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

When we got home, the children were eating roasted peanuts. When they saw Youcai's purple face from the cold, they exclaimed, "What happened to him?"

Zhang Xiuhua asked Jidong to take the two teachers to the girl's room, "Put your things down first, and then come over here to warm yourself by the fire."

The house was surrounded by only one vent, and there was a donkey to roast food, so it was still warm.

Zhou Pandi and Li Xiaoying nodded, "You should take care of Youcai first."

Zhang Xiuhua took off Youcai's shoes. Under normal circumstances, he would definitely not be happy about it and would say awkwardly, "I am a man and cannot let women see me."

But he is a good boy now and lets Zhang Xiuhua do whatever she wants.

His feet were as cold as the ice outside.

She took off Youcai's coat, changed him into clean underwear, and then wrapped him in a quilt. As for his feet, Yaoyao had thoughtfully poured hot water. But such cold feet cannot be put directly into hot water, which will cause frostbite, so they must be rubbed first.

Zhang Xiuhua wiped her feet clean with a cloth. The shoes were muddy, so her feet were naturally dirty. After wiping them clean, she rubbed them with a cloth to warm them up.

Youcai lay on the kang without saying a word, his eyes half-closed.

Baolin spoke to him, but he said nothing and was shivering with cold.

Jilin sang to him, and Youcai couldn't stand it any longer, "It's so noisy!"

Jilin pouted in grievance, and Zhang Xiuhua asked Jilin to stop singing and said, "Give your brother some roasted peanuts."

Jilin then grinned.

After roasting one, he peeled off the shell, took out the peanut inside and stuffed it into his mouth, chewing it with a crunching sound.

Zhang Xiuhua wiped her feet and scalded them with hot water. She saw him eagerly waiting for Jilin's roasted peanuts.

Jilin is a slow person. What others can do in one minute takes him two minutes. This makes Youcai very anxious.

Zhang Xiuhua found it a little amusing, so she directly brought out the cabbage, tofu and vermicelli left over from the morning, and then warmed up the steamed buns in the steamer.

It was ready in a few minutes. Zhang Xiuhua served a bowl, Youcai took the bowl and ate it in big mouthfuls. Judging from his speed, he must have suffered a lot of grievances at his uncle's house.

Zhang Xiuhua sighed, feeling a little uncomfortable.

Zhou Pandi and Li Xiaoying made the beds and came in.

Zhang Xiuhua also served a bowl to each of them.

Zhou Pandi and Li Xiaoying were a little embarrassed. "When the weather gets better, we will bring our rations over and eat with you."

Zhang Xiuhua smiled and said, "Okay."

The two of them were eating cabbage, tofu and vermicelli soup, which actually contained coriander. "No wonder it smells so good."

Zhou Pandi was surprised, "Why is there cilantro at this time?"

"There were two rough porcelain pots with holes in them, so I dug some soil and planted some coriander and green onions. The house was warm, so I didn't freeze to death."

Zhou Pandi nodded, "Actually, this is the same principle as greenhouse vegetables. Unfortunately, there is no benefit in growing them here."

Yes. Greenhouse vegetables are expensive, but the purchase price in the city has not increased. It is better to grow some tender vegetables and pickle them later.

After Youcai finished one bowl, Zhang Xiuhua served him another one.

Youcai ate three bowls of rice and two steamed buns before his stomach was full.

Baolin spoke frankly, "Didn't you eat at your uncle's house? Why do you look like a starving ghost?"

Youcai glared at her fiercely.

Zhang Xiuhua winked at Baolin, "It's too cold. Youcai left early, so he must not have had time for lunch. What's wrong with eating more? He was even hungrier when he was at home before. This dish doesn't fill you up."

Baolin chuckled, "Yes! He might have eaten it."

Youcai was so cold that he was sick. It was snowing heavily, so she couldn't take him to the city to see a doctor. She secretly measured his temperature with a thermometer and saw that it was 39 degrees. She took some antipyretic medicine from the space and gave it to him.

