The mother of the era is reborn to support her cannon fodder children!

Chapter 62 "Eavesdropping"

Gu Chan suddenly raised her head, her eyes shining like lights, and grabbed Lin Zhao's hand, "Zhao Zhao, are you serious?"

Lin Zhao patted the materials for the matchboxes and smiled softly, "The materials are all here, how can I say it's fake?"

"Ouch, be gentle." Gu Chan hurriedly took the material bag and held it carefully in her arms, "Don't break it, this is all money!"

After saying this, he looked at Lin Zhao seriously and gratefully, "Thank you for thinking of me."

The villagers had almost no other income except earning work points and saving eggs to sell at the supply and marketing cooperative. Lin Zhao's offer of the job of pasting matchboxes was like a pie in the sky.

Gu Chan felt her heart burning with joy when she saw that her sister-in-law could think of her. Warmth surged through her body and her eyes became slightly moist.

Zhao Zhao is really thoughtful.

Gu Chan wiped the corners of her eyes, and Da Shitou and Xiao Shitou pushed the door open and entered the house.

Seeing his mother wiping her eyes, her eyes were red. Dashitou had a preconceived notion that his third aunt was bullying his mother again, and suddenly there was something wrong in his eyes.

"Mom, are you okay?" Dashitou sat next to Gu Chan, looking like the head of the family.

Gu Chan was a meticulous person. She could tell at a glance that something was wrong with her son's expression, and after a little thought she knew what he was thinking.

Patted him on the back angrily.

"Why didn't you call someone when you came in? Hurry up and call someone."

Dashitou listened to his mother and called out in a low voice, "Third Aunt!"

Little Stone said consciously, "Third Aunt."

As his brother, he glanced at him and felt depressed.

The last time my uncle came, he didn't take any initiative.

Lin Zhao responded with a smile and took out a military green satchel and handed it to Dashitou. "I heard from your mother that you're going to elementary school now. This is for you. Study hard."

In the original book, Wei Xiangdong was arrested for speculation and sentenced to ten years of forced labor. Wei's wife was sarcastic and bullied Gu Chan every day. Da Shitou, unable to bear the sight of his mother being bullied, attacked Wei with a knife. During the crackdown, he was sentenced to death...

This was the beginning of the tragedy of the second branch of the Wei family.

What happens next is even worse.

A schoolbag at the supply and marketing cooperative is not cheap, and the Wei family certainly cannot afford it. Dashitou looked at the brand new army green schoolbag and of course wanted it. His hands almost gave birth to his own thoughts and he took the initiative to take it.

But he didn't.

He is still wary of his third aunt.

Compared to schoolbag, mother is more important.

"Zhao Zhao..." Gu Chan spoke.

Lin Zhao interrupted her, "Sister, don't say no. I gave it to the children as a small token of my appreciation. I have one for both the eldest and second children."

The twins nodded.

Little Stone looked at the two identical faces, poked his head out from behind Gu Chan, and watched curiously.

"Little Stone, do you want some soda? Come over here, we have some." Big Cub waved at him.

Little Stone from the Wei family had heard of soda, and the captain's children had tried it and said it was sweet and delicious.

He instantly forgot his shyness, ran over, and met the two cubs' gaze with an expression that was easy to understand.

What about soda?
Da Zi took out a kettle, unscrewed the lid, and handed it over. "There's soda in it. My mother filled it. You drink it! After you finish it, let Big Stone brother drink too."

Little Stone didn't look at his brother. Remembering Big Stone's tough words, he shook his head and said, "My brother won't drink. He said it's just a sugar-coated bullet... don't try to corrupt his will."

After saying that, he raised the kettle with both hands and drank the soda.

"It tastes good!" the little guy said excitedly.

From now on, he can also tell his friends what soda tastes like.

There are countless small bubbles jumping in the mouth, like needles prickling the tongue, sweet, different from white sugar water or brown sugar water.

He was taught very well by Gu Chan. Although the little kid still wanted to drink, he restrained himself and returned the kettle.

"Thank you, Big Brother and Second Brother." Little Stone said obediently.

Dashitou was shocked to find that his brother was no longer shy or stuttering, and he took the initiative to say thank you!

