"Cowshed?" Xu Qianjiao looked at Cheng Jiawen in confusion. Cheng Jiawen touched her head and explained calmly, "Well, those who were sent down to the countryside all lived in the cowshed."
Xu Qianjiao nodded in sudden realization. She then realized that this was probably what she often saw in novels. Some big guys were demoted and had to live in the cowshed, do the heaviest work, get the least centimeters, and some even had to be "educated" every day.
So many people were sent down and died within a few years. Some could not bear it physically, and some could not bear it mentally.
Xu Qianjiao and Cheng Jiawen didn't look any further. They vaguely saw that there were some elderly people inside. They were all wearing thin clothes and were being driven to the cowshed step by step.
They couldn't do anything to help them, but they couldn't bear to watch any longer, let alone "educate" them.
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Cheng Jiawen and Xu Qianjiao pushed their bicycles back home. Xu's father and mother had just returned from outside. When Xu Qianjiao and her mother saw them, they said, "Jiaojiao and Jiawen are back. Go wash your hands and get ready for dinner."
"Okay." Xu Qianjiao and Cheng Jiawen went back to their room to change their clothes and prepared to go to the kitchen to help Xu's mother with work.
"Hey, we don't need you. You can go and rest. Your dad and I are here." Xu's mother directly drove the two out of the kitchen and asked them to rest. She didn't need their help.
Cheng Jiawen smiled helplessly. He took out the pork he had brought back and the braised pork Xu Qianjiao had brought back from his backpack and said, "Mom, you don't have to cook tonight. Jiaojiao brought back the braised pork."
Xu's mother poked her head out of the kitchen and took the lunch box handed to her by Cheng Jiawen. She opened it and saw a box full of braised pork. "Did Jiaojiao pack this?"
"Yes, the cafeteria happened to have braised pork, so I packed some for you." Xu Qianjiao poked her head out of the room and answered Xu's mother.
Xu's mother nodded with a smile, "Be good, remember to pack it up next time."
"I know~" Xu Qianjiao said coquettishly in a long voice.
Cheng Jiawen watched Xu Qianjiao playfully in front of Xu's mother. After they finished talking, he handed the pork in his hand to her, "Mom, I bought some meat and ribs from Fatty today."
"Why did you buy spare ribs?" Mother Xu asked a little puzzled when she saw the spare ribs in Cheng Jiawen's hand.
Because nowadays few people choose to buy spare ribs. Most people choose to buy fatty meat. If that is not possible, lean meat is also fine, but they will not buy spare ribs because the price of spare ribs and lean meat is not much different.
But lean meat is all meat, while spare ribs are all bones, so everyone thinks it’s not worth it.
Cheng Jiawen smiled faintly, "Jiaojiao likes to eat it, it's okay, whatever meat you want, I will bring it back to you tomorrow."
He helped the fat man, and although he didn't have much, he still had a lot of meat. As long as he wanted, he could get some back.
What's more, he also has a share in this slaughterhouse, but he is not there most of the time and doesn't take care of it, so his shares are not too big. The annual dividend is only a few thousand yuan, which is enough.
Mother Xu shook her head helplessly. Cheng Jiawen really doted on Jiaojiao to the bone. She took the meat and looked at it carefully. After a while, she thought of how to cook it. "The fat can be used for frying, and the remaining ribs can be used for braised ribs."
"Okay, whatever Mother decides is fine."
Cheng Jiawen had no opinion on what to do with the meat. He was not picky at all and liked to eat anything. It was Xu Qianjiao who was picky, so between them, they just had to satisfy her taste.
Xu's mother was about to return to the kitchen with the meat when she noticed that the oil can was almost empty. She leaned over and looked at Cheng Jiawen, who was cleaning his bicycle, and shouted, "Jiawen, bring back some lard tomorrow so I can make it."
Cheng Jiawen was cleaning his bicycle with his head down. When he heard the voice, he looked up at Xu's mother and said, "Okay, I understand."
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As night falls, darkness shrouds the window, as if a thick curtain has covered the entire world. Inside, the house is brightly lit, and the family sits around the dining table, enjoying a quiet dinner.
The aroma of food filled the air, mixed with the laughter of family members.
Xu Qianjiao was telling her family what had happened today, and told them everything that had happened since Cheng Jiawen left.
After hearing that Sister Huang had specifically asked her husband to support Xu Qianjiao, Cheng Jiawen thought for a moment and said slowly, "Jiaojiao, since we have received Sister Huang's favor, we still need to express our gratitude to others. Go back and ask about Sister Huang's home. Let's go visit her with some gifts."
Xu Qianjiao nodded, "Yeah, I think so too. I'll go back and ask Xiaojie tomorrow."
Xu's mother also agreed and said, "We should really thank them. It happens to be Chinese New Year right now, so it wouldn't be out of place to bring some gifts and visit them."
"good."
The topic ended and everyone continued chatting. Suddenly, Xu's mother mentioned the group of people in the cowshed. "Jiaojiao, Jiawen, did you see when you came back? There are people coming to the cowshed, and most of them are older people."
Speaking of this, Xu's mother's tone was a little heavy. She had just gone to see and watched the criticism meeting. She saw a group of white-haired old people, wearing thin clothes, standing in the wheat field and being criticized and educated by everyone. She felt a little uncomfortable.
I heard that among them there are university professors and hospital doctors, all highly educated people.
Now, you can imagine how much suffering it is for them.
Cheng Jiawen and Xu Qianjiao also nodded silently, "I saw it."
"Ah." Xu's mother sighed helplessly, "When you see them, don't get too close to them, but don't bully them either."
She also felt sorry for them, but there was really nothing she could do to help them, not even to get close to them. She admitted that she was a selfish person. She would sympathize with them, but would never get close to them.
After all, in the current environment, there is no benefit in getting close to them, and it may even implicate yourself.
"Okay, we got it." Cheng Jiawen and Xu Qianjiao both nodded obediently.
They all understood that what Xu's mother did was right. They would not take the initiative to approach them, nor would they take advantage of their misfortune. Staying away was the only thing they could do.
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