MMB Chapter 26 - 26 26 The Unexpected Joy of a Windfall_1
Chapter 26 - 26 26 The Unexpected Joy of a Windfall_1
Chapter 26: Chapter 26: The Unexpected Joy of a Windfall_1 Chapter 26: Chapter 26: The Unexpected Joy of a Windfall_1 Song He went back and told Lian Xiang about waking up early the next day, and the two of them hurried to bed.
Lian Xiang fell asleep quickly.
Song He tossed and turned, unable to sleep.
He was considering his mother’s words; now he was a substitute teacher at a private educational institution, and of the lowest tier at that — no salary, just some grain at the end of the year and a three-yuan subsidy each month.
To stand out, he would have to become an official teacher.
Once an official teacher, he could then climb to being the leader of the teaching re
They estimated it to be about five hundred pounds.
This was the result of the Song family’s eleven people’s labor since early morning.
Song Yunuan saw several people’s hands were red and even chapped.
But none of them minded.
It seemed they were used to rough work on a daily basis.
For breakfast, they made shepherd’s purse and egg soup with the veggies they had picked yesterday; it was a bit wilted, so they decided to make soup with it.
Song Ting was also good at cooking; supposedly, she could cook by the age of ten.
Last night, she prepared corn flour, which they used to make corn pancakes this morning.
Song Ting took a handful of the corn flour and slapped it onto the iron skillet with precision.
She made a whole circle of pancakes.
Song Yunuan thought it was amazing.
“Auntie, you’re so skilled.”
Song Ting hummed a tune and laughed as she cooked.
“By the way, auntie, you don’t have to go to the fields.
Stay at home and practice another song as a backup.”
Song Ting’s eyes sparkled, “What should I sing?”
Song Yunuan thought for a moment, “My Motherland, let’s go with this one.”
“Okay, I’m most familiar with that one.
Before the loudspeaker at the large team’s office broke down, it played almost daily.”
Song Yunuan pondered whether to get the large team’s office loudspeaker fixed.
The two songs her aunt was singing indeed were the ones she knew best.
From a professional standpoint, there might be various flaws.
But it’s the imperfections that leave room for improvement.
The wild vegetables were packed up on one side, and on the other side, the meals were ready to be taken out of the pots.
Asheng pressed against Song Yunuan’s back showing his sister his freshly washed hands.
Song Yunuan only let him go to eat after making sure there was no mud under his fingernails.
Song Yunuan then checked on Xiao Gang and Xiao Ru, who were happily showing their hands with giggles.
Old Mrs.
Song looked at the children with a smile in her eyes.
Even if the adults faced unforeseen troubles, she hoped that all these kids would stick together like real siblings.
Ah, she had to stop thinking that way.
It couldn’t be that they would all disappear.
After finishing the meal, Old Mrs.
Song went next door.
She, with a worried face, pulled Aunt Sun aside to discuss matters.
“Big Sister Li, these past few days I’ve been so worried, ah, why is my luck so bad, my oldest son…
never mind him, you’re worldly, and I want to discuss something with you, to get your advice on whether it’s feasible?”
The worried look on Old Mrs.
Song’s face stirred Aunt Sun’s sympathy.