Su Qingci tied up the cow, picked up three fish, and headed towards the educated youth settlement.
This fish was given to her by Song Jingzhou.
She gave Song Jingzhou a band-aid and five cents.
Thinking about this, she couldn't help but feel a little guilty; she had just thought the other person was going to hit her.
For some reason, when he cast his fishing rod, the hook got caught on his face.
Thankfully, it's a modified needle; if it were a real hook with barbs...
I glanced at the sky, then darted down a side path. Since it was still early, I planned to go back and kill the fish to make some soup.
"Waaaaah~"
He paused for a moment.
Is someone crying?
He peeked behind the half-collapsed thatched hut next to him.
"Chuntao?"
Shen Chuntao was startled and quickly lowered her head to wipe her eyes with her sleeve.
"Su Zhiqing?"
"What's wrong with you? Why are you all alone in this remote place?"
Su Qingci didn't press the issue, "Are you homesick?"
Shen Chuntao forced a stiff smile.
"Of course I miss home."
"I've been here for four years and haven't been back yet."
"Educated youth have holidays at the end of the year, but the food, drinks and travel expenses are a considerable expense."
"Moreover, my family is poor, and we may not even have a place to live."
Shen Chuntao felt very uncomfortable.
Everyone says she has a good personality and doesn't compete or fight for anything.
But even if you're going to compete for something, you need to have the confidence to back it up.
Her parents are full-time employees at a machinery factory. Her father earns 36.7 yuan a month, and her mother works in the canteen and earns 27 yuan a month.
It sounds like a dual-income family, but there's an older brother and younger siblings.
To raise four children, the father also has to give five yuan of his salary to his grandparents every month.
My maternal grandmother keeps sending letters every few days, trying to reach her daughter.
The family of six lived in a 20-square-meter staff room, and their lives were extremely difficult.
Both of Shen's parents were timid and submissive, but they treated their children fairly equally.
His timid and cautious demeanor, always etched with worry, influenced the other children as well.
After Shen Chuntao's eldest brother graduated, he used the family's savings accumulated over the years to find him an apprenticeship.
He's already twenty-four or twenty-five and still hasn't found a partner, which is driving his parents crazy with worry.
I finally found a partner through an introduction. Although he was not particularly good-looking, he was also a temporary worker, and I heard that he could become a permanent employee after working for three years.
But where will they live after the wedding? The other party's parents also want more than 100 yuan, 20 jin of grain coupons, and several feet of cloth coupons.
Looking at my parents, who were so worried they couldn't sleep all day, and my brother's hesitant expression, I felt a pang of sadness.
Shen Chuntao volunteered to go to the countryside.
This way, the younger sister can move in and share a bunk bed with her younger brother, and her own room can be given to her older brother and sister-in-law.
The subsidies for educated youth sent to the countryside could also be used to support their parents' frail and failing health.
But she never expected that going to the countryside would be so tough.
The open and covert struggles within the educated youth settlement were suffocating her.
A year ago, unable to bear everyone's ridicule, she ran out alone in the rain.
She met Aunt Xiao, who was quite warm towards her at work.
Seeing that she was crying so hard, the other person kindly took her home and boiled water by the stove for her to take a bath.
That was the first warmth she received after coming to Gaotang Brigade.
Unexpectedly, Xiao Hu barged in halfway through the washing.
The sound of Aunt Xiao scolding and beating Xiao Hu attracted many onlookers.
Seeing the guilty looks on Aunt Xiao and Xiao Hu's faces, Shen Chuntao could only bury her head and cry.
Xiao Dashen also hugged her and cried, saying he was sorry to her.
But the other person meant well, so how could she blame them? She could only sigh at her own misfortune.
He was pressured by arrogant comrades in the educated youth settlement, and his reputation was also damaged.
Xiao Hu is also an honest and hardworking person.
After Aunt Xiao gave her advice twice, Shen Chuntao married into the Xiao family.
Unexpectedly, this was just jumping from one fire pit into another.
The Xiao family is a large family.
Xiao Hu has an older sister, Xiao Moli, who is already married.
Xiao Long is a married older brother.
He also has an unmarried younger brother, Xiao Jian, and two younger sisters, Xiao Yuehua and Xiao Juxiang.
Xiao Long married Song Zaizhao, who was from the same village, and they already have a son and a daughter.
There are more than a dozen people in the family, and they are always arguing and making a ruckus.
Xiao Hu seemed honest and reliable, but after getting married, he realized that honest men weren't necessarily the best match for marriage.
The Xiao family is still ruled by the parents-in-law. Everything has to be done according to their wishes, and all resources are allocated by them.
Xiao Long is the eldest son, and his father-in-law dotes on him.
Xiao Jian is the youngest son, and his mother spoils him.
The younger sister-in-law below is also not easy to get along with, and Xiao Hu is the kind of person who won't utter a word even if you beat him three times.
All he ever does is try to earn work points, and he's always thinking about earning twelve work points.
He probably has no idea what kind of life his wife is living at home now.
Family scandals should not be discussed outside the family, otherwise they will become distorted as they are passed around.
She was so bored that she secretly came out to catch her breath.
Su Qingci comforted Shen Chuntao for a while, and seeing that it was getting late, she handed her the fish that was about three fingers wide.
"Sister Chuntao, it's almost dark, let's go back quickly. Take this fish back and make some soup!"
"No, no, how can I take your fish!"
"I appreciate your kindness, but you can keep the fish and take it back!"
"Sister Chuntao, take this. You're heavily pregnant and need plenty of nutrition."
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