Chapter 185 Upstairs and Downstairs, Lights and Phones

noon.

After eating two bowls of porridge at his father-in-law and mother-in-law's house, Deng Yuntai looked at his mother-in-law and asked, "Mom, have you packed your luggage?"

Zhang's mother said, "Just take some clean clothes. They've already been packed. Are you sure you don't need some diapers?"

Deng Yuntai smiled and said, "You really don't need to bring diapers. They have already been prepared at home. There are plenty of diapers!"

Mother Zhang nodded and said, "Okay, as long as it's available."

Deng Yuntai then looked at his father-in-law and said, "Dad, it's getting late now. I'll go back first. I'll come back to tell you the good news after Pingmei gives birth."

Father Zhang hummed and said, "Then I'll wait for your good news."

Then, Deng Yuntai said hello to his two brothers-in-law and took his mother-in-law back to Naye Village on his bicycle.

After leaving Poxin Village, Deng Yuntai said as he rode his bike, "Mom, we'll be at Longtan Street soon. Do you want to go to the store and say hello to the two sisters-in-law?"

Zhang's mother said, "Then go and say hello. You haven't seen our store yet, so why not go and take a look?"

Deng Yuntai responded and started riding his bicycle attentively. With his mother-in-law on the back seat, he certainly couldn't go too fast. He couldn't ride on bumpy terrain like he did when he rode his wife. He also couldn't go too slow because the pressure was still quite high.

After much difficulty, we finally arrived at Longtan Street, and following the directions of my mother-in-law, we came to the small shop selling agricultural products.

Today is not a market day, and it is noon, so there is no customer in the store. Mrs. Zhang Da and Mrs. Zhang Er are eating melon seeds and chatting!

Seeing their mother-in-law and brother-in-law walk into the store, Mrs. Zhang Da and Mrs. Zhang Er were surprised and quickly stood up to greet them.

Mother Zhang didn't waste time. After the two sides greeted each other, she explained the situation to her two daughters-in-law. Finally, she said, "I will go back with Yuntai today, and then we will go to Bobai together tomorrow. For the next month, I will not be at home, so you two will have to work hard."

After listening to their mother-in-law's words, Mrs. Zhang Dasao and Mrs. Zhang Ersao were extremely envious of their sister-in-law. She had to go to the county hospital to give birth to a child, and even went there half a month in advance to prepare for delivery. Such treatment is really unparalleled in the countryside.

The matter of the mother-in-law taking care of her sister-in-law while she gave birth had already been discussed yesterday, but it just took a little longer than previously expected.

In front of their brother-in-law, Mrs. Zhang Da and Mrs. Zhang Er behaved very well, saying that with them at home, their mother-in-law only needed to concentrate on taking care of her sister-in-law and didn't need to worry about home.

Zhang's mother nodded with satisfaction, and without staying in the store for long, she asked her son-in-law to leave.

After watching her mother-in-law and brother-in-law leave, Zhang couldn't help but say, "Our sister-in-law is so lucky. Not only did she marry into a good family, but her father-in-law was also so good to her that he even went to the county town half a month in advance to wait for the birth of her child. That level of attention is unparalleled!"

Mrs. Zhang nodded and said, "Yes, going to Bobai half a month in advance to prepare for the birth, I don't know how much money it will cost. If it were other families, even if they were rich, they probably wouldn't be willing to spend so much. Our sister-in-law is really marrying into a blessed nest."

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While Deng Yuntai went to invite his mother-in-law, Zhang Xiuping also told her two sisters that she was planning to go to Bobai in advance to prepare for childbirth.

This news undoubtedly caused the two little sisters to exclaim again.

After all, going to the county town to give birth half a month in advance is an operation that has never been seen in rural areas in this era. Even if there are people who go to the county town to give birth, they are basically sent to Bobai temporarily because of difficult labor.

…

The next day.

