Jiang Mengxue's hands froze for a moment, then she smiled and said, "Then remember this: you've endured all the hardships of your life in the first eighteen years, and the rest will be good days."
He Xiaoying lowered her head, wiped her face with her hands, and smiled: "Well, I feel that today is the happiest day of my life."
A few of them chatted while scrubbing their bodies. It was so warm inside that they didn't want to go out.
Several people lingered in the bathhouse for a long time, and when they came out, Gu Zhenjiang had been sitting on a chair in the hall waiting for a long time.
"Why are you out so early? Didn't I tell you to soak in a little longer?" Li Cuiying had thought that it would take half a day for a bunch of women like them to come out in there, so she asked him to soak in a little longer as well, fearing that he would have to wait for a long time. Unexpectedly, he still came out earlier than them.
"It won't be long. Are you ready? Let's go back."
After taking a shower, they went home and lay down comfortably on the kang. They fell asleep in less than half an hour.
The next morning, Jiang Mengxue was awakened by the noise outside. Her second uncle and aunt had already gotten up and started steaming sweet potatoes. Jiang Mengxue rubbed her eyes, got dressed, and got up to help.
He moved lightly on purpose, fearing to wake Xie Sheng up.
Li Cuiying saw Jiang Mengxue still looking sleepy and asked in confusion, "Why are you up so early? We haven't even cooked yet. Go back to sleep for a while."
It was still dark at this time. She calculated the time and waited for them to steam all the sweet potatoes and put them outside to dry. She would then call them after the meal was ready.
"Second Mother, let me help. I slept well last night and just woke up. I'm not busy during the day anyway, so I'll take a nap if I'm tired."
A pot of sweet potatoes was steamed in just over ten minutes. Gu Zhenjiang picked up the steamer and turned it over on the wooden board outside. Jiang Mengxue spread all the sweet potatoes out neatly for drying.
He Xiaoying also heard the noise outside and got up to help.
The pot can steam two baskets at a time, and it only takes about an hour to finish.
Jiang Mengxue was a little hungry, so she just took some steamed sweet potatoes and ate them, and handed them to He Xiaoying.
"Eat two first. It will take a while for the meal to be ready."
In the morning, she cooked half a pot of barley porridge in the pot used to steam sweet potatoes. After serving it out, she simply stir-fried some vegetables. Li Cuiying also cut two salted duck eggs.
"Is Xiaoxue going to work today? I'm going to take Xiaoying out to buy some things and come back to cook at noon."
Jiang Mengxue didn't want to go out in such a cold weather. Whenever she spoke, white mist came out of her mouth and she shivered with cold.
"I'm not going out today. I'll just turn over the dried sweet potatoes when I'm home during the day."
"Okay, don't cook at noon when you're home alone. Wait for me to come back." There was a lot of things to do today, so Li Cuiying picked up her bag and left quickly with He Xiaoying.
Jiang Mengxue sent them out, and just as she reached the gate, she met Old Mrs. Tian from next door who was coming back from a walk.
The little old lady walks around with a small cane all day long, and she hears all the gossip from every household around her.
Even though her hearing isn't very good when you talk to her, she can still hear you no matter how far away you are if you say something bad about her.
I also don't know how she senses things. If something happens in a nearby house, she is always the first to know. She always wanders around that house and can get a pretty good idea of the situation in less than half a day.
Li Cuiying smiled and said, "Hey, where did the old lady go for a walk today?"
Although Mrs. Tian is old, her eyesight is still very sharp. She spotted He Xiaoying standing behind her at a glance, with an expression that said, "I have something important to say."
Jiang Mengxue raised her eyebrows. It seemed that it was related to the Liu family again?
"Isn't this Xiaoying, the former daughter-in-law of the Liu family? The Liu family made a scene at home last night and even called the police. All the money in the house was stolen except for the passbook. It's probably going to be hard to get it back."
Jiang Mengxue was still wondering how long it would take for them to discover this matter, but she didn't expect that it had already become a matter last night.
Apart from Jiang Mengxue who had been waiting for this to happen, no one else had expected it.
"Ah? How much money could be lost? Isn't the passbook still there? Besides, the money is at home, who can steal it at any time?"
According to Li Cuiying's idea, it's okay to leave small amounts of money at home, but it's safer to put large amounts of money in a passbook. Otherwise, if you leave so much money at home, you either worry about it being lost, or it getting damp and moldy, or being bitten by rats. No matter which one happens, wouldn't it be bad luck?
Mrs. Tian said, "You don't know this, do you?" "Aren't the Liu couple worried that the money wouldn't be safe if they changed it into a passbook? Most of the family's money was kept in an iron box, and now all the money and notes are gone.
Hehe, I heard that after his eldest son and his wife got married, they gave all their salary to Old Lady Liu. Now that the family has no money left, they are going to make a fuss.
I heard that Liu Lao San has been sent to find Liu Lao Er's family. Given Liu Lao Er's personality, who knows how he'll cause trouble if he comes back. The Liu family won't have a peaceful life now."
Liu Lao Er had been looking for an opportunity to split the family for years, and now the old couple had lost all the family savings in one fell swoop. Who would be willing to trust Liu Lao Da and his wife, or Liu Lao San, with their money? If they didn't take this opportunity to split the family, when would they?
"Grandma Tian, what did the police say when they arrived? Can you help find her?"
Jiang Mengxue knew very well how he took out the money at that time. It was absolutely impossible for anyone to find any clues, so she was very curious about how the police would investigate when they arrived.
There was no surveillance in this era. Even if we could check fingerprints now, it would be impossible to pull everyone in for comparison. Without the Internet, even if there were fingerprints, there would be little chance of finding them. Besides, who would have thought that Jiang Mengxue had special abilities?
In addition, the Liu family has been in a commotion recently, with so many people coming and going. It would take a lot of time just to find someone to question.
Old Mrs. Tian shook her head: "Why are we looking for them? There are so many people near his house watching the fun. Can we check them one by one? Then those of us who are here to watch the fun will also be taken in for questioning. I am not afraid of them. They keep the money at home. Who knows where they put it? They are dreaming of blaming us."
He Xiaoying almost laughed. She was happy as long as the Liu family was in trouble. Fortunately, she asked for money and divorced quickly, otherwise they would blame her if the money was lost.
In fact, it was not just He Xiaoying. As for the Liu family members, everyone outside was gloating and watching the fun.
Li Cuiying didn't expect that the Liu family would cause trouble again, but this matter had nothing to do with their Women's Federation, so she didn't bother to care. If the police came to ask questions, she would just answer truthfully.
Taking the matter to heart, they said hello to Old Lady Liu and prepared to go to work.
"Ah, ah, ah, Xiao Gu, when will you return home this year?"
Gu Zhenjiang knew what the old lady wanted to ask. In previous winters, when he returned to the countryside, he would ask his eldest brother to find someone to exchange some wild animals for him.
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