Chapter 12 Chapter 12 (Update 1) It turns out that Comrade Cheng...
The day after tomorrow at 10am, at the south pavilion of the small park.
This location sounds good, but Xu Yingxia frowned and said, "If there is only one person coming, we shouldn't go there too often, otherwise it will be embarrassing for the other party if we all rush over."
Jiang Qing raised her eyes. There is really a big difference between being a mother and being a mother.
The third sister-in-law saw through it immediately.
There is a state-owned hotel near the small park, which is very close. The meeting was made more than an hour before mealtime, so it was a good opportunity for them to meet and get to know each other, and then have the other party treat them to a meal at the state-owned hotel.
Why does she know it so clearly?
Because that's how it was in my previous life.
Although she didn't tell her third sister-in-law and her family before settling down, after all, some things are easy to keep secret when they live away. But it was different in the old house. When she went on a blind date, her grandmother brought a few of her precious grandchildren with her, saying that she would support her little aunt and prevent her from being bullied.
What's the result?
When it was time for lunch, everyone rushed to the state-owned hotel. She remembered clearly that Cheng Jin spent seven or eighty cents to treat them to a sumptuous lunch.
The reason I remember it so clearly is because it was so embarrassing.
This was their first meeting, and they had to spend seven dollars to treat their family to a meal. Who would feel comfortable doing that? Cheng Jin looked unhappy at the time, but he didn't say anything to save face.
I didn't notice it before, but now the comparison is so obvious.
As soon as the third sister-in-law heard it, she understood what the old lady was planning. She didn't want such an embarrassing thing to happen to Jiang Shuangshuang. But the old lady only cared about having a sumptuous lunch with her precious grandson and didn't care whether she would lose face in front of Cheng Jin.
"If Third Sister-in-law feels that too many people is not good, then why not call anyone else, and just invite Mother, me, and the two of you?" Jiang Qing asked. Actually, it would be a bit troublesome if she went with them, but she still wanted to go and see.
Even if she resented him in her last life, Cheng Jin was still her husband and the father of her son. She had already decided not to have any contact with him in this life, but she still wanted to say goodbye.
She suggested, "Nannan's pancakes are delicious. Why don't we bring a few more? There is a pond over there. We can eat pancakes and chat by the pond."
"That's a good idea." Xu Yingxia nodded.
Before she finds the right person, she doesn't want to let the other party spend too much money, otherwise who knows if he will spread unpleasant things about the young lady. If she really finds the right person, she will be even more reluctant to spend it. Isn't spending the other party's money just spending the young lady's money?
She would never be willing to do that.
In order to make a better impression on the mother and daughter, Jiang Qing deliberately praised, "Comrade Cheng Jin is really good. He has a good temper and is tolerant. He won't argue with you over trivial matters. He is also a soldier in the army. If they get married, the couple will definitely live a better and better life."
Xu Yingxia on the opposite side frowned when she heard this and couldn't help but glance at the young lady. Looking at the half-smile on her face, it seemed that her feeling was correct.
To understand this well, you must have come into contact with it many times, right?
Suddenly, she was not looking forward to this marriage. She chatted with her sister-in-law in private, and then turned around to seduce her daughter?
Bah, wishful thinking!
Jiang Qing didn't notice these details, and she didn't expect that her unintentional actions made her third sister-in-law think that she and Cheng Jin had been in contact for a long time.
That is really a huge injustice.
It was during this period in my previous life that my mother told me about Cheng Jin. If it weren't for going to the countryside, the Cheng family would only be an alternative. After all, the Cheng family was too far away, and it would be difficult to see each other again after I got married.
She and Cheng Jin met for the first time in the pavilion in the park.
Besides the awkward moment during the meal that day, she was really satisfied at other times. Otherwise, she wouldn't have mustered up the courage to approach Cheng Jin who was staying in the guesthouse and completely win him over.
Still the same sentence.
Cheng Jin is really good in some aspects.
He has a good temper and knows how to coax people. Even when he is angry, he will never hit a woman.
But he is incompetent, has no self-awareness, and cannot endure hardships, yet he still wants to learn how to do business...
So it was not difficult for Jiang Qing to say something good about Cheng Jin now. However, Xu Yingxia didn't want to hear it at this moment, so she changed the subject directly, "How has mother been these past two days?"
