They just couldn’t wait and had to come over to check.
"Eldest Aunt Fang, did you come to see Grandma?" Where was Fang Chaoyang unaware of the reason for Eldest Aunt Fang’s visit?
To see if Grandma had died yet?
That would truly disappoint them.
Grandma was still very much alive, and her complexion was getting better and better.
She drank milk powder three times a day, along with an egg and the rice porridge that was cooked.
Grandma Fang was being well taken care of.
Eldest Aunt Fang forced a smile, "I came to see Grandma, to see your grandma."
Her own husband didn’t dare come.
Eldest Aunt Fang seemed to have forgotten that it was she who didn’t allow her husband to visit Grandma Fang, fearing that Eldest Uncle Fang would become soft-hearted and offer to contribute financially.
This time was no different.
She came alone to see her mother-in-law.
"Eldest Aunt Fang...." Fang Meiyun greeted her softly upon seeing her.
And Eldest Aunt Fang saw the mother-in-law sitting in the hall’s chair.
She didn’t look like someone who had been ill for a long time.
"You came to see me?"
This voice didn’t sound like it belonged to someone who was ill.
Wasn’t it said that she couldn’t even get out of bed?
Who then, was sitting in that chair?
"Mother, I came to see you."
"You came empty-handed?"
Eldest Aunt Fang’s face struggled to maintain its composure.
Besides the grain provided for elder care each year, she would not give even a single extra grain of rice.
"Mother, it’s good you’re fine; I’ll head back now." Having seen her, Eldest Aunt Fang no longer wished to stay.
"By the way, Mother, Xiao Yang is not getting any younger; it’s time he got a wife," Eldest Aunt Fang said as she was leaving.
She was curious to see which girl would marry Fang Chaoyang, unlike herself, who already had grandchildren.
The Laoer family’s two kids, neither married nor betrothed.
Xiao Yang, this nephew of hers, wasn’t in the best of health; even now, working in the fields, he could barely earn eight cents at most.
Their home was still so dilapidated, and they had to support an old lady and a sister.
Who would want to marry him?
They even said he went out with Elder Zhao and earned some money.
If he had earned money, wouldn’t he have money for a wife?
Even if he had earned some money, when the old lady last went to the county town for medical treatment, it probably had been all spent.
"Xiao Yang, although your Eldest Aunt Fang had no good intentions when she visited me, she did make a valid point: you’re not getting any younger, and it’s time you found a wife."
Having them as a burden prevented Xiao Yang from finding a wife until now.
The house was too poor, too rudimentary.
Fang Chaoyang did not claim to have money either.
After all, Grandma wouldn’t believe him.
"Grandma, I’m not in a hurry; I heard that the team leader is going to install electricity, and soon our home will be bright."
Now that the wheat was planted, Fang Chaoyang knew his own body; he dared not dig ditches in such cold weather.
At most, he could weave baskets and some other small items at home.
He planned to take them to sell in the county town before the New Year.
Although he had some regrets about not going to Capital City with Da Li and Xiao He to find Third Brother and make money there, he still had quite a bit of money in hand.
"Installing electricity?"
"Does it cost money?"
Fang Chaoyang thought for a moment, "We need to pay for an electric meter box and the expense of wiring into our rooms."
He was not very clear on the details, but he knew a bit.
Just as Fang Chaoyang said.
Captain Zhao had been running around for half a month, visiting both the county town and other towns.
They could finally install electricity.
The team leader’s office would cover a part of the cost.
Those who wanted electricity had to pay for their electric meter boxes and wiring costs.
Most families had already paid.
But there were still some who were unwilling to pay.
"Installing electricity together now will be half the price; if you decide to install it later, it will cost several times more. Don’t say that I didn’t warn you...."