"What happened to my second brother-in-law?" Chen Jing asked suspiciously.
Upon hearing this, Chen's mother couldn't help but sigh: "When I went hunting in the mountains with others, a wolf bit off my leg. We were ruined and barely survived. Now we can't even afford to eat."
Your second sister only came to borrow money with her younger sister because she heard the family was doing well. Your father thought it was inappropriate and wanted to find her some work to earn money for your brother-in-law's medical treatment and to support the family.
After speaking with a worried expression, Chen's mother turned her hopeful gaze to her son: "A-Jing, your second sister's family is so poor that they can't even afford wild vegetable porridge. Every month, their medicine and medical expenses are a huge sum of money, and their two children are still so young. Now that you're back, do you see if there's any way to help her?"
In this day and age, even if a husband gets into trouble, no woman would consider getting a divorce.
Originally, Chen Yi took her child back to her parents' home to borrow some money, but seeing that her parents' home was thriving, she begged her mother to help her and her sister-in-law stay and earn money.
Since Chen Jing was not around, Chen Yi was asked to take the child to help out at Xu Yufen's fast food restaurant, and she would be paid a salary every month.
However, Xu Yufen absolutely refused to accept two people, saying she couldn't afford it. In the end, Captain Chen spoke up and asked Chen Song to help arrange for them to work in the small workshop.
Chen Jing listened in silence for a while: "Mother, give me some time to think about how to arrange it. I have something to do at the commune later!"
"You just got back and something's already up? Where's Ji Xia? Did you two have a fight?"
Chen's mother was a little worried, and Chen Jing couldn't help but smile wryly: "Mother, what are you thinking? Xia has to go to school, how can she take such a long leave? I can come and go as I please because I have free time."
Hearing that he had flexible hours, Chen's mother became worried again. Could it be that he hadn't been able to find a job in Beijing, which was why he had flexible hours?
I've heard from others that Beijing is no ordinary place; it's the most prosperous and bustling place in the country. Chen Jing was able to get a job in his hometown because Ji Xiangjun helped him arrange it.
But he had no connections in the capital, only a fiancée who was taking the college entrance exam. Thinking of this, Chen's mother began to worry about her son again.
Chen Jing divided the things he brought back into several portions: "These are for my second uncle and aunt. Qiu Yu asked me to bring them back."
"Give these clothes to my second sister's child. How old is her child? Will they fit? Will they be too small?"
Ji Xia and Chen Jing were both surprised that Chen Yi would bring her child back to her parents' home. These coats and thermal underwear were prepared for Zhang Hong's child.
However, the thermal base layer sets were all made from scraps of fabric from the factory. A dozen sets were prepared, half of which were given to Chen Yi's children, and the portion left for Ji Zhijun would not be too small.
There weren't as many coats, but they were made with the finest fabric and new cotton. Four sets were prepared, one for each of the twins, and half were given to Chen Jing.
Zhang Hong's child is a little over a year old. The custom in the countryside is to wear new clothes for three years and old clothes for three years, so Ji Xia specially made them a little bigger so that they could fit a two-year-old child.
If it's too small, lengthen the cuffs and pant legs, and you can wear it for another year.
As for Chen Zhang's two children, who are already four and seven years old, the clothes that Ji Xia prepared for them would definitely not fit, so they had to take some from the gifts that Ji Zhijun's twins received.
Chen's mother looked at the style and size: "Your second sister's son is a little over two years old and skinny. He doesn't look as strong as Zhijun's one-year-old child. This suits him well, but it's a bit big for the youngest child."
“If it’s not suitable, I’ll give you some money so you can buy two smaller sets for your youngest son.”
"Why waste this money? Just shorten the sleeves and pant legs a bit more, won't that solve the problem?"
Besides clothes, there were also baby formula and toys, half of which were deducted and given to Chen Yi's two children.
After dividing the items into several portions, Chen Jing took out one from the Ji family: "Mother, I'll take it to my parents-in-law's house first, then go back to the city, and come back for dinner tonight."
"What time is it now? Are we still going back to the city?"
Chen's mother asked worriedly, but Chen Jing had already left with his things.
She glanced at the wall clock in the room; it was already three or four o'clock, and her son was only just getting home. Was he that busy?
Mrs. Ji was playing with her two grandsons in the yard while preparing dinner by picking vegetables.
The twins are one year and two months old, which is the time when they love to learn to walk and run around. They can easily fall and get hurt if you're not careful. Their mother keeps a very close eye on them at home, afraid that they will get hurt if she doesn't look closely.
Chen Jing carried a box into the Ji family's courtyard. Upon seeing Ji's mother, he couldn't help but smile knowingly: "Mom, taking care of the child!"
"Chen Jing?"
When Ji's mother heard Chen Jing's voice, she turned around and almost thought she was seeing things: "Why are you back? Did you just get back? Where's Xia? Did she come back with you?"
"Mom, Xia still has to go to school. I had some things to take care of back home, so I came back first."
Chen Jing smiled broadly as he saw his two chubby-cheeked nephews staring at him with their big, round eyes. He couldn't help but chuckle and wave to the twins.
"Here, your aunt asked me to bring you some gifts."
He put the box down and took out one gift after another, all of which were very novel.
"The building blocks, the pinyin and pictures on them were drawn by your aunt herself, she learned to play with them. This is a toy train, this is a sailboat model, this is a house model, these are the new clothes your aunt prepared for you, milk powder, milk candy, chocolate..."
Ji's mother felt very sorry for her: "You guys are really something. You could have just bought one set of toys. Why did you have to buy so many?"
Chen Jing chuckled, too embarrassed to say that he had kept half of them for Ji Xia. Ji Xia had originally planned for one set for each of them, but Chen Jing had kept one set for each of the identical sets.
Two bottles of wine were given to Secretary Ji, a box of Korean ginseng to nourish the two elderly people, a beautiful wool scarf for Ji's mother and Zhang Hong, and a wool hat for keeping warm in winter. For Ji Zhijun, a set of books on planting and beekeeping and a set of pure wool sweaters made in Shanghai were prepared.
As Chen Jing introduced the items, Ji's mother accepted them while feeling sorry for them: "You two are really something. You've only been in the capital for a short time, and you've already bought so many things. How much money did that cost?"
"Don't worry, Mom. Isn't the point of making money to spend it? Dad must be pretty busy these days, right?"
Upon hearing this, Ji's mother sighed: "That's right, things get even busier after the autumn harvest, everyone's making a fuss every day."
"What's all the fuss about? It's all about dividing the land. Everyone's afraid of being taken advantage of, and they all want to grab the good land."
"That's for sure. Everyone wants to get good land so that their crops will grow better."
Chen Jing chimed in, "But this is just a one-time thing. After the land is divided, everyone will be in charge of their own households, and Dad and my father will have a much easier time from now on."
"That's true, it'll be easier from now on."
Mrs. Ji sighed, and seeing her two grandsons happily playing with their toys, she couldn't help but smile.
"By the way, Jing, have you seen your sister's two children? They're so pitiful, just skin and bones. I heard they're so poor they can't even afford to eat. Have you thought about what to do with them?"
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