A pleasant life in a courtyard

Chapter 5 Patriarchal
Everything went smoothly in the following days.

Although the Li family's living conditions have been at a poverty level in recent years in order to pay off debts, with the concerted efforts of the family, they have slowly reaped the rewards.

In three years, Li wanted to thoroughly master the reward rules of the sign-in system. It is simple to say. The initial sign-in for each item will be given in the smallest unit. Until the item is signed in repeatedly, the reward will be doubled each time.

In addition, once a year there will be a high-value item as a super sign-in reward, and the chance is on the birthday of the sign-in person.

On his second birthday, Li Xiang signed up for the skill of grappler, and his force value improved by leaps and bounds. From then on, it was no longer a dream to fight five with one.

In the third year, he relied on his photographic memory skills to sign in, and his academic performance improved rapidly. At the age of 17, he skipped the grade exam and entered Beijing University, becoming a glorious college student.

He can now receive a monthly allowance of 18 yuan for college students, and items of normal size gradually appear in the sign-in, such as the sesame oil and flour he took out. Although it is still not much, it is enough to improve the life of a family.

Li's mother was originally illiterate. According to her educational level, getting a salary of 27.5 yuan after being transferred to a formal job after three years of apprenticeship was already the best result. If she wanted to become a first-level worker and earn 33 yuan, it would be hard to see. If you understand the drawings, it is not impossible, but the process must be very difficult and it will take a lot of time to hone your skills.

But in order to earn more wages, Zheng Cuiping was determined to follow the children. She first listened in when her eldest son taught her younger son how to read. Later, when she was not satisfied with just knowing him, she took the children's exercise books. Follow the word tracing above.

Later, Zheng Cuiping followed her younger son to learn whatever he learned during the day. No matter how hard or tiring she was at work, she never stopped. Therefore, the learning progress of mother and son has been basically the same for the past three years, and their current educational level is in the third grade of elementary school.

After being transferred to a formal job, Zheng Cuiping did not hesitate to register for the first-level worker exam. Some time before the exam, Li Xiang accompanied her to study unexpectedly, and took her to seek advice from the first and second uncles in the hospital. Li Xiang learns quickly, and those things she doesn't understand are explained patiently many times until she understands them completely.

In this way, Zheng Cuiping, who was well prepared, successfully completed the exam and successfully became a first-level worker with a salary of 33 yuan.

. . . . . .

The kicking footsteps outside, accompanied by the sound of begging for mercy, awakened Li Xiang in his thoughts.

When he looked up, he saw that his little brother was being dragged home by his ears angrily by Mother Li.

"Mom, please be gentle, it hurts..."

"It hurts, that's right. I told you not to study well. You little brat didn't go home to do your homework after school, and actually did bad things outside. If I hadn't happened to meet you today, would the firecrackers in your hands have been thrown into the pit? .”

As Mother Li spoke, she lifted the hand holding her ear a little higher. The little brother screamed in pain and quickly raised his feet to relieve the pain.

"It's unfair, Mom, I didn't throw it away. Let go, let go quickly."

"I can really see it with my eyes. The firecracker is in your hand and you are ready to throw it. You dare to lie." Mother Li listened to his sophistry and slapped him hard twice on the buttocks.

"Oh, it's really not me, it's Banggeng who said that whoever dares to throw firecrackers into the pit will be the boss in the courtyard from now on, so I will definitely do my part."

Little Brother Li's explanation made the older brothers and sisters who were watching the show burst into laughter. It seemed that this silly younger brother would inevitably be beaten severely today.

Mother Li looked at him with a smile and said, "Oh, you are the only one who knows the word "do one's duty". You are really capable. "

Li Xiaodi, who thought she was praising him, looked at her smiling face and thought he had escaped a little. Unexpectedly, he saw Li's mother's face turned down in an instant. This time the attack on her was no longer a slap, but a slap. Twist, pull, pinch, tug.

Mother Li's ear was held in her hand, and Little Brother Li couldn't run away even if he wanted to. That was calling the sky, but the sky wouldn't respond, and calling the earth, the earth wouldn't work.

The brothers and sisters, who had no family ties at all, would only laugh and show no affection at all. How could he have such a miserable life?Although Li Xiang smiled happily, he kept observing Li's mother's anger level. When he found that her anger was almost gone, he stepped forward to persuade her to stop.

Zheng Cuiping, who happened to be tired from the beating, stopped and let go of the badly beaten Li Xiaodi.

After receiving the hint from her eldest brother, Li Xia ran forward to take Mother Li's bag, held her arm and walked to the kitchen. As she walked, she said, "Mom, look what good things eldest brother brought back."

And Li Xiang looked at his little brother who was grinning in pain but not crying, and gave him a thumbs up sign, he is a man.

He bent down to pick up the schoolbag that was thrown on the ground. The toffee in his hand flashed before his eyes and he said, "After you finish your homework, it will be yours."

"Promise to complete the task." The younger brother's depressed mood was swept away by this toffee, and his enthusiasm was rekindled. He grabbed the schoolbag in the elder brother's hand and ran towards the house.

Li Xiang was left shaking his head, a silly boy who cared about food but not about fighting.

The mother and daughter entered the kitchen. The eldest sister brought the pork and cabbage stewed vermicelli in the lunch box to Mother Li like a treasure. Then she pointed to the sesame oil bottle placed by the stove and said happily: "The eldest brother not only brought meat and vegetables. When I went home, I also brought a bottle of sesame oil and a pound of white flour. I put the white flour in the box and saved it for making dumplings during the New Year."

Seeing these things, although Mother Li was happy in her heart, she still complained: "I know it's a waste. I only have so little money in a month to finish all the things."

Then she pointed at the oil bottle and said angrily: "The original oil can't be eaten. You have to open a new one. Put it back quickly."

The eldest sister explained to her mother with a look of embarrassment: "Mom, our family only has a little oil base left. My eldest brother asked me to put more oil in the cooking at night, but that little oil base is not enough at all."

"It's not enough. There are too many good times..." Although Mother Li was still mumbling, she didn't stop her when she heard that the eldest son wanted to eat.

When I walked out of the door, I thought of something, and then I came back and told my daughter: "Get a bowl and put out half of the meat and vegetables. When the vegetables are fried, put some in them, and then take two steamed buns to deliver to the deaf old lady's house." go."

"There's so much, then our family still has enough to eat." It was rare for her to eat well, and the eldest sister was a little unhappy.

Mother Li glared at her daughter and scolded her, "It's all too much. The deaf old lady has forgotten all the good things she did to you. You and your brother don't eat less of their snacks."

The desire for meat gave the eldest sister the courage to talk back to her mother: "That's all for the little brother to eat, I didn't eat it."

Listening to what her daughter said, Mother Li also understood that the old lady's patriarchal mentality was a bit serious, and her daughter did not get any benefits from the old lady.

But she asked herself, she was already considered the best mother to her children in this compound, but she couldn't even handle a bowl of water for the three children at home. Sometimes the housework would be handed over to her naturally. daughter.

So if you ask her to say that the old lady did something wrong on this issue, she won't be able to say it. Besides, this is not your own grandma, and the old lady has no obligation to be good to your whole family.

Seeing that her daughter was still angry and unhappy, Mother Li decided to take a step back and coaxed: "Okay, let's cut it into a third, but don't leave out the meat."

The eldest sister, who felt that she was respected, smiled and said happily:

"Good."

(End of this chapter)