Chapter 48 Preparations Before Departure

The family had a pig killed the next day.

Chen pickled half of the meat and asked Gu Fei to take the other half.

The next step was to use flour and coarse grains to steam buns and make cakes. At Gu Fei's suggestion, Chen and Li Chunhua also made some dumplings, some stuffed with pork and cabbage, some stuffed with pork and sauerkraut, mainly stuffed with wild vegetables, as the wild vegetables in the back mountain were almost all picked up by their family.

Several women in the Gu family worked day and night and finally made three sheepskin coats.

Chen thought that she and the old man would each have one coat, and there would be another one for Gu Fei.

But then she thought, the old lady didn't even have a sheepskin coat, and it would be inappropriate if they wore it.

Chen looked at Gu Fei and said hesitantly: "This coat, give one to your grandmother, Xiao Fei, do you think it's okay?"

Gu Fei nodded, "Okay, mother, you can just send it over."

Chen laughed, mother said Xiao Fei was an ungrateful person, look, her Xiao Fei is so filial.

You should know that the money for buying the sheepskin is all Xiao Fei's, and the family has no money left.

"Okay, then I'll take it."

Chen went out excitedly holding the sheepskin coat.

Walking to the next yard, she raised her voice and shouted, "Mother!"

The old lady in the house responded impatiently, "What are you doing?"

Chen walked in quickly and presented the sheepskin coat with a smile, "Xiao Fei is a filial girl. She took out money and asked her elder brother to buy some sheepskins and make a few coats. She said she wanted to give you one."

"Aren't you going to the south soon? She is afraid that you will be cold on the road."

The old lady touched the thick wool in her hand and snorted, "Will she be filial to an old woman like me? I don't believe it?"

Chen said angrily, "Mother, the things are here. Can they be fake? If you don't like them, I will take them back and wear them myself."

The old lady hugged the coat tightly, "If you give it to me, it is mine. No one else can want it."

She looked at Chen, "Go back and tell the second son that I know his filial piety."

Such a coat must cost several taels of silver. This is true filial piety.

She didn't believe that Xiao Fei gave it to her. Only her son had such filial piety.

"Okay, I'll go back and tell the head of the family."

The old lady suddenly said, "Also, in two days, you can leave if you want. I won't leave anyway."

Chen frowned, "Mom, how can that be? Even my eldest sister is going with you. If you stay alone, who will take care of you?"

The old lady shook her head desperately, "Anyway, I won't leave. I won't live for a few days. If I leave, I won't come back. I must bury my old bones next to your father."

Chen wanted to persuade her, but she thought the old lady wouldn't listen to her, so she just nodded, "Mom, I'll go back then."

Chen went home and told Gu Zhang, who waved his hand, "Don't worry about her. It's impossible to convince her. Just carry her away when the time comes."

Gu Fei heard it in the inner room and laughed.

Dad is really good at dealing with grandma.

At this time, a woman's voice suddenly came from the gate of the yard, "Is the second sister-in-law Gu at home?"

Chen replied, "Yes."

A neatly dressed woman walked in.

Chen let her in, "Shanzi's mother, come in and sit down."

Shanzi's mother was holding a paper bag in her hand. She handed the paper bag to Chen, "I heard that Xiaofei is back and injured. I have been busy packing these days and have not had time to visit Xiaofei."

"This two pounds of brown sugar is for Xiaofei's health."

Chen immediately felt that the paper bag was difficult to deal with. Two pounds of brown sugar was not a small gift, especially now that there was a drought and every household was tightening their belts. She remembered a sentence the old man had said, "When you give a gift, you must ask for something."