Second Marriage in the 1970s

"What's the matter, is anyone here today?"

Yesterday Dong Jiahui said that someone would come to her to make clothes. Today Zhang Qiaoer asked Dong Jiahui when she came back from the field.

"Here, I'm doing it for her. I charged three yuan, two yuan for clothes and one yuan for pants. The money has already been given to me, Mom, or you can keep the money."

Dong Jiahui's daring to open this mouth is naturally determined that Zhang Qiaoer will not recycle. The reason why she "pretends" to say this is because she now lives with her mother-in-law. The family style in the countryside is like this. No, Dong Jiahui must give this attitude.

Sure enough, after hearing Dong Jiahui's words, Zhang Qiao'er was in a good mood. She smiled and said, "You earn this money by yourself. You keep it for yourself. Usually, don't you have to spend money to buy needles and thread."

Including this time I went to the town to buy fabric and cotton. Although the eldest wife did not say anything, Zhang Qiaoer also knew that she had paid for it, and the things she gave could not buy so many things.

What's more, in addition to cloth and cotton, Dong Jiahui also weighed food for several children.

"Thank you mom, then I will make more clothes and save money to buy meat for mom."

Everyone loves to listen to it if it sounds nice, and Zhang Qiao'er's smiling eyes are almost narrowed.

"Sure, then I'll wait for you to buy me meat to eat."

"Mom, there is one more thing. I want to make a little quilt for each of Yingbao Black Eggs. Where can we play cotton on our team?"

The cotton that Dong Jiahui bought was only used to line the clothes to make cotton. It is not enough to make a small quilt for Yingbao black eggs. Ten catties of cotton are not enough, and the cotton wool has to be played by a special person. Although the supply and marketing agency also sells cotton wool, one is It's too expensive. Second, they are sold in large sizes, which are not suitable for children's covers.

"There is a family on the team next door, tomorrow I will take you there."

"Hey, great."

*****

Zhao Donglin pays his wages on the 25th of each month. Two days ago, the team planted wheat. Zhang Qiaoer didn't have time to pick it up. After breakfast this morning, he went out after talking.

Zheng Yuefen looked at her mother-in-law's salary, and knew that her elder brother's salary was still in her mother-in-law's hands, so she was relieved.

Uncle brother is sixty-two yuan a month, if you give it to Dong Jiahui that woman, Zheng Yuefen will not feel distressed.

At this time, she was thankful that the two brothers of the Zhao family did not separate, and it was good for the three of her own family to follow along.

Zhang Qiaoer took the money back and weighed about three catties of pork at the village meat stall for two dollars.

"Did you get your salary today?"

The butcher's owner also knew Zhang Qiaoer's rules and bought meat after receiving his salary.

"It's usually the 25th, but it's late this month."

"Isn't the team busy a few days ago, there is no time for that."

"That is, here, it's not bad to say, I'll cut another piece for you."

"Okay, thanks."

"By the way, do you have any bones?"

"Yes, I just picked it off, you want to give you fifty cents away."

Zhang Qiaoer saw that there were a lot of bones, but there was not much meat left. She remembered the first time she went to Dong's family to see her relatives. There was bone soup on the table of Dong's family. At that time, Jiahui said that the child's bone soup was nutritious.

"Okay, give it to me. I'll take it back and give it to my wife. She is handy and can cook."

"Do you belong to the old family or the second one?"

"Old everyone."

"Oh, isn't it the one who just got married a while ago?"

"Yes, it hasn't been half a month since I first walked in."

"That's still a new wife. Looking at you, I'm very satisfied with this new wife."

"No, I'm very well-behaved, know how to cook and make clothes, take good care of the children, and respect the elderly, hey, my daughter-in-law in this life should be fulfilled by her."

Forefoot Zhang Qiaoer bought meat at the entrance of the village, and her words about her exaggerating daughter-in-law were passed on to the team. Everyone knows that Zhang Qiaoer is very satisfied with the new daughter-in-law. In other words, it is natural that she is particularly dissatisfied with Zheng Yuefen.

At noon, Zhang Qiaoer took ten dollars to Jiahui.

"Today I went to Donglin's salary, you can take the ten dollars."

