Chapter 31
Gou Zi's mother came to borrow a thermos. She had told Zhen Zhen about this last time. Gou Zi's mother's daughter-in-law had given birth and had to be hospitalized in the county hospital. It was inconvenient without a thermos, but rural people could not afford it, so she wanted to borrow it from Zhen Zhen.
Zhen Zhen handed her the thermos and gave her two handfuls of melon seeds. Gou Zi's mother didn't hesitate to eat some.
"Wow! Huilan's cooking skills are really good. Everything she cooks tastes delicious. I'm not saying anything, Huilan, you've become more and more beautiful since you gave birth to your second child. You've become fairer and slimmer, and your clothes and hairstyle have become more and more fashionable."
Jiao Huilan was not used to people praising her and blushed a little.
"My mother insisted that I braid my hair, saying that it would make me look more fashionable. She also drew the pictures for Feng Tailor to make the clothes for me."
"Your mother loves you and has good taste, so just follow her example and dress well."
Jiao Huilan nodded embarrassedly.
These original melon seeds are very fragrant. Zhen Zhen thought they were good and wrapped a few packets in paper.
A packet was given to Zhang Cuihua to thank her for never missing a fight. Zhang Cuihua was hesitant and had to be stuffed with the packet by Zhen Zhen several times before she took it.
"My mushrooms are not good, but the melon seeds are good."
Zhang Cuihua coughed, feeling a little unnatural.
One packet was given to Cheng Su. After all, she was the heroine of this world and her life experience was quite pitiful. As a mother, Zhen Zhen wanted to take care of her a little.
Zhen Zhen went to the educated youth's kitchen and saw Cheng Su squatting on the ground washing cucumbers, which looked as fresh as the small yellow flowers swaying in the mountains.
"SuSu." Zhen Zhen called out.
Cheng Su raised her head, her eyes sparkling, and she called softly, "Auntie Zhen, why are you here?"
"I fried some melon seeds at home and gave them to you to try."
Zhen Zhen smiled gently and peacefully, and there was no scrutiny when he looked at people, as if he was looking at the children at home, the relatives and friends around him, or old friends.
Cheng Su liked this kind of look in her eyes. Whenever she saw Zhen Zhen, she felt that this elderly rural woman was out of tune with the people around her and reminded her of her mother.
Cheng Su's face turned red. She rushed forward and held Zhen Zhen's hand tightly. "Auntie Zhen, it's so hot and I still asked you to make a trip. Next time you have something delicious to give me, tell someone to tell me and I'll go get it myself."
Zhen Zhen found it funny. Why was the heroine being so rude?
"Okay, I'll have someone tell you next time." Zhen Zhen originally wanted to invite her to his house for dinner, but was afraid that Meng Hua would fall in love with him if they met too much, so he didn't mention it. "Try these melon seeds, and tell me what you think."
Cheng Su nodded hurriedly, "I love to eat anything that Aunt Zhen sends me."
Zhen Zhen's face was filled with tears. She asked, "Why call her Aunt Zhen? Can you please stop hurting people's hearts? She already has seven children in her family. She really doesn't want to receive another leg pendant."
Everyone speaks highly of melon seeds. Besides, there is nothing special about the original flavor of melon seeds. As long as the melon seeds are full and fried to perfection, it’s fine.
Zhen Zhen just wanted to do some business.
After returning home, she prepared milk powder for the three children. Erya had just started drinking breast milk and didn’t drink much, so she asked Daya to drink the rest.
After Sanwa drank the milk powder, he refused to drink breast milk. Sometimes Tao Aihong forced him to drink a little, but he was not very happy. Zhen Zhen didn't know why and guessed that Tao Aihong's milk was not nourishing.
Zhen Zhen made 100 ml of drink for Sanwa, who gulped it down. Then Meng Daguo came back with Daya.
Recently, all the men in the village went to the river to take a bath. Daya heard other people’s children say that it was fun to take a bath in the river and catch fish, so she got excited and asked her father to take her there.
Meng Daguo didn't mind, but Zhen Zhen didn't want to. She was afraid that the river water was dirty and the child would get sick. Besides, the people who were taking a bath were all old men, so they still had to be careful.
Daya hugged Zhen Zhen's thighs and cried, saying she wanted to go, so Zhen Zhen had to agree.
The father and daughter both looked high-spirited and were obviously having a lot of fun. The older girl had thin hair that was sticky on top of her head, giving her a Mediterranean look.
