Chapter 107 Chapter 107 77 Years
After Zhang Yunhuan left, Zhuo Jia was not very adaptable in the first two days, but she gradually got used to it. After she got the photos from the county and sent them to Zhang Yunhuan, she got even more used to it!
"Mom, did the two children make a fuss this morning?" Zhuo Jia asked after parking her bicycle.
As she spoke, she took the things she bought off the handlebars. She went to the county early today and bought a pound of meat. In addition, she also bought a lot of food from the supply and marketing cooperative.
But the biggest gain was a piece of defective cloth. The defect was not very big and could be used to make a quilt. The cotton she asked Lin Yu to help buy was also received, but it was not easy to carry, so she only brought part of it today.
Winter is approaching, and she plans to make a new set of bedding for her parents-in-law. Of course, her parents-in-law will make it, and she is only responsible for providing the cloth and cotton. After all, it is not easy for her mother-in-law to help take care of two children.
But she hasn’t told her mother-in-law yet. She will give her mother-in-law a surprise when all the cotton is ready!
Liu Hongying was washing diapers in the yard. She smiled when she heard her words and said, "Rou Bing and Bao Bao are getting more sensible as they grow older. How could they possibly make a scene?"
Now she is unwilling to go out even if she has nothing to do. She used to have the ambition to go to the Women's Federation of the commune, but after what happened with Zhou Damei, she completely stopped thinking about it, so now she is wholeheartedly helping the second brother's family take care of the two children.
It’s no wonder that the more she sees the changes in the two children day by day, the more she feels that they are good and the more reluctant she is to leave them.
Zhuo Jia: "..."
Seeing her mother-in-law smiling, she really wanted to remind her that her mother-in-law was scolded by the child a few days ago, but she didn't dare to mention it because her mother-in-law was scolding the grandmother of the two children, that is, her mother-in-law herself!
Zhuo Jia didn't dare to say anything. Instead, she carried the big bones she bought and went to the kitchen to quietly turn on the stove to stew pork rib soup. She was counting on her mother-in-law to continue looking after her two children, so she had to keep her mother-in-law healthy!
While stewing the pork ribs soup, Zhuo Jia also cooked a fish in a big pot, spicy fish.
Ever since she had these two children, she suddenly felt that cooking was a pretty good job. How should I put it, which job is easier? It really comes down to comparison!
But she really doesn’t know how to steam buns, so her mother-in-law has to do it herself!
"The lunch today is so sumptuous?" Liu Hongying said in surprise.
Ever since she came here to cook for the second eldest son's babysitter, the food has been getting better day by day. Both she and the old man have gained weight. Oh, and so have the three children from the eldest eldest son!
Zhuo Jia came in with a bowl and said with a smile, "What a coincidence! I happened to see fish when I went to the county. Otherwise, I wouldn't have been able to eat it."
It’s really not easy to eat well nowadays, even if you have money!
Liu Hongying looked at her without saying anything, but was thinking in her heart, what a coincidence! If I didn't have money, I would have no choice but to stare at the fish and ribs even if I saw them!
After dinner, Zhuo Jia thought of something and looked at her mother-in-law and asked, "Mom, are there any families in the surrounding brigades who raise geese?"
She wants to try the goose stewed in an iron pot!
"No." Liu Hongying said without thinking.
She now knows her daughter-in-law very well. Just based on this sentence, she knows what the second son's family is thinking.
But now you are drinking pork rib soup, eating spicy fish, and still thinking about the goose stewed in an iron pot?
This is a bit too much!
Zhuo Jia blinked, said "oh", lowered her head and ate her meal silently. Forget it, forget it, she would wait for a while, until her mother-in-law was in a better mood, then bring up this matter.
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Sometimes her mother-in-law has to go out for work and can't always help take care of the two children at home. At this time, Zhuo Jia needs to come alone...
Tortured by the two children, Zhuo Jia almost didn't know which day was which. Before she knew it, winter had arrived, and Zhuo Jia had enough cotton to make bedding.
She stuffed all the cotton and cloth into her mother-in-law's hands, took a breath, and said, "Mom, you know I can't make a quilt, so I bought the cloth and cotton. You can decide whether to make the bed yourself or find someone to help you."
She can spend money, but she can't work!
Liu Hongying looked at the pile of white cotton and was completely stunned. She asked in disbelief, "Are you giving this to me?"
She thought it was prepared for two children!
Zhuo Jia nodded: "Yes, it's for you."
The last time she went to the old house, she happened to see the quilts her mother-in-law had hung in the yard. Although it couldn't be said to be completely clumped, it was really no longer warm and felt hard to the touch, so she prepared these before winter.
Liu Hongying was so touched when she got a positive answer. She was already old, and the only new set of bedding she had was prepared by her mother when she got married. And later...
Just take apart the old quilt, wash it, fluff the cotton again, and then make a new quilt. I never thought of using new cotton and new fabrics like I do now.
Because the weather was getting cold quickly, Zhuo Jia took over the job of babysitting and let her mother-in-law concentrate on making bedding. As a result, with the help of her sister-in-law, a quilt was made in just one day.
