Chapter 10 Return home!
Qin Qinghui's shout attracted the attention of the whole family.
When Uncle Qin heard his son say that his niece wanted to talk to him about something, he grinned and asked his son, "What does your third sister want to talk to me about? Tell Dad quickly."
Uncle Qin Shan and Qin Zhizhi's father Qin He asked expectantly, "Did they only look for your father and not us?"
Qin Qinghui couldn't help but feel relieved when he saw that everyone was only concerned about his third sister and no one cared about him having dinner at Gu's house.
"My third sister wants Dad to make her some fish baskets, just like the ones Dad made for me. She wants to make a few more, Dad? Can you please?"
Qin Qinghui was afraid that his father was too busy to have time, and his third sister would be sad, so he looked at Qin Jiang cautiously when he said this.
"Today's fish were caught with that basket, right?" Qin Jiang had tried it before and the fishing results were pretty good.
"Mmmm, the fish Third Sister cooked is delicious. Dad, let's go and make some now, and catch more tomorrow so that Third Sister and Brother-in-law can eat their fill when they come back."
Qin Qinghui thought it was a beautiful idea. Seeing that Qin Jiang had already finished dinner, he wished his father would help his third sister weave the fish basket right away.
"Hey kid, you need to go cut bamboo to make baskets. The bamboo we had last time is all used up. Dad will go cut some right away."
People in the countryside eat early, so in order to save oil lamps, it was not completely dark yet. When Qin Jiang heard his son say that his niece needed it, he got up and got a machete, ready to cut bamboo.
"Third brother, wait for second brother, let's go together and chop faster." When Qin He heard that it was his daughter who needed it, he quickly stood up and prepared to go with Qin Jiang.
"You two wait for your brother, I'm going too." Qin Shan was not to be outdone. He had just drunk the fish soup cooked by his niece in the evening. Now his niece needed help, so he had to go.
"The three of you come together and chop it down before it gets dark," Old Man Qin said to his three sons.
If his legs and feet were not as nimble as those of the young man, he would definitely have gone with them.
So the three brothers took their machetes and took Qin Qinghui out to the back mountain to cut bamboo.
Uncle Qin Shan and Qin Zhizhi's father Qin He are two years apart in age and got married a year apart. However, Qin Zhizhi's mother became pregnant a month earlier than her aunt.
So Qin Zhizhi's eldest brother Qin Qingyuan is the eldest, and Qin Shan's eldest son Qin Qingyun is the second, and he studies in the academy like Qin Qingyuan.
Qin Zhizhi is the third in line, and Qin Shan’s second son, Qin Qinglin, is the fourth.
He has never liked reading since he was a child. After learning to read for a few years, he didn't want to study anymore. He is currently working as a waiter in a restaurant in the county town and is a smart person.
Qin Qinghui is the fifth child in the family. Since he has not yet started school, he usually does things at home within his ability.
After the old men left, Mrs. Qin and the others hurriedly cleaned up the dishes, thinking that when they came back later, they could help with processing the bamboo.
After the Qin family worked hard all night, they finally finished weaving four fish baskets.
Early the next morning.
Qin Jiang and Qin He got up early and put the fish baskets down.
At the Gu family, Qin Zhizhi got up early, her biological clock was terrible.
Thinking that today was the day Gu Jinghuai would return home, Qin Zhizhi went to the vegetable garden to pick some vegetables and stir-fried them.
There was some fish soup left from yesterday, so Qin Zhizhi kneaded some dough and made some multi-grain pancakes.
However, when she was kneading the dough, she secretly added some of the white flour she had exchanged with Wanwan, but she didn't dare put too much.
Today is the day when the son and daughter-in-law return home. When the son went to the academy, Gu's mother gave him copper coins and asked him to bring some meat back as a return gift.
Qin Zhizhi knew that part of the Gu family's income came from Gu's mother embroidering handkerchiefs, and part came from Gu Jinghuai copying books.
