Chapter 65 Chapter 65 (Update 1) "My sister is actually like this...
In fact, Jiang Huanhuan thinks it would be a good idea if her mother really started a quarrel with the people in the old house. Instead of being oppressed all the time, it would be better to resist.
But as soon as this thought came to her mind, she immediately suppressed it.
There are only three people in my mother's family. My mother's character has definitely not been changed over the years. My sister, a lesbian, can't handle so many people in the old house. My younger brother is not an adult yet, so if he rushes over, he will only get beaten.
It would be nice if my parents' home was right here.
She brought her husband's family with her to the house. Not to mention starting to beat them up, just the size of the Feng family members standing in the house would scare the people in the old house half to death!
But if the old house wasn’t robbed, where did all these things come from?
She knew the situation at home very well. Even if her mother wanted to help her, it was impossible for her to send such a large package at once.
Could it be that the thing looks big but is actually not that valuable?
No, no, no...
Not to mention whether the things inside are valuable or not, the shipping cost of such a large box alone would be quite high. She couldn't help but worry, if her family spent all the money on her, what would happen to her younger brothers and sisters?
The last time she spoke to her mother on the phone, she simply talked about the situation on both sides, telling her not to worry about home, saying that Shuangshuang had found a way to stay in the city instead of going to the countryside, and that she would give her a surprise in the future.
...Could this be the surprise?
"If you want to know more, you might as well open it and take a look. Mom must have left a letter for you. Once you read the letter, you will have the answer."
Jiang Huanhuan felt that what Feng Erchuan said made a lot of sense, so she quickly said, "Hurry up, help me unpack the boxes, but don't damage them. We can use them as cabinets when we move them back."
Although the Feng family's house is old, it is quite spacious. The Feng family's ancestor was also a capable man. The yard built in the early years was particularly large. Everyone could get a room, and two small rooms were left empty to be used as firewood rooms.
It was precisely because of its size that she was able to move in temporarily at that time. Otherwise, the Feng family would have been squeezed together and she, an outsider, would have had to move in. She knew something was wrong just from thinking about it.
Although the house is spacious, there is not much furniture.
In addition to a bed, the room she and Feng Erchuan shared had two paint-chip cabinets. But she should be able to get an extra recliner in two months.
Feng Erchuan had promised her a long time ago that he would give her a recliner he made himself on her birthday.
Now that I have an extra box, I can put the bedding and clothes for the changing seasons in it and then place it on top of the cabinet.
It doesn't take up much space and can hold a lot of things. The more she looks at it, the more she likes it.
Feng Erchuan borrowed a pair of scissors and worked very slowly. He first pried off the screws on the four corners of the box, and then cut the rope tied to it...
It took about four or five minutes to open the box.
As soon as I opened it, I saw the urea bag on it. It was so familiar. Every time my mother sent me something, it was packed in a urea bag.
She squatted down, untied the urea bag curiously and took a look, only to find that it was filled with things wrapped in oil paper.
Not sure what they are, but there seem to be quite a few.
She took one out and looked at it, untied the rope tied to it, and then frowned, "What is this smell? It's so strange...ah! It's dried fish. I was wondering why it smells so good! It turns out to be smoked crucian carp!"
At first it didn't smell good.
But when I saw what was wrapped in the oil paper, I was extremely surprised. It didn't smell bad at all, it was clearly very fragrant!
She quickly flipped through the urea bag and found five oil bags inside. Her eyes widened again, "Six dried fish! They are all so big. Brother Feng, our family will be able to eat them for a long time!"
If you eat a dried fish in two portions, you can eat it twelve times!
This means that she will be able to eat dried fish every month for the next year. Her in-laws are really nice. They must have worked very hard to get so many fish. They sent so many to her at once. I don’t know if they will have enough for themselves…
Put the dried fish aside and then turn over the things underneath.
When she flipped through it, the first thing she saw was her favorite pink color. When she took it out, she was even more stunned. It turned out to be a piece of pink floral fabric!
