Reborn in a small mountain village in 1991

Chapter 22 This is all thanks to Second Brother.

The little vermicelli is a pig raised by Xu Chunsheng.

The third brother was stunned after hearing this.

He never expected that his family not only raised pigs, but also had cured meat.

You should know that before he left home for the start of the school year, there was nothing in his house!

The youngest sister seemed to see the disbelief in her third brother's eyes, and boasted:

"Second brother made a lot of money to buy all of this. Third brother, you don't know, second brother is really powerful now!"

As she spoke, the youngest sister pulled her third brother toward the pigpen: "Come on, come on, come and see! Big sister has fattened Little Pinkie up so much! I love feeding Little Pinkie pigs too!"

The eldest sister quickly hugged the impetuous girl, saying, "My dear, let your third brother put his things down first, change his clothes, and then we'll go together."

Xu Chunsheng, standing to the side, helped his younger brother untie the urea bag from his body, revealing clothes with worn cuffs underneath. He paused for a moment, then said, "Go change your clothes first. You're all wet. Don't catch a cold."

After saying that, Xu Chunsheng took the straw hat and the urea bag he had casually put in the basket and hung them on the wall.

Looking at the "cloak," Xu Chunsheng felt a pang of nostalgia. He had once fantasized about being a chivalrous hero, wearing this "raincoat" and holding a straight, thin wooden stick, swatting at the roadside flowers and grass with a "hum hum ha hey" sound.

Every household has one of these. It's made from a thick, waterproof fertilizer urea plastic bag. You simply cut three holes in it, and your head and hands stick out through the holes. Then, you poke a few small holes around your waist, thread a rope through them, and you can wrap it around your body. It's a top choice for emergencies.

Tang Changping, watching the interaction between the siblings, felt somewhat envious.

It's not that Tang Changping's family atmosphere was bad, but rather that it was somewhat "serious." His father and brother were both very formal and reserved, acting as rigid and introverted patriarchs who wouldn't directly express their concerns or worries.

While Xu San Di went inside to change his clothes, Xu Yao Mei seemed to only then notice the extra person. She nestled in her older sister's arms and whispered in her ear, "Big sister, who is this handsome brother? Is he your future husband?"

The eldest sister blushed deeply at Xu Yaomei's words, patted Xu Yaomei's bottom, and said to her, "I'm going to cook now. Go check if your third brother has changed his clothes yet. Weren't you going to take him to see the little pink noodles?"

After the eldest sister finished speaking, she put down Xu Yaomei and, feeling embarrassed to greet Teacher Tang, got up and went to the kitchen, leaving Xu Chunsheng and Teacher Tang under the eaves to pick beans and talk.

The two could also hear the occasional voices of their two younger siblings:

"How about it? Isn't the little pink strip adorable?"

"It was my second brother who brought back the little rice noodles. We already have pigs at home. He went to the mountains the day before to find some Ophiopogon japonicus to sell, and we got to eat meat the next day. We also planted a lot of Ophiopogon japonicus, and my youngest sister planted a lot too..."

Listening to Xu Yaomei's incoherent words, Xu Sandi looked at the piglets in the pigsty and recalled the day his second brother came to school. Not only did the second brother not scold him for not getting a "meal ticket," but he also spent more money to buy him rice. He couldn't help but agree with Xu Yaomei:

"So, Second Brother really is even more amazing than before, but it's clearly a pig, so why is it called 'Vermicelli'?"

"Because when it came to our house, it had a lot of rice noodles on it. My third brother is so silly."

"Little sister is stupid, vermicelli is made from sweet potatoes."

"That's not it! I know vermicelli is made from sweet potatoes. You're just silly for not guessing why I named it that!"

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It turns out that when the piglet first arrived, it had some pink stripe-like scratches on its body, so Xu Yaomei named it "Fen Tiao" (meaning "pink strip"). Now it's Little Fen Tiao, but who knows, it might become Big Fen Tiao in the future.

With Xu Yaomei showering him with compliments and Xu Sandi feigning composure in his agreement, the conversation between Xu Chunsheng and Tang Changping gradually reached a fever pitch. Tang Changping felt like his past was about to be completely exposed.

"How are the elders in Teacher Tang's family? What do they do for work?"

"It's great. My dad used to work at a winery and retired last year. My mom is a housewife who enjoys cooking and growing flowers and plants."

When are you planning to find a partner? What kind of partner are you looking for? Haven't your family introduced you to anyone?

Tang Changping was bombarded with questions about his "partner," so much so that he picked up several beans and threw them into the pile of rotten beans, stammering as he spoke:

"I...I don't know. Someone introduced me to someone, but...I always make people unhappy."

Xu Chunsheng heard the voice on the other side getting softer and softer. He looked up and saw that the person was throwing good beans into the pile of rotten beans!

Quickly find this person something else to do, so he doesn't waste our own beans.

"Teacher Tang! Could you help me hold the bag? I need to put the beans in first."

Tang Changping then realized the foolish thing he had just done, his fingertips turning even redder, and he hurriedly agreed:

"Huh? Oh, okay, okay." Then she glanced at Xu Chunsheng furtively, thinking to herself:

Did this person not see you just now?

"Sizzle~" The two were packing beans under the eaves when they heard the sound of vegetables being put into the pot in the kitchen. The sizzling sound, along with the clanging of the spatula against the iron pot, and the smell of firewood and the aroma of the vegetables wafted into everyone's noses.

In the kitchen.

Xu Yaomei obediently tended the firewood. She watched the cured meat being poured into the pot, then looked up at the empty rafters, her mouth watering, and asked, "Big sister, after we finish eating the meat, what will Mom and Dad eat?"

Originally, my eldest sister wasn't going to cook meat for lunch today. She was thinking that since my third brother was coming back today, she only planned to cook two extra eggs for her younger siblings. She would save the meat for tomorrow when Mom and Dad are home, before my brother goes back to school, so that everyone can have some.

But when Xu Chunsheng brought back a teacher from outside, the eldest sister changed her mind; she wanted to leave a good impression on this Teacher Tang.

Since Xu Yaomei will be starting primary school in the second half of the year, getting along well with this teacher will help her receive more care at school.

"Let's finish the cured meat today, and in a couple of days we'll go to town to buy fresh meat for Mom and Dad."

Meanwhile, Xu San Di was washing the cabbage stalks one by one. By this time, the cabbage stalks had already flowered and were hollow and old, so everyone was used to planting cabbages a little later, which is why they could only pick some tender ones these past two days.

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The eldest sister worked tirelessly, scooping some hot water from the warming pot into the pan and assigning tasks to the two younger ones:

"Sanwa, could you help tidy up the table in the main room and set out the bowls and chopsticks?"

"Little sister, go and call Teacher Tang and your brother to get ready to wash their hands and eat."

"Okay!" Xu Yaomei readily agreed and went off.

Xu Sandi was still standing there, somewhat dazed, staring at the stir-fried cured meat that his eldest sister had just served on the stove, unable to move his feet.

Although he always ate poorly at school, he knew that his family was not well-off, so he couldn't expect to improve his meals when he got home.

But he never expected that after returning home, not only would there be pigs and meat to eat, but there would also be more eggs than before.