The next morning after breakfast, Qian Shulan took Xiao Min and Deng Yunping to the old house and told her family about the twins.
Sun Daqin kept lingering on her mother-in-law and Deng Yunping's faces.
Suddenly she clapped her hands and said with a smile, "You know what, Deng Zhiqing and my mother-in-law really look alike."
Deng Yunping kept twisting her fingers, and her palms were sweating from nervousness when Sun Daqin looked at her, fearing that others would think she was a fake.
Hearing what Sun Daqin said, she couldn't help but let out a long sigh of relief.
Qian Shulan patted the back of her hand to comfort her, then glared at Sun Daqin, "Stop telling the truth!"
Everyone: “…”
Sun Daqin was stunned for a moment, then clapped her legs and laughed, "Mom, you are so funny!"
Li Chunhua and Zhou Xuemei also covered their mouths and laughed.
Qian Shulan helped Deng Yunping to tuck her hair behind her ears and told her daughters-in-law, "You must take good care of this little sister in the future. She suffered a lot in the Deng family before."
Sun Daqin said hurriedly, "That's nothing. Mom, don't worry, I will definitely take good care of her in the future."
Li Chunhua and Zhou Xuemei also nodded heavily.
Zhou Xuemei suddenly remembered that the educated youth was also her brother-in-law. No wonder her mother was so concerned about Chen Xuanxuan's broken shoes! She even insisted on catching him in the act. It turned out that her mother-in-law had known that the educated youth was her son.
Qian Shulan took out the cloth she had brought and asked Li Chunhua to make a dress for Deng Yunping.
Qian Shulan said with some regret, "This cloth is fine and can only be worn for more than a month. I see that the winter clothes you brought are all old. I will make you two new ones when the time comes."
Deng Yunping waved her hands, "No need, Mom. I'm fine with old clothes." She thought for a moment and said, "People are advocating thriftiness now. Let's not get caught."
Before Qian Shulan could say anything, Sun Daqin burst out laughing, "Little sister, you are so honest. Who would show off their new clothes to others? They are all wearing a coat outside."
Zhou Xuemei also nodded in agreement, "Yes, winter clothes are hard to wash. We country folks have to wear coats outside when we don't work."
Hearing this, Deng Yunping couldn't help but blush.
Qian Shulan was thinking whether she should write to Xiang Hongjun and Liu Guangji to ask them to buy her some clothes and shoes. The clothes and shoes produced by their factory were of good quality.
After chatting with the three of them for a while, Qian Shulan took Xiao Min and Deng Yunping away.
Deng Yunping went to the chicken farm to feed the chickens, while Qian Shulan went to the canal to check on the chicken farm.
I didn't have time to read it yesterday because of the letter. It would be really wrong if I didn't read it today.
When they arrived at the canal, Qian Shulan saw Deng Xingming busying around from afar.
Qian Shulan nodded at him and began to observe the chickens.
"How is the egg-laying rate of these chickens now?" Qian Shulan asked Lu Xiuhong.
Lu Xiuhong frowned, "It has been slowly decreasing." She thought for a moment and asked, "What's the matter? Do you want to sell it?"
Qian Shulan did not hide the truth from her, "These chickens are three years old, they must be sold."
In winter, the hens lay fewer and fewer eggs, often not laying one in ten days or half a month. So this batch of hens must be sold one after another when winter comes.
Lv Xiuhong was a little reluctant, "It's less than four years, and there are still many more years to go."
Qian Shulan smiled and said, "If you can't bear to part with it, you can buy it and take it home to raise. It's much easier, and you don't have to worry about it dying, and the cost is much lower."
Although the egg production is reduced, it is still better than that of young chickens. I will sell the chickens next winter and replace them with new old hens.
When Lu Xiuhong heard her suggestion, her eyes lit up, "Is it okay?"
"Each family can only raise three chickens now, so it's definitely OK if your family doesn't exceed that number."
Lu Xiuhong said hurriedly, "I don't have chickens at home." She put down the basket in her hand and said, "I'm going to go back and discuss it with my husband."
Qian Shulan was speechless. She said, “You believe everything you hear. Wait until I finish asking you questions before you leave.”
She turned around and was about to ask someone else, but she saw Lv Xiuhong, who had walked a few steps away, turned back and asked, "How much is one pound?"
Qian Shulan quoted a price, "It's also 40 cents a pound when we sell it to the team. It's the same price as the department store!"
Lu Xiuhong nodded quickly, "Okay, I understand." Then she left in a hurry.
Deng Xingming had been looking at Qian Shulan's back. When he saw her coming over, he was so nervous that he kept rubbing his palms.
But who would have thought that she just said hello to him and left.
That's impossible. My younger sister said that she would recognize her biological mother. Aunt Qian couldn't have not known about it.
But why is she so calm
Deng Xingming wanted to ask, but seeing that she was still talking to Lu Xiuhong, he had no choice but to stand there without moving.
Seeing Lu Xiuhong running away, Deng Xingming immediately opened the gate and wanted to come over to ask.
He had just taken two steps when he saw Lu Xiuhong running back, so he had to stop.
After making sure that Lu Xiuhong had run far away, Deng Xingming walked over again with a nervous mood.
"Aunt Qian?"