Jiang Qing had to swallow the words that were on the tip of his tongue. He smiled bitterly and said, "How can he get better? He has been making trouble at home these past two days. He was unwilling to separate the family and even cried to me all night yesterday."
She didn't want to share, but she was wearing a nice dress that day so it was hard to ask.
She was afraid that her sisters-in-law would turn their anger against her.
"Third sister-in-law Shuangshuang, don't blame her. She actually has no bad intentions. After all, she is our mother. Even if she has no merits, she has worked hard over the years."
Xu Yingxia remained silent.
Regardless of whether she blames her mother-in-law or not, she just felt something was not right about what her sister-in-law said.
"I've heard a saying before." Jiang Shuangshuang chuckled, "People who are favored should never act as if they feel the same way. That will make you look hypocritical."
"you……"
Jiang Shuangshuang didn't care whether her face looked ugly or not, and continued: "Before you say these things, think about your daily food, clothing and daily expenses, and then think about whether you are qualified to say these things."
She shrugged and said, "If you think so, then you are just shameless."
"..." Jiang Qing was so stunned by her words that he didn't know what to say.
If she were young, she wouldn't know what was reasonable or not.
But after all, I have lived for so many years, I must understand what I should understand, and it is only when I understand that I feel guilty.
"You little girl." Xu Yingxia pushed the girl next to her and whispered, "Don't tell the truth to others."
“……”Jiang Qing really wanted to leave.
Immediately, right away, she wanted to be with the mother and daughter, but she had other things to do.
I couldn't help but wonder, was Jiang Shuangshuang also so offensive in her previous life?
I really can't remember that when she was young, she didn't care about others and only cared about her own small family.
She cleared her throat and said dryly, "I don't think enough."
Xu Yingxia looked at her strangely. When did her sister-in-law become so good-tempered? She used to avoid her house because of a few disagreements, but she didn't get angry and leave this time?
"Third sister-in-law, actually I came here this time to ask you for help."
Xu Yingxia understood immediately that he was waiting for her, and she quickly said, "You said that I would help you if I could, but you also know that Third Sister-in-law is not very capable, and may not be able to help you with some things."
She sighed, "I am a useless mother, and my children are the ones who suffer. Look at the three of them. They haven't bought new clothes for several years, and they can barely eat a full meal. As soon as I got my salary, I thought about supporting them, and the money was almost all spent in the blink of an eye."
Jiang Qing choked, not believing that she could spend more than forty yuan at once.
Xu Yingxia smiled at her and said, "You haven't said anything yet. What's the matter?"
As soon as she saw the look on her sister-in-law's face, she guessed what she was doing. She came to ask for help right after receiving her salary. What else could it be but to borrow money?
What else can Jiang Qing do?
Since my third sister-in-law said so, I would refuse it even if I had money.
I felt a little resentful in my heart. It wasn't like she borrowed the money and didn't return it. She would pay it back ten thousand times without blinking an eye!
Since she couldn't borrow money, she could only take a step back. She pointed at the floral fabric on the table and said, "Is this for Shuangshuang to make new clothes? I have to go see it in a few days. Can you lend it to me to wear once?"
It's not uncommon to borrow clothes for a blind date.
If it weren't for the money she had from the division of the family property, Xu Yingxia would have gone to the yard to borrow a set of decent clothes for Shuangshuang to go see him.
After all, they are relatives, so it's hard to push. "This material is for Huanhuan. I'll go to the supply and marketing cooperative tomorrow to buy a set of ready-made clothes for Shuangshuang. If you want to use it, just let me know one day in advance."
"Is that so?" Jiang Qing actually had some decent clothes, but the colors were a bit old-fashioned. She felt that this piece of pink floral pattern was particularly suitable for her and could make her look younger.
She wanted to fight for it, "Why don't you give it to Shuangshuang first? If you hurry up, you can wear it the day after tomorrow."
Xu Yingxia smiled and shook her head, then asked her back, "Did your mother find a match for you? Whose son is he?"
Jiang Qing didn't dare to say anything, and immediately stood up, "I remembered I have something else to do."
After saying that, he turned and left.
This made Xu Yingxia look strange, "Why is she running so fast?"
Jiang Shuangshuang commented, "Either you have a guilty conscience, or you can't face others, or you have a guilty conscience and can't face others."
Jiang Qing felt quite guilty.
And my family must not know about this until it is done.
