The Rise of a Farm Girl

Every household was busy preparing New Year's goods and making fried meatballs. Rich families would make clothes, while poor families would buy two pounds of meat. They could just make do with what they had and celebrate the New Year.

It is almost the end of the year, and it will be the 30th in two days. Wang Jingru discussed with her mother, "Mom, there are only two days left for the New Year, let's go to town tomorrow! Buy some New Year's goods, buy some meat, we must have a good New Year this year."

I have never had good food during the Chinese New Year in recent years. I can only eat two dumplings. This year we celebrated it by ourselves, so we must have a good time. We will also buy some cloth to make some clothes.

Yu Wenjiao tapped Wang Jingru's forehead and said, "You, all you do is think about eating delicious food all day long." Wang Jingru started to act like a spoiled child and said, "Mom, let's go tomorrow!" Mom is the best.

Yu Wenjiao quickly agreed, "Okay, okay, okay. Tomorrow I will buy two hairbands for my sweet baby and a piece of beautiful cloth to make clothes."

Wang Jingru hurriedly asked her three brothers, "Brothers, are you going tomorrow?" The three shook their heads and said, "It's almost the New Year. Let's go to the mountain tomorrow and try our luck. Let's see if we can catch some more prey to eat during the New Year."

We need to burn some charcoal at the foot of the mountain. It's getting colder. Wang Jingru nodded and said, "I'll bring you some delicious food tomorrow."

Huang Laosan's leg was shaken and he had been resting for more than six months. His leg has recovered. Although he can't do heavy work, he can still clean up the house.

Even burning charcoal is fine, Wang Laosan is a person who can't sit still, since his leg healed, he started to busy himself inside and outside the house. He takes care of all the housework.

Since Wang Laosan recovered, Yu Wenjiao has been relieved. Now Wang Jingru's family is not short of money at all, because Yu Wenjiao can earn 10 or 8 taels of silver every month from embroidery. Yu Wenjiao takes big jobs.

With the money from selling ginseng, his family was not short of money, and everyone's clothes were newly made. The two brothers, plus Xuanyuan Lei, would go to school after the New Year and the beginning of spring.

The two elder brothers were smart and could learn things quickly. They had already learned a lot from Xuanyuan Lei. Their mother was very good at embroidery. She could also do very complicated embroidery, double-sided embroidery.

The next day, Wang Jingru and her mother went to the town early. When they arrived in the town, Wang Jingru first went to the cloth shop with her mother to hand in the embroidery work.

She also bought some cloth. Since it was Chinese New Year, Wang Jingru didn't let her mother take any more embroidery work, and told her to wait until after the New Year before coming to the town to take some more work.

It's the New Year, so it's natural to rest your eyes. After Wang Jingru bought the cloth, she and her mother went to buy some fine grains and flour.

I bought some seasonings, then went to the meat stall and bought some pork, ribs and large bones.

After buying things, he went to the oxcart with his mother and rode back to the village. Every village has an oxcart, which is used to plow the fields when busy and to pull people when not busy to earn some copper coins.

It cost two copper coins to go to the town. Wang Jingru did not give any money to Uncle Wang when she went there, but when she came back, she gave him eight copper coins directly.

The ox cart was shaking as it drove to the village, and Wang Jingru was drowsy from the bumps along the way. But when she got home, she jumped off the ox cart.

He carried the animal on his back and went home with his mother. When he got home, he saw his three brothers. They were all at home, and they had killed a wild goat.

This time, Wang Jingru didn't have to worry about food and drink during the Spring Festival. She hurriedly processed some of the food and made clothes for her mother. Wang Jingru didn't know how to do anything, so she just followed along.

Wang Laosan's family is busy as hell, they are truly a happy family.

But things were not so peaceful in the old house because Wang Laosi had returned. That meant he had to eat with his parents.

How could Wang Lao Er and Wang Lao Da do this? Food is so precious now! Why can he eat and drink for free at his parents' house, but they can't? Why?

Wang Laosi is no longer a scholar, and he can't rely on him. Naturally, he is not polite to Wang Laosi. There is no brotherhood now. The family used to be harmonious because of Wang Laosan. He works like a cow and a horse for this family.

Wang Laosi said confidently, "You all have separated, but I haven't married or had children yet, while your parents have married or had children for you." To marry or have children, don't you need a dowry?

But I have nothing. If I don’t go to my parents’ house to eat with them, who should I eat with? Will you cook for me? Don’t you understand what it means that a gentleman stays away from the kitchen?

