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She returned home with a relaxed sadness and called out "Mom" as soon as she opened her mouth.
But I didn't get a response, and then I felt that this family atmosphere was different from the past.
It was unusual for the family members to not "do what they were supposed to do" but to stay in the main room in an orderly manner. The most special one was her third brother. It was very difficult to see him normally, but today, not only was he there, he was also standing obediently behind her grandparents as punishment.
She asked where her grandparents had gone, and it turned out that they came to her house.
"Fengcheng's mother, I don't believe that Fengcheng took Haizi to the county to gamble. He is our own child, don't you know? He may not be smart, but he knows what he can move and what he cannot move," Grandma Xu said affirmatively.
"He didn't do it. People came to him just now, but he didn't say anything. I was really mad at him." Xu Ma said while crying.
"Mom, don't cry, I really didn't dare to touch you."
"Now you're not pretending to be dumb anymore and you know how to speak. What did you do just now?"
"Your two brothers, when they were your age, would have been working for me and your father. We didn't expect you to make it this far. You don't want to be a farmer, you want to find a job. Did you see what I said to your father about you? But you can't be so ignorant!"
As Xu Ma spoke, she couldn't help but burst into tears. "If this gets out, what will people say about you? How will people look down on our family? How will you and your sisters even talk about marriage? Everyone knows that gambling is taboo. If you do, your whole family will be ruined."
Xu Nian saw that his third brother just pursed his lips and didn't say the reason, only saying that he didn't touch her. Her mother was so angry that she pulled his third brother out from behind his grandparents and punched him a few times.
Father Xu watched with a frown on his face, and finally heaved a sigh of helplessness, saying to Third Brother Xu: "From today on, you must stop looking for work in the county or the city, and just go to work honestly."
"If you work and earn food, you can eat it. If you don't, you'll starve. I'll tell your uncle that I won't give you another letter of introduction. If you're not afraid of becoming a migrant worker, then run away."
Grandpa Xu sighed, and when he saw that the commotion had almost died down, he said, "Let's all keep this matter to ourselves. Haizi's family won't say anything. If anyone brings it up in the future, don't blame me for being rude." After that, he took Grandma Xu and left.
Xu's father and mother were also upset and returned to their rooms. The sisters-in-law were usually noisy, but they didn't dare to say much about such a big thing. They also dragged the children into their own rooms. Now, only the brothers and sisters were left in the main room, staring at each other with wide eyes.
Xu Nian felt that she seemed to have heard something similar. After all, a seventeen-year-old boy is at the age where he yearns for the outside world, so it is normal for him not to want to go out and enjoy his youth.
However, to say that his third brother dared to gamble, Xu Nian felt that it was unlikely based on her understanding of the situation here, but why didn't he explain?
Why didn't Xu Fengcheng say anything? He couldn't explain it clearly. People set a trap for them to fall into. He was alert and didn't fall for it, but several of his brothers were fooled.
In addition, he is now at an age where loyalty is more important than anything else, so he can't avoid a fight. When people find his family, he will realize the seriousness of the matter. But if he tells his family about this now, they will definitely think that he is not on good terms.
The eldest and second brothers Xu were also angry when they saw their younger brother. They thought that their parents were so angry that it would take several days for them to recover, so they couldn't help but say a few words to Xu Fengcheng. Xu Nian always followed the trend, and seeing this, he also pretended to say something about his third brother.
As a result, her third brother didn't dare to talk back to the others, so he caught her and bullied her. After venting his anger, Third Brother Xu felt much better, which was rare. However, he instantly became depressed again when he thought about going to work.
After seeing that he was fine, Xu Nian left the living room and went to the kitchen. She thought that since she came into this world, Xu's father and mother had never let her enter the kitchen. In this day and age, doing this really meant they loved their daughter. Xu Nian would feel sorry for them the same way.
She called her second brother to light the fire for her, boiled some water, and took out five eggs and some brown sugar from the locked cupboard without telling her second brother. The key was secretly given to her by Xu Ma so that she could find something to eat if she was hungry after school.
When the water boiled, Xu Nian cracked the eggs into the pot. Seeing her second brother looking at her in surprise, Xu Nian had to explain: "These were all given to me by my grandparents. I saved them secretly."
Seeing the expression on Second Brother Xu's face, she felt that it was no wonder that she was willing to deal with Second Brother Xu. In this situation, whether her two brothers and sisters-in-law believed it or not was one thing, but if they knew it, she would probably have to spit out some blood to make it count. Second Brother Xu had an expression on his face that said it should be like this.
Xu Nian waited until the eggs were almost cooked, then added some brown sugar and stirred them. After they were done, he scooped one out of the eggs in a bowl and shared it with his second brother. They both also drank some brown sugar water.
After drinking, Xu Nian said to his second brother, "Second brother, clean up the mess later. It's best not to let anyone else see it, otherwise I won't have enough to feed our parents."
After thinking for a while, he said, "I'll save some and give them all to my nephews. They are the cutest!"
After hearing this, Second Brother Xu felt relieved and nodded. He thought his younger sister was beautiful and filial. She was doing well in her studies and was even good to him and his eldest brother's children. She was really good in every way.
"Second brother, you clean up and it's someone else's turn to cook. Go ahead and cook!"
Afterwards, Xu Nian put two eggs and brown sugar water in two bowls and chopsticks respectively, and waited until it was not too hot before bringing it into the house to Xu's father and mother.
"Dad, Mom, it's Nian Nian. I'm coming in."
Without waiting for anyone to answer, she carefully carried two large bowls into the inner room. Mrs. Xu was lying in the room feeling uncomfortable, and Mr. Xu was sitting beside the bed trying to persuade her. When they heard their daughter's voice, the couple both sat down on the edge of the bed.