"Come on, the water is ready, grandma will take you to take a bath."
Daya nodded happily and stood in the big bucket, letting Zhen Zhen help her cool down.
After washing, she put on the little white cotton dress that Zhen Zhen made for her and went to bed holding Erya in her arms.
The child fell asleep, so Zhen Zhen called her three sons in. It had been a long time since Zhen Zhen called all three of them together. They stood at the door and took a look together. They felt that something must have happened at home and suspected that their mother had been bullied in the village.
Meng Hua thought deeply and felt that his mother might have someone else and wanted to confront the three brothers.
Why do you guess so?
The family had just built a tiled house recently, and the three brothers were all very happy. When they went out to work, they couldn't help bragging to the villagers. The eldest and second sisters-in-law were even more so. They all felt like they were dreaming. The second sister-in-law was so noisy, but after living in the grand tiled house, she spoke in a softer voice and no longer dared to quarrel with her mother.
But her mother was worried. Meng Hua felt something was wrong early on and suspected that her mother had fallen in love with Chen Gong from the next village.
I was embarrassed to say it before, but now that the house has been built and I have no burden, I want to get rid of the three brothers and run into the arms of Engineer Chen.
When Meng Hua came in, his eyes looked a little strange. Zhen Zhen saw that the boy was itching again, so he picked up the fire stick and asked:
"What's with that expression on your face? Are you looking for a fight?"
When Meng Hua thought of the feeling of being hit by a fire poker, he suppressed his expression and smiled like a spring breeze.
"Mom, do you have something to ask us?"
As he said this, he sat down next to Zhen Zhen and gave her a back massage.
Zhen Zhen put down the fire stick with a hum and told his sons about selling melon seeds.
Meng Daguo had experience in selling wild boars, so he was not averse to selling melon seeds. Instead, he had a vague and unspeakable expectation.
Meng Eryong thought about the more than two hundred yuan he made from selling pork last time, and he became eager to try.
Although the profit margin of melon seeds is small, the cost is low and they can be fried in a homemade pot, which is very suitable for them.
Meng Hua couldn't object, "Mom, how do we sell it? Where do we sell it? Who will sell it?"
"I want to wait until the summer harvest is over. Your eldest sister-in-law and I will start cooking together, and the three of you will be in charge of selling. The third brother will be the main force, and the second and eldest brothers will be the auxiliary. Whoever is free can go."
None of the three objected.
Meng Daguo asked: "Mom, where do the melon seeds come from?"
Zhen Zhen planned to ask Zhao Meilan to buy some. Although melon seeds required tickets and each person was only given a quota of three or two per year, this thing was not scarce, so he thought there must be a way.
Zhen Zhen asked for the opinions of his two daughters-in-law. This kind of thing required the whole family to take part and no one could escape. The three of them were responsible for roasting the melon seeds and packaging them, so they had to form a united front.
Jiao Huilan didn't expect her mother-in-law would discuss such an important matter with her, and she was very happy.
Tao Aihong had a big incident last time, and the news spread outside was not good. She wanted to restore her status in the family, so she immediately said that whatever her mother said was what she would do.
Zhen Zhen decided on this matter.
The next day she ran to Zhao Meilan to ask her about the melon seeds.
Last time, the supplies she gave were sold out in half a day. Zhao Meilan made a lot of money and was very happy!
The man kept asking if the lady had appeared again.
Zhao Meilan said excitedly:
"Sister, what good things did you bring me this time? The three things you brought last time were all very popular. If you have them, I'll order them all."
Zhen Zhen gave her ten pieces each, mainly because he was afraid that if she took too many, it would arouse suspicion and it would be bad if she was caught.
The things Zhen Zhen got were guaranteed, and the quality was exactly the same as last time, without any inferior goods. Zhao Meilan was very satisfied.
There are quite a few white flour steamed buns in Zhen Zhen's space. Jiao Huilan's noodles are delicious, and she doesn't like eating the ones bought in the market, so she wants to sell them all.
She had 250 packages of steamed buns, 4 in each package. She took out 25 packages. Zhao Meilan's eyes widened and she kept praising the steamed buns for being big and fragrant. She gave Zhen Zhen 15 yuan according to the market price.
Zhen Zhen put the money away and asked her about the melon seeds.
Zhao Meilan really had connections. "Last year, someone was stealing and selling chestnuts and melon seeds. I asked about his supply channels and know how to get the stuff out. I'll do it for you!"
