"Why are you still in confinement? It's cold here. Go back to the house quickly." Chen Mandun urged while sweeping the snow off his body.
"Sister, my third and fourth sisters and I went out to collect firewood today to warm up the house. Isn't it very cold? Come over and have a blast."
Chen Liyuan said and went to move the stool, while Chen Lifei, the third child, hurriedly went to pour hot water for her father and eldest sister.
When Chen Lishu sat by the stove, holding a teapot and taking a sip of hot water, she finally felt like she was alive again.
Inside the room, Chen Mandun could no longer hide his excitement and reported to Wu Chunmei: "The total sold was forty yuan, and Li Shu also bought two kilograms of sugar with others."
After all, Chen Lijuan was young, so she immediately became greedy when she heard there was candy. But she was used to being sensible and didn't dare to ask for it if her parents didn't give it to her.
Chen Lishu saw a clear water mark flowing down the corner of her mouth.
"Second sister, you go and take out some sugar and use the wolfberry to make some sugar water for our mother, and make a bowl of sugar water for everyone to satisfy our cravings."
The little ones immediately cheered when they heard it.
"Don't disturb my little sister when she sleeps." Chen Liyuan scolded her with a straight face, then turned around and followed Chen Lishu's instructions.
The eldest sister is both capable and profitable, and she has long admired her in her heart.
After drinking sugar water, the family had dinner again. The kang was warm, and Chen Lishu got into the quilt and had a good sleep.
The next day, in order not to arouse the suspicion of the villagers, she and Chen Mantun took money and sugar and went to another brigade dozens of miles away.
In one day, they exchanged nearly 200 kilograms of grain. They left fifty kilograms at home, and the two of them took the rest to the town to sell.
In just a few days, I saved from the original fifty yuan to one hundred and fifty yuan. I also had an additional fifty kilograms of food.
Chen Lishu's wedding day is coming soon.
"I haven't prepared anything for you at home. Just take the fifty yuan and buy whatever you like."
On this day, Wu Chunmei suddenly called her to her side, took out a tightly wrapped handkerchief from under the kang cabinet, opened it, counted out fifty yuan from it and handed it to her.
Seeing that there is hope for the future, and the children in the family are caring and obedient, and follow her when eating, Wu Chunmei's complexion has improved a lot during this period, and the depression between her eyebrows has dissipated a lot.
Chen Lishu did not refuse. She did not know the specific situation of the Gu family, and with this money, she could have a capital. She did not intend to give up this opportunity to make money after getting married.
Time flies to the eighteenth day of the twelfth lunar month. At this time, the wedding is not as grand as it will be later. If you are farther away, you may borrow a carriage or bicycle.
The Gu family and the Chen family live in the same village, separated by more than a dozen houses, and they can be reached by walking a few steps.
Chen Lishu put on the only piece of clothing with relatively few patches, placed a baggage with only two changes of clothes next to her, and quietly waited for someone from the Gu family to pick it up.
Everything will become different when she gets married today. And she only hopes to make life better and better through her own hands.
"Sister, I can't bear to see you leave." Chen Liyuan stood aside and began to wipe her tears. She had been reluctant to leave since yesterday.
Several little ones stood in a row by the wall. When they saw the second sister crying, they also rubbed their eyes.
"It's not far away. It's no different from being at home." Chen Lishu felt a little uncomfortable because of the atmosphere. She stood up and wiped her eyes: "If you miss my eldest sister, go find me. I miss home too.
You can still come back.”
While several people were talking, several figures suddenly entered the yard. Then the door opened, and Gu Xingguo, the eldest son of the Gu family, and his wife, and Gu Xingye, the fourth son, walked in.
Chen Lishu stood up and was about to reach for the baggage when Gu Xingye snatched it away with quick eyes and hands. Her dark skin showed her big white teeth: "I'll help third sister-in-law get it for you."
His mother gave her countless warnings. If this third sister-in-law chose to marry her at a critical moment for the Gu family, everyone must be kind to her and don't let her down.
Chen Lishu was startled by his call "sister-in-law", she smiled at him, nodded, and walked out of the room.
The Gu family has four sons and one daughter. Because the family is not divided, more than a dozen people all live in a row of houses with ridges.
Gu Xingdong was not here and she even skipped the church visit. According to her mother-in-law Li Xiulan's words, there would be a grand replacement ceremony when Gu Xingdong came back.
Chen Lishu was directly placed in the room where Gu Xingdong was at home.
There are newspapers on the walls of the room of more than ten square meters. There is a small kang that is more than two meters wide. There is a wooden box on the kang with two quilts stacked on the top board.
Next to the wall on the other side is a brand new chest of drawers and a chair. Simple but extremely clean and tidy.
Chen Lishu looked at the house where she might live in for a long time and felt very satisfied.
Just after putting away her things, there was a knock on the door, and a sweet and crisp voice came through the door panel: "Sister-in-law third, Mom asked me to call you to eat."
"Hey, come on." Chen Lishu responded and opened the door. She saw a girl of fourteen or fifteen years old standing at the door. She had short hair and a round face and big eyes. She was very in line with today's aesthetics and she was very lovable at first sight.
As soon as Chen Lishu went out, Gu Xingping couldn't help but glance at her face quietly.
Although the two families are not far apart, you can go to school but you can't always see each other. Besides, Chen Lishu doesn't go out much except for working in the team. She only knows that she is beautiful. Now when she takes a closer look, she has a face with oval seeds and almond-shaped eyes with white eyes.
The skin is really beautiful.
Because of her arrival, the Gu family specially cooked four dishes: cabbage and potato slices, stewed tofu, fried bean sprouts and a chicken.
"Third brother and sister, sit down quickly. All of us are able to eat so much meat because of your help. Mom even killed the chickens that lay the eggs."
Liu Yuemin, the daughter-in-law of Gu Xingmin, the second oldest child, pulled her next to her and sat down with a smile on her face.
When Chen Lishu heard what she said, her smile froze.
Li Xiulan gave her second daughter-in-law a warning look, then reached out to pick up a piece of meat and put it into the bowl in front of Chen Lishu: "Chickens are raised for people to eat. Eggs and meat are the same. Don't listen to her nonsense."
"Thank you, Mom." Chen Lishu immediately raised her face and smiled at her.
Since this was the first meal at this house, although they all knew each other, they were not familiar with each other, so Li Xiulan specially introduced her to her again.
The eldest son, Gu Xingguo, and his wife, Zhang Qin, gave birth to two sons and a daughter. The second son, Gu Xingmin, and his daughter-in-law, Liu Yuemin, gave birth to two sons. The fourth son, Gu Xingye, was twenty years old and unmarried. The fifth son, Gu Xingping, was fifteen years old and in the second grade of junior high school.
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After dinner, Chen Lishu, as a new member, naturally had to take the initiative to share the housework. She helped to pick up the dishes and chopsticks from the table, and was about to roll up her sleeves to wash the dishes when her sister-in-law Zhang Qin took her over: "Third brother and sister, you are here first.
Go back to your house and rest, just leave it to me."
"Sister-in-law, what you said is wrong. I just came here and I want to get familiar with her. I don't think you are helping her." Liu Yuemin came in with a plate and answered: "Third brother and sister, don't you think so?"