The kids are having a great time during the summer vacation.
Since the holiday, I have been busier than school. Every day I have to carry a small net bag to catch cicadas. The children think they are doing it secretly, but the parents already know it. However, they did not expose the children.
Children should also have their own "little secrets". Everyone is the same when they are young.
The kids have sold twice and their confidence has soared.
Although mom and dad would also give pocket money, it was different from earning money by themselves, and the children's faces were all flushed with excitement.
You know, this is their own money.
Everyone is very happy and goes out on time at noon every day.
In the morning? I have to study in the morning.
The children were not afraid of the sun either. They went out in the hot sun. The children came out together and came to the gate of the neighboring courtyard and called out, "Ye Siyuan."
The three brothers and sisters of the Ye family came running out, extremely anxious: "Here they come!"
Wang Zizhen looked at the children's anxious look and said, "Eat earlier next time so as not to interrupt your play."
Several children grinned with joy.
A few children gathered and were about to leave when they saw Erlin's parents hurried out. They looked flustered. Yuanyuan asked curiously, "Aunt, what are you doing?"
Yu Xiaomei was panicking at this moment. She said, "I'm going to the train station to pick up the kids."
She didn't bother to talk more to the child and hurriedly ran onto the bus. Yuanyuan: "Aunt Yu, are you going to pick up Erlin's sister?"
She murmured to the children around her, and they shook their heads, saying that no one knew. But Tuantuan said, "That should be the case. It seems that there are no other children in his family."
Yuanyuan was very puzzled and asked, "Did the child come here by car alone?"
Everyone was silent for a moment, and then said, "I don't think so."
"Children can't ride in a car by themselves."
"that is."
Tuantuan: "Should we go catch cicadas or play in the alley? We can see later whether Aunt Yu is here to pick up Sister Erlin."
Li Zhenzhen: “Catch the cicada!”
She said enthusiastically: "I want to save money."
"Saving money?"
Li Zhenzhen puffed out her chest proudly and said, "I want to save a lot of money and buy myself a house."
Oh no!
The children were all shocked. How could you be so capable? You actually want to buy a house!
This is a very big ideal.
Yuanyuan's eyes were round and round as she said, "You actually want to buy a house. This is so expensive."
Li Zhenzhen nodded: "So I have to start saving money when I'm young, so that when I grow up I can have a lot of money."
"Sister Zhenzhen, why do you want to buy a house?" Xiao Sitian scratched her head, not understanding at all. "You already have a place to live."
Li Zhenzhen: "But my family doesn't have enough space. My two brothers are renting houses outside now." Li Zhenzhen counted on her fingers and said: "My grandparents said that if they find a suitable house, they will buy it for my brothers. They didn't say they would buy one for me, so I have to save money to buy one for myself."
Yuanyuan pursed her lips.
She said, "Don't they buy it for you?"
Li Zhenzhen: "I didn't say I wouldn't buy it for me, but I didn't say I would buy it for me either."
She didn't know whether she would buy one for herself, so she had to save money herself, but houses were so expensive, so expensive.
Tuantuan looked at her and said, "I think your parents will buy it for you. They didn't tell you about it now because you are still a child. Children still need a long time to grow up, so there is no rush. But your two brothers are adults, so they are more anxious."
Li Zhenzhen secretly told her friends: "Actually, my brother is not anxious. My eldest brother was not anxious at first. My second brother... my second brother was anxious before, but now my brother said that women are tigers. Only my grandparents, parents and mother are anxious."
The little girl spread her hands: "I don't know why."
Yuanyuan said immediately: "I know, I know. It's the emperor who is not anxious, but the eunuch."
Children: “…”
Li Zhenzhen: "Don't say my parents are eunuchs."
Yuanyuan said softly: "I am just a metaphor, a metaphor."
She said, "Let's go catch cicadas. I also want to save money."
"What are you saving money for?"
Yuanyuan: "I want to save money to buy a badminton racket so that I can play badminton in the future."
The children's eyes lit up when they heard this idea. Li Zhenzhen immediately said, "That's great! I'll save money to buy badminton!"
Tuantuan: "Aren't you going to buy a house?"
Li Zhenzhen didn't care at all. She waved her hand and said, "But a house costs a lot of money. Don't worry. I want to buy badminton first. After I buy the badminton, I will save money to buy a house."
Several children: "..."
That's okay. That's okay.
Tuantuan: "Actually, I want to buy something too. I want to buy a basketball. My grandma said that playing basketball is a good exercise and can help you grow taller. And if it's a basketball, everyone can play together, which is very convenient."
"Ah? Then what should I buy? You all want to buy something, what should I buy?" Ye Sijia panicked, feeling that he was a little behind. He asked, "Brother, do you want to buy anything?"
Ye Siyuan: "I want to save money and buy a roast duck for my parents' birthdays."
Ye Sijia: "Ah, then let's take the money together, so I can get a share too."
Xiao Sitian was only six years old, but she also came forward: "And me."
Everyone said what they wanted to do, and then all looked at Xiao Qijin. Xiao Qijin hesitated for a moment and said, "I want to buy a skirt for Qingqing as a gift."
Death stare.
Li Zhenzhen, Zhuang Yuanyuan and Xiao Sitian, the three girls stared at Xiao Qijin. They are all friends, but you have double standards, don't you? When we celebrated our birthdays, you didn't say you wanted to give us a little skirt.
Li Zhenzhen put her hands on her hips: "Am I not your best friend?"
Xiao Qijin: "...you all are."
