"Sister-in-law, are you counting the same number this year?"

Su Xia nodded, "Dalin, add another 200 jin of corn, 100 jin each of potatoes and sweet potatoes, and another 200 jin of cabbage!"

Upon hearing this, Zhao Dalin had no doubts, but instead smiled happily. This year's harvest was bountiful, and there were only 15 educated youth in the village now.

Just when he was wondering what to do, Su Xia bought these things, which suited him perfectly.

"By the way, sister-in-law, when you make the vermicelli, will you also give some to Auntie?"

"Yes, I'll just tell my mother-in-law when the time comes."

Zhao Dalin nodded, then, seeing that there was no one around, he remembered his request and felt a little embarrassed to speak up.

Su Xia glanced at it, speechless. It was truly an eyesore to see a grown man acting so coy.

The accountant, Zhao Guolin, who was keeping the books next to him, helplessly reminded him, "Brother, stop being so awkward! If you keep doing that, your wife will be scared away!"

Zhao Dalin awkwardly snapped out of his daze and then said, "Sister-in-law, could you ask Brother Jianguo about... the pig-buying matter?"

Su Xia thought for a moment and then agreed, "Okay, I'll tell him!"

Zhao Dalin was taken aback for a moment, then jumped up happily, "Thank you, sister-in-law!"

Su Xia waved her hand, paid the money, and waited for the people from the old house to arrive before going back together.

"Sister-in-law, why did you buy so much this year?"

Su Xia glanced at the strange-looking Chen Jiandang and Chen Jianjun, and casually made up an excuse: "Your older brother needs some!"

The two brothers didn't ask any more questions; perhaps the older brother was a comrade-in-arms or a friend.

After buying all the grain, Su Xia and Chen's mother pickled cabbage, and then pickled all the other vegetables and put them in the cellar.

"We castrated 50 chicken eggs and 20 goose eggs," she said. "Mom, you and Dad, don't be stingy with these."

Chen's mother waved her hand, "Definitely not, we're not like we used to be!"

*Pfft*...

Su Xia: "Mom, who did you learn all this from?"

"Those people in the village, Chen's mother. Everyone's doing pretty well now, so they start gossiping. And those educated youth, no wonder they're scholars, they speak so eloquently!"

Su Xia nodded. "Mother, among these educated youth, none of them want to marry into the village..."

Su Xia was particularly curious about this Su Xia. Previously, there were stories of educated youth and rough village men, village beauties and artistic educated youth...

Chen's mother shook her head. "Really not. It's understandable that the educated youth were bored, but why do all the villagers look down on them?"

"Besides Teacher Zhao, there really aren't any other educated youth or villagers who could be paired up!"

“There are other educated youth from other villages who have been here for many years, and some of them are still here. But in our village, we’ve had several batches of educated youth come and go!”

Listening to Chen's mother's words, Su Xia also found the reason why no couples had been formed in the village of educated youth!

Judging from the frequent calls from the educated youth, it's likely that these youths know their stay here is only temporary, so they won't choose the villagers.

As for Gu Zhiqing, he had no choice but to do so because his parents were sent to the countryside.

However, Su Xia's guess was correct; Gu Zhili really had no choice at the time.

In a dense forest in Zhao Family Village, Gu Zhili saw his father and hurried over.

"Dad, Grandpa's letter is here!"

Gu Zongwei nodded, and after looking at it, he looked at his eldest son and shook his head seriously.

Gu Zhili was disappointed again. "Dad, do you think we can go back?"

Looking at her calloused hands and her peasant attire, Gu Zhili wished she could go back to her home in Beijing right now.

Why....

"The situation is unclear right now. Even your grandfather doesn't dare to step forward, let alone us!"

"And what about Xia Nian and Xia Xia? Have they been like this all along?"

Gu Zongwei sighed, knowing that his eldest son had a hard time, but what could he do? At that time, being able to save even one child was already a blessing from the old man.

"They'll follow you, and you can see how far they end up. But even if they can't go to school, they can't fall behind in their studies!"

Upon hearing this, Gu Zhili remained silent.

The father and daughter looked at each other speechlessly, and could only remain silent.

