Jiang Wen sat curled up on a low stool, with his baggage held between his legs and placed on his lap, holding a bowl of brown rice, a little reserved.

When he saw the dishes on the table again, his eyes widened in surprise, and his pupils showed the surprise of what he saw.

The conditions of the Jiang family are considered average in Jiangjiazhai. In the past, every time he went home after a break, Grandma would prepare the best food for him to eat. Therefore, even in the current famine years when food is scarce and every household is cutting back on clothing and dieting,

He can still have a full bowl of brown rice porridge, but the side dishes are a little different.

But he was also satisfied, because he knew that except for him, everyone else in the family ate corn or even buckwheat and wild vegetable paste. But now, not only did everyone in his aunt's family eat brown rice, but he also had such rich and varied side dishes.

I’ve seen it before, even if I haven’t eaten it yet, just smelling it makes me hungry.

Regarding Jiang Wen's arrival, everyone just looked up and then immersed themselves in their food without saying a word.

Jiang Wen pretended to be calm and slowly raised his chopsticks. His face was slightly red, and he cautiously and shyly picked up the bowl of pickled fish with an attractive aroma. When he took it into his mouth, he licked his mouth in shock. It was indeed better than he imagined.

eat.

After the meal was finished, most of the people in the yard dispersed one after another. They could rest for half an hour at noon, and everyone happily took home the food they had set aside.

The two daughters-in-law started to clean up the dishes. Rural people are always frugal and rarely have leftover food. Especially in the Lin family, both men and women are the master cooks. The food will be eaten cleanly and it is easy to clean up.

Jiang Wen took the empty bowl and handed it to his eldest cousin with some embarrassment. When he was at Jiang's house, his mother would clean and wash the dishes, and grandma wouldn't let him do anything other than study. There were also dedicated people in the academy who cleaned and washed the dishes.

, he came to his aunt’s house to work, so he shouldn’t let his eldest cousin wash the dishes for him.

"Sister-in-law, I can do it myself."

He stood up and put the bundle on the chair, and helped carry a stack of empty bowls. The red marks on his hands when he moved the tiles mixed with the stains on the dishes, but he didn't care so much and just held the bowls carefully.

Disk, following behind the eldest cousin.

Jiang Yan didn't speak, just watched quietly. There were two wooden basins in the kitchen, both of which were filled with water. Xiaodouzi, who had finished eating, was squatting there, holding an empty bowl in his hand.

water to feed the noisy chickens and ducks.

Lin Nan was the last one to finish eating. He walked over with his empty bowl and said in a cold tone: "If you don't want to eat for free, just wash the dishes yourself, or else go carry water!"

Jiang Wen nodded. There were a few people he didn't know washing dishes. He, a grown man, was too embarrassed to squat with a group of women washing dishes. He just put down the dishes and followed Lin Nan's example to get the bucket.

There are two pairs of wooden barrels in the house now, and each of them picked one pair.

Lin Nan walked in front, looking back at Jiang Wen from time to time. Seeing that the other party struggled for a long time before carrying the empty bucket out, and almost stumbled to the ground after walking a few steps, he glared angrily, if he dared to buy it for his mother-in-law.

The barrel broke. Let’s see if I don’t scold him to death!

When he arrived at the well, Lin Nan quickly and skillfully started to fetch water. In a few moments, both buckets were full and almost overflowed. He raised his chin, with a sneer on his face, picked up a load of water and left arrogantly.

Jiang Wen didn't know how to carry water, so he carefully observed Lin Nan's every move along the way. When he saw the thin Lin Nan carrying two buckets full of water, he was shocked and couldn't help feeling at the same time.

Praise.

Following Lin Nan's movements, he struggled to fetch water back and forth. The small bucket dropped into the well was filled with water, and then he took it out and poured it into his own bucket. This process made him very tired, and he repeated the operation several times.

It was easy to fill two buckets of water.

Panting and resting for a moment, he hurriedly picked up the pole and started carrying water. He bent his waist slightly and took a deep breath. His handsome face turned red from holding back. He gritted his teeth and used all his strength. After grinding for a while, he found

After finding the right position, he stood up tremblingly.

The weight on his shoulders instantly pressed down on him, making him almost breathless. He choked and staggered forward. With every step he took, some water spilled out. But at this time, his eyes were dizzy and he was biting.

Chu Ya just wanted to get home quickly and couldn't care less about the spilled water.

Jiang Yan stood at the entrance of the courtyard, looking at the modest gentleman who was swaying as if he would fall to the ground in the next second. She couldn't help feeling that Jiang Wen was really different from the best in the Jiang family.

But when she saw Lin Nan, who was a head shorter than Jiang Wen, carrying a load of water and walking back steadily and with vigorous steps, she felt indescribable melancholy in her heart. At such a young age, Lin Nan had already become familiar with these families.

These tasks are easy to do.

Jiang Wen staggered and finally walked back to the yard. The moment he put down his burden, he almost sat back on the ground. He stumbled and then regained his balance. When he looked again, he saw that most of the two full buckets of water had been spilled.

Blushing, he silently carried the bucket to the kitchen and poured water into the water tank. He never knew it was so hard to carry water. Even now that he had put down the pole, he could still feel the thorns on his shoulders and neck.

It hurts... It turns out that my cousin and the others are doing such hard work every day.

Lin Nan raised his head. He was much shorter than Jiang Wen. In order to highlight his dissatisfaction and displeasure with Jiang Wen, he had to raise his head high, put on a disgusting face, and said in a disdainful tone: "I haven't picked it yet, I

But not a drop of water was spilled. Also, when will you go home? Do you really want to stay at my house and not go back?"

Jiang Wen was not in a hurry, he just smiled at Lin Nan and said in a gentle voice: "Second cousin, I won't go back. I promised my little aunt that I won't go back until I pay back the money."

Lin Nan had a cold face and couldn't express what he felt in his heart. Others didn't know, but he knew it very well. No matter how much he showed that he hated Jiang Wen, he knew in his heart that he envied Jiang Wen and wanted to be like him in his dreams.

people.

"Your clothes are soaked. If you brought a change of clothes, go change." Jiang Yan saw through Lin Nan's thoughts. She patted Lin Nan's tight back and said lightly to Jiang Wen.

Jiang Wen shook his head: "Little aunt, I only brought a few books and pens, ink, paper and inkstones."

"Second brother, go find your sister-in-law and get your brother's clothes for him."

Lin Nan nodded gloomily. He should have known a long time ago that his mother would never really give up on his eldest cousin and the others no matter what, but no matter what his mother thought, as long as he treated them as well as she did now, he would be satisfied.

Jiang Wen and Lin Dong were about the same height. They changed into Lin Dong's clothes and came out. His elegant and handsome attitude immediately caught people's attention. Jiang Yan's eyes couldn't help but flash with admiration. Sure enough, they had different temperaments. The same set of clothes showed

The effect is different.

Lin Nan saw Jiang Wen's new dark blue clothes. This was the fabric that his mother bought for them. Each of their brothers wore one and they hadn't worn it much yet. However, they were wearing new clothes that the villagers could only praise a few times, or maybe
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