The next day, Xiaotian, who had unloaded his burden, slept until three poles in the morning. When he opened his eyes, he saw that his mother was nowhere to be seen in the hut, and after thinking about it seriously, he remembered that his mother had gone to work in Huzi's father's restaurant.

Xiaotian turned over and got up, and after washing up, he was ready to get himself something to eat. At this time, Pinkie returned.

Xiaotian wanted to open his mouth to tell his mother that the college entrance examination was over, and he wanted to go out with his classmates; Unexpectedly, Pingping said anxiously: "Xiaotian, clean up the room, let's go home in the afternoon." ”

"Home in the afternoon? You don't go to Huzi's dad restaurant to work? Xiao Tianhu asked suspiciously.

"I've taken a leave of absence. Your college entrance examination is so important, your father didn't come to accompany you, I don't know if something happened to him at home. I'm not sure, so let's go back and see. Pingping said worriedly.

Xiaotian can't say anything, and the idea of going out to play can only be held in his stomach.

The mother and son had a simple lunch, Xiaotian took a change of clothes, and followed his mother to the county bus station to take the car home.

The two hurried back to Zhucun, and walked for half an hour to return home, when a foul smell came to their nostrils. Under the eaves, hoes and backs were placed in a mess, and the dam was littered with weeds.

When Pingping looked at it, she was suspicious. Wu Sifu has always liked to be tidy, why is there a mess at home now? Could it be that he didn't care about his family for the sake of Murakami's affairs?

She took out the phone and called Wu Sifu.

Pingping: Sifu, where are you?

Wu Sifu: I'm in the township health center, and I'll go home immediately.

Pingping: What are you doing at the health center? Who is sick?

Wu Sifu: I'll talk about it later. I was riding right away.

Pingping began to clean up the scattered farm tools, and then began to clean up the inside and outside of the house. Seeing a large pile of dirty clothes and pants in the bedroom, Pingping went to carry water to wash her clothes.

After a while, Wu Sifu limped back with a bamboo stick. Pingping looked at it and was shocked, what's wrong? He even put on a bamboo stick.

Seeing his father like this, Xiao Tian didn't know what was wrong, and immediately asked, "Dad, what's wrong with you?" ”

"It's fine. When the machine plow road was released, I went to cut bamboo and wood, accidentally tripped and was cut by a bamboo stake; After stitches, the doctor ordered an infusion to reduce inflammation. Wu Sifu said lightly.

Xiao Tian hurriedly ran over and picked up Wu Sifu's trouser leg to take a look, and a shocking scar fell into view. Pingping also hurriedly ran over, and when she saw it, she couldn't help but gasp in her heart, oh my God, it was so badly injured.

Xiao Tian hurriedly pulled out a bamboo chair for his father to sit down. Wu Sifu patted his son on the shoulder and said, "Dad was in the hospital for an infusion two days ago, and his feet couldn't move too much, so he didn't come to accompany you for the college entrance examination." You can't blame Dad, right? ”

"How can you blame Dad? Dad was injured in the line of duty for the people of Zhucun, and I salute Dad. Howling mischievously broke the dull atmosphere.

"Why don't you talk to me on the phone? If I had known this, I would have come back to take care of you. Pingping blamed Wu Sifu.

"You come back to take care of me, who will take care of Xiaotian? I'm a big man, do I need you to take care of me? Besides, my injuries are almost healed now, and I don't have to go to the health center tomorrow for another day of medicine. Wu Sifu said forcefully.

Wu Sifu saw that the house had been cleaned up, and asked Xiaotian to help him clean the chicken coop. Today I left in a hurry, only fed food to the chickens and pigs, and did not have time to clean the barn.

Wu Sifu instructed Xiaotian to first use a shovel to remove more chicken manure from the chicken coop, then clean it with a broom, and then rinse the pen with clean water at the end.

Xiaotian stepped into the chicken coop, choking on a fishy smell that made him want to vomit. He covered his nose, thinking that his father was like this every day, and he should not be coquettish. So according to the procedure told by my father, I began to shovel the chicken manure with a shovel, and then picked out the chicken manure with a basket.

After Xiaotian finished cleaning the chicken coop and pigsty, it was almost dusk. He hurriedly boiled water and prepared to take a pleasant bath, but Wu Sifu said: "Xiaotian, go to the bamboo forest and drive the chickens back to the chicken coop; Then put the corn kernels in the hall into the trough. ”

Xiaotian had to do what he said. After all this was done, Xiao Tian took a hot bath in the back of the firewood room, and then he felt comfortable.

In the evening, a family of three was sitting in the dam with a bowl and eating dinner, when Pingping's phone rang. She took a look and saw that Huzi was calling.

It is estimated that she is looking for Xiaotian, so Pingping gave the phone to Xiaotian.

"Xiaotian, did you tell your aunt? Can you go? Huzi asked anxiously.

Xiaotian listened to Huzi's urging on the phone, and looked at his father and mother nervously, Wu Sifu was sitting on a chair, expressionless, and was taking a big bite of rice into his mouth.

Pingping saw Xiaotian looking at her, her face showed a look of embarrassment, and she hurriedly asked, "What are Huzi looking for you?" ”

"A few of my classmates invited me on a trip. Huzi asked me if I was going. Xiao Tian said with a lack of confidence.

"Tourism? Where to travel? How much does it cost? Pinkie asked in surprise.

"Huzi said to go to Tibet. It is estimated at four or five thousand. Xiaotian said again.

