"Oh, I see. I thought you got into some trouble at school and got kicked out."
After hearing his brother's words, Sheng Xiping felt relieved, as long as he wasn't sent back.
"Brother, do you really have that little faith in me? No matter what, I shouldn't be so bad as to be sent back."
Upon hearing this, Sheng Xitai could only smile bitterly. Was he really that bad in his older brother's eyes? That he could be expelled from school?
He's clearly quite popular at school, isn't he? The teachers are very protective of him.
Sheng Xiping rolled his eyes, thinking to himself, "With you always causing trouble and getting into fights, who wouldn't be worried?"
"Hurry inside, have you had dinner yet? We're about to eat."
Sheng Xitai followed his brother into the house with his bag on his back, saying as they walked, "We haven't eaten yet. We packed our things this afternoon and rushed off, so we didn't have time to eat."
"Come inside, I'll get another bowl." Sheng Xiping nodded and called out into the house. "Dad, Mom, it's Lao Liu back."
High school started on September 1st, and today is September 29th. Sheng Xitai has been away from home for almost a month. He has never been away from home for such a long time since he was a child.
So as soon as the child entered the east room and saw his parents, he felt wronged and went over to hug Zhang Shuzhen.
"Hey, Lao Liu, what brings you back? Are you on vacation?"
When Zhang Shuzhen saw her son, she was both surprised and delighted. She quickly reached out and hugged him, asking him with concern.
"Yes, we have a sports meet during the National Day holiday. After the sports meet in the afternoon, we'll have a holiday and can rest for two days."
Sheng Xitai sniffed and composed himself before saying, "Mom, I miss home, I miss your cooking."
As the youngest in the family, Sheng Xitai was spoiled from a young age. Even now that he's all grown up, he still acts cute when he sees his mother.
Zhang Shuzhen hugged her son and laughed, "Look at you, how old are you? You're still acting like a child. Aren't you afraid Xinhua and Xinyu will laugh at you?"
Despite saying this, Zhang Shuzhen still raised her hand to wipe away the tears from the corners of her eyes, while holding her son tightly with her other hand.
"Oh dear, have you eaten? Come on, come to the kang (heated brick bed) and eat. I'll get you a bowl." Zhang Shuzhen suddenly remembered and asked hurriedly.
"Mom, I've brought the bowl. Please sit down." Just then, Sheng Xiping came in with a bowl and chopsticks and served rice to Sheng Xitai.
"You've come at just the right time. We just happened to kill two black bears today. It's true what they say, foodies have long legs."
With a smile, Sheng Xiping placed a bowl of rice in front of Sheng Xitai.
"That's all for tonight, just make do. We'll get you something nice to eat tomorrow to help you recover."
"Thank you, big brother." Sheng Xitai smiled and took the bowl, picked up his chopsticks and began to eat.
Stir-fried bear leg meat with green peppers, oil-soaked vegetables, and stewed green beans—the Sheng family's dining table was never short of oil and flavor. The stewed green beans were glistening with oil and full of taste.
Sheng Xitai hadn't had such delicious food in a long time, so he kept shoveling food into his mouth.
"Oh, home-cooked food is still the best. The food in the cafeteria is just awful. It's tasteless and there's not a trace of meat in it. I'm practically turning into a monk."
While eating, Sheng Xitai didn't forget to complain.
"You're just spoiled at home. When I was in high school, we ate pickled vegetables all the time, or a pot of sauerkraut soup or potato soup. There were no vegetables in it, just soup."
Sheng Xiping picked some meat from his own plate and put it into his younger brother's bowl, saying with a smile.
Life was even more difficult when Sheng Xiping was in school.
They usually carried flatbread, pancakes, pickled vegetables, and soybean paste from home, and would go to the canteen to get a bowl of hot soup to eat.
After Sheng Xiping said that, Sheng Xitai felt embarrassed and chuckled as he shoveled rice into his mouth.
Upon seeing this, Zhang Shuzhen quickly picked up some food and put it into Sheng Xitai's bowl.
"Hey, eat slowly. The way you eat, anyone would think you haven't eaten for days."
Fortunately, Zhang Shuzhen was always worried that there wouldn't be enough food, so she always cooked extra. When Sheng Xitai suddenly returned, he wasn't short of food, and no one else went hungry.
After dinner, Sheng Xitai put his arms around his two little nephews, leaned against the kang (a heated brick bed), and listened to the radio. Ah, this is what life is all about.
Sheng Xitai is on holiday, and it coincides with the National Day holiday, so his family will definitely be cooking something delicious.
The next day, Zhang Shuzhen chopped a lot of meat and cut two cabbages to make dumplings.
On the afternoon of October 1st, Zhang Shuzhen used bear oil to make a large stack of scallion pancakes, and also stir-fried meat sauce and pickled vegetable shredded pork for her youngest son, and boiled salted duck eggs and braised a piece of meat.
I filled a whole bag with food; it should last me about five or six days.
In addition, Zhang Shuzhen packed up some thick clothes for her son, including sweaters, long johns, thick coats, and thin cotton-padded jackets.
Who knows when I'll be back next time? The weather changes quickly these days, and it might get cold at any time.
Prepare the necessary clothes in advance so you don't get cold when the temperature drops.
The forest farm's loudspeaker announced during the day that the children would meet at the small train station at 3 p.m., and the forest farm would send a shuttle bus to take them back to school.
There's no way around it; the Sengoku Railway train only runs once every three days, and sometimes you can't even catch it.
Even if they do, they leave in the morning. It's rare for children to come back from their holidays, so who would want to go back to school in the morning?
The three forest farms of Qianchuan, Shengli, and Shuguang discussed it and decided that during the monthly school holidays, the three forest farms would take turns using shuttle buses to pick up and drop off students, which would be more convenient.
At 3 p.m., the students from each family gathered at the small train station, and it was noticeable that each of them was carrying quite a lot of things.
With the care and expectations of their parents, the students embarked on their academic journey again and returned to school for classes.
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