"Then why is Qingqing special?"
"That's right."
Bai Qingqing was very happy and said, "Seven pounds is the best."
Xiao Qijin raised his chin and said, "Yuanyuan has a brother, Sitian has a brother, Zhenzhen also has a brother, your brothers will buy it for you. Only Qingqing doesn't have a brother, and I don't have a sister either, so of course I will buy it for Qingqing!"
Bai Qingqing: "That's right, I save money to buy sneakers for Qi Jin."
Li Zhenzhen: “…It seems to make some sense.”
Yuanyuan muttered, "But it doesn't make that much sense."
Ye Sitian looked at Siyuan and Sijia eagerly, and said softly, "Brother, I also want a nice little skirt..."
What else can I do as a brother?
The two little boys suddenly felt that their burden had become heavier.
"After I buy the cake, I'll save up money to buy you a little skirt."
Ye Sitian nodded vigorously immediately.
Ye Sijia muttered in her throat: "I want new sneakers too..."
The voice was so small that it was almost inaudible. He looked down at his three-head-tall, little carrot-head sister and said nothing in sorrow. Forget it, he couldn't count on such a small sister... His sister was even poorer than he was.
Yuanyuan also looked at Tuantuan quietly, and Tuantuan said firmly: "Brother will definitely save money to buy it for you!"
Yuanyuan laughed immediately.
Tuan Tuan clenched his fist and said, "Comrades, we kids are so short of money, we can't waste any time, let's go!"
"Let's go!"
Everybody left chattering together, and at this time Yu Xiaomei and her husband were about to arrive at the station. She had never thought that her daughter would be so bold as to run away from home. She was now very nervous. It took several days to get here by train, and she didn't dare to imagine how her daughter had gotten all the way here.
She didn't even know why her daughter ran away from home and her hometown didn't contact her.
Full of worries and doubts, she hurried to the train station like a headless fly.
Yang Shulin followed his wife, but he was not as responsible as Yu Xiaomei. The two asked for directions and finally found the office. As soon as they entered the door, Yu Xiaomei saw her daughter. Her daughter was much thinner than when they left home. There were scabs on her face, her clothes smelled sour, and her hair was messy, even worse than a beggar.
"Xing'er!" Yu Xiaomei called out as soon as she saw her daughter and ran over immediately. The little girl had been sitting on a chair, being very cautious. When she heard her mother's voice, she stood up quickly and was hugged before she could move any more.
Yu Xiaomei hugged her daughter and burst into tears, crying, "How can you be so ignorant? You sneaked here, what if something happens? Are you trying to scare your mother to death?"
The little girl was very nervous all the way, and she couldn't bear it when she saw her relatives and burst into tears.
The mother and daughter left crying. The father Yang Shulin also cried. He rubbed his eyes and shed tears. It was heartbreaking to see this family.
Yu Xiaomei was still howling: "You damn child, what if you get lost! If you get lost, won't it cost your mother her life? How can you be so ignorant, ah!"
She slapped the child hard on the buttocks: "Will you do this again in the future? Tell me, will you dare to do it again in the future?"
The little girl was beaten and cried even harder, but she hugged Yu Xiaomei's neck and refused to let go. Yu Xiaomei said: "How can you be so bold, kid? Who do you look like to be so brave?"
He got hit on the butt several more times.
The little girl cried loudly, and the people around her tried to persuade her: "Sister, please stop beating the child. The child has suffered a lot on the way. Take her home quickly."
Yu Xiaomei: "Thank you, thank you."
Only then did she react and quickly stood up and bowed to everyone.
"It's okay, it's okay. Serving the people is what we should do."
"That's right. Anyone who sees such a tiny little girl should help. Big sister, your little girl is really smart. If she didn't remember your address, we wouldn't be able to find you."
"Thanks to Brother Zhuang, I was able to find you so quickly."
At this time, Yu Xiaomei also looked at Zhuang Zhiyuan in the room. Yes, it was Zhuang Zhiyuan.
If you think about it, it was really fortunate that they met Zhuang Zhiyuan, otherwise, it would not be a short matter for them to find the little girl's relatives.
It turned out that after the little girl Xing'er ran away from home, their village chief still reported the case, but because it was already delayed for nearly a day and a night, it was difficult to track down. No one could be sure that the little girl could really sneak onto the train to Sijiu City, so in addition to notifying all the trains passing by to check, they also started searching locally. At that time, the country was not so developed, and it was not easy to find someone. And no one expected that Xing'er had already boarded the train in advance. So she was not found at all.
It's not that the village chief didn't want to contact Yu Xiaomei and her husband, but he didn't know how to contact them. They didn't have Yu Xiaomei's address in the old city. In fact, Yu Xiaomei was an educated youth who went to the countryside, and her natal address had not changed. If you really want to find her, you can still find her. But no one has gone to the countryside in recent years. For example, the educated youth office in their small place is in name only. Yu Xiaomei went to the countryside in the 1960s. More than ten years have passed, and it is not easy to look through the files. The village chief didn't expect this, so he couldn't contact her at all.
Yu Xiaomei and her husband had no idea that their daughter had gone out.
After the little girl got on the train to the capital, she was able to get by on her own. She was small, and although many people saw her squatting in the corner, no one took it seriously. They all thought she was with her parents. After all, it was unthinkable for a child of that age to go out alone.
On the first day, the little girl only ate one steamed corn bread. On the second day, she was so hungry that she met a soldier who gave her a pancake. She persisted for most of the day, fearing that people would think something was wrong with her, so she changed carriages.
