Xu Yin got off the miscellaneous card and was surrounded by a group of neighbors.
They were all looking at a large cardboard box that was taller than a person standing at her feet.
"Yinyin, what good things did you buy for your family again?"
Xu Yin smiled and said, "It's hot, so I bought a refrigerator for my parents."
Fortunately, three-wheeled trucks that carry goods and people can now be called in the town, otherwise the fare would be quite high if called from the county town.
The crowd was in uproar when they heard about the refrigerator.
"Isn't this a bit expensive?"
"It's not just a bit expensive, it's very expensive!"
"More expensive than a TV."
"Tsk tsk! Girl Yin, didn't you just graduate from college? Did you make money so quickly? It seems that the unit's efficiency is very good?"
"What do you know!" Xu's mother arrived, panting and squeezing her way through the crowd, "My Yinyin still needs to study further. She must have bought the refrigerator with her scholarship, right, my daughter?"
"Yes." Xu Yin nodded.
I didn’t explain to my parents: scholarships and bonuses are two completely different concepts.
The scholarship costs one hundred and eighty yuan a day for one academic year, and even after four years of saving, it is not enough to buy a refrigerator.
But the prize is different. The solar panel she designed (the idea came from the solar RV that the system rewarded her with) is already applying for a patent. Once it is approved, the prize amount can exceed five figures.
I originally wanted to buy a washing machine for my home, but there was no running water in the countryside, so it was inconvenient to use the washing machine.
Besides, her mother scolded her for being a prodigal last time, saying she used a machine to wash clothes? What's wrong!
Just don't buy it yet.
However, a refrigerator is definitely needed at home. When the farm is busy, buy more meat and vegetables. If you don't finish eating, put it in the refrigerator to avoid it going rancid overnight.
This refrigerator was bought during a sale at the Imperial City No. 1 Department Store on May Day. It has double doors and a large capacity.
After purchasing, place it in the system warehouse. When I got to town, I called Xiaosanka and found an uninhabited corner to take it out. Home appliance counters in Pingyang County may not have this model.
Sure enough, Xu's mother was very happy and praised her for buying the right thing.
There was a refrigerator at home, and Xu's mother was reluctant to go out for a while. She first found a clean rag and wiped the refrigerator inside and out. After turning on the power, she cooked mung bean soup and let it cool, then put it in ice, and steamed cold cakes in it. , mixed the cold dish and put it in ice... When I got up from my nap, I took it out and looked at it, "Oh! It is indeed a refrigerator, much cooler than the one in Jingshui Town!"
"..."
Xu Yin didn't want to see her mother doing such childish refrigerator experiments every day, so she took her expanded schoolbag and rode the enhanced electric donkey that was modified for the second time last year and went out for a walk.
On the first day, she went to Da'ao Village to see her grandmother.
When I went there, I carried a bag full of specialties from the Imperial City and came back with a sack full of high-quality mountain delicacies.
Since Da'ao Village made money from selling mountain products, it mobilized the villagers to contract the mountain.
On the surface, her uncle's income was similar to that of other villagers, but in fact he had a hidden income from Tongcheng.
The popularity of mountain products in Tongcheng is far higher than that in Pingyang County. In less than two years, he followed in her footsteps and became a household worth ten thousand yuan.
When the mountain contracting documents came out, he was the first to respond and contracted the entire hill behind his house.
Except for the original chestnut and walnut trees, other shrubs and miscellaneous trees were cleared and peach trees were planted.
It bore fruit in the first year of contracting, and it was sold at a good price in autumn.
This year is the second year. I thought it would stop for a year, but I didn’t expect that after flowering, it would bear fruit again, more than last year. According to the fruit tree cultivation method that my niece taught him, I removed some bad fruits, and the remaining ones were big. It’s beautiful and this year is another good harvest year.
Seeing her uncle's family smiling happily from ear to ear, Xu Yin was sincerely happy for them.
The next day, she went to Houhai Village to visit her sister-in-law's family, and stopped by the seafood wholesale market to purchase a batch of fresh local seafood.
