Chapter 215 Chinese New Year (3)
Maslow's hierarchy of needs theory divides human needs into five levels, from low to high: physiological needs, safety needs, social needs, respect needs and self-actualization needs.
Physiological needs are the most basic needs of the human body, including food, clothing, housing, transportation, etc.
Safety needs are the requirements for the surrounding environment.
Social needs, also known as belonging and love needs, include emotional connection, friendship, family and group relationships, etc.
Before Jiang Ningyue started working, Jiang Su had just escaped poverty financially and was able to ensure food and clothing, but he still lived in an old house.
However, Jiang Ningyue sent money to her family and forced them to renovate the house.
As the house became brighter, Jiang Su's mentality gradually changed.
At first, Jiang Su wanted to show off his new house to people around him.
But he got tired of it after a few days, and after Jiang Ningyue came back, he showed off his daughter to everyone around him.
Especially after becoming a member of the village committee, Jiang Su gained the respect of others in the village, so Jiang Su also began to pay attention to this.
Jiang Su has become quite nosy now. Faced with Zhao Rao's predicament, he is also very willing to lend a hand.
Zhao Rao was stunned for a few seconds, a look of disbelief flashed across her face, and she subconsciously refused: "No, uncle, I can just clean it up a little bit."
Because Zhao Rao knew very well that this was their family's own business, and outsiders, even relatives, would not help them unconditionally.
Jiang Ningyue had helped her enough before, how could she have the nerve to continue disturbing her now?
"What are you packing?"
Jiang Su pointed at Grandma Zhao and said, "Your grandma has just recovered from a serious illness and is still living here. Can she survive this winter? Listen to me and go to my house."
The neighbor next to him also chimed in: "Yes, you still have to take the college entrance examination this year, so studying hard is the most important thing."
The neighbors around all chimed in, and Zhao Rao was somewhat tempted.
In fact, she didn't want to stay in this dilapidated house, but she had no choice. Her relatives were unwilling to take her and her grandmother in.
What they didn’t expect was that a fellow villager who was not related by blood was willing to help them.
Zhao Rao nodded with tears in her eyes and followed everyone to Jiang Ningyue's home.
Wang Zhen saw a group of people entering the house and looked at Jiang Su and Jiang Ningyue in surprise.
Jiang Su coughed lightly, pulled Wang Zhen aside, and spoke in a low voice.
Wang Zhen glanced at Zhao Rao and said nothing.
The Jiang family’s new house was quite big, and they arranged an empty room for them. Wang Zhen took out new mattresses and quilts from the cabinet.
Zhao Rao didn't dare to sit idle and kept busy.
Jiang Ningyue asked curiously, "How is your grandma?"
"No big deal..."
Zhao Rao was feeling a little down, and secretly glanced at her grandmother, "However, the doctor said that my grandmother is old and her health is not very good."
To put it simply, nothing serious happened this time, but the body had a chain reaction due to overwork in the early years and old injuries and illnesses.
The hospital does not recommend further treatment.
Jiang Ningyue nodded. "Eating? Is everything okay?"
"It's not working anymore. I need to eat liquid food."
Taking care of such a patient is a very stressful task, and Jiang Ningyue can only help but cannot do it for him.
In this way, Zhao Rao and her grandmother stayed temporarily in Jiang Ningyue's home.
Zhao Rao did not enjoy her life with a clear conscience. She got up before dawn every day to help clean the yard and cook, and she helped Wang Zhen with the preparation of three meals a day.
Jiang Ningyue told her this several times, but Zhao Rao just smiled foolishly and continued to work.
Seeing this scene, Jiang Ningyue didn't say anything else, but sent a WeChat message to Jiang Ni, asking her to buy a mobile phone worth about 1,000 yuan.
Living in Jiang Ningyue's house, Zhao Rao was very happy. Jiang Ningyue's new house was very warm, and the two of them could spend a warm winter. Zhao Rao no longer had to go out to collect firewood in the middle of winter.
January 24, New Year’s Eve.
The eldest uncle's family and the third uncle's family came to Jiang Su's home again, and the whole family sat together happily drinking and chatting.
As early as noon, the two families arrived early. Last year, my third uncle's family did not come so early, but this year they were the first to arrive.
At the same time, I also brought two boxes of well-known beverages this year.
My uncle's family was even more generous and actually brought two bottles of wine.
The family worked hard for an entire afternoon and finally prepared a large New Year's Eve dinner.
We turned on the Spring Festival Gala as background music, and a group of people ate and drank together, having a great time.
The family brought out a long homemade table where everyone could sit.
This year, Jiang Su even took out a bottle of Moutai for the first time - of course it was newly bought, not a vintage wine.
"Moutai?"
As soon as the wine was served, my cousin Jiang Peng immediately picked it up and said, "I have to post this on WeChat Moments! Uncle, do you understand this wine?"
"Hehe." Jiang Su laughed twice and said, keeping the boasting in his heart.
This time, in addition to Jiang Ningyue's uncle and aunt, the third uncle's family also included his daughter and son.
My third uncle's daughter graduated from junior college this year, and his son is in his first year of high school.
A few people were drinking and chatting, and the cousin's wife jokingly said to Jiang Ningyue, "Xiaoyue, you are such a big boss now, find a proper class for your brother to attend, so that he won't be idle all day long."
My cousin lowered his head and drank without saying a word. It seemed that this was not a spur-of-the-moment idea, but was discussed after discussion.
Otherwise, with Jiang Peng's personality, he would have refuted it long ago.
Jiang Ningyue picked up some pickles and stuffed them into her mouth. "A decent job in the county now only pays a little over a thousand a month. Is he willing to go?"
My cousin's wife laughed and said, "Then why don't you just arrange for your brother to be the leader?"
Jiang Ningyue glanced at her and asked, "I asked him to be the mayor. Can he do it?"
My cousin's wife was choked and speechless.
The eldest aunt also said: "Xiaoyue, everyone in the village is buying houses in the city now. We are also thinking of buying a house in the city, so that it will be convenient for your nephew to go to school in the future."
Wang Zhen said sarcastically, "Oh, you've got enough money to buy a house in the city? When Xiaoyue went to college, she couldn't even borrow a thousand yuan from you. You even said it was useless for girls to go to school."
Aunt San and her daughter Jiang Qin laughed secretly when they heard this.
In the past, Wang Zhen didn't dare to say such things to Jiang Ningyue's face, but now Jiang Ningyue is different. Wang Zhen speaks more firmly and has become "low in emotional intelligence".
After hearing this, the aunt was a little angry, but she didn't dare to get angry with Wang Zhen, so she could only refute: "Wang Zhen, what you said is not right. What kind of old things are these? That happened six or seven years ago. At that time, every household was poor. Dapeng just got married. How could we have money? If we really had money, would we still ignore you?"
Jiang Su said, "That's true. Back then, everyone was poor. Besides, let's not talk about them. I also used to think it was useless for my daughter to study."
Wang Zhen was a little annoyed, while Jiang Ningyue had no expression on her face.
When they heard Jiang Su speaking for them, my uncle's family immediately smiled happily.
Jiang Su continued, "But finding a job is no small matter. Especially if you want a good job. How many good jobs are there in the county right now? Would you go carry sandbags at a construction site? Or unload materials at a factory like Xiaoyue's brother-in-law, Zhao Yong, does, tons a day? Could you handle it?"
"Zhao Yong is no longer a loader."
Aunt San smiled and said, "I heard that he is now a small leader."
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