Tian Tian played with Zhang Yan for a while, and finally went home under the reluctant gaze of the little girl.
She felt sorry for the little girl Zhang Yan. Zhang Yan was now six years old. Zhang Lanru had originally planned to save money to send Zhang Yan to school. Especially when she saw that Tian Tian had been admitted to university and several other educated youth in the team had all gone to university, her wish became even stronger.
However, the money for elementary school is not cheap for their family, so Zhang Lanru has been saving money desperately recently, wanting to send Zhang Yan to school so that she can be like Tian Tian in the future.
She and Aunt Huang didn't earn much money, so they had no way to increase their income and could only cut back on spending. The family's expenses were all covered by vegetables from the vegetable garden, which didn't cost much. They used to be able to feed Zhang Yan eggs once or twice a month, but now there are fewer eggs this month, so they save the money to sell, so Zhang Yan is now a little hungry.
When Zhang Yan saw Tian Tian bringing her a chicken carcass, she wished Tian Tian was her real sister.
Zhang Lanru knew in his heart that Zhang Yan had suffered a little, but he thought that if she lived a hard life in the past few years, once Zhang Yan could find a job and go to college like Tiantian, then the hard life now would not be a big deal.
But when she saw the chicken rack that Tian Tian brought over the day before, she felt bad.
Although there is less meat in the chicken rack, it is still a piece of meat, and it is a rare opportunity for them.
After Tian Tian left, Zhang Lanru put the chicken rack on the pot.
From the moment the chicken rack was put into the pot, Zhang Yan has been standing by the pot without moving, staring at the pot with her mouth drooling. Zhang Lanru felt so distressed seeing this. Originally, she had not planned to share any pork during the New Year this year, but seeing how greedy Zhang Yan was, she thought about asking for some pork after all. It was the New Year, and it would not be nice if other families were stewing meat but her family was not eating any.
Tian Tian didn't know that Zhang Lanru's family was having such a hard time now. She sent them chicken racks simply because their two families got along well. Zhang Lanru would usually send them some of his own cooking. They weren't anything valuable, just things that could be picked up in the mountains, but it was a token of his thoughtfulness, and their family appreciated it.
After Tian Tian returned home, she took the chicken carcass to Tian Ligang and Shen Lingling's house.
Tian Yun hasn't returned home yet, and this time she came back much later than Tian Tian.
It can be said that Tian Tian took the bus back the next day after she knew the results. The others might still be at the train station, struggling to buy tickets. In addition, Tian Yun's school always has a later vacation time than Tian Tian's school, so her return time may be delayed.
So Tian Tian didn't stay in Tian Yun's house for long. She just delivered the chicken carcass and came back.
She stayed in Shen Lingling's house for quite a long time.
The child in Shen Lingling's family has grown quite big now and can now sit up.
Before, Shen Lingling went to Fang Siwen's home with Fang Siwen by car and lived there with her child for a while. At the end of September, she came back with her child. She not only helped her parents to separate from her grandmother, but also acquired a piece of land.
During the time she lived in Beijing, Shen Lingling sent a lot of pastries from Beijing to Tian Tian. She also wrote a letter to Tian Tian, saying that she would not be able to stay in Beijing for long and might have to go home one day, so she specifically asked her not to send things to Beijing.
Now Shen Lingling no longer lives in her original small house with Fang Siwen. She has moved into her parents' newly built house and lives with them. After Shen Lingling got married, she finally had her own room. Although it was not big, it truly belonged to her.
Their house was newly built after Tian Tian went to school. Before she went out, she asked Old Lady Tian for the approximate location. Anyway, their brigade was only this big, so as long as there was a new house built, Tian Tian would be able to see it by going there.
Compared with the original house, the newly built house is very remote and far away from Tian Tian’s home. It took Tian Tian a long time to find it.
But it's quite easy to recognize here. The new house is different from the old one. The straw on the roof is fresh.
The door of Shen Lingling's house was not locked, so Tian Tian went straight in with her things.
"Mr. Shen, Mrs. Shen!"
When Shen's father and mother heard the noise, they hurried down to put on their shoes, "Tian Tian is here? When did you come back?"
While asking, Shen's mother pulled Tian Tian onto the kang. Shen's father was a quiet man. When he saw Tian Tian coming, he didn't say anything. He quietly went downstairs, scooped a bowl of hawthorn water for Tian Tian, and then sat on the ground to warm himself by the brazier.
"I just came back yesterday. I slept from the moment I got home until this morning. My grandma said I slept like a pig." Tian Tian took a sip of the sour and sweet hawthorn water.
Their two families were too far apart now, and Tian Tian's feet were almost frozen from walking all the way here. Fortunately, the hawthorn water had just been poured out of the pot, and it was delicious and warming.
"You must be tired from the journey! I heard that your university is in another province, so it must be very far from here. Does it take a long time to take the train?" The farthest place Shen's mother had been to in her life was the county, and she had no idea about other places.
"It's okay. Our school is relatively close to here. It only takes one day and one night to get there by train. To other provinces, it may take several days by train!" Tian Tian explained.
She saw that Mother Shen's face was ruddy and energetic, much better than when she saw Mother Shen before school started. She knew that Mother Shen was living a very comfortable life after the separation.
Grandma Shen did not live with the eldest son of the Shen family, but lived with his favorite youngest son. As a mother, she did not have to face her mother-in-law above, nor did she have to deal with her sisters-in-law in the middle. She was busy with household chores every day and helped her daughter look after the children. If she wanted to rest after work, she could do so.
Unlike before the family split up, she basically did all the housework, and even had to help the second son's family look after their grandchildren and wash diapers. She basically had to do everything else, and she didn't have a penny in her hands at the end of the year.
Even if they are a little tired now, they are working for their family. By the end of the year, they will have money in their hands. Both Mother Shen and Father Shen are full of energy.
"Really?" Shen's mother was a little surprised. "It takes several days to take a train. How far is it from here?"
"Auntie!" Tian Tian drank a bowl of hawthorn water in one breath, looked up and said to Mother Shen, "What I just brought you is a chicken rack. You can fry it or steam it when the time comes. It's ready. If you're not in a hurry to eat it, why not put it outside and freeze it first?"
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