Oh my God, how can there be such beautiful material!
Jiang Huanhuan picked up the material carefully, but before she could even take a second to appreciate it, she was startled by something blocking the material.
It is a particularly thick winter coat!
There is a lot of cotton stuffed inside, and it feels especially warm to the touch.
And underneath the winter clothes is a thick quilt.
She finally understood why her mother used such a big box, with quilts and winter clothes. Wasn't it just to make her have a warm winter?
Her nose felt sore. Jiang Huanhuan put down what she was holding and threw herself into Feng Erchuan's arms, burying her face in his chest. Her tears soaked through his clothes. Her voice sounded even more coquettish because of her sobs. "What should I do, Brother Feng? They sent me so many things. What if I don't have enough to eat or use?"
"Don't worry." Feng Erchuan put his hand on the back of her head and pressed it gently. She soothed him slowly, "Let's take a look at the letter mom sent you first, and then make plans after reading it, okay?"
"Letter?" Jiang Huanhuan turned her head and saw a thick letter between her cotton-padded jacket and quilt.
At the same time, my peripheral vision also caught the looks of the people around me.
Her face turned red instantly. It was so embarrassing that she started crying in front of so many people.
Or hugging her man and crying...
She buried her face deeper and didn't even have the courage to raise her head.
At that time, she heard a muffled laugh from above, and then someone grabbed her shoulders and took her out. After walking for about one or two minutes, Jiang Huanhuan felt someone picking her up. She screamed in surprise, and then she found that she was being carried to the ox cart by Feng Erchuan.
After Feng Erchuan put the person safely on the ox cart, he wiped away the tears on her face with his fingertips. He said, "No one can see it here. Wait for me here. I'll go and move the box out."
Jiang Huanhuan nodded quickly.
The ox cart was parked next to the post office, and there was a dead end behind it, so there were really few people passing by.
If no one sees it, you won't care if it's embarrassing.
After waiting in the car for a few more minutes, Feng Erchuan came over carrying the huge box, effortlessly!
She half-knelt and took out the letter. She did not open it immediately, but waved to Feng Erchuan, then patted the wooden board beside her, "Come here, let's read it together."
Feng Erchuan naturally would not refuse his daughter-in-law's invitation. He sat next to her and started reading the letter. The letter was really thick in his hand.
After a rough estimate, I think there are probably more than ten or twenty of them. I don’t know why there are so many things to write about at home.
Jiang Huanhuan was quite worried at first, thinking that a lot of things must have happened if there were so many pages written on them. She was afraid that her mother, sister and brother would suffer, and she couldn't help them even if she wanted to since they were so far away.
But after seeing the first few lines, Jiang Huanhuan's eyes immediately lit up, "Great, they really separated!"
Since the family has split up, the salary will definitely not be given to the old house anymore. Mom's salary is only more than 40 yuan a month now, no wonder she can send so many things to me.
But as she read the following content, she exclaimed in surprise, "My sister is so amazing?!"
From that moment on, the worries in my heart disappeared and my eyes were filled with surprise and admiration.
It took her half an hour to finish reading the letter.
It then took another ten minutes to completely digest it.
Feng Erchuan on the side folded the letter paper again. He was very happy for his daughter-in-law. This letter and the big package sent to her proved that her family was living well now, so she didn't have to worry about them from time to time.
He asked, "Do you want to take another look?"
Jiang Huanhuan took the letter, but did not read it again. Instead, she stuffed it directly into the box and said to the man, "Brother Feng, I want to call home."
Since her parents' home sent her so many things, there was no need for her to buy anything else to fill the bill. If it were any other time, she would definitely drag her man to the cinema.
But now, she had only one thought in her mind: she wanted to call her mother and hear her voice.
"Then fight."
You can make a phone call next to the post office, but it's a bit troublesome.
Especially for long-distance calls, they have to be transferred and there is no guarantee that you will be able to find the person you want to contact. It all depends on luck.
