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Chapter 55: She can’t give birth, why do you still marry her???
The three of them looked at each other, silently sighing as they watched their elder sister, whose eyes were glazed over and whose thoughts seemed to be drifting somewhere else. Then, they squatted down and resignedly helped her pick out the inedible wild vegetables. “Big Sister, don’t think about it, Wu Dayi’s scheme will definitely fall on her daughter in the end, don’t worry, we’re here, nothing will happen to you.” He Wanyi, who had just gone to talk to He Jialin, thought of what her brother had said in the end, her face instantly turned black.
But it was only for a moment, then she thought about how this matter had fallen on He Maihua, and she smiled. “Yes, Big Sister, evil will be punished by heaven, don’t think about it anymore, look at the wild vegetables you dug, even pigs wouldn’t eat them.” Shen Ping, who was beside the two of them, didn’t say anything, but she skillfully picked out the inedible wild vegetables from the basket. She took the sickle from her hand and didn’t return it until she regained consciousness. “I’m sorry, I made you worry, don’t worry, I’m fine, I’m just a little angry and uncomfortable.”
She lowered her head to look at the weeds that Shen Ping had picked out, her face instantly turned black. She really had dug all the wrong ones, there were so many edible ones next to those weeds, but she went and dug the cowroot grass that was used to feed cows. “It’s okay, we’ll keep digging here, or should we go somewhere else?” He Wanyi asked, looking around after seeing that she had completely recovered. She scanned the field ridge and found that there weren’t many wild vegetables there, so she took her basket and said as she walked: “Let’s go to the bean field in the south to dig.” There were always a lot of wild vegetables there at this time of year, and if they went to dig while everyone was working, they would definitely be able to dig a lot.
“Let’s go then!” He Wanyi and He Wanlin nodded and followed. Only Shen Ping, who needed to record the work points here, pouted: “You guys go, I’ll dig here.” “Okay, we’ll dig more, and we’ll give you some when we come back.” “Okay.” She glanced at the three people who quickly left, then took her sickle, bent down to dig for wild vegetables, and occasionally looked up at the field, ready to record the work points at any time. On the other side, the three of them ran all the way to the bean field. Seeing a large patch of noodles and shepherd’s purse on the river bank, they didn’t go to the edge of the field, they just squatted down and started digging.
They didn’t stop digging until they filled their baskets. Then, they glanced at the time and found that it was almost time to make lunch, so they took their baskets and went home. On the way, they saw a few wild peach trees. Thinking that there was still a lot of space in the backyard, they dug up the saplings and put them in their baskets to take home. On the way, they met several people who inquired about He Wanqing’s health, but she sent them away.
It wasn’t until they reached the front door that no one came up to inquire. Back home, thinking that their families had started eating separately from today onwards, the three of them washed the wild vegetables they had dug together. They gave some to Shen Ping, and then He Wanyi and He Wanlin took their washed wild vegetables home. As soon as they left, Shen Ping came in with her basket. Seeing the full bucket of noodles and shepherd’s purse, Shen Ping was envious. “Sister, you don’t have to cook today, Grandma said you and Big Aunt should go to our house for dinner.” “Okay. Here, this pile is for you three, it’s all washed, take it back!”
She followed the direction of her finger and saw that it was only slightly less than the bucket, she instantly felt embarrassed. “Sister, I have some too, so I don’t need so much, just give me a little less.” She lowered her head and looked at the wild vegetables that were level with the basket, feeling a little sad. Sigh, she had been working hard all morning, and she only had this much, which was a bit of a blow to her self-esteem. “Take it, we dug a lot there, your family is big, you have to give some to your uncles, the ones in your basket are not enough.”
They had gone to the bean field twice, and they didn’t leave until they had dug up almost all of the wild vegetables there, and they came back with two full baskets of wild vegetables. If they hadn’t given some away, they would have had even more. “I know, I’ll take it.” After being reminded by her, Shen Ping, who had forgotten about it, didn’t refuse. She went to the corner, took out a clean basket from her family, filled it with the washed wild vegetables, and carried one in each hand as she left. “Sister, hurry up, lunch will be ready soon.” “Okay.” She scooped out the wild vegetables from the bucket and drained them, nodding as she watched her leave.
Thinking about going to eat later, she went into the kitchen and took out a piece of cloth to cover the basket, so that flies wouldn’t bother it. Just as she finished everything, He Mother came back. “Mom, what’s wrong?” Seeing that He Mother’s hair, which had been neatly tied up in the back of her head, was now messy like straw, she asked anxiously. “It’s nothing, your grandma called us over for dinner, are you ready?” She put the hoe in the barn, and as she walked, she used a hair tie to tie her hair back again. Seeing her daughter’s worried face, she knew that if she didn’t tell her, she would find out anyway, so she told her what had happened.
In a nutshell, it was a fight between the old women. She was still relatively light, Xu Dahua, Zhu Sanni, and Wu Dayi were much worse, the wounds on their faces were terrible. The mother and daughter talked as they walked, and soon arrived at Shen Laomu’s house. The two families were not far apart, one on the east side of the village and the other on the west side, only a few families apart. As soon as they entered the door, they saw that the food was already on the table, not only them, but also her little aunt Shen Youniang’s family, and her grandfather and grandmother were also there. “You’re here, come wash your hands and eat, we’ve been waiting for you two.”
“Grandma, we’re coming.” After saying that, she greeted everyone in the room, and only after she had greeted everyone did she go to wash her hands with her mother. As soon as they entered the house, before they could sit down, they were pulled to her side by Shen Laomu. Seeing Shen Laomu’s teasing gaze, He Wanqing instantly understood, and then she looked at her grandmother with resentment, then carefully nodded, but didn’t say anything. Seeing her nod, Shen Laomu and Shen Laoye exchanged glances, and there was a smile in their eyes.
Then, Shen Laoye picked up his chopsticks and called everyone to eat. Seeing this, the people around them automatically ignored their eye contact, picked up their chopsticks and started eating. While they were happily eating together, in a corner of the intellectual’s courtyard, Su Weiguo was earnestly persuading Gu Cheng’an to reconsider. “It’s okay, I have a younger brother, if I don’t have children, they will have them in the future, it’s the same anyway, they are all our family.” Gu Cheng’an, who was impervious to reason, directly refused. Seeing this, Su Weiguo scratched his crew cut in distress: “Oldest, she can’t give birth, are you really going to marry her back home? Your mother and the others will be making a fuss every day, can you handle it then?
” Thinking of that scene, Su Weiguo instantly felt chills down his spine, because he remembered which family in the courtyard it was. That family’s daughter-in-law couldn’t give birth, and it eventually turned into a feud, and the whole family packed up and went to the countryside. Seeing the person who didn’t react at all, Su Benjun paced back and forth anxiously. One idea after another popped up in his mind, and then one after another was abandoned under his cold gaze.
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