Dong Jiahui was lying on the bed with a towel wrapped around her head.
Her face looked dry and thin, her cheeks were sunken, her lips were white, and her eyes were staring straight at the beams under the khaki roof, bright and frightening.
Chen Guixiang opened the door curtain and walked in with a bowl of egg soup. Seeing her daughter's eyes staring straight at the roof, her eyes that were already red from crying burst into tears again.
"Why do you think you are such a troublesome girl? You have to seek death and life! If you, Uncle Niu Wang, hadn't brought Qiangzi to pass by, you would have died a long time ago, so why would you lie here!"
Chen Guixiang felt pain and anger in her heart, she was used to being aggressive, she couldn't say anything to soften it, her tone was full of heartache.
Can you not be sad? A good girl, after 18 years of being married, I thought she would have a smooth life, safe and happy, but who knew that after three years of marriage, she was driven back by her in-laws without warning, on the grounds that she had nothing to do for three years, don't want this daughter-in-law.
This sudden news made the entire Dong family feel like being struck by lightning. These days, rural people are honest, as long as they get married, they will have to live a lifetime no matter how good or bad they are.
A good girl with yellow flowers has been married for three years and has become a rag. The reason for the divorce is still that she can't have children. How to find someone!
But if you have no hope, you can't jump into the river to think about it. They say that it is better to live than to die. As long as you live, there is hope, right
Chen Guixiang put the steaming egg soup on the bedside cabinet, sat down and held her daughter's hand.
These hands used to be soft and tender. When she was a girl at home, she felt sorry for her daughter. There were three sons in the family, and the labor force was enough. The daughter just helped cook and feed the chickens, cut grass and watered vegetables, and did some simple tasks at home. It's only been three years since she got married, and her daughter's hands have become so thick, one can imagine what life she has spent in Lu's house for the past three years.
Chen Guixiang regretted that she didn't find out about Lu's family earlier, regretted that she didn't support her daughter earlier, and made her suffer for three years in vain.
That day the girl came back with a burden on her back, her eyes were red and swollen, her hair was disheveled, and she was only in her early twenties. She should be as bright as a flower, but she looked haggard and lifeless.
She said that the Lu family didn't want her anymore, and the Lu family had people send back the dowry things the next day.
How could the Dong family get so angry, Dong Jiahui's three brothers went to Xiaoling Village to settle accounts with the Lu family, but the Lu family was also a tyrannical one, and directly blamed Dong Jiahui for not being pregnant for three years after marriage, calling it unfilial There are three, no offspring is the biggest thing, Dong Jiahui has been married for three years and has nothing to do, even in ancient times, she was abandoned.
"Your Dong family, don't go to our Xiaoling Village to cause trouble because of the large number of people, so who will dare to marry your Dong family's daughter in the future? It's fine if you can't have a child, and you have to be extinct before you are reconciled!"
This remark not only embarrassed the village cadres of the two villages, but also made the Dong family die down.
Strictly speaking, what the Lu family said is not unreasonable. After all, Lu Chengyuan is the only male in the Lu family. Although it is unreasonable to drive back a daughter-in-law who has been married for three years, from an ethical point of view, the inheritance of incense is important to rural people. The most important thing is that if there is no child, the Lu family will be extinct. If this is the case, who will throw the pot for you and burn the paper for you in a hundred years
"Who said it must be Jiahui's problem that she can't have a child? Maybe she will be able to give birth in two years. Lu Chengyuan, you are still a man, and you can't even protect your own wife!"
Lu Chengyuan's face was red, and he hid in the corner without speaking. His mother, Dong Jiahui's ex-mother-in-law, put her hips on her hips and spat.
"Hey, our Lu family is already benevolent. If it weren't for your Dong family girl, my family Chengyuan would have wasted three years. If I found another girl, my Lu family's grandson might be able to go out with a pot to make soy sauce." gone."
What Mrs. Lu said was ugly, and the people in Xiaoling Village followed suit. The brothers of the Dong family couldn't hold back their faces, and pulled Dong Jiahui's dowry back home with black faces. At this point, the Dong and Lu families were completely broken.
The two didn't get a marriage certificate when they got married, so naturally they didn't need to apply for a divorce certificate at this time.
This story spread to several surrounding villages, those well-meaning people sighed for Dong Jiahui, lamenting her difficult future, and those who were uneasy and well-meaning began to sneer behind their backs.
You must know that when Dong Jiahui married into the Lu family, everyone envied her for a good life. Her father-in-law was the secretary of the brigade, and there were no sisters-in-law to make troubles.
The Lu family has only one son, as long as they can add a son and a half to the Lu family, the Lu family can confess her like a mother, but such is life. Abandoned wife who gave birth to children.
It is a fact that no child was born, no matter how angry they were, the Dong family returned home after a commotion, because of this, the natal family was very cautious of Dong Jiahui.
Needless to say, my brother loved her since he was a child. No matter what the sisters-in-law thought in their hearts, they didn't say anything unpleasant in front of her anyway.
But if my family doesn't say anything, they can't control other people's mouths. No, the daughter-in-law of the neighbor's third aunt's family said something unpleasant when she ran through the door with the child in her arms. Dong Jiahui was stimulated and ran out to jump into the river without making a sound. The Tongzhou River is connected to the river. If it hadn't happened to be rescued by someone, it would have been washed into the river by the water.
