Su Xia didn't realize the news had spread far and wide until Xia Yuzhen came to her door.
"Sister Su, did the Qiao family really use that little bit of money to pay back your meat?" Xia Yuzhen never expected that someone could be so shameless.
Six cents—even a skinny guy with no flesh on his face couldn't afford that.
Su Xia felt helpless. Sure enough, at this time, even the slightest breeze could cause a commotion to spread faster than an airplane.
"Putting everything else aside, let's talk about you. Can't you stay home more in this freezing weather?!"
If he gets hurt here, won't his in-laws come looking for him?
Xia Yuzhen stuck out her tongue and smiled sheepishly.
"It won't happen again next time. By the way, Sister Su, where are you going for the New Year? Are you going back to the village?"
Su Xia nodded, "After the baby's father finishes his last day of work, let's go back!"
"That's a pity. I was thinking of coming to visit the relatives with my man!" Her tone was a little disappointed.
Su Xia.....
I don't quite understand when their relationship became so good.
But it wasn't a hassle. "It's not like we're not coming back."
Xia Yuzhen was taken aback, then scratched her head, "Sorry, I forgot for a moment!"
Su Xia shook her head. Sure enough, pregnant women have bad memories.
However, this is also a reminder that when we return, who knows when our neighbors might...?
Su Xia thought of Grandma Dou. She rarely came out in winter. If her daughter-in-law hadn't come today, she would have forgotten about her!
When Chen Jianguo returned in the evening, Su Xia brought up the matter of paying New Year's visits.
“We’ll definitely be in the village for the New Year, and we don’t know when we’ll be back. Do you think we should pay our respects in advance?”
"Wife, do you need to pay a New Year's visit?"
Su Xia nodded, "Wang Ge's place, and our neighbor, Grandma Dou, they're usually very nice to Niu Niu and the other two!"
Chen Jianguo also remembered that stern old lady, but she was still quite kind to him and at least didn't give him a hard time.
A glance at his wife revealed the reason.
"Okay, I'll go to Brother Wang's place. I only have the stationmaster here. Oh, by the way, Xiao Li's wedding is the day after tomorrow. Do you want to go?"
Su Xia thought for a moment, then shook her head. "You go. I'm not familiar with them, and besides, I don't like those kinds of occasions."
Chen Jianguo didn't try to persuade her anymore. He had long noticed that his wife didn't like going out, and he had always gone along with it.
Su Xia glanced at the man, got up, walked to the wardrobe, and began rummaging through it.
"Wife, what are you looking for?"
"See what you have and give it to Xiao Li. You're his boss, so you have to give him some money!"
Upon hearing this, Chen Jianguo smiled as he watched his wife busy herself.
After searching for a while, Su Xia finally found a pair of pillows. Because they had a pair of mandarin duck patterns and were in a festive red, she found them a bit too plain and kept them.
Take it out and unfold it in front of the man.
"Take this with you when you go!"
When Chen Jianguo saw it, he didn't feel bad. He knew that his wife had never liked red and green pillows, saying they were unlucky.
He didn't understand either, because that's how it is these days. 늀 is his mother, and he also has two younger siblings. They can't take their eyes off red and green things.
"If Xiao Li knew about this good stuff, he'd be so happy he wouldn't be able to walk!" Chen Jianguo quipped.
Su Xia lay in bed, ignoring Chen Jianguo's complaints.
I was thinking of Brother Wang, or maybe it was the noodles I made when I was pulling pigs. After winter started, I didn't feel like going out, thinking about the tickets I had.
Why--
When will this era of paper money end?
"Brother Wang, could you exchange some tickets for us? We don't have many left at home!"
Chen Jianguo put his arm around Su Xia and verbally agreed.
"Okay, we'll see what we have then and exchange a lot of things."
"Honey, treat yourself to something too, don't just focus on the kids!"
Su Xia yawned, her eyes already starting to droop.
A buzzing sound came from his mouth, "Mmm..."
Chen Jianguo kissed her cheek, thinking to himself, "I'll see if there's anything special I can get for my wife."
I just heard today that there are several houses for sale belonging to the second and third sons.
Looks like I'll have to go out tomorrow at noon.
Lost in thought, I fell asleep.
The next day, I was woken up again by my second child, looking at the aggrieved baby.
