After lunch, Huixin and his wife left and returned to the town. Before leaving, Chen, Xue and Zhu brought some things to Huixin. Huixin refused, but in the end, Xue forced her to the car. Chen looked at the back of her daughter and son-in-law leaving and couldn't help crying again. Xue's sister-in-law quickly persuaded her, and that was the best.

On the eleventh day of the first lunar month, Zhiming led his wife and daughter away, and Chen inevitably brought a lot of the remaining meat and vegetables in the house to them. Zhu did not refuse, but took them all. They had been away from home for more than ten days and had nothing to go back. The county's business was not open yet, so I could take some vegetables back, at least I don't have to worry about it tonight.

After all these were sent away, the home became much more peaceful. In the first month of the year, the needle and thread were not allowed to be used, so Jingya didn’t have the opportunity to do this or that. She followed Jinghan and ran to her neighbor’s houses all day long. Of course, the one who went to the most was the Lin family.

The eldest of the Lin family is Lin Zixuan. He has been with Wen Han and the others all day long. The school has not yet opened, so they can only read books at home or go out to play for a while. Jinghan and Jingya go to find Yumei, plus Xiaoxiu from the nearby Liu family and Xiaojuan from the Zhao family. A few girls are together, either playing Galaha or turning over ropes every day, and they get tired of it after a long time.

In the first month of the year, it was a time to visit relatives and friends, but Xue never mentioned the words of taking them to her grandmother's house. Jinghan was a little surprised and asked Xue, "Mom, why don't you take us back to her grandmother's house?"

Xue glanced at Jinghan, "Why did you think of asking this today?"

"Yumei said that her mother will take them back to her grandmother's house these days, and we don't have to go to her to play in the next few days. Mom, if we have time, we can go to her grandmother's house as well." Jinghan leaned beside her mother and said.

Xue sighed and said, "Jinghan, we have no place to go back."

"What? Mom, I don't understand." Jinghan was stunned. What does it mean?

"My mother died early. My father, your grandfather, married another one and came with two children. They were not good to me, and I asked me to do all the work at home. People said that if there is a stepmother, there will be a stepmother. This is not right. My father didn't care about me and drank and gambled all day long. Later, my stepmother wanted to sell me, and I ran out secretly in the middle of the night. Later, I met your father, and he saved me, so I married him. So I don't have a mother's home, and you can't go back to my grandmother's home." Xue said, and couldn't help but shed tears.

Jinghan didn't expect that she just asked casually, but she actually asked such a thing. She hugged her mother quickly, "Mom, don't cry, it's all Jinghan's fault. Jinghan shouldn't ask her. Mom, you still have us, mother won't cry."

I used to think that mother and grandma are very good and kind to others, and that mother-in-law and daughter-in-law get along like mother-in-law. Unexpectedly, both of them are miserable people. It turns out that this world is not as beautiful as you see. Perhaps my family is considered a special place here.

Xue cried for a while, then stopped, hugged Jinghan, and said slowly. "Jinghan, you are lively, like a boy. Your grandmother and I didn't care much about you. I just felt that when we were at home, we were all wronged. Now, the children will do whatever they like, and it will be better to follow their temperament. Moreover, girls are more arrogant and will not suffer any losses in the future. You will still be the same in the future, and you will be fine, but you will learn something a little. You must know that women will not be easy for this life. They have to serve their parents-in-law, their husbands in the middle, and their children under them.

It is said that they should marry and eat and dress. Isn’t they just to have a hot meal and wear new clothes? We can’t go out to make money like men, and at least they have to push the family up, right?" Xue advised her daughter little by little. She knew that her daughter’s temperament was so idle. But now Jinghan is nine years old, and when she was nine years old, she knew everything. Jingya is gentle and gentle, and she doesn’t worry too much about Xue. Instead, this young daughter is almost like a wild boy every day. So today, she happened to take this opportunity to talk to her daughter.

After hearing what her mother said, Jinghan knew that her mother was also worried about her, "Mom, don't worry, my daughter understands what she meant. When she is not busy in the future, her daughter will learn needlework and thread with her mother and sister, and learn to cook. It will definitely not embarrass my mother." When she first came here, she also wanted to be quieter and pretend. But later she learned the original owner's temperament, and she was not an idle person, so her true face was revealed in a few days. Now that her mother said this, she should change it, otherwise, the reputation of this tomboy would be confirmed.

