As we were talking, a faint smell of burnt food came from the kitchen.
Li Shaofen was shocked and said, "The pot is burnt dry." Then she ran out.
Ai Xiaoxia also followed him out. Fortunately, the pot was filled with boiled water and the pot was not leaking, it was just smoking.
In the afternoon, Ai Xiaoxia and Li Shaofen made snacks together.
The next day, Ai Xiaoxia accompanied Su Changzhu to another market. She found that Su Changzhu really had a talent for sales. He was so good at talking that he could coax the old man and the old woman into buying some of the food they refused to eat for their children.
Seeing that Su Changzhu was capable of standing on his own, Ai Xiaoxia went to the market and saw that Lu Guojiu and Li Shaofen's clothes were old, so she bought a piece for each of them. After all, her skills in making clothes were not very proficient, and the old people might not like the clothes she made.
When the party was over, all the fifty bags of snacks I brought with me were sold. Most of them were sold in one bag, so it was quite convenient.
From now on, Su Changzhu will have to go to the market by himself, and Ai Xiaoxia will have less trouble.
When I got home, I gave the clothes I bought to my parents. Although they said they didn't need them and it was a waste of money, they were smiling. This was the thoughtfulness of their daughter-in-law, and they were happy from the bottom of their hearts.
In the evening, Uncle Dong from next door came to ask Ai Xiaoxia to come over and answer the phone. It was Lu Jingshen calling.
She went over and answered the phone: "Depth of Field, this is Ai Xiaoxia."
When Lu Jingshen heard this voice, the corners of his mouth unconsciously rose: "Xiaoxia, I heard Jingyuan tell me about what happened with my aunt yesterday. Thank you."
Ai Xiaoxia frowned: "When did Lu Jingyuan, that loudmouth, call you?"
"You didn't know about that kid this morning, but he was worried about something. He admires you so much and said that things are much better at home now than before. Thank you so much, Xiaoxia."
"You're being too polite by not letting me say thank you."
"I'm really happy about this, so I won't be polite with you. By the way, I found a suitable job for your friend. There's a hotel that just opened in front of the station. I know the owner and have already greeted him. He can start work anytime."
"Great! I'll call you once I'm sure about this." Ai Xiaoxia didn't go into too much detail, thinking that they were at someone else's house.
Lu Jingshen also understood his wife's concerns. He said, "Okay, then call me when the time comes."
Ai Xiaoxia agreed: "Well, then you should get some rest early, and I'll hang up."
"You should also rest early and don't work too hard."
"Okay, bye."
Lu Jingshen also said goodbye. After hearing Ai Xiaoxia hang up the phone, he put it down. Thinking that his wife might come over in the next two days, he was extremely excited.
Ai Xiaoxia hung up the phone and thanked Uncle Dong, except for the Zhang family.
As she walked back, she was thinking about going to find Fang Lan'e tomorrow, but this matter had to be kept secret, and she had to try her best to keep the matter known only to herself, Lu Jingshen, and Fang Lan'e, so that there would be less involvement and trouble.
When she got home, she told her family that she would go back to the village secretly to see her younger sister the next day, and then go to a younger sister's house to talk about something. She might come back in the afternoon and asked her family not to worry about her.
Now her family is completely confident in her and naturally has no objection. Li Shaofen even gave her 30 yuan, which Ai Xiaoxia had to accept.
Early the next morning, Ai Xiaoxia went back to the village. Instead of going to her mother's house, she asked a good friend of her sister Ai Xiaoping to secretly call her out and meet her behind the backyard wall of the village brigade.
Ai Xiaoping was very happy to see her sister: "Sister, why don't you go home?"
Ai Xiaoxia patted her sister's head and said, "There's a lot of trouble to do when we go back, and we'll have to argue. I'll just come to see you, that's all." Then she took out five yuan from her pocket and gave it to her sister, "Hide it well and keep it for yourself. I'll come to see you when I have time."
Ai Xiaoping didn't dare to take the money: "Sister, I don't want it. It's not easy for you either."
Ai Xiaoxia stuffed the money into her sister's pocket and said, "I'm doing well now. You don't have to worry about me. If you get bullied at home, go hide at grandma's. I'll find a way to get you out later."
Ai Xiaoping nodded: "Sister, I think you are different after getting married. Is getting married so good? I see you are very happy."
Ai Xiaoxia smiled. Her change was not due to marriage, but a change of soul. However, she couldn't say it, so she could only say: "Leave this home, have your own thoughts, and you will be fine in the future."
Ai Xiaoping said hopefully, "I hope I can be like you in the future. Sister, are you really not going home?"
Ai Xiaoxia said: "No, we will just quarrel if I go back. There is no need. Have you been reading books secretly recently?" She still hoped that her sister would study more and have the opportunity to continue going to school in the future.
"I have read all the books you left behind. Sister, is there any point for me to read books?" Ai Xiaoping asked with confusion in her heart.
"Of course it is useful. Look at how I have changed now. That's because I have learned a lot and now I know a lot." Ai Xiaoxia is encouraging her sister to study.
"Then I'll continue studying secretly." After saying that, Ai Xiaoping whispered to Ai Xiaoxia, "Mother and sister-in-law have been arguing a lot lately."
"What's the matter?"
"Because my sister-in-law didn't get pregnant."
"So they didn't take it out on you?"
"No, because they often quarreled, and when they got tired of it, no one paid attention to me. Besides, my family has been busy with building a new house recently, so they are all busy. I just did more work, but I got to endure less anger."
"Do you have enough money to build a house? Are you ready to start planning it?"
"I heard that it was almost there. My sister-in-law had it. My mother wanted her to take it out first, saying that she would return it to her later, but my sister-in-law refused to take it, so she borrowed it from someone else."
"Mom is so stupid! On the one hand, she's complaining about me not being able to have a baby, and on the other hand, she wants my money. Why does she always want to take advantage of good things?"
"First, it was because my sister-in-law didn't give me money, so my mother kept bullying her every day because she couldn't get pregnant. Now we quarrel every day because of this."
"As long as they don't bother you, just study more when you have time. If you need to buy books or something, come to me. I'll even come to see you secretly when I have nothing to do."
"Sister, don't come here secretly all the time. If your in-laws know, they will be unhappy."
"Don't worry about me, just take care of yourself."
"I understand, sis."
"I have something else to do, so I'll leave first. You should go home too?"
"Then I'm leaving, sis."
Ai Xiaoxia smiled and waved to her sister. Although her sister was not doing well, she was the youngest child in the family after all, so she was rarely beaten. This made her feel more at ease. Watching her sister walk away, she wrapped a scarf on her head and rode her bike around the path to Fang Lan'e's house.
Fang Lan'e's home was at the entrance of the village, next to a cornfield. She came along the small path and didn't see anyone. Plus, she was wearing a headscarf, so no one could recognize her.
She and Fang Lan'e used to be the hard laborers in the family and had little freedom, so if something happened, they had a specific whistle to greet each other outside the wall of each other's house.
When she arrived outside the wall of Fang Lan'e's house, she whistled twice, praying in her heart that Fang Lan'e would listen to her and not go back to her husband's house.
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