"Mom, if you find it suitable, I'll accept it."

"Come on, as long as you don't think too little."

"A lot, ten dollars can do a lot of things, others want it yet."

Zhang Qiao'er smiled, "It's good for you to be content with Changle. How much money can I spend? I save a sum of money every month. I take it out when my family needs it. This money is to help you keep it. ."

Dong Jiahui is not a fool. Naturally, she doesn't believe this, but Zhang Qiao'er can give her ten dollars is not easy. Judging from the current life, she would not ask for more.

*****

Dong Jiahui took three days to complete the dress of Hearts, and the work of the custodian was also handy. When she first started on duty, there were people on the team who had opinions directly and secretly. Later, I saw that she did it very handily, and the people were kind and polite, no matter what others said. Whether it's unpleasant or slapped, she always smiles to each other, but it looks like others are boring.

Coupled with the face of Captain Ding Huaishan and Zhang Qiao'er, no one stepped forward to make trouble. After all, the husband was the party secretary of the village.

After finishing the Red Peach clothes that day, Dong Jiahui thought that she hadn't been back to her natal family for several days. She missed her natal family a lot, so she wanted to go back and have a look by sending her clothes. She told her mother-in-law about it early in the morning.

"Okay, then you can go after lunch."

"okay."

Dong Jiahui was happy to be able to return to her family. It happened that Zhao Donghe caught a pheasant when he went up the mountain to chop branches.

In the farm’s iron pot, the meat is boiled in the pot, and the top cake is pasted on the side of the pot. During the stewing process, the noodles are cooked, and the aroma of the chicken will also spread to the cakes, and the cakes will taste even more delicious.

In addition to chicken, potatoes, carrots, and frozen tofu are added to the pot, which fills a large pot.

"What delicious food your family ate today, you can smell it all the way."

When Zheng Yuefen was playing with stones outside the yard, Zhang Yulan came over to chat.

"Donghe caught a chicken and is stewing it at home."

"Who is cooking, your sister-in-law?"

"No, although she is quite annoying, she does have a good cooking skill. I have gained weight recently."

Zheng Yuefen touched the circle of meat on her waist.

"It's really fat, and my face is a little sloppy."

Zhang Yulan asked closer, "Your sister-in-law's cooking is so delicious?"

Although not willing to admit it, Zheng Yuefen nodded.

"Hey, let me tell you something, don't be angry after you hear it."

"What are you talking about."

"Your mother-in-law went to the village yesterday to get your older brother's salary, don't you know."

"Know, what's the matter?"

"When you came back, did you pass the village entrance to weigh the meat?"

"Yes."

"Guess what your mother-in-law said?"

"Huh? Hey, sister-in-law, don't confuse my appetite. If you have anything to say, hurry up."

"Your mother-in-law said, she is most satisfied with her new wife, and praises your new wife for being better than you in everything."

Zhang Yulan said while looking at Zheng Yuefen's face. Sure enough, before she finished speaking, Zheng Yuefen's face became ugly.

That Dong Jiahui is younger than herself, her face is whiter than herself, her figure is more enchanting, her mouth is sweeter than herself, and will coax people, but no matter how good it is, she is still a divorced person, and she is still unable to give birth. Based on this, Dong Jiahui can't compare herself to her for a lifetime.

She didn't understand why her mother-in-law was so confused, she would rather treat Dong Jiahui better than herself.

"Huh, how about you like it, but a hen who doesn't lay eggs."

Zhang Yulan smiled secretly in her heart, but pretended to persuade, "Hey, you can't talk nonsense about this, your elder brother should be unhappy to hear that."

Zheng Yuefen snorted disdainfully, "If there is anything unhappy, isn't it true that I'm telling you!"

"You are too sincere. You can't think or say what you want to live your life. Why does your sister-in-law like her mother-in-law? It's not that she can handle affairs and behave."

Zheng Yuefen thought of making clothes a few days ago, and her unhappiness that had cooled down came out from the bottom of her heart.

When eating at noon, Zheng Yuefen looked upset. He immersed himself in the meal, regardless of the gluttonous stone. Zhang Qiaoer saw that the second daughter-in-law was a face that others owed her hundreds of dollars. He sighed in his heart, poured a spoonful of broth, and fed the rice to the stone one bite at a time.

