"Ask for leave? Why would she ask for leave?" Uncle Sheng looked puzzled.
"I didn't tell you. I think I just got a call from Chuanzi, saying that Nan Zhiqing's family will be coming over in a few days."
"Ah?" Uncle Sheng didn't even bother to smoke his pipe, and turned around and went home without saying a word.
"Hey, this couple, why don't they go to work?" The village chief shouted from behind, and Uncle Sheng walked faster
"What have you been doing?" Aunt Gaixian saw her husband standing at the corner and shouting, so she came over and asked.
"I told you not to gossip about other people in the village." The village chief looked at Aunt Gaixian, fearing that she would gossip about other people.
"Look at you, when did I tell anyone about Xiumei's family affairs?"
"You can't tell your family, just keep it to yourself."
"I won't tell you anything, but if you tell me that, I'll be upset!"
The village chief said nothing, just stared at Aunt Gaixian, thinking that he had never said anything bad about Xiumei's family in the past. Seeing that she was very serious, he said, "Nan Zhiqing's family will be coming in a few days. Xiumei is thinking of cleaning up the house and making preparations."
"Ah! That's a big deal. The educated youth from the south are so kind. I have to go see if Xiumei needs any help. Here, you can take it back later." Aunt Gaixian threw the tools in her hand to the village chief and followed the couple away.
The village chief stood there cursing and swearing, but he was unable to call the people back.
"Village chief, what's going on?" The man next to them looked down at the three people leaving one after another, and gossiped from a distance.
"Do your job, and don't earn work points. You can have everything!" The village chief, who hadn't stopped the people, saw that someone was still asking about it, and cursed angrily, then left with his tools.
Aunt Xiumei had just arrived home. She let Taohua play with Yaya by herself while she tore off the sheets, quilt covers, curtains, and anything else that was covering the surface of the room to wash.
"What are you doing?" As soon as Uncle Sheng entered the room, he saw that Aunt Xiumei had already put everything in a large basin and started to draw water from the well.
"Come on, you're back just in time, help me get some water and wash all these."
"Didn't you just change it a few days ago? Why did you wash it again?"
"No, Qiaoqiao's family is coming over. They are from the city. Even if we are from the village, we have to keep it clean and leave a good impression on others."
"You've always cleaned up well, haven't you?" Uncle Sheng came back because he was afraid that his wife would be confused. Who knew that when he came back, the scene was like this. The Spring Festival cleaning was just like this.
Actually, Aunt Xiumei is always very clean. Even though the bed sheets at home are not very new, they are washed very clean. At this moment, she was so confused that she was afraid of letting her son down that she lost her composure.
"Xiumei, Xiumei, don't worry, tell me what you have. I won't be working these days, I'll help you with it."
Uncle Sheng was overwhelmed when he heard Aunt Gaixian's voice. Now, one was not enough, and here comes another...
Let them do it, he should just fetch water...
Shanghai Stock Exchange
After hanging up the phone with Aunt Xiumei, Sheng Yanchuan waited by the phone for less than ten minutes before he received a call from Dongzi.
"Hey, Brother Chuan" Dongzi saw that the situation was not convenient, so he just called Brother Chuan.
"Well, you have to help me with two things these days. One is to clean up the bedroom on the second floor of my house in town, prepare all the bedding and quilts in the room, and prepare rice, flour, grain, oil, seasonings and so on in the kitchen. I will take the train from Shanghai the day after tomorrow, so just prepare it before I arrive. Also, you have to go to my parents' house the day after tomorrow and the day after tomorrow, and send some chicken, duck, fish and meat, but don't send it too early, or they will go bad."
"Also, give them another 200 yuan and some meat and cloth coupons."
"Okay, Brother Chuan, I'll give the money to Auntie today, and I'll deliver the other perishable meat a few days later."
"Okay, I'll leave it to you then."
"Brother Chuan, don't worry, I'll go alone without anyone else."
"Well, I trust you to do the job." Dongzi was the only one in the black market who knew his background and was the most trustworthy person. Sheng Yanchuan was relieved to leave the matter to Dongzi.
"But, brother, you are in Shanghai, why are you preparing all this suddenly?"
"Your sister-in-law's family is coming over."
"Ah, then congratulations, Brother Chuan. Don't worry about this matter, I will make sure it is properly arranged!"
"Okay, please."
After hanging up the phone, Sheng Yanchuan finally felt relieved. He couldn't go back now, so he could only trouble Dongzi and his mother.
"Is it arranged?" Nanqiao asked after he hung up the phone.
"Well, let Dongzi help clean it up."
"Okay, let's go shopping today. Brother Zheng asked me to buy a watch for my sister-in-law. Let's go shopping."
"Okay, then go back and tell your brother first."
Nanqiao nodded and left the house to tell his elder brother.
"Brother, Brother Zheng asked me to help him get a watch. We are going to go shopping. Do you want to come with us?"
"I'm not going. You guys go ahead. I'll cook and come back early at noon."
"Okay, thank you for your hard work, big brother." Nanqiao was about to walk out, but just as he took a step, he thought of something and turned back.
"Brother, do you have any foreign currency? I want to go to the Friendship Store."
"I don't have it. There's some in my parents' room. It's still in the old place. Go get it yourself." Nanzhou usually doesn't use it, so the Nan family's foreign exchange, including the one sent back by the uncle, is usually in the hands of Nan's mother and father.
Nan's parents are more flexible in terms of spending on their children, so generally they need to pay for their own expenses.
"Okay, I'll get it myself. Wait for me." Nanqiao said to Sheng Yanchuan and his elder brother, then trotted into the house.
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