As soon as Grandma left, the stupid dad carried a big bucket into the house, and the smile on his face was exposed, "Smash, look at the shrimp that Dad fished for you, there are a lot!"

Xin Andong leaned over to look at the bucket, which was densely packed with red shrimp crawling with teeth and claws, he was overjoyed, his eyes were bright, "Dad, you are too powerful, you will work so hard to get so much in one moment!"

Silly dad just smiled silly.

"Wait, eat spicy crayfish tonight. Xin Andong said with a smile as he took out the salt shaker that his grandmother had hidden from the cooking hut, dug up a large spoonful of salt and put it in the bucket, and heard that this would make the lobster vomit out the filth and debris in the stomach faster.

After a while, grandpa was dragged home by grandma with a straight face, grandma complained while walking, "Tell you to be nosy, it's not enough for Jinhua to smash a big bag on your head, you care about people, and you want people to look at it, you don't see Jinhua's daughter-in-law's words are all about pushing you away, you want to help burn the fire, people still think you want to rub dinner, Guofu sent you away with a broom, I really don't know why you don't want to go." ”

"You old woman, think about everything, Jinhua can't speak, Guofu is worried that his mother is good, and when a son is naturally ugly, you will want to be crooked, and when we go out, won't Wen Jun still beckon me to stay for dinner......"

"Yes, yes, your nephew is filial, so why did he still ask his mother-in-law to ask my family for money this morning!"

Grandpa's face stiffened for a moment, touched the bag on his forehead, and said with a half-loud mouth, "Jinhua's matter can't be counted on Wen Jun, he," paused, "Alas, marrying a daughter-in-law and becoming a family, and a large family to support, Wen Jun is not easy." ”

After speaking, the old man's waist seemed to bend a little more, and under the disapproving gaze of his grandmother, the grandfather fell silent, and walked into the old couple's cottage with trembling hands behind his back.

Grandma was also angry before she said something serious, she sniffed and said to Xin Andong, " Your grandfather remembers that your second grandfather is his own brother, when your second grandfather died, he took your grandfather's hand and asked him to take care of Wenjun and Wenzhi, when our family was not full of food and clothing, your mother and sister were wearing a pair of pants in turns, your grandfather was stunned to burn bricks and kick his toes to give you Wenzhi's second uncle to read, our family is worthy of the second family, but later Wenzhi himself was so angry that he looked down on Sun Wen, the daughter of the deputy director of the textile factory, and directly became a son-in-law to the door, and it was not your father who forced him with a knife, people spread their legs to climb high branches, and they couldn't stop it!"

"I didn't expect your master to blame himself until now, saying that he pinched the roots of the second family, couldn't raise his head in front of Wen Jun, and couldn't see his second brother after he died!"

Xin Andong obediently sat in the arms of her crying and sad grandmother, silently comforting the old man.

He didn't expect that there would be such a period of Chen sesame rotten grain in the Xin family in the middle, no wonder his grandfather swallowed his anger in the face of Ge Jinhua's step by step retreat, and suffocated the family into buns. But to put it simply, Xin Wenzhi, who did the inverted door for the sake of the upper position, has no conscience, and he can't blame his grandfather for all his mistakes, and there is no reason to wronged his family because of other family's embarrassing things.

Grandpa thinks he's sorry for his dead brother, but is he worthy of his wife and children for most of his life?

Xin Andong was noncommittal, but if it was him, he felt that he had done his best to treat his younger brother's children, and there was no need to tie the shackles of morality to himself.

Grandma Xin sobbed for a while, venting the depression that had been accumulated in her heart for a long time, and looked down to see her grandson obediently snuggling beside her, she suddenly smiled, "Oh, why am I telling you about this, Dongzi forgot what Grandma told you today, do you know?"

Xin Andong nodded and changed the topic, "Milk, my dad caught a lot of shrimp just now, and I'll cook it for you to eat in the evening." ”

It's not uncommon to eat shrimp in this era, just like Grandma Xin, who was tired of eating when she was young, but what her grandson made, even if it was unpalatable, she also cheered, not to mention that as far as today's fried screws are concerned, the craftsmanship is probably better than herself.

She said happily, "I have nothing to say about my Dongzi's craftsmanship, grandma has a good mouth tonight!"

......

The fragrance of the spicy crayfish out of the pot can be said to be fragrant, Xin Andong's next-door neighbor Aunt Cheng walked out of her house with a bowl and looked at the Xin family, "What kind of good dishes did Mrs. Xin make so fragrant, is it because I bought meat? Meat is not like this." She muttered a few times, and was completely unappetizing by the increasingly seductive aroma of the green vegetables and rice in the bowl, and after enduring it, she raised her feet and walked towards Xin's house.

"Aunt Cheng, it's time to have dinner so early. ”

Just a few steps away, a voice sounded behind him.

