When I got home, Sun Daqin and Li Chunhua were not at home. It seemed that they had gone out to work.
Qian Shulan had to arrange a room for Jiang Yuying first, although Wang Danna's room was empty.
But Qian Shulan was worried that Yuying would have unhealthy thoughts if she lived alone, so she arranged for her to live in Xiaohe's room so that she would at least have company.
Qian Shulan took Yuying to familiarize herself with the room.
When she pushed open the gate of the next courtyard, she saw Wang Shouli helping Zhou Xuemei wash clothes in the yard.
The weather is hot now and the mother is weak, so she has to change her clothes several times a day.
In that era, male chauvinism was particularly serious. When Wang Shouli was suddenly seen by his own mother washing clothes for his wife, he was so embarrassed that his face turned red.
But he was also worried that his mother would be angry with Xuemei. After all, his mother had done the same thing before.
Jiang Yuying was obviously frightened and subconsciously turned to look at her godmother.
Qian Shulan smiled and said, "You are right to do this. Xuemei has a hard time taking care of two children. You should also remember to get up and comfort the children at night."
Then, she handed him the milk powder she brought with her, "If Xuemei's milk is not enough, get up and make a cup for the child."
She bought this can of milk powder from a scalper, and it was very expensive. Most people can't afford it. But there were no more bottles, so she could only feed him with a small spoon.
Wang Shouli looked at the can of milk powder and blushed with excitement. "Thank you, Mom!"
"Why thank me? You have to take care of your wife yourself. I can only help her buy groceries."
Wang Shouli nodded heavily.
After saying this, Qian Shulan took Jiang Yuying to Xiaohe's room.
Because there is no lock, it can be opened with just a push.
Xiaomei's things have been put into the box.
Xiao He's things were neatly stacked by her and placed on the bookshelf.
This is a bookshelf made by Wang Shouren from waste bamboo. Each person in the family has one. Although there are some black spots on the bamboo, it does not look good, but it does not affect its use.
Qian Shulan smiled and said, "You should have a good rest."
She was about to leave when Jiang Yuying stopped her.
Qian Shulan turned around, looked at her in surprise, and asked softly, "What's wrong?"
Jiang Yuying obviously still hadn't recovered from what happened just now. She looked at Qian Shulan tentatively, "Godmother, aren't you angry?"
Qian Shulan was stunned for a while before she realized that she was referring to Wang Shouli washing clothes for Zhou Xuemei.
It's no wonder Jiang Yuying thinks this way. Although women of this era have accepted new ideas, the progress of the times has never been achieved overnight.
Most people still believe that women should be virtuous and do housework, even if they have to work overtime.
Qian Shulan sat down and patted Jiang Yuying's hand, smiling and saying, "Why should I be angry? Xuemei will be the one who will spend her whole life with the fourth child in the future. They have a good relationship, and I am only happy. Besides, Xuemei has such a hard time taking care of two babies. She never knows when the children will wake up, and she has to get up and coax them. She can't rest well at night. If the fourth child is not considerate, Xuemei will have a hard time. She might even feel resentful and fight with the fourth child. It will affect their relationship so much."
Jiang Yuying listened thoughtfully. On the day of the divorce, Bai Lizhu saw her father-in-law being arrested, and immediately asked Guo Zhengliang to divorce her and marry Chen Xuanxuan. She even knelt down to force him. Guo Zhengliang, who was a little hesitant, agreed immediately. She still can't forget the scene when Bai Lizhu pointed at her and scolded her. She said she was a disaster!
Qian Shulan smiled and said, "You must choose a good mother-in-law. No matter how deep the relationship is, it will fade one day. At that time, only the daily necessities will be left. If one person pays and the other enjoys, it will be easy to feel unbalanced. Life will not be happy. You should think more positively and stop thinking about those unhappy things. Since Guo Zhengliang can give up on you and let you endure so many rumors, it means that you are not that important in his heart. It is not necessarily because you are not destined to be together."
Jiang Yuying lowered her head and twisted her hands together nervously.
Seeing her so excited, Qian Shulan secretly guessed that it was because she mentioned Guo Zhengliang's name, but she had to mention it. What if Yuying got stuck in a dead end and developed self-loathing and inferiority complex
Qian Shulan hugged her and let her lean on her chest. "I'm not afraid of you laughing at me when I tell you this, but when I first saw you, I thought that if you were my daughter-in-law, I would definitely treat you like my own daughter. Alas, it's a pity that none of my sons have that fate."
Being teased like this, Jiang Yuying suddenly thought of Wang Shouzhi, and her face turned red with embarrassment. She was scared when she thought of the time when she collapsed and almost committed suicide, and he hugged her and said that he had always liked her. But she never knew that she had always treated him as a brother. Thinking of his caring care for her before, she felt a little awkward.
Qian Shulan came out of her room and went to the fourth room. Seeing Zhou Xuemei staying in the room, Qian Shulan thought for a moment and said, "It's so hot, you should stay out of the house. Just stay in the yard. The wind is not too bad anyway, it's not cold."
