talked a lot with He Yongfu, and when he was leaving, Xiao Zhengping remembered that he still had something to do.

He said goodbye to He Yongfu, pulled Xiuye and walked into the supply and marketing cooperative.

"Do me a favor, I'll buy clothes for my sister." Coming to the counter, Xiao Zhengping said to the salesman who was eating melon seeds in the back.

From the moment he saw He Yongfu take out the stack of money and hand it to Xiao Zhengping, Xiao Xiuye seemed to be asleep, dizzy, and felt that everything was unreal.

It wasn't until he was pulled into the supply and marketing cooperatives by his eldest brother in a daze and heard that he was going to buy clothes for himself that Xiao Xiuye came to his senses.

"What kind of clothes to buy, it's not that you can't wear them!" Xiao Xiuye looked down at her loose clothes, and was about to walk out as she spoke.

Xiao Zhengping had long expected Xiuye's reaction, so he kept pulling her tightly and didn't let her go out.

"Oh, look at your clothes, I'm wearing them all big, we have money now, what can I do to buy clothes."

As he spoke, he said to the salesman again: "This is my sister-in-law, who is about to enter high school, two comrades to see, are there any suitable clothes?" ”

He Qiaoyun is not as enthusiastic as his father.

In the past few days, she has always seen Xiao Zhengping buy cigarettes for his father, and when his father talked about it, he often praised him for his ability to endure hardships, his brain to be active, and his courage to be quite bold. But He Qiaoyun just doesn't look down on this person, in the final analysis, Xiao Zhengping is a farmer, no matter how much he lives, he can make money again, can he have the iron rice bowl of her supply and marketing cooperative?

Look at the clothes worn by the brother and sister, one is tattered like a flower child, the other is bulging like a shadow puppeteer, the two of them are covered in dirt, and their faces are covered with black sweat, I really don't know why my father likes to talk to this person.

He Qiaoyun glanced at the brother and sister squint, didn't get up, pointed to the clothes hanging on the counter and said, "It's all there, see for yourself." ”

Another salesperson was different, putting the melon seeds back in his bowl and then getting up and walking to the counter.

"What size does the girl wear?"

The salesperson's tone was not very enthusiastic, but compared to He Qiaoyun, it was already very good.

"Ye'er, what size are you wearing?" Xiao Zhengping turned around and asked.

Xiuye was squeezed by Xiao Zhengping's hands, but just shook her head, the last time she wore new clothes, she pulled the cloth back and made it herself when her mother was alive, where did she know what size she needed to buy clothes.

Xiao Zhengping touched the back of his head and explained: "My sister is still buying clothes for the first time, or you can help her try it, and she will know what size to buy next time." ”

Before the salesman could reply, He Qiaoyun, who was still eating melon seeds, spoke again, "That's not good, you two are dirty, if you try it and don't buy it, how can we sell this clothes!" ”

One sentence stunned Xiao Zhengping and the salesman.

Xiao Zhengping knew that He Qiaoyun looked down on him, he knew that He Qiaoyun was He Yongfu's daughter, and it was not easy to have a seizure, so he smiled and said: "Buy, I came to buy clothes specially, how can I not buy it?" ”

After that, Xiao Zhengping asked Xiuye to take off her coat, and then pushed her to the counter, "Ye'er, see for yourself, which one you like, let the comrades take it down and give it a try." ”

After Xiuye entered the supply and marketing cooperative, in addition to talking to the eldest brother, he kept his head down at the rest of the time, and when he heard the eldest brother talking, he looked up and glanced at the clothes hanging on it.

It was this glance that made the salesman see her face.

"You're Xiao Xiuye, right?" The salesman asked, confused.

Xiao Xiuye turned her head to take a closer look, and then shouted in surprise: "Sister Feng'er!" ”

Ma Wenfeng immediately walked out of the counter, grabbed Xiao Xiuye's shoulder, and said with a smile while looking: "Oh, I haven't seen you for more than a year, you have grown up." After that, she shouted at He Qiaoyun in the counter again, "Qiaoyun, come and see, she is just going to come to Xiuye of our supply and marketing cooperative." ”

Of course, He Qiaoyun didn't get up, just glanced this way.