Tsk, whoever has food and drink is my brother.

How easy to cheat.

and also.

When did he say he didn't want to drink soda? I'm so angry.

It is really a blessing for him to have such a simple-minded brother.

Big Stone laughed angrily.

Gu Chan told Dashitou the news that Lin Zhao had found the paste matchboxes for them.

The teenager's eyes widened instantly.

He was very smart and quickly calculated how much income the 500 matchboxes would bring to the family.

ten bucks.

A great unity.

My parents had to work hard for a long time to earn this money.

Dashitou put away all the thorns on his body and thanked Lin Zhao solemnly, "Thank you, Third Aunt."

Lin Zhao smiled and said, "You're welcome. Thank you, mother, for your hard work these past few years."

The young man had a handsome face but a rebellious look in his eyes. He subconsciously looked at Gu Chan, but saw that his mother was smiling and her eyes seemed brighter than usual.

He lowered his head slightly and fell into silence. Whether it was the resentment in his heart or the desire to stay away from his third uncle's family... all the complicated emotions gradually calmed down at this moment.

Because no matter what he thinks, my mother is willing to do it. She wants to do something for my third uncle who left home at a young age and fought in the front lines. Even if it is tiring, she feels at ease.

"Thank you, Third Aunt, for the schoolbag you gave me. I like it very much." Dashitou thanked her again.

Lin Zhao noticed his change and her smile deepened. "Bring Xiao Shitou home to play when you have time."

The eldest boy smiled widely, "Brother Shitou, my family is going to build a brick house. By then, we will have several rooms. My brothers and sisters and I welcome you to come and play together."

"Yes, let's play together." Erzai added.

"Okay!" Little Shitou had a good impression of his third aunt and the twins, and responded crisply.

The big stone nodded.

Lin Zhao and her two sons did not stay long. After explaining the important matters, the three of them left.

Before leaving, the twins left the kettle of soda for the Stone Brothers.

Erzai patted his chest and said generously, "If you want to drink again, come to my house. My mother will buy it for us again, right, mother?"

The cunning kid didn't forget to set a trap for his mother.

His little harmless thought was fulfilled by Lin Zhaole, "Yes."

Erzai's eyes curved with laughter.

The Stone brothers were not jealous of the twins for having so much soda to drink. They were very satisfied to be able to taste the soda, not to mention that the twins left a big bowl for them.

Several people came out of the house one after another.

Dashitou, who was walking in front, saw his aunt touching his uncle's bicycle, touching it here and pinching it there, and frowned.

"Uncle mother!"

Mrs. Wei stood up and smiled awkwardly, "I'll just take a look, just take a look..."

After explaining, he quickly went to the backyard.

"I'm sorry for the trouble, big sister." Lin Zhao patted Gu Chan's shoulder. To be honest, if this was her sister-in-law, she would have been torn to tears in just a short while!
Thinking of the behavior of Wei's sister-in-law in the original book, she lowered her voice and whispered in her sister-in-law's ear: "Sister, have you ever thought about dividing the family?"

Gu Chan looked towards the main house and whispered in the same voice, "How could I not have thought about it? Xiangdong said he would bring it up this winter, and he's trying to persuade my mother-in-law, and she's almost relenting."

In fact, she could understand the thoughts of a mother-in-law. After many years of working as a daughter-in-law, she became a mother-in-law, so of course she didn't want to divide the family too quickly.

But she has to be separated, because she is really not a good sister-in-law.

Lin Zhao's brows relaxed, "Dividing the family is a good thing."

After a few more pleasantries, she left with her two sons.

Gu Chan watched her brother, sister-in-law and nephew leave, then turned around and went home.

Mrs. Wei was waiting in the yard. When she saw Gu Chan come in, she hugged her arm affectionately, as if they had a very good relationship.

"Second sister-in-law, I saw Shitou's aunt came with a lot of bags. She must have brought you a lot of things. What are they? Can I, your inexperienced sister-in-law, take a look?"

Her arm was held by her, and Gu Chan felt like she was being entangled by some cold-blooded animal. She pulled her arm back and smiled faintly, "Nothing..."

