Xiaofu squatted down proudly and touched the dog's head, then pointed at the dog's tail. Then he raised his little face and began to introduce the dog to others.
Xiaogouzi looked at the little brother with envy, and slowly squatted down. Soon he took Xiaofu to play with Digua. He didn't look unhappy at all, because his mother had already spanked him on the buttocks a long time ago, and it was impossible for her to raise a dog, so it was useless no matter how much she made a fuss.
Lian Xiaomin stood nearby and took another look at the row of seven large tiled houses that belonged to the captain.
Zhang Shengli has a father and a mother, five sons, a daughter, and two grandchildren. He has a very large family.
Apart from Xiaogouzi and Xiaobingzi living together, Zhang Wenyong has his own room and his only daughter Chunxiu must also have a room. It's really spacious (spacious in Northeastern dialect).
They and Li Xianghai's family form the control group.
Lian Xiaomin thought to herself, well, it wasn't easy for Grandma Cui either. She lost so many children and had a miserable life. Her husband is gone too, and she only has one son and two daughters left.
Fortunately, her elder brother Zhang Changshuan and her nephew Shengli's family lived nearby, so they had a place to go for everything.
Just as she was thinking about it, Chunxiu came out and immediately came up to her and took her arm affectionately: "Xiaomin, you are here."
She took Lian Xiaomin to her room, then turned her head and said, "Little Dog, take good care of Xiao Fuha, and keep an eye on the other little ones. Doudou and Mili will surely run out when they hear the noise."
"Yeah!" The nine-year-old puppy was also very sensible. He stood up, took Xiaofu's hand, and led him to his room. "It's too cold. Come on, let's go to my room!" At the same time, he called on Digua to follow.
Seeing that Xiaofu had made clear arrangements, Lian Xiaomin felt at ease and took Xiaoya with her to sit with Chunxiu for a while.
Sister-in-law Feng Mei was cleaning up in the yard. When she saw Xiaomin, she also greeted her warmly: "Xiaomin is here."
Lian Xiaomin also greeted her and thought that the Zhang family had resolved the issue very quickly, and the whole family seemed to be in good spirits and in a good mood.
She said in her heart: Duan Yu is here, and I have made a lot of efforts in your family's affairs. I am just leaving after the work is done, hiding my merit and fame.
When they entered the house, the two children of the Zhang family were sitting on their aunt's kang playing with a tumbler. Chunxiu said, "Doudou, Mili, go to your uncle's room. Xiaofu is here. He has brought a little yellow dog with him. It's really cute."
When the two little kids heard what their aunt said, they immediately got down from the kang along the stool beside the kang, and ran out of the house in a flash to see the puppy.
Lian Xiaomin sat on the head of the kang, put Xiaoya down, unwrapped the small quilt, and let her sit in her arms for a while.
"Xiao Min, it's a good thing you guys came to play this afternoon, otherwise no one would be able to come into my house. Today, so many people came one after another, and I was so busy that I had to prepare for the banquet. It's only now that I can calm down." Chunxiu poured two bowls of hot water and placed them on the kang table.
Lian Xiaomin held the bowl in her hands to warm them, and said, "I heard from Grandma Cui that it was all because of the Xie family's broken engagement."
Chunxiu drank some water herself, sat on the edge of the kang, leaned her elbows on the kang table, and nodded: "There are so many people coming and going, those who are here to get information or to watch the fun. It's not good to have too many relatives and friends, it will cause a lot of trouble."
This is how it is in the countryside. If something happens in someone's family, everyone will go to join in the fun. A little news will attract relatives and friends, as well as those who are at home during the farming off-season, to come and inquire.
"You have many relatives and friends in your family, so there's nothing we can do. The noise will soon die down in two days," said Lian Xiaomin.
Chunxiu frowned and sighed: "Well, it's not all about this. There's also the matter of borrowing grain. My father is the team leader and he can't handle it anymore... Many families have no food, and the village granary has been empty for a long time. What can my father do?"
"So Uncle Shengli went to apply for relief food, but it's really not approved at all?"
Chunxiu glanced at the closed door, leaned forward and whispered, "What are you criticizing? My father is worried to the point of having blisters all over his mouth. The commune leaders have directly said that some areas outside where the situation is more serious are in a more difficult situation, but we don't have that problem here! We can only let the production teams in the villages and towns below come up with solutions themselves - as long as there is no chaos and we can get food, any solution is fine, no matter what."
Lian Xiaomin listened carefully and remained silent.
Chunxiu added some water to her cup and continued in a low voice, "My father asked Wang Kui to bring the militia security team to keep a close eye on the situation. He was afraid that someone might not be able to make ends meet and start a disturbance. He wanted to see if he could organize some people to hunt some game at the end of this month and find a way to exchange some food for the village. This was something he and the old party secretary came up with. He was afraid that by then, there wouldn't be much food to be exchanged for."
Chunxiu pointed to the house next to hers. "My third brother is out all day and not at home. My father asked him to look for food that can be exchanged. However, it's enough for the family, and we can get a little. If we need to share with the whole village, where can we get so much?"
Lian Xiaomin and Chunxiu whispered to each other and chatted for a while. Half an hour passed in the blink of an eye, and then they got up to go back.
Xiaofu was very happy playing with these children, but also a little tired. He came out as soon as Xiaomin called him. He said goodbye to his brothers and sisters, and left Zhang's house with sweet potato.
When passing by the cowshed and the empty pigpen again, Lian Xiaomin took a careful look and saw an elderly grandmother taking care of Ma Jing in the rooms behind the cowshed.
Those rooms should be occupied by people who were sent to Sandaogou, and they are rarely seen.
I thought to myself, it must be difficult for a six-year-old kid to be alone at home, so I guess she is secretly taking care of him.
Lian Xiaomin quickly returned home and saw that it was almost time for dinner, so she steamed an egg custard for Xiaofu and heated up the swallow fish stew with noodles that she had saved for lunch.
Xiaofu ate the rice porridge with relish.
"Jiejie, this fish is so delicious." Xiaofu looked very satisfied. Lian Xiaomin carefully picked out the fish bones for him and fed him a few pieces of soft fish meat. He said, "This is what Aunt Yufang made for me at noon. Isn't it delicious?"
She fed Xiaofu and then fed Xiaoya. After both kids had finished their feedings, she quickly ate dinner and packed up her things.
Lian Xiaomin planned to go to Mr. Qian's place before it got late.
Xiaofu and Xiaoya were both brought into the space. Xiaoya was placed in the crib to play, while Xiaofu was allowed to move freely in the bedroom. There were plenty of small toys for him to play with.
Now there are more sweet potatoes, and even Xiaomin is brought into the space. She uses her mental power to isolate it and lets it run around freely near the villa and the woods. When it gets tired, there is a puppy kennel at the door of the villa for it to rest.
Everything was arranged. Lian Xiaomin took a disguise pill, turned into Lin Zi's appearance, and changed into men's clothes, shoes and hat.
Although Lin Zi looked young, about sixteen years old, he was quite tall, about 1.7 meters tall.
It was already dark outside. Lian Xiaomin left home. There was no one around, so she quickly took the small path behind the village and left. She found a quiet place, took out her electric car, and drove towards the commune.
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