Lin Yiyi is really satisfied with Qin Xiangju as her mother-in-law, and is happy to have such a mother-in-law. Not to mention what happened before the pregnancy, in the past few months after the pregnancy, she has been taking care of herself, not only doing the laundry and cooking, but also cleaning. Lin Yiyi feels that even her own mother is no more than this.

It's true. Not to mention that this era is unfriendly to women, even in later generations, many families have only one child, and they may not be good to their daughters. When the daughter is pregnant, they may not be taken care of like this, and it's still a few months, not just one or two months. Some of her colleagues are only children, some complain about their mothers, and some complain about their mothers-in-law. In fact, in the final analysis, the obligation of parents is to raise their children until adulthood, and they have no obligation to take care of their daughters (daughters-in-law) during pregnancy and confinement, or even take care of their children. It's just that children are debts, and they always want more in front of their parents. If they are a little dissatisfied, they will blame their parents.

Lin Yiyi herself was once one of them. She would be polite to others, but in front of her parents, she would be unhappy and would show a bad face. This was just relying on her parents' love to be unruly. In the past, she didn't think it was a big deal, and she didn't appreciate it. But now, compared with Qin Xiangju's goodness, plus she is pregnant, she suddenly found that she was a little willful before. Maybe it's because she has become a mother and her mentality is different.

Near noon, Lin Dajun and Lin Sanjun came on bicycles. The reason why the two brothers came back to eat after working on the pig farm was because they had bicycles. Lin Yiyi's family has two bicycles, one is Xiao Yu's men's model, and the other is Lin Yiyi's women's model. Now Lin Dajun and Lin Sanjun are riding the men's model, and Lin Sijun is riding the women's model. After all, Lin Sijun is only 14 years old and is not as tall as his two older brothers, so it is more suitable to ride a lady's bicycle.

However, when Lin Dajun was 14 years old, he was not as tall as Lin Sijun is now. Lin Dajun was born in 1961, and he did not have enough food and his nutrition was not good.

Lin Yiyi: "You are here. The Fourth Army bought you some delicious food today."

Lin Dajun: "What's delicious?"

Lin Yiyi: "White cantaloupe."

Lin Dajun: "What kind of melon is that? Is it better than watermelon?" Lin Dajun had never eaten it.

Lin Sijun: "It's delicious. I took a bite when I bought it at the supply and marketing cooperative. It was so sweet and fragrant." Because this was the first time the cantaloupe had appeared and no one had eaten it before, the supply and marketing cooperative cut a cantaloupe in half.

It was cut into very small pieces for everyone to taste for free. Therefore, after Lin Sijun had eaten it, even Lin Wudi had eaten it. So on the way back, Lin Wudi clamored to eat more.

Lin Dajun: "Is it better than watermelon?"

The other one had already taken out a white cantaloupe from the well and cut it into eight pieces: "Eat it, and then you can have a rest and then dinner."

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Qin Xiangju: "Just sit there and don't move, don't move, don't move..." Seeing her daughter-in-law moving things, Qin Xiangju was very worried, "You are so pregnant and will give birth soon, don't move at all. Seeing you move makes my heart ache."

It is now the end of September, and Lin Yiyi is due in mid-October. Although the midwife will deliver the baby in the countryside, Lin Yiyi is worried and still wants to go to the hospital to give birth. So at the end of September, she decided to move back to the county town.

The house in the county town was a deal she had made with Brother Wang, and she had never lived in it. But after Xiao Yu resumed business, the house was renovated. Because the things in the house of the County City Vocational College had to be moved out, they were moved to the house in the county town under Lin Yiyi's name. Now that the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law moved in, they didn't have to prepare anything, because there was everything there.

After Qin Xiangju moved all the things, she got on the ox cart with Lin Yiyi.

The houses in the old alleys look very new after being renovated. More importantly, the people living in the old alleys are all from the old county town. Their ancestors have lived here for generations, which makes people feel more at ease.

When the ox cart arrived at the gate of the yard, the neighbor next door came out and looked: "Are you from this family?" When this house was under renovation, the neighbors also saw it and thought they would move in immediately, but they didn't expect it would take several months.

Qin Xiangju said, "Yes, we are from this family. Hello, elder sister."

The old lady who greeted her was about the same age as Qin Xiangju, but she looked older. Her husband's surname was Ma, so everyone called her Sister Ma. In fact, Sister Ma's surname was also Ma, and she was a child bride in her husband's family.

Sister Ma said, "Hello, hello. I remember the owner of this house is the deputy director of the Public Security Bureau, right? You are his wife and mother-in-law?" It's not difficult to find out who lives here. When the house was renovated before, everyone asked, and Xiao Yu didn't intend to hide it. Besides, it's better to let people know that this is the home of the deputy director of the Public Security Bureau, so no one dares to be presumptuous.

Qin Xiangju: "Yes, yes, but I'm not the mother-in-law, this is my daughter-in-law."

