An'an, who was being nagged by Lu Weiguo and his wife, was at home playing with cats and geese when a kitten suddenly appeared in their house after the spring. They didn't know whose mother cat had given birth outside and left it behind.
The family's goslings were the first to spot it and immediately started quacking. An'an wanted to keep the kitten as soon as she saw it.
"Mom, can we keep it?"
The kitten was born not long ago. Its fur was sparse, its limbs were very thin, but its belly was very big, like a potato with four thin twigs stuck on it. It looked very strange.
An'an was so unsteady on her feet that Song Qing was afraid they wouldn't survive, but in the end she couldn't persuade her otherwise.
Lu Ronghui made a small nest for it out of scraps of cloth, and An'an saved her own malted milk powder. Song Qing placed it next to the stove, and unexpectedly, it survived.
There are earthworms in the soil!
The little gosling has grown up and follows behind An'an like a sycophantic villain. Whenever An'an gives a command, it proudly rushes over to peck at people.
Geese are already quite large, and when they spread their wings in front of people to peck at them, they become even more frightening. Not to mention children, even adults would be scared when they see them.
Who wasn't pecked by their family's pet goose when they were a child?
The two colluded to bully others in the entire residential compound, drawing complaints from the nearby children.
Once, she even considered taking the goslings to the nursery, but Song Qing reprimanded her and she stopped this terrible idea.
Because of such a capable assistant, An'an is almost invincible in the family compound. Recently, as soon as An'an and her husband get home from work, they are constantly being complained about by parents and children.
In the family compound, adults generally let the children run wild. If they fight, no one says anything if the child loses.
But with An'an bringing outside help, the little boy dared not vent his anger and could only go home and torment his parents.
Everyone was clamoring to raise goslings, but most people lived in apartment buildings, so where would they find the space to do so?
The parents were so annoyed that they had no choice but to come and complain to Lu Yang and his wife.
"Lu Suian, keep your little goose in check. If you bully other children again, Mommy will beat you!"
She nodded with a smirk, clearly not taking it to heart. The little goose shook its head, completely unaware of the seriousness of its crime, while the kitten stood beside them with its mouth wide open, as if cheering them on.
Song Qing's head was getting more and more painful. She had been hit and scolded, but she was very stubborn now and wouldn't listen to any advice.
This little girl is getting more and more mischievous, so Song Qing simply kept them at home to farm.
An'an was initially reluctant, but later she enjoyed it. Song Qing was turning over the soil next to her, and she was barefoot, looking for earthworms in the dirt.
The vegetable seeds that Aunt Tian bought for us have already been planted. The cucumbers have sprouted, the tomatoes have produced small fruits, and the bok choy next to them has already been harvested once.
With these vegetable plots, they no longer need to rush to the vegetable market early in the morning to grab fresh vegetables.
Sometimes, when other neighbors come over for a walk, they are filled with envy when they see Song Qing's lush, clean, and tidy yard.
This not only looks good, but it also saves money.
Moreover, you can grow whatever you want to eat, so you no longer have to look at the vegetables at the market to decide on the recipe.
The soybean paste blocks that were dried at Aunt Tian's house have fermented. They made soybean paste in May, and now the soybean paste jars are in the yard and need to be turned every day.
Every time I stir the sauce, a strong fermented bean aroma bursts out, and it smells especially pleasant after a while.
When Lu Ronghui returned from work, she saw everyone busy in the yard. She smiled and went to rummage through the soybean paste.
The snow-white flowers on the fruit trees have turned into tiny green fruits, about the size of a fingernail, hidden among the green leaves.
The Bai family's recent troubles were like a boulder thrown into a lake; no matter how big the waves it created, they eventually returned to calm.
"Sister-in-law, Aunt Tian invites you to her house for dinner in a few days."
Now that spring plowing isn't as busy as it was a while ago, and with plenty of wild vegetables on the mountain, everyone is happy to use the available resources to get some food for the children.
Since Lu Ronghui came along, it has become much easier for Aunt Tian to get up early and Song Qing to come. Sometimes all she has to do is shout in the field.
"Then we'll go over this weekend."
Song Qing has been too busy lately and hasn't been to Aunt Tian's house for a long time. The villagers are all eagerly waiting for her to come over.
The factory buildings at the entrance of the camp have been completed. They are a row of very impressive buildings, and the road in front of the factory has been leveled and is very wide, making it convenient for large trucks to enter and exit.
The textile factory has also received the technical personnel borrowed from other factories, and with the arrival of some machinery, the textile factory is gradually taking shape.
Sometimes, when technicians are debugging machines in the factory, they make a unique sound, and nearby villagers hear it and rush over to see what's going on.
"This is really impressive. I think the factories in the city aren't even as big as this textile factory."
“You don’t even know how many cars have driven here these past few days. This is a huge factory. Even my relative who married into a village dozens of miles away came all the way back just to find out about the factory.”
The most important thing for the entire city's communes right now is the recruitment exam organized by the textile factory next week. The nearby communes already know about it and those who plan to take the exam have been preparing for it for a long time.
As for those who live far away, by the time they hear the news, the exam time is already very close.
This can be considered one of the advantages of their nearby commune.
Everyone in Yanghe Village knew that Song Qing worked at the textile factory, and thinking that being close to the source, they invited her to come and tutor the children.
"How would I know how to do this?"
Song Qing was also amused by them. The textile factory's various operations were gradually getting on track, and the division of labor and cooperation had been determined.
As one of the early preparation staff, she mainly reads books, learns mechanical knowledge from the technicians who come over, and practices using the machines from time to time.
The recruitment exam is handled by the factory manager and the military region. What kind of tutoring could she possibly provide? That's giving her far too much credit.
Lu Ronghui has been having some troubles lately. The educated youth are convinced that she has Song Qing's private tutoring and must have inside information, so they have started to secretly try to please her these past few days.
The educated youth now have very simple tasks every day, with enough time left for them to go back and read. Even so, the work assigned to Lu Ronghui is often taken over by others.
Furthermore, when assigning tasks, they tacitly agreed to leave the simplest tasks to her.
As soon as work ended, people would gather around, looking at the sky and the ground, clearly having something to say but not daring to speak it.
Among this group of educated youth, Liu Ruo was the only one she was close to. Lu Ronghui was a particularly aloof but principled person, and these people, though they had things on their minds, dared not provoke her.
If this is not done properly, we will offend her. Her sister-in-law works in a textile factory. What if she comes up with some way to prevent them from taking the exam?
If Song Qing knew their thoughts, she would be even more helpless. In their eyes, she was now like a monster with fangs, capable of deciding their life or death in an instant.
Lu Ronghui had some documents, which she would give to Liu Ruo after reviewing them. Since the female educated youth lived and ate together in the dormitory, it was easy for others to discover them.
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