Gu Yi came back and walked in with a few small boxes and a small net bag in his hands.
"Sister-in-law, I will take the train back tomorrow morning. I will finish my work quickly and come back to work. The first month of the year is almost over, and I have to try to get my salary in February."
Chen Xingling smiled and said, "Congratulations! The job is settled, and I have the confidence to go see my sweetheart in the mountains."
"Hehe!" Gu Yi smiled awkwardly and hesitated, "Sister-in-law, I don't know which are the specialties of Yucheng, and I don't know what to buy back... I just bought some salted fish and fried fish."
Chen Xingling laughed in silence: "Salted fish is very common here, but most people in my hometown are not used to eating it."
After all, she had been a daughter-in-law in the capital for several years and knew that the tastes there were completely different from those in Chongqing.
"Ah?" Gu Yi asked doubtfully: "What should we do? Can we eat it directly?"
Chen Xingling shook his head: "Cut it into small sections and stew it with ginger, garlic, and chili oil. This way of eating is more suitable for the taste there."
"Okay!" Gu Yi took note of it and carried it back to the room.
Chen Xingling was sweeping the floor when he noticed his brother-in-law in the room counting over and over again. He seemed to be in a dilemma, so he opened two boxes and counted again. He found that it still seemed not enough, and he was so embarrassed that he was walking around on the ground.
Chen Xingling smiled bitterly to himself.
After all, he didn't know how to make money, so he didn't dare to spend lavishly when he was short of money. It was a rare trip from afar, so it was normal for him to bring some local specialties back to give to others.
This time I will bring it back not only to my family and a few close classmates, but also to my beloved girl in Pingshuo Mountain and even her family.
If you don't buy enough, you will lose face. Especially before the marriage, it is extremely embarrassing to be looked down upon by the girl's family!
Chen Xingling turned back to the master bedroom and quickly took out ten soaps from the supermarket space. He also found two packets of tea leaves and wrapped them tightly with ordinary oil paper, and then took out a few pounds of dried shrimps.
At this time, the son's excited and loud voice came from outside!
Chen Xingling hurried out of the supermarket, put the things on the desk, and simply packed them with old newspapers beside him.
"Mom!" Little Tiger opened the door and poked his head in, grinning, "Dad is here to pick me up! The other kids are so envious!"
Chen Xingling continued to wrap the shrimps and asked with a smile, "Why do I envy you? Other children should also have their fathers to pick them up, right? They pick them up at noon to eat, and take them home in the afternoon."
"Yes!" Little Tiger nodded, then raised his little index finger and shouted proudly: "But my dad is the tallest! My dad is the best looking!"
Chen Xingling was amused and asked, "Did the kids say that?"
"Yes!" Little Tiger answered proudly: "My dad picked me up today, and they all saw it. They all envied me for being able to write and for having a tall and handsome dad!"
Chen Xingling raised his eyebrows and asked, "Can you write?"
The previous kindergarten teacher said that they would only teach counting and some simple Chinese characters, and would not teach writing for the time being. They would only teach students to recognize some common characters, only a few per semester, which was not a large number.
"Yes!" Little Tiger explained proudly: "After lunch, my father took me to where he worked. Many brothers surrounded me and some gave me rock candy. There were a lot of papers and pens on my father's desk, so I took a pen. My father taught me how to write, and I learned how to write."
Chen Xingling snickered: "...quite impressive."
"Haha!" Little Tiger narrowed his eyes and smiled: "I knew my mother would praise me!"
Chen Xingling was too lazy to pay attention to him and moved the things on the table to Gu Yi's room.
Gu Qi was also there, helping his brother pack with a large suitcase.
Gu Yi smiled embarrassedly and stopped.
"No, no... Sister-in-law, you've spent a lot of money on decorating my room recently, how can I afford more... When I make some money, I'll go back and buy nice things for people."
"Take it." Chen Xingling lowered his voice: "Bring more gifts to the door, and the girl's family will look at you with more respect. It takes a lot of hard work to raise a girl. If you want to marry someone's girl, you must show enough sincerity first."
