This Liu Cuihua's home is indeed not far from Shen Qingtian's house. An hour of work was up, and when I got home, it was not yet dark.

Liu Cuihua pushed the door open at once, and the snow outside illuminated the scene inside the house.

Their house was in a dilapidated state, with miscellaneous items lying around, and a bed board and a cabinet were the most valuable things in the house.

It is said that this bedroom and the hall should be separated, and I don't know if it is because the family is too poor or the owner is too lazy, the two places are connected.

A candle was placed on top of the table, and the light was dim.

Shen Qingqing's elder brother Shen Heitu was holding a nest head with pickles in his forehand, and when he was about to eat it, he heard the sound of pushing the door, and when he saw that it was his wife and Da Zhuang, he asked: "Didn't you two go to Shen Qingqing's house?" Why did you come back again? ”

Shen Dazhuang didn't speak, he sat directly on the stool and grabbed the only nest in his father's hand and gnawed indiscriminately.

And Liu Cuihua threw the burden on the ground, sat on the stool and lifted her feet: "You still miss your sister in your heart, but your sister has already forgotten the two of us now." I went to her house to fight the autumn breeze, but she kicked us out. ”

"It won't be." Shen Heitu had the same fair face as Shen Qingqing, but because he didn't work all year round, his body was thin and weak, and he looked like a hanged ghost. "Qingqing was able to respond to our needs before, how could this person drive the two of you out alive?"

She naturally wouldn't say anything about the bad things that Liu Cuihua did, looking at the situation at home left and right and thinking that Shen Qingqing's family was doing so well, an unbalanced psychological gap arose.

She looked at Shen Heitu and thought for a while, then said: "Let's not talk about this matter first, don't you know that your sister-in-law is doing well now, when I went to her house, the wall of her house was actually built with green bricks, you think about it, in our ten miles and eight villages, you can count the walls with green bricks." ”

Shen Heitu and Shen Qingqing don't often come and go, but they don't know, so when they say this, Heitu pushes the pickle plate in front of him: "Really? Has my girl made a fortune? ”

"Then I don't know." Liu Cuihua shook her head, and her eyes were full of greedy gaze. "But the guys in her house are all brand new, and I think they are all worth a lot of silver taels. Our family is so poor that we can't open the pot, but she pours big fish and meat every day. ”

Shen Heitu's hand slowly knocked on the table, and because the light illuminated the figures of the two people, it was simply a floating appearance.

Suddenly, Shen Heitu's eyes were shining: "How about you say that the two of us look at some silver taels from my sister-in-law?" ”

"That's true."

Liu Cuihua had already thought of this idea, but she was afraid that her man would not dare to speak first, so Shen Heitu said this to her liking.

The two of them didn't know what they were talking about while the light was on the spot.

Shen Qingqing didn't know anything about this, so she sent away these two plague gods and specially added a dish of hot and sour potato shreds, not to mention how sweet they ate.

The heavy snow almost blocked the road, and Shen Qingqing put a chair behind the door again, so as not to open the door when the wind was blowing at night, and lit a charcoal fire, so he hugged Xiaodouding and fell asleep early.

This winter is really not good, the snow stops for a few days, and there are no days for people to stop, and there is no effort to make a living in the cold.

But winter is also the time for the rich boy to enjoy himself, and the business of Shilixiang Restaurant is getting better and better, but the glutinous rice dumplings are also in good supply.

In addition, her scarf business with Master Liu is even more prosperous, and when others are stretched, there are more and more silver taels in Shen Qingqing's hands.

In addition to going to the town every day to deliver glutinous rice dumplings and going to Master Liu's house to see the scarf business, Shen Qingqing always returned home early to accompany Xiaodouding.

"Qingqing girl, why did you only come back today?" Aunt Wang was already at the door of the house.

Shen Qingqing put down the basket and smiled: "The road is not very good today, so I came back a little late." ”

The blue cloth clothes on Aunt Wang's body have been washed white, but they are still clean and tidy, and from a distance, they can be regarded as a decent person.

And Aunt Wang also opened the door and said straightly: "Qingqing, I came here today to borrow some silver taels from you, you see that this is about to come to the end of the year, chicken, duck and fish meat are indispensable, and various relatives and neighbors also have to visit each other, this money is not enough." ”

This season is not good, except for today, Aunt Wang has already had three or four people come to Shen Qingqing to borrow money, but there are not many of them, Shen Qingqing can help some, just help some.