Although she couldn't see it and wanted to teach her second child's family, she didn't want to be noisy at home all day long, and she was afraid of affecting the relationship between her son and daughter-in-law, so she had to bear some fatigue.

When feeding Shitou to eat, watching the old folks, they did not forget to take care of Yingbao while eating, so that Zhang Qiaoer's liver hurts so much.

*****

"I'll take you there this afternoon."

In the room, Dong Jiahui was collecting things. Zhao Donglin came in and said to send her off. Dong Jiahui turned her head in surprise and asked, "Aren't you going to the village?"

"I'll take you there first and then turn around. It's too late."

Dong Jiahui pursed her lips and smiled, and she started to pack things briskly.

"Okay, then will you pick me up tonight?"

Zhao Donglin smiled and said, "Okay, I will pick you up after work."

Dong Jiahui smiled and cast a wink.

"Then I will take the black egg Yingbao."

Ying Bao plays with Tian Niu, and the black egg can also play with Xiaoman. With the character of the black egg, he often plays with the children, which helps him to have a cheerful personality.

After eating and taking things, Dong Jiahui dragged her family back to her family.

The wheat has been planted, and the village has entered the slack season. Chen Guixiang was at home today. Seeing her daughter and son-in-law came back, they were squatting on the ground and turning over the dried vegetables, and immediately stood up in surprise.

"mom."

"Hey, why are you back today? Have you eaten?"

Chen Guixiang took Yingbao from Jiahui, and patted the black egg on the head, greeted his son-in-law Zhao Donglin constantly in his mouth.

"Here I have eaten, Hearts asked me to make clothes for her, and I will send it back when I do it."

Chen Guixiang knew that this was the girl who wanted to go back to her natal house. If it was just a piece of clothing, there was no need to come back specially.

"Then I'll go first, and I'll pick you up later."

Dong Jiahui nodded, and Chen Guixiang frowned, "I'm so anxious, take a drool and leave."

Zhao Donglin smiled and declined.

"There are still things in the village, and I can't eat. I will pick them up when I'm done."

Chen Guixiang let out a cry and sent Zhao Donglin outside, watching him ride away.

When Dong Jiahui came back carrying a small basket of eggs, Chen Guixiang said grotesquely, "Why did you bring something again? Last time you had a red peach to eat, I tell you, next time you come back, don’t bring anything. You are still afraid Why did you eat two bites empty-handed?"

Several sister-in-laws also agreed and said, "That is, even if you are married, you are also our grandmother. We welcome you when you come back."

"Yingbao, go and play with Sister Tianniu."

"Black egg, you go play with Xiaoman's brother."

Xiaoman is about the same size as the black egg, but his birthday is smaller than the black egg. Chen Guixiang heard the black egg call her daughter not to call her mother to call her aunt. After the black egg left, she whispered, "How to call your aunt? Who taught it?"

The stepmother is also a mother, so if she doesn't call her aunt, it doesn't feel good to listen to it.

"No, I said it, he, unlike Ying Bao, he has a memory of his mother, and was instigated a few words before getting married, thinking that I was the bad woman who robbed his father. Tell him, if he wants his mother, he should study hard, and then go to the city to find his mother. For me, just call him auntie."

"How is this, what did Donglin say?"

"Dong Lin wants him to change, I think we still have to respect the child's ideas, and wait until he wants to change his words that day."

Chen Guixiang sighed, knowing that girls have always been soft-tempered, and they are so kind to people.

"What's going on at your in-law's house, is it okay with your mother-in-law?"

"The mother-in-law is very good, the wife is not very good, but it doesn't get in the way, and it won't affect me much."

"It's not easy to talk about me. If you want to divide the family, your brother and the three brothers are not bad, and I don't have a lot of your in-law's mouth, but with such a wife, you will suffer some of it in the future."

Chen Guixiang was mainly worried that her daughter would suffer. After all, her daughter had a very good temper and was soft-hearted. She was afraid that her daughter could not please Zheng Yuefen.

