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

"Aunt?" Jidong walked into the house shyly.

Zhang Xiuhua was making shoes, but it was so difficult that she tried her best and almost broke the needle.

Previously, I asked Xu Chunying to help make shoes for the six children at home, but the shoes were too worn out. They would get wet after running out. The speed of warming the fire could not keep up with the speed of changing shoes. She also didn't want to keep the children at home. She didn't want to listen to their chattering, which was too noisy.

She could only make a few more pairs for them. But as the year was coming to an end, Xu Chunying was very busy and had no time at all.

When she heard Jidong calling her, she immediately put down the shoes in her hand and asked, "What's wrong?"

Jidong handed his homework to Zhang Xiuhua, "Aunt, I've finished it."

Zhang Xiuhua took it, read it from beginning to end, and nodded with satisfaction, "Not bad! Keep up the good work!"

Jidong smiled shyly, "Aunt, the teacher said that we should start writing essays in the third grade. I want to learn to write about an interesting little thing."

"Sure." Zhang Xiuhua didn't expect that he had just finished the first grade classes and was already thinking about the third grade. Jidong must have suffered from lack of education in his previous life, otherwise he could have been more successful in his career.

"Aunt, have you ever fished?" Jidong asked her humbly, "I want to write about the little things about fishing."

Zhang Xiuhua had never fished before, she had only fished with a net, so she explained how to use a net to fish.

Jidong listened attentively, "It's very interesting, but it's a pity that I haven't played it before, so I can't be there in person."

Zhang Xiuhua smiled, "That's not difficult. Wait until summer, and I'll get you a fishing net and take you fishing. Didn't Youcai say there's a river here?"

Jidong nodded wildly, "Yes, Youcai also told me that in summer too many people went to the river to catch fish, so he couldn't catch many. Now it's winter, and everyone is reluctant to get their cotton-padded jackets and coats wet, so the children in the village don't dare to go. If I go fishing now, I will definitely catch a lot of fish."

Seeing his face full of longing, Zhang Xiuhua thought for a moment, other children don't have cotton-padded jackets, but her child does. But she doesn't have enough cotton-padded shoes.

Seeing Zhang Xiuhua staring at the cotton shoes, Jidong suddenly remembered something, "Aunt, Tieniu's mother is a professional shoemaker. If you don't know how to make shoes, there's no need to force yourself. This job is too hard. Let someone else do it, and you just do what you are best at."

Zhang Xiuhua's eyes lit up, "Really?"

"Yes!" Jidong nodded.

Zhang Xiuhua resolved her worries, "Okay. I'll ask her to make two pairs for each of you later." Thinking of his desire to fish with a net, she also agreed, "Okay. I'll find a way to get you a fishing net later."

Jidong thanked him sweetly, "Aunt, don't worry, I will definitely write the composition well."

"it is good!"

Zhang Xiuhua took some cloth, cotton and needles and thread and braved the snow to Tielihua's home. The mother and son had already returned, but they were shivering with cold.

Tielihua let her son lie down in bed while she was busy boiling water and cooking.

When Zhang Xiuhua arrived at the door, she saw smoke coming out of the chimney and went straight to the kitchen.

She told him the purpose of her visit. Tielihua took the winnowing basket and looked at it carefully. "Okay, no problem."

Zhang Xiuhua asked how much a pair cost.

Tielihua smiled and said, "You brought all the materials yourself, just give me some labor fees, 10 cents per pair of shoes."

The price is very cheap. Zhang Xiuhua ordered two pairs for each child. One pair of shoes a day, there will always be a replacement.

Tielihua agreed with a smile.

After finishing this task, Zhang Xiuhua left. She originally wanted to go home directly, but then she thought of Jidong wanting to go fishing. Fishing nets are not difficult to find. There were few plastic bags at that time, and most fruits were caught with fishing nets. Wrap a piece of wire around it and tie it with a stick to make a fishing net.

But Jidong has never fished with a net. Youcai knows how to do it, but the kid is very aggressive and never gets enough of playing. He still needs help from an adult.

She didn't know many people in the village, so she could only look for talented old men.

She walked into the yard and saw Xu Chunying busy in the kitchen. The family was steaming buns, and she couldn't stay idle.

This was a very hardworking woman. Compared to her, Zhang Xiuhua felt like a loser. The steamed buns in her family were made by a few talented people, and she didn't have to get involved. She just ate them.

Xu Chunying's three children were playing and fighting in the main room. They didn't dare go out because they were worried about getting their shoes wet.

Zhang Xiuhua told Xu Chunying the purpose of her visit, and her tone was a little guilty, fearing that Xu Chunying would be unhappy. After all, she was calling out the strong laborer in the family.

Unexpectedly, Xu Chunying just waved her hand and said, "Go! You don't have to stay at home, it will make me upset!"

Zhang Xiuhua glanced outside and instantly understood that Li Jiandang did not work at home. But Xu Chunying was so busy. It was too much.

Zhang Xiuhua advised her, "You are working too hard. Why don't you let your brother help you?"

"Him?" Xu Chunying sneered, "He's not even enough to cause me trouble!"

Zhang Xiuhua thought, even if he is slow, you have to let him do it, otherwise you will be exhausted. But she couldn't persuade him with his impetuous temper, so she could only keep silent.

After making the agreement, Zhang Xiuhua planned to go home.

Xu Chunying stopped her and said, "You will be back tomorrow. When your sister-in-law comes back, don't forget to bring the children with you."

Zhang Xiuhua was slightly surprised. Yes, Li Jianguo had told her before that he had a younger sister who was married and moved to the county town and would only come back during the holidays.

She nodded, "Okay."

After returning home, Zhang Xiuhua found Zhou Pandi and asked her to help bring a few net bags the next day.

Zhou Pandi agreed, "I'll go to the black market and ask for you."

Guoxiang's voice was heard outside. He pricked up his ears and found out that the brigade was frying popcorn for the villagers today. If they wanted to eat popcorn, they should remember to bring some grain to fry.

The kids haven't had Rice Krispie Bars in a long time!

Zhang Xiuhua took a bowl of corn and a bowl of rice and asked Youcai and Baolin to line up.

The two children ran very fast and disappeared in the blink of an eye.

After waiting in line for more than an hour, I came back with two bags of rice krispie bars!

We are going to have dinner at our eldest brother's house tomorrow, so Zhang Xiuhua specially reserved four kilograms of tofu and took two kilograms of vermicelli the next day.

I also picked up some rice popsicles so that my sister-in-law's children could also have some.

Youcai learned that his aunt was coming and would bring so much food. His little mouth pouted so high that you could almost hang an oil bottle on it.

"What's wrong with you? Don't you like your aunt?" Zhang Xiuhua felt something was wrong when she saw Youcai's reaction.

Youcai said in a buzzing voice, "My aunt is very nice. She gives me candy every time she comes over. But Qiaoling and Weiguo always look down on us because we are country kids. They also say we are bumpkins and look down on us."

No one likes to be disliked. Zhang Xiuhua can understand Youcai's dislike.

So she opened the cupboard again, took out some food and stuffed it into their pockets. "When they show off to you, you show them the food and make them greedy. What's the point of being upset?"

Youcai's eyes lit up as he watched her grab a handful of red dates, glutinous rice noodles, hawthorn slices, dried walnuts, raisins, peanuts, melon seeds, White Rabbit milk candies and hard candies, stuffing her two pockets full. Every child got something and no one was left out.

Jidong opened his mouth in surprise, "Gu, but it's not over?!"