Li Su's life in Qiaojia Village was not bad. The villagers took good care of their orphans and widows. The village party secretary found Li Su a job as a teacher in the village primary school. Fortunately, the original owner was originally a high school student, teaching elementary school Chinese and mathematics.
With his salary and the help of his neighbors, Li Su's life is finally getting better.
On a snowy morning, Li Su, who had been in pain for a day and a night, gave birth to a daughter. Although the baby was a little thin, she cried loudly, which showed that she was healthy.
Mrs. Qiao's hands were trembling with joy when she heard the baby's cry.
Dashan's daughter-in-law came out to announce the good news, "Congratulations to my aunt, she is a white and tender girl who looks like her mother, and she will definitely be a beautiful woman in the future."
Others are fine, Qiao Zhi clapped his hands and jumped up and down, "That's great, brother, I'm a brother!"
Mrs. Qiao smiled all over her face, "Yes, we are big brothers now."
Li Su named her daughter Xuechen because she was born on a snowy morning. When Xuechen was full moon, Li Su's family didn't express anything, but Zhang Yan sent a lot of things, all of which were for the children.
Li Su didn't have any reaction to this, it would be best if they stopped dating, let's see what kind of face they have in the future to make Dazhi donate a kidney to Lu Mingzhu!
Mrs. Qiao was a little worried, she felt that she couldn't hold on anymore, and she didn't know when she would go. Leaving Li Su alone with two children, how can he live on. Now she is not worried that Li Su will leave the child and run away, but she is worried about how Li Su will support herself and the two children.
Li Su's salary as a teacher alone is not enough. There is no one at home to farm, and food and drink have to be bought with money. Although this daughter-in-law is much better than the previous one, she never eats alone, and she and Dazhi eat whatever she eats. It looks good like this, but this daughter-in-law is too good at living, and she eats meat, porridge, buns and rice every day. She probably ate almost all the food stored in the family before.
Mrs. Qiao once thought about letting Li Su take the children to her natal family. I heard that her in-laws are teachers, and one of her daughters has become the head's wife. They should live a good life. But Li Su's relationship with her natal family was so tense that even her granddaughter Man Yue didn't show any signs of it, so how could she expect them!
If they didn't arrange a way out for the three of them, mother Qiao wouldn't dare to close her eyes after she died. Mrs. Qiao was worried and worried about this, and she was aging at a speed visible to the naked eye.
Li Su was confinement, and took a quick bath, but saw that Mrs. Qiao was listless, "What's the matter?"
When Mrs. Qiao heard Li Su's ignorant tone, she felt very complicated. "Su, tell mother honestly, how much money does our family have left?"
As soon as Li Su heard it, she understood that Mrs. Qiao was worried about their future livelihood.
"Cough, mother, don't worry, I still have money. My salary is twenty-five yuan a month now. I was thinking, when spring starts and the snow in the mountains melts, I will go hunting in the mountains. Patriotic You told me some skills before, and you should be able to use them." Li Su said hastily. Once upon a time, she was also a hunter for a while. At that time, the traps she dug could catch a lot of prey.
Mrs. Qiao was even more worried. She was still going hunting in the mountains like this? Could it be that Li Su was tired of living and wanted to die in another way
Li Su knew that Mrs. Qiao didn't believe in him, so she didn't take it seriously. Anyway, if it works, won't she know when she catches the prey
It's just that after confinement, Li Su should go back to work, but how to arrange it at home has become a problem.
Xuechen is easy to deal with, she is very well-behaved, eats and sleeps every day, except for a symbolic cry when she is hungry and tired, she is very quiet the rest of the time. Li Su could take her to work, and they probably wouldn't mind coming to the village party secretary.
Mrs. Qiao is at home alone, and there is nothing serious about it. Li Su will come back to cook at noon.
Only Qiao Zhi was left. Qiao Zhi is three years old this year, when he is being naughty, Mrs. Qiao can't stand him at all. Although there is a primary school in the village, Qiao Zhi is too young to go to it.
Li Su misses the nursery and kindergarten of later generations very much.
After thinking about it, Li Su really had no choice but to go to the village secretary, because the principal of the village primary school is the elder son of the village secretary. As long as the village secretary agrees, the principal will definitely not object.
The village party secretary smoked a big cigarette and glanced at Li Su, "Patriotic daughter-in-law, you mean to send Qiao Zhi to the primary school in the village?"
"Well, branch secretary, I really have no other choice. Xuechen is still young, so it's no problem to carry it to class, but Dazhi is three years old, and my mother can't see him. I thought, let him go to school too. I know he is still young, so he must not be able to keep up with his studies, but it doesn't matter, the big deal is to stay in the first grade for a few more years. Don't worry, I will pay the tuition. In this case, I can take the child with me to and from work. Secretary, do you think it is okay?" Li Su said.
The village party secretary frowned a little when he heard Li Su say that he would pay the tuition fee, "Can you afford the current situation in your family?"
