Liu Mei rubbed her aggrieved chest and then said to Liu Wangcai, "Wangcai, you have to help us arrange things for picking cotton tomorrow."
The cotton pickers are all women; as long as someone goes to work, each person can get half a pound of cotton.
Their family can gather 6 women, which means they get 3 pounds of cotton for free.
Then, add a few more pounds of cotton, and you can make a new cotton quilt.
Although she certainly wouldn't get to use the new quilt, she would at least have a chance to use the old quilt that her in-laws had replaced.
Seeing that he couldn't get any information out of him, Liu Wangcai curled his lip.
"Don't worry, it's already been taken care of."
After Ning Jing finished speaking with the village chief, she took Xiu Hua and walked back together.
Xiuhua couldn't help but ask, "Sister-in-law, what did you say to the village chief?"
Ning Jing replied, "It's nothing, let's wait a bit."
Once this matter is settled, you, Tiedan, and Xiuchun can go to school together.
"go to school?"
Xiuhua was dumbfounded.
"Tiedan can go, Xiuchun and I can skip it!"
She only wavered for a moment at first, then quickly shook her head and said...
She and her sister-in-law were the only two in the family who could earn work points. If she went to school, the burden of the whole family would fall on her sister-in-law's shoulders.
"What do you mean, forget it?"
Not only you and Xiuchun, but also Siya and the others have to go to school.
Going to school is not just about learning knowledge, it also helps you understand right from wrong.
Most importantly, I won't be blind to the truth when I go out into the world in the future.
Putting everything else aside, just look at the money orders your brother sent back.
If no one in the family had been illiterate before, how could my uncle's family have had the opportunity to take advantage of us?
Ning Jing said without turning her head.
Upon hearing her sister-in-law's words, Xiuhua's words caught in her throat.
Yes, if someone in her family is literate and can count, they can collect the money her brother sent herself.
Ning Jing was unaware of the many thoughts swirling in Xiu Hua's mind; she simply hurried home.
The grain had already been piled up in the yard by Sister Guihua and her family.
Several children surrounded the grain, their eyes filled with excitement.
"Make all that dark flour into dumpling soup at noon today."
Ning Jing waved her hand and spoke to the children.
"Sister-in-law, there's only this little bit of black flour left, let's eat sweet potatoes instead!"
Xiuhua frowned and advised.
"Xiuhua, don't worry about that."
Ning Jing patted her head and said with a smile.
After Xiuhua and Xiuchun finished making the dumpling soup, Ningjing ladled out a large bowl and put it in a basket.
"You all eat first, I'm going to Aunt Guihua's house."
"Sister-in-law, you go ahead, we're not hungry, we'll eat when you get back."
Tie Dan turned his head away, refusing to look at the dumpling soup in the pot, lest he succumb to the temptation.
"Alright, I know you're good."
If you don't drink the dumpling soup while it's hot, it will turn into a mushy mess.
You all eat first, just leave a bowl for your sister-in-law in the pot.
Ning Jing pinched Tie Dan's thin cheek, smiled and finished speaking before carrying her basket and going out the door.
She's not familiar with the town. If she goes to town tomorrow, she'll see if Sister Guihua is free.
If I have some free time, I could go with someone.
Ning Jing had thought it over; she figured no one in town would want coarse grains.
However, the wheat from the system store should be very popular here.
After all, only a few villages would turn over the soil and plant wheat after harvesting rice, because the wheat harvest was really not very good.
Most families grow high-yield coarse grains like sweet potatoes and corn.
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