Cai Youfu has four brothers. He is the eldest, and the second and third are also in the same school. They are all in the first grade. The youngest is eight years old this year and will also enter the first grade in the second half of the year.
In short, life at home is quite difficult.
When Ning Yue arrived at Cai's house, Cai Youfu was already squatting in front of the stove to light the fire. The lid of the pot was not yet closed. There was a pot of sweet potatoes inside, some of which had been peeled with a kitchen knife. They had been left in the cellar for such a long time. There must be some rotten ones. If there are less rotten ones, just use a knife to remove the bad ones. The remaining parts can still be steamed and eaten.
When Cai Youfu saw the teacher coming, he immediately stood up nervously, "Old, teacher..."
"This is what your family eats at night?"
Cai Youfu lowered his head and grabbed each other's hands restlessly. The kitchen was so quiet that only the crackling of firewood could be heard.
"Have your parents gone to work?"
Cai Youfu shook his head. It was his third brother who heard the noise and came out. He still had a pen in his hand. When he saw Ning Yue, he respectfully called out to the teacher, "My mother is in the house. She is sick. My father is off work." I have to go up the mountain to see if I can get some food, my second brother and my younger brother are also going up the mountain."
"Take me to see my aunt."
Cai Youfu moved now and took Ning Yue into the west room.
Aunt Cai was lying on the bed at the moment, her hair was disheveled, and there was no color at all on her face. No, there was no flesh at all. She was so thin that she lost her appearance. Ning Yue looked at the two brothers of the Cai family again. All the children are too thin.
"Have you seen a doctor? What disease does Aunt Cai have?"
Cai Youfu said: "I asked the doctor in the village to see it. My mother, my mother is hungry and lacks nutrition. In the past two days, my father has been looking for food while off work. Yesterday, I was lucky and caught a tuna. I fed my mother some of the big fish weighing more than a kilogram and drank a bowl of fish soup."
The two of them just talked like this, and the woman on the bed didn't wake up.
There is no need to ask Ning Yue. The situation of the Cai family is not unique. The situation of the Du family was not good before. The difference from the Cai family is that the Du family has more labor, has no patients at home, and does not have to go out for the first two years. I have enough money to send my children to school, so there is not so much pressure, and I can make do with the tight life.
"Wait a minute, the teacher will come as soon as he goes."
Ning Yue left before Cai Youfu had time to stop her. She left half an hour later. When she appeared at Cai's house again, Grandpa Cai came back, holding three palm-sized small spine fish in his hand. I think the old man went to the river to catch fish. Although there was a little shortage of things, it was still a harvest.
Seeing Ning Yue entering the door, he quickly greeted, "It's Ning Yue, girl, come on, come on..."
Then she saw what Ning Yue was holding and became speechless.
"My aunt is not in good health. I came to see her. Your family will eat these things first. What nutrition is there in eating steamed sweet potatoes all the time?"
The steamed sweet potatoes are now ripe, and the smell of sweet potatoes is filling the yard.
Mr. Cai smiled sheepishly, "At least it can fill my stomach..."
In fact, the daughter-in-law was not simply deficient in nutrition. She was starving the child in her belly, and then she became so weak that she slept for most of the day.
If there is something good at home, who wouldn’t want to give it to her? But there are only two people in the family earning work points, but they have to feed seven mouths. As an old man, he has to take some medicine from time to time, so the little food at home is simply not enough.
Coupled with the daughter-in-law's illness, their son is the only one left to earn work points, but he has to support six people, and two of them are sick. In the past few days, he has felt that if his daughter-in-law is no longer good, his son I really can't stand it anymore.
Several neighbors nearby have all been borrowed from them. If they want to borrow something again, they don't know who to talk to.
Some people also laughed at his family. They were so poor and even sent their three children to school. Wouldn't it be better to exchange the more than ten yuan in tuition fees for food?
Does he know that ten yuan can buy a lot of food? But going to school is the only way out for the children, and if he has some way, he will not put his thoughts on the tuition fees of his children!
Ning Yue walked to the kitchen and handed the things in her hands to Cai Youfu, "First, steam an egg custard for your mother to eat. This is quick. There are some fine grains in it. You guys eat it first. This is twenty yuan. Let the doctor prescribe some medicine. You Mom’s illness cannot be delayed.”
Cai Youfu didn't say anything like "I don't want the teacher's money." His grandfather opened and closed his mouth several times, and finally said: "Ning Yue, thank you, grandpa."
Cai Youfu said: "Teacher, these are borrowed by you and I, and I will definitely pay them back in the future."
Ning Yue nodded: "Okay, teacher knows."
She didn't point at the student to return the favor. She had such ability, and she helped the child without expecting anything in return. However, she would not refuse the student if he had such determination, even if it meant giving him some motivation.
With the situation at home, it's no wonder that Cai Youfu wanted to drop out of school. His three younger brothers were still young, so even if they didn't go to school, they wouldn't be able to help much.
After leaving Cai's house, he passed by Du Dali's house. Coincidentally, when he was still more than ten meters away from his door, a bicycle stopped outside Du Dali's house. Then a man got off the bicycle and said, "You Go in, I'm going back first, there is a commotion at home because of this matter, I have to go back and take a look, you can stay at home for a few days, and I will take you back when things calm down over there."
"Long Sheng, you really don't want to come in, it's so dark..."
"Okay, I have to go, hurry in." The man's voice was a little anxious, and Du Taohua finally shut up.
Oops, it's Du Taohua who's back. It's really dark now. Jiang Longsheng can't even enter the Yue family's door. Is something wrong?
Jiang Longsheng rode away on his bicycle. Du Taohua watched her husband leave. When she turned around, she saw Ning Yue looking at the show.
Du Taohua's face was distorted for a moment, but when she thought of her own experience, she just gritted her teeth in hatred, turned around and entered the yard.
Ning Yue was so happy that something must have happened to Du Taohua, otherwise the two of them wouldn't be so honest when they met her, or some great fairy took action and brought the green camellia out of its original shape.
By the way, Du Taohua still has a swollen belly, and she looks like she's been pregnant for several months, but these two didn't hold a wedding in the village!
Because she met Ning Yue outside, Du Taohua immediately inquired about Ning Yue after returning home. When she learned that she and Xu Yansheng had become primary school teachers, and the rumors about the two had subsided, Du Taohua almost After gritting her silver teeth, she now really believed that Du Ningyue was born blessed. Otherwise, how could her calculations always come to nothing?
Ma Sanju looked at her big belly and said irritably: "Why do you keep asking her when you have nothing to do? My uncle is already at the door, why don't you come in for a while?
Moreover, why did he send you back at this time? What will happen to your job? asked for leave? "
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