But she couldn't tell her family, and she couldn't come up with the money...
She just couldn't come up with the ten dollars she promised to the matchmaker. She had thought of taking it secretly before. Anyway, she had already stolen ten dollars to buy candy for the matchmaker, so she didn't mind stealing another ten dollars.
But after what happened before, I thought it was Jiang Xiaoguo who stole the ten dollars, but Jiang Xiaoguo refused to admit it. There was so much noise at home that he had no time to pay attention to her.
I was thinking of asking for money when I told my third sister-in-law the good news, and she might lend me the money out of joy.
Who knows...
"They are all so stingy." Jiang Qing muttered. She was still thinking about how to take care of her family when she got rich in the future, but it turned out that these people didn't even think about helping her.
"No, I have to think of a way to convince Matchmaker Zhang. I'm about to go to the countryside. If I'm forced to go there after my rebirth, wouldn't it be more miserable than my last life?"
She still had more than five yuan left from buying candy last time.
If you really can't borrow money, why not use something as collateral?
I thought about my things and it seemed that only a few of my clothes would be worthy of the matchmaker's liking.
She was a little reluctant to part with it, but thinking about the rich days in the future, she gritted her teeth, secretly returned to the house when no one was around, quietly picked up the set of dacron clothes and left the house.
She was walking in such a hurry that she didn't notice someone was following her.
She didn't have the energy to pay attention to so many things now. She ran all the way to Zhang's house and put five yuan and the clothes on her table. "Take this money and clothes. Take me to see Ma Jian now."
Matchmaker Zhang's eyes rolled.
He reached out and touched the material of the clothes, hesitated for a moment, and said, "Well, write me a message and I'll take you to see him."
Of course, it was a note that could not be revoked. She was asked to write about Jiang Shuangshuang and Ma Jian on the note, and then she signed it. How embarrassing would it be to try to pry into the relationship? Jiang Qing would definitely not want anyone to know about it. With the note in hand, she was not afraid that Jiang Qing would go back on his word.
"No." Jiang Qing refused immediately. Wouldn't this be like giving Matchmaker Zhang a handle on him?
She would never do such a stupid thing. "I wrote this."
Write down what you exchanged the clothes for with Matchmaker Zhang, and sign your name.
Matchmaker Zhang took a look and finally agreed.
After packing up, he took Jiang Qing out.
The two of them walked all the way to the motor factory's family compound, and he introduced her, "You have a good eye, Comrade Ma is indeed good. Look at the blackboard over there, there is a small column specially opened to praise Comrade Ma. It won't be long before he can get a raise."
"Really?" Jiang Qing looked excited and wanted to run over to take a look.
Before she could take a step forward, she was stopped by Matchmaker Zhang, who said, "Don't worry, just get the business done first."
She could see that the girl really liked Majian.
Ma Ji'an's family lived in a tube-shaped building. In that era, being able to live in a tube-shaped building was considered a great achievement. Either one had worked there for a long time or had made some contribution to the factory. Otherwise, it would be impossible to be assigned to a tube-shaped building.
"Although he has many brothers, most of them stay in the countryside. Only his two children and his mother live here. They don't have to live in a small house like other families."
Jiang Qing nodded heavily. Isn’t that her home?
Even after they separated, they still had to stay together. She had never slept in a bed by herself since she was a child.
Looking around, she became more and more satisfied with the Ma family's situation. They were worthy of being the future richest man, and they could live so well before going into business.
As for being someone's stepmother...
She really didn't care that much. Raising him well would be helpful. As for whether it would be embarrassing to marry a widower with children, so what? In a dozen years, everyone would envy her.
"Ma Jian! Comrade Ma Jian!" Matchmaker Zhang knocked on the door.
A few seconds later, the door opened and a little girl about seven or eight years old looked at them timidly, "My dad is not at home, who are you?"
"You are Hongjuan, right?" Matchmaker Zhang pointed at the little girl and turned to Jiang Qing and said, "This is Comrade Ma's eldest daughter Hongjuan, and the little one inside is her brother Guanjun."
Jiang Qing looked at the little girl in front of him, his eyes full of suspicion.
She thought that the bright and beautiful superstar in her previous life must have had plastic surgery. The little girl in front of her was not that ugly, but she really didn't look like the superstar at all.
