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Jiang Zao got up early in the morning and took a train from Yunnan Province. The train was hot and crowded. Some long-distance passengers had no seats, so they slept under other people's seats, using newspapers, tattered clothes, and their shoes as pillows.
She went out to study and did not work for a week. When she came back, she immediately started working in the factory. Even though her hands were sore and she was very tired, she insisted on working for the whole afternoon.
She looks very tired and dusty now.
Comrade Liu Chunhua seemed not to notice. Seeing that Jiang Zao was silent, her eyes became even more fierce, full of complaints: "I told you to give the job to Jiang Jun a long time ago, but you refused. Now look, Jiang Jun has been demoted!"
Jiang Zao feigned shock: "Why was Jiang Jun demoted? Was it necessary for policy?"
"Bullshit! Liu Cui encouraged your elder brother to sign up Jiang Jun to go to the countryside voluntarily, and Jiang Jun was unemployed and sent down." Thinking of her son's haggard appearance when he left, Liu Chunhua was so heartbroken that she felt dizzy.
Jiang Zao's eyes were calm: "So what does it have to do with me? I didn't know that my younger brother would be demoted. If you knew, how could you stop me from working?"
"When I first offered my suggestion, you said yes and agreed, and I was happy too. Who could have imagined that Second Brother would do something like this?"
"Mother loves me dearly and can't bear to blame my second brother, so you're blaming me?"
Is she the only soft-skinned persimmon in the family?
What's the matter? Who do you want to pinch?
Jiang Zao sneered: "How about this, the problem is caused by work, I can't get it, wait for Liu Cui to marry in and I will give her the job, do you think it's okay?"
It's not that she's just trying to get angry, it's what she calls a preemptive strike.
Liu Cui was a fertile woman. After marrying into the Jiang family, she gave birth to several children, and the first two were sons.
A mother's status is determined by her child. When Liu Cui became pregnant, she wanted to eat candied eggs in the middle of the night, and her mother Liu Chunhua had to get up in the dark to cook for her. Later, when Liu Cui got married and became pregnant, she started to take advantage of her job.
She definitely won’t give it to me.
She said this while her mother was angry, and she could avoid any future troubles.
Liu Chunhua saw it.
As expected of a girl who has a paid job and has seen the world in other provinces, she speaks with confidence.
"Give her what? Giving her everything she wants is outrageous. Just work hard and give your little brother the job when he comes back!"
This is exactly what Jiang Zao wanted to hear.
Later, when Liu Cui cried until her eyes went blind, and her mother knelt down to beg her, she also had something to say.
Jiang Zao’s guess was correct.
Jiang Jun had just been demoted, and Liu Cui was too embarrassed to ask for the job. Who would dare to add fuel to the fire? Her plan was to wait until she married into the Jiang family and then ask for the child when she became pregnant.
Who can refuse?
For the sake of work, Liu Cui gave in.
marry!
The sewing machine and the betrothal money were all taken to the Liu family.
The Jiang family was very busy during those days, and it took two trips by ox cart to take all the things away.
Liu Chunhua looked down on Liu Cui, but couldn't resist Jiang Ming's love for her, so she arranged Jiang Ming's marriage with a gloomy face.
Jiang Ming and Liu Cui's wedding was scheduled for mid-August, no more than a month or two later than Jiang Xing's.
Jiang Xing came back by herself on the wedding day.
She specially wore the new cloth shirt made by her in-laws when she got married.
The only drawback is that the blouse is padded, neither too thin nor too thick, suitable for spring and autumn wear. Jiang Xing got married in the summer, and logically speaking, her in-laws should prepare summer clothes for her new daughter-in-law. It can be said that they are very thoughtful to prepare spring and autumn clothes.
The new bride came home with new clothes prepared for her, saying that she would look good when she went out.
Prepare for summer, what if Jiang Xing needs new clothes in autumn?
Prepare autumn clothes, one set can be used as two sets, and it still looks good. Jiang Xing was tricked as soon as she got married. Because a lot of her betrothal gifts were kept in her parents' home and she had no children to support her, she suffered a lot of humiliation in her husband's home.
