Chen Weida did not have lunch in Zhujiawan, but Li Shuyuan stayed.
At noon, the Zhu family set up several tables, each filled with two large pots of food: one a large pot of pork stew, the other a pot of chicken stewed with vermicelli noodles. Both had more vegetables than meat, and the staple food was multi-grain porridge. This recipe, a tradition from the north, was easy to prepare. The vegetables were rich and the porridge was thick. Everyone in the village came, some even bringing their own food and porridge, just to soak up the richness of the broth. All in all, the meal was lively and lively, just like Chinese New Year, and everyone was quite satisfied.
The children were even more pleased. When Zhu Youjie went to town, Liang Yuan had asked him to buy some candy. As soon as they finished their meal, some of the children started tearing off the candy wrappers.
After dinner, Chen Youguo and Zhu Youliang discussed their plans for tomorrow. Zhu Youliang felt that today was already lively enough, so there was no need to hire a gong and drum band. Instead, he could give a speech at school where he and Liang Yuan could share their study methods and experiences.
Although Chen Youguo was a little disappointed, he thought that the city's gong and drum band had been playing all the way to his team, and that everyone must know that their team had two college students, so it didn't matter whether to invite the gong and drum band or not, so he agreed.
With this in mind, he shouted outside, "Everyone, listen up! Those of you who have children studying at home or who want to send their children to school, remember to send your children to elementary school tomorrow morning. If you go too late, there won't be any seats."
After everyone agreed, he waved his hand and told them to disperse. They had been arguing all morning, and the roof of Old Zhu's house was about to be blown off. After everyone left, he also went home.
Zhu Youliang also drank too much and sat in the chair motionless.
Seeing his father’s blushing face, Zhu Xingtong wet a handkerchief with water and handed it to him.
"My daughter is so considerate." Zhu Youliang said as he covered his face with a handkerchief.
"Dad, here, this is mine." Tongtong also came over, handed over his wet handkerchief, and looked at him expectantly.
Zhu Youliang nodded and said, "Yes, this one is cooler." Then he lifted the handkerchief on his face and covered his face with the handkerchief Tongtong gave him.
Tongtong waited for a long time, but he didn't speak, so she couldn't help but push him.
"What's the matter?"
"Dad, you haven't told me I'm thoughtful yet?"
"Oh, my Tongtong is still the most considerate." After saying that, he fell asleep again.
Beside him, Zhu Youtian was also dazed, looking drunk. Song Hehua came out to get some water and saw him, so she helped him into the house to rest.
Old Zhu could hold his liquor better than his two brothers, and since Huang Mei had forbidden him to drink more, he was still sober. He called out to Zhu Youjie, "Youjie, help your sixth brother go to your room and get some rest."
Zhu Youjie responded and helped Zhu Youliang to his room.
When I came out, I ran into Zhu Youxian. "Brother, why are you running around so actively? It's not like you got into university."
Zhu Youjie said, "Why didn't you help mom and the others wash the dishes?"
Zhu Youxian said nonchalantly, "It's because of my elder sister and the others that I don't want to wash dishes anymore. My hands are getting rough from washing. Hey, I heard that the city gave bonuses to my sixth brother and his wife? Is that true?" She slept at home under the pretext of studying, but she missed out on it.
"Well, Sixth Brother got one hundred, and Sixth Sister-in-law got eighty. The commune and the brigade also gave us rewards, so the total is almost sixty." Zhu Youjie calculated.
"That's impossible. It's not like there were no students admitted to universities last year, but there wasn't such a big scene." Zhu Youxian asked doubtfully.
"Everyone has heard it. If you don't believe me, go ask Sixth Sister-in-law. Some people were admitted to university last year, but most of them were educated youth, and their grades were not as good as Sixth Brother and Sixth Sister-in-law's. Their grades are among the best in the city, even in the province." Zhu Youjie said enviously.
Zhu Youxian said in a daze, "Sixth brother is fine, he's been smart since he was a kid, but how come Sixth sister-in-law also did so well in the exam? Do you think Sixth brother told her some study secrets, which is why she did so well in the exam? I don't know about her, she's just too lazy to study."
"What nonsense! If there were any secrets to studying, why wouldn't Sixth Brother tell us? However, tomorrow morning, Sixth Brother will be giving a lecture on study methods and experiences to everyone at the team's elementary school. If you want to listen, then get up early."
"Why in the morning? It's terrible that I have to get up early and stay up late at school. I finally have a holiday, but I still have to get up early every day when I come back. It's really annoying."
"Be content, you're the only one in the whole bay who lives as comfortably as you. You don't have to work in the fields, so what's wrong with getting up early?"
"Hey, I know that in the eyes of you men, women should be diligent and virtuous, so I won't argue with you. Although I look down on Sixth Sister-in-law, I still admire her for her courage to enjoy herself."
"What nonsense! When did Sixth Sister-in-law enjoy herself?"
"What are you afraid of? We're at home. Besides, things aren't like before. Didn't you see that everyone in the bullpen has left?"
Suddenly, Zhu Youjie saw the bracelet on her hand and felt that it looked familiar. He grabbed her hand and saw that it was the one that Wang Zhao's previous girlfriend had returned to him.
"Where did you get this?"
"A friend gave it to me for my birthday. How is it? It looks nice, right? How much did it cost?"
"You went to find Wang Zhao?" Zhu Youxian was a little panicked. "How did you know?"
"He gave this bracelet to his last girlfriend, and she returned it to him after they broke up." Zhu Youjie said in a rather ruthless manner.
"Impossible, he clearly said that he asked a relative to buy it for him. Even the box is still there, how could it be old?" Zhu Youxian said, looking at the bracelet in his hand.
"You believed everything he said. I wonder why you didn't believe it. I was in the same dorm with him and I didn't know. He even showed off in the dorm when he sent his girlfriend off. How else would I know?"
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