"When will your father be back?" Matchmaker Zhang looked around. "You can't wait too long. I have other things to do."
"He took grandma to the station." Hongjuan said softly.
Matchmaker Zhang breathed a sigh of relief.
Actually, she had nothing to do, she just didn't want to see Majian's mother, who was a rogue woman and was extremely annoying. She had a mouth that could scold people so badly that they couldn't say anything back. She could say all kinds of dirty words and she just couldn't win no matter how hard she tried.
No wonder Ma Jian wanted to find a wife like Jiang Shuangshuang.
If you're not strong enough, you'll be bullied to death.
"Girl, pour us a glass of water." Matchmaker Zhang squeezed into the room and sat down on a chair without any courtesy. She pointed at the room and said, "Look at this. All of this was cleaned up by the maid. Don't think that children are a burden. They are so old now and can help with a lot of things."
Hongjuan knew that the person who came was a matchmaker. She had been to the matchmaker's house several times before, but every time she left, her father would sigh, as if things had not gone well.
After hearing what the matchmaker said, she couldn't help but glance at the strange aunt.
Could this be her future mother?
Hongjuan was not very happy or disgusted with her stepmother.
Because this matter has nothing to do with her at all, and it is not something she can decide whether she wants to or not.
The only thing I can hope for is that my stepmother can be a little gentler, and not be like Tongtong's stepmother, who would hit people with a stick at any time.
"You are Hongjuan, right?" Jiang Qing half squatted down and took out a hairpin from her pocket. "This is a meeting gift. I hope you like it."
She really likes this child.
How enviable it would be for a future household name to have such a daughter.
She remembered that the big star who changed her stage name once said that her family was in financial difficulty when she was a child and she almost dropped out of school. It was her stepmother who insisted that she continue her studies. Therefore, she was particularly grateful to her mother who had no blood relationship with her, and she even gave her stepmother a priceless jade bracelet on Mother's Day.
"Mine, mine." The five or six-year-old boy squeezed over and stretched out his hand without any hesitation, "I want a meeting gift too."
"Yes, everything." How could Jiang Qing not be prepared?
He reached into his pocket and pulled out two transparent glass marbles. "Hey, these are for you."
Ma Guanjun took one look and threw the marble away in disgust, "I don't want it!"
He held up a glass bottle and said, "I have so many marbles, and they are colorful. Your transparent ones are so ugly!"
"..." Jiang Qing's smile froze on her face. She didn't think there was anything wrong with the boy being so noisy. Even though the child is still young, when he grows up he will marry the daughter of the richest man in another province, and they will form a powerful alliance!
She regretted not bringing some rarer toys.
If she had money, she really wanted to give Ma Guanjun a green frog. Children would definitely like it.
"Champion, why did you come out?" A male voice came from outside, "Didn't I tell you not to leave the house when no one is home? Why doesn't your sister keep an eye on you?"
Matchmaker Zhang stood up and called out, "Xiao Ma, here I come."
Jiang Qing also stood up suddenly, staring at the door with a nervous look on his face, and he had difficulty breathing.
In a few seconds, she was face to face with Matian.
He was actually very similar to what she had imagined, not that rough man, but rather had a more elegant air. However, it was obvious that he was much older than her, with wrinkles at the corners of his eyes.
"Who is this?" Ma Jian was a little puzzled. He really didn't understand why Matchmaker Zhang brought a strange female comrade to his house, making him embarrassed to enter his own room.
Matchmaker Zhang came forward and whispered a few words in his ear.
As soon as he finished speaking, Ma Jian's face turned bad, "Didn't I tell you? Don't ask for anyone else."
"Comrade Ma!" Jiang Qing was not nervous and said quickly: "I really want to develop a revolutionary friendship with you sincerely. You can trust me and leave everything in the house to me. Whether it is the children or your mother and brothers, I will definitely take good care of them, so that you have enough time to shine in your career."
"Look, how nice Comrade Jiang is." Matchmaker Zhang also praised.
"Jiang?" Ma Jian's attention was only on this last name.
Matchmaker Zhang pursed her lips, not knowing what to say.
Jiang Qing hesitated for a while, but did not hide it, but said vaguely, "I am Jiang Shuangshuang's aunt. I heard about Comrade Ma from her at home. After hearing about some of Comrade Ma's deeds, I really thought you were...very good, so I rashly came to your house."
"Did Jiang Shuangshuang mention me?"
