Chapter 109
Lin Qingqing stayed in the hospital for three days before being discharged. On the day of discharge, Lu Cheng drove to pick her up. Lu Cheng carried the luggage, and Lin's mother held the baby. On the contrary, she was relaxed.
In the afternoon when she returned to the family compound, more people came to visit her. When she was in the hospital, some people were inconvenient to go back and forth, and some people planned to wait for her to come back.
However, this is not the point. The point is that the eggs in the family have to be counted with baskets.
Giving eggs as a gift when a child is born is a way of expression for people in this era. In addition to eggs, there are rice, flour, noodles, etc. So in addition to eggs, there are also a lot of these foods in the Lu family.
"What should I do with so many eggs?" Lin's mother was worried. "Eggs can't be kept for too long in this weather. What if they go bad?"
Lin Qingqing looked at her worried mother and said, "Why don't you exchange them for something else?"
"That won't work." Lin's mother said, "It's not good to exchange things that people send. It's not good to let people know."
Lin Qingqing thought about it and said, "Then make salted eggs. Salted eggs are durable. After they are made, I can bring more when my mother returns to her hometown so that everyone can taste them together."
When Lin's mother heard this, this was the only way. Otherwise, she would be heartbroken if so many eggs went bad.
Yu Xiuyao was asked to help with the salted eggs, and the ingredients were naturally prepared by the Lu family. After all the eggs were pickled, Lin's mother breathed a sigh of relief, the eggs would not go bad.
As the eggs were pickled, the Lu family's life became peaceful.
"Mom, I'm going to school..." Lu Haici put on his schoolbag, greeted Lin gently, and looked at the baby again, "Sister, you have to think about your brother today."
The baby, who had already opened his eyes, looked at Lu Haici with his black eyes, and he didn't know if she saw clearly. However, this was not important to Lu Haici, because Lu Haici felt that his sister was looking at him. He said reluctantly: "Goodbye, sister, brother will be back after school, and buy a gift for sister tomorrow." Tomorrow is Sunday, and he is going to the county town to buy a meeting gift for his sister. He had counted the money in his piggy bank last night, and he had 20 yuan. He had saved this money for four years. From daily pocket money to New Year's money, he was very happy when he thought that he could use this money to buy gifts for his sister.
Lin Qingqing lay on the bed, looking at his overjoyed expression, she didn't know whether to laugh or cry. "You should go to school quickly, Qin Ming and Ji Yang will be waiting anxiously later."
"I'm going." Lu Haici picked up his schoolbag and ran out. When he ran to the door of the hall, he saw Ji Yang coming in from outside.
"You are so slow." Ji Yang complained, "Hurry up."
"I know... Grandma, I'm going to school." Lu Haici called to Lin's mother in the kitchen again.
Lin's mother: "Be careful on the road, don't play too much, and go home early after school."
Lu Haici: "I know."
When Ji Yang and Lu Haici ran to the gate of the family compound, Qin Ming was indeed waiting, and there were other friends with Qin Ming. They all graduated from kindergarten together, went to elementary school together, and were in the same family compound, so they all had a good relationship.
In the past, Qin Ming was the center of everyone's circle. Because of Qin's relationship with Teacher Qin, the parents of the children warned their children not to offend Qin Ming. Later, Lu Haici became the center of everyone's circle. Because of Lin Qingqing's farm, the children's mothers were grateful to Lin Qingqing for giving them jobs, so that they could earn money and food, and add meat and eggs to the family, so they told the children not to quarrel with Lu Haici.
As a result, the relationship between the parents was harmonious, and the relationship between the children was naturally harmonious.
"Qin Ming, Ji Yang, please help me think about what gift I should buy for my sister when I go to the county tomorrow?" Lu Haici was so worried about buying a meeting gift for his sister that he lost several strands of hair.
Qin Ming thought for a while: "Children like to drink milk powder."
Lu Haici: "We still have several cans of milk powder at home. My sister is so young, she can drink it for a long time. Hey... I said to buy a hair tie for my sister, my father said that my sister has less hair and can't be tied. But little girls like hair ties."
"Little girls like skirts." Ji Yang said, "I saw Hu Xiaolan in our class has a skirt, and Yang Xiaomei even borrowed it from her."
Lu Haici hesitated.
