Chapter 22 My parents-in-law sent me a lot of supplies
In the morning, Gu Xiaojiao was awakened by the crowing of a rooster from a nearby villager's house.
When she opened her eyes, she found that the quilt next to her was empty. After she got up, she found that Zheng Yunsheng had gotten up early to cook.
Genius has just dawned.
When Zheng Yunsheng saw her leave, he immediately poured water for her to wash her face and said:
"Get up, wash your face and brush your teeth quickly, then you can have breakfast."
Is this the beginning of the performance?
Gu Xiaojiao silently took the washbasin from Zheng Yunsheng's body.
She carried the washbasin, walked to the courtyard wall, placed the basin on the millstone in the corner, then took out the cup and toothbrush and began to brush her teeth.
By the time she finished washing her face, Zheng Yunsheng's breakfast had already been served on the table.
The steamed buns are served with the stewed pumpkin porridge.
After breakfast, Gu Xiaojiao went to feed the chickens, and Zheng Yunsheng was still responsible for washing the dishes.
When they finished their housework, it was time to go to work.
A whistle sounded outside, signaling the start of work.
Gu Xiaojiao was going to work today, but she didn't dare to do any work that was too tiring, because in her previous life, she had fallen seriously ill not long ago.
She planned to go to the county town for a physical check-up in a few days.
To go to the county town, you have to take a ox cart to the town, then back up in the town and take a bus to the county town.
It was the busy farming season in the commune, and ox carts did not go to the town. Gu Xiaojiao did not want to walk the dozens of miles.
We can wait until the busy farming season is over.
Zheng Yunsheng saw that Xiaojiao was wearing an old straw hat and knew that she was going to work today.
"Jiaojiao, don't go to work today. Mom sent us a package. It may arrive today. You should wait at home, otherwise there will be no one at home to receive it when the postman comes."
This conversation had taken place in the previous life, and Gu Xiaojiao remembered it as soon as Zheng Yunsheng mentioned it.
In her previous life, when she and Zheng Yunsheng had been married for only two days, a package was sent from his family. That day, Zheng Yunsheng asked Gu Xiaojiao to stay at home and wait to receive it.
Hearing Zheng Yunsheng's words, Gu Xiaojiao took off her straw hat, sat under the locust tree in the yard, and watched Zheng Yunsheng leave.
At that time, postmen rode bicycles, crossed the heavy traffic roads, and delivered parcels and letters door to door in the villages.
Gu Xiaojiao was idle in the yard, so she found the amaranth seeds her mother brought yesterday and germinated them.
Now, just after the summer solstice, this season is suitable for planting amaranth. The vegetable fields have sufficient sunlight, high temperatures, and fast growth.
And now the grapes are very resistant to picking.
To germinate amaranth, soak the seeds in cold water for 24 hours, and wash them frequently during the soaking period.
Gu Xiaojiao brought out the wooden basin for foot bathing from the house, fetched a bucket of water from the backyard, and soaked the amaranth seeds.
After soaking for about half an hour, she began to scrub.
The purpose of scrubbing is to allow the hibernating seeds to absorb water better.
After rubbing for about ten minutes, Gu Xiaojiao stopped. The seeds had to continue soaking in water and rub twice more at noon and in the evening.
Wait until tomorrow morning, then you can take it out and drain the water, wrap it in breathable gauze, cover it with a wet towel, and place it in a warm place to wait for it to sprout.
Once the germination is successful, you can sow the seeds in the ground.
After Gu Xiaojiao finished all this, the postman rode his bicycle, stopped at the gate of the yard and knocked on the gate of Gu Xiaojiao's house.
The door was not closed, so the postman knocked politely and poked his head into the yard:
"Excuse me, Zheng Yunsheng, Zheng Zhiqing, is this the one?"
The postman was from a nearby village. He often came here to deliver things, and he was familiar with everyone in the village, from the villagers to the educated youth.
It turned out that Zheng Zhiqing had just returned home, and the postman was not sure, so he asked first.
"Yes, here I come." Gu Xiaojiao answered while walking towards the gate of the yard.
The postman saw her and asked, "Excuse me, are you Zheng Zhiqing?"
"She is his lover." Gu Xiaojiao took over the postman's words.
Obviously, after hearing what Gu Xiaojiao said, the postman glanced at her with a very inquiring look.
Of course, Gu Xiaojiao knew what the postman was trying to find out. After all, her reputation for climbing into other people's beds was well known in the surrounding villages.
She didn't care, she took the package from the postman and said thank you to him.
The postman was dazzled by Gu Xiaojiao's laughter. He thought to himself, how could this woman be as despicable as the rumors said? Such a beautiful woman, does she need to climb into bed with a man?
