The mother and daughter talked a little bit about each other, and then Wu Meili moved out the things she brought from home.
"Mom, just come over here. What else do you bring?"
Madam Zhou sighed, helped take the items, and placed them neatly in her room.
Wu Meili sat aside comfortably and said solemnly.
"Your brothers are all my children, and you also have what they have. Even if you marry into this family, the same is true."
Mrs. Zhou showed a bright smile, her little daughter buried herself in Wu Meili's arms and said coquettishly.
"Every time Mom says this, I thank God for allowing me to be your daughter. Among the families of daughters from all over the country, who can live a better life than my wife, Mrs. Zhou?"
"You are my daughter. If I don't love you, who will love you? Mom made a vow a long time ago that she will never let my daughter make the same mistake again. Even if she can't live a good life, she will never do the bullshit thing of selling her daughter. .”
Wu Meili gritted her teeth and tore at her scar without hesitation, once again revealing the abscess that had not yet drained away.
Mrs. Zhou also knows a little bit about her mother's past. She and Wu Meili cuddled tightly together and comforted.
"Mom, the past is in the past, don't think about it anymore. You have been brooding about this matter for so many years, but the people over there don't think you have done anything wrong. What's even more frightening is that I don't know how many people think that Selling your daughter to help your brothers is a normal thing. Every time I see little girls in the village being beaten and bruised, I don’t know how they endure it. The scars are so scary to look at."
A light flashed in Wu Meili's eyes, as bright as the beginning of the world.
"Daughter! I'm not hiding this from you. I've never understood it. They were all born from the same belly, so why are men more noble than women? Why are women married instead of men? Why are children married? You should take your father’s surname, not your mother’s surname. And why do girls have to be forced into marriage if they don’t marry at the age of 20, while men will be lonely until old age, and no one will say anything... "
The more Madam Zhou listened, the more helpless she became, and she quickly blocked Wu Meili's mouth.
"Mom, stop talking. This is taboo."
Wu Meili nodded slightly, and Mrs. Zhou finally let go of her mother's mouth and continued.
"Mom, it's okay if you talk in front of me. Don't make a fuss outside. Otherwise, they will think you are crazy. It's not that I feel pessimistic, but that if you think like this, men won't agree with it. , let’s just say that most women would not agree.”
Wu Meili smiled bitterly and shook her head, holding Madam Zhou's hand and saying.
"I just said these words in front of you. Mom is sensible and won't make trouble outside."
While Mrs. Zhou breathed a sigh of relief, she also said something that was extremely rebellious in this era.
"Mom, unless we have a female emperor, the kind who values women squarely. Otherwise, in the hearts of many people, men will always be more precious than daughters."
Wu Meili's eyes flickered when she heard this, and there was a strange color in her eyes.
"Perhaps I can look forward to the baby in your sister-in-law's belly. It will have a good life. If it is a female baby, that would be even better."
Madam Zhou was worthy of being Wu Meili’s daughter. She quickly heard the implication of Wu Meili’s words and quickly retorted.
"Mom, don't be stupid. How could an ordinary farm girl do such a thing?"
"Daughter, don't get excited, mother is just thinking about it."
Wu Meili's eyes flickered and she quickly changed the topic.
"Do you like what I brought? If you don't like it, exchange it with someone else for something you like. Don't wrong yourself and make me, a mother, worry."
Mrs. Zhou nodded, smiled happily and said:
"Mom, I like everything you send me. By the way, I made a set of clothes for my mother in my free time, and I plan to send them to you in a while. Since my mother is here, I will take them back with me. .Also, you have to accept this thing, don’t be polite to me as a daughter."
She rummaged around on her simple dressing table and took out a rectangular wooden box. Turning it over casually, the palm-length silver hairpin inside was revealed.
Wu Meili took a look at her daughter's filial silver hairpin. It looked like chopsticks with simple dragon and phoenix patterns on it. Although it doesn't look very good, it's still hollow, and it doesn't have much weight.
However, just such a silver hairpin would cost hundreds of copper plates. So, she nodded with satisfaction, showed a pleased smile, and said again and again.
"My eldest wife is so filial, no one else can compare to her."
Mrs. Zhou lowered her head shyly and quickly put the credit on Wu Meili.
"If my mother hadn't been kind to me, how could I, a daughter, be filial to my mother? Moreover, if my mother hadn't asked me to learn a craft, I wouldn't have the money to buy things for my mother."
The mother and daughter praised each other, and Mrs. Zhou took out another set of clothes from the cabinet on the side. Dark red fabric with exquisite patterns embroidered with colorful silk threads.
Wu Meili was even more moved, but complained.
"You kid, you just make clothes for my mother, why do you need to do some embroidery? You are busy with things in the embroidery room, and you have to embroider a large area on my mother's clothes, which hurts your eyes."
"Mom, don't worry, it won't take much trouble."
