Reincarnation in the 60s: My Spatial Supermarket Brings Forth Wealth-Chapter 243: In the Blink of an Eye, Winter Arrives
"Mom, is my sister-in-law not giving you dinner at night? How can you sleep on an empty stomach? No matter what, you are an elder, you can’t be hungry!" Wang Xiaoping said while playing with the children on the kang, not really paying attention to Bai Xianglan.
"Stop calling me mom! I’ve told you many times, I’m Gangzi’s aunt, and I’ve cut ties with the Bai Family. You don’t have to come to see me!" Bai Xianglan had lost her patience and said it straight out.
"Mom, you’ve raised Gangzi for over thirty years, we can’t be ungrateful. It’s different being raised by someone by your side, look at my sister-in-law, not giving you food at night, staring at us after we split up and took you back. I’m here to show you filial respect!" Wang Xiaoping seemed impervious.
"You..." Bai Xianglan hadn’t finished speaking when Wang Cuihua came in with the foot-washing water.
"Mom, let’s wash your feet and get ready for bed. I’ll take the kids over to sleep, you wash your feet first!" Wang Cuihua said as she looked at Wang Xiaoping, then said bluntly to her:
"Sister-in-law, this is how our family is, with only one person bringing in money, so we can’t waste anything. Drinking water at night means you’re not hungry when you sleep, saving where you can is important!" She looked at Bai Xianglan and said, "I’m sorry, Mom! You’ve given us your pension for paying debts, yet we can’t even afford a meal for you. I’m truly sorry. Tomorrow, I’ll go out to gather wild vegetables, no matter what, I’ll make sure you have a full meal!" Wang Cuihua said, wiping her eyes.
"It’s okay, child, this old woman can eat anything, the important thing is repaying the debt! Alright, you go comfort the children, I’ll go to bed!"
Such an obvious hint to leave, Wang Xiaoping couldn’t ignore it, especially with Bai Xianglan mentioning her pension was given to them for the debt.
She already felt like backing out. Although in previous visits, their meals were great, now they can’t even afford dinner, and there’s outside debt. This old woman doesn’t have any money, so what’s the point of currying favor, when there’s no benefit to gain.
She didn’t quite believe they couldn’t afford food, as there was still the aroma from the kitchen, but if they made it clear that she wouldn’t eat until she left, staying was pointless. She decided to come back during mealtime.
"Mom, we’re going back too, it’s already dark! You should go to bed early!" Wang Xiaoping said, standing up and pulling her daughter along, not even saying goodbye to Wang Cuihua.
As they passed through the living room, the kids had already returned to their rooms, leaving it empty and deserted.
She pulled her daughter along, leaving with a somber expression.
Shortly after, surprisingly, she returned, claiming her daughter’s hat was forgotten, but Wang Cuihua informed her that her daughter hadn’t worn a hat to begin with, and so, she left again.
Lin Xue sneered, with such little thought, wanting to take advantage of her, not a chance.
Everything was proceeding in an orderly manner, the pickles were especially popular, almost selling out as soon as they were delivered.
Even though they only paid money, with no tickets, Lin Xue decided to buy grain for the villagers at a fair price in winter using the money from selling pickles.
Which means taking it out from the supermarket space, now the warehouse was open, taking out ten thousand to eight thousand pounds was no longer a problem.
A week could replenish all, with no issue.
Pickles couldn’t fill the villagers’ stomachs, but didn’t she also have a chicken farm! The young chickens had already started laying eggs by fall.
There were three batches of chicks hatched, and a considerable number of young chickens were left, as many as two thousand five hundred.
Among these, the ones that could lay eggs were from the first batch, more than eight hundred in total, and over three hundred of those were roosters.
But they could still gather two to three hundred eggs a day, which was quite a noteworthy number.
This summer, it wasn’t that it didn’t rain, but each time, it was just a sprinkling, not enough to be useful.
In the end, some of the divided personal land crops actually had a harvest.
Never underestimate the power of people, getting up early and working late allowed them to water the fields, without delaying their daytime work.
But there were still some lazy people, who grabbed a bit at first, but couldn’t bear the hard work later and gave up. When others harvested, they could only watch.
Because the captain had made it clear, anyone causing trouble over the land would have all their points deducted, and could wait to starve.
Moreover, because it was a disaster year, everyone was fearful and dried lots of vegetables.
With Lin Xue’s full-hearted aid, the Chaoyang Commune Fifth Team, while others were starving and chewing on bark, not one family went without food.
They all got through this difficult winter.
Time flew to the end of the year, and the kids were all home for the winter break, except for Lin Daliang, who still had to work because the milk powder factory didn’t have a holiday during the end of the year, but they would get double pay.
Lin Xue intended to have her dad come home for the new year, not spending it all alone in town just for the double pay.
But he couldn’t bear to let go of the double pay, so in the end, the whole family went to town for the new year.
Fortunately, the house in town was regularly cleaned, and in the summer, Lin Xue bought two tons of coal and some briquettes from Li Qiang, so heating was not a problem at all.
So, the family moved over right after the Little New Year on the 23rd of December.
The kids were extremely diligent, tidying both the front and back of the house and keeping the place warm.
They wouldn’t let Grandma, Mom, and their big sister do anything.
With nothing to do, the three of them sat around Bai Xianglan’s room on the large 4-meter kang.
The two little guys were already waddling, their teeth full of little millet grains, able to sit with the adults and eat with a spoon.
It was too cold outside in the deep winter, so the three of them sat together, letting the two little ones run around and play in the middle.
The kang was heated very warmly, sitting on it was exceedingly comfortable, watching the happy family, Lin Xue felt immensely satisfied.
Zhang Yuan scarcely had time to enter the space, only able to chat with her briefly before having to hurry back to work.
However, the last time they met, they agreed to have New Year’s Eve dinner together, just the two of them, and Lin Xue had started preparing early for it.
Fortunately, the space had an employee kitchen, which Lin Xue rarely used to cook, but it was there with cookware, condiments, all readily available, including the gas cylinder that caused the explosion leading to her time travel, still intact there.
Lin Xue had several times wanted to take it out and toss it, but in the end, she always put it back.
She tested it and found it still usable, checked it multiple times without finding any issues.
She even cooked there once, so she felt assured.
She not only had to prepare the New Year’s Eve dinner for the two of them but also for the whole family, so she was constantly thinking about the menu during this time.
She usually cooked ordinary meals herself, with the advantage of having many seasonings, frequently researching recipes in her past life as well.
So she kept on studying the New Year’s Eve menu.
Unlike her, Lin Yun had been busy making clothes for the family, striving for everyone to wear a brand-new outfit for the new year.
When winter arrived, Lin Xue had already brought out a pair of snow boots for everyone; this winter was very snowy, with snow almost covering the ground as soon as winter came, extremely cold. She frequently took out quilts and pants from her space, and Zhang Yuan would have someone deliver fabric, making the little girl very happy.
