Reborn peasant female scholar

Chapter 72

Xu You has already arrived home. If his father hadn't called him to tell him to come home early today, he would definitely have finished cleaning the windows before leaving.

After he entered the house, he didn't see his father, but his stepmother was cleaning the room alone.

"Auntie, where is my dad? He called the school at noon to tell me to go home early. I thought there was something urgent." Xu You put down her schoolbag.

Xu You's stepmother was named Qin Yimei. She came out of the room and said with a sullen face, "Your father has been transferred to the province of W, and he will only come home once a month. He was going to wait for you at home." , but Province W sent a car to pick up your dad, and your dad left, I guess he will call home when he gets there."

Xu You heard from his father last time that there might be a transfer, saying that it was a transfer from the province, but he didn't expect to be transferred to another province.Thinking of having to face his stepmother every weekend in the future, he felt depressed for a while.

Qin Yimei was also in a bad mood because her husband was transferred away. No one likes husband and wife living in two places.She packed the luggage for Xu You's father just now, and cleaned the room by the way, and she is a little tired now.She leaned back on the sofa and sighed, "As soon as your father left, the house was deserted. Alas, how do you live this life. Did you bring dirty clothes home?"

"No, I washed it myself at school." Xu You went to the table and poured a glass of water for Qin Yimei.

Qin Yimei took a sip from the water glass and said, "From now on, your clothes will be washed at school. I am also very tired at work. I cleaned the room just now, and now I can hardly straighten my waist. Go and wash your dinner." Let's do it."

"Okay." Xu You came to the kitchen silently, and found that the rice bag was empty, and there was no food, only two eggs left on the stove.

He came to the living room and saw Qin Yimei resting on the sofa with her eyes closed.He hesitated for a moment and asked, "Auntie, there is no rice or food at home."

"Then go buy it." Qin Yimei replied lazily.

"I only have a few dollars left with me, did my dad leave any money for me?"

Qin Yimei opened her eyes, paused, and said, "He... didn't keep it, and I will give you living expenses every week." She took out 40 yuan from her pocket, "Use this money to buy rice and Vegetables, buy more vegetables, and buy all the vegetables for tomorrow."

Xu You took the money and went downstairs to push the bicycles. One was new and the other was old.Thinking that the new one was his stepmother's, he rolled out the old bike and rode it to the vegetable market.

When he came to the vegetable market, he remembered the scene of shopping with his mother when he was a child. His eyes were moist again like last time.He bought a small bag of rice for 20 yuan, and then bought 20 yuan of vegetables, which is five kinds of vegetables and half a catty of meat.

Qin Yimei asked him to buy more food, but for 20 yuan, he couldn't buy more even if he wanted to.

After returning home, Qin Yimei no longer leaned on the sofa, but went to the bedroom to lie down and sleep, and the door was closed.Xu You hadn't cooked at home for a long time, and saw that the pots and pans in the kitchen were all messed up, and most of them hadn't been washed, and the stove was also greasy.

He let out a sigh of relief, first boiled the rice, then calmed down and washed it one by one.After all these are washed, the rice will be cooked early, because almost an hour has passed, and then he will come to wash the vegetables.

Just as he was chopping vegetables, Qin Yimei got up.When she came to the kitchen, seeing that Xu You hadn't started cooking, she frowned, and said, "You child, why are you so procrastinating in your work? It's been so long and you haven't started cooking."

Xu You wanted to explain, saying that the stove was too dirty and a pile of pots and pans had not been washed.But he is a person who doesn't want to argue with others, so let it go after thinking about it, he just lowered his head and cut vegetables without making a sound.

Seeing Xu You's cold face and silence, Qin Yimei became even angrier, took the kitchen knife from Xu You's hand, and said angrily: "I'll come, I'll come, wanting to eat a ready-made meal is like going to heaven." It's still difficult. You are 16 years old, and you usually have to help with the work at home. Now that your father is not at home, how can I work alone?"

Xu You was stunned. He was usually at school and only went home on weekends. What kind of work could there be at home?It's not like farming in the countryside.

He still didn't say a word, went to the living room, picked up his schoolbag and went back to his room, turned on the light and sat down to do his homework.

After Qin Yimei finished the two dishes and one soup, she yelled in the living room: "Come and eat, I'm really getting more and more ignorant."

Xu You was so angry that she dropped the pen in her hand and came to the living room.

Qin Yimei put the dishes on the table and continued to babble, "Usually your father is at home, so I don't bother to talk about you. Now that your father is not at home, I can't let you do everything. From now on, the weekly living expenses can't be paid. I'll give you one hundred, and fifty is enough. Although your father's salary is considered high, he still has to be frugal. You are still a student, and it is not good to learn to spend money indiscriminately. Also, next week I plan to send you Grandpa and grandma will take over for a long-term stay, you should be polite when you see them, talk to them more, and don't keep a straight face all day long."

The grandparents Qin Yimei was talking about were not Xu You's biological grandparents, but Qin Yimei's parents.

Xu You stretched out his hand directly, and said angrily, "You give me my living expenses, I won't eat at home."

Qin Yimei put the dish heavily on the table and said angrily, "What do you mean?"

Just as Xu You was about to speak, the phone rang, and Qin Yimei ran to answer it, "Old Xu, are you here?... I know, I know, you don't have to keep reminding me. Xu You went home as soon as school was over, the two of us Just about to eat.... You are really nagging, we get along very well. I have heard someone say that I will welcome you, so go and eat, don't let people wait for you, and talk about it later when you have something to say. "

(End of this chapter)