Back to 1979: Sending the Educated Youth’s Wife Back to the City

Chapter 13: A short break for the New Year
Fang Mingche got off the minibus at the intersection and walked straight home empty-handed.

He separated from Xu Sheng at the bank door.

I saved the money and felt relieved. Suddenly, a deep sense of fatigue came over me.

All the fatigue accumulated over the previous eight or nine days should have been released.

There's no way, I was too nervous the whole time.

He had never been so tired before. He was able to study and was treated more favorably at home. He only went to the fields to help out during the busy farming season.

When he got home, he said, "I'm back," and then asked, "Where's Yanyan?"

There were only his mother and sister-in-law at home. His mother said, "She was dancing with her sister and the girls in the village."

"Mom, I'm very tired. I'm going to go inside and take a nap. You don't need to call me for dinner--" As he said this, he prepared to go inside and take a nap.

The eldest sister-in-law said, "Then you should eat something before going to sleep. Wait, I will make you a bowl of noodles and an egg."

Fang's mother couldn't help but look at her eldest daughter-in-law.

She naturally liked the behavior of her eldest sister-in-law, especially the fact that her eight or nine-day-old daughter-in-law was very nice to her little granddaughter.

It's like the whole person has changed.

"Okay then, you take care of him, I'll go call Yanyan back."

When Yanyan and Fangfang came back, Fang Mingche had already finished eating. While his mother was out, he gave the remaining three yuan to his sister-in-law.

Seeing Yanyan dressed neatly and with a rosy face, he knew that his sister-in-law had indeed done something useful after receiving the money.

"Dad——" Yanyan's eyes lit up when she saw her father.

Seeing his father eating noodles, he went to carry a small stool and sat down next to him.

Fang Mingche's noodles have spicy ingredients, so he can't feed them to her.

Seeing the little girl looking at him eagerly, the eldest sister-in-law said, "Yanyan, do you want to eat eggs? Auntie will cook one for you."

Yanyan nodded, "Yeah."

Fang Mingche said, “Cook one for Fang Fang too. When mom asks about it later, just say it was me who said it.”

He is now the one who earns the most money in the family, so his words carry more weight.

Earning 40 yuan in eight or nine days is definitely a lot of money in the countryside.

The sister-in-law smiled and nodded. The household supplies were all managed by my mother-in-law.

It won't be a problem to boil eggs for Yanyan. Everyone knows that Mingche is back and will give New Year's money to the two elders and three children.

Yanyan sat there happily, "I was going to give half to my sister."

The sister-in-law touched Yanyan's head. This little girl was really willing to share her food with her sister.

The last White Rabbit candy was also given to her sister.

Finally, the mother and daughter broke it in half and each ate half.

Fang Fang doesn’t have much good food to eat at home on a daily basis, and her sister-in-law is even worse off.

Sure enough, when the mother-in-law came back and saw two boiled eggs, she didn't say anything when she heard that it was her youngest son who sent the message.

Under normal circumstances, cooking an egg for her that could be exchanged for money would be like a life-threatening task.

An egg can be exchanged for ten cents!
But the key point is that this offends the authority of the mother-in-law who is in charge of household resources.

But if the one who makes the decision is not the eldest daughter-in-law but the youngest son, then everything will be fine.

Firstly, she loved her youngest son very much, and secondly, he was now the pillar of the family.

After Fang Mingche ate his noodles and rinsed his mouth, the sister-in-law said, "I'll boil some hot water for you. Soak your feet in it before you go to bed."

"Okay, thank you, sister-in-law."

Fang Mingche burned his feet and went to his room to sleep.

Fang's mother looked at her eldest daughter-in-law and said, "Yuan Shufen, there is something wrong with you!"

"Is it not possible for me to be nice to my brother-in-law?"

"You're not like this usually." Yuan Shufen, who had been exposed, had no choice but to say, "The second brother asked me to wash Yanyan's clothes in the cold winter, and gave me one dollar."

She only said one dollar, so even if it was confiscated, it would only be a loss of one dollar.

Haha, I didn't expect my brother-in-law to give me five dollars. He said he would give me five dollars next time.

Alas, over the years, only her brother-in-law said thank you for her hard work and gave her hard work pay.

When Fang's mother got the answer, she showed an expected expression.

This all makes sense. No wonder he treated Yanyan almost like his own son a few days ago.

But at least there was no mention of confiscation.

I don't want to argue with my eldest daughter-in-law over a dollar. A harmonious family brings prosperity!

Fang's father and Fang Minghua, who came back a little later, looked around but didn't see anyone. Fang's father asked, "Where's the second son?"

They were very curious about his experiences along the way.

Fang's mother said, "He looked extremely tired. He ate a bowl of noodles and went to bed."

Father Fang nodded, "Okay, as long as he's back safely. Let him sleep—"

Fang Mingche slept for 20 hours.

I woke up around noon, and Yanyan came in to check on me a few times. She even asked her grandfather to come in and check on me.

Fang Mingche woke up and suddenly saw his niece kneeling beside him, probing under his nose with her index finger.

The daughter knelt next to her sister.

Fang Fang saw that he had opened his eyes and said, "Oh, Uncle, you're awake!" and then she retracted her hand.

Fang Mingche realized what she had just done and felt angry and amused.

Fang Fang smiled embarrassedly, "Yan Yan is worried about you!"

Yanyan came over and looked worried. "Dad, are you sick?"

Even though Grandpa came in and said Dad was fine, she was still worried.

I have never seen my dad sleep so long.

She didn't dare to ask the adults, so she called her cousin who had just finished her work to come in and take a look.

"I'm not sick, I'm just very tired. I'll be fine after a long nap. What time is it?"

After a full day and night of sleep, Fang Mingche felt much better. He didn't even know that Yanyan went to bed next to him last night and got up again this morning.

Fang Fang was just getting out of bed, and when she heard him ask, she said, "It's almost time for lunch. Uncle, get up quickly."

"Okay, take your sister out first."

After the two little girls left, Fang Mingche got up and started to get dressed.

Today is January 1rd, and Chinese New Year is January 23th.

In the remaining days, he planned to rest at home. He could no longer be the main laborer in making New Year cakes. However, in previous years, his father rarely asked him to do physical work.

On the fourth day of the Chinese New Year, I have to go out again. Otherwise the boss will run out of stock.

When I come back, it will be almost time for school to start.

After one trip, his salary went from over 300 to over 900. After another trip, his salary should go from over 900 to around 1800.

It’s still nice to make a fortune unexpectedly!
Brother Mingfeng's family is probably a millionaire, but they just don't show off. Well, if you work for a long time, you definitely can't spend all your money every time.

But Xu Sheng reminded him that the goods before the New Year were very popular. Some people would buy electronic watches as New Year gifts for their children.

But the purchase price will drop to 42 after the new year. Because it is difficult to sell, it will occupy cash flow. The purchasing power of the county is limited. If someone else were to change, Xu Sheng said he would not pay the full amount at once.

I'll have to bargain next time I buy something.

This amount of money is enough for him to study peacefully and prepare for this year's college entrance examination.

The current college entrance examination has great benefits. Stick to it for a few months and review well!
However, you can consider where to review. Wait until you return smoothly from the next trip.

(End of this chapter)