"Be safe on the road and take good care of yourself in the army."
In a blink of an eye, it has been half a month since Qi Mingtao returned home, and it is time to say goodbye. Ye Fang looked at her beloved man with tears in her eyes.
Seeing this, Qi Mingtao quickly put down the luggage bag in his hand and gently wiped her tears, "You too, don't be too tired from working at home. I will write to you often after I get home."
Ye Fang nodded, "I will learn to read well. I read the dictionary you gave me every day."
In order to facilitate their correspondence in the future, Qi Mingtao went to the commune a few days ago to buy her a Xinhua dictionary and taught her how to read pinyin and look up words in the dictionary. Ye Fang was also smart and learned the general idea in just a few days. It didn't matter if she didn't know the words, there were always people in the village who could read and write, so she could just ask others for help.
"Good boy~"
Qi Mingtao curled his lips and smiled dotingly. Because his vacation was limited, and both parents wanted them to cultivate their relationship in a limited time, they met almost every day after the engagement. Ye Fang also moved him with her sincerity. Now Qi Mingtao knew that he really liked this little girl. He no longer married her because he thought she was suitable, but because he liked her.
Ye Fang naturally also felt his change, and her joy was beyond words. Nothing could make her happier than that I like you and you like me too.
"Mingtao, can you kiss me?"
The two of them had been together for so many days and at most they had held hands, but had not done anything more intimate. Qi Mingtao always felt that she was still young and he was reluctant to do it.
"good."
They were about to part, and he also wanted to leave a good memory for the two of them. He lowered his head and gently kissed Ye Fang on the forehead, saying in a gentle tone, "I will try to get a leave during the Chinese New Year to come back to see you. I will miss you, and you should remember to miss me too."
Ye Fang nodded sweetly, "Well, I'll wait for you to come back."
Soon the bus arrived, and Ye Fang waved goodbye with the red scarf he gave her. Qi Mingtao leaned against the window and waited until he could no longer see her before he withdrew his gaze.
night,
"Second sister, can you teach me how to read too?"
Ye Lan was so envious when she saw Ye Fang learning to read with a dictionary every day.
Ye Fang smiled and said, "Okay, Pingping, do you want to learn?"
Ye Ping nodded, looking longing, "Yes! Second sister, I want to go to school. Erdan and the others are all in school."
"I want to go to school, too."
Many of their friends can go to school, which makes the two little girls very envious.
Ye Fang patted their heads and smiled, "Okay, then I'll talk to my parents tomorrow to see if we can send you two to school."
"real?"
The two little girls excitedly said in unison.
Ye Fang nodded, "Really? If mom and dad don't agree, your second sister will support you!"
"Second sister, you are so nice!"
The two of them held her arms on the left and right and acted coquettishly, unable to stop smiling on their faces.
"It's getting late, go to bed first."
"good."
After turning off the lights, the three sisters lay side by side on the kang. Ye Fang was thinking about how to tell her parents tomorrow, while Ye Lan and Ye Ping began to look forward to school life.
The next morning, when Ye Fang opened her eyes, she saw two little girls lying beside her, staring at her with their eyes wide open. She didn't know whether to laugh or cry, "When did you two wake up?"
Ye Lan said, "Just now."
Ye Fang pinched her face and said, "After dinner, I'll tell my parents, don't worry."
The two men felt relieved after hearing this, fearing that she might have forgotten about it after a good night's sleep.
When Ye Qing is not at home, Ye Fang is Wang Juan's main force. She has to help with many things at home. She prepares breakfast for the family. After breakfast, when Ye Erzhu is about to go out, Ye Fang speaks.
"Dad, don't go yet. I want to tell you two something."
"What's up?"
Ye Erzhu and his wife looked at her curiously.
"It's about Lanlan and Pingping going to school. They are not young anymore. Why don't we send them to school? My sister and I have never been to school and we can't read a single word. Now we need to learn. My grandmother didn't allow us to go to school before. Now we have separated, so we have to let these two little ones learn some culture."
"this..."
The couple looked at each other, both of them hesitant. They really hadn't thought about sending their two little girls to school. Nowadays, every family is struggling, and it's not easy to save some money. Only boys can be sent to school, and sending girls to school is rare. Naturally, they are also one of the ordinary people.
They are both not young anymore and want to earn more money while they can still work to save up for their youngest son to get married. Although they still have four daughters to help them, they will have their own children to raise in the future. As parents, they cannot give their children more, so they should try to cause them as little trouble as possible.
"You two want to go to school?"
Wang Juan felt a little embarrassed when she saw the two little girls staring at her eagerly.
They both nodded in unison, "Yes."
"His father?"
Wang Juan couldn't make a decision herself and could only look at Ye Erzhu.
Ye Erzhu looked at the eager eyes of his two daughters and could not say no, so he just said, "I need to discuss this matter with your mother, don't rush."
Upon hearing this, Ye Lan and Ye Ping's eyes dimmed, fearing that the final outcome of their discussion would be that they would not be allowed to go.
Children from poor families have to grow up early. The two girls are not young anymore and they know that their family is not well off. If their parents do not agree to let them go to school, they cannot resist. After all, other girls do not go to school either.
"Dad, Mom, if you are worried about the tuition fees, just use my gift money first. I will earn more money to support them in school and not let you worry about it."
Ye Fang couldn't bear to see her sister disappointed, so she expressed her thoughts directly.
Ye Erzhu and his wife were very pleased to hear her say this. As parents, they most want to see their children have a good relationship.
Ye Erzhu said, "Don't worry, let me think about it with your mother first, let's go downstairs first."
Ye Fang nodded and said nothing more. Going to school was a big deal and she didn't expect her parents to agree on the spot. She had to give them some time. If they didn't refuse directly, it meant there was still a possibility.
The end of August was the busy farming season, with golden wheat fields waiting to be harvested. Every household that could work had to go to the fields to earn work points, and their family was no exception. It was hot, so they left the youngest, Ye Ping, at home to look after the children, while everyone else went to work in the fields.
Ye Lan worked extra hard today. She wanted to earn more cents so that her parents might agree to let her and her sister go to school.
"Lanlan, take it easy. Why are you in such a hurry? Be careful not to get a heat stroke."
The plots of land allocated to Ye Fang and Ye Lan were next to each other. Seeing that Ye Lan had already surpassed her by several meters, Ye Fang hurriedly called out to her.
Ye Lan wiped the sweat off her face with the towel around her neck, turned around and smiled at her, "It's okay, second sister, I can do it."
"Don't try to be brave, just work normally. If you really get heatstroke, it will delay things."
Ye Fang didn't let her do what she wanted. She walked over and caught her and gave her a good lecture. Ye Lan stuck out her tongue and had to slow down.
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