I am reborn and just want to concentrate on my studies - Chapter 178 Yue’e Family【4.4K】

It had just rained, and although the sun was shining, it didn’t look particularly dazzling.

A tributary of the Yangtze River named Baishui River flows from a distant place and flows beside a village named Yanzi Township.

Living by the water has been a tradition for many years.

The river is not always clear. Because it rained yesterday, the river looks turbid today. However, this turbidity will not be turbid all the way to the end. The center position looks like a yellow with green color. The color becomes lighter by the river, and is already transparent by the time it reaches the shore.

Zhao Yue’e was standing by the river washing mops.

Because my father went out to work, there were some problems with the water pipe that had just been installed a while ago, and no one was repairing it. The Baishui River was only a few dozen meters away from home anyway, so it was convenient to wash mops here.

Zhao Yue’e was washing the mop and singing softly, looking in a good mood.

Not bad indeed.

A while ago, my mother found a job as a dishwasher in a hotel in the county town. She worked for three months, but the salary was not paid. She finally got the money yesterday, which amounted to 4,600 yuan in three months. The family is very nervous. The economy can ease a little.

As soon as she got the money, her mother asked Zhao Yue’e to call Yi Yang and prepare to pay back part of his money first.

Zhao Yue’e felt very sad because she always owed money to Yi Yang.

Because I owed money, I was too embarrassed to say hello to Yi Yang after meeting him at school several times.

Naturally, she also understood that Yi Yang probably wouldn’t embarrass her because of this, and he didn’t even mention it for a long time after borrowing the money.

But I felt very moved and guilty, as if there was a stone stuck in my chest, which was quite unpleasant.

Even if you get acquainted with Yi Yang in the beginning and you can share some food with him calmly, when the amount of debt you owe reaches a certain level, you can’t continue to be so calm no matter what.

At this time, if Yi Yang can repay 2,000 yuan first, the depressing feeling will be alleviated.

After washing the mop and pulling it out, Zhao Yue’e stepped back.

In fact, there is some fear and hatred towards this white water river.

I still remember it clearly, probably when I was in 2nd grade.

At that time, their family’s conditions were much worse than now. At that time, they didn’t even have a decent fountain pen. For a long time, they used a ballpoint pen refill inserted into a bamboo joint to be used as a pen.

At that time, what she longed for most was to have a pen of her own.

On her birthday, her father picked up a lot of wild willow fungi in the mountains and went to the city to sell them for a little money. When he was happy, he bought her a pen worth three yuan.

Zhao Yue’e was so excited that she didn’t sleep all night.

She really liked that pen.

For a week, I couldn’t even bear to write with that pen. I would wipe it carefully many times every day. I still used a ballpoint pen refill with a bamboo stick inserted into it to write, but I only used it once for the exam one day.

Students with better conditions in the village said that pens must be washed after use, otherwise the ink will clog the pens.

At that time, there was no running water in the house.

When she returned home from the exam that day, she took the pen to the white water river and cleaned it carefully and carefully. However, she failed to hold it firmly and the pen slipped into the white water river.

She hurriedly went to catch it, but almost in an instant, the pen was swallowed by the river water and disappeared without a trace.

Tears instantly blurred his eyes.

That day, she squatted alone by the river and cried for a long time. She kept scolding herself for being so careless, and then she thought about how hard her father worked to make money…

This incident became a pain in Zhao Yue’e’s heart, a scar that she couldn’t help but think of every time she passed by.

At this moment, a familiar voice suddenly came to my ears.

“Yue’e!”

When she turned around, it turned out to be Yi Yang, standing on the river embankment looking at her.

Zhao Yue’e hurriedly ran up the steps by the river, her mop dripping down a water path.

“You’re here!”

Yi Yang looked Zhao Yue’e up and down and said, “You seem to have grown taller again.”

After listening to Yi Yang’s words, Zhao Yue’e was not so happy. She lowered her head and glanced at her pants…the legs of her pants had become much shorter, and she was actually wearing nine-point pants.

She grows so fast that she can no longer wear last year’s clothes, which is a sad thing for Zhao Yue’e.

Zhao Yue’e said: “Have you eaten?”

“Oh, not yet.”

“Then come to our house to eat.”

“Okay.”

It was just past noon, and Yi Yang asked curiously: “Has your family not had lunch yet?”

Zhao Yue’e said: “I was quite busy in the morning… Mom and I went to the mountain to get some pigweed, and then we cleaned two empty rooms when we came back…”

“Two empty rooms?”

“I piled up some clutter before and sorted it out.”

“oh.”

“Well, I can only pay you back 2,000 temporarily this time…” Zhao Yue’e had already said it on the phone, but she couldn’t help but say it again at this time, and then lowered her head: “Mom earns this money… it’s very hard. .”

