Stared at by the man's sharp hawk-like eyes, Du Xiaoying pursed her lips guiltily and quickly laughed it off to change the subject.
"Well, it's getting late. Hurry up and pack up, eat breakfast, and go to bed. You worked the night shift yesterday, and you accompanied me back to my parents' house today. You didn't get much sleep."
Song Guoliang nodded, but did not ask any further questions. His wife would naturally tell him what she wanted to say.
It doesn’t matter even if I never say it in this life.
For the rest of his life, he just wanted to stay by his wife and daughter's side.
Du Xiaoying breathed a sigh of relief and slapped her lips several times. She wondered why she could never remember the truth that too much talk leads to mistakes.
.....
On the day of grain distribution, all the young and old in the brigade went out to the threshing ground, pushing carts, carrying shoulder poles, and back baskets, waiting at the threshing ground early in the morning.
Erya ran over hurriedly, holding Caomei's hand. "Mom, let's help Caomei deliver the food back later. Caomei's family doesn't have a cart, and Grandpa Wang and Grandma Wang are old. It's too tiring to carry them back and forth."
Du Xiaoying readily agreed, happy to see that her Erya was brave and kind, but not without bottom line.
As they were speaking, the educated youth from the educated youth point also came with backpacks and shoulder poles.
Several educated youth came over, pushing each other, and Zhang Yun spoke somewhat embarrassedly.
"Sister Du, when you finish moving the grain, could you please lend us the cart? We'll send it back right away after we finish moving the grain."
Seeing the frightened faces of the educated youth, as if she were some kind of monster, Du Xiaoying suppressed her lips and nodded.
"Okay, you guys get the food and wait here first."
"real?!"
"Um."
Wang Yueyue breathed a sigh of relief and said that Aunt Du was not a bad person. She just looked serious, but she was actually a very nice person.
Soon her name was called. She had to check her work points with the accountant first to confirm that they were correct. Only then could she go to the granary door to weigh and distribute the grain. After receiving the grain, she had to sign and put her fingerprints on it.
The mother and daughter looked at the bags of food piled up like a small mountain, and they were so happy that they couldn't stop smiling.
"Shuanzi, Erniu?" Du Xiaoying was delighted to see the two pairs of hands that suddenly appeared. "Have you shipped all the food back?"
Erniu smiled innocently and scratched his head. "Not yet. My family has all been allocated. Let my father and others get some vacant land first. We will help my sister-in-law get the food back first."
"Sister-in-law, you are really capable. You have distributed so much grain this year." Shuanzi's eyes were full of envy. "How could my country's Liang brother be so lucky to marry such a capable wife like sister-in-law in his life?"
Du Xiaoying joked, "If your Feng hears this, she might get into trouble with you."
Shuanzi grinned and quickly moved the food onto the cart.
"Just right, we finished it in one trip."
Du Xiaoying was not idle either. She swiftly carried the grain onto the cart, clapped her hands with a smile, and put Xiao Si and Xiao Wu onto the grain.
The two sisters were not scared at all, but giggled instead.
The eldest, second and third girls helped push the cart, and the smiles on their little faces never faded.
The Song family looked at the carts of grain and their eyes turned red with jealousy.
Old Lady Song gritted her teeth and said, "You bitch, this should have belonged to us."
Liu Lanhua's eyes turned red with anger, and she gritted her teeth secretly. Why didn't she marry the second brother back then? Otherwise, it would be her, Liu Lanhua, who would be enjoying the good life now.
A vicious look flashed across Song Zilong's eyes. When he noticed someone was looking at him, he quickly lowered his head.
After the grain was distributed, the remaining work in the fields was almost done. All that was left was to harvest in our own private plots and cut or slice whatever could be dried in the fields. This would allow us to have more vegetables in the winter and avoid wasting food.
The rest of the day, until the weather turns cold in winter, is spent going up the mountain to collect firewood and mountain products in preparation for the winter.
After watching the men and children go to work and school, Du Xiaoying took her little girl up the mountain.
"Mom, Xiaowu is collecting firewood."
"Well, go ahead. You can't run too far."
"Yeah." Wu Ya carried her small backpack and grunted as she picked up firewood with her butt sticking out.
Du Xiaoying wanted to go inside, but she was worried about her daughter, so she could only wander around the outside of the mountain with everyone else, looking up at her daughter from time to time.
She noticed Xiao Yi not far away, and took out the fruit candy he carried with him from his pocket. The next second, she saw He Zhiqing walking over with a smile.
One tall and one short, I don’t know what they were talking about, but they both had a faint smile on their faces.
He Zhiqing turned his head inadvertently and saw someone not far away. He was stunned for a second, then smiled and nodded at the other person, then bent down to pick up a branch and walked away.
Du Xiaoying pursed her lips. If she had seen correctly, a flash of panic crossed He Zhiqing's eyes the moment he saw her.
"Aunt, why are you here?"
"Xiao Yi, pack this candy and eat it when you're hungry. I'm so grateful to you for helping me last time." Du Xiaoying lowered her voice. "Xiao Yi, are you familiar with He Zhiqing?"
Xiao Yi's dark eyes flashed, and he lowered his head. "I'm not familiar with him. But, big brother is the only one besides my aunt who doesn't look down on me."
Du Xiaoying looked at the receding figure, then at the child with his head lowered, and she keenly sensed something was wrong.
The two of them spoke so familiarly just now, it didn't seem like they were strangers, but He Zhiqing had only been in the countryside for a few months.
"Mom~"
Hearing the little girl calling her, she hurriedly whispered, "Xiaoyi, hide the candy well, don't let anyone find it."
"Um."
Xiao Yi nodded heavily, a trace of guilt flashed in his eyes, but when he thought of his grandfather's instructions, he bit his lip and swallowed back the words in his heart.
"Mom, Xiaowu wants to drink water~" Wu Ya tiptoed to touch the water bottle on her mother's body.
Du Xiaoying quickly took off the kettle, opened it, and handed it to the little girl's mouth.
Wuya held the kettle, which was bigger than her face, in her two small black hands. She gulped down two mouthfuls, her eyes sparkling. "Mommy, sweet~"
Du Xiaoying was melted by her daughter's cute little face and kissed her little face, "Let's go, mom will make pork and potato buns for our little five when we get home tonight."
"Wow~ Mom is the best~" Wu Ya blinked her big bright eyes, which were full of love for her mother.
Du Xiaoying's heart softened, and she couldn't help but tighten her arms around her daughter. "Xiaowu, Mom will definitely protect you in this life and let you grow up safely and happily!"
"Xiaowu loves his mother the most~"
Du Xiaoying, who had originally felt a sore nose, was instantly amused by her daughter's words. She tapped the little girl's nose and said, "You~ Yesterday you said you loved dad the most, and the day before yesterday you said you loved big sister the most..."
Wu Ya covered her mouth with her little hands and giggled.
.....
“Gugugugu——”
“Squeak—”
The dilapidated wooden door was opened a crack, and a little head popped out, "Auntie?"
Du Xiaoying stuffed a packet of still-warm buns wrapped in newspaper into the bag and said, "These are the buns made by my aunt. Bring them in and eat with grandpa."
Before Xiao Yi could react, she had already run away and ran back to her home in one breath.
"What happened to Xiaoyi?"
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