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

Ever since the aunts in the village knew that Song Zhiqing was going to live in Jiang Laosan's old house, they would go there every night to check it out. They saw that the yard had become clean and tidy again, the roof windows had been repaired, and even the gate had been replaced with a new one.

In addition to these, there are several other people coming to work.

Inevitably, some aunts were curious about how much money Song Shuangshuang spent, and found out about Jiang Xiaoyao.

"Xiaoyao, you and your brother go to help Song Zhiqing repair his house. How much money will Song Zhiqing give you?"

Jiang Xiaoyao may be small, but she is very smart. And the night Aunt Wang came to see them, her brother told them not to tell anyone how much money Song Zhiqing gave them, no matter who asked.

Jiang Xiaowu was afraid that someone would know that the money given to them was the same as that given to others, and spread the news that they were taking advantage. He was also afraid of causing trouble for Song Zhiqing.

Jiang Xiaoyao thought about what her brother said and said that she didn't know and her brother didn't tell her.

The aunts wanted to ask more, but Jiang Xiaoyao said that she had to go help Song Zhiqing with his work and couldn't waste time, so she ran away. The aunts couldn't chase her and ask more, so they just let it go.

As for why I didn't ask other people...

Because the other people were all very tight-lipped, there was no way of finding out.

Jiang Xiaoyao went to Song Shuangshuang's place and told Jiang Xiaowu that someone had asked her how much money Song Zhiqing had given her. The little girl said that she listened to her brother and didn't tell anyone. After saying that, she showed a little proud look. Song Shuangshuang, who had just come after dinner, saw it and couldn't help laughing.

Jiang Xiaoyao turned around and saw that it was Song Shuangshuang who was smiling, and lowered her head in embarrassment. Jiang Xiaowu was afraid that Song Shuangshuang would be unhappy, so he explained, "Song Zhiqing, my sister didn't tell those aunts how much money you gave them, don't be angry." He was afraid that Song Shuangshuang would no longer need him and his sister.

He also wanted to save some money to see if he could send his sister to school. It would also be helpful if she could learn a few words.

After listening to this, Song Shuangshuang looked at Jiang Xiaowu's nervous expression and almost guessed what he was thinking. She said, "I'm not angry, don't be so nervous. And you did the right thing, not showing off your wealth. Look what this is." He took his hand out of his pocket, and found a few more candies.

Jiang Xiaoyao was only eleven years old after all, and had rarely eaten candy in her life. She looked at it eagerly, wanting to reach out to take it but not daring to.

Song Shuangshuang passed it forward again and said, "Eat it. I don't have anything else, but I still have some candy."

Jiang Xiaoyao saw her brother nodded, then she carefully took the candies from Song Shuangshuang's hand and said, "Thank you, Song Zhiqing." After taking them, she did not eat them directly, but put most of them in Jiang Xiaowu's pocket, leaving only one for herself.

"Brother, you eat too."

Song Shuangshuang couldn't help but touch Jiang Xiaoyao's head, took the candy from her hand, opened the package, and stuffed it into her mouth. "Eat it, sister has more, I'll get you more tomorrow."

Jiang Xiaowu quickly refused and said that there was no need to take it. This thing was precious and he was already very satisfied to be given so much.

Jiang Xiaoyao also nodded and said no.

It happened that Uncle Jiang Yi called Song Shuangshuang over, and Song Shuangshuang took the opportunity to leave without answering Jiang Xiaowu.

"Song Zhiqing, take a look. Is this how you plan to set up the kangs in these two rooms?" Jiang Yi and Song Shuangshuang confirmed whether they should build a stove in the main room and connect the kangs in the two rooms. After hearing what Song Shuangshuang said, Jiang Yi said, "Song Zhiqing, if you can get two iron plates, I will leave a gap for you at this position. It will be convenient for you to cook in this room in summer. You can insert the iron plates and the heat will not flow to the two sides. In winter, take out the iron plates and put more firewood in at night to get more warmth."

Song Shuangshuang thought it was a good idea. She could secretly eat some meat in this room. The smell would not escape if the door was closed. In addition, she could make some porridge or steam something on this small stove before going to work in the summer. She would not have to worry about the heat reaching her and her brother's room.

It's the iron plate...

"Uncle Jiang Yi, do you think you can finally fix this stove? I'll look for it in the next two days." How about taking a day off the day after tomorrow and going to the city to take a look at the county town?

"Okay, it's okay if you can't do it. It's great that you did it this way. I hadn't thought of it before."

On the way home from work that evening, Song Shuangshuang told Song Youlin about this matter and asked him if he wanted to take a leave together to go to the county town and take this opportunity to take out some food from the space.

"Sister, can't you take out the shelves in the space? There are plenty of those things." Do I need to buy this? There is no place to get it in the city.

Seeing her brother's contemptuous look, Song Shuangshuang argued, "I thought so too. The shelves are all white. It's obvious that they are not what we have now. How can I explain it?"

"Why don't you throw it on the ground and grind it off? Just grind off the white paint. If that doesn't work, you can ask Uncle Jiang Yi if there is any way to melt these things and make them into two thick iron sheets." As soon as Song Youlin saw his sister's expression, he knew that she hadn't thought so much.

However, it’s okay to go to the county town. After all, so much money has been spent, so it doesn’t matter if I take a day off.

I can now take out food openly, and if anyone asks, I can say it was mailed by my family.

Anyway, after her sister's "playing the victim", almost everyone in the village knew that he was "weak and sickly" and a sickly person. It was normal for his family to send him delicious food by mail.

The two of them did what they said and turned a corner to go to the captain's house without even checking what time it was.

The captain's youngest son had not rested yet. When he opened the door and saw that it was Song Shuangshuang and her brother, he knew that they were here to look for his father, so he asked the two of them to go into the yard and wait for a while, and he went in to call his father out.

The brother and sister looked at Bai Han's strange eyes and realized that the time they came was really inappropriate. But since the captain had been called out, they couldn't just say they wouldn't bother him anymore. That would be crazy.

The brother and sister stood in the yard waiting for the captain to come out.

Fortunately, the captain was still awake. He came out in his slippers and saw that it was Song Shuangshuang and her brother. The look in his eyes was really... hard to describe.

"What's the matter between you two?" It's late at night, you really know how to pick a time.

The brother and sister "..." were too embarrassed to say it out loud. Song Shuangshuang nudged Youlin with her elbow, signaling him to speak.

Song Youlin had no choice but to say that he wanted to take a leave and that it was time to call home to report that he was safe.

After saying this, Song Youlin's face turned red, but fortunately it was dark and the captain couldn't see clearly.

The captain looked at him suspiciously and agreed.

Just as the brother and sister breathed a sigh of relief and were about to thank the captain, they heard the captain say in a gloomy voice, "Next time if you need to ask for leave, tell them in advance. If not, ask other educated youth to tell them the next morning. Don't come so late at night..." It was fortunate that the brother and sister came together. If Song Shuangshuang came alone, people would see her...

The brother and sister said sorry repeatedly.

I suddenly thought of it after finishing my work over there, and only realized now that the time is not right when I got here.

"Okay, go back and sleep. Be careful when you go to the city tomorrow." The captain was not really angry. He waved his hand and told the brother and sister to go back quickly.