latelenovela Chapter 824 60 Yaozu's Sister (Control Group)
Chapter 824 60 Yaozu's Sister (Control Group)
We need to figure out a way to get the meat. We have beef, but lamb is harder to get; it seems like they don't raise sheep there.
Vegetables are available year-round; there are leafy greens even in winter. Chicken is also available; there's already a vegetable market there, and people from the surrounding villages often bring their produce there to sell.
I asked Xiao Yun if the barbecue seasoning was easy to buy, and when I found out that she had mixed it herself, I decided to ask her to make it for me. I'll give her an extra amount of money as a tip for her trouble.
She didn't think about whether it was a secret recipe or anything like that; she just felt like they were all sisters, so she didn't think too much about it.
Xiao Yun didn't care about that at all. She just mixed it according to the ingredient list on the packaging of ordinary barbecue seasonings from later generations. It didn't contain any spiritual energy or anything. You could buy these at a larger market.
She described what was inside, and her eldest sister took out paper and wrote it down. Looking at the neat handwriting, Xiao Yun couldn't help but sigh. The Xiao family girls were really held back by the times. They were all quite smart, and if they could go to school, they would definitely be able to get into university.
The barbecue feast didn't end until 9 p.m. Huandi and her older sister went home, while Xiaoyun and her family of five slept on a large kang (heated brick bed) in the room she used to live in.
Lying in bed, Xiao Yun smiled at Hu Xuan and said, "I guess I've managed to guide them all onto the right path."
Hu Xuan held her hand in bed and replied with a smile, "Yes, they will all have to thank you in the future, otherwise they would never have thought of this profitable business."
Xiao Yun gripped his hand in return and scratched his palm.
Fox Xuan tightened his grip on her hand and glanced at her sideways, sending her a telepathic message in his mind: "You're just flirting with me, only doing so because the children are here. When we get back, I'll teach you a lesson."
I ate venison today, and I was already feeling quite hot and bothered. This guy added fuel to the fire, it's infuriating!
Xiao Yun chuckled provocatively and replied telepathically, "Afraid of you? People say that men start to decline after forty, and it's true. You haven't paid your dues for over a week."
Fox Xuan was so angry that he was panting heavily, and his voice transmission was filled with gritted teeth, "I've been so busy this past week that I'm practically running around like crazy. I woke up in the morning and you were still asleep, and when I got back at night you were already asleep. I didn't wake you up because I was worried about you. It seems I was wrong. Next time I'll just do it myself..."
Xiao Yun: ...Oh no, it seems I've dug a hole for myself.
Hu Xuan returned to the county the next day. He only had one day off on the weekend, while Xiao Yun and the children stayed behind. It was a rare opportunity to get together with her family, and they planned to stay at her parents' house for a few more days.
During the day, he would go out for a stroll with Huandi and Xiao's mother and grandmother, listen to people gossip at the village's intelligence station, and answer some strange questions they asked him.
I listened to what the little mice passed on to me at night, and then compared the two to get the accurate information.
Also, the location of the intelligence station has changed. It used to be under the old locust tree at the entrance of the village and by the river at the west end of the village, but now it's in front of Xue's small shop.
It was the original educated youth settlement. The summer before last, it was completely deserted. Those who had failed the exam several times had already returned to the city.
Afterwards, the brigade leader, who is now the village chief and secretary, held a meeting with the villagers and then sold the land, with everyone sharing the proceeds.
The place was bought by Accountant Xue's eldest nephew, who combined and remodeled the two large communal rooms into a small shop.
It was called a small shop, but it was actually similar to a small supermarket in later times. It sold everything, from small items like needles and thread to large items like furniture, pots and pans, cigarettes, alcohol, tea, and candy.
That location was pretty good, in the center of the village, and it was convenient to get there from any part of the village. Plus, Xue's wife played music on the cassette player, so many people would go there to sit when they had nothing to do.
It's not far from the village primary school, so you can take your child home after school.
The village primary school has now been expanded. Previously, the brigade allocated the backyards of the two houses on both sides to the primary school, which more than doubled the size of the school. One side was turned into a playground, and several classrooms were added on the other side, and the classrooms that used to be shared by two grades were relocated.
The houses here usually have two yards, one in the front and one in the back. The back yard is mostly used for growing vegetables or raising livestock, while the front yard can be used to store vehicles or dry grains.
Since the implementation of the household responsibility system, the harvested grain had to be collected by the households themselves, and could not be dried in the communal threshing ground. As a result, each household's front yard was put to use.
Some had bricks laid on the ground, and some even had a layer of cement on top, making it more convenient to dry grain than a threshing ground, at least when it was time to collect it, there was no need to sift the soil or pick up clods of dirt.
She also overheard some gossip about the Lin family there, specifically about Lin Jie's wife. She hadn't taken the college entrance exam because of work and her child, but she still went back to the city when she was able to return.
She took Lin Jie and the child back with her, but they probably didn't get along well there, so they came back quickly. After returning, she didn't send anything from her parents' home. When Lin's mother asked them, she said that she would treat her parents' home as if she didn't have one anymore. The child also said that he didn't like his maternal grandparents' home.
Xiao Yun didn't even need to ask Little Mouse to guess what was going on. At this time, there was another phenomenon: many educated youths no longer had a place in their homes after returning to the city.
The brothers and sisters who stayed in the city had already divided up their belongings and treated them as their own. If he/she went back, they would have to redistribute them, which they certainly wouldn't want.
The educated youth in the surrounding area all made a fuss after they went back. Even though Lin Jie's wife was only going back to visit relatives, others didn't know that, so they were definitely not very nice to them.
In addition, since she had been away from home for a long time, her parents probably naturally favored those who were always by her side, and their words and actions naturally became biased, which is why she returned home disappointed.
As for why the children don't want to go to their maternal grandparents' house anymore, it's even easier to guess. The adults won't do anything to the children openly, but they must have been grumbling behind their backs.
Children tend to act according to the adults' moods. If the adults there show an unwelcoming attitude or say something before the children return, the children there will bully or mock them.
Children living in cities naturally have a sense of superiority over children in rural areas. Children are sensitive and can quickly sense whether someone is welcome or not, or whether they are treated well.
As for Fang Xiangdong and his wife, they still haven't returned. I heard that their youngest child was born prematurely because the mother fell, so the child was born very sickly.
However, he had too many older brothers and sisters. Even though he was the youngest, he was in poor health, and his parents were somewhat biased towards him. They couldn't devote all their attention to him, so his health remained poor and he even had autistic tendencies. He didn't speak or play with his older brothers and sisters.
This information came from Fang's mother. She had taken care of the baby for a while after the birth, and when she returned, she said that the baby was in the hospital for several months before being brought home, and she didn't know if the baby would survive.