"It should be possible to stay for a while. There hasn't been anything going on there recently." An Hongdou said, grabbing Old Lady An's hand, "But, Mom, this time when we go back, we want to take you with us. We had this idea before. You always said that Fourth Brother's child was too young. Now Fourth Brother's child can walk. You can go to Jiangcheng with me for a while, so that you can worry about me."
Mrs. An felt very relieved, but after thinking about the specific situation, she said, "My daughter, don't say such nonsense. Dabao and the others are all grown up and don't need anyone to take care of them. I didn't go there when you needed them, so why should I go there now? It's just adding another mouth to feed. Now you are all relying on your son-in-law to support you. You have to save where you should, and you can't be so extravagant that you don't know how to live."
An Hongdou smiled and squeezed her palm, "Mom, your daughter is here. She won't let you go hungry."
"That's not what I meant!" Mrs. An said unhappily.
However, she did understand the girl's action of pinching her palm, but she didn't want to say it in front of others.
In fact, in the past few years, her daughter would send her money back every month, 5 yuan a month. There was not much to spend in the countryside, so she saved all the money.
It’s true, my daughter said something that is true: if you have money in your hands, you will not be worried.
In three years, plus the betrothal gift given by her father-in-law, which her daughter did not take away, she had saved up a lot of money.
The daughters-in-law also knew all this. Besides, after the division of the family, there was no specific conflict of interest among the families. And now that they knew that she had money, they all treated her very well.
There is not a single old lady of her age in the village who does not envy her.
Thinking about her life now, Mrs. An is already very satisfied.
She was much happier than the old man. At least she had lived to enjoy this time. Unlike him, he passed away long ago. When he died, he was still concerned about the lives of his whole family and could not leave with peace of mind.
“Hongdou, when you have time next time, take Xiangzhi to visit your father’s grave. He loved you the most when he was alive. Talk to him, and don’t let him miss us in the grave…” Old Mrs. An didn’t want to cry. She wanted to laugh, to laugh happily, but sometimes, maybe because of her age, she couldn’t help herself.
An Hongdou quickly agreed, "Hey, I understand."
Although we are still in the stage of cracking down on feudal superstition, the management in this regard is not very strict.
After all, every family has deceased elders, and no one dares to say that they don’t worship their ancestors or visit their graves during festivals.
After everyone had left, Zhou Qingcao came over with the child in his arms and said to Mrs. An, "Mom, since my younger sister has invited you, you can go over and stay for a while. If it's good, stay longer. If not, we can just come back. It's just a little trouble at best."
Zhou Qingcao didn't want to drive her mother-in-law out of the house. In fact, Mrs. An was still very capable and could help her a lot when she was at home.
However, living together all day long, she also knew that Mrs. An missed her sister-in-law very much. Although she was not sick with worry, her hair turned white because of it. It would be better to let the old lady go over and see how her sister-in-law was doing, so that she could put her mind at ease.
"What about Changyuan? If I really go, can you and Lao Si handle the work in the fields and the children at home?" Changyuan is the one in Zhou Qingcao's arms. He has a chubby face and is very cute, but a little timid and afraid of people. Just now when there were many people around, and he didn't know An Hongdou, he was reluctant to come here.
Originally, she was worried that Zhou Qingcao might have some objections, but since she said so, Mrs. An couldn't help but feel moved.
An Hongdou also took the opportunity to persuade her: "Yes, Mom, look at what Fourth Sister-in-law has said, what else do you have to worry about?"
"I...I'll just stay there for a few days?" Mrs. An was still unsure.
After all, there are few opportunities to leave this small village in a lifetime, let alone go to the big city thousands of miles away.
An Hongdou quickly helped her make a decision, "Go ahead, it's just right. Don't you want to see what your daughter's life is like now?"
Her old woman rolled her eyes at her and muttered, "Silly girl!"
If she didn't want to see how she was living and whether her in-laws treated her well, why would an old woman like her think of going to a place thousands of miles away? It would be painful enough to go back and forth.
She was afraid that one day she would die and meet the old man in the underworld. The old man would ask her how her children were doing, but she wouldn't even be able to recognize the door of her daughter's house.
An Hongdou originally wanted to hug An Changyuan, but the child was too timid and didn't want her to hug him, so she just teased him a little and gave him the gift she had prepared long ago.
The other children also received gifts, some food and clothes, but they all ran out to have fun, so the gifts were taken back by the sisters-in-law.
When sending her out, Mrs. An said to her, "You are such a fool, you have no sense at all. There are so many children in your family, not just one or two. You brought gifts for all of them. How much money does it cost?"
It's already a lot of expenses to be there for a long month, and they send her money every month. What will her in-laws say if they find out about this?
Not to mention other people, if her daughter-in-law brought so many things back to her parents' home every day, she would probably not be able to stand it.
An Hongdou couldn't hide the smile on her face, "Mom, they are all your grandchildren, and I didn't give the things to outsiders. Is this worth it for you to say that?"
"I'm still worried about you..."
Old Mrs. An sighed and said nothing more.
She said the same thing many times, but this girl never took it to heart.
Forget it, no matter how much I say, it will be useless and it will only make her look like a stingy old woman.
I took the key to open the door of my house. I hadn't been back for more than a year, and the yard was still clean.
Only the remaining traces can be seen, and it is obvious that it was just processed a few days ago.
As expected, she was still thinking this when she heard Mrs. An say, "This yard was overgrown with grass some time ago. As soon as you called your second uncle and said you were coming back, I asked your brothers to clean the yard. Also, your sisters-in-law helped clean the beds, windows, tables, cabinets, etc. in this room."
Everyone has their own little thoughts and will make plans for themselves, but when it comes to needing help, their own family members are still the closest.
An Hongdou looked at this clean home. It was not better than their house in Jiangcheng, but this feeling of being welcomed as soon as she came back was particularly precious.
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