It was mid-July, the weather was getting hotter, and the twins were about to start their summer vacation.
In their final exam this time, both of them performed very well and took the first and second places in the class.
On the way home from school, the two of them were discussing what they were going to do this summer vacation, going up the mountain to dig medicinal herbs, picking wild fruits, etc.
Along the way, a group of children were talking and laughing. The old men and women who were enjoying the cool air under the big elm tree at the entrance of the village looked at them and were very happy. The children in the village have indeed become much more likable in the past two years.
When the twins arrived home, Shen Anning was packing medicine for the villagers in the infirmary. Recently, mosquitoes have begun to increase in number, and families with children have been running to the infirmary frequently in the past two days. After all, a packet of medicine powder only costs a few cents. If it is made into a sachet and hung on the child, it will have a good effect within at least a week.
"Sister, we're back!"
Shen Anxuan entered the room and picked up her little niece in the walker, "Xixi, call me aunt."
"Ah, Auntie."
Shen Anning looked at them and quickened the movements of her hands, “You guys take her to the north room first and wipe her hands. There are grapes on the table.”
The aunt who brought the medicine was a little envious of how well the siblings got along. "Chen Zhiqing, you and your brothers and sisters have such a good relationship. Look at you guys, you are still children, but you have such a prosperous life. I admire you. You will all be blessed in the future. I just don't know which boy will marry a good girl like you in the future."
Shen Anning smiled and handed over the powder bag in her hand, "Thank you for praising us, auntie. We should also thank the villagers for taking care of us siblings. Otherwise, we wouldn't be where we are today."
"You really know how to talk. Okay, I'll be back soon. My little granddaughter got bit by mosquitoes last night and was crying. Why didn't you tell me earlier that you sell medicine powder here..."
"Oh, by the way, An Ning, please put the money for the medicine on my account. I'm from the Wang family of Team 1."
Shen Anning sent the person out the door, "Okay, auntie, take care."
Recently, the aunties and grandmas in the village would mention finding a partner when they saw her, and whatever they talked about would turn to the topic of life events. Shen Anning touched her face and took out a small mirror to look at herself.
She has indeed changed a lot this year. She eats nutritious and healthy food, is already 1.6 meters tall, and has gained some weight on her face, which makes her look much prettier. No wonder the aunts in the village have started to care about her.
Shen Anning thought about it and decided that she had to find a reason as soon as possible to make everyone give up their ideas about her.
She put her thoughts aside and walked to the north room. Three children were lying side by side listening to the radio. She finally realized that these three really liked to listen to some music before sleeping or relaxing.
uh-huh.
Shen Anxuan opened his eyes and sat up, "Sister, you are done."
"Well, you look like you have something good to share with me, right?" Shen Anning reached out and pinched her sister's face. Her expression was too obvious, and it was clear that she was waiting for her to praise her.
Shen Anxuan took out the test paper hidden under the pillow and said, "Dangdangdang, big sister, take a look, I got 100 points in math and 99 points in Chinese. I'm first in the class, two points higher than my brother."
When I opened the test paper, I saw that the handwriting was very neat. It could be seen that the little girl practiced calligraphy regularly.
"Well, this calligraphy deserves some praise. It's obvious that you've been practicing calligraphy regularly. I'll give you one yuan as a reward. The score is pretty good too. 100 points per subject is worth two yuan, and 99 points per subject is worth one yuan, so that's four yuan in total. I'll also give you ten White Rabbit candies and a large bar of chocolate."
"Wow, thank you, big sister. I love you, big sister. Hehehe."
Looking at Shen Anxuan dancing with joy, Shen Anyu felt helpless, spread his hands, and handed his test paper to Shen Anning.
I took the test paper and looked at it. I got 99 in math and 98 in Chinese. The wrong questions were not difficult ones. They were probably due to carelessness.
"Well, math is ninety-nine, one dollar, Chinese is ninety-eight, one dollar, and ten White Rabbit candies. But Anyu, you won't get any chocolate. And you need to practice your handwriting. I can't even understand what you wrote."
Shen Anyu was a little embarrassed. He liked to move around rather than be quiet, and he couldn't learn to write as beautifully as his sister An Xuan.
"Yeah, big sister, I will definitely try harder next time."
"Alright, since you've been doing well this semester, you can each order two dishes today. Just consider it an extra reward from me!"
After some discussion, we finally decided on four dishes: sweet and sour pork ribs, sweet and sour pork, meat-stuffed eggplant, and stir-fried cowpea.
However, there were no ribs in the kitchen at home, and the twins knew it, so Shen Anning promised them that she would go to town to buy ribs and meat in the afternoon.
At noon, I simply had a bowl of noodles sprinkled with plenty of cucumber shreds, which was very refreshing. As for Shen Zixi, it was just a small bowl of pumpkin paste and half a bottle of milk.
As usual, I took Xixi to take a nap in the afternoon. The twins are energetic and rarely take a nap at noon. The brother and sister lay on the kang and listened to the radio.
When the sun went down a little and it wasn't so hot, Shen Anning took her niece to the town. She had to go through the motions, otherwise the meat wouldn't appear out of thin air.
Riding a bicycle and wearing a straw hat, Shen Anning rode along the shade of the trees, feeling the wind all the way, which was quite comfortable.
When she arrived at the town entrance, Shen Anning met Uncle Wang who was driving an ox cart. There were four educated youth from their village sitting in the cart, two men and two women.
When Ana Shen saw Uncle Wang, she stopped the car and greeted him, “Grandpa Wang.”
"Hey, An Ning, are you coming to town to buy something?"
"Well, An Yu An Xuan has the day off today. I did well on the test so I came to town to see if there was anything to eat."
Uncle Wang smiled, turned his head and looked at the educated youth waiting for me in the car behind him, his face sank again, and Shen Anning noticed it.
"Okay, An Ning, go ahead and check at the supply and marketing cooperative. If that doesn't work, try looking at the slaughterhouse."
Shen Anning got on the bike and waved his hand, "Okay, Grandpa, please drive slowly on the road."
The four people in the car saw Shen An Ning but no one took the initiative to say hello, and Shen An Ning naturally wouldn't come forward. Isn't this asking for trouble?
I rode my bike around the town for a while to kill time, and finally bought two rolls of paper at the supply and marketing cooperative and went home.
She didn't know that in just half an hour of strolling around the town, the newly arrived educated youth in the village had already caused a lot of trouble.
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