Chapter 5 The Incident of Borrowing Grain
Xiao Ju looked at such a father and felt a little strange. But she knew that her mother did this without any selfishness, just bent on making this home more comfortable. And for the grandparents, uncles and uncles in their mouths, she doesn't have any good feelings, she has been in this world for almost a year, and she hasn't seen these relatives come to the door, nor has she seen her father and mother take her sisters and brothers to visit, Xiaoju guessed, maybe her family is too poor, these relatives are not welcome!
The final ending was that Hu boldly snorted angrily from the place where the money was placed, found the three silver dollars, took them and went out. Ignore Xiao Ju Niang's crying and scolding. This made Xiao Ju accept this family just now, and the hearts of the father and mother sank all of a sudden.
This body is still too small, less than six years old, it is not good to comfort Xiao Ju Niang, so I have to silently take the strong man who cried wow and wow, next to Xiao Ju Niang. So that can give her some comfort!
Xiao Ju Niang cried for a while, looked at the two small children, and got up silently again and went to the kitchen to make dinner. Xiao Ju looked at the stoic mother, and she didn't care about that father in her heart, and she also resented it.
This winter has been very dull, and this year has been very breathless! The happiness and warmth of last winter are like flowers in the water, the moon in the mirror, only a few months, and then dissipated. Hu Daring and Xiao Juniang don't have that kind of affectionate interaction with each other! Although Hu Daring wanted to reconcile, but his macho thoughts, Daoqian couldn't say anything when he admitted his mistakes, not to mention that after the family's money was lent to his parents, he found out that the family's winter food for this winter had not yet been settled, so he had no face to say.
And Xiao Ju Niang had a faint face, except for the warmth on her face when facing Xiao Ju and Zhuangzhuang, but she began to become indifferent to Hu Daring.
Hu Daring has no choice, he wants to use his children to break this dullness at home, but it's a pity that Xiaoju is a loli body, a mature woman's heart, for Hu Daring, a selfless man who only cares about his father, mother, brothers and sisters, and leaves his wife and children behind, he has never been too cold! Only Zhuang Zhuang, I don't understand anything, but I was coaxed by Hu Daring to laugh every day.
But Hu Daring soon had to face the reality, no matter how much the family's food was saved, he could only eat for two or three days, during this time, three meals had already become two meals, and Xiaoju began to taste hunger.
Fortunately, she can still go into the space every night to eat peaches, grind the newly harvested wheat with a grinding disc, and eat pancakes in the space. As for salt and oil, they had already stolen some from the kitchen at home, and each of them used the space treasure bowl to make a large jar, which was ten catties.
I wanted to get some food for my little brother, but looking at the current situation at home, if my little brother didn't keep his mouth tight and said it, it would really not be an ordinary trouble. What's more, those superb relatives revealed from Xiao Ju Niang's mouth, as well as Hu Daring's cousin, Xiao Ju didn't dare to reveal a little bit of her secret.
Xiao Ju's heart has accepted this home, and when she saw this scene at home, she slowly cooled down again. It's just that Zhuang Zhuang has brought out his feelings in the past year, and he is reluctant to give up. Looking at his round little face, it began to turn sharp and yellow, and his heart hurt terribly.
Hu Daring became anxious at this time, because Xiao Ju Niang was a cook in Hu Fu's house, not only did she save one person's chewing, but she could also bring back a meal every day, and there was money to take, but now these are gone.
He hurriedly gave the money he had saved and the money he earned this time to his father, and he didn't leave anything to buy for the winter and the New Year's Eve, and then he really regretted it. Looking at his wife and children who drink two meals a day, I began to feel guilty.
On this day, when I finally saw the more and more bottomed out grain tank, I gritted my teeth and took a grain bag with a lot of patches, planning to go out to find my father and mother to borrow some food to survive this winter.
Xiao Ju Niang watched him go out coldly. Xiaoju quietly asked, "Mother, did Dad go buy food?" Shall we eat tortillas tonight? You see my brother has lost a lot of weight!"
Xiao Ju Niang listened to Xiao Ju's words, looked at her children, and the tears couldn't stop flowing. After staying for a while, he turned around and entered the cave where Xiao Ju lived, groped on Xiao Ju's kang for a while, and finally found a small cloth bag. opened it in front of Xiao Ju, and Xiao Ju saw that there were two silver dollars and a roll of banknotes inside.
Xiao Ju followed her mother into the cave where she lived, she was just curious, but when she saw the silver dollars and banknotes in front of her, she sighed unconsciously, no wonder she had to care which era she was, women had the idea of saving private money. It's all forced by men! No matter what era it is, there are too many scumbag men! In Xiaoju's heart, no matter how many reasons the other party has, as long as a man who does not consider his wife and children is a scumbag!
Xiao Ju watched her mother take out the roll of banknotes, wrap the two silver dollars, and put them back in their place. And said to Xiao Ju: "Xiao Ju, this is the money that my mother saved from your father, according to your father's character, anything will be deceived by those so-called relatives of his family!" If anything happens to your mother in the future, you have to remember the money that your mother hid here! Remember to bring your brother with you!"
When Xiao Ju heard her mother's suggestive words, she was also a little anxious, and hurriedly said: "Mother, if my father is still like this, we won't live with him!" My brother and I are following my mother! I'm also going to make money to buy food for my mother!"
