Chapter 5 Life is not about dinner
Maybe it's because of the spiritual power beyond ordinary people, or because of the soul that has traveled through time. Jiang Xiaobai found that he learned everything relatively quickly.
The knowledge points that he didn't understand very well, he took a short time to understand thoroughly. I also found out the knowledge points of each subject and memorized it firmly.
In the next exam, his ranking rose rapidly, and he was in about 20th before, but this time he took the ninth place.
This surprised Liu Bo, a tablemate who helped him focus on revision. The short-haired female homeroom teacher also praised him privately and encouraged him to keep up his good work.
He was also more serious about his physical training in the afternoon than the average person. This made the plus red behind his qi and blood a little darker.
The only thing that made him helpless was that this plus sign was already very popular, but he still couldn't click it. Maybe it's because the nutrition still can't keep up, and an ordinary meat dish is of limited help to him.
I don't know what the situation at home here is, I don't dare to spend the money I borrowed last time, so I left fifty yuan, waiting for the next week to collect one hundred and return it to Gao Wei.
Considering that the students are far away from the school, it is not safe to go home after dark. On Friday afternoon, the school was closed, and looking at the classmates who went home in groups, Jiang Xiaobai fell into a tangled situation. You can't just run to the teacher and ask, "Where do I live?" ”
When he was in a dilemma, Liu Bo, who was about to go home, called him: "Is Xiaobai ready? Let's go together." ”
"Oh, good. Walk. He put on his schoolbag and walked out of the classroom with Liu Bo.
At the entrance of the campus is an old asphalt road, which has not been maintained for a long time and has potholes. Jiang Xiaobai paid attention to the route as he walked.
Walk across the asphalt road and fork into a dirt path. In a few moments, you could see fields of crops on both sides of the road.
The crops had grown knee-high, and busy farmers were toiling in the fields. Most of the workers are women, children and the elderly.
I haven't seen such a down-to-earth labor scene for a long time, Jiang Xiaobai took a deep breath and felt that his heart was opened, and his mood was inexplicably happy.
After a few more turns along the path, about five kilometers away, rows of bungalows appeared in front of me.
Jiang Xiaobai's home should be in this, but the problem arose again, he couldn't find his own home.
"Liu Bo, go to our house and sit down. Without bothering the two masters, he decided to continue to let Liu Bo send him home.
Liu Bo felt that Jiang Xiaobai had a lot of things wrong recently, and he was a little surprised, and he couldn't figure out what the problem was for a while. "Okay, we're only a few hundred meters apart. It's been a long time since I've been to your house, and I don't know if my uncle is at home. ”
Under Liu Bo's "escort", they came to a bungalow in the village. This is a row of houses with yards, and Jiang Xiaobai's house is the second one counted from the right.
The door was locked, Jiang Xiaobai took out the only key from his schoolbag and opened the door in two clicks. The house inside the yard is unlocked.
When you walk into your home, the first thing you feel is chaos. The house has old sofas, TV, fridge, washing machine. But the arrangement was messy, there were worn socks on the sofa, and bloody gauze was thrown on the floor.
"I'll clean up your seat. Jiang Xiaobai didn't expect the house to be so messy, so he had to clean up when he put down his schoolbag.
"It's okay, I'll help you. Liu Bo didn't see anything outside to help clean up.
Originally, I just wanted to clean up a place to sit, but I couldn't stop as soon as I cleaned up. This busy work took more than an hour.
When the two of them sat down on the couch, fine sweat broke out on their foreheads. Jiang Xiaobai hurriedly went and poured Liu Bo a glass of warm water.
"I'm sorry to keep you busy with me for so long. It's just a mess at home. ”
"It's okay, it's not easy for uncle. Your mother has been gone for three years and he hasn't remarried, and he is still the captain of the alert team, so it's understandable that he can't take care of it. You don't blame him either. ”
Liu Bo's words reveal a lot of information. I am a single-parent family, and I may not have a good relationship with my father, and my father is a team leader, which means that he still has some ability.
Seeing that Jiang Xiaobai was deep in thought and didn't speak, he didn't know what he was thinking, every family had a scripture that was difficult to read. Liu Bo drank the water and said, "It's not early, I'll go home first, and I'll come back when I'm free." ”
When everyone walked out of the door, Jiang Xiaobai reacted, opened his mouth and didn't stop him.
The thick ash on the TV has been cleaned, but the outside wiring has been damaged and there is no signal to see at all.
It was indeed getting dark, there was no entertainment, and Jiang Xiaobai was going to cook dinner. There are only carrots and potatoes in the kitchen, and nothing else. The worn-out refrigerator is also a complete look.
When it got dark, the meal was finally ready. Two dishes, one plate of vegetarian fried carrots and one plate of vegetarian fried potatoes.
Looking at the dishes in front of him, Jiang Xiaobai seemed to understand how his small body came from.
After waiting for another half an hour or so, the door was opened from the outside, and a middle-aged man who was 1.8 meters tall walked in. His face was nine points similar to Jiang Xiaobai, but his face was full of exhaustion.
"You're back. The middle-aged man untied a rabbit-like animal from his waist, looked at the dishes on the table, and said in a softer tone: "I'll deal with it and add a meat dish today." ”
"Good. Jiang Xiaobai only said one word, and saw that the middle-aged man had already walked into the kitchen. Then came the sound of "Rushing Suosuo".
This middle-aged man is Jiang Xiaobai's father, Jiang Fengye, who came back today after asking for leave from the captain. The purpose of his return was to persuade his son to drop out of school.
After more than 20 minutes, a plate of braised rabbit-like meat dishes was served. Father and son both sat down at the dinner table.
Before he started, Jiang Fengye took out a bottle of liquor from under the table and placed two wine glasses. After pouring it full, he said: "Xiaobai, today is your sixteenth birthday, I wish you a happy birthday!"
After speaking, he raised his head and drank a glass of wine. Jiang Xiaobai knew that today was his birthday, and he also took a drink from the wine glass, and after drinking, his face was not red or panting.
"Well, this is my son. The middle-aged man praised Jiang Xiaobai first, and then said with a solemn face: "Originally, these words were to wait until you were eighteen years old~ Your mother owes a lot of money for the treatment of her illness." You also need a lot of money if you go to high school...... You drop out. ”
The last few words almost came out of my throat, and I could barely hear them unless I listened carefully. After finishing speaking, he poured himself another glass of wine, and after drinking it, he lowered his head, as if he had no face to see his son.
Jiang Xiaobai didn't expect that his family would be so difficult, and he originally wanted to ask for more money this week to repay his classmates. At this moment, it seems that the road of cultural classes is no longer working.
Jiang Fengye saw that his son didn't say anything for a long time, and continued to persuade: "There are still some savings at home, as long as you come back and plant the abandoned land at home, it won't take two years to pay off the arrears." By then, you will be eighteen years old, and you will be able to marry a girl from a serious family and live a good life. ”
Jiang Xiaobai listened carefully, his life had been arranged. Perhaps this is the easiest way to go. The feeling of suffocation pressed against him, and a strong unwillingness was conceived in the bottom of his heart.
"How about it, you give a word. If you still want to study, I won't force you. After he said this, his hands trembled a little, he was no better than Jiang Xiaobai at all.
Jiang Xiaobai couldn't pay attention for a while. The man will report back to the police team tomorrow morning. Jiang Xiaobai only said that he would think about it for one night. After eating, the two returned to the room with heavy faces.