Yu Zhigang and Liu Tianhua walked here because they didn't have a bicycle at home. It wasn't that they couldn't afford one, but rather that they were reluctant to buy one. After all, bicycles aren't very useful for farmers who work the land. Many families would rather buy an oxcart or a handcart than a bicycle.
Xiaowan Village is nestled in a mountain valley. The village is not large, and every household is poor. Only in recent years have things improved a bit, at least people can eat their fill and stay warm.
(Regarding some readers' complaints that rural areas weren't as poor in the 1990s, let me clarify. First of all, this is fiction, so don't compare it too closely to reality. Even if we did compare it to reality, different regions have different situations. The author's family is also from the countryside, living next to a national highway. In the early 2000s, my family was still very poor. As far as I can remember, I rarely bought new clothes growing up because I lived with my grandmother. During my junior high school years, I wore hand-me-downs from my older cousins. I even wore my mother's clothes in my third year of junior high... I remember my family didn't buy a bicycle until 1998 or 1999 when I was in third grade. One time, when I went to town with my mother, the bicycle was stolen...)
Yu Zhigang and Liu Tianhua were both hardworking people. Before the Yu family divided their property, they had seven or eight acres of land, and the two of them were the main workers.
The reason Yu Zhiyong didn't want to separate the family was because the whole family lived together, and Yu Zhigang and his wife were the ones who worked on the fields, so he had an easy life!
But once this family is divided, the land will also be divided, and he will have to rely on himself to get the land he receives in the future.
"Second sister, Mom and Dad told us last night that you're willing to take us to Dongguan Province. Tianhua and I discussed it, and we both want to go, but we're a little worried about Miaomiao. She cried half the night last night when she heard we were going to Dongguan Province. Sigh..." Yu Zhigang sighed.
He and Liu Tianhua had a son and three daughters. The eldest son, Yu Jinbao, is twenty-one years old this year. He started as an apprentice to a carpenter in the village when he was eighteen. Now he works for his master and only earns fifty yuan a month for his hard work, which is not very meaningful.
The second daughter, Yu Qingxiu, is nineteen years old this year. She started looking for a partner last year, but hasn't found a suitable one yet.
The third child, Yu Qinghe, is seventeen years old. After attending junior high school for two years, he no longer wanted to go and stayed home to help with chores.
The fourth child, Yu Qingmiao, is fourteen years old and in the third year of junior high school. She has excellent grades and will be taking the high school entrance exam this year.
Therefore, Yu Zhigang and Liu Tianhua were very distressed and conflicted. They both wanted to go to Dongguan Province with Yu Qiuying to work and earn money, but they couldn't bear to leave their youngest daughter behind.
Liu Tianhua's eyes even reddened. "Second sister, what should we do? Zhigang and I both want to go to Dongguan to work and earn money with you. Jinbao, Xiuxiu, and Xiaohe all want to go too, but Miaomiao is still in school. Seeing her cry last night broke my heart..."
As she spoke, she wiped away her tears again.
Yu Qiuying thought for a moment and said, "This is easy to handle, there's nothing to worry about. Let's take Miaomiao with us and let her study in Dongguan Province."
She bought a house there and opened two shops, so it shouldn't be difficult for her to do this.
It just takes some money, but for Yu Qiuying, money is not a problem.
In her past life, Yu Qiuying had a good relationship with her younger brother and his wife. Since he was her own brother, she wanted to help him if she could.
Now that my parents' family has separated, they live with my younger brother's family. As long as my younger brother's family is doing well, my parents are doing well too.
Yu Zhigang and Liu Tianhua were both stunned when they heard Yu Qiuying's words.
Liu Tianhua hurriedly wiped away her tears, "This...will this work?"
“Yes, we’re from another province, can we go to school there?” Yu Zhigang also became serious. If their youngest daughter could really go to school in Dongguan Province, they would definitely take her with them.
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