Song Zhi was afraid of missing time, so she didn't sleep at noon. She just closed her eyes and dozed off for a while. When she heard the assembly whistle, she immediately turned over and got out of bed.
Looking at the three children who were awakened and sat up suddenly, Song Zhi put on his coat and said, "I'm going to go out and gather the group first. You can come back after we leave. Remember to lock the door for me when you go out."
The three little ones looked at her in surprise, their eyes starting to feel hot again.
They didn't expect that Song Zhi trusted them so much and considered them in every way.
Song Zhi was in a hurry to gather together and did not notice anything strange about the three little guys.
In the afternoon, when working, Song Zhi found that the three little guys worked harder than in the morning, picking cotton for her almost non-stop.
"Don't be too anxious, come over and drink some water before picking."
Song Zhi took out a military water bottle and poured a glass of water for each of the three little ones.
"We're not tired. Sister, you should take a rest. We'll be able to finish picking these soon!"
Dabao wiped the sweat from his forehead and shook his head.
The other two little guys also looked stubborn and were unwilling to rest.
Seeing this, Song Zhi didn't insist anymore. He just quickly drank some water and joined them.
Before the sun set, the four people completed the task, two or three hours earlier than Song Zhi expected.
Looking at the cotton neatly stacked on the ridges of the fields, the three little ones breathed a sigh of relief.
Song Zhi gave them clothes and a lunch box of malted milk. The three little ones felt embarrassed to take their afternoon reward, so after looking at each other, they all came up to Song Zhi and greeted him.
"Sister, the work is done, we can go home first."
Song Zhi was counting the things in her cloth bag. When she looked up, she found that the three of them had already walked away. She had no choice but to shout loudly to stop the three little guys.
"etc."
The three little ones stopped in disappointment.
Song Zhi chased after him, took out four Red Fuji apples from a cloth bag and handed them over, saying unhappily.
"You don't even want the pay after you've finished the work?"
The three little ones lowered their heads in embarrassment and said awkwardly, "We have already eaten a lot of our sister's food."
"Here."
Song Zhi directly stuffed the apples into their hands, and then took out four large Northeast steamed buns from the cloth bag.
"The apples are a reward for your hard work, and the steamed buns are your wages for today. Take them."
The three little ones were stunned when they saw the big red apples in their hands.
It was the first time they had seen such a big apple. The apple was even bigger than their faces.
They had eaten apples before, but they were wild apples from the mountains. They were sour and astringent and also very small, only half the size of a fist.
Moreover, the apple smelled so good that just by holding it in their hands, the fruity aroma kept drilling into their noses, making the three little guys swallow their saliva in a cowardly manner, staring at the big red apple in their hands, unwilling to move their eyes away.
Song Zhi took in their looks, curled his lips slightly, and knew that they had never eaten it.
Looking at their sallow faces, Song Zhi sighed silently.
"Did you bring your lunch box?"
She asked suddenly.
The three little guys didn't understand what she meant and looked at her blankly.
"Didn't you take the lunch box with you when you left?"
Song Zhi had no choice but to say again.
"I've brought it." San Ya responded quickly and carefully took the thing out of her arms.
"I was afraid of peeing, so I kept holding him." She explained embarrassedly with a red face.
"Yeah, remember to bring it back to me tomorrow."
Song Zhi nodded and gave only one instruction.
"good!"
The three little ones grinned happily and nodded heavily.
"Go home quickly."
Song Zhi looked at the bright smiles on the three little ones' faces and waved at them.
The three little ones said goodbye to her, and happily ran home with the wages she gave them.
"Big sister, do you mean to ask us to work again tomorrow?"
On the way, San Ya looked at Dabao and Erbao and asked happily.
"Of course."
The Tao that Erbao agrees with.
"Big sister is such a good person!"
Hearing this, San Ya's smile grew even brighter. She looked at the things in their hands and sighed sincerely.
These things can give them another full meal.
There were not enough vegetables in the vegetable garden, so Ran Qiu took advantage of the good weather today and went to pick some wild vegetables. When the three little guys got home, he was picking wild vegetables.
"Brother Qiu, we are back!"
Hearing the voices of the three little ones, Ran Qiu raised his head and saw their brand new cotton coats and trousers at a glance.
His brows suddenly furrowed tightly, and his originally gentle expression gradually became solemn.
The three little ones hadn't noticed his expression yet and were excitedly taking out the things Song Zhi had given them to show him.
"Brother Qiu, look, these are the wages that Big Sister gave us. She also gave us four huge apples! I've never seen apples this big!"
San Ya handed the apple to Ran Qiu as if she was presenting a treasure.
This apple smells so good and must be very sweet. Brother Qiu drinks such bitter medicine every day, so eating a sweet apple will definitely make him feel better.
Erbao also quickly opened the lunch box and shared it with Ran Qiu: "Brother Qiu, the stuff in this box is really delicious. That educated youth sister said it's called malted milk. Brother Qiu, you should make a cup and try it later!"
"With these steamed buns, we won't be hungry at night." Dabao held four big steamed buns and smiled with his eyes curved.
After the three little ones finished speaking, they realized that Ran Qiu's expression was not right.
They suppressed the smiles on their faces, looked at Ran Qiu nervously, and exchanged glances quietly.
Brother Qiu doesn't seem very happy...
They looked down at the things in their hands and explained hastily with a guilty conscience: "These are the wages that our elder sister gave us."
They also know that this is a bit too much.
But it seems that the educated youth sister is not someone who lacks these things.
"Clothes too?" Ran Qiu said with a stern face, looking at the clothes on them, and said in an unclear tone.
"My sister said that these clothes are thrown away at their place and should not be used as rags to clean the floor."
San Ya nervously pinched the corner of her clothes and hurried to explain.
Although they felt that it was a little unrealistic to use such good clothes to wipe the floor, that's what my sister said.
Ran Qiu looked at their new clothes without any expression, lowered his eyes and said nothing. After a while, he sighed softly.
"knew."
"Brother Qiu, are you unhappy?" The three little ones looked at his face carefully and asked nervously.
San Ya twisted her fingers, it seemed like they took too much.
"No." Ran Qiu shook his head gently, and the gloom on his face was suppressed. "I'm going to cook. You guys clean up the yard."
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