Qiu Yuling did not return to Qiu Village, but followed the old lady directly back to Shangquan Village. As soon as they entered the house, they lit the stove and swept the house.
"Mom, why didn't you send me a message in advance? I wanted to heat up the kang early. This room has been empty for a long time and it's very cold. You can go to my room and rest first." Zhou Hongfang was startled by the old lady's sudden return, and wondered in her heart, what happened to the old lady?
As a result, as soon as the old lady entered the house, she and Qiu Yuling each took a sleeve and a rag and started wiping the house inside and out.
Only then did she put her heart back in her stomach.
"Mom, you sit down and I'll do it. I was planning to clean up in the next few days, but I didn't expect you to come back earlier than expected." She thought that even if Qiu Yuling had a vacation, she would have to wait until her nephew's wife was out of confinement before coming back.
But now was not the time to think about these things. After coaxing the old lady into another room, she started working on her own.
The old lady sat down to rest for a while, then tossed her bound feet to the backyard to take a look. "Hongfang, have you picked all the saxauls?"
"Hey, I found some. They're all in the back room. This year's saxauls have been burned by the rain, but they're still sweeter than in previous years."
"This old lady can't sit still. I told her to sit in that room and rest, but she went to the backyard in the freezing weather, not even complaining about the cold." Zhou Hongfang muttered to herself, not daring to stop working.
In no time, the stove was lit, the kang was filled with fire, and the dust that needed to be wiped off was mostly wiped off.
I stopped what I was doing and started to prepare lunch. "Yuling, it's so hard for you to come here. How about we have some thick yellow rice porridge today? We have some mutton that was given to us by the team at home. Let's have mutton and thick yellow rice porridge. I also pickled some radishes. It's delicious with it."
"Yuling, how is your county's No. 1 Middle School?" Li Yingze also just entered the first grade this year, but he studies in the town's No. 2 Middle School, the same school that Qiu Dashan originally attended.
Qiu Yuling took out all her notebooks and sewn exercise books from the bundle on her grandmother's kang.
"Brother Yingze, here are the notes I've compiled. Take a good look at them during this winter break. Students with excellent grades at No. 1 Middle School can apply for the high school entrance exam in advance. You can try next year. It will give you peace of mind if you pass the exam a year earlier."
Li Yingze is the youngest son of her uncle. Her uncle has two sons and one daughter. The eldest, Li Yingjun, is eighteen years old. He failed to get into technical secondary school and faced financial difficulties, so he dropped out of school without even finishing high school.
Cousin Li Yingfen is the second oldest, sixteen years old, one grade higher than Li Yingze, and also a student at No. 2 Middle School. The third oldest is Li Yingze, whom she just gave notes to, fourteen years old. He started school late and is in the first grade this year.
Her complete set of notes and exercises. I kept one copy at home and made several copies. Today's set is specially given to the students of the same age from my eldest and second uncles' families.
"Brother Yingze, I copied this by hand. You and cousin Yingfen can use it together. It covers most of the useful knowledge points and test points. I'll go to my second uncle's house later and give another set to the younger brother and sister Yingtao."
"Oh my God, so many notes, you copied so many?" Li Yingze couldn't believe it.
Then his mother slapped him on the back of the head. "Look at how your sister Yuling studies. She has so many notes that she has to copy so many books. And look at you. If I ask you to write a word or review your lessons, you can drill a hole in the stool."
Zhou Hongfang was carrying yellow rice in. Without saying anything, she set up the cannon and started firing "da da da da".
Li Yingze clutched his chest and said, "Mom, please stop talking. Let me get over this shock first."
"No, why did you copy so much? Can't you just lend us the notebook and return it to us after we copy it? It's so troublesome."
"Why do you copy so much? A good memory is not as good as a bad pen. There is no wasted journey in this world! People who copy more times remember more deeply.
Your sister Yuling has been admitted to a technical secondary school and has received the admission letter. Next year she will go to Lanzhou Teachers College and will become a cadre after graduation!"
As the old lady finished speaking, the room fell silent. Li Yingfen, who had just entered from outside, asked anxiously, "Grandma, what did you say? Yuling got into the Teachers College?" How old is she? Three or four years younger than me, right?
Even Zhou Hongfang was stunned after hearing this. Passed the exam at such a young age? Last year, Qiu Dashu had given them hope of success, saving several children from dropping out of school. This year, Qiu Yuling had given everyone a shot in the arm. If others could do it, their own children might be able to do it too!
"Yingze, go to the brigade headquarters and call your father. Tell him to come back and boil the chicken in the backyard. Why eat thick rice? We are celebrating your sister's admission to school. Let's have a big plate of chicken for lunch!
Yingfen, go call your second uncle and ask him to bring the kids with him. Tell him that your grandma is back and will have lunch with us at noon.
The men have gone to the brigade headquarters to chat and brag, let them come back and see that the real cows are in our family."
Zhou Hongfang put down the half-picked yellow rice and went to scoop noodles.
One chicken is definitely not enough, so I put more potatoes, a few more plates of noodles, and some big steamed bread...
She had her own plans in mind. On the one hand, she envied the children of her aunt's family, each of whom was so promising. On the other hand, she was thinking about how to make her own child learn from them. Not to mention becoming a cadre, she would kowtow and express her gratitude if he could become a worker.
The errand job was taken over by Li Yingjun and Li Yingze. Cousin Yingfen picked up her notes and pulled Qiu Yuling to her room to chat.
Qiu Yuling didn't hold back. She first briefly explained the upcoming regulations to her, then flipped through her notes to explain the particularly important points...
Li Yingfen is different from Li Yingze. She especially cherishes the opportunity to go to school. The tuition is paid by her grandmother. For her, Qiu Yuling's set of notes and exercises is like adding weight to her chance to change her destiny.
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