As the bicycle turned into Yangliu Hutong, Buling felt a rare moment of emotion.

Looking back, when she and Sangshen moved away from here, they originally only planned to stay for ten days or half a month before coming back.

But then various things happened, and she was gone for more than a year.

For more than a year, she had hardly returned to the compound. This time, her return really felt like coming home.

As soon as I entered the courtyard, I ran into an acquaintance: "Sister-in-law Mo?"

Hearing the voice, Sister Mo looked up and saw Bu Ling. She smiled with delight: "Little Bu, you're back?"

"Yes, I came back to see everyone." Bu Ling stopped her bicycle and stood there with a smile: "Long time no see, Sister Mo."

"Didn't you just see him a month ago?" Wu Yuanyuan was a master at ruining the mood: "The time we bought frozen persimmons."

Buling rolled her eyes at her and stubbornly said, "That's been a long time."

Sister Mo continued, following up with Bu Ling, "Yes, it's been a long time."

Just as Bling was about to open his mouth, he heard again: "Little Bling?"

"Wang Ersao, washing clothes again?" Buling looked at the person who spoke.

Wang Ersao smiled and said, "Yes, it's almost Chinese New Year, so we need to wash the sheets and blankets."

“Indeed.” What else could Bling say but nod? “What about Aunt Lan? I heard she misses me.”

Wang Ersao's smile froze. Seeing Buling staring at her, she quickly lowered her head and said, "I went to the food station."

"Oh, no rush, I'll wait for her to come back." Bu Ling seemed oblivious to Wang Ersao's unease.

"Okay...okay."

"Then you go ahead with your work, Second Sister-in-law. We'll go inside first," Bu Ling said with a smile.

"Okay." Wang Ersao.

"Sister-in-law Mo, would you like to come to Sister Yuanyuan's house and have some sunflower seeds?" Buling extended an invitation.

Sister Mo hesitated for a moment, but still refused: "No, I have to go home and brew the medicine."

Bu Ling looked over in confusion, but Sister Mo didn't answer her question. She just smiled and turned to go back into the house.

“Ling, let’s go back inside and talk.” Wu Yuanyuan tugged at her.

“Okay.” Bling agreed, and the two walked towards the backyard.

She hadn't walked more than a few steps when she ran into Aunt Shen by sheer bad luck. When she saw Bu Ling, she instinctively gave him a resentful look, but when Bu Ling looked over, she quickly composed herself and walked past him without glancing at him.

Bu Ling didn't cause any trouble and followed Wu Yuanyuan back into the house.

After arriving home, Wu Yuanyuan heated the kang (a traditional heated brick bed) and poured Bu Ling a cup of hot water. "Ling, come sit on the kang."

Bu Ling took off her coat and shoes, climbed onto the kang (a heated brick bed), and asked, "Sister Yuanyuan, did Sister Mo take medicine because of the child?"

"Here, have some hot water to warm yourself up." Wu Yuanyuan handed the water to Buling and climbed onto the kang herself: "That's right, she's been married for six years and there's still no sign of pregnancy."

"Sister Mo is almost obsessed with having a child now," Wu Yuanyuan said with a sigh. "The older women in our neighborhood look at Sister Mo with pity now."

"And then there's Aunt Shen. That day she brought home a newborn baby, saying she wanted to give him to Sister Mo as her son."

"Huh?" Bu Ling had never heard this from Wu Yuanyuan before.

Wu Yuanyuan said with a disdainful look, "It would only dirty my mouth to talk about this. Do you even know what happened to that child?"

"I don't know?" Buling shook her head cooperatively.

"That child belongs to Aunt Shen's niece. Her niece got together with a sent-down youth and started having an affair before getting married. If they had gotten married, the matter would have been over, but the sent-down youth wouldn't acknowledge it."

"Not only did she deny it, she also tricked Aunt Shen's niece into getting that educated youth a spot to return to the city, and then she gave birth to the child."

"It is said that Aunt Shen's niece had planned to go back to the city with the educated youth, but after that educated youth left, she disappeared without a trace. Aunt Shen's family went to the brigade headquarters to ask for the address, but because of the quota for returning to the city, they offended the brigade leader and failed to get the address."

"Well, Aunt Shen's family made a fuss several times, and since she had already given birth, they still wanted to marry off their daughter to get some money. So they came up with the idea of ​​using the child to make some money, and that's why they came to Sister Mo."

Wu Yuanyuan told Bu Ling everything she knew in a long, detailed explanation.

Bling kept drinking water as he listened: "How do you know so much?"

Wu Yuanyuan chuckled, "Of course it was Sister Mo who said it. Do you think Sister Mo is the kind of person who just accepts whatever comes her way?"

“That’s not hard to understand,” Bling nodded.

Sister Mo has always been perceived as a bit arrogant and intolerant of others. After being slapped so hard by Aunt Shen, it would be strange if she didn't retaliate.

"And then what happened?" Bu Ling asked gossipily.

"There's no 'later' to it. In the end, Sister Mo and Aunt Shen had a falling out, and now they don't even speak to each other when they meet."

"Later, every time Aunt Shen saw Sister Mo, she would mock her as a hen that couldn't lay eggs, and then Sister Mo became desperate for a child."

Seeing that Buling's cup was empty, Wu Yuanyuan poured her another cup of hot water and also gave her some chestnuts. "These are roasted, but they're cold now, so eat less of them."

Without any hesitation, Buling took a chestnut and began peeling it: "Got it."

Just as Wu Yuanyuan was about to make a move, there was a knock on the door: "Yuanyuan, are you home?"

"I'm here," she answered loudly, then opened the door: "Sister Xiangru, what's up?"

Ming Xiangru stated her purpose directly: "Can I trade you three apples for a milk powder coupon?"

Wu Yuanyuan thought for a moment, then nodded in agreement: "Okay, Sister Xiangru, wait a moment, I'll go get you an apple." With that, she started to walk out.

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