"I'll go back with my elder sister."
At this time, little brother Zhou, who had been listening to the sisters talking, also spoke in unison.
He wouldn't let his second sister go back to Xinjiang alone. It would be better if he accompanied her. It would be safer with more people.
"Yes, let me accompany you back."
Zhou Wanwan was great. She also cared about my older sister's safety on the road, believing that more people meant more security.
"Second sister, I want to go with you too."
Younger sister Zhou Wanyun also raised her hand to apply to join, and she wouldn't let her second sister go. Just like this time when she came to Beijing, it was her eldest sister who asked her younger brother to come personally from Gui Province to pick her up, saying she wouldn't let her take the train alone, fearing she'd be abducted.
"You can't go. It's not safe for you on the road. If you're here, Zilin will have to take care of you. If it's just your second sister, Zilin will only need to look after her. If you go, you won't be helping, but causing trouble."
Unexpectedly, just as she finished speaking, her elder sister Zhou Wanwan looked at her and said very seriously.
Zhou Wanyun: “…”
"Eldest sister is right. It's not safe outside. I'm accompanying Second sister back to prevent bad guys from getting in the way. Just like eldest sister said, if you go too, I'll have to devote my energy to keeping an eye on you. You're not helping us, you're adding to our burden."
Zhou Zilin agreed with his elder sister's words very much. If his younger sister was a boy, no one would object if he wanted to go.
Zhou Wanyun: “…”
She knew, she understood.
Zhou Wanhua nodded in agreement. She didn't want her younger sister to go either. Besides the unsafe road conditions, she also had to pay for an extra person's fare. The train ticket from Beijing to Xinjiang wasn't cheap, and if it weren't for the money her eldest sister had given her, she wouldn't have bothered to pay for the trip.
"When you get back, have a good talk with your brother-in-law. As long as he's not a bad person, don't give up easily. You still have a child. Now just hold on for two years, and when you graduate, everything will be fine. When you have a salary, you can find a part-time job for your brother-in-law. As long as he can support himself, it's fine."
Zhou Wanwan patted her eldest sister's hand and said this, thinking that she would also support her eldest sister's family.
The siblings quickly agreed that they would go buy some Beijing specialties and train tickets the next day, and then Zhou Wanhua and Zhou Zilin would set off.
Zhou Wanyun waited in Beijing, and in late August, she asked Zhou Zilin to send her back to Guangxi Province, and then Zhou Zilin would transfer to Gui Province to go to school.
"Do you want me to accompany my elder sister and younger brother to Xinjiang?!"
Soon, Su Ze heard that the Queen Mother's sister-in-law and brother-in-law were going to Xinjiang. After thinking about it, he took the initiative to bring it up.
In the end, Zhou Wanwan shook her head. This was the Zhou family's business, not the Su family's. Her younger brothers and sisters couldn't rely on others for everything. They should have grown up long ago.
"No, but I think Mom wants some medicine powder for my elder sister and younger brother to protect themselves."
When her younger sister said she wanted to go to Xinjiang with her, Zhou Wanwan thought of the self-defense powder in her mother-in-law's hand.
"Okay, let's ask our mom tomorrow and ask her how to be safe on the road."
Su Ze also felt that having something to protect himself would make him safer and more secure, his wife would feel more at ease, and he would be able to relax a little more.
Sure enough, the next week Wanwan went to her mother-in-law Qiao Jiuru to tell her about her eldest sister and her younger brother and sister-in-law going to Xinjiang.
"I still have some self-defense powder. I'll pack it up and give it to you later. Don't you and your wife have two large backpacks?! Give them to your younger brother and sister-in-law for use on the road. Not only can they hold their belongings, but they'll also free up your hands so your younger brother can focus on your older sister's safety. Also, it's best to keep your money in a few places, like on your chest, on the soles of your shoes, under your pants..."
When Qiao Jiuru gave instructions to his daughter-in-law, he was also teaching her what to pay attention to when she was out.
Zhou Wanwan listened very carefully and wrote down everything in her notebook.
"If your brother-in-law's life is tough over there, and it really can't be helped, bring him over next year. First, find a temporary job in Shi City, even if you have to pay to hire one. If you can't find one in Shi City, then find a lower-level job and hire one in a nearby county or commune. As long as the couple live close to each other, low wages won't matter."
"It'll only be hard for two years, and then your older sister will graduate and start working. The situation will be different in two years. Maybe things will get better, and there will be more opportunities. There's really no need to worry about not being able to survive out there."
Qiao Jiuru remembered that in his previous life, no one from the Zhou family had passed the imperial examinations, and no one had ever returned to the city. It wasn't until the mid-1990s that Zhou Wanyun, the youngest child, returned to Beijing from the south. Upon learning that her eldest sister and her family had all died, she left heartbroken and never returned.
In this life, after her rebirth, she made so many arrangements in advance and also saved all the family's money. The Zhou family naturally benefited from it. Whether before or after the Su family was sent down, Qiao Jiuru secretly asked Lu Baoguo and Zhang Hong to send money and supplies to everyone in the Zhou family every month.
Therefore, not only did no one in the Zhou family suffer any loss in this life, she even reminded Zhou Wanwan to write to her brothers and sisters, asking them not to get married in the countryside. Now, only Zhou Wanhua had gotten married due to special circumstances, while Zhou Wanyun and Zhou Zilin were still single and unmarried.
Moreover, she had her daughter Su Huazhu send so many junior and senior high school textbooks, review materials, mathematics, physics and chemistry self-study series to the Zhou siblings, so all the siblings passed the exam.
The more her mother-in-law talked about this, the brighter Zhou Wanwan's eyes became. Why hadn't she thought it could be like this?! She was also convinced by what her mother-in-law said. She felt that this time it would be best to take her brother-in-law's child over as well.
"Mom, why don't you let me, Su Ze, go to Shishi City and ask if there are any temporary jobs available while my sister and brother are in Xinjiang?"
Action is worse than nothing. Zhou Wanwan could hardly sit still and wanted to go out and buy a job for her brother-in-law right away.
"Of course, it doesn't have to be near Shi City, Jing City, or within a hundred miles. However, when it comes to jobs, you can't just ask anyone. It would be better to see if there is anyone nearby and ask them for information."
In her previous life, Qiao Jiuru didn't care about the people around her at all, and she hadn't heard of any news about recruiting temporary workers, so she could only start with the people around her or people she knew.
Zhou Wanwan quickly wrote down what her mother-in-law said and found that this matter was not so easy. She could only rely on asking and there was really no need to rush.
"When your brother and sister go there, it would be best if they could buy some supplies that are in short supply there, or bring some supplies that your brother-in-law's family may need."
Qiao Jiuru finally reminded that she had never been there and didn't know what was missing.
Zhou Wanwan tried hard to take notes. After asking her mother-in-law for advice, she quickly went to talk to her elder sister and younger brother.
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