After all, the child had not taken much medicine, so the condition worked after just one use. He was almost fully recovered the next day and could even sit up and play with other children.

Zhang Xiuhua went to the kitchen to cook. Youcai looked at Zhuzhu and saw her shaking a rattle in her hand. No one played with her, but she was laughing happily.

He picked up his sister and realized that she had become much heavier after not seeing her for a few days. He looked at the clothes he had bought. The outside was old clothes, but the inside was a cotton coat that he had never seen before. It felt soft to the touch and was obviously made of better fabric than the military uniform.

Youcai was surprised and unbuttoned his sister's coat, and saw the cotton jacket underneath, which was also brand new.

Aunt Zhang didn't buy new clothes for the other children, only for Zhuzhu.

Just then, Zhang Xiuhua came in. She fed Zhuzhu, while Jidong and Baolin were responsible for cooking.

Zhang Xiuhua prepared the milk powder and gave it directly to Zhuzhu. This child was really easy to raise. She didn't need to feed him. He drank it with relish.

Zhang Xiuhua saw Youcai staring at her, "What's wrong?"

Youcai couldn't help but asked, "Aunt Zhang, are you going to buy new clothes for Zhuzhu?"

Zhang Xiuhua was stunned for a moment, and looked at Zhuzhu's clothes. The clothes inside were indeed taken out from the space by her. These clothes were not bought by her, so after she took them out, the space would not automatically deduct money. The main reason was that other children couldn't wear them, and it would be a waste if she didn't give them to Zhuzhu.

She nodded, "Yeah, what's wrong?"

Youcai couldn't help but say, "My mom said that children grow up too fast and look different every day. It's a waste to buy clothes for babies. We have been wearing other people's hand-me-down clothes since we were little."

This is indeed true. Zhang Xiuhua sighed, "Your mother is right. But Zhuzhu has never worn new clothes since she was a child, which is pitiful. You all bought clothes, and there were not enough cloth coupons at home, so I bought some for Zhuzhu."

Youcai is certainly not jealous of his sister, he just feels that Aunt Zhang seems to love Zhuzhu more than his mother.

Zhang Xiuhua couldn't let him lie there all the time. If he didn't heat the kang during the day, the bed would get colder and colder. She took a cotton jacket for Youcai, "It's filled with my new cotton, very warm. Put it on quickly."

Youcai took it and found that the clothes were even thicker than when he first bought them.

Just as Zhang Xiuhua was about to turn around, Youcai asked awkwardly, "Aunt Zhang, don't you want to ask me how I'm doing at my uncle's house?"

Zhang Xiuhua didn't have the habit of revealing other people's secrets. She just said, "You can tell me when you want to."

Youcai was so angry. He had so many questions that no one could answer them. He wanted to ask his father, but his father was far away. He could only ask Aunt Zhang. He couldn't help but shed tears, feeling a little sad. "When my mother was alive, my uncle treated me very well. But this time when I went there again, he refused to give me any food."

Zhang Xiuhua didn't know whether she should tell the truth to her child. She was afraid that he would be exposed to this cruel reality too early and become a negative person.

After careful consideration, she finally said, "When your mother was alive, she would give money to your uncle every time she took you to his house. Now that your mother is gone, they can't get the money, so naturally they treat you badly."

Youcai obviously didn't expect this answer. His round eyes widened bigger than cowbells and he forgot to cry for a moment.

Zhang Xiuhua touched his head and said, "Youcai, the only people in this world who can give you free food and drink are your parents. The kindness of others to you is limited."

She sighed, "I asked you to study because I wanted you to learn skills so that you can earn money in the future and don't have to starve. Otherwise, you can only do manual labor and get cheated."

Such words are hard to understand. But he went to his uncle's house.

Grandma asked him many questions. She said he was not grateful for his blessings. He had such a good stepmother who was better than his biological mother, so why should he be dissatisfied?

He suddenly thought of Ergou from their village. With a stepmother, he also had a stepfather. He was hungry and cold, but Aunt Zhang bought clothes for his younger sister and gave her milk powder. She treated him and Yaoyao like other children.