When Jiang Shushu returned home, the yard was quiet. Jiang Shushu took the plums to the kitchen, washed them, and then put them on the dining table in the main hall. Jiang Shushu grabbed a dozen plums in his hand and planned to go back to the house to eat barbecue. Eating plums could just cover up the smell of the barbecue.
As soon as Jiang Shushu stepped out of the main hall door, he saw Xu Hehua coming out of her room, "Shushu, you're back. Is this Li Zitian?"
"It's quite sweet. I've already washed it and put it on the dining table. Would you like to have some too, Mom?"
"Okay, I haven't eaten it for a year and I miss it very much." Xu Hehua said as she walked towards the main room.
When Jiang Shushu saw Xu Hehua coming over, he didn't go to his room, but turned back to the main room and ate plums with Xu Hehua.
Xu Hehua's awakening signaled it was almost time to go back to work. Goudan reminded him that people this generation were much more sensitive to meat than he'd assumed, and that if he wasn't careful, it might give him away. If he'd eaten meat, even plums, someone with a keen nose might have noticed it if he'd eaten it too quickly. He had to go to work with Jiang He later, and if Jiang He had a keen nose and knew he'd been eating alone, it would be embarrassing. Embarrassment was a minor issue, but what if Jiang He asked him where the meat came from? How would he explain it then? He had no money, no tickets, never left the village, and no outsiders had been there. Even thinking about it now, he couldn't come up with a good excuse. So, to be safe, he'd better eat the meat secretly at night.
After Jiang He got up, the family of three happily ate all the plums, and then Jiang Shushu and Jiang He each took a pot of water and went to work.
At night, after Jiang He and his wife fell asleep, Jiang Shushu took out four skewers of barbecue from the space and began to eat them in big mouthfuls. Although there were only four bites in total, it felt great.
It was not easy for me to run around and do things secretly for these few bites of meat. Who could have thought that I would end up in this state.
It took the entire team three days to harvest all the sweet potatoes. Jiang Shushu was exposed to the sun for three days, but even with the support of Nine Heavens Mysterious Deer Milk, he was still a little darker than before.
After the brigade harvested the sweet potatoes, there was nothing to do for the time being, and the corn would not be harvested for another week, so those who didn't want to work took a rest.
Jiang Shushu worked hard for six days. Seeing that the team was not very busy, Jiang He and his wife let Jiang Shushu rest at home, and Jiang He went to work alone at home.
Jiang Shushu pretended to refuse a few times, then agreed. After all, his goal was not to do farm work, but to find a stable job in the city. Working one more day or one less day on the farm would not make much sense.
Jiang Shushu rested at home for a day. Because of his tan, he started drinking Jiutian Xuanlu milk again, hoping to make himself whiter. After all, a white complexion can hide three flaws. He was planning to find a job in the city, so image was very important. A good image could make things more efficient.
Before going to bed at night, Jiang Shushu checked the small space to make sure that he had brought everything he needed for the trip to the city before going to bed.
The next day, Jiang Shushu took the three meat coupons, two taels of grain coupons and three yuan handed over by Xu Hehua.
Jiang Shushu didn't want to ask the old man for money, but she was penniless. If she didn't accept the money, she wouldn't even have enough money to ride the ox cart. Jiang Shushu also admired the original owner. How did you, a woman of your age, manage to be penniless? Let's not talk about a lot, at least a few cents, right?
"Shushu, today is your birthday. Buy the meat and I'll make you your favorite stir-fried pork. Use these two taels of food coupons to buy two buns when you're hungry. Use the rest of the money to buy something you like..." Xu Hehua treated Jiang Shushu like a child and gave him a lot of nagging instructions.
"Mom, I know everything. I'm leaving now. I'm sure I can bring back the meat." Jiang Shushu had known since yesterday that Xu Hehua was planning to buy meat for him today and let him go shopping in the city. So Jiang Shushu had secretly gotten up in the middle of the night, ran to the kitchen, and cut out a piece of pork belly weighing about a pound. So, he knew he'd definitely bring back a pound of meat today. Or maybe he could just eat three pounds of meat all by himself? But that wouldn't be good, since there were three of us sharing. It was too little. If he hadn't taken too much and it wasn't easy to explain, he'd have thought of bringing back four or five pounds to eat his fill.
Jiang Shushu walked towards the ox cart and saw from afar that there were still two seats on the ox cart. Not far away were four people from the Youth League Institute. As soon as he saw their attire, he knew that they were going to the city. It was about 8 kilometers from the village to the city, and he didn't want to walk. Jiang Shushu didn't care about his appearance and ran immediately. He got on the ox cart and sat down swiftly.
Because Jiang Shushu had behaved well these days and no longer had the arrogance he used to have, as soon as he sat down, several of his cousin's sisters-in-law greeted him. Jiang Shushu also hurried to greet them. Although he was of the same generation as them, they were older and some of them already had grandchildren.
Because of the age difference and the lack of common topics, the sisters-in-law exchanged a few brief words with Jiang Shushu and then started chatting with each other, leaving them no time to pay attention to Jiang Shushu.
"Hello, aunt."
"Hello Jiaxiu, is school starting? Why are you alone? Where is your second brother?" Jiang Jiaxiu was secretly talking about her first day of high school. Jiang Xiaoan, her second brother who had just graduated from high school, had to go and see her off to help Jiang Jiaxiu get familiar with the environment.
"My second brother went to a classmate's house yesterday. He said he would wait for me in the city."
Jiang Xiaoan went to the city? Jiang Xiaoan graduated from high school in the same year as me, and he still hasn't found a job. He went to look for his classmates. Could there be any news about a job?
"That's good. With your second brother guiding you, you'll be able to get familiar with the school environment more quickly."
Zhang Meihua and Zhao Guihua were walking slowly because they were wearing skirts. Jiang Shushu was chatting with Jiang Jiaxiu with a smile on his face, but there was a hint of gloating in his eyes.
Because Jiang Shushu saw a figure behind Zhang Meihua and the other three running towards the ox cart at a speed of 800 miles per hour. It was hard to say who would take this last position.
Zhang Meihua had noticed there was only one seat on the oxcart and was internally blaming Zhao Guihua for her slowness that morning. If it weren't for Zhao Guihua, the four of them would definitely have gotten a ride. With only one seat, two men would be embarrassed to fight for it. How could she convince Zhao Guihua to willingly give up her seat? Zhang Meihua was lost in thought when she heard footsteps behind her. Turning, she saw a figure running towards her.
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