Gu Yi was also a smart man. He understood what was said immediately and took it with tears of gratitude.
"Thank you, sister-in-law! Thank you!"
Chen Xingling added: "I'll make you some pancakes tonight, and some salt-baked meat for you to eat on the road."
"Oh! Okay!" Gu Yi nodded happily.
Gu Qi knew that his wife's family would go to the mountains from time to time to exchange fish and shrimp for tea. When he heard that it was several kilograms of dried shrimps, he guessed without thinking that they were all good things she brought back from her family, and his heart was secretly warmed.
With such a generous sister-in-law, it is no wonder that Gu Yi is so respectful to her and always protects her in his words.
When it comes down to it, getting along with others is nothing more than exchanging hearts for each other's.
Gu Qi reminded: "Be careful on the road, especially when getting off or getting on the bus. If there is anything urgent, call us immediately."
"Brother, I understand!" Gu Yi responded quickly.
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The next morning, Gu Qi sent his brother to the train station.
After Chen Xingling sent Xiaohuzi to kindergarten, he turned around and went to school.
Unexpectedly, as soon as she reached the gate of Chongyi Middle School, she saw Fifth Brother sitting on a hand tractor with his legs crossed, smoking and looking around, obviously waiting for her.
"Fifth brother!" Chen Xingling cheered and ran forward.
When Chen Wuxing saw her, he quickly threw away his cigarette and jumped down.
"Little sister! I finally got you!"
It was almost time for class, and the school gate was filled with students rushing in. Many people turned their heads and looked at them curiously.
Chen Xingling asked curiously: "Fifth brother, why did you come to school? Why didn't you come to the shipyard to find us?"
"Hey! It's a bit far!" Chen Wuxing explained, "We happened to run into a school of fish yesterday afternoon and caught a lot of fish. Mom picked up some fish of similar size and steamed more than 20 baskets of fish rice. I went into the city today, and Mom asked me to send two baskets to you. I have to send it to your sister-in-law's parents' home later, and it's too far to go to the north of the city, so I came here to wait for you."
Then he took out two small bamboo baskets from the side and handed them to her, then turned around and jumped onto the tractor.
Chen Xingling held two baskets of fish rice and carefully lifted the green bamboo leaves on top. She found that they were full of her favorite turbot and silver tuna, and her eyes narrowed with smiles instantly.
"Thank you, Fifth Brother! Please drive slower!"
Chen Wuxing grinned and shouted over the loud rumbling sound of the tractor: "Hurry up and go to class! I'm leaving!"
Chen Xingling watched the tractor go away before entering the school gate with the fish rice.
During lunch, she took out a basket of fish rice and asked the students if they wanted to eat it.
The classmates were a little embarrassed at first, until they saw that she had two baskets, they came over excitedly with a smile and took one each.
"Wow! Lingling, how come you have so many delicious foods!"
"Thank you! I want a small silver gun!"
"Wow! Turbot! I like the flat turbot the best!"
"Student Chen, didn't you say your home is in a fishing village? Are you going back to your hometown again?"
Chen Xingling explained: "My fifth brother brought it to me on his way into the city this morning."
A male classmate said excitedly: "I saw it! I saw a tractor-driving guy talking to you at the school gate this morning - so he is your fifth brother?"
"Yes." Chen Xingling nodded.
The male classmate smiled enviously and said, "I wonder if you have a tractor at home - no wonder you can get into the city so early in the morning! Huiqiao Fishing Village is quite far away!"
Seeing that everyone was getting the fish, Ma Dali continued to bury his head in his book and was too embarrassed to step forward.
Chen Xingling secretly observed him until every other student took one, and his greedy classmate Jia Shuanghua even took two, but he still didn't dare to come over.
There were two small fish in the basket, both as big as a palm. Chen Xingling squatted down, took two from another bamboo basket and threw them in, covered the other three with bamboo leaves, and then walked towards Ma Dali.
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