In recent years, more and more villages have set up fishery cooperative organizations, and more than ten large fishing boats have been raised to raise funds. The largest seafood wholesale market in the county has also been built nearby.
Large seafood that was not common in the past has now become a frequent visitor in the seafood wholesale market.
Xu Yin would come here every year when she came back during the winter and summer vacations.
The wholesale market closed early, so she went to the seafood market first, and then went to her sister-in-law's house.
The Li family's tidal flat breeding industry is booming. The business is getting better and better every year, and the number of breeds is increasing year by year.
Today, the Li family has long since shed their former poverty, built a new house, and expanded the scale of breeding. Now they not only have razor clams and hairy cockles, but also blue crabs and prawns.
This is polyculture - the tidal flats are separated into pieces, just like paddy fields. In the water area, blue crabs are raised on the bottom layer, shrimps are raised on the upper layer, razor clams are raised in the tidal flat mud, and clams are raised on the surface.
Polyculture can reduce breeding risks, but it is very difficult. Thanks to Xu Yin for sending them the "Seafood Polyculture Technical Manual".
With their unyielding spirit and this technical book that can be compared to a secret treasure, the Li family's breeding farm has become the leading representative of Houhai Village.
No, when Xu Yin came to the door, Mother Li immediately called her eldest grandson to the breeding farm and picked up a basket of blue crabs, knowing that Xu Yin liked to eat them.
Before it was time to eat, it was steamed, mixed with a plate of ginger paste and vinegar sauce, and let Xu Yin eat while chatting. When you leave later, bring her some other seafood.
During the chat, Xu Yin learned that the fishing boat she had a stake in was very profitable. Perhaps this was the opportunity brought about by the courage to be the first to eat crabs.
During the winter vacation of my freshman year, there was no dividend as the Li family said, but they were given a bunch of overseas seafood: three or four kilograms of hairtail, five kilograms of unbearable giant squid, and palm-sized prawns... It was the middle of winter that year. , her family had a super prosperous New Year.
In the next few years, we didn’t share any seafood.
Everyone likes to share money. No matter how delicious the seafood is, there is no practical way to make money.
The dividends from the fishery industry have been increasing year by year, and by last year's New Year, they had already surpassed her father's harvest from a year of hard work.
She divided the money into three parts: one for her parents to support her in old age, and one for her brother and sister-in-law to support the family. Her share was basically exchanged for supplies.
For example, when I visited the seafood market this time, I bought a lot of fresh seafood that is not available in inland cities. I also bought a lot of dry goods such as dried shrimps, eels, and yellow croakers.
Before returning to school, I will take a trip to Tongcheng to see my brother-in-law and nephews, and bring them some local specialties.
Her brother was promoted to team leader this year and the house was moved from the original family building to a single-family courtyard. Xu Yin has not been there yet. Her sister-in-law has sent letters and phone calls, inviting her to come and play more than once. Her two nephews also shouted that they miss their aunt. You might as well go and identify the door.
When we came out of Houhai Village, the sun had not yet set in the west. Xu Yin was not in a hurry to go home and rode a small electric donkey to the west end of the village.
Fu Lingling got married last year, and she married none other than Xu Yin's cousin Xu Jianjun, who was just a room away.
Because of this, Xu Jianjun almost fell out with his family, because his mother did not allow him to marry a woman with two prostitutes, even if she was still a prostitute.
But Fu Lingling didn't want any betrothal gifts. She only asked for this - to marry with twins.
Mainly because she was worried that after she got married, the twins would be wronged if they stayed in her parents' family, so she made it clear in front of her partner that she would live with her nieces and nephews after marriage.
Xu Jianjun likes her, and Aiwujiwu also likes the twins.
Xu Dajiao cried and howled for several days, during which time he even came to discuss with Xu's mother.
Xu's mother didn't say anything, but murmured in her heart:
Do I have a good relationship with you? Remember that time when you and I had a huge quarrel about having more ridges in the rice fields and less than one share, have you forgotten? He actually came to me for advice.
