novelraw Chapter 70 Eldest Sister, Our Home Has Changed So Much!
Chapter 70 Eldest Sister, Our Home Has Changed So Much!
Yu Heng didn't stop them; it would be good for Li Chengsong to see their physical fitness, which would benefit them when they joined the army. In this era, getting into university was impossible, and getting a recommendation for a worker-peasant-soldier university was extremely difficult. Joining the army was indeed a good way out.
Serving in the military is tiring, especially for a girl. But it really toughens you up. Linglong's personality should be tempered in the military.
She urged the twins to study medicine, partly with the intention of having them become medics and eventually have the opportunity to attend military medical school. They couldn't just be good fighters; having a professional skill was essential!
"Eat properly! Rest for a while after you finish eating, then get back to work!" Li Chensong gave the order, and everyone stopped making noise and started showing off their big steamed buns!
The food was delicious, and everyone ate with great relish. All the dishes were prepared using Tong Yuheng's spatial abilities, and the soup, made with spiritual spring water, was simply wonderful!
Li Chengsong also ate his fill, finishing his three allotted steamed buns and eating quite a bit of vegetables and meat. He was extremely impressed with Tong Yuheng's cooking skills. A thought struck him: marrying a girl like that would be wonderful.
After dinner, Li Chengsong told everyone to rest for a while. The sisters had prepared the large kang (heated brick bed) in the west room, which was more comfortable than sitting on benches in the east room, even without lying down. However, the young soldiers were full of energy and started urging the two boys who had played cards with the twins to compete with them.
"You're not ready for strenuous exercise right after eating. An hour later, you two can have a competition in the backyard. Keep it gentle, don't hurt yourselves!" Tong Yuheng didn't even consult their superiors; he made the decision abruptly: the competition would begin!
Instead of playing cards, they started chatting about everyday life. Half of these young soldiers were from the three northeastern provinces, some were from the Central Plains, and two spoke with accents from Sichuan in the southwest. They came together from all over the country, fighting for their belief in protecting their motherland and people, and forging deep friendships along the way.
Less than an hour later, the young soldiers couldn't sit still any longer and started urging Xiao Zhang and Xiao Wang to compete against Yu Ling and Yu Long.
Yu Ling and Xiao Zhang started. Both of them had practiced military boxing, so there weren't any fancy moves. They just exchanged punches and kicks. At first, Xiao Zhang was a little careless and deliberately let the girl go. But after taking a few punches from Yu Ling, who had a significant speed advantage, he finally got serious.
They exchanged blows for several rounds, neither able to gain the upper hand. However, Xiao Zhang, with his real combat experience, used his boxing techniques more flexibly and variedly. Finally, after more than ten minutes, the fight ended in Yu Ling's defeat. She was convinced; the soldiers' daily training hadn't been in vain.
Yu Long also lost. It was clear that the two of them lacked combat experience. At the same time, their impatient nature often made them unstable and easily misled by their opponent's feints, leaving them unable to react in time.
They had only been practicing ancient martial arts for a little over a month and hadn't yet developed internal energy. Otherwise, Xiao Zhang and Xiao Wang wouldn't have been a match for them.
Tong Yuheng began to think about sparring with them in the future, otherwise their progress was a bit slow! He wondered if Xiao Wu would be able to win if he fought with them.
Around four o'clock in the afternoon, the fence around the front yard was also finished. They also plastered a thick layer of mud on the exterior of the storage shed, and repaired the roof, plastering it with cement.
"What else do you need us to do? Just tell me!" Li Chengsong was a little embarrassed, mainly because his gift was not to his liking and he had made them spend so much money.
"There's not much work to do. I won't hesitate to ask if you need anything. I'd also appreciate it if you could take care of my mother and my second sister." Tong Yuheng wasn't worried about them; it was just a habitual request for someone to look after them.
My mother never gave up her English; she did foreign language translation for the library in her spare time. It was only before the major movement that my father felt the environment was not good, and she stopped taking on these jobs.
The fact that so many children in her family could eat and dress well was truly due to the hard work of her parents and the financial support from her maternal grandfather. Apart from giving her this piece of jade, her great-grandmother would only provide them with some food and other necessities, and wouldn't give them a lot of money for luxury.
"My watch didn't cost that much, you gave me too much..." After everyone got in the car, Li Chengsong brought up the matter with her.
"Well, I didn't give you a watch ticket, did I? You can't buy one even for two hundred without a ticket, so don't worry about it."
"Then when it's your actual birthday, can I give you a small gift?"
"I think you shouldn't waste your money. How about you get me some small parts? Yuyao and I want to make a labor-saving plow, but we're missing a few things," Tong Yuheng requested.
"Okay, what kind of parts do you need? I'll go find them for you!" Li Chengsong agreed readily.
"Wait a minute!" She rushed into the house and took out some blueprints for parts from her spatial storage. They were things like steel balls or bearings, things that were really hard to buy.
When the three little ones returned, they found that their home had changed drastically, the most obvious change being the tall courtyard wall in front of them. The wooden door was a double door, which their eldest sister had prepared long ago and had been installed.
Upon entering, one sees that the bricks in the front yard are neatly stacked, and the area where the pigsty used to be has been filled with earth and compacted, because Tong Yuheng plans to build a side room there.
There were still many high-quality red bricks left, and Director Yao secretly got her several thousand more at an even cheaper internal price. Tong Yuheng would occasionally help out with the brick factory's drivers for a day or half a day when they were on vacation. She became more and more familiar with Director Yao, and it was very convenient for her to borrow a tractor to deliver goods.
She taught Yuyao how to maintain the tractor, even disassembling all the parts except the engine and teaching her how to clean and repair them. Yuyao was indeed smart and eager to learn, and had strong hands-on skills, so she quickly learned.
Yesterday I took my tractor in for maintenance. It was a job Director Yao found for me – maintaining and servicing a tractor belonging to a nearby brigade. He paid me fifteen yuan. That's more than half the price of what I get from the mechanic at the agricultural machinery station!
Tong Yuyao happily accepted the job. She could take this opportunity to gain more repair experience and earn money at the same time, so why not?
"Big sister, our home has changed so much!" Xiaoqi ran around excitedly.
"How do you like it?"
"I love it! This is so much bigger than our old house!"
"Big sister, didn't you say the renovation wasn't finished yet?" Xiao Liu asked hurriedly.
"Yes, there's still a long way to go! You and Qi Xiao will share a room again from now on. But it won't be so crowded anymore; I'll get you bigger beds that will be more comfortable."
"Big sister, I want a wardrobe and a desk," Xiao Liu asked.
"No problem!" There was still a lot of furniture she had collected in the space. Even though it was all old, it wouldn't make them seem too extravagant. Those pieces with intricate carvings couldn't be taken out; they could only use ordinary furniture.