When they heard about meat, the sisters became excited.
Du Xiaoying smiled and nodded, "Mom and your Aunt Liu caught a pheasant in the mountains, and a wild rabbit bumped into something and died..."
Laughter and chatter could be heard from the yard. The three adults worked quickly and efficiently, quickly finishing off the pheasants and rabbits, each family getting half.
Liu Dajiao was so happy that she couldn't stop smiling. She went back with her daughter and son.
It soon got dark, and the aroma of meat wafted from the Song family's yard.
Siya and Wuya, who were squatting in their own yard, were drooling with greed, and stared curiously at the tall and thin little brother who didn't know where to put his hands and feet in the yard.
Du Xiaoying was holding a large bowl of steaming pheasant stewed with potatoes, with a few steamed buns made of 200g flour on top. "Be careful."
"Aunt, I—"
Xiao Yi really wanted to refuse, but her stomach growled spinelessly and her face turned red in an instant.
Du Xiaoying sent the little boy, who had his head hung low as if he had committed some serious mistake, to the back door. She touched the little guy's skinny back and sighed with heartache.
"Xiao Yi, even though there isn't much meat, it's still enough to replenish your bodies. Let's go back quickly while no one is around."
"Aunt, thank you. I will repay you when I grow up."
"Go quickly." She watched the thin boy enter the cowshed before closing the back door.
"Our eldest, second, third, fourth, and fifth daughters are all great. As a reward for doing so well in the exams, give them some extra meat."
Du Xiaoying looked at Sanya and said, "Sanyah, your parents are rewarding you for getting first place in the exam. What do you want?"
Sanya looked at her parents, smiled shyly, and scratched her head. "Mom and Dad, I don't want anything. As long as we are together as a family, Sanya will be very happy."
Listening to her daughter's words, Du Xiaoying's eyes turned red. Her San Ya was so well-behaved and sensible, but she had such an end in her previous life.
Thinking of this, his disgust and hatred for the Song family became even stronger, and he wished he could tear their tendons and skin them alive!
Song Guoliang raised his hand and patted his wife's thin shoulder. "Why don't we reward the children with money and let them decide what they want."
"That's good, I'll do it now—"
Song Guoliang didn't know whether to laugh or cry, so he pulled his wife, who was always quick to react, and said, "Don't worry, it won't be too late to give it to her after dinner."
The four sisters looked at the money they had received, and their faces were filled with proud and happy smiles. "Thank you, Mom and Dad."
Wu Ya propped up her chin with envy, "Mom and Dad, Wu Ya also wants to grow up quickly, go to school, and get the top score in the exam."
The couple was amused by the little girl's expression.
Joyful laughter drifted from the window into the starry night sky, and the bright crescent moon seemed to be smiling as well.
In the blink of an eye, it was November.
The weather gradually turned colder, the autumn wind was blowing, the leaves were turning yellow, and the mountains were covered with a layer of golden color.
It wasn't cold yet, and there wasn't much work to do in the village, so the villagers were collecting firewood in the mountains from morning till night, preparing to keep warm during the winter.
Meng Province is located in the north of China. The weather is cold, and the temperature can reach more than 30 degrees Celsius below zero at the coldest time. Therefore, if you do not prepare enough firewood, shrubs, thorns, and cow dung for heating, you will freeze to death.
The men in every household are responsible for going into the mountains to collect firewood, while the old and weak women go together to collect firewood outside the mountains.
Whenever Song Guoliang took Shuanzi and Erniu to the mountain during his rest time, he could get a lot of firewood in a day.
On weekdays, I have nothing to do when I get home from work, so everyone rushes to do the laundry and cooking.
Du Xiaoying was not stubborn and would always give thumbs up and praise without hesitation.
"Comrade Song Guoliang's cooking skills are getting better and better. They taste better than mine."
"Look at these clothes. They were washed in just a few seconds. So fast and clean..."
Song Guoliang couldn't help but curl up the corners of his mouth, his black eyes were smiling, and his cold face was like ice and snow melting in spring.
The man pressed the corner of his mouth and coughed lightly with a sense of satisfaction, "Wife, this is what I should do."
Du Xiaoying pursed her lips and tried hard not to laugh out loud.
"Mom." The five sisters of Daya stood in a row, wearing brand new cotton coats.
Du Xiaoying looked at her five pretty daughters and nodded with a smile, "Well, my daughters are really pretty. How are they? Are they warm?"
"It's warm, I feel a little hot~"
"Mom, touch me, my hands are warm."
Du Xiao touched his daughter's warm little hand and was so happy that he couldn't close his mouth.
Song Guoliang looked at his wife and daughter with a smile, "Wife, I'll buy some more wool and knit two sweaters for the children. They will be warmer in winter."
"Okay, buy as much as you can. I want to knit one for everyone in my family."
"Okay, I'll figure it out."
Brigade Primary School
A group of children surrounded the four sisters of the Song family with envy in their eyes, but they did not dare to touch them, for fear of damaging and dirtying their brand new clothes.
Erya put her hands in her pockets and said, "My mom and my eldest sister made this for us. Doesn't it look good?"
"nice!"
"Bitch, why do you deserve to wear new clothes?" Song Zishan's eyes were full of envy as he stared at the four sisters who were surrounded by a group of children.
.....
"Xiaoying, if you weren't here this year, I wouldn't dare come in by myself." Liu Dajiao tied up the firewood.
"I'm not afraid of you laughing at me, but since my family lost that one, I'm afraid that if something happens to me, I'll leave my parents-in-law and children behind..."
"You're right to think so. The body is the capital of revolution." Du Xiaoying helped push the cart. "When people are gone, everything is truly gone."
"You're right." Liu Da Jiao pushed the cart and smiled.
"Speaking of which, your Guoliang is really a good man. He knows how to stand by his wife and daughter. In our village, every man stands by his parents. He gets angry at his wife over trivial matters. I've never seen such filial piety before they got married..."
"If he sides with his parents, I will live alone with my daughter. I have hands and feet, so I am not afraid of not being able to support my daughter." Du Xiaoying snorted coldly.
"For so many years, I was too honest, so that family took advantage of me and bullied me. All the allowances he sent back were in their hands, and I didn't see a cent."
Liu Dajiao sighed, "It's not too late to figure it out. You don't even know that everyone in our team is laughing at you for being stupid. You're not spending your man's allowance, and look at that family eating so well."
....
At the foot of the mountain, a tractor was parked at the gate of the Song family compound.
There were many old people and children gathered at the door who had followed all the way from the village entrance to watch the fun.
"Guo Liang, what's this?"
"Uncle, this is all coal." Song Guoliang opened the gate of the courtyard and waved to the tractor to drive in.
"carbon?!"
There was a cry of surprise from the crowd, and they looked at the black bumps on the car in shock and envy.
"Look, those people with stable jobs in the city are different. They have access to a supply of coal, but ordinary people like us in the countryside don't even need coal."
"Look at that car! The Song family can't have a warm winter this winter. The old Song family must be regretting it so much that their intestines are turning green."
"That's because they're stupid, they deserve it. If my son was that capable, I'd have to worship him, not to mention beating and scolding him."
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