Last night Qiao Yu just wiped his body and fell asleep on the bed, today he is going to rub the mud well.

After boiling water, make yourself happy first, then boil some for the children.

There is a faucet in the compound, so it is convenient to use water.

She hid in the kitchen to take a bath, and she didn't need to worry about the children taking a bath, they just met in the front yard.

After she got the pants, she saw many little boys running around with their lower bodies naked. Their families were poor and had no cloth coupons, so it was difficult to even afford a pair of pants, so the children took turns wearing the same pair of pants.

The stye period is long over, and now she can face it calmly.

She wanted to wash the youngest, Xiaoyong, but Dawei stopped her: "Mom, let me do it!"

Dawei also agreed: "Yes, auntie, you went to the city today, you must be tired, let us help me wash."

Seeing this, Qiao Yu nodded and said, "Okay, you guys decide."

After the sincere encounter, the children quickly became close friends and their friendship deepened.

After getting dressed and entering the main room, I saw five bowls on the table.

Qiao Yu: "You are growing up now. If you don't have enough food, drink more maltose to supplement your body. We have plenty of maltose at home, so drink as much as you want!"

She made milk powder for Xiaoyong.

The maltose that Qiao Yu prepared was much stronger than the one that the children prepared themselves.

After watching the children finish drinking, Qiao Yu said, "Go, brush your teeth, wash your face, and go to bed!"

My stomach was originally 60% full, but after drinking the sweet maltose, it was actually 70% full.

I can't sleep when I'm hungry, but as soon as I feel a little full, I feel sleepy and fall into a deep sleep.

Early in the morning, food from the canteen was delivered.

There were six people and less than 60 kilograms of coarse grains, mainly sweet potatoes and potatoes.

Qiao Yu was sleeping like a dead pig in bed and had long forgotten about the matter.

How many people born in the 2000s don’t stay in bed?

It was Zhou Jun who opened the door. When he saw the amount of food, he thought it was normal and thanked him after taking it.

Qiao Yu slept until noon and woke up. Seeing Dawei at home, he yawned with guilt, "Dawei, have you and your brothers eaten?"

"Well, there is malted milk and milk powder that my mother put in the kitchen, and we have eaten them all."

"Oh, that's good."

"Mom, the canteen staff brought food and put it in the kitchen."

"Yeah, okay."

After looking at the sixty kilograms of coarse grain, Qiao Yu went back to the house and took out the taro that he had copied last night, and threw a handful of copied candies into the pot to cook together.

Fruit candies and milk candies can be replicated, but candy wrappers cannot. She was worried about how to consume them. It was just right to throw them into the pot to make sweet coarse grain porridge. The sweetness can replenish some energy in the body. Adding maltose, it is much better than eating only dry food.

So, when Zhou Jun came back, he smelled a sweet smell coming from the kitchen.

Qiao Yu heard the noise and shouted to the courtyard, "Is Zhou Jun back? Wash the dishes! Serve the meal!"

I smelled a sweet smell in the air, coming from Zhou Tuan's yard. I could hear people swearing and children crying for food and being scolded and beaten by adults.

Qiao Yu didn't scoop much from the bottom of her own bowl. She would make meat buns, fried dough sticks, big crabs, stir-fried shredded pork, and meatballs every day. It was enough for her to eat all by herself. There was no need for her to compete with the half-grown children for that little bit of food.

Qiao Yu explained the meal he made: "How can those sweet potatoes alone be enough? Eating too much sweet potatoes and potatoes will make your heart burn, so I decided to add fruit candies. Eat quickly, we have a lot to do today."

However, being busy did not stop her from sleeping until noon.

After eating, while the three Zhou Jun brothers were washing the dishes, Qiao Yu and Dawei mentioned the matter of going to school.

Dawei: "Mom, I don't want to go to school. I don't like going to school."

Qiao Yu: "It makes me fall in love with learning."

Dawei: ???

Qiao Yu smiled and said, "Tell me why you don't want to go to school."

"I don't love..."

Qiao Yu raised his hand to stop him, "Don't say you don't like studying. I don't like to hear it. When Lao Zhang was still here, you didn't show any expression of disliking studying."

Dawei hesitated for a moment and said, "Mom, school is too expensive."

"How can it be so high? It's only a few dollars a month. I can afford it."

"but……"

Qiao Yu raised his hand to stop her: "If it weren't for Lao Zhang, I might have married that abusive husband and would have been buried in the ground by now. Lao Zhang saved my life, and I can't repay him for saving my life. Now he is gone. Should I repay him to you and Xiaoyong?"

"..." It seems to make some sense?

Qiao Yu: "If I didn't have the ability, would I force you to go to school? Our family is not short of money. Your father's pension and my grandfather's living allowance are more than enough to support you and even find you a wife!"

"...Mom, I'm still young."

"Okay, let's get back to the point. Even if Zhou Tuan is here, he can't interfere with my determination to support you and Xiaoyong to go to school! I'm spending my own money! He has no right to interfere! You don't have to worry about his face when you go to school! Just study hard! Don't think about anything else!"

"Then...will there be difficulties at home?"

"What's the problem? I have no money. I'll ask my grandfather for it!"

"..."

Qiao Yu was relieved for his child, so he said without hesitation: "Your great-grandmother is a high-ranking official in the military compound in Beijing. He has a lot of supplies and a lot of money every month. When things are settled here, I will go to Beijing to get your great-grandmother's dowry. It was left for me! It has nothing to do with the fake stuff!"

"..." Dawei didn't know what to say.

But, my heart seems to be relieved?

Dawei knelt down on the spot and kowtowed three times to Qiao Yu.

Qiao Yu straightened up, jumped up, and hurried to help Dawei: "What are you doing? Hurry up!"

"Mom, Xiaoyong and I are not your responsibility. You think so much about us because you are kind and righteous. You have sacrificed so much for us. I know you say these things so that I can eat well and go to school, but I... I will definitely support you in your old age!"

Qiao Yu rolled his eyes, "Don't give me empty promises, how old am I and you're already thinking about retirement? I should be fighting at my age! Forget about retirement!"

Why rely on your children to support you in your old age? It is better to save more money yourself. Money is more useful than anything else.

"..."

"Okay, hurry up and pack your things. I'll take you to the school to see if you can sign up now. Your connections should have been transferred to the army, right?" Qiao Yu thought for a moment and then said, "Let's go find the director of the Women's Federation!"

The director of the Women's Federation looked at Qiao Yu holding Xiao Yong, with Da Wei beside her. She pondered for a moment and said, "It's back, and the marriage certificate has been issued. You came at the right time."

"It's better to arrive at the right time than to arrive early."

After the director of the Women's Federation handed the household registration and marriage certificate to Qiao Yu, she said, "Just show the household registration to the principal."

Dawei and Xiaoyong’s surnames were changed to Zhou on their household registration.

"Okay, Director. Thank you very much."

Seeing this, the director of the Women's Federation laughed angrily and asked, "Did you call your grandfather to let him know you're safe?"

Qiao Yu: "I'll go after I send Dawei to school."

Not only did he have to send a telegram to the old man in the capital, he also had to send a telegram to Zhou's mother to report his safety.

The director of the Women's Federation waved her hand and said, "Alright, alright, hurry up and go."

"Then I'm leaving, Director."