The Liu family sleeps in a bunk, that is, the whole family has only one kang head, and the family sleeps together at night, regardless of gender.

Liu Xiaohua is very unaccustomed to it, and feels that there is no dignity at all, no different from the piglets living in a pigsty. So every night, she gets very homesick.

But she slept very well this night.

Early the next morning, I saw that Chen's eye circles were dark, and even his face, which was not bright, was even more gray and vicissitudes.

The family of three ate multigrain wotou and porridge for breakfast. Chen only drank two sips of thin rao, and then put down the bowl with a heavy heart. Liu Erxin ate and drank without lungs. Liu Xiaohua asked with concern, "What's wrong with A-Niang?" ”

Chen didn't think she was considerate, but looked irritable, with an expression of 'too lazy to tell her, it's useless to say it anyway'. But after being silent for a while, he finally spoke up and said, "Of course, it's good to be chosen, but although it doesn't cost money to enter the clan school, you live, eat, wear, and usually ask for money if your husband asks you to buy a book or anything." But there are a total of ten big money in the family. For one person is very reluctant. ”

Liu Xiaohua secretly thought, it turned out that she was chosen to study. But when she heard that only one person could go to study, and that one person would definitely not be able to go, her heart sank suddenly.

In the past, she just suffered the loss of not being able to study - or, rather, the loss of not having a diploma. She has read a lot of books, and she has read the entire wall of books in Liu's father's collection, and she will never forget that. But when I was a child, I was not sensible, I stopped reading for some reason after finishing junior high school, I didn't go to high school and I wasn't a college student, and I was picked on everywhere I went. Even went to the clerk, people disliked her, saying that no matter how bad she was, she had to be a secondary school student. That's why she understands the importance of a diploma. Now that she has been chosen, she definitely doesn't want to waste this opportunity.

Liu Er, who was sitting opposite Liu Xiaohua, heard Chen's words, put down the bowl, and lowered his eyes and didn't know what he was thinking. His eyelashes are thick, and they hide a lot of emotion. The handsome and slightly childish face is pleasing to the eye. Liu Xiaohua still thinks that such a person is her younger brother, which is a bit incredible.

After a while, Liu Er seemed to have figured it out, and looked up and asked Chen, "When will Daddy come back?" ”

Liu Xiaohua didn't know about the Liu family, so she didn't say anything, just buried herself in eating. The mood is apprehensive. If the Chen family is patriarchal, then Liu Er can go to the clan study, and she will have to marry a dirty village man like other girls in the village in the future, give birth to children one after another like a sow, and live numbly and die silently like a sow. It's better to be dead.

Thinking like this, she was very discouraged, trying to control her expression and not let herself express anything. Prick up your ears to listen to the mother and son.

Chen listened to Liu Er's words, calculated and said, "I'm afraid there are still a few months." ”

Liu Er said: "Why don't you send a letter to Daddy and see if you can bring the salary back first?" Daddy has been working for more than half a year, and there must be more than enough money for two people to stay in the clan school for a month. When we go to the clan school, we will definitely be able to make a living in the city in a month, and we will not need to provide for it from our families. As long as Sister Ah and I are willing to work hard and endure hardships, maybe we can save the money for Zongxue. It can also make the burden on Daddy's shoulders a little lighter. ”

"It's like you can enter the sect casually......" Chen sighed, and was afraid that it would be unlucky for him to say this and affect his son's future, so he immediately said, "Of course it's good that you have such ambitions." I will definitely be able to pass the exam in the future. But Zongxue is so expensive...... You can't spend a penny at home, and if your sister goes to the clan again, won't it cost more money? Then I thought about it for a long time. It's hard to make a decision.

If only the daughter in the family was chosen, of course Chen would not have other ideas, and would definitely read it out for his daughter. After all, this opportunity is not available to everyone. But when two people are selected at the same time, the situation is different.

"I will not be lazy, and I will take good care of Ah Er." Liu Xiaohua hurriedly said to Chen, "No matter how sensible Ah Er is, after all, he is a man, how can he know how to take care of himself?" I also have a care with him, restraining him not to be spoiled by people outside. Besides, Ah Niang also said that Zongxue is expensive, Ah Er went to find a job alone, and did things while studying, and the money he earned was definitely not enough to go to Zongxue. But Ah Er and I combined, we must have earned more money than one person, plus Daddy's earnings, so the money saved should be enough for Ah Er to study. ”

Liu Er also said: "Exactly." How much money can Sister make by staying at home and washing fruits? I still went to the patriarchal school, and by the way, I found a job to earn a little more money. ”

Chen thought for a while and said, "Then it's better to ask your sister to go to the city to do things." What ethnography to go to? ”

Liu Xiaohua hurriedly said: "If you go to the city to do things and live in the owner's house, you have to deduct money from your salary." It doesn't cost money to live in the family. ”

Liu Er said to Chen again: "Say it again." What if I don't have the talent to be admitted to Zongxue, what if Sister Ace does? If two people go to the clan study, the odds are always better. ”

Chen thought about it secretly, and finally said, "I'll ask someone to send a letter to your father in that moment." It's all up to him. If he knew that our family had been chosen, he didn't know how happy he would be. Don't look at the people in the village who are silent, I don't know how much I envy us. Our family's feng shui is good, and it is necessary to produce great nobles. When you go to the clan study, you must learn from Mr. After being admitted to Zongxue, he was even more proud. ”

Liu Xiaohua was determined. glanced at Liu Er gratefully. If he hadn't spoken for himself, things wouldn't have been so easy.