Li Su nodded, "No problem. Thanks to the village secretary for your concern!"
The village party secretary nodded, "Okay, let's do this!"
After the beginning of spring, the village primary school started to go to school again. Li Su carried Qiao Xuechen to his chest with a strap, held Qiao Zhi's hand, and went out.
"Mother, you go back, bask in the sun if you have nothing to do, and make lunch when I come back." Li Su explained.
Mrs. Qiao nodded, hesitated to speak, and finally said, "Slow down on the road."
Li Su instructed Qiao Zhi as he walked to the school. Li Su has talked a lot with Qiao Zhi in the past few days, Qiao Zhi only remembered one sentence, be obedient, it doesn't matter if you don't understand in class, don't make trouble, so you can see your mother often.
Qiao Zhi likes his mother very much, and wants to stay by her side. As long as he can stay by her side, he will be very happy.
There are very few teachers in the village primary school, including Li Su and the principal, there are only five in total, and each of them has several jobs. For example, Li Su leads two classes in grade one and grade two, and is also a teacher of Chinese, mathematics, music, art, and physical education.
Fortunately, there are not many students in the class, only a dozen or so students in one class. So the task is not very heavy.
Li Su arranged Qiao Zhi in the first grade, and also specially greeted the students in the class, explained the situation, and asked the students to take care of Qiao Zhi.
Except for that special era, students in every era probably respect the teacher’s words like an imperial edict. Even if you are a little emperor or princess at home, when you arrive at school, if the teacher takes a grass, they will hold it in their hands like gold and jade.
Therefore, Qiao Zhi received special care from a group of brothers and sisters in the class, taking him with him during recess activities and going to the bathroom.
Li Su came over and took a look, and felt relieved.
As for Xuechen, when Li Su was in class, he put her in the office. The other teachers in the school were either educated youths like Li Su who got married and started a family in the local area, or people from the village who knew about her family's situation and would help her. She looks after it.
Among them, Qiao Aihong, the niece of the village chief, likes Xuechen the most. "Sister Li Su, your Xuechen is so good, it's so easy to take care of."
Qiao Aihong is nineteen years old this year, and she just got married last year, but she has never been pregnant. Although she only had a junior high school education, she was the niece of the village chief, so when the primary school was established, she came in as a teacher. Because of her relationship with the village party secretary, everyone let her go.
Qiao Aihong actually doesn't like children very much, they are dirty and noisy, so noisy. But it is normal for a woman to get married and have children, and she is not exempt from it. Originally, Li Su said that she would take the children to work together, but she was still a little unhappy. Who knew, she fell in love with Xuechen in just one morning. If the children are as obedient as Xue Chen, it's okay to have more children!
Li Su smiled, "Aihong likes children so much, she must be a good mother in the future!" After school, she should go home. She wrapped her daughter on her chest and carried it on her back, then went to pick up her son from class and was ready to go home.
But Qiao Aihong followed. Seeing that there was no one around, she whispered, "Sister Li Su, do you think giving birth hurts? I'm a little scared!"
After hearing this, Li Su glanced at Qiao Aihong, and she asked what this meant? Could it be that she has it
Qiao Aihong blushed when she saw her, Li Su leaned into her ear and said, "Aren't you pregnant?"
Qiao Aihong blushed and nodded. She just found out that her husband's family was overjoyed, and so was her man. It's just that she is a little worried. The women around her, one by one, after giving birth, their figures are more or less out of shape, or they are very old. She was a little scared.
It seems that only Li Su, after giving birth to a child, has not lost his shape, nor has he aged.
So Qiao Aihong wanted to ask Li Su what she ate during pregnancy and how she took care of herself.
Li Su felt a little helpless after hearing Qiao Aihong's words. Is Qiao Aihong lacking in heart? It's not like she doesn't know the situation of her home, so how can she take care of it? What can she say? Oh my husband died and I was heartbroken, but for the sake of the kids, cheer up
Qiao Aihong saw that there was something wrong with Li Su's eyes, and then she realized that she covered her face and ran away in embarrassment.
Qiao Zhi looked at Qiao Aihong blankly, and then at his mother. He didn't understand what happened.
Li Su didn't want to explain too much to him, "Dazhi, are you hungry? Let's go home and cook."
After returning home, Mrs. Qiao was also looking forward to it. She was relieved when she heard the footsteps of the mother and son.
Seeing that the chickens had been fed, Li Su took out a straw mat from the house, spread it on the porch, and spread the old quilt on it, put Xue Chen on it, and told Qiao Zhi, "Da Zhi, Look at your sister."
Then he said to Mrs. Qiao, "Mom, listen up, just don't let Dazhi run out."
Li Su turned around and went to the kitchen, cut the bacon into cubes, and stir-fried them together with corn kernels and diced potatoes. Pour it in and start cooking.
Now she prefers this one-pot stew method, which tastes good and saves time and effort, and she will just steam an egg custard later.