Qian Xiao scratched the back of his head and grinned foolishly, taking the opportunity to roll his eyes at his third uncle. "Couldn't you have waited for me to lay the groundwork before you spoke? Why is your mouth so fast?"
"Well, I did some translation work when I was in school and made some money, which was just enough to buy a small yard. I thought it was inconvenient to live in the dormitory while I was working, and the conditions were not good. Having a house would make things better."
"If you come to visit me, you'll have a place to rest."
It's fortunate that she actually did this kind of work before, but the pay was really low. She only translated two books before she couldn't keep going. She preferred to tighten screws and couldn't sit still at all.
"Really?" What's translation? Can you really make that much money?
"Really, Grandma, when have I ever lied to you? Otherwise, where would my money have come from? You've raised me so well, what illegal thing could I possibly do?"
Grandma Qian... that's really what I think.
Old man Qian... gave me quite a fright. I really thought my granddaughter had done something big.
"No, Grandma knows my granddaughter isn't that kind of person."
Old Qian glanced furtively at his wife, sensing that she sounded somewhat guilty about what she had said.
Qian Xiao rubbed her belly: "Grandma, when are we going to eat? I'm starving."
"Just wait a moment," the old lady said, hurrying off to the kitchen to get busy, while her two daughters-in-law were still working there.
"Grandpa, how's it going in the fields?" When she left, the snow on the ground was still quite thick. She wondered if that method would be able to deal a heavy blow to those insect eggs.
When the topic turned to the fields, Old Man Qian smiled and said, "That method is really effective. You can see the results after turning the soil in the spring. The snow was thick in the winter, and there was plenty of rain in the spring. As long as there are no pests this year, the harvest will be good."
"That's good. I was worried about the four eggs."
"They said they'd pick you up at the village entrance, but look what happened! You've been back for ages and I still haven't seen the four of them?"
Qian shook his head with a smile: "No, how about I go out and look for it?"
Qian Sanbao stood up: "I don't need to go looking for them. These four lads have gone fishing."
"Ah! There are still fish in that river?" The river dried up last year, and any fish that were there would have been eaten long ago.
"Yes, but it's not very big. Speaking of which, I forgot to tell you. Not long after you left, the villagers found a cave in the mountain. Guess what they found inside?"
"The grain? I was the one who put it out," he thought to himself, though he only ever thought that to himself.
He even played along with a gossipy expression: "What is it? Is it gold and silver treasure?"
"What are you thinking? It's grain. Who would have thought that someone would hide grain in the mountains? Judging from the bags and the dust on them, they've probably been there for two or three years. Strangely, the grain still looks like new grain. Isn't that strange?"
What's so strange? The dust on the bag and the ground is the result of her and Sun Kaicheng's hard work.
"Is this really true? What about the food supplies?"
"What else can we do? Everyone's short of food right now, so we can just secretly distribute it. But don't tell anyone about this. Our village chief has given us a gag order, and he's even warned all the wives in the village."
"Don't worry, would I go around spreading this around?"
"I'll just give you one piece of advice, I know you're tight-lipped. Alright, I'm going to find your four younger brothers, those four rascals are never home."
It would be strange if the children in the village stayed at home all day. That's how they all grew up. She was never home when she was little either.
"father"
"Third Uncle, has my eldest sister returned?"
"You're back! Look at what you've done! Wow, you actually caught some fish, and they're quite big too. You didn't go to the big river, did you?"
"Hehe, we're really good. The four of us caught fish, while everyone else didn't catch anything. We didn't go into the deep water; we caught fish in the ditch."
Qian Xiao hurried out to take a look, and when she saw the fish in the basket, which was no bigger than the palm of her hand, she thought her third uncle was really exaggerating. He called this a big fish, but it wouldn't be surprising if it had been caught from a ditch.
It's already quite an achievement to catch such a big fish in such shallow water: "Wow, how come my four eggs are so amazing?"
"Big sister, big sister, look at the fish we caught for you."
"Alright, alright, your older sister brought you gifts. I'll give them to you after dinner. Take the fish to the kitchen and see if we can have it tonight."
The four eggs swarmed to the kitchen to boast about their achievement. Qian grinned, filled a large basin with water, and the four eggs were covered in mud, looking like mud monkeys. If he didn't clean them up, they would definitely get a beating.
Qian Sanbao approached Gu Qiumutou's second brother and said, "Second brother, I think Erdan's new house is missing a lot of household chores. How about we work together to make them?"
"Tell me what you're missing, and see if you have anything at home that you already have."
Qian Xiao felt a warmth in her heart upon hearing this; even her third uncle had important matters to attend to.
Two days passed quickly. On the last day at noon, Qian Sanbao drove the oxcart to take Qian Xiao and Sun Kaicheng back to the county town. The cart was also loaded with a lot of household chores, all the result of Qian Erbao and Qian Sanbao's busy work over the past two days.
As for how fast a tractor would go, Qian Xiao didn't consider that at all. Putting aside the fact that it wasn't even as comfortable as an oxcart, the billowing black smoke was incredibly disgusting, not to mention how difficult it was to get the fuel.
It wasn't anything important. The tractor in their village was just for show, and Qian Xiao didn't want to get involved with that precious thing because of some personal matter.
Qian Erbao and Grandma Qian also went along this time. The old lady was worried and wanted to go with them to see if there was anything else that needed mending or patching. Her eldest granddaughter's needlework was not up to par.
After looking at the courtyard, the old lady nodded. The house looked sturdy and the size was just right for her granddaughter to live in alone.
"Grandma is worried about you living here alone. I think you should go live at the factory instead." Her granddaughter was clever, but even tigers have their naps. You can't sleep with your eyes open all day, can you?
Qian Xiao's lips twitched. What's the point of all this fuss about housework and food when we get there and you won't let me stay?
"Grandma, don't worry, who would dare to cause trouble for your granddaughter?"
"Grandma Qian, don't worry, I live next door. I'll definitely hear any noise and take good care of Xiaoxiao."
Everyone in the courtyard looked at Sun Kaicheng. Wait, what do you mean by this?
"What did you say? You mean you bought a house too? Or the one next to mine, so we'll be neighbors? Why didn't you tell me sooner?" Qian Xiao thought back and was sure that Sun Kaicheng had never told her that he was also going to buy a house.
"Well, I was just thinking of giving you a surprise."
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