Su Xia watched Chen Jianguo greeting the villagers along the way. In fact, she had wanted to go back quickly, but she didn't have enough energy.

After finally getting to the door, Su Xia was panting, her stomach and two children were full. "You go in by yourselves."

Dabao nodded, picked up his younger brother, and brought him inside.

Su Xia leaned against the bicycle to rest for a while and said to the man in a bad mood.

"How come you're not tired at all?"

Chen Jianguo asked Niuniu to open the door. After hearing what Su Xia said, he frowned and said, "Wife, don't come back next time. Dabao and Erbao together are not light."

Su Xia didn't refuse this time. "I see. I didn't expect you to be so tired. I usually don't do this when I send them off."

"How far is that? Besides, it's so windy in winter, it must be tiring to ride a bike."

Su Xia agreed and said, "I'll listen to you and come back next summer..."

Chen Jianguo rolled his eyes. Is this what he meant?

Su Xia also saw it, and then explained, "After selling all the pigs, I will go back and see if my parents will go."

Chen Jianguo was stunned, and then felt a little embarrassed. This time, he had to tell his mother-in-law that he had never thought of taking them to live in the county town for a while.

After stopping the bicycle, he took Su Xia's and said softly, "Thank you, my wife."

Su Xia did not respond and went into the house. At this time, grandma and the others were already circling around Chen's mother. The four of them were chatting so excitedly that they even forgot to take off their clothes.

However, as soon as she entered the house, Su Xia found that the living room was very cold. It seemed that Chen's mother was still living in her old house.

Then he went out and called Chen Jianguo, "Go get some coal. It's too cold in the room."

After hearing this, Chen Jianguo no longer cared about the things on his bicycle, and went straight to the backyard to get firewood and coal briquettes to start burning the house.

Ten minutes later, the coal stove in the living room started burning, and the room felt a little warm.

"Mom, I'm a little hot..."

Erbao ran over to look for his mother. When Su Xia saw him, she first took off her hat, scarf, and thick coat.

Look at grandma Dabao, she has already taken off all her clothes.

"Okay, I'll take off the rest later."

Mother Chen said, "We don't live here, so the fire didn't happen. Oh, I didn't know you guys were coming back, otherwise it would have happened a long time ago."

Su Xia knew that the old couple felt sorry for Meiqiu, so she didn't point it out.

Mother Chen was even happier to see Niu Niu and Dabao. It felt like she hadn't seen them for half a year since they went to school in the county town. Unlike Erbao, he came back and stayed for a month during the autumn harvest.

"By the way, is there anything else I can do for you right now?"

When Chen's mother heard this, Yaoyao thought, "The fields are frozen, there's really nothing to do. I made vermicelli and flour in about half a month."

"By the way, your portion is stored in the cellar."

When Chen's mother said this, she was happy.

Su Xia felt that the coal stove was already burning well and that light clothes could be worn in the living room, so she asked the two children to take off their thick cotton coats and trousers and put on their home clothes.

Of course, noticing Chen's mother's excited expression, she casually asked, "How was the village divided?"

Upon hearing this, Chen's mother excitedly began to recount, "Each family kept what they needed, and the rest were taken to the collection station by the team leader. Unexpectedly, they were so happy over there, and even said they would give as much as they had in the future..."

"It's a pity that there are not many beans and sweet potatoes left in the village?"

Su Xia nodded. This was indeed the case. No matter how good the harvest in the village was, there was still some left. Besides, every family could not have enough to eat, so some had to be left.

Then I heard Chen's mother say, "But this thing is really valuable. It's much more expensive than selling beans and sweet potatoes alone."

Mother Chen sighed, and Su Xia understood because she bought it often. She knew that vermicelli cost 0.3 yuan per pound and that you need a food allowance.

I'm not sure about soybean flour and sweet potato flour, but they should be similar to cornmeal.

Indeed, Chen's mother also said, "I didn't expect it to be so expensive. The team leader also said that next year, the village will open up some more wasteland and plant beans and sweet potatoes."

Su Xia agreed with this idea.

"Mom, did you guys share the money?"

