Framed at the beginning: Female educated youth forced to marry disabled military officer

This was Xiao Xiangmei's first time here. She had always said she would come to play with Meng Xiaoman, but Meng Xiaoman had been working and didn't even have time to rest, so she didn't come over.

"Sister Xiaoman, your family is doing quite well."

There is a half-meter-wide cobblestone path from the courtyard gate to the main room, with newly drilled wells and cultivated vegetable plots on both sides. There are several bamboo radishes placed on wooden shelves in the open space, and there are also dried vegetables and dried fruits inside.

"It was all done by Xiangdong at home. By the way, these cobblestones were picked up by your elder brother," Meng Xiaoman said.

"No wonder he was so mysterious and mysterious a while ago, and disappeared right after work. It turns out he came here. If he had known that I would come here too, I could be of some help," Xiao Xiangmei said.

Xiao Xiangshang heard what he said and immediately said: "If you want to help, you can do it now. It's time to harvest the radishes and cabbages in the vegetable field. You can help my third sister-in-law with them."

"No, no, I can do it myself." Meng Xiaoman refused, took a few prepared persimmons, put them on plates for several people to eat, and asked Xiao Xiangdong to make a cup of honey water for each person.

"Third sister-in-law, you're welcome, Xiang Mei can do this." Xiao Xiangshang took a sip of honey water and said.

Xiao Xiangmei glared at Xiao Shang and said, "I want you to tell me." Then she walked up to Meng Xiaoman and said, "Sister Xiaoman, what do you want to do? I'll help you."

"It's really not necessary. This is all I need. I can do it alone."

The vegetables grown in the yard were eaten and dried in the sun, leaving only a few cabbage, radish and a small piece of cold-resistant coriander.

"If you don't let me do it, then I won't eat your persimmons." He said, putting the persimmons back in his hand.

Meng Xiaoman had no choice but to agree: "Okay, then you can help me pull the radishes." She wanted to dig a small cellar to store vegetables.

"Okay," Xiao Xiangmei agreed, glanced at the younger brother beside him who had no eyesight and only knew how to eat, and added, "And Xiang Xue, he can pick cabbage."

Xiao Xiangxue nodded while eating, "Well, I can help too.".

The three of them were busy in the yard, and Xiao Xiangdong and Xiao Xiangshang began to share the money from selling their prey.

"I've been very lucky recently. I hunted two wild boars and sold about twenty pheasants and rabbits. Here are the details, Third Brother, take a look."

Xiao Xiangdong took out the small notebook he carried with him and opened it for Xiao Xiangdong to read.

Xiao Xiangdong glanced at it and nodded: "The New Year is coming soon, and there is no life in the fields. Many people in the village will go to the mountains to hunt pheasants, rabbits and so on. Let's not join in the fun. The money we earn is also It’s enough for you to have a good year.”.

The two wild boars weighed more than three hundred kilograms in total. After removing the fur and water, the net weight was only about three hundred kilograms. Wild boar is not as good as pork, so it is sold cheaper, but since there is no need for meat stamps, Liu Zhiyuan can sell it for about one yuan and four pounds. Pheasants and hares are a bit more expensive, and the pure meat, with the skin and internal organs removed, costs NT$6 per catty.

These items were sold for about five hundred yuan in total.

According to the originally agreed dividend ratio, Xiao Xiangshang would receive 150 yuan, while Xiao Xiangdong and Meng Xiaoman would receive 200 yuan.

Xiao Xiangshang will keep the accounts and Xiao Xiangdong will manage the money, as agreed before.

When Xiao Xiangdong handed the money to Xiao Xiangshang, he held the money in disbelief, "I knew there was a profit, but I didn't expect to make so much! No wonder those people from the Shangou Brigade are recruiting people everywhere."

Xiao Xiangdong saw that he was so happy that he couldn't help but remind him: "This money is enough for you to marry a wife. Please give me a peace of mind before the new year, and we will talk about the rest after the new year."

Xiao Xiangshang nodded hurriedly, "That's enough, it's definitely enough, but third brother, we have to continue doing it after the new year. I also want to buy a 28 big bar."

Xiao Xiangshang's mother, Li Cuiying, found a girl for him, but he didn't like her. He fell in love with a girl from Xinghu Brigade. The Xinghu brigade is close to the lake. In addition to farming, it can also raise fish. The conditions are generally better than those of the Qinghe brigade.

The girl liked him, but her parents were afraid that their daughter would be poor if she married, so they refused to agree. They threatened to pay a hundred yuan as a gift before they would marry their daughter to him, and the gift could not be borrowed. That's why Xiao Xiangshang is so anxious to make money.

In the yard, Xiao Xiangmei was talking to Meng Xiaoman while working, "Sister, why do your radish and cabbage grow so small? You see, the cabbage core is not even solid.".

"We planted it too late, but this is enough for the two of us."

"I have a lot of stuff at home. If it's not enough, I'll carry a bag for you." Xiao Xiangmei said cheerfully.

Meng Xiaoman was afraid that she would actually do this, so she hurriedly said: "That's enough, that's enough.".

There were not many vegetables, so Meng Xiaoman dug a half-foot-square cellar and then stopped and began to build the roof of the cellar.

Xiao Xiangxue had just finished picking and coding Sanlong cabbages when he saw Meng Xiaoman digging the holes. "Sister-in-law, you are so good at your job. Were you really an educated youth before?"

Don’t people in the village say that the educated youth work as if their feet are bound? Take three steps and breathe for half a day. Why does the third sister-in-law work so hard, even better than him?

"Yes," Meng Xiaoman replied, raising the back of her hand and tucking a strand of hair hanging in front of her eyes behind her ears, "Why do you ask that?".

"It's nothing, I'm just curious. You're a city guy, but you can actually do a better job than a country guy."

Meng Xiaoman smiled and said, "Just practice more. The more you do, the better."

After hearing this, Xiao Xiangmei picked up the lump and flicked him, "You think everyone is like you, a rookie, so weak."

Xiao Xiangxue avoided the lumps and retorted: "How can I? I just love to get sick. I'm no longer a noob."

Xiao Xiangmei gave him a white look and said, "This is incredible, don't rookies just like to get sick?"

Xiao Xiangxue couldn't convince her, so he immediately used his trump card: "You, if you say that to me again, I will tell my parents that you bullied me when you get back.".

Although Xiao Xiangmei was not afraid of her parents, she was annoyed by their nagging, so she said angrily, "If you don't complain to your parents, I won't complain to you."

"Okay." Xiao Xiangxue said.

Meng Xiaoman was almost done, but a strand of hair kept slipping off her head. It got behind her ears, and fell off again after a while. When she lowered her head, it hung in front of her eyes, which was very annoying.

It's better to wash your hands and tie your hair again. Thinking like this, Meng Xiaoman stood up.

"What's wrong?" Xiao Xiangdong and Xiao Xiangshang came out of the house and saw a little impatientness on her face.