Jiang Huanhuan was lucky. After waiting for half an hour and calling again, she heard a familiar voice on the other end of the phone. Tears started to fall from her eyes. "Mom, I received the package you sent. How come you sent me so much..."
After that, Jiang Huanhuan had almost no chance to speak.
It was all "oh", "um", "ah", and "okay". Within a minute, the phone was hung up with a "click".
It was... quite sudden.
In just a minute she felt more at ease.
In addition to what was said in the letter, her mother told her a lot of good news.
After wiping her face, she said, "Brother Feng, let's go back to the team!"
It was neither fast nor slow when coming, but it quickened a bit when going back.
Just after I entered the group, I met a few villagers carrying farm tools and planning to go back to their houses to rest. When they saw the ox cart coming, they asked curiously, "Erchuan, are you going to the town?"
"Master Ma, how did you know that my parents sent me something?" Jiang Huanhuan was so enthusiastic that she wanted to push the big box in front of him so that he could take a closer look. "Look at this dried fish, this thick cotton-padded jacket, and the eldest brother's quilt. Tell me, why do my mother and sister care about me so much and send me so many things from so far away..."
"Ah?" Master Ma was confused by what she said.
He, he doesn't know...
How could he know that Jiang Huanhuan's family would send her something?
But the point is not here. When they all looked at what Jiang Huanhuan took out of the box, they were all surprised.
"This quilt must weigh about ten pounds, right?"
"Oh, look at how beautiful this material is. It's not even available in the commune's supply and marketing cooperative. After all, she's a girl from the city, and the things she sent are so fashionable."
"This winter coat is so thick. It makes me feel warm just by looking at it."
While they were envious, some people also felt strange and whispered to the people around them, "Didn't Widow Feng say that Jiang Zhiqing's family didn't like her? If she didn't feel sorry for this young lady, why would she send so many things?"
"Could it be that they bought it themselves? And then... Impossible. This box of stuff would cost a lot of money. The Feng family may not be able to come up with that much money and tickets."
"Widow Feng must be talking nonsense. You all know that she originally wanted to marry Feng Dahai, but he didn't fancy her at all."
"Jiang Zhiqing, do you want to exchange this piece of pink material? How about I exchange it with your old hen at home?" Someone set his eyes on the things in the box and was the first to ask for an exchange.
This material is really beautiful, and all young girls will definitely like it.
Jiang Huanhuan also liked it very much, and held the material tightly and refused to let go, "No way, such beautiful material must be sent to me by my sister because she loves me."
She felt that no girl could resist such a pink and tender color!
Shuangshuang must have liked it very much, but I sent it to her reluctantly because I missed her as my sister.
Not to mention one big hen, she wouldn't even trade it for two hens!
But she licked her lips and said, "Do you want dried fish? I'll give you two and a half dried fish in exchange for your big hen."
She poked Feng Erchuan's arm and signaled him to dig out two dried fish. "They are both large crucian carps weighing about one pound. They are usually hard to come by."
The old woman who had just spoken was a little hesitant.
Fish and shrimp are very common in their area. Ten years ago, if someone was hungry, they could just walk east for a day or two and reach the sea, where they could get some food.
Compared to dried fish, large hens are a bit rarer.
"I want to trade with you!" The middle-aged man next to him raised his hand. "How about I trade with you for a rooster weighing nearly three pounds?"
"Change!" Jiang Huanhuan agreed without hesitation. She originally thought that she could eat the six dried fish sparingly. Eating half a fish a month would last her a year.
But when they just talked on the phone, her mother told her that after a while, when her brother finished smoking the wild boar, she would send her another 40 to 50 kilograms. She also asked her if she had lost weight and was thinking of making some more clothes for her.
As a result, when she said that she was a little fatter than before, even if she didn't see her mother's surprised eyes, she could hear it from her tone.
But perhaps because she knew that she was doing better, the mother on the other end of the phone felt more relieved.
But when it comes to pork, she can't help but think that her sister is really amazing. Regardless of whether people ask or not, she directly said: "Run'er, you don't know how amazing my sister is. Do you know where she works?"
