Chapter 031: Reluctance
"Little beast, do you still have the face to come back?" As soon as Tian Xiaohua entered the door, she was slapped by a thin, dark old lady, and staggered her and almost threw herself to the ground.
Tian Xiaohua endured the pain, covered her face and looked up at her grandmother. Her younger brother was born next to her. She was said to be four years old, but in fact she was only two years old. She was also staring at her at the fun.
Seeing that she didn't say anything, Old Mrs. Tian got angry from her heart, picked up a broom standing in the corner of the wall, and beat Tian Xiaohua overwhelmed with all the filthy words while beating, and she was always a little beast and a little bitch.
None of the other people in the family came out to persuade her. Tian Xiaohua no longer expected the rest of the family. As long as the stick did not fall on the heads of the other three sisters, they would not come to help her.
Sometimes Tian Xiaohua doesn't understand why she was beaten more than her three sisters and did more work than her three sisters. She was obviously only two years older than her younger brother, but she was the least welcome child in the family.
But she remembered the warmth that the two sisters of the Jiang family brought to her, and this was the only warmth she had since she could remember.
"Grandma, I was wrong!" She raised her yellow little face and looked at Old Lady Tian with tears in her eyes, "Grandma, I feel pain, I will never dare again."
Old Mrs. Tian's hand paused, and the hand holding the broom was stalemate for a few seconds, then fell on her granddaughter's head again, but after hitting her, she stopped.
"Little beast, why didn't you expect to be beaten when you were stealing food? Now you know it hurts? Let me see you steal food next time, and see if I won't break your legs."
Tian Xiaohua also found it incredible. In the past, Old Lady Tian would definitely not stop if she didn't hit her for half an hour, but she wouldn't let it go this time?
But then I thought of the many things that Sister Jiang Yu taught her on the way. Although her personality is awkward and doesn't want to say that kind of thing, in order not to be beaten, I can only try it.
"Thank you, grandma, there will definitely be no next time." Tears were hanging on her face, and she looked at Old Mrs. Tian timidly.
Old Mrs. Tian felt irritated and held the hand of her baby grandson and ignored her granddaughter. "Grandma's heart is so sharp. Let's go and see if the roasted sweet potatoes are ready."
After they left, Tian Xiaohua returned to the room.
The Tian family is a poor household in Hexi Village. The ones who earn the work points at home are the daughter-in-law of the Tian family and the three daughters above. Mrs. Tian naturally does not go to the field. Her son and grandson are both the flesh of Mrs. Tian. She only fishes for three days and has two days of drying the net. The work points earned every year are less than half of the daughter-in-law of the Tian family. But even so, Mrs. Tian and her son and grandson are the most full at home. As for the others, in this era when only care about food and clothing, who cares, it’s okay to starve to death, and can save a lot of food.
This room was lived by the four of them. Tian Xiaohua slept in the west and crawled into the cold bed. She didn't talk to the three sisters, but closed her eyes and fell asleep.
Seeing this, the other three girls didn't seem to feel abnormal. Anyway, the little girl has such a temperament and is not likable.
Children are accustomed to acting according to adult expressions. Tian Xiaohua has the lowest status at home. Even as her own sister, the three girls will not get close to the youngest sister, so as not to avoid Tian Xiaohua being beaten by her parents and grandmothers because they are close to her sister.
In fact, everyone in this family is planning to live a life. It is just a relative who relies on a little bloodline and does not look like any relative.
Early in the morning of Laba, someone knocked on the door outside.
Jiang Yu was washing up in the yard at this time. He heard the sound and went to open the door. He saw He Xun wearing a military coat standing outside, wrapped tightly.
"Brother He..." Jiang Yu was surprised. The snow had not stopped yet. He was rushing over in the snow. He decided to set off from the town before dawn, right?
He Xun pushed the bicycle in, and there were a lot of things hanging in front and back, and it was obvious that he was here to deliver New Year's goods.
Jiang Yu instantly realized, "Brother He is going back to the capital?"
"Yes, I haven't been home for the holiday for two years. I'll go back early this year and leave tomorrow. I'll send you the New Year's goods today. The weather is cold and a lot of meat can be stored, and it won't be broken even during the New Year." He Xun heard Jiang Chuan's voice and looked up, and saw the little guy pushing open the window and wearing a cotton jacket in a hurry. "I won't eat here today. I have to go back early to prepare."
Jiang Yan came out and helped him carry the things He Xun brought to the house with his sister. This time, the New Year's goods were delivered much more than before. There were two large cartons on the car, and the weight was not light. Even Jiang Yan, who was used to farm work, could not move it.
"I'll do it!" He Xun moved two large cardboard boxes into the house, "It's time to go back."
Jiang Yan was stunned and reluctant to leave, "So quickly?"
He Xun looked at her, her long black hair was combed into a braid and carried it behind her, clean, "I have to go back to buy some local specialties tomorrow morning for 5:30 tomorrow morning, so I won't stay here for too long. When I come back after the Lantern Festival, I will bring you specialties in the capital."
He said so, Jiang Yan couldn't bear to bear it anymore, so he could only pour him a cup of hot water, "Drink a cup of hot water before leaving, warm up your body, otherwise you should be frozen all the way back."
He Xun liked Jiang Yan's considerateness, held the teacup and drank it slowly, and then said a few words to Jiang Chuan, and watched the two sisters work hard at home.
"There is the New Year pig being harvested from above?" he asked.
"Yes!" When talking about this, Jiang Yan showed a cheerful smile. "In the past, it was the fifteenth and sixth day of the twelfth lunar month that our commune will collect New Year's pigs, and this year should be those two days."
After harvesting the New Year pigs, you can get a good investment at home. Most of the pigs this year are fed by Jiang Yu at home. Usually, Jiang Chuan would come back with a basket to cut pig grass when he was after learning to take a basket, so he grew very fat and strong. A pig would have to have a crop of 240 or 50 kilograms, and he could earn about 120 yuan, which was very satisfying for Jiang Yan.
Now that the family's conditions are not enough to support two, she would have to catch a few more piglets and raise them, so that she would not have to worry about the money she had to study in the future.
But no, the food at home is only enough for the three of them to eat, so I can’t afford to catch one more pig.
Jiang Chuan was rushed to wash his face by Jiang Yu. She sat down on the stool next to He Xun and whispered: "Brother He, when you go back this time, you can see what policies are there, and come back and say to me?"
He Xun held back his laughter and replied in a low voice: "What do you want to know?"
"For example, the matter of resuming the college entrance examination and individual economy." She looked at He Xun calmly, and found that after hearing his problems, the smile in his eyes became a little lighter.
"Okay, I'll tell you when I come back." He Xun nodded solemnly.
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He Xun: I want to become a regular person, I want to see the light.
Chapter completed!