When Wen Nuan looked at the extra money in the account, the first thing she thought of was that Zhao Wuzhu and Gu Qingsong had discussed the preparation of the gift money two days ago.
The gift money of two hundred yuan is not much different from this amount.
Gu Qinghan sent it to his family, wanting to help Gu Qingsong give the gift money
But over the past year or so, the family's expenses have never been remitted through her.
Was it a mistake, or was it just for her
With such doubts, Wen Nuan first went home to see what was going on.
Zhao Wuzhu had just returned home. When she saw Wen Nuan coming back, she gave her a stiff smile: "You're back? Come over for dinner."
Zhao Wuzhu's pleasant expression is not very common, at least it rarely appears in front of Wen Nuan.
However, Wen Nuan will try to avoid quarreling if possible, as quarreling really affects one's mood.
Zhao Wuzhu didn't care about Wen Nuan's attitude. She smiled and walked over to tease the little one in Wen Nuan's arms, "Zhao Di, come here, let grandma hug you. Look at this little one, with black eyes, so cute. Are you hungry? Grandma has stewed some egg custard in the pot. Can I give it to you later?"
As he spoke, Zhao Wuzhu stretched out his arms, wanting to help Wen Nuan take the child into her arms.
Seeing that she hadn't washed her hands and had given the child a random name, Wen Nuan turned aside as if nothing had happened, then turned around and walked into the room: "I'll wash her hands first before eating."
Zhao Wuzhu missed and smacked his lips and complained: "What a problem! How dirty can a little kid be? He washes himself eight or ten times a day and his skin is all rubbed raw!"
Wen Nuan pretended not to hear, took a basin for children from the room, then scooped a spoonful of water from the kitchen vat, and carefully rubbed each of the child's little fingers.
At first, the little one enjoyed Wen Nuan washing her hands, but later on she started splashing water and got her clothes wet, and even Wen Nuan was affected.
Wen Nuan criticized with a straight face: "You can't play like this!"
The more she talked, the more excited she became, and she was even ready to step her foot into the basin.
Wen Nuan simply carried her to the bed, let her lie down, and then planned to collect the remittance receipt.
At this moment, Gu Qingsong's voice came from outside the door, "Mom, I'm back."
Zhao Wuzhu on the other end saw her son coming back, and immediately stepped forward, deliberately lowering her voice: "How is it? Did your eldest brother reply? Did you go to the post office to see if the remittance has arrived?"
Upon hearing this, Gu Qingsong threw the army green satchel on his shoulder onto the wooden sofa and said in a muffled voice: "Stop talking, there's nothing!"
Zhao Wuzhu frowned, her expression becoming a little ugly: "What's going on? It's been two days, and there's no news from your eldest brother. Do you still care about me, your mother?"
Then Zhao Wuzhu picked up an enamel cup, poured half a cup of water into it and handed it to Gu Qingsong: "No, didn't you say that your eldest brother will be transferred to North City soon? He needs to go home before going to North City!"
Even if she wanted to cry or make a fuss, she would help Gu Qingsong solve the betrothal money problem before Gu Qinghan went to Beicheng.
Gu Qingsong took the enamel cup handed to him by Zhao Wuzhu and gulped down a few big gulps: "Well, otherwise, when my elder brother goes to North City, he will be very busy and will not be able to take care of my affairs."
Zhao Wuzhu snorted: "Don't worry, Mom will definitely help you solve this problem."
Wen Nuan in the room pricked up her ears and barely heard a sentence or two, but what was certain was that Gu Qinghan seemed to have not agreed to help Gu Qingsong yet.
Wen Nuan looked at the remittance slip in her hand, rubbed her daughter's head with her chin, and muttered to herself: "Baby, do you think your father understands what I mean?"
—"It seems that you don't understand and you misunderstand."
The little guy naturally didn't understand what Wen Nuan meant, but when he saw the remittance slip in her hand, he immediately stretched out his chubby little arms and wanted to grab the paper in her hand.
Unfortunately, her little hands were not long enough, so she could only wave them in the air a few times, making excited "ah ah ah" sounds.
Seeing the little guy's expression drooping because he couldn't catch it, Wen Nuan smiled and said, "You can't play with this!"
Wen Nuan guessed that Gu Qinghan had received her telegrams for two consecutive days and probably misunderstood her meaning, thinking that she was asking him for money, and that she was in a hurry to use the money.
It’s no wonder that Gu Qinghan misunderstood. After all, after they got married, the original owner only contacted him once.