It is already November, but the weather is still very hot. This is what the autumn tiger is referring to.
Zhou Xuemei was a little puzzled. "Don't they say that you should cover yourself up during confinement?"
Zhou Xuemei gave birth to two children at once. According to local customs, she should have a long confinement period, at least forty-two days.
Qian Shulan waved her hands. "Nonsense! I went to the hospital and asked the doctor. The doctor said not to cover it up. It would be terrible if you get heat stroke."
Zhou Xuemei was still a little hesitant.
After all, it is a tradition that has been passed down for thousands of years, and many people in later generations still believe in it. Qian Shulan thought for a moment and said, "Haven't you taken the tonic from your uncle? Don't worry, it's okay."
These words successfully put Zhou Xuemei's worries to rest.
Qian Shulan added, "Bring the child out to bask in the sun. It's in the shade over there by the gate."
Zhou Xuemei agreed immediately.
After leaving the yard, Qian Shulan went to the kitchen.
She specially took out some big bones from the space. These were the leftover ribs from when Qian Weihan bought pork when he got married.
Qian Shulan was worried that the food was not nutritious enough, so she took a piece of wild boar meat from the world of immortal cultivation.
There is so little, these people shouldn’t be able to taste it, right
Qian Shulan boiled until the flesh and bones separated, and then she cut some winter melon and put it in. She turned off the fire after it boiled again.
Qian Shulan was worried that Zhou Xuemei wouldn't have enough milk to feed two children at once, so she served her a large bowl of milk first.
Wang Shouli stood at the gate of the courtyard holding the child and laughed happily.
Then, Qian Shulan went back to the kitchen and cooked a delicious meal.
During the meal, Qian Shulan asked Wang Shouren to go to the North City Grain Store to take over Jiang Yuying's job.
"Yuying wants to take a month off, so you can help her first. Who knows, the Grain and Oil Bureau might start recruiting again someday, and you'll have some experience."
Being a salesperson is good! There is no danger! Sun Daqin was so happy that her eyes were wide open.
Wang Shouren was a little hesitant, "Our rattan baskets will be loaded onto the truck in two days."
Qian Shulan rolled her eyes at him and said, "Without you, our mission at Zhuyixuan can still be accomplished. You are really not that important."
After being insulted like this, Wang Shouren's face turned red with embarrassment.
Zhengkang looked at his father with some envy, but he didn't dare to say anything.
Qian Shulan suddenly thought, "Old Four, have you met Old Three? I wonder how he is doing with his car?"
Wang Shouli drank the soup and smacked his lips happily. "I'm on a business trip for a month, so how can I have time to visit him? Besides, he has to go out with the car, so he won't be back so soon."
Qian Shulan thought so and stopped asking.
She turned her head and saw that Jiang Yuying ate very little. Qian Shulan thought for a moment, "Is it because the food is not to her liking?"
Jiang Yuying likes spicy food, but it was too hot that day, and Qian Shulan was worried that she would get irritated if the food was too spicy, so she didn't put too much chili in it.
Jiang Yuying hurriedly shook her head, "No! It's delicious. It's just that I'm not hungry yet."
Qian Shulan thought for a moment and instructed Li Chunhua, "Chunhua, after dinner, teach Yuying how to feed the chickens."
You still have to do some work. Having something to do will stop you from having random thoughts.
Li Chunhua, who had been eating silently, immediately nodded in agreement when she heard her mother-in-law's words.
After dinner, everyone went about their own business.
Qian Shulan was thinking about the Guo family's matter and she still needed Qian Weihan's help.
She is just an old rural lady and doesn't know any important people, but Qian Weihan is different, he has connections.
Let him help find out what is going on with the Guo family.
Although she guessed that it was the Chen family who was behind this, she had no evidence after all. Even if she wanted to help Jiang Yuying teach someone a lesson, she had to first make sure that there was indeed something wrong with the Chen family.
But as soon as she arrived at Qian's house, she heard a quarrel inside.
Qian Shulan's mouth twitched. It hadn't even been a week since they got married, and her words had come true so quickly.
Qian Shulan didn't know whether she should be glad that she was right, or feel sad for Qian Weihan.
She pushed open the Qian family's courtyard gate and as soon as she entered, she saw Zheng Xiaohua sitting in front of the main room door crying.
Qian Weihan was furious. Qian Minghua frowned and kept pulling her up, but Zheng Xiaohua refused.
Zhang Zhaodi stood by the door, trying to persuade them awkwardly. Both children glared at her.
When Qian Shulan pushed the door open, everyone looked at her.
Everyone stopped, including Zheng Xiaohua, who was still wiping her tears.
"What's going on?" she said.
Qian Shulan noticed that Zheng Xiaohua shrank back, obviously a little scared of her.
The two children also looked at her with a wary look on their faces. Every time this person came, their mother would be beaten by their father, which had become a conditioned reflex for them.
