I sold grilled fish in the 70s!

Meow! Meow! Just as Zhuzhu was lost in wonderful memories, a few cute meows pulled her back to reality. Zhuzhu gently rubbed her little eyes with her tiny hands and then looked up at the window.

It was pouring rain outside the window, and the two pine trees planted in front of the house were doing somersaults in the storm.

Three circles to the left, three circles to the right! Twist your neck, wiggle your butt! Not only that, but she also started shaking her head and swaying to the rhythm of Grandma Rain from time to time. Seeing this, Zhuzhu quickly got out of her bed, walked to her bedroom door, and stood there blankly watching the rain drip from the eaves.

This scene reminded Zhuzhu of an interlude from a TV series she used to watch in modern times.

I slowly savor the sound of the snow falling.

It's like you're chirping "Chirp!" right next to me!

He opened his eyes.

The snow falls mercilessly, who cares?

Come and accompany me through the best times of my life.

His words were so heartbreaking.

Pretend it's a reminder

Even with tears exhausted, I still can't believe it.

This life is as fragile as thin paper.

Whenever Zhuzhu hears this song, she can't help but think of Jianmei's life. Before giving birth to Rousha, she was a very strong-willed and ambitious woman. She always prioritized her career, which is the main reason why she sent the young and sickly Rousha to Xiawei.

However, one time when the family of three was listening to music on a three-in-one machine, Rousa suddenly burst into tears, seemingly remembering something sad. Jianmei, who was organizing documents at her desk at the time, heard Rousa's cries and immediately put down what she was doing.

He quickly walked over to Rosa and sat down, then took young Rosa into his arms.

Girl! What's wrong with you again? Weren't you just playing with your favorite doll? Why are you crying again?

Mom and Dad, could you spend more time with me on weekends? And could you please stop going out to sell insurance every weekend?

Whether it was because Jianmei doted on her and her brother-in-law's only daughter too much, or for some other reason, Jianmei actually went and fired her from her job at the insurance company. She then stayed home and peacefully raised Rousha. Perhaps this action by Jianmei foreshadowed Rousha's tragic fate later on.

Yes! If Jianmei had had her own job to do when Jianlin was building the house, wouldn't she have had more time to help him? Would she have passed away so young?

Perhaps this is all Jianmei's fate? No one has the power to change another person's destiny! But whose fate isn't full of hardships? Even the life of Guanyin Bodhisattva, who descended to earth to undergo tribulations, was extremely difficult, filled with all sorts of difficulties! How much more so for us ordinary mortals?

Haha! After hearing this story, you'll definitely think that your brother-in-law and Jianmei must spoil Rousha terribly. Otherwise, they wouldn't have quit their jobs because of a single sentence from Rousha. At this point, you might say that doting mothers spoil their children, and that such a young child shouldn't be pampered like this.

However, quite the opposite is true; Jianmei and her brother-in-law are very strict with their only daughter. In Jianle, in any family with children, a bowl of hard rice noodles is prepared for each child. If a child disobeys the adults, the adults will bring this bowl of hard rice noodles to the child.

When children see this bowl of firm rice noodles, they dare not make a fuss in front of their parents. Hearing this, you might ask, "Is this bowl of firm rice noodles unpalatable? Why are the children in Jiang Le afraid to eat this kind of firm rice noodle?"

Actually, this "hard rice noodle" isn't real rice noodle. It's made by cutting off bamboo branches and cleaning off all the bamboo leaves. Then, five or six bamboo branches are tied together with a long wool thread.

Some adults would dry them in the sun to preserve them better. So when you stroll through the countryside, you'll see a strange sight: rows of bamboo branches lined up on the walls of your yard.

Of course, you must do this secretly when your pet is not home. Otherwise, you might get thrown into the stream or the garbage dump not far from home if you're not careful.

But it doesn't matter if the mythical beasts throw away these hard rice noodles. Because we can see rows of small bamboo groves everywhere in Jiang Le. So even if they lose some, the adults will go up the mountain to cut another bunch of hard rice noodles.

The mythical creatures of Jiang Le all knew about this, so they stopped throwing away the hard rice noodles at home. Knowing there was a bunch of hard rice noodles in the house also made them exceptionally well-behaved!

This hard powder is a nightmare for all the children in Jiangle! Because if they don't listen to the adults, the adults will use it to hit them.

Some parents, wanting their children to never repeat the same mistake, pull up their children's clothes and then hit them hard with a hard powder. After a few blows, the children have red welts on their bodies, which is why children in Jianle are afraid of hard powder.

Jianmei and her brother-in-law, who always believed in the adage "spare the rod and spoil the child," wouldn't be lenient with such a frail and sickly girl. However, they certainly didn't prepare any hard, dry food for Rousha!

Instead, when Rosa misbehaved, he would lightly slap her face hard. More seriously, he would grab a long stick from behind the door, used specifically for collecting clothes to dry, and without hesitation, strike Rosa's calves, leaving red welts on the little girl's legs.

Sometimes, when the little one was being really annoying, Jianmei and her brother-in-law would beat Rousha together. One of them would hit her with a stick while the other would keep kicking Rousha's calves.

I remember once during summer vacation, my brother-in-law Tian Tian tried to teach Rou Sha some third-grade Chinese in advance. But no matter how much my brother-in-law and Jian Mei tried to persuade her, Rou Sha refused to learn. Seeing how unmotivated Rou Sha was, my brother-in-law finally lost his patience and picked up a stick that was placed behind the door and hit Rou Sha hard on the calf.

Haha! Actually, this little Rosa is quite naughty. Just a few days ago, for some reason, her brother-in-law hit her with a stick. The bruises on her calves haven't fully healed yet, and the little one is already itching for a beating again.

With old injuries compounded by new ones, Rosa's calf was soon covered in a large bruise.