NFBE Chapter 244 Xia Zhang Visits
Chapter 244 Xia Zhang Visits
After reading the letter, Old Man Wu finally had the mind to see what was inside the package.
When they cleaned up, they found everything they needed, including food, clothing, and daily necessities, and even a lot of cash.
Seeing the money, Old Man Wu picked it up and stuffed it into Liu Jingxue's hand, "Xiaoxue, you prepared all our things. Take these and buy them for us."
She accepted all the money from Grandpa Zou, and she did not refuse the money from Grandpa Wu either. "Okay, I'll take these notes first, and I'll exchange them for things and send them to you later."
As for other things, such as flowered cloth, food, and daily necessities, as long as Liu Jingxue could use them, Old Man Wu gave her some, and Liu Jingxue accepted them all.
Nothing she accepted was given for free. Everything in the cowshed was provided by her.
If she doesn't accept it, I'm afraid Grandpa Wu will never eat anything she brings in the future.
Someone sent such a big package, and a lot of it fell into her hands. She couldn't just not show any appreciation.
Liu Jingxue planned to pack up some things and send them back.
There are several thousand kilograms of pine nuts and hazelnuts in her space, as well as a lot of dried mushrooms and dried vegetables, not to mention cured fish and cured meat.
Send them some of these free things.
As for the ginseng, I won’t send it for now. After all, it is transferred through someone else. What if they take it away privately?
Besides, she was not very familiar with Grandpa Wu’s daughter, unlike Grandpa Zhang, with whom she had a paternal relationship.
At the beginning, she still couldn't be too enthusiastic, lest people would think she was trying to get close to them.
When we get to know each other better in the future, whether or not to send them ginseng will depend on the situation.
Perhaps because he was happy about receiving the letter from home, Grandpa Wu was in a talkative mood tonight. He kept talking to them and mentioned a lot about his grandchildren.
Especially his little grandson, who grew up by his side and knew him very well, and told many stories about his naughty childhood.
He even told her about the fact that he wet the bed when he was four years old.
Perhaps because they missed their sons, Grandpa Wu piqued their interest in talking, so uncle, aunt and Grandpa Zou also joined in and talked about the interesting stories of their sons and grandsons.
Liu Jingxue couldn't help but feel fortunate that the original owner followed her parents in the army when she was a child and had little contact with her uncle and aunt. Later, she lived with her grandparents, and they knew very little about the original owner's embarrassing stories. Otherwise, she would be a social death now.
She planned to write down everything they said after she returned, and if her eldest and second brothers made her angry in the future, she would talk to them about their childhood.
As for Uncle Zou, the Zou family's brother, and those from the Zhou family, forget it. I don't know them anyway.
However, what she didn't know was that the world is unpredictable, and someone she thought she would never have any intersection with in the future would break into her life in the near future.
The next morning, Liu Jingxue was watching TV in her space when Tuanzi reminded her that Zhang Yingchun and Xia Lan were coming over.
Liu Jingxue couldn't help but feel fortunate that she insisted on heating the kang every day to keep it at a certain temperature.
Otherwise, if they came over suddenly and the kang was cold, it would arouse suspicion.
Liu Jingxue hurried out of the space, added some water into the big pot, and put more firewood into the stove to make the fire burn more vigorously and raise the temperature of the kang.
After doing all this, she opened the gate and invited the two people outside to come in.
After letting the two sit down on the kang, Liu Jingxue asked curiously, "Why are you two here today?"
You know, the two have never been here since the snow and the winter.
"I'm here to thank you for bringing the letter back for us," Zhang Yingchun answered quickly.
She tested the temperature of the kang and said, "Xiaoxue, maybe you don't have enough firewood? Otherwise, why don't you heat up the kang a little bit."
Liu Jingxue lied, "You all know that I am a martial artist. People who practice martial arts have strong internal heat and are not that afraid of the cold.
Besides, I still exercise outside from time to time, and the temperature difference between inside and outside the house cannot be too big, otherwise I am afraid I will catch a cold if I go out."
"Are you feeling cold? I just lit the fire a little brighter, and the temperature will rise soon."
Xia Lan said with emotion, "After all, martial artists are more resistant to cold weather. In such a cold day with such deep snow, they still dare to go out and run to the town.
You don’t know that our kang is very warm with a bright fire.
Now, except for two meals a day and going to the toilet, everyone in the educated youth camp lives by the stove. "
Liu Jingxue asked in surprise, "Two meals a day?"
"It's winter now, and it's freezing. No one wants to get up early in the morning, so the educated youth center simply changed to two meals a day.
Everyone stays on the kang and doesn’t move, so they don’t get hungry easily. Eating one less meal a day can also save a lot of food.” Xia Lan explained.
“In fact, it’s mainly because it’s too cold to wash rice and vegetables during cooking, so everyone wants to do less work, so they just cook one less meal.
Besides, three of the educated youth have already gone back home, and a few more will go home on vacation in a few days. The number of times we have to take turns cooking has increased, and everyone wants to be lazy."
Recalling that Wang Lihua had not been able to find anyone to go with her, Liu Jingxue asked, "Wang Lihua still plans to go back alone?"
"Go back, why don't you go back?
She has already started packing her luggage to go home." Zhang Yingchun said.
She frowned and said unhappily, "She is such a disgusting person. She knows we can't come back, but she keeps showing off in front of us.
She said she called home and her family said they missed her very much and asked her to go back as soon as possible.
He also said that he would eat a lot of delicious food when he got home, and that he would bring more food from home and ask for more money.
It's as if we are all disliked by our families, and she is the most precious one in her family."
Xia Lan suddenly realized, "I was wondering why you were so angry these past two days, your eyes and eyebrows were not eyes, it turned out to be because of what she said.
Are you stupid? Why are you so angry? Do you really think her family values her so much? "
After hearing what Xia Lan said, Liu Jingxue looked at her with a gossipy look on her face, "Could it be that you know some inside information?"
"It's not really inside information, I just know a little more than you do," Xia Lan said.
She smiled and said, "Sister Yu Li told me that when Wang Lihua first came, she would receive packages from home almost every two months, with money, tickets, and a lot of other things.
But within less than a year, the number of packages sent from her family decreased.
Not only has the frequency decreased, but the size of the packages has also been reduced. The amount of money and bills is less than one-third of what it was before, and the amount of stuff is even less than one-third of what it was before.
Later on, there were no more packages, and her family only sent her letters.
There are no more tickets, and as for money, it’s just a few dollars occasionally.
Otherwise, why do you think she is keeping an eye on Zheng Zhiqing? Isn't it because her family is unreliable and she wants to get herself a long-term meal ticket? "
"I suspect that she went back this time mainly to ask for money and things."
Xia Lan looked at Zhang Yingchun with amusement and said, "You showed off on purpose for her and made yourself angry like a puffer fish. You didn't ask for it.
She is only showing off in front of you two newcomers who don't know the truth. Do you think she would behave like this in front of other people?
She is simply jealous of you because you receive monthly allowances from your family."
Zhang Yingchun suddenly realized, "So she was just bluffing.
When she comes back, I will ask her how much she wants from home."
"You'd better not mess with her. I don't think she's an easy person to deal with.
What if she holds a grudge against me and does something to me?" Liu Jingxue reminded.
Zhang Yingchun raised her eyebrows and said proudly, "I'm not afraid of her."