Chapter 90 Chapter 90 There was always something stopping her from fighting...
In the thin wooden box that was sent back from my home last time, besides bedding and a piece of pink floral fabric, there was also a thick cotton-padded jacket. It was really thick. I would definitely not freeze if I relied on this cotton-padded jacket to survive the winter.
But it is just too thick. Even in autumn it is not the right time to wear such thick clothes. So every time I want to show off I can only talk about it, and it always feels a little unimpressive.
The year before last, she was most afraid of winter. That's when she set her eyes on Feng Erchuan. They had a secret relationship with each other. She would eat his food and use his things, but she didn't dare to take things like clothes and cotton wool. No family had extra money, and if Feng's clothes appeared on her, it would be hard to explain.
Even though Feng Erchuan secretly got her a lot of firewood, it was still very cold when she went out.
Things were better the year before last. She had already married into the family, so wasn't it natural for her to use and eat the Feng family's food? However, the Feng family's conditions had only improved in the past two years, and the quilts and winter clothes in the house were all old items that had been used for several years.
But Feng Erchuan didn't let her freeze. He secretly went up the mountain without telling her, hunted a deer, and made a bib and leg masks for her. He also gave her a small blanket to cover her belly. With him protecting her, it was a winter that was not too cold.
This year is even better, with a quilt and cotton clothes, she won't be cold at all.
At this moment, Jiang Huanhuan was still wearing the quilt and waiting for her husband to take out the cotton-padded jacket. When she saw him coming over, she stretched out her hand and waited to "serve" him. When she put on the new cotton-padded jacket, she smiled and said, "It's so warm!"
Not only did she feel it for a while, she also knelt on the bed and reached out to hold Feng Erchuan in her arms. With her height at this time, she was just enough to hold the man tightly in her arms. She held his head with her hands and twisted her body, "Isn't it very warm?"
"..." Feng Erchuan, whose entire head was immersed in the warm embrace, felt helpless.
Not only is it warm, it's also soft.
My whole body is burning with heat.
There were several knocks on the door. Aunt Feng yelled in the yard, "Are you going to die? Are you still going to work? I have a lot of things to do every day, and now I have to wake people up. Feng Erchuan, you bastard, even dogs get up earlier than you!"
The dog was used to it. He stretched out his hand and pinched his daughter-in-law's waist, then lifted her off the bed and straightened her clothes. "If you feel hot, go home and change clothes. You will get sick if you sweat too much."
It's really thick. I'm sure I'll sweat when I move around inside.
But his wife has a "sharing" heart, and he loves to see her grinning, so he didn't stop her, but just gave her a reminder. He also thought of asking his third sister to bring a thin cotton coat when she goes out. If his wife really doesn't want to go home to change, she can just change into a coat on the ground.
"I know." Jiang Huanhuan responded readily.
As for whether she listened to it or not, only she knows.
She was wearing a new dress and was walking out. She was not afraid when she saw Old Lady Feng banging things and cursing in the yard. She called out "Mom" sweetly and walked around in front of her. "Do I look good in my new dress?"
Old Mrs. Feng's eyes lit up and she said "hmm" subconsciously.
But when he came to his senses, he twisted his mouth and yelled, "What's so beautiful about it! You were going to work in the fields, not to visit the garden. Wouldn't you feel bad if it got dirty?"
Although he said so, he thought in his heart that it was no wonder that Feng Ergou was dazzled by her. This girl was so fair and clean with a good appearance, and she looked even more dazzling and energetic in the new clothes.
Indeed...it is indeed very beautiful.
But she always said unpleasant things and would never compliment others. Then she snorted, "It's not snowing heavily. Aren't you hot wearing such thick clothes?"
"It's okay." Jiang Huanhuan only listened to what she wanted to hear, and then trotted to Feng Sanxi, "Third sister, do you think it looks good?"
"It looks good! Second sister-in-law looks especially good in it." Feng Sanxi was different from her mother. She always said flattering words that made people feel better. Jiang Huanhuan smiled when she heard the compliments. "My mother and second sister sent me some more fabrics. When you get married, second sister-in-law will make you a new set of clothes!"
Feng Erchuan was very nice to her.
But the Feng family was also very nice to her.
Before she got married, Sanxi had covered for her. When they were working in the fields, they were close to each other. If anyone dared to say something sarcastic to her, Sanxi could take a few big steps over and kick the person down.
It has to be said that everyone in the Feng family, from the old to the young, is very protective of Yizi. If she is bullied, even Nian Nian, who is less than two years old, will stand in front of her and yell.
In the past, she didn't have the conditions, and she had even discussed with Feng Erchuan privately that if her third sister got married in the future, she would have to bring a pair of pillowcases as a dowry. But now that her parents' family gave her the confidence, she upgraded the pillowcases as a dowry to a new set of clothes.
"Then I'd like to thank my second sister-in-law first!" Feng Sanxi smiled with narrowed eyes, saying nice things as if they were free, "My second sister-in-law is beautiful and kind-hearted. My second brother must have been very lucky in his previous life to marry you!"
Aunt Feng rolled her eyes and said, "It's his bad luck that he has a sister like you. You can praise him, but you have to put him under a shove."
Feng Erchuan, who had just made his bed and walked out, didn't care at all.
How could he care?
He didn't care when his mother compared him to a dog, and he would care even less when his third sister continued to praise his wife.
After having breakfast at home, Jiang Huanhuan felt a little hot, but she still did not change her cotton clothes. Instead, she went out wearing a pair of linen gloves and holding a hoe.
It was Feng Erchuan who also sent her to the place where she worked, and only left after seeing her get off the ground.
