Chapter 69: Thirty Years in the East, Thirty Years in the West

Gu's mother grumbled, "What's wrong with this? I got the job because of you."

Her daughter-in-law was just too nice, that's why she thought so. But Gu's mother didn't give the money reluctantly. She put it away. If Xiaohe didn't want it, she could just use the money to buy food for Xiaohe.

Xiao He loves to eat mutton, so she will go to the brigade tomorrow to see if they have slaughtered any sheep.

Su He really didn't care about that. She said to Gu's mother, "Mom, as long as my third sister lives a good life in the future, everything else is trivial."

Mother Gu nodded. "The one she found this time seems pretty good. He's probably not a double-faced person. He's straightforward in his words and deeds."

The impression that Team Leader Wang gave to Gu's mother was that he was a very straightforward person. The same was true of his son. The child was not shy or timid when speaking, which was quite nice.

This boy is very open and generous, and so is the girl, they are both very open and generous, which makes them very popular.

Take her daughter-in-law for example, she does everything openly and without any shyness. Just tell her what you want to eat, and tell her directly if you have any problem.

There is no need to guess riddles with each other. Being with this kind of person and this kind of daughter-in-law, Gu's mother feels very happy.

I just say that my mother-in-law has taught her daughter very well.

Gu's mother has a filter for Su He, or it's the kind of filter that fans in later generations have, where they see their idols as good in every way and perfect in every way.

Su He also felt that her shortcomings became her strengths in Gu's mother's mouth, just like when Gu's mother put too much salt in cooking, Su He would point it out directly.

Mom, your dish is a bit salty.

If it were someone else's family, you, a person who doesn't cook, wouldn't have so many demands; or you, a daughter-in-law, would question your mother-in-law and then decide whether to eat or not. If not, get the egg.

When it comes to Gu's mother, she speaks her mind directly without any hesitation. She speaks frankly and cheerfully, which becomes her advantage.

Gu's mother told her that when she asked Gu's father and Gu Jianhua about the food, they just ate it without saying anything. When she asked if it could be saltier, they just said, "It's OK, I can't taste it."

Gu's mother was speechless. It was obviously salty, but they said they couldn't taste it.

Unlike Xiaohe who can hit the nail on the head in her comments, Gu's mother likes to ask Suhe for her opinion.

In short, after nearly two years of marriage, there has been no conflict between the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law.

Su He went to teach when school started. He was not at home during the day. His mother took care of the two grandchildren while his father went to work in the fields. Corn was not harvested until October, but the village not only grew corn, but also other crops, such as mung beans, soybeans, buckwheat and millet.

After harvesting one crop after another, it is time to pick corn in October.

While working in the fields, everyone told Gu's father that the eldest branch of the Gu family had good luck and that their lives were getting better and better.

First, his son joined the army to bring honor to the family, and then he married his daughter-in-law who was a teacher in the city. This was already very impressive.

Later, when their son was discharged from the army, they thought that Gu Jianhua would farm in the countryside like them. Unexpectedly, he transferred to become a police officer, and their daughter-in-law gave birth to a pair of twins.

Later, the third daughter of the Gu family came back from a divorce. It was said that she got divorced because she couldn't get pregnant. Several families in the village who were not on good terms with Gu's parents laughed at them for a long time, both behind their backs and in public.

Who would have thought that she would suddenly go to work in the city and marry a city man.

In everyone's eyes, those who eat commercial food are capable.

Therefore, the villagers think that being a city dweller is good, or that working in the city is good and glorious.

It is said that the Gu family's life is getting better and better, and everyone is jealous of them. Gu's mother no longer works in the fields, and Gu's father is the same. He no longer works as hard as before.

Things change over time. In their early years, they laughed at their father Gu for having only one son, but they never thought that he is living such a good life now.

Everyone was quite emotional.

Because the child had been weaned, Su He did not go home during the lunch break after school started. Instead, she and Gu Jianhua stayed at her mother's house to rest.

There are only two hours of rest time. If I go home, the time spent going back and forth, plus the time for meals, there is no time to rest at all.

Knowing that the two of them were not going back, Gu's third sister and team leader Wang also invited them to their home to rest. Team leader Wang was too enthusiastic to refuse, so Gu Jianhua and Su He went there once.

Su He thinks that Team Leader Wang is a nice person, at least for now, he is a nice person, but when Third Sister Gu cooks for him, Team Leader Wang keeps praising her.

Just like her mother, when her father cooks, her mother would praise her father for his good cooking skills and the delicious meals he makes. In short, she is very good at complimenting.

Su He clearly felt that after living with Team Leader Wang for about a month, Third Sister Gu's personality had changed a lot. She became enthusiastic and cheerful, and her eyes were no longer cautious.