Wang Lao Si then said, "How can a man like me go to the kitchen to cook? Otherwise, I will go to your two houses to eat." When Wang Lao Da's wife heard that she was going to eat at his house, she was furious.

I said to the fourth brother, do you still have shame? We have separated, why do you come to my house to eat? This year's harvest has been reduced, this year is not good, and I have to pay taxes. No family has much food left, and if you eat porridge every meal, you can still survive.

Wang Laoer's wife also cursed and said, "Lao Si, you are so shameless. After the family was divided, you still want to come to my house for a meal. Over the years, my family has worked so hard to earn a little money to support your studies. You still have the nerve to say that. Come to our house for a meal."

Who has a brother like you? It's really unlucky for eight lifetimes. Bah, too shameless. Wang Laosi blushed, but Teacher Wang was also thick-skinned. Then he smiled and said, "Second sister-in-law, why are you talking so harshly? Aren't you also counting on me to pass the imperial examination? Are you all here to take advantage of me?"

This investment has risks, and the same is true for studying. Not everyone can pass the exam. It is normal that I didn't pass the exam.

Then he continued, "After I passed the imperial examination, didn't you also benefit a lot? Others would say that you are the scholar's sister-in-law."

Now that I'm not taking the exam, are you trying to take advantage of my misfortune? Besides, it's Chinese New Year and I'm having a meal at my parents' house. What does it have to do with you?

After the Chinese New Year, I will leave the village and won’t be able to eat for a few days. The Chinese New Year is a time for family reunion, so why can’t I come back and celebrate the New Year with my parents?

Wang Laosi became more and more confident as he spoke, and the two sisters-in-law were so angry that they just stared blankly. After all, there was Old Lady Wang in charge, and if they, as daughters-in-law, were too nosy, Old Lady Wang would beat them and they would have to stand it.

Later, they left in anger and returned to their rooms, but Old Man Wang didn't think so. Although the family had separated, they had to have a reunion dinner during the New Year.

So Old Man Wang called the eldest and second oldest brothers and said, "Each of your families should provide some food and food. It's New Year's Day. Don't let others laugh at us. We must have a reunion dinner on the 30th." The third oldest brother can't come here to eat. They must hate me.

After Old Man Wang finished speaking, he sighed. His two sons still listened to him. Old Man Wang spoke. Old Man Wang and Old Man Wang went back and told their wives.

The two daughters-in-law were unwilling, but they could not resist the strong will of Wang Lao Da and Wang Lao Er. The two sisters-in-law had to reluctantly take some food and vegetables from home and put them all in the kitchen. Old Mrs. Wang also took some food and vegetables.

After all, there are four of them! At this time, Mrs. Wang began to worry. Although the fourth child could go to the town to earn some money, there was still a little girl at home who was not married yet, and she could not let her go to work.

She was reluctant to let her little girl work. The family was getting more and more difficult. They only had one acre of land left this year. They didn't produce much grain.

The porridge was not enough for the three of them, and the fourth brother came back from time to time. Wang Laosi also knew the situation at home, so he gave one or two taels of silver to old lady Wang.

Mother, take this tael of silver and buy some delicious food for the New Year. When Mrs. Wang saw the silver, she immediately smiled and no longer had a sad look on her face.

After receiving the money, Old Mrs. Wang was in a good mood all day and kept praising her fourth son for his filial piety.

On the 30th day, every household gets up early and starts busying themselves with preparing reunion dinners and offering sacrifices to their ancestors.

After they had finished cooking and burning incense and kneeling down to pay respect, they began to prepare the reunion dinner. But Mrs. Wang's family didn't have any chicken, duck, fish or meat, they only had radishes and cabbages.

The only piece of meat was the bacon that Old Lady Wang had saved for a year, weighing just over a pound.

We also fried some meatballs, but they were all stuffed with carrots. They were all gone as soon as they were served.

Because there are so many children and people in the family, even if we fry a pot of meatballs, there are not enough for everyone to share.

The youngest child was Wang Youjun from Wang Laoer's family. She was small, so when the meatballs were served, she only got one. When she finished eating it, there was no more meatballs left in the bowl.

Wang Youjun burst into tears. He cried so sadly that he kept saying, "There are none left, none left. I only have one to eat." His cry was so loud that the neighbors on both sides could hear it.

The neighbors on both sides were also eating, and they were talking as they ate. How unlucky! It's New Year's Day and it makes children cry.

