"Is this because you're hoping to send it back after you're done?"

The address and zip code are from Beijing. Is that Grandma Gu from Beijing? Could it be related to the Harvest Cup Mathematics Competition?

The 101 Guesthouse is the designated guesthouse for this competition, isn’t it?

"Classmates Wang Zhaozhao, Xu Yanni, Qin Hongjun, and Chen Pei, it's nice to meet you. Goodbye." Xu Renjie had already put the exercise book into his schoolbag and formally said goodbye to Wang Zhaozhao and the others.

"Nice to meet you, see you again if possible." Wang Zhaozhao also put it away and waved goodbye.

"If... I hope we are all on the list." Xiao Zhikai said with a smile.

Chen Hongyan said, "In that case, we can see each other again when we receive the award."

right!

No matter what, we can have this beautiful expectation.

After watching them walk away and going upstairs, Ding Haiying asked, "Why don't you exchange addresses? You can write to each other and become pen pals. Isn't that nice?"

"Teacher, maybe university gurus like them can know that the other party is busy studying from a distance, and they can reach the level of spiritual communication." Qin Hongjun has his opinion.

Wang Zhaozhao: “……!”

Well, it seems that what Qin Hongjun said is correct.

Because she had never thought about writing a letter at all.

I think Xu Renjie was the same. He never thought of making friends with them through correspondence.

"I don't think it's necessary to go out of your way. First of all, if you can make it to the list, you might be able to see me again when you receive the award. Secondly, there will be more competitions in the future, so we can still meet."

…

The next day, Wang Zhaozhao and his friends set out at seven o'clock and boarded the train.

After returning to Zhushan County, Ding Haiying and Zhou Donglai agreed to send Wang Zhaozhao and the others home.

Wang Zhaozhao's home was closest to the bus station, so Ding Haiying took Xu Yanni and Qin Hongjun, first sending her home, then sending Xu Yanni, and finally taking Qin Hongjun, who was boarding, back to school.

"Teacher Ding, why don't you come to my house for dinner before leaving? It's time for dinner now." Wang Zhaozhao made an invitation.

Ding Haiying declined politely. Although people can buy things without tickets in the past two years, most people still don’t have enough money, so it’s not appropriate to just go to someone else’s house for a meal.

Only after Ding Haiying and the others left did Wang Zhaozhao realize that the gate of their house was closed.

She had previously thought that it was because he was eating that the door was half-closed.

"Mother..." Wang Zhaozhao banged on the door and shouted.

No one answered?

"Grandpa?" someone else called out.

Still no one answered.

Wang Zhaozhao was stunned. Where could her grandparents go at this hour? She didn't come home yesterday, so they should have thought she would be back today...

"Zhao Zhao?" Suddenly, Qiao Li's voice came from behind.

"Aunt Si, are you back for lunch? My grandparents don't seem to be home."

"Oh, your grandpa went back to the village yesterday afternoon. Little Dudu must have fallen asleep by now, and your grandma is cooking in the kitchen with the door closed."

Life in the city is different from that in the village. If the child falls asleep and you have to go to work, you have to close the door.

Don’t let anyone come suddenly and steal the child.

Wang Zhaozhao really wanted to ask what big thing had happened in the village, but at this moment, he decided to open the door and go in first.

Qiao Li came back every day at noon to feed little Dudu. She was very experienced in this situation. She went around to the right back side of the yard and called out "Mom" twice, and Xie Ailian heard it.

"Why are you here?" Xie Ailian was surprised when she opened the door and saw Wang Zhaozhao.

Wang Zhaozhao: “……!”

"Grandma, it sounds like you don't want to see me." I felt wronged.

Xie Ailian ignored her, turned around and walked back quickly. She was frying food on the stove and wanted to make sure it didn't get burnt.

Wang Zhaozhao waited for Qiao Li and said, "Aunt Si, I think my grandma is not crying because she can't hear me calling her, but because she doesn't hear you calling her 'Mom'."

"Didn't your grandma welcome you?" Qiao Li helped her take the bag with a smile.

Wang Zhaozhao followed him into the courtyard, wrinkling his nose in dissatisfaction. "I've only been away from home for two nights, and my grandma already dislikes me."

It's said in a very resentful way.

Qiao Li patted her head and said, "Go wash your face and hands and get ready for dinner. I'll help you put your things in the house."

Okay!

Although, her grandma cooked her meal, hehe.

"He didn't come back yesterday, so I thought there must be only a morning train. But he arrived quite early, so I thought he would leave in the afternoon." Xie Ailian had never been to the provincial capital, so she didn't know how far away it was.

She was thinking of cooking more rice and keeping it warm on the stove so that Wang Zhaozhao could eat some to fill her stomach when she came back in the afternoon.

Wang Zhaozhao chuckled, "Hehe, I was born with food in my destiny."

"That's all you can do!" Xie Ailian couldn't bear to look at her. She just made it in time for lunch, but she was smiling so foolishly!

Wang Zhaozhao shook her head happily, but when she saw her grandmother was about to hit her with chopsticks, she immediately became obedient.

I quickly changed the subject, "Grandma, Fourth Aunt, what did my grandpa do in the village?"

They didn't go back every weekend this year, mainly because Wang Zhaozhao and Wang Sibing didn't have time. Only Wang Dahai went back from time to time, but he also chose to go on weekends.

"Yesterday morning, your father came to tell me that everyone in the village was saying that the land would be divided." Xie Ailian replied.

"Really? No more collective labor, but working on your own?" Wang Zhaozhao asked in surprise.

At the same time, she used her consciousness to ask the system, "System, are we going to work alone starting this year?"

"Yes, host, but I didn't expect that your village would be among the first batch?" The system gave Wang Zhaozhao an affirmative answer.

Based on the village?

Wang Zhaozhao was puzzled, but put it aside for the time being.

Because she heard Xie Ailian say again, "It's all spreading, and I don't know if it's just a silent rumor."

"There's no smoke without fire. Now that the rumor has spread, even if the split isn't happening right away, it will happen soon."

"Did you hear something in the provincial capital? Will the land really be divided? Will there really be a day when collective labor is no longer practiced?"

Xie Ailian was a little excited.

Back then, the situation changed suddenly. All the fields were taken back, labor was distributed collectively, pots were smashed, and everyone had to eat communal meals.

Even after so many years, the collective eating of rice in a bowl was long ago cancelled, but she still felt heartbroken when she thought of the scene when the pot was smashed.

Wang Zhaozhao replied nonchalantly, "I went to the provincial capital for competitions and exams, so how could I have heard about this? But looking at the policy changes in the past two years, it's normal to divide up the land now."

Hearing this, Xie Ailian sighed, "It would be great if we could really divide the land."

Even if they come to live in the county town, they are still old farmers.

What farmers care about most and want most are fields and land.

"Grandma, does grandpa have to stay in the village?" Wang Zhaozhao asked.

"If that's really the case, don't we have to keep watch? Your dad and the others can't do it."

“It’s true.”

“…”