Ah Ping was shocked: "It's so expensive!!"
Aunt He: "Why don't you just go and rob them? You can get double the money if you bring them back!"
"How can this be called robbery? It costs ten cents to take the team's donkey cart to town, not to mention that we provide a dedicated transport service."
Jiang Henian turned over his white hands and began to count:
"It's thirty kilometers to get there, and that's worth thirty cents. A special line of Forever brand bicycles is worth one dollar. Every morning before daybreak, you have to ride a bicycle and set out, and that's worth three dollars. The return trip is the most tiring part of the work, so of course you have to pay double that.
There's also the wear and tear of the bicycle. If He Jinshan gets exhausted, our family will be ruined. We still have to pay for medical expenses, resettlement expenses, and..."
"nerve!!"
Aunt He picked up the bamboo basket, gave Jiang Henian a look, and walked away quickly, cursing, fearing that she would have to pay her if she said any more words to her.
Ah Ping also ran after him awkwardly, holding her bag.
Jiang Henian looked at the backs of the two men who were almost fleeing in panic, and hooked his slender little finger inside, saying in a mocking tone: "Also, I want compensation for wasting my breath with you living fathers."
Ma Guihong, who was standing by, looked up at Jiang Henian's calm demeanor, then suddenly slapped her thigh and laughed:
"Great! Nian girl, you are now more eloquent than me! Very good! I was stunned by what you said about "fees"."
Jiang Henian put down his hand, relaxed his pretentious posture, scratched his ear, and smiled sweetly: "If I don't do this, I don't know how long they will keep annoying me."
"Yes, these people are shameless! They do hard labor during the day that is more tiring than an ox, and riding a bike back and forth twice a day would tire them to death! How dare they say such things!"
Ma Guihong nodded repeatedly, "Jinshan boy asked me to take care of you. I see that you can't stand being bullied easily now."
Jiang Henian covered his mouth and laughed, then sat down again to sew clothes.
"Auntie, what I just said was to reject them. Erhu's clothes and shoes have been sewn, just bring them. They can fit in the back seat of He Jinshan's car, so they don't take up much weight."
Ma Guihong smiled and said, "I know, I know. Don't go back for lunch. Let's have dinner at Auntie's house. Dahu's wife has gone back to her parents' home, so it's a good opportunity for us to keep her company. You don't have to go back and light the fire by yourself. Didn't you like the noodles last time? Auntie will make it for you again. The potatoes you brought are just right for baking pancakes."
Jiang Henian naturally agreed: "Thank you, Auntie! The noodles you make are so delicious. I love potato pancakes too!"
"Thank you for what! Auntie, make some extra steamed buns and cornbread this afternoon so we can fill our stomachs when we go into the mountains to work with Hu Zi."
At noon, Ma Guihong was cooking and Jiang Henian was doing odd jobs beside her, passing plates and bowls around. He was very considerate and skilled.
Ma Guihong laughed at her: "I heard from Hu Zi that your family goes into the mountains to cook?"
Oh, this is really a lazy woman.
Jiang Henian felt a little embarrassed and tried to save his image: "I can cook now. I can make something simple. He's been very busy lately and comes home late. I'll make some and wait for him to eat together."
"Okay, husband and wife should take care of each other, so that their lives can get better and better."
Ma Guihong nodded with satisfaction and added minced garlic, chili and fried noodles with sauce to the pot. "I never realized that kid from the mountains loved his wife so much before. When he was a teenager, he was always jumping around like a tiger. Now that brat is in his twenties, he's still nothing!"
"It's different in the mountains. Look at the men who have been sent out from the nearby production teams in recent years. No man has ever worked so hard every day to come back from far away to see his wife. He is capable and responsible. He is a good man. If Hu Zi could learn from him, quickly marry a good wife and control his temper, I wouldn't have to worry about him anymore."
"Girl, you really married the right person. Your mother will definitely feel relieved when she knows this."
Jiang Henian was originally thinking about He Jinshan, but when he heard this, he thought, "Auntie, what kind of person is my mother?"
Ma Guihong was stunned and looked at her in surprise.
Jiang Henian explained: "I hit my head a while ago, and I can't remember much of what happened a long time ago."
"That's right. You were too young back then. Your mother... was a gentle, kind-hearted woman. She was beautiful, but her taste was poor..."
Ma Guihong talked a lot about Liu Ruobing when she was alive.
Seeing the time was right, Jiang Henian took out the deer-head dagger from his pocket and asked, "Auntie, have you seen this dagger?"
Ma Guihong scooped out the fragrant sauce, wiped her hands on her apron, took the dagger and looked at it carefully, "This deer head looks familiar..."
"Is it my mother's?"
"Oh! I remember now. It belongs to your mother. I saw her take it out and play with it a few times a long time ago. I even touched the deer head. I think her family made it for her to play with. Is it her brother or younger brother?"
Jiang Henian was delighted and asked hurriedly, "What's my grandpa's name? Do you know where his home is?"
Ma Guihong thought for a long time and shook her head.
"The second year after your mother got married, her family did come to visit, but I don't remember their names. Later, it seems that her brother took her parents and moved away. I never heard her mention them again. She couldn't even notify us when she passed away."
"Nian girl, are you looking for relatives from your mother's side?"
Jiang Henian just said it was a casual question, but he had some guesses in his mind.
According to Ma Guihong, Liu Ruobing was originally the daughter of an ordinary family in Wulin Town. After being introduced, she fell in love with Jiang Chengmin, a good-looking man from Huagou Village. Although her family was not very satisfied, they could not resist their daughter's love and agreed.
Since this dagger was made and given to her by her family, the only possibility that Song Wenqing wanted this dagger was for the Liu family.
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