She gave birth to three daughters in a row, and was kicked out by her mother-in-law who favored boys

Gu Qingqing asked Wen Wuyan to bring Niu Yuzhu a small portion of ribs with almost no meat removed.

The Niu family naturally declined.

Wen Wuyan stood up and held Niu Yuzhu tightly. "I really want to thank you for today. If it weren't for you, I wouldn't be able to go up the mountain. Also, my shed is not built today, so you have to continue tomorrow. Take it. You deserve it!"

"Brother Wuyan, this is too much." Niu Yuzhu said he would not accept anything.

"These are all bones, no meat." Gu Qingqing lied with her eyes open.

"We are all from the same village, so it's our duty to help." Niu Zhanghe was carrying the meat they had bought and showed kindness to Wen Wuyan and Gu Qingqing, but they didn't feel comfortable taking it.

Gu Qingqing nodded in admiration, "Uncle, what you said makes sense. So let's treat these bones as ours for the children. I like Xiaoyang and Xiaoguang very much. When you go back, chop the ribs into pieces half a finger long, add more water and simmer the soup over low heat until the meat on both sides of the bones shrinks. Give the soup and meat to Xiaoyang and Xiaoguang. It's good for the children's health."

It seemed that the Niu family members began to relax after the children were mentioned.

"This is so embarrassing. Why don't you tell us how much it costs and we'll buy it!" Luo Meihua, who had been silent all this time, said softly at this time.

Gu Qingqing shook her head, "If we are so calculating, we will be embarrassed to ask Brother Yuzhu to come to my house to help."

Finally, the Niu family couldn't resist any more, and Niu Yuzhu gladly took half a rack of ribs, but in his heart he was thinking about asking his mother to cook it for his niece/nephew when he got home.

However, when he left, he did not forget to tell Wen Wuyan, "The pork is still less than 50 kilograms. The village probably can't eat so much. If you want to go to town to sell it, tell me and I'll take you there in a cart."

"Okay, got it." Wen Wuyan nodded.

In fact, Gu Qingqing not only gave more to Niu Yuzhu, but also charged Da Jun for only two kilograms of meat when the latter had nearly three kilograms of meat.

Not only the army, but also Gu Qingqing charged less for the meat from everyone who went up the mountain to help today.

She is a person who holds grudges but is also grateful!

After everyone left, the yard suddenly became quiet.

Dahua was so happy that she didn't know what to say. She held up a basket covered with a piece of coarse cloth and said, "Mom, here's the money for buying meat today. It's plenty."

Gu Qingqing took the basket and asked, "Do you know how many copper coins are in it?"

Dahua narrowed her eyes and smiled, shaking her head like a rattle, "I don't know, I can't count to more than fifty."

Dahua didn't seem to think there was anything wrong with not being able to count!

Gu Qingqing did think it was not good. Even if a girl couldn't read, she could count. However, after looking at the work in the yard, Gu Qingqing had no choice but to say, "Dahua, put the basket in the house first. We will count the money together in the evening."

"Yeah!" Dahua immediately carried the basket back to the house.

When she came out again, the two sisters looked at Gu Qingqing with their big round eyes, and the thought of "Should we eat meat today" was written all over their faces.

Gu Qingqing naturally understood them. There was so much meat at home, it made no sense for her family not to eat it.

She waved her hand and said, "Dahua, light the fire. We will also stew meat today!"

Dahua raised the corners of her mouth, nodded happily and went to boil water.

Erhua followed closely to help.

Gu Qingqing put the bones with meat in the pot, added ginger and wild onions, and told Dahua to turn to low heat after the water boils.

She and Wen Wuyan dealt with the remaining meat and bones.

"Do we have to store so many things like this?" Gu Qingqing sighed.

"Qingqing, do you want to go back to your parents' home tomorrow? We didn't have the conditions before, and every time I wanted to go back, I couldn't bring anything. You can bring some meat back tomorrow."

Only the afterglow of the sun remained, Wen Wuyan said as he looked at Gu Qingqing's profile.

Gu Qingqing was stunned when she heard this, and then her mind started to think about the original owner’s family.

The original owner's mother's home was in Shuangxi Village, which was about half an hour's journey from Niutoushan Village, and one had to cross half of Niutoushan Mountain to get there.

My family is an honest farming family. We take care of a few acres of land and we are not rich but we are not starving.

My parents are still alive, and I have a younger brother who has also started a family.

It’s just that the original owner’s father was a compulsive gambler and drinker, and had a history of domestic violence after drinking. The original owner’s cowardly character was half due to her father.

The original owner's mother was also a coward, but her cowardice was caused by being beaten by the original owner's father, and more importantly, by being tortured by her vicious mother-in-law.

The original owner's mother doesn't have to do anything wrong, as long as the original owner's father and grandmother want to, they will take action at any time.

The original owner's younger brother was a bit lazy and timid, and was also beaten a lot when he was a child. Fortunately, he did not inherit their father's bad habits.

But he also lacks the responsibility of a man.

My brother's wife has a good temper, but she is also a bit cowardly and won't say a word when she sees someone.

Gu Qingqing thought about that family and shook her head in fear. Go back? What was she going to do? To save that family?

Then the scene in her mind froze on the original owner's return home every time. The original owner's mother, with bruises on the corners of her eyes, would always force a smile and say "I'm fine, I'm fine", and then secretly give the original owner an egg.

All she gave was an egg, which was the only thing a mother could do for her child.

Gu Qingqing's desire not to go back suddenly began to crack, and she even felt guilty.

"Qingqing?" Wen Wuyan saw Gu Qingqing suddenly in a daze and called out softly.

Gu Qingqing suddenly woke up and opened her mouth for a long time before saying, "I'll think about it for a while."

"okay!"

Gu Qingqing was busy with the work in her hands, but her mind was flying. She knew that the guilt that just flashed through her heart was not her own, but should be the original owner's buried longing for her mother.

"When your own daughter was sold, you kept silent, but now you are still thinking about your mother! I won't comment on your past, but I will only help you this time. If you use my method, you can stand up again, and in the future she will be your mother and my mother. As long as she is still a piece of mud, no matter what happens to them, it has nothing to do with me." Gu Qingqing silently repeated what she said to the original owner in her heart.

After saying that, she let out a long sigh and nodded, as if responding to Wen Wuyan or as if she had made up her mind.

She said to Wen Wuyan, "Although it is autumn now, meat cannot withstand long-term storage. We don't have enough salt at home to pickle all this meat. It's best to sell it tomorrow. If I go back to Shuangxi Village tomorrow, I'm afraid I won't have time to process the meat."

"I can go to town with Yuzhu to sell meat." Wen Wuyan said.

"We can't keep bothering Yuzhu. Besides, didn't he say he would set up a shed at home tomorrow?"

Wen Wuyan looked at his legs again and realized that he had made a mistake.

"Or maybe we can go out and sell meat together tomorrow, and you can go back the day after tomorrow?"

"Meat will become less fresh if it is left out for one more day. So, I will take Dahua back early tomorrow morning. We will skip meals and try to deliver the things and come back before noon. In addition, I don't plan to sell fresh pork. I will steam a pot of meat on the fire early tomorrow morning and you stay at home to watch the fire. When I come back from my mother's, I will take the meat to the town before noon. If it can be sold, I will cook the remaining pork and sell it the day after tomorrow." Gu Qingqing said what she was planning.

As for the wild boar meat from their family, it could probably be sold for 17 cents per pound in the town. If it was made into fragrant and delicious braised pork, as long as it was popular with the townspeople, they could make more money just by buying and selling it than by buying pork.

"Okay, what can I do?" Wen Wuyan asked her.