Chapter 97 Money brings security
The village is very quiet in winter.
Quietly, without a sound.
The three of them lay on the warm kang, covered with brand new soft quilts, listening to the whistling wind outside, and slept very soundly and dreamlessly all night.
When Su Jiaojiao woke up, it was already bright outside. The white light filtered through the window paper on the window lattice. Chen Guilan had already prepared dinner and was sitting on the kang chatting with Qin Shuang: "Did you sleep well last night?"
"Okay, I'll fall asleep as soon as I lie down." Qin Shuang had just returned from outside and rubbed his hands, saying, "This snow won't melt for three to five days. We have to visit Ju Peijun's house the day after tomorrow. Luckily he came to pick us up, otherwise, we really wouldn't be able to go."
"Yeah, the snow is so heavy." Chen Guilan reached out and covered Su Jiaojiao with the quilt. "Jiaojiao has been exhausted these days. She fell asleep without saying a word last night."
"Your daughter is quite capable." Qin Shuang glanced at Su Jiaojiao and sighed again, "I wish I had a daughter like this."
Qin Xiuming has been in the imperial capital for several days.
I called her once on the day I arrived, and I haven't heard from her in the past few days.
Chen Guilan just smiled and didn't say anything else.
Su Jiaojiao stretched, poked her head out from under the quilt, and said with a smile, "Mom, Aunt Qin, Happy New Year."
"Okay, okay, I'll give you a red envelope tonight." Qin Shuang smiled and rubbed her hair, "Hurry up and get up!"
"Why did you wake up so early?" Su Jiaojiao sat up with sleepy eyes. "I'm not going to work, and I'm not going to sleep any longer."
"It's already eight o'clock, my dear lady." Qin Shuang joked, "If you were at your in-laws' house and slept so late, you would definitely be called a lazy daughter-in-law."
"That's right!" Chen Guilan followed up, "We used to get up earlier than grandma back then, so how could we sleep in until this hour?"
"I'm not getting married, so nothing like that will happen. My mom won't push me anyway." Su Jiaojiao smiled, got up, folded the quilt, and put on her clothes. Chen Guilan scolded her, "Don't say that on New Year's Day. What girl would say she doesn't want to get married? Aren't you afraid that your Aunt Qin will laugh at you?"
"Haha, it's okay, I'm not an outsider." Qin Shuang said indifferently, "I'm already this age, and I'm still unmarried. Jiaojiao is still young, it's too early to talk about this."
Perhaps because the conversation was rushed, Qin Shuang solemnly said to Su Jiaojiao, "Jiaojiao, no matter what Xiuming said to you that day, Auntie apologizes to you. He was too rash and couldn't keep his words to himself. Don't blame him, and don't let this matter cause any grudges against me. Although I am Xiuming's mother, as a woman, I stand by you. You are still young and can't fall in love at this time."
"Aunt Qin, there's nothing between Qin Xiuming and me. I didn't take it to heart." Su Jiaojiao said calmly, "He went to the imperial capital, met more people, broadened his horizons, and saw the world. He quickly forgot about this matter."
"I'm glad you think so." Qin Shuang patted her shoulder and said the same words as in his previous life, "From now on, I will treat you as my daughter. Xiuming won't dare to bully you. If he says anything you don't want to hear again, tell me and I'll teach him a lesson."
Her son is still too young.
After he spent some time in the imperial capital, he realized that there were some things he could not do on his own, such as his marriage.
"Thank you, Aunt Qin." Su Jiaojiao smiled.
Chen Guilan listened quietly without saying anything, folded the quilt, and went downstairs to serve the meal.
She cooked porridge, steamed buns, and mixed some pickles. The breakfast was very rich. After the meal, there was nothing to do, so Chen Guilan took out the peanuts from home and put them on the kang to pick them, preparing to fry the peanuts and melon seeds. Qin Shuang sat cross-legged on the kang with her to pick peanuts. These tasks were very novel to her.
Su Jiaojiao picked up the two down jackets and went to find Chen Juan.
Chen Guisheng was not at home. Chen Juan was very surprised to see her: "When did you come back?"