On the first day, Su Xia got up early and started packing. She had to go back to the county town today; if she didn't, Xiao Bao and Xiao Niu Niu would probably forget she had a father, an older sister, and two older brothers...

"Mom, where are we going?" Xiao Bao asked curiously.

"Let's go home!" Su Xia said as she helped the two of them get dressed.

"But isn't this our house?" the little girl next to her asked in confusion.

Su Xia's lips twitched as she looked up at the roof, realizing her worries were indeed unnecessary.

"Have you all forgotten that we still have our father, sister, and brother in the county town?"

Little Bao and Little Niu Niu blinked, their big eyes filled with confusion.

Su Xia sighed...

Breakfast was simple: millet porridge with eggs and steamed buns. "Mom, does Xiaobao want some eggs?"

Su Xia casually grabbed one, handed it over, and then gave another one to the little girl.

When Chen's parents saw this, they both smiled.

My granddaughter is just too adorable; for the past month, they've been showing off their cuteness all over the village.

Who would have a pair of twins? Especially twins, a boy and a girl! Father Chen laughed, and his face became even more wrinkled.

After breakfast, the group started packing. As usual, they borrowed an oxcart. As for the tractor... well...

Don't even bother, in this day and age you need a letter of introduction for diesel fuel, it's too much trouble!

On the oxcart, Chen's father carried his two sons, loaded with the necessary grains, potatoes, sweet potatoes, cabbage, and other things that Su Xia had bought.

Chen's mother then followed Su Xia and packed all the prepared side dishes and vegetables into bamboo baskets.

Chicken eggs and goose eggs were also packed up.

Su Xia felt sorry for the fact that one of the geese had died a heroic death. She didn't know why, otherwise, how could she have only collected 40 after so long? Even including Chen's mother, there were only 60.

"Sister-in-law, when are you coming back next time?" Xia Laidi Liu Chunxia quite likes having her sister-in-law at home now.

Su Xia was speechless; she couldn't get used to the slightest bit of enthusiasm from these two.

"We'll see!"

Xia Laidi and Liu Chunxia were disappointed, but then they thought, "I can go myself!"

Seeing the two of them laughing so happily, Su Xia became scared and quickly went to check if they had left anything behind.

Finally, the two children ate and dressed, and when they saw the oxcart, they were excited and wanted to try to climb on it.

"Xiao Bao, come here, Uncle will carry you upstairs!" Chen Jiandang picked up Xiao Bao, and the little boy laughed excitedly.

Seeing this, the little girl immediately ran to Chen Jianguo, opening her arms and saying, "Uncle, hug me!"

Chen Jianjun was immediately softened by his sweet and soft niece, becoming a lump of mud.

After everything was settled, Su Xia followed Chen's parents onto the oxcart.

"Grandma, does your grandpa miss Dad too?" the little girl asked innocently.

Mr. and Mrs. Chen wanted to nod, but they really hadn't thought about their eldest son.

Chen Jianguo.....

Holding her little girl in her arms, Grandma thought: "My little girl has become a big sister and brother!"

The little girl blinked in confusion, perhaps not understanding why Grandma didn't miss Dad?

Xiao Bao squirmed in Su Xia's arms, asking, "Mommy, what's that over there?"

Su Xia hugged him tightly, glanced at him impatiently, and said, "Mountain!"

"What about over there?"

"That tree!"

"Xiao Bao wants it!"

"No!"

"Why?"

"I can't cut it!" Su Xia immediately rejected the idea.

Xiao Bao immediately tugged at Chen's father's sleeve, "Grandpa, can you cut this?"

What did Mr. Chen say?

If you try to cut it, Xiao Bao will definitely stop crying; if you don't cut it, Sun will cry and fuss.

They could only turn to Su Xia and let their daughter-in-law handle it.

Su Xia's lips twitched. She picked up Xiao Bao, found a spot to snuggle in, and took out some candy from her pocket.

"Eat quietly. If you keep making noise, you won't get to eat. You choose!"

Xiao Bao immediately chose a piece of candy, and Su Xia breathed a sigh of relief, giving him two pieces.

Xiao Bao happily popped the food into his mouth, and Su Xia gave the little girl two more pieces, once again marveling at how wonderful girls are!