"Qin Huairu and your wife have just married into the courtyard. I reckon they'll probably have children by then.”
Although Sun Er 'niang could chat with Jia Zhang shi, she had always been an eyesore to the Jia family.
The Jia family pretended to be unable to eat and wear all day long, but in the end, they were still poor and could not bear to buy some fresh meat to make dumplings.
"Qin Huairu is still at work. In the future, she will have a hard time, unlike our daughter-in-law. She married into the family and lived a happy life.”
Jia Zhangshi had always been unhappy that Qin Huairu did not marry into the Jia family. She had been waiting for the day she would regret it.
Seeing that Sun Erniang didn't answer, she said,"Don't look at Li Wuwei's current glory. He's a person who's first sweet and then bitter. One look and you can tell that he's not a person who lives his life.”
"Jia Zhangshi, don't say that. Li Wuwei still has a job. When he recovers, he can go back to work.”
Sun Er 'niang directly gave people a critical blow. She turned around and spread the news that the Jia family didn't eat dumplings during the new year, making the aunties in the courtyard laugh for a while.
"The Jia family didn't receive our gifts and is poor. Thinking about it, Li Wuwei has a way.”
"Isn't that so? She, Jia Zhangshi, is so shrewd. She just wants us to be poor and make her Jia family fat. How can there be such a good thing!”
"If we didn't follow the etiquette, her family's days would be tough. She even talks about Qin Huiru every day. At least she can still eat hot dumplings after following Li Wuwei.”
The He family in the middle court!
He Daqing was already washing his feet. This was the second muddy water that He Yu had used.
After he was done washing, he gave it to his younger brother Cai Wuyou. When it was finally Silly Zhu's turn, the water had almost turned into ink.
Silly Zhu pinched his nose and poured the water for his feet. He should at least change to another bucket, or else he would be traumatized.
He Yushui went to sleep in the neighboring wing room.
When Silly Zhu returned to the room, there were already two old men lying on the bed. They had been riding the tricycle for the whole day. It was rare that they did not work overtime tonight. They slept very quickly and snored loudly in a short while.
"Sigh! He couldn't live like this. He had to buy another bed tomorrow.”
Silly Zhu had already mentioned it many times, but her father and uncle said that the three of them were warm together. Was this a warm thing?
Tonight, he could only make do with it. Silly Zhu lay sideways by the bed and pulled the blanket over half of his body. He looked out the window and could not fall asleep for a long time.
...
In the sound of firecrackers, the year ended, and the spring breeze brought warmth into Tusu.
Every day, thousands of families will exchange new peaches for old talismans.
On the eve of the New Year, there were people setting off firecrackers. The New Year was coming, and everyone was in a festive mood.
The Siheyuan had held on for a year. With the support of the neighbors, unity, and love, they had obtained the long-awaited advanced courtyard.
Li Wuwei was stunned for a while when he heard about this. In the end, he could only sigh that he had contributed a lot to bringing the atmosphere of the hospital along.
In the blink of an eye, it was New Year's Eve. Because he had to go to work that day, he couldn't bring his wife back to the countryside. However, the two of them went to the small courtyard left by his grandfather for the New Year, which also warmed the courtyard.
"Huairu, your period didn't come during the month. The doctor couldn't confirm it when we went for a check-up last time. Let's go to the hospital after the new year.”
Now, employees and those with a unit were free to see a doctor, while family members were half-price. Students were also free to see a doctor, but they had to pay for their own nutrition.
"Yes! Then we'll go back to the countryside tomorrow?"
Qin Huairu did not really want to go back, because she would have to bring all sorts of bags back to her parents 'house. It would cost a lot of money.
"Forget it. The bus service will stop tomorrow. It's not convenient to ride a bicycle. You're probably pregnant. We'll stay here for two days and return to the courtyard on the third day of junior high school.”
Li Wuwei had already prepared the New Year's goods, and the two of them spent some time alone.
"Jia Dongxu didn't go to work today. I heard that he brought his wife back to the countryside.”
Qin Huairu brought this up because she had been hearing from others that Chen Bihua's family background was good. She was worried that she would be outdone.
"Then he has to open his eyes wide.”
Li Wuwei smiled. Jia Dongxu wanted to go to the Chen family to collect money, but he was thinking too much. Did he really think that the countryside was rich now?
Chen Bi Hua had only received a five yuan betrothal gift and married into the Jia family. It would be strange if there were no problems.
"I think Jia Dongxu is still strolling around the Chen family's dam. He won't be able to escape even if he wants to.”
As Li Wuwei spoke, he turned his neck to let Qin Huairu scrub his back. It was the Spring Festival tomorrow, so he had to get rid of the old and welcome the new.
"
Dongxu, it's cold outside. Come in quickly."”
Chen Bi Hua shouted.
"Coming!"
After having dinner, Jia Dongxu wandered around the dam for almost an hour. He was so cold that his face was red. He wanted to run away, but he couldn't.
When she turned around, she saw a few small green tiles. They were really not bad, but they belonged to Chen Bi Hua's big brother.
The Chen family's old house had three thatched cottages, which were connected to the small green tiles.
The walnut tree was real. It was behind the house, but there were no walnuts now.
"Guye, come and wash your face."
Father Chen was polite. It wasn't easy for his daughter to get married, and she married into the city. She was climbing up the social ladder.
"Oh, okay!"
Jia Dongxu took a black face towel and felt that something was wrong when he applied it on his face, but he could only endure it.
