According to the length she gestured, Mrs. An let her hair longer a little more, and with just one cut of the scissors, her hair was half as long.
"Hair that is too short won't look good. Let's keep it at this length. It will probably grow longer when you come out of your confinement period. Then it will be just the right length to braid your hair." said Mrs. An.
An Hongdou nodded. In fact, she really wanted to say that short hair can be cut to look good.
However, Mrs. An didn't have that skill and could only cut with a knife.
And she herself was even worse.
"I heard from my friend that you are going to move to town early to prepare for the birth of your baby, right?" Old Lady An asked casually.
An Hongdou nodded. "The doctor said it would be difficult to give birth to three children at home. It would be best to go to the hospital when the babies are born. The roads here are difficult to travel, and it would be too late to go to the hospital when the babies start to give birth. He said we should go to the town in advance."
"I used to worry that he would marry you unwillingly, and that married life would be difficult. But now that I see that he cares so much about you, I can finally rest assured." Mrs. An smiled with satisfaction and asked, "Have you decided where to live in town? Also, you have to pack more things. I have also made some quilts and small clothes for the children, as well as some diapers that I left behind. I will go back and scald them with boiling water later, and bring them to you after I have packed them."
Logically speaking, these things should be arranged by the mother-in-law, but the situation is different. They don't even know where their daughter's mother-in-law is, and they don't even know whether Shen Xiangzhi has told her family about the marriage, let alone let her mother-in-law arrange these things.
An Hongdou knew what Old Lady An was referring to, especially the diaper. That was the old coarse cloth diaper that had been used in turn by several of the An family's grandchildren. Old Lady An had never been willing to throw it away, and was waiting to use it when she had another child.
Just by thinking about it, An Hongdou could imagine what it would be like.
"Mom, we've already prepared these things, don't worry about it." Although many children are brought up in this way nowadays, An Hongdou is not without the means, so there is no need to force the child to wear worn-out clothes.
The key point is, it’s okay if they are torn, but these are small clothes that have been worn by several children. In addition, in this era, children don’t have so many clothes to change. Most of them are just worn directly after they have peed on them, dried in the sun, and if they have defecated, they are just rubbed with water.
"What? Are you still disgusted?" An Hongdou could guess what she was thinking just by looking at her expression.
However, it is understandable. Who doesn't want their children to have good food and clothing? Those who have the conditions cannot be compared with those who don't.
Sighing, Mrs. An said, "Don't worry. You don't have to give up the swaddle and diapers. The small clothes are all made of new cloth. They are the cloth you bought for me last year. At my age, it doesn't matter whether I wear new clothes or not. Your fourth brother's marriage has been full of twists and turns, and there is no sign of it yet. The money I have has to be saved for your fourth brother to marry a wife. I dare not spend it carelessly. My son-in-law doesn't look like he is short of money. If you are living a good life, just be more patient. Don't blame me for not being willing to prepare anything for you."
They are all her own children, and she is in a dilemma.
Every time this happened, she couldn't help but curse the old man who died early in her heart.
It would be better for him to die and end everything, leaving her alone to suffer in this world, doing this dilemma.
Mrs. An held Mrs. An's hand and said with a smile, "Mom, they say that children and grandchildren have their own blessings. Don't worry too much. I have prepared everything here. There is nothing missing. Fourth brother is tall and big, not stupid or foolish, and he is honest and reliable. With a sensible mother like you, he will definitely find a wife. Whoever becomes my fourth sister-in-law will have great blessings in the future!"
An Hongdou said this, but in fact, if she were a woman, she would really look down on Fourth Brother An.
It is true that he is tall, big, honest and reliable, but to put it nicely, he is honest, and to put it bluntly, he is cowardly and has no opinion.
Take the matter of breaking off the engagement for example. He was cuckolded and almost became a father, but he still felt sorry for the Zhao family.
Fortunately, he didn't say that he didn't even want the 20 yuan betrothal money, otherwise she would definitely want to knock his head open to see what he was thinking.
Mrs. An was not unaware of her youngest son's shortcomings, but no matter how many times she had told him about them, it was not so easy to change one's innate character.
By now, she had given up and only hoped to find him a wife so they could live a good life. He didn't have any special skills anyway and was busy working in the fields all day, so he had no chance to do anything cunning and wouldn't suffer any big loss.
"Forget it, let's not talk about him. The more I talk about him, the more worried I get." Old Mrs. An was thinking about the girl her second aunt had mentioned a few days ago, and wondering when she would have time to invite her home to meet her.
But her daughter is about to give birth again, and she is afraid that the dates might be unfortunate. It would be awkward if the dates coincide with each other and she could only take care of one and not the other.
An Hongdou was packing up the things that could be used at home, but she was really troubled by the things for the children.
If she lived in town, she could still say that she went out to buy it, but in this small mountain village, it was not easy to go out. All the things in the house were bought by Shen Xiangzhi, and he could see everything at a glance.
She could take it out of the space, but finding an excuse was a problem.
After thinking about it, she decided to be more cautious so as not to expose herself because of some small things.
When Chen Xiangzhi came back, Mrs. An also left. An Hongdou talked to him about the food, clothing and other expenses after the child was born.
It is definitely not enough for three children to eat breast milk, but there are indicators when buying milk powder. It is not just one or two times. It is not easy to keep them eating for a long time.
For a moment, An Hongdou impulsively wanted to tell him that she had space, so that she could avoid a lot of trouble.
But in the end, reason prevailed.
Even if they had a child, their relationship wasn't that deep, so she couldn't say it.
Regarding this aspect, Shen Xiangzhi couldn't help but feel worried.
After thinking for a while, he started talking about the past again, "Last time I mentioned to you about leaving here, you should reconsider it. Not only for yourself but also for the children, it is more convenient to live in the city."
An Hongdou wrinkled her face and said, "How can it be convenient? You can't come out with nothing if there's nothing to eat in the city. Besides, here I have my mom and brothers to help. If we really go to the city, can we really bring three children here with just the two of us?"
Besides, Shen Xiangzhi can't always stay at home, he must work to make money, so by then she will be the only one taking care of the three children.
"By the way, you've never told me about your family situation?" An Hongdou suddenly remembered that what Shen Xiangzhi meant by living in the city might be returning to his own home, so she had to ask.
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