Quickly wear it and get rid of his virtuous character

The other older educated youth already had a way to deal with the situation, which was to eat more and exercise less, stay in the room most of the time, and try to conserve their energy even when going out to work, or cook some small meals for themselves. Some would use their money to buy some coarse dry food, and those who had no money would buy some dried sweet potatoes.

The dried sweet potatoes at this time are not the kind that are cooked and then dried to become soft and sticky, but the kind that are directly sliced and then dried. They are hard and dry in the mouth. If it weren’t for the slight fragrance of sweet potatoes, no one would have thought that these were dried sweet potatoes. If they were placed on the ground, people would probably think they were some kind of dirty thing.

Chaoyang was very noble at the beginning. When he was hungry, he would just take out his money to buy some small biscuits. He was very generous and would share them with others. This way he could gain others' favor, but this favor could not be eaten. He realized that only a month had passed when he had spent all his money.

The old educated youth gave a few reminders out of consideration for the fact that they lived under the same roof, but unfortunately these educated youth did not take them to heart at all. So within less than a month, some of them had spent all their money and started asking their families for money.

It would be fine if my family gave me money, at least with their help I could live in the countryside. But if my family didn't give me money, I would have to starve to death or eat inedible meals with them.

Zhao Yang looked at the two dollars in his hand and felt like the sky was about to fall, especially the things his mother said in the letter. If it were in the past, he would definitely refuse without hesitation. How could a grown man be inferior to others? But now he could hardly fill his stomach, and backbone was not so important.

Zhao Yang first tentatively wrote a letter to his family to inquire about Su Tong's affairs. It would be best if he could ask his family to help keep an eye on Su Tong and prevent him from going on blind dates with other people during this period. Perhaps he could not be with Su Tong, but he absolutely could not let the meat he had been drinking from be lost like this.

The other newly arrived educated youth had also learned their lesson and no longer dared to spend lavishly as before. Everyone lived frugally. Now they had to take the bait and do housework after returning home. They were all dizzy with hunger.

As the weather got colder day by day, Su Tong simply stayed at home. Since there was no one in school anyway, he just stayed at home, warmed himself by the fire, and prepared the things needed for the winter.

The first thing to do is to buy plums and other vegetables. The common vegetables are only radishes, potatoes and cabbages. The key is that you have to queue up in advance, otherwise you will buy some rotten vegetables or the leftovers of others.

Su Tong didn't want to go out and queue up in such a cold weather, so he hired the fifth and sixth sons of the Zhao family to help queue up. If they were willing to buy the things, he would give them some pastries.

The two children were naturally willing to earn snacks. When their second brother was around, they had food to eat without working. Now that their second brother is gone, they earn food with their own abilities and don't feel ashamed.

The adults didn't care about this matter. After all, it was normal for children to help queue up. Many adults had to work during the day and had no time to queue up to buy things, so the children had to wait until they got off work to buy.

Because Su Tong had the help of his children, he bought cabbage and coal early. And Su's father and mother, thanks to their connections, prepared the New Year's goods for the family early.

When the first snow fell, Su Tong started putting meat into the pot while listening to opera singing on the radio. In the middle of winter, it was natural to eat mutton hotpot.

A while ago, the weather was cold, so Su Tong took a few friends to the river to catch some fish. As soon as they opened the hole, two big fish jumped out. He sprinkled some spiritual spring water into the hole, and the fish jumped out in a rush.

Each of the three children got more than 20 kilograms of fish. Su Tong originally wanted to go to the mountain to hunt, but now it was snowing and the snow on the mountain was slippery, so it was easy to have an accident, so this matter had to be put aside.

However, Su Tong went to the countryside and exchanged soap, brown sugar and salt from the city for eggs, which were common in the countryside. He even bought a few roosters and a ram.

However, I exchanged this sheep for two thermos bottles. There are no industrial coupons in the countryside, so it is easy to be at a loss when it comes to using industrial products.

Someone else had helped me process the sheep. The meat alone weighed more than 20 kilograms. It was so delicious to drink sheep soup and eat mutton hotpot in the middle of winter.

The Chinese New Year was approaching, and the Zhao family was still living a tight life this year. They made a few white flour dumplings, and then cut a pound of meat, giving each person two slices, and put some radishes and cabbages in it, and this was considered the New Year's dish.

Mrs. Zhao was worried about her second son in the countryside, so she sent another two dollars and two kilograms of food coupons. At the same time, she kept an eye on the Su family, fearing that Su Tong would get married while her son was away.

In the evening, when Mrs. Zhao talked about this matter with the old man, Mrs. Zhao gritted her teeth.

"The relationship between the two families was pretty good before, and I had also talked it over with the Su family's parents. Originally, this was a done deal, and it was good for both families. But who told that brat from our family to go to the countryside? Now the Su family can no longer save face, and they probably won't want our third child anymore.

While the girl is still young and hasn't changed her mind, let's say a few nice words to her. At worst, we can let our son become her son-in-law."

Old man Zhao was unhappy now. "We are not so poor that we have no food to eat. Why should we let our son be a live-in son-in-law? Anyway, I agree to marry my uncle's daughter, but I will never allow my son to be a live-in son-in-law of someone else's family."

"Okay, let's not talk about this. As long as we can get our son back, let alone let him become a son-in-law, we can even sell me." Mrs. Zhao was open-minded. "Besides, our two families live close to each other. Our son said he was going to be a son-in-law, but in fact he was just marrying a wife.

I think Su Tong has a big butt, so he will definitely give birth to a son in the future. When the time comes, let him have a few more children, and let two of them take our son's surname. As long as we don't mention marrying into the family, outsiders will think we are generous and willing to let the children take the Su family surname. Maybe we can even have a reputation for being kind."

A hint of hesitation flashed across Old Man Zhao's face, "Will the Su family agree?"

"You have to agree even if you don't want to. There is only one girl in their family. As long as we control Su Tong, or wait until the old couple dies, Su Tong will listen to us, right?" Mrs. Zhao was calculating. "I will get this done in the spring. I can't let the meat in my mouth disappear like this. I have to find a way to get the third child back. Life in the countryside is very hard. After the third child marries Su Tong, I will find a way to find a job for the fourth and sixth children, so that our family will have a place to stay."

The reason why Mrs. Zhao didn't mention the fifth child was that she was a girl and would get married in the future, and her parents' family would have nothing to do with her marriage.