As it was getting late, Su Li wanted to give some noodles to the children. While cooking the noodles, she went to the space to wash up. Then she took out a bowl of boiled beef noodles from the space, added a fried egg to each of them, and added chili and vinegar to two of the bowls.
Su Li brought five bowls of noodles to the kang table in the room.
"Give you guys less noodles. Eating too much at night is hard to digest."
Several kids gathered around the kang table and started eating from their bowls, "Okay, Mom."
"It's ready. You guys eat first. Mom will bring a bowl of soup to Dad and will be back soon."
After saying that, Su Li went out of the kitchen, took a bowl of noodles with chopsticks and went to the east room.
Xie Zhengchuan was not asleep at this moment, he was dozing with his eyes closed.
Su Li knocked on the door. "Xie Zhengchuan, are you asleep? I made some noodles. Do you want to eat some?"
Xie Zhengchuan sat up, put on his clothes and got off the kang. "Come in!"
Su Li put the noodles on the table beside the kang. "We had lunch late, and the children are hungry. I thought you didn't eat much at noon, so you must be hungry. Eat it while it's hot!"
Xie Zhengchuan had been looking at Su Li since she came in. He was a little hungry, but he was more interested in Su Li. He was a soldier and had the necessary sensitivity.
"Why have you become different from before?"
Su Li sighed. Sure enough, soldiers are different.
"She almost died because of me. If you want to know, come and ask your mother tomorrow. Eat the noodles first! Leave them aside after you finish eating. I will clean up tomorrow. We can talk tomorrow if we have anything to say."
"Are you avoiding the problem?"
Su Li was a little flustered, "Who is avoiding the problem? It's not like I won't live anymore. I said I'll talk about it tomorrow, so I'll talk about it tomorrow. You're not hungry, but I am!"
After saying that, he pushed the door open and left. Xie Zhengchuan looked at Su Li's back and said, "Hmph! She looks so fierce."
I picked up the bowl and ate the noodles. The soup was thick and delicious, and it tasted even better with oil, chili and vinegar.
In a short while, he finished the bowl of noodles.
When she returned to the room, the children had almost finished eating. She was afraid that the noodles would become clumping, so she started eating them right away. The feeling of fullness made her happy.
Su Li made the beds and poured each of them a glass of milk. The children drank the milk and then rinsed their mouths with water. They laughed and played for a while before going to sleep.
The children slept soundly one by one, but Su Li fell asleep. Did she really want to live like this? It was okay to take in the owner's children. After all, she had raised them for such a long time and had feelings for them.
But man, even though she was infatuated with him for a while, she still wanted to do business and get rich in the future and reach the peak of her life!
It was simply out of the question for her to live in this small village for the rest of her life.
For now, we can only take one step at a time. Xie Zhengchuan is a hero, and Su Li is willing to support him. After all, he is worthy of respect.
Su Li thought about a lot of random things and didn't know when she fell asleep.
The next day, Su Li woke up late. She looked at the watch and saw that it was already past eight o'clock. The four children beside her were gone, and the voices of Xie Zhengchuan and several children were heard outside.
Su Li packed up, dressed neatly and walked out of the room. It had been raining and snowing all night yesterday. The sun was out now, but the north wind made it even colder.
Xie Zhengchuan was exercising with a few kids, and when he saw Xie Suli coming out, he said, "Get up."
"Well! Are you hungry? I'll cook."
Shitou said to Su Li, "We have all eaten, Mom, you got up too late, and... oh! The sun is shining on your butt."
Xie Zhengchuan smiled and said, "The kitchen has left breakfast for you, come and eat it."
Su Li blushed a little, glared at him and went back to the kitchen. Su Li poured hot water from the thermos to wash up, opened the lid of the pot, and inside was a corn bun, an egg and a bowl of porridge.
After dinner, Su Li put the dirty clothes in a large basin, rubbed the laundry soap with hot water, and poured the water into the basin to soak the clothes.
Xie Zhengchuan went into the house and came out after a while, "Why are all my clothes gone?"
Su Li's body froze. It was over. She had given away all of Xie Zhengchuan's clothes.
"Well... the clothes have been given away, but I have some fabric at home, so I'll make some for you later."
Xie Zhengchuan glanced at her sideways and said darkly, "You probably thought I was dead and are afraid that it would be unlucky to see my clothes!"
"Haha! No way, that's not the case. You're overthinking it."
