Yun Dazheng found out about Yun Duo's schooling and learned that the new school in town really did accept female students, as long as they weren't mentally challenged or too old. Although the tuition was a bit expensive, at twenty yuan per semester, it was nothing compared to their current situation, so sending Yun Duo to school was a piece of cake.
Having accomplished something, Yun Da was overjoyed. He specially bought Yun Duo a nice schoolbag, as well as pencils, a knife, and notebooks in town. He also bought a pound of meat before happily returning home.
Before he even reached his doorstep, a neighbor greeted him: "Uncle Yun, you're living a really good life! I smelled the aroma of stewed duck when I passed by your yard. You bought meat again, are you sure you can finish it all?" Although the tone was joking, it couldn't hide the envy.
Are you stewing duck at home? It's probably what Duo'er and Xiao Jiu brought back. Then buying this meat is really a bit unnecessary... it can't be left out in this weather... luckily, I didn't buy much.
Despite his thoughts, Yun Dazheng said, "What's there to not finish? I didn't buy much, we can finish it if we work hard. If it really doesn't work, we can ask Grandma Duo'er to rub some salt on the meat and put it in the pickle jar, we can still eat it tomorrow."
"You eat meat every day, Uncle Yun! Your family lives such a life, you wouldn't trade it for anything!" The neighbor's tone became increasingly envious, but there was no malice in it.
Yun Dazheng laughed heartily and said, "It's all thanks to our own Duo'er's good fortune that she caught the eye of a benefactor and received his help. Otherwise, look at our family, young and old, we would be eating coarse food every day and still not have enough to eat."
The neighbor who greeted her couldn't help but sigh, "Duo'er is so lucky. After all her hardships, she's finally reaping the rewards. I wonder what kind of good fortune she accumulated in her past life."
People of this era still believed in these things, and Yun Dazheng was no exception. He immediately said, "Of course." Thinking that his granddaughter would be better off after going to school and becoming a cultured person, he couldn't help but say happily, "Our Duo'er will definitely be even better in the future."
Hearing this, after Yun Dazheng had walked away, the neighbor who had greeted him couldn't help but say to her husband, "Dad, what's wrong with that old man Yun? He's always been so humble when we talk to him about these things, but today he seems really smug."
"They must have encountered some good fortune again," the man from that house said.
The neighbor who greeted Tong Yun Dazheng couldn't help but feel a little envious: "What kind of world is this? How come all the good things happen to his family..."
Yun Dazheng didn't care whether others were jealous or not. He happily carried his things home and, before even entering the yard, he called out in a drawn-out voice, "Grandma, Grandma, I'm back!"
"There's water on the table, left to cool down for you. Drink some water first, and you can eat after resting for a while," Yun Qishi replied from the kitchen.
The table that Yun Qishi mentioned was in the main room, but Yun Dazheng didn't go into the main room. Instead, he took the meat into the kitchen and asked Yun Qishi, "Grandma, I bought some meat. Do you think we should cook it now, or put some salt on it and leave it until tomorrow?"
Seeing Yun Da's face beaming with joy, Yun Qi asked, "Is it done?"
“It’s done.” Yun Dazheng knew what Yun Qishi was asking and replied immediately.
Upon hearing this, Yun Qi smiled and said, "Since there's good news... let's eat today. Let's eat a lot, and you can go and bring Xiang Wen over. With more mouths to feed and more stomachs to fill, we're sure we can finish it all."
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