In seven days, it will be the Chinese New Year.
It was still dark, probably around 10:00 a.m., when Mr. Song got up.
He carried a big broom and a shovel, looked at the dark house, closed the door and left quietly.
An hour after the old man passed away, around six o'clock, Grandma Song also got up.
She first opened the lid under the stove, then boiled water, cooked a pot of sweet potato porridge, threw six washed eggs into it, and then went to wash up.
Soon, Song Luoyun and Xiaonian also got up to wash and brush their teeth, and then hurried to eat breakfast.
A big bowl of sweet potato porridge, with some pickles and a boiled egg per person.
"I don't eat eggs, I eat them every day in the country. Eggs in the city are expensive and hard to buy. We also raised three chickens in the country, and they have started laying eggs now. If eggs were not hard to carry, I would have brought them back."
Song Luoyun put his egg in front of his grandmother and ate sweet potato porridge and pickles, but he did not lie to his grandmother.
He guessed that he had to be sneaky to eat good food at home, it would be better for him to be free in the countryside.
Moreover, he must work hard next year and try to earn more food so that he can not only support himself but also his sister. In the future, he may have the opportunity to bring another brother or sister to the countryside.
"Brother, you eat. The family doesn't need an egg from you. We can have enough to eat now."
Without Grandma Song's persuasion, Xiaonian quickly pushed the egg in front of his eldest brother and expressed his opinion hastily.
In addition to the money spent in the past six months, the family still has more than 70 yuan on the table. Grandpa also secretly told me that he has hidden more than 100 yuan next door. So, the family is actually living a good life, but they dare not let others find out.
Song Luoyun did not refuse. At this time, Grandma Song said that one family should not eat at two different tables, so he ate it right away.
After the two brothers finished their breakfast, they immediately went out together carrying their brooms and shovels.
Grandpa Song and Grandma Song were assigned to sweep the streets and toilets nearby, so the two brothers hurried over to help with the work. The more they worked, the more time grandpa and grandma could rest.
The two brothers first rushed to the street that Grandma Song was in charge of, and saw that the old man had already done most of the work.
"Grandpa, let's go sweep the streets you're in charge of. Once we're done here, you can go home and have breakfast and rest."
After Xiaonian saw his grandfather, he quickly stuffed the still warm eggs and sweet potatoes he brought into the old man's pocket, asking him to have a few bites first.
The old man did not reject the kindness of the two children. With their family's current conditions, they could not spoil them anymore, so it would be better for them to grow up and start working early.
Song Luoyun's younger brother quickly turned around and rushed to the street that the old man was in charge of, and started working hard together.
Xiaonian was responsible for sweeping the piles in the front, and he was responsible for shoveling in the back. The two brothers worked in harmony, and with Song Luoyun here today, their speed was much faster than before.
After sweeping the street, the two brothers endured the stench and flushed the public toilet, thus completing the work that Grandpa Song was responsible for.
On their way back, they turned a corner to look for Grandpa Song, but found that he had already gone back. Then the two brothers turned around and walked back home.
"Hey, isn't this Song Luoyun?! Didn't you go to the countryside?! How come you're back so soon?!"
"Yes, some people go to the countryside and can't come back for two years, and some don't even come back for several years."
"Song Luoyun, why are you back? Did you sneak back here?!"
"No, can't he stand the hardship of living in the countryside?!"
"That won't work. Tell the neighborhood office right away. This bastard is too bad. I think he has a serious problem with his thinking."
"That's right, how can this be done?! If everyone is like him, wouldn't it be a mess?!"
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Just as the two brothers were about to walk to the alley leading to their home, they met several familiar-looking aunts and grandmas who lived nearby. When they saw Song Luoyun, their eyes were like radars.
In addition to looking Song Luoyun up and down, he seemed to have discovered some earth-shattering secret and began to doubt his purpose and motive for suddenly returning to Beijing.
Song Luoyun was stunned, and had no idea: "..."
"My eldest brother didn't sneak back here. He was given a leave by the production team to visit his family."
"You are spreading rumors and making up nonsense. You are so mean."
Xiaonian reacted very quickly and immediately refuted loudly, but he was still a little panicked in his heart.
"Auntie Xiao, Auntie Feng, Auntie Zhang, I didn't sneak back. I have a visiting certificate issued by the production team. I have proof. Otherwise, how could I buy a ticket to come back? How dare I appear in front of you so openly? If you don't believe me, then I will go to the street office with you to prove it. It just so happens that I didn't change my clothes and I have two certificates with me."
Song Luoyun also came back to his senses at this time. He was almost laughed at by these people. He couldn't let these people accuse him at random, so he imitated their captain and looked at them seriously and spoke loudly.
Not only that, he did not just talk, he turned around and took the initiative to walk towards the street office. Not only that, he did not forget to invite the women who spread rumors about him.
"Xiao Nian, let's go, these ladies and aunts, go to the street office together. Otherwise, we don't know what will be spread later. Also, we can't bring trouble to the street office's officials. We will take the initiative to explain the situation. It's almost the New Year and we can't give them unnecessary workload."
Xiaonian's eyes suddenly lit up. What elder brother said was so good and beautiful. He had never seen elder brother so confident and resolute.
"Aunties, aunties, let's go and talk it out together, otherwise it will cause trouble and influence to the street office, which is not good."
Their family was looked down upon in this area, and few people paid any attention to them. As long as everyone ignored each other and kept to themselves, there was nothing wrong with that.
However, it is very annoying if these people want to take advantage of others' misfortune.
Aunt Xiao, Aunt Feng, and Aunt Zhang really didn't expect that this kid Song was so brave. He said he would go to the street office and actually went to the street office. He looked more anxious than them. They immediately realized that what they had just said was untenable.
But, so what?! They are not afraid of offending the Song family, a bad guy, what is there to be afraid of?!
Soon, a group of people came to the street office in a mighty manner. Song Luoyun took the initiative to explain his purpose to the staff here. He also showed his family visit certificate and the introduction letter of the production team, and finally took out a purchase contract of the production team of the machinery factory. It proved that he was not only back to visit his relatives, but also to carry out the sales task of their production team.
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