Zhuo Jia, who had never expected it to happen so quickly, responded: "..."
Shouldn't making bedding be very troublesome? Why is it so simple for her mother-in-law and sister-in-law?
Liu Hongying was amused by her behavior. She smiled and said, "It's not difficult to do it, but it's difficult not to do it."
For rural women like them, making a quilt or clothes is a piece of cake. How could it be difficult?
Besides, she had some cotton left this time, and she had made up her mind to make a pair of cotton shoes for the second family when she had nothing to do. Alas, these rural women knew how to do it, but the second family didn't know how to do it at all.
But it doesn’t matter, she can do it and she can do it, so she just does it for the second son’s family and two children!
So in winter, Zhuo Jia received the cotton shoes made for her by her mother-in-law. They were neither too big nor too small, just the right size, and very warm!
"Mom, you have such a skillful hand." Zhuo Jia looked at the cotton shoes on her feet and was extremely happy.
How could she not be dexterous? Her mother-in-law even embroidered on the shoes, a skill she would never be able to learn in her lifetime.
Liu Hongying was about to say something when the two children in the room started crying one after another. The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law ignored everything and ran into the house quickly. It was important to coax the children!
With two children, Zhuo Jia hardly went out for the rest of the winter and stayed at home until the Chinese New Year.
Just before the Chinese New Year, Aunt Ding came to see Zhuo Jia and the two children. The first thing she said was that Zhuo Jia had gained weight, the second was that the two children had gained weight, and the third was:
You three have done well this winter!
Zhuo Jia: "..."
Winter clothes are loose and large, so she always thought she was not fat because she could wear them. Unexpectedly, she actually gained weight. It turned out that there was nothing wrong with her. A happy heart makes a fat body!
She coughed and changed the subject: "Auntie Ding, why didn't you bring Heidan's sister Yaya to play?"
Aunt Ding brought Yaya here to play when it was warm at noon. It’s quite warm now, so why didn’t she bring her here?
Aunt Ding smiled and said, "Ya Ya fell asleep, so I didn't hold her."
When she thought of her granddaughter, she was so happy. Although Heidan was dark, Yaya didn't look like her brother at all. Yaya was white, just like her daughter-in-law!
Zhuo Jia nodded and said, "Then wait until the day is good and Yaya is not asleep, Aunt Ding can bring her over to play with her."
She has always liked children, and now that she has two children of her own, she likes them even more.
Aunt Ding smiled and nodded: "Okay, wait until after the New Year."
The Chinese New Year is coming, and she has no time or care to take Yaya for a walk.
"Okay." Zhuo Jia said with a smile.
Aunt Ding looked at Bao Bao, who was also chubby and snoring in bed, and couldn't help but say, "You've raised these two children so well."
Although these two children are a few months younger than Yaya, no one would be able to tell if three children were taken out at the same time. Moreover, these two children are much fatter than Yaya and are heavier to hold.
Zhuo Jia shook her head and frowned, saying, "These two children may have eaten it. Both of them have started drinking milk powder."
She really couldn't feed two children, her milk was not enough. Even eating pig's trotters and drinking fish soup was not enough, because she ate too much!
Aunt Ding was amused by her: "Children are young, and being able to eat is a blessing. After the New Year, when the weather gets warmer, we can try to give the two children some complementary foods so that they don't need to drink milk powder."
This milk powder is so expensive, only Zhuo Zhiqing is willing to spend and can afford it!
Rich woman Zhuo Jia nodded in agreement: "My mother-in-law said the same thing. She said that she would give the two children complementary foods in April or May after the New Year."
Supplementary food is good for the health of both children.
After a lot of conversation, Aunt Ding told Zhuo Jia a good news before leaving, that is, Chen Xiaoxiao was also pregnant, and it was three months already. Oh, and Feng Xiaoyu was also pregnant, and they were both going to give birth at about the same time.
Zhuo Jia: "..."
After the New Year it will be 1977, and these two people will have a baby!
After waiting for a long time, the New Year finally arrived, but the weather was not very good on New Year's Day, so Zhuo Jia stayed at home with her two children for the whole day. Although she did not go out, the house was quite lively. The pregnant Chen Xiaoxiao and Feng Xiaoyu came to ask her for advice and played with her and the two children for most of the day.
There were many other children among them. Except for Xiaowei and the other three, Zhuo Jia treated the rest of the children equally and gave each of them a piece of candy!
However, Zhuo Jia also gave red envelopes to the two children. No, it cannot be said that she gave them. Qiao Anchuan specially wrote a letter to send them back. Although he has returned to the army, his heart is always with the two children. In the past, he wrote letters to ask how she was doing, but now he writes to ask how the two children are doing. Ha, what a man!
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The years passed quietly, and time quietly came to 1977. When the weather got warmer, Zhuo Jia carried the two children to the mat outside, took off their thick clothes, and the two children could crawl. She sat beside them, reading a book while watching the two children crawl and play.
