"Grandpa and grandma!" Gua Gua started shouting as he entered his grandparents' yard.
Wu Caifeng heard her granddaughter's cry and came out to the main room, "Why did you let Guagua carry so many radishes? The child is still so young. Guagua, your grandpa went out to buy radishes and is not at home."
"Mom, if you don't let Guagua carry it, can't I carry it?" Xu Xiangjuan said as she looked at Niu Niu's sleeves and made sure that the little hand was hidden in the sleeves before entering the main room.
Guagua didn't even need grandma's help to carry the food, he carried it into the kitchen of his grandma's house by himself.
Wu Caifeng followed her granddaughter into the kitchen, "Guagua, what are these rice dumplings?"
Guagua couldn't carry the rice dumplings to the stove, so he gave them to grandma and pointed at the rice dumplings tied in different ways, "This is beans, this is dates, and this is ham."
There are not many candied dates and hams, so they are tied into a string, and the ways of tying the ropes are different.
After confirming what kind of dumplings they were, Wu Caifeng put them in the cupboard and took Gua Gua to the main room.
Xu Xiangjuan was already peeling peanuts in the main room. She was not peeling the peanuts to eat them, but to use them to stir-fry Kung Pao Chicken in the evening. There was chicken thighs at home, and her mother didn't know how many days they had been stored, so it was time to eat them in the evening.
It’s almost noon now, so I can just have a casual lunch and then have a good meal in the evening, and call the kid’s father to come over for dinner.
Because she was still holding Niu Niu, she peeled the peanuts slowly. But since she was not going to eat them at noon, she could continue peeling them in the afternoon.
Guagua came into the main room and saw the peanuts, "Mom, I want to eat some."
Xu Xiangjuan put a fat peanut with the red skin removed to her daughter's mouth and said, "Don't eat too much. If you eat too much, there will be nothing left by the evening. Mommy still has to cook. Guagua, help mommy peel it."
Guagua is extremely enthusiastic about food. After eating the peanuts his mother handed to his mouth, he immediately reached out to grab and peel the peanuts.
Niu Niu saw his sister eating peanuts and he also wanted to eat some, so he opened his mouth and made a few "ah" sounds.
Niu Niu is now a five-month-old baby. He is not just a tiny ball; he is a small ball. In short, he is a little bigger. Now we can add complementary food to Niu Niu, but she wants to wait a month or so before adding more.
Niu Niu can't speak yet, but he is no longer a baby who can be satisfied by milk powder at the dinner table. When he sees his parents and sister eating, he will open his mouth or wave his hands to indicate that he wants to eat too.
Even after Xu Xiangjuan coaxed him a little, Niu Niu continued to drink the milk powder.
"I don't know how long it will take to peel it like this." Wu Caifeng saw her daughter and granddaughter, one peeling slowly, and the other peeling and eating slowly, and they didn't know when it would end.
In order to prevent Guagua from losing control of her appetite, Xu Xiangjuan required her to peel ten and eat one.
Guagua really peeled ten peanuts and ate one. Sometimes there were two peanuts in one peanut, and sometimes there were three. Guagua picked the fattest peanut and ate it, then continued peeling.
Xu Gensheng went out early in the morning to buy potatoes and white radishes. Today there was a tractor outside selling these two things at a low price. When he was buying these, the benefits of the tricycle were reflected.
Cheng Ning delivered the tricycle to his father-in-law last week. He now has a bicycle to ride to work.
The cold wind in winter hurts on the face, and Zhou Chengning rides a bicycle to work. Xu Xiangjuan tries her best to help him keep warm, including a scarf, a cotton hat and gloves. Fortunately, the cotton hat covers his ears, otherwise he would have to make cotton earmuffs.
They didn't have helmets for sale here, so he couldn't cover his face. She bought him goose oil ointment and asked him to apply it on his face when he went out to prevent his face from getting chapped by the wind.
Xu Gensheng came back on his tricycle before lunch, and Xu Jiansheng and his wife came back with him.
Xu Jiansheng is Xu Xiangjuan's uncle. As soon as the couple came in, Wu Caifeng's face quickly turned cold and she didn't even want to look at the couple.
Xu Xiangjuan showed little expression as she peeled peanuts and supervised Guagua while she peeled the peanuts to prevent her from eating them secretly.
Xu Jiansheng and Zheng Honggui didn't expect that Xu Xiangjuan was also there, so they immediately swallowed what they were going to say in front of their eldest brother and sister-in-law.
I haven't seen her here recently, so I thought she wasn't here today.
