None of them want to disturb the peace of the family over a trivial matter.
Although Wang Xianghua is not a fussy person, she is careless most of the time.
But it’s best to avoid this kind of thing!
Early the next morning, Grandma Su prepared a gift as expected.
The gifts for both daughters-in-law are the same, even the baskets containing the gifts are similar.
"You two each have eight white flour steamed buns, ten eggs, and a pound of brown sugar."
Grandma Su handed the two baskets to her two daughters-in-law respectively. At this time, there was no reluctance on Grandma Su's face, but a proud look on her face.
Such a gift can be considered very generous in rural areas.
Although there is no meat, there are white flour steamed buns, eggs and brown sugar. Which one is not a good thing?
Neither of the sisters expected that their mother-in-law would prepare such a generous gift.
I went back to my parents’ home for a special occasion and brought such a heavy gift. It was a blessing!
"Mom, is it too heavy? These white flour steamed buns are reserved for the children at home." Qi Liangying's fingers holding the basket turned a little white.
The heavy basket pressed against her hand, as if it was weighing on her heart.
Grandma Su said with a smile: "You two have been married for more than ten years, and you have never returned to your parents' home in glory. The conditions at home were not good before, and it was our old Su family that felt sorry for you."
Her daughters-in-law have been wronged a lot over the years, and she has always known that, but the conditions at home are like this, and she can't do anything to make them happy even if she wants to.
Now that conditions are improving, Grandma Su also hopes that her daughters-in-law will be in good health when they return home.
Let their family members see how well they are doing now.
Qi Liangying's eyes turned red, and she turned around with the basket in hand, not letting Grandma Su see the tears flashing across the corners of her eyes.
Qi Liangying's natal family is in the Red Flag Brigade of our commune. It takes about an hour's walk from the Red Heart Brigade.
She planned to make a quick trip and come back to help with some work at home.
Liang Xiu saw that Qi Liangying had already left, so she also prepared to go out.
When she was about to go out, she suddenly saw her little girl in pink makeup.
"Tian'er, mommy is taking you to see grandma and grandpa, are you going?" Liang Xiu waved to her daughter and asked.
Su Xiaotian was silently recalling what she had read in the book to strengthen her memory. Suddenly, her mother asked her to go to her grandma's house, and she subconsciously refused.
She doesn't like going to her grandma's house.
Her grandparents were not good to her. In her heart, she only had those cousins from her uncle's family.
Su Xiaotian is the only girl in the old Su family. She has been loved by the whole family since she was a child, and naturally developed a bit of a delicate character.
But in her grandparents' family, she had no status at all.
Even if she went to pay New Year's greetings, neither her grandpa nor grandma would look at her twice, and even if there was delicious food on the table, they wouldn't give her a little bit.
In the hearts of grandma and grandpa, girls are nothing more than money-losing goods, and they are not worth one more mouthful of food!
But looking at her mother's hopeful eyes, she finally nodded in agreement.
"Mom, I'll go with you!"
Of course Liang Xiu knew that none of her children wanted to go to her parents' home.
In fact, every time she went there, she would feel embarrassed when she saw the disgusting looks in her parents' eyes.
What's more, the children in the family are all loved and loved by the old Su family. How can they endure such grievances?
But she felt that her parents looked down upon her because her family was not living well, and they hated iron.
It's different now. Her life is better and her parents can rest assured. They should treat her differently than before, right?
Su Xiaotian didn't know about her mother's thoughts, but since she agreed, she had to do her best.
"Mom, wait for me!"
The little girl ran towards her house with her short legs.
"Tian'er, what are you doing?" Grandma Su looked at her little granddaughter like this and asked quickly: "Be careful, don't fall!"
"Milk, I'm going to change into new clothes." Su Xiaotian said, and her little figure had already arrived in the house.
Grandma Su hurriedly followed her in, and sure enough she saw that Su Xiaotian had taken out the new cotton-padded jacket that she had just made two days ago from the box.
Grandma Su made this for her. It was a red floral cotton cloth specially brought back from the county town. It was wadding with new cotton. It was very thick and very beautiful. Especially Su Xiaotian, who had fair skin, looked more energetic and good-looking when she wore it.
