Rebirth: Regaining Joyful Moments
Chapter 25 - 025 No Worries About Tuition Fees

Chapter 25: Chapter 025 No Worries About Tuition Fees

"Two pounds of pipe bones and one pound of meat, please." When Xu Nianhua bought bones and meat, he didn’t even blink.

Now pork is only 0.9 yuan per pound, truly a bargain...

Unfortunately, he didn’t have much money on hand, otherwise, Xu Nianhua wished he could eat meat or bone soup every day.

He has been here for some days now, but Xu Nianhua hadn’t even had a taste of meat soup, which really made him crave it.

"Little sister, have you been craving meat for too long? But, both bones and meat, isn’t that a bit too much?"

It was only after they left the meat stall that Xu Nian’an cautiously spoke to Xu Nianhua. He was very careful, afraid that Xu Nianhua would feel upset, explaining, "I just think, in this hot summer, the meat can spoil easily."

"Second brother."

Xu Nianhua smiled, her round, almond-shaped eyes curving up as she said, "The meat and bones are for making soup for our family, and this one pound of meat, I plan to cook for elder brother who works at the brick factory. It must be very hard for him."

The brick factory required no skills, only strength.

The hard labor, the inherent difficulties, needs no further mention. The meals at their brick factory were good enough if they could fill the stomach, let alone contain meat, and it was considered good if the dishes had a trace of oil floating on them.

A few days ago, when she saw her elder brother, he was both dark and thin, skinny like a bamboo pole. Now that they finally had money to buy meat, Xu Nianhua naturally wanted to make something delicious for him.

"Little sister, elder brother’s care for you hasn’t gone unnoticed." Initially, Xu Nian’an thought it was too wasteful. After hearing her explanation, he immediately felt guilty, as he hadn’t thought of their elder brother.

The siblings walked home happily; Xu Nian’an went to the mountain to pick Fruit Jelly and also carried some firewood back.

Xu Nianhua got busy in the kitchen. They still had broad beans, fresh broad beans, which after blanching in hot water, were stewed with the pipe bones. Even though the meaty aroma hadn’t emerged yet, Xu Nianhua was already salivating.

It must have been too long since she last had meat.

Xu Nianhua thought to herself and began planning the evening meal. They still had soybeans, adding slices of pork to stir-fry would definitely be delicious; another dish would be pepper stir-fry, two dishes and a soup, guaranteed to fill the family’s stomachs.

As for the meatballs she intended to make for her elder brother, Xu Nianhua planned to do it tomorrow. The weather was too hot; she would hang the meat in the well first to cool down, which would keep it from spoiling. She would prepare it tomorrow and take it to her elder brother, ensuring that the meatballs would not spoil.

Xu Nianhua methodically started steaming the rice, shelling the soybeans, washing the peppers, keeping some meat aside for the night’s cooking. The rest of the meat, she packed all in a basket, then hung it in the well. The cold temperature inside the well ensured that the meat would not spoil, acting like a natural refrigerator.

"Oh, it looks like our Nian’an and Nianhua are earning money again," Ji Ying, returning from the vegetable field she was tending in the nearby ravine, hadn’t even entered the kitchen when she smelled the aroma of the meat.

"Mom."

Just as Xu Nianhua finished shelling the soybeans and was washing them, hearing Ji Ying’s voice, she chirped away about the events of the day, and also mentioned that they had earned nine yuan today, cheerfully saying, "In just three days, we have earned more than twenty yuan, I think, with the tuition of second brother and me, we don’t have to worry anymore."

"Good," Ji Ying said with a smile, "Unlike other children who need their parents to pay for their schooling, our Nian’an and Nianhua can earn and pay their own tuition!"

In Ji Ying’s words, there was undeniable pride.