We are all in the same boat, so Zhen Zhen didn't hide it. "You can't escape if something happens to me. You have to help keep this a secret."
"Of course. I'd rather earn less than take risks."
After reaching a consensus, Zhen Zhen waited in the city. Zhao Meilan's man gave her five sacks of melon seeds in the evening. The cost of melon seeds was low, and they were really as if they were free. Zhen Zhen paid three yuan and took the melon seeds back home.
Zhao Meilan also got her a lot of small paper bags, which were perfect for packing dry goods.
This thing is not a scarce commodity, so Zhen Zhen gave some money as a token of his appreciation.
Passing by a black market, Zhen Zhen saw someone selling books covertly. He flipped through the books and bought a few, planning to take them out and read them when he had nothing to do.
When Uncle Zhou asked about it on the way, Zhen Zhen just said that it was fodder sent by her second brother for raising pigs.
With the melon seeds, Zhen Zhen and her two daughters-in-law got busy. Jiao Huilan was in charge of frying, which was a physically demanding job. Sometimes she was tired or had to feed the baby, so Zhen Zhen and Tao Aihong would take over.
Tao Aihong has one good point: she is good at accounting. The three of them packed the melon seeds into paper bags. Tao Aihong quickly calculated the money and then subtracted the cost. It turned out that the small amount of melon seeds could make a lot of money.
I really underestimated this thing before.
"Mom, I can earn tens of thousands of dollars from these five sacks of melon seeds! How can this insignificant thing make so much money?" Jiao Huilan whispered.
Zhen Zhen had never thought that selling melon seeds would bring such huge profits, but in later life, Zhen Taiping's neighbor sold dried goods, and his family bought several shops. He only worked for half a year each year, and rested at home for the remaining half of the year.
There is also a fried skewers seller in their community who can earn over a million yuan a year. It seems that small businesses should not be underestimated.
After frying, Zhen Zhen put all the melon seeds in a basket. It happened to be the end of the summer harvest, and Meng Hua got few work points, so he came down early to prepare.
Zhen Zhen handed him the melon seeds and said, "There's a movie showing in the city today. There's also a movie showing in the neighborhood tonight. It's sure to be very popular. You can sell them in these two places. Remember, one bag is three cents. I've packed some loose ones for you. When someone buys melon seeds, you can give them a handful. Be kind to others. Kindness brings wealth."
This was the first time Meng Hua did something like this, so he was a little unsure, but he also felt something was a little different.
It was the uneasiness before emerging as a butterfly, the calmness of a bright future, mixed with a bit of excitement, as if there was finally something that proved to him that he was not born just to farm and earn work points, and that he could also live freely like a human being.
Even Zhen Zhen could see Meng Hua's excited expression. Zhen Zhen was still a little worried and held him back, thinking:
"Huahua, do you know why Mom asked you to take the lead?"
Meng Hua blinked and said, "I don't know."
He had some guesses in his mind, but he wanted to hear it from his mother herself. His mother praised Meng Daguo all day long, but never praised him.
Zhen Zhen smiled:
"Among my three sons, your eldest brother is capable and dutiful, but he is not very smart. Your second brother is smart, but a little slick and soft-hearted, and cannot stand the advice of his wife. If I hand over the business to your eldest brother, he will probably be caught. If I hand it over to your second brother, he will think that he has paid more than others, so he will definitely take advantage of them. I am afraid that the accounts will never be right. Do you think I can rest assured to hand over the business to them?"
When Meng Hua heard his mother's sincere words, he immediately understood that his mother's previous praise of Meng Daguo and Meng Eryong was probably just a temporary measure, in order to use the art of balance to keep the family harmonious.
So, if we exclude two of the three sons, who are the others?
Meng Hua's heart gradually began to skip a beat. His face was expressionless, but his eyes were bright.
"mother?"
"Of course I'm worried! I'm going to hand this business over to the person I trust the most. Huahua, do you know who I trust the most?"
She was full of anticipation, as if the two of them had a telepathic connection and were the best mother-son relationship in the world, and the air was filled with the scent of love.
Meng Hua glanced at her and smiled: "It's me!"
"Hey! Huahua, you understand me! I know you are a man who can do great things, and I don't want to trouble you with such a small matter as selling melon seeds. Just treat it as a practice to prepare for your future success. Sell the melon seeds well, and it's up to you to expand the business empire of our Meng family!"