And that time, it was just to ask for money.
That's why Gu Qinghan sent her so much money at once, right
But Wen Nuan didn't expect that Gu Qinghan actually had so much money!
No wonder Zhao Wuzhu and Gu Qingsong thought of him first when they needed money.
But this money came at the right time. If she wanted to take her children with her to join the army, she would need money everywhere.
Only when you run a household do you know how expensive firewood and rice are. Everything requires money and tickets. Now she has to take care of a hungry baby and she has no job, so she has to hold on to every penny.
Moreover, she also had some bad intentions and didn't want Gu Qinghan to help Gu Qingsong give such a large gift money.
I still remember that in the original book, most of Gu Qinghan's money was sent back home. He was a kind-hearted person and would usually help his comrades in the army and the families of martyrs. He would rather starve himself than let others have enough food and clothing. He had no money at all.
The original owner has always been brooding over this.
So later on, the original owner wanted to abandon his daughter, but there were actually some signs of this a long time ago.
Now, Gu Qinghan transferred one hundred and eighty yuan to her at one time. This was probably all his savings, right
No matter what, since the money has already been deposited into her account, she will keep it well. When she goes to North City, she will have many places to spend money.
When she carried the child out of the living room, Zhao Wuzhu deliberately teased the child in front of Wen Nuan: "Zhao Di, do you miss your father? Your father will be transferred to North City soon. Oh, that place is far away. We won't be able to see your father so easily in the future!"
Then she looked at Wen Nuan and said with a smile, "Go to the post office with your mother tomorrow to send a telegram to your father, asking him to come home quickly, otherwise you won't be able to see him again in the future!"
The little girl ate a few spoonfuls of egg custard and her mouth was stained with some egg crumbs. Zhao Wuzhu felt sorry for it and was about to use her fingers to scrape it into her mouth.
The little guy's skin turned red from being scratched by Zhao Wuzhu's fingers, and his little mouth was flattened, as if he was about to cry.
Seeing this, Wen Nuan frowned and simply changed her hand to hold the child.
Zhao Wuzhu didn't care. She put the egg custard on her finger into her mouth with a smile, sucked it clean, and said, "By the way, ask your father and mother to have a younger brother as soon as possible, so that you will have a companion in the future!"
warmth:"… "
"Maybe it's a sister!"
Then Wen Nuan's face darkened, and she added, "Also, her name is not Zhao Di, so stop talking nonsense!"
Wen Nuan didn't care about her. She put down her chopsticks, picked up her daughter and went straight back to the room, slamming the door shut.
Zhao Wuzhu's face was as black as if ink was dripping out, and he poked the dish with his chopsticks, making a clanging sound.
Seeing this, Gu Qingsong was afraid that he would have to wash the dishes again, so he quickly licked the egg crumbs in the bowl, then dropped his bowl and chopsticks and ran to the door: "Mom, I'm going to find Meizhi."
Zhao Wuzhu looked at the table full of dishes and cursed after realizing it, "Damn it, they just know how to eat!"
*
Early November.
As winter approaches, Wen Nuan has been at home these days helping her daughter make a cotton-padded jacket.
After asking several sisters-in-law in the family compound for advice, Wen Nuan learned the basics. However, because she is good at hands-on work, although she can't make it look very good, the stitches are still tight and smooth.
Because children grow fast and wear more clothes in winter, Wen Nuan deliberately makes the cotton-padded jacket a little bigger.
After working hard for a few days, the clothes finally took shape. Wen Nuan put the clothes on the child and compared them with him. She smiled and said, "Look at the cotton-padded jacket your mother made for you. Isn't it beautiful?"
The little guy was able to sit steadily now. When he heard Wen Nuan's words, he excitedly pulled at his new clothes and started giggling.
She smiled gently with warm eyes: "I knew you would like it!"
After making two pieces of clothing for the child, there was a little cotton left, but not much cloth. It was not enough to make one more piece of clothing, and there was a little more for making a pair of pants.
Before Wen Nuan decided what to do, she put the remaining cloth and cotton back into the closet.
Thinking that the child had just taken a nap and could be on “standby” for a few hours, Wen Nuan planned to go out to buy some food and reward herself for being clever and dexterous tonight!
In this era, food and clothing was still a problem, and we could only eat meat a few times a year. But fortunately, this city is close to the river, so seafood is not as hard to buy as pork.
If you wait until the afternoon, you might be lucky enough to come across a sale where no tickets are required.