Qian Shulan lowered her head and recorded data in a notebook. When she heard someone talking, she immediately realized it was Deng Xingming. Without even raising her head, she asked calmly, "What's the matter?"
Deng Xingming was completely confused by this extremely cold voice. Did his younger sister not say it
Deng Xingming didn't plan to ask his sister. He swallowed nervously and said, "Aunt Qian, I received a letter yesterday."
"oh"
Deng Xingming said with a stiff face, "The letter was written by my adoptive mother. She said my biological father's name is Wang Liyong."
Qian Shulan paused, looked up at him, and nodded calmly, "I know, my man's name is Wang Liyong, and you are my son." She glanced at him sideways, "Do you have anything else to say?"
Deng Xingming just felt that he was in a mess. Would a normal person have this reaction when seeing his own son whom he had not seen for many years
He swayed for a long time before coming back to his senses, "Why are you so cold?"
Qian Shulan closed the book and sighed softly, "I risked my life to give birth to you. In order for you and Yunping to live a good life, I spent a lot of effort to send you to the wealthy Deng family. You can hate me or blame me, but I can't do anything about it."
Hearing this, Deng Xingming lowered his head and said dryly, "No, I don't hate you."
This was a bit of a lie, but Qian Shulan didn't care. She patted his shoulder and said, "Just live a good life in the future! After all, you are an adult now and can earn work points to support your family. I don't need to worry about you anymore."
After saying that, he continued to move forward to observe the hens, leaving Deng Xingming alone there.
So now it's not about whether he recognizes his mother or not, but whether she doesn't want to recognize him at all? Deng Xingming felt like he was slapped hard in the face. Is he so bad? Even his mother doesn't want to recognize him? His face flushed and he ran away quickly.
Deng Xingming ran to the chicken farm in one breath.
He searched everywhere and finally found Deng Yunping, who was catching earthworms to feed the chickens.
He strode up to her and looked at her face carefully, "Little sister, are you okay?"
After he felt embarrassed and angry just now, he started to worry about his younger sister.
Compared to his anger, he was more concerned about whether his younger sister's enthusiasm would also be extinguished by Aunt Qian.
Deng Yunping still had a smile on her face. When she heard her brother's voice, she turned around and said, "I'm fine."
Deng Xingming frowned slightly, "Have you recognized Aunt Qian?"
Deng Yunping nodded heavily and said as a matter of course, "I admit it!"
Worried that he might not believe her, Deng Yunping added, "My mother cooked me a delicious meal yesterday! This morning, she took me to meet my sisters-in-law. She also made me new clothes. My third sister-in-law said they would be ready in two days."
Thinking that her brother didn't seem to want to recognize his mother, Deng Yunping kindly advised him, "Brother, don't be stubborn. Mom is so good. Although she gave us away, she had no choice at that time. There was a famine that year."
Deng Xingming felt it was extremely ironic. He didn't expect Aunt Qian to not recognize him but Yun Ping instead.
Deng Xingming felt very uncomfortable with the discriminatory treatment to such an extent. He said dryly, "Just feed him well." Then he stood up and walked out.
His mind was in a mess and he felt very uncomfortable. He wanted to find a place to vent his feelings, but he had just taken a few steps when he was stopped by Chen Xuanxuan. She stared at him with shining eyes, "What did she say?"
Deng Xingming was a little upset. The frustration of being ignored by his own mother swept over him. He didn't know what he had done wrong to make his own mother look down on him so much.
But when he saw Chen Xuanxuan's eager eyes and his gaze swept to her belly, he suppressed the shame in his heart and said in a muffled voice, "You want to eat chicken, I'll give it to you later."
He had just heard that villagers could buy chickens. Although he didn't have much money, it was more than enough to buy a chicken.
Chen Xuanxuan's eyes lit up immediately, "Then make some chicken soup for me."
Deng Xingming nodded perfunctorily and then strode away.
When he returned to the canal, Qian Shulan had already taken a look and was preparing to go back.
Deng Xingming held back his shame and quickly called her, "Aunt Qian, I want to buy a chicken, too."
Qian Shulan was a little bit incredulous, "You want to raise chickens?" The educated youth they were allocated were very little food, and they could not even get enough to eat, yet he actually wanted to raise chickens. No matter how Qian Shulan thought about it, she felt that he was out of his mind.
Deng Xingming immediately shook his head, "No, my wife is pregnant and I want to give her some supplements."
Qian Shulan sneered in her heart. She would never let Chen Xuanxuan get her wish! She shook her head and refused flatly, "No! These hens must be raised before they can be sold."
Deng Xingming was a little anxious, "Can't you be flexible?"
Qian Shulan waved her hand. "This is a welfare benefit for the team. It is specially designed to compensate those families who raise chickens to death. If you want to eat them, you can only exchange them for work points."
Deng Xingming thought that he and Chen Xuanxuan seemed to have a lot of work points, and was about to speak.
Qian Shulan raised her eyebrows and kindly reminded him, "Your wife is already three months pregnant. When she is pregnant, do you still want her to go to work? You have used up all your work points now. What will you do then?"
Deng Xingming had no choice but to swallow back the words in his mouth.
He hung his head and watched Qian Shulan walk further and further away.