Sister Dama: "Oh, looking at you two, I thought you were mother and daughter." Watching them on a blind date, they don't look like mother-in-law and daughter-in-law at all

ah.

Lin Yiyi smiled and said, "My parents' family and my husband's family have a good relationship. My mother-in-law watched me grow up. Then in 1960, the economy was bad and my parents passed away. I was only 15 years old at that time, and it was my mother-in-law who took care of me. So my mother-in-law is just like my mother."

Sister Ma: “No wonder.”

Qin Xiangju: "My daughter-in-law is just like my daughter-in-law. My daughter-in-law is not as filial as my daughter-in-law."

Sister Ma: "Why did you come just now? Your house was already repaired a long time ago."

Qin Xiangju: "My daughter-in-law worked in the commune before, and she was pregnant, so she lived at home. Now she is about to give birth, so she lives in the county town to be closer to the hospital."

Sister Ma: "Yes, it's good to live in the county town. I heard that your son is the deputy director of the Public Security Bureau. Is this true? Don't the comrades in the Public Security Bureau have a vocational college?"

Qin Xiangju: "My son has resumed his job. He used to be the deputy director of the Public Security Bureau. He went to the army to resume his job in May."

Sister Ma: "Oh, this is still a comrade of the People's Liberation Army. Hello, comrade of the People's Liberation Army. Hello, comrade of the People's Liberation Army..." People of this generation have a natural respect for soldiers.

Qin Xiangju and Sister Ma were moving things while chatting. After everything was done, she cleaned the place again and said to Lin Yiyi, "Yiyi, let everyone know that the second son is in the army. If everyone knows that we are military dependents, it will be safer for us to live here."

Lin Yiyi: "Mom is right. I'll listen to you."

When it was time for dinner, a voice came from outside: "Sister...sister, are you there?"

As soon as Lin Yiyi heard the voice, she knew it was Lin Dajun. Lin Dajun was a freshman this year. Although his grades were average, he was admitted to high school. He used to live on campus. After she had a baby and wanted to live in the county, she let Lin Dajun live here. Without a man at home, it would be inconvenient if there was an emergency. Lin Dajun was a 17-year-old boy. Some 17-year-old boys can have children.

Lin Yiyi walked out of the room: "Yes, yes, you are here? Come in quickly, do you have anything?"

Lin Dajun: "I don't have much, just a bag." After entering the yard with some food and clothes, Lin Dajun asked, "Sister, where do I live?"

Lin Yiyi: "You can live in the room next to it." When their house was renovated, the layout inside was also redesigned. Although there are still three rooms, a kitchen and two bedrooms, but because the layout was redesigned, there are more rooms.

First, it was their room, which was divided into two parts: the bedroom inside and the study outside.

There is also a bed in the study, so you can use it for work and sleep.

The other room was not partitioned, but it had two beds. In fact, this yard was not much different from the original workshop, except that it was a little smaller and lacked a utility room. Things like coal and firewood were stored in a wooden shed that they built themselves.

Qin Xiangju: "The army is coming? It's time to eat."

Lin Dajun: "I'm here, thank you, aunt."

After dinner, Lin Dajun went to fetch water. In the 1960s, tap water was not available in every household. There were tap water points in the county town. Houses like those in the old alley not only had tap water points, but also wells.

Lin Yiyi followed with a bulging belly. She went there to familiarize herself with the route and help digest her food. She also met other people in the alley who were taking a walk after dinner.

Sister Ma: "Yiyi, are you out for a walk?"

Lin Yiyi: "Auntie Ma."

Sister Ma: "Hey, come here and chat. We are all neighbors. Come on, let me introduce you."

Lin Yiyi came over and chatted with everyone for a while, so everyone knew that Lin Yiyi was the girl who had proposed to grow vegetables in the stove. Everyone was very curious about Lin Yiyi and admired her. Growing vegetables in the stove may not be of much help to the county, but it is of great help to the countryside. In addition, the newspapers in the county also reported this matter, so everyone has an impression. Later, everyone learned that she was a military dependent, her husband was in the army, and her mother-in-law took care of her at home. It must be said that Qin Xiangju was right. It is necessary to inadvertently reveal your information.

Both Lin Yiyi and Qin Xiangju lived well in the county town. When Qin Xiangju was free, she would gossip with Sister Ma. Within two days, she became familiar with her neighbors. Qin Xiangju cooked, washed clothes, and gossiped every day for more than nine months, so she was very adaptable.

Xiao Daqiang and the younger brothers of the Lin family came here on the weekend. The younger brothers of the Lin family had lunch here and left. Xiao Daqiang left the next morning and went directly from the county town to work in the commune.

The leisurely days came to noon on October 11. While eating lunch, Lin Yiyi's stomach suddenly hurt: "Mom... Mom, my stomach hurts, am I... am I going to give birth?" She nervously held Qin Xiangju's hand.