The children of the Qiao family

Chapter 20

He had a total of more than four months, and each of his days was reduced to a small grid on a planner, and he crossed out a grid every day that passed.

He wakes up at seven o'clock in the morning to freshen up. In the morning, he has a clearer mind. He takes the most difficult English and professional courses, recites politics and current affairs in the afternoon, and does test papers in the evening.Work on weekends.

There are not many classmates who want to take the postgraduate entrance examination. He has no one to discuss with. The materials are found through hard work, and some are hand-copied. Teacher Wen gave him a whole set of test papers, and that one became Qiao Yicheng. My dear, I am reluctant to write directly on it, so I always make another copy first.

Everyone said that this kid was going to be stupid. He looked like a paper man, with disheveled hair and no trace of life on his face. If he came out at night, if there were no street lights, he would be so frightening to death.

Qiao Yicheng got up early one day and spent 2 extra minutes looking in the mirror. In the mirror was a man of unknown age, unusually dark and thin, with a resentful expression and an unshaven beard.Qiao Yicheng's hair was originally soft, and his beard didn't look majestic when it grew. It just dragged between his lips, looking sloppy and untidy.

Qiao Yicheng felt like Fan Jin.

In the darkness, Qiao Yicheng received a letter from Ju An.

One after another.

Those colorful, palm-sized, fragrant little envelopes, with the familiar very small handwriting of Ju An, were opened by Mr. Qiao Yicheng himself.

Joe didn't open every single one. He stuffed them under his pillow, which made a rustling sound when he slept.

After a while, Ju An's faith broke.

During this period of time, Er Qiang seemed very sensible and obedient, cooking happily.Sanli said to Yicheng that there is something wrong with the second brother, he always laughs alone, is he in a relationship?

Yicheng didn't take it to heart, and said: Which one of our family won't talk about love if the second is strong, what does he know?It's late, and I'm stupid.But you two, girls, be careful not to make mistakes in this kind of thing.

Sanli smiled: I will not make mistakes, I will find an honest person.

On a cold winter morning, Qiao Yicheng received the admission letter for a graduate student from a local university, Department of Journalism.

He had fantasized about this scene countless times before, wondering if he would be so excited that tears would fill his eyes or jump up, or he would simply be as crazy as Fan Jin.He even joked with Sanli that if he really did that, he would ask Sanli to slap him across the sky.This matter cannot be entrusted to others, it can only be entrusted to you.Yicheng was joking with his sister.

Sanli said: You are not crazy, you are calmer than anyone else.

Qiao Yicheng thought, Sanli really knows himself very well, he is really not crazy, he is a little unreasonably calm, he bundled up the books he had read and done the test papers, threw them into the debris pile, and began to plan for school. stuff and tuition.

He thought he had to celebrate for himself, so he bought a bottle of Yanghe Daqu.

Yicheng's drinking capacity is actually good, because when his mother was alive, he was very good at making rice wine, which was mellow and fragrant, and Yicheng had been drinking rice wine with a lot of stamina since he was four years old.

But he was still drunk, and wandered around the yard all night, reciting Su Shi's "Nian Nujiao Chibi Nostalgia" aloud, and was helped home by Er Qiang.

Er Qiang said: Brother, let me shave for you, it looks really scary.

During this period, Sanli graduated from a textile technical secondary school and was assigned to work in a textile factory.One day she suddenly told her elder brother that she had a boyfriend, a classmate of hers, a mechanical repairman named Wang Yiding, who was very honest, and they were assigned to work in the same factory as colleagues.

Yicheng thinks that Sanli is almost eighteen, if she thinks it's good, it must be justified.Sanli has a low heart, knows what she wants, and will never expect extravagantly if she doesn't get it.[-]% have no objection.

At the same time, Simei's school did not allow her to graduate, and Qiao Yicheng took a lot of effort to plead and negotiate.The teacher said that Simei's grades were really poor, and she failed the make-up exam, so there was no way to issue a junior high school diploma.Yicheng asked the school to give her a second chance to make up the exam.The school said that it has been running for so many years, and it has never heard of a second make-up exam.

Yicheng understands that grades are one thing, but on the other hand, this girl really doesn't like the school and teachers.

