Tang Meilan took her home leave until the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, when spring plowing began.
When Su Qing saw her again, his face was full of smiles.
"Oh my, whose little wife is this? Why is her face so red? As expected, a woman who is well-nourished is different. Her complexion is rosy and shiny."
Hearing Su Qing's joke, Tang Meilan lowered her head shyly.
"Okay, you're a mother, but you're still laughing and talking nonsense all day long. Meilan, just ignore her. Pick out the things she says that you like to hear, and treat the rest as bullshit."
"Mom..." Su Qing protested. She couldn't be that bad, okay?
"What mother? No, take these snacks and let's go inside to talk. It's a late spring chill now, and you'll catch a cold if you're not careful in the yard."
After saying that, Su's mother took San Ya and Si Ya out.
Ever since Si Ya was able to walk steadily, she has been unwilling to stay at home and will disappear if she is not watched.
Su's mother simply took her and San Ya to the fields, so that they could use up their energy and sleep peacefully at night.
After closing the door, Su Qing took Tang Meilan to the inner room and couldn't wait to ask about her recent situation.
"How is it? Is your husband good to you? Are your parents-in-law easy to get along with?"
"It's fine. My parents-in-law are very down-to-earth people. On the day I got married, my mother-in-law gave me all the allowances that Tang Ci had received over the years. Afraid that I wouldn't believe it, she also gave me Tang Ci's remittance slip.
Besides, Tang Ci has only one younger sister, who got married last year. In the Tang family, I don’t have to serve my mother-in-law or look at my sister-in-law’s mood. It’s very good.
By the way, my mother-in-law also helped me find a job at the supply and marketing cooperative near my home. I came back this time to handle the procedures for returning to the city."
Su Qing was still very happy to hear that Tang Meilan could return to the city.
Although Tang Meilan never said how hard life was in the countryside, she could see the changes in her mental outlook over the past year.
"If I can go back, I'll go back. It'll be great if I can go to the provincial capital."
"Hey." Tang Meilan suddenly became alert and closed the door.
"Xiaoqing, I want to discuss business with you. I see that the clothes your children wear are very beautiful. I want to make some and sell them privately. I'll split the profits with you 50-50. What do you think?
My mother-in-law is very good at making clothes, but in order to prevent Tang Ci's sister from going to the countryside, I transferred her job in the textile factory. Now she is just making matchboxes at home. I don't want to waste her skills.
If it sells, that would be great. If not, I can wear it myself. Either way, I won’t lose out.”
Su Qing didn't expect that this little girl was so bold and dared to do business in such a special period, but she liked it.
"Okay, how about this? I'll be in charge of drawing the pictures and I'll take three-tenths of the profits. You and Auntie will work hard, and I'll leave the work of cutting cloth, sewing clothes, and buying clothes to you. As for cloth, you can ask your mother-in-law or my husband. They both work in textile factories after all, so they should be able to get some defective cloth."
"Don't bother Brother Cheng, I'll let my mother-in-law take care of it."
"What if our clothing sales increase and we don't have enough cloth?"
"Then I'll be shameless and talk to you."
In just a few words, Su Qing and Tang Meilan finalized their cooperation.
"Okay, I won't talk to you anymore. I'm going to pack my things first and go to the village chief to handle the paperwork tomorrow."
"Okay, let me know if there's anything I can help you with."
After seeing Tang Meilan off, Su Qing went out with a small basket.
Now is the time when shepherd's purse, wild mugwort and wintergreen are growing rapidly, and she wants to pick some to make dumplings.
I didn't expect to see Gu Tingting for the first time on the south slope.
She was wearing an overcoat and small leather shoes, standing reluctantly by the side waiting for Old Lady He to pick wild vegetables.
"Mrs. He, you and your eldest daughter-in-law are here to pick wild vegetables. Are you bringing them back to the mine for her?"
Old Mrs. He agreed with a few words and then changed the subject.
"Why go back to the mine? You've been at home for so long. Maybe you lost your job. Besides, the police came to my house to arrest me last time. I must have done something wrong. How can I still think about going back to the mine? Why would I think about that?" The speaker was Zhao Dazui.
A few days ago, someone asked her to propose marriage, saying that he fell in love with He Aihua.
She knew that He Aihua had been kicked out of the old Gu family and was now living in He Aiguo's house, so she happily went towards the Social Work Temple.
Who knew that as soon as I arrived there, I heard He Aihua telling Su Lingling that He Aiqing had been dismissed.
She has been holding this secret for several days and is almost at her limit.
Someone brought up this matter today, how could she let it go so easily?
"Bullshit, Zhao Dazui, if you can't speak, just shut up."
He Aiqing's job loss is a thorn in Old Mrs. He's heart, and it hurts every time she mentions it.
"That's what your daughter He Aihua said. I just repeated her words. If you have the guts, go and settle the score with her."
Before, Old Lady He was shouting throughout the village that He Aihua was enjoying a good life with her elder brother and sister-in-law at the mine. So she must know exactly what happened, and it was most likely true.
When Gu Tingting heard that it was He Aihua, the troublemaker, who caused the incident again, her face immediately turned dark.
He threw the basket down and left with Gu Jinzhi.
Old Mrs. He was angry but dared not say anything. She cursed at Zhao Dazui a few words and hurriedly caught up.
Zhao Dazui was no coward. He shouted at the backs of the people, "Why vent your anger on me if you have the guts, you bunch of wimps. Sixty- or seventy-year-olds still have to depend on their daughter-in-law for their livelihood. Pah! If you weren't so greedy for fame and fortune, you wouldn't have to endure this. And you still have the nerve to complain all day long."
Besides, if I lose my job, I'm just digging for food in the fields. What's there to be ashamed of? Who am I showing my displeasure to? It's like I lost He Aiqing's job."
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