But Wang Youjun only got one meatball, and no matter what anyone said, he just started crying.

Wang Lao Er took off his shoes, picked up the soles and started to take turns. I told you to cry on New Year's Day, pressed him on his thighs, and started to hit him on the butt.

Liu Cao felt sorry for the child and rushed over to grab the child. "Wang Laoer, it's New Year's Day, why did you hit Youjun?" It was normal for the child to cry. He failed to get the child back and got hit on the arm with two shoe soles.

Liu Cao was not happy with this and immediately started to cry loudly, scratching Wang Laoer's face with his hands. "You damned Wang Laoer, not only did you hit the child, you also hit me."

Wang Laoer was not careful and was scratched all over his face, leaving five bloody marks.

Wang Laoer felt pain and let go of the child, then touched his face. His hands were covered in blood. This immediately irritated Wang Laoer, so he got up and started pulling Liu Cao's hair, and then he pulled Liu Chao over and started beating him.

No matter how powerful Liu Cao was, she could not beat a man. After being beaten, Liu Cao ran back to her parents' home.

As soon as Liu Cao ran out, Wang Lao Er regretted it. He was not afraid of Liu Cao, but he was afraid of Liu Cao's two brothers. Liu Cao's two brothers were tall and strong, and they were very painful when they beat people. Wang Lao Er had suffered such a loss before.

As soon as Liu Cao left, the whole family fell into silence. After all, today was the 30th, and every family was having a reunion dinner.

If Liu Cao goes back this time, he will stir up a hornet's nest. Soon, the Liu family will come to the door.

Old Man Wang was most afraid of this family. They were outsiders who had moved here to escape famine. It took them only one month to gain a foothold in the village. No one dared to provoke them. You can imagine how difficult this family was.

No one in the family could eat, except the six-year-old kid Wang Youjun, who started eating at the table right after crying.

The rice grains were all over his face and the table. Only this little kid was eating the rice, and the other older kids couldn't eat. After all, they knew that a fight would start if they talked about it.

There is no one in their family who can fight. They are all cowards and no one can beat anyone. Only Old Lady Wang has some fighting ability. But can an old lady beat a young guy?

Old man Wang said, "Eat quickly, or someone from Old Liu's family will come." Then everyone swallowed the food without hesitation and shoveled the rice into their mouths quickly. They had just put down their bowls and chopsticks, and before they could pick up the bowls, Old Liu's family came to the door.

The villagers finished their meal and heard that there was something exciting to watch, so they all gathered around. They gathered together and whispered, what happened to the Wang family? There was no peace in their family.

Some people said, "I saw the Liu family girl running back. She must have been bullied by Wang Lao Er." Otherwise, all the Liu family members would not have been mobilized.

Wang Ermaizi has the worst mouth. Wang Ermaizi's family and Lao Liu's family are neighbors. Just listen to him and ask, is Lao Liu's family so easy to mess with?

You see, there are so many brothers in that family that they dare not mess with their family. Just this father and son can beat more than ten people. Who dares to mess with this family? This time, Wang Laoer will suffer. He dared to mess with Lao Liu's family.

The quick-talking man in the village said, you don’t know that girl from the Liu family, when she ran home I saw her hair was all messy, she must have been beaten a lot.

Wang Laoer was really cruel. Today was Chinese New Year. During this big Chinese New Year, everyone had to be quiet. But in their family, there was never a quiet time. Old Lady Wang never forgot to curse during Chinese New Year.

The Liu family kicked open the door of the Wang family and walked into the yard aggressively.

Then I heard Wang Lao Er's screams. He kept saying, "Brother, brother, I was wrong, please let me go! I will never beat my wife again next time."

The Liu brothers beat Wang Laoer severely again. Even Wang Laoer's front teeth were loosened. Then they let Wang Laoer go, and Liu Cao followed them back.

Seeing that Wang Laoer was beaten with a black eye and a swollen face, he did not show any mercy. He walked up to Wang Laoer and snorted, saying, "I told you to hit me. If you hit me again next time, I will let my eldest and second brothers break your legs."

After the Liu brothers left, Liu Cao went to care about his son. Liu Cao had already eaten, and the meal was eaten at Liu's house.

After all, when Liu Cao ran over, the Liu family was having dinner. Liu Chao had just come back from her mother's house, so she naturally wouldn't clean up the table and dishes. Old Mrs. Wang didn't dare to order her daughter-in-law. She could only clean up the house herself and the eldest daughter-in-law tonight.