C9 Maternal Mother

Min Jie hurried over and held Gu Mu's arm. "Mother, what are you doing out here? There's so many of us."

"I didn't have anything to do at home, so I came out to take a look. It's getting late, so let's hurry home. I have to go to bed early tomorrow, so I have to get up early to work."

The weather was getting colder and colder, the production team handed in the crops they had harvested in the fall and distributed them among the members of the club. The Gu family distributed several sacks of corn, several sacks of sweet potatoes, and some of the beans and peanuts, and also some of the crops they had planted in their own farmlands. When Gu Min Min was dressed in an old cotton-padded jacket that Gu Min's mother couldn't wear, Min Jing followed her husband to a reservoir a few dozen yards away from the Zhou family main team. They were to dig up the soil there, taking advantage of the less rain in the winter to expand the capacity of the reservoir until next flood season to store more water.

The Zhou family had a large market, with only twenty-seven members in the Lunar New Year. There weren't many people selling things in the market, and most of them brought some of the things that they grew in their own land to trade for something in the market. After all, at this time, everything was planned economy.

It was a big gathering of the Zhou household and there was not much work left to do in the fields. After Mother Gu got up to make breakfast in the morning, Minjie quickly went to the production team with her friends, who were peeling peanuts from the shells of the dried peanuts they had collected in the storehouse. The peanuts were left by the rest of the team in the village after they had been handed over to the grain workers, they could even extract some oil from the peanuts.

In the winter, the Gu family had to wear a piece of cotton clothing to protect themselves from the cold. Although there weren't any new cotton, the old cotton clothing that had been taken apart and washed was still very warm, and had been used for several years. The cotton clothes that had been taken out were already black, and Gu Mi very carefully flicked them off herself, drying them out in the sun for a few times, making them softer and softer, seeing that the weather was getting colder and colder, and since there was nothing to do in the team, she didn't have to work every day.

Gu Min Qian sat on the brick bed and watched her mother do her needlework. Min He went out to play after eating. In today's grand show, she might be able to pick up some rotten vegetables and leaves that others didn't want. It would be good if she didn't eat them and throw them to the pigs in the pigsty.

Mother Gu hadn't even finished half of her cotton clothing when Min shouted from the courtyard, "Mother, mother, my mother is here! My mother is here! Come out quickly!"

Upon hearing this, Mother Gu quickly put down her sewing needle and put on her shoes. She opened the door and ran out of the room. Gu Min Qianqian looked out the window and saw Min and an old lady holding onto the hand. The old lady held onto an arm as she walked in.

Mother Gu ran out of the house and took the old lady from Min He. "You child, your mother is a small foot. Why don't you walk so fast? Aren't you afraid of hurting your mother?"

Min He said, "Mother, quickly go to the house and rest. I need to hurry back to the street to take a look. Ermeng picked up a handful of cabbage leaves just now. I will also go and pick them up to feed the pigs." With that, she slipped away like a wisp of smoke. Gu Mu's mother held on to the old lady's arm and said, "This child, it's really him."

The old lady said, "I met her on the street. Min and she pulled me home when she saw me, saying that we, Qianqian, knew how to talk. I was very happy, but Qianqian is in the house. Come, come, come, let's quickly enter. I need Qianqian to call me Grandma. I want to listen."

Mother Gu said, "Mother, please slow down. Qianqian is on the brick bed. Mother, we're having lunch at home. After lunch, Minjie will take you home by herself."

The two of them entered the house. Gu Min Qian sat on the brick bed and watched as the old lady took off her shoes and climbed onto the brick bed. She took out a few sesame seed cakes from her bag and said, "Qianqian, come to your mother."

Gu Min Qian knew that this was her mother, so she went over and sat next to the old lady. She called out, "Grandma!" When the old lady heard this, she stuffed the scones into Gu Min Qian's hands and hugged Gu Min Qian, saying to Gu Min, "I said there's nothing wrong with us Qianqian, but we spoke too late. Seeing those old people, we have to say that our child is a mute.

Mother Gu poured a bowl of hot water for her mother and placed it on the kang table, saying, "They said to let them go. They'll interfere with our family's business. Our child will be fine." Seeing the several sesame seed cakes on the table, he said, "Mother, you spent this money again."

