Educated Youth in the Countryside: She is the Village's Embroidery Queen!-Chapter 461: Truly Promising

Yi Chichi, "??? Why do you need so many nationwide grain tickets?"

"My man needs them."

Liu Lan briefly explained and then said, "I’ll go to the commune with you."

Yi Chichi instantly understood; these tickets are for mailing to her man.

That’s fine.

Except——

"Don’t you need to hurry home for a moment?"

She pointed at the money in Liu Lan’s arms and the stack of tickets in her hand, reminding her, "Carrying it all around is inconvenient."

If you’re unlucky and drop them or get robbed, it would be even more troublesome.

"I do need to, I’ll head back now, you and Uncle Yaozi must wait for me."

She yelled instructions while running outside.

Yi Chichi responded, "Take it slow, be careful not to trip."

"Got it!"

Liu Lan’s voice drifted in from afar, then her figure disappeared.

Yi Chichi went back into the house to put on a large cotton jacket. After wearing a hat, scarf, and gloves, she looked at Wen’s mother, "Mom, where are the things you prepared for Wen Shi?"

"Right here!"

Wen’s mother put down the bowls and chopsticks, went over to the cabinet, and opened it. She brought out several large and small ceramic jars, as well as a half-human height bulging cloth bag.

Yi Chichi, "...Mom, this is really too much."

"It’s not."

Wen’s mother only regretted not being able to prepare more. If she could, she would have sent the entire Kao Shan Village to Wen Shi.

However, that’s not realistic.

Therefore, she regrettably said, "Let’s send this much first, and mail another batch after the New Year."

Yi Chichi twitched her mouth, "Alright."

As long as the mother-in-law is happy, what’s the harm in sending it?

After all, it’s not being sent to anyone else; the recipient is her man, so there’s no reason to refuse.

Just, "Mom, you have to come with me."

The stuff is too much for her to carry alone.

Wen’s mother was mentally prepared for this. She responded positively, went back to the table, picked up the bowl and finished the remaining noodles and soup. Then, she said to Qin Jiu, "Xiao Jiu, I hope Grandma goes first to deliver this to your aunt."

"Okay, Grandma!"

Qin Jiu was not the sort of child whose ten fingers didn’t touch spring water. During busy farming seasons, he would also help with farm work, and at home, he would do whatever house chores he could manage.

Hence, he agreed readily.

Yi Chichi patted his head, "Auntie will bring you a Big White Rabbit (candy) when she returns."

"No need, we have plenty of Big White Rabbit at home, buy more after we finish these."

Besides, Aunt has brought back a lot of dried fruits and seafood, so he’s not lacking in treats.

"Auntie, hurry up with Grandma, lest Grandpa Yaozi gets impatient waiting and comes to scold us!"

"Alright, then we’re off."

Carrying the items, Yi Chichi and Wen’s mother headed out the door.

As soon as they stepped out of the yard, Liu Lan, returning home, ran over quickly. Seeing that the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law duo indeed had a lot of stuff, she swiftly lent a helping hand.

At the community health center, good gracious, they found that Uncle Yaozi had even more stuff.

Looking at the various jars and cloth bags in the car shed, Yi Chichi was puzzled, "Uncle, who are these all prepared for?!"

"For Xiao Qiao and the others."

He added, "Also for several of your Aunt Mu’s previous leaders."

No wonder there’s so much stuff.

Once the items were settled, Yi Chichi climbed onto the sled cabin, wrapped herself up with the quilt.

Liu Lan followed and climbed up, poking her, "Share some of the quilt."

Yi Chichi’s response was to extend her hand from the quilt and pull her in, then wrapped her up with the quilt, telling Uncle Yaozi they could set off.

Seeing Liu Lan climb into the car frame, Uncle Yaozi was a bit taken aback, "Lanlan is going too?"

"Yes, I’m going to the post office to mail some nationwide grain tickets."

Upon hearing this, Uncle Yaozi didn’t say anything further.

He put on his hat and wore the inside-furry, outside-leather mitts hanging around his neck, sat on the handlebars, and then cracked the whip, "Young lady, you head back to rest, we’ll come back after finishing up."

Wen’s mother responded, turned around, and walked back.

Yi Chichi, "...My mom didn’t even offer a word of advice; she left so swiftly."

This Uncle Yaozi didn’t like hearing. He rolled his eyes and said irritably, "Huh, are you worried I’d sell you or something."

"You’re already grown up, it’s not the first time you’re going to the commune with me, your mom has no reason for advising anything."

This made sense too, so Yi Chichi just laughed and changed the subject, "Is my Aunt going home today?"

"She is, we’ll pick her up later."

About to see his wife, Yaozi was somewhat excited.

His aura around him was joyful and slightly bouncing.

Yi Chichi tutted, "Uncle, how many days has it been since you last saw my Aunt?"

"Almost a month."

"...That long?"

"She went to the city for training."

No wonder it’s been so long.

"Then, Uncle, you should prepare some good food to nourish my Aunt."

"She finishes work at three o’clock, after leaving the post office, we’ll head to the Meat Joint Factory first."

Liu Lan’s eyes sparkled, "There’s a meat source?"

"Yes."

Uncle Yaozi nodded. She laughed and said, "Then I’ll buy some too, alright?"

"Alright, I’ve already spoken to them to prepare extra; there will be enough to share."

Yi Chichi looked at her, "Can your brother still let you lack meat to eat?"

Black lines appeared on Liu Lan’s forehead, "You truly have no idea about our family’s situation. My brother doesn’t do shady...

She paused, lowered her voice, and said, "He found a job for himself, now he’s a proper worker."

In other words: In the future, she can’t just have her brother get meat directly.

Yi Chichi thought it was a bit of a pity, but was still happy for her brother to become a worker.

"What kind of job did he find for himself?"

"At County Guangming Machinery Factory!"

This is great.

The Machinery Factory is a top factory in the county; countless people scrambled to get in.

Even more famous than the Red Star Machinery Factory in the city.

Of course, the perks and benefits are top-notch.

"Is he a temporary worker or a formal worker?"

"He got in as a formal worker."

Yi Chichi gave a thumbs up, "Liu, you’re impressive."

Liu Lan just laughed, "Initially, none of us dared to believe it."

Since getting into the Machinery Factory without connections or skills is extremely difficult.

But unexpectedly, her brother managed to get in just like that.

Recalling the scene when her brother came home to announce this news, the whole family was stunned to the point of being speechless; she couldn’t help but chuckle, "My brother really has accomplished something."

"You’ve also accomplished something."

Yaozi chimed in, "You’ve been earning money at home, even able to support your parents, sister-in-law, and big nephew. Truly speaking, you’re as accomplished as your brother."

Liu Lan modestly said, "My ability to achieve this is mainly thanks to Chichi; without her teaching me Chaotic Needle Embroidery, my days wouldn’t be as comfortable."

At this point, she grasped Yi Chichi’s hand, "I am truly grateful to you. How about this, I’ll cover the cost of today’s meat."

Yi Chichi, "...There’s no need, just keep stitching well."

"I must."

She still needs to rely on embroidery to earn money, among all the girls in the village, who else has her luck to learn a craft and be able to make money from it.

Not to put effort into embroidery would be the gravest of mistakes.

Not just her, her mother wouldn’t forgive her either.

To know Dong Mei and the others wanted to learn but couldn’t.

Between laughs and chatter, they arrived at the big car shop.

However, with too many items, the sled wasn’t suitable to stop at the big car shop, so they headed straight to the post office, retrieved the items and mailed out the ones they brought, then the three came out from the post office to go to the Meat Joint Factory.