couldn't stand Tian Miaoxiu's coquettish request, Tian Changfa had no choice but to agree, "Okay, okay, I'll take you there, you're idle at home anyway, take you to the market." ”

Tomorrow morning, she has to get up early, Liu Lamei urged everyone to rest, "I'll go boil the bath water, you go and prepare to change clothes, wash early and go to bed early." ”

Tian Xiuying followed her to the kitchen, "Mom, I'll help." ”

After Tian Miaoxiu found a change of clothes, she ran to Tian Guoliang's room and asked him how he was preparing for the college entrance examination.

"I've brought all the things I should bring, don't worry, little sister, the second brother will definitely do well in the exam." Tian Guoliang patted his chest and assured confidently.

However, Tian Miaoxiu was still not at ease, and deliberately led Tian Guoliang to review the exam questions she said.

After thinking about it, although the old house of the Tian family is not far from the county seat, less than twenty miles away, there is a shuttle bus to the county seat when you walk three miles to the village road.

From the old house of the Tian family to the experimental middle school in the county seat, it only takes an hour to hurry.

But for a candidate, going back and forth is really hard.

Tian Miaoxiu discussed with Tian Guoliang, "Second brother, why don't we go back tomorrow after we go to the county seat?" Wait until the test is over, go home. ”

Tian Guoliang frowned, "Then where do I live?" ”

"Go to a hotel." Tian Miaoxiu said.

"Huh? How expensive is that? Mom and Dad are all working, isn't it spending money again? Tian Guoliang shook his head.

"This is a major event in your life, spending this money is nothing, besides, it won't cost your parents' money, isn't there those fish? Isn't there a three-day accommodation fee for selling the fish? ”

Tian Guoliang has never stayed in a hotel, "What if it's not enough?" The cost of staying in a hotel is not cheap, right? ”

Tian Miaoxiu said, "Second brother, when I was in the county seat, I noticed that the small hotel was not expensive, and it was only ten yuan a night. ”

Tian Guoliang was still a little hesitant and refused to live.

Tian Miaoxiu said again, "When you finish the exam, let's catch more fish to sell, isn't the money coming back?" Think about it, if you go back and forth like this, if you are late, won't you waste these three years of hard work? Repeating and then going to the exam, it costs more. Also, we can't lose our bet with my uncle! ”

After some reminders, Tian Guoliang felt that Tian Miaoxiu was reasonable.

"Miao Xiu, you're right, then I'll pack up and go to live in the county tomorrow." Tian Guoliang figured it out and immediately packed up his clothes and books.

Tian Miaoxiu was on the side to help him tidy up.

In the kitchen, Liu Lamei boiled the bath water and shouted for everyone to fetch water for a bath.

Everyone was busy and tired today, so after taking a bath, I went to bed early.

Tian Changfa took out an old alarm clock, clockwork, and set a time to get up at four o'clock tomorrow morning.

Liu Lamei couldn't sleep, and while shaking the old pu fan to drive away mosquitoes, she talked to Tian Changfa about the future arrangements.

"Boss, you say, is the fish pond Miao Xiu said really that profitable?" Liu Lamei, who has been a worker for half her life, has always expressed doubts that fish farming can make money.

If you want to make real money, why does everyone want to be a worker? Don't want to stay in the village?

Tian Changfa can't think of any good business at the moment, "Let's try it first, can't you find something to do for a while?" You can't sit back and eat. We don't have a lot of money on hand. ”

When it came to the money on hand, Liu Lamei compromised.

The whole family only has a few hundred yuan, so let's do it first.

Alas.

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Early the next morning, without waiting for the alarm clock to ring, Liu Lamei and Tian Changfa got up first.

Tian Changfa went to check on the fish that the children caught last night.

Liu Lamei entered the kitchen and made porridge for the family.

Nowadays, in the countryside is not as good as in the city, and you have to cook all three meals a day.

In the mornings in the city, people rarely cook breakfast at home.

In the streets and alleys of the city, there will be all kinds of breakfast sold.

At the entrance of the towel factory, in the breakfast shop one after another, there are fried fritters, soup dumplings, various soup noodles, fried noodles, pot helmets, bean curd and fried glutinous ba, osmanthus balls eggnog, and Huanxituo wrapped in white sesame seeds outside, as well as freshly boiled steaming soybean milk.

Four cents for a bowl of noodles sprinkled with chopped shallots, plus a dime fritters, you can eat it.

Thinking about the breakfast she usually eats, Liu Lamei sighed, rolled up her sleeves and cooked porridge on the stove.

There were no vegetables, because the fat fish had to be kept and sold, and the family had to eat salted water porridge.

Tian Miaoxiu was afraid that she had slept too much, so she only slept for a while.

After going downstairs, she saw her mother, Liu Lamei, busy in the kitchen.

Tian Miaoxiu did not alarm Liu Lamei, and quietly went to the shallow pond outside the back door.

In the early morning of summer, there are many toads in the shallow pond screaming "cool, cool".

"Fish, fish, come to me." Tian Miaoxiu squatted at the water's edge and shouted into the aquatic grass in a low voice.

A group of finger-thick stream fish swam in front of her.

With the faint light from the back door, Tian Miaoxiu caught all the dozen or so creek fish on the shore, picked a wild lotus leaf and loaded it, and ran back to the kitchen.

"Mom, look, there are so many little fish."

Liu Lamei finished cooking the porridge and was filling each bowl when she turned around and asked in surprise, "Where did the fish come from?" ”

"I caught it in the shallow pond." Tian Miaoxiu smiled, "I'm afraid that this little fish is too small to sell, Mom, cook it and cook it." ”

Liu Lamei, who was worried about having no vegetables, saw the little fish, and immediately smiled and nodded, "Okay, these fish just cook a bowl." ”

She found a dustpan and packed up the little fish.

Seeing that Tian Miaoxiu's shoes were stained with some wet mud, Liu Lamei said with a calm face, "It's not dawn yet, beware of snakes in the grass by the pond, don't go next time." ”

Tian Miaoxiu smiled and nodded, "I know Mom." ”

"Go brush your teeth, and call my brothers and sisters to come for breakfast."

"Okay."

Liu Lamei washed the fish and burned a bowl of fried brook fish.

Tian Miaoxiu ran back to the hall and shouted for everyone to have breakfast.

By the faint light of the old electric light in the kitchen, the family hurriedly ate porridge.

Tian Changfa was worried that Tian Guoliang would be late, so he was the first to finish breakfast.

Then, pack up the fish to sell.

He put the fish to be sold in two wooden barrels filled with water, and in order to prevent the fish from jumping out, he also covered some grass on them, and urged Tian Miaoxiu and Tian Guoliang, "You two hurry up, you have to go to catch the car!" ”

"Here we go!"

The brother and sister each carried their schoolbags and followed Tian Changfa's footsteps.

Tian Miaoxiu turned on the old flashlight that Liu Lamei gave her, and walked in front to show everyone the way.

The rain stopped this morning, and the slightly humid weather was particularly cool, making it a suitable day for the college entrance examination.

The three-mile road was quickly completed, and when the father and son arrived on the road leading to the county seat, it was only half past five.

It's only ten miles to the county seat, and the first college entrance examination starts at eight o'clock, and the time is enough.

Tian Miaoxiu and the others waited for a few minutes, and a minibus came.

However, when the driver saw the bucket that Tian Changfa was picking, he said that he would not let him get into the car.