Jiang Qing lowered his eyes and answered irrelevantly, "I have compared with others."
What else does Majian not understand now?
Who else can I compare myself with? It must be with other candidates. My conditions are indeed not as good as theirs. The mere fact that he is a second marriage and has a child greatly reduces his points.
It's not that he doesn't understand.
But he just wanted to find a better wife.
If the daughter-in-law is easy to control, not only will she have a hard time, but he and the children will also suffer.
"You..." Ma Jian looked at the female comrade in front of him carefully, and couldn't help but feel a little expectant in his heart. Since they are both daughters of the Jiang family, would their personalities be the same?
He tried to ask, "You should know about my family situation, right? In addition to two children, there is also an old mother. My mother is old and has a strange personality. She scolds and beats people at any time. No one in the whole building is not afraid of her. Can you really stand it?"
"Of course!" Jiang Qing looked at the two children with a caring face. The look in his eyes when he looked at them was no different from the look he used to look at his own son. "I will definitely treat them as my own children. I will never make them suffer even if it means suffering myself! If you feel uneasy, I am willing to wait a few years before having children until they have fully accepted me."
The later years are better.
And if she remembered correctly, Ma Guanjun only had a daughter in the end, and Hongjuan had never been married and didn't even have a child. If she had given birth to an older brother or sister later, she could have taken care of her younger brother.
"Look, Comrade Jiang is so determined." Matchmaker Zhang added a joke.
"Auntie Zhang, please stop making trouble. You know what I care about?" Ma Jian looked helpless. Comrade Jiang completely missed the point.
He wasn't worried that the child wouldn't be well taken care of.
They all live under the same roof, how could he, as a father, not see it?
He said so much, but what he was most concerned about was how to deal with the old lady.
Majian considers himself to be a poor man.
He really didn't have the courage to confront his own mother. He was almost thirty years old, but his mother would point at his nose and scold him, and beat him with slippers. His mother liked to rob things from the house to support her younger brothers in the countryside. If she was not happy with something, she would sit under the tube building and cry for her dead father. People who didn't know would think that he was an unfilial son.
If he has money, then just give him the subsidy.
But he would not be willing to go hungry, cold and have to go to the countryside to get money.
When he first got the job at the motor factory, his family not only didn't help him at all, but also laughed at his wild ideas. Now that they see him collecting his salary every month, they come forward to suck his blood and eat his meat.
What annoyed him the most was that his mother often made trouble in the family compound, and the leaders in the factory had heard about it. This was not a good thing for him. The team leader had said that if he made more trouble, he would never be able to climb up in the future.
Therefore, what he was looking for was not a good wife and mother.
It’s better to be fierce, the fiercer the better.
As long as he can keep his mother under control and make the home more peaceful, he is willing to hand over his salary every month, let his children treat her well, and even more willing to obey her in everything.
Just like Jiang Shuangshuang from the Jiang family.
I heard that my cousins were beaten so hard that they dared not say a word, and the elders in the family just endured it as much as they could, not even daring to say a harsh word.
This is simply his dream lover!!
"Forget it, forget it. You should just go." Ma Jian waved his hands. Even if he couldn't find someone with Jiang Shuangshuang's temper, he didn't plan to find anyone else to deal with it. Then they would just be exploited by her as well. She might even cry and beg him to stand up for her. If he could stand up for himself, he wouldn't be so cowardly!
Jiang Qing was confused. She didn't think there was anything wrong with her performance just now.
A good stepmother and a virtuous wife who keeps the household in order.
Matchmaker Zhang rolled her eyes. She kindly stepped over to remind him, "They are asking about me."
Mrs. Ma took up seven or eight tenths of such a long paragraph. Is it still impossible to guess what Ma Jian cares about most?
She glanced at Jiang Qing and thought that she must have dressed up specially for this visit.
The girls of the Jiang family are all pretty, and they look really good in a light-colored striped outfit with a large braid draped over their shoulders.
But it’s useless even if it looks good.
Majian was not looking for a girl with a gentle appearance and a gentle personality.
She looked at it and was afraid that this would not succeed.
Sure enough, even with Matchmaker Zhang's reminder, Jiang Qing still didn't understand the situation. "Don't worry about this. I can tolerate my aunt no matter how bad she is. She is older, and we, as the younger generation, should be more considerate of her."
