Siheyuan: Shazhu's Leisurely Life

Chapter 35 Life experience
It would take some time for the food to be served, so He Yuzhu and his friends took a few sips of soda and then started chatting.

Both parties had a good first impression and were about to get married. He Yuzhu also wanted to know more about his future daughter-in-law's family situation.

Just as Li Cuixia said, although Chen Miaoyun was a refugee, her conversation and thinking were definitely that of an educated intellectual.

Soon, as she told the story, He Yuzhu gradually understood her family background.

It turns out that Chen Miaoyun was born in Chenjia Village in Sichuan and Chongqing. Chen is a common surname in the village, and her family has a total of eight people.

There are six people in the family, including parents and brothers and sisters. Chen Miaoyun is the fifth child in the family, and with her younger sister, Chen Miaozhi is also the youngest sister in the family.

Above Chen Miaoyun are her four older brothers.

This situation is still very common in rural areas. After all, in this era, what matters is who has more children, especially who has more boys.

Those with more boys have more confidence and are not bullied in the village. Moreover, men are strong laborers and can be used as livestock.

Therefore, although Chen Miaoyun's family consists of five people, they have always lived a good life. The four older brothers got married one after another, and finally they were able to support Chen Miaoyun to finish five years of elementary school and finally junior high school.

However, they did not know when the harvest from their fields began to decrease. Because the village had a public canteen, no matter how the harvest was, everyone ate to their heart's content. The farmers who had been farming for generations were of course somewhat worried about this situation.

However, no one said anything, after all, who doesn't want to eat for free? But as the harvest in the fields decreased, the food in the warehouse also became less and less. In the end, the canteen could no longer operate because there was no rice!

At this time, a disaster struck again, and the fields could no longer produce food. Everyone woke up and every household looked for a way out.

But in this situation, everyone was busy with their own affairs, so who could help whom? Although the Chen family was prosperous, they were just ordinary people after all, and could not withstand the consumption. Before long, they were almost out of ammunition and food, and had reached the point of being out of food.

As the two youngest sisters in the family, Chen Miaoyun and Chen Miaozhi saw that many daughters in the village escaped from the village and went to other places to find a way out, which also made them have this idea.

It’s not that I think escaping will really provide any good solution, but having two less mouths to feed at home will at least allow my parents to hold on a little longer.

Therefore, Chen Miaoyun planned to escape to other places like other girls to reduce the burden on her family. However, her parents would not agree to this. After all, they were not a stubborn and unreasonable family as they could let two girls study from a young age.

But as life became increasingly difficult, Chen Miaoyun made the decision that she would leave secretly and not burden her family anymore.

On the last night, Chen Miaoyun planned to leave the village overnight with the things she had prepared, but was stopped by her younger sister Chen Miaozhi, who wanted to go with her sister.

Although Chen Miaozhi was only a teenager, rural children were sensible by nature. She had noticed some of Chen Miaoyun's movements a long time ago, so she stopped Chen Miaoyun and told her to either go with her sister or tell her parents.

In desperation, the two sisters left Chenjia Village. They heard that most of the people fleeing famine were heading towards Sijiu City. After all, this was the center of the country, and there must be food in such a big city.

So, after a long journey, the two little girls followed the refugee group and arrived at Sijiu City. Although Chen Miaoyun briefly described the process of escaping famine, He Yuzhu understood the hardships after listening to it.

Finally, He Yuzhu also sighed: "Miaoyun, don't worry, you won't go hungry after you marry into our family. I will treat you well."

"You two kids have suffered a lot along the way, but it's finally worth it. Don't worry about Zhuzi, he's absolutely reliable. Just like he said, your good days are coming."

Although Chen Miaoyun didn't have much contact with He Yuzhu, based on today's experience, she also understood that her future man would be a capable man, and she and her sister would not have to starve.

"Okay, I'll marry you and help you clean the house and take good care of you."

After hearing this, He Yuzhu couldn't help but smile, as if he had married a maid: "Why do you need to take care of me like this, I have hands and feet..." As he said this, He Yuzhu also felt something was wrong.

In this era, men are the breadwinners and women are the homemakers. Women do housework and take care of life, while men are responsible for making money and supporting the family. However, my own thoughts are still stuck in the same place as before I traveled through time.

As expected, when Chen Miaoyun heard He Yuzhu say that she didn't need her care, she thought that she had done something to make him dislike her, but she didn't dare to ask He Yuzhu, so she could only bite her lip with some grievance.

Li Cuixia, who was standing by and had a lot of experience, saw this and said hurriedly, "Okay, kid, you can't talk. Miss Miaoyun has this intention, so just agree. I think what she said is very good. You can make a lot of money at the steel mill, and she will keep your home clean and tidy. The two of you will live a prosperous life. Isn't this perfect!"

He Yuzhu touched his nose and laughed dryly: "I have never been married before, so I said the wrong thing. Okay, Miaoyun, I didn't pay much attention just now. I won't do that next time."

He Yuzhu is not a male chauvinist, but he doesn't think it's shameful to say soft words. Just kidding, she's going to be my wife soon, and I won't have time to love her in the future, so why would I care about a few soft words?

Seeing this, Chen Miaoyun realized that He Yuzhu didn't mean what she thought, and she breathed a sigh of relief. But then she felt that her reaction just now seemed a little too obvious, and her face felt slightly hot for a moment.

Fortunately, the food arrived soon. Two bowls of plain noodles with lard, two bowls of white rice, and three plates of greasy vegetarian dishes.

He Yuzhu simply called out to Chen Miaoyun and the others to start eating.

Seeing this delicious meal that they could not even dream of placed in front of them, Chen Miaoyun and Chen Miaozhi temporarily put aside their miscellaneous thoughts, picked up their chopsticks, and began to wolf down the food.

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After a hearty meal, Chen Miaoyun and her sister were about 80% full. It was not because He Yuzhu was reluctant to let them eat enough, but mainly because they were fleeing from famine and were too hungry to eat anything. Moreover, they ate so much suddenly that it was not impossible for one of them to be hospitalized by accident.

After all, she was married, so how could he let his wife not eat enough? After understanding this, Chen Miaoyun and her sister also controlled their food intake and finally ate until they were 80% full.

"Let's go, let's go get the photos, and then I'll go back and get the household registration book, and we'll tear up the certificate today!"

(End of this chapter)