Chapter 8: The Younger Sister Understands

  After eating something, Qin Qing was too tired and went to the room to sleep. The house is not big, there is only one bed, a small table at the head of the bed, and a mirror on the table. Fortunately, the wardrobe is quite large, most of the clothes inside are what Qin Qing used to wear, all washed clean by Liu Guifang, folded neatly and put inside. From this, it can be seen that Liu Guifang, this elder sister-in-law, really cares about Qin Qing.

  Qin Qing could finally have a good sleep, but in her dream, she was scolded by a cold and elegant lady who pointed at her nose and cursed her as ***, and then pointed at her belly and cursed her as a wild seed. Qin Qing woke up in the middle of the night, furious, only to realize it was just a dream.

  Wild species?

  Your whole family is a bunch of bastards!

  All the past things, Qin Qing didn't care about. Anyway, it's already over. Now she is a modern soul from the 21st century. The curses of those women are useless to her. Qin Qing, who doesn't believe in ghosts and gods, clasped her hands together and prayed in her heart: "Since you've already left this body, then go in peace. I'll take care of your child and live out the rest of my life."

  After silently reciting it in her mind, Qin Qing fell asleep in an instant and didn't have any dreams, sleeping until dawn.

  Qin Qing got out of bed, took the clothes from the three snakeskin bags and put them away in the wardrobe. Then he took out the things he had bought for his elder brothers' families and sorted them out. After finishing breakfast, he would deliver them to his brothers.

  "Little sister, you're up so early, why don't you sleep a bit more?" Liu Guihua held a long-handled ladle in one hand and a large wooden bucket in the other, walking to the easternmost part of the yard to feed the pigs.

  "Sister-in-law, I slept well at night, I'm fine. Brother took care of me all the way, not tired." Qin Qing smiled and said, "Sister-in-law, is there anything I can help with?"

  Liu Guihua hastily waved her hand and said, "Don't do these rough tasks, you're still pregnant. I got up early today and caught an old hen for you, it's stewing in the sand pot right now. By noon, you can drink it."

  Liu Guihua felt relieved to see Qin Qing being so sensible. Her younger sister had finally grown up. When she married into the family, her younger sister was only five years old and her second brother was ten years old. The clothes on their bodies were dirty and tattered. It wasn't just her younger sister; among the three men in the family, no one knew how to take care of children. It could be said that she had raised both her second brother and younger sister with her own hands. Perhaps because she thought her younger sister was small and pretty, and she had given birth to two more sons in a row, so she treated her younger sister like a daughter, spoiling her in everything, which resulted in her being overly pampered.

  She went to the county to attend vocational school, originally thinking she would have a good future, but unexpectedly she ran away without understanding anything, and now she's pregnant! Alas, one must learn from experience, hopefully little sister will truly understand.

  "Thank you, sister-in-law!" Qin Qing said gratefully. Seeing this loud-voiced sister-in-law reminded her of her mother in her previous life, who had a fiery personality and loved and hated clearly. The people she liked were all good; the people she disliked were all bad.

  Liu Guihua put down the wooden bucket, washed her hands, and smiled: "Younger sister, I've boiled some hot water for you. Quickly wash your face, rinse your mouth, and eat."

  In a small room by the side of the house, there was a table with several used bowls on it. It seemed that Father and Elder Brother had finished eating and gone to work.

  Liu Guihua brought over two bowls of rice porridge and took out two salted duck eggs, saying: "Just have a casual bite for breakfast today, wait until noon when your sister-in-law will prepare something good to eat. Your father and older brother went up the mountain to take a look." As Liu Guihua spoke, she peeled the salted duck eggs, removed the egg whites, and put both egg yolks into Qin Ying's bowl: "You like eating egg yolks the most. These past two years you haven't come back home, we've saved quite a few, but didn't eat them, just worried that when you came back home there wouldn't be any..."

  From Liu Guihua's simple words, Qin Qing heard concern and handed her an egg yolk, saying: "Sister-in-law, although I like to eat it, I shouldn't eat too much. One is enough for me. Now that I'm pregnant, I'll be troubling you more in the future."

  Liu Guihua waved her hand repeatedly and said, "Younger sister, why are you still being polite to your elder sister? Let me tell you the truth. Your mother passed away early, and you were young, so I treated you like my own daughter. Maybe it's because I'm not good with words, have a bad temper, and speak harshly, which made you angry. Now that you're grown up, as long as you know what to do and what not to do in your heart, that's enough. However, no matter what happens, you must tell the family about it. If it weren't for your father having a dream that something was wrong with you, your older brother wouldn't have coincidentally gone to see you this time."

  Qin Qing's eyes lit up as she nodded and said: "I know, sister-in-law. I'll remember from now on. By the way, where are Da Jiang and Xiao Jiang?"

  When Xiao Qin mentioned her son, Liu Guihua smiled happily and said: "The two children at home are following you, they're smart and studying well. Da Jiang has been in our Xiangyun County for several years, attending junior high school; Xiao Jiang is in the first year of junior high school, can only come back home once a week, every Saturday, and then go back on Sunday afternoon."

  Qin Qing was delighted for Liu Guihua and said, "The Yangtze River, Xiao Jiang is really impressive. I bought them two sets of clothes, just in time to wear back."

  "Sister-in-law won't be polite with you anymore and won't thank you either." Liu Guihua heard others praising her two clever sons, a smile spread across her face.

  After the two finished eating, Qin Qing said: "Sister-in-law, I brought some things this time, you and second sister will divide them later."

  At noon, Qin Shan and Qin De carried the iron shovel back home. Liu Guihua copied a few dishes and said: "Dad, De Ge, you two have a drink first, I'll go call Lao Er and his wife over, let's have a simple meal together as a family."

  "Hurry up and come back!" With his younger sister pregnant and his father getting older, the task of serving rice fell on Qin De's shoulders.

  Before long, Qin Ming and Li Mei arrived with their son Dahe, also bringing a basket of small green vegetables.

  Li Mei came in and sat down beside Qin Qing, smiling and saying: "Younger sister, your complexion has improved a lot, I and your second brother are relieved. Tomorrow is the Dragon Boat Festival, Xiao Jiang will be back, and our home may not have enough space, why don't you come to my place to stay?"

  Liu Guihua heard this and paused, previously Yao Mei had been coaxed by her second brother's wife with a few good words after quarreling with her, but she didn't know if it would be like last time. She was incompetent, just an illiterate rural woman who didn't know how to dress up, unlike Li Mei who was young and beautiful, this might be the reason why Yao Mei disliked her.

  Qin Qing looked at her sister-in-law and saw that she was not natural, and suddenly thought of the past. No wonder this body had done so many stupid things, it turned out that she had also done a lot at home. A sister-in-law who treated herself as a daughter, for her own good, always...

  (Note: The translation is incomplete due to the presence of non-standard characters in the original text)

  "No need, Second Aunt. Father is also here, and I still live in the old house. Da Jiang and Xiao Jiang sleep in one room." Qin Qing smiled and didn't want to talk more with this profitless Second Aunt. In the past when he was in vocational school, there were subsidies, most of which went into this Second Aunt's hands. He couldn't be so foolish from now on.

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