"Okay, go ahead and get busy! I'll go talk to my parents at their house."
Several children were very attached to him at this moment, and all of them ran out of the room.
Su Li thought that it would be a good opportunity to put the clothes in the space washing machine. Washing clothes in cold weather would make people's fingers hurt.
I happened to have some woolen and cotton cloth at home, so I made two coats and two pairs of thick trousers. I used the cotton coats as linings and buttoned them up inside.
I'm knitting two sets of sweaters and pants and making a few shirts. Anyway, I have nothing to do during the winter, so I'll just buy hats, scarves and gloves.
To buy warm shirts, underwear, shoes and socks, you still need to find time to go to the county town!
While Su Li was sorting out the things she needed, Xie Zhengchuan was chatting with Xie's father and Xie Li.
"In short, I was the one who wronged Su Li. I was so angry that I hit her with a stone. Not only did she not hate me, she even became a better person.
She acts like a mother. You see, she is the one who prepares clothes, shoes and socks for Tiedan and the others. She also buys wine for your father from time to time and lets us eat at her place, which is all fine grains.
All the delicious food we have eaten in this life was made by Su Li for us old couple, as well as our cotton-padded clothes and cotton-padded shoes. The hairpin on her head is something her mother doesn’t even have, not to mention the cotton-padded clothes and cotton-padded shoes worn by your nieces, which your sister-in-law and your brother have.”
Last time, Su Li distributed some of the old clothes of the master. At other times, she would either ask Tiedan and Huzi to bring some food to the old couple, or invite them to come for dinner.
Xie's father Xie Qi would not give away the things given by Su Li. They were a gift from Su Li as a token of filial piety. If he gave them away, Su Li would know what he would think.
Besides, the Xie family has many grandchildren, and it is impossible to divide the money among them, so it is better not to give any to them at all.
Xie Zhengchuan nodded. He understood what the father and child were wearing.
"I won't say much about other things. Su Li is fine except that her hands are a little bigger. She can spend and earn money. She spends all the money on the children and the two of us. You are not allowed to say anything about her. You must treat her well and live a good life in the future."
Xie Qi said so.
Xie Zhengchuan knew everything in his mind: the two-burner coal stove in the house, the washed grain in the cupboard, the wine in the sand jar, the bedding for the children and their clothes.
There were piles of cloth, cotton and wool on the kang.
These are the ones he sees, and there must be many things he doesn't see.
All these would cost a lot of money, but he didn't want to say anything. Su Li only cared about herself before, but now she not only respected her parents-in-law but also raised her children so well. If he said anything gossipy, he would be really ungrateful.
"I know, mother. Don't worry, we will live a good life."
Father Xie had been smoking a pipe. After thinking for a while, he said, "Now that you have been assigned to the army, do you have any way to make a living? Look, your wife can write books, and she can earn one thousand yuan a penny! You are the head of the family, and it is your responsibility to support the family. You can't let your wife work so hard to support the family."
Xie Zhengchuan smiled and said, "Don't worry, Dad. The job has been arranged. You will take up the position as the director of the county police station in the next ten days. You will work for two months first, and then you will be promoted."
When the old couple heard that he was the chief of the police station, they were immediately happy. Not only did they have a job, but it was also a legitimate public meal.
Seeing that the time was almost up, Xie Zhengchuan stood up and prepared to go home. "Mom and Dad, I'm going to take the kids home first. Oh! By the way, I won't participate in my eldest brother's family affairs, but I want to give Su Li an explanation for what my eldest sister-in-law did. I wasn't at home before, but now that I'm back, I can't let her suffer any more grievances."
"Hey! You can see for yourself! We can't do anything about it." Old Man Xie took a puff of his pipe and said,
"I just feel sorry for your elder brother and the children. What a sin!"
Xie Qi sighed dejectedly.
"Mom, you will suffer the consequences if you do evil. Big brother will understand me."
After saying that, she took the child back home. When she got home, she saw washed clothes hanging on the rope in the yard.
She was adjusting the sewing machine in the room when she saw Xie Zhengchuan coming back. "You're back. I have all the fabrics and other things at home. Come here and I'll measure your size and make you some clothes."
Xie Zhengchuan was about to say no, what kind of clothes did a grown man need, but suddenly he realized that apart from what he was wearing and a change of clothes in his bag, he seemed to have no clothes to wear.
So he walked over obediently, stretched out his hand and waited for Su Li to measure him.
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