What made her most uncomfortable was that Li Ming's family slept on a kang, but they were reluctant to use kraft paper on the kang. Instead, they covered the kang with a mat made of corn stalks. It was cool to sleep on at night, but if she wanted to do something, the corn stalks would rustle with a slight movement.
It's very rhythmic, and you can tell where they are just by listening to it.
On the wedding night, she was so embarrassed that she wanted to plug her ears, and she was almost too embarrassed to face anyone the next day.
Which newly married daughter-in-law doesn’t want a child?
Having a child means she can do less work, and her husband's family will give in. Li Ming is the eldest in the family, and there is a high chance that she will conceive the first grandson, so everyone will give her some leeway.
For the sake of their children, she and Li Ming slept off the kang, and every time they were exhausted and sweating.
Jiang Xing was too proud to return home, so she put on some padded clothes and continued working even though she was sweating all over.
"Mom... the second son got married and the third son didn't come back to help?"
Yes, Jiang Zao didn’t help Jiang Ming get married.
He claimed to be standing up for the fourth child, but was unwilling to work for them.
This excuse left Liu Chunhua and Jiang Dashan with no excuse to refute.
The fourth and third children seem to be getting along really well.
Marrying a daughter is different from marrying a daughter-in-law.
Just marry her off and send her away.
When we get married, we have to treat everyone to a meal. The relatives from both my husband's and my own families make a fuss for a long time. By the time everyone finishes their meal and sends them away, it's already very late. We have to clean up the yard and return the tables, chairs and benches. We can't delay the neighbors' dinner tomorrow!
Jiang Zao was not at home, so Liu Chunhua caught Jiang Xing and plucking a sheep.
"Boss, boil a kettle of water."
"The boss has cleared the table, and there are over 30 dishes in the pot that haven't been washed yet!"
"Boss, hurry up and send the Liu family away. Keep an eye on the candy, don't let those naughty monkeys from the Liu family pick up all the candy!"
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Jiang Xing: I’m special!
You shouldn't be wearing this quilted jacket!
The inner roar is over.
"The boss swept the yard."
Jiang Xing walked out suddenly, and her eyes went dark and she fainted.
Comrade Jiang Xing suffered from heatstroke.
Jiang Ming was unwilling to carry her to the hospital after getting married, Jiang Dashan had a backache and could not carry her, and the only one with good physical strength, Jiang Jun, had already arrived in the northwest. In the dry northwest wind and sun, even peeing seemed to be a waste of water.
Since no one was carrying him, he had to lie there for a while and ask Li Ming to carry him (it would be inappropriate for an outsider to carry him, as it would easily lead to gossip).
It’s not so hot in the afternoon and it’s cooler, so why is the child still sweating?
Liu Chunhua frowned, suspecting that she was too hot from wearing long sleeves.
The rough hands unbuttoned Jiang Xing's yellow cloth shirt, and when he touched the collar, he found it was thick!
"This! Why is this child wearing autumn clothes?"
It's scorching hot in August, like a big steamer, and she's wearing autumn clothes?
Liu Chunhua raised her eyelids and understood all the reasons. You, the Li family, are so good for saving money for me.
You don’t care about your reputation anymore, right?
Just now she was worried that everyone would say she was abusing her married daughter, and she was so tired that she fainted.
Now, the Li family has delivered it to our door.
"Oh my God, my daughter, why are you so miserable? When I got married, I brought 20 yuan as a gift, a lot of thermoses and clothes, why do they still treat you like this?"
There are not many entertainment activities in normal times, so men, women, old people and children all like to join in the fun and talk about their wives' gossips.
During the New Year, we would fry a handful of snacks and sit there talking about the gossips of the neighbors and the Li family. Liu Chunhua would chat a little, and all the topics for New Year's Eve would be set.
Seeing that everyone had arrived, Liu Chunhua burst into tears and wiped her tears, using the unique "intangible cultural heritage crying method" of the 1970s. She cried and beat her chest, and spoke with tearful eyes and a sing-song tone.
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