bookcurios Chapter 129 Drawings
Chapter 129 Drawings
Huang Guihua estimated that it was about time and started cooking the noodles. When Liu Jinshui and Liu Jianguo walked in, the noodles were just out of the pot.
Liu Jianguo smelled something and walked into the kitchen, hugged Huang Guihua and said, "Grandma, are we having noodles today?"
"Yes, noodles for my good grandson today."
Wang Yuehong curled her lips slightly when she heard Huang Guihua's words, thinking to herself, "That's not made for you, it's made for someone else's daughter and son-in-law."
But after the last incident, she also understood that the old couple doted on their little daughter. Even if she was uncomfortable, it would be useless. If she wanted to blame someone, she should blame her for not having parents who doted on her.
After Liu Jinshui entered the room, Wang Yuehong came in with a tray.
"Come and sit down, and have your meal." Liu Jinshui asked a few people to sit at the octagonal table and start eating.
Everyone was hungry today, but fortunately Huang Guihua was generous and made enough noodles for everyone to eat.
After dinner, when Gu Zhan was about to take Liu Xiaoxi back, Huang Guihua stuffed a bundle into Gu Zhan's arms and said, "This is the cotton and cloth you brought last time to make cotton clothes for the children. I have already made them. You can take them back."
"Thank you, Mom." Liu Xiaoxi thanked her coquettishly.
Huang Guihua said unhappily, "You're still thanking your mother."
These clothes were made of fine cotton cloth and cotton that Gu Zhan had bought some time ago. Liu Xiaoxi could make small everyday clothes, but cotton-padded clothes were too troublesome to make.
After thinking about it, I gave the cloth and cotton to Huang Guihua and asked her to help make it.
Huang Guihua naturally wouldn't refuse such a thing. She made four or five small cotton-padded jackets and pants of varying sizes, depending on the baby's growth rate. She left some material unmade and put it in her bag, thinking about making more clothes later when she needed them.
After seeing off Liu Xiaoxi and his wife, Huang Guihua and Wang Yuehong went to the kitchen to wash the dishes.
Wang Yuehong glanced at Huang Guihua's profile several times, and after a long while, she mustered up the courage to say to Huang Guihua, "Mom, can I discuss something with you?"
Huang Guihua looked up at her daughter-in-law in surprise, and said in confusion, "Ah, Yuehong, if you have something to say, just say it. The whole family is still hesitating."
Wang Yuehong bit her lip and prepared herself for a long time before saying, "Mom, I see you have a lot of cotton cloth and cotton left after making cotton coats for my younger sister's child. Could you please talk to my younger sister and give me some of the cotton cloth and cotton? I want to make a cotton coat for Jianguo."
Wang Yuehong thought that Liu Xiaoxi had enough fine cotton cloth, and she had made enough clothes for the children, so it should be okay to give some to herself, especially now that the weather had turned cold and cotton was not available in the commune supply and marketing cooperative.
When Huang Guihua heard this, she immediately felt uncomfortable. Although this daughter-in-law was bad, she was really not a bad person. She was good at housework at home and outside. The only bad thing about her was that she was stingy and liked to take advantage of others.
After thinking for a moment, she put down the rag in her hand and said calmly, "Yuehong, Xiaoxi didn't buy cotton cloth and cotton some time ago. Do you remember what you said when I asked you for the clothes that Jianguo wore when he was a child?"
Wang Yuehong paused and whispered, "Mom, I was telling the truth. Jianguo doesn't have any brothers or sisters yet. If we have another child, where would I go to prepare for them?"
Huang Guihua was angry inside, but remained calm on the surface: "Okay, you have a point. Now tell me how you plan to distribute the money? Are you going to give your sister money or tickets?"
Wang Yuehong paused. She had accidentally noticed that there was still a lot of cotton and cloth left, and thought that if she just mentioned it casually, her mother-in-law would give her some for the sake of face. However, she didn't expect her mother-in-law to be so particular and ask for money and tickets.
Liu Zhong's leg was injured. There were only three people in the family earning work points, but there were five people to feed. Where did she get the money and tickets?
"Mom, Jianguo's cotton-padded jacket is too small!" Wang Yuehong smiled to hide her embarrassment.
"Jianguo's cotton-padded jacket is too small, so you can take out the cotton from his old clothes. He's only seven or eight years old, so he's not that delicate. As for the cloth, I have a piece of cloth that Xiaoxi gave me and your father to make clothes a few days ago. You can use it to make a cotton-padded jacket for Jianguo."
Although Wang Yuehong felt very upset, she didn't dare to say anything at this moment, let alone run to Liu Xiaoxi to ask for cotton cloth and cotton.
After returning home, Liu Xiaoxi couldn't wait to take out the small clothes made by her mother from her bag and look at them one by one.
Looking at the clothes that were so small that she couldn't even imagine, she held them and smiled foolishly for a long time. In the end, Gu Zhan came over and forced her to put them back into her bag.
"These clothes are so small and fun to look at." Liu Xiaoxi said with lingering satisfaction.
These words made Gu Zhan think of his daughter in his previous life when she was just born. She was small and skinny, and didn’t make much noise when she cried, just like a kitten.
According to the birth time of the child in the previous life, the baby will be born in about a month. Everything is going in a good direction in this life. My daughter should have a healthy body, right?
Gu Zhan was both nervous and expectant.
The next morning, Gu Zhan got up before dawn.
By the light of the kerosene lamp, he checked the plan again, made an outline of the important things to do on the cattle farm during this period, and then went to the kitchen to make breakfast.
Breakfast was ready, but Liu Xiaoxi had not woken up yet.
Gu Zhan did not disturb Liu Xiaoxi's good sleep. He put the food on the table with a bowl, left a note and went to the cattle farm.
When we arrived at the cattle farm, the sun had just come out. The sunlight shone on the thin frost, creating a fine and brilliant glow.
Zhao Baogen arrived early. He gathered all the team members together and reiterated the precautions mentioned yesterday, including the precautions for building the cowshed and the precautions for the leaders to come later.
Facing the rising sun, Gu Zhan stood in the crowd and looked at the lively and prosperous scene, and a sense of motivation arose in his heart.
Putting the drawings in his hand on the back seat of Zhao Baogen's bicycle, Gu Zhan also joined the ranks of building the cowshed.
The villagers of Shanghe Village now see that Gu Zhan is much more enthusiastic than before, especially after the bumper harvest of corn and soybeans this autumn. They have a natural sense of trust in Gu Zhan.
"Gu kid, are you here?"
"Okay, come and help." Gu Zhan responded with a smile.
Before he was busy for a while, Zhou Jiawang came over with the picture of the cowshed that Gu Zhan had drawn earlier.
"Xiao Gu, look at the curvature of the two walls of this thing, is it correct?"
Gu Zhan took the drawing from Zhou Jiawang's hand. It was obviously the same drawing he had drawn before, but Zhou Jiawang had further improved the details of the cowshed construction, making the drawing look clearer and easier to understand.
Gu Zhan carefully looked at the detailed diagram of the east and west ear walls and said, "Uncle Zhou, no problem."
"That's fine, that's fine."
After saying that, Zhou Jiawang took the drawings and went back.
At half past nine in the morning, with the sound of a car engine, Tian Yun led a group of people into the territory of Shanghe Village.