Chen's mother wanted to know, "The villagers said to wait until all the pigs and chickens are sold before we decide."

Su Xia understood that this was a one-time division to save trouble.

"By the way, mother, I brought back some cotton and cloth coupons this time. You can take them back to my two younger siblings."

Su Xia didn't feel bad for this at all. First, she had a way to exchange tickets. Second, the thing her family had the most was cloth and cotton. Besides, there were still plenty in the space.

Of course, Chen's mother knew what was going on and happily took it. "Okay, then I'll thank you on their behalf..."

Su Xia accepted this calmly and took out two months' pension, saying, "This is your pension money."

"There's still some meat. Take this back and drink it slowly."

Mother Chen took the money, her dry hands trembling with excitement. Now the eldest son gets 5 yuan a month, which is 60 yuan a year, plus 18 yuan of work points at the end of the year, and money from vermicelli, which she can exchange for pigs and chickens. With this money, Mother Chen can save more than before the family split up.

A few days ago, the two of them checked their savings and found that they had 387 yuan left, having separated for a few years.

Su Xia also noticed Chen's mother's excitement, and was curious why she wasn't so happy when she gave her mother pension money in the past?

But she didn't have time to take care of it because the child was crying out that he was hungry.

Su Xia saw that it was almost noon. Their family had been eating for a long time, so it was indeed time for dinner.

At this time, Chen Jianguo also lit the two big pots and stove in the kitchen, otherwise the kang would be hot.

Seeing that Su Xia was going to cook, Chen's mother took the meat out separately.

"Let's eat this together. You always buy meat, so your father and I never lack food."

Su Xia took it and said, "Okay. By the way, I'll ask Jianguo to buy two chickens for the New Year."

Hearing this, Mother Chen was even happier. Once the eldest brother and his family came back, she and her husband would be blessed again.

Su Xia went to the kitchen to cook. Chen Jianguo came in and wanted to take off his coat. When he saw her, his mother was grinning foolishly again.

Curiously asked, "Mom, what are you really unhappy about?"

When Chen's mother heard this, she was about to speak, but Erbao next to her answered first, "Mom asked Dad to buy a chicken for the New Year, and Grandma kept laughing."

After saying this, regardless of grandma's embarrassment, he said seriously, "Grandma must be craving meat, Dad, go buy some chickens quickly, and buy two more."

Chen Jianguo looked at his second child, Xiaodou, who was wearing a dinosaur costume, and chattered.

The final implication is that if you want to buy chicken, you have to buy more. Did you really convey the message clearly?

Grandma couldn't bear to look at her younger brother, and Dabao didn't remind him. He really wanted the more meat the better. Mom's fried chicken was the best, and he could eat fried chicken when he was young.

"Dad, don't listen to Erbao. Mom said to buy two."

Upon hearing this, Erbao looked at his sister and seemed to roll his eyes. Grandma immediately glared at him. Erbao went straight to the kitchen and prepared to act coquettishly with his mother.

Chen Jianguo looked at his mother and said, "Mom, I'll go buy it later. Oh, where's Dad? Why don't I see him?"

Mother Chen was no longer embarrassed at this time. She could see that her grandson wanted to eat it himself and asked the eldest son for it.

"Your father went to the cowshed to help. The village cattle have given birth again."

"Is this a good thing?"

Mother Chen also grinned, "That's not the case. Now it's not just Zhao Dazhu, but also your father and the captain. They all take turns to look after you to prevent you from getting cold."

Chen Jianguo understood that cattle were an important asset to the village and that they could not be taken lightly.

"Will Dad be able to come back soon?"

Mother Chen shook her head and said, "I can't come back until 5 pm."

"Then I'll bring food to Dad later."

Chen's mother did not refuse, and he also felt sorry for his wife. He wanted to send her food, but Chen said that no one else was sending food, so he had to send it. What would happen?

So when I went out in the morning, I took two sweet potatoes with me.

I told the eldest brother about it with worry, but Chen Jianguo didn't care. He comforted Chen's mother, "We are from the same village. I can just bring more."

After hearing this, Mother Chen felt sorry for her husband and thought that this was the only time she would have to eat him. She would not eat him tomorrow.