Xu Qianjiao hid under the quilt and took off her pants reluctantly. When she took them out, she saw that there was a big hole in her pants.
"Wow, these are one of the few pants I have, this... this..."
After going crazy for a while, Xu Qianjiao obediently took out the needle and thread from the cabinet and wanted to mend her pants.
Despite a burst of effort, the patch on the pants was in a state of confusion, as if a centipede was lying on the pants. Xu Qianjiao looked at the pants, wanting to cry but unable to.
This...how can I wear this outside?
After struggling, Xu Qianjiao decided to give the pants to her mother to mend, as her own craftsmanship was really not up to par.
She changed her pants and walked slowly to Xu's mother's room with them in her hand. She reached out and knocked on the door gently.
"Mom, are you asleep?"
"What's going on?" Xu's mother's voice came from the room, and soon the door opened.
Xu's mother looked at Xu Qianjiao standing at the door holding her pants, her face flushed, she was shy and didn't say a word. She grabbed the pants and opened them, and saw that there was a big hole on her buttocks.
"Pfft, you, how did you do that? There's a big hole in your butt." Mother Xu looked at the big hole in her pants and teased her mercilessly.
"I, I was sleeping in bed, and I turned over, and my pants were torn." Xu Qianjiao explained shyly with a red face.
Mother Xu restrained her smile and reached out to touch the pants. The pants had been washed very thin, no wonder they tore with a slight pull.
"Forget it, why bother mending the cloth? It's moldy. Come on, follow your mother to ask your grandma for a mending ticket. It's been years since you've made new clothes." Mother Xu pulled Xu Qianjiao towards Grandma Xu's room.
"Knock knock knock, Mom, are you asleep?" Xu's mother said softly while knocking on the door.
"Not yet. What's the matter?" Grandma Xu answered as she got up and opened the door.
As soon as I opened the door, I saw Xu's mother and Xu Qianjiao standing at the door, holding a pair of pants in their hands.
"Mom, look, the fabric of Jiaojiao's pants has become very thin after washing. When she turned over, she tore a big hole in her pants. I thought that such a big hole could not be patched. Even if it was patched, Jiaojiao, a grown girl, could not wear it out with a hole in her buttocks. So, I thought..."
As Xu's mother spoke, she handed the pants to Grandma Xu to look at. Grandma Xu looked down and realized that the pants were indeed very thin. It was really inappropriate for Jiaojiao, a grown girl, to wear these pants.
She nodded and said, "Okay, wait a moment. I'll get you some cloth coupons and money. Tomorrow, Jiaojiao will go to the city to buy some cloth. When she comes back, she can ask your mother to make you some clothes."
After saying that, he went straight back to the room and took out some cloth coupons and money. "Come, Jiaojiao, go to the city and buy them yourself tomorrow. You can pick whatever you like."
Xu Qianjiao looked at the cloth coupons and money in her hand and instantly smiled like a flower, "Thank you, grandma, you are so kind."
"good."
Grandma Xu touched Xu Qianjiao's hand and said, "Go back to bed early. Get up early tomorrow and go for a good walk."
"Okay, good night, grandma."
"Good night, mother. I'll take Jiaojiao back first."
"Um."
On this side, after the mother and daughter of the Xu family's second wife left, Xu's eldest sister-in-law withdrew her head from the window. She was jealous and said to her uncle angrily, "Look at your mother, she is always so partial. She gives all the good things to the second wife, and we have nothing."
"What are you talking about? Didn't mother make clothes for our eldest wife before the New Year? Isn't it normal that it's the second wife's turn now?" Uncle Xu retorted with a frown.
Hearing this, Mrs. Xu became even angrier and continued to refute, "Didn't we earn all the money and fabrics for the clothes she made for us? But the money and fabrics she's giving to the second wife originally belonged to us and were all earned by us. And yet they're so lazy, they can barely support themselves, and all they do all day is cling to us, the first wife."
"Okay, stop talking and go to sleep." The uncle said indifferently, then lay down and no longer paid attention to Mrs. Xu's complaints.
Seeing him like this, Mrs. Xu had no choice but to sit on the bed and sulk.
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The next morning, Xu's mother and Xu Qianjiao got up early. Today was Xu Qianjiao's first time to go into the city since she came here, so it was rare for her to get up so early.
She changed into her best clothes, dressed herself up, put on her small backpack, and followed Xu's mother to the village entrance, ready to take a ox cart to the city.
When they arrived at the village entrance, there were already a few women sitting on the ox carts. When they saw Xu's mother coming, they greeted her warmly, "Juan, here, here."
When Xu's mother saw her, she quickly pulled Xu Qianjiao over and sat down next to her. Then she pulled Xu Qianjiao and said, "Hurry up and thank Aunt Tian for helping us get a good seat."
Xu Qianjiao followed Xu's mother's gaze and saw a kind-looking person with a gentle smile on her round face next to her. She smiled shyly at Aunt Tian and said, "Thank you, Aunt Tian."
"Oh, Jiaojiao is getting prettier as she grows older." Aunt Tian looked at the pretty girl in front of her and praised her sincerely.
Xu Qianjiao lowered her head shyly. Seeing this, the women continued chatting and stopped teasing her.
Suddenly, someone sat next to Xu Qianjiao. She looked up and saw that it was him - the creditor.
"Oh, Wen boy, are you going to the city to see your sister again?" Aunt Tian joked when she saw Cheng Jiawen also got in the car.
Cheng Jiawen nodded without any shyness and said as a matter of course: "Yes, my sister asked me to go visit her often."
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