Chapter Thirty-Eight: The Li Family's-Stirring Stick
"Ahh Jiayin should be very clear this time, the old lady picked up the hot water bottle, she was also smart, fiddling a few times to understand that it was filled with water, and then remembered the eldest grandson's frostbitten toes, so she hurriedly got off the ground.
After a while, she came back with a hot water bag, "Grandma's good granddaughter, this is really a baby!" Your brother won't have to freeze in the future! ”
Jiayin danced happily, a good start is half the success, with this hot water bottle as a temptation, and then take things out of the space in the future, at least grandma will not be too surprised, and slowly maybe a good helper to help her cover.
Mrs. Li didn't know that her granddaughter had been thinking about it for so long, so she found a sewing basket and sewed a cloth cover for the hot water bottle.
This is a treasure found by the granddaughter, don't let anyone see it, don't make trouble for the eldest grandson, and don't cause trouble for the family, after all, there are many bad people outside.
The next morning, the whole family got up early and got busy.
Ordinary people's children will not do it for 100 days, but Jiayin is the treasure of the whole family, how should it be lively, a table of rich wine and food is a must, and even everyone has prepared gifts.
Zhao Yuru's best skill is needlework, and what she gave to Jiayin was a rabbit fur hat. There are two round eyes embedded in the front of the hat, and a little rabbit tail sewn on the back, which is very vivid.
Jia Yin liked it very much, and grabbed his hat and put it on his head when he babbled, his movements were clumsy and cute, which made everyone laugh.
Jia An Jiaxi also hurriedly took out the gifts he had carefully prepared, which were the ponies and tigers they had woven with straw, which were so vivid that it was difficult for them to learn seriously and make up such a delicate gadget.
Li Laosan's gift was bigger, it was a wooden horse carved out of wood by himself, and he said that when the good news was bigger, he could ride it himself.
Li Lao Er gave two red ropes and wore two silver beads, one engraved with "no taboos" and the other with "auspicious ruyi", which is most suitable for children who wear it on their wrists to please a lottery.
Tao Hongying hugged Jiayin and thanked everyone with a smile. It's just that this circle of gifts was accepted, but Wu Cuihua was the only one missing.
Jiaren Zheng felt strange, looked around, only to find that his mother was actually hiding aside and grabbing food with his family!
"Mother! What are you doing! Jiaren's face was flushed, and he stepped forward to pull.
Unexpectedly, Wu Cuihua threw away his hand, and flew him with a roll of his eyes, "The old lady really raised you for nothing!" It's good that you have a few dollars in your pocket and you are worried about the next room, and I haven't seen you buy a snack for my wife and me! ”
Jiaren was choked by these words, thinking of his father who was anxious to make money for him to study, and even his younger brother Jiayi, who had already gone south, only the old lady in the family was the most unreasonable, and he couldn't be reasonable at all...
After a lively day, the whole family rested comfortably, and when they got up again, they were about to send Jiaren back to the academy.
Mrs. Li deliberately avoided Wu Cuihuaer and quietly called her eldest grandson into the house.
Jiaren didn't dare to slack off, guessing that grandma was afraid that something was going on, so he asked, "Milk, but something?" ”
Jiayin was lying on the bed practicing turning over, Xu was a little energetic, one after another, he forgot to get too close to the edge of the kang, and almost fell.
Jiaren hurriedly rushed forward, picked up his sister, and smiled helplessly, "Naughty little girl!" ”
Mrs. Li was also shocked, and quickly took her granddaughter over the five, seeing that she was kicking her hands and feet happily, not like she was afraid, so she was relieved.
She took out a hot water bottle from the quilt and stuffed it into Jiaren's arms, "Try it, this thing is hot." Take it to the academy, put one in your arms to warm, and the other under your feet, and you won't be afraid of frostbite again. ”
The warm arms at home asked with a surprised smile, "Milk, what is this thing, where did it come from?" It's so warm! ”
Mrs. Li glanced out of the window vigilantly, quietly pouted at Jiayin, and whispered, "This is a treasure that your sister gave her after asking the gods, you must not let outsiders see it, and use it secretly, understand?" Especially your mother, her mouth can't keep secrets and is easy to get into trouble. ”
Jiaren hurriedly nodded solemnly: "Milk, don't worry, I know." ”
"You just have to know in your heart, grandma can trust you." Mrs. Li patted her grandson on the shoulder, still a little reluctant to let him suffer. Even if the family is poor, they can always eat and dress warmly, and it is still inconvenient for the academy in the end.
Jiaren guessed his grandmother's thoughts, and picked up some good things in the academy to say, such as the praise of the husband, the funny classmates, and coaxed the old lady to bring a smile again, so he gave up. Jiayin listened to the freshness, and took out seven or eight more boiled eggs in the space.
Mrs. Li almost flattened the egg as soon as she turned around, but when she saw it clearly, she kissed her granddaughter fiercely, "Grandma's Fu Niu'er, why are you so painful." Wait for your brother to grow up and become an official, support you, and buy you delicious food! ”
As she spoke, she stuffed all the eggs to Jiaren. Jiaren thought that his grandmother got up early and secretly cooked it, so he accepted it without excuses.
After breakfast and goodbye to his family, Li Jiaren set out on the road back to the academy alone with his bags on his back.
It's just that he didn't expect that as soon as he left the village, he saw Wu Cuihua sitting on the side of the road.
"Mother, it's so cold, why are you sitting here?" Li Jiaren was startled and was about to step forward to help.
Wu Cuihua'er stretched out her hand directly, "Take it!" ”
Li Jiaren subconsciously remembered the water bag given by his grandmother, so he turned sideways and asked, "What does my mother want to take?" ”
"What else can there be, don't think I don't know, just now the old lady secretly dragged you into the house, and she must have given you a lot of money, right? Hurry up and bring it, I'll send it to your uncle!" Wu Cuihua was also annoyed when she saw her son pretending to be stupid, and she stepped forward to pull her son's burden.
"Why do you think you have such no conscience? Your uncle didn't eat or drink outside, and he lived a hard life that was not as good as pigs and dogs, but you had money but didn't want to help out, and you had to hide it!
Your Li family is also hard-hearted, with such a big yard and empty rooms, no one is willing to take in your uncle, a group of unconscionable things! ”
"Mother, don't mess around!" Li Jiaren struggled to break away from the old lady's pull, thinking that the hot water bottle could not be seen by the old lady, and his tone became more and more bad.
Wu Cuihua'er almost tripped and fell, and she was even more furious, her son, who had always been obedient, dared to scold her, which was really earth-shattering.
"Oh, after reading the broken book for two days, you dare to play tricks in front of your mother, right? You just became a showy master, and that was also born by me! Hurry up and take out the money, and when your uncle makes a fortune in the future, I will ask him to return it to you!" ”
Jiaren was so angry that his temples jumped suddenly, and he suppressed his anger and persuaded: "Mother, uncle, he is good at hands and feet, but if you are diligent, it is still enough to support yourself, our family is not rich, and we have no spare strength to help him." Besides, my grandmother didn't give me any money at all, and I only have a few tens of dollars for pocket money, so I can't give it to you! ”