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

When Li Jianguo came back, Zhang Xiuhua prepared delicious food.

She made an iron pot to stew, killed a goose and a chicken, and put some corn, potatoes, vermicelli, bean curd skin, radish, tofu and other things into the pot, and put it on the stove. The whole family gathered around the stove and ate with relish.

After dinner, the weather was still cold and everyone stayed indoors to keep warm.

While the children were doing their homework, Li Jianguo gave Zhang Xiuhua the money he brought from abroad. His extra income was much higher than his salary.

"Tomorrow a few of them will be back from school. Then we can kill another goose to give them some nourishment."

Zhuzhu was so happy that her face was beaming with joy. Jilin was not paying attention to eating. He was holding the airplane model that he had broken into two pieces. "Uncle Li, the propeller is broken. I want to buy another model. Can I?"

Li Jianguo took the model and said, "I bought this airplane model only two months ago. How did it become like this? It was covered with tape and its original color could no longer be seen. The propeller on it was made of plastic and was broken into many pieces, like it was chewed by a dog."

Before Li Jianguo could speak, Zhang Xiuhua answered first, "It's okay to ask your uncle Li to buy it for you, but you have to pay for it. Do you have any money now?"

This kid really knows how to play. He tortured a model to death, but he didn't feel sorry at all.

Li Jianguo gave the child a helpless look.

Ji Lin lowered his head. He really didn't have enough money. He had more than 300 yuan left from his summer vacation earnings to buy the model. Plus, he fed the pigs every day, saving more than 400 yuan. He still needed 50 yuan. This was not a small amount.

Jilin returned to his room with a heavy heart. He held the tattered airplane model in his arms and could not fall asleep for a long time.

The next morning, when the sky was bright, it was still very cold and the whole family hid in the house.

Li Jianguo went to the kitchen early to make breakfast. Every time at this time, Zhang Xiuhua would be in a bad mood and could never get up.

By the time Li Jianguo finished making breakfast, it was already nine o'clock. If he didn't get up to eat breakfast, he would have to eat the delicious meal. If Zhang Xiuhua didn't get up, she would have to bite the bullet and get up.

"Have you fed the chickens?" Zhang Xiuhua woke up the two children and poured hot water from the stove to prepare for brushing their teeth and washing their faces. When Li Jianguo came in, she asked casually.

"I've fed them. I've picked up all the eggs. My sister-in-law and Jianxin left with the eggs." Li Jianguo took the pot off the stove and put the breakfast he had just made on it to prevent it from getting cold. "By the way, I just counted them and there are only a little over a thousand eggs. Has the production dropped again?"

"Yes! When it's cold, the egg production will drop." Zhang Xiuhua answered casually. She had just put the toothbrush in her mouth when she heard a loud knock on the door outside, which scared her.

Li Jianguo asked her to continue brushing her teeth while he went outside to take a look.

Zhang Xiuhua hadn't put on her cotton jacket yet, and she was curious as she heard the murmurs outside. When she finished washing up, Li Jianguo finally came into the house.

"What's going on?" Zhang Xiuhua asked eagerly without even bothering to wash her face.

"Juemei is missing, and his father is outside asking if she is at our house." Li Jianguo answered casually.

Zhang Xiuhua's heart skipped a beat. She didn't plan to tell anyone about Jue Mei's affairs, so she asked curiously, "I heard you two whispering outside for a long time."

"Yes! I asked him when the child disappeared. He said he disappeared yesterday." Li Jianguo was quite disdainful. "It was freezing and snowy, and the child didn't come home at night, and the parents didn't even bother to look for him. Now they know how to look for him!"

He put on his cotton jacket and said, "I'll go out and help look for it. It's so cold..."

The coldest nights in the Northeast are over 20 degrees below zero. That's enough to freeze people to death. Otherwise, the Qing Dynasty would not have sent criminals here.

If the child hides in someone else's house, it's fine. But if he falls, he's probably in danger.

Zhang Xiuhua watched him go out, washed her face, served herself a bowl of porridge, and started eating breakfast.

Zhuzhu came out of the room and asked curiously, "Mom, what happened?"

Zhang Xiuhua repeated what Li Jianguo had just said.

Zhuzhu also wanted to look for someone. She had played with Zhang Juemei before. Before she could run out, Zhang Xiuhua grabbed her and said, "Why are you going? Wash your face quickly and look for someone after dinner."

"Mom! Why don't you worry about Juemei at all? She will freeze to death in such a cold weather." Zhuzhu was a little anxious.

"The snow outside hasn't been shoveled yet. Even if you go to find someone, they won't be able to help, and you'll end up getting frostbitten." Zhang Xiuhua ignored her complaints and insisted on letting her eat.

Zhuzhu couldn't resist her mother in the end, so she quickly brushed her teeth and washed her face, took a big steamed bun, ate some vegetables, and then rushed out in a hurry.

At this time, Jilin came out of the house and asked, "Why is Zhuzhu running?"

Zhang Xiuhua had to repeat it again.

Ji Lin said "Oh". He didn't play with Jue Mei very often, so he didn't take it seriously. He was still worrying about his model.

After breakfast, Zhang Xiuhua went to the chicken farm to pick up eggs. When she came out, Li Jianguo and Zhuzhu had both returned.

In fact, it wasn't just them, the whole village went out to look for Jue Mei.

They searched every other house in the village, including the front and back of the house, and even the pigpen, but they couldn't find Jue Mei's whereabouts.

Li Jianguo was so hungry that he went out to look for someone without eating. When he returned home and took off his clothes, he felt alive again.

He poured himself a bowl of porridge, took some steamed buns with pickles, and told Zhang Xiuhua that he would look for her in the afternoon.

"We can't find it in the village. The team leader suggested going to the woods or the river." Li Jianguo's voice sounded heavy. It was so cold last night that going to these two places would mean there would be no way to survive.

Zhang Xiuhua lowered her head and thought about something, and did not answer him.

Seeing that she remained silent, Li Jianguo glanced at her and asked, "Why are you acting so strange today?"

Zhang Xiuhua was slightly startled, "Me? What's weird about that?"

"Weren't you the one who cared the most about the child before? Juemei also helped Youcai. Now that she's missing, why don't you care about her at all?" Based on what Li Jianguo knew about Zhang Xiuhua, she should have been furious. But not only did she not go looking for her, she also ate at home and picked up eggs. It was like she had become a different person. This was too weird.

Seeing that he was suspicious, Zhang Xiuhua glanced at Zhuzhu and Jilin and winked at him.

After dinner, the family of four came out to look for someone. Zhang Xiuhua and Li Jianguo were left alone, so she secretly told them about Juemei's escape.

Li Jianguo was so shocked that he didn't say anything for a long time, "This child has already planned to leave home."

"Yes!" Zhang Xiuhua sighed, "I also felt sympathy. You said that she had stayed at home and was married to that kind of family by the Zhang family. How could her life be easy?"

Li Jianguo nodded, "Let's just pretend we don't know. This child probably won't come back in the future."

Zhang Xiuhua nodded randomly.

Just then, bursts of screams came from the front, and the members who came to look for the children ran towards the river like crazy.

"What's going on?" Li Jianguo ran over, followed by Zhang Xiuhua. When they reached the river, they asked Aunt Wang who was standing outside.