"Mom and Dad, you're here, come in quickly."
Gu Qingmeng quickly invited them into the house. Seeing her parents-in-law bringing in another basket of things, she continued, "Mom, why are you bringing more things?"
"The village has slaughtered a pig and distributed the meat. I asked for some spare ribs specifically for you. Since you weren't going back for the New Year, I brought them to you. We were planning to come over when your sister-in-law told us you were pregnant with twins, but Xiaobao got sick, so we've been putting it off until now. Tell me how you're doing."
Zhang Shuqin has been worried about Gu Qingmeng's health these days, and her mouth has blisters from anxiety. Her own daughter's health was damaged by giving birth to twins, and she hasn't had a second child yet. The key is that her health is damaged.
"I heard from Xiaoyu that your cousin is here to take care of you. I'm sorry to bother her. Your mother also came to take care of you before you gave birth. This is the small quilt and clothes that your mother has rushed out these days. I will continue to make them when she goes back." Zhang Shuqin always felt that she owed Gu Qingmeng. She was taking care of the third child's child, but she didn't take care of her much?
Now that she knows she is pregnant with twins, she feels even more guilty. She just wants to do her best to make up for it and take care of her. When Gu Qingmeng gives birth, she will come to take care of her during the confinement period, and then let the third brother find someone to take care of Xiaobao for a month.
The clothes and quilts I prepared before were all for one child, so now I have to make double the amount!
"Mom, are the clothes and quilts almost ready? Now we just need to prepare more diapers. There is still time, so don't worry." Gu Qingmeng was already sewing diapers, all made of the gauze that Pei Xinghe had exchanged for her.
Several layers of gauze are sewn together, which is breathable and absorbent, but it needs to be thrown away after a few uses. The pure white color stained with shit yellow is unsightly, so you should prepare a lot.
"Mom, how is the village today?"
Gu Qingmeng knew that Peijiagou had a good harvest this year, but she didn’t know the details.
"The village is doing well! Today we have income from ducks and rabbits, as well as income from medicinal herbs. Every family in the village has received fifty or sixty yuan, and there is also a lot of food. The young men are all preparing to get married."
When talking about Zhang Shuqin and Pei Dazhuang in the village, they had endless things to talk about. Gu Qingmeng listened carefully and was a little surprised to know that they had killed all the ducks and sold them.
Why are all the ducks that just laid eggs today being sold? After listening for a while, I realized that ducks and geese eat a lot, and food is limited in winter, so there is nothing to feed them. So the ducks have been killed one after another since the first freeze, otherwise they will have nothing to eat and lose weight.
"Next year, the village plans to start hatching duck eggs early." Zhang Shuqin suddenly remembered Li Changan's visit and quickly said to Gu Qingmeng, "Oh, Li Changan came to our house a few days ago and asked if you would come to celebrate the New Year. I think he seemed to want to see you about something."
"It might be about his sister! I heard from Zhaodi that Guan Zhiqing wanted her to go to junior high school. Our Zhaodi is also a good student. She can go to junior high school in one more year. It's just that your eldest brother doesn't want to support her."
Pei Dazhuang glanced at Gu Qingmeng, and seeing that she had no expression, he sighed. He wanted to send his granddaughter to school, but there was no accommodation in the junior high school now, so she could only live with the fourth child if she wanted to go to school.
Since the fourth daughter-in-law didn't say anything, he, as her father-in-law, felt embarrassed to ask Zhaodi to live here. The eldest brother and his wife were in such a state...it's better not to mention it.
"If there's anything, he should come to the county to find me."
Gu Qingmeng did not respond to Pei Zhaodi's words. She didn't want to have anything to do with Pei Fugui. Both Pei Dasao and Pei Ersao had given birth to girls before they passed away. Pei Ersao's family had two sons, so she was quite happy to have a girl.
Sister Pei was different. She had two daughters before, and now she gave birth to another daughter. I heard that she almost drowned the child in a basin of water. It was only after her mother-in-law snatched the child away from her, told her that she couldn't raise the child, and asked her to leave the Pei family, that she began to breastfeed the child.
Gu Qingmeng was too lazy to even look at such people, let alone care about his family affairs. The couple were of the same character.
But Pei Zhaodi...the little girl is a successful person. If she wants to study, she will definitely find a way on her own!
She never returned to Peijiagou after she became pregnant. The little girl often wrote to her, saying that she missed her. Besides missing herself, the thing she mentioned most in the letters was her grades.
Gu Qingmeng knew that Pei Zhaodi wanted her to talk to Pei Xinghe about her going to school, but there were some things that outsiders could not interfere with. Judging from the look of her father-in-law Pei Dazhuang, he was going to pay for her schooling, so it was really not their turn to say anything about it.
As long as Pei Zhaodi and Pei Dazhuang didn't speak clearly, she didn't plan to say anything. Once they spoke, they would naturally help if they could.
After they continued talking, Han Qiongyin came back, and Pei Xinghe came back with her.
"Mom and Dad, you're here. By the way, this is Qingqing's cousin Han Qiongyin." Pei Xinghe introduced Aunt Han to his parents.
"This is Mengmeng's cousin! She's so young. Please take care of Mengmeng. From now on, I'll call you Sister Han! You don't look older than me."
Zhang Shuqin walked up to Han Qiongyin and talked to her intimately. After a while, they started talking about Gu Qingmeng's favorite food and exchanged experiences with each other.
"Xinghe, why don't you go back and give all the holiday gifts? Take some of the sea fish you brought back a few days ago back to your parents. There are more people at home for the New Year this year, so you should take more."
Gu Qingmeng knew that Uncle Pei and the others were going back to celebrate the New Year this year, so it could be said that everyone except them had to go back!
Finally the mountain roads were not blocked this year and everyone is very enthusiastic about celebrating the New Year!
"Okay, I was planning on going back to the village today, so I'll just go back with my parents. I'll be back early tomorrow morning."
Pei Xinghe is almost done with his work. Tomorrow is the Little New Year, and it’s time to send out the New Year gifts.
Pei Dazhuang followed Pei Xinghe out and walked to the warehouse in their backyard. When he saw the things stored inside, he couldn't help but gasp. This kid really knows how to steal things.
There are probably two sheep here, as well as a lot of pork, chickens and ducks. The ribs, chicken and goose they brought are not very impressive, but at least they are a token of their appreciation.
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