The courtyard: the atmosphere of human life

In fact, it is difficult for people who have not had personal experience to empathize with others.

In addition to morning sickness, Darong also suffers from abnormal sleepiness. Those who have not experienced this or have mild reactions cannot understand it at all, such as mother Zhong, who has given birth to four children.

"Furong, you can't always not eat. Vomiting during pregnancy is normal. You can't stop eating just because you vomit. The more you don't eat, the worse your health will be. After a long time, you will be unable to get off the kang."

Although Mother Zhong said this in a casual way, her meaning was very clear. In her mind, Darong's current condition was entirely caused by her own willfulness and not eating properly.

Darong lowered her head and forced herself to drink the noodle soup. Tears kept welling up in her eyes. She could only use the hot steam from the noodle soup to cover the moisture in her eyes.

"It's not that mom doesn't feel sorry for you. No factory can keep a sick person around all the time. You haven't been to work for more than half a month. After such a long time... it's not easy to get a formal job."

Seeing that Darong remained silent, Mother Zhong continued to talk about her own reasons.

Darong couldn't hold back her tears after all, and she swallowed the noodle soup with her tears.

When Mother Zhong saw that Darong started to cry again, she pursed her lips and stopped talking.

Darong had just taken two sips of noodle soup when the nausea in her stomach surged up again. She started vomiting while holding the bowl of soup.

Morning sickness is like this. When there is something in your stomach to vomit, you have to vomit. When there is nothing to vomit, you have to vomit even if you have to squeeze out bile. In the end, there is only a bitter taste in Da Rong's mouth.

"Why did you vomit like this again?"

As soon as Zhong Yunxing entered the room, he saw Darong leaning over and vomiting miserably. He quickly came over to her and kept patting Darong on the back.

"He just drank two mouthfuls of noodle soup, how come he vomited like this?" Mother Zhong stood by and rubbed her hands anxiously.

Darong finally stopped vomiting, wiped her tears and lay down again. She didn't say anything and stopped crying.

"Lie down and rest for a while. Mom will make you something else to eat." Mother Zhong sighed and left the west room while holding the bowl.

Zhong Yunxing frowned with some heartache, but he could not help at all. He could only gently stroke Darong's back over and over again.

"Da Rong, I'll take you back to town to stay for two days tomorrow. I work every day and don't have time to stay at home with you. At least you can sleep better if you stay for two days."

Zhong Yunxing thought for a long time, and the only way he could think of to take care of Darong was to let her go back to her parents' home and take good care of herself for two days.

"Really?"

Darong's eyes lit up when she heard Zhong Yunxing say this.

He was right. Although Darong was suffering from pregnancy reaction, she was always afraid of being accused of something because she lay in bed at her mother-in-law's house every day. People in that era always lived a very hard life.

The next morning, Zhong Yunxing took Darong back to the dormitory of Nanjian. Darong's mother felt a little uneasy when she saw Darong holding the bag.

"What are you bringing?" After inviting the two people into the house, Darong's mother quickly looked at the bag and asked.

"I brought two sets of clothes with me and will stay at home for two days."

Darong's mother looked at Darong hesitantly, then got up and went to the kitchen to cook.

After dinner, Darong lay in the inner room and slept for the whole afternoon. This was the sweetest and most restful nap she had ever had since she became pregnant.

When Darong woke up, it was already dark outside and Zhong Yunxing had already returned to Erdaohezi.

"Are you awake?"

Darong's mother looked at Darong who had just gotten up and handed her a piece of clothing. It was already winter and the bungalow was still very cold.

"Wear something, don't catch a cold. You can't take medicine when you're pregnant. You have to endure colds and fevers."

Darong took the clothes, nodded in response, and put it on.

"Mom, I want to stay at home for two more days." Darong drank some water, lay on the kang in the outer room and turned on the TV.

"What do you want to eat? I'll go make it." Darong's mother did not answer Darong.

"Make some shredded carrot soup."

Darong thought about it and felt that there was nothing she wanted to eat. Besides, in the winter in the north, there were only a few kinds of food available.

Darong's mother nodded, got up and went to the kitchen to busy herself.

Although Darong always felt that her relationship with her mother was not very close, at this moment she was able to accept her mother's care calmly and steadily.

"Sister, why are you back? Where is my brother-in-law?" Xiaoying, who came back from school, greeted Darong with surprise as soon as she entered the door.

"Your brother-in-law sent me back this morning. Now that he has gone back, I will stay for two more days." Darong looked at Xiaoying and answered happily.

"That's great, sister. I have a day off tomorrow, so you'll have someone to keep me company at home."

Xiaoying is now in junior high school. Although her grades are not very good, she is very obedient and goes to school and comes home every day.

She seldom went out to play on weekdays. After Darong got married, Xiaoying always stayed at home alone and felt bored. This time, Darong said she would stay for two more days, which made her very happy.

In the evening, Darong's father and two younger brothers also came home from get off work one after another. It seemed that the family had not sat together to eat like this for a long time.

I don’t know if it was because the atmosphere at home was more comfortable, or because Darong had a good rest today, but after the meal, Darong did not vomit like before.

"It's better to be at home. I can finally have a good meal."

Darong herself couldn't help but sigh. After all, during this month, she rarely managed to finish a meal without vomiting.

"Rong, no matter how good your family is, you are already married. If you come back like this, your mother-in-law will probably think too much. Your mother may not say anything if you stay for a day or two, but it will be a big deal if you stay for a long time."

Darong's mother's words suddenly cooled the originally warm atmosphere. Darong's expression changed several times, but she smiled and said nothing.

"It's okay to stay for two days, but you always go back to your parents' house. Why do you care about the child? Xiao Zhong didn't say anything, why are you worrying so much?"

When Darong's father came back, he was already very distressed when he saw how thin Darong looked.

Seeing that the child had just become a little happy, but was poured a basin of cold water from Darong's mother from beginning to end, he really couldn't help but say something back.

"What do these two little kids know about that tasteless fart you just let out? Once they get married, they will have to look after their mother-in-law's face. They will have to live in someone else's house for the rest of their lives. If they have a conflict now, how will they live in the future?"

Darong's mother suddenly raised her voice and became a little impatient.

Seeing Darong's mother like this, Darong's father breathed a sigh of relief and no longer had the appetite to eat.

For two people who were born before the founding of the People's Republic of China, Darong's father can actually understand Darong's mother's good intentions.

"It's not that mom doesn't love you, but you have to understand that we can't let others pick on us."

Perhaps we today cannot understand the helplessness of being caught up in the times, but Darong and her generation of kids actually lived in a context of fear of what others said.