Cailan Niang went to He Aimin's house to exchange for work points for the eggs after she heard that Lin Nianhe was sick and asked for leave. She cooked them early this morning and asked Shen Cailan to bring them to Lin Nianhe.
Shen Cailan didn't see Lin Nianhe, but she saw her first-grade brothers and sisters taking their lunch boxes, and wanted to ask Principal Wu to help take Lin Nianhe to the health center.
She was afraid that the eggs would go bad, so she put them in too.
Now, looking at Lin Nianhe's smiling eyes, Shen Cailan clenched her clothes nervously.
She and Zhang Dahu were in the same class, and they had long heard that Aunt Zhang went to deliver something to Lin Nianhe but was rejected.
She was afraid that Lin Nianhe would also give the egg back to her.
Her mother said that she must give the eggs to Teacher Lin.
Lin Nianhe reached out and pinched Shen Cailan's cheek, and said with a smile: "Thank you, and thank your mother for me. I will accept it this time, but I won't allow it next time. Do you understand?"
Shen Cailan's eyes suddenly lit up.
"Um!"
She smiled and nodded vigorously, feeling more satisfied than if she had eaten eggs.
Lin Nianhe asked her: "How is your mother's health?"
"I'm fine now," Shen Cailan replied, "I just can't hear her yet... But I'm teaching my mother how to read, so I won't delay things."
It was impossible not to delay, but Cai Lan Niang repeatedly warned her that if the teacher asked, she must say she was fine.
Shen Cailan pursed her lips and tried her best to make her eyes look as honest as possible. She had never lied and was very nervous.
Lin Nianhe didn't ask for details, and cooperated as if he believed it: "That's good. If you have difficulties in life, remember to tell the teacher."
"Okay." Shen Cailan nodded vigorously. She pulled the strap of the backpack and said to Lin Nianhe with a red face, "Teacher Lin, I have to go back. I still have to kill pigweed."
"Okay, slow down and be careful on the road."
Lin Nianhe stood up and lifted her large backpack. When the backpack was off Shen Cailan's shoulders, she threw a one-pound bag of brown sugar into it.
Lin Nianhe put down the backpack and said with emotion: "This backpack of yours is really big, isn't it heavy to carry?"
When she said this, Shen Cailan really felt that the backpack was a little heavier than usual.
The little girl tugged on the strap and shook it twice, smiling innocently: "The big backpack can be counted as two centimeters, which is more cost-effective."
Lin Nianhe smiled and nodded: "Okay, go back quickly. If you can't carry it anymore, cut it a little less. Don't be brave, otherwise you won't grow taller."
"good."
Shen Cailan carried the basket on her back, ran a few steps to catch up with her friend, and disappeared from Lin Nianhe's sight.
Lin Nianhe walked back with a smile, saying hello to a few little guys on the way.
When she returned to the classroom, she saw Bai Xiaojun twisting around on the stool as if he had barbs on his butt.
Bai Xiaojun has his first day of school today. He didn't cry or look for his mother. He awkwardly learned to hold a pen and count. Apart from always wanting to be around Zheng Shan, he never said a single word in class.
Lin Nianhe smiled and stretched out his hand towards the two of them, with two candies lying on his palm.
She said: "Congratulations, you have completed your first day of school."
Bai Xiaojun's exhausted patience suddenly returned to full capacity. He took away both candies, put one into his mouth, held it for a while, and then stuffed the other one into Zheng Shan's mouth.
He said to Zheng Shan seriously: "Eat it, sister, it's delicious."
Zheng Shan said "hmm" so low that Lin Nianhe almost didn't hear it.
Seeing Bai Xiaojun's poison-testing battle, Lin Nianhe couldn't help but feel sorry for these two children.
She took a deep breath and reached out to them both: "Let's go home. Uncle Guan should be waiting in a hurry."
Uncle Guan is really impatient.
