Hu Tou's college entrance examination is finally over.
After three years of hard work, he finally put a perfect end to his three-year high school career. Compared to the kids playing around during the summer vacation, he went through the process of estimating scores, checking grades, and applying for exams. Fortunately, the three years of hard work were not in vain, and the hard work was not in vain.
Hu Tou was successfully admitted to the Photography Department of the Film Academy.
The person that Hu Tou is most grateful to, besides the teachers in the school who have never given up on any of them, is Uncle Lan Sihai. If it weren't for Uncle Lan who pointed him in the right direction and allowed Hu Tou to become an art student, he really would not have been able to pass the exam.
But it was precisely because he changed to an art student that he was successfully admitted to the photography department, and he also successfully became the first college student in the compound.
Because he was a local student, Hu Tou received his admission letter very early, and everyone in the family circulated his admission letter. Tuan Tuan and Yuan Yuan looked at the admission letter and murmured, "So this is the admission letter."
Tiger Head said proudly: "Of course."
He was very proud and said, "I will be a college student in the future."
He was so proud that he was about to bubble with joy. He was the first fresh college graduate in their area.
Hu Tou was proud and elated. His father Zhuang Zhiyuan read it carefully several times and cried. He didn't get into college that year, but his son finally did it. It's true that the disciple is better than the master, it's true that the waves behind push the waves ahead, it's true that... I have no words.
He cried with excitement, and so did Leung Mei-fun. They both failed the college entrance exam, but now when they look at their son, they just think that his son is really great. Leung Mei-fun actually didn't have much hope in her heart. Although she was looking forward to her son's college entrance exam, they also saw his achievements over the years. She really couldn't convince herself. But she didn't expect that there would be a ray of hope after all the difficulties.
She muttered, "May our ancestors bless us. This is really a blessing from our ancestors. I told you that the Little Leiyin Temple in the south of the city is useful. It's true. I have to go and pay my respects there again."
Zhuang Zhiyuan: "What nonsense."
This feudal superstition is unacceptable.
It's still my son's own effort.
He patted his son's shoulder vigorously and said, "Not bad, you are worthy of being my son!"
Hu Tou staggered after being hit.
Zhuang Zhixi rescued Hutou, who was about to be beaten down by his father, and said, "Brother, are you going out to set off the firecrackers?" Zhuang Zhiyuan: "Yes, yes, I'll go out to set off the firecrackers."
He went out quickly, firecrackers popped, and everyone in the yard gathered together, feeling very proud.
Aunt Zhou pushed her grandson Qijin and said, "Qijin, go touch your brother Hutou's butt and share his good fortune. Then we can also get into a university."
Xiao Qijin was very confused and asked: "Why is it the buttocks?"
Aunt Zhou: "Because it works with one butt."
Xiao Qijin was embarrassed for a moment, then silently lingered next to Hutou, who generously said, "Feel free to touch me!"
Xiao Qijin: “…” I don’t really want to touch it, but it sounds very auspicious.
He hesitated, and Yuanyuan immediately said, "Hand in hand, brother, let's hold hands!"
Xiao Qijin immediately breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Can we hold hands?"
Yuanyuan said seriously: "Of course, let's hold hands and pass on good luck!"
Xiao Qijin's eyes lit up and he immediately felt that this made sense.
He hurried forward: "I want to hold hands."
"I want one too."
Several little guys came forward to pull Hutou. Who knows how much trouble these kids have been doing during the summer vacation. None of them are good kids. Hutou held hands with a group of kids, and then looked at his own hands, which were dark!
The corners of his mouth twitched, and he said, "What did you do?"
Yuanyuan said innocently: "I didn't do anything."
As soon as she finished speaking, she saw her grandfather and her father had already started distributing candies to everyone. Yuanyuan immediately rushed out and shouted, "There are candies!"
Li Zhenzhen, Bai Qingqing and other little girls rushed forward.
Zhuang Zhixi: “Yes, all of them!”
After seeing the admission score, they knew that Hu Tou was almost certain to be admitted. Zhao Guihua had already bought some candies and kept them at home, waiting to give them out when they received the admission letter. Zhuang Zhiyuan was so happy that he was incoherent and dazed.
The task of distributing candies was done by Zhuang Laonian and Zhuang Zhixi.
The two were really happy. Zhuang Laonian was still bragging: "My child is a literary star!"
"Grandpa, I want candy!" Tuantuan asked for candy from his father, and then asked for it from his grandfather. He wanted to eat from two families.
Zhuang Laonian: "Give it to me, give it to me. I'll give it all to you."
For such a happy event, not only the children, but also the adults came over to share in the joy. No one knew what an art student was or not, they just knew that Hu Tou had been admitted to university.
Zhao Guihua bought a lot of candies. She was not short of money, so she would not lose money on such a big event. Zhao Guihua was no less excited than others. In her previous life, Hu Tou did not get into college.
Being admitted to university means that the child is embarking on a completely different path. Zhuang Laonian naturally knew how much his wife had bought, and he didn't feel bad at all about giving it away. This usually frugal man didn't care about anything else when encountering such a great thing. He laughed heartily, and anyone who came near him would be happy.
He had worked in the machinery factory for decades and was about to retire. People around him knew him and came to congratulate him.
"Uncle Zhuang, your Hutou has saved you a lot of worries. There has never been a college student in our alley. You are the only one. I think your family knows how to educate children."
"I think this is also genetic. Zhuang Zhiyuan and his wife both graduated from high school. How normal is it for his children to be admitted to university? I haven't even graduated from elementary school. It's hard for my children to get into university!"
