"Sister! Sister! Is there any meat today?" Tian Zhuo couldn't help but look at Tian Tian expectantly while washing his hands.
"There is no meat to eat today, sister. This month's salary has not been paid yet. I wonder if there are meat coupons this month? If there are meat coupons, I will buy a piece of pork and let grandma stew it for you." Tian Tian said.
"That's great! Goudan from our class said that braised pork is especially delicious. We haven't eaten braised pork yet. Sister! Have you eaten braised pork? What does braised pork taste like?" Tian Mu asked.
Normally, if there is pork at home, Grandma Tian would either make pork and sauerkraut stewed with vermicelli, or simply stew the meat. She has never made braised pork, and Grandma Tian herself has rarely eaten braised pork.
"The taste of braised pork! In fact, it's similar to the braised pork cubes made by my grandma, but a little fresher and sweeter than the one made by my grandma." Tian Tian said.
To be honest, there is not much difference in taste between the braised pork and stewed meat here. Maybe they put a lot of sugar when making the braised pork, so the taste is a lot sweeter.
But their braised pork is actually still salty. Apart from sugar, the other seasonings are not much different from those used for stewed meat, so there is no difference in taste.
The point is that sugar is so expensive nowadays, who among ordinary people would be willing to put sugar in their cooking? Putting some salt is good enough, and adding a little more soy sauce is a luxury.
"If I could have a bite of braised pork in my life, I would be satisfied!" Tian Mu said like a little adult.
"Pa!" Old Lady Tian, who was passing by, slapped Tian Mu in the face, causing him to cry out "Ouch!" "All day long you just talk nonsense and you don't have a brain! Wash your hands and go eat quickly."
There was nothing special about tonight's dinner. Tian Tian just made whatever she had at home, so it was no different from usual.
Fortunately, Tian Mu and Tian Zhuo were not picky about food. After happily finishing their meal, they pestered Tian Tian for food.
Tian Tian took out two picture books and gave them to them, and they both happily took the books and read them.
Lin Meiyu and Chen Guihua went to wash the dishes after dinner. Tian Lisong and Tian Lilin came back in a hurry, and after dinner they were in a hurry again. No one knew where they went.
Tian Tian hesitated a little, "Grandma, come here and I want to tell you something!"
Old Mrs. Tian looked up at Tian Tian, followed Tian Tian to the east room, and closed the door of the east room. "What do you want to talk to me about?"
Tian Tian hesitated for only a moment, but finally said firmly, "Grandma, isn't the college entrance examination going to resume in December? I also want to take part in it and give it a try. If I can get into college, I also want to go to college."
After saying that, Tian Tian looked at Old Lady Tian very nervously.
After hearing this, Old Lady Tian sighed deeply. Tian Tian's heart ached as she listened to this. She was afraid that Old Lady Tian would not agree. She had already started thinking about Old Lady Tian. If she did not agree, how could she convince her?
"Then you go and take the exam first. If you pass, we can talk about it later!" Old Mrs. Tian didn't say anything. She didn't forbid Tian Tian to take the exam, but she didn't agree that Tian Tian could go to university if she passed.
"Oh, right! A few days ago, some educated youth came to our house to borrow the books you used in high school. I didn't know if you were going to take the college entrance examination, so I didn't agree to lend them the books. Now that you're back, I want to ask you if you want to lend them the books?"
"I can lend them the books temporarily this Saturday and Sunday, but I have to take the books to school to read on Monday, so I won't be able to do anything then," said Tian Tian.
Most of their schools have junior high school entrance exams, and many of the students who pass the exams have never attended high school and do not have high school textbooks. Tian Tian still has to go to school with her textbooks.
"Then I don't care. It's up to you to do what you want to do." Old Mrs. Tian didn't say anything.
It was too late tonight, so Tian Tian did not go out. After getting permission from Old Mrs. Tian, she went back to her room to sleep.
On Saturday morning, Tian Tian specially took the set of "Self-study Series of Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry" that Li Jiuniang gave her, and also took a complete set of high school textbooks, and took them to find Tian Yun.
Tian Yun had just finished her meal and was about to go to the educated youth point with her book. When she saw Tian Tian coming over, she put the book down and pulled Tian Tian into the house.
"Is your school on autumn harvest holiday?"
"No, today is Saturday, so I came back to help out during the holiday." Tian Tian put the two piles of books in her hands on the kang. "I'm giving these two piles of books to you. Aren't we short of high school textbooks now? This pile of books is for high school. I'll lend it to you for two days. I'll take it back to school tomorrow afternoon. And this pile of books is for you. They say this set of books is very popular now, and I happen to have another set, so I'll give it to you."
Tian Yun flipped through the two piles of books and was not surprised by the high school textbooks. He put the textbooks aside and said, "Textbooks are easy. I'll bring the textbooks to your house tomorrow afternoon and return these books to you on the way."
They are indeed short of textbooks now. There are more than ten people in the educated youth point. In addition to Tian Yun's set of textbooks, two other people also got a set through other channels. Now more than ten people are relying on three sets of textbooks, and it is a little difficult to distribute them.
Everyone copied the textbooks into books. Some people copied fast, some slowly, and some were even slower as they copied and learned at the same time. The three sets of textbooks were really not enough for everyone. Some people finished copying one and wanted to switch to another, but the people copying the other book had not finished yet.
The set of textbooks that Tian Tian brought over at least avoided this kind of competition. Even if they only borrowed them for two days, it would be enough for them to copy a whole book.
Tian Yun put the textbook aside and looked at another pile of books. He opened them and looked at them. After reading these books, he was very excited. "Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry Self-study Series?! This set of books is very popular now. They have connections in the Youth League Center, but they only got one set. The rest are not available for purchase. Where did you get them from?"
Tian Tian was very happy seeing Tian Yun happy. She had a set of books that Gu Zhao gave her in her hand, and later Li Jiuniang gave her another set. She couldn't use these two sets of books anyway, so she just gave one set to Tian Yun.
She could also think of the educated youth point, and estimated that she could not get many sets of this book, and it was unlikely that Tian Yun would be able to see it, so she gave it to Tian Yun.
"My friend gave it to me. My friend gave me two sets. I don't need an extra set. I thought you might not have one, so I specially gave this set to you."
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