Concerning his second uncle, Sister Xu and his second uncle told him the whole story in the letter they wrote to him.
My second uncle lost contact because he was in danger while on a mission. It took him half a year to return safely after going through countless hardships.
However, these are military secrets and he cannot tell anyone.
I could only evade the question by saying, "He was on a mission. It's just that it concerns the military secrets of the army, so I can't tell my family anything. I only know that my second uncle contacted home after completing his mission!"
Hearing that it was a "military secret," Aunt Chen was shocked and quickly said, "That's right, military matters are all confidential, and we ordinary people can't just pry into them! Xiaotian, don't tell anyone else. I don't know anything either."
Ignoring the matter of the second son of the Ye family, Aunt Chen skillfully measured the two children.
"By the way, your tenant's surname is Xu, right? Is she easy to get along with?"
Regarding this female educated youth named Xu, Aunt Chen Si only knew that she was a new educated youth this year, and she didn't know how she rented the house next door from the Ye family.
There are only two siblings left in the Ye family, Ye Tian and Ye Yu, so it can only be Ye Tian who rented out the house.
Aunt Chen Si had not had much interaction with Xu Nanxing. She only nodded and said hello when they met.
So she didn't know the background or temperament of Xu Zhiqing, who rented the Ye family's house.
Especially since there are only two children next door, I am afraid that they will be bullied.
That's why I asked in a tactful way whether the other person was easy to get along with.
Xiao Yeyu, who was being measured obediently, immediately replied happily after hearing this: "Sister Nanxing is so nice! She always gives Xiaoyu delicious food! Xiaoyu likes Sister Nanxing the most!"
Aunt Chen Si laughed when she heard this: "Oh? You like the food that others give you? You little greedy cat!"
Ye Tian also said: "Sister Xu is very easy to get along with! She usually takes good care of us! It was she who discovered that Xiaoyu and I's clothes were torn before, and reminded me that Xiaoyu and I needed to mend our clothes! However, she doesn't know how to sew, so she suggested that we find an aunt who can sew to help mend them!
This time, too, she bought us these pieces of cloth from the city. She didn't know there was extra fabric hidden inside our sleeves and trouser legs, and she thought our clothes and trousers didn't fit anymore, so she suggested we take the fabric and ask our aunt to make us new clothes.
Only then did Aunt Chen feel that Xu Zhiqing had a good heart and was very caring towards the two children.
She also felt sorry for the two children. The two families had been neighbors for many years and had always had a good relationship. Therefore, she wanted to take better care of the two children on weekdays.
Now that she knew that the new educated young man Xu was quite nice to the two children, she felt much more at ease.
After measuring the size, Aunt Chen roughly gestured at the cloth that Ye Tian brought, leaving enough cloth for each of the brother and sister to make a set of clothes, and returned the rest to Ye Tian.
"This cloth is enough to make a set of clothes for each of you. You can take the extra cloth back!"
Ye Tian knew that Fourth Aunt Chen had tried her best to save fabric for them, and he was very grateful. He thought of Sister Xu's words reminding her to pay the labor fee.
Then he said, "Aunt Si, how much does it cost to make clothes? I brought 5 yuan with me. Do you think it's enough?"
Aunt Chen Si quickly refused, "Hey, I just made a few pieces of clothing, why do you want to pay me for the work? How can I accept money from you two kids? Take it back!"
However, Ye Tian was unwilling to take the money back. He knew in his heart that one should not take advantage of others, especially not owe favors.
Besides, making clothes is not that simple. In addition to bringing the cotton thread yourself, you also have to take out free time after work to sew, which takes a lot of time.
So Ye Tiancai insisted on paying.
In the end, Aunt Chen couldn't refuse anymore, so she charged them some labor fee, 50 cents per piece, and only charged them 2 yuan.
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On the other side, Xu Nanxing was about to sneak into the space to eat something after Ye Tian and Ye Yu went next door.
Chen Jiaxin came over suddenly.
"Xu Zhiqing, tomorrow is the fifteenth. I heard there's a market in town. Do you want to come with us?"
market?
Yes, when I first went to the countryside, I heard Chen Xiuying mention that there would be a market in the town on the first and fifteenth day of every month, and the village would have ox carts to take the villagers to the market.
Xu Nanxing was also very interested, but still asked, "There's a market tomorrow. Will the village be given a holiday to let the villagers go to the market?"
"No! I still have to ask for leave! There's not much farm work at this time, so the village chief and the team leader will turn a blind eye. I heard the market is very lively, are you going or not?"
"Let's go! It's so lively here! There's nothing much to do in the village. If there's a market, I'll definitely go! What time are you going tomorrow?"
"About 7 o'clock in the morning, wait at the village entrance. Many people want to go to our educated youth center. I heard that many aunts from the village will also go. Only when you arrive early can there be space on the oxcart."
Xu Nanxing wrote all of this down.
However, she suddenly discovered that because she moved away from the educated youth site alone and did not integrate into the village, she did not know a lot of information.
Fortunately, Chen Jiaxin made a special trip to inform her, otherwise she would not know anything.
Xu Nanxing went into the house, took out a plate of melon seeds and asked Chen Jiaxin to eat some.
"Chen Zhiqing, I'll call you Jiaxin! Don't call me Xu Zhiqing anymore, just call me Nanxing!"
Chen Jiaxin was quite happy to have sunflower seeds to eat after running around. She immediately said, "Great! Nanxing! Why haven't I seen you these past few days? I came to look for you yesterday, and Ye Tian told me that you had asked for leave!"
Xu Nanxing did not intend to hide the fact that she had relatives in Shen City. In many cases, having acquaintances in the local area was actually a form of protection.
"I've asked for leave! I'm in town, and I have relatives in Shen City. My elders knew I was coming to the countryside, and they specifically told me to visit them. Having acquaintances here will make my family feel more at ease!"
"You have relatives here! If you have any problems in the future, there will be someone to help you!"
Everyone at the educated youth center knew that Xu Nanxing was from Beijing, but they didn’t expect that he had acquaintances in Shenyang.
"Yes! Because I have relatives here who can take care of me from time to time, so I signed up to come here to work in the countryside!" Xu Nanxing said half-truthfully.
"By the way, is everything okay over there at the educated youth camp?"
In fact, Xu Nanxing wanted to ask, what was the relationship between Zhang Luyao and the male and female protagonists like?
Chen Jiaxin understood immediately: "Zhang Zhiqing and Gu Zhiqing seem to be getting along better. Aside from you, the other educated youth in Beijing are sticking together. As for Su Zhiqing and Gu Zhiqing, they're much more distant now."
In other words, Zhang Luyao has a better relationship with the male lead. After all, they are childhood sweethearts, so it is normal for him to be more tolerant.
The relationship between the male and female protagonists also became a little distant because of this.
Alas, love always has its ups and downs!
Xu Nanxing still hopes that the plot will not collapse!
After all, grandpa and uncle are about to be arranged!
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