"If a young tree is not pruned, it will not grow straight. If it is taught more, it will learn to study hard."
“Ah, this…”
The Zhuang family doesn't have much experience in education, but that doesn't stop everyone from chattering.
"Xiao Zhuang, give me a piece of candy so I can share in the joy."
“You want it twice.”
"You are really nosy... I just want my eldest daughter to share in the good fortune, so my youngest daughter should also share in the good fortune, right?"
"You are really good at making excuses..."
Compared to the adults who were polite about the things, the children didn't care about that. They all carried candies and ran around happily in the alleys. This happy summer vacation life became even better because of the candies.
The kids wandering around here are all from this area. Even if they don't know each other, they are all familiar faces. The kids are holding candies and muttering, “It would be great if more people could get into college. It would be great if there were more people who could get into college every day.”
This way you can eat candy every day.
Aunt Yu brought her daughter and her family back from the hospital. Erlin lay on his father's shoulder, looking at everyone with envy, but he didn't dare to accept it.
Aunt Yu asked curiously, "What's going on?"
Since Aunt Yu's behavior of stealing underwear to make dolls is very hurtful to everyone and she doesn't even let the dogs in the alley go, she is not very popular here. But even though she is not popular, there are always people who answer this question when she asks it.
"The old man's Hu Tou has been admitted to university. Look, they just set off firecrackers and are handing out candy." The person who answered smiled and said, "Children, go get some to share in the good cheer."
Although Old Mrs. Yu is annoying, children are always right.
Old Lady Yu saw everyone going over to join in the fun and said jealously, "This is Zhao Guihua's trick again."
Even so, she was not polite and went straight over and said, "Come on, let's go and have some fun."
Old Mrs. Yu was very shameless. She came forward and said with a smile, "Congratulations! You've made it to the top of the list. This is great news. I, an old lady, have come to share in the joy."
Zhuang Laonian smiled and gave Aunt Yu a handful of candy, saying, "Come on, have some candy!"
Seeing the child looking at him timidly, swallowing his saliva but not daring to take it, he also grabbed a handful and stuffed it into the child's hands, saying, "Here! Here you go, little friend, be happy."
Little Erlin: “!!!”
He didn't expect someone would give him so many candies, his eyes widened and his face flushed with excitement. In the eyes of a child, this is a really good thing. If it weren't for the New Year, his family would never buy it.
Even during the Chinese New Year, his family would distribute the money according to the number of people. The little boy looked at Zhuang Laonian with sparkling eyes.
Yu Xiaomei: "Why don't you thank Grandpa quickly?"
The child said shyly: "Thank you, Grandpa."
Zhuang Lao Nier: "Hey."
He said, "Come here, my little sister, and I'll catch some for you, too."
Yu Xiaomei was embarrassed and said, "No, no, we adults don't eat candy, we..."
Zhuang Zhixi: "Sister Yu, you take it, everyone has one. Our Hu Tou was admitted to university, and he is very happy."
Yu Xiaomei saw that everyone around her had some, but the adults basically didn't eat any of them. They took the candies and put them away, preparing to take them home to give to their children. Everyone took some, and Yu Xiaomei nodded silently and said, "Congratulations."
"My brother is amazing."
A soft voice sounded, Yu Xiaomei looked down and saw a delicate little girl smiling sweetly at her with a hint of boasting in her tone.
She said, “This is…”
Zhuang Zhixi: "My daughter."
He casually took his daughter in his arms and said, "This is Aunt Yu."
Yuanyuan called out in a clear voice: "Hello, Auntie!"
She swayed and broke free from her father's arms, saying, "Dad, I'm still busy and can't accompany you."
Zhuang Zhixi: "What are you doing now?"
"My grandma told us to go buy some spine bones so we can stew them for lunch."
She opened her little hands and showed the money to her father.
Zhuang Zhixi: "Then go ahead."
Yuanyuan: "I'm leaving now."
"Yuanyuan, hurry up!"
Several other children had already run out of the box, and even Ye Sitian, who was only six years old, followed in with her short legs, not falling behind at all.
Yuanyuan: “Here I come…”
The children ran away together, and Erlin looked back enviously.
Yu Xiaomei patted her son and said, "When you get better, go play with other kids."
They did not stay here for long and quickly returned to Yu's home. Because Yu Xiaomei came back to borrow money and help, the brothers of the Yu family no longer had any contact with the old man and the old lady, and they ignored Yu Xiaomei's family of three and did not talk to each other when they met.
Yu Xiaomei wanted to ease the situation, but no one paid any attention to her. They were all afraid that the money for the medical treatment was not enough and they would borrow money from them. Everyone who saw Yu Xiaomei had a bad face.
The other children in their family had moved away, and only the second child bought a house and lived in the same yard with them. When the second child's wife saw these people coming back, she slammed the door.
Aunt Yu: "Humph, she seems to think that no one likes her."
She came in, took out all the candies and put them on the table, saying, "Put them away for the child, and let him eat one piece a day. I told you that you were a fool, and your brain was not sharp. Just now the old dealer was pretending to be a big shot and giving out candies, why didn't you hurry up and say something nice? What's the point of asking for more? Nice words don't cost money. You're just shameless, but how can shamelessness be eaten as food?"
Yu Xiaomei smiled and didn't refute.
Erlin, however, looked at the candies on the table and said in surprise: "So many candies."
His family doesn't buy so much candy during the Chinese New Year.
Old Mrs. Yu: "My dear, you should go too. It won't hurt to ask for more."
Old Man Yu: “This…”
Old Lady Yu: "Come on, I'll go with you."
