Read Novel Full Chapter 860: Autumn Harvest
Chapter 860: Chapter 860: Autumn Harvest
Now we still have to bring food to Grandpa and Grandma. They’re also husking corn.
Every year we plant too much corn. It’s basically all put in the field in corn baskets, so in the winter we have to bring it home, since leaving it outside isn’t safe.
So we usually start by husking the corn from the field first.
Zhao Qingxiang’s field is suitable for corn baskets, they’ve already dismantled six, trying to finish quickly, and the ones in the yard can be sorted easily, sit on the kang and husk corn when it snows.
After ten days, all the corn from Zhao Qingxiang’s field was husked and stored away.
Sun Yun sighed in relief. The corn in the yard wasn’t urgent anymore.
Then the four of them covered the corn cob bones from the field with straw mats. They worked at home instead.
They worked for another three days before going to help out at the mother-in-law’s place.
They took the broken woven plastic bags from home, as this made things go faster.
Zhao Tian and his wife were really happy to see their eldest son and his family come to work, they insisted on slaughtering a chicken, but were refused by Sun Yun.
"Dad, Mom said there’s pork left for us to have pork buns."
The eldest daughter-in-law is good in many ways, it’s just that she’s too traditional, favoring boys over girls more than them. What’s wrong with girls?
With the three of them joining in, the corn husking went much faster, just like Zhao Qingxiang’s family, they also husked the field corn first.
"I wonder when Guoqing and Xiao Bing will be able to come?" An Lixia chatted with Sun Yun while working.
"I’m not sure. They usually come around this time in previous years.
This year I left some extra sweet potatoes for Xiao Li and Xiao Ping."
"I have some here too."
Sun Yun just smiled, thinking this was a kind gesture. Her two sisters-in-law were really great.
After working at the in-laws’ for two days, on the third day, Zhang Fusheng came over.
This is the elder daughter’s husband, Zhao Tian and his wife were overjoyed and immediately told their son to slaughter the pigs, both of them, to change them into money. They were planning to buy a house for their eldest son over there.
"Dad, Mom, why don’t you come over and stay for a while this time? Xiao Ping and Xiao Li are extremely busy with work, they can’t take time off at all."
Zhao Tian smiled and shook his head, "Can’t make it. The work at home isn’t done yet.
Fusheng, I wanted to ask you something."
"Dad, what is it?"
"Fusheng, your elder brother wants to send Xiao Ling and Xiao Le to your place for school.
Actually, we wanted them to study in the city. But they’re still kids, they need someone to look after them.
"Hai Jun and Zhixue aren’t going?"
"We all want them to go. You see Yuanyuan, right? That girl, I realized that people need education. So we want the four kids to go to school?
We’re thinking of arranging them near you, buying them a house so you guys can check on them when you have time.
The four kids are quite capable. They can take care of themselves. We thought if it’s possible. You help with the house purchase, just near the two of your places. And help with school arrangements.
The family will bring money, and food.
You know us working ourselves to death, it’s all to let the kids have a better future.
Mr. Li praised the four kids, especially the two girls. He said it’s a pity for them not to go to school."
Zhang Fusheng didn’t expect this. "No problem, why buy a house? Our home is big enough, they can just stay with us."
At this point, Zhao Qingxiang arrived, "Guoqing, you still have to buy a house. This is an investment that won’t lose money when sold later, and the kids are growing up every day. Preparing a house is a good thing."
"We wouldn’t feel at ease with the kids living out by themselves."
What a joke, expecting the nephews to live by themselves; what do they take us for?
"Guoqing, don’t worry, really, there’s nothing to worry about. Rest assured. I wouldn’t let the kids go if they live at your two places."
"Big brother, you’re being too distant."
"Actually, it’s because I’m not distant that I’m doing this. Otherwise, they’d just stay in the city. We still need you guys to take care of them."
"Big brother, I think you should discuss with Xiao Ping, I really haven’t heard about any houses for sale near us."
"Yeah, check it out when you get back, I originally thought of going with you with the four kids when you next bring over fertilizer, if you say there are no houses, maybe you should inquire first,
And there’s also the trouble of asking around in schools if they’re accepting."
"Alright, big brother, just wait for us to deliver fertilizer next time. I’ll make arrangements when I return,
Xiao Li, the sister-in-law, is the principal of a middle school, if that doesn’t work, I’ll directly ask at the schools, isn’t Xiao Ling the oldest, with the other three, starting first grade might be difficult?"
"Guoqing, this is exactly what I need to talk to you about, can you ask if the study can take a test? If the kids pass, will they accept them?"
Little Le heard about their uncle’s visit, carried her little sister on her back, and came to Grandma’s house.
She just entered and heard this sentence. "Uncle, my sister has no problem in third grade, she’s already learning fourth grade content. I study together with her.
Uncle, could you help me ask if we can directly start in third grade?"
Zhang Guoqing looked at his wife’s niece watching him nervously, with a little one standing in her basket.
The eagerness in her eyes was something he would never forget. "Okay, I’ll find someone, don’t worry, Uncle will definitely figure something out for you.
What about Hai Jun and Zhixue? What grade can they start in?"
Little Le was relieved after listening to her uncle, hearing his question, she shook her head. "I don’t know."
They rarely went to Mr. Li’s house to study. But they’ve been there. I don’t know if they can pass the first grade.
"Guoqing, wait for a while, Qing Jie and Hong Bing will come over to ask, and then we’ll know."
The two boys indeed weren’t as sensible as the two girls. These two girls would definitely go to Mr. Li’s to study even in the snow.
Xu Hongbing heard that the eldest brother-in-law had come over, so he brought his own mother and tied the carriage to drive over.
Zhao Qingjie and his family arrived faster than them, after all, they live closer.
"Qing Jie, how far along is Zhixue in his studies now?" Zhao Guoqing heard earlier that the two girls in the eldest brother’s family were already learning fourth-grade material, so he thought the ones in the younger brother’s family wouldn’t be far behind, that’s why he asked directly.
"Brother-in-law, Zhixue is definitely not as good as Xiao Ling and Xiao Le, if he can start first grade, that would already be quite good."
Zhao Qingjie also felt helpless, his son just doesn’t want to study, wanting him to study at Mr. Li’s, but the kid simply runs off to play.
Zhang Guoqing looked at the kid Zhixue in his younger brother-in-law’s family, this kid was too playful, if just the two girls went to study, he would quite like it.