In the past, when Sister Gu chatted with her, Su He clearly felt that Sister Gu was trying to please her, in a deliberate way. But it was not like that now.

Now it feels natural to chat with her.

It is true that the environment changes people. What did Third Sister Gu go through in the Li family before that made her so cautious.

Her mother was right. When a woman gets married, it is like being reborn a second time. She has to be careful.

The high school, junior high school, and elementary school in the county are separated, while the elementary school and junior high school are on the same campus.

So, Su He can see Xueer every day.

Children have strong adaptability, and Xue’er no longer looks like she did when she first came to their home.

The little girl had her hair in two braids, wore a military uniform made for her by Su He, and carried a schoolbag. She was truly the prettiest girl in the class.

Su He was very happy. As she said before, she didn't want to care about adults and didn't feel sorry for them. She just couldn't bear to see children suffer, so she felt sorry for them.

That day, Third Sister Gu brought Xue'er to us in the middle of the night. The injuries on Third Sister Gu's body were serious and shocking, but what made her feel even more distressed was Xue'er. The little girl had a timid look in her eyes and her hands were covered with frostbite.

Well, let’s not talk about it in the past. It’s not easy for Third Sister Gu herself, and she can’t really take care of the children. In the future, just be more attentive and careful to Xue’er as Mother Gu said.

This one looks pretty good so far, Cher's clothes are neat and her hair is combed neatly.

Su He thought, after all, she is the child's mother. Third Sister Gu might be negligent at one time, but she would not be negligent for the rest of her life.

Anyway, I hope they are all well in the future.

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Su He had not been to that place since he last sold grain there.

What can I say about her side job? It's a bit difficult to run.

She didn't intend to tell anyone about the fact that she owned the system, not her parents, not her children, not her lover.

Only heaven and earth know it, and she alone knows it.

She could secretly give them the good stuff from the system, but she would not tell them that she owned the system. This secret would remain rotten in her stomach.

So it was a bit difficult to do, because she always had to find an excuse to go to the county on her weekends, and she didn't have time to do it during work.

But she couldn't resist the urge to make money.

After all, all the money she earned was her own pocket money, and she believed that as a woman, there would be very few who did not have their own pocket money, either now or in the future.

There will be some, after all, it is really reassuring to have your own little piggy bank.

Besides, who doesn’t like making money?

Is there anyone in this world who is not interested in money? Probably not.

Throughout history, everyone likes money.

So Su He took the opportunity to find a chance to take a stroll around that place.

For example, today is also a day off, Sunday.

But Su He couldn't sleep in because he heard Gu's mother yelling and cursing early in the morning. He didn't know who she was arguing with.

Gu Jianhua had gotten up a long time ago and was not there. Su He was still a little sleepy at the moment, but was curious about what was happening outside, so she got up as well.

Gu's mother's voice was really loud. She was arguing with someone in the front yard. Su He heard it in the back room. After she finished washing up, she called Gu Jianhua in to look after the two babies.

Gu Jianhua was sweeping the yard. "Wife, why don't you sleep a little longer?"

He dusted himself off and walked over.

Su He looked towards the front room and asked, "Who is mom arguing with?"

Gu Jianhua, "Auntie Wang next door."

"Why?"

"The leash she used to tie up her dog broke, and the dog ran out and bit several of our chickens. My mother asked her to pay for it, but she refused."

Su He, "All our chickens were bitten to death"

"He's not dead, but he can't live anymore," said Gu Jianhua.

Su He said, "You have to pay for this. Aunt Wang is such a liar!"

Their Meng Province is vast and sparsely populated, so the houses in the village are not built very densely. There is a road on the left side of their house and the Wang family is on the right side.

However, the two families did not get along very well. When it came to borrowing things, Mother Gu would rather go to the neighbor's house behind the house than borrow from Aunt Wang.

I heard from Gu's mother that it's not easy for this family to get along with their neighbors.

She is not very nice to the animals at home. Why do I say that? I heard from Gu's mother that their family used to have a horse, and Aunt Wang's husband would beat it with a whip when he was in a bad mood. Then one time, the horse kicked her in the head.

The man was so stupid that he sold the horse to the team.

The same goes for this dog, which I raise. I get beaten at the slightest provocation.

So the neighbors around Gu's parents don't like to get along with this family. They abuse animals every day, and they only beat them occasionally when they don't obey.

Su He had never seen Gu's father beat their cows. He always combed the cows' hair in a friendly manner.

Aunt Wang doesn't have many children, just one son and one daughter. The daughter is married, but the son hasn't found a wife yet. However, he is not very old, only nineteen years old this year.

She lives with her silly husband and son as a family of three.

Gu Jianhua, "Mom will take care of it."

