Become a burden in a period novel

As the atmosphere of the New Year became more and more intense, the people in the cowshed also had a good New Year because of the meat sent by Xie Chengxuan, especially the dumplings on New Year's Eve, which made the four people feel warm in their hearts.

This was the second time Qin Wangshu celebrated the New Year with Aunt Luo. After eating the prepared New Year’s Eve dinner, Qin Wangshu took out the radio.

Aunt Luo put charcoal in the brazier and placed the roasted melon seeds and peanuts next to the brazier.

Qin Wangshu turned on the radio, found a channel that was telling stories, and stopped. Then she and Aunt Luo sat down by the brazier.

In addition to the fried melon seeds and peanuts, Qin Wangshu also took some chestnuts and sweet potatoes and prepared to roast them in the brazier.

They listened to the radio, chatted and ate.

"This radio is really a good thing." Aunt Luo sighed. She was born before the founding of the People's Republic of China and had never seen such a good thing.

Even though her family had some savings, they were not able to buy a radio. Not to mention that she lived in a small village on the mountainside of Qianshan Brigade, so she had no chance to get in touch with these things.

She had seldom been to the county town since she was a child. Although she had heard of the name of the radio, she really didn't know what it looked like.

"Life is so good nowadays!" Aunt Luo sighed. She picked up the water in front of her and took a sip.

"Life will be better in the future. When my fifth brother comes back, he will probably be able to buy a TV. I'll ask him to see if he can buy one. A TV can show people's portraits, just like watching a movie.

Then you can know what is happening in the whole country without leaving your home." Qin Wangshu said with a smile.

"That's not cheap." Aunt Luo was also moved by what Qin Wangshu said, but she also knew that the TV series might not be cheap.

Radios that can only hear sounds are expensive and hard to buy, let alone televisions that can see images.

"It's really not cheap. It costs several hundred dollars, and you need tickets." Qin Wangshu sighed. She could afford the money, but the tickets were really hard to get.

"Is there really anyone who would buy such an expensive product?" Aunt Luo was shocked when she heard that a TV would cost several hundred yuan.

The members of their Qianshan Brigade only earned a dozen yuan a year, and she only had more money because of her son's subsidy. She really couldn't think of spending hundreds of yuan to buy a TV.

"Yes, they are very popular. After all, there are many dual-income families in the city, and they still have money." In those days, working-class families were still very wealthy, unlike in later generations.

Today's dual-income families can not only share a house, but also save some money. It's nothing like the later generations, where the money earned was good enough to support oneself.

"Being a worker is still good. Xiao Qin, do you want to go back to the city to be a worker in the future?" The treatment of workers is so good, and Xiao Qin once passed the examination to become a worker. How can he be willing to stay in the countryside now!

"Let's talk about the future later." Qin Wangshu knew that the college entrance examination would be resumed in the future, but she couldn't tell him now. "Maybe there will be some opportunity in the future that I can seize!"

"That's right. You are still young anyway, so you can wait a little longer." Aunt Luo saw that Qin Wangshu was not in a hurry at all, so she didn't take the matter to heart.

Xiao Qin is doing well in farm work now, and she has other income too, so she doesn't lack anything. If she is not discovered by anyone, it would be fine for her to stay in Qianshan Brigade.

But the conditions here are still not as good as those in the city, and Aunt Luo thinks Qin Wangshu will definitely want to go back to the city.

"That's right. I'm not in a hurry anyway, and I have nowhere to go if I go back. That place is no longer my home. I might as well live in your house. At least you love me!" Qin Wangshu said coquettishly to Aunt Luo.

Hearing Qin Wangshu calmly say that that place was no longer her home, Aunt Luo felt very sorry for the child in front of her.

"Yes, I love you. You can stay here as long as you want!" If possible, Aunt Luo would like to keep Qin Wangshu in her home forever.

"This is what you said, Auntie. When the time comes, I won't be able to drive you away." Qin Wangshu held Aunt Luo's arm.

"Okay, okay. The chestnuts are roasted, eat them while they're hot!" Aunt Luo picked out a few chestnuts for Qin Wangshu and placed them in front of her.

"Thank you, auntie!" Qin Wangshu smiled sweetly.

The New Year here is very warm, but it is not so warm at the Wang family's side.

The Zhao family gave a lot of betrothal gifts, and Wang Li and Wang Jianguo also asked for a lot of dowry when they came back.

In addition to eight quilts, she also wanted two boxes with 200 yuan at the bottom.

When Wang Li brought up the issue, Wang Jianguo hadn't said anything yet, but Qin Fang couldn't sit still anymore.

"I will definitely pack the boxes and other things for you, but eight quilts are really hard to get." Qin Fang no longer wanted to talk about 200 yuan. This amount of money was not particularly much, and Wang Jianguo should have it.

But eight quilts would require a considerable amount of cloth and cotton coupons.

"So, mom, aren't you going to prepare a quilt for me?" Wang Li looked at Qin Fang with a smile, "If there is no quilt, what will I cover myself with after I get married? Should I cover myself with an old quilt?

I heard that if a newlywed covers himself with an old quilt, his marriage will not be smooth. Mom, don’t you want my marriage to be smooth?”

Qin Fang was unable to answer this question. She could only say, "Eight beds are really too many. Where can we get so many cotton tickets?"

"I think my brother should be able to get some. Military tickets are more useful. Mom, you can definitely get them for me, right?" Wang Li held Qin Fang's arm, not wanting her to dodge away.

"I..." Qin Fang then realized that she had set her sights on Qin Jingchu.

"What Xiaoli said is true. She also calls Jingchu brother. When Xiaoli gets married, Jingchu will always have to give some dowry." Wang Jianguo asked himself whether he treated Qin Jingchu well, and Wang Li also treated Qin Jingchu well as her brother.

If he has the ability, what's wrong with giving them a hand?

"Well, then I'll write a letter and ask." Qin Fang said gritting her teeth.

After saying that, she looked at Wang Li in confusion, and felt that she seemed to have changed a little. Before, she had no brains and could not control her temper. Whatever she was thinking was written on her face, but now she seemed different.

Everything she said today was setting a trap for her, especially asking Qin Jingchu for something. In the past, Wang Li would never have said that.

"Should I tell Wangshu about my marriage? She has been gone for a long time. No matter how angry she is, she should have calmed down. I really want her to come back to attend my wedding." Wang Li not only mentioned Qin Jingchu, but also Qin Wangshu.

You should know that this is the first time Qin Wangshu's name has been mentioned in this family since he went to the countryside.