"Sister-in-law, why are you here? Are you the only one here? Did you come here on your own?"
The sun shone through the mottled leaves into the courtyard. Ruan Xiaotang lay leisurely on the old rocking chair, enjoying the warm and comfortable afternoon. She squinted her eyes slightly, feeling the soft light caressing her face. At this moment, a slight shake made her want to adjust her posture, so she gently turned her head.
However, at this moment, her eyes suddenly caught a figure - she saw Mrs. Hua standing quietly outside the gate with a bamboo basket full of things on her arm. At this moment, Mrs. Hua was tiptoeing carefully, trying to lean forward, and looking into the yard with a pair of bright eyes full of curiosity and expectation.
"I asked your brother Zhao for your home address, and now I have come here by myself."
Mrs. Hua stepped over the threshold, a simple smile on her face, and walked into the yard.
Ruan Xiaotang quickly stood up and went to greet him.
Warmly took the elder sister-in-law's hand and went into her room.
"Sister-in-law, drink some water."
"I'm not thirsty, so don't bother. Walk slowly and be careful not to stretch your waist."
Mrs. Hua saw Xiaotang pouring water and taking melon seeds, and now she went out again. She didn't know what she was busy with. There was no need for them to be so pretentious between sisters.
"Sister-in-law, eat watermelon."
Xiaotang was so happy to see her sister-in-law coming to see her that she wanted to take out all the good things in the house to entertain her sister-in-law.
Mrs. Hua held her arms and forced her to sit on the bed.
"Okay, stop busying yourself. Your sister-in-law is not a greedy person. If she stretches her waist while entertaining me, the first person who will rush out and not let me go will be your brother Zhao."
Ruan Xiaotang stroked her belly and assured her solemnly, "Sister-in-law, I am as strong as a bull. I am not that weak."
Mrs. Hua saw that she was young and naive.
I couldn't help but nag a little, "How can pregnancy be a joke? A pregnant woman is like walking through the gates of hell, escaping death, it's not that easy. You must not take advantage of your youth and do whatever you want, remember?"
Seeing how serious she was, Ruan Xiaotang nodded seriously and said, "I will definitely keep it in mind."
Sister Hua picked up the teacup, took a sip of water, and asked, "Are you suffering from severe morning sickness now?"
"Sister-in-law, it's only been a month, it's a bit early to have morning sickness."
"That's all right. Eat more good food before you get morning sickness. Once you get morning sickness, you won't be able to eat even if you want to. So, this basket of eggs will help you replenish your body."
Mrs. Hua squatted on the ground and lifted the white cloth on the basket, revealing the white chicken eggs, duck eggs and goose eggs inside.
A full basket weighs about 20 kilograms.
Ruan Xiaotang looked at the big basket of eggs and was so surprised that she was speechless.
In this day and age, such a big basket of eggs is worth at least 30 yuan.
In modern times, 30 yuan is just the price of a takeout meal and a cup of milk tea.
But in this era of material scarcity, this could be food for a whole family for a month.
"Sister-in-law, this is too much. I can't take it. You should take it back and exchange it for money. The eggs laid by my chickens, ducks and geese are enough for me to eat."
"Sister, this is a gift from me, your sister-in-law. There are not many chicken eggs here, but goose eggs and duck eggs are more abundant. If a woman eats more duck eggs during pregnancy to detoxify, the baby she gives birth to will not have a yellow face."
Mrs. Hua covered herself with a cloth, sat on the stool and continued drinking water.
There was no reason to ask for the gift she had given back.
"But……"
Sister Hua interrupted and said, "Don't you think highly of my kindness?"
Ruan Xiaotang waved her hands quickly, "No, that's not what I meant."
Sister Hua interrupted and said, "It's not like the chickens, ducks and geese in this house don't lay eggs. In a few days, we can collect a basket full of them. Don't worry, your brother and sister-in-law will have eggs to eat, so don't worry."
After hearing what her sister-in-law said, Ruan Xiaotang couldn't refuse anymore.
Silently keep this feeling in your heart.
There will be plenty of opportunities to repay her in the future.
"Then I won't be polite. For the health of my baby, I will eat a duck egg every day."
Mrs. Hua slapped her thigh with satisfaction, "That's right."
Meimei, who lives next door, is sitting in front of the window, basking in the warm sunshine.
As soon as I reached into my pocket, I realized it was empty.
Smacking your lips, the taste is very bland.
I just want to eat some melon seeds.
Thinking that there must be someone in her second sister-in-law's room, when she fainted and was in the hospital that day, she took advantage of the fact that everyone in the family was paying attention to her second sister-in-law, saw that there was no one around, and sneaked into her room.
I opened the cabinet where food was kept and took out five biscuits, a piece of peach cake, six pieces of White Rabbit milk candies, five walnuts, and some red dates.
Don't take too much at one time, otherwise you will definitely be discovered.
She prayed in her heart: When will my second sister-in-law go out? If she could go out soon, I could take this opportunity to secretly have a snack! Thinking of this, she couldn't help swallowing.
At this moment, there was a sudden roar: "Third daughter-in-law, what are you daydreaming about! Have you cleaned the dishes in the kitchen?"
It turned out that it was Zhou's mother who had lifted the door curtain in the main room and was glaring at her fiercely.
Hearing this scolding, Meimei shuddered all over and quickly responded: "I...I'll go right away."
Having said that, he ran towards the kitchen in a panic.
At this moment, Mrs. Hua from the opposite house happened to see her fierce mother-in-law standing at the door of the main house through the window.
All I saw was that Sister Hua looked nervous, like a frightened rabbit. She stretched out her hands slowly and tremblingly, as if she was holding a heavy burden of a thousand pounds.
She gently clasped her palms together and covered her mouth tightly, fearing that any sound would cause unnecessary trouble.
Then, she deliberately lowered her voice to a very low level, like a buzzing sound coming from deep underground, and asked cautiously, "Your mother-in-law, is she still as dissatisfied and picky with you as before?"
Ruan Xiaotang, who was standing nearby, instantly became alert after hearing this.
She also took a quick and cautious glance out the window, and only breathed a sigh of relief after confirming that there was no one around.
Then, she imitated Mrs. Hua and responded in a voice as light as a mosquito: "Ever since I became pregnant with this child, she... seems like a completely different person!" When she said this, Ruan Xiaotang's face unconsciously showed an expression of disbelief, as if she still found it a little unbelievable that her mother-in-law had undergone such a huge transformation.
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