There was no way out for Yicheng, so he had to spend time and effort with the school, until August, when the school finally agreed to give Simei another make-up exam.

Yicheng even wrote a few sample essays for Simei and asked her to memorize them. The same was true for math problems, and asked her to work hard to memorize them.Simei also probably knew a little bit about the stakes, and finally honestly reviewed her homework for a few days at home.When I retested, I finally passed.

After graduating, Simei no longer went to higher education, and became the only unemployed young man in Qiao's family.

When Qiao Zuwang heard that his eldest son was going to study for three years, he was so angry that he muttered all day long, pointing fingers at Sang and scolding Huai, and Yicheng had quarreled with him twice.

He is not afraid of him, his wings are strong enough, he will have a vast world, and he will definitely fly out of this small courtyard and this kind of life.

There are many things at home, good and bad, happy and annoying, messy.

In the midst of the chaos, the relationship between Qiao Erqiang and his master made a qualitative leap.

6
Er Qiang said to Master Ma: My eldest brother wants to invite Master to dinner.

Ma Suqin said: Why did your brother invite me to dinner?

Er Qiang said shyly: Thank you for treating me well and teaching me many things.

Ma Suqin snorted and teased the child: How did your elder brother know what I taught you? Did you tell me when you went home?

The second strongest touched his head: ah!
Ma Suqin laughed: In the past few days, I have learned all the dialects in the country.

Er Qiang thinks that the master smiles really pretty. In his poor language library, Er Qiang only knows one word to describe a woman's beauty—like a flower like a jade.

But it seems that the master is not exactly like that.

Thinking about it, Er Qiang gently hummed a song called "Drawing the Net".

This little tune is light and humorous. It is sung by a man who has no worries about food and clothing when he is working. There must be a virtuous wife waiting for him to return home.

The second best sang "Drawing the Net" every day, and the elder brother Qiao Yicheng sang tirelessly, saying: "My mother, I really can't take it anymore."Can you sing a different song?
Er Qiang smirked, shut his mouth, and after a while, sang again, involuntarily.

Yicheng then turned to Sanli and teased, "Do you know when your second brother's net will end?"

Sanli smiled and said: How would I know?
The master didn't come to Er Qiang's house for dinner, saying that he was sorry to bother him, and it would be the same if he went again when he had a chance.The second strong man was slightly disappointed, but he was happy again when he thought that he could see the master every day at work.

Simei has always been contemptuous of this second brother, thinking that he is stupid and not handsome enough, she deeply regrets that her brothers are not handsome enough.

Simei likes pretty faces. When she sees a handsome man with a handsome appearance, her small face will shine, and her voice will become greasy.

She began to be interested in that rather distant little brother Qiao Qiqi, he was really a beautiful little guy, but Qiqi didn't get close to her, and she couldn't bear to coax the child.Speaking of which, among the relatives, there were no good-looking young people of the opposite sex. Qiao Simei thought that it was all because of poor genetics. Simei decided that she must find a beautiful person to marry in the future.

This is the highest ideal of a 15-year-old girl, Qiao Simi.

Sanli's boyfriend Wang Yiding has been to the house.

Sanli said that both of them are still young, this time when Wang Yiding came to the house, it was not considered a formal visit, he just came to play as a good friend.In this way, no matter what, there is still a step backward. Before the age of 21, she would not consider starting a family.

After hearing this, Qiao Yicheng let out a long breath, thinking, Sanli, this girl, finally don't need to worry about herself anymore.

Yiding was a very honest person, he brought four-color snacks and wine for Qiao Zuwang, he didn't dare to raise his head to look at people, and let the eyes of the whole family sweep over him like feathers, blindly Rub your hands on your lap.He has a big appetite, he swallowed three bowls of rice at one go on the dinner table, and only ate a little of the food, if Sanli didn't pick it up for him, he might have to eat plain rice.

Yiding studied mechanical repair in technical secondary school, and his hands are very dexterous. The teacher liked him very much. This time, the factory manager of their factory personally picked him up.Not long after I went there, I became a life committee member of the Youth League branch in the factory.

Yicheng felt that the child was not bad, but he felt a little wronged by Sanli.

