AWB Chapter 144 The Good Daughter in a Historical Novel 2
Chapter 144 The Good Daughter in a Historical Novel 2
After the original owner went to the countryside, life did not become as good as she had hoped.
Working in the fields was far more tiring than doing housework at home. The original owner was malnourished and skinny. Although she was diligent, she couldn't keep up with the physical strength and could only earn 7 work points a day.
Seven work points are neither a lot nor a little. Compared to the fact that rural women can hold up half the sky, they are definitely not enough. But among the female educated youth, it is considered okay. There may not be any left over, but it is enough to have enough to eat.
The original owner wasn't really stupid. Hu Fenfang kept writing to her asking her to send food back home, but she only said that she wasn't even full herself and asked Hu Fenfang to send money. Hu Fenfang had no choice but to give up.
It's ridiculous that she only gave her 10 yuan to go to the countryside. Didn't Hu Fenfang know how difficult the original owner's situation would be?
She knew, but she didn't want to know or ask how the original owner survived the first two months after arriving in the countryside.
She was so hungry every night that she couldn't sleep, and during the day she was so hungry in the fields that she felt dizzy. She could only keep drinking cold water to fill her stomach.
When she arrived, it was early spring and the weather was still extremely cold. She only brought her tattered quilt and a few patched-up clothes. Even with the kang (a heated brick bed) heated, it was still unbearably cold.
She was freezing cold every day, drooping and curled up in a ball. It was only because other educated youths took pity on her that they lent her an old cotton quilt and cotton clothes, which helped her get through it.
But life is hard for everyone, and no one can help her much more, let alone share their food with her. No matter how difficult it is, she has to endure it all on her own.
But besides these things, the most terrifying thing about going to the countryside is the human heart.
Although the original owner was as thin as a bamboo pole and had a sallow complexion, making her even less attractive than a typical rural girl, she still had plenty of old bachelors in the countryside.
They dare not harm rural girls because their families are local and they have their own families to support them.
Those who are favored will naturally be treated well, but even those who are not favored will not marry their daughters off to poor bachelors. They will use the daughters to exchange for a high dowry. How could they let their daughters be taken advantage of for nothing?
It was unacceptable for them not to be able to find wives, so they naturally set their sights on the educated youth. Those with connections were untouchable, while those without connections and whose families lived far away became their targets.
Whether you like it or not, even a powerful dragon can't suppress a local snake. The villagers were surprisingly united in their attitude towards the educated youth.
Whenever educated youth were sent to the countryside, the older women always liked to act as matchmakers, so that the troublemakers in the village could all get married and thus stop harming the village girls.
Those old bachelors would pester whoever they fancied, while the older women would act as gossips, spreading unpleasant rumors. Even so, the educated youth still refused to marry. What could be done?
The brigade leader put pressure on them, assigning them the most strenuous work and constantly finding fault with them, subtly implying that things would be better for someone who wasn't from the village.
Even more shameless men will deliberately ruin a girl's reputation, and the most despicable ones will force her into marriage even if she doesn't want to.
Despite her reluctance, the original owner of this body was forced to marry a widower in his forties. She was not alone; many other female educated youths who married local men before and after her were also married.
The widower wasn't exactly bad, but he wasn't good either. In the countryside, men who are too old to get married are usually poor and lazy.
The original owner had to work in the fields during the day and serve this beast who had never seen a woman in his eight lifetimes at night. He didn't beat his wife, but this kind of desperate life couldn't be made better by simply saying that he didn't beat people.
After giving birth, she had to take care of the child and handle all the household matters, from childhood to adulthood. This kind of man never got involved. Day after day, year after year, it was the most exhausting thing to do. The original owner was still a girl who was not even twenty years old.
The Yao family's letters always only asked if there was enough food or money to send back. No one ever cared whether the original owner was doing well.
And so, the original owner went to the countryside in place of her second brother, and lived out her tragic life.
It's very ordinary, very ordinary, yet it's a reflection of the despairing lives of many. If given a choice, who would want to live such a life?
In the current timeline, Hu Fenfang has already signed the original owner up for the rural assignment. There is still more than a week before the assignment begins, and whether the original owner is willing or not is not important.
The original owner wasn't feeling well today, so she lay in bed for a while. It was almost time to get off work, and the Yao family would be coming home for dinner soon, but Qingmo was still lying in bed without moving.
Qingmo: Eat? Would you eat shit? Fresh and hot.
After taking a health-enhancing pill and a strength-boosting pill, my slightly feverish body felt much better.
Oh my god! It's so cold. The blankets on the two sisters' beds across from me are also old, but they are obviously much better than the original owner's. They are thicker and heavier, and the cotton inside is still soft. Without further ado, they are all hers.
Qingmo lay down directly on the opposite side, while Yao Dani went up to the bed, took out a set of black thermal underwear and put it on, and immediately felt warm again.
Fortunately, she made quite a few of these, all made from materials from the cultivation world. They were neither too hot nor too cold to wear, and she made quite a few for both inner and outer wear.
She took out a piece of bread, ate it with milk, and then lay back down to sleep. Winter is the time to hibernate, and no matter how cold it is, she just doesn't like to move.
She hadn't slept for long when she came back. First came Sisi and Xiaoqiang; the two of them had gone out to play.
As soon as Sini entered the house, she went straight inside. That's how kids are; if you let them go out to play, they're not cold at all, but as soon as they come home, they feel cold everywhere.
Upon entering the room and seeing Qingmo sleeping on her eldest sister's bed, she immediately shouted, "Third sister, what are you doing sleeping on your eldest sister's bed? Get up quickly, or she'll scold you to death when she gets back."
As she spoke, she reached out to pull Qingmo's blanket. Qingmo opened her eyes and stared at her coldly.
To be honest, none of these brothers and sisters have a conscience. Let's not even talk about the two older ones, let's just talk about the youngest.
The original owner had taken care of them since they were children. Hu Fenfang had to work and had no time to look after the children, so the job naturally fell to the original owner.
When they were little, they wouldn't eat, so the original owner fed them. When their clothes were torn, the original owner sewed them up. When they went out to play, the original owner would hold one of their hands and carry the other on their back. They would pick them up and drop them off from school in wind and rain. To them, all of this was taken for granted.
Even though the eldest sister and second brother did nothing wrong and only complained about their mischievousness, the children still liked them. Giving them a piece of candy would make them happy for a long time.
They only complained that the original owner couldn't buy it for them. They knew that they all received lucky money during the Lunar New Year and would ask Hu Fenfang for pocket money regularly. Only the original owner didn't have a single penny in her pocket. How could she buy it?
Qingmo didn't say anything, but kicked her. The room was small, and the distance between the two beds was only about a turn away. She kicked the opposite bed in one go.
Daliwan was quite strong, and Qingmo didn't hold back either. With a "bang," the bed that originally belonged to Qingmo collapsed.
Sisi got stuck in the wooden plank and couldn't get up.
"Ouch! Second sister, it hurts so much, please help me up."
Qingmo: Mm! It's too cold, the bed is still the most comfortable.