Yu Xiangqing didn't understand why he didn't say it in the letter, but his father seemed to know something.
"Don't worry about how I know this. You're still trying to hide it from me. Why didn't you tell your family about what happened to you? Are you afraid that your family won't care about you?"
Yu Xiangqing shook his head and lowered his voice. "I didn't think so. I know my family won't ignore me. I just haven't figured out how to say it."
She sighed, "I don't know how to start. It's my fault, Dad. You advised me before. You said it wouldn't work. But I insisted on coming here to the countryside with him. It was me who insisted, and this is what happened. I'm afraid you'll be disappointed in me."
"What are you talking about? You are my daughter. No matter how disappointed I am in you, what can I do to you?" Yu Qingshan's face looked unhappy. Under his stare, Yu Xiangqing laughed and admitted his mistake very readily. "Now that you know everything, I don't have to worry about it. Dad, I know I was wrong. Please forgive me."
The child has admitted his mistake, what can I do?
Of course, forgive her.
Seeing that she was no different from before and full of energy, Yu Qingshan was very relieved, "Okay, be more careful next time. Now can you tell me what happened specifically?"
Yu Xiangqing spread her hands and said it calmly, "It's actually very simple. Wasn't grandpa sick during that time? He didn't send me anything, so some people said that my family would not support me anymore. He probably thought that my family had given up on me." There was a hint of sarcasm on her face when she said this. "He must have been suppressed for a long time, but he couldn't make up his mind because of the things at home. This gave him the determination to make a breakthrough. He took advantage of the situation to hook up with the only daughter of a commune cadre. Now he's working as a temporary worker in the commune."
Yu Xiangan nodded, "It's a good thing to stop the loss in time."
"It would be a bit too late to discover his character after marriage. Does everyone know that you are dating?"
Yu Xiangqing chuckled, "Little sister, you are right. I discovered it in time and stopped the loss in time. People didn't know and just thought he and I were from the same hometown, so we became close. I was also too stupid before. He told me not to make it public, so I didn't think much about it."
"I always thought he and I were dating, but it turns out we're just friends." She shrugged. "It's fine if we're just friends, it won't delay me from finding my next partner."
Listening to Yu Xiangqing's self-deprecation, Yu Qingshan could hardly hold back the anger in his chest, "Where is he now?"
His face looked very ugly when he said this. Yu Xiangqing was worried that he would find him and give him a good beating.
Yu Xiangqing held his arm, "Dad, don't be angry. He is in the commune. I have nothing to do with him anymore. Everyone knows that I have nothing to do with him. That's all. He will get his comeuppance in the future. The only daughter is in poor health. And I heard from others that she was engaged before, but then she had an accident. There seems to be a story behind this. His life will not be easy."
Yu Qingshan was indeed very angry, but he still retained his rationality. Their relationship seemed innocent to outsiders, and if he suddenly beat him up, he would be throwing dirty water on his daughter.
He wouldn't do something so impulsive. If he wanted to fight, he would find him secretly and put a sack on him.
He is not young anymore, but he still has no problem dealing with a young man.
I don’t know if there will be such an opportunity tomorrow.
Yu Qingshan gulped down several bowls of water before he could calmly ask Yu Xiangqing, "What are your plans for the future?"
Yu Xiangqing pursed her lips and said, "Let's take it one step at a time. I don't have much choice. I've been assigned here, so I have no choice but to work hard in the fields to earn work points. Dad, I know how to do farm work now. Others even praised me for planting the rice seedlings so neatly, as if they were measured with a ruler."
"Also, I'm familiar with all kinds of crops now. When I was helping my uncle with work before, I pulled up the seedlings and mistook them for weeds. Now I won't do that anymore."
"There's a specialty here called cloud mushrooms, which I really like, and I think you will like them too. It's out of season now, but I have some dried ones. The dried ones don't taste as good as the fresh ones, but they're not bad either. I'll make some for you to try today."
It was around one o'clock when they got off the train, and it was two o'clock when they arrived here. They had already eaten lunch, and all they had to prepare was the evening meal. Yu Xiangan stood up,
"Fourth sister, my cooking tastes pretty good now, let me show you my skills."
Yu Xiangan has a good impression of this free and easy fourth sister. It's not like she has a different heart. She is a 19-year-old girl who was born and raised here. Even after encountering such a thing, she can still be so strong.
Many people can't do it.
Yu Qingshan was also very pleased with her current open-mindedness. Hearing Yu Xiangan say this, he nodded and said, "Your sister's cooking skills are really good now. She suddenly got the hang of it. The meals she cooks are getting better and better. Ask her to cook for you and you will know."
Yu Xiangqing was a little unconvinced. How could such a big change happen in just one year? Before, the two sisters' skills were similar.
"Little sister, I'll be waiting to taste your cooking today. By the way, little sister, are you doing well in the food factory now?"
Yu Xiangan: "It's all right, sister, if you still don't trust me, what will you do when you have time here?"
Yu Xiangqing blinked his eyes and said, "I get up early in the morning and go to the fields. I come back in the evening when it gets dark. By the time I finish eating and taking a shower, it is already completely dark. I have a high school education and occasionally I will teach literacy classes to the villagers in the team with other educated youths, reading the □□ and the Chairman's Quotations to everyone. As long as the weather permits, there is work to do every day." If you don't work, you won't get work points. If you don't have enough work points, you won't have enough food rations.