The old lady said, "So what if I buy some sesame seed cakes for the children? I'm happy, this is a dish I brought from home, I grew it in the yard myself, this is the meat I cut on the street earlier, I also know that you guys are going to build a house, it's not too fast, I bought some meat for you guys to make up for it. I've been working all day, how good would it be if I didn't eat some good food."

When Mother Gu heard this, she embarrassedly said, "Mother, look at you. You just need to keep the money for yourself. We'll all be able to get an equal mark from the job."

The old lady said, "What's yours is yours, and what's mine is mine. You also know that after your dad disappeared, I would be able to receive a few coins every month. I don't have much money on me, so wouldn't I save it for you?"

Old Gu's mother sat on the edge of the brick bed and said, "Mother, you live in the village. Third Brother will take care of you. Third Brother should treat you well. Don't you still have Third Sister-in-Law and a few nephews?"

When the old lady heard this, she impatiently said, "Hui De, what's wrong with you? I'm not stupid yet, and I know what to do and what not to do. You can just live your life here with these kids. Did you never count how your third brother became the secretary of the family? Oh, what, I still have to serve their family all day, so I have to spend money on them as well? "

Hearing her mother say so, Mother Gu stood up and said helplessly, "Mother, why would I think that way? I was thinking that I'm the only child in our family, and there's no brother in the family. My third brother was close to me since I was young, and he has been taking care of you ever since I got married."

The more gentle and gentle you are, the more some people feel that you're not a good person and will only feel that you're a good person to be bullied. Alright, you should hurry up and pack up your lunch, I'll help you with your needlework. Take a look at your formation feet, I told you to practice a lot earlier, but if you don't listen, I've been watching all these needlework you've done for the children all these years. Gu Min Qianqian held the sesame seed cake that her mother had given her and leaned against the brick table as she looked at her mother's swift movements. Don't look at the stitches being sewn too quickly, they were the same size and were very smooth. Gu Min carried her mother over to the outer room to fix lunch.

Grandma Gu sewed for a while before she raised her head and saw Gu Min Qianqian holding a sesame seed cake and staring at her without blinking. Her heart softened as she rubbed the tip of the sconce against her scalp and said, "Qianqian, why don't you eat the sesame seed cake?"

Gu Min Qian looked at the sesame seed cake in her hand. It was the size of a grown man's palm and was branded a golden yellow. The fragrance of wheat wafted into her nose as she swallowed her saliva and said, "Grandma, I'm waiting to eat with brother and sister."

When Grandma Gu heard this, she was stunned for a moment. She raised her hand to rub Gu Min Qianqian's head and said, "Good child, you're really obedient. There's still a few left. You can eat."

Gu Min Qian shook her head and said, "Mom, I'll keep it for Big Bro to eat."

His elder brother had followed his husband to the reservoir over there to dig up the soil, but the work there wasn't easy at all. His eldest grandson had followed his husband around the village since he was a teenager, the farthest he had been was to repair the railway several hundred kilometers away, or in the middle of winter.

Grandma Gu sighed and said, "Alright, then we'll keep it for your big brother. Qianqian, quick, grow up. It's not easy for your mother to bring you guys along. When you grow up, you have to properly filial your mother, understand?"

Gu Min nodded and said, "Grandma, I'm filial to my mother. I'm also filial to you. From now on, I'll buy you good food. I'll take you out to play."

Grandma Gu looked at the little girl's serious expression, laughed and said, "Alright, alright, then I'll wait for our Qianqian to be filial to me."

He sighed as he busied himself with washing the wok. The wok on the small stove was already filled with millet congee, it was the new rice cake this year, the meaty pieces of meat brought over by Grandma Gu had already been cut apart, the fat meat was cut into small pieces, first the lard, then the stir-fried meat out, adding more salt, and then the oil in the wok was stewed into a Chinese cabbage. During the stew, the live corn noodle had already been pasted all around the wok.

After Grandpa Gu had joined the army, Grandma Gu had stayed home with Grandma Gu. Grandma Gu's home was a large family in the southern part of the county, and Grandma Gu had taken a fancy to the merchant group, and had decided to marry Grandma Gu. Although Grandma Gu's family was unwilling, her daughter was willing, and Grandma Gu was a stubborn person.

The main reason why the Gu family received so much help was probably because Gu Mu's mother would be taken better care of in the village. The person saved by Grandpa Gu helped Gu's third son become the village's general secretary for so many years.