Reborn in 60s
Geng Lianfeng scolded as she picked up the child who was on his last breath.
"Little girl, don't cry, Auntie will take you home to eat dinner, is your tummy hungry? Alas, it's really pitiful."
"This is still a newborn baby, how can this adult be so cruel to abandon the child here? Isn't this wanting the child's life?"
Tong Yue felt that she was being held in a warm embrace, and hearing the woman's voice, it seemed that her heart wasn't bad, daring to say and do, this personality she liked.
Although it can't be seen what the woman looks like, being rescued means her life is temporarily saved.
Out of politeness she gave a big smile in the direction of the woman.
"Oh, this little kid is quite interesting, actually smiled, lucky you met your aunt today, otherwise your life would be in danger, let's go home."
Geng Lianfeng picked up the child and quickly went to find the team leader to discuss this matter, to see what the team leader's opinion was.
Halfway through, she saw a familiar face. Looking at her anxious and flustered appearance, everyone asked what was wrong. Geng Lianfeng didn't have anything to hide, so he directly told everyone that he had picked up a child, and this matter should be reported to the team leader.
By the time she arrived at the captain's home, her picking up of the child had already spread and everyone in the village knew about it.
Before the captain could say anything, an old lady rushed in from outside.
"Man Cang, Lian Feng, I want to discuss something with you..."
The old lady didn't even have time to catch her breath, and quickly told the two people about the purpose of her visit.
Because Wu Yuhua's three daughters-in-law, Wang Mei, have been married for five years and still haven't had children, the old lady is also anxious, thinking about whether she can bring this little girl back home, just to raise her as a child for her own son.
The captain's face, full of vicissitudes, had a hesitant expression.
"Sister-in-law, I'm not hiding it from you, this child is a girl. Look at the times we're living in, even if we adopt a child, according to our village people's way of thinking, we should at least adopt a boy."
In the future, he can still be a strong laborer and continue your family line, but it's not possible for a daughter. Aren't you afraid that your son and daughter-in-law will oppose this?
Geng Lianfeng also helped to persuade her, she clearly knew that Wu Shu's family was not a good match, what if the child didn't get along with them, wouldn't they suffer afterwards? Especially those three daughters-in-law of theirs, she understood them well, lazy and greedy, how could she bear to let her own adopted child have such a mother.
"Wu Yuhua was straightforward, 'Man Cang, look at your nephew all these years, he doesn't have any children. We can't just sit back and watch him not have an heir, let's take the child in and raise it for now. If you two don't think this is good, we can discuss it later.'"
Gao Man Cang glanced at Geng Lian Feng and knew she was reluctant to part with something.
"Hey Lianfeng, look at Wu Lao San's family, they have a good reason too. Why don't we send the child to their house to raise? Your family has two young sons, it's better than Lao San's family who doesn't even have one."
Geng Lianfeng liked the newly picked-up servant girl, but they were all fellow villagers, every family had its own difficulties, and besides, the team leader had already spoken up, so she couldn't refuse.
"Alright, then Auntie will go with me to pick up the child and bring him back. However, you must instruct Third Brother and his wife properly, this child is now covered in bandages all over his face, when we get back they need to take good care of it so it doesn't become infected."
Geng Lianfeng walked and told the old lady about the child's affairs.
When Wu Yuhua brought Wu Laisui and their two children over to take the child, Geng Lianfeng's home was almost crowded out of the doorway, everyone wanting to come see what this half-road-picked-up child looked like.
Tong Yue settled down in Ling Shui Village, taken care of by Wu Lai Shui and Wang Mei.
At first, the couple was barely passable and could somehow take care of the child. The main problem is that they are too lazy and have no sense of responsibility as parents. They either forget to change her diaper or don't remember to feed her, and even skip bathing the child whenever possible.
Tong Yue really didn't like this couple from the bottom of her heart, so she felt lazy to deal with them. However, in the eyes of the couple, this child seemed a bit dull and stupid.
It wasn't until much later that she realized she had arrived at a remote mountain village in Northeast China, the name of which was Lingshui Village, and it was named after the nearby Lingshan Mountain.
This Ling Shui Village is indeed a good place, with spring water on the mountain, river in front of the village and wetland to the south. In terms of ecological balance, this place is probably one of the best protected areas.
And during the three years of natural disasters, the whole village relied on the things on this mountain to get through those difficult days.
The whole village has over a hundred households. Although life is simple and hard, the local customs are relatively simple and honest, and the villagers are still quite friendly.
The villagers still maintain their most primitive farming and way of life. Tong Yue felt that this place seemed to be out of touch with modern times.
To say that this lifestyle is similar to ancient times, it's really not much different. The day starts at sunrise and ends at sunset, there are no electric lights, no entertainment, but looking at everyone's appearance, they seem to have already gotten used to this kind of life.
Tong Yue's good days in the Wu family did not last long. Two years later, Wang Mei became pregnant, and Tong Yue's life became even more bitter.
The two-year-old child was not taken care of at all, and Wu Lai Shui's couple were focusing on their own children, where did they have the leisure to care about the life and death of Shui Lian who was about to give birth.
The couple, who didn't like Yatou from the start, completely ignored Shuilian now. The others in the Wu family couldn't even take care of their own children, let alone have the mood to care for a wild child from who-knows-where. Wu Yuhua and Wu's wife, who had promised to treat her well, didn't do much good for her either.
From being able to walk, Shui Lian could only take care of herself, and having enough food and drink was already a blessing. In this Wu family, she was just like a small weed in the wilderness, living or dying on her own.
It was during the three years of natural disasters that she was fortunate to have been taken care of by the elderly in the village, especially Geng Lianfeng and Liang Shouwang, who were able to provide more assistance.
No matter what they ate, as long as it could fill their stomachs, the two families couldn't forget her one mouthful of food. Even if others were eating tree bark, they would think of saving a piece for her. Fortunately, with the secret care of the villagers, she was able to barely survive those difficult years.
But to be honest, she felt that Ling Shui Village was lucky to have a fair and kind team leader like Gao Man Cang. In other places, many people had died, and some villages were even completely wiped out.
And their Ling Shui Village, although everyone was also starving, at least there were no deaths due to starvation, which made her admire.