"Brother, will you support me?"

"It's not a bad thing, why can't you support it?" Wen Xiaoshu was amused by her nervous expression,

"Besides, you don't want to make money, what a good thing! It's just that I didn't expect that I haven't let my sister enjoy the blessings yet, but you can feed me first! ”

"Brother, aren't you afraid that I won't be able to make money?" Wen Wen's eyes stared at him without blinking, for fear of missing any of Wen Xiaoshu's subtle expressions,

"It's possible that you won't be able to earn a penny and just delay your work, or you may not earn enough money to buy a gas or two, let alone pay for tuition."

"What's the matter, raising a family is originally a man's business, I'm just talking about having fun, how can I really let you earn money to feed us!" Wen Xiaoshu looked at her with a smile: "You just have fun as if you have nothing to do, and when I have a holiday, I will go to the town to do odd jobs, I heard that many factories are recruiting people now!" No matter what, I can make up the tuition for you. ”

"And what if I make money?"

"Then I can enjoy my sister's blessings first!"

"That's not going to work." Wen Wen smiled happily and a little cunningly,

"In the future, my brother will make a lot of money, but I want you to pay it back. Well, you still have to calculate the interest, don't want me to support you. ”

"Little money fans." The curvature of the corners of Wen Xiaoshu's mouth gradually expanded,

"Sister Hua, you rest first, call me if you have something." The lunch was Wen Xiaoshu's Zhang Luo, grabbed a handful of corn ballast and boiled it into porridge, warmed the two three-sided noodle nests left by He Denan before leaving, dug a piece of salty lump from the cellar and passed the water, cut everything a little and served it to the table.

Thinking that Wen Wen needed to replenish her body, Wen Xiaoshu quietly slipped into He Denan's house, rummaged through the cabinets, found the key, opened the cabinet, secretly took out an egg, and put it into the porridge.

"Brother, did you get it?" Watching Wen Xiaoshu put the food on the small kang table one by one as if offering treasures, Wen Wen felt funny and curious.

There has always been a saying in the village that men can't go to the stove, so her brother and Xiaocao have never learned to cook, at most they are helping their mother to make a fire or something, today is probably the first time in his life to take a shovel, and he is still doing a good job.

"That's right, your brother was praised by Mr. for being smart." Wen Xiaoshu pushed the porridge in front of her, staring at her expectantly,

"Taste it, it's guaranteed to be delicious." In these years, there is a shortage of oil and salt, and these things are going back and forth every day, so no matter how you cook it, it is basically a taste, and you have long been tired of eating.

What's more, Wen Xiaoshu didn't know how to stir the porridge for the first time, half of the porridge was a little burnt because of the fire, and the other half was a little sandwiched and not yet cooked, but Wen Wen just felt that this porridge was much better and more delicious than usual, and immediately nodded sincerely and seriously.

"I knew it." Wen Xiaoshu, who was affirmed by her sister, almost grinned at the root of her ears, and helped her pick up the bowl and urged: "Stir it up, there are surprises below!" ”

"Eggs?" The happiness in Wen Wen's eyes was replaced by wonder and longing, and it was the first time she had seen a boiled egg since she was reborn.

Eggs can be exchanged for money and oil for grain, and they are also the most popular gifts for relatives in the countryside during the New Year's holidays, so the countryside has a name for chickens-

"Chicken ass bank". But a family is only allowed to raise two chickens, and they can only lay a maximum of four eggs a day, so every family is very precious, and He Denan directly locks the eggs and counts them every few days.

In addition to cooking one of the three men in the family during the New Year and festivals, the rest of the savings must be sold for some daily necessities and oil, salt, sauce and vinegar, and when you are lucky, you can also exchange a few taels of meat back.

I have the impression that before getting married in her last life, Wen Wen ate egg whites a few times, which were secretly left to her by Xiaocao and Xiaoshu.

The only time I ate a whole egg was when I went to my grandfather's house. I can't forget that smell after living for two lifetimes.

"Hehe, your brother is amazing, right?" Wen Xiaoshu was even more proud when she looked at her happy appearance, and took the egg in her hand,

"Drink porridge first, brother will help you peel it off."

"Brother, have you eaten?" Wen Xiaoshu's hand that was peeling the eggshell paused for a second, and then he nodded hurriedly: "Eat and eat, my mother left two and put them by the stove, my brother cooked them, and I just couldn't wait to eat one in the kitchen." ”

"That's good." Wen Wen didn't debunk his obvious lie, only nodded and stared at the egg and swallowed her saliva: "Eggs are a good thing, but people say that you can't eat egg yolks when you're sick." ”

"Who said that?" Wen Xiaoshu was a little stunned.

"It's that Zhou Langzhong." Wen Wen's eyes continued to stare at the eggs,

"Last time the village chief's big hair was sick, Aunt Tian gave him an egg, but the big problem was even worse, the guy vomited and diarrhea, Aunt Tian invited Zhou Langzhong to show him, and the result was that the egg yolk was harmed."