Sanli is not beautiful, but her figure is fairly well-proportioned. Because she is young, her complexion is darker and not fair, but she still has the vigor and vigor of a young and clean girl.In the eyes of Qiao Yicheng, who is an older brother, he feels that his younger sister deserves better.

Yiding finished his meal and heard from Qiao Zuwang that the roof of the small kitchen was broken and was leaking rain. Without further ado, he took tools, set up a wooden ladder, climbed up to repair it, and found that the linoleum was rotten, so he went out and bought a new one. Come on.When he was working, he seemed more at ease, and his ordinary, clumsy face came to life.

Qiao Zuwang held the small teapot and stood in the yard watching him work for a long time, and finally said leisurely: This boy is not bad.In famine years, craftsmen will not die of hunger.

Qiao Yicheng was very confused. What kind of state of mind would an incompetent father feel when he watched his daughter grow up?

The afternoon sun rubbed into people's eyes like pieces of gold, slightly stinging.

Qiao Simei took small bites of the cream cake brought by Yiding, and looked at her sister's little boyfriend from the corner of her eyes.

After Wang Yiding left, Qiao Yicheng said to his sister: You two should get along well, but you have to remember that you can't get married until you are 21.

Sanli said: I remember, brother, don't worry.

Yicheng patted his younger sister's head, smiled, and said affectionately: "I don't worry, otherwise, this is a puppy love, wouldn't I say nothing?"

Simei broke in with a high-pitched voice and said, "Brother, your heart is in your armpit. Why did you scold me when I fell in love with you early on? When it's my sister's turn, you didn't say a word."

Yicheng said: How do you compare with your sister?Your sister is much more measured than you, and has a pair of eyes that can recognize people.

Simei was so angry that she rolled her eyes, deliberately annoyed her sister and said: You comrade Yiding, you have a passable figure, and your legs are quite long. It is more difficult to grow, and I am a little sorry for the people and the party.

Sanli snorted: Which is the people and which is the party?
We are the big brother of the people and the party.Simei responded very quickly and answered neatly.

Qiao Yicheng is a party member and joined when he was in school.

Yicheng stopped his little sister and told Sanli not to be as knowledgeable as her.

Simei rolled her eyes again, and then teased her sister: Comrade Yiding, two lips are definitely enough for a plate of appetizers.

Sanli blushed with anger: What do you know?People with thick lips are loyal.

Simei slapped her hands and said with a smile: ah, ah, isn't that old sow the most loyal in the world?
Sanli smiled angrily: You, you have to know that good-looking people can't be eaten, no matter how good-looking they are, what's the use of having a full belly?

Simei said: How do you know that if you look good, you will have a flamboyant intestines, so you are not happy like brother Fei Xiang, who is beautiful in heart and soul?
Sanli turned around and ignored her: Just do this, and you will suffer in the future!

Simei runs her long fluffy hair: I'm not afraid.In the future, I will find someone prettier than brother Fei Xiang to be my lover!Oh?Second brother?Hey, hey, Qiao Erqiang, you're in a daze again.

The second champion was indeed often in a daze these two days.

He thought about what happened the day before yesterday.

As soon as he went to work that day, he found that the master looked very cheerful, talking and laughing with the men enthusiastically, and the laughter was clearer than ever.Er Qiang faintly felt a little uncomfortable.

Er Qiang brought his own and the master's lunch box from the cafeteria to the workshop in a dull mood.

This noon, it is said that a batch of the most fashionable small stand-up collar shirts came to the store next door, and all the women rushed to buy them, even the big guys, and they also went there, wanting to buy them to please their wives.

Er Qiang walked in with his head down, and there was a figure behind the screen in the corner of the workshop.

This is an old screen, made of wood, covered with a layer of coarsely woven white gauze. The female workers' rest room in the factory is very narrow and far away, and some masters who try to save trouble picked up this thing that the factory eliminated. Well, there is a small corner in the corner of the workshop, where women usually change their clothes.

It was supposed to be something between Qiao Erqiang and Ma Suqin, for some reason, a wind came in from the window, the person behind the screen seemed to be in a hurry to get dressed, and his elbow knocked down the screen.

