When Jiang Tiecheng returned to the dugout, Huang Youqing's two sons placed the flour sack directly on the cabinet on the kang (heated brick bed) for him.
These days, rats are rampant, so you have to put things up high to avoid them gnawing on them.
Jiang Tiecheng saw the person off and looked around the house. The small house had changed drastically.
Although this place is still that dark, damp, and dark dugout, it has been furnished since it was originally empty.
The cupboard was crammed with enough food to last until next summer.
More than 200 kilograms of wheat flour, plus the cornmeal he had on hand, and the money he had.
This doesn't even include the grain and various food items that Xu Fengtian and Lao Zhang sent as a token of their gratitude.
All things considered, getting through next year's disaster shouldn't be a problem. There's no chance of starving to death, and if all goes well, we might even have three meals a day.
There was also a bicycle against the wall, a radio on the table, and a watch on her wrist.
Compared to when I first came here penniless, things are completely different now.
The only thing that annoyed me was fighting with that kid Hu Tian today, which made me waste another eight points.
I originally thought that exchanging for an intermediate skill would cost two points, but who knew that the price of exchanging for an advanced combat skill would increase to eight points.
But there was no other way; he couldn't let himself be taken advantage of. Hu Tian was a thug by birth, and he was good at fighting, but he had a skill that almost got him by the throat.
I definitely can't afford to suffer a loss, so I've decided to exchange my eight points for it.
Fortunately, he didn't lose out either. Although it was only a mid-level fighting skill, he still managed to beat that kid so badly he was yelling.
Jiang Tiecheng breathed a sigh of relief.
That's why life is getting better and better.
Going to the countryside wasn't as difficult as I had imagined. At least for now, I feel like I could live like this for another twenty or thirty years without any problems.
I wonder how they are doing now that they've lost their hardworking husband.
After all, it's obvious that the second son wouldn't be willing to be a hardworking ox, willing to serve his children.
The selfish second child has a biased mother, plus younger siblings who are used to being taken care of by him.
It's unclear who will win or lose.
Meanwhile, at this time, the Jiang family...
Jiang's mother looked at the empty grain sacks.
Even if you shake the bag as hard as you can, you can't get two ounces of flour out.
It's only been half a month, and it's already the 17th, but we've already run out of food at home.
Jiang's mother sighed.
He went back into the room, opened the drawer, and opened his small notebook, which contained food coupons and money.
This is the pension left after her husband passed away and the last bit of savings her family had.
The eldest brother has been gone for almost two months.
The money was almost all spent, and all that was left was 20 yuan and ten jin of grain coupons.
But with the third and fourth children about to start school and fees due, things are looking up.
With four mouths to feed in the family, there are four of us.
This amount of money isn't enough to cover tuition fees or even food expenses, and it's still not enough to cover food expenses even if we don't pay tuition fees.
Jiang's mother had no choice but to go next door and knock on the door.
The second child sprang up from the bed in a flash.
Jiang Jincheng looked smug and deliberately ran his hand through his hair.
He's very popular in the factory now. After becoming a worker himself, the girls he likes are all secretly flirting with him.
Having a job and not having a job are worlds apart.
These days, all his close friends are fawning over him.
This made Jiang Jincheng a little smug.
He was thinking about how he had arranged to play pool with his friends today.
Seeing her mother come in, she smiled and asked,
"Mom, when are we eating? Let's eat early today, I have to go out."
Jiang's mother felt wronged after hearing this.
From a young age, she and her husband had high hopes for their son and doted on him the most, but it seems that they spoiled him rotten.
The eldest brother has been gone for days, and the second brother, although he goes to work every day, has never mentioned a word about his salary, even though he has been paid for so long.
This is why Jiang's mother didn't initially intend to keep her second son by her side.
You know your own child best.
"Second brother, our family can't even afford to eat anymore."
Upon hearing this, Jiang Jincheng immediately became alert.
Ever since she received her salary, my mother has had nothing to do but keep repeating this phrase in my ear.
He's not stupid; his mother said that for a reason—she wanted his salary.
He had tried to avoid the topic several times, but he didn't expect his mother to bring it up directly today.
Jiang Jincheng said somewhat impatiently,
"Mom, how could we not afford to eat?"
When my father passed away, the factory gave him a considerable amount of compensation.
Mom, I'm not a child anymore, don't try to reason with me like you would with a little kid.
"I'm not the eldest brother, so don't always complain about being poor in front of me."
Jiang's mother's eyes immediately reddened with anger.
"Second brother, what do you mean by that?"
What does it mean to complain about being poor?
Mom really doesn't have any money. Although your dad received some compensation, it cost a lot when he passed away, and there were also many other expenses around the house.
How much did it cost you when you were hospitalized after your fracture?
When you come back, I'll take good care of you. You'll eat ribs, chicken, duck, and fish every day. Those things don't cost much!
Your younger brother and sister made new clothes.
Our family is truly broke this month. We only have 20 yuan and ten jin of grain coupons left. There are still two weeks until the end of the month.
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