Ye Chen'er nodded: "Nan Nan, you must study. At least you must know the simplest words. Also, you must know that a woman who doesn't study won't have a good life in the future."
Yan Xiaonan's inner devil emerged: "Why? My grandma can't read, and my mom can't read many words either, but they're living such good lives now."
Ye Chen'er was somewhat speechless. She thought of Grandma Yan, sitting in the yard with her long pipe, smiling. Then she thought of her own grandma. Sigh, she wondered how her grandma was doing.
"Yan Xiaonan, what I firmly believe is that reading can make one knowledgeable and reasonable, and it can inspire one to have lofty aspirations," Ye Chenming said.
"Oh, no wonder you've come to our Mushroom Village with such lofty ambitions."
The little devil in Yan Xiaonan's heart resurfaced.
Ye Chenming "..."
Ye Chen'er laughed heartily. This was the first time she had seen her cousin get the short end of the stick. The little girl was quite quick-witted.
She hugged Yan Xiaonan's small body tightly: "Nannan, your sister Ye supports you. If you want to study, then study; if you don't want to study, then don't study. Your sister will teach you the simplest characters."
Yan Xiaonan wanted to cry. Why did everyone have to teach her to read? She was already a college student in her previous life!
Ye Chen'er took Yan Xiaonan's hand and said, "Since you're calling me 'sister,' then from now on, Sister Ye will teach you to read and do arithmetic."
Yan Xiaonan looked at Ye Chen'er's hands; there were horizontal grooves on her nails, indicating obvious malnutrition.
Yan Xiaonan was startled. Could it be that there was nothing to eat at the educated youth settlement? That makes sense, with so many people, even if there was food, it would have been all eaten.
However, I can't control them; the educated youth are all city people, and they're very shrewd.
Yan Xiaonan nodded perfunctorily: "Sister Ye, when you have some free time, come to my house and teach me to read and write."
Seeing that it was getting late and that their sweet potatoes had been weighed, Yan Xiaonan said goodbye to Ye Chen'er and the others and left.
Looking at Yan Xiaonan's retreating figure, Li Ping said with some envy, "I never expected a village girl to look more like a city person than a city girl."
After more than two months of rural life, these educated youths have returned from their dreams to reality and are trying to get used to it.
Looking at herself in the mirror, Wang Yan thought, "They say time is a cruel mistress, but it's only been a few months, and this knife is killing me so fast!"
Calluses began to form on my hands, and my once smooth skin became rough and sallow.
The ends of my hair started to split, and the color became somewhat dull and yellowish. My clothes were a bit loose, but they were actually quite comfortable to wear.
Wang Yan carefully wiped her face clean with a towel, then looked at the face cream she had brought and realized that there was almost no face cream left. Then, her eyes lit up and she remembered that Tian Fang seemed to still have half a box of face cream left.
Now that Tian Fang's bedding was at least four or five people's width away from her, Wang Yan could only stand up and prepare to get Tian Fang's face cream.
Tian Fang was washing clothes outside. She had run out of soap, so she learned from the villagers and used soapberries to wash her clothes. Although they weren't as good as soap, they were still able to get her clothes clean.
At the Yan family home, Yan Xiaoqiang was feeding the pigs. Because they were well-fed, the two pigs already weighed over 40 to 50 jin (approximately 20-25 kg), and he estimated that they would weigh over 200 jin (approximately 100 kg) by the end of the lunar year.
That means we'll have pork to eat at home this Chinese New Year. If we can't finish it, we'll make sausages and pork jerky.
I'll send some to my elder brother and some to Southeast Asia. One pig can feed us for three to five months.
Except during busy farming seasons, Yan Xiaoqiang usually doesn't allow Yan Xiaonan to go to the fields. He thinks that such a young girl should just eat, drink, and play; why should she go to the fields?
Not only did Yan Xiaonan not have to work in the fields, but Cuihua was also kept at home by Yan Xiaoqiang. There wasn't much work to do, and one person could finish it all.
Besides, with a pregnant woman in the family now, there will definitely be more things to do than usual.
After harvesting the sweet potatoes, Dongnan had to go back to work, but Grandma Yan kept Xuemei behind. Winter was approaching, and Xuemei, who was pregnant, couldn't afford to get cold.
Besides, I'm only two months pregnant now, so I have to take good care of myself. It's too dangerous to travel back and forth like this.
Southeast nodded. In fact, Southeast also hoped that Xuemei would stay at home to rest during her pregnancy, as the conditions there were quite difficult, and Xuemei had to take care of everything inside and outside the home.
My parents are here, and my grandma will take care of me. It's better than having my wife suffer with me.
Xuemei didn't want to separate from Dongnan, but when Dongnan told her that the child was more important than anything else, Xuemei gave in.
Actually, with Xue Mei in the family, Cuihua's life became much easier. Xue Mei was so diligent, always eager to feed the chickens and cook.
Southeast openly and honestly handed his grandmother twenty yuan, saying it was for Xuemei's food and drink expenses at home.
They've already separated, but they still have to pay what they owe. After all, Southwest is married now, and they don't want to make her feel uncomfortable.
Grandma Yan accepted it without hesitation. If she didn't accept it, it would cause trouble. Accepting it would keep everyone at peace.
Yan Xiaonan admires her grandmother's profound wisdom in understanding people's hearts. She believes that if she learns from her grandmother, she will not have a bad life even without superpowers in the future.
Tang Xiaoling had a sudden inspiration: "Grandma, how about I and Southwest also pay for our meals, and we can eat together?"
Grandma Yan shook her head, "If you're pregnant too, you can pay for your meals and come over to eat."
Tang Xiaoling blushed. They had only been married a short time, how could she be pregnant so quickly?
Southwest secretly smiled to himself. How wise his grandmother was! With just one sentence, they could have meat tonight.
Tang Xiaoling awkwardly returned to her room; she really wanted to eat with her grandmother and the others.
Their place is very lively; not only are there many people, but even neutrons can be quite entertaining.
There are only two of us here. Sigh, it seems Grandma was right. I should hurry up and get pregnant so we can pay for food.
Looking at the sky, it's time to cook. The house has everything I need. Even though Grandma has separated from me, she still brings out good things for me.
Xuemei just told herself that she must have accumulated a lot of good karma in her past life to be bought by her grandmother to be a child bride, and that marrying into the Yan family was a blessing.
Compared to Xue Mei, the Yan family treated her very well, with a high bride price, a large share of the family property, and they always took care of her.
She must have accumulated a lot of good karma in her past life, otherwise how could she have married into the Yan family?
My mother always said that if I could marry into the Southwest and the Yan family, as long as I was filial to my parents-in-law and grandmother, treated my younger siblings well, and was good to my husband, then my life would be secure.
Lost in thought, he didn't stop working. After cooking the meal, he boiled more water. It was time for him to take a bath today, and he wanted to let Southwest take a bath too.
Southwest sat on the kang (a heated brick bed) in the house. The kang wasn't needed for heating this season, but Southwest had already started it.
"If the room is warmer then, I won't get cold while taking a shower," Southwest thoughtfully thought, and started looking for her change of clothes.
Tang Xiaoling called from the kitchen, "Southwest, the rice is ready, come and eat."
Southwest tossed his head, a smug smile on his face. "Let's eat now, and we'll have meat for dinner."
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