When Xiao Daqian came home, it was already dinner time, Kang Yunmei was busy in the kitchen, and the white buns and vegetables prepared when building the house a few days ago were a little more, but the summer was a little longer and rancid, and some of the steamed buns had gray-white "supplements" on the top, that is, they were spoiled and poisonous, but the villagers were reluctant to throw things away, Kang Yunmei deliberately added steaming time when cooking, of course, she and Xiao Weidong did not dare to give the babies to eat, so they could only grit their teeth and swallow it. In the past few days, Kang Yunmei's face has been a little green, and the number of times she goes to the toilet has increased a lot, but she is still reluctant to throw away the white-flour steamed buns.

Xiao Weidong squatted on a horse with his feet and smoked, apparently in trouble, his standard posture, like an ostrich that retracts its head into the sand in fear of the outside world. Xiao Daqian immediately dodged in disgrace, although his father has rarely done anything to him recently, but past experience: it is better to avoid him when encountering such a situation.

Kang Yunmei cooked the meal and called the whole family to come over, the Zhuang family eats in the yard all year round, and there is shade under the jujube tree, but she is reluctant to turn on the light, "black hemp can not eat in the nose" is the mantra, Xiao contracted was the first to run over, he rode on a wooden stool, and the voice of the mouth was "cluck, gotta drive", Xiao Weidong jumped down from the stool, but he came over and picked up the bowl and stepped on the stool with both feet, which was his standard action after encountering difficulties. Xiao Daqian was teaching his sister Xiao Aihua math problems in the house, and he shouted: "You eat first, I'm not hungry!" ”

Xiao Weidong shook his head, put down the bowl after eating two bites: "Mei, don't gnaw on that rancid bun, if you really want to eat three long and two short, you will be hospitalized!" I think we should do this or not, let's give this bicycle to their family first, the famine to build a house is too great, and then pay a small 200 yuan is really nothing! ”

Kang Yunmei was still reluctant to throw away the steamed buns: "I've been steaming for half an hour, it's okay." What should we do after we give the car to the Yang family? It's indispensable to go to the city every day to catch the market, and although the recent business is average, you can also make money. I borrowed 700 yuan to build a house, and I didn't have anything else to pay back. Besides, this car is old, are they willing to give it to the Yang family? ”

Xiao Daqian had already heard his sister whisper what was going on in the house, and Uncle Shaohe came at noon, and Yang Erni's family asked him to send a letter, saying that Yang Erni was going to review for another year, and at the same time asked his family for a bicycle, saying that he would not review in Gouzi Town. Obviously, Xiao Weidong is worried about the bicycle. At that time, the bicycle was already an important item in the family, and the price was not too expensive, and it could basically be solved within 200 yuan, and it was not too much to buy a bicycle for the engaged person in the countryside, but the Xiao family had just finished building a house, where was the spare money, and in addition, it was not a good thing for the Yang family to let Yang Erni go to review again, and Xiao Weidong couldn't help but be worried.

Xiao Daqian's face also changed, he naturally knew the predicament of the family, otherwise it would not be that the aunt would have eaten the rancid dry food, the Yang family at this time to ask for a bride price is indeed a salary, but this is not an accident, after all, "engagement is not engagement, receiving a gift is OK", this kind of verbal promise in the countryside often has the possibility of change, but it is necessary to ask for the bride price of the man's family and the gift of three festivals and two birthdays to finalize the marriage, if it is usual, Yang Erni's family should be happy to ask for the bride price, but it is a little embarrassing to ask for something when the green and yellow are not accepted.

In addition, Yang Erni has to continue to repeat, which also makes it possible for the marriage to change. What disappointed Xiao Daqian even more was that she didn't repeat her studies in Gouzi Town, so it didn't make sense for her to read the third year of junior high school again, although Jin Yunfei instilled a lot of ideal concepts in the afternoon, but subconsciously Xiao Daqian still hoped to have the opportunity to fight side by side with this "engaged daughter-in-law", and he was in a bad mood.

The family didn't sleep well all night, Xiao Bao also ate a rancid bun, his stomach obviously couldn't bear this kind of crit, not to mention the stomach, and finally had a fever, Kang Yunmei wanted to send her youngest son to the hospital to see, who knew that Xiao Weidong's sentence "full of illness and diarrhea, just starve for two meals", made her angry and cried for half the night.

