[Period setting + reborn + everyday family life + a touch of ensemble cast + daily life]
"You old beggar, you don't even bring a bowl when you come begging! Hold out your hand if you want food, and get lost if you don't!"
"Pig shit suits you. Want some?"
When Li Guilan scolded, Chen Deqian trembled.
In her previous life, old Madam Li had been capable and hardworking. She married a lazy drunkard and bore him five sons and a daughter. She was skilled at working in the fields and a good wife and mother at home.
Her lazy, drunken husband wouldn't raise the children and left that to her. If she didn't give him good food and drink, he'd make a fuss. For the sake of keeping the family peaceful, she put up with it.
Li Guilan raised her five sons and one daughter herself, devoting all her energy to them. She helped them find wives and then cared for their children.
In the end, she sold the family's house and land and divided the money among her sons. Once they had the money, they decided she was old and useless.
None of them wanted to support her in her old age. They'd rather care for a dog than their own mother, and the brothers kept passing her from one household to another.
Finally, they pushed her into the river, where she hit her head on a rock and died. Only as she was dying did she remember that her daughter, whom she had treated poorly and who had died young in her husband's family, had been the most devoted to her.
When she opened her eyes again, she was back on the day her daughter came home from her husband's family in tears, before her daughter had died. This time, she would protect her daughter...
The lazy drunk won't act like a person? Beat him.
The sons and daughters-in-law think they can get away with anything? Beat them too.
This is beautifully written. The rural atmosphere is palpable. The characters are vividly portrayed, the language is witty and humorous, bringing them to life. Reading the book is like seeing the characters come to life! A reborn old woman supports her daughter, and her eldest granddaughter works hard to earn money to support the family! Thus begins a new chapter in the story!
I think it's better for children to separate once they're older. They each have their own families, and even if they eat from the same pot and share the same bowl of water, there will always be some resentment.
He's very capable in combat. Aside from the ungrateful wretches around him, he finds it quite satisfying to discipline his daughter-in-law and son-in-law's family.
Well written, keep it up!
The criticism was satisfying, but not excessive; a good book.