If anyone is to blame, it cannot be blamed on her as a stingy aunt, but only on their own irrational mother.
Giving them too much, she was not afraid of not getting anything good in return, but she was afraid that they would ruin her own business.
At night, lying on the brand new warm quilt, Mrs. An shed tears of happiness behind An Hongdou's back, "I remember the last time I covered myself with a new quilt was when your mother and I got married. Your grandfather took out all his savings despite the opposition of the family and bought me two new quilts. Because of this, your aunt has been resenting me for decades."
And those two beds had been used by her for nearly her entire life, and had been refurbished again and again, so that the cotton inside had already clumped.
She thought she would be buried with those two quilts for the rest of her life, but she didn't expect that even at her age, she still had to rely on her daughter to get two new quilts.
An Hongdou put her face on Old Lady An's back and comforted her, "Mom, don't think about the past. We have to look forward. I promise that your life will only get better and better in the future."
Mrs. An didn't even turn her head, she patted An Hongdou's hand, feeling comforted in her heart, "Then Mom has to live a few more years, just waiting to enjoy the blessing of her daughter."
"That's for sure." An Hongdou said confidently.
Mrs. An suddenly turned around and said, "Hongdou, this quilt is not easy to buy. It requires money and tickets. Do you have any connections?"
In fact, she wanted to say that her daughter was wasteful. She bought cotton and quilt covers and could save a lot of money by making them herself.
An Hongdou nodded after thinking about it. "Yes, there is a way. Why are you asking this, Mom?"
Mrs. An grinned, "If you have a way, bring some cotton back to our house, and it would be better if you could get a quilt cover, the kind with bright red cloth and mandarin ducks, so that I can make two new quilts for your fourth brother. The one he's covering himself with now is one left by your grandmother, and I don't know how many years it's been! Seeing how your three sisters-in-law before you have been, I don't expect the bride to bring much stuff. Your fourth brother is the youngest, and everything he uses these years is left over from others. He has never used anything new in his life. Now he's getting married, and he's the last of the five of you to get married, and I don't want him to make do with anything."
"Okay, leave it to me, don't worry, Mom." An Hongdou said.
Old Mrs. An reminded again, "I won't let you spend money. I have money here, but I don't have many cloth and cotton coupons. I will use money to make up for the shortfall. Don't be stupid enough to take it back in broad daylight, or your sisters-in-law will see it and get angry. Put it at your second uncle's house first. I will make the cotton and quilt cover by yourself. Don't buy a ready-made quilt. It's a waste of money. When the bride comes, you can take the quilt back. They won't be sure whether it's the bride's dowry or we made it ourselves."
Although Mrs. An's every word and every calculation may seem long-winded, it is actually the experience she has summed up from her life and her careful planning of life.
But it's also really sad.
Mrs. An has been strong all her life, but she can't help but feel annoyed by the little schemes of her daughters-in-law. It's not that she is afraid of them, but she just doesn't want to hurt the harmony or make things difficult for her sons.
She has no other extravagant hopes now, and just hopes that her future daughter-in-law can be more sensible so that she can live a comfortable life for a few years.
Regardless of whether there is a quarrel or a fight, Mrs. An is not stupid. They are all her sons. Even if she cannot treat them equally, she will at least make sure they are roughly the same. How can anyone really be at a disadvantage?
Instead, it was all this noise, quarreling and calculating that made her lose all desire to help them.
The mother and daughter whispered a lot of things, and soon Mrs. An began to snore.
An Hongdou didn't sleep, as she had something on her mind and couldn't sleep.
After a moment, An Hongdou put on the coat that Shen Xiangzhi gave her and stood up.
This dress is big and long, reaching directly to her ankles when she puts it on, so she doesn't even need to wear pants, it keeps her warm.
I opened the door and walked out. I could hear Brother An's voice from the inner room. "Is it mom or little sister? It's cloudy today and it's dark outside. Be careful and light a kerosene lamp before going to the toilet."
Lin Cuihua deliberately lowered her voice, "Mom and little sister are not children. Do you need to remind them to go to the toilet?"
How can a grown man not feel embarrassed to ask such questions?
Brother An didn't even blush, "I just said what's wrong, Zhao Youliang is a grown man, how could he fall into the pit? You should remind our family to be careful, if he falls in, it's not a big deal."
An Hongdou couldn't help but burst out laughing after hearing this, and said, "I understand, big brother, just listen to big sister-in-law and stop worrying about it."
It was she who caused Zhao Youliang to fall into the cesspool, but she didn't tell anyone about it, so until now, she is the only one who knows about it.
An Hongdou walked across the yard and opened the gate, but was startled by a dark shadow outside.
Shen Xiangzhi quickly spoke up, “It’s me.”
An Hongdou heaved a sigh of relief, walked out, closed the door behind her, and asked Chen Xiangzhi, "How long have you been here? Isn't it cold at night?"
"That's fine." Shen Xiangzhi's breath was filled with white mist when he spoke, "Didn't you and Jianjun tell me that you had something to talk to me about? I just came back, and when I got to your house, your door was already closed. I was wondering if I should knock on the door and go in."
Shen Xiangzhi was also wearing a coat, a black one with a fur collar. It just reached his knees, making him look tall and slender, which was completely different from her ball-like figure.
An Hongdou rolled her eyes and asked him, "So, do you think we are telepathic? You were about to knock on the door, and I happened to open it."
"Bullshit." Facing An Hongdou's face, he couldn't say anything against his will, "What do you want from me?"
He had already decided to listen to her initial advice and wait for two years before they parted ways. If she still wanted to hook up with him, it would be impossible.
He could tolerate being ugly and being fat, but not only was An Hongdou so fierce and had a bad temper. She would start fighting at the slightest disagreement. She was also very strong and had great martial arts ability. If they had any disagreement in the future, he would only be the one to be beaten.
As a man, how can you tolerate this?
Speaking of this, An Hongdou's good mood disappeared instantly.
Sighing, she walked towards the corner and said, "Come over here and talk first."
There's a wind vent over there. I shiver when the breeze blows. It's too cold.
Shen Xiangzhi followed her footsteps and came over. An Hongdou then said, "I went to the hospital today and heard Er Gouzi say that Zhao Youliang was also in the hospital and was questioned by the police because of the injuries on his body."
"So you're worried that he'll betray us?" Chen Xiangzhi understood what she meant and couldn't help but laugh, "Now he's scared, but at that time I don't know who was holding the knife. If I had been a step later, Zhao Youliang might have been chopped into pieces."
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