Stepmother Reborn: Dad, my mom hasn't hit me for three days

Zhang Xiuhua finally took away half of the food from the old house.

Perhaps because he felt that he owed his daughter or perhaps because he didn't want her to hate him, Zhang Wangcai stopped Jin Sufen and asked Zhang Xiuhua to take the food away.

Of course, now that she has come back, the work points earned by the two children naturally belong to Zhang Xiuhua.

Zhang Xiuhua brought her two children back home carrying food. Jidong was sitting obediently in the yard. When he saw them come back, he immediately came to greet them.

Jilin and Baolin looked at Jidong curiously, and Jidong looked at them nervously.

Zhang Xiuhua found it a little funny to see the three of them standing one meter apart and no one dared to get close. She urged them to go play, "Are you hungry? I'll go pick some vegetables. You three can go play in the main room first."

Jidong was older after all, and besides, he was new to the family, so he had to behave more friendly and gave the two of them a flattering smile.

After a brief moment of shock, Baolin invited him into the house, "Your name is Jidong, right? My mother has been talking about you. Let's play with stones together?"

When Zhang Xiuhua came back from picking vegetables behind the house, the three little ones were lying in the yard playing with stones.

Jilin is young and doesn't know how to play, but he is Jidong's little follower and always cheers for him.

Baolin was so angry that his face puffed up. He pinched his waist and glared at the other person, "You little traitor. Whose brother are you?"

Jilin felt a little guilty and said weakly, "He is my brother."

What I mean is that I am the younger brother of both of you.

Zhang Xiuhua chuckled, washed the vegetables in the bucket, called Baolin in to light the fire, fried a plate of vegetables, and steamed rice.

Although it was just vegetarian food and rice, the three children seemed very satisfied with the meal.

Baolin held the coarse porcelain bowl and smiled foolishly, "My mother's cooking is still the best."

Zhang Xiuhua wiped Baolin's face and asked, "Didn't you eat enough at Grandpa's house?"

At that time, every household was poor and many lived frugally. Jin Sufen was particularly fond of saving.

"I'm not full." At this point, she laughed again, "But I secretly eat fried soybeans during the day."

Zhang Xiuhua was a little amused. She turned around and saw Jidong had finished all the rice in his bowl. She indicated to him that there was still some in the pot. "If you want to eat, go get it yourself."

Jidong opened his mouth, a little bit unbelieving, "Can I eat more?"

This question made Zhang Xiuhua feel sad. She remembered that thirty years later, Jidong was very ill. Although he had money, he couldn't eat any good food. She smiled at him and said, "Eat as much as you want."

Jidong was very good at observing other people's expressions. Seeing that she didn't seem to be pretending, he immediately took the empty bowl to get some rice.

When the meal was almost over, Zhang Xiuhua said to the two older children, "Mom will invite the captain and several uncles to our house for dinner tonight. Baolin and Jidong will help me pick the vegetables and light the fire. Okay?"

Baolin nodded, his face full of confusion, "Why are you inviting them to dinner?"

Zhang Xiuhua smiled and replied, "We were able to find Jidong successfully this time, thanks to their help. Mom wants to treat them to a meal to express her gratitude."

She hoped her daughter could be smarter. Since she was not well educated, she could only teach her daughter these life knowledge.

Baolin nodded like a little adult.

Jidong put down the bowl, "I can light the fire."

Zhang Xiuhua looked at his serious expression and praised him, "Jidong is really good." She saw her daughter pouting in displeasure and immediately added, "Baolin is also good. She also helped mom to light the fire."

Only Ji Lin pouted in disappointment, because he was young and Zhang Xiuhua didn't dare to let him get close to the stove.

Zhang Xiuhua said happily, "Jilin can help mom peel garlic." She clapped her hands exaggeratedly, "Oh, mom is so lucky to have three little darlings to help."

People of this generation never say "baby" and "love" all the time. The three little ones smiled when they heard her praise. Jidong was worried that his uncle would dislike him when he arrived at the new home, but he just found out that his uncle had abandoned his aunt and would not come back. He felt sorry for his aunt but also relieved, and his smile became more natural than before.