Aunt Cheng turned her head suspiciously, looked at it, and quickly smiled enthusiastically, "It's Wen Fang who is going home, it's okay to see An Chun today, An Chun is the first child is sloppy, and that child is a soft character, you have to go to see it often, the family in the province bullied her." ”

"It's good, it's good. Xin Wenfang was poked in the heart, and her face was not very good.

Aunt Cheng, who was hooked by the fragrance, didn't see it, she just thought that she was tired after a day of walking, and the chopsticks knocked on the bowl and smiled, "Aren't I going to your house, you smell this smell, it's from your house, hooking the worms in my stomach is a drill, no, I'm about to go to your house with a thick skin to take a look, I live so old, and I've never smelled such a fragrant smell, your mother is afraid that she is not cooking good dishes and waiting for you, my Aunt Cheng is not greedy for that mouth, just take a look." ”

After all, it's a gluttonous thing, and the aunt laughed wryly.

Xin Wenfang was in a heavy mood before, and she didn't care too much about the fragrance, but when Aunt Cheng said it, the tip of her nose moved, and she found that the seductive fragrance was really coming from her own house, but the family's money was put on her, and she didn't buy meat, could it be that she burned the hare caught by Da Zhuang yesterday?

That's what she kept for the kids to eat when they came home!

"Aunt Cheng, I won't tell you, I have to go home and take a look!" said hello to Aunt Cheng anxiously, and she raised her feet and ran home.

With a rushing face as if she was afraid that others would eat her family's things, Aunt Cheng frowned and wondered, Wen Fang has never been a stingy person.

Xin Wenfang panted and ran home in three steps and two steps, just when she saw her son coming out of the hut with a big bowl in his hand, when he saw her come back, a smile appeared on his little face, and said, "Mom, it's a coincidence that you came back, look, I made spicy crayfish." ”

He wore Xin Wenfang's apron changed from rag gown around his waist, and his two sleeves were rolled up to his elbows, his face was flushed because of the heat, and the peach blossom eyes that were exactly the same as her looked at her brightly.

The brain buzzed for a while, Xin Wenfang reacted half-loudly, what did his son say just now, that plate of shrimp with a fragrant stomach gurgling was made by him? My son has been in poor health since he was a child, and he has to take medicine every three or five days, although he often helps to light the fire, but he has never been on the stove by himself, and today the sun is coming out in the west, and her youngest son can cook?

Xin Dazhuang saw that his daughter-in-law was back, and happily ran forward to hug her, "Fangfang, Fangfang, you are back, Dazhuang misses you today!"

Grandpa and grandma are nagging, the old couple has already lost their anger in the afternoon, and now they see their grandson holding a spicy lobster on the table, smiling so much that they can't see their teeth, and they see their daughter standing at the door stupidly without speaking, saying, "Why don't you enter the door, what are you doing stupidly, quickly put down your things and eat, this dish is made by Dongzi, you will know it when you taste it, it is better than your mother's craftsmanship!"

Grandpa Xin smiled happily, "Yes, yes, our Dongzi didn't know where to learn this cooking skill, and I'm about to catch up with the chef!"

The eldest child's advance was put aside, Xin Wenfang washed her face and sat down at the dining table to pick up the dishes and chopsticks, as soon as she sat down, her stupid man sandwiched a red and oily shrimp and put it in her bowl, "It's delicious, Fangfang eat!"

Xin Andong was a little envious of his parents' affection on the side, he also tasted the spicy crayfish he made, maybe the pepper was too much, a little spicy, he just took a few breaths, Xin Wenfang hurriedly brought him water, and said accusatorily, "I don't know if I can't eat spicy, what should I do if I hurt my stomach, drink saliva and rinse my mouth, this shrimp is delicious, it's spicy, or Mom will bring you water again?"

Before Xin Wenfang moved the chopsticks, she first noticed her son's embarrassment, and hurriedly dropped the chopsticks and was about to get up to get the water bottle.

He hurriedly waved his hand, "I'll just taste one, and you can eat the rest." ”

Xin Wenfang saw that his mouth was spicy and red, so he had to put some shredded potatoes for him to eat. This plate of vinegared shredded potatoes is also fried by Xin Andong, spicy, and the taste is also very good, Xin Wenfang never knew that his youngest son could have such a powerful stir-fry ability.

took a bite of shredded potatoes and put it in her mouth, Xin Wenfang suddenly remembered, and put down the bowl suddenly, "I almost forgot, Aunt Cheng just told me that the family had cooked good vegetables, and the fragrance hooked her greedy, and said that she was going to come to our house, but now I am afraid that I was too anxious to run home just now to make her misunderstand that I was stingy, and it will not work," she quickly stood up and went to get a big bowl, "I'll serve some to her house." ”

Grandma Xin helped to clamp it, there were many shrimps in the river, and ordered, "Pack more, this taste is too spicy, except for Da Zhuang and your father, our mother can't eat much, Aunt Cheng's family roasts meat, often gives Dongzi a piece or two, people are kind, and our family can't pick and search." ”

"What Mom said is that in addition to the taste of these shrimps, they are not worth much," she said as she picked a few more big and hard vises, until the sea bowl was full, and then asked Grandma Xin to stop clamping it, "Enough is enough, no more should be enough." ”

It's rare to be able to give good food to other families, and Xin's mother seems to have a taller waist than usual when she walks.