At this time, Captain Zhou, holding a small notebook, walked up to her and several other people and began to assign work for this period of time. "Fish Lady, you and Wang's wife are in charge of the land on the right. Don't be lazy and fish. If I find that the weeds in your land are not pulled out completely, I will directly deduct your work points!"
Although the team leader in charge looked serious, the old women in the field ignored him. They thought that using work points would not scare people. If he dared to deduct points, they would go to Zhou's house and see who would be afraid.
Of course, they had to be some ordinary little things, otherwise if it was reported to the captain, there would be no good consequences.
So Captain Zhou was making arrangements at the top, but few people below listened to him and he was just chatting with people around him.
Especially Mrs. Yu. Among the sages’ team, the one with the loudest voice is definitely Aunt Feng, but Mrs. Yu is second.
She always liked to talk and laugh with people in a loud voice. At this moment, she was showing off her daughter to the people around her, "You don't know how lucky my daughter is. She gave birth to a big fat boy less than a year after getting married. The in-laws love her so much. They must reward this great contributor!"
The people around her were not happy for her. It would be fine if the old woman really liked the young lady, but this old woman Yu just wanted the young lady to have a better life in her husband's family so that she could get things from her husband's family and bring them back to her parents' home.
Just last time, Mrs. Yu's daughter came back to celebrate the festival with a big belly, but she was sent back without even having a meal. She was also blamed for being incompetent and not being able to bring some things back from her husband's house to honor her parents.
Many people in the group saw it at that time. The young lady left crying all the way, but Mrs. Yu not only did not feel sorry for her, but also cursed at her.
So this is not about being happy for the girl giving birth to a big fat boy, but clearly thinking that after giving birth to a son, she will have a say in her husband's family and can also bring some things back to support her parents' family.
Someone then asked in a sarcastic tone, "Didn't your daughter-in-law give you two big fat grandchildren? So how did you reward your family's great contributor?"
How could she be rewarded? She had nothing, and there was still countless work waiting for her.
Although Mrs. Yu has a loud voice, she never has a strong personality. If people are sarcastic to her, she will just chuckle a few times and ignore them.
These country women are more fierce than each other. Who knows if they will get beaten if they talk to their superiors?
So she ignored the man who was talking, and turned her head to stare at Jiang Huanhuan. Seeing that there was no one from the Feng family around her, she raised her eyebrows and said, "Xiao Jiang, why do I remember that you have been married for a long time? How come you are not pregnant yet?"
"What? Are you talking about the clothes I'm wearing?" Jiang Huanhuan spread her hands and showed her winter clothes perfectly to everyone. "Yes, this is what my parents sent me. Isn't it very beautiful?"
"Who asked you this?" Mrs. Yu rolled her eyes at her.
In fact, after Jiang Huanhuan came, I found that the clothes she was wearing were particularly beautiful. They were brand new, and the pattern of the material looked particularly rare. It was not sold in the supply and marketing cooperatives in the commune, and could only be bought in big places.
It was obvious at first glance that this was something sent by Jiang Zhiqing's parents.
"Yes, it's very thick!" Jiang Huanhuan was so confused that she didn't care what others said. She just wanted to say what she wanted to say. "One and a half kilograms of cotton, it's warm even in the coldest weather."
"..." Mrs. Yu shook her sleeves, turned around and left.
She just wanted to show off the fat boy of a lower-class girl, but she had no time to listen to this girl showing off her new cotton-padded coat.
You know what, she was really jealous when she heard it, because she had never worn such a good cotton-padded coat in her entire life.
Mrs. Yu ran away in shame, but the others were quite supportive and continued talking along the line Jiang Huanhuan was talking about, praising her clothes again and again.
It's true. It's obvious that a lot of effort has been put into this winter coat. The material is good and the sewing technique is superb. It looks even more neat and smooth on her.
Jiang Huanhuan couldn't stop smiling after hearing this, and she worked especially hard at weeding.
It's just that her winter clothes are too thick. She wants to do more work but she starts sweating as soon as she moves. It's not that she doesn't want to work harder, but there are always things that stop her from striving.
After hesitating for a second, she chose to be lazy.
Seeing that the squad leader who was following them didn't look in this direction, she squatted and moved secretly to the side. When she came to the nearest auntie, she whispered, "Auntie Wu, do you have any cotton shoes with thousand-layer soles left? I'll exchange them with you for some cloth."
Aunt Wu's skills in sewing shoe soles were first-rate, and some people from the commune even came to exchange with her.
This is enough to show how good her cotton shoes are. They are comfortable and durable. I heard that Uncle Wu has worn the pair of cotton shoes for twelve autumns and winters, and they are still not broken.
"Yes, how many pairs do you want to exchange?" Aunt Wu decided to take out the few pairs she had hidden away. If it was someone else, she would definitely ask them to wait, but Jiang Zhiqing was different. The material she had was not the linen material from the countryside. "What material do you want to exchange? The piece of pink floral material?"
"Of course not!" Jiang Huanhuan knew that someone had set her eyes on that piece of floral fabric. Since her mother and second sister had specially sent it to her, she would definitely not exchange it.
She had made plans. She would save part of it for her future lady-in-law to wear, and cut a small piece of the rest to use as a bellyband in summer so that she wouldn't be too hot when wearing it indoors.
Speaking of ladies...
She felt that Feng Erchuan was not working hard enough. She was ready to be a mother, so why had he not made any move yet? Fortunately, her second sister was still a few months away. She had already thought about it. If her second sister was angry about her getting married, she would stand in front of her with her big belly. That way, even if her second sister was angry, she would not touch her hair!
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