She went to join in the fun and told her daughter, "Make lunch."
Yu Xiaomei: "Okay."
The two of them went out together. Old Mrs. Yu looked at the house next door and sighed, "This house was sold just like that. Alas."
Old Man Yu was also distressed, but he was frank: "We can't just watch the child die, after all, he is our family."
When they went to the hospital, the doctor explained very clearly that the disease was called something or other, and it was very serious, but although it was serious, it was treatable. If it wasn't treated, the child might not survive this year.
What else could they do? They couldn't just watch their child die like that.
Old Man Yu sighed and said, "None of our sons are reliable, and I don't expect my daughter and grandson to be reliable either. But human life is at stake, and I can't just watch it happen. We are all old and have sent our children away, and now I am going to watch my little sister's child die too? Forget it, let's save her. Besides, didn't we agree that this is the money my little sister lent us, and they will pay it back in the future..."
Old Lady Yu: "They are so poor, what can they pay back with?"
She mumbled something, and Old Man Yu turned to look at her and said, "Then you took the initiative to offer to cure it?"
Mrs. Yu was a little embarrassed, and then she said stubbornly: "I think he looks like a treasure mountain!"
Old man Yu exposed the old lady and said, "You are talking nonsense. Erlin is not like Baoshan at all. You are so hard-mouthed. If you are soft-hearted, just say so! I am soft-hearted too. You said he is so small and pitiful. I have never seen a four-year-old child so skinny. Look at Ye Sitian, who is only two years older than him, but is a head taller than him. It is really pitiful. This child was born with a hard life, but no matter how hard his life is, we can't let him die like this, right? Forget it, save him. No matter whether the child has a conscience or not, save his life first. We can talk about other things later."
“Who says it’s not?”
Old Mrs. Ye sighed, and then said, "My dear, no matter how thin my younger sister was at home, she was never like this. What kind of man did she marry to make her life like this? These wives all live in the city and enjoy a good life, but my daughter is suffering in the countryside. It's really fucked up to think about it..." Even if she didn't value her daughter, she was her own daughter, and her daughter-in-law was an outsider.
"This time when they come back, go to the street office and get them a temporary residence permit so they can stay."
"OK!"
The two people were walking in front, but they didn't expect that Yu Xiaomei was not far behind them.
Her mother asked her to cook, and she wanted to chase after them and ask what to cook, after all, she was not the one who made the decision here. But she was caught off guard and heard the two old people say this. She stayed where she was, and then her eyes turned red silently. Because of the loan, her husband's relatives all stayed away, fearing that they would be contaminated by her family.
She also understood that she was afraid of borrowing money. No family was rich these days, and her husband's brothers no longer had any contact with her family. This time, she went out to see a doctor for her child and couldn't take her eldest daughter with her. She had to persuade her mother-in-law to leave her with her. She was very hesitant about the future, but unexpectedly, there was a ray of hope.
In fact, she also knew that the rent of these two houses was her parents' source of income. If they sold the houses, they would have nothing. But she had no choice but to watch her parents do this selfishly.
She turned around and went home silently. Her man looked at her dazed look and asked, "What's wrong?"
Yu Xiaomei raised her head and said, "I just think that my parents have a hard time too."
Yu Xiaomei's husband is Yang Shulin. He actually understands his wife's feelings. After all, the old couple sold their house to pay for their child's medical treatment, which his parents could not do. He is particularly grateful to the old people. No matter how much they ignored his wife in the past, when human life was at stake and everyone said to give up, they were still determined to treat the disease.
This was enough to move Yang Shulin beyond words.
He said seriously: "Let's treat their illness well and provide them with care in the future."
Yu Xiaomei: "Well, we must work hard to live, and when the child is well in the future, we will return the money to our parents."
"good."
Yu Xiaomei regained her spirits and asked, "Where's Erlin?"
"I'm tired and I'm going to sleep. He was just counting the candies and said he was saving them for his sister."
Yu Xiaomei laughed.
Yang Shulin sighed: "The living standards of the people in this capital are really high. This is the first time I've seen sweets being given out like this. Other people's weddings don't even go like this."
Yu Xiaomei: "Anyone can get married, but not everyone can get into college. Besides, I heard that Aunt Zhao and her friends are setting up stalls. Many people on this street do this. I also heard my parents mutter that my second brother is also doing small business, so he can save money to buy a house."
Their village is relatively remote. Although the policy has changed for several years, it is not as lively as the capital. They still sell things secretly and everyone prefers to exchange with each other, which is not like here.
Wow, there are quite a few people setting up stalls and shouting in front of the train station entrance.
He started to talk, and Yu Xiaomei suddenly said, "Why don't we set up a stall too?"
She said, "I'll take care of the child, and my mom can help. We don't need so many people. Why don't you set up a stall? We can't rely on the money from my parents selling the house. And you've heard from the doctor that if we want to be more comfortable, we need to prepare at least a thousand. In fact, it's not enough now. We can find a way to make some money and pay for the child's medical treatment. What do you think?"
The more she talked, the better she felt. She continued, "We didn't have any connections before. We only knew how to farm for money. It was very difficult to save enough for the children's medical expenses. But there are many connections in the capital. Everyone can do it, so why can't we?"
Yang Shulin: “Ah, this…”
He thought about it and inexplicably felt that what his wife said seemed to make sense.
He nodded: "Then what do we do?"
Yu Xiaomei: "Wait for me to ask my mom. She has lived here longer, so she will definitely understand better."
But before the old couple came back, Yu Xiaomei suddenly had an idea. She slapped her thigh and said, "I know. We can sell burritos. We can push a cart in front of the hospital. This will definitely sell well. The pancakes you make are the best."
