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Chapter 946: Chapter 946: Heartache
Moreover, each child carried a bag on their back.
"Hurry up and come inside, it’s too late now."
"Auntie, it’s okay. We’re late today because we were working for someone, and they gave us a bag of corn, three big winter melons, green onions, radishes, and cabbage."
Zhao Yanli listened to her niece and started to shed tears, quickly wiping them away.
The four children entered the yard, and the two boys carried the corn. They directly placed it on the ground, and the corn ears were still wet.
The two nieces carried their bags into the house.
"Auntie."
"You don’t have to do this. You also have ration tickets and money, and the family will bring you food."
The two sisters just smiled and carefully took the vegetables out of the bag.
"Auntie, the winter melons are very sweet, and they gave us some to eat. Each of you take one home."
The two sisters held back tears, the children were so considerate.
"No need, you keep them to eat."
"Auntie, you’re always giving us things. That’s not good. You both take one home. This isn’t something we found; it’s our wages."
This time, the two sisters didn’t argue anymore.
The four children went to wash their hands and faces, and then sat down, ready to eat.
"No need to bring us fatty foods, we have enough oil."
"Xiao Ling, this won’t do. Don’t you know that a person needs a good body to have strength and do other things?
Besides, you’re all still young. If you’re not afraid of being short in the future, you can continue saving like this."
Zhao Xiaoli was a bit annoyed. The child has become a bit preoccupied.
"Yes, Xiao Ling, life can’t be lived like this. You’ve got it all wrong. Whether it’s work or school, isn’t it all for a better life? What can you achieve with a life like this?"
Zhao Xiaoling felt embarrassed. "Auntie, I’m sorry."
"Xiao Ling, you can work part-time, or help others. That’s all fine, but you must make sure to eat well and take care of your younger siblings. So they can be healthy."
Zhao Xiaoling nodded. "Auntie, I really understand now. I won’t do this again."
The two sisters didn’t know what else to say, so they quickly urged the children to eat.
"Auntie, I sold two months’ worth of tickets. I’m thinking of taking my younger siblings home for the New Year.
The corn at home still needs to be shelled. Although we can’t do much else, we can help when we go home for the holidays."
The two sisters felt even more bittersweet hearing their niece’s words.
"Don’t do that in the future. We’ll buy tickets for you."
"Auntie, we can manage. My classmate’s family bought the tickets from me because her brother is getting married and needs a lot of things. I sold some to them."
Things are already like this, what else can be said? Watching the children eat, the two sisters left. It was already too late, and there was still a lot to do at home.
Zhao Xiaoling still gave each of her aunts a big winter melon.
Her aunts always took care of them, and they also wanted to give back a bit.
The two sisters were silent on the way back, feeling heartbroken that the children at home were so considerate.
In the coming days, the children ate more nutritious food, even having a fine meal once every week.
But the four of them still went to pick up grain, helped others work, and received some in return, which pleased them greatly.
When the autumn harvest ended, they gathered a bag of corn kernels and half a bag of soybeans. These were easy to collect because the soybeans would pop onto the ground when ripe, making it convenient for them.
Now that the weather was cold, Zhao Yanping came over and added cotton to the children’s winter clothes for warmth.
"Xiao Ling, your uncle and elder uncle are going to the farm the day after tomorrow."
"Okay, tell the family that the five of us are doing well here. And we’ll go home ourselves during winter break, no problem taking the train. My classmate’s dad works on the railway and said he’d look after us.
Auntie, I’ll take good care of my younger siblings too."
"Alright, we’ll talk about it then." They couldn’t leave either, with such a big family. But leaving the kids to take the train by themselves still made them uneasy.
After talking to their husbands at home, "Tell your brother when you go back, it’s their holiday too when they return."
"Next year, arrange it later, wait until their break to go."
"Forget it, it’ll be troublesome if it snows then. Too dangerous, better to do it now." Nothing is more important than safety; every time they set out, the family was very worried.
After sending off her husband, Zhao Yanli wrote a letter to Su Yuanyuan, detailing how considerate the children were.
Within a week, their brothers-in-law reached the farm, with a truckload of fertilizer. The rest went to the farm headquarters, and they’d need two more trucks. This time, they might need three, and Zhou Yongbing’s classmate found another truck, but it still cost a hundred bucks. The farm would definitely need it.
Zhang Fusheng went to his father-in-law’s house to unload, while Zhou Yongbing went to the headquarters. He needed to have a word with Director Feng.
When Zhang Fusheng arrived at his in-laws, An Lixia came out smiling.
"Fusheng, you’re here. Your dad and I don’t live here anymore; we’re getting old and don’t want the land anymore. Go unload three tons for Qing Jie, then head over to your big brother’s house."
"Mom, you’re living with my big brother?"
An Lixia nodded with a smile, "Yes, living with your big brother. You came at the right time to help with moving, take all the grain over."
Zhang Fusheng nodded. "Mom, here’s some snacks and clothes Xiao Ping brought for your brother and dad."
"Just leave it in the car. When you get to your big brother’s house, drop it off." Who says daughters aren’t good? Every year they bring over especially good things.
Zhao Qingjie heard the commotion and ran out to see his brother-in-law had arrived.
"Qingjie, are you unloading the fertilizer at the usual spot?"
"Yes, brother-in-law, thank you for the hard work. Take a rest, Xuemei and I will unload it slowly."
"No need. I’ll haul it down for you from the top; it’ll be faster this way."
For those used to hard labor, sixty bags of fertilizer weren’t too daunting. So the three of them finished unloading in half an hour.
"Brother-in-law, I’ll go with you to big brother’s. Xu Hongbing needs three tons, the remaining four tons will go to big brother, and mom and dad will go with them."
First, they went to Xu Hongbing’s place. Zhao Qingxiang hurried over to help when he saw them. With more hands, they didn’t need Zhang Fusheng’s help.
After unloading the truck of fertilizer, they all headed to the parents, mainly because the food they had left after keeping enough for a year would be sold. Of course, they would prioritize the old couple. Their brothers’ food would have to wait until next time. Additionally, the three pigs owned by the old couple this year all needed to be slaughtered and sold by the son-in-law.