While helping Lin Xiaoman take care of the children, Wu's mother kept nagging, and Lin Xiaoman's ears were almost callused from listening to her.
Finally, it’s time for the lottery draw.
Although he is not an old lottery player, Father Wu would buy a ticket every now and then, so he is quite concerned about the lottery. He found a notebook, put on his reading glasses, and meticulously wrote down the winning numbers.
After checking once to make sure he remembered correctly, Father Wu took the small notebook and went into Lin Xiaoman's small room, "Xiaoxi, the numbers are out. Take out the lottery ticket and I'll check it for you."
"I didn't win again. What a waste of money!" Wu's mother muttered.
"Okay, Dad!" Lin Xiaoman pretended not to hear what Wu's mother said and took out the stack of lottery tickets.
Because the room was too small and there were two adults and three children squeezed in, after Wu's father got the lottery ticket, he went out and moved a small stool to sit at the door of the room.
"Maybe we'll win?" After saying that, Father Wu began to check the numbers seriously.
"You two, father and daughter, are just dreaming. If it's so easy to win the lottery, wouldn't all those who buy lottery tickets become rich? Xiaoxi, I'm telling you, if you dare to spend money like this again, I'll show you how I'll deal with you! You, old man, are the same. You're so old, and you still dream every day of winning the lottery? You might as well dig in the fields more. Maybe one day you'll find an antique buried in the soil..." Mother Wu kept nagging.
"I won!" Father Wu slapped his thigh excitedly, interrupting her nagging.
"Ah?" Mother Wu was startled, her expression immediately transformed into ecstasy. She asked, "How much was the first prize? 10 million, right?"
"You're still saying I'm dreaming? I think it's you who's dreaming!" Father Wu replied with a smile, "How could it be so easy to win the first prize? When I said I won, I meant I won the third prize."
"Um, how much is the third prize?"
"The third prize is 3,000 yuan," Father Wu explained happily. "Xiaoxi bought two tickets for each number, so the total is 6,000 yuan."
"It's just this little..." Mother Wu said with disgust.
"6,000 yuan is a lot!" Wu's father retorted, "I don't even make that much in a year."
Wu's father is a farmer. He only does farm work and does odd jobs when he is free. He only earns three to four thousand yuan a year at most.
"That's true."
Thinking about it, she spent 100 yuan and got 6,000 yuan in return. This money is enough for her daughter and granddaughter to use for half a year. Don’t make too much money! Mother Wu was also happy.
"Dad, let me see."
Father Wu came in with the lottery ticket. "This set: 04/13/14/18/20/28/08. Keep this lottery ticket safe. I don't have work tomorrow, so your mother and I will help you take care of the kids. Go and collect the money."
"Yeah." Lin Xiaoman pretended to be happy and urged, "Dad, take another look. I have several numbers similar to this one. Maybe there are more."
"Yes, yes, take another look, take a good look." Wu's mother immediately agreed.
"Okay, okay, I'll look at them one by one and I won't miss any." Sitting back on the small stool, Father Wu pushed his glasses and looked more carefully with his eyes wide open.
Mother Wu stopped nagging and just stared at him, her face full of tension.
After three minutes of silence, Father Wu's eyes widened and he stared at a number in disbelief several times.
"What, what happened!!" Mother Wu became even more nervous.
Lin Xiaoman, who knew the truth, was also nervous, "Dad, did I win again?"
"Yes, yes..." After making sure that he was not mistaken, Father Wu nodded excitedly.
"Oh, another 6,000 yuan, that's great." Mother Wu smiled heartily, happy from the bottom of her heart. Now that her daughter had money, they could make a living.
"No, it's not..." Father Wu's voice trembled with excitement. "Yes, it's the second prize!"
"Ah? How much is it? More than 3,000 yuan?" Mother Wu was even happier and asked curiously.
"Dad, are there many second prize tickets this time? How much are they?" Lin Xiaoman's face was full of surprise, and his voice was filled with indescribable excitement.
Well, the second prize, one ticket is nearly 400,000, and two tickets are 800,000. For her current situation, this amount of money is enough. Too much money might cause trouble.
Although he was calm inside, Lin Xiaoman still acted seriously.
"How much? Old man, please tell me quickly, I'm so anxious!"
Taking a deep breath to calm his excitement, Father Wu said seriously, "There are only 32 second-prize winners this time, so the amount of each prize is relatively high, more than 390,000 yuan. Two prizes, that's nearly 800,000 yuan!"
"How much!?" Wu's mother exclaimed.
"Mom, 800,000, 800,000, I won the lottery!!" Lin Xiaoman acted excitedly, with the excitement of being reborn after having no other choice.
"That's great! There is always a way out! May the Buddha bless us!" Mother Wu was so excited that she even shed tears.
"Yes, that's great, that's great, haha!" Father Wu laughed happily.
"Mom, mom..." The infected Dabao also clapped and cheered happily.
Because of a lottery ticket, the Wu family's gloom that had lasted for nearly four months was swept away.
After being excited for a while, Father Wu did not forget to look at all the remaining lottery numbers. Of course, there was no first prize or anything like that, but he found a third prize of 3,000 yuan, and then a few prizes of 10 and 5 yuan.
After being happy, Father Wu called Brother Wu and told him about this in a few words. He asked him to take a day off tomorrow and accompany Lin Xiaoman to the city to collect the bonus. After all, it is better to get the money in pocket as soon as possible to avoid any more trouble.
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