Chapter 108: Where Has Zhang Xiaohui Gone? (3) (1/2)

New clothes!

To the villagers, this was something extremely precious. Everyone’s clothes were old. Even the city folk seldom had new clothes to wear.

Siblings handed their clothes down, from the older to the younger sibling, and then to the next youngest child. Otherwise, the clothes were converted into something else.

In fact, many of the children in the brigade did not have clothes!

But Zhang Xiaohui had bought new clothes for Gu Ruoqing? And she had bought them in town?

Gu Qingyao’s words divulged too much information. The more they heard, the more puzzled everyone felt!

When Old Madam Zhang heard that Zhang Xiaohui had bought new clothes for Gu Ruoqing, but not for the grandchildren in the family, or for her son, she lost her temper. “That heartless creature. She has money to buy new clothes, but doesn’t give it to me. Tell her to buy new clothes for me, her elder brother and Dabao!”

Gu Qingyao was shocked!

“Grandmother, Father didn’t give us much money before he left. We have no money and no cloth coupons! Mother has no money…”

“Shut up! If she has no money and no coupons, where did she get the new clothes from?”

Gu Qingyao was so frightened she hid behind Wen Ruyu and did not dare to speak anymore.

Old Madam Zhang was so fierce that many children were afraid of her. She was infamous in the brigade for being difficult to deal with, and it was normal for the children to be terrified of her.

In the past, Gu Qingyao had given the impression of being obedient and mature. She worked quietly without saying much, and was a shy young girl. Now that Old Madam Zhang shouted at her a few times, it was normal for her to be frightened into tears, and be too afraid to speak.

Gu Qingyao did not dare to say anymore. When Wen Ruyu saw that her precious granddaughter was so frightened, she tried to protect Gu Qingyao. She looked very angry, but did not dare to openly quarrel with Old Madam Zhang in front of so many others.

With her background, she had to be cautious. Quarreling with someone like Old Madam Zhang would only bring trouble to herself.