Chapter 96

"I didn't stop you from leaving." Jing Xian looked at her innocently.

But she didn't say to let herself go.

Qiuqin was so angry that she wanted to curse, but she had to bow her head under the eaves.

Jingxian didn't suffer from food shortage, because she earned it through her labor. She had dozens of diapers for the two children every day, and she washed the children's clothes every morning.

I'm going crazy from washing it.

She has no time to spare from morning till night.

I was either boiling water or on the way to boil water. I had to wash diapers every half an hour. I couldn't wait to wash them together because the diapers would dry slowly and I wouldn't be able to keep up with the two kids.

Lazy? Sure!

Jing Xian's method was simple and crude. She would not deprive her of food, but she would make her wash more things. She had to wash all the mattresses and quilt covers of the older children.

It can make her wash to death.

She doesn't have to cook, but she has to wash dishes, sweep the yard, water the vegetables, and weed the lawn.

Being idle for even a second is a sin.

Qiuqin was so tired that she didn't even have the energy to curse. She missed her life in Licheng more and more. Even when Xu Xiuying was here, she had never lived like this. She came here as a distant relative and she did all the housework, but Xu Xiuying didn't dare to scold her openly.

Her life was much more comfortable than it is now.

Jingxian is a black-hearted person.

She seemed to be very polite to her, but in fact she made her do all the dirty and tiring work. She wanted to go out and tell others about Jing Xian's bad deeds, but no one paid any attention to her.

The people in this lousy place are all the same kind of people.

Furthermore, with the gate to the courtyard closed, outsiders had no idea how much hardship and fatigue she had endured, but they all knew that she was sent here by Shang Nanchen's father himself to take care of Jingxian during her confinement.

Qiuqin had no words to express her pain.

"How do you want me to leave?"

Qiuqin's facial features were distorted with anger.

Jing Xian said calmly, "It's been exactly one month now, and I don't know if my dad has asked someone to bring this month's money over, or is he waiting for us to go and get it ourselves?"

Qiuqin: “…”

She knew why Jing Xian wanted to keep her here. After all this time, Jing Xian took her as a hostage and wanted her to buy her freedom with money.

You should have said it earlier!

Then she would have asked Shang Yongchang to give her the money a long time ago!

Is it really necessary to work so hard for nothing?

Qiuqin's thoughts were all shown on her face. Jing Xian raised her eyebrows and said that she just wanted Qiuqin to clean the urine ring.

She couldn't touch cold water and tried not to get tired. She couldn't wait for Shang Nanchen to come back and wash. Besides, if she asked others to help her and give her money, her good days would be over if she was reported.

Isn’t Qiuqin the most suitable candidate?

"I'll call your dad later and ask him to bring the money directly over." For the sake of her own freedom, Qiuqin immediately expressed her position to Jingxian.

Jingxian felt that Qiuqin was not generous and even a bit stingy, so she decided to take drastic measures.

Jing Xian pretended to be worried and said, "I don't know how my dad manages to take care of the kids at home alone. It would be great if the kind-hearted sister-in-law next door could come and help. Then we wouldn't have to worry about my dad being hungry and Dabao having nothing to eat. This way you can stay here for a while longer."

That won’t do!

Qiuqin suddenly became anxious.

She said with a dark face and a painful look: "From now on, someone will come to our house every month to collect money. I'm going to call your father now!"

Wouldn’t it have been better if you had done this earlier?

"There's a phone at the post office. You can go there and call. But do you know your home phone number?" Jing Xian asked with concern.

Qiuqin was so angry at Jingxian's false concern that she wanted to curse but didn't dare to: "I know."

She was afraid that Jing Xian would go back on her word, so she trotted out after she finished speaking.

In front of Jingxian, she was as obedient as a grandson, but when she went out, she kept cursing, no matter how viciously.

Qiuqin went back and forth to the post office and called home. It turned out that the person who answered the phone was a woman with a very coquettish voice: "Are you looking for Director Shang? Then call back later! He's at work! He's not at home now. Oh,

, Dabao, don’t cry, grandma loves you! "

Qiuqin was so angry that her liver ached.

Jing Xian looked at Qiu Qin who came back with an unpleasant look on her face, with a hint of coldness in her eyes.

Shang Yongchang was a very selfish man. After his wife died, he didn't care about his son and immediately married Xu Xiuying.

