When heading ho with a few kids, it was still early, and Xu Mumu went to play with her little brother.
"Big sis, you’re first again." Xu Tao flipped through Xu Mumu’s exam papers, everything he saw was correct, and he was envious. He had been careless and made two mistakes this ti. Although he did well, among the few of them, he had the lowest score.
They all filled out their preferred choices, picking the middle school the big sis ntioned. His careless mistakes made him slightly unsure about getting into that middle school.
"Hmm, what’s wrong? I saw you did well. Why so down?" Xu Mumu asked, looking at Xu Tao.
"Big sis, I got the lowest score this ti. Do you think I won’t get accepted?" Xu Tao’s voice was really low.
"How can that be? You’re still among the top in your class. Don’t worry, believe in , you’ll definitely get in." Xu Mumu gently reassured Xu Tao.
"Really?" Xu Tao remained a bit unconfident.
"Of course it’s true. When have I ever lied to you guys?" Xu Mumu said helplessly, thinking, the little kid is not big, but has quite sensitive thoughts.
"Big sis says it’s possible, then it must be. Brother is silly." Xu Jiaojiao showed disdain toward her own brother.
"Sis, my mom asked to bring you so mandarin oranges." Tiedan ca from outside, still holding a small basket in his hand.
The peel of the mandarins was sowhat green, filling the basket completely, it looked very appealing.
"These aren’t fully ripe yet, are they? Are they sweet?" Xu Mumu picked one to peel and taste.
"So of the thick-skinned ones are a bit sour. Sis, the one you grabbed is thin-skinned and should be sweet." Tiedan said with a smile.
"Where did your family get mandarins? Your family didn’t grow any." Knowing it was sweet, Xu Mumu suddenly felt relieved and asked about the mandarins.
"They’re from my second uncle’s place. When my mom went back to see my grandmother, my second uncle gave them to her." Tiedan said happily; his family kept so, and these were specifically brought over for Xu Mumu and the others.
Xu Minglei and the others saw the oranges and also ca over to peel and eat.
"It’s pretty sweet. Tiedan, you should eat so too." Seeing Tiedan just sitting on the stool, teasing his little brother, Xu Mumu said with a smile.
"We still have more at ho; you guys eat. I’ve already eaten several while at ho, making my teeth feel sore." Tiedan shook his head; so are still quite sour. Even if he eats the sour ones, he can’t just throw them away. If he dared to do that, his mother would definitely chase him around with a broom for wasting food; he’d surely get beaten.
"How many did you eat?" Xu Mumu’s mouth twitched, thinking of the feeling of sore teeth, shivered a bit, and decided not to eat so many despite wanting more.
"Five or six maybe. I got so full that I probably can’t eat much at lunch later."
In the evening, Xu Minghui ca back, bringing two tins of milk powder. Xu Mingfeng’s milk powder was almost used up, and Xu Minghui bought it just in ti.
Xu Mumu graduated, and everyone in the family was extrely happy. With the job found by Du Yu, Li Caixia was particularly excited.
Xu Mumu told a few kids about sending so termitomyces mushrooms to Du Yu, and the few kids were thinking about it. The next morning, they ran off early to find the mushrooms. Xu Mumu enjoyed a rare sleep-in; when she got up, the kids weren’t ho. Only Li Caixia was playing with the little one.
"Where’s my brother? He hasn’t gone off with Minglei and the others to find mushrooms too, has he?" Xu Mumu asked.
"That’s right, your brother has been wanting to go to the mountains for ages. I didn’t stop him." Li Caixia said with a smile.
Every ti Xu Minghui went to the mountains, he occasionally brought back so ga. Although he wasn’t as skilled as Xu Mumu in catching wild chickens and rabbits, he was better than most people.
Xu Mumu didn’t bother worrying about her brother; Xu Minghui was with the kids, so even if they ventured deeper into the mountains, it wasn’t dangerous.
"Mom, do you have laundry that needs washing? I’m going to wash clothes, I’ll wash yours too." Xu Mumu found her dirty clothes and asked Li Caixia.
"I’ll wash ours. You wash yours." Li Caixia shook her head; she wasn’t idle every day; she still had to go to work sotis. When she went to work, Xu Mumu and the others were at school, so she left the kids at the second family’s place, asking Qian Ying to help take care of them for half a day.
Sotis, Madam Chen helped take care of them, anyway, these kids were easier to take care of than those of the second family.
The second family’s child was already half a year old but still wasn’t well, often getting sick. The second couple was quite exhausted.
Xu Mumu nodded and didn’t interfere; she grabbed a piece of soapberry and headed out.
The water by the river was very cool; Xu Mumu dipped her feet in. In the sumr, soaking in cool water felt so comfortable.
Xu Mumu lathered the soapberry onto her clothes and washed quickly; her clothes weren’t very dirty, making them easy to wash.
"Mumu." While Xu Mumu was washing clothes, she heard Yin Yang’s voice. Looking up, she saw Yin Yang standing on the shore with a bag in his hand.
"You went to the county again?" Seeing the bag Yin Yang was holding, Xu Mumu asked with a smile.
"Hmm, went to buy so dicine. My grandfather’s leg pain is acting up again." Yin Yang said helplessly; his grandfather had suffered so hardships years ago, leaving a chronic condition. When it was about to rain, his leg would start hurting. He went to the county to buy so patches.
"Is your grandpa okay? Today’s workday, didn’t he go?" Xu Mumu asked.
"He went. He’s stubborn and worried about what the other people in the team would say. Their situation is already difficult enough." Yin Yang said with a sigh.
Xu Mumu remained silent for a while; she couldn’t let Yin Yang’s grandfather stay ho for good and rest because it wouldn’t cure the illness.
"Mumu, you’re starting work tomorrow, right? Can I take you there?" Yin Yang laughed lightly, changing the topic.
"I can find it on my own. I’ve walked this road for many years, so I’m familiar with it." Xu Mumu said speechlessly.
"But I want to take you." Yin Yang’s voice was very soft.
If Xu Mumu’s ears weren’t good, she wouldn’t have heard it.
"No need, you’re going to work tomorrow, right?" Xu Mumu shook her head, thinking they didn’t have anything yet, this guy really had lots of thoughts.
"I can take a leave, Mumu. Or maybe I should go to the shoe factory to work." Yin Yang looked expectantly at Xu Mumu.
"Go to the shoe factory for a couple of months?" Xu Mumu said with a smile. This guy really changes his mind quickly.
"Alright, when you go to work, rember to be safe. Also, don’t just believe what others say, especially n." Yin Yang stood opposite Xu Mumu, looking at her seriously.
"You sure care a lot." Xu Mumu slightly raised her brows; not everyone in the world had a face as good-looking as Yin Yang’s, so she wasn’t that easily interested in others. With Yin Yang’s standards, her expectations had increased significantly.
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