Miao Xiaotian said, "Sister, our family is so poor, you know how we can afford to buy so many things."
Qian Dahua glanced at the bed where Qian Dashan and Miao Xiaotian slept. She had made the bed herself. There was a thick mattress under the new mat, and she also made thin summer quilts specially for them. They were all brand new. The old quilts they brought from their hometown were not used and were all placed in the closet.
She glanced at the closet.
Qian Dashan and Miao Xiaotian didn't notice Qian Dahua's eyes. They yawned and went to bed. No one paid any attention to Qian Dahua.
Qian Dahua lay on the ground, unable to sleep at all. The hard ground made her feel uncomfortable all over, and her mind was full of a mess of thoughts.
I thought of the braised pork and scrambled eggs in the cupboard, and my little grandson crying with greed.
Thinking of the cold look in Shuanzi's eyes when he looked at her, and the look on her face when her brother threw the torn straw mat on the ground, it was as if she was a beggar who was staying overnight.
She thought of the longing look in her husband's eyes when he looked at her, and the displeasure and annoyance in her son and daughter-in-law's eyes whenever they mentioned their uncle.
She thought about it all night and fell into a drowsy sleep just before dawn.
Qian Dashan woke her up after just one hour of sleep. "Sister, Xiaotian has a backache and can't make breakfast. Please go to the state-owned restaurant to buy some food."
Qian Dahua rubbed her dizzy head and sat up. When she stood up, her whole body ached.
She looked at Dashan, her beloved brother, and ultimately could not say anything. She just held out her hand and said, "Give me the money and the tickets."
Dashan was surprised, "How can I have money?"
Qian Dahua was already half disappointed, and now he was completely disappointed.
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Her whole body was aching, and her head was dizzy and swollen. She really didn't have the energy to argue with anyone. She retracted her hand, didn't even look at Qian Dashan, slowly got up from the broken mat, dusted off her body, and walked out.
Shuanzi, who was outside, saw her come out and said hurriedly, "I want to eat fried dough sticks and meat buns. Buy more. I want to eat three meat buns."
Qian Dahua thought that her grandson had not eaten meat for more than half a month, so she was reluctant to even cook eggs, and saved them to send to Dashan's home.
It’s really funny to think about it, so funny.
Qian Dahua ignored everyone and walked out without looking back.
Qian Dashan stood at the door, frowning as he watched Qian Dahua leave. "Is there something wrong with your aunt?"
Shuanzi said indifferently, "Who cares? She will definitely buy me fried dough sticks and meat buns later."
Miao Xiaotian also came out of the room and said to Qian Dashan, "When she comes back, persuade her to go back to the compound as soon as possible. My brother-in-law will get his salary in a couple of days. How can she get the money if she doesn't go back?"
Qian Dashan nodded, "I understand. I'll persuade her later."
On the other side, when Qian Dahua passed by a state-owned restaurant, she smelled the aroma of meat buns wafting from inside. After thinking for a while, she walked in and bought two big meat buns. This was all the money she had and she couldn't afford a third one.
She returned to the courtyard with the big meat bun and saw her son and daughter-in-law coming and talking to her husband in the courtyard. All three of them looked unhappy.
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