Xu Xiuying is not ugly, presentable, and knows how to please men.

Shang Yongchang was well served by her, so he naturally loved her. When Xu Xiuying got into trouble, Shang Yongchang was faster than anyone else to distance himself from her and married Qiuqin, who was both loyal and popular.

Such a selfish and independent man is not a good match.

Jingxian didn't sympathize with Qiuqin at all.

In the evening, Qiuqin went out to make another phone call. This time, I don’t know what she said. Qiuqin started to pack her things.

After dinner, the two children were still awake, so the four little guys sat around the two little ones on the kang, and Jing Xian didn't need to take care of the children. She sat at the head of the kang and talked to Shang Nanchen.

"Qiuqin is going back."

"go back?"

Shang Nanchen was stunned, and that expression left Jing Xian speechless.

"Do you think I'll let her stay in our house forever?"

"How could you bear to let her go?" Shang Nanchen cleverly changed the subject.

Jing Xian really wanted to say, don’t you have any idea what your father is like?

"I didn't plan to keep her for long. Your father was alone at home with the child, and he didn't call to ask Qiuqin to come back for such a long time. Don't you think it's abnormal?"

Shang Nanchen asked: "What's abnormal?"

"Why don't you try taking care of the child yourself?" Jing Xian clicked her tongue.

Shang Nanchen looked unhappy and felt quite ashamed.

"Did you hear something?"

"No, but Qiuqin went to make a phone call at noon. When she came back, she looked very unhappy and impatient. When she came in to get the diapers, she was absent-minded. You don't need to ask to know that she must be worried about something. She was gritting her teeth while washing the diapers. What do you think your father is like?"

Shang Nanchen felt ashamed.

"Qiuqin will come back in the evening, and she will look much better. She packed her things early and is waiting to leave tomorrow." Jing Xian asked Shang Shangnanchen to pack some things. "Give her some potatoes from home, and some vegetables from the yard to decorate the table. Cut two pounds of salted pork head for her. Don't you have some kelp? Give her some too."

"You are quite generous." Shang Nancen joked.

Jing Xian rolled her eyes. "Although she's not a good person, she's been washing diapers for Xiaowu and Xiaoliu for a month, which is good enough. Not only don't you give her money, but you also ask for money from her pocket. If you don't give her something, you'll make Qiuqin hate us to death."

She is good at doing face-saving work.

"Good."

Couldn't Shang Nanchen see through her little tricks?

He smiled and got up to pack his things.

According to Jing Xian's instructions, he put all the things in a basket and placed it on the floor, waiting for Shang Yongchang's car to come and pick up Qiuqin tomorrow, so that he could take them out together.

The next day.

Jing Xian got up at six o'clock to feed the children. After the two children were full, they played for a while before going to sleep.

Shang Nanchen prepared breakfast and she sat on the edge of the kang to eat it.

Shang Nanchen and Jing Xian ate in the west room, while Qiuqin ate in the east room with the four children.

Qiuqin didn't have much appetite. She looked outside from time to time, wondering when the car would arrive.

Qiuqin waited anxiously, and when she thought the people would not arrive until the afternoon, the car finally arrived.

Shang Yongchang didn't come, so he asked the driver to pick her up. The driver took out a hundred yuan and handed it to Qiuqin. Qiuqin took the money and didn't want to give it to Jingxian. But if she didn't give it to Jingxian, she couldn't leave.

She had a feeling that even if she got into the car, Jing Xian would be able to get her out.

She handed the money to Jing Xian: "This is the money for this month. I will have someone bring it over next month. Or you can have someone come and get it."

"good."

Qiuqin deliberately spoke loudly, she thought Jingxian would be embarrassed, but who knew that Jingxian said yes generously.

How shameless!

Qiuqin got into the car angrily and asked the driver to drive away.

She didn't want to be here for a minute.

After Qiuqin left, Song Ning came over almost every day. She looked at Xiaowu and then at Xiaoliu, wishing she could hold the two little guys in her arms for the rest of her life.

"Don't hold him all the time. It will be difficult for me to take care of him by myself later." But she couldn't hold two children at the same time.

"If you don't hold him now, you won't be able to hold him in the future." Song Ning held Xiaoliu in his arms, feeling very fond of him.

Xiaoliu is very white, like a snowball.

They were very small when they were born, but now they have grown taller and heavier.

