Chapter 393: Jiang Xia's Happiness
Chapter 393: Jiang Xia's Happiness
He Xinghuan quickly replied, "No need, I can manage."
He Xinghuan was also familiar with Tian Caixia and Li Xiuxian's sisters-in-law.
Tian Caixia's elder sister-in-law was known for her sloppiness; she wouldn't even wash her hands after using the outhouse.
Li Xiuxian's sister-in-law, on the other hand, was a smart and shrewd person.
She didn't get along with them, and she preferred to work hard herself.
"As long as you can manage," Jiang Xia said, not knowing the personalities of Tian Caixia and Li Xiuxian's sisters-in-law, but she didn't want to involve relatives.
Changing the subject, she asked about the Great-Grandfather: "Is Great-Grandfather free this afternoon?"
The Great-Grandfather laughed and said, "I'm getting the hang of it. It's not as chaotic as before."
The Grandmother happily added, "This afternoon, even more students came to buy snacks than in the morning."
Li Xiuxian also noticed the increased student traffic to the convenience store in the afternoon: "I saw many more students in the afternoon than in the morning. You must have made about ten yuan this afternoon."
The Grandmother smiled and said, "Not quite, it's around seven yuan."
Li Xiuxian thought to herself: That's still thirteen yuan a day!
The Grandmother's family was bound to get rich soon.
He Xinghuan joined Jiang Xia in selling dried fish to make money.
Zhou Yongguo went out to the distant sea, and Zhou Chenglei was generous, offering over a thousand yuan in wages and bonuses for a trip.
After all, her family was the poorest in the village!
Great-Grandfather: "I estimate that in a couple of days, there won't be as many people. Now, it's probably because the kids see their classmates buying snacks in the morning, and by lunchtime, they can't help but ask their parents for pocket money or bring their own. But adults are also reluctant to give their children pocket money every day."
Jiang Xia: "There will be a drop, but there will still be business, especially from parents who don't have time to make breakfast. They'll give money to their children to sort it out themselves, and being greedy is in a child's nature."
The Guang Zong Yao Zu brothers would ask for pocket money from Zhou Fu, Zhou Mu, Zhou Chenglei, and her every few days.
Add to that the money they ask for from Tian Caixia and Zhou Chengxin.
When Zhou Chensen returns, they'll ask him too.
Asking one person a day, that's just right for a week.
Zhou Zhou was too timid to ask, but she would also give her some.
Sometimes, if she had a light breakfast or had PE or labor class that day, she would give her an extra fifty cents to buy snacks, so she wouldn't be envious of other children with pocket money, and she wouldn't dare ask her family for it.
He Xinghuan said, "That's true. Kids are the most greedy. Zhou Jie asks me for money to buy snacks every day, buying this and that!"
Grandmother: "Did you give it to him? He asks me every day too."
Zhou Jie lowered his head and focused on eating his rice!
"I did! I didn't give him any yesterday, but I gave him ten cents today."
Great-Grandfather: "He asks me every day too. I gave him twenty cents yesterday."
He Xinghuan was furious: "This little monkey!"
Zhou Jie protested: "I don't ask every day. I take turns asking."
Ask one person today, another tomorrow, if they don't give it, ask the next, and if they do, then don't ask again.
"And you have the nerve to say that!"
Zhou Jie glanced at Zhou Wenzu: "My little nephew taught me!"
Zhou Wenzu immediately said: "My third brother taught me! He told me to ask Mom for money, and if she doesn't give it, ask Dad. If Dad doesn't give it, ask Grandpa. If Grandpa doesn't give it, ask Grandma. If Grandma doesn't give it, ask Uncle. If Uncle doesn't give it, ask Auntie. Someone will give it!"
Zhou Wenyao quickly added: "It wasn't me, my second brother taught me!"
Zhou Wenzong: "My big brother taught me!"
Zhou Wenguang looked at his two sisters: "...Grandpa taught us!"
The whole family burst into laughter!
Zhou Chengxin scoffed: "So, when Grandpa's not home, you get lazy, huh?"
Zhou Wenguang was angry but dared not speak up, muttering: "Who told you to be so stingy, not giving any pocket money! Zhou Zhou can't even spend all her weekly allowance!"
Zhou Zhou, sitting next to her big brother and quietly eating the chicken wings her aunt had served her: "..."
