Chapter 32 Returning
"Deming and Xiaoru are back, come in quickly."

Old Man Qin and Qin Baogui warmly welcomed the newlywed couple Wang Deming and Qin Huairu into the house.

Aunt Qin enthusiastically took the bag from Qin Huairu's hand, and when she lifted it in her hand, she felt something was wrong. Why was it so light? She continued to pull Qin Huairu to the east room with a smile on her face, and her face darkened when she opened it.

Qin Huairu and Qin's eldest sister-in-law sat on the edge of the kang, looking at their nephew in the cradle, grinning and dancing with joy, while the two of them were whispering to each other.

The eldest sister-in-law of the Qin family covered her mouth and exclaimed softly: "Ah, it took so long!" Her eyes were filled with envy, "Xiao Ru, can you bear it?"

"Just started."

"Xiao Ru!" Aunt Qin stood there thinking for a while, then sat down next to Qin Huai Ru and whispered in her ear: "Xiao Ru, why did you only bring back such a small amount of candy when you went back to your mother's house?"

"Your father and brother both smoke, but even if they don't have cigarettes, it would be nice to bring some tobacco!"

Qin Huairu patiently explained: "Mom, Deming doesn't smoke. These days, we are still building a house and laying the foundation. We don't have time to go to the city. Where can we buy cigarettes?"

"Isn't this red apricot soft candy pretty good? Deming didn't keep any at home, so he brought them all over. There's a full half pound of it, and it costs 1 or 4 yuan."

"Hey, kid, why are you so stubborn?" Aunt Qin was a little disappointed. She leaned over to see Wang Deming and Old Man Qin chatting and laughing in the hall outside the door, and then she lectured Qin Huairu in her ear like a machine gun: "Didn't Wang Deming buy you two pieces of cloth before you got married?"

"That piece of cloth is more than 8 feet or 9 feet long. If you cut out 2 or 3 feet, wouldn't it be enough to make a waistcoat for your father or brother?"

"That fine white cloth is so soft, it's enough to make two new sets of clothes for your nephew."

"Think about it, you just got married, if you are short of 1 or 2 feet of clothes, Wang Deming will have to make up for it for you right away!"

"Mom, I just got married."

"It's only good to mention it when you just got married! Wang Deming must be coveting your body. When he climbed on top of you, you just mentioned it a few times and it would be your turn to say whatever you said!"

The eldest sister-in-law of the Qin family was shocked. She had just married into the family and she was already teaching her younger sister-in-law how to control a man?
Do you still want this young couple to live a good life?
Qin Huairu's face also changed a little, and she shrank back, "Mom, I haven't started making clothes with the fabric yet?"

"Besides, even if I save some fabric from making clothes, I still have to make a waistcoat and a small coat for my mother-in-law. A foot of fabric costs several dollars."

Aunt Qin was furious, and gnashed her teeth a little: "You damn girl, have your father and brother loved you for so many years in vain?"

"Can't you tell the difference between insiders and outsiders?"

"Didn't you say Wang Deming's family is rich before you married him? You're in such a hurry to marry him because you're afraid he'll run away. If he loves you, he will..."

"Old woman!" Old man Qin's voice came from the main room.

Aunt Qin had only finished speaking halfway when she had no choice but to stand up and respond loudly, "I'm coming."

"I'll tell you later." Her face was still cold when she stood up. As soon as Aunt Qin left the house, her face became enthusiastic. "Deming, I'll make you some fried eggs and white flour pancakes for lunch."

Old Man Qin glanced at Aunt Qin, removed his copper-mouthed pipe from his lips, and ordered, "Old woman, kill a chicken at home!"

“This,” Aunt Qin said with an embarrassed look on her face, “Boss, we just killed a chicken to entertain De Ming a few days ago, and the chicken is still laying eggs now.”

Old Man Qin's face darkened, and he knocked the pipe against the sole of his shoe to remove the ash, and scolded in a deep voice: "Can it be the same?"

