After making all the arrangements at home that day, Li Qingmei harnessed her car and took her daughter-in-law to the county overnight.
Qiu Yuling already knew that they were coming, but she didn't know they would come so urgently, so she returned at night. The door knocker rang loudly, and she recognized that it was Qiu's mother's voice. She was startled and thought that the baby had been born at that moment.
He tugged at his shoes, not even finding the right button in his haste. "My sister-in-law is about to give birth?"
"Not yet, but I guess it will be in the next few days."
"What did the doctor say?"
"Do you even need a doctor to tell you this? Your mother has given birth to so many children, and she can't even tell this..."
Qiu Yuling first took her sister-in-law to the east wing, where there was a warm kang, so they could spend the night there. The other bedroom had never had a stove and only had a wooden bed, so it was freezing cold.
"It's okay, you can go to bed and I'll move the things myself."
Qiu Yuling tied the donkey to the apricot tree. Their backyard was too small, and there was a chicken coop. If this big guy went in, it might kick the coop over with one hoof.
Li Qingmei pushed the cart into the yard, first brought in the two people's bedding rolls and spread them on the kang, and then moved the other luggage. The kang in the wing room took up half of the space, and there were cabinets, stoves, and chopping boards on the ground, leaving no room for anything else.
She asked for the key again, opened the west bedroom, put a few bags in, and left the rest to be packed up slowly during the day tomorrow.
"Go to sleep first. Don't bother with this now, so as not to delay your school tomorrow."
Qiu Yuling said "hmm", stopped worrying, turned her face towards the wall and fell asleep in an instant.
Qiu Dashan remembered his mother's instructions, went to his maternal home, and left a letter for his fourth uncle, asking him to go to the county on December 3rd.
When she was in the team, she always felt that there was endless work to do from the moment she opened her eyes to the moment she closed them. But now that she has entered the city, she only has a few bags to put away. Apart from wiping the tables and sweeping the yard, Li Qingmei can't find any other work to do.
"Oh, this isn't a life for comfort. I'm sitting here feeling unsettled. If only I could go out and shovel two loads of dirt, I'd feel good right away."
"Then go to the brick kiln and pick up some similar bricks. Then build a kang for the larger bedroom in the west wing. Otherwise, it won't be spacious enough for you to stay in during your confinement period."
Although the old lady felt that there was nothing wrong with her granddaughter-in-law coming over, as they were all family, this was her granddaughter's courtyard after all.
It wouldn't be good if the owner had to give in. The kid went through so much trouble, but what did he get in return?
Li Qingmei was indeed restless. She drove a donkey cart and picked up cart after cart of defective bricks with missing corners and edges. They were not only enough to make a kang, but also enough to complete the firewood shed.
She didn't call anyone else, and mixed the mud and laid the bricks by herself. It took her three and a half days to set up the kang.
Li Qingtong arrived at noon, "Sister, why didn't you wait for me to come and do it together? Why did I have to torment you like this?"
"It's okay, otherwise I'd be bored too. Now I have something to do, so I don't feel anxious."
"Fourth uncle, drink some water quickly." Huang Duoer handed the slightly warmed sugar water to Li Qingtong.
"Oh, just leave my niece-in-law here. I have my own hands and can carry it myself." She walked over with a huge belly trembling.
Li Qingtong was really scared. This was too horrifying. He couldn't even see his feet.
"Is fourth uncle here?" Qiu Yuling heard her fourth uncle's loud voice before she even entered the yard. Sure enough, he was patrolling the house, thinking about which piece of glass to remove and install in the room where his mother slept.
Even though there are two layers of plastic paper inside and outside, there is still wind.
"Just tear down the kitchen. The kitchen is seldom used in winter. Apart from steaming buns and other things, everything else is done in this room. In summer, the windows also need to be opened for ventilation. It's just right if there is no one here." The old lady saw that he looked around and couldn't decide which one to tear down, so she had to give him some advice.
"If it works, just tear down the one above the kitchen window."
Qiu Yuling had no objection. She was really busy recently and hadn't taken care of it, otherwise she would have replaced the glass long ago.
Early the next morning, Qiu Yuling and Li Qingtong went to Weiwu City. They arrived a day early to see the examination venue and other things.
The two of them took the letter of introduction and checked into a hotel. Qiu Yuling was not particular about business and did things as easily as possible.
The two of them had found a good examination room and figured out the route, so they still had plenty of time.
Remembering what Mrs. Qiu and the others had told him when he came, he hurriedly ate something and went to the department store.
Today's department stores, well, how should I put it, are only slightly more impressive than the supply and marketing cooperatives. Of course, they do have a lot of stuff on display.
Qiu Yuling even saw the baby bottles. She took the diagnosis of her sister-in-law's triplets and waited in line for a long time. After the consultation, the doctor asked her to get a baby bottle ticket with a voucher from her own commune before she could buy the baby bottles.
It was such a long way from Dapu, and she had to go back and forth to delay so many things.
Li Qingtong was just drooling and touching his bicycle, so Qiu Yuling moved back and forth between the crowd twice.
When I met my fourth uncle again, there were already three bottles of milk in my bag.
"Ah? You bought it right away? Doesn't it require a ticket?" While he was craving for a bicycle, his niece got the ticket. What a talent!
"Yuling, Fourth Uncle knows you have connections. When Fourth Uncle is getting married, you should give him the entire bicycle ticket. Tell him how much it costs so that you don't waste it."
Even if her fourth uncle didn't say it, she still kept it in her heart.
This is the only child grandma has left to take care of.
As long as her fourth uncle was found, her grandmother would like to arrange things for him and send him off immediately.
"Well, I'm keeping an eye on it. When I have any tickets, I'll buy them for you, including sewing machines, bicycles, etc.
But, Fourth Uncle, do you have someone? Have you told my grandma?"
"No, no, I didn't say it, I meant no one has said it yet."
"Well, I understand. You don't have to explain in a hurry."
What does she know? My niece is smarter than a monkey when she gets into trouble.
He has not even started yet, so don't talk about it anymore or it will bring bad things to yourself.
"Yuling, listen to your fourth uncle. Don't tell your grandma. It's not the right time yet."
Qiu Yuling asked, when will it end?
Li Qingtong stammered and said that the other party was a widow, but her husband had sacrificed himself when she married him, so she had no children and no burden. It was not easy to bring it up now that she had just lost her husband. She could propose marriage after another year.
My goodness, both of these people in her family have become widows, but her fourth uncle knows to wait for a year before talking about new relationships. He is a thoughtful person.
Li Qingtong couldn't say too much because Qiu Yuling was still a little girl. Xifen was still a grown-up girl.
She and the man in front of her did get married, but the man seemed to have a crush on someone in the army and was not satisfied with his parents' arranged marriage. They only had a wedding banquet but no marriage certificate, and then he was called back to go on a mission, and he never came back...
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