Meng Hua nodded vigorously.
After tricking his third son away, Zhen Zhen picked up a tomato and a cucumber from the water to eat. With his son running errands, he didn't have to go out alone. Wouldn't it be comfortable to lie on the bed and read a book in such a hot day?
Zhen Zhen took out the book and felt something was wrong at first glance.
What she bought today was a romance novel, which had some of the flavor of post-modern stall literature.
The scale was quite interesting, and I planned to appreciate it slowly after eating and drinking. But when I opened it, I found it was actually an architecture series.
There's something wrong with this book.
Zhen Zhen rubbed the book cover and found that the outer cover was fake. Someone had wrapped it with a layer of hand-painted ink painting paper, and the words "Yongle Encyclopedia" were written inside.
The pages are made of special leather paper, which is soft yet resilient. The content is written in small regular script, which is not something that ordinary people can write. Moreover, the whole book exudes a noble royal atmosphere.
Zhen Zhen had a puzzled look on her face, she just wanted to read a pornographic story, after all, everyone knew that being a widow was hard, who knew it would be replaced with something like this?
The first reaction was that the seller deliberately swapped her books, referring to the later substitution of seafood.
After a brief thought, I felt something was not right. People these days are honest. That miscellaneous book has no value after being swapped. Even if it does, can its value be greater than the Yongle Encyclopedia?
The situation must be tense. The other party didn't dare to keep the book at home, but felt it would be a pity to throw it away or burn it, so he wanted to take the opportunity to get rid of it.
Based on this speculation, the book should be authentic.
Although this book will be worth a fortune in the future, Zhen Zhen will not thank him. If she didn't have the space, it would be a disaster to keep such a thing at home.
This book is a Jiajing copy, and it talks about palace architecture, porches, door frames, and so on.
She put the book into the space with a curse, and missed her own erotic novel very much. She took out another ancient copy of "Dream of the Red Chamber" and started to read it. She found that this one was slightly different from the version she had read in later generations, and she didn't know what the problem was.
Meng Hua rode the bicycle that Dachuan lent him to the entrance of the cinema. At that time, there were only a few movies playing, which were played over and over again, and there were always many people.
There are also many older young people who are dating each other, with seductive eyes, pretending not to know each other even though they are watching a movie together.
Meng Hua parked the car in the alley next door and shouted to the passers-by:
"Selling melon seeds, three cents a bag, a must-have for watching movies!"
The couple next door are dating. This is their first date, so they both wore clean clothes.
Everyone was a little surprised to hear Meng Hua shout like that. It takes a lot of courage to sell melon seeds in this day and age!
However, you can only get three or two pieces of melon seeds during the New Year, and you can eat them less than a few times a year. Boys can still tolerate it, but girls are very greedy.
The girl's eyes lit up, and Meng Hua smiled: "Brother, the elder sister is so beautiful, you must buy more snacks to make her happy."
The man blushed at his teasing. He had prepared money to watch the movie, so spending a few cents was not a problem. The melon seeds were only three cents a bag, and they looked neat and tidy. The young man was sweet-mouthed, so the man took out three cents immediately.
Meng Huadan gave him a bag and grabbed a handful from the basket with a smile, "Brother, this is for you. If it tastes good, come back next time."
The man was a little surprised and said thank you with a smile.
After walking a few steps, he said to his girlfriend:
"This guy is not simple. He can talk and do things."
My girlfriend took the melon seeds and nodded with a red face:
“He’s also very handsome!”
The man changed his mind and decided not to come to buy melon seeds next time.
Just as Zhen Zhen said, the best selling place was the entrance of the cinema. There were a lot of people in cinemas, and a young man like Meng Hua did not attract much attention. It didn't take long for most of the melon seeds to be sold out.
He only brought one-third of the amount this time, and after the movie started, he couldn't sell the melon seeds, so he changed places.
There was an open-air movie being shown in the residential community, and he was secretly selling sunflower seeds while watching the movie. By the time the movie was over, he had sold all the sunflower seeds.
On the way back, Meng Hua was in high spirits and drove very fast, not only because he made money, but also because of the feeling of making money.
He took off the handlebars with both hands, rode his bike quickly back to Batou Village, and deliberately chose a road with fewer people.
However, it was already dark, and the villagers had work to do the next day, so they all went home early to take a shower and go to bed.
