When Xu An arrived, Aunt Dashuan was at home taking care of her grandson. She had already prepared the vegetable seedlings for him, so he carried them on his back and walked home.
Xu Ning has already gone back to dig the hole, and all we have to do is wait for him to take the seedlings back and plant them.
The brother and sister finished planting after dark. Looking at the rows of seedlings in the yard, they seemed to see the eggplants, cucumbers and tomatoes waving at them.
Xu An went to cook, and Xu Ning prepared to fetch water to water the vegetables.
When she was carrying the bucket and shoulder pole to fetch water, she saw her parents, Uncle Lu, and Aunt Lu returning from the fields. Xu Ning nodded slightly and walked away.
At the well, Yang Wenli was drawing water, and Xu Ning waited by the side for a while.
He nodded to Xu Ning as he walked away carrying the water.
Xu Ning was stunned for a moment and thought to himself, the sun rises from the west. In the past, when we met each other, we would just walk past each other with a blank expression, but today we even greeted each other. This is really rare.
However, Xu Ning did not respond. He picked up the bucket and went to fetch water. Since they were not familiar with each other, it was fine for him to maintain the previous state.
In the Youth League Home, Wang Juanjuan was sitting on the kang. Chunhua and Li Fang were helping her pick the blisters on her hands. Her eyes were red from crying.
If I had known the work was so tiring, I would not have come to this damn place to work in the countryside. It is so good in the city, where I don’t have to worry about food or clothes, and all the things in the house are given to me first. Even my two sisters-in-law dare not compete with me for it.
Seeing her crying so sadly, Jiaohua comforted her, "Wear a pair of gloves tomorrow. You'll get used to it in a few days. I was like this when I first came here, but Chunhua saw the gloves Xu Ning was wearing and made a pair for me. It doesn't hurt my hands so much when I wear them. Look, Xu Ning is still wearing them when he works."
It would have been fine if she didn't mention that person, but as soon as she mentioned her, she got angry again. Why did that damn girl Xu Ning get off work earlier than them? Is it just because she is good at flattering?
Wang Juanjuan gave Chunhua some snacks and asked her to help sew a pair of gloves. She went to the team leader to ask for leave after work today, but the team leader did not agree, saying that according to the village regulations, no leave is allowed during spring planting and autumn harvest.
Xu Ning watered the vegetables and Xu An prepared dinner. They were both tired after a busy day, so they went to rest after dinner.
The next day when going to work, Wang Juanjuan ran to Gu Wenping and said that her hand hurt. Gu Wenping was helpless. He could only earn eight work points a day and also had to help Lin Miao and Gu Wenjing. He was really powerless. He went to see Yang Wenli again, wanting him to help Wang Juanjuan, but Yang Wenli didn't even look at him.
He sighed and said, "Juanjuan, why don't you talk to the team leader and ask him to give you fewer tasks? Anyway, you get a subsidy from your family every month, and you don't lack food."
Wang Juanjuan was delighted and said, "Brother Wenping, can you go and help me? I'm not familiar with the team leader."
Gu Wenping was also annoyed by her and took her to see the team leader. The team leader told her that she could do less work, but she was not allowed to borrow food from the village in the future if she did not have enough food.
Wang Juanjuan quickly agreed. If there was not enough food, she would write a letter home and ask them to send more money and food coupons.
After working for more than a month, the crops are almost all planted in the fields. It rained yesterday, and after breakfast Xu Ning planned to go up the mountain to see if there are any mushrooms.
As soon as we reached the foot of the mountain, we saw Mr. Xu and Mr. Lu coming down the mountain carrying backpacks. Their shoes and trouser legs were wet, so they must have gone there early in the morning.
Xu Ning asked in surprise, "Dad, Uncle Lu, there is so much dew in the morning, what are you doing up the mountain?"
The two laughed and said, "Didn't it rain yesterday? We went to the mountain to pick some mushrooms. You don't have to go, just take some and eat them."
Xu Ning saw that the two people's backpacks were almost full, and there should be a lot of food on the mountain, so he smiled and said, "You can take some back to eat. I have nothing to do today, so I'll go up the mountain for a walk."
She walked up the mountain and saw mushrooms everywhere on the ground. She was very happy.
There are not many people on the mountain now, so she picked some mushrooms and put them in the space first, and then put them in the backpack when someone comes up.
Xu Ning was like a hardworking little bee, picking mushrooms on the mountain. Looking at the pile of mushrooms in the space, his mouth was so happy that it was almost grinning behind his ears.
Seeing that it was getting late and the villagers would be coming up soon, she didn't put the things in the space but put them directly in the backpack.
When Fourth Aunt and several other aunts from the village came up, they saw Xu Ning singing while picking mushrooms, with a basket full of mushrooms. They smiled and asked, "Xu Zhiqing, why are you here so early?"
Xu Ning also saw the few people and said with a smile, "Auntie, I am closer than you. There are a lot of mushrooms on the mountain today. Look, I have picked so many in just a short while."
Seeing that she had already filled half a basket with mushrooms, the few people stopped talking and said hello and hurried upstairs.
Seeing that the few people had walked away, Xu Ning continued to look, picking up two and putting one in the backpack and throwing one into the space.
When she came back from the mountain, she poured the mushrooms in the basket into the yard, took out half from the space, and took out the other half in the afternoon. She took so many at once that Xu An was scared again.
In the afternoon, Grandpa Qi and Xiao Mo also came to the mountain to pick mushrooms. Xu Ning did not stay with them. She found a secluded place and put the mushrooms into the space and into the backpack.
When Chunhua, Jiaohua and Liu Fang came up, Xu Ning was picking up the fruits happily. When he saw them, he just smiled at Jiaohua and said nothing.
Jiaohua was also there that day. She felt that Xu Ning had made Chunhua lose face, so she just smiled back and said nothing.
Xu Ning turned around and continued to hum a song while picking mushrooms. He was not affected by the few people at all. On the contrary, Chunhua and Jiaohua felt a little uncomfortable. They thought Xu Ning would take the initiative to say hello.
When Xu Ning turned around, Liu Fang looked at her viciously.
Xu Ning felt someone glaring at her. She turned around and saw Liu Fang's vicious expression. She immediately stood up and glared at him with eyes even more vicious than hers, saying, "If you glare at me again, I'll dig your eyeballs out."
Liu Fang lowered her head and walked quickly up the mountain, followed by Chunhua and Jiaohua.
Xu Ning snorted and continued picking her mushrooms.
After Xu Ning returned, he took out all the mushrooms in the space. Seeing that it was still early, he was planning to run up the mountain again. Xu An also came back from school, so the two siblings happened to be together.
When they reached the well, Grandpa Qi and Xiao Mo came down with a backpack each. Seeing that there was no one on the road, Xiao Mo whispered, "Sister, second brother, please bring my meal in tonight. I miss you two. I will come to see you in the evening. The three of us will have a good time together. Second brother, please make two more of your specialties. I will let you taste the cooking temperature."
Xu Ning and Xu An were both amused by him, and Grandpa Qi was also laughing beside them.
Xu An said with a smile, "Are you greedy again? Tell me what you want to eat! I will show you my cooking skills tonight."
Xu Mo smiled and flattered, "Second brother, I really missed you guys! I like everything that Second brother cooks, especially the fried tofu balls, the taste is amazing."
After saying that, he gave Xu An a thumbs up.
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