The two children immediately came to her, their small bodies shrunk into a ball, and said timidly, "Sister-in-law (sister), I'm afraid." ”

Pu Cao laughed and took them into her arms, "What are you afraid of, my sister-in-law is here." Our house is so sturdy, no matter how big the wind and snow are, it can't blow in. ”

The two children were a little more relieved, and Pu Cao patted the peach blossom when she remembered what happened during the day, and asked, "The task given to you by my sister-in-law has been completed?" ”

"Well," Peach Blossom nodded vigorously, "I asked Quanzi, and he said that his eldest brother's friend asked when the second brother would go back to study, and said that the second brother's clothes were torn. The second brother was annoyed, so he quarreled with them. ”

This result is similar to Pucao's guess, so he smiled, "I know, Peach Blossom is really powerful, you will be a sister-in-law little intelligence officer in the future." ”

When Peach Blossom heard this, a pair of big eyes with water and spirit became even brighter, and even in the dark night, she could faintly see the joy inside, "Will the sister-in-law reward Peach Blossom?" ”

"Of course, Peach Blossom will tell you what she wants, and my sister-in-law will definitely promise you." Pu Cao loves this cute and sensible little girl, and she responded without thinking about it, and finally lowered her head and kissed her head heavily.

Shanzi saw it on the side, and quickly protested, "I also went with Sister Peach Blossom." ”

"Well, Shanzi also has merit and rewards. Say, what do you want? ”

"I want Bing'er! Yasuko has one! He also said that when the ice froze, he would go to the river to play. "Boys always have a soft spot for these gadgets, and there are many stalls in the city that sell them for two pennies a very cheap price.

Pu Cao naturally responded with a bite, "Okay, next time I go to the city, my sister-in-law will buy one for you." ”

Shanzi's wish that he had been thinking about for several days came true, and he rolled happily in the quilt. Pu Cao was afraid that he would provoke the cold, so she quickly pulled him back and covered him tightly, and then asked Peach Blossom gently, "What does Peach Blossom want, tell my sister-in-law." ”

Peach Blossom shrank her little head and was silent for a long time before she cautiously spoke, "Sister-in-law, can Peach Blossom ask for a new dress for the second brother?" The second brother will not quarrel with others when he wears new clothes. ”

But how can an eight-year-old child be so sensible and caring?

Pu Cao felt emotion and pity in her heart, hugged her arm and tightened it tightly, "You stupid girl, children should think about children!" You should be selfish, ask your sister-in-law for a head rope, sugar tablets, and purses, why do you think about your second brother in everything, he..."

Pu Cao sighed first halfway through speaking, but he didn't say anything about counting Zhang Gui. No matter how bad Zhang Guier is, she is also a blood relative of Peach Blossom, how can she stop her sister from caring about her brother?

"Peach Blossom, everyone in our family has just added a new padded jacket, and my sister-in-law doesn't have much money in her hand. Sister-in-law will remember this first, and when she earns money from selling vegetables, she will definitely buy silk and satin to make new clothes for your second brother, okay? ”

"Okay," Peach Blossom happily kissed her sister-in-law on the face and promised, "Peach Blossom won't go out to play in the future, help her grow vegetables at home." ”

Shanzi originally wanted to run out tomorrow and announce with a few naughty boys that he was also going to have a happy event, but suddenly heard that Peach Blossom was going to stay at home to work, and a pair of big black eyes blinked and said, "Shanzi also helps my sister work." After speaking, he added in a low voice, "Then when I finish eating, can I go out and play for a while?" ”

Pu Cao took the two children in her arms and kissed them again and again, her heart was full of love and pity, and she gently opened her mouth to the ink-like night, and also made a wish to herself, "Sister-in-law, you must raise you well." ”

The two children didn't know why their sister-in-law suddenly said this, but they still snuggled in her arms obediently and slowly fell asleep.

Outside the window, the whistling night wind couldn't shake the tightly sealed window sash, and I was jealous of the warmth of the room, and finally swept away in anger...

On the big kang of the Liu family in the east courtyard, Chunni and her mother were also lying in the quilt and whispering. Mrs. Li frowned and felt that the old couple of the Liu family were a little weird, so she asked her daughter in a low voice, "Nier, do your in-laws have something else in mind?" ”

Chunni thought that her mother was saying that her in-laws were partial, and pouted, "The old couple's hearts and eyes are crooked, if it weren't for the distress that the child was caught in the middle and difficult to be a person when the family was separated, I would have had a fight with them." ”

"Mother didn't mean this," Mrs. Li poked her daughter's head, "You are so stupid, how can you choose a door to live in the future?" ”

Chunni rubbed her head and protested coquettishly, "If my mother has something to say, just say it, how do I know what you want to say?" ”

Mrs. Li sighed, thought about it, and whispered a few words next to her daughter's ear.

Chunni's eyes widened the more she listened, and finally she almost jumped up from the kang and shouted, "Pucao is not like that!" ”

Mrs. Li pulled her daughter back, and said angrily, "You give me a little quiet, but my mother didn't say anything bad about that girl." ”

Chunni rolled up the quilt and wrapped herself in it, and said hatefully, "Mother, you don't know how much Pucao has helped me these days, without her, I'm afraid Shengzi and I won't even be able to eat." ”

Mrs. Li was so angry that she really wanted to slap her daughter twice, and scolded in a low voice, "You stubborn donkey-like temper can't be changed for many years." You listen to your mother's words, your mother doesn't suspect how Pucao's girl is, your mother is saying that your in-laws are afraid that they have this little abacus.

