Stepmother

    Sister Duan wiped her tears: "Yes. That shameless one came back for dinner last month and told me with a smile that she might be pregnant. I was pregnant, and my neighbors found out, where will Lao Liu's and I's faces be?"

    "How did you determine it later?" Song Zhaodi asked.

    Sister-in-law Duan: "I'm afraid everyone will say that she is not in good order, so I don't dare to take her to the military hospital, nor to Yongcheng Hospital, but to Hangzhou City Hospital for examination.

    "It was confirmed that Liu Ping was pregnant, so I took Liu Ping to find her partner. When I went to Jin's house, I knew how that kid would like Liu Ping. There are three tile-roofed houses, two There is a side room, a kitchen, the courtyard is not as big as ours, and there are fourteen people."

    Song Zhaodi's tongue is knotted, and she said hard: "How can so many people live?"

    "Jin Lihui's eldest brother and second brother live in a wing room, Jin Lihui's grandparents and younger brother live in one room, and his parents live in one room." Sister Duan said, "His eldest sister lives in his aunt's house. I also recently learned that the woman who introduced Liu Ping to Jin Lihui was the daughter-in-law of Jin Lihui's aunt."

    Song Zhaodi: "Where does Liu Ping live?"

    "Jin Lihui is given a room at the shipyard, and they live in the staff dormitory." Sister Duan said, "Your Uncle Liu bought them a bicycle, and they ride to work. "

    Song Zhaodi think about it: "The staff dormitory should be very close to the shipyard, and the hospital should be in the urban area. Is the hospital far from the dormitory?"

    "Isn't that true?" Sister Duan sighed, "I told Liu Ping that I will come to the island tomorrow when the baby is about to be born, and I will take care of her."

    Song Zhaodi hurriedly said, "No. Auntie, the old doctor in the hospital looked at Liu Ping's belly and knew that she was full-term, not premature. How would you explain it then?"

    Sister Duan opened her mouth: "I, I forgot. Then, Xiao Song, what do you say? I can't stay home for two months and leave you Uncle Liu alone. at home."

    Song Zhaodi thought for a while: "Auntie, did the Jin family build their own house, or was it divided by the street?"

    "Liu Ping said it once, I forgot the exact name of the village. I remember I also said that even if Jin's house is close to the city, Jin Lihui is still a rural person. , you have to go to the countryside to marry."

    Song Zhaodi: "Boys in our village have homesteads, including young children like Dali and Liu Gen. The sesame seeds my mother sent us at the end of last year were planted on the homestead. The Jin family should also have a homestead." After a pause, "Auntie, Liu Ping is here tomorrow, ask your son-in-law."

    "Don't ask about it." Song Laibao said, "Everyone in the country has homesteads. Jin Lihui is not a city hukou, and his village has his land."

    Sister Duan looked at Song Zhaodi: "Xiao Song, tell your aunt, have you already thought of a way?"

    "There is a way." Song Zhaodi said, "If Jin Lihui really has a homestead, you tell Liu Ping that you and Uncle Liu will help her build two masonry houses and a small courtyard. .

    "In this way, the place where they live is more spacious, and Jin Lihui doesn't have to send Liu Ping to the hospital and then go back to the factory. Every day I take Liu Ping to work and pick up Liu Ping when I come back from get off work. Home, it also saves the toss and bounds."

    Sister Duan thought about it carefully: "Your method is very good. Two rooms and a yard can be built in a few weekends. Wait, Xiao Song, why two rooms?"

      The bedroom, one is the living room and kitchen, looks simple, but it can save a lot of trouble."

    Sister Duan admires: "Xiao Song, you are still thoughtful."

      They don't have to buy groceries anymore."

    Sister Duan breathed a sigh of relief, and the tears on her face dried up: "I'll tell you Uncle Liu later."

    "Auntie, don't worry too soon." Song Zhaodi said, "Tomorrow when Liu Ping comes back, ask Liu Ping whether Jin Lihui's salary is for her or his parents."

    Sister Duan opened her mouth to ask, what does this mean. When the words reached her throat, she grunted, and Sister Duan swallowed back: "...I'll ask tomorrow."

    "What do you mean?" Song Laibao didn't understand.

    Song Zhaodi: "I'll know tomorrow, don't worry." After speaking, she took out the gift money she prepared. Then he said, "Auntie, it's getting late, I have to go back to cook."

    Sister Duan saw the chiming bell on the big square table, it was eleven o'clock. Sister-in-law Duan was embarrassed to stay with Song Zhaodi.

    Song Laibao stood up.

    Song Zhaodi: "Eldest sister, you accompany my aunt to talk, and I will call you when we eat."

    "Eat at our house this afternoon." Sister Duan said.

    Song Zhaodi smiled and said, "Then I won't cook for the eldest sister and the eldest brother-in-law." After speaking, she turned and walked out.

