Gu Qingzhou hadn't finished his homework yet, so he didn't waste any time and took his things back to the team.
Go to the captain’s house first to return the car.
The captain's wife saw the large and small bags in Gu Qingzhou's hands. As soon as he left, she said to the captain, "You brought back so many things again. They look bulging. I wonder what they are..."
"It must be something that Cheng Huai's wife gave to her parents-in-law as a token of filial piety." The captain guessed.
He now has a very good impression of Lin Zhao. She is capable and filial. Half the daughters-in-law in the village combined cannot compare to her.
The captain's wife had a complicated look in her eyes and felt sour in her heart.
"Cheng Huai's monthly allowance of several dozen yuan goes to her, plus her salary...this little bit of filial piety to the old couple is nothing at all." The team leader said, "Don't be jealous. When Dahai joins the epidemic prevention station, he'll get a monthly salary, and it'll all go to you. You'll feel much better holding the money."
His family has not been divided, and his wife is the housekeeper.
Scenes flashed through the mind of the team leader's wife, including the scene of her son paying her salary every month, the scene of the villagers envying her, and the scene of buying a schoolbag for Tie Niu... The more she thought about it, the brighter her eyes became.
"Yes, yes."
As he spoke, he picked up the empty enamel pot that the captain had drunk from and went to the kitchen, humming a song, to add more water.
The captain was speechless.
Whenever something good happens, this woman becomes extremely enthusiastic, like a completely different person.
Gu family.
Gu Qingzhou just entered the house.
When Mother Gu saw what he had brought, she hurried over and took a bag, asking, "What are these? Did your third sister-in-law give them to you?"
"In the city, even a single onion costs money, and you can't even buy a piece of tofu without a ticket. She also has to take care of four children, it's not easy. Try not to accept anything from your third sister-in-law."
Gu Qingzhou put his things away and sat down to rest.
After taking a few sips of boiled water, he said, "You know my third sister-in-law's temper. I can't convince her."
I dare not say.
He was not afraid of his third sister-in-law, but of his third brother.
When his third sister-in-law first got married, she said something to him, but he didn't respond immediately. Then his third brother came up to him and stared at him for two full minutes, making him sweat profusely. His third brother asked him...if he had any objections to his third sister-in-law, and what could he have? It was so unfair! From then on, he never dared to provoke his third sister-in-law again. He just kept her in his good graces. Now everything was peaceful!
Gu's mother had no way to refute Gu Qingzhou's words.
She changed the subject, "What are these?"
Gu Qingzhou said, "One package is the material for making matchboxes. My third sister-in-law said she would give it to my eldest and second sisters-in-law. My eldest sister has to take care of her brother-in-law and has no time to do this job, so she had to give it up."
"The other bag is for us, the red dates and honey are for mom, the green brick tea is for dad, and the leather gloves are for me."
He took out his leather gloves and tried them on.
I don't know what kind of leather it is, but it's very light and soft, and it fits the skin very well when worn, without affecting work. There is a layer of fleece inside the gloves, and my hands feel warm as soon as I put them on.
"These gloves are nice." Father Gu said.
Mother Gu took it from her eldest son, touched it, and said, "It's very good. I don't know where your third sister-in-law got it from. It doesn't look like a defective product from the supply and marketing cooperative."
"These things..." Father Gu glanced at the other things and had a guess in his mind, "They don't look like the things we have here. Were they sent by her third brother?!"
Mother Gu: “It’s possible.”
The brothers of the third brother's wife all miss their younger sister and give her all the good things they have.
I'm used to it, I'm used to it.
Mother Gu returned the gloves to Gu Qingzhou and said, "These gloves will keep you warm. I'll ask your third sister-in-law to get you a box of frostbite cream. I hope your hands won't get frostbite again this year."
It's strange.
The eldest, second and third brothers are all fine, but Qingzhou’s hands are frozen every year.
His hands were red, swollen, and cracked, and blood would come out when he held the bowl. It made his parents feel very distressed.
