It was a hot noon in the middle of summer, and the flaming sun had dried all the leaves, and only a few cicadas were tirelessly 'knowing'.

The atmosphere in the hall of Li Jiaming's house was very weird, there should have been a meal of talking and laughing, but everyone was depressed when they ate, only the two of them, Man Mei and Xiao Mei, were smiling and smiling, and their little stomachs couldn't hold it anymore, so they got off the table and went to play with a bulging little belly.

Li Chuanmin, who had been busy outside for more than a month, finally paid off most of the debts of a big creditor and saved dozens of yuan, returned home and was very happy that his son had taken care of the housework in an orderly manner, and he was even happier that his son was a genius.

But what he never expected was that his genius son was so childish, doing such a thing that didn't know how to be polite, and he did it so dumbly to eat coptis, so that the eldest brother and sister-in-law ate this meal with their faces and pinching their noses.

Everyone finished eating in silence, the dishes on the children's table had already been eaten, and even the vegetable soup was eaten by the sisters and brothers, and the dishes on the adult's table were almost not moved by chopsticks except for the second aunt who ate happily.

"Third child, let's go first", without drinking a glass of wine, the uncle who hastily picked up half a bowl of rice got up, and the aunt, Jiade, and Sanyan, who had ugly faces, all got up immediately.

The embarrassed Li Chuanmin rubbed his hands and got up, he didn't know how to answer, if it weren't for the fact that the Li family was a small surname in the village and couldn't afford to lose the face of 'brother discord', he could beat his son on the spot, how could there be such an ignorant man?

The uncle's family of four had just left, and the fourth uncle, who was extremely uncomfortable here, also wanted to leave, but he didn't expect the second aunt, who was eating deliciously, to pat her with chopsticks, glared at the fourth uncle and said, "Fourth, do you have a ghost in your heart?"

In the countryside, it is said that the eldest sister-in-law is like a mother, and the eldest sister-in-law of the Li family is not an aunt, but the second aunt, she is honest when she stares at the fourth uncle, and sits there with a drooping face and drinks alcohol, while the fourth aunt sits there with a blushing face and is very awkward. Only then did Li Chuanlin realize that things may not be as simple as he imagined.

When the second aunt was full, she put down the dishes and chopsticks, looked at the fourth uncle who was raised by her son after she got married, and sighed: "Chuantian, after my sister-in-law got married, she didn't treat you badly, right?"

"Nope"

"What about the third sister-in-law?"

The fourth uncle's face turned into a red cloth, and he said, "No, no."

"It's good to know, Jiaming is stubborn, I asked him to go to the house for dinner, but he refused and I couldn't help it. After Chuanmin left, the third family ran out of firewood, and the eldest sister didn't want to send it over, so you wouldn't help him cut it for a few days?

As soon as the second aunt said this, Li Chuanlin's face immediately became extremely ugly, he guessed that his stubborn son might not go to the second brother's house for dinner, but he never expected that there would be no firewood at home, and the twelve-year-old son would go up the mountain to cut it by himself! No wonder he asked him to call someone to eat, he pushed it to Wen Mei, and there were new scars on his face!

As soon as the second aunt said this, the fourth aunt sitting next to the fourth uncle was also like sitting on pins and needles, and she couldn't say anything about the bitterness in her heart. That day, my nephew came to the river to wash clothes with scars on his face, and he thought he was fighting when he was washing by the river, but he said that he accidentally fell, but he didn't expect it to fall when he went up the mountain to chop wood. Hey, I'm really careless, those small blood marks are obviously hanging from the thorns on the mountain, why didn't I think about it too much?

"Chuanlin, your second brother sent a letter back, and Boss Wang contracted to the teacher's dormitory of the second elementary school in the county. He told Boss Wang that he wanted you to go over and make door frames and windows for fifteen yuan a day. The fourth child does the house, you don't care, you don't owe more than us, and you have to do what you can to help your brother. ”

The second sister-in-law has said everything about this, and the fourth aunt, who is gentle on the outside and shrewd on the inside, will not bear this wrong, and said in a deep voice: "Second sister-in-law, third brother, whether you believe it or not, I am in charge of Chuantian's money." I am the only one in our family who can make money, Ye Ye (Dad) and Mom can only provide food for the family, and there is no way for my parents-in-law to see a doctor and my two younger brothers to study.

In the past two years, after the parents-in-law, we have saved some money to get married and build a house, and the second and third brothers were in trouble before, and he had no money to help you. I also knew about Jiaming's wrestling, and I asked about it, but he only said that he fell while wrestling, not when he was chopping wood. I also asked Chuantian to help, but Jiaming said not to help, but Chuantian didn't help. ”

The eyes of the second aunt immediately looked at Li Chuanlin, Li Chuanlin immediately got up and went to the gate, called Li Jiaming in the kitchen with a calm face, and said in a deep voice: "Mingling, you fell while chopping wood, and you lied to the fourth aunt?"