Xue smiled after hearing Jinghan's words. "You, when you are not busy, you didn't see that you were not busy any day? Well, that's what my mother said, after all, you are still young and don't worry. In a few years, you will be able to be steady as you grow older. Take your time, and I won't force anything. As long as my daughter can be healthy, it's fine." Xue hugged Jinghan, and the mother and daughter were chatting there.

Jingya was just talking to her grandma in her grandma's room. When she returned to her room, she saw her mother and her younger sister hugging each other. She couldn't help but wonder, "Mom, Jinghan, what are you two doing? Mom, have you cried?" Jingya saw that Xue's eyes were a little red and said, "Jinghan, why are you messing with our mother?"

Xue smiled, "No, Jinghan didn't mess with me. I was sad for a moment and shed two tears. This made you see again. Come, come and chat with my mother for a while. We women are very busy and don't even have time to talk together." Xue said, then pulled Jingya and asked her to come on the kang too.

The mother and daughter were sitting on the kang, chatting one by one. "Jingya, you are on the 11th this year. It won't take a few years to tell you about your dear. You have learned more work from your mother in the past two years. Your needlework is good, but the cooking is a bit worse, so you have to learn more in the future."

Jingya nodded, "Mom, I know." My mother said this for her own good. How could Jingya not understand?

"You two sisters have completely different personalities, and I don't know how they grow up. Mom is only you two daughters, so naturally I think you can live a good life. Our family does not think you can marry a wealthy family, and there are more troublesome things. Let's find a small family, and the family is the best to live a harmonious life." Xue expressed his expectations for the marriage of their daughters. "Mom doesn't ask you to know much, a pair of scissors on the kang and a shovel on the pot, and these two can be picked up. Whatever you love, my mother doesn't care about."

Jinghan and Jingya both leaned beside their mother. Jingya whispered, "Mom, we will study hard and will not let my mother down." Jinghan nodded on the other side.

"Okay, you sisters are here, it's time to cook. Your breasts are tired these days, so I'll go cook." Xue looked outside. It was getting late, so she hurried out to cook. The two sisters Jinghan quickly went to the ground to help.

Time flies, and the weather outside is getting warmer and warmer. In a blink of an eye, more than half of February has passed. On that day, Zhixin was chopping firewood at home, and someone came in outside. Zhixin saw that he was the village chief in the village. "Uncle Zhou, why are you free today? Hurry up, sit in the house."

Zhixin led the village chief into the house. The old man was also at home today. The village chief sat down and talked to Zhixin and his son. "Zhixin, I'm here today to tell you that recently, the men in our village have to go up the mountain from house to watch our participation." Village Chief Zhou said.

"Brother Zhou, what's wrong? Isn't there anyone who has visited the interview? Why are you using the villagers to take turns?" Mr. Xu was a little puzzled.

"Oh, brother, this is a coincidence. The old Liu who we are looking at is dead on the mountain this year. No one has gone up to the mountain for the New Year. When someone goes there, the old guy has died long ago, and even his ears and nose are bitten by rats. We are not thinking about dealing with his funeral, but no one can care about this mountain? It is about to start spring, but in the future, I am afraid that someone will go in and cause trouble." Village Chief Zhou sighed. No one expected that this old guy would die like this.

"What did this mean? How could such a thing happen? Old Liu is the same. He may have been drunk all day long." The old man also sighed, "Well, let's take the turn. Who told me that Old Liu suddenly disappeared? He has also paid a lot of money to watch the money this year, but unfortunately he has all drunk."

"Okay, then just do this, there is really no way. After a while, let's see if you can find someone. When you take part in this job, most people are unwilling to do it. Although there is some money a year, who would like to squat on the mountain all year round?" Village Chief Zhou shook his head, stood up and walked out.

Zhixin hurried out to see him off. "Uncle, go slowly. When you line up, tell me that this is a big event in our village and no one can recommend it."

The village chief waved his hand, said nothing, and left directly.

At night, the old man told Zhixin about the village chief coming, and then Zhixin said that he would have to chop more firewood in the family these days so that he would not go up the mountain, and the old man would have to chop firewood at home.

When Jinghan heard that the ginseng was dead, she asked, "Dad, let's see how much money can we make in a year?"

Zhixin thought for a while, "Well, this is a 100-meter-long stick is worth five cents a year. There must be about one hundred households in our village. Each household is calculated at 60 meter in three years, which is about six thousand meter. If this calculation is calculated, it will be about thirty taels of silver. What's wrong, Jinghan, what do you want to say?"
Chapter completed!