Good news: Sister Lan is going to learn to read.
Bad news: Sister Lan hasn’t given up on being a writer yet.
In response, the two girls who had been persecuted by words only felt a chill in their backs.
At this moment, Lin Nianhe only hated her terrible hearing - she really didn't want to hear this sentence, really.
Probably feeling that Lin Nianhe must have heard it, Wang Shumei turned to look at her.
The two people's eyes met, and 108 ideas came together in an instant.
But any ideas have to be put aside for the time being, they have more important things at the moment.
Seeing Li Dahe smoking under the big banyan tree at the entrance of the village from a distance, the hearts of several people unconsciously became at ease.
It's like a child who has been wronged outside and sees his old father who is not good at words when he comes home. Although he knows that he will not say any nice words of comfort, his heart is sincere.
"team leader……"
As soon as the call was uttered, the captain in the distance stood up, casually dusted off his pants, turned around and walked back as if he didn't see them.
It's awkward.
Lin Nianhe burst out laughing. She changed the topic and shouted loudly: "Xie Si, please slow down! The luggage is all gone!"
The black shadow jumped back again, cursing as he walked towards them: "I don't know what you little brats can do every day. You can scatter your luggage even if you pull it. I will give it to you all tomorrow." Go home, don’t let this show off!”
When he got closer, he saw that the luggage on the cart was neatly stacked. His breathing stagnated and his eyes widened: "What? You went out and you learned to fool me?"
"Hey, Uncle Captain, look at what you said, how can we be that kind of people? Aren't we missing you too much and reluctant to let you go." Lin Nianhe walked over with a smile.
Li Dahe rolled his eyes and ignored her, only looking at Wang Xiaoxiao on the back seat of the bicycle.
Li Dahe frowned when he saw the plaster on the little girl's arm.
He didn't speak for a long time, probably because he was swearing in his heart.
"Captain, this is my sister Wang Xiaoxiao. There is no need to give her food, just let her live with me." Wang Shumei pulled Wang Xiaoxiao and walked to Li Dahe.
Wang Xiaoxiao raised his head and smiled like a sunflower: "Hello, uncle captain."
"Well, okay," Li Dahe responded vaguely and glanced at Wang Shumei again, "How is things going at home?"
"Everything has been taken care of." Wang Shumei smiled easily, the corners of her eyes turning red, "Thank you."
In fact, Li Dahe shouldn't have approved leave for so long to four or five educated youths at once. Especially now that the family leave has just ended, he is probably under a lot of pressure.
Li Dahe snorted: "You're just being polite."
He looked at Wang Xiaoxiao, took out a few fruit candies with his rough hands in his pocket, bent down and stuffed them into her little pocket.
"When you're here, stay down and live. It's just a matter of opening your mouth... We old guys don't have any other skills. We only know how to grow food. We can raise our children no matter what."
These words were certainly not Li Dahe’s idea alone.
During the days when they were away, the folks from the Shili Brigade were also meeting to plan Wang Xiaoxiao's future.
Wang Shumei works as a teacher in a village primary school. She gets an allowance of five yuan a month plus ten work points a day. Although it is no problem to feed the two sisters, Wang Xiaoxiao still has to go to school, so that is not enough.
"My children have to say it. Shumei girl always buys sweets for them. We can't be a wolf."
"It's so pitiful to let my stepmother bully this old man. A child without a mother is just a piece of grass."
"How many mouthfuls of food can a little girl eat? If it weren't for these girls, would our village be able to have the good life it is now?"
"Hey, you guys chat, I'll make some chicken stew for the little girl."
The opinions of the villagers are basically unified. There was the example of Miao Hongqi before, but now Wang Xiaoxiao is here. They already have experience.
Especially now that life is getting better. On average, each family can get 30 yuan in wages per month. They also have work points to share food, and they don’t have to spend money to eat vegetables and firewood. Their lives are better than ordinary city people.
It's just one more little girl, not a big deal.
Wang Shumei's eyes were red. She looked at Li Dahe intently. Just as she was about to speak, Li Dahe waved his hand and interrupted: "If you do that useless thing, I'll kick you."
Wang Shumei burst into laughter, sniffed and said, "Okay, then I won't be polite to you."
She actually has these things, but the villagers don't know. They stretched out their hands towards her, trying to pull her out of the difficulties. This friendship was so precious that she would remember it for the rest of her life.
Li Dahe said "yes" with satisfaction and walked back with his hands behind his back.
Several people followed him one after another, their mouths raised.
"Hey, you guys are back. If you don't come back, we will renovate the entire educated youth spot."
"My dress is too small to be altered. It's still new. It's just small enough to wear."
"Aunt Zhao killed the old hen at home and gave it to Xiaoxiao to recuperate. Shumei, you stewed it for your sister tonight."
"Aunt Wang brought the eggs, and I put them in the cellar. You can cook them for Xiaoxiao."
"Take this brown sugar, Aunt Li gave it to you..."
When Wang Xiaoxiao was hospitalized in Xishi, although there was no shortage of delicious food, none of it was sent by relatives. They avoided it like the plague, for fear that if they got a little bit of it, they would be borrowed money or get into trouble.
But now...
Wang Xiaoxiao pursed her lips, tugged at the corner of her sister's clothes, and whispered with tears in her eyes: "Sister, I would be so happy if I could stay here all my life."
Seeing the tears in the little girl's eyes, Lin Nianhe casually rubbed her little head and joked: "Didn't you just say that you would be happy if you could ride trains for the rest of your life? Why did you change it now?"
"Uh, um...all happy." Wang Xiaoxiao smiled again, showing his small white teeth.
Wang Shumei rubbed her eyes and said to Sun Guanghui: "Help me take down the sausages I brought for the villagers. I will deliver them to everyone later."
"Hey, good!"
Wang Shumei was so busy today that she packed her luggage, took Wang Xiaoxiao to deliver sausages to the villagers door to door, went to the village tabloid to report the arrival, and was even forced into a bowl of shrimp crackers by Principal Wu.
At night, she was so tired that she threw herself on the kang, closed her eyes and fell asleep.
Wang Xiaoxiao lay beside her, silently leaned over, hugged his sister's arm with one hand, and fell asleep on her shoulder.
She had a good dream, in which there were endless fields of corn, a warm fire, and the kind smiling faces and care of the villagers.
She felt that it was so nice here, like a place where gods live.
Wang Xiaoxiao's fantasy about the abode of gods was shattered the next morning.
"Hezi! Hezi! Open the door! I know you're awake. Open the door quickly! If you don't come out, I'll break down the door!"
The sound of banging on the door in the early morning not only frightened Wang Xiaoxiao, but also Lin Nianhe in the room was so frightened that he jumped up from the kang.
Lin Nianhe: "I seem to be wearing a book."
