Chapter 20 Only with hope can life go on
Frustration makes people mature, suffering makes people strong, this is just a word of encouragement, if the person who is frustrated and suffers is not resilient enough and cannot see hope, he may be crushed by frustration and suffering.
The stubborn Li Jiaming refused the help of the eldest sister and the fourth uncle, and like ants moving, he finally filled the stacks of firewood under the eaves of the sunny side of the kitchen, and also piled up the dry stacks in the kitchen.
Looking at the stacks of firewood and the fruitful vegetable gardens that are taller than the two of himself, Li Jiaming is very proud in his heart, and he is very much looking forward to his father coming back to see the fruits of his labor. Only by proving to his father that he can take care of everything in the family, can he go out to earn money without distractions, and can he make the life of the family better and better, instead of being dragged to death at home by two children as a strong laborer with craftsmanship as he is now.
My father, who had been away from home for more than a month, finally came back on the morning two days before the start of school, and the furnishings in the hall were still as neat as when he left. The father put down the toolbox, hurriedly gave up his seat to the guest, poured tea, and said gratefully: "Third cousin, I'm really troublesome to you, and I want you to send it over." ”
"Something on the way".
The third cousin, who was so hot and sweaty, didn't sit down, took the cold tea table in his father's hand and drank it, poured another cup himself, wiped his mouth and said goodbye.
"Chuanlin, I'll go first, and I have to go to Chashan for something."
"Then you go slowly", marrying a daughter is a big deal, and the father did not keep guests, so he hurriedly sent the sweaty third cousin out of the door.
After sending off the guest's father, he went home and looked around, everything was very tidy, and a small study room was cleaned upstairs, and the small square table was full of textbooks, homework, and test papers, which made him very happy. The son is really sensible, he is not at home, not only cleans so diligently, but also reads so seriously.
The father drank a cup of tea, rested for a while, and saw that it was still early, so he carried a piece of pork to the second brother's for a spin, thanks to the second sister-in-law for more than a month. By the way, let's see how the fourth brother's house base is dug to see if you want to help.
"Second Sister-in-law"
"The third? You're back! The second aunt, who was standing under the eaves to feed the chickens, saw that her father had returned, and hurriedly threw down the things in her hand and beckoned him into the house to drink tea.
"What about the second brother? How's the fourth's house base going? ”
"Oh, your second brother went to the county seat, and the fourth brother's house base was dug up. The third child, thanks to Jia Ming, our family is going to prosper this time! ”
In the past half a month, the second aunt has watched Manmei change from a little girl who only knows how to eat, play, and wear, as if she has become a serious primary school student in the blink of an eye, and she is even laughing in her dreams. Now that the hero's father is back, the second aunt is even more grateful.
Mingya? Jiaming?
The more my father listened, the more confused he became, and hurriedly interrupted: "Second sister-in-law, what are you talking about?" What happened to Ming Yan? ”
"You don't know? Oh yes, you've been away from home for more than a month. ”
The second aunt hurriedly talked about the events of the past month or so, and as soon as the father heard two or three sentences, he interrupted eagerly: "Second sister-in-law, do you mean that you are really a genius?" ”
"Yes, Jiade says that Jiaming is a genius! Jiaming is sensible, he doesn't teach himself, and he still carries "
My father was impatient to listen, so he rushed into the hall in a few steps and step by step, and staggered upstairs to go directly to his genius nephew to ask what was going on. When it comes to reading, family morality has the most right to speak.
The uncle's house is also very tidy, and when the fourth and third brothers are tired of reading, they will take cleaning as a relaxation. As soon as my father went upstairs, he saw his two nephews cleaning the windows, which were dusty on the wooden windows.
"Jiade, the second sister-in-law shows that you are a genius? What the hell is going on? ”
"Third uncle?"
Li Jiade turned his head to look, smiled and said hello to the eager third uncle, put down the rag in his hand, and beckoned him to come into the house to sit.
