Today is Bi Yue’s criticism meeting.
Bi Yue made the bed, tucked a small basin under her arm, and held a thermos in one hand. She hadn't paid much attention to her mother for two or three hours. At this moment, she took the initiative to smile at Liu Yafang and said:
"Mom, let's go?"
Liu Yafang had just taken off her socks when she heard this and looked up angrily, "Humph! If you need me, I'll be there. If you don't, I'll be there. Hand in hand now."
Bi Yue said with a playful smile:
"Hey, why do you always blame me for everything? Hurry up, huh? Mom?"
Bi Jinzhi shook the water off her hands and walked into the house just in time to hear these words:
"Come on, Yueyue, I'll go with you."
Bi Yue looked a little embarrassed, turned slightly to look at Bi Jinzhi, and said:
"No, it's quite cold outside. Go lie down quickly, I'll wait for my mother."
Bi Yue was squatting in the gatehouse with a small basin under her butt. Liu Yafang was wearing a cotton jacket and holding a flashlight to illuminate her.
When the mother and daughter came back from the cold, Bi Jinzhi sat on the kang and pointed at Bi Yue and Liu Yafang and complained:
“This kid is really unique.
You see, you didn't let me accompany you just now.
Sister-in-law, do you know? I slept next to her, and as soon as I turned my face, she turned her head and hit me with the back of her head.
If you don't know me, you would think I'm a dirty aunt.
What's wrong with me? I've been to the city, and my problems have increased.
I remember that whenever I came back, she would squeeze into the same bed with me.
Now look what has happened. You are so particular about that. You even hide from me when changing clothes!"
The men in the room didn't take it seriously. They washed their feet and brushed their teeth.
Gou'er, barefoot and wearing cotton-padded shoes and green velvet trousers, sneaked into the kitchen and soon stuffed a candied hawthorn into his mouth. He thought no one was noticing, but in fact, anyone who saw him would be jealous.
Bi Yue blushed slightly when she heard Bi Jinzhi sitting cross-legged and complaining. She pursed her lips and went straight to the kang without explaining.
Liu Yafang continued with a smile:
"What should I say? No, let your brother beat her up tomorrow. I think she deserves a beating. I'm so annoyed with her now." As he said this, he didn't forget to slap Bi Yue's leg.
After the fight, he continued laughing:
"Look at her mattress and quilt, they're all new. I prepared them for Tielin, and now she gets a bargain.
That day, Goudan squinted for a while in the room and pulled off her quilt to cover her feet, but she refused to let me. I was so angry that if there was no one else in the room, I would have given her a few slaps.
Her aunt, don't talk about you, she's the same with me. Don't overthink it, look, since we came back, have we ever had a quarrel?
I asked her to wear something, and she agreed verbally. But the next day, she was wearing a black coat with no clothes on, and she looked so frail.
You said that other girls wear red and green during the New Year, but she wears gray or black every day and won't listen to anything you say.
It's Chinese New Year, who wouldn't wear red socks and step on the villains? She didn't wear them, and we almost got into a fight on the 30th, which was so infuriating."
Bi Jinzhi curled her lips and thought:
Sister-in-law, are you going to give me some money? Just indulge me.
He used to be a very honest child, but now he has become a weirdo.
If you ask her, sometimes she can't even beat her daughter Fu Juan.
Juanzi just wants you to leave her things alone, and that's fine. But what about her niece? Now, not only are her things forbidden, but she's also meddling in other people's affairs.
Bi Yue lay in bed unscrewing three bottle caps, applying this and that. Her mother saw this and commented:
"I don't know who I learned this from. I've been washing my face with soap my whole life and it's so bad. Sometimes when there's no soap, I just rub it with cold water and it's done. I don't look any older than anyone else.
You say she's so young, and now you're talking about whether or not to maintain her skin. How much does that cost? How long can she stop using it?
Besides, she puts on perfume at night before going to bed, who would smell it? Then she doesn't put on anything during the day.
Jinzhi, I have two bottles. I gave one to Feng and his wife today. It was bought by this prodigal son. I have one bottle left. You can take it and use it."
"Sister-in-law, you don't need to? You have to wipe it too. We are already this age, we have to clean up anyway. At least we have to look younger than others when we go out."
"Why would I need it? It's not a big deal. I have to carry it around everywhere I go. I have wrinkles all over my face, so there's no need to spend money. How dare your brother look down on me? His forehead wrinkles could kill a mosquito."
"Okay, I just happened to have nothing to wipe my face with."
The topic changed so quickly that even his father was in trouble. Bi Yue thought she was out of trouble, but...
Bi Jinzhi changed her topic and said Bi Yue peeled the steamed bun skin:
“…My Juanzi has the same taste.
Sister-in-law, you said, we didn't have enough to eat before, but now we are all hungry. Who knows, is it because the children are forgetful? Or am I too generous with my money?
I've spoiled Juanzi so much that she's behaved like a fool. I've reflected on this over the past couple of days.
They are picky eaters, we have to control them.
That day, Juanzi ate the skin of steamed buns and ruined the whole basket of buns. I was so angry that I couldn't do anything else. Otherwise, would I have fought at the dinner table? When I asked her, she said she was imitating her sister.
Liu Yafang thought to herself, my Yueyue peeled her own skin, but your child peeled other people's skin, can it be the same?
But we can't talk too much, otherwise we will just drift apart. He echoed:
"Speak, why don't you talk about her? You're scolding Goudan as well.
The three children are now grown up and I don’t need to take care of them.
He has two whole books, and he studies and reviews every day. Even when the villagers come to look for him, he won't leave the house. Well, I think it's not good to study too hard.
Bi Cheng looked at the kang wall expressionlessly, but his face slowly turned red.
Bi Tielin paused with the foot towel, turned around and smiled at Bi Cheng lying next to him, repeating Liu Yafang's words: "It's not good to study too hard. You should learn a variety of knowledge."
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