k “I’ll go take a look.”
"I'm going too."
There were always some people in the yard who were eager to join in the fun. Soon, those who went to check on the situation came back believing what Aunt Liu said.
"That's true. All four children are in Zhao Xingmei's room. Why did Aunt Jiang do this?"
"Who knows? But she is really willing to take risks and even start a business collecting waste."
"It's so embarrassing, so embarrassing!"
Everyone was talking about Aunt Jiang, criticizing her like a worthless person. Aunt Liu was in a very good mood as she watched everyone talking about Aunt Jiang. She raised her head high like a rooster that had won a battle.
"Don't tell me I said that. Just let everyone know it among yourselves."
Aunt Liu's last sentence is clearly an attempt to cover up the truth.
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"I was wondering why I smelled a rotten smell in the yard last night. Could it be that Aunt Jiang picked up all the leftovers that people threw away?"
Hearing someone say this, others followed suit and said, "It must have been her. Although it is the beginning of summer, the weather is still very hot. She picked up some messy things. The smell is really disgusting."
"No, we can't let Aunt Jiang go out to pick up trash anymore. She's made our entire front and back yard stink!"
Ye Li watched Aunt Liu trying hard to pull down Aunt Jiang in the crowd. She glanced at Aunt Liu and then went to find Zhao Xingmei with her things.
“Mom is back!”
"Bring us some delicious food!"
Jiang Li was a little greedy cat. When she saw the peach cakes and hawthorn candies in Ye Li's hand, she immediately jumped into Ye Li's arms.
"Don't be in a hurry. The four of you go wash your hands. Whoever washes his hands first gets to eat the peach cake first."
As soon as Ye Li finished speaking, the four children rushed out of the house like the wind.
"Ye Li, why is it so noisy outside?" Zhao Xingmei had been staying in the house. The four children were making so much noise that she couldn't hear what was being said outside.
"Mom, let me ask you, where did Aunt Jiang go?"
"She said she had a backache, so she went to see an old Chinese doctor for acupuncture. She said she should go for a week to see the effects. You see, she left Niu Xin and Niu Rong to me." Zhao Xingmei answered truthfully.
After hearing what Zhao Xingmei said, Ye Li felt that what Aunt Liu said seemed to be true.
"Mom, Aunt Liu just said in the yard that she ran into Aunt Jiang picking up trash."
"How could that be! Why would she do this?" Zhao Xingmei's first reaction was disbelief.
“Maybe we’re short of money.”
Ye Li thought about it and this was the only reason.
"Yes, Niu Dazhi has handed over all his money. She still has to support Niu Xin and Niu Rong, so she doesn't have much money." Zhao Xingmei suddenly realized after Ye Li reminded her.
"You said Aunt Jiang is also very proud. If she really has no money to eat, tell me and I will help her a little. If not for her, then for Niu Xin and Niu Rong. Look how sensible these two children are."
Zhao Xingmei looked at Niu Xin and Niu Rong who were squatting on the ground and carefully tasting the peach cakes, and couldn't help but worry about the future of these two children.
"Well, Aunt Jiang seems to be carefree and doesn't care about anything, but she has a strong sense of self-esteem."
Judging from the fact that Aunt Jiang would rather go out fully armed to pick up scraps than ask others for money, she has a very strong self-esteem.
"Forget it, we just need to know about this matter, and don't tell anyone. Aunt Jiang has had a hard time. Her son and daughter-in-law are both in jail, and her husband passed away early. It's really pitiful. But as the saying goes, there must be something hateful about pitiful people. If she wasn't such a jerk on weekdays, the people in the compound would definitely think of ways to help her, and they wouldn't let her go out to pick up garbage."
Zhao Xingmei originally sympathized with Aunt Jiang, but when she talked about it, she thought of Aunt Jiang's daily asshole behavior, and her sympathy immediately disappeared.
"Yes, I understand."
"Mom, you have to take care of four children at once these days, not to mention Miaomiao. It's tiring enough." Ye Li took out two more pieces of peach cakes from the brown paper and handed them to Niu Xin and Niu Rong.
Niu Xin and Niu Rong smiled sweetly at Ye Li, then took it and continued eating.
"That's right. Miaomiao is older now and doesn't need anyone to supervise her when she goes to school. Her grandfather picks her up on weekdays. But I have no place to take care of these little brats. They follow me around like little tails all day long. It would be great if there was a school that could accept three or four-year-olds."
"Sure, isn't there a nursery? We can send them there."
"They are all integrated into the factory and only serve the children of internal employees. You see, Jiang Xun's factory and your weaving factory don't have corresponding nurseries."
Zhao Xingmei thought about sending the children to a nursery, but when she asked around, she found out that the nursery was affiliated with the glass factory and was only open to the children of the glass factory's employees.
"Then we should build a nursery in the weaving factory! All the children of school age in our courtyard can go there."
Hearing Ye Li's words, Zhao Xingmei immediately grabbed Ye Li's hand excitedly and said, "Ye Li, I forgot to ask you just now, have you signed the contract today?"
"Yes. It's finally signed." Ye Li nodded to Zhao Xingmei.
"Oh, that's great. I feel relieved. I'm waiting for you to build a nursery in the weaving factory." After Zhao Xingmei heard Ye Li say that the contract was successful, her heart kept beating fast.
"It will be quick. We will be able to put all the children in the nursery at our weaving factory before winter!"
"Mom, I want to go to the nursery. I heard from Sister Miaomiao that I can meet a lot of kids in the nursery. It's so interesting." Jiang Hao's eyes lit up immediately when he heard Ye Li say that she would send them to the nursery.
"If my brother goes, I will go too." Jiang Li raised her little hand and actively participated.
"Okay, both of you go."
Niu Xin and Niu Rong looked dismayed when they saw their good friends going to the nursery.
Especially Niu Xin, his eyes were red.
"Niu Xin, why are you crying?" Jiang Hao was the first to notice something was wrong.
It would have been fine if Jiang Hao didn't ask, but as soon as he asked, Niu Xin couldn't hold it anymore and burst into tears.
"You two will go to school from now on, and there will be no one to play with us."
Hearing what Niu Xin said, Ye Li quickly squatted down to help Niu Xin wipe away the tears on her cheeks: "You can also go to school with Xiao Hao and Xiao Li. You can go to school in Aunt Ye Li's factory in the future, okay?"
Hearing Ye Li's words, Niu Rong hugged Ye Li's back and pressed his soft little body against Ye Li.
"Aunt Ye Li, you are so nice!"
Niu Rong felt something was wrong after hugging Ye Li for only a moment, so she immediately let go of Ye Li and carefully observed Ye Li's expression, fearing that her excessive actions would cause Ye Li's displeasure.
Seeing the fragile and sensitive personalities of Niu Xin and Niu Rong, Ye Li's heart felt like it was being stabbed by needles. She seemed to see her younger self in these two children.
"Aunt Jiang! Why are you back now? Didn't you go out to pick up trash?"
A mocking voice came from outside the house, which immediately caused an uproar in the courtyard.
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