She was afraid that she would not treat her children equally and would neglect any of the children.
In fact, only children are not lonely at all. They enjoy all the love, resources and property of their parents and relatives. It’s simply wonderful.
"Xiaoxue, when are you planning to leave? If you're going to your in-laws' place, I'll have to pack some more things for you to take with you.
Pack up all the pickled meats in the kitchen, as well as the chestnuts, dried vegetables, and wild mushrooms we've saved. Oh, you should have sent a message back sooner so I could go to other people's houses and get more. I don't know if it's too late now."
Jiang's mother picked up the bag and was about to go out, planning to go to Jiang Mengxue's two uncles' homes to ask.
"Mom, stop pretending. It's inconvenient for us to carry so many things on the train."
"That's not inconvenient. You don't have to carry it in the car. Don't worry about it. I'll go ask first."
Jiang Mengxue couldn't stop her and could only watch Jiang's mother rush out.
"Okay, as in-laws, how can we not prepare anything? Whether your mother-in-law and the others need it is one thing, and whether we have the intention to do it is another."
Jiang Mengxue had no choice but to go with them.
"By the way, Dad, have my eldest aunt and her family moved in? How are they doing now?"
Jiang Youfu soaked half a basin of beans in water and later moved it to a place where it would not get in the way.
"Well, that's all good. The boys at home can help with the work. If the whole family works together, we'll be able to prosper in two years.
If you want to visit her house, ask your sister-in-law to take you there later."
Jiang Mengxue scratched her head. She had forgotten about this. Logically, since her aunt and her family moved here, she should have brought some things to visit them.
Jiang Mengxue watched her father carry the basin out, then looked at the covered basket she had placed on the table.
"Is Second Sister on holiday now? Last time, you asked Sister Xiulan to send a message home, asking Mom to go to the city for a few days when she's free. Mom kept talking about going at home, but I didn't expect it to be so late that it's almost New Year's Day."
Mrs. Jiang washed her hands, made the steamed bread and put it aside until she woke up. Then Brother Jiang was called in to boil the pot.
“I waited for no one and wanted to call the commune, but I thought it would be troublesome to go there.
Oh, by the way, how long have the eldest, second, and third sisters-in-law been pregnant? When are their due dates?
"I don't know. I went to the commune clinic to see a doctor, and he said it would be about a month. I think it should be in September or October next year. No one can say for sure."
Seeing that nothing was wrong, Jiang Ersao took out the small clothes and diapers that had been put away at home.
"These are all taken away by the older children upstairs. They're really quite old. If Second Aunt needs two when she gives birth, she can pick them up."
Jiang Ersao naturally wouldn't be reluctant to part with a few old clothes.
Jiang Mengxue will give birth a month or two earlier, so she can just take the replaced one back and give it to her own child. Who cares about this now?
Jiang Mengxue took the small clothes in her hands and touched them. Although the material was very old and many parts of it were damaged by frequent washing and had patches on them, it still felt quite soft.
Jiang Ersao was sorting the clothes and said with a smile: "These small clothes are only for the children below. The older ones in my eldest sister-in-law's family were all wrapped in quilts when they were young, so they never wore clothes.
Pingping and Anan are girls, and their mother said they couldn’t be naked all the time, so she made two little skirts for them to wear. Otherwise, they would have been naked when they were little.”
Nowadays, many children are swaddled right after birth and may not have clothes to wear until they are one or two years old.
What should I do if the weather gets cold? Of course, I should just stay home.
There is no way. Every household is poor now. Adults don’t even have a complete set of clothes, let alone children.
It is not uncommon for a family of three to only have one pair of pants. Whoever goes out wears it, and whoever stays at home just lies on the kang at home.
Jiang Mengxue sat aside and watched Jiang Ersao busying herself: "I haven't prepared yet. There are still several months to go, so there's no rush."
The third sister-in-law also picked up the clothes and took a look at them. "Last time, my eldest aunt came back with a piece of defective cotton cloth. Mother said that we should cut it into two pieces and make a swaddle. When the baby is born, we can just wrap it in it and save trouble."
Jiang Mengxue just smiled. She knew whose child it was.
However, Jiang Mengxue didn't need to prepare at all. Ever since Li Cuiying knew she was pregnant, she had never been idle. She probably made several hats for the children.
Jiang Mengxue also said that the child was growing fast and not much would be needed, but Li Cuiying was afraid that it would not be enough and it would be too late to prepare.
Jiang Mengxue couldn't stop her and had to give her the suitable fabric at home.
Anyway, there is so much fabric at home that it will never be used up. As adults, she and Gu Qingbei don’t need to change their clothes for years.
"Big brother and sister-in-law don't plan to have another child? Xiao Wu is already five years old, right?"
Brother Jiang was facing the kitchen door. He heard his sister joking but smiled without saying anything.
Mrs. Jiang didn't care. She was not a new daughter-in-law and she had already given birth to three children. What was there to be ashamed of?
"It all depends on fate. I also want to have two more children. Every family has a lot of children these days."
Jiang Mengxue gave a thumbs up.
The Jiang family has the gene for twins. Jiang Mengxue and Jiang Mengran, Jiang Anan from Jiang's second brother and sister-in-law, and Jiang Yuheng are twin boys and girls, but they don't know if there will be more in the future.
Anyway, Jiang Mengxue knew her situation, and there was indeed only one baby.
"Okay, we can cook once the pot is ready. Why haven't the second and third brothers come back yet? And the little brats are having so much fun that they don't even know how to go home before dinner time."
"Sister-in-law, if you're not busy, please take me to visit my aunt's house. I haven't been there since they moved in."
Mrs. Jiang looked at the pot and then at Jiang Mengxue, hesitating whether to wait for the pot to be cooked.
The third sister-in-law pulled the eldest sister-in-law out and said, "Sister-in-law, take the second aunt with you. I'll be there in a while. It's a good time to call those kids back so they don't catch a cold from playing."
"Okay, I'll come back and cook."
Jiang Mengxue carried two bags of snacks in a basket and followed her sister-in-law out.
The Jiang family is in the middle of the Taoyuan Brigade, while Aunt Jiang's family is in the last row near the foot of the mountain.
It’s not far, but it takes more than ten minutes to go there. It passes by a pond in the village. Every year, the village arranges people to catch some fish fry in the big lake and put them into the lake. They will then fish them out before it freezes and distribute them to the members of the team.
The ice on the pond is now very thick and many children are skiing on it.
Jiang Mengxue looked for a long time but didn't see her nephews and nieces at home.
Mrs. Jiang pulled a child over and asked, "Xiao Songzi, have you seen your brothers Kunzi?"
Jiang Mengxue remembered that Xiao Songzi was the grandson of her third uncle, but they didn't see each other often, and none of the children knew Jiang Mengxue.
"Brother Kunzi left with your second uncle, third uncle and several cousins from your great aunt's family. They should be at your great aunt's house." After saying that, Xiao Songzi ran happily to where there were many children.
What a coincidence, everyone went to Jiang Damei’s house today.
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