Chapter 62: Eavesdropping

Gu Chan suddenly raised her head, her eyes bright as lights, and grabbed Lin Zhao's hand, "Zhao Zhao, are you serious?"

Lin Zhao patted the materials for making matchboxes and smiled softly, "The materials are all here, how can I say it's fake?"

"Ouch, be gentle." Gu Chan hurriedly took the material bag and held it carefully in her arms, "Don't break it, this is all money!"

After saying this, he looked at Lin Zhao seriously and gratefully, "Thank you for thinking of me."

The country people had almost no other income except earning work points and saving eggs to sell at the supply and marketing cooperative. Lin Zhao sent them the job of pasting matchboxes, which was simply a pie in the sky.

Gu Chan felt her heart burning with joy when she saw that her brother-in-law and his sister-in-law could think of her. Warmth surged through her body and her eyes became slightly moist.

Zhao Zhao is really thoughtful.

Gu Chan wiped the corners of her eyes, and Da Shitou and Xiao Shitou pushed the door open and entered the house.

Seeing his mother wiping her eyes with red eyes, Dashitou had a preconceived notion that his third aunt was bullying his mother again, and suddenly there was something wrong with his eyes.

"Mom, are you okay?" Dashitou sat next to Gu Chan, looking like the head of the family.

Gu Chan was a thoughtful person. She could tell at a glance that something was wrong with her son's expression, and after a little thought she knew what he was thinking.

He patted his back angrily.

"Why didn't you call someone when you came in? Hurry up and call someone."

Dashitou listened to his mother and shouted in a low voice, "Third Aunt!"

Little Stone said consciously, "Third Aunt."

As his elder brother, he glanced at him and felt depressed.

The last time my uncle came, I didn't see him take any initiative.

Lin Zhao responded with a smile and took out a military green satchel and gave it to Dashitou. "I heard from your mother that you are going to elementary school. This is for you. Study hard."

In the original book, Wei Xiangdong was arrested for speculation and sentenced to ten years of labor reform. Wei's wife was sarcastic and bullied Gu Chan every day. Dashitou couldn't bear to see his mother being bullied, so he stabbed Wei with a knife. At that time, the crackdown was in full swing and he was sentenced to death...

This was the beginning of the tragedy of the second branch of the Wei family.

What happens next is even worse.

A schoolbag at the supply and marketing cooperative is not cheap, and the Wei family certainly cannot afford it. Dashitou looked at the brand new army green schoolbag and of course he wanted it. His hands almost gave birth to his own thoughts and he took the initiative to take it.

But he didn't.

He was still on guard against his third aunt.

Compared to schoolbag, mother is more important.

"Zhao Zhao..." Gu Chan spoke.

Lin Zhao interrupted her, "Sister, don't say no. I'm giving this to the children as a small token of my appreciation. There are also gifts for the eldest and second children."

The twins nodded.

Little Stone looked at the two identical faces, poked his head out from behind Gu Chan, and watched curiously.

"Little Stone, do you want some soda? Come over here, we have some." The eldest boy waved at him.

Xiao Shitou from the Wei family had heard of soda, and the captain's children had tried it and said it was sweet and delicious.

He instantly forgot about his shyness, ran over, and looked at the two cubs with an expression that was easy to understand.

What about soda?

Da Zi took out a kettle, unscrewed the lid, and handed it over. "It contains soda. My mother poured it in. You drink it! After you finish, let Da Shitou drink too."

Little Stone didn't look at his brother. Thinking of the tough words that Big Stone said, he shook his head and said, "My brother won't drink. My brother said that sugar-coated bullets...don't try to corrupt his will."

After saying this, he raised the kettle with both hands and drank the soda.

"It's delicious!" the little guy said excitedly.

From now on he can also tell his friends what soda tastes like.

There are countless small bubbles jumping in the mouth, like needles prickling the tongue. It is sweet, different from white sugar water or brown sugar water.

He was taught very well by Gu Chan. Although the little kid wanted to drink, he restrained himself and returned the kettle.

"Thank you, big brother and second brother." Little Stone said obediently.

Dashitou was shocked to find that his brother was not shy or stuttering, and would take the initiative to thank him! !

