Chapter 109: I'll Carry Water for You
Shi Xiucui's children have been born for more than a year, but they don't have a name yet. After giving birth to a child, Shi Xiucui could have asked Guo Deguang to live in Shencheng, but Guo Deguang just gave them living expenses, and basically ignored other things. Shi Xiucui was stubborn. She had to live in Guo Deguang's old house, and she also said that she had to wait for Guo Deguang to come back. I heard that this idea was given by Shi Xiucui's family, and it is unknown whether it was the idea of Aunt Xue. Now Shi Xiucui's father's house is not very spacious, and the house she used to live in has become his brother's room. Aunt Xue is an avant-garde person, and she feels that the child's independent life from an early age has a great impact on his future character formation. Especially boys, they will have to carry the burden of life in the future, and training from an early age is the top priority.
Comrade Lao Shi didn't agree with Aunt Xue at first. But what Aunt Xue said is not unreasonable, and Shi Xiucui never goes home. It's not a problem that the house is just idle. Seeing his son's cute appearance, what else could Comrade Lao Shi say.
Based on the above considerations, Lao Shi's family agreed that Shi Xiucui would occupy the old house with Guo Deguang first. They thought that once Shi Xiucui left there, maybe the house would be sold by Guo Deguang. Even if it is an adult, it doesn't matter what it is, but you Guo Deguang always have to leave something for the child!
After another half a year, Shi Xiucui dismissed the nanny Guo Deguang found. Guo Deguang really didn't feel sorry for Shi Xiucui's mother and daughter in terms of money, and gave you enough living expenses every month, but he just ignored Shi Xiucui's mother and daughter. Shi Xiucui is also a strong person, and when the child was a little older, she took the child to the primary school in the township to find a job as a substitute teacher.
There are not many primary school children in the township, and there are few substitute teachers, so Shi Xiucui can continue to work there, so she naturally has her own plans. The school is a good place to spread the news, Shi Xiucui intentionally or unintentionally talked about her and Guo Deguang's past, intentionally or unintentionally said that she was working just to prove her ability, and said that she would wait for Guo Deguang to change her mind.
The news that came back also made Shi Xiucui very satisfied, everyone said that Guo Deguang was the contemporary "Pan Renmei", of course, she herself became "Qin Xianglian". In front of outsiders, she is a gentle and virtuous teacher, a good mother, and a good daughter-in-law. When Uncle Quan Bao knew about this, he just smiled faintly.
To be honest, I like Shi Xiucui's daughter. She didn't have a name at that time, and her mother Shi Xiucui insisted that her father Guo Deguang name her, but her father Guo Deguang was too lazy to name her. Why don't you want to deal with this mother and daughter, maybe Guo Deguang thought about it carefully after going back. Although he had to take on the responsibilities of a man in front of us, the change in attitude after leaving was understandable. At the beginning, Guo Deguang was afraid of risking his life, so he reluctantly accepted Shi Xiucui. Now that Shi Xiucui has a child, it should be unlikely that she wants to die.
Guo Deguang thought about dragging it out like this, he didn't believe that a woman like Shi Xiucui could consume him more than anything. When you Shi Xiucui gets married, I will ask for my daughter again. Then no one else can say anything about me.
To say that Guo Deguang and Shi Xiucui really have a fight, the idea is quite strange.
Shi Xiucui also took the child back to Comrade Shi's house once, and saw her younger brother, who was less than a year older than her daughter, and she left without staying long. At that time, Shi Xiucui's daughter could go slowly, and Shi Xiucui's younger brother dragged his niece to have a good time. Shi Xiucui felt a trace of unhappiness in her heart, she didn't want her daughter to be her brother's playmate.
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My mother, Li Meiling, came back on the twenty-second day of the lunar month. I wasn't there when she returned home to the county, so I went to the countryside to accompany Uncle Quan Bao as soon as I had a holiday. Mom went back to the house in the county and spent the afternoon tidying up the house. The next morning, I bought a lot of things and came to my hometown.
"Girl, don't run around, you come back for me!" I'm playing with Shi Xiucui's daughter in the yard. I pretended to chase her, and the little guy ran ahead of me.
"Whose child is this, he looks so good!" Mom stepped through the door with a lot of things in both hands.
"Mom, why are you back! I said the magpies are croaking non-stop today. "I saw that it was my mother Li Meiling, and I didn't know what to say.
"Silly boy, magpies can croak!" Mom laughed with her mouth pouted.
I quickly took the things from my mother's hand, and my mother took out her free hand and picked up the girl who was really looking at us with wide eyes.
"This is your daughter-in-law, isn't it?" Saying that, Li Meiling picked up the girl.
"What's my daughter-in-law, don't make fun of me, he's my Uncle Guo's daughter. You're almost two years old now. "I'll explain that.
"What's your name, kid?" Mom asked.
