Ling Shuang picked up a piece of boneless chicken for each of her two nieces. After seeing them eat, she said to her brother, "Yongqiang's admission letter came out. He was admitted to the No. 1 Middle School in the city."
Cai Genbao was very happy to hear this: "I knew Yongqiang would study hard and would definitely be a university student in the future." After saying this, he looked at his sister's face and said: "Then... when will you send him to school?"
"Don't worry about him. Your brother-in-law and I have come to an understanding this time. Not only Yongqiang, but Yongfang will also go to high school with Yongqiang."
"Really, big sister!" Cai Genbao was so surprised, "But didn't Yongfang drop out of school a year ago? Can the school still accept her? Does she have to take the exam again?"
"Yongfang was on leave from school last year, but this year she can go back to school simply by completing the procedures. She will just be one grade lower than her former classmates and will be in the same grade as Yongqiang," said Ling Shuang.
"That's great," Cai Genbao happily stood up and took a glass from the cupboard: "Dad, I'll fill your glass with wine, I'll have a drink with you."
"You can be happy, but don't try to steal my wine." Old Man Cai reluctantly took the bottle from his feet, refused his son's move to fill it with wine, and instead took the glass and gave his son a little wine.
"Dad, you are too stingy," Cai Genbao said dissatisfiedly.
"You bastard, wait until I drink the wine you gave me as a gift before you say that." Old Man Cai glared.
"Didn't my sister just say that my brother-in-law will bring you a case from Beijing? Hurry up, give me some more. Hey sister, what is my brother-in-law doing in Beijing?" Cai Genbao took his father's hand and filled his glass half full, which made his father very reluctant: "Your brother-in-law's wine is probably just empty talk. Besides, even if he really bought it back, with your mother watching over me, I can only look at it with envy and won't be able to drink it easily..."
Cai Lao Niang and Ling Shuang watched the father and son's back-and-forth with a smile on their faces, not joining in. When they heard their younger brother's question, they answered while eating, "The two children are about to go to high school, and the expenses are high. Your brother-in-law doesn't want to sell rat poison anymore and wants to do something else. The family has scraped together some money and originally wanted to go south to have a look, but the capital is not that much and the journey is far. So, we want to go to Beijing first. If there is a suitable business, we can buy some goods and bring them back to sell."
"This is a good idea. Does my brother-in-law have any ideas?" In fact, Cai Genbao was not optimistic about his brother-in-law's prospects. The main reason was that he had a stubborn personality and was unwilling to adapt easily. He also refused to learn and insisted on sticking to what he knew. But then again, if it was for the sake of his nephew and niece's schooling, it was a good start.
He didn't dare pour cold water on the children, for fear of indirectly affecting their future. Anyway, he still had some money. If something unexpected happened to his eldest sister's family again, causing the two children to be unable to go to school, he would quietly pay for the two children.
"It's nothing big. I just heard some sporadic news while walking around the streets. But he has never traveled far. So I came to ask you, if you have nothing to do recently, can you go with your brother-in-law?" Ling Shuang said.
"I'm fine. My parents are at home, and there's not much work to do in the fields recently. My brother-in-law wants to leave whenever he wants. Let Yongqiang come and call me in advance." Cai Genbao agreed readily.
Ling Shuang nodded. "Your brother-in-law wants to collect some mountain products first and then sell them in Beijing to earn enough money for the trip. Then, take Yongqiang with you. The three of you can go together. You can go get the letter of introduction this afternoon. Your brother-in-law will buy the train tickets tomorrow. If everything goes well, we can leave the day after tomorrow."
After dinner, they talked about collecting mountain products. Cai Genbao said, "Xiao Tao's uncle collects these. If you don't have time, you can go to him first to get some goods and then make up for it later."
"Is this suitable?" Ling Shuang thought it was feasible. It would be best if they set off tomorrow. With half a day this afternoon, the house should have been cleaned up by Lin Yi...
"It's okay. We are all family. I will replenish it for him when I come back. It won't be too late in a few days. We have a lot of mountain products here and it's easy to get them. I will go and ask later." Cai Genbao said.
Ling Shuang nodded: "Okay, but I don't have any money with me. You can help me pay for it first, and I will pay you back tomorrow."
The brother and sister reached an agreement in a few words. Cai Genbao felt that his sister's temper seemed to be less soft. Not only was she not soft, but she was also quite decisive, which made him feel a lot more at ease. He thought: Maybe it's because these two people have finally changed their minds and decided to raise their children well. This is for the best. Last year, his niece had obviously done very well in the exams, but these two people made her drop out of school. He was still in the army at the time, and by the time he found out about this, it was too late...
Cai Genbao wanted to persuade his sister again, but he was afraid that if he said too much, his sister would become stubborn and it would be counterproductive. He kept talking about it, but finally swallowed it back and said, "Sister, you stay home and chat with our mother this afternoon. I'll go find my brother-in-law to buy some mountain products."
"I'll go with you. How are you going to transport it back by yourself?" Ling Shuang said.
"It's okay, I can handle it." Cai Genbao stopped Ling Shuang, found five or six large sacks of hemp from his home, and went out.
"Dad, you should take a nap. When you wake up, I will go to the fields with you." Ling Shuang saw that the old man's face was red and he was obviously dozing off from alcohol, so he quickly persuaded him to go to rest.
The old man didn't say anything. He stood up, waved his hand, and went back to the east room happily to sleep.
Cai Lao Niang said: "Don't worry about your father. He will not wake up for three hours after drinking. We don't need you in the fields. We have dug the canal this morning. We can change the canal mouth before dark and it will be done."
The little old lady smiled and said, "If you are not in a hurry to go back this afternoon, come and sew the winter quilt with Mom. I have already taken it apart and washed it. But my eyesight is a little blurry, so it is difficult to sew it."
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