Chapter 84 Chapter 84 The Xiang brothers.
It is certainly not appropriate to whisper in public.
Shi Xiaolian's eyes were calm, and Mu Mian understood the elegant meaning of the music.
No matter what happens, just don't rush.
The two friends exchanged glances, but Xu Lele next to them didn't notice at all. She was also very curious about the young boy, "He seems to be younger than us. Can he go to the countryside at such a young age?"
Mu Mian knew this question very well. "Of course it's okay if you're willing."
Even before the new youth training center was built, Mu Mian had already guessed that many youth would come this year.
Although she remembered that it would not be mandatory until the end of the year, no matter what time it was, there was never a shortage of perceptive people in this world.
If you sign up voluntarily before the mandatory assignment, you will still have room for choice when it comes to going to the countryside.
Once you are assigned, it all depends on luck. If you are assigned to some extremely difficult place, there is nothing you can do about it.
While they were whispering here, the captain over there had already arranged the accommodation problem.
This is just the first step. There are still many things to do later, and food is the top priority.
Xu Yongshou was very busy, and Xu Lele did not bother his father. After watching for a while, he followed Mu Mian back.
Shi Xiaolian went in another direction, and Mu Mian was also in a hurry to find someone to talk to in private, so he planned to go and chat with Shi Xiaolian when he was free in the afternoon.
Mu Mian carried the fish basket and walked quickly towards home. By the time he got back from the trip, the fish had almost been dried.
The old lady was preparing to cook at home. When she saw the fish basket swaying, she knew there was something in it. "What did you catch?"
Mu Mian passed the fish basket to her grandmother, "They are all grass carp, one big one and two medium-sized ones."
The old lady leaned over to take a look and said, "They are not small. I will stew one at noon and prepare the rest in the evening."
Mu Mian had no objection. He found a basin and threw the fish into it. They had died after being on the road for so long.
Under the eaves, Xixi, lying on the small bed, hummed twice.
Zhao Meihua glanced at her and said to Mu Mian, "I'll take care of the fish. Can you see if she has peed?"
Mu Mian took two or three steps forward. Little Xixi was lying there with her eyes wide open, sucking her fingers.
Mu Mian touched the diaper and said, "It's dry. There's no urine in it."
Xiao Xixi snorted twice.
Mu Mian gently took the little hand away, "Why are you eating your hand again? Are you hungry?"
Xiao Xixi: “Hmm~”
Mu Mian laughed out loud, "What are you talking about? If you understand, just say um."
Xiao Xixi: “Hmm~”
Mu Mian gently shook the small bed.
Zhao Meihua was sitting next to the water tank, cleaning the fish. "Your sister-in-law just came back to feed the fish. She probably heard your voice and wanted to join in the fun."
Mu Mian looked around and asked, "Is my sister-in-law going to the fields again?"
It is summer vacation now, and Nie Sihui does not have to go to class. She occasionally goes to work in the fields, but she does not do a lot. She basically works for a while and then comes back to feed the children.
Nowadays, there are very few adults who take care of children. The main reason is that there is too much work to do. If they don’t work, they will have no food to eat and they will not be able to take care of the children.
It's always the older ones leading the younger ones, or the older ones leading the younger ones.
If there is no one to take care of the child, the parents will carry him/her on their back or hold him/her on the ground and look at him/her occasionally.
Zhao Meihua scraped the fish scales skillfully, "She and Lulan went to your grandmother Zhang's house to grind beans."
Mu Mian patted Xiao Xixi gently, "That's perfect, let's stew fish with tofu tonight."
Xiao Xixi: “Hmm~”
It's a small one, but it wants to respond to everything.
Mu Mian went into the room and took out the radio. After turning on a channel, he placed it on the stool next to him.
As long as Xiao Xixi is not hungry or urinating, she will fall asleep by herself while listening to the music, without any need to coax her.
Mu Mian ran to help her grandma prepare lunch.
After dinner and when the adults went to work in the afternoon, Mu Mian took Xiao Xixi to Shi Xiaolian's house.
When she arrived, Shi Xiaolian was catching fish in the yard.
Mu Mian sat down next to him, "Didn't you guys have lunch?"
Shi Xiaolian didn't stop eating. "I'll eat after my sister comes back in the evening."
Mu Mian looked around again, "Your mother isn't here either?"
Shi Xiaolian said 'hmm' and said, "I went to clean up the pigsty."
Upon hearing this, Mu Mian moved her butt and moved closer to Shi Xiaolian. It was obvious that besides the two of them, the only person here was Xiao Xixi who didn't understand anything.
But Mu Mian still acted like a thief and whispered, "What were you watching those two brothers do this morning?"
To be honest, she didn't know the names of these new educated youth or where they came from.
Shi Xiaolian: "Just remembered some things."
Mu Mian was very interested, his curiosity almost overflowing from his eyes, "What what what? Good or bad? Is there something wrong with those two brothers?"
Shi Xiaolian said calmly, without any awareness of gossiping, "No problem, my brother is a capable man.
Make a lot of money. ”
Unlike Qian, the educated youth who married into the commune, he was a real capable person. In the early days, he brought several people from the team to work with him.
At that time, every Chinese New Year, she would hear people who had returned say how prosperous their factories were and how they earned more money than the workers.
Mu Mian paused for several seconds, his mind wandering, "Do you want to form a partnership with him in the future?"
After the opening up, there were indeed many people who took advantage of the situation to make money. People would form partnerships in twos and threes, with you providing the money and me providing the labor, and a makeshift team could be set up in the early stages.