As soon as Gu's mother arrived at the kitchen, Qin Zhizhi persuaded her to leave. "Mom, leave the kitchen chores to me from now on. Just focus on embroidering handkerchiefs."
"Mom, I will help my sister-in-law." Gu Jingyao, who was burning the fire, also advised.
Looking at the aunt and sister-in-law who cooperated so well, Mother Gu smiled and went back to embroider the handkerchief. She embroidered more because she couldn't let her daughter-in-law suffer in the Gu family.
Qin Zhizhi sent Gu's mother away, firstly because the kitchen really didn't need so many people, and secondly, it would be easier for her to cheat without Gu's mother around.
From now on, she will be in charge of the kitchen, so she can secretly add extra food to her family.
When Gu Jinghuai walked into the yard, he saw his mother embroidering a handkerchief in the yard, his second brother practicing calligraphy on the sand, and the cheerful laughter of Qin Zhizhi and his sister coming from the kitchen.
Gu Jinghuai felt warm in his heart. "Mom, I'm back!"
"Jinghuai is back." Mother Gu was very happy to see her son come back, especially when she saw the return gift in her son's hand, she smiled even happier.
"Big brother is back!" Gu Jingshu hurried to greet him. He and his big brother had a very good relationship.
Qin Zhizhi, who was in the kitchen, heard the voice and leaned out to greet him, "My husband is back. Breakfast will be ready soon. Jingyao will help light the fire."
Qin Zhizhi's bright smile flashed Gu Jinghuai's eyes and warmed his heart. Qin Zhizhi's call of "husband" made Gu Jinghuai's ears blush.
After placing the return gift on the table in the main hall, Gu Jinghuai went to the yard to check the homework he had left for his younger brother before leaving home.
“Dinner is ready!”
After hearing Qin Zhizhi's call, everyone stopped what they were doing and went to the kitchen to help serve breakfast.
After taking the first sip of fish soup, Gu Jinghuai felt comfortable all over.
"Mom, this fish soup is delicious!" Gu Jinghuai couldn't help but praise.
"Brother, this is made specially for you by your sister-in-law, so you should praise her!" Gu Jingyao winked at his brother like a little kid.
Gu Jinghuai didn't expect that it was his own wife who made it, and he was amazed.
"We all used to think this thing wasn't tasty, but when Zhizhi made it yesterday, I realized we were using the wrong method."
Mother Gu's face was filled with pride. She felt like she had found a real treasure. Ever since Zhizhi came into the family, what Mother Gu looked forward to most every day was her three meals a day.
"My wife is so amazing!" Gu Jinghuai praised sincerely.
"My husband likes it. I'll make it next time. I've asked my third uncle to help make the fishing basket."
Qin Zhizhi also wants to use this money to improve her life, so naturally she won't hide it from the Gu family. She doesn't want to improve her life secretly every day.
"Thank you for your hard work, my wife and uncle!" Gu Jinghuai felt that marrying Qin Zhizhi was the greatest blessing in his life.
"It's not hard at all. As long as my husband doesn't think Zhizhi is being naughty, that's all that matters!"
"How come?"
"He dares?"
The voices of Gu Jinghuai and Gu's mother rang out at the same time, followed by the laughter of the whole family.
Qin Zhizhi felt it was great to have such a family of in-laws.
After breakfast, Gu's mother urged her son and daughter-in-law to go to Qin's house. Although they were close, she was afraid that the Qin family would be waiting anxiously.
After all, she knew how favored Qin Zhizhi was in the Qin family.
On the Qin family's side.
Mrs. Qin was busy in the kitchen with her eldest and third daughters-in-law. In preparation for her granddaughter's return home today, Mrs. Qin specially killed a chicken.
Qin Zhizhi's mother, Zhang, didn't know how many times she looked out the door.
The most anxious one was Qin Qinghui, who ran out to check several times.
"My third sister and brother-in-law are coming to our house."
The Qin family members twitched their lips when they heard this. Could it be that this child ran to the door of the Gu family and waited there?
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