Big eyes, long eyelashes, fair skin, especially likable.

Song Ning was reluctant to let go.

"If you like, just give birth to one yourself." Jing Xian said when she saw this.

After Song Ning and Liao Yu broke up, many people introduced Song Ning to potential partners. What Jing Xian didn't expect was that Liao Yu hooked up with Sun Hongxia. The day Xu Ning learned the news, she came to Jing Xian to talk about it.

Song Ning seems not to know yet.

Jing Xian couldn't tell whether she still liked Liao Yu or not. Even if she did, Liao Yu was not someone worthy of entrusting her life to.

In her situation, it would be better for her to find someone else as soon as possible.

"I want to have a baby, but no one wants to have one with me?" Song Ning put Xiaoliu down and went to hug Xiaowu. "Oh, Xiaowu is so pretty! It will be easy to find a wife in the future."

"Haven't you been on several dates? Why haven't you found anyone you like?" Jing Xian asked Song Ning while folding diapers.

Song Ning shook her head: "No."

"You don't still like Liao Yu, do you?" Jing Xian asked with a frown.

"How could that be? The last time my brother came over, he put a sack on Liao Yu and beat him until he was black and blue. Liao Yu went to work with a hat on for a few days, which was so embarrassing. I felt particularly relieved at the time, and I didn't feel anything when I saw Liao Yu again afterwards." Song Ning didn't expect that he would be able to get over this incident so quickly.

But she was indeed not interested in those blind date candidates.

"I want to dance, dance on the stage, and dance for the rest of my life." Song Ning knew that if she continued to dance after getting married, her in-laws would definitely dislike her, so she didn't want to get married now.

She pretended to be relaxed and said, "Anyway, Comrade Han Yumei can't control me. If I want to get married, I can get married. If I don't want to get married, she can't force me to get married."

"Aren't you afraid of being criticized?" Jing Xian felt that this idea could be considered rebellious nowadays.

Song Ning doesn't care about these things: "People live for themselves. No matter what others say, I won't lose a single piece of flesh. I just need to live my own life well."

"It's OK if you think that way." Jing Xian suddenly remembered something, "Are you going back this week? If you go back, can you help me find a set of high school textbooks?"

Song Ning asked: "What do you want high school textbooks for?"

"Da Mao has finished reading all the junior high school textbooks. He wants to read some high school books. I thought I would ask you if you have any connections to help me get two sets of textbooks. If there are any books on agriculture, please buy some for me." Jing Xian gave Song Ning fifty yuan.

Song Ning refused: "I'll tell you after I get the book."

"That's fine."

Jing Xian didn't argue with Song Ning either.

"If you're not busy tomorrow, come over early and I'll bring you something."

"How come you can cook delicious food when you're not even out of confinement yet?" Song Ning got excited when talking about food.

Jing Xian: “…”

"I pickled some sour beans and radishes. There aren't many sour radishes, so you can stir-fry them with some pork belly and they'll go really well with rice. They can also be kept for a while." Jing Xian made a lot of them last year, and Song Ning had eaten them.

Now that she heard about the sour radishes, she wished Jingxian would just give them all to her.

"Don't take too much. Han Yumei will definitely take it back to her parents' home." Song Ning was not willing to let her uncle's family take advantage of her.

Ever since she could remember, her aunt and cousin had always taken advantage of her.

She hadn't even worn the newly bought skirt when her aunt gave it to her cousin. Her cousin couldn't wear it, but her aunt still gave it to her.

Go. It’s fine to take it away, but you’re not going to wear it yourself, you’re going to give it to someone else.

She still remembers the shock and disbelief she felt when she went to her aunt's house and saw her skirt being worn by her aunt's leader's child.

She told her mother that she wanted her mother to seek justice for her.

But her mother said to her, "Ningning, you have grown up and become a big girl. You should also understand the difficulties of your aunt's family. Your aunt has to do this for the sake of her job. You only lost a skirt, but your aunt got a job that can feed the whole family."

Song Ning did not get her clothes back, nor did she get justice.

I returned home feeling aggrieved.

From that time on, she disliked her uncle's family. She disliked her cousin even more. Every time her cousin came over, she would secretly take her things away. When she wanted to take them back, her mother would say, "You have so many things, and your cousin has nothing. What's wrong with giving them to your cousin?"

She gave it to her cousin, and then she had nothing left.

