Chapter 56: Guagua I can’t buckle up…
Carrying a basket and a cloth bag, Xiang Yao was preparing to head towards the Shiniu Brigade.
Before leaving the commune, I saw a small basket of red things placed under the eaves of a house in front of me on the right.
Xiang Yao took a closer look and was surprised to see that this was her tomato.
The tomatoes produced in the melon field are completely different from the tomatoes you can see in Shangfeng County now. Just by looking at their round, rosy and uniformly sized appearance, you can tell that they come from here.
I took another look at the person squatting behind the tomato. He was a skinny young man who looked unfamiliar.
She rolled her eyes and figured it out. This was probably one of Nie Baichuan's younger brothers, and they were selling the items separately.
Seeing that several middle-aged women were already gathered in front of the young man, she thought that his business must be good, so she did not go forward to disturb him and walked past him leisurely.
"Xiang, Xiang Yao?"
An uncertain voice came from behind, which sounded quite familiar.
Xiang Yao turned around and slightly widened his eyes. He could hardly recognize the person behind him.
Isn’t this Wang Xiaolian!
In such a short period of time, she seemed like a different person, no longer the stubborn and tearful girl she used to be at home.
On the contrary, she had a gentle glow on her face. She was carrying a basket and walking towards him with a smile, as if she were reborn.
Xiang Yao confirmed: "Wang Xiaolian?"
Wang Xiaolian nodded, somewhat happy: "You still remember me."
"Of course I remember." Xiang Yao smiled, looked her over, and asked, "How have you been lately? How's your health?"
Wang Xiaolian walked alongside her and understood what she was asking. She said quietly but generously, "My family all thought what you said back then made sense, so we went to the county hospital to have the abortion."
She smiled with some relief: "After I really got through it, I realized that it wasn't a big deal."
She looked at Xiang Yao: "Xiang Yao, thank you so much."
Xiang Yao shook his head: "No need to thank me, it's you who has done well. You will have a good life in the future."
The two exchanged a few more words, putting the matter behind them. Wang Xiaolian then asked, "Are you going home?"
Xiang Yao said, "What a coincidence! I'm not going home, I'm going to your team!"
Wang Xiaolian was very surprised: "That's great! My father is driving an ox cart to the commune, so why don't you come with us?"
Xiang Yao didn't expect such a good thing to happen, and nodded quickly: "Okay, okay, thank you for your help!"
Wang Xiaolian was very straightforward: "What kind of trouble is this? Do you have anything else to do?"
Xiang Yao said no, and Wang Xiaolian's family had just finished their business, so they got on the ox cart together.
Wang Xiaolian's father was not a talkative man, but he was very considerate. Afraid that Xiang Yao would get shaken, he borrowed two sacks from someone he knew and filled them with soft straw to pad the ox cart.
After he finished all this, he smiled innocently and said, "Girl, I won't say much more. If you need any help in the future, just come to me."
After thanking Xiang Yao and saying that he would not be polite, the middle-aged man touched his head and went to the front to drive the car seriously.
Two girls of similar age sat in the back and whispered to each other, and soon became familiar with each other.
It was rare for Xiang Yao to talk to such a straightforward peer, and they had a very enjoyable chat, with constant laughter and joy along the way. Even Wang Xiaolian's father in front of him couldn't help but curl his lips.
"You know Zhang Xiaowei's family, they're disliked by everyone right now. No one wants to get close to them, for fear of getting in trouble with this abnormal person!"
Wang Xiaolian can now remain calm when talking about this scum.
Xiang Yao carefully observed her expression and asked, "What about the other person? Have you found out what happened to them both now?"
Wang Xiaolian's face showed a trace of relief: "Zhang Xiaowei was a coward to begin with. We invited the police to come to his house and scare him, and he immediately gave up the other beast. Now they are both in jail."
Upon hearing this, Xiang Yao clapped his hands together and said, "Great! Let these two bastards have a taste of jail time! Scum like them deserve to be despised!"
