Knowing that Wenxiu also had work to do at home, Li Cuiying stayed to help and asked Jiang Mengxue to go home to check on her, but there was probably no one at the Jiang family now.
Jiang Mengxue knew that even if she stayed, they would not let her help with the work, so she also planned to go home and take a look.
Now that the weather is getting warmer, children don’t have to stay at home every day. Many children who are still unable to help with housework are chasing and playing with each other outside.
Although these children were not very familiar with Jiang Mengxue, they had seen her before, and they knew to call for her when they saw Jiang Mengxue coming back.
"Second Aunt."
"Second Aunt, you're back."
"Second Aunt, Kunzi and the others have gone to the fields to help, and Xiao Wanwan has been brought along as well."
Why did you take Wanwan out again?
It seemed that Jiang's father meant to let Jiang's mother take care of her grandson at home in the future. Otherwise, how could she take care of the child who was too young, and it would not work without someone at home to look after him.
Jiang Mengxue knew that this child was the grandson of Jiang Ershu and the son of Jiang Mengxue's eldest cousin, named Douding.
"Little Bean, where did your brother Kunzi and the others take Wanwan?"
The little kid tilted his head and thought for a while: "They should have gone to the fields. Brother Kunzi and Sister Pingping went to help sow the seeds.
Hey, Bean Sprout, don't run away. If you run away again, I'll beat you."
As the eldest in the family, Douding has the responsibility to look after his younger brothers and sisters.
Douding was so angry that he almost died. In the blink of an eye, Douya was about to slip out of his sight.
Jiang Mengxue took out a few candies from her pocket and handed them to Douding: "Give them to your brothers and sisters. Auntie is leaving."
The children at the scene were all from the Jiang family, so Jiang Mengxue was not worried.
Not knowing where the Jiang family would work, Jiang Mengxue could only look around the land of Taoyuan Brigade according to her memory.
The Jiang family is in the Sixth Production Team of Taoyuan Brigade. They usually work in that area. You can definitely find them by looking around there.
From a distance, Jiang Mengxue saw several children from the Jiang family squatting under a big tree and playing.
The older children, Yukun, Yuwen, Pingping, etc., have now started working in the fields like little adults.
Jiang Mengxue thought about these children. The youngest one was already eight years old. Why hadn't they gone to school yet? School should have started by now.
Even after Jiang Mengxue came closer, it was Yu Chen from Jiang San Ge's family who saw her.
Yu Chen was originally squatting on the side and sulking. He was already seven years old and could go to the fields to earn work points, but his eldest brother insisted on arranging him to look after his younger siblings.
He wanted to replace Sister Pingping, but his eldest brother disagreed and said that he could wait until Sister Pingping was halfway through and then come back to replace him.
He is already such a grown man, but he still has to do the same work with Sister Pingping. His strength is not much less than that of his elder brother.
But he didn't dare to refute his eldest brother. The eldest brother Jiang Yukun was in charge of the daily tasks of this group of children, and no one else's opinion would be effective.
Jiang Yukun also has the demeanor of an older brother. He can handle any problems among the younger ones, so the adults in the family are relieved.
This also led to a situation where a group of younger children wanted adults to help talk to their older brother, but no one could make the decision for them.
"What is Xiaochen doing? You look so unhappy."
Jiang Yuchen was so happy to see his aunts come back. Every time his aunts came back, they would bring them delicious food, either candy or biscuits.
Although I can't finish it in one go, I can always have a little to satisfy my hunger.
"Second Aunt, why are you back? I'm going to call my grandparents."
As he said this, he turned around and looked around, ready to run and call for help.
Jiang Mengxue quickly pulled him aside. It was not time to get off work yet and she had nothing to do.
"No need to call them, I'm fine. What were you doing squatting there just now?"
Jiang Yuchen immediately told his aunt about his grievances. He had lived under the tyranny of his brother for many years and he wanted to resist.
Jiang Mengxue didn't say anything and told him to do whatever he wanted.
Anyway, she wasn't the one who got beaten in the end.
Jiang Yuchen seemed to have his aunt's support, and ran to the field in high spirits, running towards Jiang Yukun and Jiang Pingping.
Jiang Mengxue watched from afar as Jiang Yuchen provoked his elder brother, but he didn't last a single round and was knocked down.
He lay on the ground, motionless, looking as if he had lost all hope in life.
Jiang Yukun saw his aunt standing at the edge of the field, waved to her, turned around and said a few words to Jiang Pingping, took the basket from her hand and threw it to Jiang Yuchen who was lying on the ground.
Jiang Pingping dusted off her hands and ran back.
"Aunt, my brother asked me to go back with you and your younger brothers and sisters. My mother and Third Aunt will be back to cook soon."
Now that Jiang Ersao and Jiang Sansao are pregnant, they leave work early and go home to cook.
When the baby is about to be born, I won’t have to go to work anymore, after all, the Jiang family has a lot of labor.
Wanwan is three years old now and can’t help much, but she is very obedient if you ask her to play in one place and not run around.
Jiang Mengxue bent down and patted her clothes. She didn't know if she had just been playing on the ground, but she was covered in dust.
"Pingping, why didn't you and your brother go to school? School should have started a long time ago, right?"
"Yes, we went to school this morning and read for a while, and then the teacher told us to go home and help with homework. We can go back in the afternoon. The teacher said we can go home after two classes in the afternoon."
There is a primary school in Taoyuan Brigade, with a total of three classes. Some children from nearby brigades are also sent to school here.
Feiyue Brigade does have a primary school. The conditions are good and there are educated people in the team, so there is no problem teaching in primary school. Therefore, there is no need for children to run such a long way to go to school every day.
When going to school in the countryside, the daily curriculum is arranged by the teachers themselves.
If the teacher asks for leave for some reason, the students may be given a holiday directly.
So it is normal for several children to go to school for a few hours a day and then go home to work for the rest of the time.
During the autumn harvest season, teachers also have to work in the fields, and the school also has an autumn harvest holiday.
Jiang Mengxue took the children home. She took out the sauerkraut from the kitchen that morning and prepared to stir-fry it with meat for lunch today. The meat was left over from the Chinese New Year and had been stored until now.
Before her sisters-in-law came back, Jiang Mengxue washed and prepared the vegetables first, and then fried them when her two sisters-in-law came back.
Jiang Mengxue also carried a basket when she came over. She would not go home empty-handed.
She took it out when she arrived at the Jiang family and no one was around. Li Cuiying didn't know what she brought with her.
More than a pound of mutton is perfect for making into a pot.
Around noon, the two sisters-in-law came back.
Everyone was surprised that Jiang Mengxue would come back now. They were both pregnant at a similar time, both more than four months pregnant, and their bellies were already slightly bulging.
"When will Second Aunt come back? Why don't you let the children go to the fields to call us so that she can come back early to cook?"
Mrs. Jiang San put down the basket in her hand and went to the kitchen, thinking of preparing the meal early.
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