Chapter 140: Chapter 140
These days, Bai Ruxue goes to the chicken farm several times a day, worried that something might go wrong.
It wasn’t until the day school started that she stayed home to send her younger siblings to school.
Bai Ruyun used the fabric her eldest sister bought to make a set of shirts for the family. Bai Ruxue bought back quite a bit of fabric over time, and Bai Ruyun made clothes for several people with it.
Early in the morning, Wang Cuihua got up to prepare. After making breakfast, she boiled twenty eggs and made a lot of scallion pancakes, planning to let the kids take them to eat.
Although Bai Ruxue meant not to take such precious items, fearing her siblings would be isolated by others, as a mother, how could she bear to stop them?
Besides, her siblings would be away for a week once school started, staying in the dormitory, and could only come back for two days on Friday nights.
Bai Ruxue planned to send all her siblings to the school in town to study.
Because Xiao Xue’s middle school in town was within the same compound, they had company walking back and forth.
"You four, have you got all your luggage ready? If so, come eat quickly! We’re gathering at the brigade headquarters soon!" Bai Ruxue called the laughing and playing group over.
"Elder sister! What’s the gathering at the brigade headquarters for?" Bai Ruchuan immediately stopped playing with his third sister and ran over.
"I applied with the brigade leader yesterday to have a tractor take you to school!" Bai Ruxue answered.
When she mentioned it to the brigade leader yesterday, he immediately agreed.
He said that their brigade was the only one in the entire Chaoyang Commune with a tractor, and sending the brigade’s children to school would be quite a sight.
No matter what, he wanted to do it; even if Bai Ruxue hadn’t asked, he was thinking about it.
"Wow! That’s great! I thought my luggage was too heavy, but now I don’t have to walk, I can pack more." Bai Ruxia quickly stuffed back the two pieces of clothing she had picked out.
This past month, Bai Ruxue added several pieces of clothing for her siblings, including new tops and bottoms, sweaters, and pants.
"I’m telling you all! At school, you must keep a low profile! Elder sister still plans to prepare some coarse grains for you, don’t be too showy and get noticed!" Bai Ruxue said seriously.
Seeing their elder sister’s expression, the little ones would quiet down and listen carefully.
"Hurry up and eat! Mom packed each of you a few eggs and scallion pancakes! You’ll only come back once every five days! You won’t get to eat such delicious food at school!" Wang Cuihua cooked porridge, mixed pickles, and steamed buns, and even though she was happy that all her children were going to school, she still felt a bit reluctant.
With the four of them gone, it was just her and her two daughters left at home. Xiao Xue was busy all day, leaving her alone with the two kids, and she felt a bit lonely thinking about it.
"Got it, Mom! We can still eat delicious food when we come back for the holiday, can’t we? Hehe!" Bai Ruxia, although straightforward and blunt, still noticed her mother’s reluctance and hopped over to comfort her.
Unlike the others, Bai Ruyun was a bit melancholic. She wandered around the sewing machine, touching here and there, not wanting to leave.
Bai Ruxue found it a bit amusing. This girl loved making clothes and had mentioned several times that she wanted to stay home, saying she could earn money by making clothes and contribute points to the family by working, not wanting to study anymore.
Bai Ruxue sternly refused each time, and only then did she settle down to get ready for school.
But it seemed like she still felt a bit reluctant.
"Xiao Yun, come over and eat! It’ll be too late soon!" Bai Ruxue called out.
Reluctantly, Bai Ruyun finally came over.
"Second sister, why are you always hanging around the sewing machine? Are you afraid that while we’re at school, someone might come and snatch it? Afraid the sewing machine will be taken away?" Bai Ruxia teased her second sister.
"Go on! Eat your food!" Bai Ruyun was in a bad mood and didn’t give her a good glance.
"Did you take a shot of gunpowder or something? Why so fierce?" Bai Ruxia retorted, pouting.
"Alright, finish your food!" Bai Ruxue tapped the table with her chopsticks.
The brothers had already finished a bowl of porridge by this point.
"Xiao Yun, if you like making clothes, your elder sister supports you! But whatever you do, you won’t go far without education! Let me tell you, for making clothes, first, you need to know how to draw! If you want to create unique clothes in your own style, don’t you have to draw design sketches first? Moreover, if you want to be a designer, it’s impossible without enough education! So if you want to do what you wish, you need to have the right credentials!" Bai Ruxue said to the forlorn-looking sister.
"Elder sister, I..." Bai Ruyun lowered her head, unsure of what to say.
She knew her sister was right, but she just wanted to make clothes and nothing else at the moment.
"I’ll promise you! As long as you study hard and learn what you need, I’ll buy you your sewing machine, and you’ll have a separate room to make clothes! You can do it when you come home for breaks!" Bai Ruxue switched from tough to soft, trying to coax her.
"Elder sister, what room? Are we building a house?" Bai Ruxia’s eyes lit up, "Elder sister, if second sister gets a separate room, does that mean I can share a room with you?"
"Just eat your food!" Bai Ruxue tapped her bowl, but seeing the others’ curious and excited faces, she shared her plans with them.
"Elder sister is thinking, once it gets completely warm, and the busy farming season is over, we’ll start building a house, a big tiled house! By then, we’ll each have our room! How about that?" Bai Ruxue thought the same, wanting her room. Sharing a kang with her siblings was fine, but having her room would make things more convenient. This text is hosted at novel•fire.net
Having her room would make everything easier! For instance, going to the supermarket in the middle of the night, or if Zhang Yuan suddenly stops by the supermarket, she can meet him immediately.
Speaking of Zhang Yuan, although they chat here and there, there’s no news on the gold on his side.
After those hundred pieces, nothing else came in, and she’s been thinking about it every day.
"Wow... a big tiled house? Long live elder sister!" Bai Ruchuan was the first to jump up.
Bai Rushan was equally excited; usually calm, he was now as enthusiastic as his brother, jumping up and cheering.
"Elder sister, I don’t need a room to myself. I’ll be fine sharing with you!" Bai Ruxia was determined to kick her second sister out and share a room with her elder sister.
"You might not need it, but I do! Sharing with you, you always put your leg on me at night, it’s so heavy!" Bai Ruxue said with a laugh.
Wang Cuihua was also overjoyed to hear they were planning to build a house. Seeing her children so happy, she was happy too. As for specifics, she didn’t interfere. Her eldest daughter was competent, and involving herself too much would only trouble her.
"Alright, alright! Sit down and finish eating! We still have to send you to school to register! If you stall, the tractor might be full, and then what will you do?" Bai Ruxue said.
Although not many kids from the brigade were going to school in town, the tractor was only so big, and seating was limited, it might be full if they delay!
"I’m done eating, elder sister! Let’s go!" Bai Ruchuan quickly gulped down his porridge and raised his hand, shouting.