Don't be afraid that I'll give you a bad idea: I'll let you take a pair of scissors and cut off your Jianjun. All problems will be solved, and your dissatisfied daughter-in-law will disappear.
But do you dare to say this to your face? It was said that the two families were absolutely mortal enemies.
So, Xu’s mother curled her lips and said:
"I can't take it. Jianjun is not my son. Could it be that you want to adopt him to me?"
"Bah, bah, bah!" Xu Daji spat angrily, "I'm asking you if there is any way to prevent him from marrying me."
"Don't let him marry? Do you want him to be a widower for the rest of his life? That's not right! The widower has married a wife after all. Your family is so young, so you want him to stay married for the rest of his life?"
"..."
Xu Dajiao regretted it and came to Geng Jinhua for discussion after feeling dizzy.
Forget it, let the brat marry whomever he likes. She doesn't care!
The fact is, she can't control it even if she wants to!
In recent years, most of the family's income has been earned by the younger son.
Xu Jianjun himself was also motivated. In order to prevent his wife from being wronged when she married, he directly approved a homestead and built a small bungalow similar to Xu Yin's family. After marriage, he lived separately with his parents.
They are indispensable for the annual pension and various rituals during holidays, but they cannot interfere with his marriage.
Fu Lingling was moved by his sincerity and defected to him with her twins and the royalties she had saved over the past few years.
Because she insisted on not wanting the bride price, her parents were so angry that they broke off the relationship with her, and they had no contact with her in these years.
Fortunately, the couple has a good relationship and is happily married.
The publishing house where Fu Lingling contributed her articles was trying a new model and asked her if she wanted to publish a collection of essays from the columns she had written in the past few years.
Of course Fu Lingling agreed, but she thought it was just a collection of books and she didn't expect the sales to be unexpectedly good.
My wallet suddenly bulged. I bought my parents-in-law a TV set similar to the one used in Xu Yin's house during the Chinese New Year last year. Xu Dajiao never said anything bad about his daughter-in-law again.
Fu Lingling was very happy when she saw Xu Yin coming to the door with gifts.
"Yinyin, are you back? When did you come back? Why didn't you write in advance so that Jianjun could pick you up at the train station? Look at the mess at home!"
The twins are less than five years old, which is the age when cats hate dogs, and there is no quiet time when they are awake.
The house was finally tidied up, but soon it became messy again.
Welcoming Xu Yin through the door, Fu Lingling made a cup of honey water for her.
"Jianjun went out to deliver goods a while ago and brought back a few kilograms of native honey and caramel. That one is quite delicious. You can bring some back later."
Xu Yin is not polite. The local honey at this time is real local honey, not adulterated.
She handed her the souvenirs: a pack of Imperial City specialty assorted gift boxes, two cans, and two kilograms of brown sugar.
"I heard from my mother that brother Jianjun is now a millionaire. He knew you had enough food and clothing, so he didn't bring anything else."
"These are very good!" Fu Lingling held her hand and swallowed a little harder, "Thanks to you for helping me these years, I can publish books and earn royalties, thanks to you; I can get to know Jianjun because of you. I have been I don’t know what would have happened to our aunt and nephew without you..."
Xu Yin clapped her hand and said, "We are classmates, so if we say this, we will see each other!"
Fu Lingling gave the twins a handful of imperial candies, a specialty of the Imperial Capital, brought by Xu Yin, and asked them to go aside to play while chatting with Xu Yin.
I was really happy for Xu Yin when I learned that she was recommended to be a graduate student at BGI.
"I used to think about taking the college entrance examination when my twins are older. Now that I'm married, it's too difficult to continue studying... Fortunately, you sent me that set of books, so that I can learn college knowledge at home. , no matter I don’t have a diploma, I can still write now and I can always make some money to support my family.”
When Xu Yin was a freshman, she sent a set of basic textbooks from the Chinese Department to Fu Lingling, and she would send a set every semester thereafter.
