Chapter 126: The Four Walls of the Family
The beauty of the countryside is completely lost at the dinner table.
On a black, dirty wooden table, there were seldom three or four bowls.
One fried shredded potato, one cold cucumber, one fried green beans, one potato wedge.
Every bowl of food was dark, as if the pot had not been washed.
In the dim light, it looks even more difficult to swallow.
Hua Xingcan knew that just these few dishes on the table must have made the owner of this family use all his methods.
This is the best dish they can entertain their guests.
When he saw those bowls of black dishes, Hua Xingcan's tears couldn't help but roll in his eyes.
Only then did she seem to understand the importance of money to the family.
She also understood why Zhang Jiaze was reluctant to buy a thicker dress to wear in the winter.
Huang Qiurong said: "It's really ...... Nothing to eat...... You're going to eat some......"
The words are full of apologies.
She really didn't understand that there was such a poor life in this world.
Before, she thought it was only in Africa.
Why is the gap between urban and rural areas so large?
Hua Xingcan responded while pretending to be happy and eating with joy.
But after a few bites, she couldn't eat anymore anyway.
The meal was so unpalatable.
Salty to death.
And there is no oil star at all.
She didn't understand why the family was so poor.
Zhang Jiaze lowered his head and didn't say a few words.
And Zhang Yongnan, from beginning to end, didn't say a word, not even a polite greeting.
After a haphazard meal, the family sat in the courtyard to cool off.
"Dad, I'm going to study." Zhang Jiaze said to Zhang Yongnan, who had been silent.
Zhang Yongnan opened his mouth at this time, he spat "bah", and squinted at his son in the dark night:
"What do you say?"
"I said I was going to study."
"You still want to read? I knew I still wanted to study, so why didn't I work hard in the first place! What's the use of reading it just like you? ”
When Hua Xingcan heard this, he only felt incredible, how could there be a father in the world who trampled on his son?
She stood up for her sweetheart and said:
"Uncle...... In fact, Jiaze's grades are very good, if it weren't for his illness, he would definitely be admitted to a good university this year. It would be a shame if you didn't repeat a grade like his. This is the future of his life! You can't let him stay here for the rest of his life, can you? ”
Zhang Yongnan was facing Hua Xingcan's belly with nowhere to go, and he had long been dissatisfied with this scantily dressed (in fact, nothing in the city) and well-behaved little goblin. If you hadn't seduced my son, he wouldn't have been able to get into college?
Therefore, Zhang Yongnan said a hard sentence angrily:
"What's wrong with staying here for the rest of your life? Our ancestors have not seen a single starvation death in this village for generations! ”
"Dad......"
Zhang Jiaze wanted to say something, but was stopped by Zhang Yongnan:
"You bunny, you don't have to talk!"
Hua Xingcan was completely enraged, she really didn't understand, why didn't he let his son go to school?
"Uncle...... I didn't mean that. I don't understand, why don't you let him repeat it? ”
Silent.
There was silence all around.
Zhang Yongnan trembled and took out a dry tobacco stick, took out a box of matches, and lit it tremblingly.
By the light of the fire that was clearly extinguished by the dry smoke, Hua Xingcan saw that the eyes of this honest farmer were moist, and tears were rolling in Zhang Yongnan's eyes.
Finally, Zhang Yongnan spoke:
"Girl...... Truth be told, we really can't afford to support him in college anymore. If I want to repeat my studies for a year, I will have to spend at least another two or three thousand yuan, and even if I sell this house, it will not be worth that much money. Besides, who is going to buy this house in our neighborhood? Because it's useless to buy it. In the past few years, in order to provide him with education, we have exerted all our strength, we have thought of all the ways we should think of, and we have done all the efforts that should be made. My mother and I are both sick, but we have to drag it, and as long as we can get out of bed, we have to work in the fields, otherwise we won't have anything to eat......"
As he spoke, the honest farmer began to cry with a whimper.
Hua Xingcan really didn't expect that this family would be so poor!
The family's poverty level is much higher than she could have imagined!
However, the more this is the case, the more we have to find a way to get Zhang Jiaze to repeat it.
Otherwise, his life would really be over!