"We are here to entertain our son-in-law today!" "Okay." Aunt Qin moved out of the room with difficulty, hoping that Wang Deming would be polite. But even when they reached the door, Wang Deming didn't say a word.

Looking back, Wang Deming was still talking to Qin Baogui about how to better raise earthworms and make compost. He also suggested that if the family had enough food this year, they could interplant corn and soybeans in the fields next year.
Aunt Qin could only grit her teeth and go out of the room to catch the chicken. She walked to the window of the east room and shouted to the inside of the room: "My precious daughter-in-law, come out and help me kill the chicken!"

"Mom, I'm here." The aunt and sister-in-law in the room responded at the same time.

The eldest sister-in-law of the Qin family held Qin Huairu's hand and said, "Xiaoru, I can't let you ask for anything at home today. Just wait for the meal and stay with Baoer in the room." She stood up, straightened the corner of her clothes, combed her temples, and then walked out of the room leisurely.

"Dad." The eldest sister-in-law of the Qin family greeted her father-in-law first, and then said to Wang Deming with a smile on her face: "Deming, you must tell your brother more about what's happening in the city. I'm afraid that he will be bullied when he goes to the city."

"Don't worry, sister-in-law, it won't happen. This is a new China and a new society. After all, we live under the feet of the emperor." Wang Deming looked at the young woman in front of him. She was no more than 20 years old, but she was already a mother of a child. Every time they met, he always felt a strange sense of separation.

People of this age in the future are probably just entering college.
"Deming, what do you think about me going to the city with Uncle Yan from your village to work as a bricklayer in a few days?" Qin Baogui received the secret reminder from his wife, swallowed his saliva, and spoke hesitantly.

Wang Deming turned his head and looked at Qin Baogui, with a bit of nervousness on his face, but he still shook his head slightly to refuse: "Brother, if you want to go to the city to work as a bricklayer with Uncle Yan from our village, it may not be possible this year."

"Uncle Yan is now concentrating on the kilns on the hills above the village. He will not go there again until the bricks and tiles are ready in a dozen days."

"According to his account, the whole village depends on these kilns to make money by selling bricks and tiles."

".The bricklayers from the surrounding villages probably won't have to go to the city this year. My house is still under construction, and two other families in our village have already made arrangements with them to build their houses."

"This..." Qin Baogui looked at Wang Deming, then at his father, his mouth drooping, a trace of disappointment on his face: "I am going to work in the city for two months, and then I will buy your sister-in-law some cloth to make new clothes at the end of the year."

Wang Deming gave Qin Baogui an idea: "Brother, if you want to make money, I have an idea."

"It is very inconvenient to buy needles, thread, oil, salt, sauce and vinegar in the surrounding villages now. We have to rely on peddlers to go door to door with their loads on their shoulders."

"Brother, you can also learn from the peddlers who carry their loads on their shoulders and go door to door, and collect some game from the mountains and sell it to restaurants in the city."

Qin Baogui's head shook like a rattle, "No, definitely not."

"What if someone robs you on the way?"

“What if the store refuses to accept the game we collect?”

It seems that the future path of the supply and marketing cooperative is not suitable for him. Wang Deming pondered for a while and gave another idea: "Brother, you also studied in high school, so you must have no problem reading and writing and general calculations."

"Although we are still at war in North Korea, our country will definitely increase industrial development in the future."

"Brother, if the family conditions allow, can we go to the Shijingshan Steel Plant or the steel mills in Beijing to have a look?"

"The state has opened a lot of factory-run vocational schools since this year. After studying for a year or so, you can directly become a worker."

Qin Baogui was a little tempted, but then Aunt Qin came in and objected loudly: "How can this be possible?"

"Can your father, I, and your wife finish cultivating all the land in this family?"

"It's only true that we have land to grow food at home. What if the workers are not allowed to work one day? The land at home will be left uncultivated!"

(End of this chapter)