It's hard to be a stepmother, my disabled husband takes care of my child

Several people agreed and left. Su Man looked at the pepper trees all over the yard and then went to look at the land behind.

Half of it is already done, and the remaining half can be done tomorrow. It is best to plant the pepper trees as soon as possible.

She greeted a few people, and then planted the pepper trees with them.

It was much easier to plant the seeds, and they were all planted before dark.

While everyone was washing their hands, Su Man went to the kitchen and got five bowls of steamed dumplings for them.

"You've worked hard today. Take these back and eat them. You can also give them to the children to try. We are all so familiar with each other, so don't refuse, otherwise it will seem strange."

The few people who originally wanted to refuse didn't say much at the moment, but just said thank you with tears in their eyes.

Su Man finally wanted to pay them their wages, but Lian Di refused.

"Xiao Su, I won't take it yet. I'll take it together after I finish the work. It's not safe to take it back now anyway, so I'll take it later."

Hua Niang also nodded repeatedly, "Yes, yes, that's right."

The rest of the people had the same idea.

Su Man just did what they asked. These people chose to do so because they trusted her.

Several people felt very embarrassed for taking Su Man's dumplings, so they took their tools and went to work early the next morning without even notifying Su Man, because Su Man said they didn't need to get up too early and she needed to sleep in.

Anyway, I had already worked all day yesterday and I knew what to do today, so there was no need to bother Su Man anymore.

Old man Fan is old and can't sleep in, so when he got up, he saw several people working hard.

He asked in some surprise.

Aunt Mei actually asked him to speak more quietly.

"Xiao Su is still resting now. We know how to do these tasks, so there is no need to disturb her. Let her sleep a little longer. The child must be exhausted from being so busy every day."

Old Man Fan nodded, and couldn't help muttering something as he looked at the beautifully grown peppers.

It’s winter now, and we just dug them up from the mountain and planted them yesterday. Why do they look so good?

Is it because the feng shui of this village is good that the things grown there are better? Otherwise, how can things grow so well in such a cold winter?

Old Man Fan walked back muttering, completely unaware that Su Man had used the water from the space to water the house last night while everyone was asleep.

As long as there is space and water, even dead things can come back to life.

The two children woke up later than Old Man Fan, but they got up and did not disturb Su Man. Instead, they changed into the training clothes that Su Man prepared for them and started practicing Tai Chi.

Last night she told her two children to get up and practice on their own so she could sleep a little longer.

This is also her way of testing the two children's ability to take action. She wants to see how hard the two children can work.

Now seeing that the two children really got up and practiced as they had agreed last night, Su Man felt so proud.

Mom, look, I have also learned how to teach children, and they are two very well-behaved children.

Su Man turned over and continued to sleep. She had specifically pointed out the two children yesterday and only let them practice on their own after making sure that they could really remember the previous moves.

Those two children were incredibly smart. They could learn many things after being taught once. For example, with so many Tai Chi moves, she taught them twice and the two children were able to memorize the moves by themselves.

In fact, she only went to bed half an hour later than the two children. When she woke up and saw the two children practicing Tai Chi, she immediately cheered them on.

"Come on, Dabao and Xiaobao! Mommy will make you something delicious!"

The two children nodded heavily.

Fu Xiu, who was lying in the room, listened to Su Man's encouragement to the children, and a different emotion slowly arose in his heart.

This woman doesn't seem to be that vicious. Judging from these things alone, this woman is very good to her two children. She loves them without spoiling them.

And in terms of the style of doing things, he actually felt that it was very much to his liking.

Su Man didn't know that a certain man had slowly changed his attitude towards her in his heart.

If she knew, she would probably explode on the spot.

It was only after she finished making breakfast that she learned from Old Man Fan that Aunt Mei and the others were already working in the fields.

The main reason was that the land was some distance away from the house, and Aunt Mei and the others did not speak loudly for fear of disturbing Su Man, so Su Man did not notice that there was someone in the land behind.