Hearing Aunt Wang say this, Shen Qingqing didn't say a word, so she went to the back room and took out two taels of silver and put them in Aunt Wang's hand: "This is two taels of silver, although it is not much, but Aunt Wang, you take it and use it first." ”

Aunt Wang didn't want to see so much, but when she saw Shen Qingqing like this, she didn't know what to do with a smile on her face: "I really thank you." ”

She sighed as she spoke: "Alas, you said that it is really difficult to live in these years. ”

"Yes." Shen Qingqing couldn't help but sigh.

Aunt Wang didn't know what she suddenly thought of: "Didn't your ex-husband Zhang Jia call you back for the New Year?" ”

Shen Qingqing didn't think of this reason, since her ex-husband died, she and the Zhang family have been separated, and they shouldn't be together after the New Year.

"They are in the east of the village, I am in the west of the village, this road is far away, I won't talk about it until the New Year." Shen Qingqing hurriedly opened his mouth to greet him.

Aunt Wang said a few more words to her, and went back if there was an urgent matter at home.

Shen Qingqing thought so, but the people of the Zhang family didn't think so.

In the past few months, Qingqing asked the village woman to help make scarves and leather boots, and it has already reached the ears of the Zhang family, if the Zhang family is small, then this idea is relatively simple, but the Zhang family still has a few daughters-in-law, and there are many things to do in this woman's place, and there are many things to look at.

They didn't like Shen Qingqing before, although they don't like it now, but they like money, thinking that Shen Qingqing's life in the house must have been good, and this New Year also let Shen Qingqing go home for a Chinese New Year's Eve dinner.

Thinking like this, Zhang's daughter-in-law came to Shen Qingqing's house early in the morning.

Zhang's daughter-in-law was married from a neighboring village, tall and thin, the flesh on her cheeks was attached to reveal her tall cheekbones, her skin was purple-red, and although she was not beautiful at first glance, she was extremely shrewd.

Shen Qingqing was scooping for rice, and when she saw Zhang's daughter-in-law coming over, she was stunned and didn't know what she meant by coming today.

And the eldest daughter-in-law slapped her thigh and was extremely enthusiastic: "Are you preparing to cook?" ”

"That's right." Shen Qingqing also put the rice down, poured a cup of hot tea and put it on the table.

And the eldest daughter-in-law's eyes did not stay on Shen Qingqing's body, but she just looked left and right in the room.

Although there are no important objects in this house, it is new, clean and bright, and there is no shortage of what should be missing, which is already rare and valuable in the countryside.

Yes, this Shen Qingqing really earned a lot of silver taels.

Zhang's daughter-in-law couldn't help but think secretly in her heart, and she still smiled on her face: "Qingqing, you see that the New Year is about to begin, and our family can't get together once a year, will we go to the east of the village for dinner during the New Year this year?" ”

"Sister-in-law won't hide it from you, you see this year's years and months are like this, we won't have to work hard during the New Year."

"You can't say that." Zhang's daughter-in-law patted Shen Qingqing's hand, where did she want to let her pass, she was obviously worried about the silver taels in her hand. "Haohao's grandmother whispers Haohao in my ear every day, saying that she misses him. Although this iron bull is dead, he can't let the old man not see his grandson. ”

To say that the only thing that makes Shen Qingqing gratifying in this Zhang family is the old grandmother of the Zhang family, Shen Hao's grandmother.

Although the Zhang family treated her very badly before, this grandmother loved Xiaodouding very much.

"I'll think about it again, you should go back earlier when it's freezing this day." Shen Qingqing thought about it and didn't give him an answer.

Daughter-in-law Zhang looked at Shen Qingqing's words and didn't say anything, so she could only nod quickly: "Then I will leave you two pairs of chopsticks at the Chinese New Year's Eve dinner." ”

"Mother, did my eldest mother come just now?" Little Douding poked his head out of the back room, his eyes watery.

"yes." Shen Qingqing couldn't make up her mind. "Haohao, do you want to go to the east of the village for this Chinese New Year's Eve dinner?"

"Hmmm......"

Xiao Douding's fingers were put in his mouth, and he really thought about it seriously: "Mother, I miss grandma a little." My grandmother used to be very good to me, and she didn't give anyone candy to eat, so she just gave it to me. ”

This kid doesn't lie.

Shen Qingqing's idea in her heart also shook, this eldest daughter-in-law doesn't care what she has in mind, since she came to invite her in person, if she doesn't come, it will be considered a lack of courtesy. Although it is very reluctant, it is not good to leave someone to speak, and it is only a matter of a meal.

Thinking of the day of the Chinese New Year's Eve dinner here, Shen Qingqing brought a few pickled fish from home and took the little bean to the east of the village.

It's the Chinese New Year, even if the situation of every household is not good, but it can be regarded as lively, the sound of firecrackers is left everywhere on the road, and the children are also happy, and there is joy everywhere.