Quick Transmigration: Survive to the End

Chapter 647 World 17

Yin Yin heard these messages but didn't really care, thinking they had nothing to do with her family.

But not long after, the village chief came looking for Di Shengli.

“Shengli, your old house is uninhabited now and will easily deteriorate if left unattended. There are two former educated youths who think the educated youth compound is too remote and want to live in the village. Why don’t you rent out two rooms?”

Upon hearing the reason, Di Shengli immediately went to invite his parents over. Although he had brought his parents to live with him and take care of them, the decision regarding the old house still needed to be made by them.

Old Man Di and Old Woman Di were not very happy: "No one from our family lives there. Those two girls live alone. What if something happens to them?"

“Girls from the city probably don’t even know how to light a stove. Why don’t we find them a family with someone in the household?”

Di Shulan had a different opinion and rushed out to stop her parents: "Mom and Dad, I think this can be done. Didn't they say they would pay the rent separately?"

“If you’re worried about the safety of two young women living alone, it’s good that Heping is older now. I’ll move him to the old house and get a dog. Everything will be fine.”

Di Shengli's first reaction was no, but he was pulled back by Jiang Xianjun before he shut up.

Jiang Xianjun said, "If you want to move in, that's fine too. Take care of those two educated youth girls first. Once they can cook for themselves, you and Heping can come back to eat."

"The eldest sister and Heping will protect their safety, and the eldest sister will collect the rent."

After Di Laohan and his wife, along with Di Shengli, realized what was happening, they all agreed that it was feasible and decided to do it that way.

This time, it was Di Shulan who objected: "That's the family's old house. The rent should go to my parents. Why should I take it?"

Yinyin chimed in from the side, "Grandpa and Grandma have Mom and Dad and me taking care of them at home, so they don't need to pay out of their own pockets."

The village chief overheard the family talking and, without leaving, gave Yinyin a thumbs-up and praised her, saying, "Yinyin is right, your whole family is filial."

Yinyin smiled a little shyly, and said to Di Shulan, "Auntie, take that money. Just think of it as your grandparents giving you pocket money."

"If you really feel bad about it, just let your grandparents handle it first, and then I'll give it to you."

Seeing that Di Shulan was eager to defend herself, Jiang Xianjun gave Di Shengli a wink and took her arm and walked to the side.

Yinyin thought for a moment and then followed.

"Big sister, I know you don't want the family to suffer, but you also have to think about peace."

“You earned work points from Heping and took all the food and other things home with you, so you didn’t save anything for yourself.”

"He's growing up day by day. In a few years, won't he be ready to get married?"

"Will we have to provide a dowry? And a new house?"

"So keep this money safe, you'll need it for many things."

“That’s not how it works,” Di Shulan said. “When Heping and I went back to get the food, didn’t we eat it at home?”

"As for the betrothal gifts, I've already discussed it with Heping. He'll have a junior high school diploma after he finishes his studies, so there will be more things he can do. We'll let him earn money for a few more years before we talk about marriage."

These days, getting into high school requires a recommendation and boarding at school. For ordinary rural families, it's considered good if their child can even finish junior high school.

However, Yin Yin and her brother were exceptionally good at their studies. As long as they were willing to continue their studies, no one in their grade was more qualified to be recommended than them.

The family had originally planned to grit their teeth and send both children to high school together.

“Big sister, junior high and high school are different,” Jiang Xianjun said. “You can’t decide this with Heping. Go back and discuss it with Mom and Dad. Only their opinion matters.”

“Xianjun,” Di Shulan pulled her back, “Heping and I have really come up with a plan for this.”

Yinyin could probably understand what Di Heping was thinking.

One reason is that he grew up in his uncle's house. Even though his uncle and aunt treated him well, he still had a strong desire to become independent and support his mother.

Another factor is the influence of current realities.

They weren't city dwellers who received government-subsidized food rations; after graduating from high school, they could be directly assigned jobs by the neighborhood committee. After graduation, most of them had to return to their production brigade and village, and their jobs would be arranged by the production brigade and village.

These are jobs that they can do now, even after graduating from junior high school.

When the college entrance examination is reinstated in a few years, the first cohort will be open to anyone who meets the age requirement, whether they are junior high school students, high school students, or workers.

If he passes the exam, everyone will be happy.

If I don't pass the exam...

If Di Heping knew in advance which year the college entrance examination would be reinstated, and he never gave up studying but still failed, then it only means that there was no need for him to continue taking the exam. He should work hard and go into business when the opportunity arises; he might be more successful then.

"Yinyin," Di Heping walked over, "Why are you sitting here by yourself?"

"Brother," Yinyin asked softly, "Auntie said you stopped going to school after graduating from junior high?"

“Yes,” Di Heping ruffled Yin Yin’s hair, “I want to start work early, Yin Yin, can you promise me one thing?”

"what's up?"

Di Heping looked into the distance: "Yinyin, when you go to high school, come back and tell me what you've learned. Although I'm not continuing my studies, as the ancients said, there is no end to learning."

"If you learn enough, you'll definitely find a way to use it someday."

Yinyin pursed her lips: "Brother, don't worry, I'll definitely tell you everything I learned in class."

"But let me make this clear first, you have to study what I teach you carefully, because I'm going to test you with questions from school."

“Okay,” Di Heping laughed, “I’m looking forward to hearing Teacher Yinyin give me a lesson.”

Because the Di family had decided to rent out the old house, Di Shulan went with Old Man Di to finalize the contract.

They didn't have to worry about moving bedding and other supplies at all. Yin Yin and her brother called out to the relatives' children who weren't helping in the fields, and they all moved everything in no time.

Their way of expressing their gratitude was simple: they secretly went up the mountain to catch rabbits, and the older children even caught a few fish. Yinyin, who was good at cooking, personally grilled them.

The children ate until their bellies were round and their lips were glistening with oil.

The adults in the village understood each other without saying a word.

What? These are all collective property, and you can't just take them without permission?

Why make a big deal out of a child's cravings?

We're all relatives, all the children in the village are accomplices, and some parents even tasted a few bites of the meat their children brought back. Isn't this all collectively owned? We just kept it a secret from a few newly arrived educated youth.

To be honest, the two male educated youths had some complaints about the female educated youths paying their own way to stay at the homes of the villagers.

A few days later, when it was time to rest, he carefully inquired about the way to Qinghe Village and asked for leave, saying he was going to see a friend.