The sound of the black-and-white TV in the next room came intermittently, mixed with the sound of a strong "bang", and Ning Zong's dissatisfied complaints...... Ning Guang at the head of the stove had a wooden face, and his hands full of chilblains were holding dirty rags that could not be seen in their original color, and they were vigorously shaking the pot.

She is nine years old this year, not much taller than the stove, and the appearance of girls working wooden benches at this age is a common scene in the countryside.

is slightly different from other families, because the grandfather of Ning Guang and Ning Zong of the Ning family is actually the maternal grandfather, and because the mother of the Ning family's sisters and brothers, Ning Yue'e, is a recruit, so the original maternal grandfather Ning Fulin is also the grandfather.

Ning Fulin used to be the village party secretary and saved some money.

After having Ning Zong's "grandson", under the instruction of Ning Fulin, the Ning family's food has made a leap, and meat can be seen almost every day.

This was a fairly rare thing in the countryside in 1995.

But for Ning Guang, those meat dishes didn't have her share, and the greasy dishes and chopsticks meant that every time she cooked the pot, she had to boil the water again, otherwise it would be impossible to wash it at all.

She was young, and although she had been doing housework for two years, she still couldn't compare with an adult, and after washing, the water that had been boiled before was already cold, and her frostbite-stricken hand reached into it, and it hurt to the bone.

Ning Guang patiently cleaned up, jumped off the shaking stool, couldn't wait to stuff his hands into his sleeves to warm up, hesitated for a moment, and finally walked into the next room.

The room was filled with a bunch of people at the moment.

Surrounded in the middle is the old lady of the Ning family, the great-grandmother of the Ning Guang sisters and brothers, whose maiden name is Chu, and the village calls her "Mrs. Chu".

Mrs. Chu was notoriously pungent when she was young, and there was no one in the upper and lower villages who she had never quarreled with, and her mother-in-law's family was also temperless by her, and the only regret was probably that she only gave birth to a son Ning Fulin.

In her time, being an only child was not a glorious thing, but it was weak, making people laugh at the blessings, and there was no life of many children and grandchildren.

It wasn't until Ning Fulin became the village party secretary that Mrs. Chu raised her eyebrows again.

It's just that no one expected that Ning Fulin, who was high-spirited at a young age, would give birth to two daughters by all means.

Even if the eldest daughter Ning Yue'e is recruited, the first child, Ning Guang, is still a daughter. This incident is said to have made Mrs. Chu have a gloomy face for several years, and it was not until Ning Zong's birth that she regained her face...... Even if Ning Fulin lost his position as village party secretary because of this.

At this moment, Ning Zong was held in the arms of Mrs. Chu, talking softly, and when he noticed Ning Guang coming in, the ancestors and grandchildren did not raise their eyelids.

"The pot is washed?" Seeing this situation, Ning Yue, who had been staring at the TV screen, finally turned her head and asked briefly, "What about pig food?" Have you cooked it? ”

Ning Guang pursed her mouth, this was her habitual action when she was nervous: "Mu Yan, I'll cook the pig food later...... Can you give me some money? ”

"Money?" Ning Yue'e frowned when she heard this, and before she could speak, the old woman Chu over there asked unhappily, "What do you want money for?" Didn't I just give it to you just a few days ago?! ”

Ning Guang hurriedly explained: "Wife, that's the ...... the school has to pay."

"You don't always have school, school!" Mrs. Chu interrupted her impatiently, "When you were the only one in the family, you went to school?" You Mom, Abo, you teeth, who hasn't studied for a few days?! You still asked your husband to come to teach in the private school! is so particular, and it doesn't say that you want money at two ends in three days! ”

As he spoke, he told Ning Yue, "Don't give it to her!" At a young age, he didn't do his job, and he ran over to ask for money before the pig food was cooked...... No rules! When she grows up like this, who will want her? Lost my mother's face! ”

Ning Guang's face was pale when he was scolded, and his eyes were full of tears.

Ning Yue'e noticed, her brows furrowed even tighter, and she scolded sharply: "What are you crying about!?" Your mother-in-law taught you a few words, and what she said was true, and outsiders couldn't hear it if they wanted to, and you were still wronged?! ”

“…… I, I have frostbite on my hands, and I can't hold a pen at all! Ning Guang wanted to turn her head and leave, but the pain from the back of her hand when she clenched her fist made her subconsciously stand on her feet and choked, "I want a pair of gloves, the kind sold in the village shop, half-fingered, two cents, only two cents!" ”

"Two cents?!" Mrs. Chu suddenly raised her voice, furious, "Two cents is not money?!" You don't know that firewood, rice, oil and salt are expensive, don't you? Loser's stuff! In this winter, how many people in the village don't get frostbite?! Who doesn't work with chilblains? You are the young lady of the city, or the princess of the royal family, and you are squeamish like this! If you have chilblains, you have to buy gloves...... So how did we all get here?! ”

Then scolded Ning Yue'e again, "You are a dead man!" Discipline your daughter like this, like the delicate eldest lady, see who dares to marry our family in the future! When the time comes, Zongzong won't be able to marry a daughter-in-law, you will just die, worthy of him?! ”