"Yeah." Gu Qingzhou nodded.
Mother Gu looked at the red dates and honey her daughter-in-law gave her as a filial gift, with a smile on her face.
"Such big dates! And there's honey! Apart from the beehive that the third brother dug up back then, I've never seen honey before. It's so sweet even before the bottle is opened."
"Your sister-in-law is really thoughtful."
To be honest, since the separation, the old couple have been living better than before.
The second wife lived at home, and Gu Yucheng did the heavy work like fetching water and watering the vegetable garden. The second wife was diligent and washed the clothes for her parents-in-law.
When the eldest son catches a fish, his wife will prepare it and send it to the old couple.
The third son's wife was also filial...she would come back from time to time, never empty-handed. The old couple ate meat more often, and on the cabinets in the house were malted milk, egg cakes...all for their nourishment.
They no longer work as hard as before, when they used to work hard to earn ten or eight work points a day. Now they each earn five or six work points a day, which is enough to have enough food to eat.
Before the age of sixty, she could live such a good life, something Gu's mother never dared to imagine.
All the parents and in-laws in the village don’t have a better life than them.
Gu Qingzhou listened to his mother's words and a smile appeared in his eyes.
In the past, when his third sister-in-law didn't care about anything, his mother sighed three or five times a day.
Just like Xianglin Sao.
She kept saying: She shouldn't look at the face, shouldn't think that the girl of the Lin family is educated, and agree to let the third son marry her. She is sorry for her son and her four children...blah blah.
This happened every time, and everyone who heard her wanted to escape.
Now, the situation is completely reversed -
She always says: Your third sister-in-law is a good person, your third sister-in-law is filial, your third sister-in-law is a perfect daughter-in-law, your third sister-in-law is really good at teaching children... She always praises you.
Gu Qingzhou cleared his throat, suppressed his laughter, and asked, "Mom, do you want to bring the materials for the matchboxes or should I?"
"No need to send it. I'll go call your eldest sister-in-law and let her share it with your second sister-in-law." said Gu's mother.
She wanted to stop by Libao.
…
Libao had a good sleep and felt better.
It was windy outside, and Huang Xiulan was afraid that her son would catch a cold again, so she kept him indoors.
At this moment, the child is lying in bed eating an apple.
He ate with great care and attention, chewing each bite slowly until it had no taste before swallowing it down his throat.
Tiedan was afraid of being greedy, so he didn't dare stay in the house and sat at the door.
Seeing Mother Gu coming, he shouted to the kitchen, "Mom, my grandma is here!!"
Hearing this, Huang Xiulan hurried out.
"Mom, why are you here? Is there something wrong?" she asked straight to the point.
Gu's mother asked, "How's Libao?"
"I just woke up and I feel much better. I'm eating an apple now." Huang Xiulan was very happy, and her frown relaxed. "My third sister-in-law said that eating more apples can improve my strength..."
She forgot.
Tiedan reminded: "Resistance. My Third Aunt was talking about resistance."
"Yes, that's the force." Huang Xiulan didn't quite understand, but she believed in Lin Zhao and did whatever her third brother's wife said.
"Mom, the vegetable porridge my third sister-in-law recommended is really good. Libao stopped vomiting after eating it. I think he'll be better tomorrow."
"It's a good thing that you didn't vomit. Don't be careless. Still keep an eye on it at night. If anything happens, come to me and your father." Mother Gu warned worriedly.
When children are sick, we must not be careless, especially at night. If they have a fever for too long, they will become stupid.
"I understand." Huang Xiulan agreed.
Mother Gu explained her purpose. "The third daughter-in-law brought some materials for making matchboxes. She plans to divide this job between you and the second daughter-in-law. If you're willing to do it, go to the old house and discuss the division of labor with her."
Pie in the sky!!!
Huang Xiulan was stunned for a moment, but quickly recovered and said excitedly, "I'll do it, I'm happy to do it!"
Who doesn't want to do something that can make money?
Mother Gu: "The second son's wife will be home soon. You discuss it with her. I won't interfere."
