What ideas could Tian Mi have
In the early 1970s, in such an environment, it was not realistic not to get married, and she was mentally prepared to get married.
But... forget about Liu Xiangdong, a scumbag who likes to domestic violence against women, a piece of trash that is not even a human being.
But she couldn't say this directly to the old man. After thinking for a moment, Tian Mi pursed her lips and said tactfully, "I don't think it's appropriate."
".What's wrong?" Tian Hongxing looked at her daughter with surprise.
He was really surprised. Even in the town, the Liu family was one of the best families. They lived a more luxurious life than most people in the county, and it was said that they had a backer.
The second girl was very pretty and in recent years, many people wanted to marry her. However, most of those families were not as well off as hers.
It has been a tradition since ancient times for rich families to marry off their daughters and poor families to marry their daughters-in-law. Parents naturally want to send their children out of the farming family.
Tian Hongxing knew that the second girl was ambitious, but after all, she did not have a city hukou and did not have a proper job. The boy from the Liu family was the best condition their family could get at the moment.
What's more, he had met Liu Xiangdong before. He was handsome, not as good-looking as he was when he was young, but not bad either. The most important thing was that he was lively and not rigid. When he saw him, he called him uncle and handed him a cigarette. He was very respectful. He was definitely worthy of his daughter.
Although Tian Hongxing has selfish motives, he is not a beast who completely disregards his daughter's happiness. He truly thinks Liu Xiangdong is a good kid.
"Dad, I've heard about the Liu family before. Liu Xiangdong's father beats his wife."
"How do you know?" Tian Hongxing stared at his daughter suspiciously. The town was so small, and he, an old policeman who had worked for more than 20 years, had only heard some seemingly plausible rumors. How did the second girl know
Of course Tian Mi knew this, because she didn't just travel through time. Strictly speaking, she traveled to the world of a novel.
A novel that she couldn't understand and was hard to describe in words.
The gist of the book is that the male protagonist falls in love with the beautiful original self at first sight and tries every means to marry her. According to the fairy tale story line, he should be very happy after marriage.
But life is full of drama. The hero, Liu Xiangdong, is very capable at work and has been promoted all the way, even reaching the department and bureau level before his retirement.
On the contrary, in life, this guy is a complete scumbag. He marries a beautiful woman, but after cherishing her for less than half a year, her true nature is exposed. Whenever he encounters something unpleasant outside, he goes home and beats his wife.
From the guilty apology at the beginning, to kneeling down and slapping himself in the face to beg for forgiveness, to taking it for granted in the end.
It's not that the original body didn't try to resist, but in that era, people persuaded people to reconcile rather than separate. Her parents' home came several times, but it didn't have any effect. In addition, she had a mother-in-law who was used to being beaten and kept persuading her all year round. After a long time, the original body just accepted her fate.
This recognition lasts a lifetime.
After selfless dedication and hard work until her last breath, she finally received a word of hello from Liu Xiangdong and the children.
Because the values were too fucked up, Tian Mi didn't have the patience to read it carefully. She just flipped through it casually and didn't remember a lot of the content, but she remembered clearly that the male protagonist with a unique style was a scumbag.
She had no right to interfere with her original body's choice. After all, the environment had a huge impact on a person. But Tian Mi absolutely could not accept Liu Xiangdong's behavior: "I heard from my high school classmate that the classmate was a distant relative of Liu Xiangdong's family."
"Are you worried that Liu Xiangdong will learn from his father?" After all, Tian Hongxing had been a public security officer for decades, and such things were not uncommon. After hearing what his daughter said, he immediately understood her concerns and his face became serious.
Tian Mi nodded: "Dad, I don't want to find someone like this. A man who beats his wife is not a man."
"That's not necessarily true. We can't generalize. How about I ask around for you?" If Liu Xiangdong was really like his father, Tian Hongxing would definitely not push her daughter into this fire pit.
But what if the guy is a good one? It would be a pity to miss such a good opportunity.
Tian Mi raised her eyebrows, knowing that the old man still refused to give up, but she didn't want to force a fight for the time being. After all, it hadn't come to that point yet, and she just needed to calm him down first.
Thinking of this, she stood up, added another bowl of water to the ceramic bowl, and prepared to go back to her room to rest for a while: "Then you can ask around."
Tian's father is a typical patriarch of this era. He cares about face and follows rules. Although he favors boys over girls and is a bit snobbish, he is much better than many men who do not treat their daughters as human beings.
