"I have it, Uncle Li. My mother sent some dried vegetables from my hometown, specially for you."
"Are you done with the tender alfalfa? Are you going to eat dried vegetables so soon?" Looking at the things the little girl brought, the old man flipped through them, put them aside, and took out two cents, asking Qiu Yuling to take them away.
"Oh! You are disgusting! Just eat some dried vegetable leaves." She stuffed the food in through the window and was about to leave.
"Hey, Ling girl, don't leave yet. When the successor comes, come with me to my house. I left some good things for you."
Qiu Yuling simply sat in the lobby, waiting for the old man to eat, and she chatted with people at the same time.
"You just said your eldest brother can repair machinery? You need farm machinery in your area, and there are some waiting for it."
Qiu Yuling certainly knew that it would take a while for agricultural machinery to arrive in that area. Now only large state-owned farms, forestry farms, and military corps could have them. However, the major communes were also actively preparing talents.
Just to get the machine in place, they don't short-mouthed on the human hand.
"If you have this ability, you can get land with agricultural machinery. It's not easy."
Yes, yes, it's so easy to talk. But when chatting with the old man, she always says you say what you like and I pick out the reliable ones.
"What? You still don't understand? Go to a state-owned farm and be a farm machinery operator. Oh~ little girl, you don't understand these things yet."
Seeing that the person who was taking over the shift was already chatting with his fellow workers outside, Old Li had no time to talk and finished his meal in a few bites.
"Xiaotian, you're here just in time. I'm taking my granddaughter home. Come in and sit down."
"Okay, Mr. Li, you just go ahead and do your work. I'll take care of this."
Qiu Yuling carried the dried vegetables that she had put into the lobby earlier and followed Old Li back to his house.
"Here, I've been waiting for you for two weeks. Since you didn't come, I brought it to school."
Qiu Yuling took the iron box handed to her by her godfather and opened it, revealing a box of biscuits.
"I don't want it. You can keep it for yourself and eat it when you are hungry. It's not very convenient." Qiu Yuling didn't want it. At this time, can you only afford the tin box biscuits?
And the things at this time are really made of real ingredients without any additives, such as whey protein, collagen, pure milk, natural coconut oil, etc.
"You little ones are growing up, and I'm an old man. I don't like to eat this. You can take it away."
At that time, people were encouraged to devote themselves to revolutionary construction. Old Li's children were scattered all over the place. In addition, transportation was inconvenient, so they might not have the opportunity to get together even during the holidays.
Qiu Yuling may have had a purposeful approach to the contact at first, but the second time, she found that the old man just spoke in a rude manner, and since they were not relatives or friends, he was already quite nice to her.
He would save up some delicious food and wait for her to come before eating. She naturally appreciated the kindness and would come over every now and then to give him some food.
The old man couldn't be given too much money, and he would refuse anything of some value with a fierce face. She usually got all kinds of things from the fields on the farm and gave them to him.
Qiu Yuling was pushing and shoving, and the old man got angry. "Just take what's given to you. What's the matter? Are you afraid that if you eat one more bite, I'll blackmail you or something?"
Having said that, Qiu Yuling couldn't be so petty anymore. "Then I'll take it back to the dormitory to eat. Next time I'll bring you something delicious. I guarantee you'll love it."
The old man's expression softened slightly. "It doesn't matter whether it tastes good or not. As long as it can fill your stomach, that's fine. The dried vegetables you brought are good to me. They're better than anything else."
Now that she was there, Qiu Yuling rolled up her sleeves, took a rag and bucket, and wiped every touchable part of the old man's house inside and out.
"I'll come over next week to clean up the backyard, and I'll also plant some vegetables and melons for you so you can have a snack at home."
"There's nothing in the canteen, who will serve it?" The old man just found an excuse. Of course he would serve it, but what's the point of fussing about preparing a meal for one person? It's more convenient to eat in the canteen with a bowl in hand.
"Yes, yes, there's one in the cafeteria. You just want to make things easier. I can pickle vegetables and make meat sauce. You can eat at home later. Just add some cold dishes, some noodles, and a spoonful of meat sauce. It's delicious!"
She had just planned to make two jars of rabbit sauce for the old man when she came next week, and also roll out some dry noodles for him. They were delicious and easy to make.
"I've vacated the little room. You can stay home tonight and return to school tomorrow afternoon."
"Next time, I still have physical training tomorrow. After the training, I will come to see you again. It's not cost-effective if I don't take more bus trips with this bus card." Qiu Yuling had not planned to come again tomorrow.
But the old man might have been away from his children and grandchildren for too long, and he felt particularly indebted to someone. Qiu Yuling thought about it and decided to come again tomorrow to cook a meal for the old man.
If we want to get it back now, we have to hurry up. If we are late, we will have to go back. Qiu Yuling took two steps, then remembered something and went back. "Grandpa, I took it away."
As soon as the voice fell, the person trotted away.
The old man who was a little sulky just now is now happier than when he finished eating that box of cookies.
"I told you, little kid, you're always greedy, and you're just trying to fool me, an old man." He put his hands behind his back and strolled out of the yard. He watched Qiu Yuling from a distance until she got on the bus before turning back.
Qiu Yuling didn't lie. She had training sessions on both mornings of the weekend. She is the kind of person who tends to fall in love with whatever she does.
In addition, I have been practicing military boxing with the old principal, so the basic skills of opening and closing are not as difficult as those of the two roommates.
Still able to enjoy the fun of it.
When she returned to the dormitory today, she didn't bring anything with her. She had already put away the old man's box of biscuits. She didn't know why, but she subconsciously didn't want to take it outside.
"Hey, Yuling, why are you back at this time? Have you eaten?" Li Feidan and a few others had just come out of the bathhouse and met Qiu Yuling on the way back to the dormitory.
"I ate, and then I rushed back because I had physical training tomorrow morning."
"You want to take a shower? Hurry up and go now. There's still time for hot water." The hot water is only available for two hours, so you have to hurry.
"No, I've already washed." Why are there only three of you? Where are the others?
Zhao Xiaogu rushed to the front and said, "Qiusha is knitting a sweater, Yang Huihui went to take a bath with her fellow villagers, Bai Qiaolan is still lingering in the bathhouse, and the people behind are queuing, so the few of us made room and left first."
"Yuling, can your relatives get some wool? I want to get some wool and knit a sweater for my mother." Zhang Caiyue didn't dare to mention buying it and thought of asking first.
"Well, wool yarn probably isn't very good, but I can ask about cotton yarn. My aunt works at a wool factory."
"That's great. Please ask our aunt for me. I have that one. I have saved quite a lot. It should be enough." After saying that, he rubbed it twice and made a gesture as if he was counting money.
Qiu Yuling smiled and agreed, "I'll go there tomorrow, I'll ask for you."
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