It's sunny.
After hearing her husband's words, Qin Xiaoqin's originally flamboyant expression froze on her face, and after a moment she became gloomy again.
Yang Xu’s incident this time wasn’t a big deal, but it was indeed caused by her insistence on returning to the family compound. Although she didn't agree in her heart, she had already given birth to a son but she was still hiding all day long and couldn't see the light. Who could stand that? But if you looked into it more deeply, she was not in the right.
Yang Xu held his son for a while, and when he saw his mother-in-law winking at him, he followed her out.
"How is your work going?" His vague words fooled Xiaoqin, who was getting too proud of herself.
"I've been transferred to the township section. I'll go there after the New Year." Yang Xu said in a low voice, crushing the snow with one foot.
Hu Yufeng understood. This is avoiding the center of power and actively delegating power, but on the bright side, the job is indeed saved.
“Think about it more positively. You can’t have everything in your life. Besides, you will be free when you go to the countryside. You can do whatever you want at any time in the future.” Hu Yufeng doesn’t know how to comfort people, so she can only find another way.
"Indeed." Yang Xu nodded. He has already taken advantage enough. If the highway section had not been a department directly under the provincial government, he would have been made an example of by the local authorities long ago.
…
In the afternoon, Qin Wenli and the other two returned.
Xizi's hands were red, but she couldn't hide her excitement.
"Aunt, guess who I'm looking for? My cousin. She always bullied me when I went back to her parents' home. But today, when she saw me at the stall, her jaw almost dropped!"
Xizi described with her hands and feet how surprised her cousin was and how she responded... In a word, she just wanted to save face!
"Aunt, I will work hard in the future. When I have money, I will look back at those who look down on me..." Perhaps thinking of this scene, Xizi couldn't help laughing.
Qin Xiaoqin looked Xizi up and down with disdain, said "and" and turned away. Look at how ignorant he is. He's so arrogant with only a few dozen dollars a month. Her Yang Xu earns almost four hundred dollars a month but he doesn't make such a fuss.
Xizi glanced at her quickly, then turned back to talk to Hu Yufeng, but he had already made a note of it in his heart.
In the west room, Qin Wenli was also talking to Yang Xu.
He learned about Yang Xu from his mother the night Xiaoqin came, and he felt very nervous. Although family planning is a national policy, it involves relatives and it is impossible to tell right from wrong. He definitely hopes that Yang Xu will have a bright future.
Now that the dust has settled, he finally feels at ease and can't help but comfort Yang Xu with a few words.
…
After dinner the next day, Yang Xu, holding the child, and Qin Xiaoqin, who was carrying a bag, said goodbye to the Yue family.
Hu Yufeng didn't want to say anything more. She just smiled and waved, told Yang Xu to be careful on the road, and pointed to Qin Wenli to take the two of them to catch a ride.
Qin Xiaoqin felt disappointed and indignant when she saw that her mother had not explained herself to her as she had done before. However, she did not say anything because her husband was present. She just lowered her head and walked out first.
Hu Yufeng didn't care, she was still busy. Today is Shangguan's market day, and she also has to pack up and take Qin Yu and Qin Wenli to the market.
After she had finished packing, Qin Yu also dressed herself up like a New Year picture doll. Her red clothes and red face looked very beautiful against the white snow.
It was a familiar bus that Qin Wenli was used to riding, and he came back in less than ten minutes after he sent him there.
After they packed their things, they loaded the car and set off.
Shangguan Town.
"Mom, will my sister come up today?" Qin Shu lifted the door curtain again and looked outside, then shrank back in disappointment and asked Yang Xiu.
Yang Xiu nodded as he placed the fried dough twists on the table: "It will definitely come up, just wait a little longer..."
Qin Shu said "Oh", and after a while he leaned over to look again.
Yang Xiu laughed. It was quite novel for Qin Shu during the first two days when he came here. He walked around here and there, played in the snow and painted for a while. But when the novelty wore off, he started to get bored. Every day at home, he is not only accompanied by Niu Niu, but also by his sister who comes home from school. The shop was quiet. No matter how interesting something was, it would be boring if you flipped through it alone. He seems to be getting more and more listless these past two days. I heard from Yang Xiu that Qin Yu came up today and has been looking outside since he got up.
Accompanied by the rumbling sound of a tricycle, Qin Shu screamed "It's sister" and rushed out, forgetting even to wear a hat.
Yang Xiu followed closely behind, and when he opened the door curtain, he saw the two siblings hugging each other. Seeing her come out, Qin Yu let go of Qin Shu and threw himself into his mother's arms. After a while, he hugged his mother's waist and said in a choked voice: "Mom, I miss you so much..."
Yang Xiu quickly turned her head and wiped her eyes, then gave a dry laugh and said, "It's only been a week since we last met. Now that you're a grown-up, you can't leave your mother anymore?" Although she said that, she held Qin Yu tightly in her arms.
Qin Wenli and Hu Yufeng parked the car and came over to see the mother and her two daughters huddled together.
"Mom, you're up. Is everything okay at home?" Seeing her mother-in-law coming over, Yang Xiu greeted her with a smile. Only then did he let go of his daughter, took her hand and walked towards the shop.
"Sister, I roasted some sweet potatoes for you..." Qin Shu came over and said.
Qin Yu's emotions came and went quickly. Upon hearing this, he let go of his mother and Qin Shu and the two of them came to the stove and chattered.
Hu Yufeng also sat on a stool next to the stove.
Yang Xiu stood beside her and reported on the situation in the store in the past few days: "There are occasional customers coming every day. I have recorded the accounts for the past five days..." As he said that, he reached for the notebook at the innermost side of the counter and handed it to Hu Yufeng.
