Translator: Alyssa
Editor: Sei
The Xu family all live in a courtyard with houses next to each other. Everyone got up at this time. Zhang Cuiqin cried a few times, and soon recruited all the family members.
Grandma Xu was the first to come out of the house. Although she was under 60 years old and was very thin, even Grandpa Xu had to give way to her. She was the real head of the Xu family.
“What’s the matter? What’s the trouble this morning?”
The long wooden stick in Grandma Xu’s hand slammed the yellow mud ground fiercely, making a thumping sound.
Seeing people coming, Zhang Cuiqin stopped howling immediately, and ran over, saying, “Mom, you just came here? I’m really wronged. Everyone of us is going to work, and Erya hasn’t gotten up yet. I kindly called her but in the end, she still complained about me, and said that Daya and Leizi went to the city to take her place. She blamed you, mother.”
TL Note: Erya is Xu Nannan, Daya is Xu Hongda
The daughters of the Xu family had no status. As soon as the girl was born, Grandma Xu named them by nicknames, the eldest granddaughter Xu Hongda, Xu Nannan the second, Xu Meizi the third, Xu Xiaoman the fourth, and Xu Ling the fifth.
Of the five girls in the Xu family, three of them were born to Xu Nannan’s parents. It is conceivable that the three of them are the most overlooked in this family.
When she was obedient, she didn’t look pleasing to the eye. Now I heard that Erya didn’t go to work and complained about the old man’s decision. This was like firecrackers, and Grandma Xu’s face immediately became a little sordid.
“What’s wrong with you? You’re still complaining? You don’t want to think about why you can go to the city to enjoy the blessings, Daya and the others have to live hard in the country. Why are you so cruel?!”
TL Note: ☉_☉ (look of disbelief)
Grandma Xu was scolding and knocking on the ground, her expression was terrifying, as terrifying as she could be. The rest of the Xu family were gloating around, and no one came to persuade them.
Listening to Grandma Xu’s irrational remarks, the only feeling in Xu Nannan’s heart was that she was pitiful for the original owner.
TL Note: I couldn’t agree more
Since the age of twelve, Xu Hong and Xu Meizi, who are close to her age, have food and drink in the city and can go to school. While she has been working in the field day and night, in the end, she was the cruel one.
Although Xu Nannan is not the one who suffers, she also knows that at this time, it is useless for her to resist.
She is still young and can’t stand on her own, the village would not agree. As for leaving Xujiacun Village, she couldn’t even think about it. In this era, you have to open a letter of introduction when you go to the city to attend the fair. And don’t even think about living in the city without a registered permanent residence.
She stood at the door looking at the ground as if she hadn’t heard.
Forbearance first, but when she is an adult, she will take Xu Xiaoman to stand on her own. Just give her time and she can always think of ways.
Seeing her being honest, Grandma Xu calmed her heart, and said coldly, “You have to be the first to get up in the future. Don’t develop the temperament of a landlord’s daughter at a young age. Our family is not a landlord’s house in the old society, I can’t raise that lazy man. When I was as old as you, I give soles to the Red Army everyday. If I were useless like you, a shot would’ve killed me. There can be someone who has no conscience like you, asshole.”
This is the confidence of Grandma Xu. When she was young, she supported the Red Army, stitched up clothes for them, and provided soles. Later on, she was shot while covering for the Red Army.
Such a glorious history is enough to make her respected in the boundary of Xujiacun Village. Even Grandfather Xu, the head of the family, had to abdicate and make her virtuous.
It seemed that Grandma Xu’s anger had dissipated and Grandpa Xu came out of the house dragging cloth shoes with a piece of clothing on his body and dry smoke in his mouth. Unlike Grandma Xu’s thin body, Grandpa Xu is very thin, but has a large frame and looks very tall.
The sons of the Xu family have followed Grandpa Xu’s figure.
Looking at Xu Nannan, Grandpa Xu frowned, “What’s wrong, it’s early in the morning, and you let people not rest. Why don’t you go? What are they doing?”
Zhang Cuiqin was still a little unconvinced when she heard Grandpa Xu’s words, but she didn’t dare to make any more trouble. No matter how good the old lady is, she also kissed the old man. If she annoys the old man, the old lady can fight her desperately. She snorted and pulled her man Xu Jianhai out.
