Although all four of them knew the reason, they couldn't tell Zhao Xiuxiang and the others. Instead, Wu Qiaoqiao and Lin Yuwei explained the reason they had come up with to the elders.
Wu Qiaoqiao and Liu Yuwei's reason was that their children were young. If they went to university and Liu Mingfeng and the others were in the army, the children would be separated from their parents for a long time and be taken care of by elders like Zhao Xiuxiang. Over time, they would become estranged, which would not be good. Moreover, there were too many children, and Zhao Xiuxiang would not be able to manage them all, right?
When Zhao Xiuxiang and Liu Ercheng heard that the issue stemmed from the child, they didn't try to persuade them further. After all, in the eyes of these elders, the child was the most important thing. As for the textbooks, Liu Mingfeng and the others said that they would use all three sets for now, but they should be careful when using them. Although they had received news about the college entrance examination, there were still some unresolved issues, so the information couldn't be spread.
I also told them that if they went to town during this period, they should go to the scrap metal recycling station to see if they could find any extra textbooks. If they could find them, that would be even better, since these textbooks would be sent to be shredded if they didn't find them. So they could find as many as possible and give them to those who need them when the college entrance examination results came out.
Feng Mingran also asked his brother and cousin if he could tell his good friend. During his time in the countryside, Feng Mingran had gotten along quite well with two male educated youths at the settlement. Now, these two male educated youths were living with Feng Mingran at Zhao Xiuxiang's house. If he didn't tell them, it would be difficult to keep it a secret.
Liu Mingfeng and Feng Minghao knew the two male educated youths and were familiar with their character, so they nodded in agreement. They agreed to let Feng Mingran study with the two men, but also told Feng Mingran to explain the situation to his two friends and ask them not to make a fuss.
Hearing his two older brothers say this, Feng Mingran nodded happily while holding the set of books, indicating that his two brothers would definitely keep quiet. After all, although Feng Mingran was a bit carefree, he had always been quite good at judging people. During this time, Liu Mingfeng and Feng Minghao also told Tan Jing that he should study with Feng Mingran. Once they had a complete set of textbooks, he could study at home. However, the two still hoped that he could study with Feng Mingran, since Tan Jing's learning progress and grades could not keep up with Feng Mingran and his sister.
Hearing their words, Tan Jing nodded, knowing they meant well. He knew that if he wanted to keep up with Mingyue, the only way was through studying. Of course, Tan Jing didn't know that this path would open up in the future. For now, his studies were the priority, but these other matters would have to wait until after the busy farming season.
After finishing talking about these things, Liu Ercheng tapped the table with his pipe, indicating that everyone could go home and get some rest, as they had to go to work tomorrow.
So everyone went home to rest. Of course, what the couples in those houses did at night was something we couldn't possibly know.
Starting from the second day, Feng Minghao and Liu Mingfeng participated in the busy farming season. However, due to Liu Mingfeng's physical condition, although he seemed to be in good spirits, he was very thin. Therefore, the brigade leader Liu Yougen did not let him work in the fields. Instead, he asked Liu Mancang, the village's tractor driver, to switch places with Liu Mingfeng and let him help the village transport some things by tractor.
During this busy farming season, they also sent Feng Minghao to the army base, since Feng Minghao didn't have much time to rest. Liu Mingfeng also recovered slowly during this period because he was eating well, but he was still too thin and his recovery wasn't fast.
In the end, because Wu Qiaoqiao had to go back to breastfeed, Liu Mingfeng and Liu Yougen discussed it and gave the job of driving the tractor to Wu Qiaoqiao. At this time, the whole village realized that Liu Mingfeng's beautiful and seemingly weak wife could actually drive a tractor.
Even towards the end of the busy farming season, due to a sudden downpour and the need to speed up the work, everyone saw that pretty young woman wearing a straw hat, sitting on a tractor, actually drifting! Of course, they didn't know what drifting was; they only knew that day, to quickly transport the crops from the fields to the brigade's warehouse, Wu Qiaoqiao drove the tractor at breakneck speed. When she reached the warehouse entrance, she executed a dramatic "dragon tail swing," shoving the tractor's trailer right up to the door. Luckily, she had good aim; there was no one at the warehouse entrance at the time, but it still gave the people inside quite a fright.
Seeing this, everyone stared at Liu Mingfeng in astonishment. Liu Mingyi remained calm and continued with his work. For Liu Mingfeng, this was nothing. You have to understand that back in the apocalypse, Wu Qiaoqiao could drive a car so fast it could practically fly. If you gave her a small slope, she could not only make it fly but also land safely.
In the apocalypse, you have to know a little bit of everything to survive. When Wu Qiaoqiao first started learning to drive, she could barely reach the brake pedal. Every car she drove was practically totaled. After all, Wu Qiaoqiao was only ten years old when the apocalypse began, let alone learning to drive. The apocalypse had only been going on for two or three years when she started learning, and there were abandoned vehicles everywhere, as long as you had engine oil. Luckily, Liu Mingfeng had the foresight to collect a lot of gasoline and diesel while gathering supplies. Wu Qiaoqiao driving a tractor now is just an excuse for her to drive a car later. If Liu Mingfeng and Wu Qiaoqiao wanted, she could fly you a plane, let alone a tractor.
Seeing Wu Qiaoqiao driving the tractor, Lin Yuwei expressed her envy and said she wanted to learn too. However, her idea only made Wu Qiaoqiao and the others wave their hands in fright, and Wu Qiaoqiao even bowed to Lin Yuwei.
"Sis, my dear sis, don't scare me, okay? With your belly in this state, how can you drive a tractor? If you really want to learn, I'll teach you after you unload the cargo in your belly. I'll not only teach you to drive a tractor, but I can also teach you to drive a car later. If the conditions allow, I'll even teach you to fly a plane, okay? Now you need to calm down and stop jumping around."
Hearing Wu Qiaoqiao and the others say this, Lin Yuwei could only nod in disappointment and didn't make any further demands. After dispelling Lin Yuwei's idea, everyone threw themselves back into the urgent farm work. After finishing harvesting the grain in the fields and handing it over—presumably the last public grain delivery—the busy farm work finally ended. But instead of resting, everyone started heading into groups into the mountains to harvest pine nuts, chestnuts, hazelnuts, and the like.
These people went into the mountains to find pine nuts, corn, and the like, partly so that they could have some snacks for their children during the New Year, and partly so that they could exchange these things for money at the supply and marketing cooperative to improve their family's living conditions.
While he was still at home, Liu Mingfeng and Wu Qiaoqiao went into the mountains and collected a lot of things. However, no matter how reluctant he was to leave, Liu Mingfeng left home before the first heavy snow fell. The snow fell the day after he left, and everyone began to hibernate again.
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