Chapter 28: No matter how you think about it, it's all my fault
Xie Jing took several deep breaths before she walked up to Shen Meng with a stiff smile. She was pregnant now and couldn't help Shen Meng lift the sack. The two sisters-in-law looked at each other and then looked at the two skinny children at the door of the main hall.
Then Shen Meng gave up, went to the kitchen to get a kitchen knife, and untied the rope that tied the sack.
The first thing that was taken out was a big iron pot. The original owner and Lu Zhenping had an iron pot when they got married, but soon after the wedding, they were coaxed away by their mother-in-law Liu Sanjin. Now they are still using the old iron pot that the old Lu family has used for decades. There are several holes on the edge. Shen Meng is always afraid of poking a hole in the pot when cooking.
Then came candy, cakes, lean pork ribs, towels, toothbrushes, cups, washbasins, clothes, shoes, socks, sheets, quilt covers...
Lu Mingyang and Lu Mingliang ran back and forth between the sack and the main room. The two boys felt that the sack brought by their mother was like a bottomless pit, and countless things were taken out of it.
After taking out all the stuff in the sack, the floor of the main hall was almost filled with stuff.
Shen Meng looked at the three stunned people and touched his nose awkwardly.
"It's a bit too much!"
"Uh, um, sister-in-law, did you move the supply and marketing cooperative here?"
"I finally got to the county town, so I bought some things that were missing at home. The supply and marketing cooperative in the county town is really big. Fortunately, it sells ready-made clothes for adults and children. Otherwise, it would be too late for you to make them by hand. I see that the weather will be cold next month, and Mingyang and his children won't even have a decent thick piece of clothing. How will they go to school then? The school is far from our village, and their shoes are rotten. Will they go to school barefoot? Besides, the clothes I bought are bigger, so they can wear them for several years!"
Shen Meng said as she separated the clothes of the children, two sets of clothes for each person, shoes and socks, notebooks and pencils, and three army green shoulder bags. She bought all these at the small commodity market, and they were very cheap.
Lu Mingyang and Lu Mingliang looked at the pile of their things on the ground, their eyes widened in shock, especially Lu Mingyang, he always thought that the bad woman was pretending, raising them well and then selling them, but whose good person would spend so much money on things before selling their children? He felt that he was not worth so much money.
Lu Mingliang hugged the new clothes in front of him and looked at Shen Meng in surprise.
"Mom, are these really all for me? I look so cool wearing these Liberation shoes. My aunt's brother has a pair and he always shows them off."
"Yes, they are all for you. After the autumn harvest, you two brothers will go to school together. Mingfang is timid, so don't let anyone bully her when she goes to school."
Lu Mingliang got his favorite things and heard him protect his sister, so he immediately puffed out his chest.
"Mom, I'm a man, I must protect my sister well."
Lu Mingyang looked at Shen Meng who was talking to his brother, his expression was gentle, his voice
was soft After the children's things were divided, Shen Meng asked them to put the things away and wash them and wear them again. After packing up everything, Shen Meng took out the things bought at the supply and marketing cooperative. In addition to a piece of polyester cloth, Shen Meng also added a piece of floral cotton cloth and a piece of military green polyester cloth. There were things for both adults and children.
"Jinghao, I used to be ignorant and often quarreled with you. You are kind and didn't bother with me. You are also good to the children in Mingyang. I really thank you. This is the fabric and rubber soles I bought for Xiaogang and the child in your belly. You can use the extra fabric to make shoes for Xiaogang. You can keep the brown sugar and candies."
A package of things was delivered to her, and Xie Jinghao almost hugged it.
"Oh, no, no, sister-in-law, I can't take it. Jiasheng and I have been taken care of by my brother a lot. How can I ask you for so many things? I am good to the people in Mingyang because they are sensible, not for the things. Sister-in-law, please take it back."
"I didn't ask you to take it away today. The year you got married, I didn't give you any extra boxes or anything. This is considered a compensation, but you don't want it. Where's Xiaogang? Where's the baby in your belly? Look at this piece of cotton fabric, it's so soft. These two soles are just the size of Xiaogang. I have no use for them. You know Jinghao, I'm not a good person. Look at those two sisters-in-law and my mother-in-law. They are just... "I ignored you even if you asked me for it. You were not allowed to take these things back now. You can make the clothes and shoes at my house and take them away after they are done. If you take them home now, you will definitely lose everything."
Xie Jing looked at Shen Meng's sincerity and felt grateful. Even if she took care of Mingyang's children, the food and drink were not worth Shen Meng's money. Shen Meng, the elder sister-in-law, gave her too much.
But think about the few scraps of cloth in the kang cabinet at home. Not to mention making clothes for the children, even making shoes is not enough. But if she really asked her sister-in-law for so many things, it would be a bit shameless.
Shen Meng looked at Xie Jing's tangled look and sighed.
"Jinghao, things are dead, but people are alive. Your eldest brother is serving in the army outside, and I am raising four children alone. I am not very good at needlework, and I can't do physical work such as fetching water and chopping wood. I will inevitably trouble you and Jiasheng in the future. If you don't take my things, how can I always trouble you? Such a simple truth can be understood by me, a domineering person in my daily life. Why are you still confused?"
Xie Jinghao knew that Shen Meng was trying to enlighten her, so she gritted her teeth, put her face aside, and held the things given by Shen Meng in her hands.
"Okay, sister-in-law, then I will thank you on behalf of Xiaogang and the baby in my belly. If you need me to do anything in the future, just ask."
"Hey!"
The two sisters-in-law agreed and opened the packages in the yard. The soldiers sent local specialties from southern Yunnan, including cloth woven by the villagers, small pieces of ham, fresh flower cakes, and southern Yunnan Baiyao. The most were mushrooms and rice noodles.
"They are all good things, Jing, eat at home in the evening!"
"No, no, sister-in-law, I have to go soon. Mom and the others have to eat after work, and I have to go back to cook."
Shen Meng looked at her round belly, opened her mouth, and said nothing. These days, there is no idea of not letting pregnant women work, even if there are, it is very rare.
"Okay, go ahead, eat less, take Xiaogang out for a walk in the evening, I'll save some dinner for you."
"Sister-in-law, you really can't..."
"Don't persuade me, don't I know what the Lu family eats, look at how thin you are, you will suffer when you give birth to a child."
Xie Jing listened and didn't say anything else. Her sister-in-law was really kind and warm-hearted. She had been wrong in the past. When she left, Shen Meng gave her three yuan, which was the pension that the eldest wife would give her next month.
Shen Meng felt uncomfortable because she gave her the pension, but they didn't eat together. This was not considered a division of the family. The private plot was also planted by the Lu family. No matter how she thought about it, she felt that she had suffered too much.
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