Soon, Mother Xin came back with a smile on her face, her face was still flushed, "Aunt Cheng is too polite, the worthless shrimp is praised in her mouth as if it is a delicacies of the mountains and seas, Aunt Cheng also said that with the skill of my Dongzi, even the chef in the village who cooks vegetables is not comparable, Dongzi, you really give your mother a long face." ”

In the past, Aunt Cheng brought the dishes to her family, at that time, although she was grateful to others in her heart, but the taste in her heart was bitter and astringent, today is different, she entered the people with a bowl, Uncle Cheng and Aunt Cheng smiled on their faces and were so enthusiastic that Xin Wenfang felt a hot boiling water and felt comfortable.

"Fangfang is not right! Valuable, valuable!" The family was happy, and the stupid father suddenly stood up and shouted loudly, his mouth and face were full of spicy crayfish soup, and he pouted stupidly and looked angry.

"Da Zhuang, what do you say, there are many shrimps in the river, and they are not worth much. Xin Wenfang said with tears and laughter.

"No, it's worth it, it's worth it, my son is worth it!" said the stupid father, who was upset, red-eyed.

What son is worth it, Xin Andong was full of black lines, and when he saw that his stupid father's eyes were burning and he looked at him with an aggrieved face, as if he wanted him to testify to him, and it was clear that it was time to tell the family about selling screws.

He stood up and comforted his stupid father first, "Dad, don't worry, I'll tell my mother and grandmothers." ”

"Hmph!" the stupid father sat down obediently.

Xin's mother saw her son playing dumb riddles with her stupid man, and asked confusedly, "Dongzi, what do you want to say?"

"Mom, here's the thing," Xin Andong told his family about the matter, "Today I fried the screws at home, and my grandparents also knew that everyone tasted it and thought it tasted good, and then I thought of the lady who sold steamed buns in the county, and I thought if I could take the screws to the county seat to sell," Speaking of this, he scratched his head, and under the confused eyes of Xin's mother and grandparents, he pretended to be ashamed and said, "So I went to the county seat with my father in the afternoon without telling my grandparents." ”

"What! You are so bold, take your father to the county seat alone, what if you are deceived by the abduction!" Xin's mother couldn't listen to Xin Andong's words at all, she stood up angrily.

Facing his mother's questioning, Xin Andong had to smile, "Mom, I'm 13 years old and I'm a big child, I've been to the county a few times, and I can read and read and know the way, I won't lose it, and besides, my dad is so strong, the kidnappers don't dare to beat me." ”

"Your wings are stiff, and you dare to talk back, don't you......"

Seeing that Xin's mother's face was ugly and he was about to reprimand, he hurriedly spoke, "Mom, don't be angry first, listen to me finish speaking, I didn't say this to tell you that my father and I went to the county seat alone, I wanted to tell you and my grandparents, I went to the city with my father to sell fried screws today, the key is to sell them at a good price!"

Xin Andong emphasized the words "good price".

Sure enough, Mother Xin's face changed, "What did you say?"

"I said that the screws were sold for money. Xin Andong looked around at several elders in the family and said solemnly word by word.

It's easy for him, and he has to beat around the bush to make money for his family.

"You, you say it again, fried screws can be sold for money, are you coaxing your mother?" Xin Wenfang swallowed in disbelief and asked.

Xin Andong was helpless, "I'll say it ten times It's true, screws can really be sold for money, and many people buy my screws, Mom, if you don't believe it, ask my dad, it's all my dad's help to collect money today." ”

Grandma Xin was anxious and slapped her thigh, "How can you ask your dad to collect money, he can't count, isn't this nonsense!"

After Xin Wenfang listened to her son's words, her mind was empty, her face was happy for a while, and she was suspicious for a while, and finally gritted her teeth and asked Xin Andong, "Dongzi, you really didn't lie to your mother?"

took out a neat handful of money tickets from his pocket and stretched them out in front of Xin Wenfang's eyes, Xin Andong said solemnly, "Mom, do you see clearly, it's real money, a total of three yuan, six cents and five cents, you count." ”

Grandpa and grandma looked at each other, and the silly father clapped his hands happily, "Money, money, the money that Da Zhuang earned from selling screws!"

