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It made Ye Lan angry and Ye Ning dumbfounded. Finally, she left six yuan for Ye Lan and kept fifty yuan with her. If she needed it, she could just tell her.
“Sister, I’m going to get vegetables from the mountain. Can we grow something in the house you rent? If we can, I’ll pull some green onions and plant them in the city.”
Each of Ye Lan and Ye An held a large vegetable basket.
“The yards at the front and back are very spacious, but they have been deserted for a long time. When I went to see the house, the grass was as tall as me. Later, the landlord asked someone to clean it up, but I saw that many grass roots were not shovelled. If you plant some green onions, or anything else it would be too troublesome.”
Ye Ning felt that it was difficult to dig out the grass roots, and it would definitely take a lot of effort, but Ye Lan didn’t think so. She was used to farm work, and when she heard that there were big yards in front and behind, she immediately came to spirit.
“How big is it? Is it as big as our yard?” Ye Lan only packed her clothes and quilts, but now she planned to bring farm tools such as hoes and hatchets.
Ye Ning took a look and saw that one room was demolished, so it was now empty. She packed it up and planted some things, so it was even bigger than theirs.
“It’s bigger than ours.”
“Great, then I’ll pull out some more vegetable seedlings, plant a few eggplants, and bring all the seeds like loofah and winter melon. We won’t have to buy vegetables then.”
Speaking of farming, Ye Lan became energetic.
Ye Ning actually didn’t understand it very well. She just went back and cut pigweed once and felt like she couldn’t straighten her waist. Anyway, she didn’t like farm work, but Ye Lan seemed to like it very much.
“Plant less, won’t you be tired?” Ye Ning was really curious.
“Why would I be tired?” Ye Lan also knew her sister’s temperament and smiled: “Don’t worry, I will do it in a day or two.” Ye Lan said confidently.
“Okay, then you go get the vegetables, and I’ll go to the third uncle’s house.” She would leave a handful with her neighbour aunty, and another bunch she planned to put with her third uncle, she would also like to talk about the foundation field.
It was also good luck that when Ye Ning arrived, her third uncle was carrying a hoe and was preparing to go up the mountain.
“Uncle, I was just looking for you.”
Seeing that it was Ye Ning, the third uncle put down his hoe and took Ye Ning into the house. When the third aunty saw Ye Ning, she immediately went to pour sugar water, which was considered a high-level treat at this time.
“Uncle, we are going to the city in the afternoon. There is one thing I want to trouble you with before leaving. This is my house key. Please help me keep it. The other is the foundation field on the roadside. I think Xiao An’s future children may need it if they want to build a house, so I’m not willing to sell it. It happens that the field is connected to yours, so you plant it first and make arrangements when Xiao An grows up.” After Ye Ning finished speaking, she waited for her third uncle to make a decision.
“You kid are thoughtful. It’s easy to sell the foundation field, but it’s hard to buy it again. You should keep it. It’s still early for Xiao An to grow up, and I’m getting older. You call me your uncle, let me write you a receipt, and I will also press my fingerprints to make a voucher.” The third uncle asked his wife to call his eldest son back.
“No need to go to such trouble, we are all relatives, how can I not trust you?” Of course Ye Ning knew that it would be better to establish a written document, but she seemed to be out of touch when she mentioned it.
“Even brothers should settle accounts. That’s the foundation field. Be careful.” The third uncle didn’t want it to be said that he took advantage of several children.
The foundation field was half an acre, which was exactly one acre when combined with the third uncle’s field. A lot of food could be grown on it in a year. The third uncle meant that white crops could not be grown and that he would give them 30% of the annual income. Ye Ning disagreed with this no matter what he said.
“Uncle, I’m just throwing the land away, and I want you to rent it, so why do you slap me in the face? I absolutely can’t take it, otherwise I’d rather let it lie idle.” Ye Ning said firmly.
The third uncle looked at Ye Ning for a while and said, “You look like your mother, but your personality is like your father.”
“I’ll just take it as a compliment, so that’s it. I have a lot of things to do at home, so I’ll go back and pack my things first, next month… I will come back, and I will have to trouble you a lot.”
Speaking of next month, the atmosphere inevitably became a bit heavy.
“Go and take good care of yourself and your brother and sister outside.” The third uncle used to think that Ye Ning couldn’t take on the responsibility, but this time he really looked at Ye Ning with admiration.
She still had to go to school to have her seal stamped, so that the things on Ye Lan’s side were settled. The only thing left was that the house had not been tidied up yet. The mosquito nets and bedding had all been taken down and uninstalled. The rice and noodles that were eaten at home had to be put away first. Yes, they would come back next month, and they would have to do some errands then. It was estimated that these would not be enough, as were the pots and pans. They would need them when they came back in the future, so they won’t be bringing them with them. According to Ye Ning, the bedding should also be left alone. Ye Lan disagreed, saying that it would cost too much to buy everything.
The two siblings returned home with a full load and saw that the house was clean and tidy. They looked at each other. Their eldest sister had changed a lot since their father left. But they liked this change. In fact, after knowing that their father was gone, no matter Ye Lan, even Ye An was still very panicked. Unexpectedly, their eldest sister became the backbone of the family and stood in front of them, thinking about everything and handling it. If they really thought about it, even Ye Qingshan didn’t do as well as Ye Ning in his lifetime.
“I’m back. Take a look and see if there’s anything else you need to bring. Bring it all.” Ye Ning looked at the two large baskets of vegetables and said, “There are so many, can we finish eating them?”
The weather was hot now, and there was no way to store them without a refrigerator.
“If we can’t finish it, we can give it away.” This was the season when the most vegetables were available every year. It was worthless here since every household had it, but people in the city didn’t have it. Ye Lan thought that they would give away some of them to the neighbours, and their relationship would become closer.
Ye Ning was not as good as Ye Lan in this aspect, she admitted this.
After the final packing, it was like a mountain of things. The siblings looked at each other. It was too much to move so many things.
“How about reducing it a bit?” Ye Ning suggested.
“No, these things are all needed. It’s okay. I’ll carry them on a pole when the time comes. Sister, just take the two baskets of vegetables.” Ye Lan disagreed. They had to buy everything when they got to the city, so it would be nice to save some.
In the afternoon, when people in the village saw Ye Ning and her siblings carrying so many things, they all asked what they were doing. It was said that they were sending Ye Ning back to the factory to work. Ye Lan and Ye An were also going. Everyone said that Ye Ning looked like a sister, she knew how to take care of her younger brother and sister and to let them enjoy the happiness.
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