The train attendant discovered something was wrong with her on the evening of the next day. Although there were many people on the train, the train attendants were always more sensitive than ordinary passengers. They found that the little girl was suspected to be alone and took her to the lounge.
The little girl didn't say which station she got on the train, she just said that she was going to the capital to visit her parents. It would take more than a day to reach the capital, and she refused to tell anyone about the situation at home if she was left at a station where she was unfamiliar with. So she simply continued on her way and arrived in Sijiucheng.
In fact, the little girl was only eight years old and did not remember the address of her mother's mother's house. She only remembered three words: Xinghuali.
Because her mother was born in Xinghuali, she was named Xing'er.
If it is true, it is really hard to find. It is just a place name and nothing else. It is hard to find people. But fortunately, the little girl said Xinghuali, not other places.
Because if it was somewhere else, it would be really hard to find, like if you were looking for Plum Blossom Lane, where would you find it? Such a small place name is not easy to find. But, but it happened to be Xinghuali.
This apricot blossom is quite famous.
You know, in the past few years, when people came to the capital to visit relatives, they would go to Xinghuali specifically to see the haunted toilet full of "stories".
Really, it’s famous.
What's more, the people there are also famous, so everyone is familiar with this place.
When the staff at the station heard that the little girl's grandmother's home was in Xinghuali, they immediately thought of Zhuang Zhiyuan. Zhuang Zhiyuan lived in Xinghuali, and they had attended a graduation banquet there a few days ago.
It just so happened that Zhuang Zhiyuan had not been out driving recently, so someone asked Zhuang Zhiyuan to come over.
Because they were at the station, the girl wasn't as defensive as she was on the train, and she quickly explained her parents' situation.
"My father's name is Yang Shulin, my mother's name is Yu Xiaomei, my mother is an educated youth, my brother is sick, and my parents brought him to ask grandma for money for medical treatment. I only know that they live in Xinghua." Although the little girl said a lot, it is not so easy to find someone now. The little girl also clutched her clothes tightly, she was very nervous, and looked at Zhuang Zhiyuan pitifully.
However, Zhuang Zhiyuan didn't expect that he actually knew him. He asked, "Your brother's name is Erlin, right?"
The little girl's eyes lit up, and she nodded quickly, saying excitedly, "Yes, yes, he is sick."
She immediately grabbed Zhuang Zhiyuan's clothes and said, "Uncle, do you know where my parents are? Is my brother okay? Are they all here?"
Zhuang Zhiyuan: “All are here.”
He said, "Wait for me to ask your mother to pick you up."
Zhuang Zhiyuan was quick-witted and called the street office. The neighborhood committee was not too far from them, so it was more convenient for him to go there. Sure enough, as soon as they heard about this, they rushed to Yu's house.
When Zhuang Zhiyuan looked at his child, he felt sour in his heart. He also had a daughter. When his Xiaoyanzi was as old as this little girl, life was much more difficult than it is now. But his Xiaoyanzi did not grow up to be like this.
This looked particularly pitiful. The little person was so thin that only a pair of big eyes could be seen. His eyes fell on the little girl's face and asked, "What's wrong with your face? How did you get hurt? Come here and let me take a look. Will this leave a scar?"
Xing Er said indifferently, "It's okay, uncle, it doesn't matter, this is my cousin's work."
Zhuang Zhiyuan frowned and said, "When your mother comes, ask her to take you to the hospital and get some ointment. You see, the area around it is all red. Don't tell me it's inflamed."
He said, "Have you eaten yet?"
The little girl pursed her lips and shook her head.
But she said loudly: "I'm not hungry. I ate enough this morning."
At this time, a little girl in the office slapped her head and said, "I forgot. I'll go to the cafeteria to check."
When the little girl came over, they had just finished their meal. They were so anxious to contact her parents that they forgot about this matter.
Zhuang Zhiyuan: "Don't go to the cafeteria. There must be no food now. Go buy her something to eat."
He handed over the money, and the girl hesitated for a moment and said, "Okay, I'll buy it."
Xing'er sat on the chair and didn't dare to speak, but she felt that she was safe now. She looked up and asked, "Uncle, has my brother gone to the hospital?"
Zhuang Zhiyuan: "I'm gone, don't worry."
The little girl finally breathed a sigh of relief. Even though she was extremely brave and dared to travel thousands of miles, she still believed what her cousin said because she was so afraid that her brother would die.
Zhuang Zhiyuan: "Don't worry, your parents will be here soon."
"Lunch is here. I bought some meat buns."
The little girl swallowed her saliva. Zhuang Zhiyuan said, "Hurry up, eat it while it's hot. When you finish, mom and dad will be here."
"good."
She had never eaten meat buns before. She lowered her head and ate them in big mouthfuls, saying softly, "It's delicious."
The people in the room looked at it with a bit of sadness and said, "If it tastes good, eat more."
The little girl nodded seriously. She wanted to eat her fill so that she would have strength and be able to work when she got home.
It's true that Zhuang Zhiyuan was right. When the little girl finished her lunch, she saw Yu Xiaomei hurried in. The mother and daughter hugged each other and cried. Yu Xiaomei was so scared that she beat the child mercilessly: "You scared your mother to death, do you know that?"
The little girl hugged her mother's neck, feeling aggrieved, but no longer afraid.
She cried loudly and said, "Mom, my aunt said that if you go back to Beijing, you will never come back and she won't want me anymore. All educated youth are like this. You will be like Xiaohua's mother and never come back..."
