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At this time in the Ye family, Su Jiao and the others were having lunch happily. Su Jiao didn't know that because she gave the ointment, Su's mother started another family lecture.

Several dishes made by Su Jiao were very suitable to Wang Tiantian's appetite. Wang Tiantian's stomach was so full that she burped.

Ye Mingyuan and Ye Yao also praised Su Jiao's cooking as always and rubbed their stomachs until they ate it.

After the meal, Wang Tiantian realized that she was a little out of character. Not only did she not bring food rations when she came out to be a guest, but she also ate so much. She thought that giving money to Su Jiao would be too inappropriate, so she said embarrassedly: "Hey, Jiaojiao, I didn't expect that." Your cooking is so delicious, I accidentally ate too much."

"It's fine if you like it. Why are you so polite when you come to my place? Then I have eaten at your house so many times before and I'm not embarrassed to show how thick-skinned I am." Su Jiao saw Wang Tiantian's embarrassment and started Make fun of "yourself".

"Hahaha..." Wang Tiantian was immediately amused after hearing Su Jiao's words.

After lunch, Ye Mingyuan and Ye Yao took a lunch break, while Su Jiao and Wang Tiantian were chatting in the kitchen. Seeing that it was almost time to start work in the afternoon, Wang Tiantian said goodbye.

Su Jiao began to prepare gifts in return for Wang Tiantian. Everything cost money to eat in the city. Everything was in short supply in the village, but there were still vegetables grown at home in the spring and autumn.

It happened that the potatoes grown on the private plot at home were ready to be harvested. Su Jiao prepared about three or four kilograms of potatoes for Wang Tiantian, and also cut a bunch of leeks. When she went to Wang's house, she gave them dried wild mushrooms, but she didn't give them to her this time. I also brought some nuts that were not completely dried in the yard, and told Wang Tiantian to go home and continue drying them for a day or two.

Big and small bags were all hung up on the handlebars of the bicycle Wang Tiantian rode. Wang Tiantian reluctantly asked Su Jiao to go to the textile factory where she worked to find her if she went to the county town. After receiving Su Jiao's affirmative reply, Wang Tiantian was satisfied. gone.

After seeing off Wang Tiantian, Su Jiao's family of three went to work as usual in the afternoon and went out to play. Ye Yao got up and found that Wang Tiantian had left and was lost for a while. Su Jiao comforted her and said that her sister would come back in the future. Then I became happy.

The little guy also obediently let Su Jiao keep the money given by Wang Tiantian, saying that he would save it to buy gifts for Su Jiao later. This made Su Jiao so curious that she hugged the sensible Ye Yao and kissed her several times.

Su Jiao started to hear people talking on her way to the meeting point in the afternoon, saying that a relative from the county town came to her house and brought a bag of things with her. Anyway, the rumors started getting more and more outrageous.

It's not good that this is the case in the village. If something happens to someone's family or a guest comes, it will spread throughout the village in a little while.

Su Jiao shook her head helplessly and didn't bother to step forward and say anything. People in the village only had such hobbies, and no one said anything unpleasant, so they just let everyone talk. Su Jiao pretended to be angry and snorted and turned around to mow the grass. The voice of the discussion was quiet for a few seconds. After she walked away, Su Jiao vaguely felt that the voice of the discussion was getting louder. For example, this child's nostrils were turned up now. , the temper is getting bigger and bigger.

Su Jiao here started to work without any distractions, but Mother Su on the other side was having a wonderful time. Mother Su stopped lying at home in the afternoon. She applied the ointment Su Jiao gave her and went to work briskly with the clam shell containing the ointment.

"Oh, my family is sweet and filial. When I saw my face was injured, I immediately got me some ointment. How can I use ointment for such an injury? The friends I made in the county were also well-informed and courteous, and even went out of their way to celebrate the holidays. Come and give us a holiday gift for the old couple." As soon as Su's mother started working, she started to show off to the people working together.

This time, the aunties next to Su's mother were really jealous, because Wang Tiantian's gift was delivered directly to Su's house in a net bag. Many people saw it with their own eyes. It was said that there were canned cakes and tea in it. The ointment has more evidence. Isn't it held in Su's mother's hand? Someone in the village saw Su Jiao going to Su's house twice in the middle of the day. This cannot be faked.

"In the evening, we all went to chat together under the old elm tree. In the evening, Jiaojiao and I went there to make cotton-padded jackets. I told Jiaojiao that she didn't have to scrimp and make cotton-padded jackets for me and her father. We have a lot of old bones. It’s okay to wear whatever you want, but she refuses to listen. This child is always so filial, hey.” Su’s mother pretended to be worried and continued to deal secondary damage.

Everyone knew as soon as they heard Su's mother's words that Su Jiao's story about making her new clothes seemed to be almost true. If everyone had exposed her lie this morning, she probably wouldn't have dared to do it blatantly. I brought this up myself. Suddenly, the aunties around them felt even more unbalanced, as if there were stones in their chests.

