In previous years, these few big markets before the festival were filled with buyers and sellers, so much so that the last two big markets would extend from half a day to a whole day.
Previously, Ma Suyun loved visiting the big markets, but she’s pregnant this year and can’t squeeze into crowded places.
Along the way, Ma Suyun saw villagers pushing bicycles and carrying large bags of goods, and she felt envious.
This envy made her want to chat more, ask what each family bought, and praise another family’s fresh groceries.
Saying this made her feel disheartened.
This year, almost every household in Qin Family Village built vegetable greenhouses and clearly were more prosperous.
And those who worked at Xiyang Food Factory were lavish in purchasing New Year goods.
Let’s not even mention large chunks of pork, they were buying racks of ribs like fans.
Thinking that her family hasn’t bought anything yet, only a little fried food, which she got from her mother-in-law.
She’s pregnant and inconvenient, and her husband Qin Wen didn’t take care of any tasks.
Even though she suffers from severe pregnancy vomiting; it’s strange—others couldn’t stand the smell of fish and meat, yet she liked eating meat.
But she enjoyed eating, and her family simply couldn’t provide for it.
Finally, hoping for the New Year to come, Qin Wen hadn’t bought any meat till now. Today is the last big market, so come what may, today meat should be bought.
Thinking this, she sped up her pace, but only walked a few steps when she got drawn to some gossiping by two nearby people.
Hearing them mention someone, Ma Suyun even forgot about the meat-eating issue.
She couldn’t resist joining the gossip eventually.
Until almost noon when people went home to cook, Ma Suyun felt she hadn’t had enough.
Returning home, seeing Qin Wen was back, she didn’t even check what he bought at the market, but plopped down at the edge of the kang, eyes wide open, her pitch higher.
"Did you know, Qin Juan from the second house got divorced?"
Qin Wen was lying on the kang with his hands cupping as he dozed off, hearing the noise and knowing Ma Suyun was back, he didn’t open his eyes, but upon hearing that shout, he sat up quickly.
"What did you say? Who got divorced?"
"It’s Qin Juan from your second uncle’s house, the best-married one among her sisters, not only married someone from the city but also someone working in the government, later went to that city."
When Ma Suyun married Qin Wen, Qin Juan was already married and they had moved to Yan City.
Qin Juan rarely returned to her parents’ home, so Ma Suyun barely met her and hardly spoke a few words.
But in her impression, Qin Juan was a highly fortunate woman.
A rural woman not only married a city person, but her husband was also in an official position.
Who in Qin Family Village doesn’t talk about how fortunate Qin Juan is.
Qin Wen heard it clearly the first time, but he still couldn’t believe it.
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