Yang Moumou and his sister pushed each other and moved towards the dining table.

On the table is a plate of thinly sliced tomatoes, topped with crystal clear white sugar that shimmers seductively in the light.

The two sisters swallowed their saliva together.

At the table, Mom and Dad were bowing their heads to discuss, their brows furrowed and their expressions serious.

Mom said, "I really want to do this." I want to try. ”

My father, who had always been obedient to his mother, stood on the opposite side of my mother this time, saying, "No, I don't think it's okay." ”

"Why not? Everyone said that the state supports private education. "Mom raised the volume.

"Everybody is saying it, but no one is actually doing it. Running a private school feels like a school doing it. Dad said, "I'm a school teacher, can you go to a private school?" ”

Two pairs of small hands reached for the tomatoes.

Syllable! It's a mother. One heart can be used for two purposes.

Yang Moumou and his sister retracted their hands.

Mom darkened her face, "I'll eat later." Freshly sprinkled sugar, not yet cooked. Wait until it's cooked before eating. ”

Hmph, sugar can be eaten raw, tomatoes can be eaten raw, what do you say to wait until it is ripe to eat, deceive three-year-old children! Yang Moumou and his sister pouted.

Seeing that Mom's face was not good, Dad hurriedly said, "You have worked hard enough to do this and that over the years, don't work too hard." ”

Since Yang Moumou can remember, his mother has done no less than ten kinds of work in order to supplement the family. She worked as a seamstress, apprenticed to a barber, set up a stall and worked outside the home.

She once opened a tailor's shop, and it only lasted for more than two months. Other tailors can pick up the goods in a few days, but as for her, the customers have come and gone, and she hasn't done it yet. The longest set she has done, she made people wait for a month. When the man came to pick up the clothes, he joked that I thought I wouldn't be able to wear them until next year!

Not to mention being apprenticed to a barber, who only went for one day and was dismissed by the barber the next day. It couldn't have been easier, the barber cut the client's hair, asked the mother to help clean up the remaining short hair, and she meticulously examined the area, from the scalp to the ears to the neck. The guest got impatient and said that he would go home and get it. But my mother disagreed, so she pressed the guest on the chair with her strong hands. It wasn't until she was sure she was clean that she let them go.

I have to say that she is a genius in some sense - she can't do anything. She persistently changes all kinds of jobs, and each of them does not last long.

She sells sugar water drinks, which are boiled and cooled, and the sugar is pure white sugar in the store. Drinks are popular, but they sell a cup and lose a cup because the cost is higher than the selling price.

So she sells ready-made snacks and toys. But she can't buy it. Melon seeds are tidal, not easy to open, and the mouth is black; More than half of the balloon has small holes and cannot be blown up. Other people's booths are crowded with people, and only Yang Moumou is on her side from time to time.

My mother was anxious and said that I would go out to work. As soon as she said to go, she simply packed some clothes and took the train to the field. A few days later, she came back – with acute appendicitis and back for surgery.

When I went home after the operation and lay in bed, my mother said fiercely, I must do something, and I want to make a name for myself.

Dad said, don't work too hard. The real heart thinks, don't toss anymore!

Dad said again, you have been in junior high school and your grades are good, you can try to substitute teach in our school!

When my mother was studying, her grades were better than my father's, maybe she was too proud and blindly confident, and she fell off the list gorgeously by two points.

Hearing my father say this, my mother was very tempted, although the substitute teaching fee was not high, it was a decent job. After her mother recovered, she went to her father's school to apply for substitute teaching, and the school agreed and allowed her to give it a try.

The attempt was a success. That semester, she taught a class that was at the top of the list.

My mother substituted at school and brought my sister to her, and the family of four was together. Life is not bad. However, after a long time, the problem of economic constraints is indeed unavoidable.

The two children cried out that they were hungry every day, and they were in front of others, and Baba looked at them to eat. Wherever there is good food, there are two children. The two of them went everywhere to "go to the mouth", often to nothing, and came back with empty mouths and belly.

Mom saw all this. She reprimanded them and even beat them, and bitterness often welled up in her heart.

She's going to do something, the kind that can make more money. She heard that private schools can be run by private people, and they can recruit students according to their own ability, and they will earn more if they recruit more, so she was tempted. So she consulted with her father. Unexpectedly, Dad disagreed.

