In the rural areas of Jiaoping County, people basically have two meals a day. Today's farmers are definitely much more comfortable than farmers in the past. There are fewer busy farming seasons, and they have all kinds of modern machinery.

Seeders, harvesters, farmers have long passed the period of working from sunrise to sunset. Because they do not need to go to work, they eat breakfast late, around nine o'clock, and lunch around two or three o'clock.

If you don't work, there will be no special dinner at night. If you are hungry, there will be steamed buns at home. You can fry a few vegetables and two eggs. If you are not hungry, you can only have two meals a day.

During the Qingming Festival, people go to the graves to worship their ancestors after lunch, which means they set off around 2 o'clock.

In the countryside, every village has its own cemetery, where a large group of people from a family gather together.

Yunheng's village is in Lanyang Town, Jiaoping County, and its name is Liujia Village.

Eighty percent of the residents in Liujia Village have the surname Liu, and there are only a few households with other surnames like Yun and Guo. It is said that they fled here during the famine at that time and later settled in Liujia Village.

For example, people with the surname Liu account for 80% of the village and have been here for hundreds of years. After five generations, they go to the graves and worship their ancestors separately. People with mixed surnames like the Yun family and the Guo family were all one family before, but later they branched out.

Yun Heng's family has existed from Yun Heng's great-grandfather to the present, but the Yun family is not large. Yun Heng's grandfather only had two brothers, and by the time of Yun Heng's father, there was only one male in each family.

Yun Heng's uncle, Yun Tianjun, the son of Yun Heng's second grandfather, is two years younger than Yun Tianxue. Like Yun Tianxue, he is a mason. Of course, there are not only Yun Tianxue and Yun Tianjun.

Since Zhongzhou Province is an inland province, there are relatively few factories. Most of the rural villagers in some counties and cities around Xihua City work on construction sites.

He farmed at home and in his spare time he worked at some construction sites to earn money to support his family. However, Yun Tianjun did not follow Chen Wansan, but another contractor.

Because there are many migrant workers in several counties and cities surrounding Jiaoping County, there are relatively more contractors. As far as the village is concerned, the ones who live a relatively wealthy life are some contractors. These people earn 300,000 to 500,000 yuan a year and are considered to be well-off people in the countryside.

Yun Tianjun also has a son and a daughter. Both his son and daughter were admitted to college. His daughter is now a sophomore and his son should graduate this year. During the Qingming Festival, neither Yun Tianjun's son nor his daughter returned home, so the Yun family's ancestor worship team seemed even less popular.

Yun Tianxue, Yun Heng and Yun Tianjun, a total of three people.

"Brother Tian Xue, smoke."

As they walked, Yun Tianjun took out a cigarette case, handed one to Yun Tianxue, and lit one for himself. While smoking, he asked Yun Heng, "How many days will you stay home this time?"

"I'll go back to the provincial capital tomorrow." Yun Heng replied politely.

“Being a doctor is busy.”

Yun Tianjun said while smoking a cigarette, "But being a doctor is still a good idea. You should study hard in the hospital."

"Yeah." Yun Heng nodded.

Yun Tianjun was the elder, so Yun Heng naturally listened carefully when he gave some sermons.

The Yun family is not a large family. Although Yun Tianxue and Yun Tianjun are only cousins, there are few brothers in the family and they are not biological brothers. There is no dispute between them about supporting their parents. They each support their own parents and help each other. The relationship is still quite good. Unlike some families, there are four or five brothers and they are not harmonious with each other.

"I think Hengheng is still the quiet type."

Yun Tianjun said to Yun Tianxue, "That won't do. Boys should be more cheerful when they are outside."

Yun Tianxue's personality is similar to Yun Heng's and he is quiet. Yun Tianjun's personality is slightly more extroverted and he talks more. He is also more thoughtful than Yun Tianxue.

"Yeah, I'm worried about not talking much."

Yun Tianxue nodded. The two elders didn't mind pointing out Yun Heng's shortcomings directly in front of him.

Twenty years ago, around their generation, honest people were more popular and had a good reputation. Matchmakers would introduce potential partners to them, saying, "That person is honest and can endure hardships."

Now in Yun Heng's generation, honest people are no longer popular, and Yun Tianxue in the village also knows the situation.

It's not just Liujia Village, but also some surrounding villages and towns. Men in their thirties can't find wives now. Apart from their family background, most of them don't like to talk much. Not to mention dating outside, if a matchmaker introduces a guy to them and they meet and exchange a few words, the girls will be unhappy.

"But our Hengheng is a master's student, a doctor, and handsome. He shouldn't have trouble finding a wife, but he still needs to interact with people more outside."

Yun Tianjun said with a smile.

"Did you hear what your uncle Jun said?" Yun Tianxue said to Yun Heng.

"I heard it." Yun Heng nodded and responded, then still followed Yun Tianxue and Yun Tianjun silently.

"Brother Tian Xue, I heard that Chen Sanwan personally drove you and Hengheng back this time. He even brought you a pack of cigarettes and a few pounds of meat when he came back today."

Yun Tianjun stopped talking about Yun Heng and started talking about Chen Wansan.

Chen Wansan's real name is Chen Wansan, but many people call him Chen Sanwan.

"Yeah." Yun Tianxue nodded.

"It's hard to find workers nowadays. Chen Sanwan is trying to bribe you, Brother Tian Xue, with small favors again."

Tian Xuejun Dao.

Chen Wansan liked Yun Tianxue's personality more, so he paid Yun Tianxue a slightly higher wage. Whenever Yun Heng's family encountered some problems and were short of money, Chen Wansan would send some money over. It wasn't much, less than five thousand, depending on the size of the matter. If it wasn't a big deal, he would give one or two thousand, and if it was a big deal, he would give three or five thousand.

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