Lu Xuan drove the car, the two brothers sat in the front, Chen Wu and Xu Yin sat in the quilt. The weather was really cold, and Manman was dressed like a little bear. She didn't seem to feel cold. She was curious about everything she saw and struggled to get out of the quilt.
Chen Wu stuffed her into the bed, but she was unhappy and wanted to make a fuss.
Lu Ye listened to her voice, turned his head and said, "Lu Xiaoniao, come here, uncle will hold you."
Hearing Lu Ye's voice, the little guy immediately waved at him excitedly and twisted his body towards him.
Shen Wu couldn't resist her.
She simply straightened up her little rabbit fur hat and handed it to Lu Ye.
Xu Yin frowned when she saw this: "Be careful, don't give her a cold."
"Don't worry, don't worry." Lu Ye is now also good at taking care of children.
I was so happy just to get out of the bed and into Lu Ye's arms.
Without the children to disturb her, Shen Wu simply leaned on Xu Yin: "Little Yin Yin!"
Xu Yin shuddered at his voice, which sounded like it was coated in sugar, and said with a complicated expression, "Be normal."
She even suspected that Chen Wu was using the same coquettish tactics she usually used on Lu Xuan on her.
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When the carriage arrived at the county town, the first thing Chen Wu did was to buy food. The items in the grocery store were richer than usual, but the prices were also higher.
When Chen Wu came today, there was also someone selling mutton.
In winter, it is suitable to eat mutton in clear soup and dip it in sauce. However, there is a limit on the amount per person, and each person can only buy one kilogram. The four of them lined up and bought four kilograms of mutton in total.
I went to buy some peach cakes. Chen Wu didn’t like peach cakes very much, but these days, they are the most common pastries.
When Chen Wu and a few others were shopping in the grocery store, they ran into Wang Hua and Pan Pan.
When she saw them, Panpan wanted to run towards Chen Wu, but then she thought of her mother and turned around and said, "Mom, I saw Aunt Three, Aunt Four, and Aunt Manman. I want to go find her."
Wang Hua also saw Chen Wu, Xu Yin and the others and nodded slightly.
Panpan squeezed into the crowd, and Wang Hua followed behind.
“Full!”
“Aiya!”
When the little girl heard someone calling her name, she was very excited and reached out to pull off the small mask on her face.
Chen Wu tidied it up for her: "Don't remove it, or you'll get sick."
"Drink bitter medicine."
When winter just came, the little one caught a cold. The grocery store was crowded, so Chen Wu prepared a small cotton mask for her when she went out. Although it couldn't completely prevent her from being infected, it was better.
Now she knows how to read people's expressions.
Seeing Chen Wu's firm attitude, although reluctantly, she still put down her little hand and greeted Panpan excitedly.
Panpan looked at Manman and said, "Aunt San, I want to hug Manman."
One of them dared to hug, and the other dared to let himself be hugged. Lu Xuan next to him watched cautiously.
Wang Hua pulled Chen Wu and Xu Yin aside and said, "You two will come home with me for a while."
Chen Wu smiled and said, "Are you going to settle the score with me again?"
Wang Hua smiled with her lips pursed.
It was obvious that life was getting better, and she looked relaxed, a kind of relaxation that only comes when the economy improves.
"It just so happens that I wanted to come to you too. When I went to the provincial capital this year, Lu Xuan bought a piece of cloth. I drew a pattern and wanted you to make a vest for Xu Yin and me, and a set of clothes for Manman to wear during the New Year."
After shopping at the grocery store, I went to Wang Hua's house.
Chen Wu first explained to her the ideas behind the drawing she had drawn, and Wang Hua took the ruler and measured the sizes of the two people again.
Looking at Xu Yin's size, he said, "How come you've grown taller? And you've lost weight too."
“It’s the end of the year and the team is busy.”
It's not noticeable when she's wearing thick clothes on weekdays, but when Wang Hua said that, Shen Wu looked at Xu Yin and said, "It seems like you've lost weight. I'm not busy during the holidays, so I'll make you something delicious to replenish your body."
The corners of Xu Yin's mouth curled up slightly.
Wang Hua took their measurements in the inner room.
The two brothers sitting in the main room outside ignored each other. Lu Ye pricked up his ears to listen to his wife's voice.
Lu Xuan was staring at Manman and Panpan playing.
After taking the measurements, Wang Hua took out some money and a notebook: "Here's the money."
When Chen Wu saw the money, she was surprised for a moment. There was more than sixty yuan.
"Why are there so many?"
In the past, having a few dollars a month was already very good.
"A few months ago, someone from the provincial capital wrote to me and brought some fabric, describing what the clothes they wanted me to make would look like, along with your red envelope. As soon as I heard it, I knew it was your contact information."
"After I sent her the clothes, a girl came to me within a week."
Wang Hua lowered her voice and said, "She asked me to do a lot of things for her, especially the red envelopes for you. She made quite a few of them. But she lost interest in me a while ago, so she stopped asking me for help."
"I guess it's because the weather is cold and clothes are not selling well. As for the bag, I'll understand it after I open it and study it more. Maybe I found a way out in the provincial capital. If it's not one of these situations, then it might be speculation that has gone wrong."
When Chen Wu was shopping, many people wanted to wear the clothes she wore. She had thought that it would be better if she could buy them in the provincial capital. She didn't expect that the girl who asked Wang Hua to make the clothes was also very smart.
"She made a lot of money, and I made a lot of money too. This is for you."
Shen Wu was content with the sixty yuan she had earned in the past six months. She gave Xu Yin thirty yuan: "Xiao Yinyin, this is a reward!"
Xu Yin took it and cooperated very well: "Thank you, Your Majesty."
Wang Hua was a little surprised to see them like this, but she was more surprised by Xu Yin's attitude. Xu Yin was not like this in front of outsiders.
I sighed sincerely, "You two have such a good relationship."
"Of course."
Chen Wu wanted to pay Wang Hua for her labor, but Wang Hua refused. "During the New Year, wear new clothes and take Man Man Duo with you to the county town for a stroll. Who knows, someone might come to me by then. Earning your labor fee is nothing."
Chen Wu smiled and said, "Okay, I'll be your model. The weather is getting cold again. Has Lao Er written to you again recently?"
Wang Hua shook her head: "I guess he knew he couldn't get any money from me. He hasn't written to me in the past two months. I've had some peace and quiet."
As he spoke, he suddenly thought of something and said, "Oh right, a few days ago, Panpan caught a cold at school, so I took her to the hospital and met Lu Qing there."
"She doesn't look very well. Have you seen her recently?"
Chen Wu frowned and shook her head slightly. She had been busy harvesting crops some time ago. When she stopped, it was winter again and she had to look for firewood, chop wood and take care of the children. Indeed, no one went to see Lu Qing.
She and Xu Yin looked at each other.
They both knew that the child was not born.
When leaving, Chen Wu told Lu Xuan what Wang Hua said. Lu Xuan frowned and said, "I'll take you home. Later, Lu Ye and I will ride our bikes to visit my eldest sister's house."
Chen Wu looked at the sky and said, "Why not just go there today? I have nothing to do today anyway."
She and Xu Yin knew what happened to their eldest sister, so it would be more reassuring to take a look.
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