Chapter 103

Uncle Xu and his son drove a tractor back to the brigade. After arriving, they drove the car to the brigade headquarters and paid for the diesel.

The tractor belongs to the brigade, and usually the tractor drivers drive it to work.

If someone has an emergency and needs a tractor, they also need diesel money.

, and it’s not cheap.

At this time, diesel also requires a permit and is in short supply. Their brigade's tractor was the only one among the nearby brigades, and the brigade next door also had one.

"Dazhi, you are going to the city. Your elder brother has brought you a lot of things, right?"

"This is the new cotton-padded jacket that Xiaodi made for her grandparents. Take it and eat it."

Uncle Xu shook the bundle in his hand. It contained two thick cotton-padded jackets, which were bulging and looked like a big bundle.

"Oh, it's said that your Xiao Di is filial. It can be seen from a young age that he has a promising future."

"Our Xiao Di is very filial. Since he started working, he has been buying things for us."

Uncle Xu was in a hurry to go home because the weather was cold and his cotton-padded jacket was not very windproof.

"Second brother is back, what is this, all these big and small bags?"

Aunt Xu was sitting in the room with her two daughters and two nieces, the older one was fourteen or fifteen, and the younger one was twelve or thirteen.

Both children stopped going to school. No matter what Grandpa Xu said, Aunt Xu always said one thing: there is no money.

"Mom, this is the new cotton-padded jacket that Xiaodi made for you and my dad, for you to wear in winter.

Xiao Di said that she will check it when the time comes and you must wear it on yourself. ”

Grandma Xu looked at her daughter and granddaughter beside her, wondering what she didn't understand.

"I see. If we don't wear it ourselves, who else can we give it to?"

Aunt Xu paused for a moment as she rummaged through the bag, then opened it as if nothing had happened.

The two cotton-padded jackets are new inside and out, filled with thick cotton and feel warm to the touch.

Grandma Xu took it and touched it carefully. The stitches were so fine, as if it was the work of a tailor.

"Give this cotton jacket to my daughter Lili. It's just the right size."

"Aunt, that was given to my sister by my cousin."

Xu Yong couldn't stand his aunt, frowned, and reached out to pull the flowery cotton jacket from her hand.

"Xu Yong, what do you mean, my Lili and Wenwen are not your sisters?

Besides, can Xiaojia wear this dress? It’s so much bigger. ”

Aunt Xu was unhappy. What did she mean? She was afraid that she would be concerned about the new cotton-padded jacket, and she would not get a share of the old one.

"This is something my sister found specially for Jia Jia. It's okay if it's a little bigger. Just modify it a little bit.

Lili and Wenwen are cousins, and I have a younger sister. ”

Xu Yong didn't care about his aunt's unhappy expression and went out with the flowery cotton jacket.

"Mom, look at Xu Yong, does he still have eyes for me, his aunt?

He has just joined the army and he no longer cares about his relatives. It's thanks to my father who took great pains to send him to the army. ”

Aunt Xu thought that her son was still young, and when he grew up, she would ask his father to send him to the army.

"Xu Yong is right, the clothes were specially given to Jia Jia by Xiao Di, why are you snatching them?

Xiaohua, you are not a child anymore and you already have three children. Your father and I can still live for a few more years.

You have offended both of your brothers and their sisters-in-law. What good will it do you?

Before, you insisted on marrying into the Yan family. Your father and I have given you so much over the years, why are you not satisfied?

Now that you are living on your own, you should go back to your parents' home less often to collect money.

We are old and can't earn much. In the future, can we count on you to provide for us in our old age or to take care of us? ”

Grandma Xu knows her daughter too well. She is a person who only takes in and never gives out.

They are old now and can't take care of themselves anymore. It's impossible for them to let her go back to her parents' home to get things without caring about anything.

"Mom, why do you say that? You and my dad don't care about me anymore?

We just separated and have nothing. How can I live if you don’t take care of me?

My eldest brother has several workers in his family, and their monthly salary is more than 100 yuan. Why can't they help me?

My second brother and the others live with you. My father gets full work points and hard work pay. Don’t they spend more than me? "Aunt Xu was hysterical, crying and shouting, feeling that she was so wronged.

"What does your eldest brother's income have to do with you? When we get old and can't move, your second brother and his wife will take care of us. Are you going to serve them?

Okay, go home quickly.

There are many brigades with larger populations than yours, but none of them live like you. ”

Grandma Xu has made up her mind. She will not care about her anymore. She should not regret the man she chose.

Aunt Xu angrily took her two daughters home. Her parents also looked down on her and ignored her. Woohoo...

Grandma Xu put away her two cotton-padded jackets. It’s not that cold now.

He then put away the things that Xiao Di had brought over.

After seeing off Uncle Xiaodi, Grandma Qian and Aunt Wu began to pack up their things.

The bed is well made, the wood is polished smooth and there is no splinter.

The same goes for the chariot and the wooden horse, they look like they were made by a craftsman.

There were also other dried vegetables and squash, not too little, enough for them to eat for a while.

In the evening, Xu Di came back and brought back another flowery cotton jacket, which was for her grandmother.

"Grandma, this is for you. I just made it today."

"Hey, I still have a cotton jacket."

Grandma touched the new cotton-padded jacket and couldn't let it go. It was much better than the one she made herself.

"Grandma, don't we have cotton this year? It's new and warm.

Aunt Wu, I don’t know your size, so you can make a cotton jacket for yourself. I’ll provide the cotton. ”

"Oh, Xiaodi, no need, I have a cotton jacket."

Aunt Wu, I'm sorry, cotton is in such short supply right now. Aunt Qian and Xiao Di have been very good to me, I can’t ask for more.

"Aunt Wu, you were pretty scared when we went to get the cotton that day. These cotton balls will help you calm down."

"Then I'll shamelessly accept it. My daughter is pregnant again, and I just want to make some swaddles for the child."

Aunt Wu's husband passed away early, and she raised her daughter alone. After her daughter got married, she went out to find a job.

Her husband was a martyr, otherwise she wouldn't have been able to find such a job.

She has no job and has been living on her husband's pension for many years.

Her daughter's mother-in-law takes care of the children, and she cannot rely on her daughter to provide for her in her old age, so she found an organization and found this job to earn money and save it so that she can support herself in her old age.

Xu Di gave Aunt Wu about a pound of cotton, and then divided out about three or four pounds and asked her mother to make a cotton jacket for Xiaojun. She would take care of the rest.

Cotton was in short supply at that time, and she didn't plan to share it with anyone except her close relatives and friends.

There is still cotton in the space, but it is too difficult and risky to take it out.

"Grandma, please put away the other cotton. It won't be easy to encounter such a thing again in the future."

"Well, put them all away. After the baby is born, cotton-padded clothes and trousers need to be made year after year. This cotton will not be used for many years."

Grandma thought that the cotton really had to be put away carefully and not scattered around.

Xu Di's stomach was pressing against his chest, and after talking for a while, he felt tired.

"Grandma, I'm going to go back to the house for a while. I feel uncomfortable in my chest."

"Go back to the house quickly. After a while, the child will move down and will be better."

Grandma felt sorry for Xiaodi, so she followed her into the house, stacked two pillows together and let her lean on them for a while.

At this time, the child is about to be born and the mother is most uncomfortable.