Qin Ming said, "Yes, the skirt is nice. Your sister is wearing a beautiful skirt. When people ask about it, they will definitely know that you bought it."
"How much does the skirt cost?" Lu Haici was afraid that he didn't have enough money. "I counted the money in my piggy bank yesterday. There was only twenty-two yuan, fifty-three cents. Is it enough to buy a skirt?" The little boy who had never worried about money since he was a child, how could he know that even adults in some families didn't have that much private money. If you don't believe it, go ask his grandfather if he has it.
"I have money." Ji Yang said, "I'll go home tonight and take the money out of the piggy bank and give it to you."
Their piggy bank is not actually a jar, but made of wood. It was a birthday gift given to Lu Haici by Lin Qingqing when Lu Haici was six years old. Later, Ji Yang and Qin Ming saw it and liked it very much, so Teacher Qin and Ji Changfeng made one for their own children. It must be said that since the piggy bank was available, the children have liked to save money. Unlike before, when they wanted to go to the supply and marketing cooperative to buy food when they got the money. Up to now, they have been saving money for three or four years, and they are all "little rich kids" with a little surplus.
Lu Haici thought about it and this was the only solution: "Then lend it to me first, and I'll return it to you when I save up the money." Of course, you can't ask your parents for money for the gift you sell to your sister.
"No need to return it." Ji Yang said generously, "It's a meeting gift for our sister."
"That won't work." Lu Haici disagreed, "I must return it to you, otherwise this gift is not bought by me."
"Okay then." Ji Yang didn't argue.
When they arrived at school, several boys quickly took their seats.
"Lu Haici..." The female classmate sitting in front of Lu Haici turned around and asked, "Lu Haici, I forgot to bring my pencil today, can you lend me one of your pencils?" This female classmate was Hu Xiaolan mentioned by Ji Yang. In this era, girls can go to school and wear skirts, which shows that their family conditions are also good.
Lu Haici took out a pencil from his pencil case: "Here, but you have to return it to me after school. This is my favorite pencil bought by my mother."
"Well, I will return it to you after school." Hu Xiaolan took the pencil, "Thank you, Lu Haici."
"You're welcome." Lu Haici put his pencil case away, he thought for a while and asked, "Classmate Hu Xiaolan, what kind of gifts do you girls like?"
"Gift?" Gift is a rare adjective these days, "What gift? Are you going to give a gift to a girl?" So envious, she has never received a gift before.
Lu Haici shook his head first, then nodded. When he was about to speak, a boy next to him said, "Shameless, shameless, Lu Haici, you are still young and you want to give gifts to girls. Are you going to be an adulterer?"
"Zhang Youcai, you are shameless." Hu Xiaolan said with her hands on her waist, "We are all children, why are we adulterers? You are shameless and talking nonsense."
"I am not talking nonsense. I heard you say that Lu Haici wanted to give gifts to girls. Isn't this adultery? My grandmother said that some women are shameless and specifically seduce men to give them gifts. That's adultery." Zhang Youcai said confidently.
"You... your grandmother has the worst mouth." Hu Xiaolan and Zhang Youcai are from the same village. Usually, she often heard her family say that Zhang Youcai's grandmother is a scoundrel who can get into any hole.
"If you dare to curse my grandma, I will beat you." Zhang Youcai loved his grandma the most. His grandma was the best person to him. Even his parents could not say bad things about his grandma. Now when Hu Xiaolan said that, he rushed forward and stretched out his hand to hit Hu Xiaolan on the face.
Zhang Youcai's action was sudden, and everyone was stunned and did not react until the sound of the slap was heard.
Pa...
The slap sound was quite loud, waking up everyone who was stunned.
Lu Haici rushed forward first and pushed Zhang Youcai away: "How can you hit a girl?" He opened his hands and blocked Hu Xiaolan behind him.
Zhang Youcai took a few steps back. He was used to being domineering at home, and he got angry when Lu Haici pushed him. "You dare to push me? I will beat you to death..." As he said that, he rushed towards Lu Haici.
"Asshole, you dare to hit Lu Haici..." Qin Ming rushed over and directly knocked Zhang Youcai away. "My grandfather said that masters cannot hit women. You hit women and Lu Haici, you are not a master."
"You are the bastard, so what if I hit you?" Zhang Youcai was not afraid. He got up from the ground and hit Qin Ming.
