Chapter 17: The Head of the Family

"What is there to find, if you lose it, you will lose it, what a big deal, hurry up and eat, the dishes are cold. Su Changmin was a little impatient

"A thousand yuan, this is going to be kept for my son's tuition, how can I say that if I lose it, I will lose it, school is about to start, how can I register my child without this money, how can my child go to school?" Wang Chunlan was so anxious that she almost cried.

For a family that relies on the land to make a living, 1,000 yuan is worth half a year's land income.

It's not that there is no land at home, but three or four acres of land, and it is in a hilly area, it is really difficult to make money from the land, and the income is only three or four thousand yuan all year round, plus food and clothing, you can't save money at all.

Occasionally, the price of grain will rise, the price of fertilizer will follow, and the price of pesticides will also be mixed with a foot, not to mention the hard work of farming, in fact, the income obtained is not much different from before the price increase.

Can you make money from the land? Yes, you can. But it is definitely not possible to make a small fuss, you have to have the kind of land that is dozens of acres and hundreds of acres, and you can only make money by relying on mechanized operation.

As for ordinary peasants with only a few acres of land, farming is at most a guarantee that they will not starve to death, and the income they get from a hard year's work may not be as much as the income earned by those who work outside in a month.

"Dad, did you take the money?" Su Xing looked at Su Changmin, Su Changmin's behavior today was a little different, very abnormal, Su Xing had reason to suspect that he took the money.

Wang Chunlan also seemed to react, staring at Su Changmin: "You took the money?"

"Nonsense, what am I doing with the money?" Su Changmin did not admit.

"Did you take the money, a thousand yuan, my son gave me, it was the money he worked hard to catch lobsters and sell them, and he was ready to pay the tuition, seeing that school was about to start, you can't lie to people, if you didn't take it, it must be a thief at home, I went to call the police, let the police come to find it." Wang Chunlan said.

"This is a family matter, what are you calling the police for, don't the whole village know about it when the police come? Su Changmin put down his chopsticks, a little impatient, "Isn't it just a thousand yuan, just go to the second middle school according to what I said, and the tuition and living expenses are all free, so why waste money." ”

"Did you really take the money?" Wang Chunlan heard Su Changmin's unconfidence, "What did you do with the money, where did you put the money?"

"Didn't I tell you last time, I went to my aunt's cousin and child to discuss the matter of waking up to study in the second middle school, I can't go empty-handed, so I bought some cigarettes and alcohol and carried it. Su Changmin said, "That's where the money is spent." ”

"The first time I came to the door, I wanted to buy something, so what about the rest of the money?" Wang Chunlan felt a little more comfortable when she heard that the family was not a thief, and the money was indeed taken by Su Changmin.

"What is the remaining money, how can there be any remaining money, gone. Su Changmin waved his hand.

Wang Chunlan was anxious again when she heard this: "How can you buy cigarettes and alcohol for a thousand yuan, don't lie to me." ”

"If I have something to ask someone to do, I must bring some good cigarettes and alcohol when I come to the door, and besides, I'm not going to a house, and I'm not allowed to carry some things when I go to my aunt's house? This costs eight or nine hundred yuan, and then I buy myself a bottle of wine and eat outside, don't I have to spend money? I even put dozens of dollars inside. Su Changmin swore and said.

Wang Chunlan clutched her chest, didn't say anything for a long time, and said after a while: "You will spend eight or nine hundred yuan to buy something, don't you know what the situation is at home, just a little tobacco and alcohol can cost eight or nine hundred yuan, it is all your son's tuition, why are you ruined like this." ”

"How do you speak, how can it be said that it is a waste, this is the basic etiquette, if you ask someone to do something, you can't bring things over, can you go over empty-handed?" Su Changmin was also annoyed, and the two quarreled.

Su Xing patted Su Ran, sandwiched some vegetables for her, and asked her to eat them in the house by herself.

Besides, what do you ask him to do, even if the child really goes to the No. 2 Middle School, he doesn't have the final say on the tuition waiver, what does it have to do with him? You have spent so much money and all it has been wasted, and people may still call you a fool. Wang Chunlan said.

"I'm the head of the family, what's wrong with some money, can't I still be the head of this family, can't I be the head of this family?

Su Xing saw that the two of them had a tendency to become more and more arguing, stood up, and persuaded Wang Chunlan: "Mom, forget it, take the money as a gift, don't worry about the tuition, I still have money on me." ”

"A thousand dollars. Wang Chunlan's anger in her heart has not yet come over, and she is worried about pain.

The income that can only be obtained by farming for half a year has been spent like this, Wang Chunlan must have felt pain in her heart, it is the same for everyone else, and Su Changmin doesn't care, and she still feels that she has face.

Eight or nine hundred yuan of tobacco and alcohol, can you not have face?

Wake up and persuade a few more, the two finally stopped arguing, Wang Chunlan entered the house, sulked, woke up and brought her the food, and when she went to bed at night, she found that the food did not move at all.

Su Xing sighed, he knew that this was the case, and he wouldn't give Wang Chunlan the thousand yuan.

It's not that he feels distressed that Su Changmin took the 1,000 yuan for the pig's nose to insert green onions, but that Wang Chunlan was so angry that she couldn't even eat for this 1,000 yuan, and she hurt her body, which was a little unworthy.

But there is no way to continue to persuade this, and only those who have been poor will know that the money is distressed after it is lost.

The atmosphere at home became tense, and Wang Chunlan and Su Changmin did not speak at home, and they were angry.

I didn't care much about waking up, and after a few days, when Wang Chunlan's anger disappeared, it would be fine.

This has happened more than once, and I am used to it when I wake up.

Wake up and return the cart to Yu Lu.

"Can you lend me your textbooks for the third year of junior high school?" Yu Lu plucked up a lot of courage and said to Su Xing.

"Aren't you going to school soon, the textbooks will be sent to you when they arrive at school, what do you want my textbooks for at this time?" asked Su Xing.

Yu Lu is in the second year of junior high school, this is still known when I was fishing for lobsters, it is one year younger than Awakening, and the summer vacation has passed, even if you have to preview the textbooks in advance, there is no need to borrow books.

Now junior high school still has to charge tuition, 260 yuan a semester, plus 100 yuan for accommodation, a total of 360 yuan, at first glance is not a lot, but for rural families, 360 yuan accounts for the proportion of the average annual income of the family is not small.

Su Xing still remembers that every time he paid the tuition, he was very positive, but Su Changmin always said to wait a little longer, wait a little longer.

The school will distribute textbooks, and he doesn't know what Yu Lu wants his old textbooks to do.

"You got so good in exams, you must have taken notes, I want to borrow your book to see the notes you made, if it doesn't work, forget it, the school will send out books anyway, it's okay. Yu Lu only said a few words and then flinched, not daring to continue to look for Su Xing to borrow books.

"The book is at home, I'll give it to the mouse at night, and I'll let him bring it to you tomorrow when he goes lobster fishing, okay?" said Su Xing.

"Good. Yu Lu nodded, her face was red, her hands were hanging down, and she didn't know where to put it.