Then they grope their way across the river, a large part of them will die halfway, and only a very small part will be able to gain a foothold in the end.
Shi Xiaolian glanced at Mu Mian and asked in a surprised tone, "Why do you think so?"
Mu Mian shrugged. "It would be abnormal if I didn't think so. You used to think about making money every day."
Shi Xiaolian retracted her gaze and said, "I don't have that idea for now. I'm thinking about that child."
Mu Mian followed up and asked, "What happened to the kid?"
When he said this, Mu Mian wanted to laugh. Shi Xiaolian said that the other person was a child, but in fact, when they stood next to each other, she was much shorter than the other person.
As a result, Mu Mian's mouth was still raised, and the next second he heard Shi Xiaolian's shocking words, "He won't live long."
Mu Mian was shocked, his eyes widened instantly, "Why?! Is he seriously ill? It doesn't look like it. Apart from being a little thin, he looks energetic."
As Mu Mian was talking, he suddenly remembered that he seemed to have forgotten to ask the most important question.
It is abnormal for a child of this age to go to the countryside.
Mu Mian whispered softly and tentatively guessed, "Are these two brothers hiding from their enemies? Were they chased and killed by their enemies? And then when the brother worked hard to become stronger, he retaliated against them?"
Shi Xiaolian: “………………”
Shi Xiaolian looked at Mu Mian dimly with her familiar dead fish eyes, expressionless, "Sometimes, I really want to get into your mind and see what's inside."
Mu Mian raised his chin and said, "What else can I pretend to be? Of course, it's my overflowing intelligence!"
Shi Xiaolian: “………………”
After living for two lifetimes, she still hasn't learned how to become so thick-skinned.
Shi Xiaolian didn't respond, and said to herself: "It's not that complicated. The kid just drowned when he went fishing."
Mu Mian frowned, "When did it happen?"
Shi Xiaolian: "On the Mid-Autumn Festival."
Because it was a special day, she remembered it clearly as soon as she saw the person today.
Xiao Xixi snorted twice, and Mu Mian raised his hand and patted her gently.
Speaking of which, the last time a child in their team drowned was more than ten years ago.
She didn't have many memories. She just heard from her grandmother and her parents that the half-grown baby was already dead when he was found.
The river at the foot of the mountain where their team was located didn't seem to be flowing fast, but the water in the deep area was turbid and there were a lot of weeds. If you went too deep, you would easily get entangled.
Once something happens, people may choke on water easily if they get anxious and struggle.
The kids in the team have been warned many times by their parents that they generally would not go to deep water by themselves, and if they drown, no one would rescue them.
I didn't expect that a young educated youth would run over there.
Mu Mian looked at Shi Xiaolian, and the two looked at each other and saw the same meaning in each other's eyes.
Even though I'm not familiar with him, it's still a life. I can't just stand by and watch him die.
But it’s still early to the Mid-Autumn Festival now, it’s the end of September, there’s still more than a month left.
While the two were talking to each other, little Xixi in Mu Mian's arms fell asleep without her knowing when.
Mu Mian slightly adjusted the position of her arms, and then suddenly remembered that she seemed to have forgotten to ask the older brother why he took his younger brother to the countryside.
Mu Mian thought so and blurted out the words.
But Shi Xiaolian didn't say it clearly. "You will know tomorrow."
Mu Mian opened his mouth but before he could finish his words, Shi Xiaolian paused for a moment and then added, "Maybe it won't be until tomorrow."
Mu Mian opened his eyes wide, his tone sounding a little incredulous, "Are you still keeping me in suspense?!"
Shi Xiaolian smiled, opened her eyes, and imitated Mu Mian's pretended innocence every time, "I don't remember it clearly."
Mu Mian: “………………”
Even Xiao Xixi wouldn't believe this.
Mu Mian was indeed a little anxious without getting the answer. His mood was similar to Shi Xiaolian's hesitation about the wild boar incident a few years ago.
The difference was that Mu Mian didn’t worry for long this time. She knew it in the evening.
To be precise, not only did she know about it, but the entire team knew about it. It was the brother who said it himself.
The older brother is Xiang Xuewen and the younger brother is Xiang Xuewu.
According to Xiang Xuewen, their biological mother died early. She died of complications during childbirth when his younger brother was born. Later, their biological father remarried, and the two of them had to live under the care of their stepmother.
But the stepmother is a person who looks kind but has a wicked heart. She behaves in one way outside and another at home. The two of them have suffered a lot in the past.
The reason why he took his younger brother with him when he went to the countryside was that he was afraid that his younger brother would suffer at home after he was gone.
It's dinner time now.
At the dinner table in Mu Mian's house, the whole family was talking about the educated youth.
Mu Fugui said in a carefree tone, "These two brothers probably have a stepmother and a stepfather. If the father does something, the young man will...what's his name?"
Mu Mian added, "Xiang Xuewen."
Mu Fugui: "Oh, yes, the father must be partial to the younger child, otherwise how could Comrade Xiao Xiang bring his half-grown brother with him when he went to the countryside, and he would have to work alone to support two people in the future."
Nie Sihui: "I think the kid is quite thin."
The old lady sighed, "He is also a pitiful one."
While drinking the fish soup, Mu Mian subconsciously thought that Xiang Xuewen was indeed a man who would make a lot of money in the future, and he really had something up his sleeve.
Others would keep their dirty laundry to themselves, but he exposed it all the moment he came in.
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