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

"If you don't know how to play, then don't force yourself. Don't turn around and hit your head, or that would be terrible."

Zhang Xiuhua still felt sorry for Jidong. Seeing him still playing after falling down like that was a bit unbearable. When she got home, she started to persuade him.

Jidong didn't believe it and went again the next day, but he fell again, and his fall was even harder than the day before.

Those children who were originally abused by Jidong saw this scene and went home to tell their parents. In fact, Jidong was nothing special. He couldn't even ski.

You know, ever since Jidong was admitted to university at the age of fifteen, he has become famous throughout the county, and parents in several nearby villages use him as an example to educate their own children.

Jidong is the child of other people's families. These children who live under Jidong's shadow are naturally very happy to see Jidong's embarrassing side.

Unexpectedly, they were soon taught a lesson by their parents, "What's the point of playing? You should compete with him in studying. Look at him, he never forgets to study even when he's playing!"

So these children got beaten again!

The children: "…" He is not studying at all, he is clearly playing! It's a pity that his parents only see the university and can't see anything else.

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As the year draws to a close, there is more communication between villages and between relatives.

The reason is to get married.

In the village, young men have reached the age to get married, and girls have reached the age to get married.

Aunt Wang had been eating as much melon as she could recently and she told Zhang Xiuhua about it when she came back.

"Have you heard? The Zhang family has chosen a third girl. She is twenty years old this year. If she doesn't get married, she will become an old maid."

Zhang Xiuhua was a little curious, "Why hasn't she met anyone yet when she's already 20?"

Although the marriage law stipulated in the past two years that women should get married at the age of 20, people in rural areas get married early, especially since she is just dating and not getting married immediately.

Aunt Wang curled her lips, "Her parents asked for a high betrothal gift. I heard that they asked for a hundred yuan this time. And they don't plan to give a dowry. Not many people are willing to do so. It has been delayed until now. Her two older sisters were delayed because of this situation."

Zhang Xiuhua also sighed when she thought of Zhang Zhaodi who eloped.

Aunt Wang saw that she had strayed off topic, so she brought it back, "I was just talking about dating. Yesterday the man came to propose, but Shengdi went crazy and chased him away."

Zhang Xiuhua had seen Shengdi before. There was hatred in that girl's eyes, and her eyes were like a wolf's. "The man must be unreliable!"

"Even reliable families can't agree to this. In our area, the bride price is taken away by the bride, and it's rare for parents to keep any. Even if the family is in financial difficulty, they only keep half. But their family is different, not giving a single cent of dowry." Aunt Wang was very disgusted, "I heard that the man broke a leg. He just wanted to find a capable wife. Shengdi has a bad temper, but she's a good worker. She's good at everything at home and outside!"

Zhang Xiuhua suddenly realized that it was no wonder that the man fell in love with Shengdi.

Just two days after this incident, another major event happened in the Zhang family.

That afternoon, Zhang Xiuhua was picking up eggs at the chicken farm when someone kept calling her outside. The children had all gone out to play and were not at home, so there was no one to call her. She could only stand at the door and deal with the situation.

It's Aunt Wang outside.

Zhang Xiuhua was picking up eggs, so she couldn't leave right now. She asked casually, "What's wrong?"

Aunt Wang told her through the door, "The fourth daughter of the Zhang family eloped with a man."

Zhang Xiuhua thought she had heard wrongly, "It's not the third girl, it's the fourth girl?"

"Yes! Fourth Brother! Call for help." Aunt Wang sighed, "The Zhang family asked the whole village to help find him. But how can we find him in this icy and snowy place?!"

"Who is the man?" Logically speaking, there are no secrets in the village. It is impossible that the fourth girl eloped with someone without revealing anything. Why didn't Zhang Xiuhua hear about this?

Aunt Wang really knew. "A few days ago, a man came to the village to collect pickled cabbage. The Zhang family pickled a lot of pickled cabbage. I heard that's how they met. I didn't dare to think much about it at the time, after all, it was the man's first time in the village. Who would have thought that he would come again today and kidnap the fourth girl."

"Where does that man live?" Zhang Xiuhua asked curiously.

"I heard it was Liushutun. The Zhang family has already taken people to Liushutun to settle the accounts. My wife has also gone there." Aunt Wang's voice was a little excited. "The girls in his family are all very capable. The eldest girl dared to elope with someone even though she was married, and the fourth girl is even more capable. She dared to run away before she got married. I used to think that the third girl was the most capable, but I didn't expect that the fourth girl would dare to do such a big thing without making any noise."

Zhang Xiuhua thought to herself: You have forgotten Juemei, she is a thoughtful and considerate person.

She sighed, "This girl is a bit impulsive. She dared to elope with someone after only meeting him once. She doesn't even know the man's personality or character."

"She's scared, right? The third daughter is getting married, and it will be her turn soon." Aunt Wang can understand the fourth girl's behavior. Oh, I hope the man she finds is reliable!

After Zhang Xiuhua picked up the eggs, she fed the chickens. When it was getting dark in the afternoon, the children came home one after another.

The members who went to Liushutun to settle accounts also returned.

"How is it? Have you found the person?" Zhang Xiuhua was standing at the door, and Aunt Wang asked her husband.

Uncle Wang waved his hands, unable to finish his words. "Don't mention it. There is no such person. We searched all over Liujiatun, but couldn't find him. That man is not from Liushutun."

People at that time were very simple and honest in business, and they would not cheat easily. But the other party came to collect the pickled vegetables and actually cheated, clearly not wanting to be approached. Aunt Wang recalled, "I heard his accent was from our Northeast. Maybe he was from another village."

"Who knows? Anyway, we can't search every village." Uncle Wang's feet were frozen after walking around, and his face was red from the wind. Aunt Wang felt sorry for her husband and took him back to the house to warm himself by the fire.

Zhang Xiuhua thought back to the young man who collected pickled cabbage. She carefully recalled his accent. He was indeed from the Northeast. He was not a human trafficker. He probably kidnapped her just to get her a wife without spending any money. Maybe he collected pickled cabbage for this reason.

Actually, if Zhang Xiuhua wanted to know the ending of the fourth girl, she could ask Xiangxiang. But after thinking about it, she decided not to. There was no need to expose her secret for a piece of gossip.

The fourth daughter of the Zhang family ran away from her marriage, which made the Zhang family's reputation even worse. The off-season was the hottest time for matchmaking, and the matchmakers in other families almost trampled the doorsteps of their daughters waiting to be married, but no one in her family was interested.

Even if the Zhang family announced that they didn't want such a high bride price, just fifty, no one would dare to marry.

In the words of rural people, every family has its ups and downs in life, and if his girl dares to elope, how can she be kept?

Seeing that the third girl would be twenty-one after the Chinese New Year and would become an old maid, Zhang's parents were very worried. They went to the matchmaker three times a day to ask about a suitable family.

They were worried, but Shengdi was very happy. The reason why she didn't elope was because she felt that marriage could not help her at all. If you don't believe it, look around the village and see how many women have a good life after getting married? They still have to work in the fields to earn work points, raise children, and work like a workhorse. That's not the life she wants.

With one week left until the Chinese New Year, the opportunity that Shengdi had been hoping for to change his fate finally came.