Chapter 200 Tiantian
"Uncle, has the attic been tidied up? The child is going to bed now."
At 11:30 noon the next day, the old man Dou drank tea and asked the mother who came out. This time the rural students came to Guangfu and the main thing was to share food and accommodation together. The bed in Tianxiu's room was too small to sleep two people, so they planned to arrange for them to live in the attic. It happened that there was a room in the attic. Built bed.
"I know how to ask, but I don't know how to help. It's done." Mom said angrily.
"Dad, in fact, rural children can endure hardships, so you don't need to be too arrogant." Xianglan and Tianyou were picking red beans in the living room. It was hot today and planned to make red bean syrup to drink.
While they were talking, the second brother-in-law and the second sister-in-law returned to Kang's house with a little girl, "Tiantian, this is our home, you don't have to be afraid." The second sister-in-law helped Tiantian put down her luggage and said with a smile.
"Little sister, don't be afraid, don't be shy, just treat this place as your own home." Mom saw Tiantian was a little nervous coming to a strange environment, so she comforted her.
Lao Dou frowned and called the second brother to the side and asked in a low voice: "Why don't you want a boy? How can you come back with a girl? They have to eat and live together. This man and woman are not close to each other.”
“Old Dou, do you think you want the left leg and the right leg if you want it? This is the last remaining child. If you go later, you won’t even have this.” The second brother looked helpless, “They are so young, they are not born, what are they afraid of?”
“Sister, what’s your name? "Mom asked Tiantian after she asked her to sit down on the sofa and touched her head.
"My name is Jiang Shuitian." Tiantian felt everyone's kindness and was no longer nervous. She answered her mother's questions calmly and generously.
"It sounds nice, the river is sweet." Lao Dou said, "The reason why the river is sweet is that it is not polluted, hahaha."
In order to let Tiantian adapt to the home environment, the second brother also followed Lao Dou They joked together: "Old Dou, this name is easy to remember. Have you ever watched "Ode to the Dragon River"?"
"Ode to the Dragon River" is a very influential modern Peking Opera that tells the story of In the spring of 1963, a place on the southeastern coast encountered a severe drought. Jiang Shuiying, the party branch secretary of the Longjiang Brigade, used ideas as a weapon to unite the cadres and the masses, overcome the interference of sectionalism, smashed the sabotage conspiracy of the bad guys, and carried forward the collectivist style of self-sacrifice and others. We persisted in sending water to drought-stricken areas and saved 90,000 acres of drought-stricken land. It demonstrates the noble character of the people who are dedicated to serving the public good.
This play, which focuses on drought relief and "giving way to water" and praises the communist style, aroused a strong response among the audience as soon as it was released. The "Longjiang Spirit" has become a model for people across the country to learn from.
"If you remember Jiang Shuiying, you will remember that Jiang Shui is sweet, hahahaha." The second guy pointed at Tiantian and smiled.
"How old are you?" Mom asked again.
This time it was the second sister-in-law who helped Tiantian answer: "She is one year older than Tianxiu, but she studied one year later, so she happens to be at the same level as Yuzi. From now on, the two of them can be together. Studying.”
“I’m back, it’s so hot.” At this time, Tianxiu also came back from the cram school. He did so poorly in the final exam that the second brother and second sister-in-law not only arranged for him to participate in the "Metamorphosis" program of the Municipal Women's Federation, but also enrolled him in a holiday cram school at the Children's Palace.
"Come here." The second brother called him over and pushed him to sit next to Tiantian. "Today, your parents brought you a sister. From today on, this sister will be yours this summer. Three together.”
"What three bronzes and three irons?" The second sister-in-law glared at the second brother, thinking that what he said was not nice.
"Isn't that right? We eat, live and do homework together, how can we not be three together?" The second man counted his fingers and smiled, then poked Tianxiu with his fingers and signaled: "Call someone. , Be good.”
Tianxiu was embarrassed and remained silent. The second sister-in-law patted Tiantian and said, "As sisters, we should be more generous and call you brother first."
Tiantian stood up, stretched out her hand politely and said, "Brother Tianxiu, you "Okay, my name is Jiang Shuitian." Tianxiu became even more shy, lowered his head and called his sister and ran back to the room. It made everyone laugh, "This Tianpu is usually so lively, but there is a sister in the family who is so introverted. It's true." Zhu Wanling was also happy.
After the second brother and second sister-in-law helped Tiantian take the luggage to the attic, my mother invited everyone to have lunch. The Kang family specially added dishes at noon today and bought roast goose and barbecued pork. When Tianxiu saw the delicious food, he was no longer shy and started to eat happily. In sharp contrast to him was Tiantian. Kang Qirui noticed that she never picked up any vegetables and just kept eating rice. He put a piece of roast goose into Tiantian's bowl and said, "Tiantian, don't be shy. Just treat this place as your own home, and eat whatever you like."
