Seeing that the couple had gone out, Xu Xiangyang followed them out.
The original owner usually didn't talk to anyone at home, so the children in the family never spoke to him either.
After they went outside, the grain was brought up.
“Something’s not right with these cabbages. There’s a missing ten pounds. Get four more.” Wang Xiumin pointed at the cabbages on the ground and said something was wrong.
She cooks every day, so of course she knows roughly how many kilograms each cabbage weighs. One cabbage weighs about four kilograms, but these are small ones, weighing about two kilograms each. She knows the weight is wrong without even weighing them.
"What do you mean you're short ten pounds? This is all you have, take it or leave it!" Old Mrs. Xu narrowed her eyes and refused to give it to them.
Xu Xiangyang stepped forward and stopped Wang Xiumin, who was about to speak again, "Mom, forget it, these ten catties won't fill us up. Let's see how many more days these ten catties of cabbage can last them."
Grandma Xu was angered by his words, but thinking that she didn't need to give him any, she kept quiet.
Wang Xiumin felt sorry for him; this silly dog didn't know the value of firewood and rice until he was in charge of the household.
She wouldn't starve without those ten pounds of cabbage, but having them meant she could eat vegetables for several more days.
The words have already been spoken; there's no point in saying anything more.
The couple resigned themselves to their fate and carried the grain back home, with Xu Xiangyang following behind.
Xu Guangshan always felt that something was off about Gou Dan from the third brother's family, but he couldn't quite put his finger on what it was.
"Mother, if we divide them up, won't the second son and the others have something to say?" Before going back, Xu Guangshan expressed his thoughts.
Grandma Xu snorted coldly, "Give them a hundred lives! The third son's family is so cunning and deceitful, it would be better if they weren't around, but the second son's family is obedient, don't worry, they wouldn't dare."
As the mother, she knew her second son Xu Guangwen's family best; they were a good-for-nothing family, easy to manipulate.
Since she had said that, Xu Guangshan didn't say anything more. Anyway, with the old couple around, their son Xu Xiangmin would definitely be able to finish college and marry a good wife.
Xu Xiangyang followed the couple back, carrying dozens of bok choy in his hands.
These cabbages are indeed quite small. I used to buy cabbages from farmers for three cents a pound, and the largest cabbage weighed more than ten pounds.
This cabbage is probably like the small cabbage heart of later generations; it's so small it's touching.
However, this amount of food is definitely not enough for them to eat until next year; it will only last for two months at most.
There's only one month left until Chinese New Year, and we don't even have a single grain of flour at home.
Xu Xiangyang wasn't worried about his future life. As long as he went to the city, he could bring back food and supplies for his family under any pretext.
He couldn't guarantee that everyone would have enough to eat and wear, but he could ensure that everyone was well-fed and clothed.
After all, they were newcomers, and suddenly their families became wealthy. Who wouldn't have some thoughts about this?
The couple sat in the house, imagining Xu Xiangyang's future life as a city dweller, and suddenly felt that these things weren't so lacking after all.
Xu Xiangyang couldn't help but pour cold water on the two of them, "Mom, don't get your hopes up too high. Temporary workers are not like permanent employees. They can be squeezed out at any time."
The couple was taken aback by these words. Before they could react, Xu Xiangyang added, "Besides, my grandfather didn't say what the job was. What if I can't do it?"
He was just trying to scare the couple; even if he couldn't make it, he would have to find another way out.
But now the couple is getting a little carried away, and he's really worried that if they go out and talk nonsense, and the Xu family elders find out, what if they change their minds?
"Don't talk nonsense." Wang Xiumin clearly felt that this wouldn't work, and said, "If you can't do it, we'll starve to death if we wait for the grain distribution."
"Yeah, Gou Dan, you'd better do a good job." Xu Guangtian was a little worried. He had initially thought it was a good idea, but now it seemed like he hadn't even started working yet, so how could he know if it would work out?
Seeing that the two of them were a little flustered, Xu Xiangyang suddenly wondered if he had gone too far.
The next second...
"If all else fails, we can move to your maternal grandfather's place. After all, it was your maternal grandfather who arranged this." Xu Guangtian was shameless; he was already thinking about going to his father-in-law's house.
Wang Xiumin slapped him on the back, "Can't you be a little more sensible? Why should my dad support you? If anyone's going, it'll be me taking Gou Dan! You can just stay home and wait to starve to death."
He wants her dad to support him? Dream on!
Xu Xiangyang sighed and rubbed his forehead...
In order not to let this old man down, he had to work hard.
After finishing dinner, the family of three began to discuss their future.
“I need to stay in this house, but it’s so inconvenient to live in the same courtyard as them.” Wang Xiumin felt distressed but didn’t know what to do.
Xu Guangtian didn't care; it didn't matter where he lived.
He lay on the kang (a heated brick bed) with his legs crossed and said, "Then where do you suggest we stay? Our family doesn't have the money to build a house."
Building a house costs around several tens of dollars, except for the wood and stone.
After all, houses are made of mud instead of bricks and tiles, but people still have to do these things. You can't have three people building a house, can you?
Xu Xiangyang felt that the three of them could build a thatched hut, but living in a house was impossible, unless they were playing house in it.
Wang Xiumin was furious at his actions, but she didn't say anything. After thinking for a moment, she said, "When spring comes, we'll fence off the courtyard and not share a courtyard with them."
The Xu family's house has four rooms, one for each family, with a front yard, a back yard, and side yards built like this.
His family was on the same route as the old couple; ahead of them were the families of Xu Lao Da and Xu Lao Er.
Enclosing a yard is fine, since we've already separated the family property.
The couple sat on the kang (a heated brick bed) and talked for half the night, while Xu Xiangyang had already fallen asleep.
He felt that as long as he remained neighbors with this family, there would definitely be many more things to do in the future.
If you want to live a peaceful life, you have to stay away from the Xu family's place; otherwise, there will never be a moment of peace.
The next morning, Wang Xiumin got up to cook, but all she did was boil a few potatoes.
Since we didn't have a pot, this was the only way we could eat.
“This won’t do either. Eating it twice a day is fine, but eating it every day will give me heartburn!” Xu Guangtian emerged from the joy of the family division.
Before the family was even divided up, we could at least have some corn porridge, but now we can't even get hot water.
But you can't buy a pot without industrial coupons. These days, you can't buy anything without coupons.
Forget about tickets, they don't have a single penny.
Wang Xiumin wanted to get some money, but when the grain was distributed, her family only wanted grain and didn't exchange a single penny for it.
So even if she brought it up, I'm afraid Grandma Xu wouldn't give it to her.
When the family was short of money, Grandma Xu would exchange grain for money at other people's homes.
"I'll go to my parents' house tomorrow and get a clay pot to tide me over, since I don't cook anything here anyway," Wang Xiumin decided immediately.
We don't have the means to eat stir-fries right now; we're lucky to have anything to eat at all.
"Okay, I'm going to work now." Xu Guangtian clapped his hands, got up and left.
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