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

The night in the northeastern countryside is pitch black, with only the moon overhead emitting a faint light. When they finish a day's work and drag their heavy bodies back home, they start to pour out all the peanuts in their pockets and gather them together, which is about four or five pounds.

Several children, except the ignorant Zhuzhu, all surrounded Zhang Xiuhua and asked her to fry peanuts for them.

Zhang Xiuhua was amused to see that they were so tired but still didn't forget to eat, "Okay, I'll fry some peanuts for you."

She only grabbed a few handfuls, about a pound.

After Baolin cleaned the peanuts, Zhang Xiuhua asked the children, "Who among you wants to learn how to fry peanuts from me?"

The children looked at each other and no one spoke.

Zhang Xiuhua added, "Those who fry peanuts can get 20 more."

When they heard that there was an extra reward, all the children raised their hands, “Me”, “Me”.

Afraid that his mother couldn't see him, Jilin stood on tiptoe, "Mom! I want to learn."

Zhang Xiuhua looked around and found that all the children except Zhuzhu raised their hands. She reminded them, "You need oil to fry peanuts. It's not safe if you are too small, so only Jidong and Youcai meet the requirements. When you grow taller, you can also learn to fry peanuts."

Jidong, Yaoyao and Jilin dropped their hands in disappointment.

Zhang Xiuhua ignored them and looked at Youcai and Baolin, "Just play rock-paper-scissors. Best of three, whoever wins will be responsible for the bomb."

This is good! Fair, just and open!

The whole family watched the two children playing rock-paper-scissors with a smile on their faces. Youcai had better luck and won the first two games. He raised his head proudly, like a rooster that had won a fight.

Zhang Xiuhua looked at Baolin and Yaoyao, "Baolin and Yaoyao can light the fire. The one who lights the fire can get ten peanuts. Come on! Let's play rock-paper-scissors."

Baolin and Yaoyao immediately showed joy on their faces. This time Baolin won.

Zhang Xiuhua took Youcai and Baolin to the kitchen, and the other children were reluctant to leave, so they followed in.

Zhang Xiuhua teaches Youcai how to do it.

The surface of the freshly washed peanuts still has moisture. Put them into the pan and fry them until they are dry. Remember not to add oil at this time.

After frying until dry, take it out and pour oil in.

Youcai was very strong. He held the bottom of the barrel with one hand and the side with the other. He looked at Zhang Xiuhua and asked, "How much do you want to pour?"

"All down!" Zhang Xiuhua was very generous. She had no shortage of money. Even though she was so generous, the oil barrel only weighed about three taels.

Youcai's hand almost slipped, and he looked at her in disbelief, "Ah? All down?"

"Yes! After frying, you can use the remaining oil to continue cooking." Zhang Xiuhua reminded him, "If there is not enough oil, the peanuts will easily stick to the pan and become mushy!"

The oil used for double frying is not healthy. But they eat too little oil every day. The lack of nutrition is more serious than being unhealthy.

Youcai nodded and poured all the oil in according to her instructions.

When the oil is heated to 60%, pour the peanuts in.

"You must use low heat and stir slowly. Otherwise, the peanuts will stick to the pan. Frying peanuts requires a bit of patience." Zhang Xiuhua looked at him, "Can you do it?"

Although she had only known Youcai for a few days, Zhang Xiuhua had some understanding of Youcai. This child was impulsive and not very patient.

Youcai nodded solemnly, "Don't worry. I will definitely not let it go."

Zhang Xiuhua sat next to him, filled the bathtub with water, and threw all the dirty clothes in. "Come on! Wash your own clothes. Each person will be rewarded with ten peanuts."

When they heard that there were peanuts, all the children came over. No matter whether they knew how to wash them or not, they would learn at least one step.

Jilin also learned it well.

Li Jianguo found it a little funny. He took the clothes that Zhuzhu had taken off and sat beside her to wash them together.

"I have too many children. If I take care of everything by myself, I will be exhausted. I want to cultivate their independence." Zhang Xiuhua explained to Li Jianguo.

Li Jianguo nodded. "That's good. We soldiers can take care of our own housework. No one is born knowing how to wash clothes and cook."

Zhang Xiuhua smiled. As long as he didn't think she was mistreating the child, that was fine.

After they finished washing, Li Jianguo took a look and found that some of the clothes were not clean. He wanted to help the children to go back to work, but Zhang Xiuhua held his hand and gave the children a thumbs up, "You are great! You can wash your own clothes."

The children raised their heads and said one after another, "It's not that difficult. I can learn it right away."

"Yeah. This is so easy."

Zhang Xiuhua then pointed out the places that were not cleaned cleanly, "It's just a small flaw. If you rub it a few times, it will be more perfect."

