Qi Ling: We all wear modern clothes, so it’s reasonable to get rich, right?

Chen Lingling couldn't help but sigh: "I really envy you Dong Qian. Not only did you find a good husband like Zhang Shuqing, but you also have such a good best friend."

Dong Qian deeply agreed: "I am lucky to meet Minmin."

Yu Min waved her hands hurriedly: "That's an exaggeration, that's an exaggeration..."

Dong Qian smiled and looked at Zhang Shuqing: "There is still a lot of chicken soup, Shuqing, you all should have a bowl too."

Zhang Shuqing subconsciously refused, "Forget it..." Halfway through, he thought of Yu Min and Chen Lingling, and changed his mind halfway: "Okay, I'll listen to you."

He served them both a bowl of soup.

Yu Min wasn't pretentious either.

On the other side, Chen Lingling ate so eagerly that she looked twice.

Then, his eyes froze.

I saw that when Chen Lingling reached out to take the bowl and chopsticks, one of her sleeves was pulled up, exposing a small part of her arm.

She could clearly see several green and purple marks on it.

It seemed like he had been beaten.

She frowned subconsciously and quickly looked away before Chen Lingling noticed.

Finished the chicken soup.

We talked for another half an hour.

Chen Lingling stood up and said goodbye: "It's almost 10 o'clock, I have to go back to cook."

"I'll see you this afternoon."

Dong Qian waved her hand: "Well, walk slowly."

Yu Min said politely: "Goodbye."

When they left, Dong Qian took her hand and said softly: "Minmin, don't leave today. Let's sleep together tonight."

Yu Min nodded: "Okay!"

That's exactly what she meant.

In the evening, I secretly went to see my uncle.

However, thinking of what she had just seen on Chen Lingling, she seemed to ask casually: "Qianqian, is that Chen Lingling also married?"

"Well, Lingling has been married for two years."

"Then does she have children?"

Hearing this, Dong Qian's face darkened slightly and she shook her head: "No children."

"Sister Lingling is also very troubled and takes folk remedies everywhere. Her man is ten years older than her, already in his thirties, and has no children yet. The whole family is very worried."

Yu Min was slightly surprised: "So much bigger?"

"Is this your first wedding?"

"No, Hong Baoguo is married for the second time."

Yu Min asked again: "Is that a divorce or..."

However, I already have the answer in my heart.

Dong Qian sighed: "I heard that he died in childbirth. It's such a pity. Brother Hong is good-tempered, patient and helpful, but this happened to him."

is it?

Hearing what she said, Yu Min was unsure again.

Originally, she thought that Chen Lingling was being abused by her husband, but now listening to Dong Qian's statement, that shouldn't be the case.

Forget it.

Individuals have their own personal happiness.

She did not intend to tell Dong Qian about the wounds on Chen Lingling's body, firstly because Dong Qian was still in confinement, and secondly because Chen Lingling deliberately kept it from her and there was no need to expose it.

……

summer.

Days are long and nights are short.

She had been to the Hongjiaba Brigade many times, and everyone in the team was familiar with her. Therefore, after dinner, she went out alone to eat and take a walk.

While no one is looking.

She sneaked into the cowshed.

The long-lost family members met, and everyone was very happy, and there was endless talk to say when they got together.

Shake.

2 hours have passed.

At this moment, it is already 9 o'clock in the evening.

She said goodbye to her uncle and the others, and left the cowshed quietly.

When she came back, Dong Qian asked curiously: "Why did you take the walk for so long?"

Yu Min's expression remained unchanged: "Haha, I went to the beach for a walk, and it was so late before I knew it."

Dong Qian suddenly said: "No wonder~"

"You still have this habit. You like to go to the beach every day..."

Yu Min smiled.

Fortunately, she has this habit.

Therefore, she would not arouse suspicion even if she left for 2 hours, and the Hongjiaba brigade could travel back and forth from the seaside in 1 hour.

That night.

The two sleep together.

Zhang Shuqing took the baby to sleep in another room, but had to bring the baby in every two hours to feed him.

Yu Min was not used to it, so she kept being woken up.

In the second half of the night, she was so tired that she didn't care about the movement around her and fell into a deep sleep.

Dreaming again.

The protagonist this time is actually Chen Lingling.

The dream began when she went to the countryside. Her family favored sons over daughters. There were three children in total. The eldest brother, she and the younger brother were all about the same age.

She is not good at reading.

I graduated from junior high school but did not enter a junior college.

After all, she has a registered residence in the city, but she has no connections with her family, and she is not capable enough and has never found a job.

69 years.

The above requires that one child from each family must go to the countryside. If there is no job, the child has reached the age, and there are other children in the family who are working, all of them must go to the countryside.

Her eldest brother graduated from junior high school and was lucky enough to work as a worker in a machinery factory.

Neither she nor her younger brother have a job.

Logically speaking, he had to go to the countryside. Father Chen was a level 3 worker in the steel factory. He retired and gave the job to his younger son.

Mother Chen also has a job.

A level 4 worker in a cotton factory, but she was reluctant to give her job to Chen Lingling.

After all, she is the only senior worker in the family, earning 50 yuan a month.

The eldest son has been working for 2 years and only earns 20 yuan a month.

The younger son has just joined the job and is the lowest-level worker, earning only 17 yuan a month.

The whole family depends on her.

So Chen Lingling went to the countryside.

She was filled with hatred.

She secretly swore that she would never ask for help from her cruel parents in this life.

However, after only one month in the countryside, she was defeated by reality.

No food, no clothes, no use, and the place to live is in tatters...

She wrote letters home crying.

But she only received a letter asking her to be patient, and she had no money or supplies.

She was heartbroken.

Finally, I also recognized the reality.

Unable to bear the hardship, she thought that she still had some beauty, and planned to find someone to marry while still young.

So she started searching in the brigade.

I've been looking around, but I'm not satisfied.

Those who like her think she is poor, and those who are rich think she is ugly; those who like her think they are despised.

Search and search.

He fell in love with Hong Baoguo.

At first, she didn’t want to marry the second-married man, but Hong Baoguo was so kind to her, helping her with work, giving her food and supplies, and often making her happy...

Chen Lingling fell.

What about the second-married man?

The first one has no children. If she gets married, won’t it be the same as the first marriage?

Besides, Hong Baoguo was well-known for his kindness. His ex-wife didn't work in the fields for a day after marrying him, so he could enjoy the blessings by marrying her.

She happily married.

In the first month of her marriage, she really lived a dream-like happy life.

However, the nightmare appeared.

Someone in the village gave birth to a son, and everyone went to have a full-moon wine party. Hong Baoguo drank the wine, and when he came back, he beat her like crazy.

She couldn't make a sound.

Because Hong Baoguo blocked her mouth.

That day, she was beaten half to death.

The next day, Hong Baoguo sobered up, apologized to her on his knees, slapped himself again, and vowed never to get drunk again.

Her parents-in-law also advised her.

She softened.

However, if there is a first time, there will be a second, third, and countless times.