Yesterday was New Year’s Eve. There were bursts of firecrackers outside and the house was warm. Yang Liu played with the other children until very late before going to bed.
Today is the first day of the new year. If it were usual, she would follow Chu Yue out to visit people in the village to wish them a happy new year.
It's just that there was a sudden heavy snowfall last night, and it's still snowing outside now, and the road is icy. It's too unsafe for her to go out like this.
Plus, it was too cold outside, and Chu Yue was watching closely, afraid that she would join in the fun.
In the morning, when Yang Liu was half asleep, a mischievous man reached into the quilt and pinched her feet with his cold hands.
Yang Liu shrank from the cold and woke up immediately. She pulled her head out of the warm quilt and said angrily, "What are you doing? Didn't you say it's snowing outside and we don't have to go out to pay New Year's greetings?"
She heard some noise outside in the morning and was about to get up from the bed reluctantly when Chu Yue stopped her and said it was snowing outside and she didn't need to get up.
Her favorite thing to do in winter is to stay in bed and sleep in. She went to bed late yesterday and she is very sleepy now. She is more than happy to sleep a little longer.
Seeing her sleepy eyes open and her face still flushed from just getting out of bed, Chu Yue immediately leaned over and pecked her on the mouth, then chuckled softly, "I just went to the village with Yang Bai to celebrate the New Year. When we came back, we found that all the aunties in the village were chatting at Second Aunt's house. Li Dazui even asked me why I didn't go, saying she had something shocking to share, and asked me to tell you."
Yang Liu was still in a daze at first, but when she heard that there was a big news going to be revealed, she immediately sat up from the bed. Chu Yue was hit on the chin by her sudden standing up.
"Be gentle, you're carrying two babies in your belly now." Seeing that she was about to go downstairs after putting on the sweater, Chu Yue helped her take the clothes and gave her instructions.
"I know, the child is very well behaved and has never caused me any trouble at all."
She had heard the aunties in the village say that the first few months of pregnancy were the most painful time. They would vomit everything they ate and also feel sore in the waist and back.
Yang Liu has really not suffered any hardship so far and can really eat and sleep well.
She was now in her advanced stage of pregnancy, and her belly was much more prominent. Chu Yue always helped her put on her socks and shoes. In winter, she had to wear a lot of clothes, and she couldn't bend down at all, so Chu Yue helped her put on her socks while smiling and saying, "Of course. A daughter is a mother's sweet little cotton-padded jacket. She definitely knows how much she loves you, so she won't let you suffer."
After she put on her clothes, he went out to fetch hot water and helped her wash up.
Then she went to the kitchen and ate the breakfast that was warm in the pot. Chu Yue also specially cooked two poached eggs for her.
Somehow, Yang Liu now has an unusually large appetite. She usually eats four meals a day, and each meal is very large.
After finishing breakfast, she felt warm all over. Just as she was about to go out, she was stopped by Chu Yue, "Why are you in such a hurry? Wait a minute."
After he finished speaking, he went in and took out a red scarf, which was knitted with wool and looked very warm.
Chu Yue slowly wrapped the scarf around her twice. The bright red color of the scarf made her fair face look even more energetic.
"Where are you from?"
As he tied the knot, he smiled and said, "I don't know how to knit, but I asked someone to buy it for me in the capital. It was sent over last time, and I just happened to take it out today to give you a surprise."
Yang Liu particularly liked this bright red scarf. It looked so bright and beautiful. After he put it on, she couldn't wait to look in the mirror, then nodded with a blushing face: "Yeah, I like it very much."
"That's right, I have always had the best vision, otherwise how could I marry you." A shameless man said this with confidence, flattering his wife while also bragging about himself.
Yang Liu was in a hurry to listen to the gossip, so she didn't bother to argue with him. She wrapped herself up like a dumpling and then went out.
Chu Yue was worried that she would slip, so he personally sent her to her second aunt's house. After seeing that she went in safely, he went back and said that he would come to pick her up later.
As soon as Yang Liu entered, she heard a burst of laughter.
Yang Nan heard the noise and hurried over to open the door for her, "Liu Liu, you're here, hurry up, they've just started."
Li Dazui was particularly close to Yang Liu because she always exchanged eggs with her. When he saw her come in, he hurriedly got up from the stool and pulled her to sit next to him.
Then she began to talk about the shocking news she had seen recently.
Seeing that she was talking about some insignificant things at first, Ma Zhaodi couldn't wait any longer and shouted, "Can you please stop talking nonsense? If you keep wasting time, we all have to go home and prepare lunch."
The others also urged him, and Li Dazui suddenly felt that everyone's attention was focused on him. He was very happy. He cleared his throat and began to tell them what he knew.
"Last year on the Little New Year's Day, I saw Zhang Hongwei from the Youth League Office bring wine and snacks to the secretary's house for dinner. I originally thought he was a smooth-talker who wanted to build a good relationship with the secretary, so he went to give gifts to curry favor. But today I found out that it was Zhang Guilan who had taken a fancy to him and was planning to make him her son-in-law."
Yang Liu didn't feel anything after hearing this. He just supported himself with his arms and ate melon seeds, looking like a real spectator.
Aunt Dagen looked curious: "Zhang Guilan is such a idiot! She always boasts about how outstanding her daughter is. Why is she interested in that educated youth?"
Although the educated youth from the city knew a few more words than the villagers, it seemed to be of no use when they arrived in the countryside. Many of them could not carry anything on their shoulders or lift anything with their hands. Some of them could not even earn as many work points as a woman in a day.
I don't know what these people are after.
Of course, she was just thinking about these words in her mind.
After all, there are not many educated youth as promising as Chu Yue. She knows what is important and will not generalize.
Besides, she was counting on using her own eggs to exchange for more sugar and oil coupons from them, so she would never offend them.
Another person quickly followed up, saying, "Do you think her daughter is a hot commodity? Now that she's lost her job at school, she's just like us, working in the fields every day. In a few months, she'll be a shrew. If she doesn't get married, she might end up marrying some second-hand commodity."
Yang Liu stretched her neck and frowned when she heard what he said. Although what the man said was a bit harsh, his logic was sound.
Seeing that everyone was speaking enthusiastically, Yang Liu felt that it was really inappropriate for her to sit there and not say anything. She looked at Li Dazui and asked, "Auntie, how did you know?"
We are all from the same village, how come no one else knows but she does?
Who knows if the information she got is accurate or not? Don't waste your time on just old news.
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