Jiang Jun stared at the ceiling drowsily, not knowing what day it was.
"Sister, I'm going to be late!" Jiang Lan was so anxious that she kept jumping up and down: "What should I do? What should I do?"
Jiang Jun's anger quickly flared up. Even at this age, he still needed someone to help him comb his hair, eat breakfast, and prepare his schoolbag before going to school. He was spoiled like that: "Go to school by yourself! What else can you do?"
Jiang Lan was still crying: "I haven't braided my hair yet, and I haven't eaten breakfast yet."
Jiang Jun sat up despite the headache, put on a coat, went to the windowsill to get a comb, shaved Jiang Lan's hair a few times, and tied it into a ponytail.
Jiang Lan pouted: "I want to braid my hair into two braids, and then braid them together."
Jiang Jun was annoyed and raised his voice: "Hurry up and go to school. I'll bring you some steamed buns later. When you get out of class, come to the gate and I'll pass them in for you."
"The way you comb your hair doesn't look good. I don't want it." Jiang Lan reached out to pull the hair tie.
"You comb your hair yourself. I don't care and I won't even send you breakfast." Jiang Jun threw the comb away and said, "If you think it doesn't look good and you're afraid of starving to death, then you can just quit school!"
He yelled at her and sent Jiang Lan to school first.
Jiang Jun got up and went to the kitchen to light a fire to make breakfast. After a long time of fussing around in the smoke and fire, he only managed to heat up two steamed buns.
After more than a month of independent living, Jiang Jun had become increasingly irritable due to this almost primitive way of doing housework.
Her patience was almost worn out by washing clothes and cooking, especially when she had to stop reading or doing homework to cook, which was extremely annoying.
Only when it was late at night and everyone was asleep could she concentrate on reading novels. Since Zhang Xiuying was not at home, she could read as much as she wanted without restraint.
Looking at the time, Jiang Lan’s first class is almost over.
No matter how angry she is, she is the elder sister and it is her responsibility to take good care of her younger sister.
Jiang Yun wrapped the steamed buns in a clean cloth and put them in his schoolbag, then hurried to the elementary school.
The timing was perfect. When Jiang Jun arrived at the school gate, Jiang Lan also ran out.
In Jiang Yun's dietary concept, she was used to having tea time in the morning and afternoon, and thought it was normal to eat something during class breaks.
She handed the steamed bun to Jiang Lan: "Eat it quickly, it's still hot."
Two little boys ran over: "Jiang Lan, why are you eating? You're so greedy!"
Jiang Lan took a bite of the steamed bun and whispered, "I didn't have breakfast."
The tall boy laughed and said, "You haven't even had breakfast yet. Doesn't anyone make breakfast for you? You're so lazy!"
Jiang Jun turned around and glared at the two boys: "Who are you calling greedy? You're just watching them eat, so you're the one who's greedy!"
The two boys ran away laughing: "Oh! Jiang Lan stole food! I told the teacher that she got up late this morning and didn't even bring her Chinese textbook!"
Jiang Lan had tears in her eyes and an expression that looked as if she couldn't swallow the food.
"Is this your classmate? What's his name?" Jiang Jun glanced at Jiang Lan. "It's okay. Eat quickly. If you can't finish it, come back after the next class. I'll wait for you here. Don't listen to their nonsense!"
Damn, he's such a grown-up boy, and he still goes to complain when someone eats something. How childish!
Jiang Lan took two more bites of the steamed bun and swallowed them hastily. "It's Lu Xiaobing and Hong Tao from our class. They've made fun of me several times, and they've also made fun of other students."
Jiang Jun took the uneaten steamed bun and put it in his schoolbag. "I'll go back and get your Chinese textbook. Come back after class. If those two dare to laugh at you again, I'll beat them up."
A little boy in his teens is at an age that even dogs dislike and needs to be restrained by rules.
Girls in their teens are at the age when they need to establish their outlook on life and learn to protect themselves.
Jiang Jun wanted to take this opportunity to show Jiang Lan how to be self-reliant.
When Jiang Lan ran out of the school gate to eat steamed buns after class, she saw Jiang Jun, He Xiangdong and Luo Haiying standing together and talking.
He Xiangdong put her hands on her hips and glared fiercely at Lu Xiaobing and Hong Tao who were not far behind Jiang Lan, acting like a big sister who was protecting her younger sisters and would beat up anyone who dared to come over.
Jiang Lan proudly hid near the school gate and finished her steamed bun, then ran back to class with a smile on her face.
He Xiangdong rode his bike with the two of them, Jiang Jun in front and Luo Haiying behind, and the three of them chatted and laughed as they went to play in the woods.
He Xiangdong is tall and loyal. Wherever he goes, he looks like he wants to protect Jiang Jun. Chen Yuefei calls him Jiang Jun's first guard, and Luo Haiying is the second guard.
Jiang Jun didn't go to school, so the two of them stayed there for two days. They found it boring and skipped classes just to play with Jiang Jun.
For these healthy children in the compound who are good at running and playing, expansion training is a fresh and never-boring game.
After running for a while, Luo Haiying looked at the sun and said, "Xiaojun, Xiangdong, I should go home and make lunch."
He Xiangdong was still having fun and wiped his sweat with his handkerchief: "Okay, let's come back and play after dinner."
Jiang Yun went to get his handkerchief: "Oh, I lost my handkerchief again. I'll go look for it. You two wait for me up front."
Just now, some fellow villagers nearby were picking up branches for firewood in the woods. If I don’t go and look for them quickly, they might have picked them up and I won’t be able to find them anymore.
After walking a few steps, Jiang Jun saw an old rural lady in her fifties or sixties, who was holding her handkerchief and looking at it.
Jiang Yun stepped forward and said, "It's my handkerchief!"
The old lady smiled ingratiatingly and handed the handkerchief to Jiang Yun: "This handkerchief is beautiful! How much did you buy it for?"
The pattern on the handkerchief was a four-leaf clover pattern embroidered by Jiang Yun using army green cotton thread. It was fresh and unique, something that had never been seen in this era.
Jiang Jun took the handkerchief, twitched the corners of his mouth slightly to express his gratitude, and turned away.
This is the consensus among the children in the compound. They should ignore strangers to avoid being exploited by people with ulterior motives who can get in anywhere.
He Xiangdong stretched his neck to glance behind Jiang Jun: "What does that old lady do?"
Jiang Jun shook his head: "Just asked me where I bought the handkerchief."
He Xiangdong sneered: "Next time she asks, just tell her that I bought it in Beijing for fifty cents."
The plaid handkerchiefs from the Military Service Society were only eight cents each.
Jiang Yun had only just discovered after a trip to the capital that, while the military service center had limited supplies, the prices were extremely favorable, thanks to special military subsidies. The same items would cost more than half the price at the county supply and marketing cooperative.
Luo Haiying laughed when he heard this: "You want to speculate and profiteer! Be careful or someone will report you!"
He Xiangdong snorted. "I'm just saying, Xiaojun embroidered this herself, and you can't buy it in Beijing! By the way, Xiaojun, I want to go to your house to get the negative of our photo. My mom said I look really good when I smile, and she wants to enlarge it and hang it up."
"Okay, I'll give my solo photo to Park Jinhua." Jiang Jun pinched his pockets, his pocket money was almost gone. "I also want to take it to the photo studio in the county town to have a few more developed."
The photo was indeed very beautiful. Park Jinhua fell in love with it as soon as she saw it. She insisted that Jiang Jun sign on the back of the photo and took it away as a souvenir.
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