She also said, "My cousin said my brother died. She said his illness couldn't be cured and he would definitely die. By then I will have no mother and no brother, so my father will find a stepmother for me when he gets married."
She continued to cry: "Grandma also said that if you run away, let your aunt bring her sister to be my stepmother. His family has a son who can give birth to a son. Then he can give dad another son and marry me off in exchange for the bride price..."
Even though she is only eight years old, she is already very sensible and remembers all these clearly.
Although she tried hard to tell herself that these were all lies, they were all tricks, and they were just to scare her, she was still worried that these would become true, so she ran away alone. She didn't want a stepmother, and she didn't want another brother.
The little girl cried loudly, and Yu Xiaomei was shaking with anger. She turned around and pinched her husband, saying, "Look at your family members. Are they as vicious as them? They bully people like this."
Yang Shulin's nose was red from crying. He hung his head with no visible expression, and just let his little sister get angry.
Zhuang Zhiyuan: "Okay, now that you've found the child, take him back home as soon as possible. Also, you have to tell your family so that they don't worry."
Yu Xiaomei wanted to say that the family had nothing to worry about, it was good enough that they didn't harm anyone, but in the end she didn't say anything in front of outsiders. She took a deep breath, thanked them, and then carried her daughter out. Yang Shulin quickly took her daughter. Yu Xiaomei pinched him again in anger and scolded in a low voice: "Look at what your family did, is this human? The children of the neighbors can't be treated like this, but their own family treats our children like this? Listen to what they said, is it human? Why don't they all get struck to death by lightning? You are such a wicked thing, I didn't bother with them before even though I thought you were right, what's going on, now they have the nerve, right? They even want you to change your wife, change, are you afraid of me?"
Yu Xiaomei used to be a bit weak. Her child was still young and she couldn't rely on her mother's family. Naturally, she could not compete with her sisters-in-law in the same village, whose mother's families were all there. But now she doesn't think so. Although her mother still has a donkey face and speaks harshly, in fact, she can sell the house to pay for Erlin's medical treatment, which the Yang family can't do.
Perhaps seeing her parents' attitude, Yu Xiaomei now stood up.
"If you want to marry a widow, just leave. I can still take care of the two children by myself, and my parents will help me. Don't think that I, Yu Xiaomei, am easy to bully. Over the years, your parents have bullied me just because I don't have a mother's family, and I have endured it all. But it doesn't matter to me, but they can't bully my daughter. This time we brought the children out for medical treatment. It's not like we came empty-handed. We gave them food, but they are like this? In the past, I could always convince myself that our family was penniless in order to treat the children, and they were afraid of being infected. It's not easy for them as old people, but look at what they did. It's fucking ugh, they are worse than my parents."
Yang Shulin's face turned red after being scolded, but he had no way to refute. Over the years, because of the treatment of his child, his family was extremely poor and even mice didn't come in. He was always shorter than everyone else and he had gotten used to it.
But seeing his daughter coming over with such a pitiful look on his face and listening to her words, Yang Shulin was furious. He could understand that outsiders looked down on him, as he was poor and had to borrow money, but how could he survive if his own family members were still like this?
This family member actually looks down on their own people.
It's even crueler than being bullied by outsiders.
He grabbed Yu Xiaomei's hand and said, "We won't have any contact with them in the future."
He was also angry: "I don't have such parents and brothers, please don't separate from me, why should our family be separated because of those people."
Yu Xiaomei snorted softly.
Yang Shulin was shaking with anger. This niece was so vicious.
But what does a ten-year-old girl know? Isn't it the adults at home who said such things, and other children followed suit? He was even more angry and cursed: "What a wicked thing, you have lost your conscience."
Yu Xiaomei: "This is the good daughter raised by your good brother. She is such a good child, haha."
She just felt disgusted and said, "It's so wicked."
Yang Shulin frowned and said, "Ignore them."
The couple had a grudge against their hometown. On the way back, the new girl Xing'er leaned on her mother's shoulder and looked curiously at the city. She had never been to any big city, not even a town, so the child could only stay in the village.
This time, it was actually her first time going out, and it was also her boldest time. However, she was very nervous along the way and didn't dare to look at anything. Now that she finally found her family, she also looked curiously.
She said, "Mom, where are we going?"
"Go to grandma's house."
"Can you see your brother?"
"Sure. Your brother will be taking a nap at home while we're out."
Xing'er raised the corners of her mouth, a little happy.
Although no one plays with Erlin, in fact, no one plays with Xing'er either, because his family is poor, and everyone is afraid of being taken advantage of if they get too close. So the little girl always keeps to herself, and she said, "Then I can play with my brother."
Yu Xiaomei: "There are a lot of children here. Your brother sometimes plays with them. You can join them if you come."
"ah."
Yu Xiaomei: "Let's go, get off the bus, go around and we'll be there soon."
They got off the bus and quickly turned into the alley. She saw Mingmei pushing her bicycle out and greeted her with a smile: "Mingmei, are you going to work?"
Mingmei: "No, I'm going back to my parents' home. I'm on vacation recently."
Not only is her current job more meaningful than before, but she also has winter and summer vacations. Now is the perfect time for vacation.
Mingmei looked at the girl Yu Xiaomei was holding with curiosity and said, "Is this your daughter?"
Yu Xiaomei nodded: "Yes, Xing'er called someone, this is my aunt."
Xing'er looked at the aunt in front of her and called for help obediently, but her voice was very small and she huddled against her mother's body.
Mingmei was surprised and curious: "Isn't your daughter in her hometown? How did she get here?"
