Wu Qilin ran around the vegetable field and came back, holding a few cucumbers in his right hand and eating one in his left hand, he smiled and said to Qi Yan: "The uncle's house next door has more cucumbers than ours, these are enough for us to eat a few meals!" ”

"That's the cucumber of the uncle's family, do you pick someone else's one and tell someone else?" Qi Yan asked. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

"What are you talking about, anyway, he has a lot of cucumbers, what can I do if I pick a few, besides, they don't know that I picked them, last time I stole their tomatoes, and the eldest aunt blamed Uncle Zhang on the side of their house for picking them, laughing at me!" Wu Qilin threw the cucumber on the table, and went to the door to play, Qi Yan hurriedly said to Wu Qiqi: "You can't follow my brother's example, other people's things are other people's, people don't agree that we are not allowed to steal, and we can't always worry about other people's things, you know?" ”

Wu Qiqi nodded, and the two messy pigtails on the back of his head swayed back and forth, looking particularly pitiful. Qi Yan wiped her face clean with water, and then combed her with a ponytail, which was simple and clean, making Wu Qiqi look a lot cuter. Qiyan thinks that little girls should dress up well when they are young, and only when they grow up will they have confidence in themselves.

Qi Yan fried two dishes at random, there was no oil at home, in the past, the three children just put the vegetables in water and boiled them, and then put a little salt, today Qi Yan made a little more delicious, Wu Qilin and Wu Qiqi gobbled up three bowls of rice. The rice jar is already empty, in the past, Wu Qiyan tried to cook as little as possible at each meal in order to eat two more meals, but the three children are growing up, so they almost can't eat enough every time.

Wu Qilin eats quickly, but Wu Qiqi eats slowly, so Wu Qilin will eat Wu Qiqi's share every time, and Wu Qiyan has no choice but to give half of his share to his sister. This time the rice was cooked a lot, Wu Qilin ate three bowls at once, and found that there was still rice, and after being surprised, he planned to continue eating, Qi Yan couldn't help but say: "If you are full, don't eat, my sister hasn't eaten much." ”

"She's a woman, what are you doing with so much food, be careful that you can't get married!" Wu Qilin complained dissatisfied, but after touching his stomach, he really couldn't eat it, so he stuffed another mouthful of food into his mouth before stopping.

After eating, Qi Yan boiled water for them to bathe, and cleaned up himself. Wu Qiqi is only in the fourth grade this year, and she always feels a little dirty, because she has always taken a bath by herself, and she feels that she has not completely washed it every time, so this time Qi Yan took a towel and wiped her whole body, and after taking a bath, Wu Qiqi felt that people were much whiter.

The three children hadn't worn new clothes for a long time, but there was a big bag of clothes in the corner, all of which were old clothes given by others, and some of them were not suitable for them to wear.

Qi Yan flipped through for a long time to find a few sets of clothes that were old but could still be worn, and after the three of them changed their clothes, Qi Yan took Wu Qilin and Wu Qiqi to the uncle's house next door. This uncle is the cousin of the dead father of Wu Qiyan's three siblings, and the two families were still very close when Wu's father was alive, but after Wu's father died, the uncle was reluctant to go to Wu's house. It's just that the three siblings of the Wu family have no other closer relatives, and this uncle lives close, so he has to shoulder the heavy responsibility of helping the three children. Although the uncle was unwilling, after all, so many people in this village were watching, and he had no way to ignore them completely.

It's just that the general conditions in the village are not good at this time, and the uncle's family also has three children, and life is also tight, so he is nominally in charge of the three brothers and sisters, but in fact, he just talks a few words, and occasionally goes to others to get some old clothes and things back, that is, he bears the name of a parent, and he hasn't done much.

Although Wu Qiyan is honest, he is not stupid, he can see the attitude of the uncle's family clearly, and he knows that people are unwilling to take care of them, so he will not trouble them, unless it is a last resort, otherwise he will not ask the uncle for help.

The uncle was taking the three children to cool off in the yard, and when he saw the three brothers and sisters coming, he hurriedly glanced at the eldest son, the eldest son was clever, and immediately ran to the house, and the eldest aunt who had almost walked to the door with the watermelon immediately went back to the house, and when she came out again, she had nothing in her hands, and asked Wu Qiyan with a smile What was the matter.

Qi Yan held Wu Qiqi with one hand, and Wu Qilin with the other hand and didn't go inside, so he stood at the entrance of the courtyard and said loudly: "Uncle, aunt, I heard that the government's subsidy for the three of us has come down, when did you help us get it for us, if you don't have time, if you don't have time, I'll take it myself!" ”

Qi Yan also deliberately looked outside when he was talking, rural people love to visit the door at night, so there are people walking around outside now, and there are people on the side who are also in the shade through the courtyard of the vines, although they can't see this side, they can still hear it.