    "Mother, you can come back." Zhong Dawa sighed, "The duck's body is cold."

    Song Zhaodi saw two bald ducks beside the water well from a distance: "When the ducks die, their bodies get cold." After a while, "Are all the duck feathers plucked?"

    "Yes." Zhong Dawa asked, "Can we go out for a while?"

    Song Zhaodi: "Wash your hands, touch some clam oil, and then go out to play."

    "Okay." Zhong Dawa waved to herself, "Press the water for me, I'll wash it first."

    Self-reliance smiled: "No one robs you."

    In an instant, there was only Song Zhaodi and two dead ducks left in the huge courtyard.

    Liu Yang came out of the toilet just to see this scene. Thinking of the children chatting just now, discussing how to divide the duck legs, I couldn't help but ask: "Zhao Di, have both ducks done?"

    "All killed." Song Zhaodi said.

    Liu Yang: "What do I mean?"

    "That's right." Song Zhaodi said, and found that Liu Yang hesitated, "Brother-in-law, what do you want to say?"

    Liu Yang regards Song Zhaodi as his own sister and never treats her as an outsider. Seeing that the child is not here, Song Laibao is not here, so he whispers: "I see that you are very good at eating. Can you call you back when you look back? Sister learn from you."

    "My eldest sister?" Liu Yang nodded. Song Zhaodi was curious, "What did she do?"

      Only one meal of meat can be eaten in a month, and fried vegetables with eggs can only be eaten once every seven or eight days.

    "When I came, my father secretly told me, and asked me to find a chance to tell you about it. It's not that the family has no money, and it's not that they can't afford chicken, fish, meat, and eggs. If we eat like this, we will The adults are fine, and the children can't stand it either."

    "No wonder Dali ate so much yesterday, it's like he's never eaten anything good in his eight lifetimes." Song Zhaodi was speechless, she thought only the second sister was wonderful, but she didn't expect the eldest sister to be too arrogant, "I know already."

    Liu Yang: "Then you must not confess me."

    "I know what I know." Song Zhaodi said, "eldest sister is not here, she is talking with my aunt, and my aunt is crying."

    Liu Yang hurriedly said, "Then I'll go take a look."

    Song Zhaodi cleaned up the two ducks and put them on the stove to stew.

    Then, Song Zhaodi steamed rice in a ground pot. When the rich aroma of rice filled the whole kitchen, Song Zhaodi cut four pieces of yam, and cut two pieces of yam into small pieces and threw them into the duck soup, and simmered with the duck. The other two sections are cut into thin slices and fried together with the garlic leaves.

    Zhong Jianguo returned home and was greeted by two plates of fried yam with garlic sprouts.

    Pop!

    There is a red patch on the back of the hand. Head Zhong covered his hands and couldn't believe it: "Song Zhaodi!"

    "Have you washed your hands?" Song Zhaodi said, "I'm full of dirt, my face is gray, and I pinch vegetables without washing my face or hands. Do you still look like a dad? All three babies are more hygienic than you. "

    Zhong Jianguo opened his mouth, "I, I can't tell you, I won't argue with you." He turned around and walked out.

    "Call the children back for dinner." After Song Zhaodi finished speaking, she went to the kitchen to serve the meal.

    Zhong Jianguo paused for a moment at the door, watched Song Zhaodi walk into the kitchen, turned around and quickly squeezed a piece of yam into his mouth, snorted in the direction of the kitchen, and didn't let me eat it, so I did.

    Song Zhaodi came out with the duck soup and saw the garlic leaves on the table, her head throbbing in pain. However, she didn't say anything, and Quan Dang didn't know.

    After dinner, self-reliance and recuperation clean up the tableware. Song Zhaodi said, "Don't clean up. Your father said that you were tired of helping me clean up the ducks this morning. He washes the dishes and pots, you rest."

    "Thank you Dad." Zhong Jianguo said, "I put the bowl in the kitchen."

    Song Zhaodi nodded: "eldest baby, second baby, help my brother clean up. After you have cleaned up, go upstairs to sleep."

    "Mother, let's cook again at eight o'clock tonight." Dawa rubbed her stomach and stood up, not forgetting to remind Song Zhaodi.

    Zhong Jianguo was curious: "Why?"

    "I think my mother cooks at six o'clock, so I can only eat so much." Dawa gestured with her thumb and index finger.

    Zhong Jianguo raised his hand: "Believe it or not, I will slap you into the sea with a slap."

    Liu Gen was taken aback, looked up, Zhong Dawa was smiling, not afraid at all.

      If you cook early, we won't eat it, and there will be a lot of food left over."

    Song Zhaodi smiled and said, "Since you say so, then I won't cook your meal at night."

    Song Zhaodi was happy: "Second baby, third baby, how are you and mother?"

