Chapter 50: Saving the boy who was not a bad person
He thought of how his mother treated Shuiqing, and then looked at how his mother-in-law treated him, and he felt even more guilty.
When his mother distributed food, she only gave the good food to his eldest brother, him, and grandson, and never thought of his daughter-in-law and granddaughter, thinking that they were all outsiders, and that it would be a loss to give them food or good food.
But wasn't he also an outsider in his mother-in-law's eyes?
Especially his children, they were all grandchildren, but his mother-in-law and brother-in-law kept all the delicious food and drinks close to them.
They thought very simply, that was Shuiqing's child, and being good to the child was being good to the daughter;
He was the daughter's husband, and being good to him would be good to their daughter.
"Brother-in-law, you eat with the children, we are all out, and the children can't sit still and may want to go out too." Hu Wenhua said without any doubt.
Fan Jin nodded softly and sat down slowly.
Mother Hu was very relieved.
She reminded them again that they could eat as they pleased, there was more in the kitchen, and she brought the buns to the yard with Hu Wenhua.
In the yard, Shuiqing had already set up a small table and moved a few chairs.
Hu's mother first put the bamboo basket of buns in place, and then went to the kitchen to scoop out the egg drop soup.
She didn't take an extra bowl to eat the buns. She held the buns in one hand and the egg drop soup in the other, and ate it with big mouthfuls.
"Mom, today is really more abundant than the New Year!" Hu Wenhua drank a big mouthful of egg drop soup, and took a big bite of the spicy tofu buns, sighing with satisfaction.
"It's all thanks to your sister and brother-in-law who brought back so much white flour." Hu's mother smiled.
Seeing Shuiqing was also eating tofu buns, she picked up the cabbage and meat stuffing and handed it over: "Eat this."
Shuiqing made buns together, and it can be seen that she doesn't like the cabbage and meat stuffing very much, so she said casually: "Give it to your brother."
"Your father is a butcher, how can he save your brother a bite of meat? You are away, eat more when you go home." Hu's mother stuffed the buns into her daughter's hands regardless.
She had to take care of her son-in-law and grandson, but the one in front of her was the meat that fell from her body. She whispered, "Mother left it for you. There are so many, enough for you to eat."
Shuiqing only realized at this moment that Mother Hu was leaving the good ones for her!
Her nose felt a little sour. She lowered her head and asked, "Mother, when will Dad come back to eat?"
"Your brother took a look when he went to the market. There is still a lot of pork left. I'm afraid he won't be back until very late today;
Don't worry, I'll keep your father's share warm in the steamer. After dinner, let your brother deliver it." Mother Hu chatted casually.
"Why are there so many left?" Shuiqing didn't know much about the pork market, so she asked with concern.
Mother Hu patted her daughter's hand and reassured her, "Well, the busy farming season is over.
Farmers don't even have to buy meat to supplement their oil and water. Most households have changed from three meals a day to two meals a day, and from dry to half-dry and half-watery. It's common for meat to be hard to sell."
Shuiqing hummed softly.
What she was thinking about was to find a way to help her father and brother.
After all, it is not a long-term solution for Wenhua to do manual labor.
She needs to make money in a tangible way.....
After the whole family happily finished eating the big meat buns, Fan Jin went back to the market, bought fruit trees, and fixed them on the ox cart.
"What is this?" Hu's mother asked on the side.
While tying the fruit tree seedlings with hemp rope, Fan Jin patiently answered: "Shuiqing asked me to buy them. He said that they will bear fruit in two years. Eating fruits is good for the body."
"Anyway, we have a lot of land there. It's empty anyway. Planting more fruit trees will at least give our family food, right?" Shuiqing added.
In front of her son-in-law, Hu's mother would not say that her daughter wasted money by buying things for her own family. She smiled and nodded: "Well, a big place is good."
After everything was ready, the family would go back.
Hu's mother held her daughter's hand, her eyes full of reluctance.
Shuiqing comforted her, "Mom, when I finish building the new house, I will leave a room for you. You and your father and brother can live here for a while!"
"Okay, when you build the new house, I will go live there." Mother Hu responded, but she still felt bitter in her heart.
How easy is it to build a new house?
In the past, my daughter lived in her mother-in-law's house. There were 10 to 20 people squeezed into three rooms. When she went there, she was afraid of bumping into people when she turned around, let alone staying overnight.
My daughter's mother-in-law was very strict and could not come back easily. She could only see her twice a year.
After finally dividing the family, there was no house and no money. It was equivalent to starting from scratch. The thatched house that her father brought people to help build was not very spacious, barely enough for her daughter's family to live in.
Making money has never been an easy thing since ancient times.
Shuiqing sat on the ox cart, looking at Mother Hu standing at the door and reluctant to go in, her eyes swollen.
She shouted, "Mom, go back. I'll pick you up after I finish building the house!"
"Okay." Mother Hu stood outside the door and agreed, but she didn't move.
Until the ox cart turned the corner and she could no longer see any figure, Mother Hu wiped her tears and turned back to the house.
It's not known how long it will take for her to see her daughter again...
Shui Qing felt empty.
In China, she was abandoned at birth and never enjoyed any love from her father or mother. She worked hard to have a career and money, but she was sick and had no children.
Unexpectedly, what was missing was made up in this way.
She was also a person with a family, no longer alone...
The ox cart was shaking on the dirt road, and it was not very comfortable, but everyone in the family was very satisfied.
Compared with the past when she could only walk on her legs, this bump was nothing.
The sun is setting in the west, and birds fly over the open fields from time to time, making it peaceful and peaceful.
"Auntie! Daddy, look!" Yan Qiu's exclamation broke the tranquility on the dirt road in the field.
Shui Qing reached his head and looked over.
"Aniang, it's the rich young man we saw at the market."
"Where's his white horse? Why isn't it with him?"
"Didn't the boys follow?"
"Isn't this because someone else is targeting you for money and death?"
Shui Qing's heart skipped a beat.
Fan Jin had already stepped forward, took a breath, touched the carotid artery, turned to Shui Qing and asked, "I just fainted, do you care?"
Shui Qing originally wanted to leave it alone.
But when he thought that she was living the life she was living now, maybe it was because of the good deeds of the Bodhisattva that helped her, she immediately changed her words: "Since you said it was a rich man riding a horse, he must have accidentally fallen off the horse;
Let's lift the oxcart first, and when he wakes up or the servant comes to find him, he will accumulate merit. "
Bodhisattva, remember it, don’t forget it.
The cart was not big to begin with. After placing fruit saplings, Fan Jin drove the cart. Now there was a young man lying down. Shui Qing and others all got off the cart and walked instead.
Fortunately, we are not far from Shanshui Village, so walking is a good way to stretch your muscles.
From the time I get up at dawn in the morning to the time I return home as the sun sets, I feel like a tired bird has returned to the forest, and the whole family is very relaxed and happy.
Shui Qing was just about to say that a golden nest and a silver nest were not as good as a doghouse when he heard a sharp voice suddenly.
"You guys still know how to come back! If you don't feed the chickens, your family won't care. If I hadn't been watching over you, there wouldn't be any scum left behind when you come back."
Shui Qing:... Damn it, why did she miss this person!