And I look at Pu Cao, I'm afraid that I also noticed that as soon as your in-laws came to the door today, she quickly avoided it, obviously unwilling to meet them. ”

"Really?" Chunni bit the quilt with hatred, thinking carefully that since the last time her in-laws came, Pucao really didn't come to the door, even if the food was delivered through the fence.

She originally thought she was really busy, but she didn't expect it to be for this, "Then she saw the signs, why didn't she tell me?" ”

"What did I tell you? Could it be that Chun Nier, your in-laws are beating my idea and want me to give birth to a child? ”

Mrs. Li flattened the quilt for her daughter, and said helplessly, "She is really treating you husband and wife by avoiding suspicion like this." If you're a stupid girl who is half smart, I won't have to worry about you. ”

Chunni guessed that Pu Cao must be angry when she knew her in-laws' dirty thoughts, and because she was not angry, she didn't know how uncomfortable she was. Thinking about her like this, she felt even more guilty, and couldn't help but shed tears, "Mother, what do you say?" What if Pucao is uncomfortable and will not be better with me in the future? ”

Mrs. Li took her daughter in her arms and persuaded, "This is just my mother's blind guess, and it may not be taken seriously." Speaking out is to give you a reminder, you just need to pay more attention. Pu Cao is not that small-minded person, in the future, if your in-laws are really shameless, and you say this as the two of you, you will immediately scold them back, as long as you don't make trouble in front of Pu Cao, it will be fine. ”

Chunni thought about it, and had no choice but to do so. I thought in my heart that I must be better to Pucao in the future, and the black-hearted in-laws will bully them, if it is calculated to Pucao's head, she will let it go, even if she is divorced, she has to protect Pucao.

Liu Housheng lay on the kang in the east house, listening to the wind blowing in the corner of the house and whining the window lattice. I thought about finding someone to repair the roof for a while, and then I remembered the appearance of my father and mother in the afternoon, and I was really discouraged. sighed countless sighs before barely falling asleep, who knows, his daughter-in-law is already ruthless and doesn't want him...

When she got up early the next morning, the sky was getting more and more gloomy, and Mrs. Li was worried about the work at home, so she had breakfast and was going home.

Pu Cao thanked their family for being so enthusiastic and honest in sending soil and baskets, so she went around at home for a long time, and finally picked up two handfuls of dried fungus and a piece of duck egg green cotton cloth left over from the quilt, and sent them over.

Mrs. Li said bluntly that it was not easy for the two of them to live a good life, and they refused to accept it. Pucao insisted on giving it, and after pushing it several times, the old lady reluctantly accepted it.

Chunni and Pucao sent the old lady to the entrance of the village, watching the old lady walk away slowly, her eyes were full of reluctance and guilt, and she sighed and said, "When I got married and had children, my mother was afraid that I would suffer and refused to nod, I said that I would definitely be able to live a good life in the future and be filial to her old man." As a result, the last time I went back to my parents' house, and this time it was all prepared by you, and my daughter should have it..."

Pu Cao didn't want her to be sad, so she hurriedly stepped forward and grabbed her arm, and said with a smile, "You, what are you polite to me, my aunt gave me a basket and took me a share, but she didn't treat me as an outsider, and it wasn't the same for either of us to honor her." ”

With that, she pulled Chunni and walked back, "Let's go home, it's going to snow soon, and there is still a lot of work to do." Let's grow vegetables and sell them for money, and make a set of brocade cotton jackets with red swastika patterns for the eldest lady during the New Year, so that the old lady can also be beautiful. ”

Chunni was overjoyed by Pucao, and she couldn't wait to grow the vegetables immediately, so the wind under her feet pulled her back as soon as she slipped away.

Seeing that the snow is about to fall, every household, young and old, is getting more and more busy, ordering wooden planks to reinforce the roof and livestock shed, cutting the cracks of the cotton paper paste windows, and blocking the grass curtains on the windows in the direction of the tuyere.

Although it is all trivial work, no one dares to be lazy. After all, if you don't take it seriously now, you will suffer doubly in winter.

Pucao and Chunni are also for the greenhouse, and they are so busy that they hit the back of their heads.

The two of them borrowed a small guillotine knife from Li Zheng's house, and first cut the bud grain straw into half-inch-long pieces, mixed them with the bags of dry horse manure, and spread them evenly at the bottom of each box. Then they added a foot and a half thick bean root soil, and when the entire eighteen large boxes were tossed, the two of them were too tired to straighten their waists.

Liu Housheng stood on crutches on the sunny side of the greenhouse, directing Zhang Guier on the roof to tie the straw curtain. He was afraid that Zhang Guier would be perfunctory, and if the rope was not tied strongly, it would be easy for the wind to blow away the curtain, so he gave a few more instructions, which made Zhang Guier's brows furrowed.

The boss of the Chen family in the West Courtyard heard the movement and ran to help, replaced Zhang Gui'er and went down, and finally got everything in order before sunset.

Pucao made a simple dinner, everyone was tired, and they all rested after a few bites and a few gossips.

But she couldn't be completely idle, so she moved a chair while the child was asleep, poured half a bowl of vegetable oil, and quietly returned to the greenhouse. By the faint light of the oil lamp, cotton dipped in vegetable oil was soaked in each piece of window paper.

After tossing and turning into the middle of the night, I was so tired that I fell asleep on the simple wooden bed...