“They’ve gone out again? Their main activity area is no longer just my family’s little plot of land. It’s good that they know to come home at night.”
"Haha, kids grow up and become independent, right?"
Ah~
Perhaps thinking he was being called, the child crawling around on the kang (a heated brick bed) twisted his head vigorously in response.
"ah!"
"Ah, Zhouzhou also thinks your mother is right, doesn't she?"
The child stared at her with his mouth agape for a moment, then suddenly burst into giggles.
"Grandma?"
"Yes, it's your mother,"
"Oh my!"
"Oh, Zhouzhou is so good!"
With her big, bright eyes, she was incredibly cute. She rubbed her forehead against the child's back, making him jump up on his feet and dodge. Suddenly, he rolled over onto his back, and Jian Dan immediately moved her attention to his soft little belly.
"Giggle giggle..."
The chubby little hand waved and grabbed a handful of hair, then pulled hard, causing Jian Dan to scream immediately.
"Hey? You're fouling, kid! Let go, let go right now!"
"Giggle!"
The child thought he was still playing with him, so he gripped even tighter and kicked his little feet even harder.
"Ah~ Ah ma!"
"Let go! You little brat, I'm not going to be friends with you anymore, let go of me!"
Mingzhu watched from the sidelines, feeling a headache coming on. Here we go again.
I don't know what got into these two, they just keep doing this every now and then. One of them just turned eighteen, and the other is supposed to be two, but he's not even a birthday yet. I don't know which step went wrong and made them empathize.
"You two, that's enough,"
The main problem is that she genuinely doesn't understand how her simple-minded son, who doesn't know anything about these things, could play together so well. Usually, it's the adults who coax the children, but with her, it really becomes like playing with the children.
Ironically, the child was still very happy about it.
"You brat, if you don't let go, I'm going to hit you! I'm really going to hit you!"
Unfortunately, the silly boy only had one reaction.
"Giggle giggle!"
Seeing that coercion was ineffective, Jian Dan secretly extended his dark fingers and poked the child here and there. The child excitedly twisted his body and laughed even more happily, waving his little hands for a while before letting go.
Touching the hair that had finally been freed, she gently massaged her scalp.
"Wow, this kid's got some real strength,"
Mingzhu's lips twitched, and she gave her a sympathetic look. What should she say?
The more they fight, the stronger they become?
"Oh my!"
They were playing happily just a moment ago, and then suddenly the person left. The child wasn't finished having fun and became unhappy, turning over and tilting their head back in protest.
"ah!"
"What are you 'ah'ing about? Look, you've pulled me so hard it hurts! Come on, blow on it!"
The child stared at the back of the head thrust in front of him, clearly bewildered, and remained motionless and silent for a long time.
Mingzhu covered her mouth and laughed heartily.
After seven days of rickety train travel, the two brothers were safely handed over to Cheng Zhuo, who came to pick them up. Cheng Zhuo was stunned upon seeing them, looking them up and down several times in disbelief.
"Xiao An, you've gained weight too?"
It's not surprising that Cheng Rui is fat. This kid has a big appetite and absorbs everything he eats. Whether it's height or weight, he has a clear advantage over Cheng An.
To his surprise, his youngest son had always been weaker than his eldest son. Although he wasn't sickly, the couple could clearly see the difference between him and his older brother.
Over the years, my height has been fine, but my flesh hasn't grown at all.
But looking at her now, her face seems a bit rounder? Is it because I haven't seen her for a long time?
"Dad, could you take the things first?"
"ah,"
The interruption quickly dispelled Cheng Zhuo's thought; he put his bag in the car and started talking about other things.
"How's your sister doing? Is she cold? I read your letters, all the good things, are you having a blast?"
"Sigh," Cheng Rui sighed first.
"Dad, I don't want to go back to school, I want to stay on vacation."
Cheng Zhuo glanced at it lightly.
"I think your skin is loose,"
Cheng An smiled to himself. He really missed the way his dad and brother got along after not seeing each other for so long.
Springtime arrived quickly, and Liujiatun became busy again.
There are now more than 20 educated youths in the village. Even now, few of them can earn work points for this kind of physically demanding work. To put it bluntly, in bad years, it is actually a considerable burden for Liujiatun.
No, it should be said that not only in Liujiatun, but almost everywhere, they are unwelcome.
This winter, perhaps I was frightened by simplicity, or perhaps I was just shy about being a newcomer.
Anyway, on the first day of planting, the fields were already bustling with activity before noon, and by the time Jian Dan found out, almost the whole village knew.
Next to the row she had divided was Wei Shujuan, who was also looking in that direction with her arm around her.
"They've only just started working and they're already arguing?"
Several sharp female voices, intermittent and discreet, were heard. The two listened suspiciously, feeling a sense of déjà vu, and both had a bad feeling.
"Could they be educated youth sent to the countryside during the Cultural Revolution?"
Jian Dan wasn't familiar with the new educated youth, but he could name all the older ones.
"I think one of them is Wang Hongmei?"
"Yes, Wang Hongmei, and Chen Yu and Liu Xiaoyun,"
This is Bai Xiaoqin walking over from over there; she doesn't look well.
"One against two? What's the reason? They can't even fight over something as simple as farming, and they're both hungry. Do they really have the mood for that?"
Wei Shujuan was quite helpless. It was that time of year again when food was scarce, so she had to finish her work quickly so she could go up the mountain to dig up some wild vegetables. Otherwise, she would really have to work on an empty stomach.
Bai Xiaoqin was also a little down.
"It's all because of food. Apparently, someone gave Wang Hongmei an egg, and Chen Yu and the others saw it and said she was getting something for nothing. They also said that she only deserved such a country bumpkin, a peasant. Then Wang Hongmei got upset, and that's how it escalated after a few words. They're exchanging barbs and pointing fingers at each other."
"It can't be that bad, can it?"
Jian Dan and Wei Shujuan still felt that something was wrong.
"Why are you arguing about something so trivial for so long? Aren't there any other educated youth around who could have tried to mediate?"
Is it glorious for educated youth to quarrel in front of villagers?
Bai Xiaoqin had a hard time explaining it.
"Yes, but you'll see when you go and take a look."
The closer they got, the more noisy it became, with all sorts of voices talking. It wasn't just Wang Hongmei and the two female educated youths; several male voices also joined in.
"Let's talk this out."
"No, she has to apologize to me. What nonsense is she spouting? Did you see it?"
Then there's Wang Hongmei.
"Don't talk to me. I'm asking you, did you see it with your own eyes? You just blurt out that I seduced someone? Where's your evidence? If you don't have any evidence, you're spreading rumors, and I can report you to the police."
"What, an egg is considered seduction? Are you starving? You'll bite anyone you see. How can you be so worthless?"
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