Qian Shulan glanced at Qian Weihan and found that he looked very uncomfortable and kept rubbing his hands. It was obvious that he was thinking about what she had said before and was extremely embarrassed.
Qian Minghua sighed, "I don't know what she was making a fuss about. We were just having dinner. She suddenly sat by the door and cried. I asked her but she didn't say anything. I was so worried."
Men are all cruel. Qian Shulan turned her head to look at Zhang Zhaodi.
She knew it clearly, "It should be Brother Da Cang who brought me a salted duck egg. Da Hua saw it and was unhappy."
Qian Minghua turned around in disbelief. He obviously didn't expect that he was so angry because of such a small matter. He picked up the broom and was about to hit him, "You troublemaker! Didn't I tell you before that if you dare to make trouble for me again, I will let you go back to your parents' home? You ignored my words, didn't you?"
Qian Weihan saw that he was about to fight again, so he hurried to persuade him. Zhang Zhaodi also had a hard time watching and helped to mediate.
Qian Shulan, on the other hand, stood by and watched the fun with her arms folded.
Zheng Xiaohua still felt wronged, "I didn't make a fuss. I can't feel wronged by myself. You clearly had salted duck eggs, but you hid them and ate them all by yourself. You didn't give them to the two children. What kind of grandfather are you? How can you be so cruel?"
Qian Shulan was speechless and laughed with her hands covering her mouth.
Qian Weihan glared at her and explained to Zheng Xiaohua, "This salted duck egg was given to me and my younger sister when we bought a pig. There was only one."
Zheng Xiaohua wiped her tears and looked straight at Qian Weihan, "Why did you give it to her and not to your grandson?"
Qian Weihan was speechless after hearing this. He hesitated for a long time but couldn't say anything.
Qian Shulan replied for him, "Why should my elder brother give them food?"
Zheng Xiaohua said as a matter of course, "How can an old man eat alone and not love his own grandson? What kind of old man is so selfish?"
Qian Shulan slapped the door, glanced at Qian Minghua's face, then glared at Zheng Xiaohua and cursed, "Bullshit! Who is the grandson? Your child has nothing to do with my eldest brother."
Hearing this, Zheng Xiaohua was stunned. After she reacted, her face turned red. She got up from the ground and banged on the door, feeling very aggrieved. "Oh my God, how can there be such a vicious person like you in this world? You actually suspected that I was cheating on you. I really don't want to live anymore."
As she spoke, she began to jump around like a headless fly. Zhang Zhaodi didn't know what was going on and just thought that Zheng Xiaohua was just being extremely embarrassed and angry.
Qian Minghua, who had reacted, strode forward and looked at Qian Shulan pleadingly, "Aunt, I know I didn't handle this well, and I feel guilty, but please don't say that!"
Qian Shulan sighed and pulled him aside, "Minghua, your father loves you so much. He will only marry this one wife in his life, but your wife is making trouble every day, which affects the relationship between you and your son. I think it's better to separate the family directly. You can live peacefully without living together."
Qian Minghua was very reluctant to leave. His father treated him like his own son. How could he abandon his father just because he had his own family
Qian Shulan guessed what he was thinking. To be honest, Minghua was a filial son, but no matter how filial he was, he couldn't stand having a wife who was a troublemaker.
Who can stand fighting every day? Is this still a warm home
"Don't worry, even if the family splits up, you're still your father's good son. You know how much your father loves you."
Qian Minghua hesitated for a long time before nodding in agreement.
But he was holding back his anger in his heart. He was so angry at Zheng Xiaohua that he took a big step forward and pulled Zheng Xiaohua up, "Stop it. I'm not talking about you!"
Zheng Xiaohua didn't quite understand and stared at her blankly.
Qian Minghua closed his eyes and said word by word, "I! Am! Not! My! Father's! Biological! Child!"
As soon as these words were spoken, Zheng Xiaohua was completely stunned.
She stared at him blankly. His eyes were serious and he didn't seem to be joking.
After that, Qian Minghua never spoke to her again.
Discuss the division directly with Qian Weihan.
Qian Weihan now lives in the east room. The land next door used to be their private plot. But it is not now. If their family splits up, they can use the private plot next door as a homestead. They can build a yard along the east room and it will be a home.
Qian Minghua was the production team leader, so this task was easily accomplished.
Then there were the pots and pans. Qian Minghua gave half to Qian Weihan.
Zheng Xiaohua was in a daze, letting Qian Minghua make the decision.
Zhang Zhaodi was quite excited. She initially thought Qian Minghua was Da Cang's biological son, and thought that she should have a good relationship with her stepson and not embarrass Da Cang. Who would have thought that this would happen
After the division of the family, everything was settled.
The author has something to say: Many people think that it would have been better for grandma to be born at the original time.
So I will speed up the timeline below, so that grandma can be born earlier, I will let grandma be born on January 1, 1962. Haha, early enough, right