Since Gao Tiansheng came back, he has been very busy. He went to a class reunion first, and he had to visit his teachers and elders, so he never had time to come. I made an appointment with him to come and pick me up directly at the Chinese New Year's Eve, and let him play the rest.

Just can start to find time to buy New Year's goods with my sister-in-law, approaching the end of the year, the bustling crowd on the street, especially lively, because there are things to eat at home, we bought some other things, new clothes, shoes, Spring Festival couplets, firecrackers, I also bought a new set of dishes and chopsticks, the quality is particularly good, crystal clear.

The sister-in-law smiled: "Although it is expensive, it is really good-looking." ”

"That's it! Eating with such a bowl must be in a good mood. ”

I also bought a few sets of girls' clothes, in addition to the eldest girl and the second girl, I also gave Luo Ya and Sun Hong a set each, because they gave birth to girls, and Luo Ya's sister is different, although Sun Hong's in-laws are not happy, but Duan Qiuyue and Wang Shi have praised her to the sky, and Sun Hong also loves her like a treasure. Thinking about the days before and Gao Hu, she was really content.

The sister-in-law bought two toy cars for Bin Bin and Liu Cui's sons, one for each person.

We were walking back with our things when my sister-in-law suddenly said, "I almost forgot!" Your eldest brother likes to eat ice pears, let's buy some! ”

I looked up, and then I saw a fruit stall and walked past her.

"How much does this Yali cost?"

"A pound a piece, how much does it cost!" One of the women who had her back to us turned back, and we were stunned together.

It turned out that this person turned out to be Liu Ye! She had lost a lot of weight, and her skin was frozen rough, but she was much more energetic. She was wearing a military coat and looked at a small stall, selling some frozen pears and frozen persimmons, as well as some pumpkin pie or something, all of which were frozen. Behind her, a short man in his forties was folding some empty cardboard boxes and preparing to sell scrap paper.

Liu Ye smiled: "Why don't you all talk, you don't know me anymore?" ”

"It's not! Didn't expect you to be here. I smiled reluctantly, I haven't seen you for a few months, and the changes in the willow leaves are surprising. She's actually selling something.

"Yes! My home is in Nanwan Village in front, so I don't want to celebrate the New Year, so I'll sell some goods with my man! Daifuku, this is from the same village as me before! Liu Ye smiled.

The man hurriedly came over and smiled, "Really? Then we'll have to be cheaper. I'll pick it for you, big and sweet guaranteed! Although this man is old and ugly, he can see that he is a good worker, and he is also very considerate of Liu Ye.

The sister-in-law bought some frozen pears and persimmons, during which Liu Ye smiled and said her own things. After she left the village, she wanted to work in the factory with someone, but because she was uneducated, she was directly brushed off. Then she repeatedly ran into a wall, so she went to a distant uncle, and he was the matchmaker and married this Liu Dafu.

Liu Ye looked at the weighing pan skillfully while talking to us: "His wife died of dystocia back then, the family was also poor, and she never married, I looked at other people's duties, and did a good job in farm work, so I agreed, and now I am doing very well, the harvest in the field is good, and I will come out to sell something when I am idle." ”

"We'll be relieved that you're doing well." The sister-in-law smiled.

"I regretted dying before I thought about it, but it's all over! In fact, I have always wanted to learn from you and fight on my own! But in the end, I still went the old way, and I had to rely on men, but I also worked, but I didn't eat idle food! Liu Ye laughed cheerfully.

She never asked her second brother and Lan Xiang what they were like. When checking out, she also charged us more than a dollar, and after tearing up with her for a long time, she still gave us the money: "It's okay!" If you are from a village, it will be given to you for nothing, and my husband will not say anything, but you should not tell him about it. The last sentence was lowered in a low voice.

"Don't worry, we won't say it." I nodded. She was probably worried that the second brother would come here to humiliate her!

After leaving her stall, my sister-in-law and I were very emotional.

The sister-in-law said: "Look at it now, everyone is doing well, I hope Liu Ye can be happy." ”

I looked back and saw that Liu Dasheng was holding a hot bun and breaking a piece for Liu Ye to eat, and the two of them were talking and laughing while eating, and I was happy for her.