There is actually nothing wrong with this statement.
Apart from this meeting, no normal person would say anything bad about your mother. I'll take care of it for you.
Moreover, Jiang Qing cares more about "filial piety" than Ma Jian.
She must set an example and personally teach her two stepdaughters and stepsons how to be filial, so that when they grow up, they can in turn be filial to her as their stepmother.
Therefore, these two people can't get along at all.
Ma Jian also completely gave up the idea of chatting with her anymore, and without even saying hello, he turned around and walked out.
He thought that since he was outside, she wouldn't bother him too much, but he didn't expect that she was still very persistent and followed him outside, saying, "Comrade Ma, you can really trust me. Whether it's your child or your mother, I will definitely take good care of them. I will never..."
"My old lady!"
At the entrance of the stairs, there was a person Jiang Qing was particularly familiar with.
Mrs. Jiang Er had seen her sister-in-law acting suspiciously and thought that the old lady had given her some favor in private, so she thought of following her to see for herself. If she caught her in the act, she would make a big fuss.
But she never expected that her sister-in-law would find a matchmaker herself and get involved with a widower with children. Looking at the way the two of them were flirting, the gay man still didn't like her.
Mrs. Jiang really couldn't understand what her sister-in-law saw in her.
Even if you live in a tube-shaped building, you wouldn't become someone's stepmother just for a place to live, right?
Even though she didn't understand, she hid in the corner with her eyes shining with a strong desire to gossip. It was a pity that the three people in front were making a lot of noise, and soon many people showed up to join in the fun.
Afraid of being seen by her sister-in-law, Jiang Ersao had to leave first.
However, when she was downstairs, she specifically found a talkative female comrade to inquire about the situation in that family. The more she listened, the less she understood. When she got home, she had nothing to do but gossip with her brother and sister-in-law.
Mrs. Jiang Si didn't want to pay attention to her at first.
But he hasn't forgotten what happened when the family was divided. Even though the family has been divided and Daguo has submitted a report on the succession, he is still angry. Although they are in the same big compound, they are too lazy to even make eye contact.
But when she heard what her second sister-in-law said, she no longer cared about being angry. She was surprised and asked, "Is it true?"
"Why would I lie to you? I saw it with my own eyes!" Jiang Ersao seemed very excited. "Jiang Qing actually held on to that man and wouldn't let go. Oh, everyone in the entire building saw it. She's not ashamed at all."
Anyone could tell that she was taking pleasure in someone else's misfortune.
But I didn’t intend to hide it.
She still remembers that when she gave birth to Xiaoguo, her parents sent her two big hens to nourish her body. However, because her sister-in-law clamored for them, they all went into her stomach. Her sister-in-law, who was in confinement, mixed them into a bowl of chicken soup.
That’s not all.
Who hasn’t been bullied by the sister-in-law over the years?
The first thing she said was that she was still young, and as her sister-in-law, she shouldn't care about it. If she really cared about it, it would seem that she was intolerant.
Now I am finally grown up.
She is almost 20 years old, but she is actually having an affair with a widower. "I really don't know what she is thinking. He has two children at home, who look six or seven years old. Besides, the mother at home is very vicious. The daughter-in-law was tortured by her, and that's why the accident happened."
"No way..." Mrs. Jiang Si was still a little unconvinced.
I don't think my sister-in-law would fall in love with such a family. It would be fine if they were chasing my sister-in-law, but why would my sister-in-law go after them?
"It's the family compound of the motor factory. Maybe it's still going on now." Jiang Ersao snorted, "I don't know what mother was thinking. She actually let my sister-in-law pester a widower. If people outside heard this, it would be so embarrassing..."
"What did you say?! What nonsense are you talking about, you stupid bitch! Believe it or not, I will tear your mouth off!"
As luck would have it, while he was talking, he was overheard by Old Lady Wang who had just returned from outside.
Your precious daughter is pestering a widower?
Bullshit!
It must be this black-hearted bitch who splashed dirty water on the young lady. Old Lady Wang didn't dare to attack Jiang Shuangshuang, but she didn't care about other people. She threw a bench at them without thinking.
It was just like when Jiang Shuangshuang smashed her own tables and chairs.
I just did this by chance.
But...
Even if Jiang Shuangshuang smashed the house, she didn't do it randomly. Basically, she just wanted to shock people. She couldn't really hurt anyone seriously and send herself to jail, right?