Hu Yufeng opened it and took a quick look. Seeing that the daily income ranged from ten yuan to fifty or sixty yuan, she nodded with satisfaction.
It can be seen that the decision to open a shop was not wrong. It's not much, just 20 yuan a day, that's 600 yuan a month, 7,200 yuan a year. This shop alone can make a profit.
Hu Yufeng was in a very good mood, and all the frustration she had felt at Qin Xiaoqin's side for days had completely dissipated.
The mothers talked for a while and then started to do their own things.
Yang Xiu has saved up a lot of small fried dough twists in the past few days. Today, he is only going to make soft and crispy fried dough twists. He rolls up his sleeves and gets to work.
Hu Yufeng took advantage of the fact that no one was around and lit the oil pan to fry twisted dough sticks.
Qin Shu enthusiastically took his sister to see the houses one by one. He pointed at them one by one and introduced them to his sister like a little adult. Qin Yu knew that she would be transferring to a school in town after the New Year, and this would be where she would live permanently, so she looked at it very carefully.
Qin Wenli was packing boxes, waiting for the bus to Caiping to arrive and take the goods up.
During the snowy days, the road conditions in Sancha and Linjiagou were good, so he could drive himself. The big slope of Caiping is like a natural chasm. Only the bus drivers with great skills and courage can climb it every day.
…
Time passes by in the busy joy. In the afternoon, after counting the money, they found that they had sold about two hundred yuan.
Hu Yufeng was so happy that she bought each of the two children a fashionable melon-shaped hat with goggles in front, which made Qin Shu and Qin Yu very happy. The two men immediately put the gun on their heads and imitated the police on TV, aiming, shooting, and saluting...
"Mom, when are we going to slaughter the pig? Officer Liu from the township came over yesterday to say hello, and said he's leaving one for them to share with the unit." Seeing the people selling pork at the market, Yang Xiu suddenly remembered something that he had almost forgotten in his busy schedule.
When Lao Qin’s family makes tofu, the thing they have the most is bean dregs. So at the beginning of the year, Hu Yufeng made up her mind and caught four piglets. Two old breed black pigs and two new breed red lean pigs. The old lady takes care of it every day. After feeding it for a year, its butt is round and looks delicious.
That day, the secretary asked Liu to buy a local pig to give to colleagues as a New Year's gift, and he immediately thought of the Qin family. I've been eating tofu for a year, and it's really authentic. I guess pigs fed with bean curd dregs taste good too.
Hu Yufeng was so happy that she couldn't stop smiling when she heard that. She plans to slaughter all four pigs this year. I planned to keep one at home, give one to someone else, and sell the remaining two. Unexpectedly, one of them was sold before I even killed it.
Hu Yufeng said yes repeatedly, and after a little thought, she decided on a date: "Let's go with the 20th."
They have a rule of "no killing on the 4th and 6th", which means no killing can be done on the 4th and 6th, but they have to set up stalls on the 2nd, 5th, 8th, 3rd, 6th and 9th. So the 20th of the twelfth lunar month is the most leisurely.
"Wenli, go tell Secretary Liu that we're going to slaughter a pig on the 20th. Invite him to come and enjoy the slaughtered pig dishes." And pick a pig that he likes.
In fact, Hu Yufeng wanted to invite Secretary Liu, but she was afraid of causing trouble for her leader, so she decided to wait until she went back in the evening to find Secretary Gou to sound out the matter.
…
After dinner, Hu Yufeng picked up some fried dough twists, called Qin Wenli, and went to Secretary Gou's house.
"Wenli, auntie, please come in and sit down!" The person who opened the door was Secretary Gou's youngest son. As he spoke, he moved aside and let the two in.
Qin Wenli greeted him with a smile, then pulled him in.
"Hey, why are you two here so late at night?"
Secretary Gou was leaning against the wall of the kang smoking a cigarette, when he saw the two men he quickly jumped off the kang.
"You're here, why are you bringing anything? I scolded his father the last time he brought it back, saying that it would have been better for you to keep it and sell it for money. Why are you doing this today? We are not outsiders!" Secretary Gou's wife took the bag, smiled and patted Hu Yufeng.
"This is not worth much, just a snack for you and the children. I hope you don't mind..." Hu Yufeng also smiled and held her hand.
The two old ladies exchanged polite words with each other before sitting down on the edge of the kang together.
After chatting for a while, Hu Yufeng got back to the point.
"You and Murakami have taken good care of our family over the past two years. I have seen it with my own eyes and am grateful in my heart. I have always wanted to have an opportunity to express our gratitude. Seeing that there are fewer things to do in our village in the twelfth month, and you can also free up your hands, I discussed with Wenli and prepared to slaughter a pig on the 20th and invite everyone to enjoy the slaughtered pig dishes."
Secretary Gou was slightly stunned. He thought that the mother and daughter were looking for his help so late at night, but they actually wanted to invite him to a dinner?
No, it's definitely not that simple.
He flicked off his cigarette ash and said with a smile, "Oh, you guys are so thoughtful. In my opinion, living a good life and setting a good example for the village is better than anything else. I have to thank you for that."
This is the truth. Since the troublemaker in the village turned over a new leaf and worked hard to become a better person, within two years his life had turned around and the poor were now singing in joy. But this stimulated the young and old men in the village so much that they stopped playing mahjong or pai gow. Hu Yufeng not only brought excitement but also new ideas. How did the Qin family make their fortune? By setting up stalls! Can Hu Yufeng get rid of me but I can’t? No matter whether it can be placed or not, you can't just let the melon head face the earth with its back facing the sky!
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