Yang Shulin: "Ah... well, can I do this?"
Yu Xiaomei nodded vigorously: "You can definitely do it."
She said, "Look, there are people selling food outside the hospital. Why don't we go there too? Isn't that convenient? Erlin will be hospitalized in a few days. When the time comes, you can find someone outside the hospital. I can come over and ask you for help if you need anything. What do you think?"
The more she thought about it, the more appropriate it seemed, and she couldn't help but spin in circles.
Yang Shulin: "Okay, this seems to be feasible. Let's ask my father-in-law and mother-in-law later."
"good."
Yu Xiaomei couldn't help fantasizing and said, "When our Erlin gets better and we make some money, we will bring our daughter over as well. Then we will let them all study in the city..."
Yang Shulin smiled and said, "Your idea is quite good. Where should we live?"
Yu Xiaomei: "We work hard and buy a house for ourselves."
Yang Shulin only laughed at his wife's big heart, but he also thought it was good that she thought this way. Ever since the second child was born, he was in poor health, and their family was constantly in and out of the hospital. The family was penniless and even had foreign debts. His wife had a bitter face all day long.
If it weren't for the older girl, she would have said she wanted to jump into the river with the second child in her arms.
No matter what happened, she always thought about the bad side, but now everything is finally okay. It's good that she can think about the good side.
Yang Shulin: "Then let's work harder. Why don't I make some pancakes at noon today and let my father-in-law and mother-in-law see how it goes."
"OK!"
This is how people are. Once they have ideas about the future, they become more energetic.
After Old Man and Old Lady Yu came back, they listened to Little Sister Yu's idea without hesitation and nod in agreement. They lived here and watched busy. They also felt itchy in their hearts.
Old Man Yu: "I will make pancakes with you, old lady, you and my little sister take care of the children, we can divide the work and cooperate, how about that?"
Old Lady Yu: "That's fine, but we have to make it clear. When you make money, first you should use it to treat your child, and second you should pay it back to us. We borrowed the money, so we can't just ignore it. Only after you pay it back will it be yours."
Yu Xiaomei and her husband nodded immediately.
Mrs. Yu: “That’s about right.”
She said, "The most impressive place on our street is No. 44 Courtyard. They are very capable and do business all day long. I think Wang Zizhen is also very busy. You can ask my neighbors over there to see what experience they have."
Yu Xiaomei: "Ah, can they tell us?"
This is a big money-making thing.
Aunt Yu: “This should be possible.”
She said: "We don't do business with them, and we're not competing with them, so there's nothing wrong with asking them."
Aunt Yu felt that being thick-skinned was not a big deal, and being thick-skinned made one strong. But Zhao Guihua and Aunt Zhou didn't get along well back then, but now they can still do business together? So she felt that she just needed to be more sincere.
After all, who doesn't make mistakes?
Besides, she didn't really do anything, she just stole random things and made dolls to curse others. Feudal superstition kills people, you say he cursed a lot, but others are getting better and better, but she herself was imprisoned and educated for several years.
It's really embarrassing to talk about it. Others were sent to prison for serious crimes, but she was the only one who stole pants, socks, and rags for feudal superstition. It's really embarrassing to think about it.
She said, "It's okay, you come with me."
Yu Xiaomei: "Okay."
Yu Xiaomei hasn't been back for a long time. She feels very unfamiliar with this city. Even though she grew up here, she still feels that everywhere is unfamiliar, even her neighbors.
Whether it is this city or the people, they are changing very fast. Let's not talk about other things, just take the Zhuang family. She was very impressed when she met Zhuang Zhixi today. When she went to the countryside, Zhuang Zhixi was still a senior high school student.
Now the children in Zhuang Zhixi's family are all grown up.
"Is there only one child in Xiaozhuang's family?"
"No, he has two children, a boy and a girl, and a son. Both of his children are very smart." Aunt Yu gave a fair evaluation.
Yu Xiaomei: "You know all this."
Aunt Yu: "Well, I have eyes. Besides, his children have good grades. Okay, let's not talk about them. Let's go. I'll take you there."
"good."
The mother and daughter went out together and saw children setting off firecrackers in the alley. Aunt Yu said, "Why are they setting off firecrackers again?"
"Zhou Qun bought it. They said they wanted to liven it up."
Someone added casually, and Aunt Yu led her daughter into Yard No. 44.
Tuan Tuan took a look and said, "Why are they here?"
Their family has no contact with Aunt Yu's family.
Yuanyuan immediately said: "I'll go eavesdrop."
This little girl has inherited some of the family traditions and loves gossip.
Li Zhenzhen: "I'll go too, I'll go too."
Two little girls ran in hand in hand, and ran out a few moments later, saying, "They are going to set up a stall. Come over and learn from their experience."
"Set up a stall."
Tuan Tuan sighed: "The adults are busy making money."
"Of course adults are busy making money. Only when adults make money can we children wear new clothes and eat meat." Xiao Qijin understood very well.
Tuan Tuan's eyes twinkled and he said, "We can actually make money too."
Several children looked at him in unison, and Tuan Tuan said, "Anyway, we are on summer vacation now, and there is nothing else to do except doing homework, practicing martial arts, and going to the Children's Palace. Why not make some money?"
Even though children have a lot to do, they still have plenty of time.
Take studying for example, they study together for three hours every morning, and they can take a half-hour break in between, so it's actually two and a half hours. Other activities are not available every day, and they don't study for the whole afternoon, so there is still a lot of time for playing.
"So what do we do?"