The intimacy in Mrs. Wei's eyes faded, and she looked reproachful, "Look how stingy you are. I'm your sister-in-law, not someone else. Let me see what's wrong." She took another half step forward, staring at Gu Chan with slightly burning eyes.

"Why do I hear something about a matchbox...?" he asked tentatively.

Gu Chan's face darkened. "Sister-in-law is acting up again. You feel itchy all over if you don't eavesdrop on my room for a day, don't you?"

Mrs. Wei said unhappily, "Why was I listening to your corner? I just happened to be passing by and heard it!"

"You know whether you did it on purpose or not." Gu Chan was speechless.

"Achan." A deep and powerful voice sounded. Wei Xiangdong walked over and glanced at Wei's sister-in-law with cold eyes. When his eyes fell on his wife, they became warm again.

"what happened?"

Gu Chan didn't give Sister Wei any face and said directly to her husband, "Zhao Zhao brought the eldest and second sons to the house. I took them inside to talk, and Sister Wei was eavesdropping again."

Wei Xiangdong cast a cold gaze at his sister-in-law.

"I, how could I not do that? I already said that. I was just passing by and overheard it accidentally..." Mrs. Wei didn't dare to offend her brother-in-law. She made a random explanation, hurried back to the room, and slammed the door.

Wei Xiangdong frowned.

ill.

"Wife, don't be angry. I will propose separation in a few days." He slowed down his voice to comfort his wife and took Gu Chan back to the house.

Lock the door behind you.

The two stones were locked outside the door again. The two brothers were used to it. They sighed and left the house one after the other to show off their goodies!
In the room.

Gu Chan felt uncomfortable when she thought that even if they split up, she would still have to live in the same yard with Mrs. Wei.

Wei Xiangdong saw her emotions and said, "We'll move out when the family splits up. It'll be just the two of us."

"There are still big rocks and small rocks." Gu Chan reminded, and then asked in surprise: "Where should we move them to?"

If I really move out, I will definitely have to build a house.

The family savings, including her dowry and the money her mother gave her as a dowry, was only one hundred and twenty yuan.

Don’t know if it’s enough?

"I've already agreed with the team leader that we'll move to the village entrance. It's a bit shabby, but it can be lived in after some repairs." Wei Xiangdong already had a plan in mind.

"How much?" Gu Chan asked hurriedly.

Because Mrs. Wei had a peculiar habit of eavesdropping, the couple subconsciously spoke in low voices.

"One hundred yuan." Wei Xiangdong replied.

Gu Chan's face lit up with joy. "Not bad, let's buy it. I want to live in a separate yard and be free."

Wei Xiangdong looked at his wife with a meaningful look in his eyes, "I miss you more than you do."

His sister-in-law seriously affects his sex life.

Once we move to a separate yard, those two cold stones will be able to roll and roll!
It’s refreshing just thinking about it.

Gu Chan felt her husband looked strange and wanted to say something, but Wei Xiangdong asked, "What did your third sister-in-law bring these two kids with her?"

Seeing that his wife was in a good mood, he guessed it must be a good thing.

Gu Chan pulled him to sit down, patted the cloth bag brought by his sister-in-law, and her face was full of joy.

"Guess what's in here?"

She was beaming with joy, as if she had been hit by some huge pie. Wei Xiangdong became serious and started making all kinds of guesses.

"Did she give you an old piece of clothing?" The man guessed based on the new schoolbag on Dashitou.

Don’t think that old clothes are worthless. In this day and age, even if the clothes are patched up, people will not be willing to give them to you unless you are very close to them.

"No." Gu Chan shook her head.

She took out the vanishing cream that her younger brother and sister-in-law had given her, and smiled gently, "Look at what this is, vanishing cream, Zhao Zhao gave it to me."

"I don't want to accept it, she will be angry." she emphasized.

"You deserve it." Wei Xiangdong said sincerely.

Gu Chan's smile deepened, "Zhao Zhao said the same thing."

She approached Wei Xiangdong, her voice filled with joy, "Xiangdong, I can see that Zhao Zhao has really made up his mind. I don't have to worry about Cheng Huai anymore, afraid that he will suddenly be without a wife one day."

After getting off the bus, Gu Chenghuai, who came to the largest state-owned store in Haicheng to buy a gift for his wife, felt his nose itchy again.