Yu Xiaomei: "Oh, stop talking. This naughty kid ran away by herself. I've never seen such a brave girl who dared to sneak onto the train by herself. Fortunately, she was lucky enough not to meet any bad guys, otherwise I would have cried to death and wouldn't know what to do."
Thinking of her daughter's fear of going on the road alone, Yu Xiaomei couldn't help but spank her daughter a few times.
The little girl's eyes were red, but she didn't cry out loud. She knew it was wrong for her to run away like that, but if there was a next time, she would dare to do it again.
The little girl didn't say anything, she huddled against her mother. Mingmei looked at the little girl's tattered clothes, which were already full of patches. She hadn't changed her clothes in the hot summer, so they were all dirty and worn out in some places. There was a smell of sourness.
She said, "Your child ran out alone without any change of clothes, right?"
Yu Xiaomei: "Yes, this girl brought a small blanket with her when she went out. She also knew that she had to cover herself with it at night to avoid catching a cold. But she didn't prepare anything else, not even some food. Tell me, she must have pissed me off."
Mingmei took another look at the little girl's clothes and said, "She didn't bring any change of clothes either. If you don't mind, come to my house and take a look. Some of my Yuanyuan's clothes are too small to wear. They are all stored in the warehouse. If your daughter can wear them, take them. This way you don't have to buy clothes specifically for the child. Children grow fast anyway. Buying several new sets of clothes will not fit them."
Yu Xiaomei: “Ah?”
She was stunned for a moment, then realized that Mingmei was helping her, so she held on and said with red eyes, "Well, thank you."
She didn't know what to say, but she didn't refuse Mingmei's kindness because her family had to save money for their child's medical treatment and they really couldn't bear to buy anything extra.
Mingmei: "Then come with me."
In fact, many of Yuanyuan's clothes were given to Xiao Sitian next door, but because the girls in the compound were of the same age, Li Zhenzhen, Bai Qingqing and Yuanyuan, they were actually very close to each other, and basically they eliminated clothes at the same time. When their clothes were too small, they would give them to Xiao Sitian, but Xiao Sitian was alone, and Xiao Octopus couldn't fit the clothes of three girls, so she didn't take all of them, but would choose some that she liked and take them away every time.
Mingmei collected the rest.
Mingmei: "How old is your daughter?"
"Eight years old."
Mingmei nodded: "That's about right. My girl is eleven years old, and her clothes can fit your girl."
She said, "These are all. There are spring and summer ones, as well as autumn and winter ones. I don't know how long you will stay in Beijing, so why don't you take them all? You can go back and pick them yourself."
“This, this…”
Yu Xiaomei felt particularly embarrassed. Should all these good things be given to them?
Even Xing Er's eyes widened, Ming Mei laughed: "My child has grown up and can't wear it anymore."
Yu Xiaomei: "Thank you, thank you so much, I, I..."
Mingmei: "Look at you, why are you saying this? These children's clothes are meant to be worn together. My daughter Yuanyuan also wears her sister Xiaoyanzi's clothes. My family doesn't need these anymore, so take whatever you can use. I guess there are some in here that you don't need, so if you don't need them, just return them to me."
This is what happens now, little kids pick up clothes from older kids and wear them.
"OK!"
Yu Xiaomei thanked him again and then came out with the bag of clothes.
Yang Shulin took it quickly. Looking at them in surprise, Mingmei didn't wait for them to say anything to thank her, she got on the car and drove away. It was embarrassing to keep thanking her, and it was quite normal.
She left quickly and Yu Xiaomei rubbed her eyes.
She said, "Come on, let's go home and let mommy give you a bath, and then we'll see which one you wear."
"good."
When the family of three returned home, they saw Erlin sitting on the kang in a daze. When he saw Xing'er, he quickly called out, "Sister, big sister!"
He immediately rushed to his sister, and Xing'er also ran to Erlin, calling out, "Erlin."
The two kids seemed to have not seen each other for a long time. They cried loudly, jumped around in each other's arms, and looked as if they wanted to poke a hole in the sky.
Old Lady Yu glanced at the two children, her eyes fell on the wound on Xing'er's face, she pursed her lips and said nothing, then looked at the bag on the ground: "What is this?"
She looked at the big woven bag and said, "Where did you get it from?"
After all, it couldn't have been brought by the little girl.
"I met Xiaozhuang's wife, and she gave it to me, saying it was for my daughter to change."
Old Lady Yu: "That's great."
She looked through the clothes and found that there were a lot of clothes. Old Mrs. Yu said, "Oh my god, I said that this family spoils their child. The child grows up quickly. It's such a waste to buy so many clothes for the child. He won't be able to wear them in a few days. But his family doesn't care about that. They have money to burn."
She flipped through it and said, "Oh, it's really good."
"They have so many clothes at home." Yu Xiaomei and her husband were a little stunned.
Old Lady Yu: "That's just the beginning. Little Sitian in Wang Zizhen's family has rarely bought new clothes. She can't wear all the clothes she picked up from the three little girls. Wang Zizhen is smart and knows how to maintain a good relationship with the people in their compound. You see, she saved a lot of money by having a daughter."
Yu Xiaomei felt that Wang Zizhen was not shrewd. Isn't this just exchanging sincerity for sincerity? She had heard that they had always been getting along very well. But she didn't refute her mother's words. She turned around inadvertently and saw Xing'er looking at Old Lady Yu curiously.
Yu Xiaomei slapped her head, wondering why she forgot to introduce herself.