Li Zhenzhen was a little confused and said, "We don't know how to sell anything, and we don't know how to make delicious food."
Tuantuan: "Let's catch the cicada!"
"Huh?"
Everyone looked at him, and Tuan Tuan said, "We caught cicadas and sold them. Last time I went to Uncle's place to practice martial arts, I saw a small restaurant near their house that bought these."
He is a very careful child and is very observant of life.
"If others can sell them, we can sell them too. Let's catch the cicadas and sell them together, and then divide the money. What do you think?"
"I think it's good."
“I think it’s good too.”
The children immediately reached a consensus. It was a hot summer day, and they caught cicadas every day. If they could exchange them for money, wouldn't that be even better? The children became enthusiastic.
Ye Siyuan immediately said, "There are many trees in the grove, and there are the most cicadas."
"Yes, my mom and I went fishing, it was so noisy." Ye Sitian, who had a three-head body, also interrupted to express her opinion.
Tuantuan: "That's settled then."
"Wait a minute." Yuanyuan raised her hand and asked, "Brother, should we do this secretly or tell the adults?"
Tuan Tuan: “What do you think?”
Xiao Qijin: "Of course we did it ourselves. We couldn't let the adults know. If we did, they would definitely say we were not doing our job properly."
Bai Qingqing nodded quickly: "My mother said that the most important thing for children is to study. If she knew that we were making money, she would definitely criticize me."
"Don't tell me, this is our secret." Ye Sijia also spoke.
Li Zhenzhen: "Then don't tell me. My brothers all save their own money, so I want to save my own money too."
Tuan Tuan: "Then don't say it."
He quickly made a decision and said, "This is our secret!"
"Yes, a secret!"
Every little face was extremely excited, as they also had secrets.
Ye Sitian was yelling at the side, and Li Zhenzhen poked the little sister and said, "You are not allowed to say anything either."
Ye Sitian puffed out her chest: "I can't!"
Super loud! "Then why don't we go now?"
I have nothing to do anyway.
"Walk!"
The children quickly brought their own equipment. Except for the youngest, Ye Sitian, the others all used their own cicada catching nets. Everyone held their heads high and led the team. He held little Sitian's hand and said, "You are still young and can't catch them, but we will share with you. Because we are a team, everyone is a part of it."
"right."
Xiao Sitian smiled and said, "I will be very awesome when I grow up."
Ye Siyuan and Ye Sijia looked at their sister with worry, expressing deep doubt. My little sister looks a little stupid.
But Tuan Tuan is a big brother who is very good at comforting people. He said: "I also think you will be very good when you grow up. My sister was not good at that when she was young, but she is very good now."
Yuanyuan nodded: "I can also climb trees."
Xiao Sitian quickly asked: "Sister Yuanyuan, will I be able to climb trees when I grow up?"
Yuanyuan: “…Is it true?”
She can climb trees, isn't it because she learned martial arts?
She looked at her brother, who shook his head at her. Yuanyuan decisively gave the contact signal, fooling her little sister. She was very good at it: "You can do it when you grow up."
Xiao Sitian immediately became happy and walked swayingly like a little duck.
Xiao Qijin looked at the little girl and whispered to Bai Qingqing: "This...she is so stupid, can she really become smart when she grows up?"
Yuanyuan was clearly just trying to please her.
Bai Qingqing: "...you know a lot."
Xiao Qijin: “…”
Li Zhenzhen walked in front with great interest, and said in a loud voice: "Tuan Tuan, can this be sold for a lot of money?"
Tuan Tuan: "One pound can be sold for one yuan, but one pound of cicadas is a lot to catch."
These days, one dollar is a lot of money.
This is more for their children, but for wealthy families, one dollar is not a lot. It depends on who you are paying attention to.
Li Zhenzhen: "There are so many of us, each person can only get a small amount."
She pursed her lips.
Tuan Tuan was very calm. He said, "Because we are children. We can't set up a stall to sell old man's shirts. People won't believe us. Children can only do what children should do. Besides, it's hard for adults to make money."
He knew that his father and the others had worked very hard.
His father has to set up a stall after get off work every day and doesn't come back until the evening.
Li Zhenzhen thought about it and nodded: "That's right."
Yuanyuan: "We will start by making small amounts of money, and then we will make big money little by little. When we grow up, we will be able to make a lot of money."
Li Zhenzhen: "You are right. If I make money, I will put it in my piggy bank."
"Me too."
"Me too."
Each of them has a piggy bank, which was given to them by Grandpa Lan. Grandpa Lan came back from Jinling and brought gifts to each of them. Each child has a piggy bank. Although they are all piggy banks, each one is a little different. Everyone likes their gifts very much.
Xiao Qijin: "I want to feed my piggy bank, and when I grow up I will buy myself a bicycle."
Yuanyuan immediately said, "My dad said that he would buy us bicycles when my brother and I are in junior high school."
"Ah!" Xiao Qijin said quickly, "Then I want to go home and tell my parents too."
"Me too, me too."
The children quickly arrived at the grove. There were many cicadas in the grove, and everyone immediately got busy.
Although they are all children in their teens, they are experts in catching cicadas.
But they are not the only ones here, there are other children too. There are only so many games in summer, and children like catching cicadas very much. After catching them, they can roast them and eat them. Even if they are only small pieces, they still get to eat the meat.
No child can resist the temptation of meat.
Although there were many children, they did not fight over the land. Although they were small, they also had their own territories. This area was close to them, so all the children from the machinery factory’s staff quarters were here, and they were considered “their own people”.
"Tuantuan, we are going to the suburbs tomorrow, do you want to go?" other children shouted.