She had met Zheng Yuefen, and it was not a good match to look at his face.

"Mom, don't worry, I won't be as stupid as before. What's the matter? I will definitely talk to Donglin. There is no big conflict now. Donglin and mother-in-law don’t want to separate. I can’t get married. Just slap this."

Another, Dong Jiahui is a person who is preparing to take the college entrance examination. After two more years of work, she believes that she can be admitted to the university. She is a student who has received a high degree, and has experienced the entrance examination and postgraduate entrance examination. Is it possible that a resumption of the college entrance examination can't be done?

Not only herself, she will also actively encourage Meixiang and Donglin to participate together. If all three of them are admitted to college, let Zheng Yuefen stay in her rural hometown for the rest of her life.

Thinking about it this way, life will not be so difficult. What's more, her mother-in-law never favors Zheng Yuefen, but faintly favors herself. This is also the main reason why Dong Jiahui has not made up his mind to split the family.

After talking to Chen Guixiang, Dong Jiahui took the clothes and went to Hongtao’s house. Hongtao married the second child in the family. After the marriage, he separated and did not live with her mother-in-law. When Jiahui arrived, Hongtao’s house was lively. A young daughter-in-law was chatting at her house.

"Oh, you sent me home, thank you so much."

"Sister, try it, and I'll take it back and correct it if it doesn't fit."

Several sister-in-laws also gathered around to let Hearts try them on. Hearts put on after taking off his jacket, buttoned his head and looked down, and stretched out his arms again, the size was right, and there was room for an extra padded jacket.

"Well, it's good, this color matches you."

"This style is very young, and the waist is not showing any flesh."

In the village, many daughters-in-law who have given birth inevitably suffer from big belly and fat waist, and no longer have the slender figure of a girl.

Seeing everyone saying so, Hongtao happily entered the room and took a look in the mirror, and came out of the room with a cheerful expression.

"It's great, it fits, I'm so satisfied."

"Jiahui, why don't you help me make this style too, the hearts can be worn on the body, I am inseparable from her stature, and it must be suitable."

Hearts are also hearty, and immediately take off their clothes and let the other party try.

"You can wear it and make one if it suits you. Let's wear it together for the New Year."

These days, there is no such thing as a fear of hitting shirts. People all over the country wear so many different styles of clothes. Sometimes they feel cordial when they see other people wearing the same clothes as themselves.

The other party was not polite, and changed her clothes after picking up her clothes. She was stronger than the hearts, and the hearts were surplus, but she was just right when she wore them.

"You look good when you wear it, it looks like you're tall."

"This version is really good, or should I have one too?"

"If you want to come, come here. It's not too much to make yourself a new dress for a whole year."

"That is, we women can't treat ourselves badly, we should eat and dress, we have to make ourselves happy."

In this way, Dong Jiahui took a few more orders for the gift of clothes. When she turned around, she held a few pieces of fabric in her hand, and there were some cloths temporarily out of her. She agreed to buy the cloth and send it to Dong Jiahui.

Everyone also gave the deposit first, five dollars in hand, and the rest waited for the clothes to be ready.

"You are making money very fast. I ask you, do you manage the money yourself or whoever manages it?"

It's a good thing for a girl to earn money, but if the money doesn't fall into the girl's pocket, it will be cheaper, and Chen Guixiang will not be so happy.

She still remembered that after her daughter married Lu Chengyuan, she didn't have a penny on her body. Even the 80 yuan she gave her was scraped away from the bottom of the box. She was really afraid of her daughter going the same way.

Chen Guixiang understood what she meant as soon as Dong Jiahui spoke, and explained, "I am in charge of the money. Besides, my mother-in-law gives me ten yuan a month. Although she has Donglin's salary, it is not that kind of unscrupulous. ."

After finishing speaking, Dong Jiahui also said what Zhang Qiaoer said to her very well Chen Guixiang.

Chen Guixiang feels relieved now. She is quite satisfied with her in-laws' behavior. After all, in Dong's family, the income from the top and bottom of the family is also the same, and Chen Guixiang is in charge.

"It's okay. At the beginning, I brought you the gift money. Your mother-in-law gave you ten yuan a month, as well as the clothes you earn. I work hard and I can save some in a year."