    "Okay." Erwa blurted out, and when she saw Dawa standing up straight, she ran to the kitchen with chopsticks.

    Song Zhaodi was taken aback: "Erwa, slow down, be careful that the chopsticks poke your face."

    "No." Erwa threw the chopsticks into the basin, clapping her hands, "Dali, Liu Gen, let's go upstairs and listen to Brother Zili tell us a story."

    The word "story" touches the nerves of all children.

    For a moment, the lively living room was calm. Zhong Jianguo asked, "Is it the same "Journey to the West"?"

    "Yes." Song Zhaodi said, "Don't worry, the children know the stakes, especially self-reliance and rejuvenation, they won't speak out."

    Zhong Jianguo nodded: "Then I'm relieved. Teacher Xiao Song, it's time to talk about the two of us. When do I say I wash dishes and pots?"

    "You didn't say it, I said it." Song Zhaodi asked, "Want to know why?" Pointing to the garlic leaf on the table, "You touched it when you stole the yam."

    Zhong Jianguo followed her finger and exclaimed, "What kind of monster were you in your last life?!"

    Zhong Jianguo coughed lightly: "If you hadn't said that before your father didn't love or love your mother, I wouldn't dare to greet your mother often. If you don't say anything, I'll go wash the dishes and wash the pot." After that, Fei generally hid in the kitchen.

    Song Zhaodi gritted her teeth and really wanted to kick him away. Unfortunately, the hands-on ability is not good, only the mouth can be moved.

    In the evening, Song Zhaodi rolled noodles to make bone soup noodles. Song Laibao sat beside him picking vegetables and washing them. Seeing that several children were in the yard, he asked in a low voice, "Didn't you say you want to make fried rice?"

    "That's what I said." Song Zhaodi said, "Dad said it's okay to eat bone soup noodles."

    Song Laibao glanced at her: "Do you always fool children like this?"

    "I didn't say that I don't make fried rice, it's because they don't eat it, it's not like fooling children." Song Zhaodi said, "In matters related to children, some things must be based on principles, and some things are unnecessary. The gang is on the line. By the way, sister, what will Aunt Liu say to you after I leave?"

    Song Laibao: "If you say Liu Ping is ignorant, her hard days will come later."

    "She did it herself." Song Zhaodi said, "If you don't listen to the old man, you will suffer."

    Song Laibao: "When you wanted to marry Jianguo, our parents did not agree."

    "That's because my parents don't understand." Song Zhaodi said, "I analyzed it to them later, and they thought Zhong Jianguo was good. Facts have proved that it is indeed good."

    Said Cao Cao Cao Cao arrived.

    Zhong Jianguo came in with a bucket of water. Then, take out the bucket full of dirty water and throw it away.

    Song Laibao couldn't help sighing: "You know better than your eldest brother-in-law."

    "He doesn't do anything, I don't cook." Song Zhaodi said, "This trick doesn't work well for the eldest brother-in-law. If you don't cook, our mother and Aunt Yang will do it."

    Song Laibao: "I didn't want to ask your brother-in-law to wash the pot and the dishes. I really do that, my mother and my mother-in-law can talk about me to death. By the way, will you go next door tomorrow?"

    "No." Song Zhaodi said without hesitation, "Zhong Jianguo brought a few children there. I and I and I will eat at home." I am afraid that Song Laibao will ask why, "There may not be meals tomorrow. I made it delicious."

    Song Laibao pouted: "No one cooks as well as you. Stir-frying is like fried vegetables."

      Eat one meal of meat a day, and you can't spend twenty dollars a month.

    "If you don't eat, you will save 200 yuan a year. When Dali and Liu Gen have the skills, you can earn 200 yuan a month. You say it's interesting that you save this amount of money ?"

    Song Laibao snorted: "Whatever comes into your mouth is very simple."

    "Money is earned, not saved. You must understand this truth." Song Zhaodi really didn't want to talk about such a simple truth, "If you don't say that your parents gave you the money, I don't talk about it.

      Now, tell him to tell you."

    In the living room, Headmaster Zhong heard Song Zhaodi's words: "Eldest sister, there are seven people in our family, and your family is also seven people. Our family spends fifty yuan a month.

    "Don't say that you can't compare with us, I'll call Dali, Dawa, Liu Gen and Sanwa in, look at our children, and then look at your children."

    "Stop shouting." Song Laibao saw the Zhong family's children yesterday and found that the Zhong family's children were tall and fat. The big baby is not obvious, especially the self-reliance and fatter. Song Laibao thought about the island's soil and water to support people. After staying at Zhong's house for a day, she understood that it was her sister Song Zhaodi who would raise the children, "I'll listen to you, and eat meat for three days."

    Song Zhaodi continued, "A meal of three or two meats?"

    "Don't speak so harshly." Song Laibao frowned, a little unhappy.