They had only walked a few dozen meters out of the village when Lin Nianhe saw Uncle Guan bending over and talking to Zhang Dahu with his hands behind his back.
She stopped, and Zheng Shan and Bai Xiaojun also stopped.
I saw Uncle Guan and Zhang Dahu finish talking, and when they stood up with their hands on their waists, their eyebrows were still furrowed, and their expressions were still a bit nervous, like a parent going to a parent-teacher meeting for the first time.
After he saw the three people not far away, his brows relaxed at first, and then frowned even more tightly.
"Girl Lin, why did you bring them out? Did they get into trouble?" Uncle Guan asked Lin Nianhe, but his eyes fell on Zheng Shan and Bai Xiaojun.
Lin Nianhe said: "No, they are very obedient. I am just worried that they will not be familiar with the road when they first come to the village and will not be able to find their home."
"Ah, that's it." Uncle Guan twitched his lips, "Originally, I was going to pick them up after class, but by chance, a chick hatched. No, it was a delay."
"Have the chicks hatched?" Lin Nianhe's eyes widened in surprise, "Are there many?"
"There were three just now." Uncle Guan said, "The rest will only take a day or two."
"You are so awesome!" Lin Nianhe complimented the old man, then bent down and said to Zheng Shan and Bai Xiaojun, "These chicks are all for you to raise. When they lay eggs, they will be given to you to eat."
Zheng Shan was expressionless, Bai Xiaojun blinked, and neither of them had much excitement on their faces.
These two children had almost never suffered before Bai Bo died. Other children can't eat an egg until the New Year's Day or birthday, but they can eat it if they want.
Now this gap...
Lin Nianhe understands, very well.
In her previous life, when the apocalypse came and she suddenly changed from a rich second generation to a poor person who couldn't even afford rice, she also had such ups and downs.
Lin Nianhe could only ask: "Do you want to go and see it?"
Zheng Shan remained expressionless, and Bai Xiaojun still blinked.
Fortunately, Bai Xiaojun was still curious. He nodded and hesitated: "But dad doesn't let me raise chickens."
The little guy's eyes immediately turned red when he mentioned his father.
Before he could cry, Lin Nianhe said: "This is raised by the school, and your father can't stop it. Let's go and see the chicks. You can pick the one you like best, and it's up to you from now on." It’s up to you to take care of it.”
Uncle Guan also said: "Let's go and have a look. If you want to eat, you have to raise it yourself. If you want anything, you have to work."
Bai Xiaojun swallowed back his tears as soon as they came out. His longing for his father was temporarily overshadowed by his curiosity.
The four of them went to the bullpen, and when they entered the door, they saw Zhao Zhuangshi looking at three fluffy and tender yellow dumplings in a daze.
Bai Xiaojun said "Wow", trotted over, stood on tiptoes and asked: "Is this a chicken? Can I touch it?"
Zhao Zhuangshi rolled his eyes impatiently: "Where did you come from, little bastard? Why did you touch him? What if you touch him to death?"
"Ahem." Uncle Guan stood behind Zhao Zhuangshi and coughed twice.
Zhao Zhuangshi's back instantly stiffened. He looked at Bai Xiaojun who was about to cry, opened his mouth, and changed his tone: "It's definitely not okay if you just touch it casually. Come over here and I'll teach you!"
Lin Nianhe couldn't help but sigh: "Uncle Guan teaches well."
As soon as he heard Lin Nianhe's voice, Zhao Zhuangshi's hand that was holding Bai Xiaojun softened, and he changed from carrying it to hugging him. He carefully put Bai Xiaojun on his lap and sat down. He pulled his little hand unfamiliarly, and his tone softened several times. Du: "Come on, brother... I will teach you, just do it gently..."
Lin Nianhe: "..."
She actually has such a deterrent power?
Uncle Guan saw Zhao Zhuangshi coaxing the child in a decent manner and nodded with satisfaction.
He turned to Lin Nianhe and said, "Girl Lin, come here with me. I have something to tell you."
