"Ah?" Wu Xinghua was still in a trance. Thinking of the last time Pei Qinggang wanted to collect the money, she nodded and said, "That's right. I'll tell him when he comes back."
After waiting for half the night, the children were tired from playing and very sleepy. They didn't bother to move around and just put Ruan Niannian to sleep on her bed.
Xingxing and Diandian also drank milk and had their diapers changed before Pei Yuanzheng came back.
"Sisters-in-law are all here. I came back to tell you something. The team leader has arranged a meal in the team cafeteria. We have to continue working after we finish eating. We may have to take turns to rest for the next two days. Please help me take care of my wife and Xingxingdiandeng."
Wu Lanhua had already made some malted milk when he entered the house, and when he finished speaking, she immediately handed it to him, "Don't be polite, you should be careful when rescuing people, especially some old houses are not strong, and we are afraid of landslides. Drink it quickly and take a rest."
"Thank you, Third Sister-in-law." Pei Yuanzheng finished a bowl of malted milk in one breath, and asked Ruan Niannian for some dried meat, "Wife, pack some dried meat for me. I'm afraid that everyone will be hungry before dinner time. Bringing something with you won't make you tired."
Jerky is light and can replenish energy, but not many people are willing to carry it.
Pei Yuanzheng naturally wouldn't care about these things as they were his own brothers. If he had his share, he would definitely include Pei Qingsong and Pei Qingyang's.
"Okay, I'll go right away."
Ruan Niannian wrapped the dried meat and prepared to get a basin of water for Pei Yuanzheng to wash it.
"Don't bother, wife. If you wash now, it will be dirty again later. I have to go over. You stay at home. It's cold outside. Don't go out. Be careful not to catch a cold."
He took the dried meat, explained it carefully to Ruan Niannian, and then went out.
Zhang Xiangyun had already lit the fire and Wu Xinghua was cooking dumplings.
"We have to eat on time, too. We can't let them worry about us while they're busy outside."
The hot dumplings were served on the table. When Wu Xinghua said this, she glanced at Zhang Xiangyun twice, fearing that she would think too much.
"Why are you looking at me?" Zhang Xiangyun smiled as she ate dumplings. "Although I've lost my man, I feel like our family will be better off without this immoral man."
There was no reluctance in her tone. "This is what Jianhui and I learned. Don't laugh at me. I just think that if my man was still alive, Nian Nian probably wouldn't trust me as much as she does now. And I listened to him. In the end, I would only be a burden to the two children."
When Pei Qingbai had just left, she was not as clear-headed as she is now. It was Pei Jianhui who explained things to her earnestly. To be honest, she felt that at her age, she was not as clear-headed as a child under ten years old.
From then on, she made up her mind to follow Ruan Niannian to make money to support her two children's education.
Regardless of how well one studies, at least it is true that reading can help one gain knowledge. If he had not studied with Ruan Niannian for so long, would Pei Jianhui have been able to give her so many advice?
Zhang Xiangyun's heart was won over by Ruan Niannian through one misfortune after another. Now in her heart, only by following Ruan Niannian will there be hope for her and her two children's lives.
"Okay, let's go ahead with these things. Here, here are the sodas we bought before. Are you afraid of the cold? If not, take one bottle each and drink them." Ruan Niannian took out a few bottles of soda. There was money on the bottles. She would get her money back when she returned them.
She always forgot to return them. There were a lot of bottles piled up at home, which she used to arrange flowers and grow bamboo, etc. She was too lazy to buy vases so she didn't return them.
Wu Lanhua didn't care about that. She took a bottle, bit off the cap and started drinking. "Why are you afraid of the cold? I think it tastes better if you hide it in the snow for a while to make it cold."
Drinking ice soda early in the morning, probably only people like them can do it.
But who makes them feel good?
After drinking soda and eating dumplings, several children woke up. They came out and pouted when they saw the empty soda bottles. The older children held their breath and didn't cry.
Only Pei Xiaoqing smelled the empty soda bottle and burst into tears, "Why can adults drink soda in the morning, but I can only drink a small cup a day? What kind of year am I living?"
Pei Xiaoqing, who was calling herself five years old after the Chinese New Year, spoke so eloquently that her cries were heartbreaking and made anyone who heard her cry.
Unfortunately, a few unscrupulous adults laughed out loud at the sight of her crying.
In the end, it was Pei Hehui who coaxed Pei Xiaoqing to calm down. He wiped away Pei Xiaoqing's tears and said to her, "Sister, don't cry. I have some New Year's money. I'll buy you some soda when I get it."
He was very rich and powerful, which made Wu Lanhua very angry.
Ruan Niannian rolled her eyes and whispered to Wu Lanhua, "Third sister-in-law, the fees for children's registration, textbooks, and exercise books are not cheap, right? Isn't the New Year's money used for education?"
"Oh, that's right. This damn kid didn't use the New Year's money to study but bought soda. Children will spend this money recklessly. It should be given to adults for safekeeping!" Wu Lanhua reacted immediately.
The two sisters-in-law sang the same tune, which made Pei Hehui dumbfounded. In just a few words, his New Year's money was gone?
The women in the room burst into laughter.
Pei Hehui couldn't hold back any longer and started crying along with Pei Xiaoqing. No matter how hard he tried to pretend to be an adult, he couldn't overcome the fact that he was still a child.
I don’t believe he won’t cry if his New Year’s money is gone. This group of adults’ bad taste has never changed over the years.
When I was a kid and got caught in the rain, I would tear up all these other kids’ umbrellas!
The crying of Pei Hehui and Pei Xiaoqing woke up Xingxing and Diandian. Xingxing's crying sound came from the bedroom. Although Diandian didn't say a word, Ruan Niannian knew that he must have woken up too.
These two kids do everything in sync.
When she entered the room, she saw that the positions of Xingxing had all changed. She turned around and kicked Diandian in the face with one foot. Poor Diandian's face was deformed by the kick, but she was still calmly moving Xingxing's foot.
Ruan Niannian seemed to hear a small sigh and couldn't help laughing.
"How can you be a mother? Your children are like this and you're still smiling." Wu Lanhua pulled Zhang Xiangyun over, picked up one baby each, changed their diapers skillfully, and ordered Ruan Niannian to get the milk powder.
The snow fell on and off for three days, and the village organized strong laborers to carry out rescue work for four days. Everyone took turns to rest and worked in two shifts. It was not until the fourth day of the New Year that the strong laborers finally completed the rescue work. It was not until the fifth day of the New Year that Pei Qingshan and Pei Qing just returned from the commune.
Both of them had big dark circles under their eyes, and it was obvious that they had not gotten enough rest in the past few days. They fell asleep on the bed as soon as they came back.
Wu Xinghua ran to Ruan Niannian's house and told her happily, "Niannian, I asked him about it. He has been with the Sixth and Seventh Brigades these past two days doing rescue work. Those two brigades are close to the mountains and have more old houses. The number of houses that have collapsed is much greater than those of our brigades outside. He has made a great contribution this time."
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
