After being stunned for a while, Xiao Xiuye was relieved again.

"Won money? Can't stop the table if the skull is broken? ”

As soon as the words came out, she wondered again, he had won money in the past, and he would bring some oil and rice to his home, but where was it today? He didn't know where to put the broom in this house before, and it was even more rare to cook!

Xiao Zhengping stepped out of the threshold in two big strides and stretched out his hand towards Xiao Xiuye, wanting to take her yellow leather schoolbag.

Who knew that Xiao Xiuye subconsciously took a step back, and tilted her head with a frightened look.

The smile on Xiao Zhengping's face froze, and the outstretched hand was immediately withdrawn.

It's not once or twice with my sister-in-law, when I took the money, after getting drunk, and when I tried to persuade myself to check a little, I turned around gloomily, and Xiao Zhengping felt a pain in his heart.

"You~~ wash your face and finish eating!"

When the girl put down her schoolbag and walked in from the hall, Xiao Zhengping changed back to that smiling face, there was no table in the room, and the food was resting on the stove.

As soon as Xiuye entered the stove room, her throat surged, and the family had to eat lard during the New Year's Festival, not to mention the big bowl of fragrant and burnt pork!

After washing his face, Xiao Zhengping had already filled two bowls of rice mixed with crushed rice and waited.

Taking the chopsticks handed over by Xiao Zhengping, Xiao Xiuye was not in a hurry.

"What's wrong with you today? This bowl of meat and rice costs more than a dollar, right? ”

Xiao Xiuye's tone was resentful, in Xiao Zhengping's impression, Xiuye hadn't called himself "brother" for a long time.

"Today, I went to the back mountain to pick some mushrooms, and sold them for more than three yuan in the township, you see, this is the leftover." Xiao Zhengping took out the two cents and put it on the stove in front of Xiao Xiuye.

Xiao Xiuye raised her eyebrows, not quite convinced, but in a blink of an eye, she saw the mud on the soles of Xiao Zhengping's feet and trouser legs, and stopped talking.

"It's going to be an exam, come on, eat more." Xiao Zhengping saw that Xiuye didn't move his chopsticks, so he put a few large pieces of meat in her bowl.

Xiao Xiuye put the meat back again, leaving only one piece in his bowl, and then replaced a few green peppers and came back, "This can be eaten for several days." ”

The eldest brother's words did not dispel her suspicions, she didn't pick mushrooms on the mountain, and it was great that a large basket of fir mushrooms could be sold for two yuan, not to mention that the mushrooms were not as good as crops, and they could grow with a little fertilizer, how could they be sold for more than three yuan.

I'm sure I've sold some money and I'm back on the table!

Picking up the grains in the bowl, Xiuye never ate it openly, not only because the meal was not steady, but also because of the words that the teacher said today.

"Ye'er, what do you want? Eat! Xiao Zhengping came over with two more pieces of meat, "Don't worry, I'll go up the mountain tomorrow, and we'll have meat to eat every day in the future." ”

Xiao Zhengping said this without confidence, not because he was worried that he would not be able to make money, but because he knew that his sister's disappointment in himself could not be redeemed because of a meal.

To put it mildly, Xiao Xiuye finally ate a few pieces of meat, an egg and a bowl of multigrain rice under Xiao Zhengping's repeated begging.

After eating, Xiao Xiuye rolled up her sleeves very naturally, planning to clean up the pots and bowls.

Xiao Zhengping hurriedly grabbed it and pushed Xiao Xiuye back to the house, "You go to do your homework, I'll come, you are the hope of our family, don't dare to delay." ”

Pinching Xiuye's thin shoulders, Xiao Zhengping felt very uncomfortable, the girl drew a strip early, and when she was twelve or thirteen years old, Xiuye was tall enough for her mother. But because of lack of nutrition, Xiuye has no meat on her body, and the few clothes that the eldest uncle and second uncle helped her wear are like a greenhouse curtain.

