Chapter 37 Section 11

The next day was the weekend, and the couple had the habit of staying in bed, and it was not enough until the sun shone on the bed.The quilt in the early morning is very comfortable and warm. There is still a small north wind outside, and there are frost flowers on the window sill, but the room is warm as summer, and the air is full of laziness and sleepiness. The two were hugging the edge of the bed and dreaming, when there was a continuous sound of banging downstairs, which reminded people subconsciously of the collision of the old lady's old cotton shoes that had just sunbathed and the dust that was suddenly released into the air and flew everywhere. Both have a choking smell.

Neither of them moved. "Chuanzhi! Chuanzhi!" the mother-in-law shouted from downstairs.Chuanzhi quickly got up and ran downstairs amidst the voice of "The sun is scorching the ditch".After a while, he came up again, took off his pajamas and slippers, put on his coat and went out. He Lin was a little puzzled, and went to the window to see that the mother and son came out side by side, chatting and laughing intimately towards the morning market. He Lin subconsciously imitated her mother-in-law's tone: "Damn it, why do you marry a daughter-in-law if you have an old mother?"

But I couldn't sleep anymore. When I went downstairs with a week's worth of dirty clothes, I saw my sister-in-law Embroidery was mopping the floor, mopping each room next to each other, almost to the living room.Rural women like sister-in-law work honestly and spare no effort. Although they don't look thin, they have a good air and look aggressive and powerful, which is different from the mother-in-law's show. After dragging to He Lin's feet, Comrade Xiuhua stopped and said in a low voice, "Get up." He greeted him and continued to drag. He Lin went to the bathroom and smiled to herself.The two sisters-in-law have no grudges at all, whether they are genuinely polite or not, they are still polite, the eldest daughter-in-law is humble and fearful, while the second daughter-in-law is indifferent and respectful.

After mopping the floor, Xiuhua was busy dumping the garbage from the living room and kitchen into the garbage bin outside, and then came back, washed her hands, cooked porridge, and made breakfast.The old lady’s breakfast is fried steamed buns, while Zhang Xiuhua mixes half a pot of batter, and spreads the dough on the bottom of the pot spoon by spoon. The two sides are yellow, the middle is soft, and there are green onions on it, like a simple version of pizza. After the "pizza" was fried, it was divided into three plates. One large plate was covered upside down with a large bowl, and the other plate with better-looking pasta was brought to the living room table. A pair of chopsticks were placed on it, and I was holding it The third plate stood in the kitchen to eat, watching the porridge pot while eating.

He Lin knew that it was for herself. This woman just did it and didn't talk about it. Maybe she was too domineering, making her sister-in-law feel that she couldn't get high, so she didn't want to do it anymore. She just respected her.Thinking of this level, I was relieved a lot, and I greeted my sister-in-law to eat in the living room together.Comrade Xiuhua was flattered, and quickly filled two bowls of porridge—actually it was thin noodle soup with some rice underneath.Two people, one cautious and the other generous, sat at the table. "Why are you mopping the floor to take out the trash? Let Chuanzhi and his mother do it." He Lin said carelessly.

"Then... no way," Xiuhua's voice was rough, her vocal cords were hoarse, and she couldn't speak in a low voice. The so-called low voice was intermittent. "Why not? You're pregnant, so it's normal to do less work. Let them do it if they like it." "No... people like to do it. Mom... let me do it. Actually... it's okay to do some work. The doctor... said... let me exercise more." A knowing smile appeared on her face. "Then what the hell are you doing?" "Make... dinner, I'll make it for you... come back to eat at night."

"What about breakfast and lunch? Who's cooking?" "Breakfast may not be necessary, I, mother, Chuanzhi... can be beaten up, sometimes I take turns to help, and lunch... I will do it." "What are you doing for lunch?" He Lin suddenly remembered seeing a bunch of cabbage and radishes in the storage room just now. "Radish, cabbage...sometimes add some tofu." He Lin was stunned. The pregnant woman sitting in front of her was a humble smiling woman with dry skin, rough and strong palms, a low standard of living for self-satisfaction, and a heart willing to be ordered by others.She suddenly said, "Let's go shopping after dinner?"