Third aunt Liu Qiao came over and pulled Xu Nannan, with a gentle expression on her face, “Erya, let’s go too.”
In Xu Nannan’s memory, Liu Qiao was the kindest person in the family, she didn’t fight nor grabbed. Usually when facing the two sisters, they are also very affectionate, not like the second aunt Zhang Cuiqin’s cynicism and oppression.
But… Xu Nannan smiled, “Okay, Auntie.”
Liu Qiao looked at her smiling face, feeling a little puzzled in her heart, but couldn’t figure out what was strange. Erya is just a child, so what can be weird.
When everyone is gone, Grandpa Xu said, “I won’t say a few words in the future. The old man is raising a few children. If the two children do not live well in the village, they will make people laugh.”
Grandma Xu snorted, “It’s necessary for you to say my heart is bright, but this girl’s mind is not good, I have to press it down. Now I am complaining, and someday the boss will run away to cry. What if I change my mind again?”
Grandpa Xu let out a puff of smoke and sighed, “You are not good for the boss like this.”
TL Note: the boss is Xu Nannan’s father
“What’s wrong?” Grandma Xu frowned, suddenly unhappy. “I am also a bowl of water. So he can live a good life, the second and third family will have to endure hardships. The Communist Party won’t let this happen.”
Speaking of the Communist Party, Grandma Xu’s face is full of confidence.
Grandpa Xu shook his head, turned around and went back to the house, ready to go to work after breakfast.
At this time, spring was just beginning, and there was a lot of work in the fields. When the Xu family arrived on the team, several other families had already arrived.
“Why did you come this late?” The acquaintance in the village laughed.
Zhang Cuiqin immediately got excited, and she ran over to talk to others eagerly, and during the period she also pointed to Xu Nannan. You don’t need to listen to know that this is pushing everything to Xu Nannan’s body.
Xu Nannan rolled her eyes and worked with a hoe.
At any rate, she has the memory of the original owner, and her body has been exercised for a long time. Although this work is very tiring, it can survive.
Taking advantage of her work, Xu Nannan manipulated her Taobao shop in her head. Seeing that the balance was only more than 900 yuan, she began to feel a sense of crisis.
Yesterday was a surprise but she never really thought much about it. After something happened this morning, she also began to think about the future; naturally relying more on Taobao shop. The worst thing she considered before was the sudden disappearance of the Taobao shop, but now she is facing a more realistic situation. She does not know whether the Taobao shop will disappear, but there is almost no money in it. This is a problem that is about to be faced.
Xu Nannan wanted to shoot herself to death. When she opened a Taobao store, she was used to saving money or buying stocks, but there was very little money in Alipay. But before crossing, she ran into double eleven and just made a big purchase, so the remaining money was only a thousand dollars. If she knew she would be running somewhere, she would definitely put all the earnings in her Alipay so it can last a while.
TL Note: Double 11 is a shopping festival held by leading e-commerce platforms in China, such as Taobao and JD.com. The hyped-up shopping festival falls on November 11, a self-explanatory date and is the largest and most popular annual global shopping festival in the world – overshadowing Black Friday and Cyber Monday combined.
The house leaks when it rains. It seems that there is a long way to go if you want to live a good life in this era.
With things hidden in his heart, Xu Nannan was a little absent-minded when she was working.
Captain Xu Gensheng looked at her and thought she was unwell. He walked over and said, “Nan Nan, if you feel unwell, go back and rest.”
Xu Nannan started to go to the ground when she was only twelve years old. Even though she is now fifteen, Xu Gensheng actually disagrees with her going to the ground. No matter how poor the family is, such a small girl cannot be used as an adult. Moreover, Xu Nannan fainted a few days ago and the doctor said, this is called shock and it will be fatal.
Xu Gensheng felt that he always had to let his children rest for a few days before going to the ground.
Zhang Cuiqin has been staring at Xu Nannan. Hearing this, she answered, “That’s not good. My mother said, our family is not a landlord’s house, and we don’t raise lazy people. We are all fifteen-year-old girls, we should eat leisurely at home. Is it possible to let my mother come here instead?”
Xu Gensheng choked suddenly.
Although he was the captain of the production team, he did not dare to confront Mrs. Xu. She can only walk away in a jealousy. She also complained that the old lady Xu knew that when she was young, she even abused her granddaughter until she was old.