Look at her shoes again, now whose girl doesn't have a pair of finely made floral cloth shoes, no matter how bad she is, she also has hard-soled cloth shoes from her own mother, but Xiuye is still wearing a pair of yellow rubber shoes that are about to break, and this is still brought by the second uncle.

"Brother," Xu is Xiao Zhengping's series of abnormal actions touched Xiao Xiuye's heart, and she finally screamed awkwardly, "After the exam next month, I will go to the supply and marketing cooperative, I will not be at home in the future, you take care of yourself and try to avoid going to the table." ”

Xiao Zhengping's heart warmed, in the end, he was a blood relative, and his sister was not worried about herself.

But thinking about it, Xiao Zhengping felt that something was wrong again, "Don't go to high school anymore?" ”

He remembered that this girl was very good at studying, and when her mother was still there, she often talked about going to college and taking her to the big city when the time came.

"No, it's better to work early and earn money early."

She also told the teacher about this decision today, although this matter was decided a long time ago, and everyone knew it, but the teacher still persuaded two more words, saying that Xiuye had such good grades, even if she got the top in the county, it would be a pity not to study hard.

Of course, Xiuye herself wants to continue to read, this is the only dream in her life, but this condition at home, and the big brother of the street slipper, how can she still read it.

Xiao Zhengping understood his sister's concerns, and also knew that she wanted to continue reading, so he thought about it for a while and said, "Xiuye, don't think nonsense, let's continue to read, we will still go to college after high school." ”

Xiao Xiuye naturally didn't take this seriously, she had to go to the township when she was in high school, which was no different from going to the supply and marketing cooperative, didn't this brother just think about the money subsidized?

After cleaning up the pots and pans, Xiao Zhengping walked into the back room lightly and took out the futon on the bed - Xiuye was already sixteen years old, and it was too unreasonable to squeeze another bed.

In fact, there are two rooms in this house, but the beds in the outer room have been sold by Xiao Zhengping, and only a few moldy bed boards remain.

Xiuye looked back at Xiao Zhengping, who was tiptoeing, and did not speak.

When the bed was being made, there was a frenzied knock at the door, and someone shouted outside the door: "Pingzi, let's go!" ”

The voice was very familiar, Xiao Zhengping's face darkened, and he hurriedly ran to the door.

"Be quiet, Xiuye is doing her homework!" While opening the door, Xiao Zhengping whispered.

As soon as the door opened, there were Zhang Gouzi and Mrs. Yan standing outside, these are Xiao Zhengping's two fox friends who often fool around - Zhang Erzhuo and Chen Yan.

"I'm afraid of delaying other people's homework, so you should go out early! What's the matter, Xiuye's relief has arrived? Zhang Gouzi joked.

Xiao Zhengping closed the door with his backhand, forcing the two to take a few steps back.

The sound of closing the door reached Xiao Xiuye's ears, and she thought that Xiao Zhengping was fooling around again, she turned her head and rolled her eyes, muttering: Dogs can't change eating, and they are still in college, what are you reading!

Outside the door, Mrs. Yan shook Xiao Zhengping's head with a flashlight, "I heard that you went to the supply and marketing cooperatives to sell mushrooms, it should be enough today, right?" ”

The two of them stood staggered, looking very annoying, Xiao Zhengping frowned, and said: "I won't go today, don't come to me in the future, I won't play!" ”

After that, he ignored the yin and yang weirdness of the two people, and when he entered the house, he fastened the door, and then continued to make the bed.

After making the bed, Xiao Zhengping lay down with his hands on his pillow, and was about to think about the future, when suddenly Xiao Xiuye appeared at the door silently.

"Brother?"

"Huh?"

"You're not going out?"

"If you don't go, you won't go in the future!"

Xiao Xiuye stood at the door and was silent for a long time, and finally didn't say anything, turned around and returned to the house.