Su He, "You take care of the two kids. I'll go check out the front."

The battle between Mother Gu and Aunt Wang was fierce.

Aunt Wang pinched her waist and yelled, "What money do you need to pay? You're not even dead, you're still alive!"

This is really unreasonable.

To deal with unreasonable people, you naturally use unreasonable methods. Gu's mother said, "If you don't pay, I'll catch your chickens!"

When I said I wanted to go over, Auntie Wang stopped me and said, "You can't catch my chickens if you don't have money. I bit three of your chickens and you want ten yuan. Are you trying to steal my money?"

Gu's mother pointed at it and said, "Ten yuan is too little for me. I'm doing this for the sake of our neighbors. Your dog bit my old hen, a laying hen. Even if I sell it to the supply and marketing cooperative, I can still get more than ten yuan."

Chicken is not cheaper than pork!

The old hens in her family are all around five or six kilograms. They were the chickens she raised two years ago, not the chicks from this year.

"I have no money to compensate. It wasn't me who bit you, it was the dog. Take the dog home!" Aunt Wang snorted coldly as she stood in front of her own door.

Gu's mother was angry, "Why do I need your dog? Besides, your dog ran away."

"It happened next door. I spoke to you in a nice way, but you ignored me. So let's go find the secretary and ask him to judge the situation."

Just as she turned to leave, Auntie Wang's son ran over and called to Gu's mother, "Auntie Gu, wait a minute."

"I really don't have ten dollars. My father needs medicine. I only have five dollars left. I'll give it to you."

Then he handed it to Gu's mother.

"What are you doing? Who asked you to give it to me?" Aunt Wang tried to snatch it from her son, but her son shouted, "Give it to Aunt Gu!"

Aunt Wang was so angry at her son that she sat on the ground and cried. But Mother Gu ignored her and took the money directly and turned away.

Aunt Wang's son followed his mother Gu and said, "Aunt, we have to pay for this. Please give me the chicken."

Gu's mother was unhappy and said, "I'll catch him!"

I bit three chickens, and Mrs. Gu picked a smaller one.

"Take it."

An old hen costs about three or four dollars, and he lost five dollars, which was a reasonable amount for a chicken. The remaining one or two dollars would be considered as compensation for her two chickens.

Aunt Wang's son took one back home, and Aunt Wang scolded her son, "Why did you give her the money? If you don't give it to her, Zhao Jinzhi will be able to snatch it away."

Her son said, "Mom, you are so confused. Jianhua works at the Public Security Bureau. What if something happens in the future? Besides, it was our fault in the first place."

"If you don't insist on confronting Auntie Gu, even if Auntie Gu calls the secretary over, the result will be the same. Why bother?"

Aunt Wang, "I am really unlucky to marry into your Wang family!"

"The dog came back and killed it to eat the meat. It was outrageous to bite someone else's chicken!"

Her son didn't say anything, but the dog seemed to know that its owner was going to kill it, so it never came back and no one knew where it went.

Mother Gu killed the two remaining chickens while cursing. After she was done, she said to Su He, "Xiao He, get a chicken for your parents."

It's hot now and it's not good to release it.

Su He thought to herself that she had found another excuse to go to the county, "Okay, Mom."

Mother Gu said, "I'll pick some corn and some cucumbers."

So after Su He finished his breakfast, he carried an old hen and a basket of fruits and vegetables to the county. It was already ten o'clock.

When Su He entered the house, she found that Chen Yuling and Su Changyuan were still asleep.

This point should be raised!

Su He went to knock on the door, Su's father came to open the door, and he got up.

"Your mother has a backache, I'm giving her a massage!"

Su He, "Why does your waist hurt? Did you sprain it?"

Mother Su was lying on the bed. "Maybe she caught a cold."

Father Su said, "Well, when people get old, all kinds of problems come out. I had shoulder pain a while ago."

Su He took a look at the system page and found that she already had over a thousand points, just enough to exchange for two Guyuan Pills. Originally, these points were also saved for her parents.

At noon, Su He and Su's father cooked together, stewed chicken, and scooped two bowls of chicken soup. They put the Gu Yuan Dan in the chicken soup and urged them to drink it.

Seeing the two of them drink it, Su He felt relieved and came out after eating lunch.

She came here to do a side job, and she couldn't find anything on the black market.

After wandering around aimlessly, she finally found the black market and took a look around. She didn't buy or sell anything. She came here just to familiarize herself with the environment this year.

I don't have any points anymore. I'll talk about selling things later.

The effect of Guyuan Dan was immediate, and Su's mother's back pain was gone in the afternoon. However, the credit should be attributed to Su's father, because it was Su's father who gave a good massage.

Su He kept his achievements and fame to himself.