After Su Le took a comfortable bath, she found that everyone had left, so she went back to the room to start taking care of the baby. Tonight, she also allowed Li Zichen to go to bed, but they each covered themselves with their own quilts.
Su Le slept until she woke up naturally. Chen Qing and Wang Xiang had already prepared breakfast and left her a bowl of porridge. They went up the mountain to collect firewood. Winter was approaching, so they had to prepare more firewood.
When Li Zichen built the house, he also specially built a warehouse for storing firewood. Now it is convenient for Chen Qing and Wang Xiang.
Su Le and Li Zichen packed up their things, but they haven't come back yet.
"Wife, let's make some lunch boxes for the journey," Li Zichen asked Su Le. Su Le nodded and said that they could put them in his space to keep them warm.
Su Le didn't want to do anything at all, so he ordered Li Zichen to make two full lunch boxes of fried pork belly and braised pork, and also steamed white buns.
Su Le took the opportunity to say goodbye to Xu Jiaojiao, who was heartbroken because no one would cook for her anymore. Su Le repeatedly promised to write to her and teach her, and Xu Jiaojiao finally felt better. Su Le also sold her his bicycle for half the depreciated price.
Li Zichen took the package, three lunch boxes, and a bag of steamed buns and went to find Su Le. The two walked all the way to the ox cart. Uncle Niu only started to leave when he saw that the ox cart was full. Su Le looked at the aunties on the ox cart and found that there were not many people he knew.
The two rushed to the train station and bought two sleeper berths, one connected to the other.
Chen Qing and Wang Xiang came in with two bundles of firewood, ready to cook something for them. When they entered the kitchen, they found that Li Zichen and the others had made an extra portion of braised pork and fried pork belly, with a letter underneath.
The letter explained that they were traveling a long distance and it was inconvenient to carry flour, rice, seasonings, and meat from the well. As wages, they were being hired to raise fish. The letter also specifically warned them not to kill the fish in the pond, as they would be asked to pay them later. They were also being taught how to raise fish, how to change the water, and where to place the feed.
Chen Qing and Wang Xiang looked at the rice jar, noodle jar, and seasonings all over the kitchen. "Second sister-in-law, this does seem like Su Zhiqing's work. I'm afraid he wants us to have a good winter. We have to work hard to take care of the fish and clean the yard." Wang Xiang said to Chen Qing with a smile.
Chen Qing nodded. "Yesterday, the second son saw ten skewers of meat in the well. Judging from what they've done, there should be seven or eight pieces left. Let's give two to Mother. We also have to tell her not to worry about the fourth son. If Su Zhiqing knew about this, he'd probably have a grudge against us. We can make the rest into pickled meat so it can last longer."
Wang Xiang agreed, "Yeah. Fortunately, we don't spend the New Year here, but at Mom's place."
The two of them started making porridge, sharing half of the braised pork and pork belly with each other to save for tomorrow, and made mixed flour buns. They couldn't bear to eat rice every meal like Su Le did.
Su Le sneezed, fearing that Chen Qing and the others had seen people in the kitchen talking about him.
Li Zichen frowned and went to get some hot water. Could it be that he had a cold? When he came back, he took the enamel cup and added some cold water from the kettle. He sat on Su Le's bed and handed it to her, "Drink more hot water!"
Su Le looked at the cup in front of him, looked at Li Zichen, and said lightly, "I don't have a cold! And don't tell me to drink more hot water in the future! This is not a nice thing to say!" Why are all men the same?
Li Zichen didn't understand and said something else, "The weather is cold, drink some water to warm your body."
Su Le took it this time, turned her little head and nodded, saying, "This child is teachable!" Su Le took a few sips and gave it to Li Zichen, then went back to reading her novel. Li Zichen wanted to know what attracted her, so he leaned over to take a look.
Su Le's consciousness entered the space and found a book on military strategy. He wrapped it in a book cover and took it out of his bag and handed it to Li Zichen, "Look at this."
Li Zichen took it and was attracted after reading one page.
The two of them were looking at the book in silence when a middle-aged man and woman came up to them and said, "Look, those two young people..." The woman hadn't finished her words.
The man interrupted her and signaled her to be quiet and not disturb them. The two of them silently made the bed and packed their things.
Su Le and the others were still reading until they finished their meal at noon. When they finished cleaning up, they still maintained the same posture. The man looked at his watch and it was already past one o'clock. "Girl, boy, it's time for you to eat." The man couldn't help but remind them.
Su Le and Li Zichen heard the sound. Su Le gave him a bookmark. The two put the book away. Li Zichen thanked the man and said, "Thank you for your reminder."
Su Le took out the fried pork belly, braised pork and steamed buns from the package and placed them on the small table. Su Le saw a familiar look between the man's eyebrows.
Li Zichen politely took out two steamed buns and gave them to them. "Have you eaten? We made it this morning."
The man quickly refused, "We just ate, but since you guys have been staring at us for so long, we wanted to remind you."
Su Le smiled and said, "I was immediately fascinated by it. It's all thanks to you."
The man asked curiously, "You're welcome. When we're out and about, we should help each other. I'm just curious, what book are you reading?"
Li Zichen was about to answer when Su Le took the lead and took out his high school notes. "We are reading high school books."
The man became interested, "Are you all high school graduates?"
Su Le nodded. "Although it's useless now, I still have to check it from time to time. Maybe the college entrance examination will be resumed one day."
The man praised, "Indeed, you are quite foresighted. My daughter is obsessed with studying."
The more Su Le looked at the man, the more familiar he seemed. He tentatively said, "We don't have much time to read in the countryside. Now that we have time, we should just read it."
The man said, "Are you educated youth? Are you going home now? My daughter has also been sent to the countryside, and I don't know when she will be back. Without our supervision, I'm afraid she will forget everything."
The woman continued, "How can you belittle your own daughter like that? Jiaojiao is actually very smart."
Su Le and Li Zichen exchanged a glance, "Auntie, is your daughter's name Xu Jiaojiao?"
The woman and the man looked at them in shock, "You know him?"
Su Le smiled and said, "Yes, we were sent to the same place as educated youth. The housing at the educated youth camp was not big enough, so we moved out together. Jiaojiao is quite capable and passed the exam to become a scorekeeper."
The woman patted the man and said, "Did you hear that? Your daughter is amazing! Don't say that in front of others next time."
The man smiled and replied, "Yes, yes."
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