At this time, Mom and Dad are still debating fiercely. Mom said she wanted to try it, but Dad said it wasn't good or inappropriate.

Seeing that their parents were so engrossed in the discussion, the two sisters took the opportunity to move to the table. This time they learned smartly, Yang Moumou stood in front of his sister and covered for his sister. The younger sister succeeded, and the two ran to another room.

Here comes the problem, my sister gets five slices of tomatoes. Who should eat the extra piece?

Yang Moumou said, I should eat, I instructed you to do this, and I still stood in front of you to protect you.

My sister said, I should eat, I took it with my hands, and if I was beaten, I would definitely be beaten badly.

Yang Moumou said, I am my sister, and my sister wants to listen to my sister!

My sister said, I'm my sister, the teacher said, Kong Rong let pear, you are older than me, you are Kong Rong. My sister is quite proud, and it is really good to read more.

Yang Moumou couldn't think of any idioms for the time being, so he was so anxious that his face was red, so he simply grabbed it.

The two sisters quickly tore together, the juice of the tomatoes was pinched dry, and the skin of the tomatoes was smeared on their faces. The two scuffled to the ground.

Mom and Dad are here.

Mom raised her hand.

Yang Moumou raised his head and stiffened his neck, "I just want to eat tomatoes, what's wrong?" "The tomatoes didn't work, and Yang Moumou was in a bad mood and angry.

Mother's hand slowly lowered, her eyes flashed a little light, and she suddenly laughed, "Yang Er is right!" What's wrong with craving to eat? What's wrong with wanting to do it? You're right, and neither is Mom. ”

She took one by her hand and led the two children to the table, "Eat, eat, this plate is all for you." Mom will do it for you tomorrow! ”

Yang Moumou and his sister hesitantly stretched out their hands, took a piece and put it in their mouths.

It's so sweet! The two sisters narrowed their eyes and grinned.

Mom said, "I've decided, I'm going to run a private school." If nothing else, just for the children to eat something delicious! ”

The next day, my mother went out before dawn and came back late at night. She looked tired, her puffy eyes drooping down like a leaky ball.

Dad handed Mom a glass of water and said, "If you can't do it, forget it." ”

Yang Moumou and his sister were still making noise in the house, fighting for a match. The other children played with cards with pictures, and the two sisters used pieces of paper made from disassembled matchboxes.

The two didn't give in to each other, they both said it was their own, and they fought for it, pulling each other's hair and not letting go.

Dad yelled, "Don't make a fuss, don't you see Mom so tired?" ”

Fathers generally don't yell at their children.

Yang Moumou and his sister were stunned and stopped fighting, and the two still pulled the match pieces and did not let go.

Mom said, "Don't be cruel to your child. ”

Mom and Dad's roles are reversed?

Mom then said, "Both kids are right. ”

Ga? Yang Moumou and his sister opened their mouths wide and almost dislocated their chins.

For the next few days, my mother still left early and returned late. This made the two sisters very happy, without the control of their mother, these two people simply became piglets out of the circle, and the vast world allowed them to run upside down.

That night, the two sisters were rolling on the ground, and their father stood in the doorway and watched. Dad saw a figure walking under the dim street lamp from a distance, and hurriedly greeted him.

"How? If it really doesn't work, forget it. "Dad took the bags on Mom's shoulders and carried them on Mom's shoulder.

Mom didn't say anything and went straight to the house.

The two sisters writhed together on the ground. Seeing that their mother was back, the two hurriedly struggled to get up. But it twisted too tightly, and the two fell to the ground like conjoined babies.

Mom came over and held out her hand to them.

It's over, this time I'm going to be beaten! The two sisters hugged each other tightly.

Two bags of candy appeared in front of them, not the kind of candy sold in bulk at the street stalls, but the finely packaged fruit candy in the store.

"Eat! Brush your teeth after eating. "Mom's eyes are crooked.

"Success?" Dad couldn't suppress the smile on his face.

"Hmm." Mom nodded vigorously.

"Mom and Dad, look at the sky!" My sister puffed out her cheeks and pointed to the sky outside the house.

In the air, a crooked crescent moon, the stars shine brightly.