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On the third day of the Lunar New Year, my fourth uncle borrowed a truck from the fleet, cleaned the truck bed, and took all the men, women, and children in the team to go to the county to watch the community performance.
Zhou Mingrui originally didn't want to join in the fun, but Li Qingtong put her arm around his neck and said, "Come on, why are you acting like an old hen lying on the roost? You're a grown man, but you never leave the house all day.
Fourth uncle will take you to see the fun. Your cousin Yuling and the others are going there today. When the time comes, uncle will buy each of you a string of candied haws..."
"Great! Fourth uncle is going to buy candied haws for everyone. I'll go tell my brothers..."
Zhou Mingrui was just about to say that he was not a child anymore and why would he be interested in candied haws, when a group of little kids came up from behind and surrounded him and his fourth uncle, cheering and looking forward to the candied haws in a while.
Okay, but I still have to make it clear, "Fourth Uncle, I'm not a child anymore, don't treat me like one all the time."
"Okay, you're an adult now. Go carry your grandma out. I'll go warm up the car."
"Ah? Oh!"
There were no big trucks in Qiuzhuang, but it was okay. Qiu Dashan was very familiar with the tractor fleet in the commune. He went out with a few boxes of cigarettes and borrowed three large-dump tractors when he came back.
"Uncle, tell everyone to wear something thicker. The wall is very low and the wind will be strong when the vehicle is moving." Qiu Dashan and his friends parked the tractor directly on the wheat field. After giving a few instructions to the team leader, he went home to greet his parents.
"Mom, is everything ready? The tractor is already waiting in the wheat field. Let's hurry up and go. My little sister and the others are probably waiting there."
Although Li Qingmei was not in a rush, she was not idle either. Apart from her second son's family, this year was a rare year of reunion. The grandchildren, big and small, were more numerous than the chickens in the backyard.
The eldest daughter-in-law is more capable, and the children are all grown up. The third daughter-in-law treats herself as her own daughter and usually coaxes her and Qiu Dashugan with sweet words. But now it's her turn. She loses this and can't find that, and is more slow than anyone else.
Huang Duoer entrusted Yundou to her brothers and told them to follow their grandmother. "Mom, you take the kids over first. I'll help my third brother and sister-in-law pack up and then come back."
Li Qingmei had no choice but to take him to the wheat field to meet up with the villagers. "Oh, I'm impressed by your wife. Even your sister is not as lazy as her." After they went out the door, Li Qingmei couldn't help but complain to Qiu Dashu.
Qiu Dashu cleared his throat and didn't dare to respond. Didn't he say it before, whoever manages the money is the boss, not to mention that the one who manages the money can also make money. This year when he went home for the New Year, many of the things in the house were bought by his wife, so how could he dare to complain?
Li Qingmei just said this. It wasn't just a day or two, and everyone had already figured out what kind of person each was. It was just that when they were put together, a comparison was inevitable.
The eldest daughter-in-law takes care of everything inside and outside the house. She gets up early in the morning to take care of the house and take care of a bunch of kids, which makes the third daughter-in-law, who can't wake up, look even more useless.
"Brother, let's hurry up and help uncle and the others tie up the fence." Qiu Dashu's eyes were bright with life for once. He pulled his brother and wanted to escape from his mother as soon as possible, for fear that he would make her angry if he stayed in front of her.
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"Sister-in-law, I might be having my period. I'm going to wash my pants. There's a little pot on the stove with brown sugar water that Dashu made. You can have a bowl too. It's okay. If you go too early, others will be freezing."
Knowing that she was not being lazy for no reason, Huang Duoer smiled and poured two bowls of food from the small pot without any hesitation. "It's a little hot, let's dry it for a while." After saying that, she folded the clothes she had thrown on the kang.
Wang Aihong hung up the washed pants and saw that the clothes on the bed had been stacked like firewood. "Sister-in-law, why did you stack them? I left those clothes for you. They are light and warm. Try them on."
"Ah? For me? Didn't I give it to you that day? Why am I still asking you to spend money..."
"That was for the kids. Yours was just a sweater, nothing special. This one was specially prepared for you. You and big brother have sent us many things over the years. I remember them all."
Huang Duoer felt embarrassed. In the past few years, she was the one who had too many mouths to feed. Only in the past two years, when she was able to work on her own, she had the energy to take care of her brothers and sisters. She felt ashamed when she talked about it.
Wang Aihong didn't look up and continued to talk to her, "Really, sister-in-law, you should dress up more. This red dress suits you well."
Huang Duoer changed out of her old-fashioned flowered cotton jacket and put on a cotton coat that her sister-in-law had carefully selected for her.
"Sister-in-law, there's that belt. It looks great when you wear it. Look, it goes really well with the jeans my little sister gave me. We'll get there soon. Tell them to go have some fun. I'll go buy you some nice leather shoes. I hope they're the best..."
Everyone's life has improved visibly, but it's still not as good as Qiu Laoer's family.
In the wheat field.
Zhang Wanhua looked at her two sisters-in-law approaching from a distance and said, "Oh my goodness, your two daughters-in-law are just like the ones on TV. How come they are so good at dressing up? In the hallway, some people mistake them for grown-up girls."
Li Qingmei took a look and her expression softened. "They are young and in their prime, but we can't dress well now even if we have the conditions."
Wang Aihong walked up to her mother-in-law and Aunt Hua, let go of her sister-in-law's hand, and turned around on the spot. "Mom, Aunt Hua, how are you? I'm wearing this outfit modeled after movie stars. Doesn't it look good? Sister-in-law, come over and show them..."
Just as she was walking towards the wheat field, Huang Duoer was almost at a loss for words because of the stares from the old ladies. Now, when her sister-in-law called her name, she felt hot from her neck to the tips of her ears.
Li Qingmei pulled her younger daughter-in-law and said, "Hurry up, we're waiting for you two. Eldest daughter-in-law, you sit with the third daughter's family and the younger ones. Keep an eye on them and don't let them jump around."
"Okay, I got it, mother. I've brought an extra mattress. Once you're seated, Aunt Hua and I can pull the covers off your legs."
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"Her second aunt, isn't it that everyone is jealous of you? You are good at both raising and marrying. Look at your family. Not only are all the people in your family successful, but none of the people you married into the family are bastards..."
"Oh, what a good Aunt Hua! Children have their own blessings. As an old man, as long as you don't interfere in other people's children's affairs, the couple will be harmonious, and there will naturally be harmony in the family.
Everyone has strengths and weaknesses. Can we just keep focusing on their shortcomings? We should just live life to the fullest. If our children live happily, it will be more useful than any amount of filial piety we give them..."
"You're right. I have no choice. Seeing her ordering my son around in everything, I can't help myself and I'm getting mad..."
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