"No wonder," Liu Xu suddenly realized. "Suo Ni'er's aunts said that cousin Shen Jinbao bought them for them. I thought the girl from the Hu family married the son of the garment factory director. Otherwise, how could they have given so many clothes?"

Wu Xia's puzzled expression also relaxed. "People in the city are richer than us mountain people. They don't want to wear out a set of clothes. I guess Tan Nier's cousin must have given them some old clothes from friends and neighbors."

After she finished speaking, she looked at Chen Tan and asked, "Which cousin from your grandmother's family married into the city?"

"All three of the Hu family's cousins ​​married into their brigade, and the Hu family doesn't have any relatives in the city."

After Chen Tan finished speaking, a look of doubt was visible on his face.

Hu Cuifen and the others knew that the original owner was honest and not good at speaking, and would not talk nonsense outside.

They didn't avoid her when they gossiped about her.

Furthermore, if the Hu family really had some important relatives in the city, even if Hu Cuifen kept it a secret, Chen Yinhua, who had lived with the Hu family for many years, would not be able to keep her mouth shut.

Could it be related to the dark forces that wiped out Shen Changwang's family?

The book barely describes this massacre, only saying that Shen Changwang, Hu Cuifen and their children all failed to escape the brutal slaughter by the evil forces.

Could it be that those clothes were obtained by their family through some bad deeds?

Was he later murdered to silence him?

Qin Qiuniang, who was standing by, also frowned after hearing her words.

Nowadays, even the richest city dwellers don't have so many unused clothes to send to this remote area.

Even fewer people are willing to give away their old clothes to irrelevant people.

"Soni'er's mother, how many clothes are there? What styles are they?"

Maybe he heard it wrongly, or maybe his rich relative gave him two or three sets.

Seeing Chen Tan and Qin Qiuniang's expressions change, Liu Xu also became nervous. "I heard from my three sisters-in-law that Chen Yinhua suddenly had five woolen coats, eight flowery skirts, and three pairs of big leather shoes!"

Before her mother could finish her words, Chen Suosuo added, "Uncle Jinbao has five pairs of big leather shoes, three school bags, and two water bottles. They're the green steel kettles that the educated youth aunts carry. He said they're general kettles..."

After talking about Shen Jinbao, she went on to talk about Hu Cuifen and Shen Changwang's clothes, as well as their bags and shoes.

Even Shen Hehua's family of four has it.

After hearing this, Chen Tan's expression became more solemn. Supplies are tight now, and the person who was able to collect so many old clothes showed that he had great skills and connections.

Who could it be?

Qin Qiuniang had the same idea as her. She thought a lot and wondered if someone was going to harm the people on the tea farm.

Or did Shen Changwang's family do something that brought disaster to the country and the people?

Wu Xia had the same suspicion in her mind, but because of Liu Xu and Suonier, she didn't ask. "Well, no matter how well they eat or dress, it has nothing to do with us. Let's make dumplings and wait for Qin Li to come back to eat."

Let the men think about this kind of thing.

Qin Qiuniang burst out laughing, "Tan Nier, don't envy those tattered clothes, we have food to eat."

Chen Tan immediately understood what they meant and nodded with a smile, "Well, I'm not envious."

She originally wanted to ask Liu Xu to go back and inquire about it, but she was afraid of causing her trouble, so she gave up.

After the New Year, when I went to study medicine with Grandpa Xie, I tried to find clues from Shen Jinbao.

Liu Xu was not stupid, so how could she not see that they were deliberately simplifying the matter? She secretly planned to go back and talk to her mother-in-law and sister-in-law.

In the afternoon, the group became much quieter, and Chen Tan talked about raising pigs.

Liu Xu was surprised and a little conflicted. "I'm not afraid of hardship, I'm just afraid your ninth brother won't agree."

During this period, she did a lot of pillow talk, and it had some effect.

But raising pigs is not only tiring, you have to guard the pig farm day and night, which is ten work points a day. If you don't raise the pigs well, you will lose work points, which is not worth it.

"No one likes to do pig farming, otherwise Ge Erdan wouldn't have gotten his turn," Wu Xia said, looking at Chen Tan. "Why do you want your sister-in-law to raise pigs? She's busy cleaning up pig manure all day long."

"I know raising pigs is hard work, but I'm here to help," Chen Tan explained with a smile. "By living at the brigade headquarters, Brother Nine won't have to be controlled by his parents. Most importantly, he'll have eggs to eat every day."

"You are so naive, girl. How can you guarantee that the chicken will not die and will lay eggs every day?"

Qin Qiuniang glared at her and still didn't want her to be a breeder.

"Grandma, to be honest, I do have a secret trick!"

Chen Tan smiled confidently and said, "That set of breeding books says that if you feed your chickens a pound of dried maggots every day, not only will they lay more eggs, but they will also not get sick."

It is not mentioned in the book, but people in later generations have made use of the value of maggots.

Because of its high protein content, it is very popular for raising fish, ducks, chickens and geese.

The three of them were so upset by what she said that they felt like vomiting.

Liu Xu no longer wanted to live with her in-laws.

It’s okay to be tired, as long as you don’t get angry.

"Your ninth brother and I are illiterate and can't understand the breeding book."

"Send Suoni to school. When she learns something, she'll come back and teach you. If you can't remember anything, ask me, Grandpa Xie, and Shui Jun."

After Chen Tan finished speaking, Wu Xia smiled and praised: "Hehe, Tan Nier's method is good. Suosuo goes to school during the day and comes back to teach her parents at night.

It doesn't interfere with adults' work, and with just tuition fees, the whole family can become educated. It's a great deal."

Qin Qiuniang also agreed with this idea. "This is a really good idea. Little Suoni has learned it twice, and she can remember it better than other children. It's a win-win situation."

Shen Suosuo, who was sitting obediently next to her and helping to make dumplings, had hope in her eyes. She really envied those children who could go to school.

However, Liu Xu felt embarrassed. She thought that now that she was well, she might give birth to a fat boy in the second half of the year, and then Suonier would have to take care of her younger brother.

Seeing that she didn't say anything, Chen Tan thought for a moment and guessed what she was thinking.

"Sister-in-law, they say that if parents love their children, they should plan for their future. Do you really hope that Suonier will still be digging in the soil for food in the future?

But from ancient times to the present, the only way to escape the fate of being a peasant is to study. As long as Suonier studies hard, whether she works in a factory, works as a nurse in a hospital, or becomes a teacher in the future, it will be better than working in the fields."

Liu Xu was overwhelmed with emotion after hearing this, but after the excitement subsided, she became depressed again when she thought of the educated youth in the village.

"We are ordinary people. Those city kids have come to our land. How could our children go to the city and steal their jobs?"

Chen Tan didn't expect her to be so quick-witted, so he said half-truthfully, "Our country is like a growing child.

Every time he grows older, there will be a change. Maybe within a few years, there will be more and more factories in big cities.

The government called back all the educated youth, but it was still not enough, so they had to bring us rural people into the city to work.

What will be needed then are children like Suonier who have just grown up, but as long as they can read, the illiterate children will only regret it later."

Her words made the three women in the yard seem to see a prosperous future.

However, the more Wu Xia thought about it, the more she felt something was wrong.