Chapter 1183: Bright-eyed and bright-hearted
Now that the matter has been decided, Old Man Xing took action with Lianyi. After all, time waits for no one, but both of them are very low-key, so Lianyi went to the county town to review his body. Reasons to do things.
With the help of the school teacher, Lianyi rented a small yard with only two main rooms. Even the cooking stove was built in the corner of the yard. He just built a shed and the yard was very small. narrow.
The only thing that matters to Mr. Xing is that it is very close to the school where Lianyi studies. It only takes 11 or 12 minutes to walk there. His daughter can have three meals a day at home, and she doesn’t have to walk at night when she gets home from school. There is also a yard for their strollers.
So the Xing family paid one year's rent at once, which also shows that the old couple are here to take care of their children's studies, and there is nothing messy.
The landlord saw that the old couple were simple, their eyes were pure, and they had a teacher as a guarantee, so they confiscated the deposit and only collected one year's rent at once. After the two parties signed the rental agreement, the Xing family began to move daily necessities and buy a small house. Pots and pans bought and sold.
This time, they did not hide anything from the villagers. They only said that Lianyi was not in good health and could not farm. In order to have a better future, he sent his child to repeat his studies for a year and try his best to take the college entrance examination.
The people in the village just felt that the old couple of the Xing family really loved their little daughter, which made the girls who were not welcomed at home feel envious and jealous. However, the three sisters-in-law of the Xing family were extremely unhappy and began to The wind blew in the man's ears, as if Lianyi's reading was spending their family's money.
The three brothers were criticized by their father once before. Although they were unwilling to accept it, they did not say anything. After all, the money was compensated by the Li family to the little sister. They could not remember it, but this time the little sister was studying. It was my parents' money that was spent, so they were a little unhappy.
The three of them discussed it and went to the house the next night. They called it a visit to their parents, but in fact they just told Mr. Xing in a roundabout way, don’t spend too much money on your little sister, she will get married sooner or later. , the old couple will still have to rely on their son to provide for themselves in the future.
Old Man Xing knocked his pipe pot on the table leg and said with a sullen face:
"We have already separated. You three can just take care of your own small family. As for how much I will spend on Yaomei." Money, this has nothing to do with you. Yaomei's education didn't cost any money from your three brothers' pockets.
Yaomei's body is like this now. I don't know what will happen to her in the future. Her reputation is also because of it. Li Xiangjun is tired. Apart from studying to give himself a way out, do you want to keep Yaomei forever, or find someone to marry Yaomei? "
"Dad, that's not what we meant."
Boss Xing said sarcastically.
"Then what do you mean?"
Old man Xing raised his eyelids and glanced at his three sons coldly, with disappointment in his eyes.
It is said that raising children will protect you from old age. Now look at my three sons. After they have their own small family, they are all trying to buy things from their own homes, for fear that they will take advantage of them.
The younger daughter also knew that she would not let the old couple work hard in farming and would take them to live in the county. Her three sons were eager to squeeze out the last drop of bone marrow from him, looking at their calculating eyes. , and he felt cold in his heart.
The three of them were all a little uncomfortable with the look in their father's eyes, so they made excuses and left the small courtyard of their parents' house.
"Brother, dad is determined to live with Yaomei!"
Xing Laoer said unhappily.
"They have money now. When they run out of money, they have to come back to the village."
Boss Xing said disdainfully.
"Brother, you mean my parents have money? Where did the money come from?"
Xing Laosan interjected and asked, after all, what is the harvest in a year and how much can it be exchanged for? They only need to calculate it to know roughly. In addition, their parents are old and can no longer work. How much can they earn from just two acres of land? How much money is enough to feed myself and save a dowry for Yaomei? How can I have any extra money?
"Didn't the Li family lose money?"
"That money is enough to drink several doses of medicine." Xing Laosan curled his lips.
“If you drink less, you will save money.”
Xing Laoer said smartly.
"Then let's go find Yaomei?"
Xing Laosan said hesitantly.
"What are you doing with Yaomei? Asking her to give us the money? How could she be willing if she's not stupid."
Boss Xing snorted coldly.
"Then just watch your parents and Yaomei go to the county?"
Xing Laosan said unwillingly.
"Do you think it's easy to stay in the county? Everything costs money, how long can the money they save be spent? They will naturally come back when they have no money. When the time comes, we will take turns to visit and care about it. My parents' feelings are It will definitely be towards us, Yaomei will get married after all, we are sons, and everything in the Xing family belongs to the three of us.”
Boss Xing’s analysis was clear and logical.
"Okay, then listen to big brother. Anyway, we have advised you. Dad is willing to let the money in his hands go down the drain, and we can't control it. When the old couple can't stop talking, they will naturally Think of us.”
After the three people discussed it, they stopped visiting. The three sisters-in-law also thought of watching Ripple's jokes. They felt that Ripple was too embarrassed to stay in the village, so they went to the county, waiting for Ripple to be disgraced after failing the exam again. Sliding back, they would laugh at each other again.
The three Xing brothers could not control their parents. In the end, Lianyi took the old couple to study in the county smoothly.
After school started, Lianyi's life was very regular. She got up at five o'clock every morning, did a set of boxing exercises in the yard, and then helped the Xing family prepare everything for the stall. The three of us went out at a quarter past six.
After setting up the stall in front of the school, Xing’s mother began to fry pancakes. The first pancake and roll after cooking was Ripple’s breakfast. Ripple sat on the bench next to the stall and ate it. Sipping the hot soup makes people feel warm just looking at it. Many students also come to eat this bowl of hot soup.
Xing’s soups are not static either. Egg soup, rice soup, millet soup, corn and hazelnut soup, and spicy spicy soup take turns, so that children who go to school in the winter can have a hot bite.
The most important thing is that the price is reasonable. An ordinary pancake and roll only costs 2.5 cents. If there are meat dishes, it costs 3.5 cents. Soup is 2 cents a bowl. It is economical and affordable. Many students like to buy breakfast at the Xingjia stall.
Of course, the old couple of the Xing family also paid great attention to food hygiene under Lianyi's reminder. They both wore dark blue coats, gray aprons, gray hats, and kept their hair down. They were covered up, and they were also wearing masks sewn by Lianyi for the two of them, which looked very formal at first glance.
Mr. Pancakes and rolls for breakfast.
Usually when encountering this kind of situation, the old couple would give the teacher free hot soup and ask the teacher to take more care of Lianyi.
Lianyi didn’t think there was any shame in her parents setting up a stall at the school gate. They all relied on their ability to eat. She also took the initiative to bring breakfast to her classmates, and her business was developing well.
Of course, there are always two classmates in every class who look down on others and ridicule Ripple's family because they are in a small business and cannot be on the stage.