Still the next morning to see that his brother was a little prostration, Xiao Daqian hurriedly rode a bicycle and took Kang Yunmei's mother and son to the town hospital, and after the buttocks were injected, Xiao contracted to cry and grab the ground, but he didn't have diarrhea again, it seems that it was a rancid thing.

Xiao Weidong was very annoyed by spending another seven yuan on medical expenses, he pointed at Kang Yunmei's nose and scolded for a long time, which made Xiao Daqian very unconvinced, and stood up to help his aunt speak, so he was kicked by Xiao Weidong without accident and scolded him again.

Xiao Daqian hasn't been beaten and scolded for a long time, this time he didn't back down, but stood up and glared at his father, Xiao Daqian has jumped half a head tall in the past six months, and he is vaguely as tall as his father, this kind of confrontation makes Xiao Weidong very angry, he grabbed the wooden shovel at home and wanted to use weapons, or Kang Yunmei blocked in front of her husband: "If you want to beat the boss, hit me first, I don't want to live!" ”

Xiao Weidong stomped his feet angrily, threw the wooden shovel to the ground and walked out of the door. Kang Yunmei squatted on the ground and cried. Xiao Da stood woodenly, and after a long time he shook his head and helped his stepmother up: "Auntie, don't cry, let's see if my brother is okay!" It's all my business, and if it weren't for the bike, it wouldn't have my dad off! ”

Kang Yunmei raised her tearful face: "Da Qian, I think our family should also have a capable person, otherwise in the future, Aihua and the contractor will be completely hopeless, your father loses his temper and I am not angry, I know that he can't help it." The famine pulled down by this house had put him under too much stress. I want to tell you to study hard! ”

Xiao Weidong nodded, he is fifteen years old this year, this is an adult in the countryside, he should choose his own path: "Auntie, don't worry!" I must study hard! I want to go to high school in the prefecture! Learn to be a little bit better! ”

Kang Yunmei nodded at first, and then suddenly asked, "Do I have to pay for studying?" I still have 30 yuan here, which I saved privately, is it enough? ”

Xiao Daqian has already heard Jin Yunfei say that he does not pay tuition fees for studying in the county No. 1 Middle School, and there is a free Datong dormitory to sleep in, as long as there is a futon, of course, he takes the money for food, and he pulls food from home to exchange for meal tickets: "It doesn't cost money!" But my dad doesn't know whether he agrees or disagrees. I'm going to school, and there's one less person to work at home! ”

Kang Yunmei wiped the tears on her face: "Your father is superficial, he actually wants you to study, we said in private, if you are admitted to university, he will ...... even if he dies" may have felt that her words were unlucky, Kang Yunmei slapped her mouth with her hand before continuing: "The Xiao family is counting on you." If we want to be admitted to college, we don't disdain the Yang family, I am in the same village as their family, I already knew that Yang was a cripple, he was not a good stubble, and his daughters may not be easy to get along! If you are admitted to school, we will break up this family business! ”

Xiao Daqian's image of Yang Erni appeared in his mind, and he disagreed with his stepmother's words: "Auntie, I haven't written the eight characters yet." It's that the No. 1 middle school in the city is a good student in the county, and I'm only in the second year of junior high school now, and I'm afraid I won't be able to keep up with the work if I go to high school. ”

Xiao Weidong pushed open the courtyard door and walked back, he saw his wife and son talking there, and deliberately shouted in a very stern voice: "The key to the foreign car, give it to me, I still have to go to the market!" ”

Xiao Daqian hurriedly said: "Dad, I'll go!" You rest at home. My brother has just gotten rid of his fever, and you and my mother stay at home to take care of him! His words made Xiao Weidong and Kang Yunmei feel a little strange, but they didn't react until he rode away, Xiao Weidong asked Kang Yunmei: "He called you his mother just now, right?" This kid! Sensible! ”

Kang Yunmei's tears flowed down again: "The child is his father, I think our boss must have a great future." Listen to him when it comes to going to school! Let's slow down when we buy a car! ”

Xiao Weidong sighed: "Let's make it!" No, I'll borrow some more, and I can buy a Phoenix brand women's car for 150 yuan! We're a hundred short now! It's up to us to see if we can sell more wild vegetables in the next few days! ”