She quickly said, "Mom, this is my eldest daughter, Xing'er. Xing'er, call me grandma."
"Hello, grandma."
Old Lady Yu nodded casually, hummed, and said, "Give her a bath and change her clothes. It's so hot in summer, maybe her hair will get lice? If she does, shave her head and let the lice grow back slowly."
Xing'er looked at her grandma in horror. Why did she ask her to shave her head as soon as they met?
Yu Xiaomei: "Okay, I know."
Sure enough, the little girl Xing'er really had lice. Although they had a hard life at home, they did not let their daughter get lice. Yu Xiaomei shaved her daughter's head and said, "Your hair is too dirty and it is usually hard to clean it. Let's shave it and let it grow."
Xing Er: “…Oh.”
She was a little sad, but soon she was happy after putting on her new clothes.
Although she was eight years old, she looked six or seven years old due to malnutrition, and many of her clothes could fit her. There were also a few pieces that couldn't be identified as being of a man or a woman, so Old Lady Yu said, "Alter them for Erlin to wear, and that would save her money on buying more clothes."
It was the first time that Xing'er wore a pink dress with small flowers on it. She looked down at her dress and felt very embarrassed.
It was the first time for her to wear such a pretty little skirt. No one in her village wore anything like it.
Although she also heard that these were clothes that the young lady could no longer wear, to her they looked like new clothes.
Old Lady Yu took one look at the little girl and said, "You look a bit like me, child. You have some of my demeanor when I was young."
Xing'er looked at her grandmother's wrinkled face and became even more worried.
Is she really that ugly? Does she really look like my grandma?
Yu Xiaomei also saw a few pieces that were obviously smaller, just right for her son. Although they looked like girls' clothes, they could always be altered. She was curious: "Why are there only girls' clothes in his house?"
She remembered that Mingmei had a son. It was not that she wanted his things, but she was curious.
Old Lady Yu: "Her son's clothes were all given to Siyuan and Sijia, right? Besides, boys tend to wear fewer clothes to begin with, so I say Wang Zizhen is smart. Her children don't have to buy clothes very often. Her eldest son is only one year older than the other kids, so it's not that obvious. Tuantuan and Qijin's old clothes were all given to Sijia. The clothes of the three girls were all given to Sitian. How much money did this save? Sijia was just like a mischievous monkey. She had to buy clothes by herself, so she had to patch up everything. Now she's fine, and she saves a lot of money."
Yu Xiaomei suddenly realized.
Because Mingmei gave them a bag of children's clothes, Xing'er and Erlin both wore clean new clothes. They took off their original patched clothes. Yang Shulin immediately went out to wash the clothes. Old Mrs. Yu took a look and said, "Wash them and use them as rags. Now you have clothes instead of wearing those patched ones."
Yang Shulin: “Hey.”
Erlin pulled Xing'er and said, "Sister, I have some candy that I saved for you. It's very sweet. I'll take you to meet Sister Yuanyuan and the others. You can play with Sister Yuanyuan in the future. No one here will laugh at us poor people."
Old Lady Yu: "Does anyone in your family dislike you?"
The child nodded.
Old Lady Yu glared at her son-in-law and scolded him, "You are useless. You can't even protect your wife and children. I tell you, if you don't destroy your eldest brother's family when you go back, I will look down on you. They are bullying people like this, and we must not let it go. Good people are bullied and good horses are ridden. If you can't protect them, you are not a man."
Yang Shulin nodded silently and said "hmm" heavily.
Old man Yu, who had been silent, said, "Son-in-law, go to the scrap market later to see if there are any second-hand bunk beds for sale. We can buy one, otherwise we won't be able to sleep together. It's too hot to squeeze together."
"good."
Yang Shulin was busy, and then Mrs. Yu took the initiative to ask about Yu Xiaomei's in-laws' affairs, and learned about many disputes in life, as well as the reason why Xing'er ran away from home. She was so angry that she stood at the door and cursed in the direction of their hometown for two hours.
People from the same compound: “…”
Was the old lady going to act like a villain again? Sure enough, she quickly found a rag at home and started to act like a villain, saying, "Do you know the birth dates of your parents-in-law and your eldest uncle's family? I will curse them to death."
Yu Xiaomei: “…”
Old Man Yu was frightened, and said, "My dear, you've been in jail once for this, and you've been tortured."
Old Lady Yu insisted: "Feudal superstition is not strictly controlled nowadays. Besides, the name I wrote is not from our area, so they don't know who it is."
After a pause, Old Lady Yu said, "After I wrote them, I threw them into the pit at the entrance of the alley. If I didn't keep them at home, no one would find them. Throwing them into the pit will make them sink in the filth, and they will be haunted by the stench for the rest of their lives."
Old Man Yu: “…”
Yu Xiaomei: “…”
Just, as long as you are happy.
Anyway, it’s better than anything else that you don’t hide at home.
Old Lady Yu was concentrating on being a "villain" and said, "When you go to the hospital tomorrow, take your daughter with you. Look at her face. Your eldest niece is really despicable and shameless. She is so vicious and deliberately destroys the face of children. She has no conscience. Even though I can't do anything to her when I'm not around, I can curse her to death."
Old Man Yu: "If your thing was useful, our family wouldn't have ended up like this..."
Old Lady Yu said confidently: "It was useless before because I didn't have the birth date. Now I have written it down and it will definitely work. Also, I hid it at home before, but it didn't work. Now I have to throw it into the cesspool and let them be haunted by bad luck."
Old Man Yu: “…Okay.”
