The four of them separated at the fork in the road of the brigade. When she returned home, as soon as she entered the yard, she heard voices and laughter coming from the house. Song Tanglan walked in quickly, and when she entered the house, she saw her backpack placed aside.
The cloth on top had not been lifted, and the things she had changed were still in the backpack, untouched.
"Lanlan, you're back? Have you eaten? Are you hungry?"
"Second sister, I came back after having lunch. I'm not hungry now. Have you had lunch?"
"We've eaten." Seeing the excitement on his little sister's face that couldn't be concealed, Song Tangcheng knew that they had a lot of fun on this trip, so he felt relieved and pulled her to sit aside.
"This is Xu Qi. He's a few years older than you. You can just call him Brother Xu. Did you thank him for helping you get the backpack back this time?"
Xu Qi had noticed the commotion when the little girl came back, but he didn't expect that the little girl had two faces. She acted so well-behaved in front of her sister, but she glared at him in front of outsiders.
Listening to Song Tangcheng's words, he looked at her with some schadenfreude.
Of course Song Tanglan noticed the expression of someone watching the show, but she could only nod. After all, the other person had just helped her, and no matter how much she hated this person, she could only endure it.
When Song Tangcheng saw her younger sister nod, she continued chatting contentedly. However, she was particularly sleepy recently and started to feel sleepy again after just a while, so she had to go back to her room to sleep.
Song Tanglan had nothing to talk about with the two of them, so she took the backpack and went to the kitchen, and put some of the food and daily necessities in the cupboard.
He took out another ten pounds of fine grain and put it in the cupboard, leaving his own portion, and then took it back to the house.
During dinner, Xu Qi couldn't resist the couple's enthusiasm and agreed to stay for dinner. Cheng Fangyuan cooked dinner today, and Song Tangcheng stood by to help him.
Only two people were left in the living room, staring at each other.
Song Tanglan had already sensed the awkward atmosphere in the living room. She was now very annoyed. Why didn't she be more proactive and run outside to the yard to help wash the vegetables?
She just wanted to find an opportunity to slip away, but Xu Qi did not give her this chance.
"Little educated youth, have you adapted to your time in the countryside?"
"good."
"Oh! I, your brother Xu, often go to the city. If you have anything you want to buy, you can come to me. As long as you pay me a little errand fee, I don't mind bringing it to you."
At this time, Xu Qi did not forget to make some extra money. There was a reason why he often came to the Red Star Brigade. Many girls here asked him to help carry things. In this way, he could not only sell things on the black market, but also "speculate and profiteer" openly.
Anyway, he is just a driver. It is not normal for him to go to other places to purchase things and buy things for people he knows.
When Song Tanglan heard his words, her eyes immediately lit up. Thinking of the supplies in her space and the difficult Spring Festival next year, she was already prepared to go to the black market alone.
Now she has found another way, and it is not so dangerous. When she came here, she heard from her second sister that the black market here is strictly controlled and cannot be like in the city.
If this person was caught, he would really be sent to labor camp. Song Tanglan still remembers that he was scared when he heard this.
"Okay, thank you, Brother Xu. I'll find you when I need you."
Xu Qi didn't bother to be polite and happily agreed. "Okay."
Wen Nuan was cooperating in cooking in the kitchen, but the two people in the living room were silent. At this moment, Song Tanglan was excitedly counting the supplies in the space.
Now that she had the opportunity to make an excuse, she believed that the days of eating a few meals of fine grains from time to time would not last long.
When a large table of food was served and there was a happy event in the family, everyone was very happy, so they took out the wine that they had collected for many years and the two men started to drink.
The Song Jia sisters ate silently on the side. One of them couldn't drink alcohol and the other didn't know how to drink, so they didn't join them in drinking.
However, the atmosphere during dinner was full of laughter and people would chat from time to time while eating.
Cheng Fangyuan thought about his plan and said without hiding it, "It's time to pay the public grain again. Dad asked me to go there early the day after tomorrow. It may take up a whole day. If I'm not back before dinner, you can eat first and don't wait for me. I was thinking that since Xiaoqi is free, we could go up the mountain together and catch more prey! Now we can only delay it."
Xu Qi picked up the wine. He drank it calmly and said, "It's okay, Brother Yuan. I'll be here for the time being. When you finish your work with the team, it won't be too late for us to go hunting in the mountains."
"Okay, then it's settled. Before the snow starts, go up the mountain and hunt more. Once it snows, it will be difficult to go up the mountain."
"Alright, I can't expect you to eat less meat. Remember to wear more clothes the day after tomorrow. It's getting colder these days."
Cheng Fangyuan also felt the change in the weather over the past few days. "It should snow after the grain is distributed."
"Maybe!" Song Tangcheng thought that everyone at home had been burning braziers to keep warm these days, and she felt that the cold winter was not far away.
Song Tanglan was eating obediently on the side without saying anything. As a southerner, she was particularly afraid of the cold. Now she had put on the thick coat prepared for her by her mother. When she went out, she had to wrap a thick towel around her to cover her face.
I was afraid that the wind would blow into my neck.
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In two days, the temperature in the Red Star Brigade became even colder than in the previous few days. Song Tanglan was reluctant to go out these days and stayed at home warming herself by the fire. Sometimes when she had nothing to do, she would roast some chestnuts and sweet potatoes to eat.
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