"I don't want it! I don't want it! I just don't want it!"
As soon as Jiang Rui stepped into the yard, she heard crying voices coming from inside the house.
She took off the basket on her shoulders, and inside it was half a basket of dandelions and plantains, which she had dug up in the morning, with dewdrops. Pour the weeds on the open space in the yard, scratch them with your hands, spread them out one by one, wait for the sun to dry the dew on the grass leaves, and then feed them to the rabbits.
The quarrel in the house continued. Jiang Rui got up and patted the grass clippings on her clothes. She took off two cockleburs from her trousers and threw them under the wall. Back in the kitchen.
The fire in the stove was about to go out, and some red-hot charcoal remained. She lifted the lid of the pot and saw that the rice in the pot had boiled, and the golden pumpkin was soft and rotten.
Across the thin wall, I could hear crying in the hall next door, but the voice was much lower than before. I don't know if I was tired from crying, or if one side made a concession.
After estimating the timing, she waited for a while before she said, "Mom, breakfast is ready, now?"
"Send your dad and Ah Qiang's to Tiantou first. They are digging a canal in the field by the stream today." Wang Tonghua replied from the next door, her voice getting closer and closer, and before the end came to an end, she had already reached the door of the kitchen. Looking a little bored.
"Hey, good." Jiang Rui took out several bowls from the cupboard, and filled two large bowls with three full spoons of pumpkin porridge.
The porridge in the pot was suddenly reduced by half, revealing two eggs underneath. She picked up the egg and put it in the water ladle, which was filled with cold water. When the egg was a little cool, she took one and cut it in half and placed it on a large bowl of porridge.
Seeing that she was moving quickly and not in a hurry, Wang Tonghua's frowning brows loosened a little, and she sighed helplessly, "Why is Baozhen not sensible..."
"She's still young." Jiang Rui raised her head and smiled at her, putting breakfast in a bamboo basket.
"You're seventeen, how are you still young? It's all your dad's used to. She said she wanted to study, so she kept studying for so many years, and her heart became wild! Just now, she told me that she wanted to go to college and go to the city. How easy is it to take the university entrance exam? How easy is it to go to the city? It's so easy, why don't we have a phoenix flying out of the chicken coop in our brigade
Jiang Rui just listened quietly, lined up the other four small bowls on the stovetop, filled the bowls with porridge, and let it cool. The remaining egg was also cut and placed on two of the porridge.
Wang Tonghua didn't need to respond. "She is not satisfied with Zhao's family, and she wants to run away. I think that girl is really confused about reading. What's so good in the city? It's worth noting her parents and family!"
Seeing that she was about to get angry again, Jiang Rui said softly while cutting pickles, "The teachers in the school say that Baozhen has excellent grades, and she will definitely win glory for her in the future."
One sentence put out most of Wang Tonghua's anger.
To say that in her whole life, she was not loved when she was a girl at home, and she had no great ability to marry a husband. It was clear that her appearance was the best among a group of old sisters, but she was the most unhappy, and the only thing that could make her stand up Yes, that is, the one son and two daughters born are outstanding and filial.
Not to mention the eldest son, just talking about the two daughters, the entire commune members of the Xishan Production Brigade know that the two daughters of the Du family are diligent in their hands and feet, soft-tempered, and good at household farm work; Studying, the grades can overwhelm a bunch of boys who can't lift their heads. What's more worth mentioning is that the two sisters are still growing well, like two flowers blooming on a branch. Those young people on the team don't say it, who doesn't think about the Du sisters in their hearts
Thinking of the report card that her younger daughter brought back, Wang Tonghua's heart was shaken. Although she said that there was nothing good in the city, everyone knew whether it was good or not.
The Zhao family is naturally a good family that cannot be missed. Many girls have their eyes on the sons of the Zhao family. When the Zhao family came to the door that day, Wang Tonghua's brows were so beautiful that their brows flew up.
But the temptation of the big city is also not small, if her little daughter can become the first college student of the Xishan Brigade, what a scenery!
It can be said that the two are equally attractive to Wang Tonghua.
"Girl, can you believe what the teachers of the commune say? Can Nan'er really be admitted to university?"