As a human being, everyone has some little thoughts, and she herself is not the kind of person who is selfless.
"By the way, Dad, there's no rush to inquire about Liu Xiangdong's matter. I'll stew some black fish soup in the evening. You can drink more to replenish your body." When stepping into the west room, Tian Mi turned back as if remembering something and reminded him.
After receiving his daughter's concern, Tian Hongxing, who had wanted to go to the town immediately, retracted his foot and replied with a smile: "Okay, Dad got it."
The Tian family's house is a typical three-room house. The dining room is at the entrance, and to the east is the old couple's master bedroom, which is about 20 square meters. The west side has the same area but is divided into two rooms. The slightly larger room facing the sun is where Tian Mi and her sisters live, while the smaller room facing north is for the boys in the family.
It’s not because the old man and his family love girls that they gave the good room to Tian Mi and her family, but because there are four girls in the family and the small room can’t accommodate them all.
Speaking of this, we have to talk about the members of the Tian family.
Mr. and Mrs. Tian are distant relatives of the Wu Fu family. They have known each other since childhood and got married at the age of 18.
Tian Mi has an older sister who is 32 years old this year. It is said that she had several children in succession and it was only six years later that she finally had her second child, Tian Mi's eldest brother.
In the following years, Tian's mother never got pregnant again. The couple had given up hope and thought they could only have two children in this life. However, when she was 31 years old, they unexpectedly welcomed their third child, Tian Mi.
Because it was a long-awaited thing, and also because Tian Mi looked like the boy sitting under an immortal since she was a child, Tian Hongxing was not disappointed in the girl and gave her a nice name.
After Tian Mi's birth, Tian's mother gave birth to two more daughters.
A row of girls came down, which made Tian Hongxing's face dark. If he didn't have a son to support him, he would be laughed at as a poor family.
Fortunately, after Laidi and Pandi, there was finally an eldest son.
That is the sixth child in the family, Tian Xiangyang, who is only ten years old this year.
Six children in a row seemed outrageous to Tian Mi, but it was common in that era. There were even people in the village who raised eleven children just to have a son, which was terrifying.
Tian Mi placed the ceramic bowl on the small table with peeling paint, and then covered it with a piece of newspaper beside it.
At that time, the roofs were mostly made of wooden beams and aloe vera poles, and dust would fall on them at any time. The well water tasted a bit salty, and she didn't want to add more dust to it.
This life is so miserable that it is hard to complain. Thinking about how to make money, Tian Mi took off his cloth shoes and threw himself onto the bed.
He turned over dejectedly.
Forget it, there’s no rush to make money.
Sleep~
sleep!
In October, there is a big temperature difference between morning and evening.
Although it’s not the case that I have to wear a cotton jacket in the morning and a gauze dress in the afternoon, or eat watermelon while holding a stove.
But at dusk, when the sun subsides its scorching heat, the cool breeze still penetrates into people's bones.
Tian Mi put on a thin coat, tied an apron, and squatted beside the well with a bucket to clean the fish.
Black carp is not easy to clean. Not only is there scales on the surface, but there is also a layer of mucus. In addition, the kitchen knife is a bit blunt, so it took a lot of effort.
When she returned to the kitchen and was chopping the fish into small pieces with great effort, "bang bang!", the farmer and his mother, who were carrying hoes, also came back.
"Where did the fish come from? You little girl, you went into the river again?" Tian's mother Luan Hongmei was not outstanding in appearance. She was petite, probably less than 1.6 meters tall, thin, with a square face, and looked a little fierce, but her skin was very good. Even at such an old age, and exposed to wind and sun all year round, her skin was much whiter than that of ordinary people. Her nose was also beautiful. She had skin as delicate as snow and a straight nose.
Tian Mi took out the tofu that Sanmei had exchanged for from the cupboard, and then smiled and said, "It's just after the autumn harvest, you and dad have worked hard, I thought of catching some fish for everyone to nourish their bodies, after all it's meat."
The girl is pretty. She used to be very dull, but now, somehow, she seems to have become smart and can talk sweetly and coax people. Luan Hongmei couldn't hold back her expression and laughed and scolded, "You are the only one who can talk."
"I'm telling the truth. Dad and Mom, you guys go and take a rest first. My third sister and I will prepare dinner." The kitchen is not big, and with four people squeezed in, it is difficult to turn around.