After all, the girl doesn't care about the expenses at home, there is nothing to spend, it is very good to be able to do this, and it is almost a world compared to the previous Lu family.

What Dong Jiahui didn’t say was that Zhao Donglin gave her 300 yuan after the marriage, which was a subsidy from the army to the veterans. The total amount was more than 500 yuan. Zhao Donglin spent more than 100 to buy a watch for her, and 300 to her, leaving a few dozen. Keep the flowers for yourself.

Counting it down, Dong Jiahui has already deposited nearly four hundred in her body now. Although this money is not too much, it is more than enough.

"I'll tell you something."

"What's the matter?"

When Jiahui saw Chen Guixiang's mysterious mystery, she knew that it must be a big gossip, and her curiosity was aroused.

"Just a few days ago, the new wife of the Lu family was arrested and raped."

"what?"

Is that what she thinks? So what Caifeng is getting better with other men?

"Hiding in a dilapidated house in their village, he was naked when he was discovered. That man, Lu Chengyuan was born young and grew up together. Old lady Lu fainted angrily."

The Lu family kept this matter secret. Fortunately, there were not many people who saw the scene at that time. There were only two. Lu Yougen was the deputy captain. He came to the door to say good things to them to keep them quiet, but this kind of gossip can't stop them. It’s spreading to ten, ten to a hundred, and within two days someone passed it to Chen Guixiang’s ears.

Chen Guixiang was comfortable after knowing this. Ever since she knew that Lu Chengyuan had problems in that aspect, she hated the Lu family for harming her daughter. This is good, the Lu family is now in a mess. Her son is inhumane, and her daughter-in-law has a red apricot. Wall, I really responded to that sentence, it's not that I didn't report it, the day has not come.

"Really, that's really exciting."

It's a pity that there are no cameras or mobile phones in this era. If that kind of passionate scene is recorded, it will definitely make the headlines.

Dong Jiahui has no interest in Lu's family, and their lives are good or bad, and she can't evoke the slightest emotions in her.

Zhao Donglin got off work to pick up Dong Jiahui. Chen Guixiang, the mother-in-law, naturally couldn’t let her son-in-law go home on an empty stomach. She prepared dinner in the evening, and waited for Zhao Donglin to come and have dinner quickly, so that the family of four could go back early after they had eaten. Don't get dark.

On the way back, Dong Jiahui smiled and asked the black egg, "Black egg, are you having fun today?"

In the afternoon, I saw Xiaoman running in front of and behind the black egg house. Two children of the same age shared a common language. They soon got close. Dong Jiahui was very pleased to see the black egg smile from his heart. I finally looked like a four-year-old kid.

At this time, the happy mood of playing with Xiaoman still remained in Heidan's heart. He nodded vigorously, and his eyes looked particularly bright in the dusk.

Dong Jiahui touched the top of his hairy hair. It seemed that her decision to bring the black egg over was the right one. The black egg was not born autistic, but because her mother left and was stimulated by the change of living environment. To change, such a child must approach him little by little, warm him a little bit, not let him feel left out, and at the same time not be rushed.

"What about Yingbao, did you have fun with Sister Tiantian today?"

When Dong Jiahui was talking to Chen Guixiang, Zhou Yindi and Yingbao went to the village with Sweet Girl and went to the village. Although the two girls were half a year old, there were not many of them who were poor in stature. They were all of the same thin and white appearance with big eyes. With a small mouth, standing a piece is like a pair of twins. It is particularly painful. Just eat a lot and bring back a lot. The peanuts, sugar cubes, and homemade pancakes have never stopped, and I don’t even need to eat dinner. NS.

Ying Bao snuggled in Jiahui's arms and gave a soft hmm, Jiahui smiled and kissed her little cheek.

The sky was half-dark, and a crescent moon hung in the sky. Sitting in the back seat of the bicycle, with a soft little Yingbao in her arms, this tranquility and beauty made Jiahui suddenly excited to sing. Hummed a song "The Country Road".

"Walking on a small road in the country, the returning old cow is my companion, the blue sky with the setting sun in my chest, the colorful clouds are the clothes of the sunset..."