He clung to the money for the bride price. Occasionally he would go to the city to buy a bottle of wine and visit the brothels. After a few years, he had almost spent it.

Niu Fuchun looked at his third daughter who was chopping firewood at the door, and felt an unknown fire in his heart. His eldest daughter and second daughter were good-looking, just like Lan when they were young, so they were married off at the age of fourteen.

But the third daughter, Niu Yindi, was more like him. She was black, and her face was square and round, like a millstone, and she also looked like the only old cow in the village.

So much so that when he was fifteen years old and still couldn't talk about his in-laws' family, he lowered the betrothal gift to two taels of silver.

No one is interested in it either.

Thinking of this, Niu Fuchun became angry.

While waiting for the younger daughter to fetch water, he kicked the third daughter on the waist.

"Your sister is going to bring water. You don't know how to help. You've lost your eyes for nothing. Forget about being ugly, you're still lazy. I've spent eight lifetimes raising a loser like you. Go, go and help your sister." If you carry water, you will be stunned."

It was obvious that Niu Yindi was chopping wood, but he pretended not to see it at all.

Niu Yingdi was kicked so much that she almost couldn't get up, but she didn't dare to cry.

Because when she cries, her father will beat her even harder.

"I know, I know, dad." She gasped in pain, her voice was shaking, and the ax in her hand almost hit her foot.

"Fuchun, I'm hungry. Do you have any eggs at home? I'll fry an egg with lard for me later." After a while, Wang Shufang shouted in the room. She had already washed her face and buttocks under Niu Zhaodi's service. , my stomach growled with hunger.

Although Niu Fukang did not treat her harshly.

But the food was not much better. Basically, whatever they ate would be given to Wang Shufang.

It’s been more than a month and I haven’t even eaten the oil.

Wang Shufang got dressed and walked out.

"Eggs? My sister-in-law is in charge of all our eggs. Once she has a basket full, she takes it to the town and sells it. In this case, I asked my brother Zhao to ask for some. There happens to be some lard left at home, so I'll give it to you to eat. "

Niu Fuchun spoke softly to Wang Shufang, not as fiercely as when he scolded his daughter just now.

"Brother Zhao, go to your uncle's house and ask for an egg. Just say I want to eat it."

"I understand, Dad." Niu Zhaodi's voice was very low.

She put down the basin in her hand and walked towards her uncle's house. The basin still contained the dirty water that Wang Shufang used to wash her buttocks.

Some are yellow, some are white, and there is a layer of stuff floating around, making it hard to see clearly.

Because they were so close, Niu Zhaodi came back quickly. She held the eggs in both hands for fear of breaking them.

"Ms. Lan, fry these eggs in lard. Remember to add more lard." Niu Fuchun's name for her changed from "Haitaniang" to "Ms. Lan".

"Oh, I got it." Lan didn't react at all.

She lowered her head and responded, then came out of the kitchen, took the eggs from her daughter's hand and returned to the kitchen.

A quarter of an hour later, Niu Fuchun and Wang Shufang were sitting at the dining table in the main room.

There were two dishes on the table, one was mushroom soup and the other was stir-fried green beans with loofah.

Farmers don’t pour oil when cooking, they just use a piece of oil cloth to wipe it in the pot, so there are scattered oil droplets floating on the loofah, which can’t be found unless you look carefully.

What I ate today was still wild vegetable and brown rice porridge, but it was slightly thicker than yesterday.

Wang Shufang added a poached egg to her bowl.

The fried yellow color makes it tempting to look at.

Niu Fuchun also wanted to eat, but he knew his sister-in-law's character. If he could get one, he would be grateful. If he was greedy, he might not get any at all.

That’s all, let’s just try to coax Wang Shufang.

Niu Fuchun swallowed, moved his eyes away, and picked up the porridge in the bowl.

After working hard for so long, the two of them were already hungry. After a while, the food on the table was completely eaten, leaving nothing for the mother and daughter.

"belch--"

"You can grab something to eat tonight. We've finished the food, so put away the bowls and chopsticks." Niu Fuchun said as he burped and sighed happily. Life is nothing more than this. There are people to take care of you, you can sleep comfortably, and you can still eat. Full belly.

He hugged Wang Shufang, imagining that in the future, his hand would still be gesturing on her belly, as if there was already his son inside.

"What are you doing? It's only been a day. Why don't you groom your son?" Wang Shufang said coquettishly, slapping his hand away.

It has to be said that people and flowers are the same.

They all need to be nourished. The more nutrients are spread, the more colorful they will bloom. Wang Shufang, who was originally gloomy, looked much younger after just one day and one night.

"Come on, let's go eat by the river while it's still dark. We're too full to move around, so don't delay the evening's business." Niu Fuchun pulled Wang Shufang away.

"Mom, I'm hungry."

Seeing her father leaving, Niu Zhaodi tugged at the corner of Lan's clothes and said pitifully.

"There are some wild vegetables left in the kitchen. Mom, please make some wild vegetable soup for you." Mrs. Lan piled the bowls, chopsticks and dishes on the dining table in the basin. She wanted to wash them clean, but when she heard her little daughter calling out that she was hungry, she was going to make the soup first.

"Mom, can you put some salt in it? The wild vegetable soup at noon has no taste at all." When Niu Zhaodi heard that she would drink wild vegetable soup at night, her beautiful face wrinkled up like an old woman.

"We don't have much salt at home. The next time we go to town, at least after the autumn harvest, Zhaodi, you can learn from your third sister and learn some things. Don't embarrass mother." Mrs. Lan looked at her beautiful little daughter. She is 13, and her appearance has already surpassed that of her two married daughters.

Standing together with Yindi, it's like the sky is the same as the earth. The child's father mentioned before that when Zhaodi turns fourteen, she will be married off in exchange for a bride price. She must ask for a higher price to earn back Yindi's share.

Therefore, Mrs. Lan always spoke very gently to her little daughter, and Zhaodi was the only one of the three mother and daughter who could eat well.

"Forget it, Mom, please sprinkle some salt on your bowl. Brother Yin, let's just bear with it. Your sister is squeamish, don't imitate her." Seeing that Zhaodi was keeping her mouth shut and not speaking, Mrs. Lan had to coax her and said she was alone. Give her salt in the bowl.

Only then did Zhaodi laugh.

But what Lan didn't see was that Yindi's eyes had gone dark.

"I know, mother." She squatted down, washed the dishes, and replied.

The moon climbed up the branches, and the mountains fell into a deathly silence.

Only Niu Fuchun’s house.

"Creak, creak -" the sound from the bed didn't stop until midnight.

The two of them hugged each other and slept together for the rest of the night. After all, the nights in the mountains were a bit cold and not as hot as during the day.

At the same time, every household in Shuangqiao Town fell asleep, and it was not until dawn that the streets returned to life.

After breakfast, the servants of the Yan Mansion were all working on their respective duties. Today was Xiao Su's day off. She left the Yan Mansion early in the morning carrying her bamboo basket and headed straight to the street.

Two months after entering the house, Xiao Su had already saved two taels of silver.

Since receiving the birthday gift from Yan Xia yesterday, Xiao Su has been thinking about how to return the gift. It just so happens that she has a day off today.

Just go for a walk on the streets.

If she came across delicious food, beautifully embroidered handkerchiefs, or novel gadgets, she would buy them for her master.

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