When Ye Xiaoxiao woke up the next day, her son didn't cry or fuss. He kept reaching out and patting her, and he must have been hungry.
"Haohao, are you hungry? Mommy will feed you right away."
She didn't sit up, but just lay there, lifted her clothes, and let her son suckle.
I just tidied up Li Chenyang yesterday, and this morning he got up very early and actually prepared the meal.
They even carried it inside, waiting for Ye Xiaoxiao to get up and eat.
After lunch, my mother-in-law came again, this time carrying some things in a cloth bag.
Ye Xiaoxiao was discussing with Li Chenyang about buying ten or twenty yuan worth of red bricks.
Pave a red brick path in the yard so that when it rains or snows, the yard won't be all muddy and impassable.
"Mom, you're here."
Although Li Chenyang was unwilling, he had just fought with his wife yesterday and lost, so he had no choice but to agree. However, he still harbored resentment in his heart.
Where does all that money come from? We want to do this every day, and that every other day.
"Okay, Xiaoxiao, I washed those two diapers from yesterday and hung them out to dry in the yard for you. They should still be usable once they're dry."
As Liu Juan spoke, she noticed the stove in the room.
The stove was burning brightly, so she took out the two washed diapers and hung them on the handle next to the stove.
Ye Xiaoxiao was stunned. Diapers can be washed?!
"Mom, diapers are disposable. They're useless after one use and can't be reused. Why would you wash them? They're absorbent. If you wash them, they'll absorb even more water. Besides, there are bacteria in them. Washing them doesn't make them any more useful."
Ye Xiaoxiao was a first-time mother. She had never heard of this before. Could it be that all mothers-in-law had such bizarre practices?
"Why can't it be used? Squeeze out the water, let it dry in the sun, and you can use it again when it's dry. After all, it was bought with money, it would be a waste to throw it away after use."
Liu Juan noticed that Ye Xiaoxiao's trash can by the door still contained several used diapers, and she even went to rummage through it.
"You really don't know how to manage money. From now on, keep these ones that haven't been used but have been peed on, and I'll take them back and wash them for you."
"What? Mom, are you serious? You're not kidding me."
Ye Xiaoxiao felt like she had really seen something new today; who washes and reuses diapers?
"What do you mean by being serious or not? You young people, why are you always wasting your time? You're not that old, you've never experienced hardship before, why are you always so wasteful?"
Liu Juan looked at the two things lying around. One had a little yellow residue, but not much, and the other had just urinated. She insisted on taking them both, even the one that had defecated.
"Mom, you really can't use it. Even if you wash it, I still won't use it. Once this thing has been used, it really can't be used again."
The child will suffer terribly from the bacteria.
"That would really put your grandson Xiaojiujiu in danger." Ye Xiaoxiao thought she would use her son's safety to scare Liu Juan.
"You're just talking nonsense. You insisted on using it even though it wasn't allowed, and now that it's allowed, you're complaining again. I think you're just deliberately trying to go against me. I've already washed it, what else can you do?"
"Mom, I can't possibly use this kind of thing. Even if you wash it, I still won't use it. Mom, don't waste your time. If I don't use it, you'll just make a fuss. Stop making trouble for no reason, okay?"
Ye Xiaoxiao was really annoyed. Couldn't this old woman just let her have some peace and quiet? Why did she have to find these thankless tasks to make things difficult for others?
"What? You think I'm making a fuss? Seriously! Boss, look at your wife. Who am I doing this for? I'm doing this for you two, and we haven't even done anything yet, and you're already complaining that I'm making a fuss."
"You're always running around doing nothing. We just separated from the family, and you're already heading to town. You've probably spent all the money we have. Can't you learn from other wives? Can't you be a little more frugal?"
Liu Juan was furious. She had been angry ever since she heard yesterday that the couple had gone to town.
If no one keeps an eye on her, who knows what kind of trouble this daughter-in-law will cause.
Li Chenyang didn't dare to speak at this moment. What could he say? He said that his wife had spent nearly 200 yuan yesterday, and just now she said she wanted to spend another 20 yuan to buy red bricks to pave the yard.
Or is it that his wife will buy ten more bags of coal to burn in that 150-liter iron stove?
He felt that if his mother knew even one of these things, he wouldn't be able to have a peaceful New Year.
"Mom, didn't we separate the family? Even if we don't have money in the future, we won't ask you for money. You can worry about that for the third and fourth sons."
We really don't need to worry about our family. We've built our own lives, so if we're broke, isn't that our own fault?
Mom, either you take good care of the child for us, or you just ignore us and ask if we live or die.
"In any case, we won't ask you two for anything more, okay?"
Ye Xiaoxiao never liked others interfering in her affairs.
"Yangzi, aren't you going to say anything?"
Liu Juan was even more furious after hearing Ye Xiaoxiao's words.
She always felt that a daughter-in-law should listen to whatever she said. Before, when Ye Xiaoxiao was pregnant...
She could be more accommodating; how come she's still like this even after having a child?
"What did she say? Mom, you don't need to care what she says. Isn't that good? She'll be poor to death in the future."
She's out of money, but she doesn't ask you for any. Isn't that great?
When Li Chenyang saw his wife glare at him, he immediately went along with what she said.
"Fine, you said you wouldn't care, so you won't care."
Liu Juan felt very wronged. "I came here with good intentions, wanting to help you in some way, but in the end, it turned out to be my fault."
She was furious, and in the end, she didn't even hug the child before turning around and leaving.
What annoyed Ye Xiaoxiao was that she didn't forget to take the two used diapers with her when she left.
Because I had already agreed with the foreman that I could only go to remove the furnace in five days.
So for the past two days, Ye Xiaoxiao has been watching Li Chenyang haul bricks to pave the yard. As a result, the bricks that Li Chenyang brought back were simply unusable; they were burned to a pulp.
Some were half red and half black, some were oddly shaped, and many more were broken in half, clearly not bought from elsewhere.
"What's going on with you? Did you pay for this?"
Li Chenyang's eyes darted around. Lei Dazhuang had mentioned before that their village was going to build a brick kiln.
He figured that everything should be up and running by now, so he decided to go and take a look.
When they arrived, they found a large quantity of rubbish had been burned. The technique was inadequate; everything burned was ruined and unusable. Lei Dazhuang immediately perked up when he heard that he wanted to buy bricks to pave the yard; these burnt items were just sitting there unsold, and nobody would buy them.
But since they had worked so hard to burn it, they simply told Li Chenyang, "Give me ten yuan, take as much as you need."
After Li Chenyang told her about the bricks he bought for ten yuan, he saw his wife's face darken. Thank you: Princess Zhang from Old Gong's Oreo family for the five update reminder charms. A deep bow of gratitude; this is the first time I've received such a generous reward. My dearest baby.
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