At that time, she was not sure whether this set of textbooks would be of much help to Lingling, so she thought it was a university textbook after all, and it would be a good idea to learn more.
Now it seems that the effect is still there.
Although Fu Lingling dropped out of high school in her senior year, her temperament and conversation are not inferior to those of undergraduates.
It can be seen that the saying that knowledge arms people makes sense.
"Stop talking about me, let's talk about you. You are twenty-two this year, right? Do you have a partner?"
"..." Xu Yin held back for a while, "I'm only twenty-one."
She is still a little girl.
Before she started reading, she had been single even after her second year of studying. She would be single until the end of her life as a peasant girl, and she would be younger in this life, so she would have no choice but to talk to someone. Can the object have the inclination to travel around the world?
Fu Lingling pursed her lips and smiled: "You are one year old at that time. We all use fictitious age here. Twenty-two is not too young. There is no conflict between studying and talking to someone, right?"
"I'm busy." Xu Yin complained, "I'm either doing experiments or writing papers every day, so I don't have the energy."
"The major you study should have more boys, right? You haven't met anyone you're compatible with after four years?"
Speaking of closing her eyes, a face suddenly appeared in Xu Yin's mind. It was gentle and elegant. Everyone said that his temperament was as gentle and elegant as white jade in the breeze. Only she always felt the alienation and indifference under his gentle skin.
"Yin Yin?"
"Ah?" Xu Yin suddenly came back to her senses.
Damn it! How could she think of her mentor's most beloved disciple at this time, her senior brother who was five years older than her? The two of them had never met each other several times.
It was getting late, so Xu Yin declined Fu Lingling's invitation to have dinner with her and rode the electric donkey back home.
In the next few days, she didn't go out again.
The family has to harvest rice and fish, and the first batch of watermelons planted during spring plowing have reached maturity, so they are very busy.
She didn't know anything else, but she was pretty good at cooking, so she provided for the family's three meals a day and herbal tea and snacks in the afternoon.
Needless to say, Old Xu's family has another good harvest of fish, rice and melons this year, so there is no need for them to sell them. Buyers from all over the country have come to Xujia Village early to wait, and as soon as the harvest is harvested, they will quote the amount according to the order of deposit payment.
"Our cotton spinning factory requires 800 kilograms of new rice, 200 rice fish, and 100 watermelons."
"Our machinery factory wants 300 rice fish and 300 watermelons."
"us……"
They are all sent by their work units to purchase Mid-Autumn Festival gifts.
As the buyers at the front of the queue happily took away the fish, rice and melons they ordered, those at the back couldn't help but become anxious.
"Brother, leave some for us!"
"That's right! Don't let it be our turn!"
Father Xu comforted me cheerfully: "Don't worry, don't worry. In addition to the new rice that won't be sold, there are still fish and melons, enough for you and your family to share."
In fact, the buyers all want to buy some new rice from Lao Xu's family. Even if you don't buy for your company, it's still good to buy some for your own family.
The early rice from Lao Xu's family is more delicious than the japonica rice from the grain station. It's so soft and fluffy that I still want to eat it.
But no matter how hard they talked, Lao Xu's family was only willing to sell two acres of new rice at most, and said they wanted to keep the remaining two acres for their own consumption.
Xu Yin stayed at home for half a month to get through the busy farming season. The work in the fields was relatively free. It was almost time for her to return to school. She had to get off the bus in Tongcheng to visit her brother and sister-in-law.
No matter how reluctant Xu’s mother was to leave, she had no choice but to let him go.
My daughter is going to study for further education. For her future, how can her parents hold back her.
"Let your father check in these four hundred kilograms of new rice, send two hundred kilograms to your brother, send two hundred kilograms to your school, and bring you fifty kilograms of glutinous rice in exchange for the Jianjun family. Don't you like it? Do you want to eat glutinous rice? The dormitory is open now. If you want to eat it, you can steam it yourself."
As Xu's mother muttered, she took out four sacks of rice for consignment, and packed another fifty kilograms of glutinous rice for her daughter.