"Huh?" Grandma Run'er was as confused as Grandpa Ma. She didn't even know Jiang Zhiqing's sister, so how could she know where she worked?
"She works at the Public Security Bureau!" Jiang Huanhuan didn't need anyone to agree with her. She said it with great joy, "She found this job on her own. She got a stable job without any help from her family."
"public security bureau?"
"Oh, your sister is really amazing. She has become a public security officer?"
"Of course not!" Jiang Huanhuan said proudly, "Her boyfriend is still serving in the army, right in our province. When she joins the army in a few months, I will introduce her to you... Wait a minute!"
As if she had thought of something, she was suddenly in no mood to show off. If Shuangshuang wanted to join the army, she would definitely come to the brigade. Then, wouldn't she know about her marriage?
When she thought of this, Jiang Huanhuan felt quite guilty.
In fact, she didn't think there was anything wrong with the Feng family. She just didn't tell her family at first because she was afraid that they would have unpleasant thoughts.
After all, even now many people still don't understand why she, an educated youth, would marry a country man.
But what about the country guy?
As someone involved, she understands best how good the Feng family is.
But she also knew that some things were useless just by talking.
If she told her family that she had married a country man in the brigade, she was sure her mother would think that she was forced into it, that her life in the brigade was miserable, and that she was forced to marry someone she didn't like.
That's why she wanted to take it slow first.
After a while, I will find a chance to bring Feng Erchuan back to my parents' home and have a good talk with her in person.
It’s a pity that it’s so difficult to go back.
Even if it is just to visit relatives, it is difficult to get approval.
A few months ago, Feng Erchuan specifically asked the team leader about this matter, but because some people from other brigades went back to their hometowns under the pretext of visiting relatives, they never came back after they left, and no one knew where they were hiding as vagrants, so it was impossible to find them even if they wanted to.
It's not just one or two cases, so the higher-ups are particularly strict in cracking down on it.
The application for visiting relatives has not been approved.
So she thought about waiting a little longer.
And she actually wanted to put the matter aside for a while, as the longer it took, the harder it would be to bring it up.
But what she didn't expect was that she didn't know when she would have the chance to go back, while Shuangshuang might come over next year...
It must be a great joy for sisters to get together.
But when she thought about the scene of her sister-in-law meeting her brother-in-law, she felt a little uneasy.
"Relax, I'm here."
Jiang Huanhuan felt a hand patting her back gently, and she was immediately comforted. She leaned over to his ear and whispered, "My mom said Shuangshuang is very good at hitting people now. If she hits you, you can't fight back."
If you beat your brother-in-law, you shouldn’t beat her, right?
"That definitely won't happen." No matter how fierce Feng Erchuan was, he would never be mean to his sister-in-law. He was eager to perform well in front of his wife's family. If being beaten could satisfy his mother-in-law's family, he would just turn his face over and wait to be beaten.
Jiang Huanhuan was no longer in the mood to show off. She tugged at his sleeve and said, "Brother Feng, let's go back quickly."
There was no time to say goodbye to the villagers nearby before the ox cart started moving forward.
The middle-aged man who wanted to exchange for dried fish shouted quickly, "Jiang Zhiqing, we have an agreement. I will let my wife go to your house to get dried fish later!"
Jiang Huanhuan raised her hand to signal him, but she didn't yell back at him. Instead, she leaned close to Feng Erchuan's ear and whispered, "Brother Feng, let's work harder and have a baby!"
"..." Feng Erchuan tightened his grip and narrowly avoided falling down.
However, Jiang Huanhuan did not realize how much influence her words had on Feng Erchuan.
She really wants to have a baby!
When she gets pregnant, even if Shuangshuang comes, it won't be easy for him to vent his anger on her, right?
Besides, she is a pregnant woman. She used to be shameless enough to go fishing. Now that she has a child, won’t she be able to justify not working?
The more I think about it, the better this idea seems.
