Although she didn't understand, looking up at her sister's expression, Jian Xin carefully opened her clothes pocket, rummaged inside with her little hands, looked up, and slowly pulled out a handful of... fruit candies.
The child's hands were small, but the candy wasn't big either. It was simply found in the base's space. The candy wrappers were rolled up at both ends and sticking out, but it looked like a lot when she grabbed it with her small hand.
In fact, even though each person received one through their fingers, it still wasn't enough.
He emptied his pockets, sighed, and spoke like a little adult.
"Here you go, here you go. You're not allowed to cry after you've eaten the candy."
The adults were trying to amuse the child, but the child's words almost broke their nerves.
Several people immediately had tears in their eyes.
People are more prone to overthinking, becoming vulnerable, and missing home when they are weak.
A little kindness from someone is like a ray of light in the darkness.
The older educated youth were better off; they had been away from home for quite some time and this wasn't their first time experiencing something like this, so they had adapted much better.
The shorter the time spent here, the deeper the feelings.
The scene became so quiet that it was unsettling; even Chen Jing and the others pursed their lips.
After half a day, Tan Yajun, who had spent the longest time in the countryside, spoke in a hoarse voice.
"Alright, stop this nonsense. Hurry up and go back to cook and eat. Take a break and you still have to work this afternoon. Do you want to lose work points on your first day? Do you want to go hungry?"
After separating from the other educated youth, Jian Xin made sure no one was behind her before daring to speak.
"Sister, what's wrong with them? Why are they crying?"
She almost cried out of the blue just now, and was so scared that she didn't dare to make a sound.
He spoke simply and leisurely.
"They're homesick..."
Regardless, spring planting began in full swing: corn, soybeans, sorghum, and finally, sweet potatoes and potatoes were planted on a hillside. By the time everything was finished, it was already half a month later.
For the past two weeks, food has been scarce, so the villagers have had little to eat. Almost every day, the adults go to work while the children go to dig for wild vegetables.
They had no choice but to go, as almost every household was running out of food. Fortunately, wild vegetables were a supplement, which allowed everyone to get through the spring.
After planting, the weather cooperated and a light rain came.
The next day, as expected, Jian Dan sat inside the house and saw villagers passing by the door one after another.
Are they going mushroom picking?
"Yes, it's also possible they're going to dig for wild vegetables,"
Simple didn't want to go up the mountain, but seeing that the child seemed interested, she immediately changed the subject.
"Should we go find Sister Xiaohua?"
Sure enough, this topic was more appealing, and Jian Xin immediately forgot about the person outside the door.
"I want to go, I want to go!"
As she spoke, she rolled off the bed and slipped down to put on her shoes. Then she went to her bookshelf, carefully selected a book, placed it gently in her pocket, and patted it.
"Let's go."
The whole set of movements was incredibly smooth; before I could even put on my shoes, I had simply stretched my leg, and everyone was already waiting.
"Okay, let's go find Sister Xiaohua first. Once the water in the field has dried up, we'll come back to plant the garden."
The seedlings produced by Simple Cultivation were not all of the variety, and she also wanted to see if the old lady had any leftovers.
"good,"
Jian Xin was always enthusiastic and felt a great sense of accomplishment when it came to helping. Every time Cheng Chao came over, she would show off what she had done to help her sister.
Jian Dan didn't want to spoil her child. This wasn't the environment of later generations where several people in one family would spoil a child so much that it would really harm her if she were to become lazy and ignorant about farming.
Their family was already better off than everyone else in the village. Even if they tried to hide it, no one would see or notice. Judging from their rosy complexions and the child's increasingly round face, it was clear that their family had plenty of food.
In this era where being poor is considered glorious, if someone tries to cause trouble and then accuses you of bourgeois behavior, they'll really be asking for trouble.
As for food, her family eats both big fish and meat dishes, but they also eat the wild vegetables and coarse grains that villagers often eat. It's just that they cook them differently, and she's generous with the ingredients, so the taste is definitely much better.
Jian Xin is smart and knows that good things should be kept secret. Fortunately, she does do those things every day. Even when the children ask each other, she tells the truth and is not afraid of what others will say.
Moreover, she never missed work, and she would take her child with her when others went up the mountain. The child would almost always come back covered in mud, and Cheng Chao would openly say that she was delivering things for the child's uncle.
In addition, their arrival was like sending charcoal in snowy weather, which helped the villagers a lot, so the filter is still there.
Overall, the villagers are better off for her family, not by much, but it's acceptable.
Sun Xiang and Liu Guangming were not home. The elderly couple were tidying up the seedling shed in the front garden with Xiaohua. Hu Zi didn't go out running around today either; he was helping to carry water.
Seeing them, he was the most excited of all.
"Grandma, Sister Jane and Xin Xin are here."
Just kidding.
"We just saw each other yesterday, why do you miss us so much?"
Tiger leaned close to Jian Xin and asked, almost obsequiously,
"Little Xin Xin, did you bring a new storybook?"
"elder brother!"
Little Flower pouted angrily.
Her brother couldn't understand it, but he kept asking her to explain it to him. He had listened to that one book countless times and it was still going on. He was also looking forward to what would happen next and kept urging her to go find Xin Xin.
She already said to wait, wait, wait, until Sister Jian's family isn't busy. How could he be like this, asking questions as soon as he walked in?
Tiger looked back at his sister, scratched his head sheepishly, and in his haste, forgot what she had said.
Fortunately, Jian Xin had come for this reason anyway, so she immediately greeted Xiao Hua.
"Sister Xiaohua, I brought a new book, would you like to read it?"
Compared to reading books, she still trusted Sister Xiaohua more; as for Brother Hu, well, she wasn't entirely at ease with him.
Xiaohua's eyes lit up, and she felt a strong urge to try it. She had been wanting to do it too. She hesitated for a moment, then simply took the small shovel from her hand.
"You guys go have fun, I want to talk to your grandma."
Xiaohua glanced at the old lady, then turned and ran outside.
"Hey, I'm here!"
It's usually the two little girls who get together, but today there's an extra Tiger. Aside from being quite eager to know the story, Tiger is a pretty good older brother.
One teacher and two students worked together in a harmonious atmosphere.
The youngest teaches, the two older ones learn, and the oldest one is a bit restless and always fidgeting.
The old lady couldn't help but laugh when she saw it.
"Look, it's completely reversed,"
"Tiger and Little Flower help with chores around the house, unlike Xin Xin, who has nothing to do all day long,"
No matter how close the relationship, everyone loves to hear compliments.
Besides, it's someone else's child, so they can say whatever they want, but what others say is a different story.
I used to be naive and didn't understand. I thought it was all the truth, so why should I be afraid of what others said?
Now she understands perfectly; she would definitely be unhappy if outsiders spoke ill of her child.
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