"What?" Wen Xiaoshu didn't expect this kind of thing, thought about it, broke the egg, took out the egg yolk and swallowed it in one bite, patted his chest several times, and poured a large mouthful of corn paste before handing the egg white to her, and said vaguely: "I'll eat the egg yolk, Hua Mei'er, you eat the egg white." ”

"Okay." Wen Wen nodded obediently, and sighed with a little pity while chewing slowly: "I don't know when the next time I eat eggs, why can't I eat egg yolks?" After eating too hard, Wen Xiaoshu finally swallowed the egg yolk, and hurriedly comforted her: "Don't be sad, there will be more days of eating eggs in the future, and our family will become richer and richer." ”

"Hmm." Wen Wen suddenly raised her head and looked at him with a sly smile: "Brother, you have to earn money in the future, so that I can live a life of eating eggs every day." "He Denan's temperament Wen Wen doesn't know much better, if it is said that Xiaoshu or Xiaocao is sick, he may boil an egg to replenish his body, but she doesn't even think about it, even if there is a miracle and feels sorry for her, Wen Youcai will never agree, so it is only possible that her brother stole it from the cupboard for her, and she must not have eaten it.

In order not to enjoy this egg exclusively, Wen Wen can only make up a white lie to deceive her brother. Many years later, Wen Wen recalled this incident with Wen Xiaoshu, and Wen Wen told him the truth, but she didn't expect Wen Xiaoshu to touch her head like she did when she was a child, and said with a chuckle: "Silly girl, do you think your brother can really be deceived by this little trick?" Our Hua Mei'er is smart and has seen through her brother's lies, and her brother can't refuse her kindness. The lunch ended in the brother and sister's mutual humility, Wen Xiaoshu just cleaned up the dishes and chopsticks, Yang Aimin took Xiao Li as promised.

Even after the most difficult period of food and food, the remote countryside is still not very wealthy, so not many people choose to visit the restaurant at the restaurant, and usually visit when the family has finished eating or has not yet started cooking.

Yang Aimin, who has been an educated youth in the mountains and countryside, knows this very well, so he deliberately chose this time.

"Hello lad, you are ...... Wen Wen's brother, right? Yang Aimin took the initiative to stretch out his hand,

"Is Wen Wen at home? I'm here for her. ”

"Oh, hello, hello." Wen Xiaoshu put down the dishes and chopsticks, rubbed his hands on his clothes, and then shook them.

"She's here, in the back room, waiting for you. You sit down first, and I'll call her for you." ”

"Well, thank you, young man." Before Wen Xiaoshu could push open the door and call someone, Wen Wen had already heard the movement and walked out of the house: "Uncle Yang, I haven't seen you for a long time." ”

"Xiaowen, can I call you that?" Yang Aimin originally smiled kindly, but the next second he saw the obvious injury on her forehead and frowned: "How did you get this?" ”

"It's okay, I accidentally hit the door. Uncle Yang sit down. Wen Wen greeted him with a smile, and then turned to Wen Xiaoshu and ordered, "Brother, go and bring a bowl of water to the guest." ”

"Hey." Wen Xiaoshu responded, turned around and entered the kitchen.

"Are you really okay?" The concern in Yang Aimin's eyes is very obvious,

"Do you need me to take you to the doctor?"

"How can you be so squeamish? Just break a little skin, thank you Uncle Yang for your concern. After Wen Wen waved her hand to indicate that she really didn't need it, she immediately asked bluntly: "I heard from a friend who sent my manuscript to the publishing house that you are quite satisfied with my manuscript and are ready to receive it?" ”

"Friends?" Yang Aimin's focus was obviously on the first half of the sentence, and he vaguely remembered that the young man that day didn't introduce himself like this.

He felt strange when he entered the door just now, he just thought that Wen Wen had more than one brother, but it turned out that this was not the case.

"Yes, friend." Wen Wen didn't know the reason, and her doubts about Yang Aimin were a little inexplicable.

"Oh, hehe, it's okay, it's okay." Yang Aimin smiled a little meaningfully, remembered the purpose of this trip and became serious again, and said seriously: "I have seen your paintings, and I still have a certain foundation, the fluency of the story is also very good, the imagination is also very rich, and the ideas are very ingenious, even better than the ideas of some adults." But ......" unexpected turn of events made Wen Wen a little nervous: "But what? ”

"But now that the publishing house is not in a good mood, to be honest, I don't dare to try this new way of painting." I don't know why, Yang Aimin doesn't want to treat Wen Wen as a child, but hopes that an adult's perspective will communicate with her on an equal footing: "I just want to talk to you about this this this time, I like your story very much, and the picture is really good, but can you draw it in the form of a villain book first?" In this way, the sales volume can be predicted. Xiaowen, I like you very much and appreciate your talent, but I also want to consider it for the benefit of the publishing house, I hope you can understand. ”

"No problem." Wen Wen agreed without thinking,

"It's not about the form of the painting, it's about the content. I'm confident that this work will sell well. "What she lacks now is money, as long as it can be published, it doesn't matter if it is changed to a villain book.

"It's refreshing to be so young." The appreciation in Yang Aimin's eyes was even greater, he took the briefcase from Xiao Li's hand, took out two pieces of paper and handed them to her,

"It's a contract, you see, if there's nothing wrong we can sign it."