After dinner, Liu's mother cleared the table. Xuemei asked Han Chen to go back to the educated youth institute to get his clothes and come here to take a bath. She helped to scrub his dirty clothes. Han Chen shook his head.
"Xuemei, I can wash myself. I'll go back and get some clothes to take a shower. I can wash the dirty clothes together with my body by the well. You've worked hard today, so just talk to me!" Han Chen looked at the person in front of him whom he hadn't seen for a few days and missed her very much.
"Okay, let's talk while we walk! Let's go to the Youth League Institute to get some clothes now, and then go to bed early. You seem to have lost some weight these days." Xuemei pulled Han Chen up and said.
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After taking a shower, Han Chen squatted by the Liu family's well, scrubbed his clothes clean, and then put the washed clothes in a wooden bucket.
Xuemei watched Han Chen finish washing his clothes. She walked over to him, holding the malted milk she had prepared for him in an enamel cup, and handed it to him, saying, "Drink this before you go back. Take a day off tomorrow!"
Han Chen looked at the malted milk in the enamel cup and said without answering, "You drink first, I'll drink the rest!"
Xuemei stuffed the tea directly into Han Chen's hands and said, "I only made half a cup. Drink it! I won't treat myself badly. Take care of yourself. My father and the others are still waiting for your help."
"Xuemei, it's really okay. The four of us will take turns coming in the next few days. I can go with my uncle and the others tomorrow morning!" Han Chen said as he took the malted milk.
"You should take a day off! Your health is important. It's okay if you take your time with the sand." Xuemei said to Han Chen, whose face had turned wheat-colored.
"Okay, I'll listen to you. I'll take a half-day break in the morning. It's just right that you have a day off tomorrow. I'll help you kill the ducks at home, and then go to the riverbank with uncle and others in the afternoon! By the way, Xuemei, should we buy some food for home? Second uncle has been eating at home recently. I wonder if there is enough food at home!" Han Chen asked with some concern.
"Don't worry, I gave the food coupons I saved before to Dad and Mom. There are twelve kilograms of food coupons, which can be exchanged for twenty or thirty grains of food. Tomorrow, you can pick up about ten days' worth of food rations from the Youth League Center. You should be eating at home recently. If Shengnan and the others come to help later, I will give Dad and Mom some money and ask them to help exchange some food for the village!" Xuemei replied.
Han Chen finished drinking the malted milk, thought for a moment, and then said, "Zhou Bing also said he would come to help, so there will definitely not be enough food. My uncle and aunt will definitely not want the money you give them. I'll go to the village and exchange it for some food and bring it back."
Xuemei thought about it and realized that it was true. It took her a long time for her parents to accept the food coupons, so they definitely wouldn't accept the money. "How much money do you have on you? I'll give you some!"
"No need, Xuemei. I still have more than ten yuan. I'll come back to you when I use it up! It's getting late. You should go to bed early. I'll go back first." Han Chen touched Xuemei's head and said.
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