It has been more than three years since the Su family moved from Beijing to the Baigou Village production team. Dabao and Xiaobao will be turning 18 in the second half of the year.
The two children have now started to study the first-grade textbooks, which are taught by their brother Zilu.
Ever since Qiao Jiuru and Su Huaiyuan decided to slowly guide Dabao and Xiaobao in their studies, Feng Zilu, after hearing about it, took the initiative to volunteer to be the little teacher of the two younger brothers.
Qiao Jiuru and Su Huaiyuan readily handed the task over to the young teacher. The three children will definitely be able to learn by playing and laughing.
Feng Zilu was also very clever. He did not let his two younger brothers learn too much at once. He taught them only one lesson a day according to the first-grade textbook, and also taught them to write their names and numbers.
Dabao and Xiaobao were very happy about this new game that Brother Zilu played with them. They just did whatever Brother Zilu asked them to do. They had a lot of fun learning and playing.
Qiao Jiuru observed for several days and found that Zilu was smart and good at teaching, and he was not eager for quick success. He taught one page a day and also led his brothers in writing and drawing.
Then, on the next day, Feng Zilu asked his brothers to review what they had learned yesterday. He learned the things while playing.
Moreover, Feng Zilu would reward anyone who studied well with a small flower, a candy, a biscuit, or a piece of cake.
After Qiao Jiuru found out, he sent Lao Feng a pound of toffee, two pounds of biscuits and two pounds of snacks.
She asked her daughters Su Huazhu and others to go to the commune to buy some candies and biscuits.
Sometimes I would ask Uncle Jiu or Bai Lianshan to bring some when they went to the commune.
Therefore, every month Su Huazhu would take the Song brothers and sisters to the commune to do some shopping, mainly because if the three of them bought separately they could buy a lot of things, and it wouldn't be so conspicuous or stand out.
Every three months, Su Feng would send some biscuits and snacks from Nanbo, and every few months, Xinyu would send them some candies, snacks, and cakes. So, the Su family really didn't lack these things.
Now, there is so much cotton in the space that Qiao Jiuru took apart a sanitary napkin to study how to make it, and then started making sanitary napkins by hand.
Although they weren't as good as foreign sanitary napkins, they were passable and much easier to use than the menstrual pads. Therefore, starting in the first half of last year, Qiao Jiuru stopped letting Xinyu go to the Overseas Chinese Store to buy sanitary pads for them and had them mailed to her.
However, Xinyu did not let go of Qiao Jiuru and the other three, and sent Su Huazhu a mail every three months, which contained several bags of sanitary napkins.
After Qiao Jiuru knew about it, he asked his daughter to use it herself after receiving it, and they had already made it themselves for their own use.
Since the space had more cotton, Qiao Jiuru sent ten kilograms of cotton every six months to her youngest son, Zhang Hong, and Lu Baoguo. Her youngest daughter had a thick quilt, a thick jacket, a thick mattress, and thick cotton shoes that she had prepared in advance, so she didn't need to send her any cotton.
Every year when Song Luoyun was going back to Beijing, she would prepare more than ten kilograms of cotton for Old Man Song, and pack it tightly for Song Luo to take back.
In fact, the Song family in Beijing might seem to be far less well off than others, but in reality, they weren't cold or hungry. Song Luoyun even asked Qiao Jiuru for some potion to take back home and have his grandparents and siblings apply it, as otherwise, a good complexion could easily get him into trouble.
Grandpa Song and Grandma Song only eat one egg a day to nourish their bodies, and their three grandsons eat two eggs a day. They also eat salted fish or bacon twice a month.
After Song Luoyun tasted the fermented tofu made by Qiao Jiuru, he asked her to help him make a big jar of it to take back to Beijing.
Qiao Jiuru not only made a jar for her to take back, but also wrote a note to Song Luoyun, saying that the Song family could make it themselves if they wanted. She also gave notes to Xinyu and Lu Baoguo. Knowing that her family couldn't make it, Song Luoyun asked her aunt and Comrade Guangsheng's family to help make some for her family.
Later, Qiao Jiuru found out about it, and from then on, he took the initiative to dry and grind the peppers grown in the space and gave them to Song Luoyun to send to Beijing to the families of Zhang Hong and Lu Baoguo.
As for white wine, salt, and tofu, we can only get them ourselves. Qiao Jiuru really has no way to deal with these.
Old Feng really didn't expect that Qiao Jiuru would send so much food to his grandson. After knowing what happened, he accepted it on behalf of his grandson with a smile.
Old Su and Old Qiao were both good people, and their grandson had a good relationship with them, which Old Feng was particularly happy to see. He was afraid that if he suddenly passed away one day, his grandson would be left alone and not know what to do.
So, recently, Old Feng has been trying to get his grandson to recognize Old Su and Old Qiao as his grandparents. This would definitely be a good relationship. Even if he passes away in the future, his grandson will still have someone to rely on and someone to help him.
"Old Joe, I have an idea. No, I have a request. I hope you and Old Su will consider it."
Qiao Jiuru's arrival made Lao Feng unable to hold back, and he spoke without hesitation.
"Old Feng, if you have any problem, just tell me and I'll help if I can."
Qiao Jiuru didn't know why he suddenly said that, and he looked at her with burning eyes, which made her feel a little panicked.
Old Feng first pulled at his clothes embarrassedly, then he mustered up the courage to start speaking.
"I want Zilu to recognize you and Lao Su as his grandparents. You know that we depend on each other for survival, and we don't have any relatives left in this world. I'm worried that if I die, I'll be left alone and helpless. If I can recognize you as my relatives, not only can we take care of each other, but I'll also have someone to discuss things with. Alas, I have no choice. Zilu is my only concern, and the one I can't let go of the most."
As Old Feng spoke, his face began to turn sad. He was not afraid of death, but he was afraid that his grandson would not be able to survive alone.
Qiao Jiuru immediately understood Lao Feng's meaning and thoughts, and knew the worries and fears deep inside him.
In her previous life, she had experienced this feeling too, along with despair, helplessness, grief, and helplessness, which tormented her every night. Even though this life was different from her previous one, she would still think about it often.
"Okay, we'd love to be Zilu's grandpa and grandma."
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