There are advantages to having acquaintances, it is much more convenient to buy things, and it is much better than meeting the usually irritable salesperson.
In order to send orchid incense on this day, Bill Wang Manyin prepared some things.
After buying daily necessities, Wang Manyin and his family were waiting for Jin Junhai to come over with Lan Xiang and Jin Xiu. Wang Manyin was also carrying a twenty kilogram grain bag. This bought a lot of things, and it was not convenient to carry them around.
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"Man Yin, are all the students in the city wearing such clothes?"
Looking at the students who were neatly dressed and wearing fashionable styles coming and going in and out of the school gate, Lanhua couldn't help but ask.
"This is normal. Children from rural areas can go to high school, and only a few of them have the conditions to go to high school. Most of these children are from the city. Even in the city, they are all from working-class families, but those who can go to high school
Most of them are from well-off families, so it’s not surprising that they are well-dressed.”
Because Lan Xiang was going to high school, with Wang Manyin's support, the Sun family also made Lan Xiang a new set of clothes.
But there are still differences in the style of clothes. In rural areas, they are more practical for living, comfortable to wear, not cumbersome, and easy to work with. Unlike in the city, clothes are more concerned with aesthetics.
The materials are also different. In the city, you can buy some brightly colored polyester fabrics such as "Chenliang" from time to time, but in the countryside, all you can buy is cotton, and the colors are also very different.
When Wang Manyin was telling Lanhua about the differences between urban and rural areas.
I saw Jin Junhai driving the mail truck over. The driver did have a good job, but he was also very busy. After a brief chat with Wang Manyin's family, he gave Jin Xiu some instructions, and then he was busy driving the mail truck back to Huangyuan.
Lanhua has never been to school, so she is very curious and yearning for high school.
Because Lanxiang has a strong personality and self-respect, she will not feel inferior in front of her classmates just because she has rural relatives like Wang Manyin's family.
So Wang Manyin also took orchids and visited the school.
In the school cafeteria, I exchanged the white noodles I brought with me for school food stamps, and bought a lot of vegetable stamps. I gave them all to Lan Xiang before leaving.
"Sister, brother-in-law, I can't have it. You have already paid for my tuition and bought me so many daily necessities. How can I ask you to help me spend it again? It's not easy for you. Now you have to raise three children.
, my family has renovated a new house, how can I have so much extra money?"
Lan Xiang refused for a long time when the daily necessities were given, but now she is determined not to.
"Lan Xiang, you can use it as long as it's given to you. The food and money have been exchanged for food stamps and vegetable stamps, and it's hard to return them. Your sister won't lie. Our family really doesn't have any difficulties now. You're so young.
Don't think so much. Just study hard in school. Your sister and you, Shaoan, both like to go to school, but they don't have the chance. You have to study hard with your sister and brother Shaoan's hopes, so as not to let them down.
It’s my intention.”
When giving things away, Wang Manyin really hoped that the Sun family would be like Sun Shaoping, who would take what they gave to me. It was really tiring to give things away.
Moreover, the fact that Shaoan dropped out of school to support his family was something that could not be mentioned in Lanxiang. Mentioning it would immediately make Lanxiang's eyes turn red.
"Lan Xiang, don't cry. There are so many people and it's not good for your classmates to see you. I'm not going to lie to you. Since your brother-in-law stopped going out to be a ghost, it's really not difficult for my family."
"Sister, if your sister is not in trouble, why didn't my second brother hear about it when he was in school..."
Lan Xiang didn't finish what she said, but in her big eyes, it seemed to be written, why didn't Sun Shaoping subsidize him when he was in school?
"Lan Xiang, it's not your sister's fault, it's my decision. Your second brother doesn't study or use his brains. Just eating some black flour steamed buns is enough. It's a waste to eat good ones."
Although Wang Manyin didn't want to be a villain and speak ill of people behind their backs, but now that the talk was over, Wang Manyin would not keep Sun Shaoping's secret.
Wang Manyin always believed that the Sun family lacked understanding of Sun Shaoping's life during the two years he was in high school.
To say that Sun Shaoping has changed, that is to say, when he started reading novels after entering high school, his mind wandered and he no longer kept his feet on the ground.
"sister…"
However, Lan Xiang was very close to her brothers and sisters. Wang Manyin said this. Of course Lan Xiang was dissatisfied. The purpose of calling her Lan Xiang was not to hope that Lan Xiang would take care of Wang Manyin.
"Okay, there's no need to call you sister. Your sister doesn't understand either. Now you're in high school in the county. There are teachers of your brother in the school. You can get to know him gradually. There is no shortage of your brother's classmates in the county. I want to know the details.
The situation is not difficult. You can go back to school. It is a rare visit to the county town. I will take your sister and the children around the county town."
But once things got interrupted, Lan Xiang forgot about worrying about food stamps and vegetable stamps.
Wang Manyin began to take his family around the county town again.
The whole family has come to the county town, so it is worth taking pictures first.
Although the commune also has a photo studio, it is still quite different from the county town in terms of cameras, staff photography skills, and curtain backgrounds.
After taking pictures and wandering around the parks and streets in the county seat, Mao Dan still retains some memories of the county seat, but Gou Dan has no impression of the county seat anymore.
Everything looked fresh. It was a boy after all. He was very different from the last time he came to the county. If Lanhua hadn't held him tightly, he would have been afraid that Goudan would let go.
After having a meal at the state-owned canteen in the county town, Lanhua had a taste of the life of city people, and then did some shopping.
Shortly after returning, Wang Manyin's carpentry work still did not proceed. As the autumn harvest began, Wang Manyin began to be busy again.
The last time Bai Mingchuan called Wang Manyin to the commune.
This time, in order to promote Qingzhu in Shigejie Commune, I came to Gugan Village to invite Wang Manyin in person.
It even offered the benefit of transferring Wang Manyin to the commune as an agricultural technician.
Although it is a secondment and there is no establishment, Wang Manyin is still a farmer, but the salary is real, and if he does well, it is not impossible to become a regular worker.
Wang Manyin declined his job as an agricultural technician, even though Wang Manyin was capable of doing the job well.
This job has many benefits. Being an agricultural technician has a high status. You can follow the commune leaders to guide the production teams in each village and you can also enjoy good hospitality.
But it is also a hard job. All villages and production teams are busy in the fields all year round. In their free time, they also conduct night school training for farmers and provide limited radio lectures.
How can you have the freedom to herd sheep in Gujin Village? Besides, after the reform and opening up, farmers can develop independently, and Wang Manyin, who is transferred from outside, will not be able to do it for long.
You don’t need to work, but Wang Manyin needs a village, a village, a production team, and a production team to guide him as a green reserve.