90s Little Struggle

Chapter 135
After Xiao Mengqiu finished speaking, he asked them, "What majors are you going to study in the future?"

Xiao Fang and Xu Xinning looked at each other before saying in unison: "Computer science and physics."

Yan Hong felt sad when he heard this, childhood sweethearts, sharing common hobbies, and being able to learn and improve together, is this a good thing that many people dream of?

Anyway, he was envious when he heard it.

Xiao Mengqiu didn't think too much, and nodded in agreement: "In the past two years, computer majors have been the most popular in the college entrance examination, and physics is also very good. You have to work hard."

After she finished speaking, she thought that Xiao Hong hadn't said anything yet, so she leaned forward on the back of the chair and asked, "How about you, Xiao Hong?"

Xiao Hong was shocked.

She didn't know what professional university Xu Xinning went to in her dream, but in her dream Xiao Fang was going to be a teacher in the city, and she was studying at a normal university.

Obviously, the reality is different from the dream.

"I don't need to choose a major." Xiao Hong pretended to be calm: "It depends on which university my grades can be admitted to."

"Hahahaha..." Xiao Mengqiu, who came to his senses, was amused and laughed loudly: "I made you not serious about going to school, do you regret it now?"

Encouraging her again: "There's still a little time, don't you say that you're going to sharpen your guns before the battle, and you'll be happy if you're not happy? Maybe you'll be able to make your blind cat meet a dead mouse and be admitted to university?"

"Besides, when Xiao Fang and the others are admitted to university and go to the provincial capital, you will be left here alone. How boring are you?"

"The provincial capital is bustling and bustling. You can sing in karaoke, and there is also a dance hall and skating rink. There are so many fun things to do. It would be a pity if you can't go."

Xiao Hong is too familiar with her aggressive method, so of course she doesn't want to be fooled, and pretends not to care: "There are skating rinks and dance halls in the town, so why go to the provincial capital?"

Xiao Hong also sang rivalry with Xiao Mengqiu on purpose: "If I don't pass the exam, I will open a department store in the town and have everything I want, why do I have to go to the provincial capital?"

Speaking without intention, the listener is intentional.

Xiao Fang didn't care what Xiao Hong said, because Xiao Hong had told her a long time ago that if she didn't get into college, she would go to the provincial capital to start a small business.

Anyway, I made up my mind to go to the provincial capital while I was young.

But Yan Hong heard it in his heart.

He also asked his cousin before, and he knew that Xiao Hong's grades were in the middle and upper reaches, and it would be difficult to get into a good university.

Therefore, he also deliberately collected some universities with relatively low admission scores, such as Agricultural University, Jiaotong University, and technical schools.

It is to let Xiao Hong have a goal.

But now he heard Xiao Hong's words of "not thinking about making progress", he was a little panicked.

He also wanted Xiao Hong to go to the provincial capital, otherwise how could he fall in love if they were too far apart?
Originally, he didn't want to say something to disturb her mind at this critical moment, but now he hesitated.

After they came to Zuo Village, without accident, some children were attracted by the sound of cars.

Xiao Hong was also prepared, and gave each of them a handful of candies: "Xiao Qi, it's hard work for you to look after this car for us. We will leave at three o'clock in the afternoon, and I will give you candies at that time."

In fact, she was afraid that children would be too curious and didn't know the severity, so she simply gave them the task of 'watching the car', which would be safer.

Xiao Qi instantly looked like a little general about to go to war, and saluted excitedly: "Yes, I promise to complete the task."

After all, what children like most is to be entrusted with important tasks.

Besides, there are delicious toffee and mint rewards, of course everyone is very happy.

They also brought back two catties of fresh meat for Grandpa Zhao. There is no fresh meat for sale in Zha Village, so if you want to eat meat, you have to go to Houzhai Town to buy it.

But anyway, everyone is usually reluctant to buy meat. If you haven’t eaten meat for ten days and a half months, you will be willing to cut some bacon and steam it, or stew tofu with bacon. It’s a good dish.

They came a bit late, Grandpa Zhao had already gone to pull weeds in the field, and only the third son Zhao who was handicapped was left at home.

After chatting with him familiarly, Xiao Fang made an appointment to go to the uncle's house for lunch at noon, and asked him to help kill a duck, and let the aunt come and get it later.

Then go to the uncle's house, make an appointment with the uncle's noon dishes, and leave the stewed pork head and stewed chicken, and then go to the back mountain from the uncle's house with a hoe, a urea bag, and a rope pole.

Spring bamboo shoots can be eaten from March to May.

It's a pity that people in Zha Village don't like to eat bamboo shoots very much, because bamboo shoots will scrape oil.

Now people are short of oil and water, but they can't bear to have the little oil in their stomachs scraped by bamboo shoots.

Therefore, they are occasionally willing to put some bacon in to stew bamboo shoots, so that they can be eaten fresh.

Most of them are dug up and transported to sell, and if they cannot be sold, they are dried into bamboo shoots.

However, drying bamboo shoots has requirements on the weather. If the weather is bad, they can only be dried by burning charcoal.

This is meticulous work, labor-intensive and time-consuming, so many people don't want to bother to dry bamboo shoots.

In the end, the bamboo forest became more and more luxuriant, so that many people in the village knew how to make bamboo strips.

It can be said that each family in Zuo Village has its own bamboo forest, which is as small as half an mu of land, and as large as four or five mu of bamboo forest.

The main reason is that the inside of the mountain is uneven and the land is barren. It is useless to grow anything. Only bamboo can grow tenaciously.

When the Zhao family separated, Zhao Laosi was not very lucky, so he was assigned to the bamboo forest of more than five acres in the family.

As a result, there are a lot less fields that can be cultivated. Fortunately, he is a bamboo craftsman and can earn some money with his craftsmanship.

The depth of the bamboo forest is too gloomy, and there are many snakes and insects in this season, so everyone dare not go in rashly, but the bamboo shoots on the edge of the bamboo forest are enough for them to dig.

But digging bamboo shoots requires skill and effort. They only dug two bags in turns, and they were all sweating and their arms were sore.

"Okay, it's almost done." Xiao Mengqiu gave up first: "I'm too tired, it's enough for us to take these back."

Yan Hong secretly breathed a sigh of relief. Although he has strength, he is really not good at doing farm work. It's just that he is a man and older than them, so he is embarrassed to say that he is tired first.

Now that someone said it, he put down the hoe and said, "Then I'll pick these bamboo shoots back first, and you guys go to the pond to go fishing?"

Xiao Hong also accompanied him back, and went to the bathroom by the way.

After picking two bags of bamboo shoots home, the two rested for a while, then took the fishing rod and bucket, chatted and went to the pond.

At this time, the little lotus in the pond showed its sharp corners.

Xiao Mengqiu was not interested in fishing, but instead fell in love with azaleas on the hillside not far away, and excitedly called Xiao Hong and Xiao Fang to accompany her: "Wow, there are a lot of azaleas over there, let's pick some?"

Then asked Xiao Fang: "Is it the kind of azalea that can be eaten?"

Xiao Fang nodded: "Yes, the taste is a bit sweet and sour."

Xiao Hong sat down on the grass regardless of her image, and waved her hands: "I have walked a lot today, and I am almost exhausted. Unless you carry me on your back, otherwise don't want me to move."

(End of this chapter)