Ma Wenfeng ignored He Qiaoyun, and suddenly looked suspicious again, "By the way, Xiuye, why did I hear that you are not here again?" What's the matter, don't think our supply and marketing cooperatives are good enough? ”

Xiao Xiuye looked at Xiao Zhengping on the side, and then turned around and replied, "My brother~~ won't let me come." ”

Xiao Zhengping hurriedly stepped forward to explain, "My Ye'er is still young, and I want her to study for a few more years." ”

Ma Wenfeng didn't understand, "Daughter's family, why do you read so many books?" Our supply and marketing cooperatives are public units, holding an iron rice bowl in hand, and I'm afraid that I can't find a good mother-in-law? ”

Xiao Zhengping was noncommittal, and said with a smile: "Comrade, since you two know each other, then do her a favor and pick out suitable clothes for her." ”

This time, she couldn't tolerate Xiuye not doing it, so Ma Wenfeng complained that the eldest brother should have picked up the girl a long time ago, and pulled Xiuye into the counter.

In the end, under Xiao Zhengping's repeated requests, Ma Wenfeng chose a jacket and a pair of blue cloth pants for Xiuye, and also bought a white shirt, a pair of embroidered shoes and two pairs of socks.

Xiao Zhengping insisted that Xiuye change her clothes, but Xiuye just didn't do it, saying that there was still a way to go back, and she didn't want her new clothes to be stained with sweat.

Xiao Zhengping thought about it and stopped insisting, and planned to leave after paying the money.

Xiao Xiuye saw that the eldest brother bought a bunch for himself, but he didn't have the slightest intention of buying them for him, so he asked, "Brother, don't you buy it?" ”

Xiao Zhengping smiled, "I have something to buy, I have to go up the mountain to drill the forest when I buy it, or I will be like this in a few days." In a few days, when my brother doesn't drill the forest in a few days, I'll buy it for myself. ”

As he spoke, he pulled Xiuye out of the supply and marketing cooperative.

Xiuye was originally depressed because his eldest brother only bought clothes for himself, but after visiting the market, this unhappiness disappeared.

The two of them exchanged a little bit of useful objects in the bazaar, and then added some grain and pork, and estimated that it was not too early, so they went home.

On the way back, Xiuye walked and lowered her head again, Xiao Zhengping thought that Xiuye was tired, so he called her to stop and rest.

Who knew that Xiuye didn't reply after shouting twice, so he just walked with his head down.

So Xiao Zhengping hurriedly took two steps forward and grabbed Xiuye.

"Ye'er, what do you want?"

Xiuye raised his eyes and looked at his eldest brother, thought about it and smiled again, "No~ nothing." ”

Clear-eyed people know at a glance that Xiuye has something on his mind, not to mention the eldest brother Xiao Zhengping, who gets along day and night.

"What the hell is going on? Or about clothes? Oh, didn't my brother say it, it's not cost-effective to buy now, after a while, my brother doesn't have to drill the mountains and forests every day, he must buy himself decent clothes. ”

"Brother," Finally, Xiuye spoke, "I don't want to go to high school~"

Xiao Zhengping never expected Xiuye to say this, Xiuye is clever and a sensible child, Xiao Zhengping doesn't understand why he has said so many times, and repeatedly promised to swear, why doesn't Xiuye understand!

Before Xiuye finished speaking, Xiao Zhengping interrupted her sharply, "No! Brother told you so much, why don't you understand? Besides, you also saw it today, my brother can earn money, and it is no problem for you to go to college. This high school, you have to read! ”

Xiuye expected that his eldest brother would be angry early in the morning, so he quietly waited for him to finish speaking, and after finishing speaking, Xiuye pulled Xiao Zhengping's cuffs and whispered: "Brother, I know you are good for me." I asked in school, now the secondary school can still be allocated, the teacher said, my grades in the secondary school is no problem at all, I just want to study a secondary school, after coming out to hold the national job, brother, you don't have to work so hard. ”