After breakfast, Deng Shirong, Zhang's mother, Deng Yuntai, Zhang Xiuping, Deng Yunzhen, Bu Dafang, and Bu Dashi, a total of seven people, went to Tanlian intersection.

Bu Dafang and Bu Dashi, the brother and sister, naturally would not follow them to Shangbobai. They followed them to Tanlian intersection mainly to ride their bicycles back.

Originally, you could just take the bus at the village entrance to go to Bobai, without having to walk so far to Tanlian intersection to take the bus, because the bus from Shabei Commune to Bobai would pass by the entrance of Naye Village.

But the road from Naye Village to Tanlian Intersection was so bad that Deng Shirong was worried that the bus would shake too much and would be bad for his eldest daughter-in-law, so he suggested taking the bus at Tanlian Intersection, where the road conditions to Bobai were much better.

At this time, Zhang Xiuping was sitting on the back seat of the bicycle, while Deng Yuntai was pushing the bicycle and walking with everyone.

Bu Dashi, on the other hand, rode a bicycle loaded with luggage. He would ride for a while, then stop and wait for everyone to come over, and then continue riding for a while.

More than an hour later, everyone arrived at the Tanlian intersection.

After untying the luggage from the bicycle, Deng Shirong said, "Okay, Dafang and Dashi, you guys go back first!"

The Bu siblings responded, greeted everyone one by one, and then each rode a bicycle back.

Tanlian intersection is the largest trunk road in Bobai County, and the traffic volume is naturally not comparable to that of Shuangwang, a remote mountain area.

Therefore, everyone waited for less than half an hour before the passing bus to Bobai County arrived.

…

noon.

Main Street of Bobai County.

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Deng Shirong brought his son, daughter-in-law and mother-in-law to the two-story building he bought.

Seeing the two-story building, Zhang's mother was filled with surprise. She thought that her in-laws were renting a house, but she didn't expect that they were renting a two-story building.

The two-story building was originally a bit old, but after renovation, it still looks very good.

Especially when she saw the light bulb hanging above, Zhang's mother could hardly take her eyes off it.

At this time, only a very small part of the rural areas in Bobai County have access to electricity. Most of the rural areas do not have access to electricity, and Poxin Village naturally does not have electricity either.

Now they live in a two-story house in the county town and have electricity. Even though the house is only rented by the in-laws, Zhang's mother is still very excited.

After all, the biggest pursuit of rural people in this era is a phrase that became popular in the 1950s and 1960s: upstairs and downstairs, electricity and telephone.

Now this house has all the amenities upstairs and downstairs, and it has electricity. All it lacks is a telephone. This is the life that rural people dream of.

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Deng Shirong introduced: "Mother-in-law, there is only one room on the first floor. The one next to it is the bathroom, and this is the kitchen. There are four rooms on the second floor. Three of them have beds, and two of them have wardrobes. Mother-in-law, please choose a room with a wardrobe, and the other room will be left for Yuntai and Apingmei."

Regarding the arrangement made by her in-laws, Zhang's mother quickly declined, saying, "My in-laws, I only have a few sets of clothes to wash and change, so there's no need for a wardrobe. Just put them on the bed. Leave the room with the wardrobe to my sister-in-law!"

Deng Yunzhen waved her hand quickly and said, "Aunt, I also only have a few sets of clothes to wash and change, so I don't need a wardrobe. You can just live here."

Deng Shirong smiled and said, "My dear relative, don't refuse. The baby's diapers have to be kept here, as well as all those miscellaneous things. You will definitely need this wardrobe."

Deng Yuntai and Zhang Xiuping also spoke out to advise.

Mother Zhang then said, "In that case, I won't refuse."

Soon, the rooms were divided.

Deng Shirong lived in the room downstairs, and the two rooms with wardrobes on the second floor were given to Zhang's mother and Deng Yuntai and his wife, and the remaining room with a bed was left to Deng Yunzhen.

After dividing the rooms and packing their luggage, the family went out to eat in a relaxed mood.

(End of this chapter)