Xu Yue'e poked her head out from behind the door and glanced at Su Jiaojiao: "Who?"
"I just got back yesterday." Su Jiaojiao walked up to Xu Yue'e and asked her with a smile, "Second Aunt, I'm Jiaojiao. Don't you recognize me?"
"I don't know him." Xu Yue'e slammed the door shut, locking the two of them outside. Chen Juan pulled her to her room and said, "Let's talk over here."
"These are all leftover down jackets. They're perfect for you and your second aunt. Otherwise, they'll be out of style by next winter. Please help wear them!" Su Jiaojiao opened the down jacket and showed it to Chen Juan. "Try it on quickly. Do they fit you well?"
"That's a lot of money." Chen Juan was embarrassed to accept it.
She always wears homemade cotton-padded jackets at home, so how could she afford a down jacket like this?
"It's not worth much." Su Jiaojiao forced her to try it on, deliberately saying, "Don't be so polite with me. If you don't want it, I'll think you despise it because it's my leftover."
"How could I dislike it? It's not easy for you to earn money. Last time my mother was in the hospital, you gave me 200..." Chen Juan still spoke softly as always. She was afraid that Su Jiaojiao would be unhappy, so she took the down jacket and said, "I'll try it on, okay?"
Chen Juan's clothes fit her well.
Su Jiaojiao asked her to hold it and let Xu Yue'e try, but Xu Yue'e refused to open the door: "Hey Jiaojiao, I don't even know you, why did you come to see me? Go away, leave now!"
"My mom's illness gets worse in the winter, but she gets better in the spring. Don't blame her." Chen Juan stood outside the door holding the down jacket, saying helplessly, "Forget it. I'll let her try it on when she goes out. It should fit."
"Okay, I'll go back then." Su Jiaojiao wouldn't blame anyone but Xu Yue'e. Chen Juan walked her to the gate and said, "I haven't told my dad about my aunt and uncle's divorce. You should tell him yourselves!"
"Let's talk about it when we have a chance!" It was New Year's Day, and Su Jiaojiao couldn't just go to Chen Guisheng and tell him that her father and her mother were divorced. Anyway, the matter had been resolved, and it didn't matter whether Chen Guisheng knew it earlier or later.
The ground was slippery. She walked slowly on the road, looking at the vast expanse of white all around. She felt very fulfilled in her heart. She was no longer the penniless Su Jiaojiao a few months ago. Having money gave her a sense of security. With a sense of security, she felt that this village was peaceful and warm. The sky was blue and the clouds were white.
When I passed by Aunt Yin's house, the door was locked. Aunt Yin was not at home. She must have gone to her nephew's house to celebrate the New Year.
Her nephew runs a small shop at the north end of the village and his business is very good.
Arriving at the doorstep, Su Jiaojiao was in no hurry to go home. She stood at the entrance of her alley admiring the snow. She grabbed a handful of snowflakes and examined them carefully. The crystal clear snowflakes, each in a different shape, were truly beautiful. Following a series of crunching sounds of stepping on the snow, a surprised voice came from behind: "Isn't this Jiaojiao?"
Su Jiaojiao looked back and saw that it was Aunt Wang, the loud speaker. She threw the snow into her hand and walked forward, "Aunt Wang, Happy New Year."
"Happy New Year." Aunt Wang, carrying a hoe and having just returned from the fields, pointed towards her home and asked, "When did you return? Is your mother home?"
"We came back yesterday, and my mother is at home." Su Jiaojiao invited her warmly, "Aunt Wang, come and sit down at my house!"
"I haven't seen your mother for a long time." Aunt Wang put down her hoe and said with a chuckle, "I'll go see her. Has she become more fashionable after living in the city for these few months?"
"Go, go!" Su Jiaojiao hadn't played enough and didn't want to go home. She put on her hat and stood on tiptoe to pick the frozen icicles under the eaves. They were cold in her hands. When she was a child, she often ate these. She would get stomachache after eating them, and then continue to eat them after she recovered.
After a while, the sound of bicycle bells rang out in the alley.
Su Houli and Gao Meifeng came over, talking and laughing, pushing their bicycles. Xue Yuxin followed behind them, looking around with a look of curiosity.
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