Chickens are cute when they are young, and people want to hold them in their hands. But when they grow up, they are as dirty as they want, pooping here and there, leaving chicken poop everywhere. I guess people would be willing to kill them and eat them.

Wei Dai built a chicken coop in the corner of the yard, but he hadn’t put the chickens in the coop yet. The chickens were too small, and it was cold outside, so they had to be kept indoors.

So they made another wooden box and placed it in the storage room, put straw in it, and put the four chicks in the box. Wenchun and Wenxuan would go to see them every day.

Even when their friends come to visit them, they will invite their friends to see their chickens.

Wen Chun and Wen Xuan have really made a lot of friends now. The two sisters look alike, like twins, and are fair, plump, and very likable.

According to the teachers of the Yuhong class, they are often competed for by several groups of children to play role-playing games on their team.

The two sisters have friends, and Wen Jiajia also made a few friends, the closest of whom is Shen Xunzhen, who lives next door.

Shen Xunzhen is nine years older than her, and Wen Jiajia is much younger than her in both her past and future lives combined, but they are both mentally mature and calm, and can actually chat with each other.

“I really envy the life you live,” she said as she sat on a bamboo chair in the yard, with a cup of honeysuckle tea at her side.

Wen Jiajia recently ate too much fried eel and ended up with blisters and a sore in her mouth.

Just as I was making myself a cup of honeysuckle tea, Shen Xunzhen came over with her cat.

Wen Jiajia found it hard to resist the cat’s charm. She was afraid that the cat had caught a mouse before, so she wiped its mouth and paws with wet paper, then held it in her arms and stroked it hard.

“Isn’t my life the same as yours?” Wen Jiajia asked back, petting the cat with her hand.

She really felt that way.

Wen Jiajia had two nieces to take care of, while Shen Xunzhen had two sons. Now, all four kids are in  the red education class.

Her husband, the company commander, often went out on missions and was away from home for three to five days, or even half a month or a month.

The same is true for Wei Dai.

When Wen Jiajia first arrived, the superiors were probably concerned that the two of them would not be together for long, so they would not assign Wei Dai any tasks that were not necessary.

For example, this time, Wei Dai has been away from home for a week, and Wen Jiajia is quite uncomfortable with it.

Besides, Shen Xunzhen still has a job. A salary of 20 yuan a month is pretty good.

Shen Xunzhen shook her head and sighed, “It’s different. With your level, there will be no problem with the factory exam.”

Wen Jiajia was stunned for a moment, but after listening, she understood that Shen Xun really didn’t like her job.

Shen Xunzhen asked, “Do you know what I studied before?”

Wen Jiajia said softly, “What?”

“I studied pharmacy.”

“…”

If you say that, there’s no point in chatting today.

“Uh, I’m sorry, Sister Shen, your family…”

Shen Xunzhen said, “My family used to own five medical clinics, and my parents were both doctors.”

Well, this is a family tradition.

In this situation, it is actually very painful not to be able to engage in one’s professional work.

Teaching is painful.

Shen Xun is a very serious person. Her family is already at great risk, which makes it hard for her to be serious in school. This lack of accomplishment in her career is puzzling, especially since she has an interest in teaching.

Wen Jiajia scratched her face and asked, “Then… Sister Shen, why don’t you continue being a teacher?”

Shen Xunzhen: “?”

“What I mean is, if I pass the exam, how about you become my teacher and teach me pharmacy?”

This time, it was Shen Xun’s turn to be stunned.

After a long while, she picked up the cup and drank a sip of water. “If you pass the exam, you will probably end up in an administrative post.”

Wen Jiajia spread her hands and said, “Since they say it’s probably accurate, doesn’t that mean there’s still a chance to switch to a technical position? Besides, there’s no guarantee that I’ll pass the exam.”

Alas, it’s actually quite worrying.

Shen Xunzhen said seriously, “Okay, I will teach you if you pass the exam. I have kept all my textbooks and materials secret.”

The fact that she could say this showed that she truly trusted Wen Jiajia.

This person is honest and pure. In fact, Wen Jiajia is sometimes afraid to get along with such people because she thinks she can’t be so pure.

Sometimes, she feels really empty inside.

Because of the teacher appointment, Shen Xunzhen came to her house more frequently.

Shen Xunzhen is older and imparts knowledge. Wen Jiajia doesn’t have the nerve to ask her to come every time.

Although Shen Xun really didn’t care, she hadn’t even thought about this. She was just an intellectual who didn’t understand worldly rules and the ways of the world.

Wei Dai always says that Wen Jiajia is cultured, but in reality, Shen Xunzhen is.

So Wen Jiajia would cook a dish or a snack every now and then and bring paper and a pen to visit her at Xie’s house.

Her husband was away on a mission, and Wei Dai was also away, so the two of them interacted and got along pretty well.

“If you want to study pharmacy, you can’t study literature,” Shen Xunzhen said. Wen Jiajia had brought a plate of fried buns today. The aroma was so strong that Shen Xunzhen couldn’t control herself. She kept looking at the buns that were fried to a golden brown on the bottom and white on the surface.

Wen Jiajia pushed the plate aside and said, “Why don’t you eat first? Use the hot sauce I gave you last time and add some balsamic vinegar to dip it in.”

Shen Xunzhen thought for a moment, then actually stood up to prepare the seasoning and get the dishes and chopsticks.

