When the West Market welcomed its first snowfall of the winter, Xiao Jiu received a letter from her eldest sister.
The letter told her that she was going to be an aunt. She had just found out that it had been a little over a month since the letter was written. She specifically checked the date the letter was written, which meant that her last menstrual period was in October, and her due date was around July or August of next year.
Oh, that's great! First Sister Hong, then Sister Hua. She needs to think carefully about what kind of gifts to prepare for her two nephews.
"Godfather, godmother, grandparents are all doing well, don't worry!"
Tao An, Cui Feng, and Cui Lan are all studying very hard.
Your brother-in-law treats me very well. He's even unafraid of gossip and openly tells everyone that he's a son-in-law who lives with his wife's family.
I didn't marry the wrong man!
In the past, when cotton was scarce at home, a set of cotton-padded clothes could be worn for ten or twenty years, and a quilt might last a lifetime.
Ever since she seized the supplies from the Japanese invaders, she has replaced all the bedding in her house with new ones.
She used the decent cotton quilt as a mattress, and stored all the old black cotton in her space, intending to give it away to anyone in need in the future.
She also asked her older sister to replace the old woman's cotton-padded clothes with new ones.
The clothes were still the same old clothes, only now they were filled with new cotton.
If the old cotton is still in good condition, keep it; if it's not, dry it in the sun and beat it.
Turn around and put on a clean cotton cloth to make a diaper for the child.
So this winter, the two families experienced the warmest winter they had ever had.
Even though Xiaojiu had said that the school had given her clothes, her dear mother still sent her a new cotton-padded jacket and trousers.
When she opened the package in her dorm room and saw a festive red floral print winter outfit made by her mother, her roommates were incredibly envious.
"If you wore this in the snow, you would definitely stand out. Look how red it is! Red complements Xiao Jiu's white skin the best."
"These clothes are really warm. If I wear a cover-up and trousers over them, they will keep out the wind even more."
"So you people from the Central Plains wear these handmade cotton-padded clothes in winter. They feel so soft and comfortable against your skin. Back home, we wear animal fur for winter, layer upon layer, as bulky as bears."
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The items are good, but they can't be worn at school. They need to train daily, and the cotton-padded jackets and trousers affect their activities.
However, a rare heavy snowfall made it impossible to enter the training ground, so the school gave them a holiday, and all the students gathered on the playground to have a snowball fight.
These past few days have been a special time for Xiao Jiu. She waved to her roommates, "You guys go ahead, I have to write letters, I have several that I've been holding back!"
After his roommates left, he looked at the letters on the table. The first one was from Zhou Yue in Hubei Province.
She received his letter before National Day. In the letter, he wrote about his recent situation. Judging from his fluent writing style and talkative tone, he should have passed the period of psychological distress.
After National Day, she not only replied to his letter, but also mailed him a package containing pastries, candies, dried fruits, pickled vegetables, and sauces.
She also told him about Zhou Xing's visit to Xishi to find him, to the Aviation Academy, and his hospitalization after vomiting blood, and gave him instructions.
“In the future, if there’s anything, discuss it with your brother. If you leave without saying a word, he’ll think you’ve developed a grudge against him.”
There's nothing that communication can't solve. Just openly tell your brother about your choices and thoughts.
It's better than the two brothers distrusting each other.
Sure enough, before the snow fell, she received a package from him in return, containing Yulu tea, a specialty of Hubei Province, roasted chestnuts, and Xiaogan sesame candy.
Although the chestnuts had lost their warmth and freshness, they didn't spoil because of the cold weather. She microwaved them for a bit, and they still tasted great. Plus, he sent her three pounds, enough for her to brag about for a while.
There was a letter in the package. I opened it and couldn't help but smile.
"Don't worry, I've already called my brother and explained everything over the phone, so there's no need to guess from the text."
He was transferred from his original unit to the Southern Military Region, and he was actually quite upset about it, even though his rank remained the same.
Yes, they were perfectly fine, and should have been making a contribution, but they were separated because of something 'unexplainable'.
Even if we're at the same level, so what? Doesn't it still mean we have to start all over again?
Zhou Xing must have left feeling disappointed.
Finally, Zhou Yue didn't forget to comfort her, "It's okay, we're still young, we can always start over."
Not long after, before the first snow had even melted, and just as she sent her reply, another package arrived for him.
Upon opening it, I found a pair of leather cotton boots, a red cashmere scarf, and a pair of red cotton gloves.
Her roommates curiously crowded around to look. "Hey, who sent this to you? It couldn't be your brother again, could it?"
Because her second sister sent her a hand-knitted sweater and her third brother sent her a red woolen coat before the snow, she frequently received packages, which caused quite a stir in the dormitory.
Hearing them teasing him like that, Xiao Jiu grinned and teased them back.
"Of course it was sent by my brother. I have so many brothers, sworn brothers, and brothers-in-law. Apart from that stingy brother who's still in high school, all the other brothers and sisters think of me and care about me. After all, I'm the youngest in the family, haha!"
Tao An, the stingy guy: biubiu, I feel hurt!
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