At noon, there were stead buns with two types of flour. Soone in the village made tofu, and we bought a bowl. The cabbage stew with tofu and smoked at tasted really good.
Guodong simply tore the bun open in the middle and added garlic chili sauce. It made it more appetizing.
"Aunt Jiang’s chili sauce is as delicious as ever."
Jing Chu followed her brother’s lead and nodded as she ate the sa way.
"The chili sauce Aunt Jiang gave us used to run out in a few days.
This year, I’ll ask Aunt Jiang how to make it. Next year, I’ll try making it myself."
"That sounds like a plan."
Zhao Xiaoqiang also ate it the sa way, nodding as well.
Zhao Xiaoli wanted to eat it like that too, but Sister-in-law Wu stopped her, "Xiaoli, eat less spicy food.
Jing Chu, ask around later. I’ll make it."
Lv Jingchu nodded, "I also want to have the chili oil made by Aunt Jiang. Brother, let’s ask who sells dried chili peppers, and we can take so to Aunt Jiang to make chili oil."
"Sure, I know a few families with chili peppers, just not sure if they’ll sell any. I’ll ask around."
After finishing lunch, Guodong went out, and Jing Chu helped clean up the table and washed her brother’s clothes in the yard.
Sister-in-law Wu was watching Jing Chu with satisfaction. Sensible, educated, pretty; she seed like the best candidate for a daughter-in-law. Although she’s young now, she could be engaged early.
She herself didn’t want to leave here. The food was good, it wasn’t tiring, and she could keep an eye on her future daughter-in-law nearby. The more she thought about it, the better it seed.
Lv Jingchu was unaware of Sister-in-law Wu’s thoughts. If she knew, she’d certainly be upset. Her dad and Aunt Jiang both advised her not to settle down here if possible.
At the mont, she had no such thoughts. She just wanted to focus on her studies and, if given the opportunity, attend college, which would allow her to leave.
She believed in Jiang Xinyu’s words without a doubt.
Guodong really bought back half a bag of dried chili peppers. After handing them to his sister, he went out again. He was getting along well with the young people in the village now.
Jiang Xinyu was indeed very busy. In the morning, she systematically explained the textbook content to the children and had to go back halfway to feed her child.
This year, every family also had lunch at noon, so there were two hours of rest ti at noon.
In the afternoon, there was class again, but the last class was self-study. Li Xue and her siblings would also co over, and Jiang Xinyu would help with anything they didn’t understand.
On the first day, Jiang Xinyu felt extrely exhausted.
"Xiao Jiang, you can’t be this tired tomorrow, or Xiao Wei will be worried when he cos back."
"It’s just the first day, I’m not used to it. How are the two of them?"
"They’re quite well-behaved, and there was no problem with the formula milk. I only fed them once in the afternoon. Now that they’re older, there’s no need to feed them too frequently."
Jiang Xinyu sighed, feeling that she had been neglecting the children. She decided to adjust her schedule in the future.
They made rice porridge for dinner, and stir-fried cabbage with carrot strips.
Just after the two finished eating, there was a knock on the door.
It was Qu Xiaoli bringing Li Xue over.
Qu Xiaoli sat on the side making shoes for a child while listening to Jiang Xinyu teach her niece.
"Li Xue, you have a good grasp of the basic knowledge. But your thinking sotis can’t keep up. See, if you draw an auxiliary line on this triangle, the problem can be solved."
Li Xue looked at the auxiliary line Jiang Xinyu drew and imdiately understood.
"Teacher Jiang, I’ve been thinking about this problem for an hour, and couldn’t figure it out. But now that the auxiliary line is drawn, I get it."
Jiang Xinyu nodded, "Maybe it’s because you haven’t done enough problems and haven’t encountered this type before. When you get a chance, go to a bookstore to see if there are any practice books, and practice more. It’s not that hard."
"Teacher Jiang, am I slow to react?"
"Why do you ask that?" Jiang Xinyu knew that the girl was feeling self-conscious.
Li Xue said dejectedly, "Why didn’t I think of using an auxiliary line to solve the problem?"
"Don’t belittle yourself. These are all things you can improve."
Li Xue nodded. "Teacher Jiang, I’ll check out a bookstore when I go back to the city."
"Yes, learning is a personal journey. You need to take charge of it. It’s not urgent; you can take your ti.
Education is sothing you persevere in. As long as you have the will to learn and don’t give up, opportunities will co.
Even if you get married in the future, have a heart for learning. You can study repeatedly and will eventually understand."
"Thank you, Teacher Jiang. I will."
Du Fengying and Qu Xiaoli sat on one side, listening to Jiang Xinyu’s lessons. It all sounded like a foreign language to them, but their respect for Jiang Xinyu was absolute.
When they left, Qu Xiaoli took out a pair of tiger-head shoes, "Xiao Jiang, these are for your Shi Xian. The shoes for the little girl will be finished soon."
Jiang Xinyu received them with a smile, examining them by candlelight. Her face was all smiles. "They look great; Sister-in-law, your craftsmanship is excellent."
"Not as good as it used to be. Working on the farm has made my fingers stiff. They’re just for the kids to wear during the New Year for good luck."
After sending them off, Jiang Xinyu washed up and lay down beside the children. She knew these little troublemakers would wake up in the middle of the night.
Her prediction was spot on; they woke up at eleven and played until after one in the morning.
Jiang Xinyu poked Shi Xian’s nose, "You little rascal. If you don’t sleep, I can’t function. Go to sleep now."
Shi Xian flailed his limbs and smiled with his mouth wide open.
The little girl lay beside him with her eyes open but seed much calr than Shi Xian.
Jiang Xinyu got up the next morning with a slight headache.
"Sister Du, don’t let them nap too late in the afternoon. These little troublemakers kept up for two hours last night."
"Okay, Xiao Jiang, why not let them sleep with ?"
"No need, I can handle it. I’ll just take a nap at noon."
Just as she entered the classroom, Ga Zi ca running over, "Teacher Jiang, I need to take a leave of absence."
"What’s going on? Is sothing the matter?"
"Teacher Jiang, my family is building a house." The little guy’s face was full of excitent.
She was aware that his family was planning to build a house. So she nodded in agreent, "Go ahead and help your parents with whatever you can."
"Yes." Ga Zi ran off excitedly. His family was finally getting a house, and he would have his own room. His dad said each he and his sister would have one.
At noon, Du Fengying took the children to her room and played with them for a while until they got tired and fell into a deep sleep. By the ti Xiao Jiang returned, the children wouldn’t be asleep.
Staying up all night was indeed exhausting.
Before work began, Li Yunqiang ca over and brought the money for fifty corn shellers. They had transported them to the city on a tractor yesterday. The demand on the other side was quite urgent.
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