This is the biggest scar in Zhong Changchang's heart, the reverse scales that his mother-in-law can't touch, and the hard work to earn money is just to leave it to the Mao family, and it makes him angry when he thinks about it.

"Smack!"

Xiang Yuan was slapped heavily by Zhong Chang in the face, shook for a while, his body was unstable, and he fell from the ridge to his own ground.

Just dodging Zhong Changjiu's big scalp shoes, he ignored the burning pain on his face, saw the dung scoop in the field, picked it up, and rushed towards Zhong Changjiu through gritted teeth.

Ding Shuxian saw her son being beaten, and she didn't have time to think about it, so she lifted the dung bucket and threw it at Zhong Changchang's family.

Seeing that the situation was not good, the two hurriedly turned around and fled, and only when they ran away did they threaten again: "If you don't pay your debts, wait until the police station comes to raid your house." ”

Ding Shuxian didn't care about the scolding of the two of them, touched his son's head distressedly, and asked, "Does the beating hurt, Mom will give you medicine when she goes back." ”

Xiang Yuan smiled, "It doesn't hurt at all, mom, your hands are full of feces, it stinks, I'm going to brainwash myself again." ”

Ding Shuxian sighed, her heart ached faintly, remembering that there were only about fifty yuan left in the house, and there was not much food left, and the buds and rice had not yet been harvested...

Zhong Changchang's family owes 3,000, Yin Glasses owes 5,000, and he doesn't dare to calculate the interest, as well as the tuition and miscellaneous fees for his three children after the school starts in September.

"Erwa, do you believe what Mao Chunhua said, Mom is going to dump your three sons and sisters to remarry?"

"Mao Chunhua is a melon mother-in-law, she only knows how to talk nonsense, her mother is the best mother in the world!" Xiang Yuan smirked happily, "Even if we remarry, we will definitely bring up our three sons and sisters, and we will definitely not be orphaned." ”

Ding Shuxian laughed at her son, she raised her arm and wiped her red eyes with the whitewashed patch on her shoulder.

"Mom can't remarry, one person has to pull your three sons and sisters up, the second baby, you have to be obedient, fight for breath..."She sighed heavily, "Let the people who want to see the jokes not see the jokes in our house!" ”

Xiang Yuan looked at his mother's dark and thin cheeks, and nodded seriously with a solemn attitude that he had never had!

The unreliable father went to the class room, and he was the only man left in the house, and if he didn't fight again, the family didn't know what the chaos would be!

Early the next morning, after drinking a bowl of cold porridge left over from last night, Ding Shuxian went out to borrow money from door to door.

Sister Xiang Fang and third sister Xiang Zhen are doing summer homework at home, and Xiang Yuan is going to go to his uncle's house to borrow a shrimp rake and go to the river to catch some fish and shrimp.

If you are lucky enough to catch a big carp or mullet, you can go to a street restaurant to exchange it for money to help relieve your mother's burden.

"Xiang Erwa is comfortable, she doesn't have homework in the summer vacation, and she is going to play again, sister, you don't care about Hazi." Xiang Sanmei complained indignantly.

"You don't have homework in the summer vacation after graduating from elementary school, Xiang Erwa has been working for a few days, so he can play for a day."

Xiang Fang patted the third sister's little head and said in disgust: "The oil is so oily that lice are growing, I told you to cut your hair and cut your hair shorter." ”

Xiang Sanmei shook her head quickly: "You can sell your hair for five yuan for another year, you can buy a lot of sorbet, and you are not afraid of lice." ”

………

The shrimp rake is a fishing tool unique to Sishui Province, which is woven into a semi-circular net with bamboo strips.

It is probably in the shape of a clenched fist, and the bamboo net is tied tightly with a long bamboo stalk, thrown out and pulled back.

This is very convenient, but it is only suitable for flat shallow water, not in deep water and rocky streams.

A well-made shrimp rake costs fifteen yuan, and if you don't use it carefully, or if you can't use it, it will be scrapped in a few days, so it's not a trivial matter to borrow a shrimp rake.

The uncle's house is not far away, and Xiang Yuan mainly goes to find the fourth cousin.

As for the unreliable uncle... As a secondary school student in the 60s, he was expelled from public office for playing hooligans, and in the 80s, he ran to northern Xinjiang and never returned... Since then, there has been no news, and I don't know if he is dead or alive, anyway, everyone thinks he is dead!

It was a bit overcast, and I didn't know if it was going to rain.

"Fourth brother, are you at the top of the house?"

"Erwa, you came over to watch TV so early, Journey to the West won't start until noon." A sturdy young man came out of the hut with a smile, with a height of 1.8 meters, and it was the fourth cousin Xiang Decai.

The third cousin, Xiang Dezhong, should have ridden three wheels out to pull the road.

The Xiang family still has a few rooms that are far away, and Xiang Yuan is also a German generation according to the ranking, which should have been called Xiang Deyuan, but now it is not according to the family tree, and there are many names taken indiscriminately, but the title should still be strictly in accordance with the generation.

The lobby brother and the second cousin are distant relatives, and they are not with these two cousins who belong to the same grandfather.

Xiang Yuan has no TV at home, and often runs down to watch Journey to the West, the third and fourth cousins are all adults, and they can earn some money by pulling three wheels at the town station and selling coolies in the timber market.

The black-and-white panda TV was bought last year, and even a Three Gorges brand floor fan was added, and it is estimated that the thatched house will be renovated into a brand-new prefabricated panel bungalow in two years.

"Fourth brother, I want to borrow your shrimp rake to use it, can I do it?" Xiang Yuan went straight to the point.

Xiang Decai was a little embarrassed, he was a little worried about Xiang Yuan, there were many stones in the river, if he was not familiar with the underwater situation, the technique would be a little more ruthless, and the shrimp rake would be scrapped nine times out of ten.

Besides, he looked down on this cousin in his heart, he was almost thirteen years old, he was not sensible at all, and his father was arrested in the class...

Not only did he not help the family, but he also ran around as Guo Zi's follower dog, and almost drowned at the head of the reservoir, which was as ridiculous as his uncle Xiang Qing.

"Fourth brother, don't worry, I only use shrimp rakes in shallow water and no stones!" Xiang Yuan grinned, "No matter how many fish, shrimp and yellow eels I catch today, I will leave half of them for you, as the money for renting shrimp rakes." ”

Xiang Decai was taken aback, he didn't expect his cousin to say such a thing...

He has been selling coolies in the town for two years, he is brave and ruthless, and he has done a lot of gangs, and he usually has righteous anger on his lips, no matter how he says it, he is also his own cousin, and when it comes to this, he can't say it if he doesn't borrow it.

"Erwa, if you say this kind of thing, you are seeing the outside..."Xiang Decai felt a little guilty, "If you catch too much and can't finish eating, you will leave two catties for the third brother and third sister-in-law, I will not come back today, and you will return the shrimp rake to them at night." ”

He turned, "Jianwa, take out the shrimp rake." ”

A boy about seven years old ran out with a shrimp rake of more than three meters in both hands, and begged with a smile: "Fourth uncle, I want to follow Uncle Yuan to touch the fish." ”

This is the youngest son of the third cousin, Xiang Jian, and there is an older sister Xiang Xiuhong, who is in the same grade as Xiang Sanmei in the town primary school.

Xiang Decai agreed: "Yes, you go and carry a bucket, follow honestly, Erwa, you have to take care of Jianwa." ”

Xiang Yuan nodded in agreement.

Xiang Jian quickly came out with an aluminum bucket, Xiang Yuan carried a shrimp rake, turned over two hillsides, and ran towards the river full of hope.