Away from the big book, the educated youth became the village favorite by running errands

In the evening, Mother Song and the eldest brother of the Song family came back together.

As soon as she entered the courtyard, Song's mother was stunned.

Song Shuangshuang and Song Youlin were packing up things in the yard.

The steel plant is busy meeting deadlines during this period. Although Song's mother works in the cafeteria, she is not much more idle than the father and son of the Song family.

Knowing that the two children would come back to celebrate the New Year this year, Song's mother was busy cleaning the house during this period, washing sheets, drying quilts, and stretching quilt covers, and she didn't even have time to clean the yard.

I didn't expect that the two children would come back today and start cleaning the house as soon as they came back.

Song's mother couldn't control her emotions for a moment, her eyes were wet, and she trotted over and looked at the siblings from head to toe.

Then he said the same thing that Song's father said when he saw them at noon.

Song Shuangshuang explained it again.

"You must be hungry. Mom will go cook." Mother Song wiped her eyes and went to the kitchen to cook.

He also urged the brother and sister to go into the house quickly.

"Stop cleaning up, both of you. Come inside and have a rest. I finally came back so I can't let you two work.

Let your dad and your eldest brother take care of it!"

How could the brother and sister really leave all the work to Song's father and Song's eldest brother? They were also tired after a whole day, and Song's father had to go to work in the middle of the night.

Compared with Song's father and mother, the life they and their siblings have in the countryside is so much better.

In total, I only work for seven months a year, and the one or two months during the autumn harvest are the most tiring.

And there is often meat to eat, cough.

Song Youhui also came over, took the slag bucket from Song Youlin's hand, and poured it in the corner.

Every household keeps some coal slag. If it snows and there is no time to clean it up, they will scatter it at the gate of the yard to prevent people from falling when walking.

The eldest brother of the Song family patted Song Youlin on the shoulder and said, "Youlin, you've grown taller and darker."

"Yes, I was doing farm work in the village, and it was exposed to the sun."

But he can recover some of it over the winter.

The eldest brother of the Song family looked at Song Shuangshuang again. He had more complicated feelings towards this sister.

Although every family had to have children go to the countryside, his sister lost her job and went to the countryside because of the old lady and her aunt's family. But, there was also their father's reason.

I think that since Shuangshuang is willing to come back to celebrate the New Year this year, she may not be so resentful towards her family anymore.

He still remembered that when his younger sister knew she had to go to the countryside, she simply sold her job and found someone to exchange money and tickets for the things she would need for the trip.

If he hadn't seen her, I think she wouldn't have told her family what time she was leaving, let alone where she was going in the countryside. She would have just left.

In the past two years, I have sent even fewer letters.

Song Shuangshuang felt a little scared when Song Youhui looked at her.

Why is he looking at her like that? I wonder if he will realize that he has changed his mind.

The eldest brother of the Song family couldn't say what he was thinking, and finally said, "Shuang Shuang has grown taller too."

Song Shuangshuang: "..."

He smiled awkwardly.

Does this sound so familiar?

'The Forbidden City Giant?'

Song Shuangshuang wanted to go to the kitchen to help her mother, but her mother chased her out with the excuse that "you should have a good rest when you get home". She had no choice but to stay in her room.

Similarly, Song Youlin was also driven back to the house by the eldest brother of the Song family and Song's father to rest.

The brother and sister looked at each other, both feeling helpless.

Okay, just take a break today. I guess there will be work to do tomorrow or the day after tomorrow.

After all, Song's mother worked in the cafeteria, and her hands and feet were extremely quick and nimble, so she finished cooking in no time.

Looking at the five dishes on the table, Song Shuangshuang and Song Youlin both felt that it was a bit too much.

There was even a meat dish.

"Mom, isn't this a bit too much?"

"Not much, not much. You two must eat better when you come back."

As Song's mother spoke, she put some meat into Song Shuangshuang and Song Youlin's bowls.

"Mom will take a day off tomorrow, so I'll make you some more delicious food. By the way, your brother's blind date's family will come tomorrow to discuss your brother's marriage. It's just right that you're back, so you can meet your future sister-in-law."

Speaking of this, Song Shuangshuang became energetic.

"What's the name of the girl my brother is marrying? Where does she live?"

She still has some memories of the original owner. What if she knows him? What if her words are exposed in the future?

Song's mother shook her head and said, "I asked, that girl is one year older than you, her name is Li Yueyue, and she is not from the same school as you.

Her aunt's eldest sister-in-law worked in the cafeteria with me, and she was the one who introduced us."

"Oh."

As long as it’s not someone she knows, it’s fine. She is really afraid of meeting someone she knows.

"I don't know if the girl will come tomorrow. If she does, you can talk to her."

Song's mother thought it would be better for her daughter to build a good relationship with her future sister-in-law in advance, thinking that it would be easier to get along with her after she got married.

Not to mention, the food cooked by Song's mother was quite delicious. Although Song Shuangshuang and Song Youlin had recovered a little, their appetites had not fully recovered. On the contrary, the eldest brother of the Song family was tired after a day's work and ate a lot.

Despite this, there was still food left over.

"It just so happens that your father has to go to work tonight. I'll pack the vegetables in a lunch box and you can take it with you when you leave in the evening. If you're hungry, you can just heat it up in hot water at the factory and eat it."

"Okay. That's a bargain for me!"

Hearing Mother Song's arrangement, Father Song was very happy.

Song Shuangshuang and Song Youlin were the ones who rushed to clean the table. They didn't come back to act like the bosses, so how could they not do any work?

After everything was packed up, Song Shuangshuang remembered that she had not told her mother that she and Youlin had brought back the meat, and she probably didn't see it either.

"By the way, Mom, Youlin and I brought some meat back this time and left it behind the house.

When will my future sister-in-law and her family come tomorrow? Should we entertain them?"

After all, they are future in-laws, and Song Shuangshuang feels that they must get some meat to eat.

This way you can save face.

"What did you bring back?" Song's mother thought she had heard it wrong.

"Meat, my sister and I brought back a piece of pork, and we also exchanged it with the villagers for a roe deer leg and ribs.

I also picked mushrooms and black fungus from the mountains during the off-season and brought some back after drying them. I also had a bag of rice, but not much.

After listening to what Song Youlin said, Song's mother burst into tears.

Her two children suffered!

How much farm work do the brother and sister have to do to exchange for pork and rice, which are all fine grains and can be exchanged for a lot of coarse grains to eat.

It is not easy to pick mushrooms and black fungus in the mountains. They have to be cleaned and dried.

How much trouble it takes!

There was no faucet in the village, so they had to carry water back bucket by bucket.

It's all because of their lack of patience.

Song Shuangshuang and Song Youlin were a little dumbfounded. Shouldn't they be happy that the siblings brought back the things?

Why are you still crying?

Not to mention Song's mother, even Song's father felt bad when he heard about the things the siblings brought back again.

How many work points do these two kids have to earn in a day?

They heard from their colleagues in the factory that a strong man in the village could only earn ten work points a day, and an ordinary woman could only earn eight or nine work points. The whole family had to exchange their food for coarse grains all year round, and they were reluctant to exchange for much fine grains.

Not to mention the educated youth, many of whom survived on the subsidies in the first year and still needed subsidies from their families later on.

Thinking about my daughter selling her job before...

Song's father and mother immediately thought that these things must have been bought by their daughter with the money from selling her work!