But Old Lady Wang is not like that.
She didn't control the angle well when she hit the sword, and it hit Jiang Ersao's head directly.
All I heard was a miserable scream, and then the person went limp and fell heavily to the ground, losing consciousness.
When she looked again, she saw blood pouring from her forehead, which frightened Jiang Sisao so much that she screamed, "Murder, murder!!"
…
The old house was in a mess, but Jiang Shuangshuang gained a lot.
The craftsmanship of the person introduced by Grasshopper Uncle San is very good. The cotton cloth is very soft, and it feels like holding a doll in your arms. A little pressure will leave a mark, and it is very fluffy and warm.
"You can also take out your old quilt and fluff it again. Although the effect of fluffing it again is not as good as that of new cotton, it is not too hard and not warm."
Jiang Shuangshuang happened to have this idea, "Then I'll deliver it in two days."
An old quilt can be refashioned and used as a mattress on a wooden bed, making it more comfortable to sleep.
"Okay, just send it to me." The old craftsman responded with a smile.
A pound of cornmeal at a time, so it was all his profit.
After leaving with the quilt in his arms, Uncle Grasshopper asked, "Are you still going to collect fabric from the remaining fish? The water has receded a lot, but we should be able to catch more. If you want, you can exchange some for winter clothes."
The water started to recede, but it was not completely impossible to catch fish, so they discussed it and decided to try for two more days.
If there is really no more money to be made, then withdraw from the partnership.
"All the remaining ones should be exchanged for tickets, regardless of food stamps or other things, but the deadline cannot be too short."
"Okay." Uncle Grasshopper nodded.
As usual, he sent them to the entrance of the alley before turning around and leaving.
After saying goodbye to him, Jiang Shuangshuang walked briskly towards home. Behind her was Jiang Xiaozhou, who was carrying four quilts, two on his back, one in his arms against his chest, and one on his right hand.
He was groaning with tiredness, but when he thought that one of the beds might belong to him, he felt full of strength!
"Shuangshuang, you're back." Neighbor Aunt Xu poked her head out, "Your mom asked me to tell you something. Your second aunt had an accident and is in the hospital. She may not be able to go home tonight, so you two should eat first and don't wait for her."
Jiang Shuangshuang was speechless.
I really don’t know whether I should say that the people living in the old house have suffered so much. This is the third time they have been to the sanitation hospital, right?
The first two times, Old Lady Wang must have pretended to be dizzy, but I don’t know if she was pretending this time.
"Okay, I understand. Thank you, Aunt Xu."
Auntie Xu took a look at the quilt on Jiang Xiaozhou's body, and she walked over and whispered, "Shuangshuang, do you have any extra cotton at home? Auntie will exchange with you."
She looked around to make sure no one else was around before continuing, "It's a six or seven pound old hen. If it weren't for my nephew from my mother's family being afraid of the cold in winter and wanting to prepare some for him in advance, I would definitely not be willing to take it out to exchange."
"Slurp..." A sound of drooling came from behind the two of them.
Jiang Shuangshuang knew what Jiang Xiaozhou had become without even turning around.
But she also wanted to try it, "Change it!"
The two bargained for a while, and finally Aunt Xu said with a beaming face, "Okay, I'll go to my parents' house tomorrow and bring the old hen over to you."
Jiang Shuangshuang nodded and followed him back to his house.
As soon as he entered, Jiang Xiaozhou jumped up and down, "Chicken, chicken, chicken! There's chicken to eat!"
He was so excited that he couldn't stop. He put the quilt on the bed and ran out. "I have to ask Granny Wu how to kill the chicken. The chicken blood can't be wasted."
Seeing that he had already taken on the task of killing the chicken, Jiang Shuangshuang did not spoil his excitement.
He definitely won’t have a share of chicken legs or wings, but it’s okay for him to have a share of other parts.
After all, she is a very generous sister.
The generous sister sat on a chair, eating melon seeds and drinking brown sugar water.
Jiang Xiaozhou, who was already excited, first packed the four quilts with clean urea bags, and then carried them to the cabinet to place them. This way, he could easily take them out and dry them when the weather was sunny.
After everything was done, I went to the kitchen to heat up the food.
There is no chicken or braised fish today, but there is steamed fish fillet.
