Chapter 26 Grandma Zhang

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In just the time it takes to have a dinner, the news that Zhang Qingzhu came back from Shanghai and brought a lot of Shanghai specialties to Zhang Xue and his family spread.

And the rumors became more and more outrageous. At the beginning, they were quite normal, but later they became particularly outrageous. I don't know who would have such a brain hole. Even Zhang Qingzhu himself doubted whether the rumors were true.

When Zhang Qingzhu followed Zhang Cai on the way to Zhang's home, they met Zhang Qingsong who came to call them. Zhang Qingsong saw Zhang Cai carrying a backpack and took it over to carry it himself, letting Zhang Cai take a rest.

Not long after, Zhang Qingzhu and the others arrived at the door of Zhang's house. As soon as they arrived at the door, they saw a little girl running out and calling for her father. This was Zhang Cai's daughter, Zhang Qingtao.

After seeing Zhang Qingzhu, the little girl's big eyes were shining. She quickly ran to Zhang Qingzhu, hugged Zhang Qingzhu's arm, and said to her enthusiastically: "You must be Sister Qingzhu, you are so beautiful, even prettier than Qiao Zhiqing. Dad said that you will live in the village in the future, right?"

Zhang Qingzhu greeted her while walking into the yard, and pulled his hand out unnoticeably.

"Hello, your name is Qingtao, right? I brought you some delicious cakes. They are in your brother Qingsong's backpack. I'll get them for you.

Zhang Qingzhu was a little overwhelmed when she saw such an enthusiastic little girl. This familiar look didn't look like Zhang Cai at all, could it be like her mother?

Zhang Qingzhu didn't like close contact with people, especially strangers, since he was a child. So he couldn't resist Zhang Qingtao's familiarity.

When I entered the Zhang family's yard, I saw a large group of people in the yard. The entire Zhang family had already arrived. Even the eldest aunt Zhang Tiantian came with her husband He Zhengde and three children He Weihong, He Weibing, and He Weijun.

When everyone saw Zhang Qingzhu coming, they all stood up to greet him. Zhang Qingzhu also greeted everyone naturally. After a while, Zhang Qingzhu found that Grandma Zhang was not in the yard.

Zhang Qingzhu looked at Zhang Qingsong inquiringly, and Zhang Qingsong looked towards the house. Zhang Qingzhu nodded in understanding. In the original owner's memory, Grandma Zhang loved to show off in front of his father, and now in Zhang Qingzhu's memory, there is still no change.

Zhang Qingzhu took out a bag of cakes from his backpack and gave them to Zhang Tao and the other children. Then he carried the backpack into Grandma Zhang's house.

As she walked into the house, she called out, "Grandma, are you in the house? Your eldest granddaughter is back. I brought you a gift. I brought you my father's pension."

Zhang Qingzhu's shout was clearly heard by the people who were hanging around the Zhang family because Zhang Qingzhu had brought back some good things for the family.

No one in the yard, including Grandma Zhang in the house, expected Zhang Qingzhu to do this. This was different from what they had imagined.

Zhang Qingzhu didn't care what others were thinking and continued to shout: "There is also a subsidy receipt, the kind that can receive money every month in the future."

As he was talking, Zhang Qingzhu entered the room where Grandma Zhang was. Although Grandma Zhang was angry that Zhang Qingzhu had talked about the pension in the yard without hesitation,

But she was still very happy to hear that Zhang Qingzhu brought all the money to her. She was not greedy for Zhang Bo's money, but she felt that it was unsafe for a little girl living alone to have so much money.

I had thought about talking to Zhang Qingzhu later and leaving the money with her first, so that she could use it as a dowry when she got married, so that she would have some confidence when she married into her husband's family. I also thought it would be good if the child shouted it out to let everyone know that the pension was given to her.

Even if Zhang Qingzhu didn't do this, she would have spread the news that the pension was with her. The eldest brother had never treated her badly over the years. Although he was not her biological child, he had never been disrespectful to her and was more filial to her than his own son.

Now the eldest son has only this daughter left, so I have to take good care of her. The fourth son always thinks that I favor the third son and the youngest daughter, and doesn't think about the fact that her wife and children eat at the second son's house every day. If it weren't for her subsidy, the second son's wife would be able to do it.

No one's food rations come for free. Is the little he brought enough for her children and wife to eat? He was so stupid that he couldn't see it, but his wife saw it more clearly. Every morning before going to work, she would send some vegetables from the garden. Although the second family had no shortage of these things, it made people feel comfortable.

Fortunately, she and her husband have good taste and choose good daughters-in-law. Otherwise, other daughters-in-law would not get along so well.

While Grandma Zhang was thinking about something, Zhang Qingzhu came into her room. When Zhang Qingzhu saw Grandma Zhang, he put the backpack in front of her and started to take things out.

The old lady watched Zhang Qingzhu take out things one by one, and she felt sick. This prodigal child, how many things did he buy? Are these good things those people in the yard able to have? Do they deserve it? Every time Zhang Qingzhu took out something, the old lady said in her mind that he was a prodigal.

After picking out all the things and putting them on the kang, the old lady was already numb. Grandma Zhang heard Zhang Qingzhu say, "Grandma, these are all kinds of cakes from Shanghai. I brought five kilograms for you, and two kilograms for each of the other families."

"These four pens are for my three uncles and one uncle-in-law. I bought one for each of them. I prepared a box of vanishing cream and a headscarf for you, the three aunts, and the two aunts. These ten hardcover notebooks are for Brother Qingsong and the others, one for each of them."

"I also prepared two sets of clothes for you, grandma, and a military coat. I also brought over half of the cloth that we saved at home. Please divide it among us. I can't handle these things well, so I need grandma to make decisions for me."

The things that took up the most space in Zhang Qingzhu's backpack were his military coat and the dozen or so pieces of cloth, so the things in his backpack seemed particularly large.

After Zhang Qingzhu introduced to Grandma Zhang what gifts each person had received and gave her the right to distribute the cloth, she no longer felt bad about the gifts, after all, most of them were hers.

Grandma Zhang carefully stroked the cloths with her hands, thinking each one was good. Finally, she put them all away along with her own things.

These cloths are so good, they can't be divided now, because the eldest grandson, the eldest grandson, and the eldest granddaughter are all going to be engaged soon. These cloths will be enough to hold the occasion.

Forget about the eldest granddaughter, she doesn't need these things. When she gets engaged, I will give her the fine red brocade that I praised in my early years.

That was a reward from her mother when she worked for the landlord. Her mother gave it to her as a dowry. She used the red cloth from the betrothal gift that the old man gave her, so she kept the cloth.

While thinking about this, he moved quickly and immediately collected all the cloths and put them in the kang cabinet

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