Yi Yang shook his head: “I didn’t come here to ask for money.”

At this time, Zhao Yue’e noticed that Yi Yang was holding a big bag in his hand.

After saying this, Yi Yang took another thing out of his arms and handed it to Zhao Yue’e.

Zhao Yue’e held the mop in one hand and took it doubtfully with the other. She was slightly startled: “This…”

A delicate pink pen.

Yi Yang said: “Two days ago, I went to the provincial capital for exams and didn’t bring a pen. I planned to buy one at the stationery store next to the school for emergencies, but all the pens in other colors were sold out and only this pink one was left. But I had no choice but to buy it.”

“How can I, a big boy, use a pink pen? I’ll give it to you.”

Zhao Yue’e was stunned, hesitated, and shook her head: “Well… I’m sorry.”

Yi Yang couldn’t help but stuff it back to her: “You’re welcome, if you don’t want it, I’ll just throw it away. I don’t know how to use a pink pen anyway.”

When Zhao Yue’e heard that Yi Yang was so wasteful, she said: “Don’t throw it away, don’t throw it away, if you want to throw it away… then I will keep it…”

Yi Yang nodded with satisfaction.

Naturally, this pen was not bought as Yi Yang said.

But the last time I saw Zhao Yue’e’s pen, the paint on it was almost peeled off, and it kept running out of water when writing, so I bought it for her when I was shopping in Hanning City. It wasn’t expensive anyway, I just said it was a special purchase. The little girl must have been mentally burdened by the purchase, so she just lied casually.

Zhao Yue’e was very happy because Yi Yang said that she would throw it away anyway, so she didn’t have any psychological burden on the pen, but she was still very grateful to him.

Putting the pen into her pocket, Zhao Yue’e asked curiously: “What are the stationery stores in the provincial capital like?”

“It’s a little bigger than the one at the entrance of our school, but that’s about it.”

Zhao Yue’e has never been to the provincial capital. She even went to elementary school in the countryside, so she rarely went to the county town before entering junior high school.

After listening to Yi Yang’s words, Zhao Yue’e couldn’t help but ask: “What is Hanning City like?”

“A place with a lot of people.”

“Hate… doesn’t that mean you didn’t say anything?”

Yi Yang turned around and smiled: “When you get admitted to college, you’ll find out by yourself.”

“University…” Zhao Yue’e had longing and some helplessness in her eyes.

so far.

The two returned home. Zhao Xiulan was cooking for the pigs. There was a fire under the tripod outside the kitchen. In an iron bucket, a paste of coarse cornmeal specially used to feed the pigs was mixed with half of the pig grass and boiled.

Seeing Yi Yang and Zhao Yue’e back, Zhao Xiulan quickly put down what she was holding and came over to greet them.

Naturally, he knew Yi Yang.

Zhao Xiulan is an honest peasant woman with a gentle and reserved personality. She usually does not chew people’s tongues. Even when some women at the entrance of the village talk loudly about gossip, she will consciously avoid them.

So she mostly heard about Yi Yang from her sister Zhao Jinhua.

As Yi Yang’s aunt, Zhao Jinhua naturally likes him very much now.

But before Yi Yang got better, for a long time, her attitude towards Yi Yang was that she had to take care of her family relationships, but she was also afraid that he would bring her Xiaochuan down.

Later, I watched Yi Yang change little by little, and now he can be said to be the pride of the entire Yi family.

The change in attitude towards Yi Yang was naturally reflected in his external remarks.

Zhao Xiulan didn’t like to listen to outsiders’ gossip, so most of her impressions of Yi Yang came from her sister’s stories. From Zhao Jinhua’s words, she also had a rough idea of ​​Yi Yang’s prodigal return.

Of course, for people like them who have little education, all they say is that they are “sensible… I used to be young…”

Sensible is Zhao Xiulan’s first impression of Yi Yang.

The second impression is… the family conditions are very good.

Naturally, Yiyang’s family conditions are not worth mentioning to Jiang Lili, or even Luo Luoyue and Luo Bing in the county, but for a family like Zhao Xiulan, it is already extremely wealthy.

Living in the county seat, owning a house and a good reputation, doing nothing for a year, and earning an income of 20,000 to 30,000 yuan.

Faced with such a “rich man”, it seemed that he could find a suitable explanation for his naughtiness in the past.

If you have money, you will be less obedient…

How do you say that word…praise your disciples?

Therefore, Yi Yang’s subsequent transformation is even more precious.

Now, Yi Yang has become the family’s creditor. Facing this boy who is only over sixteen years old, Zhao Xiulan’s mentality is even lower, so she quickly puts down what she is doing and lives.

Zhao Xiulan wiped her hands with her apron and called to Yi Yang: “Xiao Yang… come in and sit down!”

Yi Yang quickly said: “Auntie, you are busy with your business.”

