Jiaojiao lowered her head and was very sad. She just wanted to go to school.
Chen Miao and Zhao Xiaoyun looked at each other. They felt bad when they saw their child like this, but they were really afraid that something would happen and they would regret it for the rest of their lives.
"Jiaojiao, your second uncle also taught himself later, but he is still very good. I believe you can do the same."
"Mom, aunt, I know you are doing your best for me. I want to go to school, and I don't want my family to worry about it. I will study by myself at home and still work."
Chen Miao patted the little girl on the shoulder, "You can still teach Zikang to study.
Don’t worry, it won’t take a few years until the civil war is over and you can still go to school.”
"Auntie, can I really still go to school?"
"Of course, don't worry. In the past few years, my family has been reassured at home. You are a filial child and can understand the mood of adults.
Auntie will go out in a few days and if she has the chance, she can bring you a book."
The little girl is still not in a good mood despite all the hard talk, and there is nothing that can be done about it.
After breakfast the next day, I went to my parents' house to catch the car. Last time I took Yun Shan and Yun Xin with me, but this time I was alone.
Xiaolan opened the door for Chen Miao, and the car drove directly into the yard.
"My mother-in-law has been weaving for the past two years. Whenever we have the opportunity, we go to the market and sell some."
Chen Miao smiled and said, "You can sell the cloth to me this time."
Chen Miao fed the little donkey and followed her into the house.
The old woman was still weaving. Looking at her skillful movements, she felt that this could be appreciated as a painting.
"My daughter is here?"
"Auntie, are you in good health?"
"It's okay, sit down quickly."
"Mom, you are so good at weaving."
"Our mother-in-law has been weaving this kind of thick cloth for the past two years."
"That's all I need."
"Girl, go and take a look, there are still some that are not dyed."
"Auntie, it doesn't matter. This batch of cloth I have is just for making cotton-padded clothes and for wearing inside. It doesn't matter if it's not dyed."
"We are the only three mothers who have to farm and are not busy."
Chen Miao can understand, this is good. "Auntie, let's load the car, I have something else to do."
This time there were a total of one hundred pieces of thick cloth and thirty pieces of ordinary cotton cloth.
"Sister-in-law, do you have any red cloth? Someone is getting married in the village, but there is no red cloth."
"I still have half a piece at home, which is dyed with thick cloth."
"Okay, sell it to me."
After Chen Miao gave the money, he drove away. At this time, there were many idle people in the village. I was very curious to see Chen Miao pulling such a cart of cloth.
He kept his eyes straight, not wanting to cause trouble for himself, and left the village quickly.
It was past one o'clock when we got home, and we drove directly to Shen Wufu's house.
"For Xiaofeng's family, it's better to stay at your house. Your house has more houses and more people to work with."
Shen Wufu's family was afraid that Chen Miao would think too much, so they hurriedly explained.
"Okay, then I'll pull it back."
After arriving home, several people helped unload the truck, and she didn't have to do anything.
After the ride back, we had a meal, cooked wontons, and soup.
I was quite tired after sitting there for such a long time. After burning the steamed buns and lying on the kang, winter was really hard.
The next day, I drove to the county seat. This time, Shen Jianchun was accompanying me. He waited under the sand pit.
Chen Miao thought that Xiao Nan must not have come back yet, otherwise he should go to find her, but she still had to go to the cloth store, and there was a big gap in cotton now.
The shopkeeper saw Chen Miao coming in and said, "Xiao Nan is back. He got home at night."
Chen Miao smiled, "I'm in a hurry."
The waiter took her to the backyard, and Xiao Nan happened to come out.
"Sister, do you know I'm back?"
"yes."
After saying that, both of them laughed.
"Sister, let's eat something together?"
Chen Miao nodded, "That's okay, I'm really a little hungry."
The two have known each other for such a long time and can be said to be very familiar.
"Sister, you seem to have gained some weight." Xiao Nan said while eating her meal.
"Well, I'm pregnant."
"What? Pregnant?"
Chen Miao nodded, "More than four months."
"Sister, it's true. I'm about to have a child. If it's a daughter, I can give it to anyone as my daughter-in-law. If it's a son, you have a daughter in your belly, so I can be my daughter-in-law."
"Then I guess you will be disappointed. I have a son in my belly."
"Then I can only hope that she will be my daughter. In the future, Yun Shan and Yun Xin will be my son-in-law."
"You think too early."
"Can't you think about it?"
"We are all sons and can be friends."
"Then that's all."
The two of them chatted and laughed before sitting in the living room after eating.
"This time Xin Xiaoling and I brought back 100,000 kilograms of hungry cotton. Along the way, I sold 60,000 kilograms, and 30,000 kilograms were in the warehouse outside. I brought the rest back. I figured someone should look for me."
"Okay, you can make a lot of money along the way, right?"
"Of course, I took such a big risk and of course I had to make more money."
"That's right. Give me two thousand kilograms of cotton?"
"Okay, you go back and wait, I will find a way to send it to you. Don't worry, the cloth will be sent to you too. It's better for you to stay away from home. Is your man at home too?"
Chen Miao shook his head, "He is on the battlefield."
"Sister, if you need anything from now on, come to me."
"Okay, nothing happens. It's fine if I just raise the baby in the village. By the way, the town went to our village to collect military rations and taxes the day before yesterday."
"The money above is not enough? Just look at it, I won't give you the money for my cotton."
Chen Miao felt relieved when Xiao Nan understood. "Then I'll go back and wait."
"Okay, sister, can you stew some meat for me? My cook can't make it taste the way you cook it."
"Okay, I'll go back and stew the meat."
"Wait a minute, I'll ask them to buy meat. You'd better not go to the market."
"It's not that exaggerated."
"No, I'm not worried. I'll bring you some more food."
Chen Miao no longer refused, this was his intention.
The heads of the Xiao family came over and chatted with them with a smile.
"Luo Bingyuan and the others are very busy right now. I heard that more than ten people are here."
"That's good. Fortunately, we need people over there. Some of them have lost their homes. We can still have someone to take care of us if we are all together."
"Your arrangement is really good. In the future, I will get a piece of land there to grow my own cotton."
Soon the housekeeper prepared half a fan of pork, a basket of eggs, a bag of rice, a bag of white flour, two killed chickens, and two fish.
"Bring me so much, I'm afraid I won't be able to leave the city."
"Don't worry, let the housekeeper take you out of the city. If you are here, I will take you home."
"No, the car is waiting for me at the sand pit."
Everything was arranged, so it was better to go home quickly. Shen Jianchun saw so much food, but even if there was no cotton, he didn't ask.
On the way, Chen Miao said that the cotton would be delivered, so just wait at home.
It was noon when we got home, and Chen Miao cooked some meat and had dinner.
The next day, the women would come to Chen Miao's house to work. They were all in the old house, and they would listen to the radio, which made the work faster, and some would even sing along with some opera lines.