All her things were bought for her by her father and grandparents, so why should she give them to her cousin!

When Song Ning cried, her mother beat her.

Song Ning felt resentful.

"Give it to your brother and let him eat it. Besides, this is very simple and goes well with rice. It would taste even better if you add some chili."

"All right."

Song Ning secretly decided that he would give it to Song Zheng when he got back. If Song Zheng couldn't finish it, he could give it to anyone else, but he would not give it to Han Yumei.

The next day, Song Ning came over.

They were still chatting when they suddenly heard some shocking news coming from the loudspeaker.

Shang Nanchen didn't come back all day and only went home when it was time to go to bed.

The couple didn't speak.

Half a month passed in uneventful days.

Jingxian finally left the confinement period.

That day, she took a bath and sat on the kang to play with her two children.

Shang Nanchen came back quite early and was cooking in the outer room.

Jing Xian smelled the aroma and asked in surprise, "Did you buy meat?"

The two children fell asleep.

Jing Xian got off the kang with her shoes on and saw the large pieces of meat in the pot. She immediately swallowed her saliva. She felt that she was so hungry that she could eat a whole cow.

“Here are the tickets for this month.”

Shang Nanchen gave Jing Xian the money, which also contained some notes.

Jing Xian put away her things and said with a hint of regret, "If I were still working, I would have received my salary this month."

"It's not like I can't support you and your mother. You don't have to worry about anything. And it's not like you don't have any income. The higher-ups have decided to give you a bonus, but the money hasn't come down yet. You have to wait for a while."

Jing Xian asked in surprise: "Give me back the bonus?"

"Isn't it?"

Shang Nanchen hadn't touched her for a long time. Seeing Jing Xian standing beside him, he held her in his arms and nibbled her for a while before letting her go.

He said hoarsely, "Don't bother me. Let's talk about it after dinner."

Jingxian blushed.

Thinking about how she felt something when he kissed her twice just now, she felt that she had really changed a lot now. She was not like this before.

She must like him very much.

I also like the feeling of him kissing me.

The electric feeling in her body was so comfortable that she uttered a shameful sound. Fortunately, the children were not at home and there were no outsiders at home, otherwise she would definitely be too embarrassed to see anyone.

Although Shang Nanchen said he let her go, his hands were not honest.

He came over and whispered something in her ear. Jing Xian pushed him away with a scolding look: "What are you talking about?"

There was no way she could stand in front of him. Not only could he not bear it, she herself could not help it.

Jing Xian turned and walked into the house.

Shang Nanchen saw that she had become much fuller due to her pregnancy, but her waist was still so thin, unlike that of a woman who had just given birth.

The meat is stewing in the pot.

Shang Nanchen stuffed a piece of wood into the stove, chased into the house and hugged her in his arms: "Wife, I've missed you so much during this period."

"You miss me when we meet every day?" Jing Xian said unhappily.

A roll of the eyes.

Shang Nanchen was so stunned by the cold look that he almost lost his soul.

"You look better now than before." Shang Nanchen whispered, "Look here, it's bigger than before."

Jing Xian held his hand and whispered, "Don't mess around. The children will wake up. Also, the older ones will be back soon."

"What can I do?" He just wanted to satisfy his urge to do something.

The two of them didn't do anything, just hugged and kissed.

Jing Xian felt that this was more tiring than actually doing anything. She half leaned in his arms, her whole body softened and numb. She really liked the feeling of him caressing her, which made her feel clearly that she was being cared for.

To be cherished.

The more he did this, the more she felt that she was really in love with him.

At least at this moment, she really wanted to never be separated from him.

"The situation outside is unstable now, and Commander Wei cannot retire for the time being. This is a good thing for you. This year's grain harvest is a great achievement. Although I may not be able to commend you openly, I will definitely give you a bonus."

Shang Nanchen is very proud, and his proud daughter-in-law is so powerful.

Jing Xian didn't care whether she would be praised or not: "Although I am a little disappointed, but when I think about the money, I feel much more relaxed. In the past two months, I didn't work and didn't get any salary. I felt so helpless that I broke the money in my hand into eight petals. Now it's good, no matter how much I get, at least it's an income."

"You don't have to worry about that." Shang Nanchen kissed her lovingly, "I'm here."

Jing Xian leaned against him quietly.

It would be nice to live my life like this.

She is very satisfied.