But Liu Er was also looking at her, looking thoughtful. She suddenly met Liu Er's eyes that seemed to be well versed in the world, and subconsciously the hairs on her whole body stood up suddenly-like an antelope in the mountains facing a beast staring at it.

Could it be that there was something about her that aroused the suspicion of the teenager?

But she thought about it, and she didn't do anything out of the ordinary. I had to secretly tell myself to be more cautious in the future.

Chen asked Liu Xiaohua to clean up the dishes and chopsticks, and immediately went out to find someone to deliver a letter to his man.

As soon as Chen went out, Liu Er walked up to Liu Xiaohua, looked down at her, and asked, "You still know each other." After being so close, Liu Xiaohua realized that Liu Er's eyes were not black and brown, but very deep ice blue, like the deep sea.

"What did you say?" Liu Xiaohua was afraid that she had been debunked and would be killed as a monster. I only felt that my heart was beating faster, my whole body was stiff, and even my head was full of rumbling noises, like a radio that had not been found.

Liu Er stared at her, as if he was studying whether she was pretending.

Fortunately, although Liu Xiaohua was very nervous, she didn't show anything outside. Liu Er didn't find a flaw in her face, and asked her again: "Do you remember how your head was broken?" ”

Liu Xiaohua had a head injury when she crossed, and when she woke up, she heard Chen say that she had accidentally fallen and hit her head on the stone along the well. Liu Xiaohua herself fell to her death like this. "Didn't you fall on the edge of the well?" Liu Xiaohua asked calmly. But I was a little suspicious in my heart, could it be that Liu Er caused this injury?

Liu Er laughed, "Just remember." I think Sister Ah fell down, not as stupid as before, and not the same person anymore. ”

This is the first time Liu Xiaohua has seen her cheap brother smile. Obviously, when he wasn't smiling, his face looked very cold, but when he smiled, he showed shallow dimples and playful tiger teeth, as if spring flowers were blooming, and they were so brilliant that they died.

How could such a person kill! Liu Xiaohua felt that it might be that there were too many things that happened during this time, so she was so suspicious.

"Maybe I'm enlightened after the fall. It's like a monk attaining enlightenment. Liu Xiaohua said calmly.

Liu Er nodded: "That's good." After speaking, he got up, took the lead in picking up the black fruits that had not been washed, and said, "There is still enough firewood to burn, so I won't go to collect firewood today." I'll help Sister Ah wash these vermilion fruits. Save yourself half a day. After a while, A-Niang was going to feel distressed again. ”

Letting go of her senseless worries, Liu Xiaohua ran to carry the basket of black fruits to the yard with Liu Er. Liu Erken helped wash this, she was so happy.

The people in the village usually live by hunting or selling this black fruit. You can't eat it, and I don't know what it's for, but if you give it to the clan, you can exchange a hundred for one money. It's very troublesome to wash, because it is dug out of the mud, the surface is uneven, the potholes are pitted, but the skin is thin and it will rot if you rub it too hard. So Liu Xiaohua hates washing this. Now that Liu Er took the initiative to help, of course she was happy.

However, when Liu Xiaohua and Liu Er carried the basket to the well, Liu Xiaohua still subconsciously did not get too close to the well. Although he felt that it was impossible for Liu Er to do anything, he instinctively still had a trace of embankment.

Liu Er didn't seem to notice it at all, fetched water and squatted by the well and began to wash it intently. didn't look at Liu Xiaohua more.

Liu Xiaohua secretly glanced at Liu Er's handsome side face, and for a moment, she felt that she was very hypocritical. Because on the one hand, she said that as a younger brother, she would definitely not kill her sister. On the other hand, deep down, there is still some mustard.

She felt that the only way to resolve her suspicions was to speak with facts. As long as she gives it a try, she can eliminate the suspicion between the two people and solve the mustard in her heart.

So, when she brought another basin over, she hesitated for a moment and then walked to the well, this time standing with her back to Liu Er, deliberately standing very close to Liu Er and the well, on the surface it seemed that she was defenseless at all, as long as Liu Er pushed her, she would fall into the well.

If Liu Er really had the intention of killing her, he would definitely not let go of this opportunity