When it was ready, Grandma Su shouted for her granddaughter to wear it, but Su Xiaotian said she had to wait until the Chinese New Year to wear it.
"I asked you to wear it two days ago, but you couldn't bear it. Why do you want to wear it today?" Grandma Su looked at her granddaughter in a funny way.
Su Xiaotian said coquettishly: "I'm going to visit relatives today, so I must wear new clothes!"
She did not say clearly that her grandparents were not only men who favored boys over girls, but also people who disliked poverty and loved the rich.
For so many years, they had looked down upon her mother, not only because she was a daughter, but also because the old Su family was poor.
Her mother also felt that she could feel proud and proud today, so she planned to take her back to her parents' home.
Of course she wants to do something to make her own mother look good.
Seeing her daughter go out wearing a brand-new cotton-padded jacket, Liang Xiu didn't react for a moment.
"You're just going to grandma's house, why are you wearing new clothes?" Liang Xiu looked at her daughter funny.
Su Xiaotian only smiled but said nothing.
Liang Xiu's natal family is far away from old Su's family, in the commune next door.
If you walk, it will take nearly two hours to get there.
When Su Xiaowu heard that her mother was taking her little sister to her grandma's house, Su Xiaowu was afraid that Xiaotian would be wronged, so she quickly said, "Mom, take me there too!"
Liang Xiu didn't expect that Su Xiaowu would also take the initiative to ask to go, but since her son asked, she agreed.
Then Xiaoba also asked to go with him. Liang Xiuzhen couldn't understand what was going on today.
Normally you are not willing to go with me, so why did you ask to go to both places today?
Little did she know that her two sons were willing to go with her just to protect her little sister.
If it weren't for the inconvenience of going to Liang Xiu's natal home, the other male children of the Su family would have wished to go with them.
"Third daughter-in-law, go to the captain's house and borrow a bicycle to take the kids with you!"
Grandma Su couldn't bear her granddaughter walking in the cold weather, so she suggested.
Liang Xiu thought for a moment, looked at the little girl wearing a new cotton-padded jacket, and thought it was too far to walk, so she agreed.
"Mom, I'm going to the captain's house to borrow a car." Liang Xiu nodded and went out.
There are two bicycle owners in the brigade, and one of them is the family of the brigade leader.
The brigade captain has a good relationship with the old Su family. On weekdays, when the old Su family really needs to borrow a car, they usually go to the brigade captain's house.
Soon, Liang Xiu borrowed a bicycle and returned home.
The 28-inch large-bar bicycle is very sturdy when carrying people. Su Xiaoba sat sideways on the crossbar in front, and on the seat behind, Su Xiaowu sat with Su Xiaotian in his arms.
As for the basket prepared by Grandma Su, it was hung on the front of the car, swinging around.
"Tian'er, be careful, lift your feet, don't pinch your feet!"
After Liang Xiu gave him an instruction, he pedaled hard on the bicycle. The bicycle started to sway on the road. After walking for a while, it became stable.
With the current family conditions of Lao Su's family, buying a bicycle is actually no problem.
But the whole family thinks it should be low-key, so they haven't bought a bicycle yet.
At times like this, it's inconvenient and you have to go to someone else's house to borrow a bicycle.
"Mom, when do you think our family can afford a bicycle?" Xiaojiu said enviously, looking at the bicycle going away.
"Before the Chinese New Year, our family will also buy a bicycle, which will be more convenient in the future." Grandma Su muttered.
It's not good to always borrow other people's bicycles. It's not that you can't afford it, you should buy it first!
"Really, breast?" It was Su Ciliang who asked.
The young man's eyes sparkled.
"Really, really, really!" Grandma Su said cheerfully: "You are all grown up too. It will be easier to go out if you have a bicycle!"
Su Ciliang was only happy that his family was going to buy a bicycle, but he never thought about the need for tickets for bicycles.
Anyway, as long as you have a bicycle to ride on.
"Grandma, when our family buys a bicycle, I will take you to go shopping in the town." Su Ciliang immediately flattered his grandma.
Grandma Su has small feet and it is difficult to walk. She has not been to the town for several years, so Su Ciliang said this.
"Forget it, you're such a monkey, I'm afraid you'll take me to the ditch!" Grandma Su said with disgust.
