Junior high students will stay at home until the seventh day of the Lunar New Year before returning to school.
Zhou Dashan was arrested, and his wife ran away. Now his two sons are fifteen years old and seven or eight years old respectively.
The old man was such a scoundrel, and his eldest son followed suit, becoming a complete scoundrel. The youngest son wasn't quite as bad, but he was still lazy and good-for-nothing. Now, the third branch of the family avoids them like the plague, and no one wants to support them. The village doesn't care either, letting them wander around the village every day.
Zhou Yue never paid any attention to them, and the two of them didn't dare to go up to Zhou Yue to seek attention. They couldn't beat him, and they might even get punched.
After the New Year, Zhou Yue and Tao Ran went back to the county town to continue their studies. Tao Zui was still in the first year of high school and school would not start until the tenth day of the new year, so she could stay at home for a few more days.
On the other side, the gauze on Tang Cuimei's face had been removed, leaving a scar after all. However, this scar was not a big problem for her and could even serve as her camouflage.
After the gauze is removed, apply the medicine every day. After about six months, the scar will gradually fade.
Gong Honghong from Niujia Village passed away before the Lunar New Year, and they only found out after the funeral.
Come to think of it, with such severe burns, no medicine, and no proper care, how long could she endure it on her own?
Zhao Lingli and her husband went to work on the seventh day of the Lunar New Year. Before leaving, they arranged for an elder in the town to handle the household registration transfer procedures for Tang Cuihong.
As expected, faced with the threat, the Ding family dared not delay and promptly completed the formalities.
I'd also like to take this opportunity to say that Ding Maiya had a sudden illness and passed away before the Lunar New Year, and is now in the village to get a certificate.
After obtaining Ding Maiya's household registration transfer certificate, Cuihua went to the village secretary, gave him a pack of cigarettes, and he readily issued the certificate, allowing Ding Maiya to register her household as Tang Cuihong. Thus, the five Tang sisters were officially reunited and all had official household registrations. In two years, as long as they worked in the city's production team, they would receive their share of grain.
On the ninth day of the first lunar month, when Tang Cuimei went to the township to find a school for herself, she rescued a middle-aged woman who had been hit by a car and subsequently suffered an epileptic seizure.
Not only did she not mind that the woman was foaming at the mouth and convulsing, she also took first aid measures for her and personally took her home.
As they say, good deeds are rewarded. Coincidentally, the woman's husband was the principal of the local middle school, and she herself worked as a cook there.
Knowing that Tang Cuimei had come to the school and that her grades were good, the principal gave her a test paper on the spot. Cuimei did it casually, and the principal then told her to go to the township middle school after the Lantern Festival to start junior high school. He also waived her tuition for the next three years, on the condition that she was admitted to the city's top high school.
Don't underestimate this rural junior high school; it still cares about college entrance rates. If someone manages to get into the top high school in the city instead of the top high school in the county, that's a truly remarkable achievement.
It's also a way to promote the school's reputation, so what's three years of tuition?
Isn't it all up to him?
This is his wife's savior. If Cui Mei is willing, she can come to the kitchen to help out and he can even take care of her meals.
Cui Mei hadn't expected the principal and his wife to be so good at handling things, nor had she expected that in this day and age there would still be men who valued their wives so much.
While admiring it, I was also happy to bring this good news home to share.
"I'm sorry, sister. I didn't expect it to go so smoothly. You see, I originally wanted to start from elementary school, but now it seems that it's more worthwhile for me to go to the township middle school. Although I may run into a lot of kids from Niujia Village, I'm mentally prepared. Don't worry, I will definitely study hard, make something of myself, and bring honor to our family."
Cui Mei's school was decided, Cui Lian went to the winery with Zhao Lingli and her husband, and Cui Hua went to work as a nanny in town.
Now, only Cuiju and Cuihong, who can no longer hear, remain in the house.
Cui Mei examined Cui Hong's ears carefully. She didn't dare say that the burned ears were beyond repair, but she hoped that one day she would have the opportunity to get a cochlear implant and be reborn.
The more lively the Spring Festival is, the more somber it is when everyone goes their separate ways afterward.
Not only the Tang family, but the Tao family is facing the same problem.
Tao Ran and Zhou Yue are alright, at least they live in the county town, so their parents can go to the school to bring them things and visit them after work.
Tao Qing and Tao An could often be seen in the countryside and town; they were the ones who were truly intoxicated by Tao.
The first year of high school in the city is a month-long lockdown, and sometimes students may not be able to go home even once in that month.
This is the first grandson that his grandmother raised, so the affection she has for him is irreplaceable. Just look at this old lady, secretly wiping away tears while packing her brother's things; you can tell how reluctant she is to part with him.
Xiao Jiu didn't know how to comfort her, so she prepared food for her dearest older brother in her own way.
She took out a bag of peanuts, a bag of red dates, a bag of peeled walnuts, and various kinds of pickled vegetables from her storage space.
She found several glass bottles, soaked them in water to remove the writing, scraped off the production date, and polished them until there were no flaws before she started bottling them.
She also instructed her brother that he must finish it within a month, otherwise it would spoil.
Since her older brother was away and no one knew when he would return, Xiao Jiu packed two bottles of pickled vegetables, along with other paper-wrapped peanuts, red dates, and walnuts, all expressing the depth of her love for her brother.
Although she had secretly prepared some when her second brother and Yue brother left, the amount was nothing compared to this.
The main concern is that they might suspect something.
The eldest brother is different; he is himself and won't let the news leak out.
"Brother, this is what I saved up for you. Don't give it to anyone else, just eat it yourself!"
This wasn't the first time Tao Zui had received this gift. Last August, when he went to the city, his younger sister prepared quite a few for him.
Seeing these things again now, I can't help but laugh: "Did you really get this pickled vegetable from the grandpas and grandmas in the village?"
"Shh, don't tell Grandma. I was worried that my older brother would get tired of eating our pickled vegetables, so I specially traded some of ours with other families. Look, this bottle has mustard greens, and this bottle has radish. I think Grandma also packed some soybean paste and chili sauce for you. That should be enough."
Tao Zui couldn't help but sigh. This younger sister was different. His brothers had never saved him food like this before. Moreover, in this day and age, it was not easy to save a bite of good food from one's mouth.
Of course, he wasn't saying his younger brother was bad; after all, as the older brother, he hadn't necessarily thought about his younger brother's feelings either.
I've long been used to being captivated by love, but now, being treated so tenderly by this sweet little sister, I'm so moved I don't know what to say.
If he's like this, then Tao Ran and Zhou Yue must also be like this. No wonder Grandma likes this little sister so much.
She deserves it!
"We only pick a few walnuts each year. If you don't eat them, why are you saving them for me? These are good things, you should keep them for yourself."
And these red dates, they'll make girls even prettier. I can keep the peanuts, you can keep the rest for yourself.”
However, when Tao Zui returned to school and unpacked his bag, he saw the red dates and walnuts that Mingming had given to his sister but which had ended up back in his bag. For some reason, his eyes welled up with tears.
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