Ning Yue'e hurriedly stood up, raised her leg and kicked towards Ning Guang: "Slut, it's a shame for what you said!" If you have a chilblain, you need gloves, so you can do some work in the future? Do we have to wait for you all day long? Don't you look at these upper and lower villages, are there any daughters like you?! ”

"Hurry up and get out!" Seeing her daughter being kicked and staggering, her small body trembling, and she couldn't bear to cry, Ning Yue's husband Miao Guoqing finally couldn't help it, stood up, and said while pulling her daughter out, "Didn't you see your wife and they were watching TV?" What a quarrel here! ”

When he got outside, he dragged Ning Guang and walked a few steps towards the courtyard before he stopped, sighed, and whispered comfort: "You want money, why don't you tell Abo?" Tell you about it, and in front of your wife...... How do you say it can be pleased? ”

Seeing her daughter covering her mouth and trying not to cry, Miao Guoqing's heart softened, and she couldn't bear to say more: A child who is only nine years old, where can she be expected to be smooth and thoughtful everywhere?

He clasped his hands and smacked his lips for a long time before he gritted his teeth and whispered, "You want gloves, two cents, don't you?" Don't cry, Abel, I'll get it for you...... That is, after you buy it, hide it better, don't let people see it, otherwise when you ask, you know what Abel gave, and you will definitely have to speak. ”

As he spoke, he turned around and probed his brain into the room where the TV was playing for a while, and saw that no one came out, so he tiptoed towards the room where he lived with Ning Yue.

After a while, he came back in the dark and stuffed a handful of change into Ning Guang's hand: "Quick!" Put it away! ”

Ning Guang was still crying, and when she heard this, she hurriedly put the money in her pocket, and wanted to say something to her father, but Miao Guoqing had already waved her hand at her and went back quickly.

The houses in the countryside are all connected at the top, and there is a little movement, and the whole house can hear clearly.

Ning Guang followed him into the house and walked towards his small room, and on the way, he heard Ning Yue'e complaining dissatisfiedly: "Why have you been there for so long?" Did you say anything nice to that little slut? It's all you, accustomed to her! ”

"It's not! I just taught her a few lessons, so as not to make you angry again in the future......" Holding on to the door, after hearing Miao Guoqing's prevarication, Ning Guang hurriedly closed the door, skillfully lit the kerosene lamp, took out all the change, and counted it carefully under the lamp.

The money given by Miao Guoqing is all cents, but a lot of bits and pieces add up to five cents!

This is an unimaginably big number for Ning Guang, who doesn't even have five cents in his hand!

"Abel estimated that he was taking money in the dark, and he was afraid that it would not be enough, so he took more." After Ning Guang was happy, he thought about it for a while, but he still endured the temptation and divided the money into two parts: one for two cents, ready to buy gloves; A copy of three cents, look back for a chance to return it to Miao Guoqing.

Uneasily, she counted the money five or six times before she carefully hid it, hummed a song and opened her schoolbag, ready to do her homework.

Just picked up the pen, and it was a spirit: it was not that it was painful from chilblains, but that he remembered that he hadn't cooked pig food yet!

Ning Guang broke out in a cold sweat, quickly threw down the pen and paper and ran out!

Fortunately, at this time, the TV was playing the TV series that the Ning family loved to watch, and no one came out to watch it, I don't know if she almost forgot to work!

Since Ning Fulin stepped down from the position of village party secretary, the Ning family's family situation and status have plummeted.

Both Mrs. Chu and Ning Fulin are strong people, and they are very dissatisfied with this situation, and they are bent on "reviving the family's reputation".

So the family has a lot of poultry, and two pigs.

The poultry is easy to feed, and the leftovers are added with rice or something, just give some as you like.

Pigs want to gain weight, but this pig food can't be perfunctory.

Ning Guang jumped up and down on the stool, busy in front of the stove and behind the stove for a long time, finally boiled the pig food, hid at the kitchen door and looked around for a while, seeing that the family members who had watched the TV series went back to the room one after another to rest, and didn't seem to notice their mistakes, so they secretly breathed a sigh of relief, wiped the hot sweat from the busy forehead, and struggled to hold the small wooden bucket to feed the pigs one by one.

After doing this, when she returned to the room, she glanced at it and felt that the pen and paper she had just laid out seemed to be a little different?

Just thinking that he would have to stand on the blackboard if he couldn't hand in his homework tomorrow, Ning Guang suddenly put this doubt behind him and hurriedly started his homework.

After finishing her homework, she was so sleepy that she couldn't open her eyes, barely packed her schoolbag, barely finished her clothes, and fell asleep!

The next morning, Ningguang, who was accustomed to getting up early, woke up on time with the sound of chickens, and after putting on his clothes, he inadvertently pressed on the cold enamel water tank and shivered in pain, and suddenly remembered to buy gloves, the corners of his mouth were bent, and he reached under the mattress to touch the money.

As a result, the little girl's face turned earthy in an instant: where is the money?!!

Turning open the futon in disbelief, she even remembered the most inconspicuous shape of the stain on each steel hammer for the five cents she had put in by hand last night...... It's empty at this moment, where is there still a penny of shadow?!