After Yue Fei left, the life of the Yue family became worse and worse day by day. Liu Yuniang could no longer enjoy a moment of rest in the past. She had to go to the fields with her mother-in-law even though she was pregnant, and she had to weave when she came back at night.
Otherwise, what should we do? The eldest boy in the family, Yue Fan, is only ten years old, and Yue Yun is five years old. They have already begun to learn to collect firewood. What else would there be to eat in the house with so many mouths?
At first, Yue Fei's military salary was sent back several times. Later, Hebei became more and more chaotic, and the Jurchen cavalry went south again and again. He completely cut off communication with his family. The orphans and widows of Yue Fei's family were also trembling with fear.
Originally, Yu Niang had heard that the new official family had succeeded to the throne and had been changed to "Jingkang". She was hoping to reduce some land tax or something. As a result, as soon as the new official family came to power, she had to clean up the mess for her father. For people like them, the only option is to be more harsh.
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It was during those turbulent years that Yu Niang gave birth to her last child, Yue Lei. The baby was so skinny that she suffered in her mother's womb. Yu Niang held the baby in her arms, thinking that she could not work and there were many people at home.
Those who took a bite of the meal were really on the verge of tears.
But her misfortune seemed not to have ended yet. In the first year of Jingkang, Wanyan Nianhan and Wanyan Hanlibu (the second prince) besieged Kaifeng.
In the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Song Dynasty, the capital defense war started for the first time. In order to fight for power with the abdicated father Taishang Daojun and the emperor, the new official family even agreed to negotiate a peace with the Jin army and cede the three towns of Taiyuan.
Seeing that their neighbors' houses had become a place for gold thieves to set fire to have fun. The wealthy people in Hebei, who were already frightened, could no longer stay there. They packed up their belongings one by one, took their families with them, and fled south in groups.
Father Liu said: "Mother-in-law, mother-in-law, is this what you, the people of Xiaosong, should do to protect your family and the country? When we are gone, will our hometown be given to the real man?"
The mother-in-law was happy, but Yue Fei cried and said: "The Han family of Meihua has been the governor of Xiangzhou for generations. They are almost the same as the feudal emperors. We all ran away, obviously taking the lives of you ordinary people seriously. He
What do older children know?"
The mother-in-law is so angry with her daughter-in-law that her heart aches. Knowing that she can continue to beat her, she will scold you until she gets out.
Dad said: "It's bad. Anyway, the child's surname is Yue, so you have hurt his heart. Didn't you have any plans to make things like this happen?"
The mother-in-law scolded angrily: "Shut up, don't you educate your children like him? What Yun'er said is absolutely right. If a woman can protect her family and country, what's the use of being born?"
Although Yue Fei was able to beat his mother-in-law, he did not give in at all under his aura. It was Gu Man's mother who was not scared to cry yet, and said: "You already have it, you know the small body. But you are giving birth to a son for their Yue family."
, you are asking for good clothes and good food, at least you should be treated like a cow or a horse, but you will be disliked. Auntie thinks that you are a married woman, and it is like a divorce letter, asking you to go back to your parents' home. At least your parents are still here, and you and the children are not here.
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Wen Hong cried, "Dad, how could you do that? It was you who married your son to Yue Lei, and you said that I would never succeed? I don't care about you now. If you want those eight children
Now, are you watching us die?"
Dad's words made people even more angry, "What did he say? It would be fine if he was a boy. After all, he is a female."
Wen Hong also broke out, "Protect the family and the country, protect the family and the country. The emperors of the Zhao family all take the country seriously. What do their in-laws care about? You married a husband, how many days do you see him every year?
Time and time again, the whole family has been left to you alone. How can there be no home outside of the house?"
It is clear that spring has not yet begun, and the water in the Yellow River has not broken through the ice, but Liu Wenhong feels that her whole body is extremely hot. You have never been as entangled and desperate as that moment. It was just like when you were a child, you were pulling on your father's sleeves.
, begged: "Dad, are you trying to kill the man?"
An Niang was not moved at all.
An Niangremo said: "As a father, I am saving his life. Yue Lei still knows whether to live or die. If he continues to stay in Yue's family, this is a death. But you have so little financial resources, how can you go?
I will raise a child for someone named Yue." After a pause, he sighed again: "Yue Fei, he is a bad boy, and you have to be considerate of your parents. You are already young, and Liu Jia will be his brother sooner or later in the future.
My sister-in-law is the head of the family, take him with you, you haven’t given up on that old face yet, maybe there will be no one else."
I thought about my parents looking at each other. My mother went out to collect the soles of her shoes, while my father was chewing betel nuts and said, "Wen Hong, his parents have loved him since he was a child, and now his father has told him the truth. In fact, you were not preparing in those days. It was very slow."
He is about to leave Hebei. He is your flesh and blood. You have nothing to say about taking him with you, but you are willing to raise the children of the in-law family. He also blames his father for being cruel. Is he being vague in his own mind?
How can he support eight children who are just waiting to be fed when he is barely able to support himself by doing this kind of male job in that war-torn world?"
Yue Fei felt that he had been wronged by Tian Xiao. Seeing that Liu's father was willing to leave, he took Yu Niang and carried Yue Yun back to his parents' home. When I met my parents, I naturally explained my grievances to the fullest and even added details to describe them.
That's a lot.
On the morning of the seventh day, you asked your parents with circles under your eyes: "Yun'er is eight years old and can no longer work, so why don't you just take me with you? You asked me to change my surname, because Seventh Sister-in-law gave birth to eight boys.
If you have a son, it will be cheaper for you to marry your uncle in the future."
Wen Hong has lived for seventy-seven years, and never has a night been so miserable. You look at the big faces of Yu Niang and Yue Yun greedily through the moonlight, and you keep thinking about Father Liu who is as big as a calf. You are in a dilemma.
It's not that he is cruel, but he is really willing to worry day and night about being caught by the barbarians and used as a camp prostitute at such a young age, or being chopped up with a knife.
An Niang said: "What he said now doesn't mean anything? Who knew that the situation in the sky would be so chaotic? Anyway, you already have that meaning, let him think about it himself."
When you think about what A Niang said, you are already frightened. A Niang looked at Wen Hong, who was as thin and strong as a big cat, and said: "His aunt is the same, life is so difficult. That child looks like he has a long life."
Elephant, just give it away or throw it away to save some food rations."
The mother-in-law lost her breath, slapped him across the face, and said: "You ask him where he got the nerve to say those words? Which of the jobs outside the home are you doing? He has done a lot less work? So it looks like he's just looking after you, so why not?"
How was your life?"
Yue Fei finally realized that he was afraid. His teeth chattered and he asked Wen Hong and Yue Yun to sleep outside. He then said to his parents: "Mom and dad, why do they say that? That child is the result of your ten-month pregnancy?"
Yue Fei said that, although he was firm, but the idea had not arisen yet, he said: "Nowadays, Hebei is full of dangers. The Yue family has been a tenant farmer again, and you really want to stay. Please ask your parents to take you and the children in.
You can't do needlework to support us. You can't give all the dowry to your brother and sister-in-law."