Er Qiang was talking about the master's meal, but suddenly stopped talking.

He saw Ma Suqin's bare shoulders and rounded breasts, and what was even more shocking was the large bruises on Ma Suqin's shoulders and back, which Ma Suqin quickly covered with her clothes in just a moment.

Ma Suqin shouted to Qiao Erqiang who was stunned: What are you doing?Stand there and eat!

After she took the lunch box, Er Qiang found out that because he forgot to turn his hands, his palms were reddened and painful.

The second strong call: master, master...

Ma Suqin smiled and said: "Why do you call me master, master, like a monkey grandson."

Erqiang said: Master, master.Suddenly, the child choked up sobs, tears flowed down his face, and snot fell from his nose.

Er Qiang is a fool, but a fool has a fool's heart, no one in the factory treats the master like this, and the little facts put together by the usual gossip suddenly appear vividly and cruelly in front of him at this moment.

Ma Suqin was a little dazzled by the child's sudden tears. She sat on the wooden box and looked up at the young child who was crying for her.

He crinkled his face from crying, but he was too embarrassed to make a loud noise, so he hiccupped.

Ma Suqin raised her head so that her neck ached, this child was so young, silly and real, Ma Suqin heard her very warm trembling voice and asked: "Silly boy, why are you crying?"
Er Qiang twitched and said: Master, he treats you badly, I will avenge you.

Ma Suqin said: Children talk.Some things are not what you think.Don't cry, Er Qiang.You have to remember that laughing is for people to see, and we should keep it in our hearts when we cry.

Why?Er Qiang asked.

Because no one will care.

Someone will.Er Qiang firmly said that someone would.

Yes, Ma Suqin smiled, people who care about you will.

Er Qiang wants to say: Master, I miss you!As a result, he didn't say anything, only whimpered loudly.

Only one day later, Erqiang saw with his own eyes how Ma Suqin's lover left those scars on her body.

It was a very tall northern man, with extremely broad shoulders and regular facial features, but there were heavy traces of tobacco and alcohol, like a stain left by a large unclean mop dragged across the ground.

The man's accent was stronger than Ma Suqin's, and he called her: bring the money.

Ma Suqin said: If you don't have money, you can't give it to you if you have it.

The man suddenly rushed towards Ma Suqin, with such a huge body, his agility was unbelievable, and his fist like a small bowl hit Ma Suqin's back with a bang.

The masters around were all taken aback, and after a pause, they came over to stop him.

But the man was so strong, bear-like, and full of energy, that he shoved the big man aside in one fell swoop.No one dared to come up to stop her anymore. A master went to call the cadres in the factory, and the man said loudly: I take care of my own daughter-in-law, who dares to take care of me!
A thin figure popped out from the corner and went towards the man bravely, like a fearless shell, without hesitation.

It was Qiao Erqiang.

The man only turned with his arm, and Qiao Erqiang fell back and sat down. He could almost hear the click of his skinny bones on the brick floor.

Er Qiang got up, jumped up again, but fell down again. This time, he climbed more reluctantly, and when he jumped again and was thrown out, Er Qiang fell sideways.

Ma Suqin hugged the man's waist and yelled: If you want to fight or kill, come at me, don't vent your anger on others.

The man said: Oh, you protect him so much, is it your girlfriend?
Ma Suqin kicked the man's calf: Open your eyes, that's a child!
The man looked at the top two who fell to the ground and couldn't get up, he was really just a child.

The man grabbed Ma Suqin's hair: either you get the money, or I beat you to death, you choose!
Ma Suqin struggled under the man's bear's paw, screaming, and finally grabbed a ball of money from her pocket and threw it on the man's face: Take it and lose.

The man got the money, let go of his hand, squatted down and counted ten to fifty.

After counting, he suddenly made a strange movement.

He hugged Ma Suqin and started to cry.

This time I must earn a large sum of money to live a good life for you and your son.

He wept bitterly, with sincere feelings and exaggerated gestures, like the seed of infatuation in the play.

Ma Suqin was squatting with her back facing him, her black hair was loose, and her hair covered her face, so she couldn't see her expression.

(End of this chapter)