Mother Su was so happy when she saw them feeling uncomfortable that they deserved it for daring to slander her baby bump! Mother Su ignored them and started working happily.

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Su Jiao neatly cut the pigweed, returned home, stirred up everything in the yard, and then went to the back mountain with a basket on her back.

In the small courtyard of Wang's family in Binyang County, Wang Tiantian pushed her bicycle and just entered the house when she was seen by the Queen Mother who had been waiting for her to eat at home.

"Tiantian, you are back. Why are you so late? You must be hungry. Come in and eat quickly. Mom has left some food for you."

The Queen Mother did not believe that Su Jiao would let Wang Tiantian eat at home. The Queen Mother was afraid that her daughter would be hungry, so she kept heating the rice so that Wang Tiantian could have hot meals when she returned home.

"Mom, I ate at Jiaojiao's house and I was very full. Have you eaten?" Wang Tiantian said as she puffed up her round belly.

Wang Tiantian said she wanted to take down the things hanging on the handlebars, "Mom, these are the vegetables Jiaojiao asked me to bring back from her family's private plot, as well as the nuts Jiaojiao picked up from the mountain. Please help me get them. , I’ll stop the car for a moment.”

Su's mother was stunned when she heard that Wang Tiantian had already eaten at Su Jiao's place, but when she realized what she was doing, she was shocked again when she saw what Wang Tiantian was holding.

"Mom, what are you thinking about? Come on, it's so heavy." Wang Tiantian saw that the Queen Mother was still stunned and shouted again.

"Hey!" Queen Mother recovered from the surprise again and took the things in Wang Tiantian's hand.

"Tiantian, you ate at Su Jiao's place, and she brought you home-grown vegetables when you left?" Mother Su confirmed again in disbelief.

"Yes, yes, mother, Jiaojiao is already married. She has also changed a lot. She is no longer the Su Jiao she used to be. Don't look at her with the same old eyes anymore." Wang Tiantian said with a smile as she looked at the Queen Mother's shocked look.

"This girl Su Jiao has really changed for the better? It's impossible..." Mother Su thought of what Su Jiao had done before, but she still couldn't believe that Su Jiao would change for the better.

When Wang Tiantian saw the Queen Mother like this, she stopped saying anything. Leave everything to time. Time will slowly change his mother's mind.

Su Jiao was working hard to collect mushrooms in the back mountain, but she didn't know that she had surprised the Queen Mother.

Tomorrow is the Mid-Autumn Festival, and the autumn harvest is about to begin in half a month. Now the wild vegetables on the mountain are too old to be eaten.

So Su Jiao has been collecting mushrooms, nuts, pine cones, and firewood recently.

Speaking of collecting firewood, a strange thing happened recently. Some time ago, someone knocked on the door of his house before dawn for three consecutive days. Ye Mingyuan went out to check and found a bundle of firewood at the door. Because this incident only lasted three days, Su Jiao still hasn't figured out who did it or what the other person's purpose was.

Su Jiao shook her head and gave it up if she couldn't guess it, because few people are as "lazy" as Su Jiao. An adult laborer only cuts pig grass every day and earns two or three work points. Cutting pig grass is an ordinary job. They are all done by very old or underage children, and other adult female laborers only occasionally cut pig grass when they are tired or feel uncomfortable, and treat it as a break.

Most people have gone to work, so Su Jiao rarely encounters others when she goes to the back mountain.

Just when Su Jiao was about to go down the mountain, she saw a small figure not far ahead, struggling to drag a bundle of firewood forward.

Su Jiao thought for a while and put the firewood in her hand into the space. She quickly walked a few steps to catch up with the little boy and found that the little boy was the child who was called "Stinky Old Nine" by several children before.

"Let me help you. It's too heavy for you to drag." Su Jiao stepped forward to help the little boy pick up the firewood.

The little boy was obviously startled when he heard someone speaking, and his expression became tense. When he saw that the person coming was Su Jiao, he was stunned for a moment and relaxed.

After all, Su Jiao was born decades later, so naturally she would not hate the devolved intellectuals like others. Su Jiao admired this strong child and asked softly: "Is your foot healed?"

The little boy didn't expect that Su Jiao would ask him this. He glanced at Su Jiao in surprise and said softly: "It's okay."

Su Jiao saw that the boy didn't want to talk, so she didn't say anything, and the two quietly carried the firewood down the mountain.

After going down the mountain, you can already see people not far away. The little boy stopped and looked silently at Su Jiao's hand holding the firewood. Su Jiao understood what he meant and put the firewood on the ground and let go.

The little boy took a few steps back, dragging the firewood, and whispered, "Thank you, my name is Chen Shuting." Then he silently dragged the firewood forward.

Su Jiao didn't expect that the little boy would tell her his name. She was stunned for a moment. When she realized it, the little boy was about to walk away. Su Jiao immediately replied: "My name is Su Jiao. Nice to meet you."

The little boy stopped and turned around to look at Su Jiao in disbelief. He found that Su Jiao was looking at him with a smile. He finally couldn't help but raise the corners of his mouth, revealing a bright smile.