Gu Guodong ran over from the side, smiling as he greeted Lu Huaijiao.
"Was your little sister good today?"
His primary concern was the baby in Lu Huaijiao's belly. Even though the baby was still inside her, Gu Guodong insisted it was a girl.
There's another belief among them that very young children can sense whether a baby in a pregnant woman's belly is a boy or a girl.
Children around three years old have very accurate premonitions.
I don't know where this saying came from, but it's a common belief, and it's quite accurate.
Gu Changzheng was overjoyed to hear Gu Guodong's words.
How did Guodong know that his aunt was carrying a girl?
"It's my younger sister!"
Gu Guodong couldn't explain it, but he just knew that his aunt was carrying a girl.
Gu Changzheng was just asking him a question; he didn't expect Gu Guodong to give any standard answer.
After all, the other person is just a child, isn't he?
Zhang Cuifang knew that Lu Huaijiao and her husband both liked daughters, so when she heard her son point to Lu Huaijiao's belly and say it was a little sister, she wasn't as nervous as the first time.
She and Gu Changhe walked forward together. Gu Changhe was carrying a burlap sack, which contained some dried goods that the couple had collected from the mountains over the past two days.
Some were found by myself, and some were exchanged with relatives.
Things like dried bamboo shoots and wood ear mushrooms. These were quite rare sights for Gu Changzheng and his group, and even more precious to Gu Changhe and his family who lived in the village.
However, Gu Changhe and Zhang Cuifang filled more than half of the precious items into a sack, which was tightly sealed and kept very clean.
Gu Changhe handed the sack to Gu Changzheng, saying, "These are some mountain products. Your third sister-in-law usually dries and stores them at home. You can't easily buy them in the city. Take some back and try them."
Gu Changzheng did not take it immediately.
Instead, he let Gu Changhe take it back to eat himself.
Seeing Gu Changzheng's actions, Lu Huaijiao thought of how he had been extorting Gu Changshan just a moment ago, and how his attitude was completely opposite to what it was now.
She lowered her eyes, smiled and patted Gu Guodong's head. With such parents who, though not talkative, were well-educated and reasonable, his future would definitely be better than that of the two sisters, Daya and Erya.
You can tell from their personality.
"Brother...Sister-in-law..."
Zhang Cuifang stepped forward and took the initiative to greet Lu Huaijiao.
However, since it was her first time, she was still a little nervous when talking to Lu Huaijiao.
"What's wrong, Third Sister-in-law?"
Seeing that Zhang Cuifang was nervous, Lu Huaijiao smiled gently, her eyes crinkling into a gentle smile, which quickly eased Zhang Cuifang's tension.
She handed a well-packaged package to Lu Huaijiao.
"These are cloth shoes I sewed for my parents and Sanbao."
The shoes for Gu Jianhua and He Meizhu had been sewn a long time ago. They just hadn't found a suitable person to take them to the city.
As for the shoes for Sanbao, Zhang Cuifang sewed them after Gu Changhe brought back a lot of things that day.
Don't be fooled by the fact that it's three pairs of shoes to sew; it sounds like a lot. But since the shoes are for children, and Zhang Cuifang has incredibly skillful hands, she sews shoes and clothes quickly and well.
Moreover, she was quite clever.
Putting aside everything else, just look at the patches on Gu Guodong and Gu Changhe's clothes, and you can tell.
Unlike other children, Gu Guodong's clothes weren't patched with large pieces of cloth sewn on to cover them up.
Zhang Cuifang sewed various small animal shapes cut from cloth onto the holes. If it was a long hole, she would sew a longer fish; if it was a short hole, she would sew a little rabbit, a big tiger, or something similar.
Zhang Cuifang was born with skillful hands, and the little animals she sewed were all lifelike and very enviable.
Gu Changhe's clothes didn't need to be too flashy, so Zhang Cuifang would try to minimize the appearance of the patches.
Patches that basically blend in with the original clothes and pants.
Moreover, the handwork and stitching are so delicate and neat that some people would believe it was sewn by a sewing machine.
That being said...
Lu Huaijiao was quite surprised to see the shoes wrapped in black cloth in front of her. She hadn't expected Zhang Cuifang to go to such lengths and even make shoes for them.
Sure enough, not all sisters-in-law are bad.
She smiled and took the black cloth bag, saying, "Thank you, Third Sister-in-law. Mom, Dad, and Sanbao will definitely love it."
Zhang Cuifang felt a little shy after hearing this.
"I'm glad they like it. I didn't bring them anything, I just made a pair of shoes..."
"Being able to make shoes is already quite impressive. Don't laugh at me, Third Sister-in-law, but even I might not be able to sew a pair of shoes in ten years."
Because of Zhang Cuifang's nervousness, Lu Huaijiao didn't mind exuding her friendliness.
Furthermore, she isn't truly the kind of person who is unreasonable and rude, unable to get along with her sisters-in-law. If the other person is a good person, she is quite willing to get along with them harmoniously.
Zhang Cuifang naturally sensed Lu Huaijiao's kindness.
She smiled shyly: "Making shoes is very simple. My sister-in-law is a person who does great things, so don't worry about a pair of shoes."
Zhang Cuifang, however, knew how to flatter her.
Lu Huaijiao laughed. After obtaining Zhang Cuifang's permission, she opened the cloth bag and saw the finely stitched, multi-layered cloth shoes inside.
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