Old Mrs. Yu stared at her daughter and said, "You are not allowed to tell your man."
Yu Xiaomei said seriously: "I promise I won't tell you."
"That's all."
Several adults were talking about "important things" at home. Erlin took Xing'er for a walk in the yard and whispered to his sister, "This is my second uncle's house, but my second uncle doesn't have a good relationship with grandma..."
Although he is young, he is much more sensible than others because he has been in poor health since childhood. He said: "This was originally my grandmother's house. My grandmother sold the house to my second uncle in order to treat my illness. My second uncle no longer cares about us."
Xing'er nodded slightly. She understood that children from poor families have to grow up early.
"My eldest uncle and third uncle have also moved away."
Xing Er nodded again.
The two children left the yard, and Erlin said, "A few days ago I... Hey, Sister Yuanyuan and Sister Zhenzhen!"
At this time, the children just happened to come back. He immediately waved, then pulled his sister over and said, "My sister is here."
The children all looked at Xing'er's little bald head. She took a step back embarrassedly and touched her head.
Yuanyuan asked: "What's wrong with you?"
Xing Er: "I sat on the train for a long time and got lice. My mom said if I shaved my head it would go away."
Several children suddenly realized what was going on. Children know about this kind of thing. Although their families are very clean, some of their classmates will also have problems, and the problem will inevitably be passed on to the children. Li Zhenzhen was a victim of this, but fortunately it was discovered in time.
She used medicine and a comb and finally cleaned it up. She looked at Xing'er's little bald head and was deeply grateful to her mother for not shaving her head bald, otherwise she would not be able to go to school and would be laughed at.
She said sympathetically: "You bald head..."
Xing Er: "I will grow up soon."
Everyone nodded.
Erlin interrupted at this time: "Sister Yuanyuan, can my sister play with you?"
Yuanyuan was very generous and said, "We are going to play hopscotch later, do you want to play with us?"
Xing Er's eyes widened. No one had ever asked her to play together before. She nodded quickly and said, "Yes."
The world of children is so simple. In a short while, the children became friends and played hopscotch together. Xing'er also knew how to do it, but no one played with him before. Now he quickly became friends with the other children.
Her younger brother Erlin sat on a rock, watching the fun and laughing.
Su Jinlai came out to use the toilet and saw this group of little brats at a glance. He felt a headache coming on.
Ever since he was caught by the kids last time, he felt melancholy when looking at the kids. He glanced at the little ones and found that there were a few more kids. But that was normal as there were already a lot of kids around here.
He took a look and quickly went to the toilet, very unwilling to interact with the child.
This little bad guy will bully him.
He didn't bother with them.
Otherwise I have to beat these brats.
He went to the toilet, took out a cigarette butt from his pocket, took two puffs, and felt melancholy. Su Jinlai had finally gotten to the point where he had to smoke cigarette butts. Wasn't that too miserable? Hu Huihui was just too hot-tempered. If she wasn't so hot-tempered, she would have come back to him a long time ago.
Why hasn't he come yet? Or should he go look for Hu Huihui?
These are all real relatives, we can't just ignore them.
Su Jinlai thought it over, and came out of the toilet and ran straight to the street. However, Hu Huihui's office was a bit far from here, and when he searched his pocket, he found that he had no money.
This guy is really a fucking fool. He is already so old, but he still has to manage his money. It is really too much. But no matter how much he talks, it is useless. He still has no money. Because of the roast chicken incident, he is also not liked by his mother.
His eyes fell on the group of children.
Can you believe it? All children have pocket money, but he doesn't.
He put on a fox-like smile, approached the child, and decided to cheat him out of some money.
At the very least, this is a way to cheat people out of bus fare.
Haha, it's their fault for offending him, so it's a good opportunity to teach them a lesson.
Su Jin came up, glanced around, and said, "Yuanyuan~"
His first choice was the little girl from the Zhuang family, not for anything else, but because the little girl was the most favored and would definitely have pocket money. She was not only loved by her parents, but also by her grandparents, uncle, cousins, and even Old Man Lan.
Lan Sihai often secretly gave Yuanyuan candies, and the little girl got cavities from eating so much.
Su Jinlai had met him several times. Old Man Lan was like this. If someone didn't want to talk to him, no matter how much he tried to please him, it would be useless, even if he was a relative. But if he liked someone, he would be happy to share delicious food with them. Su Jinlai envied him.
His younger brother Toglai had also received White Rabbit milk candy. Do you think this is reasonable? He also wanted a piece, but the old man told him to eat shit.
Too much. Really too much.
Su Jinlai shook his head to get rid of all the things, and smiled like a big bad wolf, saying, "Yuanyuan, are you guys playing hopscotch?"
Yuanyuan looked at Su Jinlai in surprise and nodded.
Brother Jinlai is a little weird today.
She was a little wary.
Brother Su Jinlai is not an ordinary brother, but a brother who would steal chickens and frame the children, so be careful.
Su Jinlai smiled: "My brother's favorite is Yuanyuan, Yuanyuan..."
"What do you want to do!"
Tuan Tuan stood in front of his sister, staring at Su Jinlai and saying, "Brother Jinlai, don't try to bully Yuan Yuan."
"that is!"
The children all stood up at once and stared at Su Jinlai.
Su Jinlai: "..."
What's wrong with these kids? He tried to smile and said, "I'm not a bad person. You guys are really hurting my heart. I just want to talk to Yuanyuan about something."
Yuanyuan: “Not familiar!”
Su Jinlai: "..."