Xu Yin was speechless: "Mom, how could I eat so much?"
The tutor helped her get a single-room dormitory, and if she wanted to start a business, she could buy a coal stove. She just mentioned it casually, but she didn't expect her parents to remember it and not even send her rice.
The most indispensable thing in her system's warehouse is food. When she was a farm girl, she made enough money with ancient brown sugar and canned fruits. She finally donated half of it, and the remaining half was exchanged for grain, cloth and other daily necessities. Among them, food accounts for the largest proportion.
But Xu's mother didn't know that. She only knew that it used to be a dormitory for seven people and no groups were allowed. Otherwise, she would have sent new rice to her daughter. The rice in the cafeteria is not as delicious as the freshly rolled rice at home.
"Anyway, you don't need to carry it yourself. When the rice arrives, you can pay some money to hire a mistress to transport it to your dormitory."
After Xu's mother put the things away, she urged the old man to find the tractor driver in the village and take her daughter to the train station.
Xu Yin hasn't been to Tongcheng for two years, but she roughly remembers Mrs. Xu's tailor shop.
"sister in law!"
Hearing the familiar voice, Sister-in-law Xu suddenly raised her head, saw her sister-in-law looking at her with a smile, and stood up excitedly:
"Yinyin, come in quickly! It's such a hot day and you're carrying so many things. Are you suffering from heat stroke? Why didn't you tell me in advance so that I could let your brother pick you up?"
"Fortunately, the rice has been checked in, so I can pick up these things."
It was rare for her sister-in-law to come, so Sister-in-law Xu simply closed the shop door, pushed her bicycle, and took her home to ride.
"You haven't been here since you moved, have you? It's a little way away from here, it takes about ten minutes by bike. But fortunately it's quiet. They are all single-family houses with yards in the front and back. I've grown a lot of vegetables. You like it. Whatever you want to eat, I’ll cook it for you later.”
"Doudou and Dingding are okay?"
"It's okay, it's just Pi. I can't stay here during the summer vacation. I follow the boy from Captain Jiang's family next door every day. Why don't I just go to their grandma's house to play today? I won't see anyone until dark."
In the past few years, Xu Zhinian's small family has been changing every year. After moving into a small independent house, I bought a refrigerator, TV, fan, and washing machine.
Most of this was contributed by Sister-in-law Xu.
The business of her tailor shop is very good. Not only are people queuing up to ask her to make clothes, but also nearby garment factories are coming to her door, wanting her to work in the factory to make patterns. They even want her to be an apprentice, and the treatment will be as good as hers. Xu Zhinian’s allowance.
But after thinking about it, she realized that the reason why she was able to make fashionable clothes was all because of the designs that her sister-in-law sent regularly.
Without a sister-in-law, she would at best be able to make clothes, but she would never be able to make such beautiful clothes. Wouldn't it be a great person to go to a clothing factory to take apprentices? This is called moral mismatch.
Besides, her tailoring business is well established, she is free and profitable, so why should she go to a factory to be constrained.
When talking to Xu Yin on the phone, Xu Yin also said the same thing. Sister Xu's waist became even stronger and she said she wouldn't go.
Later, the clothing factory discussed with her whether she could tell them in advance when new models were released. If they wanted to buy the design, she could still make it at the tailor shop. Anyway, the clothing factory was mass-produced, with sporadic one-two orders. It doesn't affect them.
This is no problem.
Sister-in-law Xu thought about it and made a decision.
All the money she earned from the design drawings was recorded in her sister-in-law's name, and she was not greedy for any of it.
When I got home and cooked a bowl of noodles for my sister-in-law, Sister-in-law Xu went into the house and took out a large, thick envelope:
"Here! This is this year's dividend from the tailor shop and the design fee from the clothing factory. Are you counting correctly? The ledger is here."
Xu Yin refused the first few times, but her refusal was useless. Now that it's the fourth year, I no longer pretend to be pretentious and accept it calmly: "Thank you, sister-in-law."
