Guqin's funeral was very simple, or rather, hastily concluded.
She was originally sent to the countryside, and her status didn't allow for much change. Even if Song Lili wanted to, there was nothing she could do.
Fortunately, the village found her a place, wrapped her in a straw mat, and buried her not far from the mountainside.
This is only slightly worse than the deaths of elderly people in the village, so it's still not bad.
Even after arranging the funeral for Guqin, Song Lili still couldn't recover.
She never received her grandmother's love here; all she got were Gu's scolding and dislike.
The guqin and Zhao Qian filled this void in her life, and she respected and loved them as if they were her own grandmothers.
That's why she was so heartbroken when the guqin left.
"Girl, this is what your Guqin grandma asked me to give you. She said it's a thank-you gift for taking care of her all these years."
Zhao Qian took out a neatly folded piece of paper from the house and handed it to Song Lili.
"Given by Grandma Guqin?" Song Lili was somewhat surprised. She took it and opened it, finding that it had been written over several years and seemed to be some kind of recipe.
"What is this?" she wondered. What was this? And judging from the paper, it should be just simple white paper, like it was torn from a student's notebook.
"This is your grandmother's family's secret recipe. You know her family is in the rouge business. This is an exclusive recipe, so keep it safe."
"I can't accept this, it's too valuable." Song Lili was startled. An exclusive secret recipe... she couldn't accept it.
He was about to return it to Zhao Qian, but Zhao Qian avoided it.
"Take it. Since she gave it to you, it means she gave it to you willingly. You deserve it." Zhao Qian smiled and patted Song Lili's hand.
“Grandma, I really can’t accept this. I’m taking care of you all because of Brother Qian’s request. Grandma, you should thank Brother Qian, not me.”
"Why don't you give this secret recipe to Brother Qian? I can't accept it." It's too scary; she doesn't dare to take it, and she doesn't feel at ease holding it in her hands.
“Girl, just take it. It’s even more useless for your brother Qian to take it. He’s just saying that you’ve been taking care of us all these years. You can totally take on this responsibility,” Qian Xianming said.
"But, but... these would be good for Grandma Guqin's family too." She just couldn't accept them.
"Forget it, none of her family members are capable of anything. If this secret recipe falls into their hands, it will just be a waste," Zhong Hu, who rarely speaks, suddenly said.
Wu Zhongge even nodded in agreement, "Yes, that would be a real waste."
Huang Zhen also chimed in, "Take it. Your Grandma Gu only gave it to you because she sees you have the makings of a businessman."
“Some of her children are not interested in this, and some are not capable of it, so you are the most suitable person to take this prescription.”
“I think she gave it to you because she wanted you to carry on her family’s secret recipe. Just take it without worry,” Mu Shaohua said.
“This…” Song Lili was at a loss.
She had originally intended to give it to Guqin's family, but after hearing what they said, she felt uneasy about giving it to them.
Judging from the appearance, Guqin memorized this secret recipe directly and only recently wrote it down on this piece of paper, which shows that this secret recipe is very important to her.
If her family receives it and really squanders it, then...wouldn't that be betraying her good intentions?
But it was useless to her; she didn't understand any of this. For a moment, she was caught in a dilemma.
"Take it. It's because Guqin trusts you; otherwise, she wouldn't have given it to you."
“Look at me, I only entrust recipes to people I trust, so you can take them without worry,” Lin Mu said.
In the end, Song Lili had no choice but to keep it.
Every elderly person advised her against it, and in the end they even said that the prescription was not suitable for their yard. What could she do?
I have no choice but to keep it.
She thought that if she ever met the family who owned the guqin, she would take a look, and if there was anyone who had entrusted it to someone else, she would return it to them.
If not... then we'll see later.
...
As the New Year approaches, the atmosphere in every household is changing.
The day before the Lunar New Year is a day that everyone looks forward to, because on this day, they can receive money tickets.
Zhang Qinghua brought the items back from Song Lili's house and handed them directly to Song Lili, saying, "You and your sister-in-law can see what you need to buy."
In the family, the two women were in charge. Every year, Zhang Qinghua would hand over the money and coupons she received to Song Lili, and then Song Lili would discuss it with Lin Xue.
The two never had any conflicts, and things remained the same.
"Lin Xue, do you think we need to buy anything?" Song Lili asked Lin Xue, who was sitting to the side.
"I didn't think of anything else, but I'm afraid the two children will need a new set of clothes. They've grown a lot in the past year, and their old clothes are too small now."
Previously, Lin Xue originally wanted her son to wear Xiao Baozi's old clothes because that's what other people's children wore.
Song Lili didn't say anything. She gave the new clothes to Lin Xue and took apart all the old ones to make shoe soles. But every time she made clothes for Xiao Baozi, she also made some for Zhang Zhe.
Over the years, Lin Xue gradually got used to it, and the two children made clothes together.
“Indeed.” Song Lili nodded. Children grow quickly and their clothes easily become too small, so she always makes them a little big so they can wear them for a longer period of time.
"Shouldn't we also have some clothes made?" Song Lili looked at herself and Lin Xue, whose clothes were the ones made earlier.
"Well...we don't need to, do we? We have enough clothes, and they're all new." Lin Xue hesitated, somewhat resistant.
“That won’t do. We can’t stop just because the clothes aren’t torn. Women need to treat themselves well so that men will treat them well in return,” Song Lili said in a rambling tone.
Zhang Qinghua found it somewhat amusing, while Lin Xue's expression underwent a series of changes.
This was the first time she had ever heard someone say that.
"Don't look at me like that." Song Lili felt a little embarrassed by Lin Xue's gaze, and said stiffly, "What I said is true."
“When we look good in our clothes, we look more energetic and attractive. Wouldn’t a man be happy to see that? And if he’s happy, wouldn’t he treat you better?”
"So, don't be stingy with yourself. Spend money where you need to. It's not like we're starving."
With several family members earning work points and Zhang Qinghua receiving a special allowance, the family's life was much better than other families.
So, they weren't really strapped for cash. Plus, with the income from the vegetables in the field, they definitely had money, just not many coupons.
But this was no problem for Song Lili. With Wang Daming around, it wasn't a difficult task.
"How about this, the two of us will go to the supply and marketing cooperative tomorrow. If we see any fabric we like, we'll buy it and each of us will make a garment. As for the men, we'll see how it goes."
Over the years, thanks to her extravagant spending, everyone in the family has accumulated several sets of clothes, and no one wears diapers anymore (except when going out).
So it's okay if we don't buy them anything today.
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