After the meal, they put down their chopsticks, one of them cleaned up the dishes, one peeled garlic, and one picked vegetables.

Zhang Xiuhua was thinking about what dishes to cook. There were peanuts, beans, corn, green vegetables, and pickles at home, but no meat.

Meat is hard to get at this time. You have to go to the supply and marketing cooperative in the city and queue up in the early morning.

Zhang Xiuhua thought about it for a long time and realized that she couldn't get meat. Even if the supply and marketing cooperative sold meat, she didn't have a meat ticket. But she could get a fish.

She set her sights on the village pond. It was the team's property, guarded by villagers. Every spring, fish fry would be put in there, and at the end of the year, 80% of the catch would be handed over to the commune, and the remaining 20% ​​would be given to the villagers. Every year, their family would get a fish.

She asked for an advance payment, and the team should agree.

She soaked some soybeans, peanuts and corn, and asked Baolin to pick some vegetables in the backyard, while she carried the basket to the captain's house.

The captain had just finished his meal and was discussing something in the yard.

Zhang Xiuhua invited the captain, Zheng Ping, the captain's mother and Li Jianguo to her home for dinner to thank them for their help.

The captain agreed. He asked his second brother to send her to Muxi County to find the child. It was a private matter. If this matter got out, people would only think that he was kind and righteous, not that he was corrupt.

Zhang Xiuhua offered to pay an advance of a fish, and he thought for a moment and agreed.

Zhang Xiuhua took the note and happily went to look for the old man who looked after the fish pond, and the captain's mother followed happily.

She came here with a mission. Li Jianguo wanted her to be a matchmaker, but before that, he needed her to find out what Zhang Xiuhua thought of him.

He is a soldier, and given his rank, there is definitely no hope for him to accompany the army in the next five years.

If they get married, can she accept living apart from each other, can she treat his children well, and does she have any requirements for him?

Zhang Xiuhua didn't find it strange after hearing the captain's mother's test. Free love is not encouraged these days, and matchmakers are used to arrange marriages. Compared with blind marriages, there is an additional "seeing each other" procedure. Many people see each other and get engaged on the same day.

However, after learning that the target was Li Jianguo, Zhang Xiuhua was stunned for a long time. She had thought that she was just being sentimental, but it turned out not to be the case.

After knowing that the other party was really interested in her, she did not act flattered.

She had lived to that age in her previous life. If she still talked about love all the time, wouldn't it be a waste of her life? She first considered the other person's character.

Li Jianguo was able to go with her to Muxi County to look for her children, and he did not take advantage of her when he waited in the middle of the night. There was no doubt that he was a good person. Next, she needed to consider the most realistic questions, "How much is his monthly salary now? How much can he support his family? How much food can each age group in his team get? Is he willing to support my three children in school?"

In Liushui Village, she earned six or seven work points a day, and at the end of the year she received almost no money. But she received 400 kilograms of grain. Baolin received 120 kilograms a year, and Jilin received 93 kilograms.

These food supplies could only ensure that the three of them would not starve to death, but it was not enough for them to have enough food, eat meat, and go to school.

The captain's wife was not at all uncomfortable with her straightforward words. At her age, she naturally would not think Xiuhua was realistic. She also found out everything, "He is a platoon leader in the army, with a monthly salary of 52 yuan, and 14 yuan a month after deducting the food expenses of 38 yuan. He said that as long as you are good to the children, he will give everything to you. I specifically asked, the three children are two girls and one boy, the oldest is ten years old, the second is five years old, and the third is one year old. The mother of the children died of complications during childbirth when the third child was born. His hometown is Heijiang, and I really don't know how much food the team distributes every year. But that place is the granary of the motherland, and you don't have to worry about not being able to feed your family."

Zhang Xiuhua's heart moved, "I want to talk to him."

The captain's wife nodded, "Okay. After dinner tonight, I'll ask him to stay and talk to you."