Yao Xiujuan hummed, then continued, "There are several couples, all of them are educated youth who married our team members."

Chu Tian replied casually, "Just get married."

Yao Xiujuan was surprised. "But, Brother Tian, ​​didn't you say before that marrying an educated youth wouldn't end well?"

Chu Tian smiled and said something to the person coming from the opposite direction, and only continued after they walked away, "I'm only saying this within our own family. As for what happens to others, what does it have to do with us? Do you think those elders whose children want to marry educated youth are stupid? How could they not know the consequences? They are certainly foreseeable. So whether others get married or not is none of our business, and even if it is, we can't control it!"

"Anyway, whether the future is good or bad is other people's business."

After a pause, he continued, "Xiujuan, when I said that marrying an educated youth is not a good idea, that's just one side of the story. We can't generalize. After all, even if a team member marries another team member, there's no guarantee of happiness."

Yao Xiujuan leaned her head against Chu Tian's back and nodded gently. "Brother Tian, ​​I know. I'm just worried that when they get married and have children, when they have the chance to return to the city, will they abandon their children and go back? How pitiful would those children be then?"

Chu Tian sneered, "It's their parents' choice to be pitiful. Don't worry so much about it. If you have so much free time, why not worry about me?"

Yao Xiujuan was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said, "What do you need me to worry about?"

Chu Tian retorted, "Yes, why not?"

Yao Xiujuan asked, "For example?"

Chu Tian thought about it seriously, "Well, for example, what do I want to eat, what clothes do I wear, how can I avoid getting as dark as last year, etc..."

Yao Xiujuan couldn't help but burst out laughing, "Brother Tian, ​​why are you acting like a girl? What you said is what I thought about every day when I was a girl!"

Chu Tian said dissatisfiedly, "What's wrong? We are all human beings. Can girls think about it, but I can't?"

"Xiujuan, we can't engage in gender discrimination! We must achieve gender equality!"

"us···"

Listening to Chu Tian's series of complaints, Yao Xiujuan knew she had stirred up a hornet's nest and kept admitting her mistakes. "Okay, okay, I was wrong. I think I'll think about it when I get back, okay?"

Chu Tian grumbled, "I'm asking Weiguo and his wife to come to our house for dinner tonight. You should first think about how to cook the Niya black chicken I brought back!"

Yao Xiujuan raised the corners of her lips, "Okay, okay."

Yao Xiujuan took out the four and a half pieces of chicken and a whole chicken that she had chopped up at noon and called out to Chu Tian, ​​who was washing his hands, "Brother Tian, ​​I'm going to go give some to my uncle and the others first, and I'll cook when I come back."

Chu Tian turned around and looked at Yao Xiujuan after hearing this, "Don't go and send me off. I'll go and cook for you."

Yao Xiujuan thought about it and said obediently, "Okay, then I'll go cook."

As he said that, he put the chicken to be delivered into a basket and handed it to Chu Tian. Chu Tian took the basket, picked up the four bags that had been divided at noon, turned around and walked out of the yard.

"Second brother, you're off work so early too?"

Chu Tian originally thought that Chu Min and his wife were not there, but when he passed by their door, he saw that the door was open and Chu Min was washing his hair in the yard.

When Chu Min heard the voice, he turned around and saw Chu Tian walking in with something in his hand. He quickly pulled down the towel hanging beside him and asked while wiping his hair.

"Little brother, what do you want from my second brother?"

Chu Tian smiled, put the basket on the ground beside him, took out half a black chicken from it, and then took one of the four bags in his hand and handed it to Chu Min.

"I brought this back from southern Xinjiang. I'm giving some to my second brother to try."

Chu Min took it, looked at the half-eaten chicken in his hand, and asked curiously, "It's getting hot now. How come this chicken didn't spoil after being brought all the way from southern Xinjiang for more than ten days?"

Chu Tian had already thought of an explanation, so he smiled and explained, "If you slaughter a good chicken, it will definitely go bad. We bought a live chicken, and when we were about to reach the farm, we found a canal and slaughtered it by the canal before bringing it back."

Chu Min understood and said with a smile, "Thank you, second brother, for bringing us so many things after your first trip."

Chu Tian smiled and said, "Nothing much, just half a chicken and some red dates, walnuts, dried apricots..."

Chu Min interrupted Chu Tian and patted him on the shoulder. "No need to say so much. Second brother knows you..."

"ah?"

Chu Tian looked at Chu Min in confusion, thinking, "What do you know? No, I really didn't think of anything!"

Chu Min smiled and said, "Okay, don't you still have to send it to your uncle and the others? Go quickly. When I came back, my uncle and the second uncle had also returned."

Chu Tian exclaimed, "Ah!" and picked up the basket and bag from the ground. "Then I'm leaving..."

After delivering one copy to Uncle Chu and Uncle Chu's family, Chu Tian walked straight to the Chu family's old house. Before he reached the Chu family's old house, he saw a young boy lying at the door and looking inside stealthily.

Chu Tian frowned and shouted, "Who is peeking there?"

The boy at the door trembled with fear, turned around and saw that it was Chu Tian, ​​then immediately turned around and ran away.

"two····"

Chu Tian saw the boy's face and was stunned. When he was about to shout, the door opened from the inside. He turned around and found it was Daya.

Daya poked her head out and saw that it was Chu Tian, ​​and she ran out quickly, "Fourth Uncle, who were you talking to just now?"

Chu Tian turned his head to look in the direction where the boy disappeared and whispered, "Ah, I just saw Erzhu at the door. I shouted and he ran away."

Daya was stunned for a moment, then reacted and murmured, "Erzhu is here again..."

Chu Tian was stunned when he heard Daya's voice. "Daya, what do you mean? Does Erzhu come here often?"

Daya hesitated for a moment and said, "Not often. I've only seen him a few times, and each time he ran away after I spotted him."

Chu Tian said "Oh..." and then asked, "Are your father and grandmother at home?"

Daya shook her head. "No, my grandma didn't finish her work today, so my dad went to help her. He asked me to come back and cook first."

Chu Tian nodded and handed the basket and bag to Daya. "This half chicken was bought by Fourth Uncle in Hotan. The red dates, walnuts, and dried apricots in the bag are for your grandma. You can share some with her and keep the rest for yourself. When you're done, Fourth Uncle will bring you more."

Daya pursed her lips and took it, "Fourth Uncle, thank you..."

Chu Tian smiled and rubbed Daya's head. "Fourth Uncle also wants to thank you. Fourth Uncle heard from your Fourth Aunt that when Fourth Uncle was not at home, you helped your great-grandmother take care of Pingping many times, and also taught Xinxin to read..."

Daya smiled shyly, "I'm the elder sister, it's my duty to take care of them."

Chu Tian nodded slightly, "Okay, go back and cook. Don't leave this half chicken lying around. Cook it and eat it tonight."

"Fourth Uncle is coming home too."