At noon, Zijun stayed at the door of No. 1 Middle School for a long time, cried for a long time, and thought about it for a long time.

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"Borrow, borrow money, sister—how is it possible?" The family conditions are quite solid, and my father has been reluctant to build a new house, but also to save money for their three brothers and sisters to study, and it has only been a few days, has the family's money been spent? Zi Mei didn't believe it, but Zijun knew, not to mention that all the money for selling watermelons on the day of hospitalization was paid, and the money in the family passbook was almost obtained the next day.

Sister Zijun went directly to the house of the third grandfather, Chen Liangqiang, and at this time he was sitting in the yard smoking dry tobacco.

"Third grandfather. ”

"Have you two had dinner, how is your father doing now?" Chen Liangqiang hurriedly asked.

"I've eaten it. Third grandfather, don't worry, today the doctor said that my dad is about to wake up. Zijun hurriedly replied, "I came today for something else. ”

"That's good, that's good. After Chen Liangqiang finished speaking, he took a hard puff of dry tobacco, and he had been worried about this for several days.

"Third Grandpa, I-I-I want to borrow some money from you. Zijun took advantage of this silent time and seized the opportunity to quickly tell her intentions, she was a little worried that she would not be able to say it after a while. "Dad is like this now, my brother's tuition is gone, third grandfather, you can help us, in the future, my brother will be born, I must honor you." ”

Her brother Chen Zi'an is four years older than her, and he will be a sophomore this semester. His tuition fee is a large amount, and he has to pay it for a year at the beginning of the school year. He didn't come back during the summer vacation for work-study, Zijun didn't dare to let his brother know that something had happened to his father, if he knew, he would come back regardless of giving up his studies, what should he do.

It's not that I didn't want my brother to come back, so she wouldn't be so tired. But my brother is a college student, if he is good, they will all be fine!

If so, if so, relatives at home can pull it, maybe she won't have to drop out of school. As a result, there is no one in the family who can earn money. She knew she couldn't do it, but she still hoped in her heart! If she could, she wouldn't have to drop out of school, she could eat pickles every day.

Chen Liangqiang was smoking, there was no match, the silence was spreading, Zijun's palms were wet with sweat, slippery and greasy, I don't know if it was because of heat or nervousness. The faint flame of hope in my heart is also crumbling!

She smacked her lips and was about to say her plan, but Chen Liangqiang moved. He turned his head and shouted into the house: "Old woman, go next door and call the second brother and the second brother over, and say that there is something important to discuss with them." ”

After listening to Chen Liangqiang's words, Zijun's tense heart relaxed a little, and secretly breathed a sigh of relief, and the flame showed signs of recovery again. Zimei also twisted the corners of his clothes and remained silent without speaking.

Within a few minutes, the second grandfather Chen Liangjie and the second uncle Chen Zhiyi came, and when they saw their sisters, they seemed to understand, and Zijun directly said his intention.

In the end, it was the second time, Zijun spoke quite fluently, only the swollen face and the increasing sweat in the palms betrayed her nervousness. Fortunately, it was night, and they didn't seem to notice her embarrassment.

The scene was cold again for a while, and the third grandmother brought the cut watermelon from the hall and put it on the small stool next to her, and hurriedly beckoned them to sit down, "It's hot, hurry up and sit down and blow the wind." His second brother, Zhiyi, Junjun, Meimei, come and come, eat some melons, and relieve the heat. ”

The appearance of the third grandmother eased the atmosphere a little, and Zimei took a piece of watermelon and handed it to Zijun, "Sister, you can eat some." ”

"You eat first. Zijun handed the watermelon to her sister again, she was really not in the mood to eat it.

I hope I can borrow money, but the love between relatives seems to have become weaker and weaker over the years. The second uncle and the third uncle are brothers, they both live their own lives, and their relationship with each other is very weak. How much affection can my father's cousin and her cousin niece have? Mother's relatives on the other end can't count on it, so it's good not to ask them for a tooth sacrifice from now on.

Thinking wildly in his head, he heard the third grandfather speak, "It's a family, Zhili has this incident, we have to help." Save people from saying that our old Chen family is impersonal. The children are getting older, and when they come out, they can always remember us a little bit!"

"Zhili hurt his body, and he didn't know if he woke up or not, and even if he woke up, he didn't know how much money it would cost. There is no one in a family of five who can make money, and that is not the way. The second grandfather said in a calm voice while smoking dry tobacco, "It is said that emergency relief is not poverty relief, we give one piece is one piece, and give two pieces is two pieces, this is not a long-term solution." In my opinion, Zhili is like this, and their brothers and sisters can also earn money, so they simply don't study. ”

The old-fashioned Peach Blossom Garden fan puffed and blew the smoke and hoarse sound as if it came from the sky, but it was also clear for everyone to hear.

Zijun's heart was cold when he heard this, sour, astringent, and his eyes were a little blurry. She bit her lip and tilted her head slightly, afraid of tears coming down. Knowing that the second grandfather and second uncle are such people, why are they still so sad at this moment?

"Zi'an is in college, but it's just a few years, just get through it. The third grandfather objected.

"If my family is admitted to university this year, it will cost a lot of money when the school starts, and we just have the heart to help, I'm afraid that we won't be able to do it when the time comes. Chen Zhiyi also spoke.

The second grandfather often thinks that girls are going to get married anyway, and spending so much money to study is completely a loss-making business. Chen Zhili himself is willing to provide for his daughter to go to school, but he can't control it. How is it possible to borrow money from their family just to provide for a girl to go to school? Not to mention that he has no money, even if he has money, he is not willing.

"Yes, Junjun, it's not that we don't want to help. In the past two years, the flood has risen, you know, the money has not been fished, and a lot of losses have been lost. Our family only built a new building last year, and we still owe foreign debts. What Chen Zhiyi said was also the truth, and Zijun lowered his head after hearing it.

"If you don't help, we will. The third grandfather glared angrily, and the second grandfather, father and son, glanced at each other, and stopped talking when they saw that their goal was achieved.

"It's just that our ability is also limited, you three brothers and sisters ......" The third grandfather looked at Zijun who lowered his head, a little embarrassed.

"What kind of books does the girl read, no matter how many books she reads, it is not someone else's. Chen Zhiyi said, "My Zifang is only less than four years older than Zijun, and they have gone out to work for four years. Zifang is his eldest daughter, who went out to work after graduating from junior high school, and if she hadn't sent money home every month, the family would not have been able to build a building so quickly.

Chen Liangqiang has some savings, and after his son Zhikang got married, he never asked for their money again. Although it is said that the age is not as good as before, there is still some surplus in the year. Originally, I thought that the second family would also help and provide for the three children. Now he is alone, and the expenses of his three children for a year of study are also a lot, but he is a little difficult. What's more, the two of them are also old, maybe they will be gone one day, and this money is a coffin book.

"I don't read anymore, Zimei is still young, she has to read. Zijun raised his head, "I'll go to work." Second grandfather, third grandfather, you help our family first, and when I work to make money, I will slowly pay you back. This was said quickly and urgently, leaving no room for regret on himself.

"Sister—"

"Silly boy, it's all a family, it's not troublesome to say anything. It's just that you also know that if all three of you are studying, so will me and your third grandmother...... , don't blame the third grandfather for not helping you. ”

"No, Third Grandpa. You have helped us a lot, thank you so much. "That's already the best, isn't it?

Chen Zhiyi's face was a little unbearable, and he said: "Junjun, you don't have labor at home now, and your aunt and I will help you more with the things in the field." Zijun solemnly thanked him again.