"Who is it? Come in, the door is open!" A friendly voice came from inside the door.
At the same time, there was a sound similar to pebbles hitting wood.
Su Ruobai, carrying her crossbody bag, stepped into the Xiao family's gate.
The Xiao family home is very large, a typical northern Chinese courtyard house.
The main building has three rooms, and the east and west wings each have three rooms.
The Xiao family's courtyard was also very large. Except for the ground in front of the house, which was paved with stones, the rest of the area had been cleared out and planted with various vegetables.
On the wire connecting the east and west wings, bright red chilies and unidentified mushrooms were drying.
There were also a lot of dried vegetables drying in the bamboo sieve on the millstone next to it.
...
The whole house was tidy and thriving.
...
It's afternoon work time now, and there aren't many people at home.
There was only one woman in her early fifties sitting on a wooden stump selecting beans.
She wore a coarse cloth blue top with a diagonal placket, matching trousers, and a pair of homemade cloth shoes with multiple layers of soles.
...
Aunt Xiao was very happy.
Because her youngest son is coming back.
My favorite food is the tofu she makes.
Now, she is holding a winnowing basket, picking beans in the afternoon sunlight.
She needs to quickly pick out some good ones to soak, just in time for her youngest son to come back tomorrow and eat freshly made ones.
That brat, he hasn't been back for almost two years.
If I hadn't scared him this time, saying I'd kick him out of the house if he didn't come back, he wouldn't have returned.
That brat, he's really ruthless.
Just as I was picking beans, I heard a crisp voice coming from over there.
She didn't get up either.
I gave a casual reply.
They called someone in.
She was puzzled, as there weren't many people in her village who were so polite.
Those same educated youths are now inside the compound, calling for help.
Instead, a pretty young woman walked in.
She's really good-looking.
"Auntie, is the old team leader home?" Su Ruobai asked again, looking at the woman who seemed lost in thought.
"He's not here. He's at work right now. If you want to find him, you'll have to come around noon or in the evening." The old woman looked at the pretty girl.
He didn't confront her as usual.
It's time to start work now, her old man must be in the fields.
Isn't this a rhetorical question?
"What do you want with him? I'm his aunt, just call me Aunt Xiao." As Aunt Xiao spoke, her eyes never left the girl.
She's good-looking, a bit thin, but that's okay, she's easy to take care of.
His eyes were clear and his demeanor was generous.
Oh my, I like it more and more the more I look at it.
"Whose daughter are you? I've never seen you before!" Aunt Xiao stopped picking beans at this point.
Put down the winnowing basket in your hand.
Wipe your hands on the apron.
He brought over two small stools, handed one to the little girl, and sat down on the other himself.
"My name is Su Ruobai, and I'm a new educated youth!" Su Ruobai took the document, unfolded it, and sat down.
This type of stool was also commonly seen in later generations.
The key is that it's easy to clean, takes up little space, and is convenient to move around in.
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"An educated youth!" Aunt Xiao was delighted at first, then carefully examined Su Ruobai.
Seeing the patches on her clothes, his brows relaxed even more.
"They just arrived today, right? My husband said that several educated youths came today, and they're all good kids."
"What do you need from my old man? Tell me, maybe I can help you!"
Aunt Xiao looked at the child and became more and more satisfied.
It's beautiful, so beautiful!
Su Ruobai felt uncomfortable being stared at by Aunt Xiao.
I had no choice but to take something out of my bag, a small paper packet wrapped in brown paper.
They took out the packages one by one and placed them in the winnowing basket next to them.
"Well, Aunt Xiao, I'm from Haishi. I figured I'd have to grow my own vegetables here, so I bought a lot of seeds at the agricultural machinery station. I wanted to give them to our team, but I don't know if that's possible?"
"I didn't know what kind of seeds were suitable for our area, so I bought a little of everything."
I asked the technician, and he said that we can basically grow most of these things here, except for vegetables, which can only be grown in the summer when the temperature is suitable.
Please take a look…
Before Su Ruobai could finish speaking, Aunt Xiao grabbed her hand.
Su Ruobai endured it again and again.
They didn't throw him out!
Everything about this era is great, except she doesn't like being touched by others.
"You mean seeds? Seeds from Shanghai?" Aunt Xiao asked with a look of surprise.
Su Ruobai nodded.
She understood this joy.
A tiny seed grows into edible grains, vegetables, fruits...
That was the hope of life...
"Yes, they're all seeds. I bought quite a few, but not many of each kind. I don't know how to grow them!"
I was thinking of giving some to our team, and if any of you are planting them, please help me out.”
“Girl, wait a minute, wait a minute…” Aunt Xiao looked at the little girl in front of her with bright eyes.
She looks even prettier now!
She looked at Su Ruobai as if she were a precious treasure.
After saying that, he turned his head and walked a few steps to the door.
"Tiedan, Tiedan..." He started shouting at the top of his lungs towards the door!
A bead of sweat trickled down Su Ruobai's forehead. This Aunt Xiao has amazing lung capacity.
"Grandma, what's up?" A moment later, a five or six-year-old boy with a naked bottom suddenly appeared out of nowhere.
"Go find your grandfather and tell him I have something important to discuss with him!"
"Hurry up!"
"Okay..." The child didn't even go inside the house, and ran off in a flash.
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