Rebirth 78: Hunting for Treasure in the Mountains, Spoiling My Wife and Daughter to the Heavens

On the way back to the village, Niu Erliang looked at the basket of fine grain on his back.

They kept saying Lu Weiguo was a spendthrift!

However, seeing the changes in Lu Weiguo, I am genuinely happy for the Lu family.

When we returned to the village.

The sky had already darkened.

Niu Erliang pulled the oxcart to the village collective.

Lu Weiguo was anxious to return home.

Smoke was rising from the chimneys of every household in the village.

Lu Weiguo was thinking about his wife and children at home.

There was no food at home, only potatoes and leftover rabbit meat from yesterday.

I wonder what those three women ate to stave off hunger today.

Stepping into the house.

Jia Cheng, who was playing with Jia Huan in the yard, saw Lu Weiguo return.

She quickly got up from the ground, grabbed her younger sister's hand, and rushed towards Lu Weiguo.

"dad."

"Daddy's home! Daddy, give us a hug! Did you bring us some meat?"

Jia Huan, with her childish voice, was overjoyed, and even Jia Cheng, who had been on guard, opened his arms wide.

Lu Weiguo put down the basket and picked up the two babies, one in each arm.

With both a son and a daughter to care for me, what could be happier than this!

"Dad didn't bring any meat back today, but look what he bought for you!"

Inside the house, Li Xiulian, who was steaming potatoes over a fire, stared wide-eyed at the malted milk powder that Lu Weiguo took out of his pocket in disbelief!

"What did you do today?"

Li Xiulian's words carried less hostility, but a hint of jealousy.

During that year, she worked herself to the bone taking care of her two children.

They took turns cleaning up after the child, helping with both bodily functions.

Lu Weiguo ignored all the consequences and even gambled away the family's grain.

Just yesterday's meal of rabbit meat caused the two children to "defect"!

But what surprised her even more was the jar of malted milk powder.

This is a truly rare item; almost no one in the entire village has ever tasted it.

Babies without breast milk usually drink rice water and rice oil, so they can't afford the high-end food that only city dwellers can afford.

"Honey, I went to the county town to sell mushrooms today. I didn't dare tell you because I was afraid you'd overthink it."

Besides malted milk powder, I also bought 30 jin (15 kg) of refined grain for the family, all of which are in my carrying basket.

Upon hearing the words "refined grains," Li Xiulian's shock instantly turned into anger.

He hurriedly ran to the basket on his back and began to look through it.

Upon seeing the snow-white, translucent rice, her little face immediately turned aggrieved.

"Lu Weiguo! Are you crazy! This is our family's food rations for a month! I've been saving it up for almost a month, not wanting to exchange it, just thinking of saving as much as possible..."

Exchange for more grain to get through this winter! You only exchanged for this little bit of high-quality grain?

That's not enough for our family of four! You! You spendthrift!

Li Xiulian couldn't help but be tempted by the fragrant, fine rice; she used to eat only the finest grains.

Both parents worked, and there were subsidies for high school students, so they almost never experienced hardship.

But ever since she married Lu Weiguo, she has been forced to live on coarse grains.

However, all the wealth that Lu Weiguo had accumulated over the years by eating coarse grains had been given away by Lu Weiguo.

With only this month's quota left, I'm thinking of saving up as much as possible to exchange with my parents for more whole grains to get by.

Milled grains are called refined grains, while grains with the outer skin removed are called coarse grains.

Only grains with skin and husks intact, or those that haven't even been washed, are called coarse grains.

Don't be fooled by the fact that thirty jin of grain sounds like a lot; it's enough for a family of four: two adults and two children.

In those days when there was no oil or fat, it wasn't even enough to eat for a month!

Not to mention getting through the entire winter.

Hearing his wife's scolding, Lu Weiguo was not angry at all, but instead felt a lot of heartache.

You have to understand, my wife is a high school graduate, and her parents are both full-time employees. Only those who lived through this era know how good their lives were.

While we might not have meat at every meal, we certainly won't go hungry.

But after following me, they wouldn't even eat fine rice.

Thinking of this, Lu Weiguo put down his two children.

He stepped forward and, ignoring Li Xiulian's struggles, held her tightly in his arms.

"Don't touch me! You good-for-nothing! All you do is bully us, mother and children!"

"Honey, I was wrong. I promise I won't gamble again. We can eat all the food we need. Don't worry, I'll take good care of our family."

"So that you will never suffer any more injustice."

Lu Weiguo leaned close to Li Xiulian's ear and whispered something.

The warm currents brushed against her earlobe, instantly making half of Li Xiulian's face turn bright red.

The hand that was pounding on Lu Weiguo's chest slowed down.

Finally, it turned into tears, wetting Lu Weiguo's clothes.

Her delicate body and submissive wife constantly stirred Lu Weiguo's heart.

"Snapped!"

Just as the two were deeply in love, Xiao Lu Weiguo raised his head, his heart restless.

Lu Jiacheng waved his little fist, jumped up, and punched Lu Weiguo in the knee.

"Dad! Don't bully Mom! Come at me if you dare!"

Jia Huan, hide behind your brother, your brother will protect you and Mom!

Lu Jiacheng wiped his snot on his face, his body trembling, but he still waved his little fists.

"Pfft!"

Lu Weiguo burst out laughing when he saw how adorable the child looked.

Li Xiulian also hurriedly broke free from Lu Weiguo's embrace, wiped away the tears from the corners of her eyes, and smiled.

"Young man, not bad, you know how to protect your mother now. Come on, let your father see what you're capable of!"

Lu Weiguo squatted down and caught Lu Jiacheng's fist with his hand.

In an instant, the father and son became inseparable.

Li Xiulian quickly picked up Lu Jiahuan and hid to the side.

Watching the father and son play happily.

Boys need their fathers' company to develop a strong masculine will.

Besides, Lu Jiacheng was doing this to protect his mother and sister.

Lu Weiguo was not sad at all; on the contrary, he liked his eldest son, who was precocious, even more.

"You two take it easy, Lu Weiguo. Don't hurt the child. I'll go cook for you."

Lu Weiguo did manage to bring back the grain, which was much better than stealing grain from home before.

Li Xiulian sighed and resignedly dragged the fine grains into the house.

Women in this era were not as delicate as those in later generations.

They can carry things weighing thirty or forty pounds as easily as playing with them.

Women of this era were adept at everything from the living room and kitchen to farm work and gathering mountain produce.

"Wife, cook less rice, and let Jiacheng drink malted milk powder too."

Lu Weiguo said that although there are two children in the family, it is difficult to treat them equally.

But he didn't want the sensible Lu family to suffer any injustice.

"No need for Dad, I know that stuff is for my little sister. She's happy just to have rice porridge."

Lu Jiacheng suddenly threw himself into Lu Weiguo's arms.

Enjoy your father's warm embrace.

Hearing this, Lu Weiguo felt even more distressed.

At four years old, Lu Jiacheng should be chubby and round.

But in his arms, Lu Jiacheng was so thin you could barely feel any flesh on his body.

Even his own wife, the hug just now, aside from the baby food bag.

It's rough to the touch everywhere else.

Lu Weiguo cursed himself in his heart.

It's all because of the sins I committed in the past!

Entering the house, Lu Weiguo scooped up a spoonful of rice and put it into the basin, adding water just enough to cover the rice.

I just casually put it into the boiling iron pot.

What porridge? From now on, there will only be rice in the house!

I will never eat that watery porridge again!

Seeing this, Li Xiulian wanted to stop him, but looking at Lu Weiguo's strong arms holding Jia Huan, a tear rolled down her cheek.