Bai Ailian knew she hadn't taken enough, so she cleared her throat and said, "Our family is in a difficult situation right now. We spent so much money before, and we haven't recovered in a long time."
Buy the things you urgently need; if they're out of stock, get something from home.
We still need to keep this girl close, otherwise all the effort our family has put in over the years will be wasted if she marries someone from the countryside.
Anyway, there's only so much stuff in the house, and it's all pretty old, so this girl can't just take it all away, can she?
Zhou Xiaolan looked at the few industrial coupons in her hand, and there were only three yuan left. What could she buy with that?
And judging from this, she's going to the countryside the day after tomorrow, and her family won't be taking anything from her. So how will she manage in the future?
"Mom, it's been such a long journey, you must have eaten along the way, right?"
Bai Ailian said, "...Make some dry food at home so you can take it with you. It's not that your mother doesn't want to prepare more for you, but you know the situation at home."
Zhou Xiaolan looked at Zhou Jinfeng, who was standing silently to the side, and said, "Dad, can't the factory give me an advance? Could you give me some money to take with me? If I don't need it, I'll send it back to you later."
Zhou Jinfeng didn't believe the girl's nonsense. He had never seen anything given away come back. "I just received an advance last month. Your grandma wasn't feeling well when she went back, so I bought her some extra things to help her recover."
You're still young, so you can handle any difficulties, but your grandparents are getting old, and I can't just abandon them."
He knew that if they didn't give them anything, Zhou Xiaolan would definitely have a problem with them. So he took out a pound of grain coupons and two yuan from his pocket. "These are what I saved up. I was planning to celebrate your brother's birthday next month, but you can take them now."
Zhou Xiaojun panicked. How could he take his own things? How was he supposed to celebrate his birthday?
Zhou Jin gave him a look, and he could only purse his lips and sit back down.
"I only have you and your brother as my children. I'm hoping that you two will support each other in the future. Don't complain, the family's circumstances are what they are..."
With her parents having put it this way, what could Zhou Xiaolan say?
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Since the trip to the countryside was scheduled quite early, Hua Xiangyun rode the bicycle provided by Jiang Yi the next day, along with Wu Yanxin and a large group of people, to their destination – Qianjin Village.
Because they lived nearby, several families arranged to come and see them off.
Everyone's bicycles were covered with things. As for the quilts, it's still hot now, so we don't need them. We can move them over in a few days.
Even so, there were still many daily necessities. For example, Wu Yanxin's father, who came to drop her off, had his car back seat packed with things, so she had to share a ride with Hua Xiangyun.
"Are you tired?" Wu Yanxin asked Hua Xiangyun again, looking at the seemingly delicate and frail Hua Xiangyun, who had actually led her for most of the way.
She sat on the back of the bicycle and received several meaningful glances from Mr. Wu.
It wasn't that she didn't want to give someone a ride, but Hua Xiangyun refused to stop and take over. "Xiangyun, if you don't stop and let me give you a ride, my dad's eyes could probably kill me."
Hua Xiangyun didn't feel tired at all. Wu Yanxin's weight was nothing to her. Besides, the road ahead was even more rugged, and she really didn't feel comfortable letting Wu Yanxin carry her.
There are so many ditches around; if we lead her into one, she'll really cry.
Hua Xiangyun: "Really, there's no need. I've walked this road before; I know it better than you do."
Besides, I'm not one to overexert myself. If I really can't keep up, you'll definitely take over.
Wu Yanxin didn't dare to look at her father's face, "My father thinks I'm bullying you..."
"Xiangyun," Mr. Wu caught up, his voice full of tenderness, "Don't be so honest, child. Stop right now and let Yanxin take you."
This girl is used to being lazy at home; how could I let you carry her around like this the whole way?
"..." What else could Hua Xiangyun do? Uncle Wu had said it several times already, "This road is a bit bumpy. I'll have Yan Xin lead the way when we get to the flatter section ahead."
Mr. Wu wasn't familiar with this area at all. "Is the road ahead bad?" he asked.
Hua Xiangyun nodded. "It is a bit unfair, but it will be fine once we get past the country road."
At the border between the village and the county town, it seems there were some problems due to road construction at the time, and the road wasn't properly repaired. It's a bit uneven, but still passable.
This is more than just unfair; it's enough to shake people to their core.
Wu Yanxin could only sit halfway down that uneven road before she couldn't take it anymore and jumped off to run.
It didn't look far, but it would take more than an hour to cycle there. When they arrived at the village, they found that some people had already arrived.
This time, seven educated youths were assigned to Qianjin Village, four men and five women. Hua Xiangyun does not plan to live in the village now, as they all make up an auspicious number.
The female comrades are Hua Xiangyun, Wu Yanxin, Xiao Shaoyao, Li Mingli, and Wang Yayun.
The male characters are: Xiao Tongke, Li An, Xie Wenlian, and Lu Haibo.
Apart from Hua Xiangyun, all of them had family members who came to see them off.
Hua Guangzong originally wanted to come too, but Hua Xiangyun refused. The journey here was not easy, and Jiang Yi had already shown her around this area, so there was no need to trouble the old woman.
Captain Ren looked at the group and smiled with exceptional enthusiasm.
These people didn't just come alone; their parents were with them too.
Thinking of those people from the neighboring village who went to the countryside last year, they were travel-worn and had a look of disdain on their faces.
I heard that he has had a lot of conflicts with the village over the past year.
These educated youths lived nearby, so what if they were a little spoiled?
If they don't have enough work points or enough food, they can simply go back to the county town for help, and the village won't have these problems.
Furthermore, the parents of these children showed none of the arrogance typical of city dwellers; they smiled warmly at these peasants.
Parents who brought their children here, "..." Your little brat is about to make a living under your care, so what can you do if you don't adopt a humble attitude?
I just hope that the villagers will be more humble now and not make things too difficult for these children.
However, their village has little land, and no educated youth had been arranged to come before. Now that so many have suddenly come, they can't arrange accommodation all at once.
Captain Ren had no choice but to say to everyone, “The village’s conditions are what they are. We can’t free up any houses for everyone to live in right away. We can only ask you to squeeze in with other households for now.”
When we have some free time, everyone can lend a hand and build a few rooms.
Xiao Tongke and the others were very surprised. They had heard from others that when they went to the countryside, the locals would arrange accommodations for them. Why was it different for them?
“Shouldn’t this have been arranged in advance?” Ang Lee’s father asked, frowning. He really didn’t want his child to stay with the local villagers.
If the other family has a girl of marriageable age, or relatives with such children, the chances of the child staying in the village will increase significantly, which is something they don't want to see.
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