She also specifically explained, “I will be in the mood to teach you after I finish eating. Otherwise, I will lose my concentration and be easily distracted from the buns.”

Wen Jiajia laughed, “If I’m not full, I won’t be in the mood to attend class.” She is really funny.

The fried buns turned out great this time because she had prepared a frying pan the day before.

The day before yesterday, she went to the city to buy scrap metal. She didn’t go home after buying it. She found an empty alley and reassembled it.

What did it turn out to be? A frying pan and a hammer.

It makes sense that these two were bought in the city, and even if Wei Dai saw them, he wouldn’t be suspicious.

The fried buns were naturally filled with bamboo shoots and meat.

The crispy bun bottom, rich meat flavor, and juicy filling with crispy bamboo shoots were so delicious that you could almost swallow them with your tongue.

Shen Xunzhen also has a strong taste for food. She put in more hot sauce than Wen Jiajia and poured even more vinegar. She dipped the food in the sauce, took a bite, then dipped it again and took another bite.

It wasn’t enough that the fried buns were red and oily; they were almost drowned in the dipping sauce.

After eating, she washed her hands and mouth before starting the class.

“You have to study biology and chemistry,” she said. Although they had some steamed buns in between, the transition was very smooth and natural.

Wen Jiajia is actually not that afraid of biochemistry. As long as she isn’t required to study physics, everything will be fine.

“Do I need to find a book?” Wen Jiajia asked.

Shen Xunzhen nodded, “Although I can still explain it without a book, there are many things that need to be memorized, so you should go find a book.”

She placed a piece of white paper on the table, picked up a pen, and started the class. “Let’s learn about the elements first.”

Wen Jiajia’s memory slowly recovered. She had studied chemistry for one year in her freshman year of high school and had good grades, so she learned quickly.

Shen Xunzhen didn’t teach according to the textbook; she talked about whatever came to her mind.

It just so happened that Wen Jiajia had experienced the era of the information explosion, so she accepted things relatively quickly.

Shen Xun was really happy. She felt that this was more enjoyable than teaching art to children in elementary school.

Time flew by, and it was the end of April.

The temperature rose, and precipitation increased. Sometimes it was so hot that you could only wear short sleeves. If you closed the doors and windows at night, you might not be able to sleep.

“Boom——”

In the afternoon, dark clouds loomed, and strong winds caused the trees to shake violently. Some were even blown down, with their trunks breaking with a snap.

There was thunder outside. The weather had been clear a few minutes ago, but heavy rain came unexpectedly.

There wasn’t even time to collect the clothes!

Wen Jiajia was awakened by the thunder. When she reacted and went to collect the clothes, raindrops as big as beans were already falling.

As the raindrops fell and wet the soil, you could actually smell the scent of sunshine.

“Teacher Shen, Teacher Shen!”

She shouted while collecting the clothes, but no one next door answered.

So Wen Jiajia collected the clothes in her own yard and brought them into the house, then went to help the Xie family next door collect theirs.

It’s reasonable for people not to close their doors at this time. If you go out to work and it rains, your neighbors can help you collect your clothes.

No matter the filth and friction, neighbors help in such times.

After Wen Jiajia ran to Xie’s house, she ran to Zhang’s house next door. No one was there either, but when Wen Jiajia arrived, Sister Bao had already helped collect the things.

Sister Bao laughed and said, “I wanted to call you, but you reacted faster than I did. I was still in the bathroom when it got dark.”

Wen Jiajia smiled, and the two of them didn’t talk much. Their hands worked very quickly, and soon there were no clothes left hanging outside in the Beishan family quarters.

The rain was getting heavier and heavier, until it was painful when it fell on the body.

They could also hear shouting from the family building, where the clothes were drying in the open space downstairs.

At such times, those who stayed at home all ran downstairs, grabbing clothes they came across regardless of whose they belonged to, pulling a pile of them upstairs, and placing them on the wooden board at the corner of the stairs.

When those who were not at home came back from work, it took them ten minutes to sort through their own clothes.

Wen Jiajia’s hair was wet, so she decided to wash her hair and take a shower.

She asked Wei Dai to build a row of thatched roofs along the corner of the wall, extending from the thatched roof of the bathroom to the house, so that taking a bath even on rainy days would not be a big problem.

It was as dark as night at this moment. Sister Bao felt anxious staying at home alone, so she came to Wei’s house wearing a straw raincoat.

“This weather is so scary. Do you think it will hail?” she asked with a worried look on her face. “Of course it can’t hail. The rapeseed is about to be harvested, and the vegetables in the field have just started to grow. If it really rains, all the hard work will be in vain.”

Wen Jiajia frowned; she was also worried.

In this season, hail is very likely.

Besides, Wei Dai was out on a mission again. If hail really damaged the roof of her house, she would have to go to the logistics department for help.

Wen Jiajia asked, “Was it like this a few years ago?”

“Oh! This happens every year, but the weather this year is even worse,” Sister Bao said, looking worried. “My eldest daughter is still out with the art troupe.”

Another flash of lightning lit up the sky, like a sharp blade cutting through the darkness.

“The power must be out. Jiajia, do you have oil lamps and candles prepared at home?” Sister Bao asked confidently.

Wen Jiajia got up to turn on the light.

Sure enough, the light was out.

“Yes, I still have candles at home,” Wen Jiajia said, quickly opening the cabinet to check. There were still three, which was enough.

She now hoped there would be no hail, as there were no resin tiles or metal tiles at this time.