She took a look and finally went over with a pot of hot water, a few teacups and buns.

The teacups and buns were placed in a basket and the kettle was carried in hand.

"Auntie, come over and drink some hot water first."

When they heard Su Man's voice, they turned around and looked at Su Man.

"Xiao Su, did we wake you up?" Aunt Mei came over and asked.

"Nothing, I just woke up and was ready to have breakfast. I heard my uncle say that you guys were busy so I came to check on you. Didn't I tell you not to get up so early? Anyway, the work can be done."

"We are used to getting up early anyway. It's nothing. We just want to finish the work quickly. We can't take so much money from you and not work."

Su Man felt a little helpless. She looked at the few people who were still working and called out to them again.

"Hua Niang, Lian Di, Aunt Cui, Ni Er, you guys come here quickly, I brought you some hot water, come and have a drink first."

A few people felt that they couldn't be lazy, so they said they didn't want to go over no matter what, and kept saying that they were not thirsty.

In the end, Su Man kept asking them to come over and they finally put down the tools they were using and came over.

When she saw Su Man gave each of them a bun, she couldn't help but feel moved.

"Stop looking at it and eat it quickly, or it will get cold. And don't be polite or evasive with me, I don't like that."

Su Man directly said what the others were about to say, leaving them nodding their heads in emotion.

After Su Man saw that they had all finished eating, she was about to go back to have breakfast with the children, but she saw Hua Niang's red and swollen eyes.

"Hua Niang, what's wrong with your eyes?"

Hearing this, Hua Niang's eyes couldn't help but turn red again, and even the bun in her hand had no taste.

The remaining few people also knew what had happened to Hua Niang, so they just sighed and didn't know where to start.

"If you have any problem, just tell me directly. I will definitely help if I can." Su Man said again when she saw that Hua Niang didn't know where to start.

Hua Niang couldn't bear it any longer this time.

"Didn't my husband take fifteen cents home last night? I told him to give ten cents to my mother-in-law and we would keep the remaining five cents for ourselves, but when I went home yesterday, I found out that he gave all the money to my mother-in-law.

I was so angry that I argued for a few sentences, but my mother-in-law said that I didn't respect her and didn't treat her as an elder, and then she started crying. My husband asked me to be patient, but I couldn't bear it anymore and argued with him again. In the end, he even slapped me in the face and said that I didn't treat his mother as my mother-in-law...

But why didn't I treat her as my mother-in-law? I've been married to him for eight years. When did I not treat her as my mother-in-law? I'm not so good to my own mother, but he actually beat me, he actually beat me..."

As Hua Niang spoke, she couldn't help but shed tears, and others couldn't help but feel sad just by watching her.

Look, the others all looked sympathetic, only Su Man frowned.

A man who beats his wife is not a real man!

"What about you? What do you think? Now he dares to hit you. If he knows you have money in the future, will he take all your money? Then you will only have work but no company.

Also, since he dares to beat you for his mother now, he will beat your daughters in the future. Maybe he will listen to his mother and sell your two daughters for the sake of marrying his eldest brother's son. You should know what kind of person your mother-in-law is, right?"

She wasn't trying to scare Hua Niang, mainly because she knew a little about the situation in Hua Niang's family.

Her husband had two brothers, and an older brother had two sons, while she gave birth to two daughters.

But her mother-in-law was a son-in-law, so she either beat or scolded Hua Niang's two daughters, calling them money-losing goods. Hua Niang was also scolded as a bitch who could not give birth to a son.

These things are known to everyone in the village, so Su Man also knows something about them.

Hua Niang, who was originally shedding tears, turned pale in an instant and her whole body was shaky, as if she was about to fall.

"Xiao Su, don't say that." Aunt Mei quickly winked at Su Man, "You will scare Hua Niang. The two children are her lifeblood."

The other people also winked at Su Man, indicating that she should stop talking.