After realizing that she didn't care too much and that everyone was happy, she rarely got involved in anything.
"I'll go now." Huang Xiulan couldn't wait to confirm it.
Gu's mother understood her feelings. There were few places to make money in the countryside, and when an opportunity to make money finally came up, everyone was anxious.
"Let's go."
Huang Xiulan remembered that the pot was still burning, and said to Gu Lan, "Alan, you watch the pot, I'll be back soon."
"good."
So the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law returned to their old house.
After listening to the conversation between his grandmother and his mother, Tiedan turned his eyes and looked at Gu Lan, "Sister, is there going to be a job pasting matchboxes in our family?"
His tone was light and cheerful, and he seemed to be planning something.
Gu Lan corrected him, "It's not ours. We will work with Second Aunt to paste the matchboxes."
"It's all the same." Tiedan waved his hand casually and said, "Sis, you can make a lot of money making matchboxes, right?!"
"I don't know." Gu Lan shook his head.
"But it will always be an extra income," she said.
Anyone can make matchboxes as long as they are careful, and she can do it too. Gu Lan is looking forward to it.
"I hope mom can earn more. I want to have enough food to eat." Tiedan's eyes lit up.
He went out to find food every day, stuffing his stomach with anything that could fill it, but he still always felt hungry.
Gu Lan looked at his brother distressedly, "Didn't Mom increase the food supply? Why are you still not full?"
"That's enough, I'm greedy." Tiedan was vague and didn't say that he was not full. He knew that there was not much food and money at home.
Gu Lan raised both of his younger brothers, and he could tell at a glance what Tiedan was thinking.
She sighed slightly, walked to the kitchen, dug out a sweet potato from under the stove and gave it to her brother.
"I'm hungry, so I'll eat a sweet potato to fill my stomach."
Tiedan used leaves to cushion the sweet potatoes and blew on them while peeling them. "Sister, why are you burying the sweet potatoes?!"
Gu Lan: "My mother buried it."
Tiedan's face froze.
"?"
"Mother knew you weren't full, so she buried it especially for you," Gu Lan explained.
Tiedan turned around, looking awkward, "How did Mom know I wasn't full?"
He muttered, "I didn't show it."
Gu Lan's expression was indifferent, "You were born by your mother."
"……oh!"
The old house of the Gu family.
When Zhao Liuniang learned that Lin Zhao gave the job of pasting matchboxes to herself and her elder sister-in-law, she was so happy that she grinned.
"Really? That's great."
She looked at Huang Xiulan, "Sister-in-law, are we going to separate now?"
have to.
She became even more anxious.
"good."
So, the two of them divided the bag of materials equally.
I was so excited that I was speechless when I thought about getting a few dollars at the end of the month.
Oh my, the third son’s wife is so nice!
Gu's mother was afraid that they would go out and show off, so she reminded them with a stern face: "Don't talk nonsense when you go out. Make a fortune quietly. Our family is conspicuous enough."
Zhao Liuniang was the first to express her stance, "No, we won't tell."
She and her sister-in-law are not stupid. My mother-in-law must look down on them too much.
Huang Xiulan also said, "There's nothing much to say. We still have to be busy making matchboxes, right, sister-in-law?"
"right."
Mother Gu: “…”
Pasting a matchbox, it feels like I'm about to do something great.
…
Lin Zhao was not aware of these things for the time being.
After bringing in Rhubarb, Amber, and the twins, the family officially moved into the city.
Upon hearing the news, Uncle Song and Aunt Song came over with two meat dishes.
"You should have brought our Qianbao and Yaobao here earlier!" Uncle Song picked up the two cubs with a gentle look in his eyes, but also a little distressed, as he felt that the twins, a boy and a girl, had been wronged.
Lin Zhao whispered, "It's not too late to pick him up now."
"You just bully those two kids because they have good tempers." Uncle Song looked disapproving.