The uncle's face changed, and the aunt was stunned for a while, this subsidy is indeed there, as their elders, they are all going to receive the money, thinking that it is not safe for children to hold so much money, so the two husbands and wives did not give it to them, they plan to buy them something usually, and the more or less are not so clear, anyway, they don't lose money, Wu Qiyan has not asked about these before, so they don't plan to give them the money. The eldest aunt pulled Qiyan and whispered: "You kid, that money is also a lot, how unsafe it is for you to hold it, didn't we help you hold it in the past?" If you lack something, you can tell us, how good we will buy you, besides, we are a family, can we still take advantage of you? ”

Qi Yan felt disgusted when he looked at the faces of the uncle and the aunt, Wu Qiyan also wanted to get the money back, but every time he said it, the uncle and the aunt said it like this, even coaxing, deceiving, coercing and luring, for Wu Qiyan, who was only fourteen or fifteen years old, the words of adults did not dare to resist, so he had to listen to them. But every time he wanted to buy something, the uncle was always unhappy, and he dragged it out again and again, and he had to drag the bags of rice until they were hungry for a meal or two, and obviously he didn't buy much, so the uncle said that the money was used up, and it obviously went into their own pockets.

Because the three brothers and sisters are not adults, the relief money is 300 a year, and now the Wu family's parents have passed away This year is the third year, so the money should be 2700 yuan, even if the first and second years are used, this year's 900 yuan is useless.

"Auntie, our family needs money now, so you should give me the money, otherwise we won't have anything to eat tomorrow." Qi Yan said pitifully, and the three children looked pitiful, and when it came to money, someone slowly gathered over.

"You're still so young, what kind of money are you going to use? You don't want to buy snacks and play, let me tell you, you have to save some money in this situation, your younger brother and sister are still so young, my sister won't talk about it, your brother has to finish the book, right? The money is still with us, we keep it for you, and we will buy it for you if you want! The eldest aunt smiled kindly and continued: "Besides, with me and your uncle, you will not lack anything, and we can still starve you?" ”

"The eldest aunt is right, I am very relieved that the money will be released to you." Qi Yan knows that rural people at this time generally have no educational philosophy, anyway, children have to listen to adults, if they disobey adults, then others will think that this child is not sensible, and naturally will not stand on their side, so Qi Yan did not talk back to them, but said with a smile: "So much money is fortunately placed here for the uncle and aunt, otherwise, where would we have saved 2700 yuan!" ”

Hearing the 2,700 yuan, the people on the side all discussed, they knew that the three children had a subsidy, but they didn't pay attention to the specifics. However, everyone can see what life the three children of the Wu family are doing, since there are 2,700 yuan, why not improve their lives? Thinking about it like this, everyone's eyes turned sour when they looked at the two couples, although they didn't have the kindness to help the three brothers and sisters of the Wu family, but everyone would have compassion, these three children were pitiful enough, if there were still people who took their money, then no one could look at it.

"How can there be 2,700 yuan? That's three years' money, didn't all the previous ones buy you things? ”

"Really? Maybe I'm mistaken. Qi Yan said embarrassedly, took out a small book from his pocket, and said: "The things that my aunt bought for us, I remember everything, I see, 900 yuan the year before last, because everyone helped us a lot, so I didn't spend much, the uncle brought us some old clothes, and a few pairs of old shoes, and gave two plates of melon seeds during the New Year, I don't know how much it costs, but it shouldn't be 900, right?" ”

"Definitely not, those clothes and shoes were given by others, no money, melon seeds are not worth a few dollars, it's a big deal if you buy them and return them." The neighbor on the side said, "Then the money in the first year is useless, but what about the second year?" ”

Qi Yan turned two more pages and said: "The second year to the second half of the year to buy rice, oil and salt, this time I asked the price, a total of three times to buy it cost 240 yuan, and our house leaked, the uncle repaired it for us, the uncle said that it cost two hundred to buy materials, and the labor cost had to be sixty, so it cost five hundred yuan." ”

"Is it still labor cost to repair your house? I also bought two hundred yuan of materials, this kind of good thing might as well call me next time, your little piece, give me one hundred and fifty, and I will do it all for you! ”

"Then there are 2,200 yuan left, auntie, do you think you should give us money or buy us something?" Qi Yan asked.

"Of course I bought something!" The uncle said on the side: "I don't know if I've been deceived to buy something for you, I will buy it for you if you say you want." ”

"I want to buy 20 bags of rice at a time, so I have to buy a few pots of oil, and I heard that it is more cost-effective to buy them at one time. And clothes, my younger siblings have to go to school, and they have to have two clothes that they can wear. Oh yes, we still have to pay tuition and miscellaneous fees, and there are some miscellaneous things, so I bothered the uncle to buy them for us at one time. With a smile on the corner of his mouth, Qi Yan continued: "If the 2200 is not enough, just bother the uncle to make up for us first, and when next year's subsidy arrives, the uncle will take it from it." ”

(To be continued.) )