As a strong man, he can walk any distance every day without any problem, but his wife with thin arms and legs cannot suffer like that.
Once he buys a bicycle, he can ride it with his wife, and she won't have to work so hard.
As soon as Song Guoliang got off work at noon, he went to the post office to send a telegram to his old comrade without even having lunch.
"Okay, sister-in-law, I'll go back first."
Du Xiaoying collected the money and walked around the county several times as usual, making sure that no one was following her before heading back.
When I was almost at the brigade, I saw a sneaky figure in the distance. Without thinking too much, I immediately hid in a cornfield half a person's height on the side of the road.
"Mrs. Song?"
Old Mrs. Song was mumbling something to herself, and she looked like she was in pain as she carried the basket.
Watching the people walk away, Du Xiaoying slowly walked out.
Old Mrs. Song is so stingy, she wants to hide everything, so it must be something big when she suddenly goes out with something!
Something is wrong!
Something is very wrong!
Du Xiaoying's heart was filled with alarm.
.....
"Oh my God, those educated youth coming from the city can't do anything. They can't lift anything with their hands or carry anything with their shoulders. I don't know what they are sent here to do. They are just a waste of time." The woman who was speaking had a look of disgust on her face.
"That's right, the work I do is not as good as that of a ten-year-old kid in the village, but who can blame me for being a city dweller?"
"Don't say anything. If those educated youth hear it, they'll go to the team leader and make a scene. They might even make a big fuss and even report it to the commune..."
A group of women curled their lips and rolled their eyes, but said nothing more.
Du Xiaoying recalled a few years ago, when the first batch of educated youths came. At first, the villagers were very curious and liked the educated youths from the city. Later, when they saw that these intellectuals were not good at work and were dragging their feet, they gradually lost their favor.
Later, various small conflicts accumulated and broke out, and the two sides clashed and even went to the commune. The brigade was criticized and punished and lost the qualification to be selected as an advanced brigade. To this day, the villagers still look down on the educated youth when they mention them.
"Let's not talk about anything else. If anyone dares to delay the autumn harvest, I, Liu Heimei, will be the first to disagree."
The one who spoke in a rough voice was Liu Da Jiao, a tall and strong middle-aged woman. Although she was not very careful with her words, she was not a bad person. She and Du Xiaoying were famous iron ladies in the team. They were as strong as men and looked down on the spoiled young masters and young ladies in the educated youth site.
"Let's not talk about that disappointing thing. Last year, the commune awarded a tractor to the advanced brigade. I heard it's about to be approved recently?"
"Is this true? Wasn't our Shibaqing Brigade the advanced brigade last year?"
Liu Dajiao's voice rose with excitement. "If our brigade had a tractor, we would definitely be first in grain harvest this year!"
Du Xiaoying blinked, a drop of sweat flowed down her brow into her eyes, she grabbed the old cloth around her neck and wiped her face, her heart was like a calm lake being stirred up by a stone, causing ripples.
.....
In the evening, before it got dark, the family sat in the yard to study and enjoy the cool air.
The five sisters squatted on the ground, holding a notebook in one hand and a branch in the other, writing on the ground stroke by stroke while reading in a low voice.
Du Xiaoying looked at her daughters, then at the man doing carpentry work nearby, and cleared her throat.
"Everyone in the village is saying today that the commune is going to reward last year's advanced brigade with a tractor. I'm thinking about competing for the tractor driver selection when the time comes!"
The father and daughter paused and looked up in unison.
Du Xiaoying blinked. "What's wrong? It's not working?"
"Women hold up half the sky! Wife, if you want to, just give it a try. How will you know if you don't try?" Song Guoliang nodded in agreement. "Besides, my wife is no worse than anyone else!"
"Support Mom!"
The five sisters spoke together.
She never expected that the man's daughter not only did not oppose her, but was also very supportive.
The corners of her lips curled up unconsciously, she was full of confidence. She had lived two lifetimes, and she didn't believe that she could not compare to those men.
Song Family Mansion
"What a coward! You won't agree to anything I say." Old Lady Song said with a sullen face, "Old man, what should we do?"
Old Man Song knocked on his pipe and squinted his eyes. "Don't talk too much for now. Go and cook. Everyone in the family is still hungry."
"What? What does that lazy old lady do for a living? She's starving my boss and my precious grandchildren. I think she's getting naughty again..."
Listening to the sounds of banging and cursing in the kitchen, Liu Lanhua curled her lips, turned over, and cursed inwardly through gritted teeth.
The old immortal thing...
"Guoliang, you stay at home and watch over the children while they study. I'm going to the river." Du Xiaoying said as she went out carrying a basket of dirty clothes.
"Mom, wait for Wu Ya."
When it came to the safety of her child, Du Xiaoying didn't spoil her little girl. "Wu Ya, be good. Mommy is out working and can't take care of you. What if you fall into the river? Just stay home with your daddy and sisters."
The river water was still warm after being exposed to the sun all afternoon.
Du Xiaoying skillfully scrubbed and pounded each patched piece of clothing. She hoped to save up some cloth coupons soon so she could make new clothes for her daughters. She also needed to prepare cotton early, making each of them a new cotton-padded jacket. The old ones she had brought with her weren't very warm anymore, so she had to make two overalls for each girl to alternate with.
Just as I was thinking about it, I suddenly heard a loud "splash", like the sound of a heavy object falling into the water.
When she looked up, she saw a small figure flapping on the other side of the river. Her heart skipped a beat and without thinking too much, she rushed to the shore and jumped.
He swam over quickly and grabbed the struggling child with his arms.
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