The road to wealth of a peasant widow

After realizing the reality, Chen Cui sat up from the bed, threw back the quilt, and prepared to get up.

It was just that because I cried too much in the past few days, my eyes and throat hurt badly. Also, because I hadn't eaten much, I felt weak all over and my steps seemed unsteady. I felt a little top-heavy every time I took a step, and when I landed on the ground, I almost lost my balance.

At this time, a neatly dressed old lady in her fifties came into the room and quickly supported her.

"Cui Cui, why are you up? Go back to bed!"

When the old lady saw Chen Cui got down from the ground by herself, she quickly asked her to lie down again.

This is the original body's biological mother, Zhang. Because her son-in-law had just passed away and her daughter had just separated from the family this year, she was worried that no one would take care of the household affairs, so she came here to take care of them for a few days.

Since she learned of the death of her husband Liu Eryong three days ago, she has been crying every day and ignoring everything else.

Before the funeral today, she was so grief-stricken that she threw herself on the lid of her husband's coffin and cried loudly, refusing to let go. In the end, she cried herself unconscious. Everyone carried her to the bed, placed her there, and then carried the coffin out of the door.

No one knew what went wrong, but Chen was gone. The person who woke up in bed again was Chen Cui from modern times.

With the help of the old lady, Chen Cui obediently returned to bed.

Looking at the old man with a concerned look on his face, she opened her mouth weakly, but the sound that came out was hoarse and unpleasant: "Mom."

Her voice was hoarse from crying, and her eyes were swollen like a rotten peach from shedding so many tears, and could only be opened a little.

Seeing her like this, the old lady quickly reached out to tuck the quilt around her and stopped her from talking: "Your throat is like this, so just keep quiet and stop talking. I'll go get you some food."

Chen Cui nodded quickly when she heard that. She could feel that she was really hungry.

So, Chen Zhang turned around and went to the kitchen.

Today is the day of Liu Eryong's funeral. In order to entertain the relatives and neighbors who came to attend the funeral, the Liu family set up five tables of banquets.

Although the Liu family was not wealthy and the funeral banquet of a farmer's family could not be very sumptuous, they still followed the rules and served eight dishes on each table, two of which were meat, which was considered good in the village.

Zhang knew that her daughter was a clean person and did not like to eat other people's leftovers. Besides, she had not eaten for two or three days and was weak, so she could not eat anything else. Therefore, she brought her rice porridge, which she had cooked in a clay pot and kept warm.

At this point, the rice porridge has become very thick and not too hot, making it just the right texture to drink.

When Chen Cui smelled the fragrance of rice porridge, she felt even hungrier. Despite the pain in her throat, she couldn't help swallowing her saliva.

Seeing Zhang coming over with the bowl, she quickly sat up straight and took the bowl.

Feeling the warmth at the bottom of the bowl, she knew the porridge was now edible, so she held the bowl in one hand, picked up the spoon in the other, and began to put the porridge into her mouth.

Seeing her daughter start to eat on her own initiative, Zhang couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

These days, the daughter just cried and ignored everything. Thanks to the help of the neighbors, the funeral of the son-in-law was arranged without any major mistakes.

It is a pity that my son-in-law passed away at such a young age, but life still has to go on and there are several children to take care of!

No matter how sad you are, there should be a limit. Now that the funeral is over and her son-in-law has been buried, it's time for her to cheer up.

Fortunately, my daughter is finally willing to pick up the bowl and eat. I hope she can cheer up and lead a normal life with the children.

Speaking of children, footsteps were heard at the door, and several of the original children entered the house one after another.

The original body had three sons. The eldest, Liu Changping, was thirteen years old this year, the second, Liu Changan, was eleven years old, and the third, Liu Changfu, was only nine years old this year.

Because most of the tables, chairs, benches, bowls, chopsticks and plates for the banquet were borrowed from neighbors in the same village, the eldest brother Liu Changping took his two younger brothers to return them and they have just returned.

The three children had only moved out of the old house with their parents a few months ago. Their lives had just started to get better, but then they encountered the death of their father. They had been crying these past few days until their eyes were red and their voices were hoarse.

"Grandma." Changping greeted his grandmother first, and then saw Chen Cui holding a bowl and drinking porridge. He couldn't help but feel relieved and called out "Mom."

As the eldest son, Liu Changping played an indispensable role in the funeral of his father Liu Eryong.

These past few days he was like a puppet, following the arrangements of his uncle Zhuzi, who was in charge of weddings and funerals in the village. He kept vigil, cried, and broke basins. He cried all the way until his expression became dull and he could only shed tears.

At this time, his father had already been buried, and the young boy felt sad and fearful.

Now that his father is gone, as the eldest son, he has to support the family and provide for his mother and younger siblings, but he really doesn't know how to do it!

Mom has been crying these past few days and refusing to eat. Today, she even fainted from crying. He is really afraid that Mom is dying and has gone with Dad. What should he do?

Fortunately, his mother is now awake and knows how to eat, which makes him feel a little relieved.

Chen Cui finished the porridge in her bowl to fill her stomach before she had the mood to observe other things.

She looked at the boys standing in a row in the room and sized them up calmly.

Liu Eryong and his original body Chen both had good looks. These children all looked good, with thick eyebrows and big eyes. They were considered well-proportioned children in people's eyes.

But they are not very tall, and they are all thin and frail. Now they have red eyes and noses, and they are wearing mourning clothes, which makes them look even more pitiful.

Chen Cui tried to clear her throat and asked in a hoarse voice, "Have you returned all the things?"

"Yes, we returned them all. We returned them standing at the door and didn't go in." Changping replied.

They were now in Rexiaoli, and it was not appropriate to enter other people's homes. He knew this rule.

Zhang sighed when she heard this: "You haven't been doing anything these days. Thanks to the three brothers Changping who are sensible, they have done everything in a proper manner. It's heartbreaking to see them. Now that they have lost their father, you, as a mother, have to step up and take good care of them!"

Chen Cui glanced at the children who all looked sad, sighed in her heart, and whispered, "Mom, I was wrong. It's my fault. I will definitely take responsibility in the future and lead them to live a good life. I won't let you and dad worry anymore!"

Seeing her daughter like this, Zhang couldn't help but wet her eyes. She gently patted Chen Cui's hand and said, "Hey, it's good that you know. I hope you will be well in the future!"

When the three Changping brothers heard this, their eyes inevitably turned red again.

The youngest, Changfu, ran two steps quickly and rushed to the bedside. He lay on Chen Cui's legs and cried, "Mom, Mom..."

Changping and Changan also rolled up their sleeves and wiped the tears from their faces.

They were already teenagers and knew a little bit about things. They knew that their family would have a hard time after losing their father, the pillar of the family. If their mother also fell ill, their life would probably be even more difficult.

Now that their mother has cheered up, she can get up and eat. She also said that she will take care of them in the future, which makes them feel a lot more at ease.

At this moment, the sound of a child crying suddenly came from the west room of the main hall.