Putting the chopped pickles on the plate, Jiang Rui wiped the kitchen knife clean, "The teachers have taught for decades, and they must know the level of the students. They say that Baozhen can pass the test, and eight achievements can pass."
After Wang Tonghua heard this, the balance in her heart was skewed. She really wanted her to tell her that she still wanted her youngest daughter to stay by her side and get married, but Du Baozhen was obviously unwilling. take things too hard.
But if she wanted her to just give up the Zhao family, Wang Tonghua felt like someone was cutting her flesh with a knife.
She is both complacent and distressed, proud of her little daughter's excellence, but regrets that she can't have both, so she can't wait to divide her little daughter into two people.
Just thinking about it, she suddenly noticed her eldest daughter who was busy with her head down, and her heart moved.
She doesn't have two little daughters, but she still has an eldest daughter! Since Baozhen insisted on going to university, why not let Baoqin marry into the Zhao family
In the past two years, it's not that no one came to the eldest daughter to talk to her, but Wang Tonghua was too scared to live a hard life, so she wanted to choose a better condition for her daughter, but she never responded. Now this Zhao family is not ordinary.
The Zhao family is one of the best family members in the team. Zhao Daqiu and his sons all have craftsmanship. The eldest son and him keep bees in their slack. When it comes to sweet honey, which one is not drooling? The youngest son works as an apprentice in the only state-run restaurant in the county, and many people have a good job robbing their heads. Because of this, the Zhao family’s dining table is even more oily and watery than other families. As for the second son who is going to say kiss this time, he has been a soldier in the army for more than ten years. I heard that he is already a no-nonsense official!
The more she thought about it, the more Wang Tonghua felt that this matter was reliable. The thoughts in her heart gradually became certain. The folds between her brows suddenly loosened. When she raised her head to look at the sensible eldest daughter, there was a bit of relief in her eyes.
Even if the Zhao family came to propose marriage because of their youngest daughter, her eldest daughter is not bad, and she is obedient and won't make trouble like Baozhen.
Jiang Rui - or she should be called Du Baoqin now, is very clear about the change in Wang Tonghua's mind.
About half a month ago, Du Baozhen, the youngest daughter of the Du family, accidentally fell into the reservoir and was rescued by Zhao Nan who was returning home to visit relatives. The Du family came to thank them that day. A few days later, the Zhao family came to the Du family again. The meaning inside and outside the words was to talk about the two young people.
But Du Baozhen was unwilling. That night, a quarrel broke out in the family, which has continued to this day.
The original owner, Du Baoqin, knew at that time that, based on past experience, her parents would definitely not be able to beat her sister. If the family was reluctant to give up the Zhao family, most of the incident would fall on her in the end.
In those days, her heart was full of thoughts, and she even went to the river to wash clothes, her brows were furrowed, and she fell into the water if she was not careful, and her feet were entangled by the water plants at the bottom of the river.
Du Baozhen fell into the water and was rescued by luck, but Du Baoqin fell into the water but lost her life.
Jiang Rui found her soul and asked if she was willing to give her the right to use her body. In exchange, she could satisfy the other party's wishes.
Du Baoqin agreed without thinking for too long. Her wish is also simple. She hopes that Jiang Rui can truly exist as Du Baoqin, take good care of her family for her, and don't let her parents know of her misfortune. If the family really wants her to marry Zhao Nan instead of Du Baozhen, she also hopes that Jiang Rui can agree.
Jiang Rui did not refuse. No one knows that Zhao Nan, who seems to be better and better than ordinary people, has an incomplete soul, or even only partial fragments. The purpose of her coming here is to warm his soul and take him back to where he should go.
In order to achieve her goal, she has contacted many people who just died, including men and women, old and young, and wanted to trade with them to obtain a body and an identity, but they were unsuccessful. Most of them were either lions or lions. Either her expression is numb and unable to communicate, or she is crazy and has difficulty accepting the fact that she is dead. Du Baoqin is a rare one.
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Regarding this world background, it is set in the late 1970s and early 1980s, when the household contract responsibility system was still being piloted and the people's communes still existed. The author was not from that time, and some information cannot be found, so the writing is not very textual, please bear with me. Happy reading~╭(╯ε╰)╮