Tsk, the one who has food and drink is the brother.

How easy it is to deceive.

besides.

When did he say he didn't want to drink soda? I'm so angry.

It's his blessing to have such a simple-minded brother.

Dashitou laughed angrily.

Gu Chan told Dashitou the news that Lin Zhao had found the paste for the matchboxes for them.

The teenager's eyes widened instantly.

He was very smart and quickly calculated how much income the 500 matchboxes would bring to the family.

Ten dollars.

A great unity.

Parents had to work hard for a long time to earn that money.

Dashitou put away all the thorns on his body and thanked Linzhao solemnly, "Thank you, Third Aunt."

Lin Zhao smiled and said, "You're welcome. Thank you, your mother for her hard work these past few years."

The young man had a handsome face but a rebellious look in his eyes. He subconsciously looked at Gu Chan, but saw that his mother was smiling and her eyes seemed brighter than usual.

He lowered his head slightly and fell silent. Whether it was the resentment in his heart or the desire to stay away from his third uncle's family... all the complicated emotions gradually calmed down at this moment.

Because no matter what he thinks, my mother is willing to do it. She wants to do something for my third uncle who left home at a young age and fought in the front lines. Even if it is tiring, she feels at ease.

"Thank you, Third Aunt, for the schoolbag you gave me. I like it very much." Dashitou thanked her again.

Lin Zhao noticed his change and her smile deepened. "Bring Little Stone home to play when you have time."

The eldest boy smiled and said, "Brother Shitou, my family is going to build a brick house. By then, there will be several rooms. My brothers and sisters and I welcome you to come and play together."

"Yes, let's play together." Erzai added.

"Okay!" Little Shitou had a good impression of his third aunt and the twins, and responded crisply.

The big stone nodded.

Lin Zhao and her two children did not stay long. After explaining the important matters, the three of them left.

Before leaving, the twins left the kettle of soda for the Stone brothers.

Erzai patted his chest and said generously: "If you want to drink again, come to my house, my mother will buy it for us again, right, mother?"

The cunning child did not forget to set a trap for his mother.

His little harmless thought was fulfilled by Lin Zhaole, "Yes."

The second child smiled so hard that his eyes curved.

The Stone brothers were not jealous of the twins for having so much soda to drink. They were very satisfied to be able to taste the soda, not to mention that the twins left a big bowl for them.

Several people came out of the house one after another.

Dashitou, who was walking in front, saw his aunt touching his uncle's bicycle, touching it here and pinching it there, and frowned.

"Auntie!"

Mrs. Wei stood up and smiled awkwardly, "I'll just take a look, just take a look..."

After explaining, he quickly went to the backyard.

"I'm sorry, big sister." Lin Zhao patted Gu Chan's shoulder. To be honest, if this was her sister-in-law, she would have been torn to tears in just a short while!

Thinking of the behavior of Wei's sister-in-law in the original book, she lowered her voice and whispered in her sister-in-law's ear: "Sister, have you ever thought about dividing the family?"

Gu Chan looked towards the main house and whispered, "How could I not have thought about it? Xiangdong said he would bring it up this winter, and he is trying to persuade my mother-in-law, and my mother-in-law is about to give in."

In fact, she could understand the thoughts of a mother-in-law. After many years of being a daughter-in-law, she finally became a mother-in-law, so of course she didn't want to divide the family too quickly.

But she has to be separated, as she is a really unkind sister-in-law.

Lin Zhao's brows relaxed, "Dividing the family is a good thing."

After a few more pleasantries, she left with her two sons.

Gu Chan watched her brother, sister-in-law and nephew leave, then turned around and went home.

Mrs. Wei was waiting in the yard. When she saw Gu Chan come in, she hugged her arm affectionately, as if they had a very good relationship.

"Second sister-in-law, I saw that Shitou's aunt brought a lot of bags, she must have brought you a lot of things, what are they, can I, your sister-in-law who has never seen the world, take a look?"

Her arm was held by her, and Gu Chan felt as if she was being entangled by some cold-blooded animal. She pulled her arm back and smiled faintly, "Nothing..."

