The corner of Hua Zhao's mouth trembled. Their family names were simple.
But this is understandable. The old farmers of that era did not like gold and jade, which were too far away from them. They only liked rice and white noodles.
If you can eat rice and white noodles every meal, you will really live a fairy life.
"How did you meet my sister? How is she? How are my parents?" Mrs. Tao asked excitedly.
This time it was Hua Zhao's turn to get stuck.
"She's pretty good. I don't know much about her current situation. Let me ask you." Hua Zhao said.
She doesn't want to come to recognize her in person right now.
Moreover, she felt that the old lady was suspicious.
She clearly knew her ancestral home and where her relatives were, but why didn't she tell her? Why did she have to write it out in random numbers on her household registration? Why didn't she keep in touch for so many years?
Why hide your life experience?
Hua Zhao looked at Tao Lan, who was surprised the whole time.
Although this person has always been fake, his expression is real.
If he had known about her relationship with Mrs. Zhang, then perhaps this scene would not have happened today, and he might have come to recognize her acquaintance earlier.
Let her figure out the relationship. Mrs. Tao is Mrs. Zhang's sister, so she has to call her grandma. Grandma's son is her uncle...
What the hell!
Or is all this information made up by someone based on her identity? Hua Zhao guessed that he deliberately gave her an uncle to get close to them.
However, looking at their faces, she felt that this possibility was very small. Tao Lan was 30-40% similar to her mother, but Mrs. Tao and Mrs. Zhang were 80% similar.
"Auntie, why did you flee the famine alone back then? Life in Zhangjiatun has always been fine, and I have never heard of anyone fleeing the famine." Hua Zhao said.
They rely on the mountains to eat the mountains. The mountains they live in are not stone mountains. There are many trees, fruits and wild animals on the mountains. Even when people starve to death, their area will be fine.
I may be a little hungry, but I will definitely not starve to death, and no one in the village will escape.
Mrs. Tao paused and said: "There was a war at that time. Once we were hiding from the Japanese. Everyone hid in the mountains for a long time. I got lost once when I went out to collect firewood. I don't know why I ended up in the next county.
, and then I met a human trafficker..."
She didn't say anything later.
The old, dark-skinned face suddenly turned red, and his face was filled with emotion, as if he was excited and humiliated.
When a teenage girl encounters a trafficker, it may not just be a matter of being beaten and starved, and finding someone to sell to...
Hua Zhao suddenly asked: "Auntie, how old are you this year?"
Mrs. Tao put away her expression and blurted out: "I am 58 this year."
Tao Lan was stunned and glanced at his mother. Isn't it 50? It's written on the household registration! He always thought that his mother was 50 years old, and outsiders thought so too.
Mrs. Tao also realized something was wrong. She immediately looked nervously at her son, then at Hua Zhao, and then made a choice.
Hua Zhao has been told her past, so she will know her true situation sooner or later, there is no need to lie.
"You didn't have a household registration when you came out. Your father wanted to save face and told me how old you were when you settled in." Old Mrs. Tao said to her son.
Tao Lan was relieved, it turned out to be that.
And that’s exactly what it should be.
He is 27 years old, and he thought his mother married his father when he was 22 and gave birth to him.
Although a woman's age at marriage is a bit old, it's still normal.
But add 8 more years, and my mother was brought home by her father when she was 30 years old? Then where was she from leaving home when she was a teenager to when she was 30 years old?
Tao Lan couldn't even think about it.
He suddenly regretted bringing his mother to the house today.
He also blamed his mother for not telling him such a big thing! Now she opened her mouth and told outsiders! He was not prepared at all.
He quickly looked at Hua Zhao and Ye Li.
Ye Li was a little surprised, but when she saw him, she immediately smiled at him, with little stars in her eyes.
Hua Zhao always had a calm expression and could not tell anything.
Maybe she plotted her identity to hide her life trajectory for more than ten years? Hua Zhao guessed.
Moreover, she only exposes the scars of her enemies. She has always been very friendly to strangers, so naturally she would not laugh at Mrs. Tao.
So she dropped the topic completely and invited Mrs. Tao to eat some fruit.
Old Mrs. Tao had broken the jar and asked Hua Zhao: "How did you and my sister meet?"
"We met her when she came to our village to quarrel with others," Hua Zhao said.
Mrs. Tao choked and couldn't ask any more questions.
Her sister was still as aggressive as she was when she was young, and her quarrels would go to other villages.
that....
Thinking of something, Mrs. Tao's lips trembled several times, but she didn't ask.
She eats fruit quietly.
Zhou Lihua acted quickly, and with Sun Yan's help, she quickly served a few cold dishes on the table.
The only thing Zhou Lihua is satisfied with about Sun Yan is that she is diligent with her hands and feet, can cook, keeps her home and outside fairly clean, and looks like a woman, not a coquettish young lady.
Otherwise, she has to teach her what the rules are!
Soon, a sumptuous meal was prepared.
"Old sister, Teacher Tao, eat while it's hot, you're welcome!" Zhou Lihua greeted enthusiastically while holding a wine glass: "From now on, we will get along as relatives and move around often!"
Mrs. Tao and Tao Lan both picked up their wine glasses.
Tao Lan was elegant, courteous and capable, and Zhou Lihua was very satisfied.
Although Mrs. Tao had such a miserable background, she had been married into a cadre family for decades and had a decent air. She was somewhat satisfied.
Ye Li suddenly grabbed Tao Lan's wine glass: "You can't drink! Your injury is not healed yet!"
This tone and gesture make her look like a little daughter-in-law taking care of her husband.
Tao Lan was immediately embarrassed and ashamed.
Zhou Lihua immediately glared at Ye Li: "I don't know if Teacher Tao is still injured? I poured water into his cup on purpose!"
Ye Li finally felt embarrassed. She was busy serving rice just now and didn't see it.
She has never done this job of serving food to others. She has only served food to herself.
At that time, she had just served food to the whole table.
In return, Zhou Lihua rolled her eyes several times.
"Come, Teacher Tao, have a drink, I thank you for saving my daughter!" Zhou Lihua said, holding the wine glass.
After a meal, Hua Zhao finally experienced the legendary refreshing energy of Zhou Lihua when she was young.
She is smooth and well-spoken. She can say whatever others want to hear and is sure to make them happy.
It's just that I've grown old and lost my temper, and I've forgotten this skill.
But now it has hit rock bottom again and the skill has been reactivated.
A meal was enjoyed by both host and guest.
The happiest person is Ye Li.
She thought her mother would look down on Tao Lan's background and embarrass him.
Thank you mother no!
The result was another look from Zhou Lihua.
Before leaving, Mrs. Tao asked Hua Zhao: "When will you help me find out the news?"