To be honest, the food in her family was pretty good at that time. It wasn't all refined rice and flour, but it wasn't as lacking in oil and water as before.
So the two of them ate quickly, but their eating manners were not ugly.
"How do we go now?" After coming out of the state-owned restaurant, Qiu Dashu carried his bedding roll and waited for his sister to make a decision as usual.
"There's a bus. Brother San, stay here with your luggage. I'll go ask someone."
Without navigation, she asked all the way to the school.
As expected, it was too late after all the trouble and I couldn’t get into the school.
But finding the right place wasn't a wasted effort; things would go more smoothly tomorrow. The two of them had no choice but to carry their belongings and look for a place to stay. The school was quite remote, so the brother and sister searched for a long time before they found a guesthouse to check in.
The food that was packed during the day had already gone cold, especially the meat and vegetables, which were almost sealed with oil.
Qiu Yuling went to fetch two pots of hot water, untied the new porcelain basin that her mother had prepared for her, poured hot water into it, and placed the lunch box in the hot water. Although it was not as good as heating it over an open flame, it could still melt the oil.
I broke the steamed bun, put the vegetables and meat in it, and it was barely edible.
The guesthouse they were staying in today was a bit out of the way, not very crowded, and surprisingly, they even had two rooms available. After dinner, Qiu Yuling told her third brother to go back to sleep while she cleaned up.
Qiu Dashu had no choice but to let her know that he was next door and would come over if anything happened.
Qiu Yuling nodded obediently and pushed him to go and rest quickly.
She was always cautious when outside, and even though there was no one around, she hadn't thought about going back to the space to sleep or using her modern kitchen to clean up the dishes.
He fetched water, scrubbed it, and poured it out. After everything was arranged smoothly, he unfolded his bedding and lay down.
The next day, we woke up early, packed up, checked in, divided the dormitories, and made the beds...
Fortunately, there is Qiu Dashu who helps his sister with all kinds of things like a little adult.
In addition, he had just been a freshman last year, so he had a general idea of the entire process.
Originally in Qiu Village, the distinction between men and women was not obvious. Some people working in the fields were shirtless, while others only had two pieces of cloth in front and back, with two belts on their ribs.
The little kids were the most naked, and those from poorer families only had one coat in winter, which they would take off and give to whoever went out.
But this big city is different, it has the conditions to manipulate feudal ethics.
Qiu Dashu originally wanted to make the bed, check if anything was missing, and then go with his younger sister to buy it.
He was ruthlessly sent away by the dormitory manager, "Third brother, wait for me in front of the dormitory, I'm very quick."
Qiu Yuling's dormitory was on the second floor, a standard eight-person room with wooden bunk beds. She arrived late, so the only set of bunk beds left was behind the door.
She placed her bedding roll on the upper bed. The cabinet was still a mud brick structure. Because the top layer was too high for most people to reach, it was a large open cabinet with an opening facing the bed.
All the cabinets with good locations were occupied, so this one was left to her as if it were an exclusive benefit.
Taking advantage of the fact that no one was in the dormitory at the moment, Qiu Yuling went through all the trouble to find all kinds of useful supplies.
Plastic mirrors, wooden combs, porcelain basins, thermoses, hot water bottles, spare sheets, toothbrush holders, washboards... there are so many things to choose from.
"Third brother, you must be getting impatient. Let's go to the school cafeteria to eat." Qiu Yuling jumped out. There was nothing she could do. She felt genuinely happy just thinking that she was one step closer to the freedom she wanted.
Then she saw her third brother, like an old monk in meditation, not looking around. Oh, yes, Qiu Dashu was standing outside the girls' dormitory.
After settling his younger sister, Qiu Dashu was a little anxious to go back. Keeping him there for food and lodging was a problem, and every extra day meant an extra burden.
Qiu Yuling expressed her understanding, saying she happened to run into a fellow villager in the cafeteria, and since fellow villagers can discuss anything, Qiu Dashu stayed in his fellow villager's dormitory for a night.
The next day, Qiu Yuling bought four big meat buns as a thank you gift.
"Third brother, the package contains some nutrition for your body. Please travel light. I will send you to the car and then go to the post office to mail it. I will mail it to you monthly in the future. You don't have to worry about anything. Just exercise your body and do everything you can to move..."
Qiu Dashu laughed. It had been a long time since he had stroked his little sister's hair. He didn't know when her alopecia had become so neatly tucked into her pigtails. "You too, your safety is the most important thing. If anything happens, tell your third brother immediately. It's more convenient for me to walk to your school."
He has grown taller, and his little sister has grown up too, but now she is still at the height of his chest. Although she has a baby face, she speaks and acts in a mature way. He feels sorry for her because she is tired.
Farewells are the most annoying thing. Only when the shuttle bus was no longer in sight did Qiu Yuling turn around and wipe away her tears.
She had more to send today than just this: something for Qiu Zhuang, something for her third brother, something for her second brother, something for her grandmother, and something for Wang Xiaotao.
Qiu Dashu had taken his bedding with him, otherwise he would have nothing to use when he arrived at school. Qiu Yuling hadn't allowed him to take anything else except the money and notes, so now was the perfect opportunity to fill it up and send it over.
Her second brother didn't come home for the New Year, and everyone in the family missed him. Now that she was in a more relaxed situation, no longer surrounded by close friends, she was no longer restricted in doing certain things.
And her fourth aunt was pregnant again, so she had to give her some money. She didn't have much else, but she had a lot of supplies. She had everything she needed: milk powder, calcium tablets, dried dates, preserved fruits...
Basically, everyone's package contained these basic supplies. Her second and third brothers received extra work shoes and milk powder mixed with health-enhancing powder. She specifically reminded them in the letter that the money she had bought was hard-earned and not to waste a single bit!!!
On the other hand, her mother, sister-in-law, and grandmother had red and white sugar, small pills to replenish qi and blood, and Dacron cloth, which was in short supply on the market...
What’s interesting is that in addition to telling about her experiences along the way and that she had successfully completed the registration for new students, Qiu Zhuang also included a small envelope with the address “From my mother”.
There was nothing important in it, just some words about missing her when she was away, asking her to eat and drink well and stay healthy when she was not around, so that she could accompany him for a long time in the future.
She would find opportunities to sneak into the space cabin, prepare packages according to their respective needs, and attach letters, listing one by one what was sent, when it was sent, and finally adding her thoughts.
All done!
But sending so many things to one post office would be too conspicuous. Qiu Yuling had no choice but to send them to various post offices in the east, west, south and north.
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