Zhou Ying, sitting next to Zhou Zhou, also heard this.
Zhou Zhou envied her brother and the others.
This morning, her classmates invited her to the convenience store, but her mother wouldn't give her any money.
She went home at noon and asked her father, who gave her some.
However, when she went to the convenience store to buy snacks, her great-grandfather didn't take her money, but her father insisted she pay, so she left the money and ran off.
She also wanted to move back to the village and live with her grandparents and her uncle's family.
After dinner, they returned to the old house, and it was already 8:30 pm.
There were many people tonight, and they had to line up for showers.
After Li Xiuxian finished dinner, she put down her bowl and immediately took Zhou Ying home to shower first.
The mother and daughter would likely finish showering around 10 pm.
It was too late, and Jiang Xia usually went to bed at 10 pm.
Zhou Chenglei carried two buckets of hot water to the bathroom in the new house and let Zhou Zhou shower first.
The new house didn't have a chandelier yet, but a spare incandescent light was installed.
Jiang Xia was afraid that Zhou Zhou would be scared in the new house, so she stayed in the hall, reviewing her high school materials while waiting for Zhou Zhou.
Zhang Fuyan had prepared high school review materials for her, and she would spend an hour every day doing exercises or reviewing the materials.
She would definitely finish all of them before next year's college entrance exam.
Zhou Chenglei returned to the old house to continue boiling water for Jiang Xia's shower.
The wind was strong tonight, and the cold air had started to set in. Zhou Chenglei decided not to go out to sea tomorrow and instead buy three gas water heaters to install, one on each floor, for convenience.
The well in the new house had already been dug, and both the electric and manual water pumps were installed, providing cold water.
After Zhou Zhou finished showering, Jiang Xia would take her back to the old house to sleep.
Zhou Chenglei also helped Zhou Zhou wash her clothes.
Once the clothes were washed, the water had boiled, so Zhou Chenglei carried two buckets of hot water to the bathroom in the new house, turned on the faucet, and added some cold water until the temperature was to Jiang Xia's liking, then called her to shower.
Jiang Xia entered, holding her clothes.
Zhou Chenglei glanced at the bathroom tiles, "Be careful, the floor is slippery."
"I know."
Zhou Chenglei surveyed the new floor tiles, feeling that the wet tiles were indeed too slippery.
Jiang Xia placed her clothes on the rack and looked at him, "You go out."
"I'll stay with you."
Jiang Xia: "..."
"No, go out!"
"I want to stay, the floor is too slippery, I'm worried."
"..." Zhou Chenglei insisted, "There's not enough hot water, go out!"
"There's enough, I'll use cold water, I don't need hot water."
"What if someone comes to this side?"
"I'll close the courtyard gate, they can't come over."
"..."
It wasn't just the slippery floor, was it a premeditated plan?
...
An hour later, Jiang Xia returned to the old house alone.
She told Zhou Chenglei to finish washing the clothes before coming back.
Li Xiuxian had just finished showering and came out, seeing Jiang Xia, "Xiao Xia, you can shower now."
Usually, when returning to the old house, Jiang Xia had to wait until she finished showering before Li Xiuxian could shower. Today, she didn't have to wait.
Jiang Xia: "A Lei carried two buckets of hot water to the bathroom in the new house, but I've already showered."
Li Xiuxian: "..."
Jiang Xia was indeed happy!
Zhou Chenglei had everything arranged for her, and she didn't have to endure any hardship.
Jiang Xia called out to her mother, "Mom, you go shower."
Her mother, still mending the fishing net, replied, "Wait a moment, I'll shower after I finish this net. Tomorrow we'll be busy slaughtering the pig, so A Lei and I will go first!"
Jiang Xia said, "A Lei is showering in the new house, he's using cold water, so you don't have to worry about him."
Upon hearing about pig slaughter, Li Xiuxian asked her mother, "Mom, are we slaughtering the pig tomorrow?"
Her mother nodded, "Yes, I want to dry some meat and sausages. After the New Year, your father and A Lei will go out to sea."
Li Xiuxian: "How many pigs are we slaughtering? Aren't we selling the pigs this year?"
The family had previously raised four pigs, and when they divided the family, it was said that one of the pigs belonged to the second family.
(End of Chapter)
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