Xin Wenfang looked at her serious son, then at her stupid man, her eyes widened, swallowed her saliva and took the neat zero ticket in her son's hand, trembling her hands and began to count the money, one cent, two cents, one cent, five cents, one piece, three yuan, six cents and five cents!!

What my son said is not bad!

"Screws really make money?" Xin Wenfang seemed to have been knocked on a stick, feeling like she was dreaming, but the thin layer of money tickets with a great sense of presence in her hand was what she had just taken from her son, and her son said that it was money earned by selling fried screws, and frying screws could make money!

After calming down, the Xin family was a little confused.

Grandma Xin sighed, her wrinkled face was happy and proud, "Reading is useful, no one can think of it, my grandson can think of selling fried screws to make money, three yuan, six cents and five cents, Guofu's monthly salary in the machinery factory is only 45 yuan, 8 cents and 7 cents, and the salary is less than 2 yuan a day.

Xin Wenfang was still in a bit of a trance, and suddenly, she thought of what happened to her eldest daughter's house today, gritted her teeth, looked at her younger son, and asked in a deep voice, "Dongzi, you tell your mother well, where did you sell this screw, who did you sell it to, let's get some screws to fry and sell them in the county, can we still make money?"

Her tone was a little anxious, and her trembling voice seemed to suppress pain.

Xin Andong was stunned, feeling that her mother's mood was not right, "Mom, is something wrong?"

Xin Wenfang wiped her face, and the corners of her mouth twitched, "It's okay, what can mom do, mom just wants to ask if you can sell screws to make money, your grandmother also said, this is more profitable than other workers, there are more screws in the mountains and streams behind our house, I will get some with your dad to sell them in the city, it's very simple, if you can make money, you can redeem your second sister earlier, as well as your eldest sister and third sister...... They're miserable. ”

Saying that, Xin's mother couldn't help crying.

The voice went from being low and sobbing to crying loudly, as if to vent all the pain and unwillingness.

As I said before, Xin Andong has three sisters, and the lives of these three sisters are not good, or in other words, the poverty of the Xin family has made the family live in dire straits.

Xin Andong's eldest sister Xin Anchun was picked up by Ge Jinhua to marry a fool in the city who has violent tendencies and can't take care of herself for gift money; the second sister Xin Anxia has a weak temperament, Xin Andong suddenly had a high fever three years ago, she was tough for the first time, but she secretly gave herself to a family as a child daughter-in-law for her younger brother's medical expenses; the third sister Xin Anqiu was born lame and was bullied by the village since she was a child, but her personality is not better than the previous two sisters, she was stunned to find a nanny job in the county, she was only fifteen years old, she was still a half-old child, but she had to wash diapers for people every day, and her hands were inseparable from ice water in the cold winter。

"Mom......" Xin Andong's eyes were a little red, and he was at a loss Ren Xin's mother leaned on his shoulder and cried, clumsily comforting, "Don't cry, don't cry, you will definitely be able to make money, our family will become very rich in the future, find the eldest sister, second sister, and third sister home, and no one in our family can bully anymore." ”

Thinking of his sisters who were suffering, his heart was as uncomfortable as a knife scraping.

His words made Xin Wenfang and Grandma Xin cover their faces and cry bitterly, Grandpa Xin's silent face was ruined, and even the stupid father felt that the atmosphere was oppressive and did not dare to speak.

After a while, Xin's mother and grandmother calmed down.

At this time, it was already dark outside, and Grandpa Xin found an oil lamp and lit it in the middle of the square broken wooden table, and the family gathered around to discuss business.

Xin Andong said: "Now the national policy is better than before, there are more businesses outside, our family does not have a lot of principal now, if you want to make money, you can only start from screws, lobsters, this kind of snacks without cost," he said to Xin's mother, "Mom, screws sell well, lobsters must also be sold, tomorrow we will start to sell spicy crayfish in the county, and then think of other money-making businesses." ”

"My mother and I went to the county to sell, my father continued to fish for shrimp and screws, and my grandparents were old, so they just kept it at home. He arranged.

Xin Wenfang touched her son's head with relief, felt that her eyes were slightly hot and wanted to cry again, and sighed forcefully, "My son is really like a little adult, and he has really grown up." ”

"No, the children of poor families have long been in charge," Grandma Xin said and sighed, "My family Dongzi was born in our family, and suffered. ”

Grandpa Xin's beard curled, "What are you saying, Dongzi is better than other children, it is the blessing of our old Xin family." ”

Xin Andong smiled, "Then let's say so," he looked at Xin Wenfang, "Mom, tomorrow we will start making spicy crayfish after breakfast, and then rush to sell it before the meal, what do you think?"

"Son, you say a set of things, Mom listens to you. Xin Wenfang now doesn't dare to treat her 13-year-old son as a child, her mother is right, the children of poor families are in charge of the house early, and her son has a more correct idea than her.