Cut the sun-dried salted fish into sections, soak it for a while, mix it with bean paste, and steam it in a steamer over high heat. The taste is no worse than braised fish.
After picking out the food reserved for Mrs. Xu, the two siblings began to enjoy their dinner.
Tonight I had fried sorghum flour pancakes, topped with a layer of pickled vegetables and rolled them up. I took a bite of the pancake and a bite of steamed fish. It was so delicious!
Jiang Xiaozhou said while eating: "I will ask Sister Nan Nan in two days. The pancakes she makes are especially delicious. They are very fragrant even without adding oil."
Jiang Shuangshuang thought back.
It seems so.
I don’t know if it’s a natural talent or a skill he learned from somewhere, but the cookies he bakes are particularly crispy.
She nodded. "Go to the counter and grab a handful of candy as your tuition."
Jiang Xiaozhou's eyes lit up.
There should be at least ten of them if you grab a handful, right?
Could he secretly take one or two and eat them himself?
Calculating the danger level of this plan and pondering over and over whether the risk was big or not, before she could make up her mind, Xu Yingxia came back with a tired face.
Without waiting to sit down, he took a sip of water and said, "I'm so thirsty."
"Mom, we're having steamed fish today!" Jiang Xiaozhou went to the stove and brought the warm bowl over, and rolled a pancake for her. "Try it, I made it, it's delicious."
Xu Yingxia looked at the food in the bowl and felt a little sad.
How could her little son have done these things before?
If his two sisters were not at home, he would rather wait hungry than do it himself.
He has really grown up... No, he was really well brought up by his second sister. It seems that she didn't beat him enough in the past.
Xu Yingxia took the bowl and chopsticks and started eating. She said, "Your second aunt really suffered a lot this time. When I went to the clinic, half of her clothes were stained with blood. She had to get twelve stitches. Her screams could be heard throughout the clinic."
"Did something really happen?" Jiang Shuangshuang was a little surprised. She thought it was just fake.
"Your grandmother hit it with a bench."
"Wow." Jiang Shuangshuang was surprised. "Why is the old lady so fierce?"
Xu Yingxia had not expected it to become such a mess. The situation in the old house was still not settled because of this. It was not uncommon for a mother-in-law to instruct her daughter-in-law, but it was rare for someone to be beaten like this.
She did not comment on the conflict between the mother-in-law and the daughter-in-law, but only explained the reason, "It has something to do with your sister-in-law. I don't know what Jiang Qing is thinking. She actually went to see a gay man with a child, and he didn't like her, but she still pestered him."
At first, the old lady knocked people unconscious, and she still stiffened her neck and blamed Jiang Ersao for talking nonsense.
They said she splashed dirty water on her sister-in-law and she should be beaten, otherwise she would ruin the reputation of a virgin girl.
But when Jiang Qing came back, he denied it at first. Later, his second sister-in-law mentioned the tube building of the motor factory, and after a few more questions, he actually found out.
She really fell in love with a gay man with a baby, and now the place became even more lively.
"And we know this guy." Xu Yingxia was speechless. "Do you remember the guy that matchmaker Zhang told you about? Comrade Ma, who has two kids and several brothers at home, is the one that Jiang Qing likes."
She just couldn't understand why her sister-in-law fell in love with this family.
She is not saying that men who remarry and raise children are bad.
Judging from the Ma family's situation, they are not good candidates to be trusted.
And from what my second sister-in-law said, the other party didn't like her, but she was flirting with the men outside and kept saying that she must get married.
Xu Yingxia wanted to wait for Shuangshuang to agree before continuing, but after waiting for a while, she finished the fish in her bowl and still didn't get a response from the people at the table. She looked up and asked in confusion, "Why don't you say anything?"
Jiang Shuangshuang propped her chin with one hand and said, "I'm just thinking about a question."
Xu Yingxia was a little curious, "What problem is worth your concern?"
Jiang Shuangshuang was thoughtful. "Tell me, what's wrong with Cheng Jin? Why would Jiang Qingning marry a divorced man with a baby instead of going on a blind date with him?"
"This, this, this..." Xu Yingxia's eyes widened suddenly and she didn't even bother to eat.
If the lady hadn't said it, she really wouldn't have thought about it in this way.
That's what she said! No wonder the sister-in-law didn't want this "good" marriage, it turns out that Comrade Cheng has some hidden illness!
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