Wang Xiaolian held Xiang Yao's hand, her eyes shining: "Yes, there will never be anything more painful than this in the future."
Xiang Yao nodded heavily: "Yes, the road ahead will be smooth sailing."
She silently wished in her heart that Wang Xiaolian would have a happy life in the future, with people who loved her and people she loved.
After Wang Xiaolian finished telling Xiang Yao about this, she felt as if she had completed a small task that had been weighing on her mind, and she felt completely relieved.
After those two beasts got what they deserved, she wanted to find an opportunity to tell Xiang Yao that she had successfully started a new life.
But Xiang Yao is not a member of their team, so it is not easy to meet her.
Fortunately, by chance, we met in the commune today.
The two girls smiled at each other and saw the bright sunshine in each other's eyes.
Because they had someone pleasant to chat with, the Shiniu Brigade arrived quickly.
When they reached the fork in the road, Xiang Yao originally wanted to walk the rest of the way by himself, but Wang Xiaolian's father refused to do so and drove the ox cart directly to the outside of Old Liu's yard.
After forcing two tomatoes into Wang Xiaolian's mouth and making an appointment to meet again next time, Xiang Yao waved goodbye and entered Lao Liu's yard.
Most of the Liu family members were at home today. My cousin Liu Fei was washing her long and thick hair in the yard. When I was changing the water, I saw her push open the gate and walk in.
"Yaoyao!" She immediately laughed and shouted towards the inner room, "Grandma! Mother! Aunt! Yaoyao is here!"
So soon, Xiang Yao enjoyed the greatest welcome after she came through.
She was almost surrounded by elders, cousins, and children as she entered the house. Everyone had a smile on their face, and they looked at her as if she were a nugget of gold.
Xiang Yao silently became alert and his heart skipped a beat: Oh no!
Last time, she had promised to ask her aunt Liang Chunlian about Nie Baichuan's purchase of mountain products, but later, because Nie Baichuan said that he had already hired people to purchase a lot of products, she was worried about the other party's sales problems and did not ask.
But now, seeing that her relatives from her grandmother's side, including her mother Liu Qiaoyun, all looked so hopeful, she felt something was wrong and regretted having mentioned it in the first place.
Sure enough, after a round of greetings, Xiang Yao held up an enamel jar of brown sugar and eggs, and her uncle Liu Dazhuang said in a rough voice:
"After you mentioned that incident, your uncle, cousins, and I took some time off to go to the mountains a few times and got a lot of mountain products!"
Second aunt Zhang Xiaonian also quickly said: "Yes, yes, your mother, your eldest aunt and I carefully dried those mushrooms and other things, and the quality is very good!"
Xiang Yao saw that everyone was smiling, as if they were already thinking about how much this batch of mountain products could be sold for, and her heart ached.
Her grandmother's life was not very good. Just look at her cousin Liu Yu and younger cousin Liu Xi. She didn't know how many times the clothes they were wearing had passed through their hands.
Now that we hear there is a way to make money, we are all very happy.
Liang Chunlian even said, "A few days ago, I was coaxing your brothers and sisters. I promised that if I could make some money this year and have more money, I would definitely make them some new clothes for the New Year. They were so happy. They are usually so lazy, but this time they actually wanted to help with the work!"
Old Mrs. Huang glanced at her daughter-in-law and said unhappily, "Yaoyao, don't listen to your aunts' nonsense. I've already told you that you're just rushing into this without even thinking about it. If they don't buy it, where else are you going to sell it to?"
When Liang Chunlian heard her mother-in-law say this, she looked embarrassed.
Mrs. Huang had indeed said several times that she would wait for news and take action only after confirming that Xiang Yao's friend was really willing to accept the contract. However, neither she nor Zhang Xiaonian listened...
But now thinking about how Xiang Yao had only said that he would ask for them first but had not made any promises, she started to panic.
