Chapter 32: If She Were Better
"What can I arrange for you?" Josie looked at Joe North.
"Let me go to the third brother." Qiao Bei's narrow peach blossom eyes narrowed: "Could it be that I guessed wrong, sister, aren't you worried about the third brother?" ”
Josie paused and glanced at Qiao Bei deeply.
This kid is much smarter than other dolls when he is young, and many things can be seen at a glance, and it is not strange to see that she is worried about Qiao Nan.
However, Qiao Nan didn't even see it himself.
Her two younger brothers, one only has facial features and no scheming, and the other has too many scheming, which causes his facial features to look a little too cunning.
It would be nice if two people could neutralize it.
Josie deliberately pretended not to understand, and asked rhetorically: "He just went to pick up a ququ dish, what do I have to worry about." ”
"Really?" Qiao Bei licked his lips, his eyes glanced in the direction Yu Qingqing left, and his voice suddenly became faint: "There is no one over there in Beishan, the third brother will not be deceived by some people." ”
Josie burst out laughing at Qiao Bei's funny tone.
After laughing, she reached out and grabbed Qiao Bei's ear in response to Qiao Bei's expression.
"You kid, how do you know so much?"
"Ahh It hurts, it hurts! Sister, I was wrong! ”
Josie didn't have any strength at all, but he was already standing on his tiptoes, as if he had been picked up by Josie.
The expression on his face looked even more painful.
Josie looked at him and was amused to laugh even more.
The women a few meters away heard the movement and hurried to let Qiao's mother see.
There is a mother-in-law surnamed Zhang, who is used to patriarchy at home, and when she saw Qiao Bei calling for help, she was anxious at the moment: "When you are a sister, how can you beat your younger brother!" Quick tube tube! ”
When Mother Qiao heard this, she was already unhappy.
She quietly glanced in the direction of Josie and Jo Bei, and saw that Josie and Jo Bei were joking and didn't want to express their opinions.
But after seeing Mrs. Zhang's reaction, the corners of her mouth grinned downward, and she deliberately shouted: "Qiao Bei, you stinky boy, don't make your sister unhappy!" ”
Qiao Bei hurriedly put his feet down and responded anxiously: "Mom, I know!" ”
If Qiao's mother sees him pretending, he will really be criticized.
These women are really annoying, he just wants to pretend to be stupid and miserable to please his sister, and play with his sister, why are these people so nosy.
Rain on someone's parade!
With such an episode, Josie didn't tease Qiao Bei anymore.
She let go of Qiao Bei and glanced into the distance, Yu Qingqing had completely disappeared.
Qiao Bei also became serious: "Sister, I'll go over to find the third brother, two people can pick up ququ vegetables faster." ”
"Well, you go, I'll just tell her if my mother asks." Qiao Xi thought for a while, and still told Qiao Bei: "If Yu Qingqing is over there, you should separate her from your third brother, and try not to let her get close to your third brother." ”
Qiao Bei laughed again, with a bad smile: "Sister, I know!" ”
After Qiao Bei left, Qiao's mother also finished talking to the women, the women scattered in all directions, and Qiao's mother walked to Qiaoxi's side.
She was angry and scolded in a low voice: "That Mrs. Zhang, if she doesn't rectify the canal, her family will contribute, I really don't want to say a word to her." ”
Josie also received Mrs. Zhang's sharp gaze just now, and pursed her lips.
Some people in the village are like this, it is not enough not to hurt girls at home, and when they go outside, they can't see boys suffering.
I really don't know what to think.
Qiao's mother complained a few words before asking, "What did Qiao Nan and Qiao Bei do?" ”
Josie replied briefly, "I asked them to pick up the ququ vegetables." ”
Qiao's mother didn't think much about it, and went to get the hoe: "Then let them pick it up, girl, you go to rest in the shade over there, Mom still has a little work, let's go home when we're done." ”
Growing up, Josie had never done much farm work, and she was not good at it, and when Josie's mother went into the field, she went to sit in the shade of a tree.
With her chin propped up, she looked at the people working in the fields.
The sun was shining on those people, and everyone wiped their sweat while continuing to do farm work.
Including Qiao's mother, everyone is obviously used to this kind of life.
They don't feel tired anymore.
Josie couldn't help but think that in a few years, there will be more ways to make money, and farming will also change from the current spring ploughing, autumn harvest and winter idle to a plastic greenhouse.
Others have given up growing wheat and opted for more expensive Chinese herbs and the like.
And Qiao's father and Qiao's mother, they are the most reluctant to change, and because of this, the Qiao family gradually lost its glory after a few years.
Otherwise, with the strength of the Qiao family, Yang Wenqing would not have the courage to do anything sorry for her.
Yu Qingqing, who used means to marry into Qiao's family, would not repeatedly contradict Qiao's mother, and did not take Qiao's mother in her eyes at all.
Thinking of this, Josie sighed softly.
In her previous life, after she got married, although she often stuffed money for Qiao's mother to help Qiao's mother come up with ideas, she thought about things too simple after all and didn't do much practical things for Qiao's family.
Now, she should think about how to make the Qiao family better.
Qiao's mother works hard, is diligent, and righteous, always loves to help others, and is proud all her life.
If she loses her proud capital when she is old, she is angry with her daughter-in-law, and she is a daughter, how can she bear it.
……
Before the sun set, Qiao Nan Qiao North returned.
The two of them picked up a basket full of ququ vegetables, and Qiao Nan happily reported to Josie: "Sister, do you see enough?" ”
Josie flicked the green koji dish with her hand: "Enough is enough, this can be eaten for many days." ”
Ququ cabbage is a kind of wild vegetable that grows in the field, and it is the most common vegetable eaten by the people in the village in the early years when there was a shortage of materials and no vegetables to eat.
In the past two years, when conditions have improved, people have eaten less.
However, Qiao's mother and Qiao's father like to eat, boil it in water, put vinegar and salt in it, and eat hot noodles in their stomachs.
Qiao's mother was surprised when she saw a basket of Ququ vegetables, and then pulled Qiao's father and praised: "Look at how filial our daughter is!" Know we love to eat! ”
Josie scratched her head, very embarrassed: "Mom, what are you talking about, these ququ dishes were all picked up by Qiao Nan and Qiao Bei." ”
"That's what you let them go!" Qiao's mother turned to Qiao Nan: "Didn't your second sister say, will you go?" ”
Qiao Nan didn't think much about it and shook his head honestly.
"Isn't that it?" Qiao's mother snorted: "You don't go to pick up vegetables, you also hoe here, you are all working, what's the difference, Xixi can think of getting us food, this is the heart!" ”
Father Qiao nodded heavily, this is indeed the truth.
He immediately spoke majestically: "Xixi is tired all afternoon today, go back and have a good rest, don't come out again tomorrow!" ”
"Dad, I'm not tired......" Josie was helpless.
Qiao's mother pulled Josie: "Listen to your father, go back and your mother will make you your favorite loofah scrambled eggs." ”
After finishing the work, Qiao Zhu, who was about to go home, walked by, and when she heard these words, her face wrinkled with sourness.
Why didn't she have such a good life as Josie?
If she had been Joe's mother's girl, she would have done much better than Josie, who was lazy and tasty.
Hum.