He took a deep breath and said, "Children, this is not good. It is very rude."
"Then what?"
Su Jinlai once again showed his big-tailed wolf expression and said, "Brother is a good person and likes children the most. Why don't you learn manners from me and I will charge you a little tuition, just a little bit. If it were someone else, I wouldn't teach you. You've made a lot of money, aren't you happy?"
Aren't you guys fooled by this?
The children looked at him as if he were a fool. Yuanyuan was speechless. She said, "Brother, are you asking us for money?"
Su Jinlai: "Why do you want money? It's not asking for money, it's collecting tuition."
Yuanyuan: "Obviously you still need money."
She said seriously: "Brother Jinlai, you can't do this. You are already an adult. It's ok if you don't work hard and eat for free, but how can you cheat a child's money?"
Su Jinlai was unnatural: "How could it be a lie..."
Yuanyuan: "We are small, not stupid."
"That's right, you're clearly trying to defraud money."
"Or, let's go find Aunt Wang."
"I think so."
Su Jinlai was so angry that he said, "What's wrong with you? You go to your parents just because you have a disagreement? Are you being rude? I was not like you when I was a child. I handled everything by myself. You will be looked down upon by others if you do this."
Tuan Tuan: "You are an adult and you are not afraid of being looked down upon for cheating children out of their money. Why should we be afraid of being looked down upon?"
Tuantuan's logic is 100 points.
"You are not embarrassed, so of course we are."
Su Jinlai: "..."
He was helpless: "You kids, you're done for. You're such a mean person..."
Tuan Tuan: "We are just children, so it's okay to call us little people."
Su Jinlai: "..."
He was so angry that he felt that this kid was really no good! "You, you, you..."
Tuantuan: "Aunt Wang hasn't gotten off work yet, let's wait for her to get off work..."
Su Jinlai finally gave in and said, "I give in. I give in. Isn't that enough? Why do you always tell my parents? Really, isn't that enough that I was wrong? Actually, I was just joking. Okay, okay, I'm leaving."
He quickly evacuated the scene, feeling very worried.
As soon as he left, the children roared in triumph! Xing Er: "This uncle is so weird..."
"Just call him brother." Tuantuan said, "He lives in our yard. My grandma said he doesn't have the courage to do bad things, but he does things that even children would hate."
Xing Er: “Oh oh.”
Xiao Sitian swallowed her saliva and said, "He stole a chicken and roasted it deliciously."
Everyone: “…”
Are you greedy? Qi Jin poked Xiao Sitian's cheek and said, "You only know how to eat. You've gained weight recently."
Xiao Sitian was not convinced and said, "I have baby fat."
Ye Siyuan: "Brother Qijin, my sister is not fat."
"Okay, okay."
The children soon forgot about Su Jinlai. Su Jinlai went home and lay down in melancholy, thinking that his life was so difficult that he couldn't even do as well as the children. He was so worried that he didn't know how to relieve his sorrow. The only thing he could do was to sleep.
He lay down and decided to get some sleep.
Cover your head and close your eyes, and all the worries will disappear.
Aunt Zhou looked out the window and saw what was happening outside. She kept shaking her head and said, "What kind of person is this?"
She was a good person, so she quickly came to Zhao Guihua and asked, "Guihua, are you home?"
Zhao Guihua: "Yes, what's up?"
Aunt Zhou told what she had seen. Then she said, "You have to warn your children not to let Su Jinlai cheat them out of money. This kid is really shameless. He even cheats children."
What's even more embarrassing is that even children can't be fooled.
Tell me what else you can do.
When Zhao Guihua heard this, she twitched her lips in silence, but still nodded and said, "I understand, but they won't be fooled. My Tuantuan Yuanyuan is quite smart. He is Su Jinlai, who can't even fool the most honest Hu Tou."
Aunt Zhou: "What a shame! How come these brothers don't look alike at all?"
Zhao Guihua nodded.
It really doesn't look like it.
"Look how hard Yin Lai works."
“That’s right.”
"But I can take a break recently."
“That’s true.”
They have sold out their goods recently and are waiting for Zheng Huifang's goods. Because of this, they can take a few days off. But it's strange to say that this market is like a monster, it can swallow any amount of goods.
It can be seen that there are still many people willing to spend money.
The two of them started chatting: "After what you said, should we change our product category? I'm afraid it will be difficult to sell shorts and socks all the time."
Zhao Guihua: "I think the market is saturated now, but let's try and sell it first. After all, we can't predict 100% whether something will sell well or not."
"That's right."
Because everyone has made money, and a lot of it, the compound is now extremely harmonious. No one has the time to quarrel or make trouble. To be honest, people were still poor before, so they would fight over a piece of onion or a garlic.
People get angry over trivial matters because of poverty.
Although money is not everything, it can solve most problems. At that time, everyone was not so well-off, so they were naturally frustrated. But now it is different. People don't have such great financial pressure, and they are much more relaxed.
Besides, isn't it more useful to discuss how to make money than to argue?
Aunt Zhou feels that the life now is the good life she wants. Although running a small business is sometimes tiring, it is full of energy. She feels that this path is the most suitable for her. Reform and opening up are good! This allows the people to live a good life.
As long as you work hard, life will be good!
She was in a good mood and said, "I want to buy some meat and make some braised pork. Do you want to come?"
Zhao Guihua: "Let's go, together."
The two old ladies called Aunt Wang, and the three old ladies went out with their bags.
The most fashionable and wealthy old lady in Xinghuali is out!
(End of this chapter)
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