Seeing his arrogant look, Yaya said, "Tsk!" "You are not as smart as Brother Rice Ball and Rice Cake. Just be a soldier and let them be the commander-in-chief. This way, we can win the battle."
If you are not smart, you should follow the smart people. You are a fool.”
Shengli slapped her and said righteously: "Are you still my sister? You despise me so much, and you still have to help me when others say something about me?
I'm not as smart as Fantuan, but I'm not stupid either. Why can't I be the commander? Didn't you listen to what your parents said?
The early bird catches the worm. I will definitely be the first to fly in the future. Don't look down on me, your brother. I have to set a good example for you guys."
Yaya didn't believe it at all and stretched out her hands to count for him, "Last time when we fought with Goudan and his gang, you were beaten black and blue, and when you came back, your parents scolded you.
And the time before that, the time before that, brother, when did you not get beaten? You are just an idiot."
Shengli felt embarrassed by what Yaya said, but he still showed his authority as a brother, "I don't care, I want to be the commander anyway, and you are my sister, so you have to stand by me."
Yaya was too lazy to talk to him. She sniffed her red nose and exhaled two puffs of white air. She asked him, "When will the aunts come back? It's so cold. I want to go warm myself by the fire."
Shengli frowned and was about to say it would be soon when he saw the figure approaching from afar. He jumped up happily and said, "Yaya, uncle and aunt are back."
He ran over and saw the old man parked the ox cart at the gate of the yard. People got off the cart one after another, carrying a lot of things in their hands.
There are air-dried pork, canned yellow peaches, two net bags of apples, a bag of White Rabbit milk candy, a bag of red apricot milk candy, and the Prairie Hero biscuits that are very popular among children.
The sisters-in-law who were burning ashes at the edge of the field saw this and were full of envy. Some of them also greeted Jiang Yan enthusiastically, "Xiao Yan, are you back for the New Year? I heard that you passed the exam and became the top scorer. Congratulations."
Jiang Yan said with a smile: "Thank you, sister-in-law. Come to my house for dinner in a few days!"
The aunt smiled until her eyes narrowed. "Even if you didn't tell us, we would have come. We want to share in the joy of the number one scholar and have a college student in our family."
"Then we'll have to bring our family with us. We're not going to eat you out of money, are we?"
Jiang Yan joked with them, "Bring everyone in the family with you. If we can't finish the food, we can take it with us!"
This made the others laugh. Lu Jiandang was also a man with a strong sense of ritual. He took out a dozen firecrackers he had bought and set them off in a circle around the fence so that everyone in the group could hear the noise.
The happiest people were the children. They covered their ears and waited for the crackling sound to stop. Then they all squatted down to pick up the leftovers and set off firecrackers for fun.
Shengli, hugged Jiang Yan's thighs and raised his head, showing his little white teeth, "Aunt, I missed you so much!"
Rice balls, rice cakes and rice grains stood out. The three children had outstanding looks and were the focus.
Fantuan asked him with a smile: "Brother, do you miss us? We are back for the New Year too, and we miss you so much on the island!"
Do you want to go to the island with us? I'll take you to catch fish and shrimp, which are delicious and fresh. "
Nian Gao and Mi Li also said in unison: "Yes, brother, come with us to the island after the New Year!"
Shengli also wanted to go, his eyes full of desire. Chen Min patted him and said, "You haven't finished your summer homework yet. After the 15th, you have to work overtime again. When will you change your temper? Study more with your brothers and sisters. You don't act like a brother at all."
Shengli is also a playful person. After the holiday, he put off doing his homework day by day and thought he would make up for it after the New Year.
Now that Fantuan and his friends are here, there is no need to think about it, it is too late to make up for it. It is really because they did not do their best in normal times and only tried to cram at the last minute. These parents are the ones who are to blame. They will definitely be scolded by the teachers after the New Year.
Hu Xueer and Song Jingtian handed the things in their hands to her. Chen Min felt helpless. "You are here, why bring these? You really treat us as relatives. There is a fire burning in the house. Let's go in and warm up first.
It's getting colder and colder. It's said that it will snow heavily in the next two days. Wear more clothes and don't catch a cold. It's not convenient to see a doctor in the countryside."
Jiang Yan was wrapped in Lu Xiao's military coat, revealing her fair little face. Even though she was married and had children, her face still looked like she was eighteen years old, without any change.
She nodded: "Okay, sister-in-law, let's go in first."
Everyone went inside, and people in the distance also heard the sound of firecrackers and asked curiously, "Is this a happy event in someone's family, or did an old person pass away? They're setting off firecrackers in broad daylight."
There is a custom in rural areas that firecrackers are only set off when there is a wedding or a funeral. No one would be willing to do so during other festivals, and firecrackers cost a lot of money.
The sister-in-law reacted and said, "Stop saying those unlucky things and setting off firecrackers. That means the top scholar is back! Didn't you see Captain Lu go to the county town yesterday? He went to the old family for dinner."
An auntie slapped her forehead and said, "Look at my memory. I calculated that Jiang Yan should be here in the next two days. She and Xiao Li like to live in the countryside. When I go back, I will kill a chicken and send it to her. It will be a great honor for our forward captain.
People used to say that she came from a big city and couldn't do any work, but who would have known that she was born to study and make a living with a pen. Lu Xiao is so lucky!
If you marry such a rich girl, you will be very successful in the future. Jiang Yan, you will become a high-ranking official. We must build good relationships with her so that when you need help in the future, you won’t be driven away.”
Someone also reminded, "You'd better not send the gifts. Comrade Jiang doesn't need the gifts. We are from the same brigade, so we can just have normal exchanges. She wants to make the top prize wine in the county, right?"
One of them said while digging: "It will probably be held in a state-owned hotel. It's okay if it's just an ordinary one, but for such a big event as the top scorer in the imperial examination, it must be a grand celebration.
Rural people don’t care about it, and city people just cook a few dishes at random, but they can’t compare to the cooking skills of the chefs in state-owned restaurants.”
Just thinking about it, they couldn't help but start drooling. Some of them even sneered, "What do you want? How much is the next meal? It's enough to keep us working for a month."
It is true that Jiang Yan can make money, but that money doesn’t come from the wind. A team of people can make her bankrupt.”
Obviously, they didn't take Jiang Yan's daily income of several hundred yuan seriously and thought it was just a rumor.
Because they have never seen so much money, ordinary people can understand it. Anyone who has a savings of three to five hundred yuan is considered a wealthy family in the local area.
One thousand yuan, I can’t even think about it, it’s an astronomical figure.
Aunt Wang was among them. She cursed in her heart, "God, he was so blind to let a woman like that pass the exam."
Why couldn't her son pass the exam? After all, he has a boy and can carry on the family name. But it's useless for that woman to pass the exam and she won't be able to achieve anything great in the future.
It would be better to give the quota to her son. This is a weird idea.
But most of them were happy for Jiang Yan, as she was a representative of women. Who says women are inferior to men? No matter how much men flatter her, they can never keep up.
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