Lu Haici and Ji Yang also surrounded him, and the four of them quickly twisted into a ball. To be precise, it was three people against one. However, Lu Haici and his friends did not hit people during the fight. They took off Zhang Youcai's pants and shoes. Just like when they were very young, still in kindergarten, they beat Chen Zhou together like this.
This way of beating is not very harmful, but it is extremely insulting. Especially for these proud little men, it was more painful than having their butts bruised.
"Wuwuwuwu... Grandma... Grandma, help me... Wuwuwuwu..." Zhang Youcai burst into tears in the classroom.
Seeing Zhang Youcai shouting, Qin Ming stuffed his pants into Zhang Youcai's mouth.
"What's going on? What's wrong with you?" The teacher ran in hurriedly. After Hu Xiaolan was slapped, some students went to call the teacher. When the teacher came in and saw the students fighting, she was dumbfounded. "Stop, stop it." Oh my God, how did Zhang Youcai get into a fight with these kids in the army? The teacher was really confused.
When the teacher squeezed in and took a look, he felt relieved. Fortunately, the children in these troops did not hit anyone, but only took off the other's pants and shoes. Oh... and stuffed the other's pants into Zhang Youcai's mouth.
According to Qin Ming's opinion, this should be stuffed with smelly socks, but it was only September, and many children had not started wearing socks yet, including Zhang Youcai.
Hearing the teacher's voice, Lu Haici, Qin Ming and Ji Yang immediately let go of Zhang Youcai, and the three of them stood in a row.
The teacher stepped forward and took the pants out of Zhang Youcai's mouth. Although only one leg of the pants was stuffed in, Zhang Youcai looked really miserable.
As soon as the pants were taken off, Zhang Youcai continued to cry loudly. He cried and said, "Teacher, the three of them beat me, wuwuwu... The three of them beat me together. I want to tell my grandma, wuwuwu..."
"Teacher, it was Zhang Youcai who beat Hu Xiaolan first. He slapped Hu Xiaolan, and then we stopped Zhang Youcai. We didn't beat Zhang Youcai." Qin Ming said. Grandpa said that as a good soldier, you must not only obey orders on the battlefield, but also be aware of your environment. Qin Ming has been aiming to be a hero since he was born, and he listens to his grandfather very much.
"Teacher... wuwuwu..." There are still slap marks on Hu Xiaolan's face. Although it is not very obvious, it is indeed a little red. Zhang Youcai was angry at the time, and he did not restrain himself when he slapped Hu Xiaolan. Besides, he was used to beating girls at home, and his strength was not light.
The teacher rubbed Hu Xiaolan's face and asked Zhang Youcai: "Did you hit Hu Xiaolan?"
Zhang Youcai said: "She cursed my grandmother first. She cursed my grandmother, so I hit her. No one can curse my grandmother." He did not deny that he hit Hu Xiaolan.
"I didn't curse your grandmother." Hu Xiaolan disagreed, "I only said that your grandmother has a bad mouth, I didn't curse your grandmother."
"You are cursing." Zhang Youcai said fiercely.
"Teacher, it was Zhang Youcai who first said that I was a slut, and he also said that it was his grandmother who said that, so Hu Xiaolan said that his grandmother has a bad mouth." Lu Haici took the opportunity to say.
"My grandma said that when a man buys something for a woman, he is cheating on her." Zhang Youcai glared at Lu Haici and told him that he would tell his grandma about it when he got home, and then make Lu Haici kneel down and apologize to him. In Zhang Youcai's heart, his grandma is omnipotent.
"I bought something for my sister. How can a brother buying something for his sister be considered cheating?" Lu Haici felt so wronged.
"Bah...what did a little girl buy? They are all worthless things." Grandma said that little girls are for him to kiss.
"You are a little girl, you are worthless." Hearing Zhang Youcai talking about his sister, Lu Haici's eyes turned fierce and he threatened angrily, "If you say anything about my sister again, I will really beat you up."
"Yes, if you say anything about our sister again, we will beat you up together." Qin Ming also raised his fist.
Ji Yang glanced at Zhang Youcai and said, "Take off your underwear, and take you to the playground so that everyone can see you."
"You...you...wuwuwu...I'm going home to tell my grandma..." Zhang Youcai ran out of the classroom crying.
