Chapter 25: Mother's Eccentricity, Small Plans
After listening to Xu Changsheng's complaints, Xu Tongdao had some thoughts in his heart, but he didn't tell Xu Changsheng immediately at this time.
Because he felt that it was not the time to say it.
......
At four o'clock in the afternoon, Ge Xiaozhu came to replace his son Xu Tongdao.
After all, the mother feels sorry for her son.
Xu Tongdao asked her why she came so early, didn't she say that she would come back in the evening?
Ge Xiaozhu walked up to him and whispered: "You go home early for dinner, Xiao Linzi's mother sent a knife of pork and dozens of eggs to our family early this morning, and the old duck stewed at home yesterday didn't eat, I specially left some for you at home, you can go back and eat it! By the way, there is also the fish that Xiaolu made yesterday, you can go back and eat it! Hurry up!"
So, Xu Tongdao went back.
As for Xu Changsheng?
This stepmother has been living in Weishang recently, and no one in his family has come to replace him.
When Xu Tongdao left, Xu Changsheng, who was sitting under the eaves, could only look at it.
When Xu Tongdao went home yesterday, he had Xu Tonglin as his companion along the way, and today he was alone.
It's also just convenient for him to consider the small business of kebabs along the way.
The investment in this small business does not need to be large, but it also needs hundreds of dollars.
And now he only has a hundred dollars.
That's it, he deliberately left it before.
He asked for more than 700 yuan from those who emptied his belongings, and yesterday he gave his mother 600, and he left more than 100, originally preparing to go to the county to find a job in a few days, and there was no salary for the first month, which was used for food and drink.
This hundred dollars, if you want to do a kebab business, it is estimated that it is a little less.
After all, he hadn't made a barbecue before, and he had to buy some ingredients and come back and try it out a few times.
If a few times are not enough, the cost of trial production will have to increase.
Asking your mother for money?
This option is not in his consideration.
Yesterday I gave my mother six hundred, and this morning I gave my mother one hundred and five of the black fish and turtles I sold, adding up to seven hundred and five.
This money is reserved for his younger brother and sister to sign up for school, and he usually has to buy some oil, salt, sauce and vinegar at home, and he can't touch that money.
So......
These days, we have to find a way to earn a little more.
Of course, he can also choose to go to a relative's house, or Xu Tonglin's house to borrow some, and if he gives up his face to speak, he should be able to borrow a little.
But he didn't want to give up that cheek.
In order to survive, in order to earn money, he can do any job, and he doesn't care about being physically indecent.
But he didn't want to think about borrowing money from others until he had to.
Xu Tongdao thought all the way, and slowly had ideas.
When I got home, my sister Ge Yuzhu was feeding chicken food in the chicken coop, Xu Tongdao didn't see my brother Xu Tonglu, and when he entered the door, he asked, "Where is your second brother?"
"Big brother, are you back? I'm ready to cook, I'll serve you food to eat right away! Second brother, he's reading in the room! Second brother! Big brother is back, I'm coming out to eat!"
Seeing Xu Tongdao coming back, Ge Yuzhu was very happy.
Hurriedly threw all the chicken food in his hand into the chicken coop, clapped his little hands, shouted at the door, and quickly turned around and trotted to the kitchen to serve food.
"Here ......
Xu Tonglu's voice came from the room, the door opened, Xu Tongdao took a look, Xu Tonglu still didn't look at him properly, his face was expressionless, but this kid was clean today, it seems that he shouldn't have gone out to fish today.
"You read a book at home for a day today?"
Xu Tongdao couldn't help but ask.
Xu Tonglu was still expressionless, and walked in front of him with a hum.
This kid......
Xu Tongdao smiled, very relieved, and didn't care about this kid's arrogant appearance.
When the meal was served, Xu Tongdao really saw fish and meat, as well as duck soup, and a plate of fried water spinach.
There are meat and vegetarian food, and at first glance, his family's food is very good, not at all like the appearance of a difficult life and a lack of food.
"Big brother, this old duck leg was specially left for you by your mother, you can eat it quickly!"
His sister Ge Yuzhu picked up an old duck leg and put it on his head, smiling and urging him to eat quickly.
Xu Tongdao was stunned.
He knew that his mother was not bad for this daughter who had been adopted since childhood, but he also knew that his mother was still a little partial in terms of eating and drinking.
For example, when the family eats chicken or duck during the New Year's holidays, he has always had two chicken legs or two duck legs, his younger brother Xu Tonglu has one, and his younger sister Ge Yuzhu rarely eats one.
This old duck was stewed yesterday, he didn't eat at home last night, and he couldn't eat this when he drank porridge in the morning, and he was still not at home at noon today, so it stands to reason that the two duck legs should have been given to his younger brother and sister long ago.
But his mother still kept one for him until now.
"You didn't eat the other leg, did you?"
Xu Tongdao smiled and asked Ge Yuzhu.
Ge Yuzhu smiled, shook his head and said, "It's okay! Mom gave me a large piece of duck breast, I love to eat that, this leg is specially reserved for you, big brother, eat it quickly!"
Xu Tongdao could see that his sister really didn't mind.
The smile on his face was not forced.
She should have been used to it since she was a child, and this girl has been easy to satisfy since she was a child.
Xu Tongdao smiled faintly, picked up the duck leg on the rice head, and put it in her bowl.
"I like duck neck, here's for you!"
Ge Yuzhu was very surprised, and hurriedly said: "Big brother, this is specially left for you by my mother, besides, I don't like to eat duck legs ......."
As he spoke, he picked up the duck leg and gave it back to him.
Xu Tongdao glanced at her and accentuated, "If you want to eat, you will eat!
Ge Yuzhu: "......"
Biting her lip slightly, Ge Yuzhu whispered, "Thank you, big brother." ”
Xu Tonglu has been eating by himself, and he has not intervened the whole time.
Only at this time did he glance at Xu Tongdao coldly, but still did not speak.
Xu Tongdao took a few mouthfuls of rice in his mouth, and when he raised his hand to pick up the vegetables, he asked casually: "Yuzhu, let you sell fish today, have you sold it?"
Big brother, let me tell you, I sold it for eighteen yuan! It can't be said that it sells well or not, many people have recently got their own fish, but my mother asked me to sell it cheaply, so those few catties of fish were sold out before they left our village, and I handed over all the money to my mother. ”
"Handed it over to Mom, didn't I let you keep it for yourself?" Xu Tongdao was a little surprised.
Ge Yuzhu smiled lightly and shook her head, "Eighteen yuan, big brother, I don't have anything to buy, so much money, it's better to give it to my mother, right?"
Xu Tongdao looked at her and didn't continue to talk about this topic, but said: "Just sell it, so that in the next few days, I will go out to fish, and you will sell it when the time comes! Don't give the money from the sale to our mother, give it to me! I will be useful!"
Ge Yuzhu and Xu Tonglu were quite surprised, and both of them subconsciously looked at Xu Tongdao suspiciously.
Ge Yuzhu: "Big brother, what's the use of asking for money?"
"You'll know in a few days, eat!
Xu Tongdao had no interest in explaining.