Chapter 142 Comparison
Peng Xiaoling felt strange.
When she went out just now, she remembered that there was still half a bucket of water.
It was getting dark, so she would definitely not be able to fetch water. As for herself, she could just eat some dry buns, but her son, Gu Xiaofan, likes to eat noodles, and he has a big appetite.
What can I do?
At this time, Gu Xiaofan came back with a shovel.
As soon as he came back, he sneaked towards the backyard.
Peng Xiaoling followed and found that he was wiping the mud on the shovel with dry corn leaves.
“Where did you just go?”
Gu Xiaofan was shocked. He didn’t know when his mother followed him.
"Me, Yuanyuan and the others went to play for a while."
"What to play for?"
Gu Xiaofan muttered: "No, nothing to play."
" Did you use up half the bucket of water at home?”
“No, no.”
Peng Xiaoling was so angry that she pulled a long branch and grabbed it. He picked up Gu Xiaofan and beat him on the leg: "You are still lying. There is no water in the river. Then how did you get the mud on your shovel?"
Gu Xiaofan grimaced in pain, "It's not like that. I was the only one who carried water, and Yuanyuan also carried it.”
Peng Xiaoling became even more angry.
"Yuanyuan Yuanyuan, you still have the nerve to say that they dug a well today and there is no shortage of water, so why are you comparing yourself to others? Why did I tell you today that this water is reserved for cooking? Yes, your ears are stuffed with wool, huh?"
Peng Xiaoling punched a few branches again.
Gu Xiaofan couldn't help crying.
"You still have the nerve to cry, don't eat tonight."
After saying that, Peng Xiaoling dropped the branch and went back to the house.
Sitting on the edge of the Kang, she was about to take a sip of water. She picked up the cup and found it was empty. When she lifted the thermos bucket, it was still empty.
The anger in her chest almost came to her mouth.
She herself knew that what she was angry about was not that her son wasted water, but that Gu Errong and his family were getting better and better.
She is jealous.
After sitting for a while, her anger slowly subsided.
It would be impossible to live without water all night. Gu Xiaofan has the habit of drinking water in the middle of the night.
She thought, since they had dug a well, they might as well go to Guan Youshuang to get some water, just in time to taste the taste of the well water.
She went to the backyard to coax Gu Xiaofan, and then went to Gu Errong's house with a bucket.
The Gu family is having dinner.
Dumplings made by Wang Huiying.
"Xiaoling, have you eaten? Why don't we sit down and eat together."
Seeing that it was Peng Xiaoling, Wang Huiying greeted her warmly.
Peng Xiaoling said with a smile: "Auntie, I was preparing to cook, but my useless son wasted all the water. I want to borrow some water."
"Oh, what? Do you want to borrow it? Errong carried water in the water tank. Go and grab a bucket."
"Auntie, didn't you dig a well?"
Guan Youshuang said with a smile: "Master said that the water is full of silt and needs to be cleaned. It will probably be used in a few days."
Peng Xiaoling said "oh", but she felt "hum" in her heart A sound.
Isn’t it just a bucket of water? If you don't want me to fight, there's no need to make such an excuse.
How stingy!
In this case, she is not polite.
Wang Huiying and the others didn’t follow her out anyway, so she simply scooped a bucket full for herself, thanked her and went back.
Back home, Gu Xiaofan had already forgotten the unpleasantness just now and was kneeling in the yard folding cardboard.
Peng Xiaoling felt moved and decided to make some dumplings for her son.
There are still a few potatoes at home, and a few kilograms of meat bought during the Chinese New Year festival were marinated by her and put in a jar.
I originally planned to eat it during the holidays.
She took out the shovel, dug out a small piece of meat along with the lard, and put it in the pot.
Then turn on the fire and prepare to eliminate the lard. Soon, the pot made a sizzling sound.
She washed another smaller potato, scraped the skin, and began to cut it.
Because farmers have to be busy both inside and outside the house, unlike others who have parents-in-law to help, she relies entirely on herself.
Years of practice have made her nimble and cook very quickly.
About an hour later, she called her son to eat with a plate of dumplings.
Gu Xiaofan was particularly surprised when he saw the dumplings.
In the past, dumplings could only be eaten during the Chinese New Year.
He patted the dirt on his body and said, "Mom, why did you suddenly make dumplings today?"
Peng Xiaoling did not answer him directly, but touched his head and said, "As long as you Study hard and mom will always cook delicious food for you, okay?”
“Yeah, yeah.”
"Okay, let's eat it while it's hot."
Peng Xiaoling pushed the vinegar dish with oil and chili peppers in front of her son.
The little guy devoured it as if he hadn’t seen food in several years.
Peng Xiaoling originally wanted to eat, but she only packed more than forty pieces. She was afraid that her son would not eat enough, so she did not use her chopsticks.
"Mom, why don't you eat?" Gu Xiaofan asked vaguely, chewing a large piece of dumpling.
Peng Xiaoling looked at her son lovingly, shook her head and said, "Mom, you're not hungry, you eat first."
"Try one, it's delicious." With that, Gu Xiaofan Put a piece of dumpling to Peng Xiaoling's mouth.
"Eat quickly, son, mom is really not hungry."
"Eat one, just eat one."
Unable to resist her son, Peng Xiaoling ate one.
She had mixed feelings in her heart.
After all, they are still too poor.
Alas.
She touched her son's head again and asked softly: "Xiaofan, have you taken the exam recently?"
"Not yet, the exam will be tomorrow."< br>
“I heard from Grandma Yuanyuan that Yuanyuan seems to be making up for extra classes recently. Do you know how his grades are now?”
“Just like that, he’s about the same as me.”
< br>Peng Xiaoling breathed a sigh of relief.
"My son is so smart, so please work harder, let's surpass him, shall we?"
Gu Xiaofan said unhappily: "What does it mean to surpass him? My Chinese score is already low. Is it better to be taller than him? ”
"Okay, then Mom is wrong. Then let's try to surpass him in mathematics."
Gu Xiaofan said boldly: "Don't worry, Mom, I will definitely leave him far behind in this exam, by the way." , the teacher said that there will be a parent-teacher meeting after the exam. "
Peng Xiaoling was very happy.
She was already imagining the scene at the parent-teacher conference.
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Guan Youshuang felt more relaxed after not having a live broadcast for a day.
After dinner, she and Gu Errong returned to the house.
Gu Errong fetched her face water and said, "Wherever you want to go tomorrow, I will take you there."
Tomorrow, she has to go to school.
According to the principal, after tomorrow's class, the children will have a holiday. They will rest at home for two days before taking the high school entrance examination.
In other words, after tomorrow, she can really live a retired life for a few days.
She said honestly: "I have to go to school tomorrow morning, let's talk in the afternoon."
Although Gu Errong never asked her about her classes at school, he I also heard from my sister that because Guan Youshuang's teaching level was so high, the principal specially assigned her to a top class.
It sounds dreamy, right? He himself finds it incredible.
The matchmaker said that she has obviously not read a book for a few days!
Gu Errong pulled her over and said, "Aren't we going to have a puppy soon? Don't you like carpentry? How about we make a doghouse tomorrow afternoon?"
(End of this chapter)