When the two returned home, they saw several pieces of meat and a chicken on the table. Zhang Hewu couldn't help but blame them.
"Rongya, don't waste your money. I have food in the village. Use your money to buy more meat."
Zhang Xingrong laughed and said, "Brother, I'm the factory manager now, how can I be short of this little money for meat?"
She also wanted to give him some money and bills, but she thought he wouldn't want them, so she decided not to give them to him in person and just put them under his pillow to avoid him pushing her around.
Zhang Hewu couldn't convince her, so he said, "Just wait, I'll make you a delicious meal!"
Now that they were home, they had to have a meal first. Zhang Xingrong also went to the kitchen to help, but was stopped by Zhang Hewu.
"You finally get to go home, don't bother with anything."
"Brother, hurry up, I'm hungry and want to eat!" Zhang Xingrong thought for a moment and said, "After dinner, I have to go to the Longyun Production Brigade next door. I have already made an appointment with Director Ma Wan.
Zhang Hewu couldn't convince her, so he asked her to sit and light the fire: "I'll go with you guys later."
As they started to light the fire, they heard the voices of their uncle and aunt outside. They hurried out to see that everyone was coming over with basins.
"Rongya, Wuzi, we cooked too much food today, so I'll give you some!"
"Hey, my family shot a pheasant yesterday. If you're tired of eating it, I'll give you some!"
"We made rice cakes at home and we can't finish them all!"
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Everyone had heard that Rongya had returned, so they all brought their belongings. Zhang Xingrong's arrival in the village brought hope. She wasn't going to open a factory, but she was going to recruit people from her village. Those who hadn't gone knew that if they mastered their weaving skills, they would definitely be able to join. It was just that the village still had so much farmland that many people stayed away.
Furthermore, the terraced fields have a good rice harvest every year, and every household has now received a share of rice. And the fruit trees on the mountain are blooming, and maybe they'll even bear fruit. Then, will their village still have to worry about having no income?
Therefore, everyone thanked Zhang Xingrong for bringing her food when she came back rarely.
Seeing so many people bringing her food, Zhang Xingrong was at a loss whether to laugh or cry and said, "Aunts, please go back. We cooked our own food, and we can't finish it even if you bring us food!"
"If you can't finish it, leave it there, or take it to school!"
"Yes, yes, it's just a small thing, there's no need to refuse!"
Zhang Xingrong quickly stepped forward to stop them: "Aunts, you know I work in a factory now, and I can't just accept things casually, otherwise it will affect my reputation. Take it back quickly."
Having said that, no one forced their food into her mouth after entering. Instead, they chatted happily with her for a while before taking their things back.
After finally persuading the people to leave, the two of them went back to cook.
Just as they were about to eat, Shitou came back, followed by Ma Wan. Shitou saw Zhang Xingrong and happily rushed over to her.
Zhang Xingrong looked at the mud-covered stone, not knowing whether to laugh or cry: "Where did you go to play in the mud?"
Shitou's eyes sparkled, and he looked very energetic: "Brother Wangshan and I are going to herd sheep and cattle!"
Children usually go to school, but when school is over or on vacation, the cattle and sheep in the village are under the care of the children.
Zhang Xingrong didn't blame him. She just washed the dirty clothes and praised him: "Well done. Did you do your homework well?"
"I've done it. I finished it right after school. It's so easy!" Little Shi Tou said that the homework was so easy that it didn't stump him at all!
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