“Yes, Second Uncle and Third Uncle, you two go and study hard. It’s okay if you don’t understand. Remember, if you don’t understand something, come back and ask Sun Kaicheng. He seems to know a lot about these things, much more than I do.”
Although Qian Xiao is studying mechanical manufacturing, he is only a sophomore and his knowledge is still too superficial. In this respect, he is definitely not as good as Sun Kaicheng. Of course, he should use the cheat code.
"Really? The Sun family kid knows all this?" Qian Xiaobao was a little surprised. The Sun family kid looked so weak and uncouth, how could he know about this big thing?
“Sun Kaicheng is much better than me. Compared to him, I’m just an ordinary person. You guys should learn more about repairs; it will definitely benefit you a lot.”
These days, proper skills are in high demand. If the two uncles learn these skills, even if they don't succeed this time, they will definitely have other opportunities in the future.
The family always trusted Qian Xiao's words because Qian Xiao was the smartest person in their family. They all thought they weren't smart, so they figured it was always right to listen to a smart person.
Just as Qian Xiao had predicted, things got busy, and one driver was simply not enough. Driving a tractor is different from driving a car; it requires a lot of strength. If one person had to drive it all day, it would be impossible, and mistakes would be easy to make.
In the end, both Qian brothers became tractor drivers. They took turns driving, which meant they could work without missing a beat and still have plenty of rest time. Wasn't that a good thing?
Moreover, my second uncle is skilled and learns to repair cars quickly. The county's agricultural technology station has also set its sights on him, but there are no vacancies right now. As soon as a vacancy becomes available, my second uncle will definitely be the first one considered.
When Qian Xiao returned to Long City, she saw that the people walking on the street no longer had the same energy and spirit as when she first came. Many people were walking with their backs hunched over, which was obviously caused by hunger.
This year is the last year. Even the food supply here is quite tight. These past three years have been getting harder and harder. Every time I take the train here and see the barren countryside, where the once lush green fields have disappeared, I feel sad.
It's true that you don't know how tough things are when you're not in the thick of it.
Their village is doing a little better, but they'd be lucky to even harvest half of this year's crop. Some places had no harvest at all last year, and along the way, you can see forests that have been almost completely stripped bare, with not a blade of grass growing by the roadside.
You can see big-headed dolls everywhere. Their bodies and heads are seriously mismatched. Every time Qian Xiao sees such a child, she has the feeling that the body simply cannot support the head.
Even though there was no shortage of food at home, we didn't dare to eat our fill. When we went back this time, we saw that our younger brothers were all thin and weak from hunger. Although they looked much better than those big-headed dolls, they were still a far cry from their previous robust appearance.
"Sigh~~" Qian Xiao had just uttered a sigh when she felt a tap on her shoulder.
"Why are you here? Didn't you say you were busy?" Who else could it be but Sun Kaicheng, who had taken leave to pick up the person at the station?
"You've been busy for so long, it's good to come out and get some fresh air. What are you standing here daydreaming about? Let's go, it's too hot outside."
Sun Kaicheng picked up the things on the ground and walked outside. Qian Xiao quickly followed. Sun Kaicheng looked much thinner, as did she. How could the two of them eat so well when the whole country was starving?
For the past two years, the two of them have been distributing food every three months, hoping that this meager amount of food can save a few more lives. They have been hearing a constant stream of news about elderly people starving themselves to death so that their children could have one more bite to eat and survive.
Every time I hear this, the two of them stand in silence for a long time. They know the course of history but can't change it. This sense of powerlessness is frustrating.
"How are things back home?" I don't know how my maternal grandparents are doing. Who would have thought that the whole country is short of food now?
"It's not good, but it's much better than other villages. At least we still have drinking water. However, the crops in the fields are in trouble this year. When I came here, I went up the mountain to take a look, and the mountain streams are about to dry up."
"Grandpa Zhou and Grandma Zhou are fine, you don't need to worry." Even the people in the cowshed didn't starve to death. I heard that my grandparents gave out a lot of grain, but it was all done secretly.
"Will it really end next year?" Hopefully, the history that Comrade Erdan knows won't change.
"It will end in some places. You forget that extreme weather is likely to occur after a severe drought, such as floods or insect infestations. I only know that this is possible, but I don't know exactly where it will happen."
"But it will definitely alleviate the situation somewhat."
Sun Kaicheng frowned. He thought things would get much better after three years, but it seemed he was overthinking it. It would take at least two more years to return to normal.
How much longer will it take you?
Qian Xiao is now a junior in college, while Sun Kaicheng is a senior. At most, the two of them can stay at the same school for another year before Sun Kaicheng has to leave.
"I probably won't have any free time this semester. It would be good if I could finish before the new year. But my teacher did ask me what I was thinking about afterward."
"What are you thinking?" People like Sun Kaicheng either stay at the university or go to work in a research institute, but life in either of those places won't be easy. Although it looks like there are still several years to go, we still need to start planning early.
"I definitely won't stay, but there's still time to take it slow. I can't make my job wait for me for a year, can I?"
Qian Xiao nodded in agreement, saying that Sun Kaicheng was right. There was no such thing as an internship now; graduates from university were directly assigned jobs and would work wherever they were assigned. However, many places were eager to hire someone as outstanding as Sun Kaicheng.
"Did you take leave to come out?" Since the work isn't finished yet, this person doesn't have a vacation.
"Yes, it's not good to keep cooped up like this, so I thought I'd take a leave of absence to get some fresh air."
The two walked and talked, saying they were going to the bus station to take a bus back to school.
"My mom wants you to come over for dinner. Do you know when you're free?"
I've been here for several years now and have gotten to know the Sun family. They're easy to get along with, especially Sun Kaicheng's third sister, who's incredibly talkative and seems to be able to keep any information from her.
This person was born in the wrong era. If he had been born in later generations, he would definitely be a good paparazzi.
"I'll go tomorrow, do I need to wait for you to come with me?" Now that Sun Kaicheng isn't accompanying her, she can walk quite easily.
"No need, I don't have time tomorrow. My third sister talks about you every day at home." No one can get in when these two are together.
"By the way, didn't your third sister say she was going on a blind date a while ago? How did it go?" Sun Kaicheng's third sister seemed to be only nineteen years old, but he didn't know why she was in such a hurry.
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