Thinking of the old Qiao family, someone came from the old Qiao family in the afternoon. They were Qiao Li's mother and her eldest and second sisters-in-law.
Mother Qiao held an old hen in one hand and a basket in the other. Mrs. Qiao held a fish in one hand and a basket in the other. Mrs. Qiao, who was behind her, held a jar.
As soon as they arrived, someone in the riverside village saw them and the news spread immediately.
Everyone was working, some between the ridges of the fields, some in the fields on the hillsides. They could talk and shout to each other, and soon, the news spread little by little, and those working on the tops of the hills on both sides also knew about it.
Some young wives are already tired of hearing the word "envy".
Some young men already envy Wang Sibing for waiting until his twenties to find a partner, but he ended up finding a good in-law.
There were even old ladies who envied Xie Ailian and Wang Dahai for having such a good family to marry into.
Others say, "We still need to have more sons. Look, even if we have four, how can we expect to have only one good son?"
Some people also said, "It is said that raising a daughter to marry into a wealthy family can bring support to her parents' family. In fact, the same is true for having a son. If the daughter-in-law's parents are capable, she can also support the family."
No matter what they said, Chen Meiru, Zhang Xiu'e and Shi Haiyan felt choked to death as they couldn't swallow or spit out the anger they were holding.
Xie Ailian, who was envied by others, was smiling from ear to ear.
The people in the village only saw the chickens and fish in Qiao's mother's hands, and the things in the basket.
Brown sugar, red dates, pig stomach, eggs, a bag of milk powder, and several sets of brand new baby clothes and shoes.
The jar that Qiao Ersao was holding was filled with sweet wine.
Xie Ailian poured tea, placed a plate of melon seeds and a plate of peanuts on the table, and left, leaving the mother, daughter, aunt, and sister-in-law some space to talk.
The first thing Qiao's mother said was, "Well, that's good. It seems your mother-in-law cares about you very much."
Good or not, it’s quite obvious.
Only a few days after giving birth, Qiao Li's face looked rosy and shiny. She must have been living a very happy and comfortable life.
"It's not just my mother-in-law who treats me well." Qiao Li replied to her mother with a smile.
"Okay, okay, okay, I get it. You have good taste. What you picked is a hundred times better than what your mom picked for you. Okay?" Qiao's mother glared at her in disapproval. "Who hasn't been blind at one time or another?!"
Mrs. Qiao and Mrs. Qiao's second wife quickly came out to smooth things over and asked about Qiao Li's delivery in the hospital. To be honest, they were a little envious about this.
Giving birth to a child is like going through the gates of hell for a woman. If she goes to a hospital to give birth, she will feel much more at ease.
After chatting for a while, the two sisters-in-law tactfully left, leaving space for the mother and daughter to talk.
Wang Zhaozhao felt a little embarrassed.
She is the only child at home now, as the others have all gone to school.
She just felt that if she didn't have to go to school and didn't work, wouldn't she seem lazy?
In fact, she still did some work, such as washing diapers...
Qiao's mother and her friends only stayed for two hours and were about to go back, but Xie Ailian warmly invited them to stay overnight.
"Come on later. There will be plenty of opportunities in the future, mother-in-law. Qiao Li is in confinement after childbirth. I'm sorry for the trouble you've taken." Qiao Li held Xie Ailian's hand and said sincerely.
In the past, mothers would take care of women during the confinement period, but now it is collective labor, and people earn food rations by work points, and they need tickets to buy food.
She couldn't carry all the food on her back to take care of Qiao Li during her confinement.
Even if the conditions of both parties allow it, it would be difficult to say.
The two mothers-in-law held hands and exchanged pleasantries for a while. Xie Ailian took Wang Zhaozhao to see Qiao's mother and others off to the village entrance.
Wang Zhaozhao didn't know why she had to follow in seeing off the guests, but since Xie Ailian asked her to, she followed obediently.
"Zhao Zhao, Grandma Qiao thanks you." Before leaving, Qiao's mother touched Wang Zhaozhao's head.
"Ahahahaha..." Wang Zhaozhao laughed awkwardly.
How should I respond to this? It doesn’t seem right to politely say it has nothing to do with me, and it would be even more wrong to be impolite.
Mother Qiao didn't say what she was thanking her for, but she had made up her mind to make a set of clothes for Wang Zhaozhao and give her a red envelope.
Then, it will be a gift to celebrate her promotion to junior high school.
Qiao's mother and the others didn't delay any longer. It would take them an hour and a half to get home. If they delayed any longer, everyone would have finished work by the time they got home.
"Mom, what about that girl Xie Zhaozhao?" After walking for a while, Mrs. Qiao asked Qiao's mother.
The main reason was that she felt her mother-in-law was a little too happy.
My sister-in-law gave birth and had a good confinement period. This is indeed worth being happy about, but the extent of her joy is like picking up two hundred yuan.
Mother Qiao smiled mysteriously and said, "I won't tell you."
Mrs. Qiao: “……!”
Mrs. Qiao: “……!”
There really is something going on.
On the other side, Xie Ailian, who had just returned home from seeing off the guests, was also asking Wang Zhaozhao why Qiao's mother wanted to thank her.
"Hehe, this is a secret...ah..." Wang Zhaozhao also smiled mysteriously, but she was caught by the ear of fate.
"You've been spoiled, haven't you? Every time you have something to say, you only tell your fourth uncle and others. Your grandparents are outsiders, right?" Comrade Xie Ailian is already very experienced.
"Ah, milk, it hurts, it hurts..." Wang Zhaozhao covered his ears and screamed.
Xie Ailian let go of her angrily, "Hurry up and tell me!"
Wang Zhaozhao rubbed his ears and pouted, "When Grandpa comes back, we'll talk about it together... Fourth Uncle hasn't told you for all these days, you should pull Fourth Uncle."
"He's not here."
“…”
Wang Zhaozhao wrinkled his nose and left angrily to see his little cousin...
"Come back here. The sun isn't so hot anymore. Go get some grass for the pigs." Xie Ailian was "taking revenge for a personal grudge."
"Oh." Wang Zhaozhao didn't show any reluctance.
It was her fourth aunt who told her that she would be going to the county town to study in the second half of the year, and asked her to go out less and not get too dark. So her grandmother didn't let her cut grass for pigs or go up the mountain.
She went out with the basket on her back and happened to meet Wang Jingjing who was coming back from school, and Wang Qingqing who was a little behind.
"Sister Zhao..." Wang Jingjing was stunned for a moment, then called her with a grin.
"Yeah." Wang Zhaozhao responded.
Wang Jingjing stood there, watched her walk out, and then slumped her shoulders.
When she passed by Wang Qingqing, Wang Qingqing called her and Wang Zhaozhao also nodded.
Wang Qingqing didn't stop. Wang Jingjing, who was standing at the gate, watched her approach and followed her into the yard.
They don't do their homework together. They are in different classes and don't know if the homework is the same.
After a while, Wang Baojia and others came back and found that Wang Zhaozhao was not there. Wang Baojia was surprised.
He is used to it now. He does his homework as soon as he comes back. Even if he procrastinates, he will finish his homework before going out to play.
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