Seeing their daughter holding the bowl with both hands, the two hurriedly took it. Seeing this, Xu Nian hurriedly said, "You two haven't eaten since lunch, right? Hurry up and eat something. You don't care about your own health, but I do!"
"Dad, Mom, I made this myself. Come on, eat it now. It's already cooled down. If you don't eat it soon, it will taste fishy."
Seeing his daughter like this, Xu's father felt quite comforted. However, Xu's mother couldn't help feeling a little jealous. People said that she spoiled her daughter, and her daughter really deserved it, otherwise she wouldn't be stupid.
To be honest, she had been working all afternoon and was angry, so she was already hungry. She had just ignored her lack of appetite, but now, smelling the fragrance, she slowly felt better. Without waiting for Xu Nian to persuade her, she drank an egg with the brown sugar water in her hand, which made both Xu's father and Xu Nian want to laugh.
Father Xu was not in a hurry to eat. He asked Xu Nian, "Are you hungry? Here, I'll give it to you. Dad will eat later."
"Dad, hurry up and eat. You don't know me yet. I will never let myself go hungry."
Xu's mother also said at this time: "Your father is just like this, always thinking about home. Look at what good food has ever been put into his mouth." She glanced at Xu's father and said, "Hurry up and eat."
Seeing that they were not so angry anymore, Xu Nian smiled and said a lot of witty remarks, which made Xu's father and mother feel better.
At dinner time, the children were quieter than usual, but no one mentioned the incident again...
Third Brother Xu had been working for three or four days in a row, so you can imagine how he felt. He was extremely irritated. Sometimes, Father and Mother Xu felt a little upset when they saw him, but they still managed to hold back and not show him a good face.
People are different. The two older boys in their family couldn't concentrate on their studies, so when they started elementary school, they couldn't wait to go to work and earn work points, and they refused to go to school no matter what. Their aunt even scolded them for this.
As for the eldest son, he couldn't concentrate on his studies, but in order to avoid working in the fields, the difficulty of getting into junior high school was obvious to all.
So after graduating from junior high school, the child wanted to find a job in the county, but the old couple were unwilling to disappoint him. Now seeing the boy sighing in the field, with people watching around, it would be a lie to say that as his parents, you don't feel sorry for him.
So one day when they were at work, they saw a few boys sneaking around looking for their youngest son, but they turned a blind eye and pretended not to see anything as long as they were under their noses.
The ones who came to see Xu Fengcheng were none other than that group of brothers. Why did they come?
It turned out that they came to thank Xu Fengcheng for coming. Haizi said that his family found that some money was missing and found an IOU, so they thought that Xu Fengcheng had tricked him into gambling.
After all, Haizi had been hanging out with the third son of the Xu family, so he went to Xu Fengcheng's house to ask for an explanation. However, Xu Fengcheng was very loyal and did not tell the reason even after being beaten and scolded by his family. Now he is still trapped at home.
After hearing this, the others felt that he was a good friend with whom they could make close friends. Some of these people were from the county town, while others were from surrounding villages. In any case, they were all a group of young people around 17 or 18 years old with dreams. They wanted to find a decent job to "bring honor to their family" and were not real idlers.
When Xu Fengcheng came, several people expressed their concern. Haizi lowered his head with a sense of guilt and did not dare to look at him.
Xu Fengcheng suppressed his loneliness and said, "It's okay. No one wants to do that."
Several of my friends hurriedly asked, "Are you still able to come out?"
Xu Fengcheng shook his head helplessly.
Everyone hurriedly said that they could go and explain to Uncle Xu and Aunt Xu. Xu Fengcheng didn't want to go to the fields, but he also didn't want to stay like this. He felt that if he continued like this, something might happen, so he refused, saying that his family had other arrangements.
Haizi, who was standing next to him, felt even more guilty, but he didn't dare to say anything.
Finally, a boy named Hongge said, "Chengzi, we will remember this favor. If you need any help in the future, feel free to call us."
“......”.
Xu Nian went to the county office to check her grades today, and Yan Zi happened to be going on the same day as her. They decided to go together, but they wouldn't be able to go to school hand in hand anymore. One decided to go to No. 1 Middle School, and the other decided to go to No. 3 Middle School, so they couldn't go to junior high together anymore.
So now I cherish the days we spend together. Today, Yanzi’s father happened to take a leave to send the child there.
The two of them followed Yan Zi's father into the donkey cart, chatting and laughing on the way.
"Niannian, why do I always get so nervous when I hear about my grades? Yet, every time I take an exam, I never regret not studying hard. But as soon as the results come out, I regret it so much that I wish I could turn back time."
I wouldn’t say Xu Nian is very hardworking, but he is definitely not lazy either. He listens carefully to the teacher’s lectures and completes his homework carefully, but he has been troubled by “grades” for many years, so I can resonate with him.
"Who says it's not true? I'm different from you. I think I usually study well and do the exercises correctly. I don't know why I fail the exam."
The two girls each had their own troubles, and they didn't want to immerse themselves in this "pain", so they naturally talked about other interesting things.
For example, Xu Nian whispered the gossip he heard from his sister-in-law in Yanzi's ear. Yanzi said that educated youth would be coming soon, and there were far fewer of them now than in previous years.
Xu Nian was startled by what she said. She wasn't quite sure when the young intellectual that Qi Meiyue liked would come. She only knew that his name seemed to be Jiang Fan. She still had to calculate the time, which made her very worried.
Seeing Xu Nian frowning again, Xu Yan thought she was still thinking about her grades, and her mood instantly became depressed, which made Yanzi's father's ears quiet for a moment.
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