Su Xia felt a little guilty, but the guilt quickly disappeared.
"Mom, you can sleep so much! Your sister heated up your breakfast!" Erbao's chubby little body was pressing down on Su Xia, which was quite a sight.
"Get up, you're getting fatter and fatter the more you eat!"
When Erbao heard his mother say he was fat again, he jumped up and retorted loudly.
"Mom, Grandma said I'm strong, not fat...!"
Su Xia rolled her eyes and pinched his double chin. "You're not fat, so why do you have an extra chin!"
Erbao quickly dodged away, "Hmph—Mommy's mean, I'm not talking to you anymore!"
Then he ran off, and Su Xia could even hear him complaining.
"Sister, brother and mother always say I'm fat!"
In the living room, Niu Niu and Bao Bao were also acting strangely. Bao Bao saw that her younger brother had a long face.
She comforted me, saying, "When you're thin and no longer fat, I'll be just like you when I'm as thin as you!"
Upon hearing this, Erbao immediately widened his eyes and asked, "Brother, really?"
Ge Bao patted his chest and said, "Really!"
Niu Niu burst out laughing, but what Ge Bao said was indeed correct.
When Su Xia came out, Erbao came over specially and said, "Mom, when I grow up, I will be as thin as Brother Su."
Su Xia glanced at Erbao in front of her, then looked at Niu Niu.
Okay, I'll just coax the little one; it'll save her trouble.
After that, I started getting busy before the New Year, doing a little bit each day to avoid getting tired later.
Today, let's start organizing the warehouse.
There was a piece of cured pork in the warehouse, hanging on a pole.
In the bamboo basket beside it, there were 6 pieces of frozen meat and 2 ribs.
There's no coal stove here, so it's perfect as a refrigerator in winter.
The remaining vegetables were dried greens, eggplant, cucumber, mushrooms...
The vermicelli brought from the village was also arranged here, one by one in bamboo baskets. The area below was cleaned, and then the dust on the eaves and walls was swept away.
Finally, sweep the floor again.
He glanced at the west wing from the doorway, and just as he was about to close the door, he took two more pieces of meat and a piece of cured meat.
The pork is cooked, so let's make steamed buns and some dumplings, freeze them, and make it convenient for Chen Jianguo to have breakfast in the morning.
Of course, cured meat is eaten by the whole family.
As for the east wing, Su Xia simply skipped over it.
Go back to the kitchen and put the meat in a bowl to simmer slowly.
"Mom, what are you doing?" Niu Niu asked curiously, because Su Xia was covered in dust.
"Clean the house!"
Niu Niu and Bao Bao exchanged a glance; as for Er Bao, he was too young.
The siblings stood up. "Mom, we'll help you!"
Su Xia glanced at them and waved her hand, "No, but you'll have to clean your own rooms."
He glanced at the bewildered Erbao again, and a helpless smile appeared on his lips.
"You two can have Erbao's too."
Upon hearing this, Niu Niu Bao, as if entrusted with an important mission, solemnly assured, "Mom, don't worry, I will definitely complete the mission."
Su Xia left her three children behind and went to the cellar. As soon as she went down the ladder, the temperature immediately rose.
Take out a thermometer from the space and read it until it reaches 13 degrees Celsius.
As soon as it stopped, Su Xia put it into her spatial storage.
Looking around the cellar, I saw that there were still two baskets of soybeans and one basket of sweet potatoes left from the last batch of grain I brought.
The other items were three bottles of chili sauce and four bottles of tomato sauce, which were made before winter.
Su Xia casually grabbed a basket and filled it with two bottles of tomato sauce and two bottles of chili sauce.
I glanced at it again: two bags of corn, totaling 80 jin (40 catties), and the remaining items were 20 heads of cabbage, 10 white radishes, 5 green radishes, and a basket of carrots.
Su Xia packed two more radishes, cabbage, beans, sweet potatoes, and yams.
As for the corn, they can only wait until the man returns and move it out of the cellar.
As for space, Su Xia sighed. It would be fine if the man wasn't around, but otherwise, she, a woman, would have to carry out 80 jin of grain.
You mustn't say it!
Su Xia breathed a sigh of relief after cleaning up the cellar.
"Finished another one."
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