"Zhang Youcai...Zhang Youcai..." The teacher wanted to chase him, but she couldn't catch up. She was so angry that she turned around and looked at Lu Haici and others, "You, and Hu Xiaolan, come to the office."
After calling them to the office, the teacher asked them to stand in place, and then called them out one by one to ask questions. Because everyone went out one by one, they couldn't talk to each other, so the teacher soon understood what happened. After asking clearly, she asked Lu Haici and the other two to write a self-criticism. It was wrong for Zhang Youcai to hit Hu Xiaolan, but it was also wrong for Lu Haici and the other two to bully Zhang Youcai. So they had to write a self-criticism.
Nine-year-old Lu Haici, who was in the third grade of elementary school, received his first self-criticism in his life.
Not only Lu Haici had to write a self-criticism, but Qin Ming and Ji Yang also had to write one, so the three little boys were not very happy on their way home.
"Lu Haici, how do I write a letter of apology?" Qin Ming, who had poor academic performance, asked Lu Haici directly. Because among the three of them, Lu Haici had the best academic performance.
"I don't know either." Lu Haici sighed. He was originally very happy and planned to buy a meeting gift for his sister tomorrow, but now his mood has been ruined by Zhang Youcai. He will go to the county to buy gifts tomorrow and come back with a letter of apology. He is not afraid of writing a letter of apology, but he is afraid that his mother will know about it. Will she be angry? "Oh..." Lu Haici sighed. This Zhang Youcai is really annoying and a troublemaker.
"Let's go ask Brother Da Wang." Ji Yang said, "Brother Da Wang will definitely know how to write it."
Lu Haici's eyes lit up: "Then I'll go ask Brother Da Wang tonight."
In their minds, has Brother Da Wang, who is now in high school, ever written a self-criticism?
"Then write it and copy it for me." Qin Ming said as a matter of course.
"Yes." Lu Haici said generously, "You can't copy it exactly, you have to revise it."
Qin Ming said, "I know." He is not stupid, and it is not the first time he copied Lu Haici. He copied Lu Haici's homework before.
Back at the family compound, Qin Ming, Lu Haici and Ji Yang separated.
Lu Haici returned home: "Grandma, I'm back."
"I'm back. Your sister has been looking for you all day today. She didn't see you. She looked everywhere. She must be missing you." Lin's mother said.
"Really?" Lu Haici's soul, which was hurt in school, was nourished immediately.
Lin Qingqing heard what Lin's mother said in the room, and couldn't help wondering, was her mother really talking about her daughter?
"Of course it's true." Lin's mother confirmed and affirmed. Lin's mother's idea was very simple. Baobao and Lu Haici were siblings. Although they had the same father but different mothers, Lu Haici was raised by her daughter, and Lu Haici was a good person. It is said that a person's character can be seen at the age of three. In Lin's mother's opinion, Lu Haici was a good person. So Lu Haici and Baobao must be relatives.
Although both the Lin family and the Lu family will treat the daughter well, they will all get old one day and die one day. When the daughter gets married in the future, she will still need her brother to support her. If we improve the relationship between the siblings now, it will only benefit the granddaughter in the future, not harm her.
Lu Haici put his schoolbag in his room, and then ran to the opposite room to see his sister. "Mom, did your sister call you brother today?"
"Not so soon, I'll have to wait until next year." Lin Qingqing felt that his son's idea was going to heaven.
"Then when I'm not around, mom, you have to teach your sister more, so that she can call you brother earlier." Thinking of his sister calling him brother in a baby voice, Lu Haici's heart melted.
Lin Qingqing: "Okay, I'll teach her every day."
After a while, Lu Cheng came back. Lin's mother, Lu Haici and Lu Cheng ate together at the dining table outside, and Lin Qingqing ate alone at the small table inside.
After dinner, Lu Haici ran out to find Dawang.
Qin Dawang is in high school this year, studying in the county town high school. Tomorrow is Sunday, so he went home today. On normal days, he would live in the school.
"Brother Dawang...Is Brother Dawang here?"
The Qin family had just finished dinner, and Qin Dawang heard Lu Haici's voice and came out of the house: "Haici is looking for me, is there something you don't understand in the book?"
Lu Haici didn't dare to speak loudly, and waved at him: "Brother Dawang, come here."
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