When the other children heard what Grandma Su said, they couldn't help laughing.
When Chi Yiyuan arrived at Lao Su's house with baked sweet potatoes in his arms, he couldn't help but smile when he heard the laughter of Lao Su's family.
However, after I walked in and asked, I found out that Su Xiaotian was not at home today and had gone to her grandma's house.
Looking at the roasted sweet potato in his hand, Chi Yiyuan was a little disappointed.
Why couldn't he come earlier? If he had come earlier, he could have given Xiao Tian the roasted sweet potato.
"Just in time, I want to eat sweet potatoes. This roasted sweet potato is mine!"
Su Ciliang unceremoniously snatched the hot roasted sweet potato from Chi Yiyuan's hand, looking as reasonable as possible.
"You kid, why are you like this? It's not easy for Xiaoyuan to bake sweet potatoes!" Grandma Su scolded her immediately.
Although life in the bullpen is better now, it is still worse than at home!
Grandma Su doesn't want her grandson to take advantage of her.
But Su Ciliang didn't care. He opened the roasted sweet potato and took a bite immediately. He also praised the roasted sweet potato and said it was well roasted.
He even smiled triumphantly at Chi Yiyuan, his eyes provocative.
He has grown up, what if he can't see Chi Yiyuan's thoughts?
That kid just has bad intentions and always wants to steal his little girl!
They only have one little treasure in their family, and they cannot be snatched away by people with ulterior motives like this.
Humph, there is always someone who wants to steal the little girl!
Chi Yiyuan didn't take Su Ciliang's childish behavior seriously at all.
I just went back to the bullpen with regrets.
The young man actually didn't know what he was thinking. Why did he always want to meet Xiaotian?
At first, he thought he regarded Xiaotian as his sister who died young, but now, he feels that she is more than just a sister!
But he said that Mrs. Su Xiaotian and the others were walking and talking all the way, and they were extremely happy.
Riding a bicycle was much faster than walking. The ladies chatted and laughed, and soon they were halfway through the journey.
Su Xiaotian has walked these roads more than once before.
But the rest of the road was actually something Su Xiaotian had not walked a few times before and was still a bit unfamiliar.
This made her a little more interested.
Although it was already winter, Su Xiaotian still communicated with the trees along the way with great interest.
This exchange was remarkable, and Su Xiaotian received unexpected news.
There is a treasure hidden in the hole under the big locust tree in the woods ahead.
Su Xiaotian wanted to get this treasure with great interest.
But now is not the opportunity. After all, I have to go to grandma’s house. It’s really inappropriate to go with such a thing!
Su Xiaotian's eyes were rolling, thinking about how to find a suitable reason to take this big baby back when she came back.
In Su Xiaotian's thoughts, several people quickly arrived at Liangjiawan.
The people living in Liangjiawan are all members of the Liang family, hence the name.
Now Liangjiawan is a production team of Chaoyang Brigade, so the name has not been changed.
The land in Liangjiawan is relatively good, and the harvest is good after one year. Therefore, the conditions of the people in Liangjiawan are pretty good, at least the conditions of the people in the Red Heart Brigade are better.
Just because it has improved a little bit, the people of Liangjiawan are a little more proud!
"Oh, isn't this Xiu'er from the fourth family?"
Two women who were standing chatting on the roadside saw Liang Xiu, and one of them, a woman in her forties, immediately said hello.
"Hello, Auntie!" Liang Xiu stopped the bicycle in a hurry and supported the bicycle with one leg to ask.
"You are so out of character, why are you taking your child back to your parents' home again?"
Another young woman glanced at Liang Xiu up and down and said, "The nose is not the nose, the eyes are not the eyes."
This person was none other than Liang Xiu's sister-in-law, who also married into Liangjiawan.
She also looked down upon the poor life of Liang Xiu's family, so she often made sarcastic remarks in public or private.
If you don't know, you can just assume that Liang Xiu brought the children back to eat her rice.
"If you have time, bring the kids to see your parents!" Liang Xiu said while holding back her temper.
She knew that she couldn't quarrel with the person in front of her, otherwise if the woman went to tell her sister-in-law, she would not be able to live peacefully back at her parents' home.
My sister-in-law has such a temper that she doesn't save any face. After all this time, she doesn't want to cause any trouble.
