After the four finished their al, Wang Shulin looked at them with a smile. Although he didn’t have a daughter of marriageable age, he had nieces. His sisters-in-law, sisters, and younger siblings had all sought him out for help with matchmaking.
Wang Shu wasn’t worried since they hadn’t started families yet; after all, they were just seventeen or eighteen-year-old lads, and it’s still rare to marry so young.
"Nephews, you all should stay here tonight. You’ve been in our village for half a month and haven’t had a good night’s sleep. Take a proper rest tonight."
"Uncle Wang, thanks for the offer, but we’ve been out for over half a month, and we miss ho. We’d better go back.
By the way, we’ve kept records each ti. Together, we’ve planted and replanted a total of 480 mu of land, which cos to 3,840 yuan, and we’ve worked 125 mu for plowing, making it 500 yuan, adding up to 4,340 yuan altogether.
Uncle Wang, please have the money ready for us. We need to go ho; our parents must be worried about us.
And the village’s wheat needs harvesting; we have to return to help."
Wang Shulin nodded internally. This Li Yungui’s son is quite capable; see how quickly he calculated the account?
"Nephews, I’ll have the money ready today, but I was thinking of delivering it personally tomorrow; I have so matters to discuss with your father."
Chuanyang frowned, "Uncle Wang, since that’s the case, we’ll impose on you tonight and stay over. Don’t misunderstand us; it’s not that we don’t trust you, but if we go back tonight, people will definitely ask us for the money. Without it, we’ll get a beating. Let’s go together tomorrow."
"Alright, I understand, that’s how it should be. You all get a good night’s sleep, and we’ll head over after breakfast tomorrow.
By the way, do any of you four have partners?"
Chuanyang was startled, "Uncle Wang, we’re still young."
"Hahaha, indeed, no rush, your conditions are good, you can take your ti finding soone."
The four left Wang Shulin’s house, and Xiang Dong quietly said, "Chuanyang, let’s go find Master Yang. Didn’t he say to look for him if we had any troubles?"
The four agreed, although it was already dark, there was no other option. None of them had ever seen 500 yuan, and without holding the 4,000 yuan in hand, they were uneasy. Lacking a sense of stability, they urgently needed soone to reassure them.
The four arrived at Old Yang’s doorstep. As soon as they knocked, a response ca from inside.
The four stood properly outside; Guodong opened the door. He knew these four were the ones driving the tractor.
"You four, co inside and have a seat." He warmly invited them.
"Comrade, we ca to see Master Yang."
"Well, co into the yard and sit anyway. Uncle Yang, folks from Li Family Village are here for you."
The four entered the yard, seeing Old Yang coming out from inside.
Old Yang had once sent them so brown sugar water in the fields, so they recognized him.
"Why haven’t you four rested yet?"
Chuanyang stepped forward, "Master Yang, we didn’t receive the money tonight, so we’re uneasy."
Old Yang laughed after hearing this. This Li Yungui’s son is quite good.
"Rest easy; I see they’ve prepared the money.
But you four should sleep alertly, don’t let anyone take advantage of you."
Chuanyang was alard, "Master Yang, can we stay here? We’ll bring over the crank handle later. No one else can drive the tractor away."
Old Yang laughed again, "Alright, Guodong, take them to the river to wash up. Let them squeeze in with you when they return."
"Okay, Uncle Yang."
Soone had their eyes on these four, a matter he heard and relayed to Uncle Yang.
The four young n lost all their pride at once; they had been genuinely scared.
"Your na is Guodong, right? Are you related to our Teacher Jiang?"
"Yes, I’ll go with you to retrieve the crank handle, then we’ll go wash up."
The four initially wanted to ask what’s happening, but Guodong cut them off, "Talk when we’re on the bed."[炕上, kang shang, refers to a traditional heated bed-stove.]
After the four bathed and returned, Guodong made them each a bowl of brown sugar water. Four young n laid on the heated bed.
"Actually, many girls have their eyes on you, Uncle Yang was worried you’d fall into their trap."
The four finally sighed in relief, "Guodong, you scared us to death."
"Haha, isn’t this a big deal? Are you thinking about having wives?"
"That would be up to the family to decide, we have no objections, but Teacher Jiang said we should continue our studies." Chuanyang indeed didn’t want to marry early; he had already discussed this with his family.
"Quick, sleep up; tomorrow we’ll accompany you back."
"You guys are coming to our village?"
"Yep, tomorrow my dad and Sister Xiaoli’s brother will be here in the afternoon; the three of us discussed taking leave tomorrow and the day after. We’ll go with you in the morning."
"That’s great, co eat at my house, my mom’s pancakes are delicious," Xiang Dong said with a smile.
"Probably won’t have ti, let’s talk about it in winter, we should visit Aunt Jiang’s class then."
"That’s great, we’re just waiting for you; we’ll attend class together then," Da Linzi laughed too.
"Alright, we’ll have chances to hang out then."
The next morning, Zhao Xiaoli and Jing Chu got up early to make breakfast.
Pancakes and noodle soup. Now there were many wild vegetables; the three would dig wild vegetables every ti after work, saving so to eat, and boiling the remainder to dry, tired of days without vegetables.
Each person got an egg, a rule set by Old Yang to ensure the three kids had proper nutrition for good health.
Four young n looked at the two pretty ladies, blushing.
During the al, Old Yang introduced, "This is my wife, your aunt."
The four politely addressed her as Aunt, making Zhao Xiaoli’s face flush red.
"This is Guodong’s twin sister, Jing Chu."
The five greeted each other.
After breakfast, the two girls tidied up the kitchen, and the boys cleaned the yard.
"Alright, let’s head out."
Last night the three had already packed their things, mainly bringing a set of clothes to change.
"Uncle Yang, I and Chuanyang’s group are taking the tractor."
"Alright, don’t rush."
Wang Shulin was already waiting, holding a worn-out bag.
"Village Chief Wang, shall we head out?"
"Sure."
He got on the vehicle, and the two girls greeted him.
"Did you take leave to et your family?"
Old Yang nodded, "Yes, Xiaoli’s brother is coming; we haven’t decided whether he should stay here with his sister or go to my brother’s house."
"Wouldn’t it be great to stay in our village?"
"My brother’s wife is a college graduate, so for the child’s future, it’s better to live over there, we’ll see then."
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