Su Qianqian asked Cheng Yue to open the package.
Dried bamboo shoots!
She likes to stir-fry bacon, or make bamboo shoot soup and stewed duck. Just thinking about the taste makes her drool.
There are also various dried mushrooms, all of which are processed very cleanly and dried.
The things sent are generally from the mountains. There is nothing else worth sending, as they can all be bought here.
"Cheng Yue, Mom also made shoes for us." Old-fashioned cloth shoes, soft and comfortable to wear.
"We must have a lot of farm work recently, but Mom still took time out to make shoes for us." Cheng Yue was very touched. Having been away from home for many years, he cherishes these things that carry the thoughts of his family.
The shoes we make and the sweaters we knit carry our thoughts about each other.
Two letters, one to Cheng Yue and one to Su Qianqian.
Su Qianqian read the letter addressed to her.
The letter gave an account of the business of the pickled duck, which was doing well, and also asked Su Jianshe and Sun Ailian to come and help, and they were both responsible for the logistics work.
After all, the whole process of making pickled duck is not easy, and killing the duck is a huge project.
Before she left, she mentioned to Cheng Song that if they were too busy, they could ask Su Jianshe and his wife for help. It seems that they are working well together.
"The letter also mentioned things about my mother's family."
"What do you mean?"
"Su Youdi is in jail. The Su family went to make trouble. Those who made trouble were detained for seven days. Now he is honest. Su Youtian said he would not make trouble again. He also went to Tianshui Brigade to make trouble, but we were not there, so it was useless. He even wanted to extort money, so my brother called the police."
After making a fuss a few times without any effect, I stopped.
Su Youdi is currently serving a prison sentence of eight years, which is also an auspicious number.
When I came out eight years later, the outside world had changed a lot.
"The letter talks about good things. It's great. When the farming season is busy, I can take the children back to live with me for a while."
Cheng Yue, who had just finished reading the letter, was stunned and was already calculating how long it would take until the busy farming season.
Now he has accepted his fate. His wife either goes back to her hometown or goes on a business trip. He is happy that she can spend half of the year with him.
Su Qianqian sat down and wrote back to them.
"Cheng Yue, can we still build houses in the brigade?"
"It should be possible to ask the captain for approval, but in this case we have to split up. Either I split up, or my brothers split up."
If the family is not divided, the residential land will not be approved.
"Then I'll write a letter back to ask them. It doesn't really matter whether we split up or not. We're all making money now, and we don't need to live together like before."
She mainly thought that if the house was bigger, it would be more spacious to live in, and if Cheng Yue divided the family, the land would be larger because there were three children.
"Well, it's up to you to decide on this matter. I have no objection."
Now is not a difficult time, and dividing the family property will not make people feel unfilial. His wife always gives money to his parents, and he knows this.
"The letter I sent you mentioned Tianya's story."
Su Qianqian immediately asked, "What about Tianya's matter? Have the formalities been completed?"
Cheng Yue sighed, "This matter is not easy to handle. It is said that it does not comply with the regulations because Tian Ya's parents are still alive and she wants to give birth to a son."
"That can't be helped."
"But the couple still wants to raise Tianya, which means that Tianya can live in their home and recognize them as their godparents, as long as Tianya is willing to see them to the end of their lives."
"So that couple is really good." One is a teacher and the other has a stable job. Both of them have a good income, and Tian Ya has a good life living with them.
"Well, mom said that after living with Tianya for a while, they got used to the lively feeling of having a child at home. If Tianya left, the lonely feeling would be too uncomfortable, so they thought about letting Tianya stay, and mom and dad came to ask for my opinion."
Su Qianqian nodded, she could understand the couple.
The psychological gap between never having something and having it and then losing it is huge.
"How does Tianya feel?"
"She also likes living there. She thinks it's very good for her. They tell her stories, teach her, give her new clothes and meat to eat, and they love her as much as we do."
"It's more important to focus on Tianya's own feelings. Don't ignore her feelings just because she's a child. Children also have their own ideas."
"Well, I'll write home."
Su Qianqian thought of Cheng Xiuxiu and asked.
"She hasn't returned to her parents' home. I don't know what she is doing. My parents don't bother to take care of her. She has become possessed by a demon. I don't know why she has become like that. Obviously, we don't favor boys over girls in our family."
In the past, each child had a portion of food and clothing at home. If there was really nothing left, the food and clothing would be given to Cheng Xiuxiu first, because they thought that she was a girl and could not be treated as roughly as boys. As a result, Cheng Xiuxiu became so patriarchal.
"Forget it, leave her alone. She made her own choice and she will just have to bear the consequences in the future."
Everyone will make a choice at a critical moment, and don't regret it once you've made the choice, although she feels that Cheng Xiuxiu will definitely regret it in the future.
After writing the reply letter, we put it on the table, packed up other things, and washed up and got ready for bed.
In that era, there were no mobile phones, only radios and black and white televisions, and people basically would not stay up late unless someone was unrestrained.
She was already feeling sleepy as she lay in bed.
She was almost falling asleep when she was shaken awake.
"What's wrong?" She opened her eyes with difficulty and looked at Cheng Yue. Her voice was soft and sticky, and she leaned towards him, "I'm so sleepy."
"Let's settle the accounts."
"Settle accounts? What accounts?" She didn't do business with him, why should she settle accounts? "Don't you want to hand in your salary? That won't work, you still have to hand in your salary!"
It's her business if she has money, but her husband's salary has to be handed over. Men still can't be rich, as it's easy for them to become bad when they have money.
Cheng Yue was simply speechless.
"Wake up first and look at me! I'm going to settle the score with you for this afternoon!"
afternoon?
She suddenly became more sober and immediately understood what was going on.
"You're worried that I might be in danger this afternoon, right?"
Cheng Yue frowned and said nothing.
"Isn't it safe? I know my limits!" Su Qianqian quickly comforted him. This man was really patient to wait until now to get angry. "Don't be angry. Try not to let this happen again in the future, okay?"
"If you're in danger, I won't be able to forgive myself!" Cheng Yue's eyes turned red, which made Su Qianqian panic. "It's really okay. I was sure I could do it myself. Otherwise, I would definitely ask you to help me!"
She quickly hugged him and comforted him.
"Don't be afraid, it's really okay. I'm fine now. I'm still holding you, right? Don't be afraid." She felt that Cheng Yue must be a little scared.
Cheng Yue pulled her away and kissed her. His kiss was fierce and urgent, hitting her lips and teeth. He didn't give her a chance to breathe. It was like a tsunami that swallowed her up.