Upon hearing this, Tang Cuilan's eyes lit up. "That is indeed a method. Then, Fourth Sister, I'll have to trouble you."
Tang Cuihong waved her hand dismissively, "What's the trouble? But we'll talk about it after I've learned it."
So Xiao Jiu rummaged through drawers and cabinets to find some instruction manuals, and seeing that they were all in English, she quickly said...
"I'll translate it for you in the next few days so it'll be easier for you to read. If it really doesn't work, machines will break down eventually, and you'll have to find someone to fix it."
Fortunately, in the 1980s, various large agricultural machines were deployed to areas with abundant fields and land, so it wasn't entirely without a solution.
But at this time, Xiao Jiu was unaware that she had inadvertently unlocked Tang Cuihong's talent.
Even more unexpectedly, Tang Cuihong, who had always been only interested in farming, would become interested in mechanical repair.
Relying on the treasure space provided by Xiaojiu, she actually disassembled the machine and studied it carefully after it broke down.
Surprisingly, she actually figured it out. From then on, she not only knew how to operate these agricultural machines, but also how to repair them.
After word spread, she was actually specially recruited into the Liaoning Provincial State Farms, a semi-military managed farm, as a rare talent.
From then on, he not only had a formal position, but also, with his semi-illiterate education and his drive to disassemble, assemble, and learn, he quickly became a mainstay of the Agricultural Reclamation Bureau's maintenance team.
Of course, that's a story for later. Right now, Tang Cuihong is still in the stage of being interested in everything, and hasn't officially started learning yet.
Although she is now in her thirties or forties, she doesn't look old at all, and her skin condition is even better than that of a girl in her twenties in the countryside.
She enjoys farming, but she doesn't rely on brute force to farm blindly. Instead, she uses her brain to farm, doing whatever is easiest and least stressful.
Xiao Jiu was also thinking that she would rarely come back in the future, and it was also time to clean up the space.
So after the first relocation, a second one took place.
This time, she gave Tang Cuihong a large quantity of agricultural machinery that she would never need in the future.
Tang Cuihong didn't hesitate and casually gave her a few stones that she liked.
Xiao Jiu was so happy she couldn't stop smiling, and he hugged her and kissed her passionately.
"Oh my god, Fourth Sister, you are my lucky star! This is so awesome! Haha, I'm rich! I'm rich!"
Tang Cuihong glared at her. "It's neither food nor drink, and I've never seen you take it out to exchange for money. It just emits a little light, why are you so excited about it?"
Xiao Jiu rubbed her forehead, her small hand trembling with excitement as she held Tang Cuihong's hand. "Sister, these are raw stones, all kinds of mineral raw stones. Let alone tens of millions, hundreds of millions are easily within reach. They're not useless; they'll cause a sensation as soon as they appear. Now is not the right time, so I haven't taken them out. You must make good use of these things in the future!"
However, Tang Cuihong remained unmoved. "I only collected them because they looked nice, and I won't use them to make money in the future. I'm already very satisfied with my current standard of living. If there's an opportunity, I'll leave them for the children to enjoy. I don't have the energy for that."
Upon hearing that it would cause a sensation, she lost all interest. Having lived a low-key life her whole life, she was already used to her current lifestyle.
The man earns money outside, the children study away from home, and she stays home to grow enough food for the whole family. Isn't that a wonderful life? Why bother with anything else?
Tang Cuihong would never admit to being lazy, and Xiao Jiu could also see that she was too easygoing.
Personalities determined the direction of their future, and she did not impose her own ideas on her.
On the contrary, I think Fourth Sister is in pretty good shape now. At least she has a good mindset and looks very relaxed.
No pressure, no worries, and you look much younger—isn't that great?
Although she is greedy, she is now in a state of contentment and happiness, which can be seen from the treasures that fill her space.
The national treasures of Great Britain are now all kept here by her, untouched.
She has so many items that she's too lazy to register them. If she didn't feel that now was not a good time, she would have taken them out long ago.
As for when the right time will be, she and Zhou Yue will have to discuss it thoroughly before making a decision.
Tang Cuihong originally planned to stay for two or three days before leaving, but Xiao Jiu had too much to translate and insisted on letting her go before New Year's Day.
Before leaving, Xiaojiu gave me some useful things related to clothing, food, housing, and transportation.
When New Year's Day 1984 arrived, Tao Zui and Yuan Yuan's family of three completed the handover and, after the children's winter vacation began, returned to Northeast China ahead of schedule.
After they arrived, Zhao Lingli took the three little ones to live in another room of Cuilan's house.
Tao Changyi, Tao Yuan, and their three generations lived in the east room, while Xiao Jiu and Yuan Yuan, the best friends and sisters-in-law, lived in another room.
"You heartless bastard, do you know how many tears you've made me shed?"
After Yuanyuan and Xiaojiu returned to the house, Yuanyuan immediately began to curiously scrutinize Xiaojiu's face, leaving Xiaojiu quite exasperated.
"Do you think I wanted this?"
"Then how did you survive? How could the plane explode out of nowhere?"
"The two groups were fighting over me at the same time, both wanting to take me back to earn military merit, and then they started fighting in the cabin."
I have no idea how I survived. When I woke up, I was already in the hospital because of an infected wound.
I had just given birth at that time, and they tormented me so much that I almost had a massive hemorrhage. The wound infection alone led to pneumonia, and I spent over half a year in the hospital. After I woke up, I was rescued by some unknown force and taken to Hong Kong.
Who cares? It involves classified information anyway, so I can make up whatever I want. If I can't explain it or can't cover it up, I'll just say I don't know.
Yuan Yuan listened with amazement, then looked at her with pity: "My goodness, your life is truly legendary."
"Then I understand even less. I went through so much trouble to save you, why can't you come back? You can't use your old identity anymore."
"Because how could anyone survive in that situation? I still don't know who saved me."
But I know that Tao Tao is dead. Since she is dead, she can't come back. She can only stay in Xiangshi for the time being.
Fortunately, I was able to sneak back to see you all. Although the process was rather complicated, the outcome was good.
Hearing this, Yuan Yuan was basically certain that Xiao Jiu had held back some information.
As for what is being kept, she boldly guessed it was a military secret; their line of work was already accustomed to all sorts of regulations.
Therefore, she didn't intend to dig deeper. As long as her good friend and aunt were still alive, what could she possibly be dissatisfied with?
Xiao Jiu then mentioned her apartment at the military hospital, and when Yuan Yuan learned that they were offered the apartment, she refused.
"I will rent it out when the time comes. Your identity is rather sensitive, so we won't disclose our relationship to others for the time being."
It's one thing for the organization to know, but there's no need for insiders to know.
Xiao Jiu agreed wholeheartedly, "Alright, you can decide for yourselves. But since this house has been given to you, it's yours to do with as you see fit."
But in her heart she was thinking that her third and fourth brothers lived in the Weng family house in Luoshi, and her eldest brother lived in the house in Harbin. If her second brother didn't get some compensation, wouldn't that be unfair?
It seems I'll have to talk to my mom about this again later.
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