Song Ning brought the books a few days ago, including a lot of books on agriculture. Jing Xian was overjoyed.

Damao also held on to his high school textbooks every day. If he didn't understand some parts, Jing Xian would give him lectures.

Jing Xian finished reading all the high school textbooks in advance and taught Damao after she understood them thoroughly.

"Do you understand?" Jing Xian asked Damao.

Da Mao nodded: "I understand."

And foreign languages, learning a foreign language is very difficult.

But this is not a problem for Jingxian.

When Jingxian was in the end of the world, there was a foreigner in their team. Every time Jingxian read professional books, she would ask him. That person simply taught her to learn foreign languages. After a while, Jingxian learned it. Later, she had a dictionary in her hand and looked it up by herself when she encountered something she didn't know.

Over the years, her English has reached a very good level.

It can be used to counsel Da Mao.

"Do you really want to go to high school?" Jing Xian thought Damao was still young. "You are in high school now, and you will face choices after graduation. You are young, and there are no such young children in the army. You could go to college before, but now you can only choose to go to the countryside or work."

"Mom, I'm in high school."

Damao spoke in a firm tone.

Jing Xian looked at Damao and knew that the child was eager to go to the countryside.

But going to the countryside is not that easy.

A child this young could only get half a work point when he went to the countryside.

She also couldn't tell Damao, "Your family sent you here just to protect you. They can only feel at ease if you and your brother are well."

Wait until Shang Nanchen comes back.

Jing Xian told Shang Nanchen about this matter worriedly.

"Do you have any quota for military academy in your army? Try to get one for Damao. He is still a child, and it is definitely impossible for him to go to the countryside. In the countryside, he can't eat enough, wear warm clothes, and has to work every day. He can't earn a single work point as a child, and he will suffer with his family if he goes there. He can learn a few more years in the military academy."

Shang Nanchen hugged her and patted her on the back: "I'll take care of this. Besides, isn't there still two years left?"

"Yeah, I was anxious."

Jingxian thinks that since she has to raise a child, she should raise him well.

In early October, another major event occurred.

The whole nation was cheering.

Everyone was beaming.

Song Zhengkai

The car came over and handed Jingxian a hundred yuan: "This is what Uncle Shang asked me to bring."

Jing Xian felt happy when she saw the money and invited Song Zheng into the house.

She poured a cup of tea for Song Zheng, who drank it while talking to Shang Nanchen. She took the money and tickets and planned to go to the grocery store to buy some meat.

Now that Song Zheng is here, the house must be more luxurious.

On the way, she met Xu Ning, and Xu Ning went with her to the grocery store to buy things.

"Liao Yu and Song Hongxia are getting married." It would have been fine if Xu Ning hadn't said anything, but once she opened her mouth it was like a bolt from the blue.

"Marriage? So soon?" Jing Xian was surprised. "When he was with Song Ning, he had no intention of getting married. Now it seems that this man was deliberately keeping Song Ning hanging. Song Ning didn't slap him twice, which was really a good thing for him. By the way, does Song Ning know about this?"

Xu Ning raised her head: "How dare Song Ning know about this?"

"Song Ning doesn't like him, why can't Song Ning know it?" Besides, Song Ning will know about this sooner or later.

Xu Ning looked back and saw that there were no outsiders, so she whispered to Jing Xian, "Song Ning is not getting married now, but she has agreed to meet someone. My mother-in-law is furious at home now. Last time I went back, my mother-in-law wanted to eat me. Song Ning had a quarrel with her family last time, so she didn't go back with me."

Jing Xian comforted Xu Ning: "It's not easy for you either."

"Yes, that's because Song Ning is a reasonable person. Otherwise, they would definitely force me to get divorced." Xu Ning was reluctant to let Song Ning get married. With Song Ning around, she felt really safe.

The two of them walked to the entrance of the grocery store and saw a car parked there, with Liao Yu standing next to the car.

Xu Ning frowned when she saw Liao Yu and said in disgust: "I really don't want to see Liao Yu now. Every time I see him, I can't help but want to slap him."

Xu Ning took Jing Xian to take a detour. Suddenly, Jing Xian saw the person standing opposite Liao Yu and hurriedly pulled Xu Ning.

"Do you think that person is Song Ning?"

Xu Ning looked carefully and saw that it was Song Ning.

"What does this bastard want to do with Song Ning?"