Meng Hua parked his bike and pushed the door open. Tao Aihong was breastfeeding her baby and was the first to hear the noise. She immediately pushed Meng Eryong:
"Go! Your brother is back!"
Since the summer harvest, Meng Eryong has been exhausted and falls asleep as soon as he gets home every day. He doesn't really care about Meng Hua selling melon seeds. A wild boar can be sold for more than 200 yuan, so it's not worth his time. But a bag of melon seeds is only three cents, so what can it do?
"Come back if you want, I need to sleep, don't bother me!"
Tao Aihong peeked through the crack in the window, "Are you still bothering me? Your brother's cart basket is empty! He must have made a lot of money. I fried these melon seeds, so I should have a share of the profits. Go and see how much money he made!"
Meng Eryong was not happy, but he could not resist Tao Aihong's urging. Besides, he also wanted to see how much Meng Hua had sold.
Don’t let the goods be paid for before you sell them for a penny!
Either the bike got into a ditch and all the melon seeds were soaked in water and ruined, otherwise they wouldn’t have been able to sell so many melon seeds that night.
Meng Eryong, wearing big trousers, walked into Zhen Zhen's room, where Meng Hua was gulping down mung bean soup.
This was prepared by Zhen Zhen for him. It was mung bean soup with added broth and placed in well water and chilled. It was a favorite drink for thirsty people.
Meng Hua came to life after drinking. He opened the cloth bag and took out all the money. The coins were all in denominations of one or two cents, and the paper money was in denominations of ten cents, twenty cents, and five cents. There were very few one-yuan paper money, but it didn't matter that the coins were small in value, as there was a lot of them!
How much money can this cloth bag hold?
Every penny here has a lot of purchasing power!
Zhen Zhen counted the money, a total of less than fifteen yuan. Although it was not much, it was equivalent to one month's salary for someone in those days.
By this calculation, these five sacks of melon seeds can ultimately earn about 40 to 50 yuan.
Meng Eryong laughed: "Not bad! Third brother! You are smart enough to sell all the melon seeds in your first battle?"
Meng Hua sneered, thinking that no matter how many tricks he has, he is still his younger brother. Do I need you to tell him that he has ten thousand tricks and a quick mind?
But he still looked at Zhen Zhen with expectation.
Zhen Zhen raised his eyebrows and gave him compliments without hesitation:
"Huahua is good. Mom was right about you. If I were there, I might not be able to sell all the products. But Huahua is different. He has earned more than ten yuan in just a few hours. You are really a good son to me!"
Meng Hua was very happy in her heart, but it didn't show on her face.
Meng Daguo also praised him when he came back.
But Zhen Zhen was thinking about one thing, did she set the price too low? Although the cost of melon seeds is cheap, melon seeds are also rationed these days, and three cents is indeed too cheap, maybe selling it for ten or twenty cents would be fine.
She plans to ask her sons to try it next time.
After Meng Eryong returned, Tao Aihong ran over and asked, "How's it going? How much did it sell for?"
"Less than 15 yuan! When I went to the county town to sell pork, I earned more than 200 yuan in two days. Third brother is far behind me!"
Tao Aihongxin said, will you die if you don’t brag?
She was very happy. Selling melon seeds was much better than earning work points. She could easily earn several hundred yuan a month. Although the risk was high, the profit was high. The feeling of doing business made her feel proud.
The finishing work after the summer harvest is also very busy, but the atmosphere in the village is much better than before.
The next day, Meng Daguo came back with a few eels. Meng Hua and a few of his friends somehow managed to destroy someone's rabbit nest and brought back a rabbit.
"This rabbit is so fat!" Jiao Huilan praised.
Daya admired her uncle so much, "Uncle, you are so amazing, much better than my dad! My dad can't even catch little white rabbits."
Meng Daguo was a little jealous, "Didn't your father catch a yellow eel? Look at how fat this yellow eel is!"
Daya shook her head. She also knew how to catch eels. She had caught a small one last time. Knowing how to catch eels was nothing. Knowing how to catch rabbits was a big deal.
Meng Hua was a little flattered by his niece's praise. He held his head high, took the wild rabbit out, skinned it, and wanted to show off again.
As a result, when Daya came back with the vegetable leaves, she saw a bloody red rabbit. Daya couldn't bear it and burst into tears.
Zhen Zhen came out and said reproachfully:
"Da Ya is still young. How can she be happy if you let her see such a bloody scene?"
