But Tian Tian didn't believe her one-sided story. Instead, she smiled and said, "Aunt, where is my aunt's house? I'm in a hurry to send her something. I have a lot of work to do at home."
"Oh oh oh! I have nothing to do right now, so I'll take you there." The aunt wanted to find out what was going on between Tian Tian and Grandma Lin, so she enthusiastically and proactively offered to take Tian Tian there.
On the way, the aunt kept asking how Lin Meiyu was doing, whether Tian Lisong was good to her, and whether the three siblings were doing well.
Tian Tian felt a little ashamed after hearing this. She had previously thought that this aunt had a bad relationship with her grandmother, and that all the things she said were just to irritate Grandma Lin. She didn't expect that this aunt really cared about her mother, and that all the things she said were true.
She felt a little sad. Outsiders would ask her mother a few questions and care about whether she was doing well at home and how her children were doing, but her grandmother had never asked her mother a single question, and usually acted as if she had never seen her grandchildren.
This is really the difference between people, and sometimes blood ties are not that important.
My aunt took Tian Tian to the Wu family. After thanking her, she pushed her bicycle into my yard.
The Wu family was so quiet that it seemed as if no one was there.
"Is anyone home? Auntie! Sister Juanjuan!" After parking her bicycle, Tian Tian picked up a red pillowcase wrapped in oil paper and stood in the yard shouting.
In the end, the room was still quiet and no one responded to her.
"Is anyone there? I'm coming in!" Tian Tian pushed the door open and heard a cough coming from the east room. After two coughs, the voice said, "Someone's there, come in!"
The voice sounded weak and feeble, no wonder Tian Tian didn't hear it clearly just now.
Tian Tian carried the things into the east room and saw a thin old lady sitting on the kang and struggling to crawl to the ground. She hurried over.
"Grandma Wu! Just sit on the kang and don't get down!" Tian Tian walked over and stopped Grandma Wu from getting down.
"Who are you?" Old Mrs. Wu had never seen Tian Tian and couldn't recognize her.
"I'm Tian Tian, I'm here to see my aunt." Tian Tian said.
"Oh!" Old Mrs. Wu said weakly, "You are Shuang's niece? What do you want to see her for when they are not at home?"
Tian Tian placed the oil paper package in her hand on the kang and opened the oil paper layer by layer, revealing the neatly folded red pillowcase inside.
"Isn't my sister Juanjuan getting married? There are many children in my family and the expenses are high. I can't come up with much money and can't help my aunt. My mother feels bad about it, so she asked me to bring a pair of red pillowcases to my aunt. Please don't mind." Tian Tian said.
She didn't have any problem with her aunt because her aunt was very nice to her.
This time I came to their house to borrow money because I heard that the wedding date was so close and I was a little anxious. I didn't know where to borrow how much money. Rural families are all poor and they don't have that much money on hand. I can't borrow money from anywhere, so I thought of coming to their house to borrow all the money and bills at once.
Later, after Lin Meiyu rejected Lin Meishuang, Lin Meishuang seemed to have sobered up a little. She took the five dollars that Lin Meiyu lent her and left without any complaints.
Lin Meiyu also saw through Lin Meishuang's thoughts, and that's why she thought about giving her a red scarf and asking for gift money.
Old Mrs. Wu looked at the pair of red pillowcases on the kang and was so happy that she didn't know what to say. She wanted to reach out and touch them, but she was afraid that her rough hands would scratch them.
"Why are you complaining about it? This red pillowcase is so pretty! You can't buy one as pretty as this at the supply and marketing cooperative."
Old Mrs. Wu took her hand back and smiled at Tian Tian, "Your aunt has already told me about this matter when she came back. She was so anxious that she thought of borrowing so much money from your family."
"But we all understand. We all grew up in the countryside, and we all know how much money we can earn throughout the year. When your aunt came back, she blamed herself and said that she shouldn't have asked your mother to borrow so much money. Your mother must have felt bad after hearing that."
"No! We are sisters who grew up together. My mother knows very well what kind of person my aunt is. She will definitely not be unhappy about this matter, otherwise my mother would not let me give you a red pillowcase." Tian Tian persuaded.
"My mother also knows that the time for this matter is too short. She is afraid that many things cannot be bought together and that Sister Juanjuan will be short of this and that for her wedding. I have a red pillowcase at home. Although it is a bit old, this pair of red pillowcases is new and we have never used them. My mother specially found the red pillowcase and asked me to send it to you."
Tian Tian was a little impressed by her ability to make up a lie, as it was clearly something she had just exchanged with Li Jiuniang. But she was afraid that if she said directly that she had just bought it, Old Lady Wu would feel uncomfortable again.
Fortunately, the quality of things nowadays is good and the color does not fade easily. For example, that dress has been worn for more than ten years, but as long as it is well maintained, it still looks like new. There is no need to worry about the red pillowcases fading or unthreading.
"Has Sister Juanjuan prepared everything for her wedding?" Tian Tian asked with concern.
"It's almost ready. It's the quilt that your aunt brought when she got married. It's only been used once or twice over the years, and it's still as good as new. Although it's old, it's been preserved in good condition."
"It's also because our family is not well off that we can't give Juan'er more. But the man already knew about our family's conditions. We don't intend to pretend to be rich. We will take as much money as we can. You don't have to think too much about it." Old Mrs. Wu comforted Tian Tian.
But they also owed a lot of foreign debts. Although they could still use Lin Meishuang's quilts and other things, there were still many necessary things to buy, and they had to borrow a lot of money.
Isn't there a saying that goes, rich people have their own way to resolve the marriage, and poor people have their own way to end the marriage. As long as the two children live happily after marriage, that's enough.
There is no need to get things that you cannot afford just to impress others.
"I heard from my aunt that you have been to school and studied?" Old Mrs. Wu suddenly said.
Tian Tian was stunned for a moment, then nodded.
Old Mrs. Wu sighed, "People who can study are blessed. Wu Juan wanted to study since she was a child, but I fell ill not long after she was born. All the money in the family was used to treat my illness, and there was no money for her to study."
"She is a very sensible child. Even though our family is poor, she never asks us for anything. When she wants to study, she goes to other children who are studying and asks them to teach her how to read."
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