He quickened his pace and walked towards the counter. "Comrade, please help me get that red and white plaid skirt. I want it."

After quickly buying the skirt, the handsome and calm young officer walked to other counters to continue shopping.

When he came out of the store again, his hands were full.

He didn't waste any time, bought his things and went straight to the train station.

In two more nights, we'll be home!
anyway.

After hearing Gu Chan's worries, Wei Xiangdong felt that she was just worrying over nothing.

"You think too much," he said.

Gu Chan rolled her eyes at him and said, "What do you know? As the old saying goes, if you don't plan for the future, you will have immediate worries."

Wei Xiangdong remained silent.

Yes, yes, everything you said is right.

Gu Chan didn't want to make Shitou's father guess again, so she asked him to look at what Lin Zhao brought with her, and said in a cheerful tone.

"This is what Zhao Zhao brought. It's the materials for making matchboxes. Zhao Zhao taught me how to make them. I can make 500 in total. Each one is 2 cents. When I'm done, I can make ten yuan."

Wei Xiangdong's face was full of surprise.

He never thought that Lin Zhao would think of his wife when something good happened.

but.

Acknowledge this love.

"I'll go up the mountain and catch two rabbits tomorrow. You can take them to her."

Gu Chan hesitated for a moment and said, "Be careful when you go to the mountains. Don't go too deep."

Wei Xiangdong thought his wife would stop him. After all, she had strongly opposed him hunting ever since he was bitten by a snake while hunting in the mountains five years ago.

The man was so happy that he suddenly stopped objecting!
He learned hunting from hunters in the mountains when he was ten years old. It was a skill to make money. Except for his partner, even his family members didn't know about it.

"Really? Then I should go there once every two weeks?" Wei Xiangdong asked tentatively.

"Why wouldn't you go if I didn't ask you to?" Gu Chan glared at him and held out her hand. "Here's the money you earned from hunting these past two years? Hand it over!"

Wei Xiangdong touched the tip of his nose, walked to the corner, moved a board away, and took out the earthenware jar from the mouse hole.

"It's all here."

"I knew you weren't honest." Gu Chan opened the lid of the earthenware jar, poured out the banknotes and began to count them.

A total of forty-six dollars and fifty cents.

"So many!" she exclaimed.

Wei Xiangdong explained: "I was lucky once and hunted a wild boar weighing over 100 kilograms."

Seeing that his wife's expression was a little strange, he added with a strong desire to survive: "Da Li and I went to the mountains together. You know he is very strong. With such a helper, there is no danger."

Hearing that someone was with him, Gu Chan reluctantly felt relieved and said, "Half a month is not suitable. What if someone spots us?"

"Then... once a month?" Dong Ge, who has several younger brothers outside, has to discuss with his wife the number of times he goes up the mountain.

"Okay, take Dali with you and we must get down the mountain before dark." Gu Chan instructed, unable to help but mutter, "Take on the matchbox pasting job, and your family will earn more money. Your safety is the most important thing."

Wei Xiangdong's eyebrows danced, "Okay!"

When he makes money, he will make sure that he has more than enough Achan Snow Cream. Oh, and he also needs to exchange some cloth coupons and cotton to make a cotton-padded jacket for his wife.

Lin Zhao and her two sons returned to the brigade. Before they could even sit down, they heard from Zhao Liuniang that Gu Xing'er had been arrested by the police.

"What? My aunt was kidnapped?!" Erzai's eyes widened, his jaw dropping in shock. He kept asking, "Really? Is this true?!"

In the house, Mother Gu was so irritated by Gu Xing'er's stupidity that she just wanted to lie down quietly. But when she heard the child's voice outside the yard that was trying in vain to hide its happiness, she couldn't help laughing.

It turns out that when people are extremely helpless, they really can't help but laugh.

Lin Zhao was shocked and sat down next to Zhao Liuniang, looking curious. "What's going on?"

A scourge like Gu Xing'er would actually end up in jail one day!
In the original book, she, who had no conscience, lived the best life. She successfully married into the city and had a good marriage.

The twins also looked at their second aunt with burning eyes.

(End of this chapter)