Meng Hua knew that once Daya started crying, she would have to stand aside, but she still felt embarrassed to make her niece cry.
"Don't cry, Da Ya. Uncle will buy you a popsicle."
Daya suddenly stopped crying, thought for a moment, pursed her lips, and took his hand to buy popsicles.
This rabbit is really fat, it still weighs several kilograms even after the skin is removed. Zhen Zhen wants to eat spicy rabbit meat, but there are many people in the family and Tao Aihong is still in confinement after giving birth, so they must consider the tastes of the general public.
Jiao Huilan didn't know how to roast rabbit meat, so she went to her neighbors' homes to ask and summarized several methods. She came back to cut ginger and scallions, preparing to try Zhang Cuihua's method.
The eels were placed in a water tank to spit out the mud, and dinner consisted of roasted rabbit meat, scrambled eggs with tomatoes, fried lotus root slices, and steamed carrots.
They drank noodle porridge and ate big white steamed buns.
Now that they are making money at home, everyone is happy to have better food. Meng Daguo and several other key workers only feel energetic the next day after eating a full meal. Today, Daguo was praised by Li Decheng, who said that he worked hard.
Zhen Zhen also asked Meng Hua to send a copy to Old Lady Meng and Old Lady Meng's father.
The two of them hadn't eaten rabbit for many years. This creature is hard to catch and very cunning. Besides, everyone in the village is hungry. If there were easy-to-catch wild rabbits, they would have been caught long ago. How could Meng Hua have a chance to catch one?
But Meng Hua is really smart. He has been quick-witted since he was a child and knows how to set traps for adults when he speaks, which makes him different from other grandchildren.
Old Mrs. Meng was in high spirits, eating rabbit meat and steamed buns.
"Your sister-in-law's cooking skills are really good. Rabbit made her cook it like dragon meat."
Meng Hua laughed, "Grandma, have you ever eaten dragon meat?"
"I haven't eaten it, but I can imagine it. Do you think there is anything more delicious than this? But your mother is really willing to spend so much oil at home to fry a rabbit. No wonder it tastes so good!"
How come the second son’s wife lives such a good life?
A few days ago, everyone said that after the second son died, his wife would definitely remarry and the family would break up!
Who would have thought that not only did she not remarry, but she also took such good care of the family. Everyone said that although one of Zhen Guizhi's three sons was cunning, they all worked together and their lives would get better and better.
After finishing her meal, Mrs. Meng returned the bowl to Meng Hua and asked Meng Hua to take it home.
When the children in the family smelled the aroma of rabbit meat, they were very greedy. So Mrs. Meng locked them in the house for fear that they would come in and ask for meat, which would be embarrassing.
Seeing that there were not enough melon seeds to sell, Zhen Zhen went to the county town again and bought some melon seeds from Zhao Meilan. She also wanted to buy a few packs of milk powder as a backup.
After all, milk powder has to be bought in advance to prevent the child from going hungry.
But she didn't have enough tickets, so she had to take something out to exchange.
She took out another big iron pot and referred to the price from last time. Zhao Meilan quickly found a buyer for her. The other party was very happy to pay. Zhen Zhen bought herself a popsicle, two kilograms of sugar, and two kilograms of peach cakes.
Zhao Meilan directly accused her of spending money lavishly and told her to spend more slowly.
Zhen Zhen smiled and not only did he not accept it, he also wanted to ask her to help him order a bicycle.
You have to queue up to buy a bicycle these days. Even if you don’t have enough money now, you will definitely make a lot of money by the time you get to the queue.
Isn't it easy to get things done because of someone in the court? With Zhao Meilan here, the queues can be faster, and she can also think of a way to deal with the tickets.
Zhao Meilan had earned more than ten yuan from Zhen Zhen. Although this matter was difficult to do, it was not impossible, so she agreed readily.
This time when she came to the county town, Mrs. Meng specifically asked Zhen Zhen to bring some things for Meng Li.
After Zhen Zhen finished shopping, she went to Meng Li's house.
Meng Li's parents-in-law are both employees of a cotton textile factory. They live in a family compound, which is one of the best family compounds in the county and is easy to find.
When Zhen Zhen went over, Meng Li was sitting in the family yard washing clothes, and she washed two full buckets of clothes.
"Meng Li."
Meng Li was stunned. She looked up in disbelief, her face brightening up. "Second Aunt! Why are you here?"
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