Chapter 347 Niu Feng's Remittance

Finely chop the chives and knead them together with the dough. Roll the dough into sheets, and even just add a little salt for seasoning. It's delicious!

What's more, my second sister also stir-fried a plate of the chili peppers they brought back, which she mixed into the noodle soup when eating. It was spicy and fragrant, and made them sweat profusely.

"This trip was worthwhile! Look how well these chives are growing. You won't find chives this fresh at the market. They're so delicious!"

"There's no time to spare, otherwise it would be even better if I steamed a pot of vegetables for you."

We're all from Los Angeles, so we all know that "cai mang" is made by mixing chives with eggs and vermicelli, spreading it on a thinly rolled pancake, rolling it up, squeezing out pleats, steaming it, cutting it into sections, and eating it with garlic sauce and chili oil. It's incredibly delicious.

"I'll go queue up first thing tomorrow morning to buy some tofu. I don't know how to make radish rolls, but I know how to steam buns. How about we make chive and tofu buns?"

Yuan Yuan was also excitedly discussing it, after all, there were so many chives that it would be enough for the three of them to eat for three to five meals.

If they wilt after being left out for too long, they won't taste good. That very night, my sisters and I planned out what to eat. We'd already had chive noodles, so tomorrow morning we'd have chive pancakes, for lunch we'd have chive buns, and for dinner we'd have vegetable dumplings. If there were any left, we'd make chive dumplings again.

After a few days, his poop smelled strongly of chives. Having had his fill, Xiao Jiu felt he couldn't eat anymore. Looking at the small handful of chives left, he insisted that he had finished them.

Not long after, Xiao Jiu received a letter and a money order brought home by Sister Cuiju.

When she saw that the signature was Niu Feng, she couldn't hide her curiosity. Could it be that her future brother-in-law had taken the credit?

The remittance slip shows a full fifty yuan!

The contents of the letter were very simple, because they have a very strict letter review process, but she was still able to understand what he was trying to say from it.

It's simply that the item has been found, and all participants received a bonus, but he felt the money should go to her, so he sent it over.

The next day, Xiao Jiu took the money order to the post office to collect the money. She also scraped together another fifty yuan, intending to give it to her fourth sister when she went home.

It's been ten days since we left, and it wouldn't be right not to go home soon. Plus, we've almost finished eating the groceries we bought last time, so Xiaojiu gave Yuanyuan a one-pound bag of rock sugar.

"Sister Yuanzi, you go by yourself this time. Bring back some more vegetables to dry. I need to go home."

Yuan Yuan was surprised that Xiao Jiu could get candy so easily, but she could also feel that Xiao Jiu had a happy family and that her older brothers and sisters sent her money and things everywhere, so it was not surprising that she had candy coupons. She readily agreed.

"Okay, don't worry about it. Go home and study hard, don't be lazy!"

Having learned her lesson from last time, Xiao Jiu wasn't afraid to spend money this time. In the morning, she asked Tang Cuiju to help her send a telegram. When she arrived at the station by bus, her dear father was already waiting inside.

As the saying goes, once bitten by a snake, twice shy. Now he doesn't dare wait outside anymore, he goes straight inside the station to wait, afraid that someone might try to take advantage of his daughter again.

When Xiao Jiu handed Tao Changyi the exquisite, transparent two-ounce bottle of liquor, he looked at it with delight.

"What kind of wine is this? I've never seen it before."

I've never given it to you before, so of course you've never seen it.

She found these items in a corner of the grain and oil section; there were more than a dozen of them, and she didn't know why they had been piled up there collecting dust.

They were all small wine bottles, which looked quite nice. She painstakingly removed the labels and scraped the bottles clean.

"This is 35-proof Erguotou. Thank you for picking me up, Dad. You don't smoke, and my mom strictly controls your alcohol intake. I can't get you a full pound of it, so just make do with this two-ounce bottle."

"My little darling is so thoughtful. To be honest, I've never seen this kind of wine before."

But this is what your dad does, tasting and evaluating wine every day, so he doesn't want me to drink outside of work. I've saved it all up so I can enjoy a little bit whenever I have free time after I retire!

Having not seen his daughter for several days, Tao Changyi ruffled her hair.

“Dad has to meet with technicians from the city today, so I can’t take you home. You’ll have to take the bus home by yourself. Your sister will pick you up in town. I’ve already called the village.”

Hearing that her father had called the production team, Xiao Jiu felt even more embarrassed. Because she had been abducted once, they had developed a subconscious reaction to it. Alas, she really had lost more than she gained by being penny-wise and pound-foolish.

But when I think about those glittering treasures, I feel like it was worth being kidnapped.

She immediately obeyed her father and got on the bus, who even thoughtfully paid her five cents for the fare.

"You go back first, your mom and I will go home when we have time!"

When the car arrived in town, sure enough, there stood Cuilan, the eighth sister of her family, who was never talkative.

"Sister Lan, Sister Lan," Xiao Jiu saw her from afar and waved frantically at her. Cui Lan saw her and gave her a doting smile.

Because of her severe amblyopia in her right eye, she deliberately covered it with a strand of bangs, leaving her bright and sparkling left eye with double eyelids. Coupled with her inherent melancholy aura, even though she dressed very simply, she still stood out more than the girls around her.

As soon as she got off the car, Cuilan took the three-pound millet cloth bag that Xiaojiu had brought back and thoughtfully used a handkerchief to wipe her sweat.

"Are you tired? If you are, take a break. We don't have a car at home, so I walked here. We'll walk back in a bit and see if we can hitch a ride on someone's cart."

"Oh, no need, sis. It's just a short walk, we can walk back. How are you learning from Seventh Sister?"

"That's great. I came to pick you up as soon as I got the call. There are a lot of people in the family during summer vacation, so we all went to work together. By the way, did you know that your brother got into the top high school in the county?"

“I know, I knew before I left. To be honest, I was also surprised. I thought it would be good if he could get into No. 2 High School, but I didn’t expect him to get into No. 1 High School. Even if he is assigned to a regular class, as long as it is No. 1 High School, he has the hope of taking a different path.”

After all, in those days, you had to pass the high school entrance exam to get into a vocational school or junior college. With a high school diploma, you could go to a vocational school and be set for life.

Seventh Sister Cuifeng and Eighth Sister Cuilan only attended one semester of formal classes. They were two years apart, one was 46 and the other was 48. Given their ages and the special circumstances, it was already quite an achievement for them to graduate from primary school.

"If it weren't for the older sisters teaching us a bit, we probably wouldn't have been able to integrate so quickly."

It's fortunate that they have a mixed-grade class system, with grades one through three studying in the same classroom.

We're older and have a strong ability to learn, so after the teacher finished explaining one thing, we listened to that one.

Gradually, he not only caught up, but even in third grade, he was able to solve quite a few problems.

Mixed-class arrangements were not uncommon in those days, often when there were few teachers and not too many students.

Generally, grades one through three are in one class, while grades four and five are considered higher grades, and these two grades are grouped together.

Things will get better when you get to junior high school, where there are almost no mixed classes.