Xiao Ju Niang listened to Xiao Ju's sensible and considerate words, and her eyes began to turn red again. Reached out and touched Xiaoju's head, and sighed: "Actually, your father is a good person!" But these days, good people who have no bottom limit are often very difficult to live a good life!" Xiaoju agrees with her mother's words. No matter what era it is, it is difficult for a good person without a bottom limit to have a good reward, and it will also affect his wife and children.
"Mother, don't worry! I'll raise you later!" Xiaoju looked at her mother and promised.
"Xiaoju, mother's good daughter! You bring it to your home and be strong, and your mother will go to the village to find someone to buy some food for the winter!" Xiao Ju Niang looked at her prematurely sensible daughter with some sadness.
"Didn't Dad go out with a grain bag?" Xiao Ju asked a little puzzled.
"Don't count on your father, he won't get food back! It's just going to bring back a belly! This is not the case again! Otherwise, with your father's carpenter's craft, how could our family be so poor?" Xiao Ju Niang said with a wry smile.
Xiao Ju silently. If it weren't for this incident, she really thought that her father and mother were a happy couple. Although this family is poor, it is also healthy and happy. At this time, the true side of this family was revealed in front of her, which made Xiao Ju's future plans have to change.
With his father's kind of character, it is impossible to ignore his father and mother and those brothers and sisters. Soon, Xiao Ju Niang also took a food bag and went out, while Xiao Ju stayed at home with Zhuang Zhuang and played number games with Zhuang Zhuang. Strong is very intelligent, very sensitive to numbers, and if he has the opportunity to go to school, he will definitely achieve something.
But seeing that this family is so poor, and my father is a good man, if she hadn't worn it and had a small space, she would only be a member of the lowest level of society in the future. This is still a time when there is no famine, and if there is a real drought in two years, it will probably be one of the three million people who will starve to death.
Xiao Ju was playing with Zhuang Zhuang and thinking nonsense! But his ears were always pricked up, listening to the movement outside the cave door. Dad and Mom have been out for a long time and haven't come back yet. It's cold and snowing outside, and it's fake to say that I'm not worried. After all, they have been living together for a year, and this year, they have also loved her.
Xiao Ju finally heard heavy footsteps outside the door, and from this sound, she could guess that it was her father who had returned. Dad's footsteps are heavy, and mother's footsteps are light. Xiao Ju hurriedly got off the kang and rushed to the door to open the door, and the oncoming sleet and cold wind blew her and made her shiver. The cotton clothes on the body are too worn and old, and they don't keep warm at all.
But when she saw her father's appearance, how could Xiao Ju still have the heart to think about anything else? I saw that my father's face was pale and he was shivering, I don't know if it was cold or something else.
Xiao Ju hurriedly let his father in the door, and after closing the door, he took the empty grain bag in his hand and pulled him towards the kang. He also put a small quilt on the kang and put it on him. After simmering on the kang for a while, Hu Daring came to his senses. looked at his children who looked at him with concern, he was ashamed and regretful, and said with red eyes: "It's useless to be a father!" Let you suffer!"
Xiao Ju was not moved in the slightest, but asked unintentionally: "Dad, let's go to my grandparents and ask for some money back to buy food, right?" Otherwise, we will starve to death if we don't have anything to eat!"
When Hu Daring heard this, his heart was even more uncomfortable, he just went to his father's house, the first thing he said was to borrow some food, thinking about surviving this winter, as soon as the weather was warm, he went out to find a job. I didn't expect to be rejected by my mother, and said that they didn't have enough to eat, so how could they borrow it.
In no way, Xiao Ju's father had no choice but to speak: "Mother, then give me the four silver dollars I lent you a few days ago, and give me one silver dollar first, so that I can buy some food for the winter, otherwise the family will really not be able to open the pot!"
As soon as he said this, the old lady immediately called him with a big broom. scolded while beating: "You unfilial son, my mother has no money!" If you want money, take the old lady's life first!"
And the younger brother and the younger sister both stood aside, and they didn't even persuade him, let alone help him speak. He asked himself that for so many years, it was really good to dig out his heart and lungs for the people in his family! But still haven't gotten a good one! Thinking about the empty grain tank at home, as well as the wife and children who were full of expectations, I finally braved the snow again and went to the house of my four brothers, but they were all rejected with an indifferent face.
This situation has been more than once, but every time they find him for something, he still can't refuse, but at this time, his heart has doubts about his past behavior, is it really as Xiao Ju Niang said, if he continues to be so bad, what awaits him is the destruction of his family? Wife separated?
In this heart of disappointment, anxiety, and fear, he stumbled against the wind and snow and returned to the home that was shabby but gave him warmth.
As soon as Xiao Ju's words came out, her eyes stared at her father and observed, as she expected, her father's face turned blue and pale, and he didn't answer Xiao Ju's words for a long time. What else does Xiaoju not understand? It seems that my father hit a wall with my grandparents. There was a sudden silence in the kiln.
It's already dark, my mother hasn't come back yet, and Xiaoju's heart is even more anxious. In her heart, she is still very satisfied with this cheap girl. What's more, in the past year, she has spent much more time with her cheap mother than with her cheap father. What's more, my mother's love for her is not adulterated.