Affection for Sidaogou during the Famine

Xiao Sanzi was also in high spirits. "What do you know? I heard a version. Didn't they say that supply is difficult this year?

The Xue family asked Xue Tao to find a class to attend, but how could a little girl like her find the way?

Not only are the major factories not hiring any workers now, my father told me that they are all calling for layoffs and for workers to return to the countryside.

So Xue Tao's father asked someone to find a husband for his daughter. He had only one condition: a betrothal gift of 300 yuan and 200 kilograms of grain, and he didn't care about anything else.

At the beginning, a co-worker in the countryside introduced a guy from the countryside. The man’s father was the production team leader in the village, and his family had money and food.

However, Xue Tao didn't like the man when they met. The man had short legs and was not good-looking. So Xue Tao's father beat him and scolded him, but Xue Tao just didn't agree and almost jumped into the moat.

At least she was rescued, and a matchmaker introduced her to this girl. She was a little older, but she had a city hukou, had a job and money, and the man also said that after the marriage, he would find a job for Xue Tao.

Isn't this better than the rural one? At least I don't have to work in the fields. No matter how capable Xue Tao is, she is afraid of farming. I heard that she has agreed, and we will get married tomorrow if they meet."

The old lady said: "Oh my god, isn't this a sin for Xue Chuancai? He is sending his daughter away to be someone's stepmother!

It's hard to be a stepmother. If she really becomes one, the girl will suffer in the future!"

Wu Ni also sang half a nursery rhyme: "The cabbage is yellow in the field. I lost my mother when I was two or three years old. I lived a good life with my father. I was afraid that my father would marry a stepmother. He married a stepmother for three years and gave birth to a younger brother who is better than me. My younger brother eats noodles while I drink soup. I hold the bowl with tears in my eyes!"

"Hahaha! We were worried that Xue Tao would become someone's stepmother, but you're worrying about other people's children being abused!"

Niu Xiaoyun laughed, and everyone else couldn't help but smile. Different standpoints give different perspectives on issues. Adults worry about women, and children worry about other people's children.

"You don't know, I heard from the matchmaker that although the man is old, he looks young and handsome. I heard that he looks like an actor in a movie, and he is very energetic!"

"Is it really good-looking or fake?" Xiao Sanzi was a little unconvinced. What if a man is good-looking? It can't be used to make a living.

"It's really beautiful! But I haven't seen her either. I heard about it from the matchmaker. The matchmaker is very famous in our area. He has been doing this business since before liberation. He has arranged countless marriages. He should be very reliable."

Niu Xiaoyun argued that these were first-hand information she had obtained by asking several old ladies, and they were absolutely authentic.

"Whether it's reliable or not, we'll know after tomorrow." Han Zhaozhao interrupted them. It was enough to just listen to the gossip about the Xue family. There was no need to take it too seriously. It had nothing to do with her, and her sympathy was not that excessive.

The old lady sighed, "Yes, it all depends on Xue Tao's fate. I hope the result will be good.

Women, marriage is a lifelong matter. If you marry well, you will enjoy happiness for the rest of your life; if you marry badly, you will suffer for the rest of your life."

For a moment, the trumpet duo fell silent and started to crunch on the dried sweet potatoes.

The old lady continued to twist her hemp thread, and Han Zhaozhao also picked up the needle and awl and started to sew the soles. It was time to make cotton shoes for Wu Ni, and the job of sewing the soles was taken up by her.

"Eat. There's more at home when you're done. I'll get some for you." The old lady really liked these two children. She would hide some delicious food and always leave it for them.

"Grandma, I want to eat too!" Wu Ni saw how they were eating so happily, and she hummed and asked for some too.

"What the hell are you eating! We just finished our meal and haven't even left the table yet, what are you eating?

I feel your stomach, it's like a katydid. You ate too much and complained of stomachache in the middle of the night, and your grandma couldn't sleep."

Han Zhaozhao is always mean to Wu Ni. Why is this kid looking for trouble again?

The old lady also scolded, "Child, your stomach is full but your eyes are not. It's late at night and you've eaten too much and you can't sleep well.

Go, go play with Xiaoliang in the yard for a while and help digest your food. What are you doing here listening to the adults talking? You don’t understand!”

"Tsk, you all don't like me!" Wu Ni muttered, slipped off the stool, and ran out to play with Xiao Liang.

"Hehe, I find that Wu Ni has become bolder now. Why is she becoming more and more like Niu Xiaoyun?" Xiao Sanzi said with a smile.

The old lady also laughed, "Xiao Yun is fine, she is brave and not afraid of anything. I am just afraid that this child will say anything and has no rules. I have to be strict with her in the future."

Niu Xiaoyun also laughed, "What's wrong with me? There's nothing wrong with being outspoken. It's better than that kick that can't even make a fart, right?

I hate people like that the most. They don’t say anything and make people suspicious. Dealing with people like that is exhausting!”

That's true!

Everyone laughed, except for the third child who whispered, "Little Cannon!"

"What did you say? Are you secretly scolding me again?" Well, these two enemies are about to start quarreling again.

"Stop, stop, stop. Are you two done yet? By the way, have you two finished your homework? What are you going to do tomorrow?"

Han Zhaozhao quickly put out the fire when the war started, otherwise the two of them would have been arguing endlessly.

"Of course we go up the mountain!" The two of them said in unison.

"Zhao Zhao, let's go see how the Gastrodia elata is growing and whether we can dig it?" Niu Xiaoyun was anxious to make money.

"By the way, let's go into the mountains to see if there is anything delicious, and then bring back some firewood." Xiao Sanzi added that he was a delicious person.

“It’s still a little early to dig up Gastrodia elata. You have to wait for ten days or half a month until all the seedlings have dried up. Only then will the medicinal effect be best.

But we can go to the mountains to pick walnuts and chestnuts. We don’t know if there will be many persimmons this year, but when they are ripe, we can harvest some.”

The three friends planned the route into the mountains for tomorrow, allocated the tools to bring tomorrow, talked about the mountains for a while, and then dispersed.

Go to bed early tonight and get up early tomorrow to go into the mountains.

I hope the mountains in autumn will bring them surprises.

"Zhao Zhao, how about I go into the mountains with you guys tomorrow?" The old lady couldn't sit still anymore. It was good to go into the mountains. You could gain something from a trip there. It was definitely better than staying at home.

She is off duty tomorrow, and she is afraid that someone will come to borrow food or other things again, and she really doesn't want to receive them.

"Sure, of course. Let's go together! Invite Grandpa Guan and the others as well. If we gain something, that's even better. If not, we can just consider it as a good exercise for climbing the mountain."

In later generations, mountain hiking and outdoor activities are still encouraged in autumn!

The old lady slapped her thigh. She had heard that the scenery in the mountains in autumn was no worse than that in spring, and she had long wanted to go out for a walk.

I excitedly went to the kitchen to prepare food to take up the mountain to eat tomorrow.

He also ordered Han Zhaozhao to go to the front yard to deliver the letter, and anyone who was willing to go could go together.

It’s more lively when there are more people around, and when you’ve had enough fun, everyone can bring back a bundle of firewood, which is better than grinding teeth with others at home.

Han Zhaozhao took a walk around the front yard and came back to report to the old lady.

Grandpa Guan, Grandpa Qian and his family of three, Grandpa Niu and his five people, Qi Mudan, Xiao Liang and his mother and father, except for Aunt Niu and the people on duty, all the families are gathered together again!