Unexpectedly, at noon on the twenty-ninth day of the Lunar New Year, my sister-in-law and I had lunch, and while we were calculating the turnover, my mother suddenly came.

As soon as she entered, she shouted, "It's all here, aren't they?" ”

Almost at the same time, my sister-in-law and I hurriedly threw all the money into the box next to me, and I put a big padded jacket on it. The sister-in-law quickly hugged and walked back. I didn't discuss it, but we had a very tacit understanding that we would never let her see our money.

Mom lowered her head and played with her scarf and smiled: "It's really warm this day!" ”

"Not really! The radio said that it was going to heat up in the next few days, and spring was coming. The sister-in-law smiled.

Mom smiled at me: "Qiao'er is also here, you are helping your sister-in-law every day, you can't delay serious things, you have to study hard, when you enter the school, you are the first in the school, and you can't be ashamed when you are assigned in the future." ”

My sister-in-law and I were surprised, is the sun rising in the west?

Mom continued: "It's the New Year, Mom thought about buying you a padded jacket, you can try it!" As she spoke, she took out a large yellow padded jacket from the pocket she was carrying.

My sister-in-law looked at me in disbelief with her mouth growing. I know what she thinks, my mother has never liked me, and suddenly she is so kind to me, there must be something wrong. I just glanced at my mother's hand and found the problem. Although the padded jacket looked new, the cuffs were a little worn out, and it should have been worn through a few waters.

Mom had already picked it up and measured it on me: "Not bad! I have a beautiful figure, and I look so good in this color! Take it, I bought it for you for a hundred dollars! ”

I smiled: "Mom, then you have suffered a loss, the stall of Aunt Fang outside this padded jacket is also sold, and they only sell it for thirty yuan!" ”

Mom hurriedly said: "The appearance is the same, the quality is different, I am a good thing." ”

I smiled and said, "But Mom, the neckline and cuffs are a little worn out, and it looks like they've been worn for a long time." ”

When the sister-in-law heard this, she hurriedly said: "Who is this, so lacking in virtue, isn't this a pit person?" Mom, let's go for him! How can I sell you something like this? It's uncomfortable to find the New Year! ”

Mom hurriedly grabbed her sister-in-law and hurriedly said, "No, no need!" It's not a big deal! ”

I smiled and said, "That's weird, usually you care about three or two yuan, but now a hundred yuan is so casual, what's wrong, it's the second brother's fish pond that made a fortune, isn't it?" Even if you have money, you can't be so bad. ”

The sister-in-law was still over there and wanted to take her mother to find someone from the stall to judge, but in the end she was stopped by her mother.

She was embarrassed and said: "No, in fact, this dress was given to me by Qiao'er's second sister-in-law, and she said that she bought it for 100 yuan, so I took it seriously, even if I wore it, it was nothing, isn't it good-looking?" ”

I smiled and said, "The second sister-in-law has such a heart, I thank her." But seeing that winter is over, how can I wear it? The place where I live is all my sister-in-law's things, and there is no place to put my clothes, Mom, you better take it back, and say thank you to the second sister-in-law. ”

I am not rare in her things, I am courteous and courteous, and I am either a traitor or a thief.

At this time, my mother continued to talk to me: "Qiao'er, when do you start school, is the food in the school good?" If the living expenses are not enough, you can tell me. ”

"Mom, just tell me the right thing! I really can't stand you like this. ”

"How do you speak? You're my girl, shouldn't I care about it? ”

I rolled up the sleeves of my sweater: "Look at the goosebumps on this body, can you get to the point?" My sister-in-law and I were busy selling goods for a while. ”

The sister-in-law pursed her lips and smiled, and walked to the back.

Seeing that I wasn't fooled at all, my mother coughed a few times, and then said, "Qiao'er! You said that you are going to be twenty-two years old after the New Year......"

I interrupted her: "My eldest brother has already said, don't worry about our affairs, don't force me to marry, when can you count when you speak?" ”