Mrs. Zhou held a set of clothes and shoes and stuffed them directly into her mother's arms.
Wu Meili shook her head and sighed. Just when she was about to say something, she heard footsteps outside. Then, within a breath, someone knocked violently on the door and shouted loudly.
"Aunt Zhou, fifth brother and sister, are you still in the room?"
"exist,"
Mrs. Zhou responded, put on a dignified and beautiful look, rushed to open the door, and asked loudly.
"Third sister-in-law, what's the matter?"
The people outside hurriedly answered immediately.
"Fifth younger brother and sister, it's like this. My sister-in-law suddenly started to act. My mother-in-law said that Sister-in-law Zhou is the best stable mother-in-law in these ten miles and eight towns, so she asked me to invite her over."
After hearing this, Mrs. Zhou nodded secretly. Then, she opened the door and looked at the woman outside calmly.
"Third sister-in-law, please come in! I have to ask my mother about this and see if she is willing to come over."
"Fifth younger brother and sister, I understand, I'll go right away."
The third sister-in-law nodded to Mrs. Zhou and quickly entered the room, looking at Wu Meili with a pleading look on her face.
"Sister-in-law Zhou, please go and see my sister-in-law. She is about to give birth."
Wu Meili didn't even look at the third sister-in-law. Instead, she directly put the tea bowl in her hand on the table without saying a word.
The third sister-in-law was puzzled and continued to beg.
"Sister-in-law Zhou, life is at stake, please go and take a look!"
Wu Meili sneered, but still ignored this third sister-in-law.
Mrs. Zhou closed the door, came to the table again, and reminded her casually.
"Third sister-in-law, I'm afraid you don't know the rules here at my mother's side. Please go find out, and then come back!"
The third sister-in-law was stunned when she heard this. Then, she turned around, nodded to Mrs. Zhou beside her, opened the door and disappeared without a trace.
Almost half a quarter of an hour later, there were footsteps and knocks on the door again. Mrs. Zhou opened the door and was not surprised to see her mother-in-law walking in with a red envelope and said with a smile on her face.
"My mother-in-law, this is a bit of a show, please accept it. Please help me look after the eldest daughter-in-law and let her give birth to a big fat boy."
Wu Meili glanced at the woman and took the red envelope directly. Then he weighed the weight with his hands and nodded.
"You don't have to be polite, mother-in-law, I'll go over right away. But I'm going to say something ugly first. If you want to keep mother and son safe, you have to listen to me. I have a bad temper. If you don't do what I tell you well, I will Just turn around and leave. Anyway, she’s not my wife, so I don’t feel bad at all.”
"Yes, yes, I understand my mother-in-law's rules and I will never violate them."
Mrs. Zhou's mother-in-law, Mrs. Wang Chen, smiled and nodded without looking angry at all, and she led the way very enthusiastically.
Wu Meili is a stable woman. Although the price is a bit expensive and the rules are too many, the job of delivering babies is really good. Since his debut, he has never lost his life.
As long as she is not the kind of mother-in-law whose family is too poor to afford a stable mother-in-law, or who treats her daughter-in-law poorly. When the daughter-in-law takes action, she will definitely invite Wu Meili, a well-known and stable woman.
Arriving at the door of a room, Wu Meili saw a group of people surrounding her. They looked around with different expressions, not knowing what they were thinking.
Wang Chen just glanced at the group of people, then turned to Wu Meili and said.
"My mother-in-law, this is it."
"Squeak,"
Wu Meili nodded, opened the door and walked in.
The room is fairly bright, which is fine for a delivery room.
There is a straw mat spread on the wooden bed next to it, and there are a lot of dry straw on the straw mat.
As for the woman who defecated profusely, she was lying on the straw, sweating profusely and moaning.
"My mother-in-law, your daughter-in-law is a little thin and needs to be replenished. You can ask someone to make two scrambled eggs first to give your daughter-in-law some food. Then, use a one-year-old hen to boil a bowl of chicken soup. Let her have more strength to give birth to your grandson. If there are red dates, wolfberries and other blood-enhancing things, put some of them, and if there are ginseng, even better."
Wu Meili didn't even raise her eyelids and said in a clear voice. She can't save everyone, but she can make the pregnant women she handles live a good life before and in the few days after delivery. No matter how much, she doesn't have the ability to take care of it.
The author has something to say: I don’t believe that there were no feminists in ancient times. They were all a group of oppressed people who didn’t even know they were being oppressed.
Even if not, I will write one. Allow her to see things that others cannot see and understand truths that others cannot.
Wu Meili is just an ordinary farmer and cannot save all women. However, she can protect a small number of women who give birth within her ability. She really can't control those who are really poor, or those who don't invite her, or those who abuse their daughters-in-law.
Thank you Gentlemen's Alliance for the nutrient solution, it's so cute.