No matter what country people do, they are simple-minded and tend to express their emotions directly, through words and facial expressions.

People in cities are more reserved. They use words to convey meaning, asking you to read their expressions and understand the meaning on your own.

Her grandmother Chen Xiaoying had never dealt with city people in this way, so she didn't immediately understand what her elder sister meant.

As she spoke, Chen Xiaoying took a look at her elder sister's home, the furnishings and everything else. This was her first time here, so it was new to her. Everything was neater than her own house in the countryside. "Eldest sister, you've enjoyed a blessed life."

When Chen Xiaonao heard this, he immediately became alert and said with a smile: "What kind of blessing are you thinking about? You are not as blessed as me. I have four sons and three daughters, but I only have two, Hongliang and Hongjun. I am worried about them. When I got married, they gave birth to a grandson for me to take care of. It gives me a headache all day long."

She then went on to complain about various things, the general meaning of which was that even though she lived in the county town and everyone in her family except her was a formal worker receiving a salary, she was still poor.

When Li Yutong looked at the clock on the wall, it was already twelve o'clock, but her aunt was still smiling and talking, and it didn't seem like she had any intention of cooking.

No matter what it is like in other places, in their place, if the host does not intend to cook after 11:30, it means he does not intend to keep the guests for dinner.

If you know what's good for you, you should find an excuse and leave.

This usually happens when giving gifts to leaders.

But now such a situation occurred between the two sisters who had not seen each other for many years, and the eldest aunt Chen Xiaonao did not want to keep her grandmother Chen Xiaoying for dinner at her house.

So Li Yutong said, "Grandma, we have something to do at home, let's go."

Only then did Chen Xiaoying realize that she had been waiting for a long time.

"Why are you leaving? Let's eat first." Chen Xiaonao said hurriedly. After that, he turned to look at Li Hongwei: "Hongwei, how did you get here?"

When he heard that the person came in a tricycle, he said, "I have two pieces of clothing that your mother can wear. Take them back to protect her from the wind on the road."

After saying that, he hurried into her room, took out two old clothes, and tried them on Chen Xiaoying.

One is dark blue, the other is black, both have fashionable big fur collars and a row of big round buttons on the lapels.

She had wanted to throw these two pieces of clothing away for a long time. Her wife had not been sincere when she bought them for her. They were just for show and were too tight at the armpits to lift her arms.

It was just perfect. I could ask her sister to take it back and still do her a favor, so that I wouldn't have to come here and take a lot of things without her giving me any thanks.

Chen Xiaoying didn't understand much and just let her sister put it on.

She was thin and petite, while Chen Xiaonao was tall and plump. Once she put on the clothes, they looked like a sack, covering her thighs and changing her body proportions to seven on top and three on the bottom, making her look very funny, like a child wearing adult clothes.

Chen Xiaoying had never worn a woolen coat in her life and was very happy about it.

When I looked down, I found some dirty marks that had not been washed clean. The front of the chest and the sleeves were all pilling and fuzzy. I thought that although the clothes were good, they were too old and not convenient to use.

"No, no, I can't even walk in it. I stumble all the time." She was still smiling.

Li Hongwei also thought it was ugly: "I'll buy a new one for my mom."

"It's very expensive. If it were someone else, I wouldn't be willing to give it to them. My wife said one piece costs more than 70 yuan." Chen Xiaonao said hurriedly.

Now working in the county, the salary in a government agency is just over 100 yuan.

I heard it’s over 70 yuan, so two pieces would cost over 100 yuan.

Chen Xiaoying hesitated. If she refused to accept such a valuable item, would people laugh at her for not knowing the value of it?

Just thinking about it.

"Grandma, you're dressed like a sack, like a bear."

Li Yutong, relying on her young age, suddenly said.

Like a bear?

Li Hongwei also felt that it was not nice just now, but he would not refuse. When he heard his daughter say this, his face froze.

Chen Xiaoying understood what Li Yutong meant.

Her face suddenly changed, and she remembered how her elder sister had all these strange attitudes when she heard her talking about doing business.

What does her elder sister mean?

"No, you are half a head taller than me, I can't wear this clothes." Chen Xiaoying took it off quickly and pushed it to Chen Xiaonao.

Her face changed, and Chen Xiaonao was also a little angry: "You have never worn such expensive clothes in your life."

"I don't care if I haven't worn it." Chen Xiaoying got angry: "There are only two of us. When you got married, you coaxed our mother to give you all the gold jewelry she had hidden. You said you should wear it first so that your in-laws would respect you, and then give me half of it when I got married. In the end, you said you lost it."

"Our mother just gave me some worthless silver jewelry left over, and I didn't argue with you. You are living a good life now. Is this how you feel about me?"

Chen Xiaonao was embarrassed when he was told off: "That's not what I meant."

"Anyway, I haven't seen you in all these years." From her previous life to her death, her elder sister never gave her anything serious. Suddenly, she remembered.

Why did these two pieces of clothing give her a sense of familiarity when she put them on?

It was given to her in her previous life. On her 60th birthday, her two nephews came to dinner and brought it to her.

She wore it like a treasure and went to the village entrance to show it to people. She loved it so much, but people laughed at her and she sat on a stool like a hen laying eggs.

She never wore it again.

The eldest daughter Hongyan heard that it was bought for more than 70 yuan, so she gave it to please her mother-in-law. Her mother-in-law was tall, had a big round face, and was very fat. It fit her perfectly except that it was tight at the armpits. After taking it apart, she found two pieces of black cloth to sew it up.

Some people laughed at it, and some people said: It's free, so I'll just wear it as work clothes. If it gets dirty or torn, I'll just throw it away, it's not a pity.

She got it for free, so it wouldn't be a pity to throw it away after it got covered in dirt.

However, she accepted the favor and stuffed a lot of rapeseed oil, half a bag of cornmeal, soybeans, eggs, and vegetables grown at home into the trunk of her nephew's car.

The more I think about it, the angrier I get.

"I remember there was a phoenix hairpin and a gold hairpin in my mother's dowry. I'm at a disadvantage. Please give me the gold hairpin." Chen Xiaoying threw down her clothes and asked her for her dowry.

When the movement was launched, their place was remote, and by the time the news got out, her mother had already hidden herself and was not dug out. The criticism was just a show.

When her eldest sister got married, she also secretly brought him along.

Her maternal ancestor had been a county magistrate, and there were several good things passed down from generation to generation. Her father was also a landlord at that time, and the family had maids and nannies, but they died early. Her mother raised four children by pawning her dowry.

Her family used to live in a two-story courtyard house with carved pillars and beams.

Later, during the reform and opening up, his eldest brother gave up the project and built a large bungalow. Now thinking about it, he really didn't know the value of the house. He even sold his mother's moon-shaped door and canopy bed.

"Such a long time has passed, and you still ask me for it." Chen Xiaonao's eyes widened.

"It should have been given to me by you. There are not many decent pieces in my dowry. You have gold and jade, but I only have silver, some silver chains and plain silver bracelets." The more Chen Xiaoying thought about it, the angrier she got. He was too cunning.

They were all the things that Chen Xiaonao had left over from her past.