However, when he saw his father-in-law put his feet into the bucket, he immediately felt uncomfortable. He used the same bucket to wash his face and feet!
This was a thatched hut with a mud wall. There were windows, but there were no windows. It was cold.
The sky was dark. Jia Dongxu and his father-in-law were not on the same page, so he returned to his room early. He felt uncomfortable when he lay on the bed. He pulled open the blanket and saw that there was old cotton wool underneath. Below it was wheat straw.
There was something wrong with this pillow. It creaked as he lay down. He did not know what was stuffed inside.
The key was that there was no electricity, and it was a tung oil lamp.
"Bihua, are the conditions in the countryside like this?”
"Dongxu, my family's conditions are already considered good. We rely on the mountains to eat. No one else comes to the mountains behind us. We can find a lot of mountain products all year round.
It was my brother who made a fuss about splitting the family, married a wife, and built a new house. That was why he emptied his family's assets.”
Chen Bi Hua wasn't always lying. It was just that her sister-in-law was amazing. Not long after she married, she caused a ruckus and broke up with her family. She didn't care about her parents anymore.
"Oh, that Li Wuwei is really tough. He runs to the countryside when he has nothing to do.
When we leave, we'll bring more things back. We'll also be envious of him and let the Council know how good your family's conditions are.”
Jia Dongxu felt much better when he thought of this.
"Yes, don't worry. My parents are prepared.”
"Then shall we leave tomorrow?"
Jia Dongxu wanted to go back to his hometown.
"I can't leave. The bus doesn't go on the first and second days of the first month. I can only go back on the third day of the first month.
I saw that you didn't even move your chopsticks when you were eating. Are you not used to it?”
Chen Bi Hua was also very embarrassed. Because she did not inform her family in advance, her parents did not prepare anything, and the food was a little poor.
"No, I've been on the road all day. I'm not hungry.”
Jia Dongxu didn't know what to say. Was it because he didn't want to eat it? He had to dare to eat it. Stewed radish with rat meat, what kind of dish was this? But she probably left the good ones for him to take away!
The next day, Jia Dongxu woke up very early and saw his mother-in-law washing vegetables. The bucket looked familiar.
"Bihua, do you use the same bucket to wash vegetables and feet?”
Jia Dongxu couldn't take it anymore. His mother wasn't too particular, but she shouldn't have gone to this extent.
"No, we're all the same."”
Chen Bi Hua's gaze was evasive. Wasn't the game like this in the village?
On the afternoon of the first day of the Lunar New Year, Jia Dongxu strolled around the dam, but he couldn't run away.
On the morning of the second day of the lunar new year, Jia Dongxu came to the dam early and was pointed at by people. He felt that something was wrong, but he couldn't put his finger on it. There was no bus, and the journey was long. He couldn't run.
Finally, it was the morning of the third day. Jia Dongxu felt that he could finally see the light of day again. When he saw his wife carrying a big bag, he smiled and left the village, swearing never to come back again.
That Li Wuwei was just pretending. How could the countryside be better than the city? Wasn't he still suffering in secret?
On the other
hand, Li Wuwei had been lying in the small courtyard for two good days. During this period, he had only gone out for a stroll once and had not gone far. His family did not lack anything, and he had to rest well during the New Year.
Qin Huairu was packing up her belongings. She had packed up all the New Year's goods that could not be kept for a long time and would return to the Siheyuan in a while.
"Brother, it's time to go back. I still have to use the sewing machine to make clothes.”
"You have a hard life. Alright, go back and have dinner.”
Li Wuwei got up from the bed, put on his clothes, and carried his bicycle out of the courtyard. After Qin Huiru locked the door, he carried his bag and sat in the back seat. The two of them quickly disappeared into the alley.
"Hey, you two are back. Without you, the New Year isn't lively anymore.”
Yan Bugui didn't visit his relatives, so he spent money in the courtyard.
"Third Uncle, I just happened to meet you. I wasn't around on New Year's Eve. Write two couplets for me now and put them on my house.”
There were only two doors in his house, the kitchen and the main door. There was no need to paste couplets on the door of the inner room.
"That's a good relationship! I'll bring my bag to your house to write it now."
Yan Bugui pushed up his glasses, wanting to see what good things he had brought back.
"By the way, Third Uncle, is my Brother Eastdawn back?”
Li Wuwei was just casually asking, he didn't have any bad intentions.
"Oh, he shouldn't be back. I didn't even see him. You don't know that Jia Zhangshi spent the New Year alone. It was quiet. She wanted to have dinner with Old He, but he ignored her.”
Yan Bugui had a gossipy look on his face. This wasn't a small matter.
"No, did Uncle Ho really have an affair with the Jia Zhang family? Watching a movie on a rainy day?"
Li Wuwei was also curious. This taste was not something that ordinary people could imagine.
"You can't say that. It didn't work out.”
Yan Bugui's words were vague and he didn't want to offend Old He.
"I understand!"
Li Wuwei had a rough idea of what was going on. He reckoned that He Daqing had backed out at the critical moment. Although Jia Zhangshi was a widow, she was still a low-class woman. She was too unattractive to the Old He family.
"Isn't this Li Wuwei? You brought Qin Huairu back.”
"I was just talking about you. You left something at home and came out for a walk.”
When the aunties realized that Ren Baqian had returned, they hurriedly came over to greet him.
"Sure, I'll come back after I go home and put up the Spring Festival couplets.”
Li Wuwei waved his hand. Friendship lasts forever, regardless of age!
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