"Your dad has a foot injury, you can help him at home. There are many opportunities to travel, and if you have money and time in the future, you can go anywhere. Pingping persuaded.

When Xiao Tian heard his mother's words, he obviously disagreed with the rhythm of going out. Busy on the phone, he replied to Huzi: "Huzi, you can go." My dad had a foot injury and I had to help him with the livestock. ”

Huzi muttered on the phone for a while, and finally hung up the phone.

Wu Sifu once served as a soldier in Tibet, and the blue sky, white clouds, cattle, butter tea, and wind horse flags on the snowy plateau are indeed beautiful scenery in the world, and for people in the mortal world, they can cleanse the impetuous mind.

For young people who have never been in the world, if they have the conditions, it is good to be able to travel to Tibet and see the great rivers and mountains of the motherland, at least they can make their impetuous minds pureer.

But a trip to Tibet costs four or five thousand yuan. Don't say that you don't have this spare money in your hand, but if you do, you spend it in vain on the tourism of watching the mountains and rivers, and you will feel so distressed that you can't accept it.

At present, for himself, real money is to be used on the blade, which includes the tuition fees of Xiaotian's college, the rations of chickens and pigs, and the expenses of favors and customers, none of which can be in arrears.

After Wu Sifu finished eating, he was about to get up and go to the stove house to put the bowl, Xiao Tian's eyes were sharp, thinking of his father's leg pain, he immediately went over and took the bowl in his father's hand.

Wu Sifu took out a cigarette from his pocket and took a leisurely puff.

He thought that Xiaotian had grown up and had his own thoughts and opinions on many things; If he fails to give him a good growth environment, will he complain about himself?

Wu Sifu asked Xiaotian to draw a chair and sit next to him. He began to tell him about the beautiful scenery of Tibet, the living customs of the Tibetan people, and the beautiful legends of the Potala Palace.

Wu Sifu said that as a tourist, you can see the beautiful blue sky and white clouds in Tibet, but you cannot see the hard life of Tibetans in the harsh natural environment, living in the grass, sleeping in the open air, and suffering from hydatid disease.

There are two sides to everything, there is a good side and a bad side. Just because you didn't get out on the road isn't necessarily a bad thing.

Xiao Tian quietly listened to his father's conversation, he knew in his heart that his father was actually a person with a rich heart, ideals, and pursuits, and he said this to himself, so that he should look at things from both sides and not resent him.

Wu Sifu also said that any beautiful thing has its little-known cruel side, and seemingly unbeautiful things also have their inherent goodness.

Xiaotian sensibly said to his father, "Dad, I won't complain about you. Mom is right, there will be opportunities to travel in the future. This time I won't go out, I'll help my dad feed the chickens and pigs at home. ”

"Do you think Dad treats you badly?" Wu Sifu asked Xiaotian.

"No, it won't." Xiaotian replied simply.

Father and son were silent and stopped talking.

Pingping packed up the dishes and chopsticks, came to the dam, and said to Wu Sifu: "There are so many livestock at home, I won't go to work, stay at home and take care of them." ”

Xiaotian: Mom, you go to work, I'll help Dad at home.

Pingping: You're a kid, what do you do?

Xiaotian: I've graduated from high school, why am I still a child? I didn't clean it in the afternoon, but I made it well.

Wu Sifu: Pingping, it's good to let your children exercise. However, when Murakami repaired the machine farming road, Secretary Tang arranged for each person to volunteer for 3 days, and our family of three people got 9 days.

I haven't been out enough in one day, and our family is far behind; Otherwise, you go out and volunteer for a few days.

Pingping thought about it, building roads is a good thing to accumulate good deeds, and volunteers must come out. Now Sifu's legs are inconvenient and can't come out; Xiaotian is a child, and his ability to work is weak, so he cannot be regarded as a volunteer worker. Let's do it yourself before you plan for it.

The next day, Pingping gets up when she smells the chickens and cooks breakfast while cleaning up the housework. Wu Sifu also got up.

He came to the chicken coop with a bamboo stick, and saw the roosters and hens in high spirits, clucking, and a warm and peaceful smile on his face.

Pingping came to the chicken coop and looked at the lively chickens, with a happy smile on her face.

Wu Sifu said to Pingping: "I have to feed these chickens with preventive medicine today, I'll tell you how to get it." ”

Wu Sifu instructed Pingping to add clean water to the chickens first, so that the chickens could drink enough, and then mix the preventive medicine and feed evenly and put them in the trough.

The chickens are scrambling to peck, and from time to time you peck me, I peck you, the scene is lively and cheerful.

After the chickens were ready, Pingping drove the chickens to the bamboo forest in the back mountain, and then came back to serve the 4 sturdy pigs after the fence was tied.

Xiaotian woke up and found himself sleeping in the bed at home, only to realize that he had taken the college entrance examination. I jumped out of bed and saw that my parents were cleaning in the pigsty.

He hurriedly snatched the shovel from his mother's hand, scooped up the pig manure one by one, piled it up in the basket, and brought water to wash the pigsty, and then carried the pig manure into the cornfield at the foot of the mountain.

After adapting to cleaning the pigsty last afternoon, Xiaotian no longer feels sick when he cleans today.

Chicken manure and pig manure have been seen since childhood, and it is not strange to see them today. In addition, yesterday's cleaning and today's rinsing have reduced the smell a lot, so it saves a lot of trouble today.