A pleasant life in a courtyard

Chapter 6
In recent years, the deaf old lady's health has been poor, and her daily life is mainly taken care of by the first man and his wife. Sometimes the Li family and the He family also help.

Since the Li family is responsible for tonight's dinner, Zheng Cuiping is going to say hello to her aunt. Food is very expensive in every family these days, and it's a meal that can be saved.

After entering the eldest mother's house, she finished talking about delivering food, and she was not in a hurry to leave. The two chatted there.

The eldest mother said with emotion: "Sister-in-law Li, you have managed to survive. The eldest son is now a college student, and his salary has also increased. The days in the future will become more and more prosperous."

No wonder she felt so emotional. Who would have thought that the Li family, the poorest in the courtyard, could make a comeback? They were college students, and there was not even one out of a thousand people. How much virtue had the Li family accumulated to make Wen Quxing famous? landed at their home.

Look at how people were borrowing money and food from everywhere in the early days. Now not only is the famine almost there, but there is still enough money left to help the elderly. This was something that would have been unimaginable just a few years ago.

Zheng Cuiping quickly waved her hands and said, "Where are you? The eldest will have to study for three or four years before he can work. The two younger ones are not sensible yet, so they are early."

The aunt retorted disapprovingly: "That's not what you said. Li Xiang doesn't get a salary now. You worked so hard before and only got 18 yuan. Besides, Li Xia is not sensible, so How can she be sensible if she doesn't help with all the housework? I think the little one is also a clever guy. Maybe he can become a college student like his brother. When the time comes, how can you live your life like this? Sweeter than honey.”

"Everything is not as simple as you think. These children, if they don't have a family and a career, they will have endless worries and have to endure it."

Seeing that other people's dining tables were set up in the yard, Zheng Cuiping cut off her words and left. On the way back, a smile spread across her face.

Auntie is usually a very honest person, but she can still say flattery. Once this honest person starts to talk sweetly, she can really fool people to death.

Thinking of this, Zheng Cuiping felt both proud and a little sour in her heart. She looked at the dim sky and silently confided: "Shengli, you are really realistic."

In the evening, the Li family's dinner table was harmonious.

Even if there are only two dishes on the table, it does not prevent the family from eating deliciously. Li Xiang did not use chopsticks much for the meat dishes. Although he usually does not have many opportunities to eat meat, the food at school is slightly better than at home. If not This dish was only for one person, so he took a basin over and brought it back for the family to eat.

The eldest sister and the younger brother ate without raising their heads. He picked up a chopstick and put it into Mother Li's bowl. Mothers always want to leave good things to their children. In response to the eldest son's behavior, she picked up the bowl and wanted to avoid.

At the same time, he said with a disgusted look: "Don't give it to me, you can eat it yourself. I don't like to eat these."

"Hey, I haven't heard of anyone who doesn't like meat these days. Mom, if you want to find a reason, you should find a more reliable one." Li Xiang said as he took another big chopstick, regardless of her obstruction. .

Mother Li was holding the bowl and was amused by her eldest son's gangster behavior. She tapped him with the tip of her chopsticks, as if there was nothing she could do against him.

While picking up the food, she noticed that her eldest son's right cuff was very torn and ruffled. Her smile was suppressed again. She frowned and said, "I'll take off my clothes later and mend this sleeve first." Next month, I’ll try to save some fabric to make you a new coat.”

Li Xiang quickly shook his head and refused, saying: "You can wear repaired clothes, you don't need new ones. I heard from my eldest sister that our family can end the famine this month, and you will have better food next month."

"That won't work. College students should dress more decently. It doesn't look like they are covered in tattered patches." Mother Li refused without even thinking about it.

"There are a lot of people in our school with patches on their clothes, and no one thinks it's not decent enough. I can take care of the food, clothing, housing and transportation myself, so don't worry about it." Mother Li knew that her eldest son was a strong-minded person. Yes, no matter how much the argument continues, he won't let go and agrees. He is planning to secretly save the cloth first, and finally make it into clothes that you can throw away without wearing them.

At this time, Little Brother Li had already wiped out all the food in his bowl. He felt that his stomach could still hold some more food. While continuing to stuff food into his mouth, he puffed out his cheeks and interjected: "Mom, my brother doesn't want new clothes. Just do it for me, wear my sister’s old clothes all the time, they will all laugh at me.”

"I can't stop your mouth. We haven't settled the accounts yet, so you still dare to make excuses."

Little Brother Li was fine if he didn't mention it, but when he mentioned Banggeng, he thought of the bastard things some children did in the afternoon. Mother Li became furious again, swung her chopsticks and hit him twice on the head.

Feeling that this was not enough, she warned him harshly: "If I catch you doing bad things with these kids in the future, I'll chop off the hand that did it. It's useless for someone who doesn't learn how to do it anyway. Give it to me." Have you remembered?"

"Remember." Li Xiaodi's eyes were filled with grievances and he agreed with tears in his eyes.

Li Xia remained silent the whole time, just picking up the shredded meat in the bowl with chopsticks and giving it to her beaten brother to comfort her. At the same time, she was also thinking, who is this stupid brother like? No one in our family is like this.

After finishing the meal and cleaning up, Little Brother Li was sent to bed early, leaving only three people in the outer room.

Li Xiang sat on the stool and considered what to say next. It was related to the future of his elder sister, so it was better to make plans early. As for younger brother Li, he was still young, so he could only take one step at a time and solve the immediate problem first. .

"Mom, sister, I got some inside information at school. I can't tell you the specific content. You must keep it strictly confidential. You have to believe that the decisions I make are for the good of our family and you. "

"What on earth is going on? It's so serious." Mother Li's heart was suddenly lifted by her eldest son's words.

Li Xia didn't expect that this matter was closely related to her. Looking at her eldest brother's serious expression, her heart started to flutter.

He sighed and said slowly: "When my sister takes the high school entrance examination next year, the goal can only be a technical secondary school. You still have more than half a year to study and sprint, and it is also time to consider what major you want to study next."

"Although this technical secondary school is quite good, our Xiaoxia's academic performance has always been good. You, my brother, give me more tutoring. Even if I can't do it in college, I can do it in junior college. Why do I have to take the exam in technical secondary school?"

Mother Li looked puzzled. It wasn't because she had a college student in her family that she became greedy and arrogant and looked down on technical secondary school students. She believed that everyone could go to high school and take the college entrance examination. The fact is that her daughter's grades have always been among the best in school. Teacher During the home visit, I said that this child is smart and calm-tempered, and can go far on this path.

Li Xia held Mother Li's hand and comforted her: "Mom, don't get excited."

Then she turned her head and looked at Li Xiang, her eyes firm and without any hesitation.

"Brother, I will listen to you and take the technical secondary school entrance examination next year."

(End of this chapter)