Chapter 42 Notification Arrives

  Thank you for the rewards from Meng Yiduo, Lon, Lyc and Xingyu, may you be happy every day.

  Nowadays, with the relaxation of policies, there are often small vendors selling things in alleys, and in developed areas, individual businesses have begun to emerge.

  Zhao Juan bought a deep green crispy skin big watermelon from the street, took a look at its head and knocked on it, knowing it was a good one.

  Hang the watermelon in the well in the backyard, take it out at night and eat it, no worse than refrigerated.

  In the evening, Song Jie returned home and had a refreshing slice of watermelon. At that time, there were no pesticide residues, and when she took a bite, it was a purely sweet and refreshing taste, especially delicious.

  Song Jie ate a few mouthfuls and secretly spat out the watermelon seeds, smuggling them into space. This good variety of watermelon must be kept.

  She was seriously eating watermelon with Zhao Juan, but outside the door came a "bang bang bang" knocking sound.

  The mother and daughter exchanged a glance, wondering who it could be and why they were coming at this hour.

  Zhao Juan put down the watermelon, got up and came to the gate, opened the door, took a look and it was the village chief: "The village chief is here, come in and sit down." She said, wanting to let him into the house.

  "The village head wouldn't dare to agree, and how could he casually enter a single woman's house? Wouldn't that invite gossip? 'Never mind, I won't go in. I just came to tell you something: there's a letter for you from the county, go pick it up at the post office tomorrow.'"

  "Alright, I know. You wait a moment."

  After finishing speaking, he went back to the house, cut a half of watermelon and brought it to the door: "Village head, trouble you to run an errand, just in time there is iced watermelon, take it back to give Hu Zi to eat, it's sweet."

  The village head refused at first, and after being urged by both of them several times, he finally accepted it and walked away with a smile.

  Zhao Juan watched him walk away before locking the door from the inside and returning home.

  At this time, she had no mind to eat watermelon anymore, and didn't know what news would come tomorrow.

  Song Jie saw it as soon as the village head came, nothing is recorded in the three treasure halls without a reason, it seems that it must be related to her mother's notice, it's already mid-July, if there's no news, it can't be explained.

  That night, Zhao Juan tossed and turned, taking a long time to fall asleep. Song Jie also lost sleep...

  The next morning, Zhao Juan left the house early with dark circles under her eyes and headed to the county town. Song Jie also got up after Zhao Juan left, it was time to let Xiaoli out, this was the best opportunity.

  In the morning, Xiaoyan and Song Jie were playing by the river. Song Jie saw a hungry little fox under a tree and picked it up with great kindness to take back home. The two kids poured out some rice porridge and saved the dying little fox. Song Jie was very enthusiastic about giving it a name, calling it Xiaoli.

  Since Nini is going to raise it, Xiaoyan naturally won't object, after all she's a Nini fan. Although she also wants this little fox very much.

  With Zhao Jiao's consent, Xiaoli will become a member of this family.

  At noon, Zhao Juan returned home and saw her daughter playing with a small fox the size of a palm. The little fox had brown big eyes, its whole body was snow-white, without any miscellaneous color, and its long tail was almost as long as its body, it was really cute.

  "Where did this little fox come from?" Zhao Juan asked in surprise.

  Song Jie lowered her head and fiddled with Xiaoli's big tail: "I picked it up, the little fox was starving and dizzy, I picked it back," raised her head with sparkling eyes "Mom, let's raise it."

  The little fox in her hand also raised its head, looking at Zhao Jiao with tears in its eyes. Looking at the big and small eyes that were exactly alike, Zhao Jiao really couldn't help but feel a bit overwhelmed. Helplessly, she said: "Okay, okay, I'll listen to you, let's keep it, but you have to take good care of it, or else I won't agree."

  Song Jie hastily nodded in agreement, Le's small crystal also wagged its tail and narrowed its big eyes into a line.

  Zhao Juan hadn't even read the letter since she got back, so her mind was a bit anxious, and she wasn't too concerned about adopting Xiao Li either, casually agreeing to it, making it easy for Song Jie to pass.

  Zhao Juan took out a large envelope, tore open the seal with her hands, and pulled out a notice from inside. It was an admission letter from Beijing Normal University. Her ancestors were scholars, and her parents also hoped she could continue to be a teacher, so Zhao Juan had applied for the Chinese Language and Culture Department of the Normal University.

  Beijing Normal University was founded in 1902, it is the first normal university in China and has a long history. Zhao Juan did not expect that she could be admitted to such a good school, at this moment, she had mixed feelings.

  Song Jie also stood behind Zhao Juan, holding a small fox and saw the letter. The letter said that school starts on September 1st and to bring some things, etc., with very detailed explanations.

  "Mom, are we leaving here?" Song Jie asked, pretending to be confused.

  Zhao Juan, who was lost in thought, was startled and turned around to find that it was her daughter after all. She patted her chest and took a few deep breaths before calming down.

  She couldn't blame her young daughter, so she helplessly shook her head and said: "Yes, in a few days we'll be going to Grandma's house for an extended stay. When you miss this place, we can come back, okay?"

  Song Jie pretended not to understand and casually nodded her head, indicating that she knew.

  Then Zhao Juan started to get busy, finding the village chief to open a certificate, going to the county to stamp, and handling a series of procedures before it could be completed. Since ancient times, dealing with officialdom has always been troublesome.

  The footsteps of farewell are getting closer and closer, Song Jie also becomes listless, doing nothing with motivation. Even going to the small river where she loves to go has become lazy.

  As her best friend, Xiaoyan naturally discovered her abnormality and only knew that Song Jie was about to leave after asking. This made Xiaoyan's mood also become extremely low.

  The two of them had been together since childhood, sharing happiness and troubles, even getting into mischief together. They never thought that one day they would have to part ways. As they spoke, both of their eyes reddened.

  Back home, Song Jie thought that Little Swallow was her first good friend and the one who helped her establish a firm belief. She also thought of that Fuwa doll, she had never given anything to this good sister before.

  She entered the space and rummaged through it, wanting to leave a meaningful gift for her good friend, at least a memento that would evoke thoughts of their time together.

  She rummaged through all the boxes, and everything left by her ancestors was extremely valuable. It's not something a child can keep safe. If she couldn't deliver the goods and instead got into trouble, it would be terrible.

  After much searching, she finally found a thumb-sized amber carving of a Da Fu Wa, similar to the one Xiao Yan'er gave her. Under the light, it still shone with a soft glow. With a red thread tied around its neck, it was perfect. Ordinary people wouldn't recognize this thing and might even think it's just resin.

  She found a satisfactory gift and hurriedly took it to give to Little Swallow as a treasure.