Chapter 142 - 142

Chapter 142 The Package ArrivesTime flies, and August has arrived in the blink of an eye.Yun Ting has been home for a while now, and lately she's been taking Little Girl with her every day.During her time back, she didn't go to see Jiang Shaobai, and aside from occasionally taking some food from her own home, she didn't sell anything from her spatial storage.I feel like I've been slacking off lately while staying at home, and I haven't been taking care of my online space much.These past two days, after a long period of sweltering heat, it finally started to rain.It rained heavily, but not all day, and the weather cooled down considerably."Daughter, this is your package. I just brought it back for you." Mother Yun brought a package home after work that evening."Let me see, who sent it? It's from Heilongjiang Province, Xiangyang Brigade, it must be Caiyun.""Is she the Brigade Leader's daughter that you mentioned before?""Yes, they are a very nice family."Yun Ting found some scissors, opened the package, and found it full of dried goods. She ignored them and started reading the letter first.The letter was thick, in which Caiyun shared some interesting stories about her university life in the provincial capital and her experiences at school.She added that she and Li Zhaodi have become very good friends now, probably because they already knew each other and found solace in each other in unfamiliar places.Besides sharing some happy things, he mentioned that many educated youths who were taking the college entrance exam in the second batch chose to get divorced to take the exam, causing chaos and confusion.Chen Huifang was the first to get divorced. As soon as the requirements for the college entrance examination were announced, she didn't care about anything else and immediately wanted a divorce. Originally, Li Baoguo was vehemently opposed, but she made a scene every day. It was Wei Sufen who stepped in and persuaded her son to divorce her and let her go."Her heart isn't here; even if you tie her down, it won't help." Wei Sufen's words left Li Baoguospeechless, and he immediately agreed to get a divorce.Since the divorce, Li Baoguo has been like a lost soul. He doesn't go to work and just lies at home in a daze. He can't take care of Child at all. His mother couldn't bear to see this, so she had to take Child with her.Lin Xue He Junjun and his wife also got divorced.Neither of them wanted Child. It was only after the Brigade Leader and Women's Directorstepped in and gave them a scolding that they reluctantly kept Child. But they didn't take good care of him. They were just irresponsible parents.Child is as thin as a little monkey. It's a real tragedy to have such parents.Wang Xiangdong went to school in Sichuan Province and didn't return to Xiangyang Brigadethis summer. Li Xiu took care of Child by herself, which made Aunt Liu very distressed. Many people in the village gossiped behind her backthat Wang Xiangdong had abandoned them.Aunt Liu and her husband were also extremely worried.Only Li Xiu still firmly believed that Wang Xiangdong would not abandon them.Caiyun scribbled through several pages of letter paper. At the end, there were words of concern and greetings from Aunt Meihua, and Xiaozhuzi's childlike words, mostly expressing how much he missed her, how hard he was studying, how he got first place in the exam, and how he would definitely go to university to come and see her in the future.Yun Ting felt a warmth in her heart. Whether it was Aunt Meihua or this little pillar, they both genuinely cared about her."Girl, here are dried mushrooms, pine nuts, dried wild vegetables, and dried bamboo shoots! TheBrigade Leader family is really thoughtful. Take a look and see what kind of gift you should send back to them. No matter what it is, it's the thought that counts.""Mom, I understand.""By the way, Mom's factory has some defective fabric to sell this time. How about Mom picks some back tomorrow and you send her some fabric?""Okay, let me see what else we have."...In the evening, Yun Ting checked her online space and found that besides some cloth, she could still send some red dates, but she couldn't send meat or fresh fruit."Oh right, the mushroom meat sauce, I made several jars of it before, and they're in my spatial storage!"Just find two empty cans to fill them.It wasn't that she was reluctant to send more things; she was mainly afraid of scaring Aunt Meihua and the others. Sending too much would put a psychological burden on them.The next day, when Yun Ting returned from outside, she brought some red dates. She took half of them home and left about two pounds for Caiyun's family.When Mother Yun brought the flawed fabric back, Yun Ting picked out two large pieces, one dark blue and one khaki, totaling about eight feet in length.Although it's a defective fabric, the problems are all minor and not noticeable unless you look closely.Yun Ting gathered everything together and took it to the post office to mail it: eight feet of cloth, two pounds of red dates, and two small jars of mushroom meat sauce. In the end, she also bought a few notebooks and pencils for Xiaozhuzi.She suddenly remembered that the children in the village used to be very "stingy" with pencils. When a pencil was only two or three centimeters long and could not be held, they would roll up a piece of cardboard to make a "pencil cap" and continue using it until it could not write at all. They would never throw it away easily.She could imagine how happy Xiaozhu would be to receive her encouragement and gifts.In her reply, she earnestly shared some interesting stories from her time in Capital Cityand back home, inquired about the health of Brigade Leader and Aunt Meihua, thanked them for their concern, and mentioned that she and her family loved the dried goods they sent her. She also sent them some gifts in return, hoping they wouldn't find them offensive...."Little sister, our meals have been so much better since you came back. We'll miss it when you leave."Yun Zhao remarked as he ate a braised pig's trotter.Mother Yun was displeased and pretended to be angry, "You brat, are you complaining that your mother's cooking isn't good enough?""No, Mom, that's not what I meant..." Yun Zhaohurriedly explained.Just kidding, what if he angers his mom and she stops cooking for him when his little sister goes to school?Liang Dan couldn't help but laugh when she saw her husband's silly antics, realizing he had dug his own hole and buried himself in it."My aunt's cooking is delicious, and my grandma's cooking is delicious too." The little girl's timely words made Mother Yun extremely happy."Oh my, our little girl knows how to talk. Luckily, she doesn't sound like your dad."Yun Zhao: He was wrong, he shouldn't have provoked his mother.To be honest, ever since Yun Ting came back for summer vacation, everyone in the family looks much better. It's not that the family doesn't have the means, it's just that Mother Yun is used to being frugal and can't be as willing to spend as Yun Ting.Yun Ting is starting school in September, but she has to leave several days early because she has other plans. Before leaving, she went to Jiang Shaobai to sell a batch of goods.Jiang Shaobai greeted her with the same enthusiasm as always."My dear Sister Qian! I've been waiting for you to come. I thought you'd forgotten about your little brother!""Alright, enough joking, let's get down to business! There's a lot of stock this time, can we handle it all?""Big sister, how much is it this time?"Yun Ting held up her hand, "About this number. By the way, can we still receive those items now? If so, we can use them to offset some of the cost."Jiang Shaobai shook his head. "No, some people probably got wind of it and have all gone into hiding."Yun Ting also realized that with the resumption of the college entrance examination, people who had been sent down to the countryside returned to the city one after another, and many people noticed the changing winds. There were no shortage of smart people in this era.If she has it, she'll gladly accept it; if not, so be it. Actually, she has quite a few things in her inventory.