By the afternoon, the relatives and friends who came to help had all left in groups of three or four.
Only Qiu Jianshe and his family were left. Qiu Dahe and Qiu Dashu went to return the tables, chairs, and benches, while Qiu Yuling was helping Li Qingmei write down the favors in her notebook.
For example, her eldest uncle gave her a thermos, her second uncle gave her a washbasin, her third uncle gave her a set of bowls and chopsticks, and her fourth uncle gave her a pair of pillowcases, and no one knew where he got them from.
Some people in the team brought gifts, while others came empty-handed, but anyone who brought gifts was recorded, even if it was just a piece of needle and thread.
For example, when they came to the team leader's house, they brought ten kilograms of food directly. Zhang Wanhua's family brought stored radishes and cabbages. They also brought two eggs, a bunch of hemp rope, and so on.
What's interesting is that only Qiu Yuling's grandmother added one dollar, while Uncle Qiu's family didn't add anything. Even the third child, Qiu Jianhong, added one dollar, but as the eldest of the family, there was no expression of gratitude.
Not to mention how Li Qingmei and the others felt, Qiu Jianshe himself felt embarrassed and his heart was cold.
I am my mother, and I cannot take care of him. As his uncle, it is natural that he has no intention of showing any gratitude at all.
However, when Qiu Jianguo returned home and heard that his wife had not given any gift, but only his mother had given one, he immediately became furious.
"Mother is mother, what mother gave is for her grandson, what does it have to do with us? You are so short-sighted that you don't even choose the right time to make such a mistake."
Yan Chunmiao argued that her eldest son had also paid a separate share, so why should she pay another one? The family had not been divided, and the father and son were one. Was she panicking?
Qiu Jianguo was too lazy to discuss this with the woman. If he could explain it clearly, she wouldn't be so confused.
After slamming the door, Qiu Jianguo returned to his second brother's house in the dark. Other things were easy to deal with, but in this matter, as an uncle, no matter how timid he was, looking back, there would be many people in the team laughing at him.
As soon as the outer door was bolted, it was slammed loudly.
Qiu Dahe was warming himself by the fire on a stool on the ground at this moment. Unlike others who had to get off the bed to put on their shoes, he stopped Qiu Jianshe who was about to get off the bed and went out to see what was going on.
After a while, he came in with a dollar in his hand.
"Who is it? What's the matter?" Li Qingmei had just put the things she needed to put away into the piano cabinet when she saw that only Qiu Dahe came in. She was full of curiosity.
"It was my uncle. He let him in. He said he had been busy all day and wanted everyone to rest early. He slipped me a dollar and said he and my aunt had been so busy during the day that they hadn't spoken to each other, so I thought the other was greeting me."
Li Qingmei didn't say anything in front of the kids. She just took the money, took out the gift account book, and asked Qiu Yuling to add another item. Only then did Qiu Jianshe's expression ease a little, and he was no longer as depressed and embarrassed as before.
The newlyweds had gone to bed long ago, and they had cleaned up the remaining food on the stove in the yard and then quietly went to bed.
The next day, Mother Qiu got up early to prepare food for the children.
Yesterday there were too many people, so they could only serve a meal of臊子面. Today, since only their family members were there, they cleaned the pheasant sent by her mother's family yesterday and planned to stew the meat early.
One was definitely not enough, so he dragged out a fat rabbit from the teahouse at the back, planning to stew them together. He would then add some potatoes, dried radishes, corn, and some pancakes, and it would be enough to fill his stomach even if he ate too much.
The donkey in the backyard saw a stranger and started braying "Aang, Aang". Huang Duoer rolled over, but then he thought that they were in the village and there was no danger in braying, so he lay down again.
When her head touched the pillow, she felt something was wrong. She was a new bride and couldn't just sleep whenever she wanted.
I plan to turn it over again.
After hearing the noises several times, Qiu Dashan could no longer lie down. It was still dark outside, so he wanted to persuade his wife to lie back down. However, his persuasion was ineffective, so he had to get up as well.
"Mom, let me do it." Huang Duoer went to the backyard and saw Mother Qiu adding hay to the donkey.
"Duo'er, why are you up so early? It's still early. Go to the toilet and then lie down for a while." Li Qingmei herself is not the kind of person who likes to show off her strength. She has also seen the old mother-in-law Fengjun who had a lame leg and broken arm after having a daughter-in-law.
She had already made up her mind that when she became a mother-in-law, she would do what she had to do. She would neither interfere in her son's family affairs nor act like a mother-in-law and bully her daughter-in-law. She would just do what she had to do.
Huang Duoer said "Oh", and seeing that Mrs. Qiu's tone was sincere, she really went to the toilet and went back to the house.
Li Qingmei looked at her heartless daughter-in-law who turned around and left. She paused the work in her hands and suppressed the inexplicable discomfort. Wasn't it she who asked the child to go back? She shook her head and sneered. No matter how nice she said, daughter-in-law and daughter were different after all.
If it were Qiu Yuling, she would complain even if she ordered her around, but she couldn't get angry at all. Now it was her daughter-in-law's turn. She didn't complain, but she felt that since she had come here, it was a bit rude for her to just turn around and leave.
Thinking of this, I silently reminded myself to put myself in the right position, say what I mean and what I say, and if they are needed to do something, I can pull them out and do the work, no matter who they are, without asking them to help. If I tell them to take a break, they can do it, and I can't be the first to feel awkward.
I also feel that this daughter-in-law is simple-minded, straightforward, and easy to get along with.
Qiu Yuling had no idea that her mother was so busy with lawsuits. The winter quilt was so tempting that she slept until noon and was the last one to wake up in the family!
Huang Duoer looked at her sleepy sister-in-law. It was almost time for dinner when she got up, but no one in the family bothered her. Now she got up, greeted everyone one by one, and then staggered back to the kang.
Qiu's father coaxed her and asked if there was any coal smoke in the house. Qiu Yuling said no, and she put out the fire at night. Anyway, the quilt was warm, and the half-extinguished fire didn't make much difference.
Qiu Yuling once again suggested moving the stove to the main room. Everyone was in the main room during the day, and if the room was warm, they could stretch out.
Mr. Qiu insisted on not moving. He used an earthen stove to cook, which was connected to the kang and the fire wall. This was originally bought as an extra for his daughter, so he used it in her room.
Huang Duoer had a preliminary understanding of her sister-in-law's family status. She was the darling of the family, the kind that was loved and protected by her parents and brothers.
She handed the peanuts she had squeezed open to Qiu Yuling, "Eat them, I'll peel them again."
Qiu Dashan bent the hand that was given to his sister and put it in his wife's hand, and everyone laughed.
"Eat less snacks. Dinner will be served soon. Don't be too hungry when the time comes." Mother Qiu took out a large piece of firewood, let the food simmer slowly over a low fire, and reminded her children.
We have to wait for Qiu Dahe to come back. He rode his bike to his comrade's house to repay the money, and tried to repay the two nearest ones first.
"Her second uncle, can you lend me your bicycle?" People came and went in the house yesterday and only then did people know that Qiu Yuling's family had a bicycle. Today, her eldest aunt came to borrow the bicycle.
"Dahaoqi went out to do some work." Li Qingmei let him into the house.
"It smells so good, it's stewed meat." Yan Chunmiao felt proud again because her man had contributed alone.
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