We are not only neighbors, but also basically classmates, so we are familiar with each other.
Tuantuan shook his head and said, "I have to go to my master's place tomorrow, and I have to learn piano in the afternoon."
"You are too busy..."
Tuan Tuan: "My dad said that we should learn for fun. If we don't want to learn, then we don't have to. But I want to learn."
They don't learn a lot.
Learning martial arts is a must. Mom can do it. Wouldn't it be embarrassing for them? And they also want to be as good as their mom. As for learning piano, they all want to learn the same talent. Although everyone complains sometimes, no one is willing to give up.
The children all know how to do it, so it would be useless if I don’t know how to do it.
Don't underestimate them because they are small, they are very good at competing secretly.
Tuantuan: "You guys go and have fun."
"Let's do it together next time."
"OK."
After everyone discussed it, the other group of kids left together. Xiao Sitian came to Tuantuan and said, "Brother Tuantuan, you guys will take me with you when you go out to play, right?"
round and round:"……"
When going to the suburbs, I really don't want to bring you, my little burden, with me.
Xiao Sitian acted coquettishly and softly: "You will bring the baby with you, right?"
She pointed at herself and called herself baby.
Hiss! All the children rubbed their arms instantly, and they all felt a little tingling on their scalps.
Tuan Tuan: “Yes!”
Xiao Sitian: "Brother Tuan Tuan is the best."
Ye Siyuan and Ye Sijia: “Haha!”
This unreliable sister.
Li Zhenzhen: "Yuanyuan, there are several cicadas here. They are so high that I can't reach them. Please climb the tree."
Yuanyuan: “Okay!”
Tuan Tuan: "Be careful!"
Yuanyuan: "Don't worry, Lady Yuanyuan never admits defeat."
She quickly climbed up the tree, looked down proudly from above, and said, "Comrades, I'm here!"
Bai Qingqing envied: "Yuanyuan is really amazing."
Yuanyuan's little tail was about to stand up, and she had completely forgotten that her mother didn't allow her to climb trees outside. But she thought it didn't matter, because she was not wearing a little skirt today. She was wearing a pair of pure cotton cropped pants, which was very convenient.
She sat on a tree branch and stretched out the bamboo pole. The net bag on the pole immediately caught the cicada. She pulled it back and put the cicada directly into her pocket for cicadas. The cicada kept chirping.
“There’s more here.”
Tuantuan looked at his sister sitting on the tree and said worriedly, "You better be careful, come down soon, don't be so stubborn."
"good!"
Yuanyuan thinks her brother is very noisy.
But she also knew that her brother cared about her. The little girl sat on the tree branch and felt that she was really capable.
Bai Qingqing said enviously: "Yuanyuan, can you see very far up there?"
Yuanyuan nodded: "You can see very far."
She pretended to look out and said, "Let me take a look~"
Suddenly, she stopped and said, "Huh?"
"What's wrong?"
"What do you see?"
Yuanyuan: "I saw Brother Jinlai, he was sneaky."
"Huh?"
Everyone became curious and quickly asked, "What is he doing?"
"Yeah yeah."
Although we can't see it with our own eyes, everyone is very curious.
Yuanyuan: "I'll wait and see."
Su Jinlai didn't know at this time that he had been spotted by others. He deliberately walked a little further away just because he didn't want to be seen. It was so difficult to be a man. Su Jinlai was obviously a man with a good personality and good looks, but now he was suffering.
Since the last time he was involved in Hu Huihui's matter, Hu Huihui hadn't looked for him for a long time. But Su Jinlai didn't dare to look for Hu Huihui, because this woman would bring strong men to teach people a lesson when they didn't agree with her, and Su Jinlai thought he was no match for her.
A gentleman uses his mouth, not his hands.
He is not a gentleman.
But what can he do? He can't beat them! Before Su Jin came, he could hang out with the gangsters on the street, but for some reason, the gangsters were caught. He was very happy at that time. There was only one word: It's what he deserved! It was because the gangsters didn't treat him as one of their own.
But the happier I was then, the sadder I feel now.
Because he found that he didn't know anyone except Heige's group. Even if he wanted to get something for nothing, no one would help him. It was really pitiful.
He had no source of income, and his mother had confiscated the money he had earned. It was a pity that he was such a young man, but he wasted his time and was almost fed up with food. So he stole a chicken from home and planned to eat it as a snack.
There was no way. It was not that he didn't want to steal from other people's homes, but she really couldn't do it.
He could see that if he stole from someone else's house, they would not let him off. The people in their yard were all very tough. Besides, what if they called the police? They were not like when he went to the countryside. The villagers really wanted to solve any problem by themselves and make a big deal out of it.
Their compound doesn't work, and neither do the people nearby. These people have been dealing with the police all year round.
There are so many bullshit issues in their area.
So much so that everyone is used to calling the police when there is something wrong.
So he really didn't dare to act rashly.
But stealing from your own home is different. Is stealing your own things considered stealing? No!
So he decided to attack his own family.
There are not many chickens in the yard recently. Every household used to raise chickens. But since we started doing business, no one has the time to take care of them. Basically, every household kills and eats the chickens.
Only his family, because his chickens are fed by Tong, it doesn't interfere with Yin's work, and his mother doesn't have to feed the chickens, so his chickens have always been fine. This is really... It's more and more annoying the more I look at it.
He was so greedy that his mouth was watering, so he simply stole his own chicken and planned to roast it.
Anyway, there are so many children around them, so we can just blame the ignorant kids when the time comes.
He chuckled, looking very proud.