The intimacy in Wei's sister-in-law's eyes faded, and she looked reproachful, "Look at you being so stingy, I'm your sister-in-law, not someone else, let me see what's wrong."

She took another half step forward, staring at Gu Chan with slightly burning eyes.

"Why do I hear something about a matchbox...?" he asked tentatively.

Gu Chan's face darkened, "Sister-in-law is acting up again. You feel itchy all over if you don't eavesdrop on my room for a day, don't you?"

Mrs. Wei said unhappily, "How could I be eavesdropping on your room? I just happened to be passing by and heard it!"

"Whether you did it on purpose or not, you know it yourself." Gu Chan was speechless.

"Achan." A deep and powerful voice sounded. Wei Xiangdong walked over and glanced at Wei's wife with cold eyes. When his eyes fell on his wife, they became warm again.

"What's wrong?"

Gu Chan didn't give Wei Dasao face and said directly to her husband, "Zhao Zhao brought the eldest and second sons to the room. I took them inside to talk, and Dasao was eavesdropping again."

Wei Xiangdong cast a cold gaze at his sister-in-law.

"I, how could I not do that? I've already told you, I was just passing by and overheard it..." Mrs. Wei didn't dare to offend her brother-in-law. She made a random explanation, went back to the room in a panic, and slammed the door.

Wei Xiangdong frowned.

ill.

"Wife, don't be angry. I will talk about dividing the family in a few days." He slowed down his voice to comfort his wife and took Gu Chan back to the house.

Lock the door.

The two stones were locked outside again. The two brothers were used to it. They sighed and went out of the house one after another to show off their good things!

In the house.

Gu Chan felt uncomfortable when she thought that even if they separated, she would still have to live in the same yard with Mrs. Wei.

Wei Xiangdong saw her emotions and said, "We'll move out when the family splits up. It'll be just the two of us."

"There are still big rocks and small rocks." Gu Chan reminded, and then asked in surprise: "Where should we move to?"

If I really move out, I will definitely have to build a house.

The family's savings, including her dowry and the money her mother gave her as a dowry, was only one hundred and twenty yuan.

Don’t know if it’s enough?

"We'll move to the entrance of the village. I've already talked to the team leader about it. It's a bit shabby, but after some repairs it can be habitable." Wei Xiangdong already had a plan in mind.

"How much?" Gu Chan asked hurriedly.

Because Mrs. Wei had a quirk of eavesdropping, the couple subconsciously spoke in low voices.

"One hundred yuan." Wei Xiangdong replied.

Gu Chan showed a happy expression, "Not bad, buy it, let's buy it, I want to live in a separate yard, free and easy."

Wei Xiangdong looked at his wife with a meaningful look in his eyes, "I miss you more than you do."

His sister-in-law seriously affects his sex life.

Once we move to a separate yard, those two cold stones will be able to roll around!

It’s refreshing just thinking about it.

Gu Chan thought her husband looked strange and wanted to say something, but Wei Xiangdong asked, "Why did your third sister-in-law bring two kids here?"

Seeing that his wife was in a good mood, he guessed it must be a good thing.

Gu Chan pulled him to sit down, patted the cloth bag brought by her sister-in-law, her face full of joy.

"Guess what's in here?"

She was beaming with joy, as if she had been hit by some huge pie. Wei Xiangdong became serious and started making all kinds of guesses.

"She gave you an old piece of clothing?" The man guessed based on the new schoolbag on Dashitou.

Don’t think that old clothes are worthless. In this day and age, even if the clothes are patched up, unless you are a very close person, people will not be willing to give them to you.

"No." Gu Chan shook her head.

She took out the vanishing cream that her younger brother and sister-in-law had given her, and said with a gentle smile, "Look what this is, vanishing cream, Zhao Zhao gave it to me."

"I don't want to accept it. She will be angry," she emphasized.

"You deserve it." Wei Xiangdong said sincerely.

Gu Chan's smile deepened, "Zhao Zhao said the same thing."

She approached Wei Xiangdong, her voice full of joy, "Xiangdong, I can see that Zhao Zhao has really made up his mind. I don't have to worry about Cheng Huai anymore, afraid that he will suddenly be without a wife one day."

