"I just saw Da Liuzi coming to give me some cabbage. He said his parents wanted to thank my dad for being the village chief. The villagers agreed that each family would donate a cabbage to my dad to celebrate the occasion."

Da Liuzi is Yu Yuan’s playmate and is about the same age as Yu Yuan.

There are some villagers who are partial to each other, like the old Yu family, and some who can't tell right from wrong, like Zhang Ju's in-laws, the Peng family. But the majority of people are simple and honest.

After all, many conflicts are caused by poverty.

It always makes you feel good to be thanked by others.

Cao Xiu laughed and said, "Oh, there are so many cabbages, we can't eat them all."

The family was worried about what to do with the cabbages.

Yu You, Qin Zhiheng and others have already entered the village.

"Zhiheng, take Big Sister and Yanyan back first. I'm going to go back to my parents' house and tell them about it, and drop off some things for them."

Qin Zhiheng nodded.

"Okay, then you go ahead and I'll go home and check on the kids."

Qin Zhichu saw this and said, "Youyou, tell your parents that I'll go visit them in a couple of days."

"Hey, okay!"

Qin Zhiheng took Qin Zhichu and her daughter back home, while Yu You went back to her parents' home.

As soon as I walked in, I saw her parents, sister and younger brother staring at a pile of cabbages at the door.

"Mom! I'm back."

Yu Yuan reacted the fastest and rushed over to help with the backpack.

"Second sister! You're back."

Yu You jokingly asked, "What's up? Did you miss me? Did you find that your meals don't taste good without your second sister at home?"

Yu Yuan scratched his head and said, "That's not the case. The food smells so good. I always enjoy eating! I'm just worried that nothing will happen to my second sister."

Yu You patted his younger brother's shoulder: "You have a conscience!"

Cao Xiu stepped forward, took her daughter's hand, and said with a smile, "Alright, stop joking. Why are you back at this time?"

Yu You looked miserable. No wonder there were so few passengers on this bus in the evening.

"Don't mention it, that was a bad plan! We took the evening train and arrived in the early morning. It was pitch black, and no one was open, not even a hotel. Luckily, we managed to get a few hours of sleep on the train."

"Zhiheng spent a long time trying to find a donkey cart, and then drove all night before finally getting us to the village entrance. We were freezing!"

Yu Weimin felt relieved and said, "It's good that you're back, it's good that you're back. As long as nothing happened on the way, that's better than anything else."

Yu Rou hugged her sister with heartache.

"Come on, go in and warm up. I'll get you some rice and soup. Drink it first to warm yourself up."

Yu Rou quickened her pace, saying as she walked, "Why are there so many cabbages at our door? Didn't our family only get a few cabbages from our work points?"

"Mom, please make me some spicy cabbage. Sauerkraut is fine too. I'm craving it!"

Seeing that her daughter was in great spirits, Cao Xiu teased Yu You.

"You are good at thinking. When you see something, you can think of how to eat it."

Yu You smiled and said, "Who made me have an almighty mother? Isn't it because of you that I have become picky with my mouth?"

Cao Xiu clapped his hands and said, "Don't mention it, Old Yu. It's still a long way off for you to lead the villagers to plant greenhouses."

"I see that every household has cabbage and some dried chili peppers. Why don't I lead everyone to make kimchi and sell it to the supply and marketing cooperative? We can make some money to celebrate the New Year."

Yu Weimin also thought it was a good idea: "That's a good idea! Let's eat quickly. After dinner, I'll go to the village party committee to discuss it."

Seeing her daughter was confused, Cao Xiu explained, "Youyou, you don't know, your dad is now the village chief of the first production team!"

"Ah? When did this happen? Where's Uncle Yongde?"

"Your Uncle Yongde is old and doesn't want to take on the leading role, so he's giving his position to your father. He's gone to be the village group leader. Mom will explain the details to you after dinner."

After the family had a lively breakfast, Yu Weimin rushed to the village branch.

Yu You knew the whole story and took out the things he had brought back.

She buys most of her things in even numbers so they are easier to sort.

"Mom, let's try some authentic Kyoto specialties."

Cao Xiu smiled and said, "That's great, let's try the original flavor."

When people eat modern dim sum, the older generation always says that it lacks the same flavor as before.

It is said that the food in this era is better, with less additives and tastes very nostalgic.

There were two boxes of snacks left, a packet of large butter cookies with sugar granules left, and a tub of malted milk left.

He grabbed a handful of assorted candies and left a pound of White Rabbit candy. The Qin family had many children, so they had more candy.

Four boxes of vanishing cream were left.

"Sister, you need to apply this vanishing cream more often. Look at your complexion now. If you apply more skin care products, your skin will definitely become smoother."

"Oh, or else she's my sister. When she gets excited, she's so pretty that you can't help but think she's beautiful."

This vanishing cream was mainly bought for the other women and children of the two families.

She and her mother didn't really need it, as the skincare products in the space were of better quality. But she had to cover it up, right?

Yu Rou patted Yu You lightly. Her sister was becoming more and more talkative.

She then gratefully accepted the vanishing cream. As a woman, of course she liked these things. She opened the iron lid and the light pink cream was fragrant and smooth.

Yu You continued to rummage around outside.

"Xiaoyuan, look what this is."

The round glass marbles are like crystals, transparent and very beautiful.

"Second sister, what is this?"

"These are glass marbles. Keep five of them and I'll teach you how to play with them later."

Yu You knew that Yu Yuan was very studious.

Since winter arrived, there was nothing left to pick in the mountains. Yu Yuan spent her time helping her father tend to the private plot and studying with Wang Yuerong. She rarely went out to play.

"Second sister, is this a toy?"

"Yeah, take it out and play with your friends later."

Yu Yuan, who had never owned a toy before, held these beads in his hands with great care. He later played with them for several years and treasured them for the rest of his life.

"Second sister, do you still have pencils, erasers, and notebooks?"

Yu Yuan was very surprised. He had always been writing on the table with water or scratching on the ground with a branch.

"This time when I went out, I found that knowing how to read was very useful. I needed to know the words at the train station, bus stops, and various signposts."

"Your brother-in-law's family can all read, so we can't fall behind. Everyone in our family must learn to read. So, let's just bring twenty of them as well."

Yu Rou did not divide the canned peaches and quail eggs, so she decided to take them back to An An and Ning Ning.

A mother is always special to her children and they must feel cherished.

After distributing the things, Yu You left quickly.

"Mom, I'm going home to see An'an and Ningning first. I haven't seen them for a few days and I miss them so much. If you want to make kimchi, ask Xiaoyuan to call me and I'll help you."

"Okay, go back and get some rest. I've had some free time these past two days, so I steamed some extra mung bean cakes. Take some and give them to An An and Ning Ning as snacks."

Cao Xiu watched her daughter running away in a hurry with her things on her back, and secretly laughed at the fact that the girl was beginning to behave like a mother.