It was Father Qiu who was unusually silent. After dinner, cicadas chirped outside the house and the moonlight was just right in the yard. The family sat in the yard and drank the flower tea brewed by Qiu Yuling to relax.
Father Qiu said after careful consideration: "Mother, why don't you send some money to our parents..."
"Stop it, do you have a pig brain? Where did you get the money?" Qiu's mother asked angrily.
"It wasn't that day..." Father Qiu seemed to have realized the problem and couldn't continue speaking halfway.
"Qiu Lao Er, let me tell you this, if you don't have a clear mind, don't be the one who sticks out. You haven't even had a few full meals yet, but you start to act like a big shot. Don't you even know your own weight?
I'll keep that money and that matter to myself. I'll see how the team divides it up at the end of the year. If you're well-off, take more grain. If you're not, give me a few bundles of dried vegetables. Don't try to do anything bad to me. If you don't want to live a peaceful life, then try it yourself."
"Hey, hey, I just mentioned it. I'll listen to you. You have the final say." There was a hint of flattery in Mr. Qiu's voice, and Qiu Yuling felt relieved.
Fortunately, there are people at home who have discerning eyes and ears. Some things are hard to explain once they're done. The problem isn't lack, but inequality. You've been living under the watchful eyes of a large group of people, with only this little income at home. Without any process, you're living better off than others. Do you think others are paying attention?
Mother Qiu was angry and habitually smacked her palms loudly while twisting the hemp rope. Father Qiu went to collect firewood in the moonlight and did not dare to say anything more.
After suppressing this incident, Qiu's mother seemed to have made some kind of decision and brought up the issue of Qiu Dashu continuing his studies again.
It's difficult to get into a technical secondary school. After studying in high school for two more years, whether you are feeding livestock in the brigade or doing something else, you need to be more talkative and be able to talk to the brigade leader if you ask for help.
Qiu Dashu also remembered that his sister had casually mentioned that a classmate's brother was taking a job exam in town, and only high school students were eligible to take it.
There was some emotion in my heart after all.
In fact, Qiu Yuling hopes that her third brother can go to college. No matter how turbulent it is, it will eventually pass.
But in this way, Qiu Dashan is left alone to diligently take care of the crops and make a living.
Even Qiu Yuling felt that Qiu Dashan had been somewhat wronged in this family.
Unexpectedly, he smiled heartily. The situation had changed. He felt that what he had received was the best his parents could give him at that time, and now that his younger siblings were successful, he was happier than anyone else.
Is it fair to keep his younger siblings at home just because he can't go out? It's settled, as long as things don't go back to normal, his younger siblings will do their best to support him.
The playful moon hid in the clouds. After saying everything she needed to say, Mother Qiu put away the hemp ropes and told everyone to go inside and get some sleep. They still had work to do tomorrow. Qiu Dashu also went to the school to check the rules himself. It was better to go back to class early than late.
Qiu Yuling returned to the house, locked the door, and first went back to her farm cottage to take a shower before returning to the kang and falling asleep.
It was daybreak, and outside, besides the chirping of sparrows, there was also the bustling sounds of adults going to work and children going to school.
Qiu Yuling finally put the lunch box in her bag. Halfway through the journey, she changed it to the leavened steamed bun in the space. It was made of pure black flour, but without bran or wheat bran, so it tasted very good.
As expected, at noon, Wang Aihong happily pulled Qiu Yuling to eat. The two of them ran to sit at the back of the classroom. Qiu Yuling opened the lid and let her pick the food up herself.
She had stewed potato cubes with smoked rabbit meat in advance in her space, and also prepared some cold seasonal vegetables. She also gave a steamed bun to Wang Aihong.
"Hmm~ Yuning, Auntie's cooking is so delicious." He gulped down several mouthfuls of water before swallowing.
Qiu Yuling patted Wang Aihong on the back and asked her to eat slowly. This kid is good in every way except that she can't control her recklessness.
Only then did Wang Aihong understand why Qiu Yuling took the trouble to go home for dinner every day. Look, the ingredients are all the same, and the food her aunt cooks is so delicious, it's so fragrant.
Qiu Yuling complained in her heart: It’s not that your aunt’s cooking is delicious, it’s that your sister Ling is willing to use more oil and ingredients. How can boiling or stewing be the same as carefully cooking?
After eating and drinking, isn’t it time for a lunch break?
Wang Aihong said that skipping rubber rope would be better, or throwing sheep's crutches would be fine. She mysteriously took out four sheep's crutches, which she had obtained with great difficulty.
Qiu Yuling: ...
For the first time, I thought I should go home at noon and change it back!
The final compromise was that Qiu Yuling was used as a wooden stake to stretch the rope, with the other end tied to a tree, and Wang Aihong jumped.
But after dancing for a while, it became boring. This kind of activity is more lively when there are more people and people are competing with each other. She always danced alone and got bored after a few times.
What could Qiu Yuling do? She was a soft-hearted person, and she couldn't stand children being cute, so she could only dance with Wang Aihong.
My family members were really taken back to their childhood. They were reluctant at first, but later they participated wholeheartedly.
As Qiu Yuling was dancing, she started to feel the excitement and was much better than the initiator. Wang Aihong was a little unhappy several times, but Qiu Yuling didn't care and ordered her not to give up. If she couldn't afford to play this time, she would never play with her again.
This was the first time that Wang Aihong was so bored that she looked forward to the gong sounding for class.
Qiu Yuling: How can I put it: I still feel a little unsatisfied.
After class, Qiu Yuling asked Wang Aihong to go out and jump rope with her again. This time, there were other students as well. What? You don't want to jump anymore? That won't work. You have to join in!
Qiu Yuling carried Wang Aihong out, and everyone formed teams randomly with their palms and backs of hands. Coincidentally, Wang Aihong was always on the opposite side, except for the rope.
Wang Aihong: I’m not happy at all today!
Qiu Yuling has made up her mind to fully embrace her childhood from today on!
At this time, childhood friends also needed to do work.
Childhood in this world is not like that in later generations where there are little emperors and little empresses. Except when attending school, children still have to take care of everything at home and outside. Occasionally, families with better conditions do not have to do rough work, but they still have to do those delicate jobs.
So even if Qiu Yuling dragged a large basket of grass back home after school every day, if she met someone she had a good relationship with, she would be praised for her ability. But if she met someone she just knew, she would just glance at her and then hurried off to do her own thing, not thinking she was particularly outstanding.
But Qiu Yuling would also be lazy. She would quietly move the grass that she had harvested with one click in the space into the basket, and then pretend to pluck a few handfuls. The most difficult job every day was to carry the basket of grass back home in front of everyone.
Over time, she not only grew fast, but also became very strong. She never felt tired when carrying baskets and backpacks.
Qiu Jianshe also took advantage of the hot afternoon to go to his original school. The teacher suggested that if his family conditions were limited, he should not insist on taking the technical secondary school entrance exam. He could continue to study in high school, which might not be a hopeless situation.
At that time, graduating from a technical secondary school meant obtaining cadre status, and the competition was unimaginably fierce. Qiu Dashu was a little undecided. He wanted to give it a try, but was afraid of wasting his parents' efforts.
When Qiu Yuling came back from the backyard, she saw her third brother in such a troubled state.
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