"That's right. If you're afraid of being ugly, you'll eat a lot less." The second sister-in-law also gave Tiantian a piece of barbecued pork.
Tiantian obviously still needs to adapt step by step. She just adapted to talking to everyone, and now she is slowly adapting to eating with everyone at the same time. Tianxiu misunderstood Tiantian as a picky eater and mocked her.
Tiantian immediately became anxious and explained: "I'm not a picky eater, I am"
"Needless to say, I won't even eat roasted goose and barbecued pork, and I said I'm not a picky eater. What?" Tianxiu interrupted without giving her a chance to speak.
Kang Qirui shook his head and secretly lamented that people really have very different personalities. Tianxiu was shy at first when meeting strangers but became more and more outgoing, while Tiantian was still generous at first but became more and more outgoing. An increasingly shy character.
"What kind of food do you like to eat? I'll cook it for you tonight." Mom thought the food didn't taste sweet.
"Mother-in-law, just have salted fish and vegetables to eat." Tiantian didn't dare to make any requests and answered cautiously.
After hearing this, Tianxiu seemed to have grasped the handle of Tiantian and said excitedly: "You still said you are not picky about food? Good salted fish is more expensive than roast goose, chicken and duck. "Tianxiu is not a person who doesn't know anything. He knows that the salted fish at home is valuable, and his second sister-in-law is usually reluctant to cook it.
“Tianxiu, what Tiantian is talking about is the kind of salted fish from the countryside, not the beautiful salted fish your mother bought on Yide Road.” Zhu Wanling sat next to Tianxiu today. Chopsticks nodded his head and said: "The kind of salted fish in the countryside is all cooked by oneself, using the small fish in the fish pond that cannot be sold."
"Yes, yes, it's a very small one. Mom and Dad said those fish were too small and the fishmongers didn't want them, so they had to make salted fish by themselves." Tiantian seemed more cheerful when talking about her parents, "Mom and Dad said You have to have rules when eating at other people's homes. You can't always pick up food. "
"It's okay, Tiantian. We don't have that many rules. You can eat whatever you like. You must be full." Kang Qirui gave her another piece of roast goose. Sweet Dessert nodded and lowered his head to eat.
In order to allow Tiantian to do homework with Tianxiu, the second brother and the second sister-in-law took Tiantian and Tianxiu to the cram school in the Children's Palace in the afternoon and helped Tiantian sign up. With Tiantian's grades, there is actually no need for tutoring at all. The second brother and second sister-in-law just wanted to find a teacher for Tianxiu who could be consulted at any time.
The second brother and second sister-in-law have always been very generous when it comes to matters related to Tianxiu. They handed over more than a thousand yuan of tutoring fees without blinking an eye, which made Tiantian even more unhappy. I feel embarrassed, so I can only think of repaying the Kang family in whatever way I can.
That day Kang Qirui discovered that Tiantian was helping everyone wash clothes. He asked doubtfully: "Where can you wash Tiantian's clothes? And if you want to wash them, you can just put them in the washing machine. You don't have to wash them yourself." Rub it with your hands. "There are so many people at home, how long can she, a little girl, rub her hands?
"It's okay, Uncle Yao." Tiantian called the Kang family members after Tiantuo, "I just tried the washing machine and it didn't move no matter how hard I pressed it. Maybe it was broken. I washed it with my hands, and finally Two pieces of clothes, very quickly."
"Huh? Let me check." Kang Qirui just bought this washing machine last year and has been using it well. I walked over and pressed the switch, selected a program at random, and finally pressed the start button, and the washing machine started running normally.
He looked back at Tiantian and thought for a while. It should be that Tiantian didn't know how to use the washing machine, so he thought it was broken before he started it. He shook his head and went over to help Tiantian wash the remaining two pieces of clothing. Then he put all the previously washed clothes into the washing machine and selected the "dehydration" program.
After the washing machine started working, he said to Tiantian: "When it comes to washing clothes, our family usually washes our own clothes, and you don't need to worry about other people's clothes, Tiantian. I will teach you now. How to use this washing machine?" He pointed to the buttons on the washing machine and told Tiantian how to turn it on correctly.
After he told it twice, Tiantian nodded to show that he had learned it. At this time, the washing machine also stopped and dehydration was completed. Dehydration is very fast. In just seven or eight minutes, Kang Qirui and Tiantian hung all the clothes to dry on the patio.
(End of this chapter)