Once upon a time, I was not like this. Although she had a strong temper, she was very gentle when she got married. Everything changed after my eldest daughter was born.
After she became pregnant, her mother-in-law took care of her like a treasure, which made Baodan's mother, who had never enjoyed the love of her parents since childhood, feel that she had made the right choice in marriage. Her husband loves her and her parents-in-law care for her. This is the life she dreams of.
But all this changed after she gave birth. When the mother-in-law saw that it was a daughter, she didn't even frown, but her face immediately changed and she turned around and left the room. Not to mention taking care of her during the confinement period, she couldn't live without scolding her every day. Although my husband didn't say it, he showed his disdain.
No one knew how Baodan's mother got through those days. No one knew whether she was brainwashed by the daily abuse, or whether she was resentful that her eldest daughter was not a son. In short, she began to hate her own children day by day. She thought that if it was a son, her mother-in-law would never treat her like this, and her husband would not ignore her, which made her hate her eldest daughter even more.
Then she gave birth to her second daughter. Fortunately, she finally turned her life around after giving birth to Baodan. Her husband treated her differently and she felt more confident in front of her mother-in-law. But at this time she had changed a lot, and became the same person as her mother-in-law, sarcastic, mean, and willing to take advantage of others and make trouble even when she was unreasonable. She became the type of person she hated the most when she was a girl.
Now that her mind was clear, all that was left for Baodan's mother was regret. Fortunately, my son has learned a lesson from this incident and is now able to listen to what I say. It should not be too late to teach him well.
Baodan's mother looked at her son seriously and said, "Son, I apologize to you. What I said was wrong. Other people's things are theirs. If you want to play with them, you can discuss it with them. If they agree, you have to give it back after playing with it for a while. You can't just take it away or destroy it."
"Also, we can't bully others when they haven't bullied you yet. Of course, we can't give in when they bully us. Son, do you think what I said is right?"
"Then what I did in the past, such as stealing other people's things, scolding others and beating others, was wrong?" Baodan began to doubt himself for the first time when he thought about his past behavior.
"Yes, not only did you do it wrong, but mom and dad did it wrong too, so let's correct it together now, and over time you will make good friends, and people will be willing to play with you."
"What mom did was not right either, but I did what mom did when I dealt with the bad guys before, so should I not do this?" After all, he is still young, and Baodan can't quite figure it out.
Baodan Mother: "…" Her son's words choked her, and she didn't know what to say for a moment. My son has learned all my bad sides.
To be honest, when she found out that her son had escaped from the beggar, Baodan's mother was glad that her son was brave and had learned her shrewish tricks, otherwise the consequences would be unimaginable. Think about it, although her actions are indeed bad, they are not bad if used in the right place.
Baodan's mother thought for a moment and then said, "Son, I was wrong because I did the wrong thing first, and I didn't repent and kept making trouble. But what happened to you last time was different. It was a bad guy. When dealing with bad guys, as long as the method is effective, it doesn't matter whether they are good or bad. And you did a great job. I'm very happy that my son is so smart." That's it... This is the best explanation that Baodan Mother can come up with.
"Mom, I think I understand a little bit." Baodan nodded, then looked at the group of children in the open space.
...In fact, he doesn't want to be hated by others.
Seeing her son having fun and Xiang Yunjin also outside, Gulan walked into the tent with peace of mind and began to transform herself into another identity as a chef. There was quite a rich variety of food in the carriage, and the temperature was low now so the meat wasn't going to spoil easily. I bought a lot of different kinds of meat in Yucheng alone, all in large portions. I bought a whole slab of pork, as well as ribs, domestic chickens and ducks, and mutton. If I was lucky, I even bought a portion of beef.
We've been eating as we go and we're still halfway there. The weather is really too cold, so Gulan plans to make something fresh and stomach-warming, mutton hotpot, but it lacks chili. Gulan has decided that if she still doesn't find any peppers when she arrives in Yunzhou City, she will just grow them herself next year. Anyway, there are plenty of dried peppers in the space and the seeds are easy to find.
They found the vegetables for the hot pot and gave them all to Daya and Erya. Gulan then took out about four or five pounds of mutton from the cart, cut it into pieces and made soup. If you want the mutton soup to taste delicious, you have to be willing to add the ingredients. First, blanch the mutton, then add oil, onion, ginger and garlic, stir-fry until fragrant, then add the mutton and continue to stir-fry, then add water and pour in cooking wine, but there was no cooking wine on the shelf, so Gulan used wine instead, as well as angelica, pepper, tangerine peel, rock sugar, etc. These are all indispensable ingredients, and red dates are added when covering the pot at the end.
Bring to a boil over high heat and then simmer over low heat. The fresh aroma of the mutton quickly spreads from the tent, attracting AnAn back from playing outside with his friends. Also coming in was Goudan, who was always with them. The two children sat in a row beside the fire, waiting quietly.
Xiang Yunjin had smelled the fragrance a long time ago, but was worried about AnAn so he didn't come in. When he saw the little guy being attracted back, he turned around and came in right after him.
You can tell it's mutton soup as soon as you smell it. Some people don't like the smell of mutton, but he just likes this smell. Mutton soup is one of his favorite soups, and he is looking forward to it.
After simmering for about half an hour, Gulan lifted the curtain, placed the prepared vegetable bowls next to it, and told everyone that they could eat.
Then, except for Xiang Yunjin, the other children stared at the pot of hot soup and the uncooked vegetables in the basin, not understanding how to eat it.
"Dad, is this how we eat it? But the vegetables are all raw." AnAn looked at his mother in confusion, waiting for her to tell him and unlock new ways to eat it.
Gulan realized what his son said, and he found that he was negligent and seemed to have not told the children to eat hotpot.
But Xiang Yunjin seemed quite calm and didn't find it strange. It seemed that he had eaten it before. This meant that hot pot had already appeared at this time.
Gulan, who originally wanted to explain, turned her eyes and pointed the finger at Xiang Yunjin. Since he had eaten it, let Xiang Yunjin explain it, so that she wouldn't make the mistake of saying something when she didn't understand the situation.
"Let Uncle Jin tell you what this is? I'm leaving Brother Jin in your hands." While speaking, Gulan looked at Xiang Yunjin expectantly.
"Uncle Jin?" Several children looked at Xiang Yunjin in an instant.
Being watched by several pairs of clear eyes, Xiang Yunjin glanced at Gulan and said helplessly: "If Uncle Jin guessed correctly, your father made Gudong."
"Uncle Jin, what is Gudong?" This name is too strange, AnAn doesn't understand.
"It is called this because it is eaten while being cooked. When putting food in it, it makes a gurgling sound, so it is called Gudong. It is the warmest to eat in winter."
"Gudong, antique, it really does look a bit like it." AnAn found it very interesting and repeated it, with a smile on his little face.
Goudan is still young and doesn't understand, but that doesn't stop him from laughing along with Brother AnAn. He even imitates Brother AnAn and repeats "Gudong, Gudong", which is very cute.