Especially her parents' family gave her a lot of confidence.
In addition to these things, his mother just told him that she would send him a registered letter every month, which would cost ten yuan.
Plus, her husband is also capable.
Of the ten work points that were required every day, only three were given to her, but she still got the highest score. When she had nothing to do, she would go into the mountains with her friends to get some wild goods.
Life will only get better and better. It seems like she can have a child to play with her. She leaned on Feng Erchuan's shoulder, put her arm around his arm, pinched his flesh unconsciously, and discussed with him: "Let's have a girl. I have raised both boys and girls when they were young. You don't know how naughty boys are. I was so angry many times that I wanted to beat him up."
She is talking about her younger brother, Jiang Xiaozhou.
After taking care of him for a few years, he would be scared awake by his dreams.
As for why she didn't really beat him, it was because the boy knew how to read people's expressions. When he saw that she was angry and wanted to raise her hands, he would come over pitifully, shouting "good sister, good sister"...
Isn't this just being soft-hearted?
Jiang Huanhuan felt terrified when she thought about the possibility of giving birth to a boy like Jiang Xiaozhou. She even discussed with her husband, "But if you really give birth to a boy, you have to educate him harshly. Don't count on me. I'm easily soft-hearted..."
Feng Erchuan grinned.
Of course he knew that his daughter-in-law was soft-hearted. That was why he pretended to hurt his foot with a hoe when she was secretly looking at him.
Sure enough, after a while she ran over with a nervous look on her face and asked him worriedly if he was injured.
In fact, he had noticed long ago that this new educated youth liked to secretly watch him from a distance. At first he was a little puzzled and couldn't understand what she was looking at.
But then she looked at him and he was also observing her.
Unconsciously, I took it to heart.
By the time they reached the gate of the yard, they had already decided what name to give their baby girl.
But before they could discuss what clothes to prepare for the child, Aunt Feng came out from the yard. She looked at the boxes on the carriage with a puzzled look on her face. Just when she was about to ask what these things were, Jiang Huanhuan couldn't wait to jump off the ox cart and share them with her chatteringly!
I repeated to my mother-in-law what I had said to the villagers.
He explained it in more detail and said generously, "Mom, take these dried fish and eat them whenever you want. Don't save them. Cook one at a time so that everyone in our family can eat more."
She really doesn’t mind being generous when it comes to food and daily necessities.
After being married into the Feng family for a year or two, she didn't dare say that she lived such a good life on her own.
She only earned two work points a day. If it weren't for Feng Erchuan's help, she would have starved to death long ago.
The work worth two work points was basically done by the elderly and children, such as pulling weeds and picking up gravel. When no one was around, they would find a place to sit and slack off.
If you still say you are tired, you are definitely lying with a clear conscience.
So no matter how thick-skinned she was, she dared not say that she had not eaten the Feng family's rice or used the Feng family's money in the past two years.
But she didn't feel guilty about eating and using it. She had already married into the Feng family, so wasn't it natural for her to eat their rice?
Originally she really had no conditions to give back, but now it is different. Her parents’ home has given her confidence, and she is willing to share her food and daily necessities.
However, Jiang Huanhuan had no intention of disclosing the matter of the ten yuan every month. If her in-laws really encountered any problems, she would definitely lend a hand without hesitation. If nothing happened, it would be even better. She would save up some family money and give her sister a big red envelope when she got married!
…
While preparing for her elder sister's surprise, Jiang Shuangshuang gave herself a big surprise first.
After three attempts, she finally assembled the bicycle!
Because it's all made up of bits and pieces, the design is really ugly. A jet-black spinning wheel here, a few accessories carved out of small pieces of wood there, and a bicycle body with peeling paint. Anyway, it doesn't look good to anyone.
But this thing is not for viewing!
You still have to go and ride it to know if it works.
Jiang Xiaozhou was not the one who reacted the fastest and raised his hand first, but he relied on the fact that he was the younger brother and stood at the front.
The guy behind me didn't have any objection.
