Xu Ma said, "You didn't mention this in your letter."
"I didn't sign up, and neither did my older cousin."
"Ah? Why?" The third cousin was puzzled. If it were him, he would definitely not let go of such a good opportunity. Who doesn't want to be a college student?
"The first round is the village nomination, which requires a mass base. I have been in the countryside for too short a time, so my chances are slim. My eldest cousin didn't sign up, probably to keep me company."
"This Xiao Ming..." Dad Xu thought secretly that he must be nicer to his nephew in the future.
"Since our village was chosen for both places this year, there may be opportunities in the future. If we can really go to university, wouldn't that be better than working in a factory or joining an art troupe?"
Everyone nodded in agreement.
"Your village has selected two this year, but you may not have the same opportunity next year. The earliest you can do so is the year after next, and that requires ensuring that there are no changes from above."
As expected of my uncle who is the director of the supply and marketing cooperative, he doesn’t think in such an idealistic way and immediately found the bright spot.
"The year after next is the year after next. Then I'll wait for two years. If I can't go to college, you can help me arrange to return to the city, okay?"
When Mr. Xu smelled it, he looked at his third brother. Uncle Xu nodded slightly. Although the child's idea was naive, they, the adults, would help support her. If she wanted to exercise, let her do it.
The next day after returning from his uncle's house, Xu Manman and his cousin went out early in the morning, leaving the eager Xu Jianguo to look after the house.
Xu Manman planned to cook a good meal today, so she rushed to the nearby supply and marketing cooperative in the morning to buy some fresh meat and vegetables.
When passing by the gate of the textile factory, Xu Manman couldn't help but sign in. The system rewarded her with several pieces of cotton cloth and gauze. They were all ordinary materials, but the quantity was huge. It was comparable to the pile in Xu Manman's space. It was worthy of being a city textile factory.
The two siblings discussed it and decided that since they were free during this period of time, they might as well take charge of the meals for both families. Based on a monthly calculation, the amount of food needed was quite a lot.
The brother and sister went to several nearby grocery stores and stocked up on the ingredients she needed. They also went to their aunt's supply and marketing cooperative and got a lot of good things through internal channels.
After buying meat and grabbing a lot of vegetables, Xu Manman also bought rice cakes, pickles, fermented bean curd, sesame paste, bacon, sausage, and aniseed...
I even bought a lot of oil, salt, sauce and vinegar. After all, there are 8 people to feed, and the amount consumed every day is not small.
During the journey, Chen Ming carried things back three times alone, and only on the fourth time did he bring Xu Manman with him. Even so, there were still a lot of things hanging on the car and carried in his hands.
I spent the whole morning just doing purchasing, and had lunch in the factory cafeteria.
Exhausted in the morning, Xu Manman took a nap at noon and started preparing dinner at 4 pm.
Except for Xu Manman and Chen Ming, no one else can eat spicy food. Chen Ming couldn't eat it originally, but he learned to do it later.
Xu Manman still found it a little hard to accept that here all dishes had to be eaten with a little sugar, so she could only try to keep the food light.
Cut a piece of pork belly and stew it with fermented bean curd, slice the rice cake and stir-fry it with kale later, stir-fry bamboo shoots with lettuce, make vermicelli soup with bean curd sheets, golden sand tofu, stew with salted fish and eggplant, and stir-fry shredded potatoes.
Because the two families only had two coal stoves and the fire was not big, the cooking was relatively slow. Everyone came back from work at 6 o'clock, and Xu Manman was still making the last dish of fried rice cakes. This dish should be eaten while it is hot, otherwise the rice cakes will become hard if it gets cold.
When Xu Manman was serving the dishes, she realized that she was surrounded by onlookers. The kitchen was so small that she couldn't even turn around.
"Nannan, you really know how to cook." said my aunt. Her movements were very skillful, and judging from the color, the taste must be good.
"Of course. I've always said that my cousin's cooking is the best." Without waiting for Xu Manman to speak, Chen Ming outside shouted, firmly testifying for his cousin.
Only after I actually put it in my mouth did I realize that Chen Ming was not bragging.
This is really delicious. Even the most ordinary shredded potatoes are better than what you usually eat.
The braised pork with fermented bean curd was so popular that it was all gone soon after the meal started.
His family members were not so reserved. At the end of the meal, even the rice crust at the bottom of the pot was scraped off by Chen Feng to soak in the soup.
Xu Manman was not too surprised to see the empty plate at the end. This was always the case when she ate with her cousin and the people from the educated youth camp. Fortunately, she had prepared a little more according to the same portion as her family, otherwise it would not be enough.
"Nannan, why don't you wait for mom to come back and cook next time? Don't get too tired." Although her daughter's cooking is really delicious, Mother Xu is still reluctant to let her go. It's a rare opportunity for her to come back, so she wants her to have more rest.
The other three parents also expressed their agreement, and although the younger generation was reluctant, they did not express any objection.
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