Chapter 23

At first, Dawei was a little hesitant.

After his father passed away, he was afraid that his stepmother would run away and that he would be bullied by his uncle and aunt, so his younger brother could not leave his sight.

But since their stepmother remarried and took them two brothers with them to join the army, they registered for school…

The worries in my heart were gone, I relaxed a little, no longer had the consciousness of supporting a family, I wanted to honor my mother and provide for her in her old age, and I also wanted to get along well with my three brothers.

so……

Dawei looked at his three brothers, said nothing, and finally went to the kitchen.

Qiao Yu said, “You three brothers are grown up now. You and Dawei will take turns washing dishes. It’s up to you how to divide it. Oh, and there’s also sweeping the floor and changing the sheets… Forget it, you’ll take turns sweeping the floor first. Zhou Jun, follow me and learn how to wash and hang clothes.”

Zhou Jun: “Aunt, I can wash and hang clothes.”

“You can?”

“Well, I’m the one washing and hanging clothes when dad is not around.”

Qiao Yu was very touched: “It’s not easy for you to wash clothes for the whole family at such a young age. Let me give you three cents for each wash, so that people won’t think that I’m exploiting you.”

“Aunt, no need. I will wash clothes for the whole family even if you don’t come.”

Qiao Yu raised her hand to stop him: “That’s different. Your aunt also wants a good reputation. If you want to consider your aunt’s reputation, don’t reject your aunt.”

“……All right.”

Zhou Wen looked at Qiao Yu, then lowered his head in a daze.

Qiao Yu: “Okay, go boil some water and take a bath!”

Zhou Wu resisted a little: “Aunt, didn’t we just take a shower yesterday?”

“The weather is so hot, and you sweat a lot every day. If you don’t take a hot bath, won’t you get smelly? You must take a bath! Otherwise, if the sheets turn yellow, your brother will suffer when he washes the sheets!”

“……”Okay, in order to reduce the number of times his brother washes the sheets, Zhou Wu did it reluctantly.

After taking a bath, as usual, there was a bowl of rich malted milk.

After drinking and washing his own bowl, Zhou Wu couldn’t help but smack his lips: “Aunt, what are we going to eat tomorrow?”

“There’s nothing at home, what can I eat?”

“Oh, shall we have something sweet or savory?”

Qiao Yu found that this little black charcoal was quite good at language and culture, and smiled: “Eat potatoes!”

“Besides potatoes…”

“Nothing else!” Qiao Yu said in a strong and powerful voice.

Zhou Wu was a little disappointed and returned to the bedroom with his head hung.

Zhou Wu couldn’t sleep because of Qiao Yu’s words. He turned sideways and asked his elder brother, “Brother, do you think Auntie just came and wanted to leave a good impression on us so she spent lavishly? Will we live like before?”

“have no idea.”

“Is there something you don’t know? Aren’t you on good terms with your aunt? Why don’t you ask your aunt?”

Zhou Jun’s eyelids twitched violently. “You and I met my aunt on the same day. How can we have such a good relationship?”

The two were about to start arguing when a voice interrupted: “She’s teasing you.”

This is said to my silly younger brother.

For a moment, there was silence.

Zhou Wu said in disbelief: “Brother, pinch me, did my brother say something just now?”

Zhou Jun rolled his eyes and said, “No. You heard it right. Your brother just spoke.”

Zhou Wu said in disbelief, “How bizarre! When our father died in the war and our mother ran away with the money, my brother never spoke, let alone cried. When he was bullied by those relatives, he never said a word. Even when those bastards called him dumb, he didn’t move at all.

As soon as my aunt came, my brother could speak again? A medical miracle. “

“…I think not only your brother should look at his throat, but you should also look at your brain.”

“What do you mean? Brother, you said I’m stupid? That’s not right! I’m very smart, and the teacher praised me for learning quickly! Brother, you are not allowed to sleep, speak clearly!”

Zhou Jun’s head hurt from the noise, so he could only say, “How about you think back to what your brother just said?”

She is teasing you…

The Zhou army successfully diverted the disaster to the east, and Zhou Wu turned his spearhead towards his own brother.

“Brother, what did you mean by that just now? Auntie was teasing me? So what Auntie said doesn’t count? Can we still eat good food in the future?”

Zhou Wen ignored him and fell asleep quickly.

…

As usual, Qiao Yu slept until noon.

In the morning, Dawei wanted to go to school with his child, so he put Xiaoyong into Qiao Yu’s bed when she was sleeping soundly.

Xiaoyong was quite well-behaved. He sat beside Qiao Yu’s pillow, playing with his fingers and the bed sheets.

When Qiao Yu was half asleep and half awake, it seemed that he agreed to something?

When I woke up, I was startled by the skinny little figure next to my pillow!

“Oh my god!”

It turned out to be Xiaoyong.

The other person smiled at me who had just woken up.

Qiao Yu picked him up and said, “I’m so angry. When did you get on my mother’s bed?”

Xiaoyong said cheerfully: “Mom, Mom.”

Seeing his cute appearance, Qiao Yu patted the child’s cheek happily, “He’s so easy to take care of, so good.”

After holding Xiaoyong and helping him wash up, Qiao Yu started to make lunch.

Two copies of the potato and sweet potato in the space were created.

The black box is completely full.

Add the copied sweet potatoes and potatoes to the grain bag. What should I do for lunch today?

Sweet potatoes, potatoes, taro and cabbage are stewed with soybean oil, soy sauce, vinegar and salt.

The children came back on time.

As usual, he ate half a bowl of rice to show off. When Zhou Wu went to clean up the dishes, Qiao Yu Ask Dawei: “How is school? Are the teachers serious? Can you understand what they teach? Are your classmates easy to get along with?”

“The teacher is not serious, the teaching is understandable, and the students are easy to get along with.”

Qiao Yu nodded and asked Zhou Jun, “I have to go to my private plot this afternoon, and I also have to make some food to visit the director of the Women’s Federation and Wang’s wife. Can you take Xiaoyong to school and look after him for half a day? Otherwise, I won’t be able to spare the time.”

Zhou Jun did not hesitate: “Aunt, our class often has children who bring their younger brothers and sisters to class. As long as they don’t make trouble, the teacher will turn a blind eye. Xiaoyong is a very good boy, it’s okay.”

“Okay, I’ll trouble you to take care of it then.”

“No trouble, no trouble, auntie.”

After a few polite words, when the children went to school in the afternoon, Qiao Yu found the hoe at home and asked for directions to the private plot.

There is only so much land on the island that can be used for farming.

Although Zhou Ze’an has a high military rank, the private plot allocated to him is calculated based on the number of people in his family. Qiao Yu took a look and found that the area of ​​her private plot was not small compared to other families. With her, Dawei and Xiaoyong joining, the private plot could be expanded…

Well, you can bring this up when you go see the director of the Women’s Federation later.

My own private plot is still empty.

She began to cultivate the land, raised the hoe high and swung it down, and saw… um? Seeds?

Ha, someone helped her plant the seeds?

“Oh my God! Why didn’t you get struck to death by a thunderbolt? You caught me alone! Those are my seeds! You have to pay for it!”

Hearing this familiar voice, Qiao Yu turned his head expressionlessly and looked over——

Sure enough, it was Yang Hongxia.

Standing next to Yang Hongxia? Yes, she is also an acquaintance, Zhang Cuihua.

Zhang Cuihua was much smarter than Yang Hongxia. When she met Qiao Yu’s gaze, her shoulders shrank. She didn’t dare to speak, and even kept a distance from Yang Hongxia, who was traveling with her, to avoid being implicated.