The gentleman didn't teach it below. If I teach it, I will definitely be able to recite it. In order to take care of other children of different ages, Xiucai did not dare to teach too much, so Mu Xiaoshu learned to go to school early.
Shaohua looked at Mu Xiaoshu's eager performance and said with a smile, "The clouds make rain, and the dew is frost. Jinsheng Lishui, jade out of Kungang. The sword is called Juque, and the beads are called night light.
As a result, both their mother and son were scared. Mu Xiaoshu was even more excited and ran to Shaohua and said, "Sister Mo Niang, can you also carry it?"
Shaohua smiled and said, "Learn a little." She only said that she was the girl of a big family. The wooden pile couple didn't ask too much, but secretly thought that the maids of a large family in Beijing were so disciplined and knowledgeable that she must let Mu Xiaoshu read more books and go to Beijing in the future.
Just when the wooden tree wrapped around Shaohua and asked her to repeat those few words to him, a mountain-like howl broke in with the figure. Looking at the happy appearance of the two pairs of mother and son, she sweated anxiously and shouted, "Woodpile daughter-in-law, it's not good! Hurry up and hide."
The wooden pile daughter-in-law frowned, raised her voice, and then shouted, "What's the matter? Did I kill or set fire? Why do you want to hide? My man is not here, but I haven't lost my life for a day. I don't steal or rob, and I have to hide in something shady. The wooden stake daughter-in-law thought that the village head was coming to blame her for not working, so she immediately jumped up to refute.
The majestic and powerful woman said anxiously, "At this time, you are still poor and open your head."
As soon as she heard Lai Tou Zhang, the wooden pile daughter-in-law immediately changed her face: "What! Come on, little tree, hide Mo Niang and little brother. Mu Xiaoshu was also shocked and hurriedly followed his mother to help Shaohua from ** and settled her in the big jar next to the stove.
Shaohua was inexplicably scared by their inexplicable behavior, "Sister Zhuanger, what's going on?"
The wooden pile daughter-in-law didn't have time to explain so much to her. She anxiously asked her to squat down and prepare to cover the lid. "Don't ask. I'll tell you later. You heard that if I didn't call you, don't make a sound. Don't let the little brother cry. If you let the old ** stick of the boss Zhang find out, it's not good."
"What about you?" Shaohua also vaguely knew something and asked nervously.
The wooden pile daughter-in-law grabbed the pole beside her and said angrily, "I'm not afraid. I'm an old man. If he dares to play tricks, I will fight with him."
Mu Xiaoshu also held a mallet and said viciously, "And me!"