With the children away from home, Bonnie had more time to write her novel.
The protagonist of Bonnie's novel has left her hometown and taken her child to join the army.
"Sister-in-law, are you there?"
Bonnie had just stopped writing and was about to take a break when she heard Xu Meifeng's voice and heard knocking on the door.
"Meifeng, come in."
Bonnie opened the door and greeted Xu Meifeng.
"Sister-in-law, I wanted to ask you, are you still going to Dayang Village before the New Year?"
Xu Meifeng and her family are not going back to their hometown this year, so they need to prepare more New Year's goods, send some to their parents-in-law, and also to their own parents.
Bonnie also needs to prepare New Year's goods and send them to Sister-in-law Gu and the others. It will definitely be a lot of things they are not used to since it is their first year away from Beijing for the New Year.
And her parents, Uncle Shen, and Sister Zhang from the south—these are people she got along with well, and they still keep in touch.
Bonnie counted them up, and there were quite a few. She never expected that she would lose so many friends over the past ten years.
Thinking about Xu Meifeng's question, Bao Ni told her firmly, "Yes, I'll go the day after tomorrow."
"Then, sister-in-law, shall we go by ourselves?"
Xu Meifeng didn't know if her husband Dali would have time; she wasn't sure.
"Basically, it was just the two of us who went. It was near the end of the year, and the military was quite busy."
Bonnie doesn't expect Gu Ye to do this anymore; she's already used to it.
"Sister-in-law, let's meet at the main gate the day after tomorrow morning."
"Okay, we'll have the captain send someone to take us there later."
Bonnie bought quite a lot of things this time, so it's reasonable to ask them to deliver them.
Xu Meifeng brought three sets of knitted sweaters and trousers with her this time.
"Meifeng, you're really fast! And the pattern is beautiful too!"
Bonnie shook the sweater in her hands. It was a size 69, a sky-blue sweater with different braids on it. Gu Xuanyi's sweater had diamond-shaped patterns on it. It was truly ingenious and artistic!
Don't blame Bonnie for making a fuss; she herself was terrible at handicrafts, not good at making clothes or knitting sweaters. And decades later, hand-knitted sweaters are practically nonexistent.
Bonnie and her friends made a total of six people, plus their parents and grandparents on the island, making a total of ten people. Bonnie bought enough yarn for one set for each person.
The ones for my parents and grandparents have already been sent over. I've finished knitting three more sets, and there are three more to go.
At the time, Bonnie said that a handmade item costing two yuan was worthless, but Xu Meifeng disagreed, saying that a sweater would cost two yuan and a pair of woolen pants one yuan, because woolen pants were not troublesome.
After a long back-and-forth struggle, the two finally compromised, with Bonnie paying a labor fee of thirty-five yuan.
Xu Meifeng felt that her sister-in-law Baoni was taking good care of her, and by all accounts, she earned no less than an ordinary worker in a month.
Bonnie was also satisfied. Her own skills weren't good enough, but Meifeng's were. She earned a small fee for her hard work, and everyone got what they wanted.
The two chatted for a while, and then Xu Meifeng hurriedly left again. She planned to finish knitting all the sweaters before the New Year, as the weather would get warmer after the New Year and more people would be making clothes.
After seeing Xu Meifeng off, Bonnie started making a list in her notebook: the New Year's goods she needed to buy tomorrow, and the families who needed New Year's goods sent to—those in the south, those on the islands, none of them could be left out…
When Gu Ye returned, he didn't see his wife; he found her at the desk in the bedroom.
"Wife, what are you doing?"
"Oh my god, you scared me! You're back! How are the children?"
Bonnie was writing intently and didn't hear Gu Ye's footsteps.
"They're doing well. Xuan Yi and Xuan Yu are a little more difficult, but Liu Jiu and San Qi are alright."
Gu Ye didn't expect that his pretentious son was quite persistent. Although he wasn't the best, he was quite adept at managing himself and adjusted well.
"I'm busy writing up the New Year's gift list. I need to prepare New Year's gifts for my sister-in-law, Brother Wenze, Sister Zhang, and other people I have a good relationship with on the island."
Bonnie handed the list to Gu Ye, asking him to take a look and see if there were any other close comrades she needed to keep in touch with.
We'll send them together later.
Gu Ye looked at the list his wife had made, which even included his grandmother and his sister-in-law's parents.
Gu Ye added a few more, all of whom his brother had instructed him to visit according to their seniority. His wife was preparing them, as he really didn't have much time before the New Year.
"Wife, that's all. The rest are what my elder brother instructed me to prepare. Please help me prepare the things. They are all good uncles and elders. Just prepare things according to the close elders."
Bonnie glanced at the list and saw four or five more names; she needed to prepare more items.
With the children not home, Gu Ye and Bao Ni made noodles, which were warm and just right.
"Wife, the timing is right, the location is right, and the people are right. Let's hurry up and make the most of it."
"What?"
Bonnie didn't react for a moment, looking completely bewildered.
"sleep!"
Bonnie glanced outside. It was dark outside in winter, but it was only a little before eight o'clock.
"Is it alright so early?"
Bonnie was also somewhat interested, but Gu Ye was about to get busy and might not have time to have a proper conversation.
“What’s wrong with that? We’re a couple, why do we need to worry about the time when we need to get things done? Let’s go, it’s a rare opportunity, no one’s home, you can call out as much as you want, don’t hold back.”
After Gu Ye finished speaking, Bao Ni pinched him hard. Honestly, why did he have to say such obvious truths?
The two of them dragged each other into the house, closed the door tightly, and shut out all outside noise.
The outcome of the battle is self-evident!
In the morning, Gu Ye got up energetically to cook: boiled eggs, millet porridge, and made sugar pancakes...
By the time Bonnie got up, it was almost noon. She felt weak all over and had a dry throat. She got up, drank a glass of warm water, and quickly went to wash up.
Gu Ye still had a conscience, he prepared breakfast for her, otherwise, hmph...
After finishing what was neither breakfast nor lunch, Bonnie hurried to the small market to let the people of Dayang Village know that she would be buying meat tomorrow.
"Sister Bonnie, why are you so late? There's hardly any meat left."
When Captain Yang's youngest son saw Bao Ni, he was quite surprised, wondering why she was so late.
Since the December meeting, their small market has been open almost all day. You can come early so you can go home early, unlike before when you could only come out in the afternoon.
"I wanted to tell you that I'm going to the village tomorrow to buy New Year's goods, so please prepare some."
Bonnie's voice changed as soon as she spoke.
"Sister Bonnie, why is your voice still hoarse?"
"I just caught a slight cold, but it's nothing."
Bonnie cursed Gu Ye in her heart, "What a beast!"
"That's good, that's good. When are you going? I'll have my dad and the others get ready."
"Around nine o'clock this morning, I wrote down what I need on a piece of paper. You need to prepare according to the list and bring it over for me later."
Bonnie wanted a lot, and she thought that the names Gu Ye added later were all based on relatives. She didn't need cigarettes or alcohol, since the people there didn't lack them. It would be better to give them something practical and friendly.
"Okay, don't worry, I guarantee I'll prepare everything properly for you."
Xiao Yang was very happy. Sister Bao Ni was their big client, so they would definitely choose the best service.
After finishing her business, Bonnie hurried home; it was too cold and she felt weak.
Men, they're all idiots!
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