In addition to the two children, there were some small toys on the mat. A small part of them were bought at the supply and marketing cooperative when she went to the county, and most of them were played with by her, Xiao Wei and the other two.
Seeing that the two children were about to climb down from the mat, she quickly stood up and carried the two children to the middle. After doing this twice, Zhuo Jia became annoyed. They couldn't even run away. If they could run, wouldn't they be even more disobedient?
Zhuo Jia was annoyed that the two children were disobedient, and the two children were annoyed that their mother was delaying them from exploring the wide world outside, so the two children cried angrily.
Meat Pie sat on the cool mat and pointed outside with his chubby little hand: "Ahhhh..."
But Bao Bao, who had an even worse temper, pointed at Zhuo Jia and said, "Ahhhh!"
Zhuo Jia: "..."
She felt that the child was scolding her, but she was in a good mood and didn't bother with the child.
After her mother-in-law came over, Zhuo Jia handed the two children to her mother-in-law, and she went to find the carpenter Uncle Huang. The two children could no longer be kept at home, and she had to think of a way.
After finding Uncle Huang, Zhuo Jia told him her idea and asked him to help make a double stroller so that she could push the two children out to play.
Uncle Huang knew how well she had raised her two children, so he first took Zhuo Jia to see the single stroller he made for his grandson. Only after making sure that Zhuo Jia liked it did he agree to the deal.
Taking advantage of the fact that she had finally gotten out, Zhuo Jia went to see Chen Xiaoxiao and Feng Xiaoyu. Both of them had given birth less than a month apart, one a daughter and the other a son. If the father of the two children had not disagreed, the two children would have almost been engaged.
Zhuo Jia went to see the two children, and after making sure that there was nothing she needed to help with, she strolled back.
Although she was watching over her two children, when wild vegetables and cicadas became available, Zhuo Jia still took the opportunity to collect a lot of them, and then made a fortune through a purchasing group.
Of course, because her balance is already seven figures, no matter how hard she tries, she can't change the total number of digits in the balance, she can only add a few decimals to the balance.
However, she couldn't even spend this small amount of money!
Zhuo Jia pushed a stroller and took her two children for a stroll in the brigade. Ever since the two children had seen the outside world, they had to go out for a walk every day, otherwise they would scream and make a fuss.
While she was pushing the children for a stroll and hearing the baby talk of the two children, she was also calculating the small warehouse in her purchasing group. There were many treasures in the warehouse, including calligraphy and paintings, antiques, jade, and even gold. These were all given to her by Lin Yu.
In Lin Yu's words, they are both so foolish and bold, one dares to give and the other dares to ask for it!
But what Zhuo Jia was thinking was that she put the items in the warehouse of the purchasing group and no one could find them no matter how hard they looked, so what was she afraid of?
Zhuo Jia, who was not afraid of anything, collected a lot of valuable things with confidence, waiting to enjoy them in the future.
After a round, Zhuo Jia pushed the two children home. As for the two children who were unwilling...
Now he can't talk or walk, and yet he still wants to order his mother around. What a dream!
Wait until you can walk, run and talk, then fight for yourself!
At the end of 1977, Qiao Anchuan came back once. When he came back, the two children could already run and call "Dad".
But unfortunately, when he came back, his daughter and son had completely forgotten about him. They had completely forgotten that this was their biological father who had cried and made a fuss about leaving them!
Qiao Anchuan looked at his two children who were hiding behind Zhuo Jia and watching them carefully. He squatted down with a bit of sadness, opened his arms and said, "Come here and let daddy hug you."
The two children are young, and even with his mother's help, he is not at ease letting Jia Jia take the two children to the army, even though he can now let Zhuo Jia take the children with him.
And he couldn't come back, so naturally he missed his child's growth and made the child forget him as his father. He didn't blame the child, he only blamed himself.
Zhuo Jia turned to the two children behind her and said, "Don't you always look at the photo and call daddy? Now dad is here, go and call daddy and let dad hug you."
She knew how difficult it was for Qiao Anchuan, so when Qiao Anchuan was not at home, she did not tell the two children not to know about their father, so both children knew that they had a father!
Even when he was on the phone, Zhuo Jia had asked his two children to call him dad, but this was the first time they met face to face!
Encouraged by Zhuo Jia, the two children held hands and stumbled towards Qiao Anchuan. When Qiao Anchuan hugged them, they both shouted at the same time: "Dad."
"Hey!" Qiao Anchuan responded especially loudly to the first call of "Dad" face to face while holding his two children.
Zhuo Jia, who was standing not far away, turned her head away silently. There was nothing she could do. Since she had good eyesight, she immediately noticed Qiao Anchuan's red eyes. They hadn't seen each other for more than a year, so she had to save some face for Comrade Qiao Anchuan.
Maybe there really was some blood reaction. Anyway, not long after Qiao Anchuan came back, the two children started calling each other "daddy"!
Zhuo Jia peeked out from the kitchen, then silently retracted her head. She seriously suspected that the two children were so enthusiastic because they could ride on Qiao Anchuan's neck!
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