Chapter 480 I Can Afford You

Niu Niu thought it would be better not to attend this class.

But she didn't dare say this, for fear of being beaten by her grandfather.

Then he said "oh" and said to Yi Chichi, "Aunt Chichi, should I tear it down now?!"

"Tear it down."

There is no point in keeping it if it is not embroidered well. It makes no difference whether you take it off early or late.

While Yu Rutang and Tang Ruqing were chatting with the team leader, they were staring at Niuniu's fingers flying up and down like butterflies as she removed the stitches, which was so dazzling.

Soon, she untied a thread. Yu Rutang blinked, "It's sewn so finely, how did you untie it?"

"Follow the stitches."

Niu Niu, who already had experience in dismantling things, didn't even raise her head, but kept working with her hands.

Seeing that the two were interested, Yi Chichi suggested, "How about letting Niuniu give it a try?"

“No, no, no!”

The two of them waved their hands frantically. It was no problem for them to put on a patch or sew a button, but they really couldn't do the job of removing stitches.

The stitches are too dense and I don’t know where they go. It’s not pretty if the thread is broken or tangled for the baby.

"Let her do it herself. We can't do this job."

"What can't be done?"

Aunt Ma's loud voice came from the door. Yu Rutang happily stood up and rushed over, "Auntie, I'm here to eat and sleep on the kang again."

"Hello, Auntie!"

Tang Ruqing greeted her, and Aunt Ma laughed out loud, "Okay, okay, I'll stew some chicken for you."

Before she finished speaking, she looked at Yi Chichi, who had called her Auntie, and said, "Chichi, don't leave. Stay for dinner."

"no!"

Yi Chi Chi decisively refused, stood up and walked out, "My mother can cook, so it's not a bother."

Everyone has a ration of food. If she ate it, it would mean that everyone in the captain's family would have one less bite of food. Don't underestimate this bite of food, it can save lives at a critical moment.

It was normal for Yu Rutang and the others to stay for dinner, but she would feel embarrassed to stay.

So, she ignored the obstruction of Aunt Ma and others, insisted on leaving, and did not forget to remind Niuniu to practice well.

Helpless, Aunt Ma and the others had no choice but to let her go.

Not long after leaving the captain's house, Yi Chizhi met Wen's mother. She was holding a pair of thick, layered soles in Yi Chizhi's size.

"Mom, why are you sewing soles again?"

Yi Chichi was very opposed to her sewing shoe soles by hand, as it was tiring and troublesome.

Wen's mother smiled guiltily, "Isn't this just because you're bored?"

"Then you could use a sewing machine, or knit a sweater. If all else fails, you could cut the cloth and make clothes. Why did you decide to go so far as to try to make shoe soles by hand?"

Speaking of this, Wen's mother became confident and said, "You don't understand. It's boring to go out and talk nonsense without doing any work."

Yi Chi was speechless. After a long silence, he managed to say, "Watch your eyes."

"Know."

Then, the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law returned home. Wen's mother went to the kitchen to cook. Yi Chichi took a broom and swept the main room. Then he ran to the cowshed at the back for a walk. He came back only when he heard Qin Jiu's voice.

"Auntie, I got a certificate!"

Qin Jiu excitedly took out the certificate to show her. Yi Chichi looked at it carefully. Both her and Niu Niu's certificates were hand-painted. She was not very excited when she saw Niu Niu, but she was so happy when she saw Qin Jiu that she couldn't stop smiling.

"Well done, our Xiao Jiu is awesome!"

Patting his shoulder approvingly, she looked at Qin Jiu, who was standing tall and with a raised smile, and said, "What reward do you want?"

Qin Jiu thought seriously for a moment, "Auntie, I want an original English book, is that okay?"

This is a bit difficult.

It's easy to find Russian books on this topic in the three northeastern provinces, and the original English books...

“Let me try!”

"good."

"What type do you want?"

"Mathematical Principles of Natural Philosophy."

He answered without hesitation. Yi Chichi was stunned for a moment, "Did Teacher Ouyang recommend it?"

"No, it was recommended by Master Song."

She murmured, "It will take quite a while."

It was a bit difficult for Baoan to get this book. The commune library didn't have it, and the county didn't have any connections in this area.

I do have some connections in Guangzhou, but I don't dare have anyone mail the original books to me for fear of problems.

She didn't intend to hide it, but directly told Qin Jiu how difficult it was to get the book. "If you want it, I can only bring it back to you after I visit your uncle again."

"good."

Qin Jiu nodded and added, "Aunt, if it's too troublesome, forget it."

"It's not as troublesome as you think."

Anyway, the current situation is somewhat complicated. Apart from the general direction, the policies in various places are different in some minor aspects.

What can be done in Baoan County may be legal outside of Baoan.

Likewise, something that is legal elsewhere may not be legal if security guards are present.

So, she smiled and said, "Don't worry too much, auntie knows what's going on."

Her eyes fell on his feet, and seeing that his shoes were a little wet, she urged, "Hurry up and change your shoes. If your feet are cold, soak them first."

If you don't say it, you won't feel it. But as soon as Qin Jiu felt cold, he took his schoolbag and his basin without saying a word to soak his feet.

Yi Chichi ran over and lit the kang.

If you don’t heat it in advance and wait until you finish eating and wash up before going to bed, it will be too cold.

By the time the kang warmed up, Wenmu's meal was ready.

The dumplings we had for dinner were stuffed with cabbage residue and oil residue. The skin was thin, the filling was plump, and the dumplings were big. The little boy ate me to the point of going bankrupt.

Yi Chichi was full after eating eight dumplings this big, but Qin Jiu ate twenty directly.

The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law looked at each other.

After a while, Wen's mother hesitated and asked, "Has Xiaojiu's appetite increased?"

Before, I only ate steamed buns or rice and noodles, and I didn’t eat dumplings very often, so there was no direct comparison.

Now that Qin Jiu has eaten twenty dumplings, the contrast is clear.

Yi Chichi stared at him for a long while and asked him, "Are you feeling full?"

"No."

Qin Jiu shook his head and told the truth, "Just right."

As he spoke, his expression was tinged with uneasiness, "Did I eat too much?"

"Nothing."

The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law hurriedly shook their heads. What's wrong with the child being able to eat it? If he can't eat it while growing up, then when can he eat it?

"Don't worry about eating. If you're not full, tell grandma. Your aunt is so good at making money, she can support you."

Worried that Qin Jiu might feel burdened, Wen's mother soothed him gently, "If things don't work out, there's still your uncle. His income can also provide you with enough food."

Yi Chichi nodded in agreement.

"Don't be silly and go hungry every day. You can only grow taller if you eat well and dress warmly. Your great-grandfather is already an old man but he is still so tall. You have to eat well and grow taller than him, otherwise you won't be able to find a wife in the future."

Qin Jiu was embarrassed, he couldn't get a wife or something...

"Aunt, let me remind you that it will be many years before I get married."

"Worry about it first."

Yi Chichi didn't care about these things, but she cared a little, "Anyway, you have to have enough food."

"Okay, I'll eat my fill."

Eat well and grow up tall, then work and earn money to support your aunt, uncle, grandmother, great-grandfather, parents.

If you don’t count, you won’t know. Once you count, you’ll have six mouths to feed.

Qin Jiu suddenly felt a huge pressure, "I have to go study."

I have to study hard and wait until spring to see if I can skip a grade and go to the second year of junior high school. I can graduate early and start working. That’s it!