Reborn back to 1984

Chapter 7

At about three o'clock in the afternoon, Zhang Xiuqing returned home, covered in mud and sweat, her face was as dirty as a cat, and her clothes were torn like a beggar's wife.She was hot and thirsty, tired and hungry, so she threw down the wheel, ran into the stove, scooped a ladle of water in the iron soup pot, and drank it fiercely.

Zhang Xiuhong is in a bad mood these days, and she cried a lot a while ago, her eyes were swollen like peaches, she was sitting under the eaves in a daze, when she heard the voice, she raised her head, saw Zhang Xiuqing came back, and subconsciously asked Said: "Where did you go? Where did this wheel come from? It's so dirty, what are you doing with it?"

Zhang Xiuqing was so tired that she didn't want to say a word. She walked out of the kitchen and came to the well platform. Regardless of whether it was dirty or not, she sat down on the ground and rested for a long time. Then she said with a tired face: "Help me dig the barrel well." water, and bring me a towel."

Like a cat whose tail was stepped on, Zhang Xiuhong jumped up, rushed to Zhang Xiuqing, pointed at her nose and yelled: "I am not your servant, why do you order me to do this or that? Don't think that I am better than you!" I'm three years older, so you can tell me to go east, but I can't go west. Zhang Xiuqing, let me tell you, I have tolerated you for a long time, you hate you, you know? Since I was a child, I have always been You wear new clothes, and throw them to me when they are worn out or worn out. You are also a daughter, so why should you wear new clothes and I should wear old ones? It's not fair..."

All the dissatisfaction and resentment accumulated in her heart for a long time were vented at this moment. The more Zhang Xiuhong said, the more excited and sad she became. The strong resentment and unwillingness made her completely out of control, like an irritated wild cat. Scratch the culprit into a big face: "Zhang Xiuqing, tell me, how am I not as good as you? You think you have good grades in school, so my grades are not good? From birth to now, I have been wearing your old clothes ;During the holidays, I don’t have my share of those delicious things. I put up with it. I told myself over and over again in my heart that other people’s second children come here like this. There is nothing to complain about. Just stop being the second child. I don’t want to fight or quarrel, I just hope that my parents will let me study and go to college for the sake of my cuteness, but now because of you, my only hope has been shattered..."

Zhang Xiuqing never knew that Zhang Xiuhong had accumulated so much dissatisfaction in her heart.To be fair, Zhang Lingen and his wife did a pretty good job in this age when patriarchy was still serious. Their original intention was not to treat Zhang Xiuhong badly, but they were too poor to satisfy all three children.

It was all caused by poverty, Zhang Xiuqing sighed, and said, "Don't cry, I will talk to my parents and let you continue studying..."

Before she could finish her sentence, she was interrupted by Zhang Xiuhong who was in a rage: "Stop coming to me and pretending to be a good person. I won't accept your tricks. Get the hell out of me in the future, and don't even think about bullying me again. From now on, if you dare to provoke me again, I will fight you hard, don't blame me for not warning you in advance, anyway, I'm going all out, and if you don't want to die, you can come..."

Zhang Xiuqing closed her mouth and sighed again in her heart.In this day and age, it is very difficult for rural people to get ahead. For boys, reading is the only way out, but for girls, this way is not feasible. There is another way, that is to marry, to be more precise, to marry to the city folks.

In her previous life, she was proud and arrogant. Regardless of the objections of both parents, she insisted on marrying Shen Anlin. After marriage, she didn't live well, but she didn't want people to see jokes. She gritted her teeth and swallowed all the tears in her stomach.After the divorce, I felt ashamed to see others, and because of such and such trivial matters, I drifted away from my family, and finally ended in a tragic end.Now that he was lucky enough to be reborn, how could he quarrel with his only sister because of a trivial matter.

The experience of the two lifetimes tells Zhang Xiuqing that some people cannot be overly accommodating and retreating, because she will make an inch; while some people need to be accommodating and giving in, because the same blood as you flows in her body.

Blind quarrels cannot solve the problem, and the result of the needle point is often a lose-lose.The combined age of Zhang Xiuqing's two lives is nearly 70 years old, so she has already seen through these truths.

Because Zhang Xiuhong was very emotional at the moment, she couldn't listen to anything, Zhang Xiuqing thought about it, and decided to wait until her mood stabilized before talking to her, so she got up on the ground with her hands on her hands, poured half a bucket of well water into her face Put it in the basin, then add hot water and go back to the room to scrub.

If there is one disadvantage of being reborn in the 80s, it is that it is inconvenient to take a shower. At this moment, Zhang Xiuqing misses the shower room in her previous life very much. Not only can she take a shower at any time, but it can also automatically adjust the temperature and temperature. How convenient it is!
After changing into clean clothes, Zhang Xiuqing walked into the stove room, picked up a bowl of cold rice with pickles, then put the changed dirty clothes in the wooden basin, poured water, and then poured some washing powder into it. After kneading, the blue particles quickly melted, and many white foams emerged.

