Xinshi, Dawan Village
Song Mingyuan and his father, Old Man Song, had just returned from the fields when they saw the postman stopped at his doorstep. His mother was putting her fingerprints there, and Gousheng's mother from the opposite house was standing there with a pout.
When Mrs. Song saw them, she laughed exaggeratedly and said, "Old man, Mingyuan, Xiaoran's family has sent something again. These in-laws are too polite.
He often sends us things, and they are all rare items that we have never seen before. Here he sends another big package.
I can’t even lift it, please take it into the house quickly! This saves some people from getting jealous. "After saying this, he glanced at the leftover woman opposite.
Old Man Song walked over, picked up the bag, and exclaimed in an exaggerated voice, "It doesn't look big, why is it so heavy? What's in it?"
Song Mingyuan glanced at his father's burly figure, then looked at the not-so-big bag, said nothing, and went home carrying the things.
His wife had not come back yet, and his son and daughter were sleeping on the kang in the inner room. He put the package on the table and went to check on the children.
When Lu Xiaoran came back from school, Song Mingyuan was chopping firewood in the yard, her mother-in-law was cooking, and her father-in-law was helping to light the fire.
Seeing her coming back, Song Mingyuan put down his work and said with a smile, "Are you tired? Come in and have a rest. Xiao Ning has sent something again, and there is a letter on the table."
"I'm not tired. I'll go help my mother cook first. Can you help me see what's written in the letter?" Lu Xiaoran said as he walked into the kitchen.
When Mrs. Song heard her voice, she shouted, "Xiao Ran, the meal will be ready soon, so don't come in."
Song Mingyuan didn't let her go to the kitchen, but pulled her into the house.
She opened the letter first. It was written by Lu Xiaotang. In just a few short sentences, she explained the family situation clearly. When she saw the last sentence, she was ecstatic.
He happily hugged Song Mingyuan beside him, "Mingyuan, Mingyuan, I'm so happy."
Song Mingyuan thought there was some happy event, so he took the letter and read it. It was normal, just some casual greetings. But when he saw the last sentence, he looked at Lu Xiaoran in surprise.
"I don't know either, but it's right to listen to my brother. Starting tonight, you will review with me. Don't make any excuses, and don't tell anyone about this." Lu Xiaoran looked at him and said.
Song Mingyuan immediately assured: "I know, I will definitely not tell anyone, but I don't need to review, right? I'm just a junior high school student, and my grades weren't good when I was in school."
"No, you must learn. I will tutor you." Lu Xiaoran looked at him and said firmly.
Song Mingyuan looked at his wife helplessly and sighed.
"I wonder if Xiaotang has written to Mingyu? Take a day off on Sunday and accompany me to visit Mingyu. That kid wasn't a good student when he was in school. I want to talk to his wife and ask her to keep an eye on him."
Lu Xiaoran opened the package again and saw a few pieces of cloth, two cans of milk powder, and rock sugar inside. She gave all of these to her mother-in-law.
Mrs. Song looked at the things in the bag and said, "Xiao Ran, your sister-in-law is really generous. Mom, this jar is filled with milk powder, right? And these pieces of cloth are made of really good material."
"Xiao Ning is very good, Mom. Use these pieces of cloth to make new clothes for you and my dad, and share some of these food with my eldest sister and second sister's children." Lu Xiaoran reminded with a smile.
"Your father and I have clothes to wear, so I'll keep these cloths for you to make clothes for later. Give some rock sugar to your eldest sister and second sister's family, and leave the milk powder for my grandchildren. Those kids are already this old, why would they need milk powder?"
After listening to her mother-in-law's arrangement, Lu Xiaoran looked at Song Mingyuan helplessly. This old lady is just a stingy person.
Mingyu, who received the letter, was not as unreliable as Lu Xiaoran said. After reading the letter, he immediately guessed what Lu Xiaotang wanted to express.
He thought about it and went next door to find his father-in-law. His father-in-law is the village chief. His wife Zhang Xiaoling is the eldest, and she has a younger brother who just graduated from high school this year.
When he married Zhang Xiaoling, he built two houses next to his wife's house.
They got married the year before last. Last year, Zhang Xiaoling gave birth to a daughter for him. Now she can just walk, and his mother-in-law helps take care of her.
Zhang Dazhuang had just returned from the fields and smiled when he saw him: "Mingyu is here! Come in and sit down."
He followed his father-in-law into the house and said, "Dad, my brother is graduating this year, what are you going to do for him?"
Zhang Dazhuang sighed: "We don't have many factories here. I want him to join the army, but I don't know if he can apply."
"Dad, if he wants to join the army, it's not difficult, but I don't think there's any rush. He's only 16 years old. He should work at home for two years first.
I can review my homework when I have nothing to do in the evening. And Xiaoling, you should also read more books from today on. Mingyu said seriously.
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