Moreover, she looked so well-educated and well-mannered, completely different from the fierce and unrestrained image that was spread outside. It turned out that the rumors were not credible.
After the postman left, Gu Xiaojiao took the package back to the house. After thinking about it, she opened the package.
She knew that the package contained some daily necessities.
Zuo 녿 She and Zheng Yunsheng are still husband and wife. Zheng Yunsheng eats at her house and lives in her house. There is no reason why she cannot touch Zheng Yunsheng's things.
Gu Xiaojiao would never do anything that would put her at a disadvantage.
There were a lot of things in the package, and on top was a letter that read, "From Mr. and Mrs. Zheng Yunsheng and Mr. Gu Xiaojiao."
This letter was written by Gu Xiaojiao's parents-in-law for the couple to read.
Gu Xiaojiao had read the content of the letter in her previous life. It said that mom and dad were busy at work, and the journey to their hometown was long, so they didn't have time to come over and were very sorry.
In addition, he told Zheng Yunsheng which items in the package were for the new bride, and asked him to be good to her and live a good life with her. He would go back and read these words later.
Gu Xiaojiao remembers it all.
Although Gu Xiaojiao and Zheng Yunsheng didn't get along well in her previous life, her parents-in-law were really nice people, and treated her as well as their own daughter.
Zheng Yunsheng's father is the director of a paper mill and his mother is an accountant at a state-owned restaurant.
The old couple are both cultured people, but they don't have the arrogance of cultured people. Instead, they are very easy-going.
To Gu Xiaojiao, the country daughter-in-law, Xiao always spoke in a gentle voice.
Zheng Yunsheng's parents still don't know that Gu Xiaojiao married Zheng Yunsheng by climbing into his bed. Later, when Wang Sufen spread the news, they didn't blame Gu Xiaojiao after they knew about it.
Gu Xiaojiao's mother-in-law saw that Gu Xiaojiao was upset because of the incident, and advised her every day, saying that the past was over.
She had read the letter and roughly remembered its contents, so she didn't open it and put it aside.
She checked the contents of the package, which contained a lot of tickets, fried dough stick tickets, cake tickets, soap tickets, food tickets, cloth tickets, cotton tickets, and so on.
There are also two coupons for purchasing light bulbs.
Zheng Yunsheng's parents had no idea that their son's hometown was so remote that it didn't even have electricity.
Zheng Yunsheng never mentioned the hard life in his hometown to his parents. He always reported good news to his parents but not bad news.
For example, when he married Gu Xiaojiao, Zheng Yunsheng told his parents about his relatives in the countryside, but he didn't mention a word about being raped.
Therefore, Zheng Yunsheng's parents were not worried about his marriage at all, but they felt a little regretful that they were not present at their son's wedding.
However, they trusted the people Zheng Yunsheng picked, because Zheng Yunsheng had been steady since he was a child, and his parents never interfered with Zheng Yunsheng's decisions on major matters.
After knowing that Zheng Yunsheng was getting married, the old couple were quite happy.
The past half of the family has been saving all kinds of receipts, waiting for the couple to get married and send them over as wedding gifts.
They didn't know when this educated youth village would end. It would be good if their son could get married in the village and bring his child and wife back to the city in a few days.
What’s more interesting is that among the tickets they sent, there were two manure tickets. One of these tickets could be exchanged for five loads of cow dung from the manure management station!
It can be seen that Zheng Yunsheng's parents must have put a lot of thought into preparing this package.
Such parents-in-law are rare in the world. Even now, when Gu Xiaojiao thinks of them, she still feels a little warm in her heart.
It was a pity that she was not destined to be with them and they could no longer be a family in this life.
Gu Xiaojiao put all the tickets in the drawer of the desk and locked it with a padlock.
In addition to the tickets, there were some food left, including malted milk, brown sugar, White Elephant candy, and a box of vanishing cream.
Gu Xiaojiao put all these things into the cabinet.
After putting away all the things, Gu Xiaojiao picked up the woven bag used to pack the packages and prepared to put it in the utility room next to her.
Just as she picked up the woven bag from beside the desk, Gu Xiaojiao spotted a brand new book with a red human head silhouette printed on it.
Her heart suddenly skipped a beat.
Before she saw this book, Gu 궝jiao couldn't remember which one it was. Now that she has seen it, the buds of memory immediately revived in her heart.
A voice appeared in Gu Xiaojiao's mind: That's it!
This was the book she had discovered, the one containing Bai Xiaoou's photo.
She put the woven bag in her pocket and reached out to the book on the desk.
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