When Southwest got off work, he handed the newspaper to Yan Xiaonan. Yan Xiaonan was exhausted. This matter was never-ending. If Ye Chen'er was exposed, things would take a turn against them. If it really came to that, they would have to prepare to move her to the Yan family's cave. You have to know that all of this was caused by his own uncle's wife. Even if they severed ties, their family would not be able to escape being affected.
Cuihua couldn't even sleep well anymore. This kind woman was good at taking responsibility upon herself, and she lost a lot of weight in just a few days. Yan Xiaonan felt a little sorry for her. One bad apple really spoiled the whole bunch.
Yan Xiaonan took Cuihua up the mountain, showed her his Yan family cave, let her go to the grove to pick her favorite ginseng and lingzhi, and even let her ride on the back of the Tiger King in amazement one minute after she was scared half to death the next.
With her attention diverted, Cuihua finally felt at ease. Her daughter was so capable; what was there to worry about? Life continued peacefully.
Those who needed to work in the fields still did, and those who needed to give birth still gave birth. Before planting in October, Tang Xiaoling successfully gave birth to a boy weighing five and a half pounds, nicknamed Five and a Half Pounds.
Grandma Yan spent her days thinking about how to take good care of Tang Xiaoling during her postpartum period, constantly bringing out the best things, no less than the fuss when Xue Mei gave birth to six pounds. Tang's mother was filled with envy and deep emotion.
Tang Xiaoling privately told her mother, "Mom, my grandma is the fairest. She's good to everyone. Don't worry, I will definitely be filial to grandma and to my parents-in-law."
Xuemei also rushed back to help Cuihua with the fire and cooking. With a little baby in the family, the happiest person was not Grandma, but Liujin. Aunt hadn't lied to her; this year, someone would be lining up behind her to kowtow for the New Year.
Liu Jin went from following Yan Xiaonan every day to visiting Wu Jinban every day. He carefully touched Wu Jinban's face and then his hands. Those tiny hands and tiny fingers made Liu Jin pat his chest a few times after touching them.
Tang Xiaoling asked curiously, "Liu Jin, why do you keep patting your little chest?"
Liu Jin gave her a strange look: "I didn't break my brother's finger, so I'm not afraid to pat myself."
Tang Xiaoling couldn't help but smile. Her precious son would have a playmate from now on. She took out the candy she had bought in Southwest China from the kangqin and handed it to Liujin: "Liujin, be good, Auntie will give you candy."
Liu Jin covered his mouth in horror. Last time he had a toothache, his aunt said that his teeth were all rotten because he ate candy. She said that if he ate candy indiscriminately in the future, his newly grown teeth would also rot away.
“My aunt is mean. She made me toothless, just like my little brother.” Liu Jin’s tears fell as he ran towards his grandmother’s main room.
Tang Xiaoling froze for a moment, then covered her face with her hands, laughing so hard that tears almost fell.
Yan Xiaonan was reading a book. Although she knew the books by heart, she was still bored when she had nothing to do. When she saw Liu Jin running in looking pitiful, she found it funny. What was this drama queen up to now?
"Grandma, Grandma, Auntie is mean, she made me lose my teeth." Liu Jin began his performance.
Grandma Yan asked in surprise, "What did your aunt do to make you toothless?"
"She gave me candy, she's a bad person!" Liu Jin wailed.
Grandma Yan had a headache. She took a bag of candy from the kang (heated brick bed) and handed it to Liu Jin: "Go, give the candy to your aunt, so she doesn't have any teeth either."
Liu Jin immediately smiled, grabbed the candy, and ran to the backyard. Yan Xiaonan admired her greatly; what a way to fight fire with fire! Grandma did it best.
When Tang Xiaoling saw Liu Jin angrily throw a bag of candy at her and run away, she laughed so hard she clutched her stomach. "Oh dear, my stomach hurts!"
Looking at Liu Jin, Xue Mei's face turned sour: "Mom, when will Liu Jin grow up? Why is he always so clueless?"
Cuihua rolled her eyes at Xuemei: "Is this how a mother should speak? Instead of wasting your time worrying, you might as well give me a granddaughter."
Xuemei nodded: "Mom, I've tried so hard, but there's just no sign of it! What should I do!"
"What can we do? We'll just have to deal with it. There's a seven-year age gap between Nan Nan and Bei Nan. Good things come to those who wait," Cuihua said decisively.
Xuemei counted on her fingers and realized it was true. Liujin would only be four years old after the New Year, so seven years was still a long way off. She happily went to peel potatoes.
Cuihua felt utterly disheartened. This silly wife of hers, how could she be so carefree?
When Southwest learned what had happened today, he laughed uncontrollably. He hugged Liu Jin and praised him for being smart, which made Liu Jin a little scared. What was his second uncle up to?
The village chief came over with a worried look on his face. This year, more people were coming to Mushroom Village. But they weren't educated youth; instead, they were the bad elements who had been sent down to the countryside. How could this continue? The people sent down to the countryside couldn't stay at the educated youth settlement.
There are people like this in other villages; they live in cowsheds. Does that mean I should also have someone build another room and a kang (heated brick bed) in the cowshed?
Grandma Yan was worried. She said, "You, the village chief, always come to my house for everything. What can I do? Just do what you need to do. What's the use of always asking me?"
Yan Xiaonan knew that this was probably the trend, and she couldn't refuse it, she could only accept it. She gave her grandmother a wink, meaning that she could just say a few words to send her away, and there was nothing to worry about.
Grandma Yan nodded repeatedly after receiving her granddaughter's suggestion: "Village chief, it's just building a nest and a kang (heated brick bed), just like my family built a pigsty and a chicken coop. It's not difficult at all. Hurry up and organize people to do it, so that when people come, you won't have nowhere for them to stay."
Village Chief Ma is exhausted. That's not what I meant. I just wanted to find someone to confide in. But then he thought, Sister-in-law Yan is getting old, and she wouldn't understand if he said too much.
The village loudspeaker blared for a while before finally bringing out Village Chief Ma's helpless voice: "Meeting, meeting, the meeting will be held in the threshing ground in half an hour."
It had been a long time since the last meeting. The villagers, carrying stools and holding their children, came to the threshing ground. When Village Chief Ma saw that almost everyone had arrived, he took out a piece of paper and began to read aloud the words on it.
As usual, following the instructions from above, everyone was to unite and fight against the bad elements, and everyone was to work hard to create greater benefits for the people. After saying a lot of things, while the villagers were still confused, he announced that he would build a house in the cowshed and set up a heated kang (a traditional heated brick bed).
Tang Jianjun and Yan Xiaoqiang quickly signed up; they always had to help the village chief carry the sedan chair, otherwise how could the village chief continue speaking?
Wang Gou Dan wisely signed up this time. No matter what, he would get work points and food. It was just a matter of putting in some effort; he had so many debts to pay off.
Ye Chenming and Liu Limin also raised their hands. They were just idling around anyway, and following the village chief was definitely the right thing to do. Didn't they see that Uncle Yan had already signed up?
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