Wen Nuan doesn't have a job, so she spends money frugally now. However, Gu Qinghan transferred 180 yuan to her in one go, and she hasn't started spending it yet.
Although she felt bad about the money, she was really craving for fish after not having it for so long. She decided to buy a big fish tonight, stew the fish head with chopped peppers, and make some fish soup, which could be regarded as a "food storehouse" for the little guy **.
Just after leaving the family compound, Wen Nuan met a sister-in-law who was also planning to buy fish.
The sister-in-law said, "I'll take you to a place where there are a lot of things for sale."
Wen Nuan didn't have a wooden cart, so she carried her child on her back whenever she went out. However, her sister-in-law happened to have a wooden cart she made herself, which had been unused since the child grew up, so it came in handy now.
Wen Nuan smiled gently and said, "Sister-in-law, thank you so much."
"You're welcome, it's such a small thing."
Wen Nuan followed the sister-in-law for four streets before arriving at a pier of a Tanka fishing village. There were many people who made a living by fishing and lived on boats all year round.
And this place is quite close to her mother's home.
In addition to seafood stalls, there were also many vegetable stalls with so many people that my sister-in-law forgot about keeping warm when she was shopping.
Wen Nuan also planned to buy some vegetables to keep at home so that it would be convenient for her to cook noodles at other times.
After buying the vegetables, Wen Nuan also bought a big fish weighing three or four pounds, which was enough for making soup, steaming, frying or stewing.
But when I saw shrimps being sold nearby, Wen Nuan was moved again.
But before she could do anything, she heard her daughter in the stroller screaming "Ahhh" a few times.
Wen Nuan was worried about squeezing the child and was about to give up buying shrimps, but the next second she heard a young man's voice jokingly saying, "Little girl, why are you crying? Don't you recognize your uncle anymore?"
Next, you have to reach out and pick up the child in the stroller.
Wen Nuan saw it and immediately frowned, scolding: "Don't touch me, the child is scared!"
The man chuckled nonchalantly and glanced at Wen Nuan: "Sis, you look so nervous, I wonder if you thought I was a kidnapper."
The person who came was Wen Nuan's younger brother who was loved by the whole family. After Wen Nuan married Gu Qinghan, he often went to Gu's house to ask her for money.
The original owner was taught by her mother Wen to "take care" of her younger brother and help her mother's family since she was a child. Only if her mother's family is good can she have confidence and stand firm in the Gu family.
In fact, the twenty yuan that Gu Qinghan sent to the original owner every month was enough for her to spend, but because she often sucked blood from Wen's mother and brother, the original owner didn't have a penny left.
Now she is no longer the silly brother-supporting demon, and she will no longer let her mother and brother brainwash her into supporting her mother's family all the time, so she sarcastically said to Wen Wenkang: "You are more annoying than a kidnapper!"
Wen Wenkang had never been treated like this by Baozi Wen Nuan before, and he angrily kicked the wooden barrel beside him, which made a sharp thud, scaring Wen Nuan and the child.
But the next second, Wen Wenkang's eyes slowly fell on Wen Nuan, who was holding a big fish weighing several kilograms.
"Oh, such a big fish, it seems that you are living a comfortable life. Oh, your life is so good, but you don't care about your parents' life. My parents and I can hardly survive by eating pickled vegetables and dried radishes every day. How can you be worthy of your parents' kindness in raising you by ignoring your parents' life like this?"
After all these words, Wen Nuan was described as an ungrateful and ungrateful person who should be despised by everyone.
But Wen Nuan couldn't confront him at this moment. The child had been frightened by him just now. If there was another conflict, she might start crying. She was also afraid that she would cry at night.
So Wen Nuan decided to ignore him and pushed the child back.
But Wen Wenkang saw it and immediately followed. His long arm held down Wen Nuan's hand that was pushing the cart, "Bitch, still want to leave?"
"Give me the fish!" After saying that, he stretched out his other hand to grab the fish that Wen Nuan had just bought.
Wen Nuan was ready to give up struggling, but the next second she heard a scream of "Ah!" from beside her.
Then another cold and gloomy male voice came: "If you move again, I will cripple your hand!"
Wen Nuan paused, clenched her hands tightly, and pushed the cart forward. She was afraid that Wen Wenkang, who was grinning and trembling beside her, might affect her and her child.
But the next second, Wen Nuan felt a tall figure looming over her, instantly protecting her and her child behind him.