When the children saw that the clothes were not clean, they immediately started to rub them. After rubbing them, they gave them to Zhang Xiuhua for inspection as if they were presenting a treasure.

Zhang Xiuhua would praise the children a lot, making them very happy.

Li Jianguo found it a little funny, but still said nothing. He poured out all the water in the big wooden barrel and filled a new barrel.

One good thing about this house is that they don’t have to go to other houses to fetch water because they have their own well.

Li Jianguo filled the water and they began to rinse their clothes. After rinsing them two or three times and making sure there was no foam, they hung them outside on the rack.

By the time the children finished washing their clothes, the peanuts were already fried and ready for them to eat. Freshly dug peanuts have more moisture, so they fry slower than sun-dried peanuts, and the fire has to be low, otherwise they will easily burn.

After serving, sprinkle some sugar and mix well before eating.

Zhang Xiuhua first counted out twenty beads for Youcai, then counted out dozens for Baolin, and then gave ten beads to each of the other children (except Zhuzhu).

Baolin and Youcai were anxious and came over, "We can also wash our own clothes."

Zhang Xiuhua counted out another twenty and put them aside. "Then I'll give them to you after you finish washing your clothes."

Baolin and Youcai were finally satisfied, "Okay!"

Next, Zhang Xiuhua called the children together, sat around the table on the kang, and each of them took a turn.

When she put a peanut in front of Li Jianguo, he waved his hand, "No, I don't want to eat it."

How could a grown man like him snatch snacks from a child?

The children all looked over, obviously wondering why it was given to their father.

Zhang Xiuhua straightened her expression, "Of course I'll give it to Dad. He's also a member of this family. He loves peanuts, too."

This reason successfully convinced Youcai, and the other little ones also nodded in agreement.

Jidong quickly added, "Then aunt also gets points."

Zhang Xiuhua showed a teachable expression, "Yes! I like to eat peanuts, too."

Jilin stood up and said, "Mom, you also did the laundry, so you have to get ten points too."

Youcai raised his hand, "Dad washed too."

So in order to maintain unity, Zhang Xiuhua gave ten each to herself and Li Jianguo.

Then divide it according to the number of people.

Everyone was given a handful of peanuts at the end. The children picked up the peanuts and put them into their mouths with care, squinting their eyes in satisfaction, "They smell so good."

"too delicious."

The children ate the fried peanuts happily, feeling surprised and satisfied from time to time.

Seeing that Li Jianguo was holding the peanuts but not eating them, Zhang Xiuhua whispered to him, "Don't give all the delicious food to your children. After a long time, they will think that you have the right to do so. When they grow up, you tell them that you didn't eat the peanuts so that they could have one more bite. They will still say that you are emotionally blackmailing them."

Zhang Xiuhua has reflected countless times on why her four children were all raised in the wrong way in her previous life.

I won't talk about Jilin, the child was abducted by human traffickers. The family was extremely poor, they didn't send the child to school, and directly spoiled the child.

Baolin lacked love since childhood, so she was coaxed away by a man with a few sweet words and a little food. As for the two children born later, Xu Dayong treated them with all his heart and soul, saving money to send them to study abroad, but they stayed there and never came back.

She worked as a nanny in many families and met many different kinds of parents. She found an interesting phenomenon: parents who like to do everything for their children have children who are unlikely to succeed and are more likely to be unfilial.

In particular, self-sacrificing efforts are what children hate the most. This will make the child owe a "debt of gratitude" invisibly, and he will have to spend his whole life to repay it. If he cannot repay it, it will become hatred, and the parents will feel that they have raised the child in vain. Later, she summed up a little experience: that is, don't put too much expectation on your children.

No matter what kind of love there is in this world, whether it is fatherly love, motherly love, or even love between men and women, it should be like water. It cannot be without, or people will die of thirst. It cannot be too full, or it will overflow.

It was the first time that Li Jianguo heard the term "emotional blackmail" and he couldn't help but become curious, "What does this mean?"

Zhang Xiuhua thought for a moment and gave an example, "Mothers often say to their children, 'My hair has turned white because of taking care of you.'"

Li Jianguo was puzzled, "Isn't this the truth?"

Zhang Xiuhua rolled her eyes. "The fact is: she will get old even if she doesn't take care of the child. She's not a fairy and can live forever."

Li Jianguo was choked up and was stunned for a long time without saying anything. He always felt that she was wrong, but he couldn't find the words to refute.

Zhang Xiuhua laughed. She graduated from primary school, and Li Jianguo was not much better than her, he graduated from junior high school. Of course, they didn't know the new ideas more than ten years later.

Li Jianguo stopped thinking about it. He picked up a peanut and put it in his mouth. The fried peanuts were indeed fragrant, crispy and delicious. No wonder they were a good snack for drinking.