"I find it a bit strange too." An Ye also noticed it. When did Old Mrs. Xu become so reasonable?
She actually asked the three sisters-in-law to stay and wait until Li Xuejiao was out of danger before letting them leave.
"What's weird?" Bai Jinfeng didn't think it was weird. "Then it's us who are staying, not her. If anyone needs to wait, it's us who are waiting. It has nothing to do with her."
Based on Ning Jia's understanding of Old Lady Xu, she has already fallen out with her in-laws, so what else is there to worry about?
After saying such cruel words in front of Li Xuejiao, why bother about whether she leaves the hospital or not?
"I feel like the old lady is eager to leave, but doesn't want us to go with her, so she left us here." Ning Jia said.
As expected of a best friend, An Ye also had the same feeling: "I think so too."
"Now that you put it that way, I actually think you're right..." Bai Jinfeng also changed her mind, "Is this old lady doing something bad behind our backs?"
"Who knows? What bad can she do? Who cares about her? As long as she doesn't get in the way of us, who cares about her?" An Ye was too lazy to worry about Old Lady Xu, and she was not afraid that Old Lady Xu would target her.
As long as you make her unhappy, it's all over!
In fact, Old Lady Xu didn't dare to provoke her. The last time she slapped the man from Zhang Guihua's family, Old Lady Xu was frightened.
Ning Jia recalled the sudden joy on Mrs. Xu's face after she was beaten, and she felt that there was something fishy going on.
But she was not a person who was overly curious. Since no one could guess it, she would not pursue the matter too much.
In the late afternoon, the three sisters-in-law returned home. Ning Jia's legs and feet were sore from walking all the way.
As soon as she entered the room, she threw herself down on the kang, too tired to say a word.
Li Yao came in from outside and saw Ning Jia lying on the kang with his arms and legs spread out. "What's wrong? Are you tired?"
"Yeah." Ning Jia responded coquettishly, "I took bus No. 11 from town. How can I not be tired? My calves are sore and my waist is uncomfortable..."
"Route 11?" Li Yao asked while washing his hands. He didn't know what Route 11 meant.
"It means walking here on two legs." In this era, in a remote mountain valley, Ning Jia was afraid that Li Yao would not understand what Route 11 meant, so he simply explained it to him, "Two legs put together, does it look like the number 11? How about it? Isn't it a graphic?"
"It's quite vivid." Li Yao wiped his hands, sat next to Ning Jia, and naturally grabbed one of her legs and started kneading it, with just the right amount of strength, not too light or too soft.
Ning Jia squinted her eyes comfortably. She didn't expect that this man was quite good at serving people.
"How are Fourth Sister-in-law and the child?" Li Yao asked about Li Xuejiao's situation.
Ning Jia told Li Yao what she had seen and heard in the hospital that day, and mentioned Mrs. Xu's "glorious deeds", which made Li Yao frown.
"Mom, what you did was wrong. Li Heng was also wrong."
"They really opened my eyes..." Ning Jia was shocked, sighing and feeling very lucky, "Fortunately you are not like them, otherwise I would be so angry."
Li Yao didn't say anything, and seemed to be concentrating on massaging her legs.
Ning Jia thought he had nothing to say, so she closed her eyes and concentrated on enjoying his service. After a while, she heard a sentence in her ear: "I won't do that to you."
Ning Jia opened her eyes again, with a smile in her eyes: "I believe you."
"Um."
"By the way, what did you do at home yesterday?"
"My fifth brother and I built two small stoves in the kitchen so that you can cook. Didn't you say you wanted to renovate the house and buy some furniture? I drew some blueprints and I'll show them to you soon."
"Okay." Ning Jia was very satisfied with this. She remembered that Li Yao and Chu Songbai had traded on the black market again, and the money had not been divided yet, so she said, "Take out the money you collected last night later, and I will settle the account and send it to whoever it should be given to in the evening."
The New Year is approaching and there are still many places to spend money.
She didn't want to hold on to everyone's money, and would share it as long as there was money. This would both reassure everyone and increase their work enthusiasm.
When it got dark, Ning Jia set off with the money.
We visited several households on this trip, and everyone who received money was very happy. Although the money was not much for the first time, with each person receiving only five dollars, everyone was very happy.
Five yuan was what a strong laborer could earn in a month's work points, but they easily followed Ning Jia in weaving baskets, selling eggs and making gloves, and they made so much money in just ten days. They were very happy.
Widow Chen was the last one to receive the money. Ning Jia saw her happily counting the money and sat down to chat with her for a while.
"It's really thanks to you that we can make the money we have. If you have such good things in the future, you must always think of us."
"Don't worry, sister-in-law. I can forget anyone else but you. I hope you can save enough money quickly. I'm waiting to attend your wedding." Ning Jia said half-jokingly.
"Don't make a fuss..." Widow Chen blushed and felt embarrassed, "My remarriage is just a first marriage, I will definitely not make a big fuss."
"That's hard to say, but I'll have to ask for a glass of wine when you get married."
"No one can be without you, and yours is indispensable too." Widow Chen smiled.
She was also looking forward to a better life. Nowadays, if a widow remarried, people in the village would definitely gossip about her.
She is not afraid!
She had a hard time these years, and when she met someone she shared the same feelings with, she naturally wanted to be with him.
Widows also have the right to pursue happiness!
Ning Jia chatted with her for a while, and then it was getting late, so she was about to leave. Before leaving, Widow Chen forced half a bag of sunflower seeds into her hand and told her to eat them.
Unable to refuse such a kind offer, she accepted it.
This trip took too long, and Ning Jia hurriedly walked towards her home. When she was almost at the door of her house, a ray of light came from afar, illuminating the road under her feet.
"You didn't bring a flashlight when you went out." As he spoke, Li Yao got closer and closer to her. "I don't know whose house you went to. I looked for you everywhere."
"I'm such a grown-up, and I can't get lost, so why are you worrying about me?" Although Ning Jia said this, he was actually very happy in his heart.
"It's dark now, I'm afraid you'll be scared." Li Yao said.
"I was a little scared just now, but now that you're here, I'm not afraid anymore." Ning Jia said, hugging his arms with both hands and leaning her head against him.
Two shadows, one tall and one short, leaned against each other closely on the ground, and a faint smile appeared on Li Yao's lips.
It was already very late when the young couple came in. The lights in almost all the houses in the front yard were off, except for the kitchen which was still lighted.
As she passed the door, she smelled a slight fishy smell in the air.
She subconsciously stopped and took a look inside. She saw Old Mrs. Xu hunched over a large iron pot, busying herself with work. She didn't know what she was doing.
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