"I, my surname is Guo, and my name is girl."
"The girl is a nickname, do you know what your name is?" The mother continued to ask, but the girl looked confused.
"Mom, she doesn't have a big name, her mother, it's Aunt Xiucui, she didn't name her." I explained.
"The children are so old and don't have a name, how do these adults think." Mom muttered as she walked into the house.
"I heard that Aunt Xiucui asked Uncle Deguang to name the girl, but Uncle Deguang didn't care about them and didn't name her." I'm a little upset about the girl.
"I see, it's not as simple as you say, what about your Xiucui aunt, how is she now!" Mom didn't say anything, and inquired directly.
"She now lives in Uncle Deguang's house, and she is still a substitute teacher in the primary school in the township. We guys here like him. ”
"You go to Uncle Quanbao, and your Aunt Xiucui and say, today is the New Year, you can let them come to the house for dinner." My mother told me that I felt that she was a little uninterested in Shi Xiucui's topic.
"I told Uncle Quan Bao to go to his house for dinner, he was ready, we will go to his house for dinner, and I will call Aunt Xiucui together."
"Don't make trouble for your Uncle Quanbao, he is busy enough to farm and sell vegetables in one day, how can these people go to him?" My mom thinks I'm doing things a little abruptly.
"I'll just ask, if it doesn't work, pull it down." I muttered quietly.
"If you go and ask someone like this, you can say no, so let's do it, I just bought some cooked food or something, and I'll bring it to him together. And you have to ask people first, your Aunt Xiucui, don't force others! "Mom is more thoughtful.
I listened to my mother's arrangement, and went to Uncle Quanbao with the girl on my back. Uncle Quan Bao was also very happy to hear that his mother was back, and said that Xiao Zhang's teachers Zhang Changzhi and Li Hongyan would come over in a while, but they had to wait until the stall was collected.
Now Zhang Changzhi is a famous person. After his mother left, Zhang Changzhi made the business smooth. Not only the original farmers' market, but also other farmers' markets in the county have his stalls. He also hired several people to sell him groceries, and he bought his own motorcycle. He will take Li Hongyan over in a while, much faster than waiting for the bus.
When I arrived at Shi Xiucui's house, the girl went directly into the house, and I followed behind. When I entered the house, I found Shi Xiucui wiping her tears.
"Aunt Xiucui, why are you crying, I'll send you back, girl."
"Ah, dunzi, your sister isn't naughty. I didn't cry, I just choked a little uncomfortably from the smoke from the stove. "At that time, Shi Xiucui may be covering up, but I took it seriously.
"I'll show you, girl, don't come with me, the stove is hot." I saw that the girl was going to come with me, so I quickly stopped her.
I looked around the outside and didn't find anything wrong, the furnace was very smooth, and the chimney outside didn't find any signs of blockage, so I turned back again.
"Aunt Xiucui, I didn't see where it was blocked, otherwise I will clean up the kang hole in your house with Uncle Quan Bao next year!"
When I said this, I suddenly remembered that when Shi Xiucui didn't live in this house, Uncle Quan Bao and I passed through the kang cave for her house, and I also saw a paper bag on the edge of the kang cave, with a lot of money. I wonder if I told Shi Xiucui?
"Dunzi, today's New Year, it may be that the prince of the stove feels sorry for me, and this fire is a little stronger. It's fine. Your parents won't be back this year? Shi Xiucui's words pulled me back from my thoughts.
"Ah, my mother just came back, and asked me to go to Uncle Quanbao's house for dinner with you."
"Well, I don't think I'm going. Why don't you take your sister to play, I still have some student homework to read! "I feel that Shi Xiucui is obviously making excuses, but the excuses she is looking for are too unlevel. Elementary school has already been on vacation, and even if there is no holiday, the children don't have much homework, let alone winter vacation.
"Then you tell Uncle Quanbao, my mother and Teacher Xiao Zhang to go, they are all coming anyway." I was afraid that I wouldn't be able to speak strongly, so I moved out all the people I could think of.
"Well, there are quite a few people here. Okay, I'll go over in a moment, and I'll have to carry two buckets of water into the tank first. You and your sister go first. Shi Xiucui said, looking at me with her eyes.
Under normal circumstances, Uncle Quan Bao carries water for her family, and Uncle Quan Bao picks up enough water for Shi Xiucui's mother and daughter for several days. It just happened that the water ran out today, Shi Xiucui wanted to eat for a while, Uncle Quan Bao would definitely drink, and he would not think about carrying water for himself after drinking.
"Isn't it just carrying water, Aunt Xiucui, I'll come." With that, I went out to fetch water for Aunt Xiucui's house.
"I'll do this myself."
I was about to pour the water from the bucket into the tank, when Shi Xiucui hurriedly came over and grabbed the bucket in my hand. Maybe she felt a little embarrassed to let a child work for an adult.