"I think you have no food, so you have to go back to your parents' house to eat? Poor my eldest sister, after a year of hard work, all the good things she got have been given to outsiders!" the young woman said in a strange tone.
The middle-aged woman heard that what she said was really outrageous, so she tugged on her clothes and licked her lips to tell her to stop talking.
But the young woman was not an economical person. Not only did she not listen to the advice, she even made her words even worse.
Liang Xiu's face was full of embarrassment. Even though the three children were not very old, they were still old enough to know what to do, and their faces were all red with embarrassment.
Seeing Liang Xiu's stunned expression, the young woman became even more proud.
"Auntie, you don't know that my sister is hard-working and not good at talking. If it were someone else's family, there would be no way for a married daughter to bring her family home to eat."
The expression on the middle-aged woman's face is a bit wonderful. Who among the people in Liangjiawan doesn't know that the two sisters of the Li family are both sharp-tongued and mean-spirited people. How dare they be so nice to her sister now?
If these two sisters had good personalities, I'm afraid there wouldn't be anyone with a bad personality in Liangjiawan!
In other words, both Mr. and Mrs. Liang have a good-for-nothing character. Otherwise, such a daughter-in-law would have been kicked out long ago.
When the married daughter came home, she was not even given hot water, let alone food. Fortunately, Liang Xiu had a good character and didn't care.
Su Xiaotian jumped down from Su Xiaowu's arms, jumped on the spot twice, and stretched her legs and feet, which were numb from the cold.
In this weather, I was freezing to death sitting on my bicycle all the way!
This action of hers made the young woman focus on her.
Seeing the little girl wearing a new cotton-padded jacket with bright red floral flowers, the young woman couldn't close her mouth for a moment.
If the old Su family is not so poor, how can they still wear new cotton-padded jackets? Or should they pay for it for a girl?
Everyone in the old Su family must have lost their minds!
"Mom, it's too cold. Let me see if the eggs in the basket are frozen!"
Su Xiaotian felt some intuition in her legs. She immediately stepped forward to the front of the bicycle and lifted the coarse cloth off the basket with a brush.
This time, everything in the basket was exposed.
The middle-aged women's eyes were glued to the large white steamed buns.
Whose married daughter can bring so many big white steamed buns with her when she returns to her parents' home?
But just when she focused all her attention on looking at the white-flour steamed buns, she discovered that there were eggs in the basket.
The most important thing is that there is a paper bag, which seems to be brown sugar.
The reason why I am sure it is brown sugar is because there is still a little bit of brown sugar on the paper package.
"Xiu'er, you are so young and immoral, why do you bring such a heavy gift?" the middle-aged woman said with envy.
How could the old Su family be willing to let their daughter-in-law return to her parents' home with such a heavy gift?
It's really too reluctant to give up. If it were her, she wouldn't be able to give up.
She also wanted to say at this time, are the people in the old Su family's heads confused?
"Xiu'er, your family's life seems to be getting better now, right? Someone said before that your old Su family's life is getting better and better. I didn't believe it, but now I see it is true!"
The middle-aged woman didn't care about anything else and said everything she wanted to say in one breath.
On the contrary, the young woman was speechless. Just now she was saying that she brought her family to her parents' house to eat, but now she was slapped in the face.
They brought so many good things with them, and the white flour steamed buns were just plain white flour, with no cornmeal or bean flour added at all.
There are also eggs, there are quite a few of them, they are such precious things!
"Grandma, this is not because my mother went to work in the city. After finally coming back, my grandma asked my mother to come and see my grandma and grandpa!" Su Xiaotian said eloquently, emphasizing that Liang Xiu
Going to work in the city.
Liangjiawan also heard some rumors about Liang Xiu going to the city to work, but no one believed it.
Even if the old Su family has the ability to find a job in the city, it will definitely be given to the man and the child who is old enough first. How can it be given to the daughter-in-law?
But when Su Xiaotian said this, the middle-aged woman's eyes immediately stared at Liang Xiu, and her fiery eyes almost burned Liang Xiu.
"Auntie, I'm going to see my parents first!" Liang Xiu felt embarrassed, so she found an excuse, turned around and pushed her bicycle to leave.