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Chapter 113 A Letter Arrives
After hearing Gu Mingyue's admission, Liu Caixia said worriedly, "It's not that I don't want to give it to the children, but you've spoiled them now. What if they have to live on their own in the future and there's a gap?"
Gu Mingyue was not worried at all. "I can't just cater to their tastes and force myself to eat coarse food. Besides, they have suffered a lot in the welfare home before. They eat those choking pickled vegetables every meal.
Sister-in-law, you have to have confidence in the village. The conditions in our village are not much worse than those in the city. If we give a family in the village a handful of cowpeas, they can eat more nutritious food than before.”
Liu Caixia looked reluctant, "Ah? I was wondering why they were so thin. Yesterday, Guangsheng secretly told me that when he was taking a shower, he saw Xinsheng and Xintu covered in wounds. They were so thin that their ribs were visible. He hadn't seen anyone this thin in our village for a long time..."
After thinking for a while, he said, "No, I still have to make something good for them in the next two days."
"No, just eat normally. Didn't you say they will have to live on their own in the future? They have to adapt. Besides, they don't need special care, but equal treatment."
Liu Caixia thought about it for a while and then understood Mingyue's words, "I understand. Just treat them the same way you treat Guangsheng."
Gu Mingyue gave a thumbs up and said, "In our family, you are the smartest, sister-in-law."
"Fuck you, I don't think anyone in this family has more twists and turns than you."
"Sister-in-law, I was praising you, why are you talking about me instead?"
"I praise you, too."
"Sister-in-law, you have become a bad person."
“I learned that from you.”
While talking, I didn't miss my work.
There was a small row of potatoes in the backyard, which were also dug out.
After the potatoes are cooked, peel, slice and continue to dry.
Finally finished, Bai Fenglai stood up and patted his waist...
Everywhere you look, the yard is full of harvest.
She said with emotion, "I have experienced the joy of a good harvest. It is such a great sense of accomplishment."
Gu Mingyue laughed, "Sister Bai, this is just the beginning. When you really go to work in the fields, I guarantee that you won't be able to straighten your back. Otherwise, why don't you go to the fields with my second sister-in-law this afternoon to experience it?"
It was just a casual remark, but Bai Fenglai took it seriously. Xinsheng and Xintu also wanted to give it a try.
Gu Mingyue thought it would be okay to let them experience it in advance. It would be perfect so that if they were not used to it, they could make a decision earlier.
So he asked his second sister-in-law to bring Bai Feng to pick corn.
Arrange new students to pull weeds in the fields
It was impossible for her to accompany him. She had finally managed to escape from labor, so of course she would try to avoid it if she could.
I simply took the children at home to collect grass for the pigs.
On the way up the mountain, I met Uncle Guan who was coming down the mountain, and I saw him pause.
Gu Mingyue smiled secretly. She really didn't expect that her bragging last time was so powerful that Uncle Guan was now avoiding her.
She took the initiative to greet him, "Are you going up the mountain?"
Guan Youliang explained, "Well, I'm going to rebury the traps I dug earlier to prevent others from accidentally stepping on them."
The reason why Uncle Guan was appointed as the militia captain was purely because his physique was intimidating when he stood there.
But in fact, you can see that the other party is not very enthusiastic.
Otherwise, we wouldn’t have said before that he would take over temporarily.
Gu Mingyue suggested, "Uncle Guan, I see that there are several strong boys in our village. If they go to the fields every day, they will probably be nothing but cats and dogs. I think it would be better to let them follow you. You can bring them out as soon as possible. If there is anything in the future, let your subordinates take care of it. You won't be delayed in doing anything you want to do. What do you think?"
Guan Youliang quickly glanced at Gu Mingyue and the child behind her, and thought to himself, I see, this is why you can come out to play.
Of course, he didn't dare to show it on his face, and nodded to indicate, "Okay, I got it. I'll pick a few people to train when I get back."
Gu Mingyue didn't know that the person opposite her had agreed verbally, but was secretly criticizing her in his heart.
It only mentioned that "In previous winter hunting years, few people from our village went, and the amount of prey we caught was also small. This time, you should work harder and train more prey, so that we can have a good year."
Guan Youliang said that this person would not come to visit for no reason, but thinking that she was doing it for the good of everyone, he readily agreed.
After harvesting the pig grass, they had to take it back to be weighed and calculate their work points. While they were waiting for the records, the villagers happened to be getting off work.
Looking at Bai Fenglai's flushed face, you can tell without asking that he is extremely exhausted.
Gu Mingyue walked over to her while greeting the villagers, "Sister Bai, how are you? Can you hold on?"
Bai Fenglai straightened his back instantly and said, "Of course I can."
"Oh, I'm sorry that I was so short-sighted that I didn't realize you were so ambitious."
Facing Gu Mingyue's teasing, Bai Fenglai glared at her angrily and said, "Hmph, just wait and see. I will definitely make you look at me in a new light."
At this time, the sound of a car bell was heard at the entrance of the village. Looking for the direction of the sound, it was the postman.
"Xiao Yang, are you here to deliver the letter?"
The postman is called Yang Yu, he is in his early twenties. His father broke his leg recently and he took over the job.
Before, everyone called him Lao Yang, but to distinguish him, they called him Xiao Yang.
Yang Yu has an easy-going personality and a rare chubby figure.
He greeted everyone in a familiar manner and asked, "Are Gu Mingwei and Gu Mingyue here? I have letters from them."
The letter to my eldest brother was sent by Guangliang.
Gu Mingyue has three letters and two packages.
Yang Yu took out two more remittance slips and said, "And this."
After Gu Mingyue took it, she smuggled a few wild fruits out of the basket and stuffed them into Yang Yu’s bag before he left.
Yang Yu stopped the car and said, "No, no."
Gu Mingyue said politely, "Thank you for the trouble. These fruits are from the mountains. They are not worth much. Take them and quench your thirst on the way. Otherwise, come with me to my uncle's house and I'll pour you a glass of sugar water."
Yang Yu quickly pedaled away, "Thank you. I'll send you letters next time."
"Okay, trouble."
"No trouble, it should be."
The villagers did not leave during this period.
Everyone naturally recognized the remittance slip and whispered, "Did you read the amount written on it?"
"No, but who sent it to Mingyue? Could it be another relative?"
"No way, oh, I remember, didn't my aunt say that she had submitted an article before? Is it for the royalties?"
After Gu Mingyue and Yang Yu said goodbye, he picked up the remittance slips and looked at them carefully. One was for 10 yuan and the other for 40 yuan.
I looked at the three letters in my hand again. One was from Xu Xiwen, one was a reply to the story report, and the other was from the army. The address... seemed to be the army of the original owner's second brother?!
I have a rough idea in my mind.
She first opened the reply from Story Newspaper and raised her eyebrows. Wow, eight dollars for a thousand words, not bad.
Someone couldn't help but ask curiously, "Auntie, whose remittance slip is this?"
Gu Mingyue waited for them to ask, and proudly said, "One is the previous manuscript fee, and the other is a new submission, and I just got a reply."
"How much money this time?"
Gu Mingyue shook the remittance slip. "Forty. This time I'm submitting a story, with a lot of words, 5000 words. If the manuscript is approved, it will be charged at eight yuan per thousand words."
In fact, she was also a little surprised, because she had always heard that the salary for writing articles was very high in this era.
Before, I had no idea, but now that the money is in my hands I feel it’s real, it’s indeed a lot.
Of course, she has her own little calculations...