After becoming a widow, I became the mother of seven children

Yan Qingqing sighed: "Oh, Dalang is so unlucky. We just left this morning and we had fish at noon."

Li Xiangkang, who was on the side, also said: "Yes, brother, I'm really unhappy. Mom, I still want to eat fish at night."

Yuan Huiniang on the side heard this and asked cautiously: "Mom, there are several more in the bucket. Can you leave one for Dalang, Erlang, Sanlang and the others?"

Yan Qingqing looked at Yuan Hui and said, "Of course. I remember that when you gave birth to Niuniu, your mother's family sent twenty eggs. You went back and picked up two big ones and gave them to them so that they could have a taste."

Yan Qingqing remembered that when Yuan Huiniang gave birth to her child, she didn't even serve wine because she was a girl. But the Yuan family was the only one who asked someone to send gifts.

After hearing this, Yuan Huiniang quickly waved her hands and said: "Mom, no need, just leave one for Dalang and the others. My mother is pregnant now, so I will keep the rest for my mother to recuperate."

Yuan Huiniang felt that her mother-in-law had managed to get a few fish home, but she did not dare to take such good things to her parents' house.

Although she is now the eldest daughter-in-law in the family, she always remembers to abide by her duties as a daughter-in-law, and she always feels guilty for not being able to win her first child, so no matter how much work she does at Lao Li's house, she does not dare to complain.

Seeing Yuan Huiniang's resistance, Yan Qingqing sighed in her heart because her family was too poor. Since she didn't want to, forget it. When her family's life gets better in the future, Yuan Huiniang's confidence will naturally be enough.

At this time, Lao Li's family next door was also having dinner. Several adults and boys were sitting around the table, and several girls were squatting at the door holding bowls.

Zhao Yumei finally couldn't help but said: "I don't know what delicious food my second brother and sister are making at home, but it tastes so good."

Li Sanniu and his wife Xu Suying looked at each other without saying a word.

Seeing that no one was paying attention to her, Zhao Yumei continued to speak unwillingly: "Although the family is separated, her parents are still her parents-in-law and the grandparents of several children. When the family was separated, they did not treat their second wife badly. This is done. Those who eat delicious food should respect their parents.

Besides, they were able to eat meat just after the family was separated. Maybe they had hidden a lot of private money behind their parents’ backs. "

The more Zhao Yumei talked, the darker Mrs. Li's face became. She used to think that Yan Qingqing was a boring gourd, but she didn't expect so much scheming. How dare you hide your private money.

When Mrs. Li was about to get angry, Mr. Li coughed and said, "Okay, if the family is divided, you don't care what others eat. If you can, go and eat meat!"

Mr. Li usually doesn't interfere in family matters. But once he opened his mouth there was no room for negotiation. So Mrs. Li and Zhao Yumei didn't dare to speak for a moment.

Besides, Yan Qingqing had lunch and rested for a while. She just thought about continuing to go fishing. After all, the news of living in the village spread quickly, and maybe people would know how she caught the fish tomorrow.

Although not everyone can learn fishing, there are always people who can learn it.

Sure enough, when Yan Qingqing and the others went there in the afternoon, several people came to inquire.

If Yan Qingqing can deal with it, he will deal with it. If he really can't deal with it, he will just answer a few sentences.

Yan Qingqing caught more than ten fish throughout the afternoon. She plans not to come tomorrow. Because judging from today’s situation, even if we come tomorrow, we probably won’t be able to catch a few fish.

Yan Qingqing and the others still had fish to eat in the evening. Li Xiangkang asked while eating, "Mom, are we still going fishing tomorrow?"

Yan Qingqing shook her head and replied: "I won't go, these fish are enough for us to eat for a few days."

Li Xiangkang was a little disappointed after hearing Yan Qingqing's words. He really didn't understand why his mother didn't go fishing because she was so good at fishing.

Yan Qingqing touched Li Xiangkang's head and explained: "Silang, this Cang River does not belong to us. We have caught enough fish. There are still many people in the village who cannot eat meat. We have to leave some opportunities for others."

After saying this, Yan Qingqing felt guilty. This kind of mentality of being poor and caring for oneself, and being successful and helping the world is really not suitable for her. If she hadn't been afraid that there would be too many people tomorrow and she wouldn't be able to catch any fish and lose face, hey, how could she give up such a good opportunity?

Although Li Xiangkang didn't quite understand, he nodded anyway, since what his mother said must be right. He doesn't know what's going on, but since they separated, he feels that his mother is becoming more and more powerful and reliable.

The next day, Yan Qingqing had just gotten up when she heard Li Yueniang whispering to Li Xiniang: "Sister, I just secretly went to the river to take a look. There are fishermen everywhere, and a few people even started fighting over the space."

After hearing this, Xin Niang nodded Yue Niang's head with her finger and said, "Didn't my mother say yesterday that she wanted to leave the opportunity to others, why did you run away?"

Li Yueniang stuck out her tongue and said, "I'm just curious to check it out. Sister, I feel like my mother is different from before."

Li Xinniang asked: "What's different?"

Li Yueniang replied: "My mother seems to have become more powerful, and she treats us better now. In the past, when my grandma and aunt scolded us as losers, my mother would never protect us or let us eat at the table."

After hearing this, Li Xinniang sighed and said: "Mom can't help it. Grandma doesn't like our family, let alone my mother. Now that we are separated, my mother can make the decision, so she will be nice to us."

Li Yueniang said disapprovingly: "But my sister still wants to marry that cripple. Why doesn't my mother cancel the marriage?"

Li Xinniang's expression changed instantly when she mentioned this matter. She didn't want to marry that cripple, but her family had accepted all the gifts, so what else could she do.

When Yan Qingqing heard this, she remembered that in order to raise money for Li Chengye to study, Mrs. Li told Li Xinniang about a lame man whose wife had died and accepted a dowry gift of twenty taels of silver from him. She did not immediately act because Li Xinniang was still young. marry.

To put it bluntly, Li Xinniang was sold.

Although the original owner was not happy at first, he did not dare to raise objections.

In fact, the original owner still favored boys over girls, so Li Xinniang and Li Yueniang were not close to her. Yan Qingqing has also felt it these days.

Yan Qingqing could no longer eavesdrop on the two little sisters, so she pretended to cough.

Li Xinniang and Li Yueniang were so frightened that they stood up quickly and shouted in unison: "Mom!"

Yan Qingqing glanced at the two of them and said, "After dinner, you take me to the mountains to have a look."

Li Xinniang quickly replied: "Mom, I can go find whatever you need. It's not convenient for you to be pregnant now."

Yan Qingqing smiled and said: "No, I just went to take a look. The doctor said that moving more as I get older is beneficial to my production."

As soon as Yan Qingqing said this, Li Xinniang couldn't say anything else, so she had no choice but to nod in agreement.

When Yan Qingqing walked past her, she said: "Don't worry, mother will not let you marry that cripple. I will find a suitable opportunity to cancel the marriage."

As for why not now, it's because she doesn't have money. Even if Li Xinniang is reluctant to do this, Mrs. Li has accepted the bride price from others. Even if she regrets the marriage, she still has to return the bride price to them.

Li Xinniang burst into tears after hearing Yan Qingqing's words. No matter whether this matter was successful or not, she knew that her mother had her in her heart.

In the past, when my mother didn't object, it was because there was no separation of the family and she couldn't make the decision. Now she can take the decision, so it's better for them. No need for Yan Qingqing to explain, Li Xinniang herself gave a perfect explanation.