After her husband died, her parents came to force her to remarry

After they left, Jiang Xiaohe and Wang Qiuxia started to clean up the table. There were still some dumplings left in the basin. Jiang Xiaohe was afraid that they would go bad, so she put them directly in the basin, washed the bottom of the basin, and put it in the water tank at home.

After doing this, she started to boil water to take a bath.

Wang Qiuxia and Zhang Fu were enjoying the cool in the yard. They glanced at the kitchen and Wang Qiuxia said, "What did my sister-in-law say today?"

Zhang Fu did not answer.

He didn't answer, and she didn't say anything else.

Hearing Zhang Chuan's crying coming from the room, she hurried to carry Zhang Chuan out. Jiang Xiaohe also ran out, wiped her hands on her apron, and said to Wang Qiuxia, "Mom, give it to me. He must be hungry."

She just carried the child into the house.

Wang Qiuxia couldn't help but wet her eyes. She raised her hand to wipe away the tears in her eyes and said, "I'll help her watch the fire."

I saw my wife go to the kitchen.

Zhang Fu couldn't help but sigh. Jiang Xiaohe was not very old and had a long life ahead of her. If she really wanted to remarry, how could they, two old people, stop her?

The two old men fell asleep with worries, but Jiang Xiaohe didn't think it was a big deal.

Early the next morning, Jiang Xiaohe got up and packed the wild sweet potatoes to send to others. Since they had to go to the town anyway, Zhang Fu picked up two bundles of firewood, thinking of carrying them to the town to sell. The two bundles of firewood could be sold for four cents.

After heating up the leftover dumplings from last night and eating them, the two of them went to town before dawn.

There is no market today, so there are few people in the town.

Zhang Fu said, "I'll ask the family who bought my firewood before I go there."

Jiang Xiaohe called him, "Dad, let's go together. Maybe that family also needs firewood. It's rare for you to make an extra trip."

Zhang Fu thought about it and followed Jiang Xiaohe.

It’s still the backyard, and someone is already waiting.

"Brother, we are looking for Sister Hu. Could you please pass the message?"

As soon as she finished speaking, a man walked out of the door. Wasn't it that Manager Hu?

"I guessed you guys were coming, and I just happened to run into you."

Jiang Xiaohe put down the basket and said, "Sister Hu, these are the fragrant fruits you asked for. I picked about 16 kilograms."

Manager Hu looked at the fruits in her basket, nodded slightly, and asked someone to take the basket and go inside.

Jiang Xiaohe asked, "Sister Hu, does your family need more firewood? My father went up the mountain to collect some a few days ago. We dried it in the sun for two days. It's dry now."

When Sister Hu saw this, she realized that the family actually had some firewood, but the master had burned a lot of it during the past two days of entertaining guests, and she would have to buy some more next time she went to the market, so she accepted the firewood.

Zhang Fu showed an honest smile on his face and helped her carry all the things to the woodshed.

Manager Hu paid her the money, and Jiang Xiaohe turned around and gave Zhang Fu four cents.

"Dad, you earned this."

Zhang Fu wiped his face with the handkerchief around his neck: "What do you want me to do? Just take it."

Jiang Xiaohe gave it to him resolutely: "Take it, and treat it as your and mother's private money."

After she said this, Zhang Fu accepted it and thought of giving it back to his wife.

After delivering the things, there was nothing to do in the town, so the two of them walked towards home. There was no market today, so there were no ox carts, but they arrived in town early, so the sun was not very strong.

Seeing that there was meat for sale at the butcher's stall, Jiang Xiaohe stepped forward and asked, "Is this meat freshly slaughtered today?"

The butcher smiled and said, "Don't worry, my wife, the meat in my butcher shop is fresh every day."

"Okay, half a pound."

After saying that, he readily took out the money.

Zhang Fu was behind her and said nothing.

The two didn't talk much along the way.

Jiang Xiaohe was thinking about what kind of business she could do next to make her life better.

Zhang Fu was thinking about what kind of work he could do when he returned home.

After returning home, Zhang Fu carried the bucket and went to the fields. The sun was strong these past two days and he was worried that there would not be enough water in the fields.

Jiang Xiaohe took out the money she had earned in the room and counted it. Excluding the things she had bought these days, she had less than one or two taels of silver in her hand.

Making money is still too slow, and every day is very hard.

Seeing Jiang Xiaohe bought more meat, Wang Qiuxia couldn't help but said, "Xiaohe, our family doesn't have much money. Isn't it a waste to eat meat every day?"

In fact, for people in rural areas, being able to eat meat twice a year is a blessing. But in recent days, they have eaten meat more than twice.

Jiang Xiaohe smiled and replied: "Mom, this money is earned to improve our lives and make us live better. If we earn money, but our lives remain the same as before, why do we work so hard to earn money?"

Wang Qiuxia understood that what she said made sense and finally stopped refutation.

Jiang Xiaohe said to her, "Mom, don't worry, I will always think of a way to really make money, and we will eat meat every day in the future."

Wang Qiuxia was amused by her and said, "Mom doesn't expect to eat meat every day. As long as our family is together and lives a peaceful life, that's enough."

After saying that, he went to busy himself in the kitchen.

Jiang Xiaohe picked up the broom and started sweeping the yard. The yard was not actually dirty. Wang Qiuxia usually kept it very clean, but she saw that there was nothing to do at the moment, so she just found something to do for herself.

But before she finished cleaning the entire yard, someone came outside.

Zeng Hua ran in and said to Jiang Xiaohe, "Hey, Xiaohe, stop sweeping. I see your eldest brother from your mother's family is coming here with a group of people."

"My eldest brother?"

Wang Qiuxia also ran out and asked, "What are they doing here again?"

Zeng Hua slapped his thigh and said, "Who knows? But Zhang Quan just heard that it seems to be someone from Chang's family! So he quickly asked me to inform you. Why don't you find a place to hide?"

Chang Landlord's family? A few days have passed and she has forgotten all about it.

Wang Qiuxia became anxious when she heard this. She ran to Jiang Xiaohe and pulled her, "They must have sent someone to arrest you. Xiaohe, run quickly. If you are caught by the landowner, you will be skinned alive!"

"But...Mom, if I run away, what will happen to you and Dad? And what about Chuan'er?"

"Oh, don't worry about us now. Just hold Chuan'er and run with us. As long as you are here, our family will not break up. If they come and don't see anyone, they will at most beat me and your father up. We two old guys are already half buried in the ground, so there is nothing to be afraid of."

Zeng Hua nodded beside him.

Wang Qiuxia said as she was about to go into the house to carry Zhang Chuan out.

Jiang Xiaohe quickly grabbed her.

"Mom, don't. If I let you and dad get beaten because I left, I wouldn't be able to live with it. They didn't catch me this time, but they will come again next time. Why should I run away? Besides, I am your wife, and my household registration is included in our Zhang family tree. Why should my family sell me? We are right in this matter, so why should I run away! At worst, we will die together, but I can't let you and dad suffer for me!"

Wang Qiuxia felt so warm in her heart when she heard her words, but...

"But Xiao He..."

"Mom, don't say buts. Our family is together all the time, which is more important than anything else!"

Zhang Fu appeared at the door in a hurry, carrying a bucket. He listened to everything Jiang Xiaohe said.

"Xiao He is right. The most important thing is that our family is together. If they really do something out of line, I will seek justice even if it costs me my life."

As soon as he finished speaking, Jiang Dahe's voice rang out from the door: "Oh, old man, you are so arrogant!"