While buying radishes in the morning, Xu Jiansheng and Zheng Honggui wanted to borrow money from their eldest brother.
As for when it will be repaid, there is no exact number.
Since their niece was at home, Xu Jiansheng and his wife left without saying a few words.
Xu Gensheng grabbed a handful of melon seeds and started to crack them, while talking about how quickly a truckload of radishes and potatoes were sold out and how many he had grabbed.
"Dad, what did my uncle and aunt say to you?" Xu Xiangjuan listened to her father for a long time and asked about her uncle and aunt.
It must be borrowing money again. Every year at the end of the year, he borrows a large sum of money and never pays it back. He also borrows small sums at other times. It's really annoying.
Xu Gensheng: "Nothing to say, I just met him on the way to buy radishes."
Observing her father's expression, it seems that he really didn't have time to say, "Dad, don't lend me money. My family has a lot of expenses this year, including a tricycle and a bicycle. Guagua has to go to kindergarten in the first half of next year. Keep the money for me."
Maybe when others say this, they also feel that it is shameless to say such things to parents.
But Xu Gensheng didn't think it was wrong for his own daughter to say that. He thought it was natural. "Guagua is going to kindergarten?"
"Yes! Mom said we also eat lunch at the kindergarten." Gua Gua has often heard his mother talk about kindergarten recently, and slowly remembered what the kindergarten said. He listens to grandpa's questions and answers quickly.
Wu Caifeng heard this and said, "Studying costs money. Don't be foolish and agree to borrow money. If you don't have the money, save it for your daughter and grandson. Guagua is already in kindergarten, and Niu Niu will also need to go to school in a few years. It will cost a lot."
Wu Caifeng thought, why should he give his family's money to such a heartless ungrateful person? Of course he should keep it for his daughter.
Xu Gensheng's feelings for his brother had long been worn away. After all, he had lived through hard times and knew how important money was. When he heard his daughter say that, he said, "I know, I won't agree. Our family's money didn't come from the wind."
Xu Xiangjuan: "Dad, it's good that you know."
"Grandpa, it's good that you know." Gua Gua imitated.
Niu Niu also made two "ah ah" sounds to cooperate with his mother and sister.
Guagua and Niu Niu's interruption made the adults laugh. They are two little darlings.
After getting the vaccination, Xu Xiangjuan said nothing more and continued to peel peanuts.
At noon, Xu Gensheng had rice dumplings and noodles. After lunch, he went to take a nap and had to watch others fishing in the river in the afternoon.
Xu Xiangjuan stopped peeling peanuts in the afternoon, but Guagua was still actively peeling and eating them. Unfortunately, his hands were small and clumsy, so it was much more difficult for him to peel peanuts than an adult, otherwise I don’t know how many peanuts he would have eaten.
She slept in her room with Niu Niu and Gua Gua. Although she lived in the yard outside, the room in her mother's house was always reserved, and her mother would make the bed for her when she came to take care of her from time to time.
After waking up and feeling refreshed, Xu Xiangjuan chatted with her mother.
When Guagua woke up and was peeling peanuts, peeling the second batch of ten peanuts and eating the second peanut, three women came to visit the house. One of them was Zheng Honggui, Xu Xiangjuan's aunt.
The other two women had slightly embarrassed looks on their faces. They happened to meet Caifeng's sister-in-law at the door, so they came in together. However, they both knew very well that Caifeng and her sister-in-law were not getting along.
The two women originally wanted to talk to Wu Caifeng about buying New Year's goods, but Zheng Honggui was there, so they didn't dare to bring up the topic. After all, New Year's goods require money, and mentioning money is very sensitive, especially since Wu Caifeng would complain to them about her brother and sister-in-law's family at this time every year.
They also knew that Zheng Honggui borrowed money from one family here and there.
Wu Caifeng and the two old sisters talked about other things, and Zheng Honggui also joined in from time to time. When everyone didn't know what to say, she mentioned Wang Qiang's wife.
It is said that Wang Qiang’s wife came to live with her aunt today and wanted to divorce.
Divorce was a big deal in the countryside at that time. When Wu Caifeng heard the name Wang Qiang, she felt uncomfortable and was not interested in Wang Qiang's wife, especially since her daughter was present, so she didn't say a word to him. However, the two old sisters became interested in Wang Qiang's wife and chatted with her for a while.
Wang Qiang's wife's surname is Xu. Xu is a big surname in their village. Wang Qiang's parents came here thirty or forty years ago, and they became a wealthy family in the village thanks to their two sons.
