Chapter 690 The Passing of Time 55
It's getting cold, so things can be stored for longer. I wonder how my parents are doing.
She wasn't short of money, and she had a clear purpose for buying things; she finished shopping in just two hours.
The driver then took her home, and Ning Yan gave him another silver dollar for the fare.
"Madam, you have already given me a new cotton-padded coat."
"That's a tip for you, this is your fare for today." After saying that, she urged him to leave quickly.
"Hurry up and find some work, earn more money, and your family will have an easier time."
The driver left with immense gratitude, clutching the silver dollar tightly in his hand until it became scalding hot.
Aunt Wang was somewhat surprised to see that the lady had bought so many things. "Why did you buy so many sets of cotton-padded clothes, Madam?"
"You and Uncle Wang each have one set, my parents each have one set, and then there are my and the teacher's sets, so doesn't that seem a bit too many?"
Aunt Wang was surprised that the lady would buy her clothes, and she kept expressing her gratitude.
"Alright, hurry up and prepare lunch, I'm hungry."
No need to be so polite, we're all family.
"Okay, okay, I'll go right away."
"Oh right, I bought some glass noodles. I want to have hot and sour glass noodles for lunch. I need to add lots of minced garlic and a little bit of sesame paste."
Is there anything else you'd like to eat?
Ning Yan shook her head. "That's all."
"Then I'll go prepare."
When Qiu Juncheng returned home at noon, he smelled a sour smell as soon as he entered the living room; it must be what his wife wanted to eat.
Seeing the person pacing back and forth in the living room, he walked over and hugged her, his hand naturally resting on her stomach. "Did he bother you today?"
"No, I went shopping today and bought some New Year's goods. Can you send someone to deliver them back to my parents?"
"No problem. If you want to go home for a visit, I can go back with you."
Ning Yan waved her hand, "No need, let's talk about it after the baby is born."
The police station is busiest in December, and she really doesn't want to go back.
Anyway, we don't lack money at home, so going back less often is the best way to protect my parents.
"Send your men away quietly."
Qiu Juncheng nodded, "I know."
Ning Yan leaned close to his ear and said, "I have a live deer. This afternoon, you can pretend you bought it and bring it back. We'll kill the deer, keep half at home, and take the other half back to our parents."
"OK."
In the afternoon, Qiu Juncheng went to work, and Ning Yan went to the yard while Aunt Wang was in the kitchen. She put a deer in the car, and the deer was still dizzy.
Qiu Juncheng put all the gifts in the car, saying, "I might be back late tonight, so you don't need to wait for me to eat."
"good."
Qiu Juncheng drove off to find someone to kill a deer. After killing the deer, he returned to the station and drove directly to Xu County around 4 p.m.
The journey was over two hundred miles, and unsurprisingly, everyone was asleep when we arrived.
In the dead of winter, people nowadays have little entertainment; they just eat and then go to sleep to save food.
The lady didn't trust anyone else to go, so he came himself.
He also knew his father-in-law's new address.
It will be even faster to get to the county town.
The couple, Ningxia Sheng and his wife, were both asleep when they heard the knocking on the door. They were startled, but when they saw who was at the door, they were filled with joy.
"Juncheng, why did you come alone? Where is Yanyan?"
“Yanyan is pregnant, she’s three months along. These are all things she bought for you two. I’ll bring them back to you when I have some free time.”
Zhou Xiuhua was so excited that she didn't care about anything else. "She's pregnant! Is she feeling unwell? Is there anything she particularly wants to eat? Wait a minute, I pickled a lot of eggs a few days ago."
Also, she especially loves my pickled cabbage. I pickled it early this year, so it's ready to eat now, not too sour yet. And what else, and what else... oh dear, my brain..."
"Mother, don't rush, take your time preparing."
He unloaded everything from the car. "Mom, where do we put all this?"
"Never mind that, let your dad move it. You go inside and warm up first, I'll make you a bowl of noodles."
It's obvious that even a journey of just over 200 li from Beiping to Xuxian would take three or four hours, and I certainly hadn't had dinner yet.
Ningxia Sheng pulled his son-in-law into the house, turned on the stove, poured a cup of brown sugar water, and then went to move things.
Goodness, not to mention the cotton-padded clothes, there's a big bag each of rice, wheat flour, millet, and corn, plus half a venison. This kid really put his heart into it.
Zhou Xiuhua worked quickly, kneading the dough and stir-frying the ingredients in one go. In no time, a steaming bowl of egg noodles was ready. "Eat quickly, and then go to bed and rest."
Qiu Juncheng was indeed hungry. He took the large bowl and started eating. "Mom, no need to trouble yourself. I have to rush back tonight, otherwise Yan Yan will worry."
"Oh, this kid, he's working so hard, driving so late at night."
"It's alright, I'm used to it. How are you, Mom and Dad? Is anything bothering you?"
"No, we're doing great. We've lived most of our lives, and this year has been the most comfortable one yet."
"That's good. I'll tell Yan Yan that when I get back, so she won't worry."
In less than five minutes, the large bowl of egg noodles was finished.
After putting down his chopsticks, Qiu Juncheng went back to Yili again, took a cloth bag from the passenger side, and carried it into the house.
"Mom and Dad, this is for your pocket money. Remember to call home if anything happens. Don't suffer in silence."
Ningxia Sheng: ...That's impossible! He's not the type to swallow his grievances.
However, the son-in-law put all the money in a bag, so it must have been five or six hundred yuan.
"Isn't this a bit too much?"
"Not much. We don't have much else, but we really don't lack this."
Ningxia Sheng: Good heavens, this is really something! You have so much money you don't know what to do with it, huh?
"By the way, Juncheng, that classmate of yours, the one from the Huang family, I ran into him on the street the other day, and he mentioned you. From what I heard, he wanted you to arrange a job for him."
The Huang family is wealthy, but they are only landowners. Unless they are willing to spend a large sum of money, it is very difficult for them to get a proper job in any organization.
"Father, you agreed to it?"
"No, no, I'm not stupid, how could I agree to that! But, he gave me fifty silver dollars that day, and when I wanted to return it, he ran away."
That guy is getting married, and the girl is going to live in the county. The new house needs to be renovated, so he went to help earn money, right?
As it turned out, the guy recognized him and was the last to pay the bill. He was given fifty silver dollars as a congratulatory gift for moving to a new house.
"Is he unemployed now?"
"No, I'm just at home taking care of the land."
"Okay, I understand. I'll see if I can get him assigned to the county government committee when I get back, so he can take care of you two."
Ningxia and his wife exchanged a glance. "Well, if you're arranging jobs for him because of the two of us, then there's no need for that..."
“Father, it’s not what you think. I have my reasons. Please don’t worry about it.”
Ningxia Sheng: ...Okay, the son-in-law is quite domineering, huh?
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