Luan Hongmei originally wanted to educate her daughter further, but she was in a good mood at the moment, so she was not in a hurry. She put the hoe behind the door and went outside to fetch water to wash her hands and feet.
"Mom is biased. If I go into the river, she will definitely beat me." Tian Lai Di sat behind the stove and followed her sister's instructions to light the fire and add firewood, while still muttering to herself complaints.
"With your small body, you don't need your mother to beat you if you dare to go into the river. I will beat you so hard that you can't take care of yourself." Tian Mi raised her eyelids and glanced at the little girl, giving a cold warning.
The long river in Chaoyang Village is also called Chaoyang River. It is impossible to verify where it leads to exactly, after all, information is very blocked. However, Tian Mi, who has personally verified its depth, is very clear. The deep water is at least four or five meters.
People have drowned over the years, but with my third sister's broken body, even if something really happened, not even a wave would be left.
She dared to go into the river only because she had a cheat and was sure it was 100% safe.
Tian Lai Di shrank her neck when her sister yelled at her: "I just said that."
Tian Mi snorted and ignored her. She just knocked on the edge of the iron pot with a spatula and said, "Turn up the fire."
After giving the instructions, she scooped a small piece of lard from the jar with a spatula, slid it along the iron pan, and waited for the lard to melt, then lightly supported the bottom of the pan. When the oil temperature rose to steam, she threw in the onions, ginger, garlic and other ingredients that had been prepared in advance to stir-fry.
After the aroma of the ingredients came out, Tian Mi picked up the wooden chopsticks and quickly picked out the onions and garlic, leaving only the ginger, before putting the fish pieces into the pan to fry.
In fact, it is best to use soybean oil when stewing fish soup, which makes the fish soup milky and white.
Unfortunately, conditions did not allow it and there was only a little cooking oil at home. Luan Hongmei watched it more closely than anything else and would not touch it unless it was a big deal.
In the old mother's view, having a little lard to eat is already a luxury. Don't you see that many families in the village eat vegetables stewed in salt water
"Turn down the heat." When the fish fillets were fried until they turned slightly yellow, Tian Mi took a ladle to scoop water from the water tank until the big iron pot was full, then he took the wooden lid standing nearby and covered it.
There is only one iron pot at home, so the cold shepherd's purse will naturally not be dried out and wait for the fish soup to come out of the pot before making it.
Tian Mi turned on the coal stove nearby and boiled water in a clay pot, preparing to blanch the shepherd's purse.
It is called a coal stove, but in fact what is burned inside is wood blocks chopped into half the size of a palm. Coal is expensive, and there are more than a dozen blocks stacked in the room, but they are generally not moved. After all, apart from the fact that the use of wood blocks is not prohibited, the rest is still acceptable, and most importantly, it does not cost money.
After more than half a month here, Tian Mi has become very skilled in using this old-fashioned coal stove. After filling the ceramic pot with water, she began to prepare the ingredients for the cold dish.
"Second sister, fourth sister doesn't like the smell of garlic, so don't put garlic in shepherd's purse." When Tian Laidi saw her sister taking garlic again, she thought she had forgotten fourth sister's dietary taboo and quickly reminded her.
"I remember that she is the only one who doesn't like it, so I prepared a special portion for her." There was not much seasoning to begin with, and if one thing was missing, even though Tian Mi's cooking skills were good, he couldn't stand such contempt.
Tian Lai Di muttered: "This is too troublesome."
Hearing this, Tian Mi said without even raising her head: "No matter how troublesome it is to eat, you can't complain. But you, are you really not going to school?"
To be honest, the Tian family is considered a weird family in Chaoyang Village.
Tian Hongxing had received some education, although only in primary school. However, in rural areas of his time, this was definitely considered a high level of education. In addition, he had served in the army for several years, which allowed him to use his connections to get a job in the Public Security Bureau after he was discharged from the army.
Perhaps because he has seen the outside world and knows the benefits of studying, although he favors boys over girls, he does not object to girls' education.
The only difference is that his son will finish high school even if his legs are broken, but he doesn’t care about his daughter. He won’t force her even if her grades are not good or she doesn’t want to go to school.
The third sister Lai Di was in poor health and only attended elementary school. Tian Mi still hoped that she would study more and at least graduate from high school.
By then, we will have a chance to resume the college entrance examination.
Besides, even if I didn't get into college, with my high school diploma, I would be able to find a decent job in the future, which is better than working hard in the fields.
(End of this chapter)