Li Xiuniang stepped into the farmhouse that she was very familiar with, half resisting and half expecting.
However, before she could dwell on her complicated feelings, Zhao already explained the situation to Gu Dahai.
Gu Dahai frowned: "Don't you want to change the tofu? Why did you change it to a girl?"
The harvest in their village this year was also not good, with grain production reduced by more than half.
After paying taxes, the little food left was simply not enough to feed a family of several people.
That is to say, Gu Dahai can also hunt, and he can get some prey from the mountains from time to time, which can be exchanged for money or food in the town, so the family does not run out of food.
Even so, the Gu family only has enough to fill the family's stomach, and has not yet reached the point of raising a spare person.
"...The dog's father, that's what I think. Our dog is already fourteen this year, so it's time to kiss him."
"But the betrothal gifts around us are only two coins of silver, or fifty pounds of grain. And this girl only has three pounds of beans!"
"She's a little too young, but she can consummate the marriage after only two or three years of raising her. Besides, she can also work, so she won't lose money!"
Mrs. Zhao is the most shrewd and has calculated the accounts clearly long ago.
Gu Dahai still frowned, "The betrothal gift you mentioned was during a good year. Now there is a drought everywhere, and there are waves of refugees fleeing the famine."
"Three kilograms of beans are enough to make a girl of fourteen or fifteen years old."
A skinny teenage girl, what can she do?
Mrs. Zhao was choked.
Yes, it is indeed cost-effective to buy a child bride, but Li Xiuniang is obviously an uneconomical choice among child brides.
Seeing this situation, Li Xiuniang couldn't be bothered anymore.
She knew that despite Zhao's aggressive appearance, in fact, in the Gu family, the real decision-maker was Gu Dahai.
If Gu Dahai disagrees, Li Xiuniang will be sent back by the Zhao family!
Gu~Gulu~~
After being hungry for several days, I started to scream crazily again.
The main reason why Li Xiuniang could endure it just now was because she knew that she had a way to survive - as long as she got to Gu's house, she would have food.
It’s definitely not refined food, and it’s definitely not full, but at least I won’t continue to starve.
It was precisely with this psychological suggestion that Li Xiuniang was not swallowed up by the fear caused by hunger.
However, Gu Dahai's opposition at this moment made Li Xiuniang's newly calm heart start to panic again——
He wouldn't really "send me back", would he?
no!
Absolutely not!
Li Xiuniang followed her body's instinct again. She knelt down with a plop and shouted to Gu Dahai: "Dad! Don't send me away! I eat less, but I can work!"
Then, she turned around and called Mrs. Zhao: "Mom! Please, don't drive me away!"
She thought that she would never be able to say the word "Mother" to Mrs. Zhao again.
However, after being reborn, I once again deeply felt hunger and the approach of death, and all the hatred and unwillingness disappeared.
The moment she knelt down, the moment she called out "father" and "mother", the reborn Li Xiuniang completely "reconciled" with her previous life!
Hearing Li Xiuniang calling her father and mother, a flash of pity flashed across Gu Dahai's face.
This child is indeed pitiful and sensible.
only--
Gu Dahai was still hesitating.
"Dad! I want it!"
Gu Qingcheng spoke.
The little guy's sweet voice reminded Ms. Zhao, "Gou'er, daddy, isn't this the good baby that you like? It's probably because this girl has fallen in love with our good baby -"
Gu Dahai was stunned for a moment, "Good boy, do you like it?"
He smiled and faced Gu Qingcheng lovingly, "Bao'er, do you like this girl?"
Li Xiuniang raised her head, her eyes shining with hope.
In her extremely hot gaze, she heard Gu Qingcheng say sweetly, "I like it!"
Whoosh!
Li Xiuniang's tears burst out instantly.
Her heart was filled with gratitude to Gu Qingcheng.
All the ignorant white-eyed wolves and the extremely vicious sister-in-law should go to hell.
At this moment, in Li Xiuniang's view, this precious little girl of the Gu family is her benefactor and her lucky star!
Gu Qingcheng's already extremely sweet smile was deeply engraved in the depths of Li Xiuniang's soul!
"Since my dear, you like it, then let's stay!"
When Gu Dahai saw that his precious daughter had said this, he no longer objected.
He reached out to take Gu Qingcheng from Zhao's arms and turned to look at Li Xiuniang: "Girl, you have also seen that our Gu family is not rich and cannot afford to support extra people."
"But my sweet baby likes you, so we kept you."
"You have to take good care of me from now on, but don't lose your conscience!"
Li Xiuniang nodded vigorously, "Dad! Don't worry! I will take good care of Guabao and treat her as my eyeball!"
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"Eat! You've been hungry for several days, so you can't eat anything too dry. Drink some grain paste to nourish your stomach!"
Mrs. Zhao took out a bowl of leftover vegetable porridge from the big pot on the stove. She tried the bowl and found it was still warm, so she brought the vegetable porridge to Li Xiuniang.
Li Xiuniang didn't care to say more, quickly grabbed the bowl, and started drinking.
After drinking a large bowl of warm wild vegetables and whole grains, Li Xiuniang felt like she had finally come to life.
It’s so good to be full!
It’s great to be alive!
Li Xiuniang gave up the messy thoughts about her past life in her mind. Now she just wants to live well.
"Mom! I'm going to collect firewood!"
She wiped her mouth and started to enter the working mode.
She needs to wash herself well first, not because she loves to be clean, but because she is too sloppy.
Mrs. Zhao was not worried at all that there were still lice in her hair. She went to cook and take care of the children.
"Well! You really should take a good wash!"
Mrs. Zhao glanced at Li Xiuniang and saw that her hair was almost like felt, and her face and body were even grayer.
There is also that smell, which is a little closer and goes straight to the nose.
As a lower-class peasant woman, Ms. Zhao didn't have any mysophobia.
But her family is very precious.
As a child bride, Li Xiuniang not only had to work, she also had to serve the good boy.
Mrs. Zhao thought about it in her mind, turned around and went to the house.
When he came out, he was holding a grate with a few broken teeth in his hand, "Grate your hair carefully, don't dare to pass on lice to my sweet baby!"
"Well! Mom, don't worry!"
Li Xiuniang has lived two lifetimes and has long been accustomed to farm work.
She has stayed in the Gu family for more than 20 years, and is not very familiar with the Gu family and every tree and plant in the Gu family village.
Without any further instructions from Mrs. Zhao, she expertly carried the bamboo basket and went to the back mountain to collect firewood.
In less than an hour, she came back with a basket full of firewood.
Light a fire, boil water, and wash and scrub hard.
"Here! These are my old clothes. They are a little torn, but they are all clean."
Seeing that Li Xiuniang worked quickly and refused to give up, Mrs. Zhao became more and more satisfied and generously took a piece of her own clothes for Li Xiuniang to change into.
Put on clean clothes, wash your hair, and comb it with a comb again.
Li Xiuniang felt her scalp hurt, so she stopped.
Wash the tattered and dirty clothes you changed into and hang them on the clothesline in the yard.
She found another piece of linen, wrapped her hair, and then started working at Gu's house.
