Chapter 73 Tuesday Girl
Hu Qingqing nodded and handed a red fruit to Shen Xiaoyue. It still had a bright glow from being washed and looked fresh and delicious.
"Xiaoyue, try it. Erniu just brought it to you."
Shen Xiaoyue took it and took a bite, her eyes lit up: "So sweet."
"She went to the mountain to pick fruits again. Next time she comes, tell her not to go. She is so small, what if she falls accidentally?"
Hu Qingqing nodded as she ate: "Yeah, I thought so too. I told her so."
Uncle Zhou’s daughter is called Zhou Erniu.
The first time they met her, the little girl picked a lot of mushrooms for them on the mountain, then bowed suddenly and said she wanted to thank them, which left them confused and scared.
After asking for a long time, I finally found out that Uncle Zhou originally said that there was no point in studying now. Few people in the village studied, but they still lived well. Erniu was a daughter and would get married sooner or later. She would do laundry, cooking and cleaning every day, so she would not need the knowledge in textbooks. She could save some money on books by not studying.
Besides, everyone in the family has gone to work, so Erniu can help with housework at home and relieve some of the pressure at home since she doesn't have to study anymore.
The old couple thought for a long time and decided to ask Erniu's opinion. This child is smarter than her brothers and sisters and can get full marks in the exam.
Erniu likes reading, and even when she gets home she likes to read her textbooks over and over again.
But she also knows that there are very few children in the village who can read, and she has read more books than her older brothers and sisters.
Sometimes when she saw the thick calluses on her brothers and sisters’ hands, she would feel guilty and help fetch water, light fires and cook as soon as she got home.
So when her father asked her, she agreed without hesitation even though she was reluctant.
She originally planned to finish this semester and not go to school next semester. But one day her father came back from the county town and suddenly changed his mind and told her to continue studying. He also brought back a few big meat buns.
The family members each ate half.
She still remembers the aroma of the meat buns clearly.
She was surprised and happy, but she refused because of the situation at home.
Unexpectedly, Uncle Zhou was particularly firm this time and said directly that saving a dollar or two on textbooks is not as good as saving a pig. Erniu’s grades are good and they cannot be wasted.
Her older brothers and sisters also said that Erniu was the smartest child in the family, and her brother even specifically said that he couldn't even get half the score at that time.
She was so excited that she couldn't sleep all night.
I heard my father and mother discussing in the middle of the night and found out that he had gone to the county town with two educated youths today. He felt that people with education would have more flexible minds.
On the way, Uncle Zhou talked to them about Erniu and asked them about their thoughts. They all said that Erniu had good grades and was a good candidate for study.
Only then did I decide to send my second daughter to school.
So Erniu went up the mountain early the next morning to pick the freshest mushrooms. Before going to work, she asked along the way and found Shen Xiaoyue and Hu Qingqing.
Hu Qingqing sighed, she still remembers the little girl holding the basket high, standing in the direction of the rising sun and smiling at them with vigor and enthusiasm, even the warmest sunlight became her backdrop.
Every time the little girl appeared, she didn't say anything, but just shyly handed the things in her hands to them.
Sometimes it is fresh wild fruits, sometimes it is beautiful flowers, sometimes it is delicious mushrooms...
They asked her to stop sending them off, and she agreed. But the next time she showed up, she turned into a little tail and followed them not far away.
It was not until they waved for her to come over that she happily presented them with the treasure she had found that day.
Later, when we became more familiar with each other, she would occasionally bring her test papers with full marks and homework that she didn't quite understand.
Whether she heard them praising her or teaching her, her eyes were shining brightly.
Shen Xiaoyue and Hu Qingqing showed Erniu the books they brought from the city. Erniu was like a sponge that absorbed knowledge crazily. She had read the book thoroughly within two days.
When she returned it, it was clean and tidy, and you could tell she took good care of it.
Uncle Zhou is a good man, Erniu is also a good man, and everyone in her family is good. It is not easy to achieve this in this day and age.
"Xiaoyue, there must be many people like Erniu in the village."
Shen Xiaoyue nodded. After this semester is over, the village school will be recruiting teachers, so she plans to work there for one or two semesters.
She has her own goals and this will not waver, but before achieving them, she also wants to do something for the children of Dahe Village.
Hu Qingqing had been accumulating words for several days, but she couldn't finish them. As soon as she finished talking about the last thing, her mouth started chattering again.
"By the way, Xiaoyue, Li Lan is getting married the day after tomorrow. She asked me to tell you when I see you."
"But Secretary Lu will definitely go, so won't you and Comrade Lu also go? I don't know why she asked me to tell you."
"She had just finished showing off to us that day, but you didn't come to work the next day. She was so mad that she insisted that you were deliberately going against her."
Shen Xiaoyue looked confused. She was so busy arguing with Shen Xing that day that she had no recollection of what Li Lan said.
"Also, I heard that Xie Zhiqing was going to marry Zhao Linlin at the beginning of the year. Should he be considered as marrying into the family? However, Xie Zhiqing did not respond to these news. Secretary Zhao's daughter is so pitiful. I don't know why she fell in love with such an irresponsible man."
Hu Qingqing wrinkled her nose, obviously having a strong opinion about Xie Ning.
Shen Xiaoyue was amused by her words and pinched her cheek: "Don't worry, it may not be Zhao Linlin who suffers. The Zhao family is Zhao Linlin's territory. If Xie Ning goes in, no matter what, he won't be able to make any big waves."
Secretary Zhao must love this daughter very much. How many people these days would want to marry a man into their daughter's family? Most of them are eager to marry their daughters off early to get rid of this responsibility, and they also hope that their daughters can help their parents more after marriage.
This is the case in my sister-in-law's family, and it's also the case in her family.
I heard that my eldest sister-in-law and eldest brother loved each other, but my eldest sister-in-law was too embarrassed to tell her eldest brother because of her family situation.
As a result, someone came to propose marriage and offered 50 yuan, wanting to marry my eldest sister-in-law.
The sister-in-law disagreed, and her brother wanted to tie her up and take her over.
The eldest brother hadn't seen his eldest sister-in-law for several days and was afraid that she had an accident, so he came to look for her. Only then did he find out that his beloved woman was about to be "sold" by her family for 50 yuan.
She was so angry that she beat her brother up, and immediately asked a matchmaker to come and propose marriage to resolve the issue.
Everyone in the family will change their expressions. When my eldest sister-in-law's mother saw that it was more than the original 50 yuan, she was overjoyed and returned the previous money without hesitation.
I also blame my sister-in-law for not telling me earlier that she was with Secretary Lu’s son, otherwise I wouldn’t have made the decision rashly.
After getting the 66 yuan, her brother didn't care about being beaten and happily took the money to build a house.
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