Chapter 21 Finding the Birthmark
Chen Afu saw Dabao's hesitation and could guess what he was thinking.
After mid-April, the family had a harder time. There was no surplus food or money. Winter wheat had not been harvested yet, and Wang's mother had taken fewer embroidery jobs. Some of the money for buying cloth and scraps was still on credit, and the needlework baskets she made had not yet been converted into money. The little money Wang earned from embroidery was not enough to buy medicine for Chen Ming's father. She also borrowed some on credit and kept some for him to buy nutritional supplements.
In order to eat, A Lu started picking vegetables from the vegetable garden and selling them in the town a few days ago. A full basket of vegetables could only be sold for more than ten coins. Except for Chen Ming's one egg a day, the other eggs were also sold. With this money, they bought cornmeal, brown rice or a small amount of white flour to take home.
The whole family was eager to harvest winter wheat and sell it for money.
Alas, there were still a few days before the winter wheat harvest, and there was still half a month before the harvest and sale. Would they be in a semi-starved state for half a month?
Chen Afu was in a dilemma. Even if he wanted to sell fancy tricks and recipes, he still wanted her to be nimble and able to go out.
In the evening, the family ate corn paste again, and only gave Chen Ming a bowl of noodles. The corn paste was very thin and shiny, and there was also a pot of boiled eggplant.
Others did not feel sad. This was how the family had been in previous years, and it was also the same for many villagers. Before the winter wheat harvest, there was a shortage of food, which was the most difficult time. It turned out that the family had to pay for Chen Afu's medical treatment and medicine, and they spent more money. Although the current life was difficult, the many needlework baskets and sewing kits piled in the house were their hope.
Chen Afu used the excuse of stomach discomfort and only drank the corn paste. The extra eggplant was divided between the two children.
Before going to bed, Chen Afu gave Dabao another bath. Now it was hot, and Dabao was a child, so Chen Afu would give him a bath almost every two days. Put the wooden basin in the kitchen, add warm water, wash Dabao, and then carry him to the kang.
Every time she carried the naked little boy to the kang, Chen Afu would take the opportunity to ask for some "benefits" and pat his smooth and white little butt. Mm, it felt so good. The little boy seemed to like his mother to pat him. He hugged his mother's neck, giggled and lifted his little butt.
It was far from convenient for Chen Afu to take a bath by herself. The house was too small, there was no place for her to take a bath, and there was no such deep wooden basin. Usually, when adults took a bath, they would wipe their bodies with a wet towel and then wash their hair separately. She thought that when she had money in the future, she must build a separate bathroom with a large wooden basin half a person's height. Add hot water, sprinkle some flower petals, and the whole room was filled with mist, just like the washing in the TV series in the previous life. Thinking of such a scene, Chen Afu was full of energy.
After she wiped her body and got on the kang, Dabao, who was only wearing a bellyband, rolled into her arms again and asked, "Mom, can I help you find the birthmark?"
Chen Afu smiled and lit the small oil lamp on the kang cabinet, and the small room suddenly became bright.
Since she could move more freely, Chen Ahfu began to look for birthmarks or scars on her body. It is said in the time travel literature that if you drop blood on the birthmark or scar to "recognize your relatives", you can open the door of space.
In addition to dreaming of Xiaoyanzi on the first day she came here, she dreamed of it twice. She fully believed that Xiaoyanzi must be in the space somewhere in her body, anxiously waiting for her to open the door.
Moreover, the swallow appeared on the day she had a car accident in her previous life, and she could understand its words. Perhaps it was because of her bleeding that the door of space was opened, and she also had a commonality with the spirit Xiaoyanzi. However, she died in the blink of an eye.
The skin of this body is really good, white and delicate, and it can be broken by a blow. In the places she can see, let alone birthmarks and scars, there are no spots. This is an advantage that others want, a typical beauty, but now it has become her biggest regret.
Chen Ahfu often asked Dabao to help her see the places she can't see, of course, except for the places that are not suitable for children. But Dabao looked very seriously every time, but he didn't see it. Chen Afu did not give up, always fantasizing that a miracle would happen one day.
Facing the small oil lamp, Chen Dabao first looked at Chen Afu's back, back of the neck, and the back of the legs, and then used his little claws to comb Chen Afu's hair, and said regretfully, "Mom, Dabao looked very carefully, but still didn't see any birthmarks or scars." Hearing his mother's sigh, he said again, "Mom, is it good to have birthmarks on your body? Then you can see if Dabao has any."
Chen Afu smiled and said, "Mom has already seen it. There is a small red birthmark on your left butt." The shape of the birthmark is quite special, like a three-pointed star, which is the trademark of Mercedes-Benz in the previous life, but without the outer circle.
When Chen Dabao heard it, he hurriedly said, "Then mom quickly climbed down, Dabao, see if there is any on mom's butt."
Chen Afu pinched his little face and said with a smile, "Mom is an adult, and you can't let others see your butt."
"Dabao is not someone else, he is mom's own son." Chen Dabao said hurt, and the word "belong" was particularly emphasized.
"Mom is an adult now, and her own son cannot see her private parts." Chen Afu said.
Chen Dabao felt a little regretful and asked again, "Who can see my butt?"
Chen Afu was stunned and said, "When Mom was a child, Mom's mother could see it."
Chen Dabao was so smart that he figured it out immediately. He touched his butt with his backhand and said, "Oh, that's right, Dabao is young now, so Mom can see his butt. And those younger kids wearing open-crotch pants, their little butts can be seen by everyone." He suggested, "Then Mom can ask grandma to help take a look, anyway, grandma has seen Mom's butt."
Chen Afu smiled and shook her head, then lay down on the bed in a depressed mood, muttering, "Isn't that door really in that shameful place?"
The swallow suddenly appeared in her mind again. It looked at her like a fool and said, "Oh my god! How can I be so miserable? I have been with a fool like you for two lifetimes. How could the door be in that place? You can think of it."
It actually came out at this time. Chen Afu was very surprised and said quickly, "Then tell me where it is."
"Stupid, if I tell you, the door will never be opened." After saying that, it disappeared again.
Chen Dabao thought his mother was talking to him and asked, "Mom, what do you want Dabao to tell you?"
Chen Afu was stunned for a moment, then said, "Well, Mom wants Dabao to tell Mom where our vegetable garden is, so that Mom can go to water the land and pick vegetables, so that grandma won't have to work so hard."
Dabao pouted and said, "Mom can't go out casually. Mom is pretty, and those bad guys want to do something bad to her."
Chen Afu hugged him and knocked his chin on the top of his head and said, "After Mom recovers from her illness, she will have to start her own business and earn money to support the family. How can she not go out? Don't worry, son, Mom is not stupid anymore, and no one can bully her."
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