Li Jiaming, who has the same mind as an adult, did not feel that he was at fault, but explained: "Yes, the fourth uncle still wants to help me chop, but what's the use? The fourth uncle can help me for a while, and he can help me for a lifetime? People have to rely on themselves, and chopping wood is not a difficult task, I can't carry much at one time, just memorize it a few more times." ”

Father's face immediately changed, staring at Li Jiaming's eyes, looking frightened: "Then you are still like this today? You want to be beaten, right?"

Seeing this, the eldest sister who came out of the kitchen hurriedly whispered: "Third uncle, you can't blame Ming Yan for this!"

The eldest sister told her about stumbling with her aunt one by one, and several adults looked at each other, but the sister-in-law actually went so far? Ming Ling is her own nephew, and Jiade is Ming Yan's cousin, so it is not good to be the elder brother's tutor and younger brother to study?

Li Chuanlin heard his son say it a month ago, but it was just an understatement, he thought it was just his sister-in-law stumbling with his eldest niece, and what he said was some angry words, but he didn't expect those words to be what people thought in their hearts.

Different from the eldest sister who has opinions about the eldest sister, Li Jiaming, who has a mature mind, can understand the nervousness of the eldest aunt, and the fourth brother also helped him afterwards, so he explained: "The fourth brother came to me later, gave me a lot of previous test papers for him and the third brother, and asked me to ask him if I didn't understand." yes, you can't blame the aunt for this, it's hard to have a guy who can read in the family, and the uncle and aunt can't afford to take that risk. ”

The eldest sister, who felt that her younger brother had cut her face, stretched out her hand and grabbed Li Jiaming's ears and scolded: "Pretend to be a good person, right?"

"Tap and tap, eldest sister, eldest sister, I was wrong, I was wrong", Li Jiaming immediately changed his words: "yes, I was wrong, I shouldn't have deliberately let my uncle and aunt not get off the stage today." ”

"I'm not talking about it!"

"Fourth uncle, fourth aunt, today's matter has nothing to do with you, I didn't expect yes to call the uncle and them to eat, I didn't prepare so many dishes, so I replaced the bowl with a plate. The full sister and the little sister are growing their bodies, and they must be allowed to eat well, so I will put more meat on this table, and the fish on this table. ”

It was the eldest sister who stirred the dishes, not Li Jiaming, but he took the initiative to take all the responsibilities off, which made the eldest sister very satisfied, and let go of her hand and smiled at the third uncle who was still dark: "Third uncle, Ming Yan knows that he is wrong, don't embarrass him anymore." ”

Li Chuanlin sighed secretly, the aunt has done so much, what is his son doing this? Turning around and going back to the table to eat, Li Chuanlin said while eating: "Fourth, the second brother has something to do, and the family owes so many debts, so I won't help you." ”

The relieved fourth uncle sighed, hurriedly poured a glass of wine for the third brother, and said continuously: "It's okay, it's okay, it's enough to have the second brother's help." ”

The shrewd fourth aunt touched the foot under the fourth uncle's table with her foot, and then took over the conversation and said, "Third brother, don't be too anxious. After we finish the house, we will definitely not live in the past few years, and the money for the renovation will be lent to you to repay the debt.

If you want me to say, if you have no opinion, let Chuantian send a telegram to Guangdong, and ask friends to pay attention to whether there are furniture factories recruiting people. If you have, you can go to work with us.

In the past, Ming Yan was ignorant, but now he can afford to hold up a family, and the second aunt can watch from the side, what else do you have to worry about? You can earn three or four hundred yuan a month in the second brother's day, and with your skills in Guangdong, you can earn at least one thousand two or three hundred a month!"

After clarifying the misunderstanding of the family, it is naturally as close as before, as soon as the fourth aunt said this, the second aunt was also eager, and Li Jiaming, who was standing at the gate with the eldest sister, was also overjoyed. For this matter, he begged the eldest sister to let her go and talk to the fourth uncle, but she didn't expect to be brought up by the fourth aunt today.

The huge gap between 1,2300 and 3,400 made Li Chuanlin's heart pound, the fourth brother hadn't mentioned it before, but the two children made him unable to let go. Now although my son is a little younger and more childish, he has been supporting the door independently for more than a month, and I haven't seen any elder say no. It's time to go out and make money desperately, the son is a genius, and the daughter doesn't seem to be too bad, the two of them will have to study in the future, and they can't afford to do odd jobs on their own!

"Okay, the fourth brother, you can help my brother send a telegram, if there is something suitable, the third brother will go out with you!"

The fourth uncle was overjoyed, and hurriedly packed the ticket and said, "Third brother, it's absolutely no problem." If you can't find a job in the furniture factory, you can learn to drive with me first, and the military will now get 1,23 thousand. In the first half of your studies, are you still afraid that you won't be able to find a suitable job?"

Li Chuanlin is also very happy, Yiduo is not pressing, not to mention that few people can drive now.

"Come, drink!"

"Drink!"