Embroidery is the only way. "I also want to go out for a walk. It's boring to go out without a companion." Only then did the two pack up, and happily went out to jog the road.In Beijing's spring, the weather with bright sunshine and little wind is precious.There are many people on the street, walking and playing in the sun.The two went to the supermarket first. Pushing a shopping cart, He Lin generously bought a lot of snacks, supplements and clothes for the women around her.Xiuhua smirked and followed behind a little embarrassedly, never asking for anything.In her eyes, there are too many items in the big supermarket, and every item is useful and good.

Suddenly she said to He Lin: "Do you have a phone card? You can buy it for 20 yuan. Chuanzhi says phone cards are cheap..." Haha, she must have heard that the eldest aunt secretly made violent long-distance calls, and the phone bill made Chuanzhi jump.He Lin didn't use her 20 yuan, so she asked her to put it away, and bought a 100-dollar bill at the stall when she left the supermarket. Mrs. Wang shook a few clothes and followed her son, who was carrying a bag of sweet potatoes and cabbage, and kept complaining: "The things here are really expensive! This kind of soft cloth is only three or two yuan in our hometown. It’s five yuan for being so talkative!”

"It's the same here, with high prices and high living standards." "People with high prices still go to Beijing. How good it is to earn money here and spend it back home!" Chuanzhi laughed.The old lady took two quick steps to catch up with her son, and whispered, "Son, I heard people say that the building we live in is worth two million yuan, is it true?" Chuanzhi was very happy and nodded, "Right now the housing price is rising every day, at least one million last year!" "There should be a million of you here, right?" "Well, in theory, it is the common property of He Lin and I."

The old lady clicked her tongue, "Son, then you will become a rich man in Beijing! Hey, living in the city is good, the house can make money every day, and the money you make is a lot of money - in the countryside What's the use of planting those two acres of land in the garden!" Chuanzhi likes to see his mother's happy eyes, and is very proud of being a son.But at the same time, he corrected and said: "If the house is not sold, it is not money. If you live in it, it is meaningless to say how much it is worth. Now that the house price is rising, it may fall in a few years." Mrs. Wang is very careful, "Once the house price falls, you will have no money. How nice it is to sell the big house and buy two small houses to live in. The real estate is cheap, and you can save some pocket money. Don't you feel bad when the house price drops. The world is impermanent, who knows." Chuanzhi smiled, "He Lin is definitely not willing to do this. Besides, Beijing's house price market is likely to rise a lot, and the possibility of falling is small." "I'm just talking about it. I haven't lived in a building before. It looks good to see how good it is. The old woman who lives in the back told me that our building can change at least four very good buildings. I thought, two sets Well, you and He Lin live in the big one, okay, and I live in the small one, so that your brother, sister, brother, and sister will have a place to stay when they come to Beijing to see your mother, and you don’t have to look at your family, the rest of the money You can also help them. Look at your elder brother, who is a few years older than you, and he is so old. He has always wanted to have a car, and he can go out with the children of Wang San's family for transportation, and earn some money for activities. What can you grow out of those few acres of land at home?" Then he sighed, "My dear, your brothers and sisters were all born by the same mother and crawled out of the same door. You have lived a good life, don't you?" Forget about them!" Chuanzhi was also in a dilemma, "But this house cannot be sold. This is the house that He Lin's father built himself..." "Accompanying our family, it belongs to our family, and your name is also on it, why do you still want to send it back?" "It's not about sending it back. This house can't be sold because of emotion and reason! Mom, it's true that our family is short of money, but we have to consider He Lin's feelings, right? And He Lin's parents must have opinions! You can only say this to me. Listen, your son, don't tell He Lin, you know her temper..." The old lady was a little dissatisfied, "Son, why are you afraid of your wife?" "It's not about being afraid of my wife. We've only been married for a year, and we sold her dowry house..." The old lady nodded, "Okay, let's talk about it when we have children. By the way, when are you going to have children?" "In a year or two, I'm busy with her, and I'm also preparing for the part-time postgraduate exam." "Busy, busy, busy, how much trouble does it take to have a baby? That is, wait at home for the last month, and I will show you when it is born. Now that your mother's old arms and legs are still working, in a few years You have to spend money to hire a babysitter!" "Then you can't take care of it, my brother's child is also young." "It's okay, just raise a child as a puppy, and the more one will fight to eat to raise it well. Didn't your brothers come here like this when they were young? Who in the whole Wang's shop has our child who grows up well and is promising? ?”