Seeing Xu Gensheng frightened away by the old lady’s reputation, Zhang Cuiqin raised her lips deliberately. “Erya, don’t think that the captain is taking care of you, you are thinking about being lazy. You just saw it, your grandmother’s decision, the team has no choice. You work honestly, you still have a bite of food at home, Otherwise, you won’t even get to eat.”
Xu Nannan couldn’t stand her a little. I don’t know if Zhang Cuiqin is idle and has nothing to do, and why she always likes to toss her little niece. She turned her buttocks to Zhang Cuiqin, completely unwilling to pay attention.
Zhang Cuiqin’s face suddenly turns red.
“Nan Nan will work with me. The soil on my side is easy to pull. ” A woman with a round body yelled.
In this era, it’s not easy to get a round figure. However, Xu Nannan saw that her complexion was not good. It was obviously the kind of physique that could make you fat by drinking. This was puffiness.
This person is the sweet aunt named Song Guihua living in the front of the Xu family’s house. Two boys were born in one belly, both of whom are now ten years old. In addition, her size is a symbol of blessing in the eyes of the older generation, so she is very decent at home, and she is also highly regarded outside. In my memory, she took care of Sister Xu Nannan, and sometimes secretly fed the two sisters.
Xu Nannan smiled subconsciously, “I like to work with Aunt Song.”
“It’s really turning the elbow out,” Zhang Cuiqin spit. She didn’t want to confront Song Guihua either. It’s not that she’s afraid of her, it’s just that the man in Song Guihua’s family has a violent temper, and she doesn’t want to be unlucky.
Zhang Cuiqin walked away angrily. Song Guihua snorted and leaned in to persuade her, “You will work with me in the future, and don’t be with your aunt.”
Xu Nannan nodded. She is also not happy to be with Zhang Cuiqin.
Seeing Xu Nannan nodding her head obediently, Song Guihua smiled and liked it very much in her heart. She only had two stinky boys and had no daughters, so she felt pathetic when she saw that Xu Nannan and Xu Xiaoman hadn’t had a good life in the old Xu’s house. What a nice girl, the old Xu family is too cruel. The most cruel is Xu Jiansheng and his wife, who would rather raise nephews and nieces than their own daughters.
TL Note: Xu Jiansheng is the name of Xu Nannan’s father
But she was an outsider and couldn’t help much. “Nannan, your parents are coming back this month, you and your parents will have a good talk and see if you can go back to the city to live.”
“I don’t know if I will come back, this matter is my grandmother’s final say, and what I say won’t count.” Xu Nannan told the truth.
But these words are the thoughts of the original owner. Xu Nannan now disagrees. This matter may be considered by Grandma Xu, but if Xu Jiansheng and his wife insist, Grandma Xu can’t help it. After all, no one can let people be parents without raising their own children, and run away to raise other people’s children. It is one thing that Xu Jiansheng feels guilty to his parents and brothers, but he is also a father. When Grandma Xu cries and he gives up his child, Is that still considered a father? As for her mother, there is no need to mention it. She is much closer to her nephews and nieces than her own daughters. On this matter, she has received a lot of praise, saying that she is a good daughter-in-law and a good aunt. Ha-ha, she never thought about it, for so many years, no one said she was a good mother.
There is no need for Xu Nannan to say the implication, Song Guihua also feels that this is unnecessary. If it is really useful, it won’t be seven years old, and the couple doesn’t care about their daughters.
She doesn’t know what the couples are thinking, but they are so cruel. It’s a bit hard to say, it’s hard to say that in the future, their husband and wife will really rely on their nephews and nieces to provide for them in their old age, and they will definitely regret it in the future.
TL Note: Oh, they will in the future
Song Guihua also stopped persuading Xu Nannan. When she went back to home to eat for breakfast, she told Xu Nannan to follow her when she was going to the land to work.
When Xu Nannan returned home with her uncle and aunt, the family’s breakfast had already been prepared.
Grandpa Xu was sitting in the first seat and was drinking porridge, with a wowotou beside him. There are still a few on the plate, all waiting for them to come back to eat.
Although the food was on the table, no one dared to move. After waiting for a while, Grandma Xu came from the kitchen, and everyone looked at the dining table brightly.
TL Note: That end of chapter 2
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