Su Jinlai didn't dare to roast the chicken at the door of his house. If someone found out, his mother would get mad again. He didn't know what was wrong with his mother, but she was still in a bad mood. He walked away and planned to find a secluded place to have a good roast chicken.
He twisted the chicken's neck and stuffed it into his clothes, then ran out holding his "belly". He came to a grove of trees. He looked around and found a place that seemed hidden. He didn't go any further. If he went any further, there would be many children in the woods, and it would be bad if he was discovered.
He found a good place with good feng shui, took out the chicken from his arms, kissed it on the mouth, and said, "Delicious old hen, you work so hard to lay eggs every day, now you are finally free."
He lowered his head and began to hum a little tune while plucking the hair, very happy: "Today is a good day..."
How could he know that there was no one around him, and the place he chose was secluded enough, but there was someone standing high up and seeing far away. Yuanyuan watched Su Jinlai from a distance and reported to his friends in real time.
"Brother Jinlai is looking around furtively..."
"Brother Jinlai found a bush and squatted down. I wonder if he wants to poop..."
At this time, Tuan Tuan immediately interrupted Yuan Yuan: "Get down. You can't peek at boys pooping. Girls can't watch such disgusting scenes."
Yuanyuan: "Oh, eh... no, he didn't poop, he took out a chicken from his clothes."
Yuanyuan continued: "He kissed the chicken's mouth..."
"He started plucking..."
After hearing this, everyone understood that it was Brother Jinlai who got a chicken from somewhere and came here to eat it secretly. The children understood it immediately.
Tuantuan: "Which direction is he in?"
Yuanyuan pointed: "That's it, shall we go?"
Before Tuantuan could say anything, Qijin shouted, "Let's go over and take a look. He stole the chicken. We have to catch the chicken thief."
“Yes, yes, yes.”
Yuanyuan: "Wait for me, I'll come down."
She was very agile, like a little monkey, and quickly came down from the tree. The little girl quickly gathered together with everyone else. The children put the bamboo poles of the cicada nets on their shoulders and walked forward with big strides.
Tuantuan: "Let's keep our voices down so we don't get discovered."
"I know."
Several children ran towards the wind direction, which was not very far away, and soon everyone got close. At this time, Su Jinlai had finished plucking the hairs. He happily built a fire and started roasting them.
To be honest, he is a methodical person. He even brought salt with him and sprinkled it lightly on the roasted chicken, so that nothing was wasted. He took out a small bottle filled with soy sauce and hummed a little tune, becoming happier: "Today is a good day~"
Tuantuan, Yuanyuan and a group of other kids came over and lay down behind the tree, only to see Su Jinlai looking so proud that he was about to cross his legs.
The old hen wasn't roasted yet, so he took out an egg from his pocket. The hen had laid an egg when he killed it. He knocked it against a stone, then poured the raw egg into his mouth and shouted, "What a delight!"
He ate the eggs, lay down on the ground, and waited for the old hen to slowly roast. He looked up at the sky and said, "It would be great if there were good days like this every day."
After that, he said complacently: "Anyway, there is an old hen at home, which will be eaten tomorrow, and then we can rely on the children together, hehe!"
He felt that he was extremely clever and that no one had a brain as quick as his. He smiled happily and proudly.
But he didn't know that the kids watching around were furious. This brother Jinlai was really bad. He was bad enough for stealing the chicken, but he even tried to put the blame on them. He was the worst person in the world! It was him, it was him, it was him! Yuanyuan: "Brother, what should we do?"
Tuantuan immediately said, "Qijin, go to the grove and call the other children over. We'll catch him in the act and let him know that no child should be wrongly accused."
Xiao Qijin: "Okay."
Ye Sijia asked: "Why call for help? Can't we catch him? If we just hold him down now, we'll catch him red-handed!" Look, he can use words now.
This child is simple-minded but strong-limbed.
Tuan Tuan said earnestly, "He is an adult. We may not be able to beat him, and we are bringing younger children with us. We can't just fight him head-on. What if we get hurt? Let's call everyone over and surround him together. How can he beat more than ten or twenty children? We will have more people and more power by then."
Ye Sijia: "That's right."
Fortunately, the chicken was roasted very slowly. When a group of children came over, Su Jinlai came close and cooked it until it was only 80% done.
The smell of roast chicken made the children drool.
"Tuantuan, what's going on?"
Xiao Qijin didn't explain it very clearly.
Tuan Tuan: "This is our brother Su Jinlai from our courtyard. He stole an old hen from his own home and roasted it for food, and then he was going to blame it on us kids. He was going to blame it on the kids around us. Well, all of us are kids around us, so we kids would all be blamed, and that would not work. So I want us to stop him! Expose his true colors, and let Aunt Wang know that brother Jinlai is the chicken thief."
“How bad!”
"That's right, you big bad guy, we didn't steal at all!"
"Stealing is wrong. I know this but he doesn't know it. He is not a good person."
"That's right, why are you accusing me wrongly?"
"Let's go together."
"Yes, together!"
Tuantuan looked around and saw that there were more than 20 or nearly 30 children in the circle. They said, "Let's go!"
"Walk!"
The noisy movement of the children finally caught Su Jin's attention. He stood up and looked back. Oh no! A bunch of little brats!
He panicked all of a sudden: "You, you, you, what are you doing? Are you trying to steal my things?"
He also saw the children from his own compound.
He quickly said, "Tuan Tuan Qi Jin, what are you doing? If you do something bad, I will tell your parents."
He was good at scaring children. If he couldn't beat an adult, could he beat a child? "You are the bad guy!"
"Yes, you did something bad. You stole the chicken, and you want to blame it on us kids."
