Road to Rebirth

Chapter 8
Gu Xiaoying woke up at five o'clock in the morning. This is a biological clock that is more punctual than an alarm clock.

Farmers get up very early, clean up early and have breakfast before going to the field.

There are also those who go down to the field first, and then go home to have breakfast.

Gu Xiaoying got up lightly, afraid of waking up Gu Xiaoqing, and wanted her sister to sleep longer.

However, Gu Xiaoqing got up with a single wheel, put on her clothes neatly, and tidied up the bedding.

"What are you doing? You have nothing to do. Get some sleep!"

Gu Xiaoying was taken aback by Gu Xiaoqing's quick movements. Usually, this girl is not so active. What's the matter today.

"Sister, you fetch water, I cook, and I can also feed the chickens and pigs along the way. The two of us work together in a division of labor, so we can work quickly, saving our parents from getting up, so let them sleep more." Gu Xiaoqing He has already walked out of the sleeping room and entered the kitchen.

A bundle of corn stalks was hugged from the corner. This is the most commonly used firewood at the moment. Everyone has a lot of corn stalks. The corn has just come down.

I lit the fire, broke a few straws into the best length, stuffed them into the hearth of the stove, and poked them with a fire stick.

Put a little water in the big pot, brush it with a loofah, pour it out, and continue to scoop up a few scoops of water. In the morning, it is usually mushy. Heat up two black-faced steamed buns, and remove them from the pickle jar against the wall. Come two days earlier pickled garlic eggplant and spicy cabbage.

Served on a plate, it's a morning treat.

Thanks to the skill of pickling vegetables learned by Li Xuemei's family, Li Xuemei's hometown is from the Northeast, and these methods of pickling vegetables are also brought here. Although it is not very rare, there are people who do not take care of these vegetables very much in the local area. Speaking of them, their house is a bit tricky.

Gu Xiaoying washed her face a long time ago, carried a bucket and went out.

Now the water is fetched from the wells in the village. There are three collective wells, but the only one near the entrance of the village is the one where the women in the village wash their clothes and talk about their daily life.

Gu Xiaoqing quickly made a paste, heated it in a pot, and turned on the fire.

Then he took a bucket of cooked pig food and went to feed the pigs to the pigsty in the backyard.

I have a pig at home, and every year I wait until the New Year to kill the pig to eat meat.

This was only in [-], and it had only been a few years since the household production contract was established. People still didn't dare to show their strengths and do anything. Basically, those who were capable were raising more pigs, feeding some chickens, etc., to increase the family's income.

There are no blatant businessmen, they are all waiting and watching, and the courageous ones will secretly bring chickens, ducks, vegetables and fruits at home to the market to exchange money. Seeing that someone is doing this is also reassuring.

Those who are timid don't dare to do this. Some things are bought by the state through the supply and marketing social network.

After all, at this moment, everyone doesn't know what will happen in the future. If there is another movement, it must be hated, and no one can catch it.

Of course, no one thought that society would change a lot in the future.

Gu Xiaoqing also knew that just relying on the harvest from the fields of her parents, even if she didn't subsidize the second uncle's family, it would still be enough for her family's expenses, and she had to plan carefully.

At least you can wear clothes without patches.

But if it is another big change and the quality of life can keep up, then don't think about it.

In the days of big fish and big meat, there is no need to think about it.

But this time, Gu Xiaoqing wanted to start some business in advance, at least not to let his parents always face the loess and back to the ground, and Xiaojie and himself would go to school in the future. Borrow it everywhere, let’s talk about whether it can be borrowed.

So, plan ahead.

Thinking of ways to save money early is the kingly way.

At least you don't need to look at other people's faces, and you have something in your hand.

In her previous life, Gu Xiaoqing had worked for decades, so she didn't do anything.

I have done almost everything, and I have learned some crafts. At least it is easy to make something to eat and sell.

Small business, saving some money, improving life should be enough.

Gu Xiaoqing didn't worry about these things.

Although I didn't have much academic qualifications in my previous life, I was better at enduring hardships and standing hard work. The boss is willing to use me. I still have a bit of talent in cooking, at least once I teach it, that's why I'm so confident.

After pouring the pig food into the pig food bin in the pigsty, Gu Xiaoqing couldn't help but sigh when he saw his skinny pig.

It's not been a few months since the Chinese New Year here. With the pig food like my own, how much can this pig grow.

I'm afraid I won't be fat by the end of the year.

The pigs of the past two years have been set according to the fat and fat. The meat is not fat, and it cannot be sold at a high price. After all, the pocket money throughout the year, but the pigs account for the majority.

It seems that in the next few months, I have to find some pigweed and fatten up this guy, at least I can't live up to the hopes of my family.

This is our tuition fee.

Back in the front yard, Gu Ruhai and Li Xuemei had already woken up and were washing their faces. There was no such thing as brushing their teeth at all, and there was no spare money or toothpaste at home.

The whole family has rhubarb teeth.

Don't say it's a good tone.

Gu Xiaoqing thought about how to get the toothpaste and toothbrush at the end of the year. The whole family is so dirty, it would be a joke if people go out.

Seeing Gu Xiaoqing, Gu Ruhai was a little unnatural. What he did last night was a little sorry for the child. This honest rural man really loves his daughter.

He stammered and said to Gu Xiaoqing: "Xiaoqing, why do you wake up so early?"

In fact, I have nothing to say.

Gu Xiaoqing chuckled, "Dad, I thought that I would go to the field with you today. If there are more people, I can work faster. My grandma will say that I am spoiled. I haven't started school yet. I'm afraid I won't be able to help my family a lot if I start school." of."

Seeing himself smiling like daddy Gu Ruhai was ashamed, Gu Xiaoqing knew that he was not kind.

When Gu Ruhai heard this, he immediately sighed.

Yes, if you want to go to school, you have to pay the tuition fee, but it costs two yuan.

Let alone two yuan at home, there is less than fifty cents left now.

This is how to do ah?

Seeing Gu Ruhai's frown, Li Xuemei knew that the child's father was worried about the tuition fee, so she persuaded: "It's okay, the big deal is that I'll go back to my mother's house to make a deal with my brother and sister-in-law. It's not a big deal for me to pay back the food when it's sold out next year." .”

Gu Ruhai also knew that he could only do this. He knew that Li Xuemei's sister-in-law was not easy to talk to, but compared to her siblings, she was more reliable.

Gu Xiaoqing also knew that her words had caused her parents to worry about money, but it was impossible not to force them to do this.

If I want to make money, I still need time. It's only a few days since I left school, and even if I have a golden finger of rebirth, there is no way to make money.

It can only make parents worry.

(End of this chapter)