Li Chuanlin, who looked like a cat scratching his heart, had no time to sit, and said eagerly: "Don't sit, tell me quickly, what's going on?" ”
"Oh, Jiaming has completed all the courses of the fifth grade by himself in half a month, and the midterm and final exam papers of the two semesters are full marks. Now he has begun to study the content of the first year of junior high school by himself, and yesterday he took the midterm exam paper of the first semester, with a perfect score of 91 in Chinese and mathematics. This achievement, even in school, is the first in the whole grade! ”
Yes?
Sudden good things always catch people off guard, and my father was stunned for a while, and only after a while did he mutter: "Ming Yan is a genius?" Is Ming Ling really a genius? ”
The second aunt, who followed him upstairs with a bowl of cold tea, saw him muttering to himself like a fool, and said with a smile: "Happy silly, right?" Come, drink some tea to suppress the shock. ”
'Oh', my father Mu Ran took the tea and drank it in one go. The cold tea brought a ray of coolness in the hot summer, and he slowly came back to his senses, and his heart suddenly surged with an uncontrollable ecstasy.
Ancestral Bodhisattva bless, ancestral Bodhisattva bless!
The ecstatic father casually stuffed the teacup into the second sister-in-law's hand, walked downstairs and walked home, not even hearing the second aunt say anything to him loudly behind him.
In the early morning, in addition to the crowing of chickens and dogs, the village is the sound of children's laughter, and the adults go up the mountain or down to work. As soon as my father walked to his house, he bumped into the panicked little sister and the full sister.
"yes yes (Dad)!"
As soon as the panicked little sister saw her father, she immediately pounced, hugged his thighs and laughed and jumped.
"Third Uncle", the full sister who didn't know how to be polite before, also ran over and shouted, and immediately dragged the little sister, and said eagerly: "Sister, hurry up, hurry up, the fifth brother is coming back!" ”
"Hey", the little sister who still wanted to make love to her father hurriedly let go of her hand and followed the full sister to her house.
What's going on? The happy and puzzled father followed the two little ones upstairs, only to see his daughter reciting a book, and the little niece staring at the book.
"Leave the grass on the plain...... and sent the king and grandson away, full of sadness and farewell. Sister Man, right? ”
"Well, I'll carry it!"
Man Mei handed the book to Xiao Mei, and also memorized it clearly, and said eagerly behind her back: "That's right, right? ”
"Well, that's right!"
"Hurry up and dictate, my brother is coming back!"
"Hmm"
The father standing at the door of the room saw that the two little ones were so nervous, and couldn't help but stand there dumbfounded, is this still his daughter and little niece? Just as he wanted to open his mouth to call his daughter, the father closed his mouth again and stood quietly at the door of the room, watching the two little ones dictate pinyin and new words to each other, and then answer each other's homework.
Ancestor Bodhisattva bless, our family finally has hope!
The father watched the two little ones study nervously and seriously, and couldn't help but burst into tears. In the past six or seven years, he has sent away his elderly stepmother, lost his beloved wife, and shouldered a lot of debts. If it weren't for his son's good grades, he could see a little hope, and he wouldn't know how to live this life.
At this moment, there was a sound of talking in the sunning flats downstairs.
"Jiaming, it's all for you!"
"What's so embarrassing about that? It used to be evenly divided. ”
"Forget it, we are unlucky today, we don't have enough to make a bowl of soup when we take it back, and you can still make a bowl of dishes by pouring it all for you!"
"Hey, hey, then thank you Brother Mao!"
The father hurriedly walked to the hanging tower to take a look, Li Jiaming was taking a string of small fish from the hands of Mao Tong and the thin dog, and the three and a half children were bare-chested and sunburned like black charcoal, only his son was wearing an old short-sleeved shirt, which looked much whiter, but he had a new scar on his face, and it was estimated that he either fought or fell again.
"Ming Yan"
"yes, you're back?"
Li Jiaming, who was holding a small fish in his hand, raised his eyes and saw that his father was standing on the hanging tower, and subconsciously hid the small fish in his hand behind him, as if he was afraid that he would curse when he saw it. When Mao Tong and the thin dog saw it, they immediately shrank their heads and ran away after shouting 'Uncle Chuanlin'.