Granny Liu knew Xu Hongshan quite well; she wanted to sell anything in the house for money.
"Anyway, I have nothing to do at home, so I might as well leave tomorrow! That way, the aunties won't keep asking me questions."
"Alright, I'll pack your luggage. We still have a lot of eggs saved up at home, take them to your third sister-in-law!"
"My dad didn't take them to sell?" That's really strange. My dad is very careful with his eggs. He'll take them to town to sell when he's saved up enough.
Granny Liu rolled her eyes at her youngest daughter. "Who do you think your father is! He may be a bit stingy, but he can still be reasoned with if you talk to him properly."
What she didn't say was that the old man only allowed her to take twenty, so she borrowed thirty more from her child's third aunt's house, making a total of fifty to take over, which would last her for a while.
"Let me see if there's anything else I can bring you. Eggs, loquats, and oh yes, brown sugar. I asked someone to buy five catties of local brown sugar. It's very nourishing, so let your third sister-in-law drink a bowl of it every day. It's good for both adults and children."
That's all. You can't handle anything more. Get up early tomorrow and catch the first bus, otherwise you'll have to walk.
By the way, did your third brother tell you where he lives? Do you know how to get there?
Xu Mingwan nodded. "Third Brother asked me to call him in advance so he could pick me up at the station."
"That's good. When you get to your third brother's place, be diligent and attentive to tasks. Your third sister-in-law is heavily pregnant and it's inconvenient for her to do things, so if you do more, she can get some rest."
"Mom, I know everything, do you need to tell me?" If Xu Mingwan didn't get along well with her third sister-in-law, she would definitely feel uncomfortable hearing this. Who is her real daughter after all!
The next morning, Xu Ming was woken up at 5 p.m.
"Get up quickly, the car left at six o'clock, you still need to wash up and have breakfast."
Xu Mingwan rolled over, howled a few times, and muttered, "Okay, okay, I'm getting up."
Then I silently kept repeating "get up, get up" in my mind, but I just couldn't get up.
"Not up yet? The car's about to leave."
"I'm up, I'm up, I'm really up this time." Xu Mingwan said helplessly. She had gone to bed very late last night, and she was sleeping soundly when she had to get up. It was really hard on her.
Seeing her youngest daughter come out, Granny Liu quickly made her some noodles. "Go brush your teeth and wash your face first. You'll eat noodles in a little while. Everything's ready for you."
"Where are the loquats?" Xu Mingwan exclaimed, her mouth still full of toothpaste, her eyes already fixed on the trees in the backyard.
"Everything's ready. How long will it take to finish if we wait for you to come?" Granny Liu had already anticipated that she wouldn't be able to get up, so she picked and packed all the loquats early in the morning.
Xu Mingwan nodded, washed her face, tied her hair up, and then sat down at the table to eat.
Just as I swallowed the last bite of noodles, I heard a thumping sound; the car had arrived.
"Quickly, I'll go flag down a car. You take the eggs and be careful." Granny Liu had sharp ears and ran out immediately as soon as she heard the sound of the tricycle, carrying two bags in her hands.
"Wait a minute, there are still people here." He shouted while waving.
Xu Dongxiang spotted Granny Liu from afar and stopped the car with a smile. "Auntie, are you going to town today too?"
"It wasn't me, it was Xiao Wan." Granny Liu went to the back of the truck to look around. Luckily, there was still room today.
Because my house is located right at the entrance of the village, there are usually no empty parking spaces when cars come out, so I have to stand if I want to go to town.
So she first put the things in the truck bed, saying, "Please tuck your feet in, I'm going to put some things in."
"Xiao Wan, hurry up, it's about to start."
"Coming, coming." Xu Mingwan carried a bag of eggs and walked quickly forward.
Granny Liu watched the car drive away with a thumping sound before turning around to head home.
"Hey, Granny Liu, didn't your Xiao Wan just get back yesterday? Why aren't you staying home a few more days?"
Zhou Hehua had just gone out to empty the chamber pot when she saw Xu Ming leave in his car.
"Staying at home means no money, and her classmate said she would introduce her to a job, so she's going to check it out first."
Granny Liu made up a random excuse to brush her off. Everyone knew that Hehua was a big mouth this week, and she couldn't let her know that Xiaowan had gone to see Lao San.
"Which classmate is it? Where do you work? How's the salary? If it's good, can you bring my Xiaoxi along too? Xiaowan's classmate must also be Xiaoxi's classmate, we all know each other."
Zhou Hehua thought that Xu Mingwan's current job must be better than the one he had at the button factory. They were classmates, and their own Xiaoxi could do it too!
"How would I know? I didn't even ask. Oh dear, why are you asking so many questions? Doesn't that chamber pot smell bad? Just empty it already! Honestly."
After speaking, Granny Liu waved her hand in front of her nose, pretending to be suffocated by the smell, and quickly walked away.
"Hey, you haven't said anything yet..." Zhou Hehua hadn't finished speaking when she had already run away.
Just then, Chen Chunfeng came down from the mountainside, holding up his belt, and overheard their conversation.
She said dismissively, "She doesn't even want to talk about it anymore, and you're still going after her. With Xu Mingwan's looks, she must have been introduced to someone by a male classmate. She looks restless; whoever marries her is doomed."
Although Zhou Hehua was also unhappy that Granny Liu hadn't told her the truth, she still disapproved of Chen Chunfeng's behavior.
So he mocked, "Watch your mouth! I think you're the kind of person who never learns from a bad experience. Putting everything else aside, aren't you afraid of falling into the latrine again this early in the morning?"
This time, if you fall in, no one will hear you. Be careful!
"You're the one who'll fall in! My outhouse's roof has been reinforced, so this time, you can't fall in even if you wanted to." Chen Chunfeng said this with a smug look on his face, it's unclear what's so great about it.
Zhou Hehua was too lazy to talk to this fool, so she squeezed past her with the chamber pot and headed up the mountain.
The families living in this area have basically built a latrine on this mountain. Underneath is an abandoned large vat, and a few boards are placed on top so that they can stand or squat directly on it when they need to use the toilet.
Those who were more particular would specially make a wooden bar on top of the vat so they could sit on it, and even put a thatched roof on top of it, which would be considered a formal toilet.
That day, Chen Chunfeng was squatting on his own simple outhouse to defecate. In the summer, people are prone to drowsiness, and he accidentally fell in.
Fortunately, some people were working on the mountain and heard her shouts. They grabbed their hoes and ran down the mountain.
He came down and saw Chen Chunfeng struggling in the latrine. He immediately went over and extended the other end of the hoe to her so she could pull her out.
It was the middle of summer, and the smell was incredibly pungent.
Chen Chunfeng didn't dare go home. Instead, he went straight to the back of the stream, took off his clothes, and started washing in it.
Anyway, she's an old lady and there's nothing much to see, so I washed her clothes while I was at it.
It was only after her eldest daughter-in-law found out that her mother-in-law had fallen into the latrine that she immediately went home, got her mother-in-law's clothes, cut a small piece of soap, and brought it to her, which allowed her to wash herself clean.
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