"We all know it. Don't think of doing bad things and blaming the kids. We are all good kids!"
"He's also turning the tables."
"Come back with us, we need to talk to Aunt Wang!"
"Let's go. We have to go back. Bring the roast chicken with you. We'll go back and talk it out."
Everyone chattered, Tuan Tuan said: "That's right, we kids can't be wrongly accused so easily."
Jin Lai looked at these little kids, the oldest of whom were only in the first grade of junior high school, and most of them were elementary school students. He was furious: "I eat my own chicken, I can eat wherever I like, it's none of your business, get out of my way. Otherwise I won't be polite, I'm going to beat you up. You little bastards dare to come here and show off your power, don't you know who you are, you are so bold. Do you believe I will beat you up?"
"You still want to fight? We are not afraid of you. There are so many of us, don't try to bully us!"
"That's it, don't even think about it!"
"We'll stop him, and you won't be able to escape."
The children, like the little monkeys in the Flower-Fruit Mountain, all blocked Su Jinlai. Su Jinlai: “Damn it…”
He said fiercely: "Do you want to be beaten?"
"If you hit anyone, I will tell my mother!" Yuanyuan said loudly. Her mother is very powerful!
Jin Lai: "I'm not afraid of your mother!"
That being said, it seems rather unsure.
There’s no way, I can’t beat him!
Not to mention Mingmei, he couldn't even beat his mother Wang Xiangxiu. He suspected that a lesbian like Wang Zizhen could even give him a face full of potato shreds.
Ah, no, he is a man, he is not afraid!
"Get out of my way. Get out of my way now! Otherwise I will do it. I really will."
“No!”
"That's right. We won't allow them. There are so many of us."
"Yes, we kids are also very capable..."
"If you dare to make a move, all of us kids will come together and beat you up!"
"Yes, I'll beat you up. We kids are not easy to bully."
Su Jinlai: "You you you..."
Seeing that he couldn't scare the monkeys, he took a deep breath and said, "I'm giving you this roasted chicken. Just stop making trouble here, okay?"
Upon hearing this, some children immediately began to swallow their saliva. There was nothing they could do because the roast chicken was so delicious.
Not everyone can afford this.
Tuantuan: "You did it on purpose. You wanted to drag us into this. If we eat your roasted chicken today, we can't explain ourselves anymore. You wanted to label us as chicken thieves. If we eat it, we'll have to bear this label in the future. You just said you still have a chicken at home. If you kill another one tomorrow, won't you be able to pin it on us? Then, not only your family, but also the people in the alley and even the surrounding courtyards will suspect us of being the ones who lost chickens. We kids are not that kind of people. Our teachers have taught us to be good people."
"Yes! You obviously did it on purpose. You have such a bad heart."
“How bad!”
"that is."
"He actually tried to trick us..."
"You are such a cunning adult!"
Su Jinlai: "... No, am I just too cunning or are you guys overthinking?"
He swore that he really didn't think so much, these kids were all like this! He thought too much, and he said that he was too cunning? He was really wronged. If he had that kind of mind, would he still steal his own chicken? He would have become a local hero long ago.
"I don't think so."
Tuantuan: "Who knows? If you are plotting against us, you certainly can't admit it."
"that is!"
Su Jinlai: “Ah! Ah!” He howled to the sky, feeling like a tiger in troubled times being bullied by dogs. He was trapped by a bunch of little idiots. He shouted: “Get out of the way!”
"No!"
"Then I..." Before he could finish his words, Jin Lai ran away. If he was pushed back by a group of brats, how could he still save face? It just so happened that today was the day when the Tiger Head Admission Notice came, and the whole compound was full of people...
Hey! He can't afford to lose that person.
He didn't even finish his words before he ran away. The children didn't react for a moment, but soon they shouted, "Don't run!"
"Chase!"
"Don't even think about escaping!"
Su Jinlai turned around and rubbed his eyelids, saying proudly: "Lululu! I can't catch it, I'm so angry~"
He was so angry that he turned around and continued to run. After running two steps, he suddenly screamed and fell to the ground. He turned around angrily and shouted, "Who! Who is it! Who the hell poked my butt with a bamboo pole!"
The children didn't answer at all. They rushed over and quickly sat him down, shouting, "Don't even think about escaping!"
"You are really not a good person. You still want to escape."
"Don't even think about running away."
"that is……"
Su Jinlai: "... Damn it... I can't live like this anymore."
A group of children, at least a dozen or twenty of them, sat on him, and Su Jinlai could not move at all.
He, he, he, he can’t even deal with a child?
He burst into tears.
Hu Huihui beat him, his mother beat him, the neighbors didn't treat him well, and now even the kids can bully him. Didn't he just want to eat a roast chicken? Didn't he just want to pass on the blame? He, he, he, he, he is so miserable!
Su Jinlai burst into tears: "You are too much of a bully..."
The children were all stunned by his crying.
This bad guy, the bad guy cries when he can't beat him? Is this okay? Tuan Tuan asked rationally: "If you can't be tough, then you have to be soft? If you can't escape, you cry, make a scene, and then hang yourself? Because we are children, we will definitely be soft-hearted?"
Yuanyuan suddenly realized: "Another trick?"
The children were really furious now.
Everyone was very angry: "How could you do this?"
"You just play tricks on children. We are not so easily fooled."
"I have never seen a worse adult than you!"
"We absolutely cannot let you go."
Su Jinlai listened to everyone chattering and felt more aggrieved. He cried even louder. He, he, he, he didn't think so much!
The minds of today's children are so complicated! Too complicated!
(End of this chapter)
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