"What brings you to your house?"
Listening to these gossipy people talking at the same time, Qiao Xinyi couldn't control her temper anymore.
"Who is 놖? Is 놖 married? What does 놖 want to see Qiao Lai Di about? What does it have to do with you gossipers?"
"You are too skinny to give birth. You are the best fertile pig in the country. How many babies can you give birth to each time? Eight or ten? If you are so good at giving birth, why are you living here? Live in a pigpen! That's right! You are a sow in the breeding farm. The breeding farm will give you a banner saying you are the best fertile pig in the country!"
Qiao Xinyi scolded the group of people so much that they were stunned. Knowing that Qiao Xinyi was not someone to be bullied, they immediately kept silent.
Only the one who was pointed at and called a sow by Qiao Xinyi was so angry that she retorted, "We are just talking. Do you have to take it so seriously and insult us like that?"
"Yes, I was just talking. Why are you still angry? You have a bad temper, and it seems you are not a big heart either." Qiao Xinyi rolled her eyes at the person.
Qiao Lai Di laughed in front of everyone, and then said: "Don't you see what kind of character your son has? This is your cousin, and she has a boyfriend, and that boyfriend is an officer. Are you worthy of caring about her?"
When he heard that Qiao Xinyi's partner was a military officer, he dared not say a word.
Qiao Laidi pulled Qiao Xinyi into the house, called her eldest daughter in, and then closed the door.
"Xinyi, don't pay attention to those people outside. They all live in the same courtyard, and every family has their own little grudges. They are deliberately embarrassing you because of you. They are targeting you."
Qiao Laidi and Qiao Xinyi explained that the courtyard is so small, and this family wants to fight for more space, and that family wants to take more advantage. Today this family threw a scallion, and today that family threw two garlics. It seems that everyone in the whole courtyard is a thief, and everyone is a competitor for every inch of space.
Especially for someone like Qiao Lai Di who had just married into the family and became a stepmother, knowing that she had no support from her natal family, these aunts and old women liked to use Qiao Lai Di as a punching bag even more.
However, Qiao Lai Di was not the patient and easy-going person who died early, so these old residents disliked Qiao Lai Di even more.
"I brought this back from Tong'an County. I'm giving it to your two children." Qiao Xinyi handed over the gift and asked bluntly, "Have you heard anything about the thief at the train station?"
Qiao Lai Di pushed the can back and said, "It's too expensive. You keep it for yourself. Yun Bai is still young, and he likes it, too."
Then she continued, "Not many people know about the little thief. I asked him and he lived in a culvert near the train station at night. Sometimes he would pick up food from the garbage dump. If he couldn't find any food, he would go to the train station to rob."
"He didn't steal anything else. He only robbed food and passers-by. He also robbed people selling things like you. But it's strange. You've been there for several days, but he didn't rob you." Qiao Lai Di guessed, "Maybe he saw that you were with two children, so he felt sorry for you and didn't rob you."
"As for where the child came from, no one knew. Everyone said that when the child appeared at the train station, he looked like he had been wandering for a long time."
"He was wearing long-sleeved shirt at first, but someone grabbed his sleeve when he was stealing and tore it when he ran, so his shirt changed to short-sleeved. By the way, his clothes were all patched, very torn, and didn't fit him well. His family conditions must not have been that good before."
Qiao Lai Di said, "I have been secretly observing him these past few days. He is really thin. Judging from his height, he may be ten years old. But it is also possible that he looks young because he is too thin. He may be fifteen years old."
Qiao Lai Di did not ask Qiao Xinyi why she wanted to know about the thief. She was not that curious. If Qiao Xinyi could tell her, she would have told her without her asking. Qiao Xinyi did not mention it herself, so if she asked, she would be asking for trouble.
Qiao Xinyi nodded and said "hmm", then opened the paper and handed the red date cake to the two little girls. Then he looked around Qiao Lai Di's house and asked casually, "Where is the father of the two children?"
"I wonder whose house he went to visit." Qiao Lai Di said indifferently, "He never tells me where he's going, and he doesn't like to ask too much."
Qiao Xinyi understood that Qiao Laidie was just getting by day by day.
But Qiao Lai Di taught her two stepdaughters very well, dressed them neatly, was very close to the older one, and always carried the younger one on her back.
Qiao Xinyi was willing to associate with Qiao Laidi because she was kind-hearted and not weak-willed.
"If you have something else to do, I won't stay here any longer. When you have time, take the two children to the textile factory's staff quarters to play with us. If you have something to do, you can also come to us. You don't have to go to your mother's house, but you can still visit our relatives."
Qiao Xinyi patted Qiao Laidi on the shoulder and left the two cans. Qiao Xinyi didn't let Qiao Laidi see her off and rode away on her bicycle.
As soon as Qiao Xinyi left, Qiao Laidie and her two daughters sat at the door sewing clothes again, and the neighbor aunts and old women came over again.
"Lai Gui's family, what food did your cousin send to your family? What kind of cakes are your two girls holding? How come we have never seen them? We are all neighbors, why don't you share some with us? You are too stingy."
"Also, don't you say you don't want to associate with your family? Why did your cousin come to see you? Could she be asking you to borrow money?"
Those who are waiting to take advantage, those who make sarcastic remarks, and those who stand aside and watch the fun without saying a word.
Qiao Lai Di glanced at a few people and asked, "Do you want me to call my cousin back to scold you again?"
"You sisters are not good-tempered. You are not as good as the mother of these two girls in terms of being a person."
At this time, Qiao Xinyi's voice came from the door.
"Now I know why the biological mother of these two children died so early. You are a bunch of shameless people who love to take advantage of others and stir up trouble. You can't afford to buy a mirror. Living in a small courtyard is indeed prone to premature death."
After arguing with those people, Qiao Lai Di parked the car and went back in.
She suddenly remembered that she had something to ask Qiao Lai Di, but she didn't expect to hear what this group of people said when she came back.
When those people saw Qiao Xinyi suddenly come back, they immediately looked embarrassed and quickly went back to their homes.
They all bully the weak and fear the strong. Knowing that Qiao Xinyi has a boyfriend who is an officer and seeing that Qiao Xinyi is not dressed cheaply, no one really wants to provoke Qiao Xinyi.
Qiao Lai Di laughed when she heard this, and after closing the door, she asked, "Why are you back again?"
"I want to ask if you have any connections in the black market?" Qiao Xinyi asked directly.
Qiao Lai Di goes to the train station entrance to sell egg pancakes every day. If she didn't have connections in the black market, how could she, a city dweller, get such a regular source of goods?
Whether it's eggs or flour, you need a ticket and the quantity is fixed.
The only explanation is the black market.
"Yes." Qiao Lai Di nodded. "A junior high school classmate had a brother who worked in the black market. He was an educated youth in the countryside in his early years and failed to get into college. Although his family tried to get him back to the city on the pretext of poor health, he didn't find a job for a while."
"He's a brave man with ideas and hardworking. He didn't want to rely on his family for support at such an old age, so he plunged into the black market. But he did make a name for himself."
Qiao Lai Di 놌 Qiao Xinyi said so much to let Qiao Xinyi know that the person she knew was reliable.
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