    Zhong Jianguo pursed her lips and smiled: "She's used to running on me. She doesn't talk through the brain, sister, don't know her in the same way. She also loves her nephew."

    "She is distressed, I am not distressed?" Song Laibao said, "I gave birth to Dali and Liu Gen."

    Zhong Jianguo think about it: "You two feel distressed in different ways. Zhao Di is distressed for children, and will give them good food and good-looking clothes. To build a house for them and marry a wife."

    "Am I doing something wrong?" Song Laibao asked rhetorically.

    Song Zhaodi chuckled lightly: "In time for your son to go to university tomorrow, he will work in the city, and the unit will be divided into houses. Who do you build a house for?"

    "What if they can't get into university?" Song Laibao asked rhetorically.

    Song Zhaodi: "Then send them to be pilots, the air force will be treated well."

    Song Laibao was speechless, but when he thought of eating like Song Zhaodi, he panicked. Don't eat it. Seeing that the Zhong family's children are watery, her two children are dizzy, and they feel bad for them.

    Zhong Jianguo saw that Song Laibao was silent, he winked at Song Zhaodi, almost done, don't say anything.

    Song Zhaodi nodded slightly, and didn't mention it again when she went to bed at night.

    The next morning, the eldest child saw the stove in the Liu family's courtyard to cook, ran over to take a look, and ran back and asked Song Zhaodi, "Mother, the bone soup stewed yesterday afternoon, what else is there? No?"

    "There is still half a pot on the stove." Song Zhaodi asked, "What's the matter?"

    Zhong Dawa: "We eat at home at noon, and ask Dad to go to Grandpa Liu's house to eat alone." He glanced at the next door, "The food is not delicious, I don't want to eat it."

    "Then call them back, go upstairs to memorize English for a while, and then teach Dali and Liu Gen a few words, I will make bone soup noodles for you today." Song Zhaodi said.

    Zhong Dawa stretched out a finger: "Is it okay to add another fried egg? Mother, our hen has laid eggs."

    "Yes." Song Zhaodi nodded his forehead, "I promise to do it for you, and you must do what you promised me."

    Zhong Dawa patted her chest: "Of course!" She went out and dragged her brother and brother upstairs to read and write.

    After two o'clock, Song Laibao and Liu Yang came back with a message that Liu Ping's husband's wages were all handed over to his parents.

    Song Zhaodi was not interested in Liu Ping, however, the days were too boring, so she was idle when she was idle: "Auntie didn't scold Liu Ping?"

    "My aunt told Liu Ping, don't give her mother-in-law any more money. Liu Ping said that Jin Lihui would be unhappy." Song Laibao said, "My aunt said that in the future, she will have to raise her children and give them milk powder.

    "Liu Ping said she feeds herself. My aunt said that Sanwa is taller than her peers because she still drinks milk powder. Liu Ping agreed. Zhao Di, tell me the truth, Sanwa The baby is a few months younger than our Liu Gen and taller than Liu Gen, is it because he drinks milk powder every day?"

    Song Zhaodi wanted to say that because his father was tall, the words came to his lips: "Of course. What you can see is the height of Sanwa, but what you cannot see is the firmness of Sanwa's flesh." Think about it, "Child It's time to wake up later, and when they wake up, you can touch your son, and then touch Sanwa's little arms and legs."

    Song Laibao knew that she was not as smart as Song Zhaodi. She was afraid that Song Zhaodi would fool her. She didn't allow the two children to wake up. He went upstairs to touch the children's arms, and came down and said, "It's really just what you said."

    "Have I lied to you? Big sister." Song Zhaodi asked rhetorically.

    Song Laibao is quite at ease: "You have never given birth to children, so you are quite good at raising children."

    Song Zhaodi thought, I have never raised it. There are many children around me, and the more I hear and see, the more I know how to raise children: "Because I am attentive."

    Song Laibao took a breath: "We'll go back tomorrow!"

    "Tomorrow is the tenth day of the first lunar month." Song Zhaodi gave her a light look, "Daddy told me that he hopes to return to Dali on the 13th day of the first month. I have promised Dawa, Dali is very happy. You If you are in a hurry to go to work, go back first and ask your brother-in-law to bring the two children back."

    Song Laibao glared at Song Zhaodi.

    Song Zhaodi didn't seem to feel it, "What does my brother-in-law think?"

    "We won't go back tomorrow, your sister is talking in anger." Liu Yang smiled, "I will accompany my aunt to Jin's house tomorrow and get back the homestead belonging to Liu Ping."

    Song Zhaodi: "Ask Uncle Liu's guards to accompany you."

    "We're not going to quarrel." Liu Yang knew what Song Zhaodi meant, "No need."

    Song Zhaodi: "It's not a quarrel, it's to frighten the Jin family and frighten them openly."