Xiang Yao also saw the embarrassment of her two aunts and the hopes of her uncle and mother. She hesitated for a moment, and without letting the elders wait for long, she put down the enamel pot, took Old Lady Huang's hand, and said with a smile:
"It's okay, grandma. I came here this time to talk about this matter."
With everyone in the Liu family looking at her with anticipation, she continued:
"I talked to my friend about this last time, and he agreed. You guys should sort the mountain products and pack them up. I'll have him call people to collect them later."
Liang Chunlian and Zhang Xiaonian couldn't help but say in unison: "Really?"
Xiang Yao nodded and said firmly: "Of course it's true."
She actually weighed the pros and cons in her mind and decided to talk to Nie Baichuan again. After all, they were already partners now, so it would be easy to bring up the matter.
If others accept it, she won't have to worry about it.
It doesn't matter if she doesn't collect them. She can make a lot of money from the melon field now. She might as well collect these mountain products herself. It doesn't cost much money. She can just consider it as helping her grandmother's family and let her mother live a good life.
Thinking this way, her thoughts became clear. She could carry on no matter what!
Everyone was overjoyed when they heard this. Liang Chunlian and Zhang Xiaonian immediately started to prepare dinner. This time they were determined to keep Xiang Yao at home for a meal.
Xiang Yao thought about it and didn't refuse.
She always comes and goes in a hurry, so it's nice for her to stay at grandma's house for an extra afternoon occasionally.
But it was actually still early. The two sisters-in-law discussed with each other about exchanging a few more eggs with the neighbors, and asked Liu Weiguo to weigh the meat. They also planned to fry some more mushrooms and other mountain products tonight and ask Xiang Yao to try them.
Xiang Yao called out to Liu Weiguo, who was about to leave, and opened the basket he had brought with him: "I've weighed the meat, no need to go buy it!"
After some tug-of-war, Liang Chunlian finally took the two pounds of good meat to the kitchen.
Xiang Yao took out the cakes bought from the commune and the tomatoes stuffed in a cloth bag that he had taken out from the melon field.
The whole house was filled with joy, care and laughter. Xiang Yao looked at her mother's happy face and felt very relieved.
Soon, Liu Qiaoyun took Xiang Yao back to the room.
Everyone knew that the mother and daughter must have something private to say, so they all went about their own business without asking any further questions.
After entering Liu Qiaoyun's room, Xiang Yao looked around and saw that a tall, simple cabinet had been added to the small room.
There are no cabinet doors, but it looks very sturdy. It is divided into several compartments, which are now filled with things.
As Liu Qiaoyun took something out of the compartment, she said, "Your two uncles helped me build this cabinet. It's very practical!"
Xiang Yao nodded: "It looks like it can hold a lot of things."
Liu Qiaoyun smiled and said, "That's right."
She took down a pile of clothes and motioned Xiang Yao to come closer: "Come, Yaoyao, close the door halfway and try on the clothes I made for you from behind. I made them based on my estimation, so I don't know if they will fit. If they are too big or too small, I will make some alterations."
Xiang Yao never thought that the homespun cloth she had brought before would be used by her mother to make clothes for her!
"Mom, didn't I tell you I have clothes to wear and asked you to make them for me?"
Liu Qiaoyun explained, "I made some for myself too. You bought a lot of cloth, so I made you two undershirts and a small dress. Come on, try them on first!"
Xiang Yao closed half of the door as she was told and tried on clothes behind the door.
The door cannot be closed completely because there are no windows in this house. If it is closed completely, it will be completely dark.
Her mother was very thoughtful. She must have thought that no one would make small clothes for her in the Xiang family, so she made two brand new ones.
Well, it's a bit embarrassing...
When Xiang Yao tried it on, she said somewhat embarrassedly, "Mom, this dress seems a little too small. I can't button it..."
After she came here, she diligently replenished herself with nutrition. Not only did she gain a lot of weight, but her breasts also became fuller without her noticing.
The small clothes that Liu Qiaoyun had sewn according to her previous impressions were naturally a bit too small to wear now...
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