The weather in March, the river is still quite cold, although the man was rescued, he developed a high fever, which lasted for a day and a night. Finally, the barefoot doctor in the village took half a wild ginseng dug from the mountain and boiled ginseng soup to feed. , the fever subsided.
"Jiahui, listen to my mother's advice, don't be too horny, you are still young, you are only 21 years old, you are the same age, and it is not necessarily your problem that you can't have children. You also see the daughter-in-law of the Zhang family in Qiancun. However, after six years of marriage, I only had my first baby, and after that, I gave birth one after another, and this is my fifth."
At that time, the level of medical care was limited, unlike the B-ultrasound and color Doppler ultrasound that can do various examinations in the future. According to the old thinking of rural people, as long as they can't have children, it is the woman's fault.
But having a child really depends on luck. Some people get pregnant as soon as they get married, and some people can't get pregnant. There are also strange things like, you can't have a baby with a man, but you get pregnant with a different husband. Anyway, Chen Guixiang doesn't believe in herself The girl really can't give birth to a baby.
"The mother of the Lu family was mistaken at the beginning. I thought Lu Chengyuan was a good person. Who knew that he was a soft bastard who listened to everything. After all, it was mother who harmed you. Take care of yourself first. Raise well, I will look for your sixth aunt after a while, she is a well-known matchmaker, she has made a lot of good marriages in this life, she knows all the boys from all over the world, your sixth aunt loves you, for sure I'll find you a good one."
Dong Jiahui will have a headache, and her body is limp and unable to lift up. The original owner jumped into the river and died, and then she came. After waking up, she has been sorting out the memories left by the original owner. Abandoned by the man's family.
Hey, why do you have such an identity? It's good to dress up as a big girl with yellow flowers.
It's no wonder that the original owner wanted to jump into the river. In the 1970s, divorce was definitely considered a scandal. She was a kind-hearted girl with a soft personality and a little submissive. After giving birth to a child, the Lu family looked down on her at all.
The original owner was too soft-tempered, she didn't live well in her in-law's house, and she dared not say anything when she returned to her mother's house. Every time her mother asked her if she was doing well, she would say that the Lu family treated her very well.
Sometimes the saying "poor people must have their pity" is very reasonable, people are bullying and fearing hard, but if the original owner behaves a little better in her in-law's house, her mother-in-law may not dare to treat her like this.
After the divorce, the original owner was already in great pain. Her character was filled with all the bad and unpleasant things in her heart. Originally, she couldn't think about it when she was walking, but when she was stimulated by the outside world, she committed suicide. She also felt that life was worthless Lovely.
Let her say that there is really no need to jump into the river for such a trivial matter. Divorce is nothing. Divorce is nothing in the 21st century, but the original owner has the pain of the original owner.
"Come on, drink this egg soup. I specially added two drops of sesame oil. It's fragrant."
It is now 75 years. Although I have said it, life in the countryside is not easy. Every household has to earn work points. After a year, there is not much left except for food and drink. This sesame oil is squeezed during the Chinese New Year. The three daughters-in-law of the Dong family take turns. For childbirth, sesame oil, brown sugar, and eggs are only used by Chen Guixiang when a few daughters-in-law are confinement.
Dong Jiahui had no strength, her stomach was already growling with hunger, and this bowl of egg soup had been smelling since she entered the room, she was already hungry.
Hey, in the 1970s when food and clothing were scarce, who would eat egg soup in the 21st century? Dong Jiahui missed those modern delicacies very much.
But a thoughtful person shouldn't be reincarnated just because of a bowl of egg soup, and she still suffers even now.
Chen Guixiang watched her daughter finish the bowl of egg soup, and she finally felt relieved, as long as she ate, it showed that her heart had recovered.
Seeing her daughter so thin, with no flesh on her face, and skinny hands, she was so distressed, she looked at her lovingly and said, "Look at you, you are so thin, and there are some white noodles at home. I remember that you loved to eat scallion pancakes when you were young. I'll do it for you alone."
Onion pancakes are very easy to make, just add flour and water to form a paste, brush a layer of oil on the hot pan and heat it up, then pour the flour into the pan along the side of the pan, spread the batter evenly with a spatula, and wait until the batter is half Sprinkle chopped green onion after it is dry, and the chopped green onion emits a tangy onion fragrance after being heated. This is a rare and easy-to-operate delicacy in rural areas.
White flour is the best way to make this scallion pancake. Cornmeal is also fragrant but not as soft as white flour. It is said to be delicious, but in fact, life in the countryside is hard, and there is nothing else delicious.
Dong Jiahui received the memory of the original owner, knowing that every household was saving money these days, and white noodles were only eaten during Chinese New Year. The original owner's natal family had three sister-in-laws, five nephews, and a niece. How could she have the nerve to eat alone.
"Mom, don't make it for me alone, I just eat with everyone."
Chen Guixiang burst into tears again when she heard this.
"It's all my fault for teaching you to be so honest since I was a child. I always told you that peace is the most important thing in a family, and that you should know how to be filial to your parents-in-law after you get married. You have suffered so much because of listening to your mother. It's my mother's fault."
When Chen Guixiang said this, Dong Jiahui's tears flowed unconsciously, probably due to the remaining feelings of the original owner.