After 30 years, she saw Haiou brand laundry detergent again. This brand had already withdrawn from the attention of consumers in the 21st century. However, in the 80s, it became popular all over China and became a well-known brand.There used to be a saying "South Seagull, North Panda", which was about washing clothes.

After soaking for about 15 minutes, Zhang Xiuqing dragged her tired body to the river to wash clothes.At that time, the countryside had not been polluted by industry, and the river was exceptionally clear, with countless wicker fish swimming in the water. On both sides of the river bank, willow branches fluttered gently with the wind, and several wild bayberry trees were flourishing. The branches are covered with bright red fruits, and from time to time, ripe wild bayberry falls into the water, attracting small fish to scramble to bite.

A group of ducks fluttered their wings and quacked. Sometimes they chased on the water, and sometimes stretched their necks to get into the water to find something to eat. Everything was so peaceful and beautiful.

Zhang Xiuqing squatted on the stones of the river bridge and scrubbed her clothes with great effort. She finished washing with great difficulty. Just as she was about to straighten her back, someone pushed her back hard, and with a "plop", she fell headfirst into the river.

Fortunately, the river was not deep, and Zhang Xiuqing grew up by the river, so she was familiar with the nature of water, so she quickly calmed down after being startled.When she stood still, she suddenly remembered that something like this had happened in her previous life. At that time, without saying a word, she climbed ashore and wrestled with Zhang Xiuhong, attracting many people from the village to watch, which made her father very angry.

Of course she would not do this in this life, her heart was very angry, but her face was expressionless: "If you drown me, you can go to school, then you drown me! If you can't, stop doing this kind of thing in the future Stupid thing. Don’t you know that if you want to change your destiny, the most important thing is to change yourself. It’s useless to complain. What you should do now is how to earn tuition fees with your own hands, instead of asking your parents for help. Yes. I don’t know if you’ve heard a saying. Success always favors those who are prepared. Don’t pin your hopes on others at any time, even if they are your relatives. Remember my advice, it’s better to ask for help Has!"

Zhang Xiuhong was already ready for a fight, but she didn't expect Zhang Xiuqing to say such meaningful words. She savored them carefully, and felt that every word was honest and true, and she froze for a moment.

Zhang Xiuqing stood in the slightly cool river, with a very cold expression on his face: "Now I will give you two choices, first, you will take care of the laundry in the future, and second, I will tell Dad that you want to kill me, which one do you choose?" ?”

After all, Zhang Xiuhong is a little girl who has never seen the world. After all, she just did this kind of thing on impulse, how could she not be afraid?After a while she made a choice, bit her lip, walked to the river bridge stone, picked up the basin of wet clothes to dry.

Zhang Xiuqing shook her head, stood in the waist-deep water, thinking about where she would start to change the current situation, but it was a pity that she had no capital and no connections, so she couldn't think of any good solution for a while.

In 1984, the land reform had been carried out in the countryside, and the five members of Zhang's family were allocated four acres of land, but Zhang Xiuqing knew very well that it was not enough to rely on such a few acres of land.Over the years, her parents have been working day and night and earning work points in order to provide for their three children to study, and they have been unable to make ends meet. She estimates that the family owes at least 500 yuan in debt.

In the early 80s, the consumption level was very low. 1000 yuan can build three neat houses, and 500 yuan can almost be regarded as a huge debt.If her father hadn't made the decision, according to her mother's wishes, she should have gone home to farm as early as the year she finished elementary school.

Zhang Xiuqing stood in the water for a while, then walked towards Heqiaoshi, but changed her mind when she got closer.She bent down, reached under the river bridge stone, and touched a handful of snails.

The south of the Yangtze River is rich in aquatic products, and you can find green-shell snails everywhere in the small river. If you want to eat, you can go to the river to find some. You can add dishes to your family and improve your food without spending money.

Zhang Xiuqing remembers that when she was a child, soy sauce soup was served with meals every now and then, and her life finally improved after the household contract was settled. Although she still couldn't afford meat, she still had enough pickles, but her younger brother was growing up. , Parents also do physical work all day long, if they eat old pickles every day, their nutrition will definitely not keep up.

There were a lot of snails in the creek, and after a while, Zhang Xiuqing touched a lot of them. Zhang Xiuqing looked at them and estimated that they weighed two catties, before climbing ashore.

Zhang Xiaofeng just came home. Seeing that the elder sister was drenched, she was shocked: "Sister, what's the matter with you? How did you fall into the river when you were so good? Are you okay? Do you want me to call Dad home?"

There are many rivers and water in the south of the Yangtze River. Many villages are built along the river and live by the water. Almost everyone knows how to swim. Although there are no express regulations, but when girls reach the age where they can say goodbye, few people will go swimming in the river in broad daylight. , so Zhang Xiaofeng guessed that his elder sister fell into the water, but he didn't know that the younger sister pushed her in.

(End of this chapter)