Maodong Village is large with many fields. Xu Xiangjuan and her parents' yard is located at the easternmost end of the village. The residents are relatively scattered. Wang Qiang's wife's aunt lives here, so Wang Qiang's home is quite far away.
No wonder I met Wang Qiang’s wife this morning.
Zheng Honggui even found out that Wang Qiang's wife had left her daughter at her parents' home.
Guagua didn’t talk as much as usual. He just peeled and ate peanuts silently.
Guagua was also caught in the crossfire while silently peeling peanuts. Everyone heard Zheng Honggui ask Guagua, "Guagua, if your parents divorce, who will you live with?"
Adults would change their expressions when they heard such jokes, especially if the mother was present.
"You have no control over your mouth. What do you mean by divorce or not? Why don't you ask who your grandson's parents are divorcing from?" Wu Caifeng couldn't help it anymore and started to criticize immediately.
In fact, the villagers had never heard of anyone getting divorced before, and many families did not have marriage certificates. Divorce was a new word. But after knowing that someone was going to divorce, they made a divorce ranking. Apart from Wang Qiang's family, Xu Xiangjuan's family ranked first.
In Wang Qiang's family, Wang Qiang beats and scolds his wife, and in Xu Xiangjuan's family, Xu Xiangjuan beats and scolds her husband.
Anyway, Wang Qiang and Xu Xiangjuan are the "notorious" figures of the generation in their twenties in the village.
Wang Qiang's reputation was ruined indeed, but Xu Xiangjuan's reputation was mostly ruined by rumors.
Gua Gua originally wanted to ask what divorce was, but seeing that his grandmother was so angry, he remained silent and continued to peel peanuts.
Alas, adults really make children confused.
Zheng Honggui still did not give up and insisted on hearing the answer from the child, "This is a joke, sister-in-law, why are you so anxious? Who does Guagua like more, daddy or mommy?"
Gua Gua ignored him and continued peeling peanuts.
In Zheng Honggui's eyes, Guagua peeling peanuts was just a hard labor. "Although it is said that a daughter who is married off is like water spilled, you can't let a daughter of such a young age do the work when you have a son."
"I eat the peanuts myself." Gua Gua said as he stuffed a peanut into his mouth.
Now it’s not her mother who asks her to peel the peanuts, but she peels the peanuts because she wants to eat them.
"Have you said enough? If you've said enough, get out." Xu Xiangjuan was too lazy to play along with Zheng Honggui, so she drove him away in a cold voice.
As soon as she said this, even Wu Caifeng didn't dare to say a word, let alone the other two women.
Although Wu Caifeng disliked her sister-in-law, she couldn't say anything to chase her away. After all, they were sisters-in-law and neighbors. If they really fell out, it would be a bad reputation in the village. Moreover, if something happened at home in the future, there would be no one to help...
"How could my elder brother and sister-in-law raise a daughter like you? Do you have any manners? How can you talk to your elders like that?" Zheng Honggui's face immediately turned sour.
"What's wrong with me talking to you like this? Mom, hold the child for me." After handing Niu Niu to her mother, Xu Xiangjuan took out a broom from the corner.
As soon as the broom came out, Zheng Honggui ran out in fright.
Xu Xiangjuan came back just as she was standing at the door of the main hall and saw Zheng Honggui running out of the yard.
"Juan, if you do this, will that bad-mouthed person go around saying bad things about her daughter?" Wu Caifeng had heard a lot of people saying bad things about her daughter, and she knew that most of them were spread by her brother's sister-in-law.
It's not good to offend people all of a sudden.
An old sister of Wu Caifeng spoke up, "Yes, Juan, she is well-known in the village for being a gossip. Today..."
Xu Xiangjuan had already thought of a solution. "Aunts, when you go out and talk to the women, tell them that Zheng Honggui paid back 50 yuan to my parents, and she doesn't know when she will pay back the money she owes you."
The two old sisters understood what Xu Xiangjuan meant as soon as they heard it.
"Yes! You are listening to what my daughter said. Her uncle's family borrows one yuan here and fifty cents there, and owes a lot of people...Juan, how come you are so smart!" Wu Caifeng's eyes lit up immediately.
Talking about money can give her a headache for a while, just look at how she gossips!
"Okay, let's talk about it tomorrow."
Xu Xiangjuan: "You can't tolerate this kind of person. The more you tolerate her, the more shameless she becomes. Mom, next time you say nonsense, just kick her out. Dad will be angry with you. Tell me later and I will scold him right away."
She used to be more impatient, preferring to take action directly and being too lazy to talk, but today she was being polite.
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