How could there be any opinion?
The boss holds fish soup in his left hand and a tank full of bullet shells in his right hand. Who dares to compete with him for the first place?
So, Jiang Xiaozhou finally pushed the strange-looking bicycle out of the yard as he wished. Just in case, he asked his friends to hold the back of the bicycle, and only sped up after he was sure it could be ridden.
Jiang Shuangshuang, who was standing in the yard, could hear his shouts of joy.
"It really works!" Grandpa Zhou's face was filled with surprise. From the beginning he believed that Xiao Jiang could do it, but this went much more smoothly than he had imagined.
I thought it would take a long time to figure it out.
Unexpectedly, it didn't take long for them to make a bicycle.
Although Xiao Jiang has said before that this kind of bicycle made of wood can only run short distances and not long distances, it is still a bicycle after all!
He was a little tempted, "Do you think I should collect some scraps and get one?"
"Okay, then you have to go find Uncle Liao as soon as possible." Jiang Shuangshuang gave him advice, "After those guys made such a fuss, there will definitely be a lot of people who will have ideas. If you are late, you won't be able to get it."
Master Zhou made this bicycle together with her, so it would be better for Master Zhou to get a better deal than to let someone else make a second one.
She reminded me, "But you also know that a bicycle needs a steel plate to be on the road. I can help you assemble it, but you have to figure out the steel plate yourself."
This bicycle steel plate was given to her by Comrade Cheng when he came to her house. She had mentioned this matter earlier, but she didn't expect Comrade Cheng to get it for her in advance.
I don't know if it's really as troublesome as he says.
It’s no problem for her to help with the assembly. She will come over to help whenever Mr. Zhou gets the spare parts.
But no matter whether it was really not a problem or not, she had no intention of asking for another piece on behalf of Mr. Zhou.
"This is a troublesome matter." Mr. Zhou scratched his chin and whispered, "But it shouldn't be impossible to find some connections. I'll go ask first and come back to you when I'm sure."
It's just a matter of spending some money.
But even if it costs money, it's cheaper than buying a bicycle ticket and then buying a bicycle!
Hearing the noises outside, he could no longer stand. "I'll go find Xiao Liao and order the accessories!"
After saying that, he went back to the house to get the money, and soon left the yard with a small bag.
Jiang Shuangshuang saw that it was still early, so he simply went back to the street office.
After all, they were close. As soon as she sat down, Xiong Ping asked about the bicycle. "I didn't expect you to have such a skill. It's really amazing! Let me tell you, it's only because you have a job now, otherwise some factories that are short of technical talents would definitely target you."
"That really doesn't make me a skilled worker." Jiang Shuangshuang was very humble. She had watched a lot of videos for her handicraft hobby, so she knew a lot more, but she couldn't be considered a skilled worker.
"That's not the case?" Xiong Ping was really exaggerating. Hu Dahai was her distant relative and the two families had contact from time to time. She had heard from the Hu family about what happened that day. If it weren't for Xiao Jiang's help, how could Hu Can have gotten a smooth divorce?
She took out a handful of melon seeds and handed them over. Just as she was about to continue chatting with her, Director Wang patted her on the shoulder and said, "Stop chatting. Have you dealt with the housing issue yesterday? That family has submitted another report. You should deal with it quickly."
"Don't mention it. It gives me a headache." Xiong Ping frowned. "Who doesn't have a housing shortage now? It's not that easy to arrange a place. Besides, the Lu kid's hukou hasn't been transferred yet. According to the regulations, we can't get him one."
"Haven't you turned around yet?"
"No." Xiong Ping was very angry when she said this. "I felt sorry for him as a young man, so I wanted to help him get his household registration done. But now his household registration is still in the production team. What can I do?"
Liu Fang next to her was a little curious, "Are you talking about the eldest son of the Lu family who went to the countryside to become an educated youth?"
Xiong Ping nodded, "Yes, that's him."
Liu Fang was even more puzzled. "Didn't he go to the countryside? How could he come back?"
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