But Su Man pretended not to see the expressions on their faces. She didn't think hiding a secret was a good thing. Sometimes one still had to face the pain and facts head on.

"Aunt, it's useless to hide it from her. If I tell her not to be sad now, will she really be not sad? Will those things really be solved? Instead of deceiving her now, it's better to tell her the truth and let her face it head-on so that she can think of a solution in advance.

If I don't tell her now, will I wait until her mother-in-law sells both daughters and beats and scolds the two children before I tell her? By then it will be too late, and there will be no point in being sad. "

When the other people heard this, they wanted to speak, but they didn't know what to say, so they could only remain silent.

Because they knew that what Su Man said was true, but they had no way to help solve the problem.

Hua Niang, who was originally on the verge of collapse, suddenly became much more determined after hearing Su Man's words.

"Then what should I do? What should I do to protect my two daughters? I absolutely cannot let her sell my daughters, I absolutely cannot!"

She grabbed Su Man's hand tightly, as if she was grabbing the last straw.

She knew more about her mother-in-law and her man than Su Man did.

If the two sons of her eldest brother really don't have money to get married, then her two daughters will definitely suffer.

At this moment, she was very clear that only Su Man could save her, and only Su Man could tell her what to do.

"Xiao Su, I beg you to save me, save my two children, I really can't bear to see my daughter get into trouble, I'm really scared."

Her tears kept falling, and Aunt Mei and the others couldn't help crying.

We are all women, how can we not sympathize with each other?

"Don't get excited. Nothing has happened yet. I'm just giving you a heads-up so you can make plans early. Calm down."

Su Man was a little helpless. In the end, she could only wait for Hua Niang to calm down before she slowly analyzed the situation to her.

"Things haven't reached the point I just mentioned, but you know very well that the possibility I just mentioned is also very high, so you must make plans and preparations early and find protection for yourself and your daughter.

To be honest, your husband can beat you now, which proves that he doesn't have much affection for you. If you don't stand up and make your own decisions, you will never be able to turn things around."

"But...but even if I turn over a new leaf, what can I do? What can I do? I have always been married to his family, what can I do? I have no way, no way..."

Hua Niang couldn't help crying again.

Su Man sighed. This is the sadness of women in this era. They always feel that once they marry a man, they will belong to him for the rest of their lives.

"Why can't you do anything? You have hands and feet and can work for yourself, so why can't you do anything? You just married him, not sold yourself to him. If you are not happy with your life, you can just divorce him, right? Can't you live without this man?"

"Xiao Su!" Aunt Cui and Aunt Mei called Su Man hurriedly.

"Why are you talking nonsense, kid?" Aunt Mei said with some disapproval.

Aunt Cui also nodded repeatedly, "Xiao Su, the saying is right, it is better to teach people to beat their sons than to teach them to separate their wives. What you said is wrong, you can't say it casually."

Lian Di and Wang Ni'er didn't say anything because they felt that what Su Man said seemed to make some sense.

Su Man twitched her lips and couldn't help rolling her eyes.

"Aunt, now Hua Niang's husband has started beating her, why don't you let her divorce? What if her husband beats her to death? It will be difficult to divorce then.

What's more, her husband can't do anything now and only listens to her mother-in-law. Now the money she earns is not used for her wife and daughter. If Hua Niang earns money, she may have to hand it over to her mother-in-law, and her daughter will not have enough food or warm clothes, and will be beaten, scolded, and sold.

But can she starve to death while raising two daughters by herself? Now she can earn money every day, and with the money she earns, she can buy her daughters delicious food and new clothes, and send her daughters to school to learn to read and write. Women don't necessarily have to rely on men.

Of course, I am just giving you a heads-up. If your man can still be saved and still cares about you and your daughter, then you won't have to go to that step. I am just telling you this in advance. Do you understand? I am not saying that you must get a divorce, but I am telling you not to get used to being oppressed and to be independent and strong. "