Zhao Xiulan thought that this child was really polite, so she asked Zhao Yue’e to take Yi Yang in.

After the two children left Yiyang, Zhao Xiulan quickly returned to the pig food and continued to stir it with a shovel. When she saw that it was almost cooked, she took a rag to cover her hands, lifted the pig food down and moved it toward the pig pen. went.

On the other side, Yi Yang also followed Zhao Yue’e to the main room.

It’s not the first time I’ve come here, but I still feel a little sad every time I come here.

The main room in the countryside is actually a place mixed with kitchen, dining room and living room.

The main room is not big. There is an iron stove in the center. Because it is midsummer, there is no fire. There are two benches on both sides of the stove. There is a layer of sponge padding on the benches, which makes it more comfortable to sit on than a hard bench.

There is a stove on the side. My second uncle’s house also has a stove like this, but last year it was replaced with a biogas stove. Occasionally, when the biogas is not enough, I even use a gas tank.

Next to the stove is a cupboard. It is made of wood. It can be seen that it has been used for many years, but it has been wiped clean.

Zhao Yue’e hesitated for a moment and said, “Well, why don’t you just sit down first.”

“And you?”

“Two rooms, there’s still a little bit left unfinished.”

“I’ll go help you.”

“Oh, how can this be done!”

Yi Yang said: “Why not?”

“You are a guest…”

“If you don’t let me go, you’re looking down on me.”

“Disgusting, there is no one like you.”

Yi Yang smiled, took the mop from her hand, and said, “Stop talking nonsense, take me there.”

Zhao Yue’e was stunned for a moment and snorted: “You…”

She actually somewhat understood Yi Yang’s temper. Once she decided to do something, there was a high probability that she wouldn’t be able to defeat him, so she stopped insisting and took Yi Yang to the two rooms.

Zhao Yue’e and her mother have almost finished cleaning, but there are still some dust and debris that have not been swept away. It doesn’t sound like they are very busy.

In rural houses, there will be a musty smell in the house, but it smells good. Yi Yang doesn’t know how to describe it, and Zhao Yue’e’s house also has it.

He looked at the two rooms and asked, “What do you plan to use these two rooms for?”

Zhao Yue’e said: “I haven’t thought about it yet… Hee, I told my mother that there is actually nothing at home.”

Yi Yang was slightly startled and stopped talking.

After cleaning the two rooms, Zhao Xiulan also fed the pigs. Seeing that the two of them were not in the main room, she came in and took a look. She saw Yi Yang helping to clean, and complained to her daughter: “Why do you let Yi Yang do such work?” Son……”

However, my impression of Yi Yang was even better.

After finishing all this work, Zhao Yue’e asked Zhao Xiulan to rest while she cooked.

Yi Yang enthusiastically expressed his intention to help, and said confidently: “I am the chef…”

Zhao Yue’e chuckled on the side and said: “If you really can’t sit still, help me get some firewood…”

Children from poor families become parents early.

Zhao Yue’e’s ability still surprised Yi Yang.

Cutting vegetables and meat, heating a pan with oil, adding it to the pan, and stir-frying… a series of operations that Yi Yang had only seen from people like grandma and second aunt who cooked all year round.

Soon, the meal was ready.

In order to entertain Yi Yang, Zhao Yue’e specially cut half of the bacon and fried a bacon potato slice.

Zhao Xiulan felt that Yi Yang was a well-off young man from the county town, and was afraid that he would not be used to her own food, so she added: “Yue’e, go to the village entrance to buy a can of fish…”

Yi Yang quickly said no, stood up and held down Zhao Yue’e’s head, and then he was able to start eating smoothly.

After eating for a while, while chatting about some random topics, Zhao Xiulan stopped talking several times, hesitated, stood up, took something wrapped in a handkerchief from behind, and said, “Yi Yang… thank you. Of the 5,000 yuan we borrowed from our family, we will pay you back 2,000 yuan today, do you think that’s okay…”

As he spoke, he opened his handkerchief and found a stack of red banknotes.

Yi Yang sighed, slowly pushed the money over, and said, “Auntie, to be honest, I didn’t come here for the money today.”

Then, Yi Yang stood up and took the big bag over, saying, “On the contrary, I want to ask for something from you, auntie.”

As he said that, he took out the sleeping pillow he made.

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PS: Yesterday I heard the news that a writer passed away, which made me feel a little sad.

My physical condition has been a bit bad recently, and exercising cannot save my cervical spine at all… Mainly because the speed of coding is too slow. It takes more than four hours to sit down, and my head is groggy. I was originally thinking about the last part of the National Day. A little burst of work in two days to at least fill in the chapters of the two alliance leaders… It seems completely impossible at the moment.

Constantly updating is the last bit of my stubbornness… Thank you all for your tolerance and understanding! (Closing fists)