"I want to thank you too." Sister-in-law Xu said with a smile, "You use your brains to help me draw design drawings every month. Without these new styles you sent me, how could I make so much money with my stupid head. I also told your brother that our family depends entirely on your help. Without you, there would be no good life now. Your brother thinks the same way."
Xu Yin's face felt a little hot after being praised.
Hurry and give the things you brought home to your sister-in-law.
There are homemade pickles and meat sauce, as well as dried seafood and seafood sauce sent over by my sister-in-law’s family.
Sister-in-law Xu put everything away one by one and took Xu Yin to the room specially decorated for her: "It's hot, so I'll prepare a towel and blanket for you, an electric fan at the bedside, and mosquito coils under the bed..."
"Sister-in-law, these two bags are..." When Xu Yin entered the door, she saw two hemp bags stacked in the corner, with her name written on them.
"Oh, this is an eiderdown quilt. One is three pounds, and the other is five pounds. Don't look at the weight, this quilt is very warm, and five pounds can survive the winter."
Having said this, Sister-in-law Xu patted her head and said, "Didn't I tell you yet? The Family Court has a collective factory called Duck Down Clothing. It also makes quilts. I think it's very warm, so I ordered it for you too." I made a few pairs. I also have clothes, all wrapped in quilts. Your brother said that you recommended a graduate student, so the dormitory must also be changed, right? I didn’t send it yet. I wanted to contact you before sending it. "
"Thank you, sister-in-law, for taking your trouble." Xu Yin was really moved.
Sister-in-law Xu smiled and said: "Why did I bother? I just made two more beds. Your brother teased me and asked me to warm up in advance. After all, when you get married, you will prepare eight out of ten beds. But you Don’t worry, no matter how many beds there are, my sister-in-law will arrange them properly and will never embarrass you.”
Xu Yin is embarrassed.
What's going on lately? This topic comes up at every turn, you can’t get around it, right?
Sister-in-law Xu caught a glimpse of her expression and couldn't help asking in a narrow-minded manner: "You really have no one at school?"
"..." Sister-in-law, please let me go!
…
Xu Yin stayed in Tongcheng for three days. She took her two nephews to eat and drink every day, and stocked up on Tongcheng specialties.
Lake mutton and prairie mutton have different tastes. Prairie mutton is suitable for roasting, while Hu mutton is suitable for stewing. Especially when the weather is cold, stewing a pot of hot mutton and radish will taste so delicious.
Tongcheng's cashmere products are also becoming more and more abundant.
I remember that when I first came to Tongcheng, I was satisfied with just buying cashmere threads. Now, in addition to cashmere threads, there are also various cashmere garments.
Mohair has also become popular in the past two years. She bought three colors in one go: off-white, blue-grey, and carmine red, and then wore them under a black woolen coat. Which girl doesn’t like to be beautiful?
As for the food, I didn’t miss it.
The little nephew took her to the natal home of Captain Jiang’s wife, and she got her wish and bought hairy crabs that she would never be able to buy, but they were all priced at more than eighty taels.
Xu Yin wouldn't dare to grab those big hard pliers if they weren't tied up with straw rope. How can the hairy crabs of later generations be as fierce and energetic as this?
On the night of the third day, Sister-in-law Xu prepared a table for a farewell party for Xu Yin.
Xu Zhinian took out a bottle of Maotai that was awarded by the leadership and poured a cup for Xu Yin.
Xu Yin was holding the wine cup and couldn't hold her mouth.
If this Maotai was preserved for future generations, it would be extremely valuable.
Looking up, her brother had already drank.
"..."
Then she won't be polite.
I don’t know whether the Maotai wine was too intoxicating or the sun was too strong and made her dizzy...
In short, until she got off the train in the Imperial Capital the next evening, she still felt dizzy and even had hallucinations before her eyes:
The mentor’s beloved disciple, her mysterious senior brother, stood in front of her with a dignified air, saying that the teacher sent him to pick her up...
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