Xuemei first served each person a bowl of chicken soup, asking them to drink it to warm their stomachs and replenish their energy.
Mother Liu took a sip, then tasted the fresh mushrooms before looking up and saying, "Xuemei's chicken soup was delicious today, and the mushrooms are fresh too. If the village wasn't busy tomorrow, I'd go for a walk in the mountains and find some mushrooms to dry and make soup with later!"
"Mom, if you find some, you will definitely not want to dry them and drink them yourself. Today the purchasing station is charging 30 cents a pound for mushrooms, they are so expensive!" Ruirui said after taking a big sip of chicken soup.
"I can't bear to part with it. It seems that you two brothers have made a lot of money today!" Mother Liu looked at Ruirui's proud expression.
Qingya interrupted, "Today Xianggu earned a total of seven yuan and fifty cents. Each of them got two yuan and fifty cents!"
Father Liu and Han Chen were very surprised when they heard this. They thought that no matter how lucky Xuemei and her two siblings were, they could only find about ten kilograms at most.
Xuemei looked at Han Chen's serious expression, raised an eyebrow, and said, "I didn't expect that we would have such a big harvest today, did we?"
"I didn't expect that you three are so amazing. In addition to mushrooms, you also caught two pheasants!" Han Chen said with admiration.
"Yes, Mom, there is a bamboo chicken and an old duck bought by Brother Han in the cage. Which one should we eat first when I come back next time?" Qingya asked happily.
"Who eats meat every few days? Even if we're rich, we can't afford to do that. Besides, we've already eaten meat three times this month, including tonight. Have your eldest sister take the bamboo chicken to the supply and marketing cooperative tomorrow and give it to her colleague.
As for the duck your eldest brother Han bought, wait until next month for your three siblings' birthdays to kill and eat it. You must thank your eldest brother Han very much. Speaking of this, Han Chen, I have to say something to you: you should be more frugal in your life in the future! Be more careful with your money! "Mother Liu instructed.
Han Chen nodded to indicate that he heard it, but he didn't know whether he would do as Liu's mother said.
Qingya was born on the tenth day of the sixth lunar month, and the two brothers Ruirui and Feifei were born on the sixteenth day of the sixth lunar month. Now it is the twenty-seventh day of the fifth lunar month, which is the twentieth day of the sixth lunar month, and it is not long before the birthdays of the three siblings.
After Qingya and her two siblings did the math, they were not unhappy. Father and Mother Liu were both willing to spend time on food, and the Liu family's life was one of the best in the village.
"Dad and Mom, eat as much as you can. I have packed Qingya's food for school tomorrow into her lunch box. You can finish all the food on the table tonight!" After Xuemei said that, she picked up several pieces of chicken for each of Liu's father, Liu's mother, and Han Chen.
Han Chen was afraid that Xuemei would not be willing to eat it herself, so he used the serving chopsticks to pick up a few pieces of good chicken and put them in Xuemei's bowl.
"Everyone can eat whatever you want. We are all family members, so don't be guests!" Father Liu said to Han Chen.
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The next day, Xuemei went to the supply and marketing cooperative and exchanged the bamboo partridge for two yuan to Zhang Aiping. After returning home, she asked for the consent of the two brothers Ruirui and Feifei and gave the money to Liu's father and mother.
After a new round of farming was completed in the village, Qingya had finished her high school entrance examination. A few days later, Ruirui and Feifei also graduated from elementary school. However, Ruirui and Feifei had already received their results three days ago, and the two brothers were admitted to junior high school as expected.
Two days ago, the villagers handed in the summer harvest grain to the grain station. Yesterday, the village also distributed a part of the grain according to the work points of the past few months this year. The main ones were potatoes, corn, and a small part of rice and soybeans. Most of the beans were left for the tofu shop to make tofu.
Xuemei's family was also allocated more than ten kilograms of rapeseed, and Han Chen was allocated more than two kilograms of rapeseed and took more than one kilogram, leaving only one kilogram behind the educated youth institute to press oil with other educated youth.
Xuemei's family now has a total of nearly twelve pounds of rapeseed. Today, Liu's mother went to the commune oil press and spent fifty cents, and got about three and a half pounds of rapeseed oil.
Liu's mother does not plan to exchange some of the oil for money this year. She plans to send half a pound of oil to each of the Lin family, Wang Weiguo's family, and Wang Weidong's family when she mails things. She will seal the oil in a can and then wrap it with coarse cloth and newspaper to keep it safe.
A few days ago, Wang Weiguo sent Xuemei's family two more bags of malted milk, saying it was to nourish Qingya and her two siblings and prevent them from suffering from deficiencies during their growth. Meanwhile, Wang Weimin's family sent a large bag of dried seafood, including various dried fish and kelp. Fourth Aunt also specially dried a lot of mangoes for Xuemei's family. This was the first time Xuemei's family had eaten mangoes.
As soon as Xuemei entered the yard, she heard lively conversations in the house. Xuemei knew that Qingya must have received good news when she came to school today.
As expected, as soon as Xuemei put away her bicycle, Qingya ran out excitedly and said, "Big sister, are you ready with your ten yuan?"
"Since you've been admitted to high school, the ten dollars will definitely be yours!" Xuemei was also happy for Qingya.
Ruirui and Feifei also ran out. Ruirui continued, "Big sister, you don't know, my second sister is ranked fourteenth in the grade this time, the second to last one among the county high school students who were admitted to our commune."
Upon hearing this, Qingya slapped Ruirui's shoulder hard and said, "Don't say that. Although I dropped two places compared to the midterm exam, my total score is more than 20 points higher than last time. All you need is the final result that I get into high school."
Ruirui rubbed his shoulders, made a face and complained: "You have a broken palm, hold back a little. If it weren't for me just now, others like Feifei would have been injured by you!"
"I will hold back when hitting others, but you deserve a beating. And you're still blaming me. You ranked twelfth in this exam, and you didn't even get a reward!" Qingya said proudly, shaking her head.
Ruirui and Feifei also went to school to collect their notices today.
"Second sister, I think it's been a while since you've stretched your muscles. Let's have a fight. Do you like to show off?" Ruirui said as he struck a pose.
"Come on, who's afraid of who? Big sister, wait until I teach Feifei a lesson, then you give me the reward money. I will make him suffer both mentally and physically!" Qing Ya also got ready.
Feifei saw it and ran away quickly to avoid hurting himself.
Xuemei looked at the two siblings who were about to fight again after a disagreement, rolled her eyes helplessly, and said, "If you want to fight, go somewhere else and don't block the way here. Feifei, let's go inside first."
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