Lin Zhao raised her head in question and retorted, "It's not that good. I kept them and coaxed them for a long time. Uncle, if you don't believe me, ask Yu Bao and Heng Bao."
The twins were called and nodded quickly.
"Yes, Mom coaxed me for a long time." Hengbao said.
Uncle Song: “…”
I held the twins to the side and fed them, being as careful as possible.
"Aunt, look at uncle! He doesn't love me anymore. He only protects the two little ones now." Lin Zhao cried to her aunt.
Aunt Song patted the back of her hand with a smile on her face.
"Aren't the two little ones also thanks to you? If they weren't your children, your uncle would at most take a few more glances at them, but he wouldn't be so patient."
Lin Zhao was instantly coaxed and smiled.
She asked, "Aunt, where is Yuncheng? Why didn't he come?"
Aunt Song glanced at her husband and said bluntly, "Your uncle asked Yuncheng to stay home and reflect on his actions. He didn't let him come. He said that seeing him makes him upset."
“…”
Yun Cheng is so miserable. He has lost his partner and his parents still find him annoying.
But he deserves it, it's his fault for being blind.
Lin Zhao never mentioned it again.
The family happily had a hot meal to formally celebrate Lin Zhao and her four children moving to the city.
Before Uncle Song and Aunt Song left, Lin Zhao handed them a lunch box.
"I can't let Yuncheng participate, but I can't deny him food. I made it myself, and my uncle and aunt will bring it back to him."
Afraid that her uncle and aunt would continue to be angry, she comforted them in a soft voice.
"The fact that Yuncheng was able to break up with that lesbian shows that he values you more than anything else. It's inevitable that he made a mistake when dating someone for the first time. Forgive him this time. If he does it again, you don't have to do anything. I'll teach him a lesson."
Yun Jin emerged from the kitchen, shaking the water off her hands, "Mom, don't forget to tell my brother what my sister said."
His brother is also intimidated by his sister. He dare not be careless about what his sister says and he must take it as seriously as possible.
"I know." Aunt Song said with a smile.
It’s time to take good care of Song Yuncheng, his eyesight is too poor.
…
When Song Yuncheng heard what Aunt Song said, the smile on his face disappeared.
He looked at his mother resentfully, "Mom, you deliberately don't want me to eat properly. Don't you always say that thunder doesn't strike people who are eating?"
"If you can't finish it, put it aside and ask your father to take it with him for lunch tomorrow. It won't go bad since the weather is cool now," said Aunt Song.
Uncle Song looked over and said he had no objection.
Song Yuncheng quickly took the lunch box into his arms and said, "I'll eat it. I've been hungry all day!"
Alas, people really cannot make mistakes. Once his family status drops to the bottom, I'm afraid he is even worse than his sister's Huanghumber.
…
The next day, early in the morning.
After Lin Zhao got up, she didn't want to start a fire and planned to go to the state-owned restaurant to buy breakfast.
Song Yunjin came out of the bathroom, his hair a little curly. Seeing his sister about to go out, he asked, "Sister, what are you doing?"
"Buy breakfast." Lin Zhao said.
"Call me if you need to run errands." Song Yunjin roared angrily.
"I live here... just to run errands. That's all I can do. If you don't let me do anything, do I have the nerve to eat and drink for free?"
Lin Zhao: “…”
"Stop nagging me and go buy it!"
Song Yunjin shut up and asked her how much she wanted to buy. After hearing the answer, he happily went to line up at the door of the state-owned restaurant.
I jogged all the way and there weren't many people there when I arrived.
After Lin Zhao finished washing up, she asked Da Huang to wake up the twins while she packed the things she needed to take to work today.
She had to bring Qian Bao and Heng Bao, as well as a big bag of miscellaneous items.
Two barks came from the next room.
Yubao's voice rang out, "Hengbao, it's time to get up. If you're late for school, the teacher will ask us to call your parents."
When he heard the parents calling, Hengbao immediately opened his eyes and sat up, more awake than when his brother splashed water on his face.
"I'm awake..." He lay in the corner and rubbed Amber's round head.
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