"Fourth sister, are you still reading books now? Have you ever thought about submitting an article? I remember that your composition was praised by the teacher. You see, I can even have an article accepted by a newspaper. You can also give it a try. The postage is not expensive. If it is accepted, you can earn back the postage a thousand times in a short time. You can accumulate materials while working. You can write a more profound article than me, and then remember the taboos. I think there is still a great hope."
Yu Qingshan agreed: "Yes, you can try it. If it doesn't work, then we can talk about it. If it works, it will be different."
He also hoped that his fourth daughter would not just work in the fields here, but learn something else. It was not like she had to farm in the countryside all her life. He had finally managed to escape from the mud in the countryside, and he did not want his children to go back to the life he had lived before.
Now she cannot return to the city if she does not have a job, but she does not need a job to submit articles, so she can submit them at will. If this is her job, when she becomes famous, it will definitely be easier for her to return to the city.
Yu Xiangqing pondered for a moment. She submitted her work?
She didn't think about whether she could do it.
How about giving it a try?
“How did you submit your article before?”
"I asked which newspapers were accepting manuscripts, looked at their styles of accepting manuscripts, and found those with similar styles to mine."
…
Yu Xiangan told her what happened in detail.
She was also thinking in her heart, is there anything I can do to help her.
When I get back, I'll help her find some books and the newspaper excerpts she copied, which should be of some use.
They arrived the day before the Mid-Autumn Festival and they will take the bus back at noon. They can stay here for a day, which is enough for them to celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival.
They brought a lot of food, including mooncakes for the festival, meat, candy, canned food, and various sauces made by Yu Xiangan himself. They brought a lot, enough for Yu Xiangqing to eat for a while.
After chatting for a while, it was getting late, so Yu Xiangan rolled up his sleeves, cooked the meat, and gave some to Grandma Chen and the others. The family of three celebrated the Mid-Autumn Festival in advance.
Yu Xiangqing was very happy. It was great to celebrate the festival together.
There are also mooncakes from my hometown, my father, sister, and family around me.
It’s really great.
She was filled with joy as she talked about her older brother, grandmother, grandfather and others who were not here, and about the big and small things that happened during the year she was away from home.
They all went to bed late that night.
But they all slept soundly.
The next day was a sunny day. Grandma Chen and her two grandsons finished breakfast and went out early. Yu Xiangqing was about to take his father and sister for a walk in Niujiao Brigade when Mo Wenwen came over. Seeing her appear in front of the door, Yu Xiangqing's face immediately turned bad, "What are you doing here? Didn't I tell you? Don't look for me if you have something to do, and I won't look for you if I have something to do. We don't interfere with each other."
"Xiao Qing, why are you so heartless? We have been together for such a long time, are you going to deny it all just because of a few words from others? I have already settled what I owe you, and we still have a long time to spend together in the future."
She looked very innocent, but no matter how she tried to persuade him, Yu Xiangqing kept the same attitude, "Have you finished? If you're done, go quickly. You have to go to work. If you're late, your work points will be deducted. Don't blame others for not reminding you."
This is the roommate that Yu Xiangqing hates so much that he would rather move out. He looks harmless, has a sweet smile, and doesn't seem to have any ulterior motives. He seems to be a barking dog.
Seeing that Yu Xiangqing was not making sense, Mo Wenwen looked at Yu Xiangan, "You are Xiaoqing's sister, right? Your sister and I are friends, but there are some misunderstandings now. Can you help me..."
Yu Xiangan: “No!”
Yu Xiangan said bluntly: "You are very surprised. This is my sister. Of course I believe what my sister says. Moreover, my sister has made it so clear. You don't understand? You are so thick-skinned. It's unreasonable not to have ulterior motives, right?"
Mo Wenwen blushed, "How can you say that! I just don't want to lose this friend."
"But my sister doesn't want you as her friend. Making friends is not something that can be done one-sidedly. One-sided wish is just like being sticky and shameless."
Looking at Mo Wenwen running away, Yu Xiangqing was in a good mood. He couldn't understand what she was thinking before.
I actually thought she was very nice and that she was the best friend I had met since I came here.
It was not until her family stopped sending anything that I realized how utilitarian she was.
If there are benefits, everything is fine. If there are no benefits, they will immediately turn around and make fun of you behind your back.
Just like now, the two of them haven't had much contact during this period of time, but when he heard that her family was coming, he took the initiative to visit.
I still don’t think it’s profitable.
Yu Qingshan slowly walked over at this time and looked at Mo Wenwen's back as she left. "It's okay, just keep your eyes open when you look at people in the future." Young people, everyone is blind sometimes.
"Come on, take us around. Also, where is your captain usually at this time? I'll go talk to him..."
Since my daughter is cutting in line here, she has to trouble the team leader, who generously lent her a bullock cart yesterday. He wants to go and thank him, and also ask him to take care of his fourth daughter.
He still couldn't rest assured about her temper. As for Liang Yong, he was now a temporary worker in the commune, which meant that his household registration was still here. If he wanted to move out in the future, he would have to pass the test of the team leader.
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