Chen Xiuyun and Chen Gang went out and found two people from the village who could build stoves.
Most of the young men in the village can build stoves. If they work quickly, they can build them in less than two hours. It is not a big deal for neighbors to help.
Sisters Jiang Xinyu and Jiang Yuzhu were hungry, so they made some snacks and drank a lot of hot water. There was nothing left to clean in the house, so they went out to watch people building a stove.
In a blink of an eye, he saw Old Mrs. Li staring at the gap in the mud wall. Jiang Xinyu thought that there would be no sense of disobedience at all if this old lady was thrown into a horror movie.
The small courtyard here is not idle, and a pig pen is being built over there.
There are two big pigs and a little piglet that was just caught in this courtyard. The big pigs have to pay the New Year Pig and can get some money, but these have nothing to do with Chen Xiuyun and her daughter.
"Little sister, the stove can be built today and can be used after one day of drying. Let's go to the forest belt to collect some firewood and bring it back." Jiang Yuzhu is used to farm work and is a sensible person. She thinks about the tasks at home that she has not done yet and wants to do it. .
Of course Jiang Xinyu has no objection. If she can't go back in the future, then she will be Jiang Xinyu from now on. This is her home, and she should work for her own family.
The two sisters hung up the door of the house and took them to the forest in the west together.
There were several girls and boys who came out to collect firewood. When they saw the two sisters, they curiously asked questions. Most of the questions focused on Chen Gang.
Compared with other people in the brigade, Chen Gang was well-dressed, he was muscular, he was tall, he looked stylish, and he had the aura of a city dweller, so everyone else in the brigade was interested in him.
The two sisters chatted with the villagers and collected firewood for a while. The two sisters walked inside. Jiang Yuzhu was still thinking about being lucky enough to pick up a few wild eggs, so she naturally wanted to walk deeper.
Song Minghan appeared out of nowhere, startling Jiang Xinyu who was squatting to collect firewood.
"Xinyu, why don't you accept the eggs I gave you? I know you blame yourself, but people cannot be resurrected and can only mourn. You must not do stupid things again."
Jiang Yuzhu looked at Song Zhiqing who suddenly appeared, and walked a little further away so as not to disturb the two of them talking. Jiang Yuzhu still knew that there was something different between her younger sister and Song Minghan.
Jiang Xinyu stood up, looked directly at Song Minghan, and wanted to speak clearly this time.
She is not the original owner, so naturally she cannot continue to have an affair with Song Minghan while pretending to be confused.
"Song Zhiqing, I appreciate your kindness, but we are not relatives, so you should not send me anything in the future. If you do, I won't accept it."
Song Zhiqing opened his mouth to say something, but he didn't know how to say it. There was a tacit understanding between the two, but they never made it clear, and he had no position to say certain things.
After a pause, he said: "I know you've been in a bad mood recently, Xinyu, as long as you don't do stupid things again, I'll be relieved. Let's talk about the future later. You have to take good care of yourself."
Song Minghan's eyes were sincere, and Jiang Xinyu could feel her affection for the original owner. After a while, she said clearly: "Song Zhiqing, you and I are not from the same world, and we should not have any relationship in the future."
"You are an educated young man from the city. You shouldn't put down your book knowledge now. Maybe it won't be long before your knowledge will allow you to return to the city. I hope you can work hard."
Jiang Xinyu also reminded her kindly. She was not the original owner and would not respond to Song Zhiqing's feelings, but the original owner liked Song Minghan and definitely wished him well. The college entrance examination will resume in October next year. It would be a good destination for Song Zhiqing to go to university and return to the city.
After saying that, she stopped staying and went to find Jiang Yuzhu with the firewood in her arms.
Jiang Xinyu didn't plan to hang around in the countryside forever. She had just graduated from college less than a year before her car accident. Although she was not so proficient in high school knowledge, Jiang Xinyu was still a sophomore in high school, so she had enough time to study hard.
The two sisters walked home with Chai in their arms. Jiang Xinyu didn't know that after she entered the door, Chen Yi, with a swollen foot and a head wrapped in gauze and an expressionless face, was sent home in a wheelbarrow.
Lao Jiang's house is at the west end of the village, and Widow Wang's house is at the east end, separated by some distance.
Jiang Xinyu has been here for two days and is distracted by the Jiang family's affairs. She hasn't heard anything about Chen Yi yet.
The main reason is that the Jiang family has been in trouble in the past two days. When Mrs. Li cursed in her voice, half the village heard it. Chen Yi fell off the tractor and went to the health center. It was also a big news, but there was no one from the Jiang family.
Things are lively and beautiful.
Jiang Xinyu and Jiang Yuzhu went back and forth to the forest belt several times. They failed to catch the wild eggs, but they caught two palm-sized gray rabbits in a hay nest on the mountainside in the leeward direction.
The two sisters each raced one rabbit into their arms, planning to secretly send it back to raise it until it grew up, but where was the meat?
"Sister, what are you going to do in the future?"
Jiang Yuzhu said: "What can you do?"
Not to mention the girls from the village, even the girls in the city these days are getting married when they are old enough.
If you have a good urban household registration, graduate from high school, and have connections, you can join a factory, which is a good job for workers these days. However, if you have a rural household registration, after graduating from high school, most people return to the village to do farm work to earn work points.
Jiang Yuzhu doesn't know what she can do. She will probably get married in less than two years. But now that mother and daughter are single, she still wants to contribute to the family and make her mother more relaxed.
Jiang Xinyu said: "You just graduated from high school last year, and you will study with me from now on."
"Why, little sister?" Jiang Yuzhu was puzzled. She had already graduated from high school and couldn't find a job anyway. What would she do if she continued studying? Isn't it a waste of time?
Jiang Xinyu racked her brains and couldn't think of a good excuse, so she simply whispered in Jiang Yuzhu's ear: "I heard from others that the college entrance examination may be resumed. You don't want to go to college?"
Jiang Yuzhu's eyes widened, "Recovery? When?"
Jiang Xinyu naturally couldn't tell the exact time, so she said in a straight voice: "It may be this year, it may be next year, it may be the year after that, but no matter when, should we prepare in advance?"
"My grandma said that we are just girls who lose money in the movie. Shouldn't we give our parents a shout-out?"
Jiang Yuzhu became energetic instantly, "Study, I'll come with you!"
Jiang Xinyu added: "Don't tell anyone about this, we can just make preparations ourselves."
Jiang Yuzhu nodded vigorously. The current situation has been turbulent in these years, and she certainly knows the truth that disaster comes from words.
After instigating Jiang Yuzhu, Jiang Xinyu started thinking about Chen Xiuyun again.
She vaguely remembered that after the first college entrance examination was resumed, the country took into consideration the educated youth and relaxed the age to forty. Chen Xiuyun's age should be in line, right?
She sympathized with the educated youth of this era. Chen Xiuyun would also be her mother in the future. If possible, she did not want to leave Comrade Chen Xiuyun here alone.