After getting off the transfer bus, Gu Chenghuai, who came to the largest state-owned store in Haicheng to buy a gift for his wife, felt his nose itchy again.

He quickened his pace and walked towards the counter. "Comrade, can you help me get that red and white plaid skirt? I want it."

After quickly buying the skirt, the handsome and steady young officer walked to other counters to continue shopping.

When he came out of the store again, his hands were full.

He didn't waste any time, bought his things and went straight to the train station.

In two more nights, we'll be home! !

Having said that.

After hearing Gu Chan's worries, Wei Xiangdong felt that she was just worrying over nothing.

"You think too much," he said.

Gu Chan rolled her eyes at him, "What do you know? As the old saying goes, if you don't think about the future, you will have immediate worries."

Wei Xiangdong remained noncommittal.

Yes, yes, yes, you are right.

Gu Chan didn't want to let Shitou's father guess again, so she asked him to look at what Lin Zhao brought, and said in a cheerful tone.

"This is what Zhao Zhao brought. It's the materials for making matchboxes. Zhao Zhao taught me how to make them. I can make 500 in total. Each one costs 2 cents. When I'm done, I can earn 10 yuan."

Wei Xiangdong's face was full of surprise.

He never thought that Lin Zhao would think of his wife when something good happened.

but.

Acknowledge this love.

"I'll go up the mountain to catch two rabbits tomorrow, and you can bring them to her."

Gu Chan hesitated for a moment and said, "Be careful when you go to the mountains. Don't go too deep."

Wei Xiangdong thought his wife would stop him. After all, she had strongly opposed his hunting ever since he was bitten by a snake while hunting in the mountains five years ago.

The man was so happy that he suddenly stopped objecting!

He learned hunting from hunters in the mountains when he was ten years old. It was a skill to make money. Except for his partner, even his family members didn't know about it.

"Really? Then I should go there once every two weeks?" Wei Xiangdong asked tentatively.

"You won't go if I don't ask you to?" Gu Chan glared at him and stretched out her hand, "Give me the money you earned from hunting in the past two years!"

Wei Xiangdong touched the tip of his nose, walked to the corner, moved a board away, and took out the earthen jar from the rat hole.

"It's all here."

"I knew you weren't honest." Gu Chan opened the lid of the earthen jar, poured out the banknotes and started counting.

A total of forty-six dollars and fifty cents.

"So many!" she exclaimed.

Wei Xiangdong explained: "I was lucky once and hunted a wild boar weighing over 100 kilograms."

Seeing that his wife looked a little strange, he added with a strong desire to survive: "I went to the mountain with Dali. You know he is very strong. With such a helper, there is no danger."

Hearing that someone was with him, Gu Chan reluctantly felt relieved and said, "Half a month is not appropriate. What if someone spots us?"

"Then... once a month?" Dong Ge, who has several younger brothers outside, has to discuss with his wife how many times he goes up the mountain.

"Okay, take Dali with you and get down the mountain before dark." Gu Chan reminded him, unable to help muttering, "Take the job of pasting matchboxes, and your family can earn more money. Your safety is the most important."

Wei Xiangdong's eyebrows danced, "Okay!"

When he makes enough money, he will make sure that he has more than enough Achan Snow Cream to use up. By the way, he also needs to exchange some cloth coupons and cotton to make a cotton-padded coat for his wife.

Lin Zhao and her two sons returned to the brigade. Before they could even sit down, they heard from Zhao Liuniang that Gu Xing'er had been arrested by the police.

"What? My aunt was taken away?!" Erzai's eyes widened, his jaw dropped in shock, and he kept asking, "Really? Is this true?!"

In the room, Gu's mother was so irritated by Gu Xing'er's stupidity that she just wanted to lie down quietly. But when she heard the child's voice outside the yard, which was trying in vain to hide its happiness, she couldn't help laughing.

It turns out that when people are extremely helpless, they really can't help laughing.

Lin Zhao was shocked and sat down next to Zhao Liuniang, looking curious, "What's going on?"

A scourge like Gu Xing'er would actually end up in jail one day!

In the original book, she, who had no conscience, lived the best life. She successfully married into the city and married well.

The twins also looked at their second aunt with burning eyes.

(End of this chapter)