Reborn in a small village in the 1990s

Chapter 106

Life in rural areas is quite tough, especially in the north. Forget about water heaters, there isn't even a showerhead.

Taking a hot shower in winter is like climbing Mount Everest. Of course, there are many winter swimming enthusiasts who can swim in the river in the freezing cold, but Zhao Da'e is definitely not one of them; she doesn't want to come back half-frozen.

Besides, she's just a young girl, it's not really suitable for her to go winter swimming.

When I have money in the future, the first thing I should do is find a way to get a hot water room so I can take a nice bath when I'm tired.

After washing the clothes, Zhao Da'e ate dinner.

For Zhao Da'e, life now is already quite good. In his previous life, eating was sometimes a luxury. When eating is a luxury, people don't think about the future, because having a future only brings suffering.

Meanwhile, Zhao Tingxu didn't go to Zhao Tingming's house for dinner. The old man sat on the kang (a heated brick bed) sulking. Wang Guixiang wanted to say something, but Zhao Tingxu kicked her to the ground.

"Wang Guixiang, are you complaining that things aren't chaotic enough at home? What have I told you before? Are you dead? Zhao Da'e was chasing Lao San's wife in the yard, why didn't you leave sooner? If you had left earlier, none of this would have happened! Now Lao San's wife isn't coming home, are you relieved now?!"

Wang Guixiang sneered a few times: "Whether she should go home or not is none of my business. Even if she went home, she would just be someone who idles away her life. It's good that she ran away, it just means one less person to feed. Anyway, I already have a grandson, so let her do whatever she wants."

Zhao Tingxu, don't think I don't know what you're thinking. I truly deserve to die; if I had died sooner, it would have been quicker. It's a pity I can't die.

Zhao Tingxu dismissed Wang Guixiang's nonsense as the ramblings of a brainless woman. He closed his eyes and puffed on his pipe, saying, "What do we do now? Two of my three daughters-in-law have run away, leaving behind two children. Da'e is easy enough; she's staying with her aunt, who provides food and lodging. But what about Yongbo? The real problem is, what about the third son?"

Tomorrow, I'll send the second son to his mother-in-law's house to pick up his wife. After she's back, I'll send the third son's wife back.

Wang Guixiang said coldly, "The third son's wife keeps telling me that she wants all the land in the house to go to her. That land is all farmed by the second son, and I didn't agree to it. But you agreed, didn't you?! What will the second son be able to do in the future? And even if the family divides up in the future, how will it be divided? There's only this one yard, and the yard in the back belongs to the village... By the way, why did the village agree to let Zhao Da'e irrigate there all day long? Have you found out what she's irrigating for?"

"I heard it was to deliver water to several units in the city, but I don't know the specifics. I guess the kids were just tricked."

"Hehe. I guessed so too. That girl gets a couple of sweet treats and then forgets who she is. She's always getting money from who-knows-where and eating and drinking like crazy. I reckon all the little bit of savings her mother secretly kept has been squandered by her in the last few days. Otherwise, why would her mother go back to her parents' house? By the way, is the village still distributing relief grain this year? It's almost December, why haven't we heard anything yet?"

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Early the next morning, Zhao Da'e went to find help again. It was best to finish the shed next to the ancient well as soon as possible, although fewer people came today. His father, Zhao Tiesheng, and two others said they were going to Xiaheyan Village to pick up their mother, Cheng Jinxiang, to go home. Zhao Tiegang, however, was drunk and wouldn't get up, acting like a spoiled child at home. His grandfather, Zhao Tingxu, surprisingly went out to check on the land. As for Wang Guixiang, she continued to feign illness in the house.

This morning, Zhao Da'e was about to take his third uncle's son, Zhao Yongbo, to Wang Guixiang's place. Before leaving, Zhao Da'e instructed him: "Go, ask your grandma for money, food, drinks, and toys. If you're in a bad mood later, cry, make a scene, and threaten to hang yourself. Got it?"