At the same time, Shui Jianguo returned to his home in the county. Bai Lu hugged Bo Kang and sat on the sofa. When she saw him entering the house, she asked in surprise: "Why did you come back so early? Why don't you stay in the village for a while."
"I originally planned to come back last night, but I didn't expect that my father took a few brothers to go hunting. Bingyue was at home alone. By the time they came back, it was already very late."
"Isn't my sister afraid of being alone?" Bai Lu was very surprised. After all, her father-in-law and her younger brothers were not the ones who would leave Bingyue alone.
Shui Jianguo smiled and shook his head: "Bingyue is very brave, and she cooked dinner by herself on the bench, and she looked decent.
By the way, keep this package, it was given to you by Bingyue. Be sure to put it away. Give me Bokang. "
After handing her son to her husband, she picked up a small package on the coffee table, opened it and looked at it: "Where did my sister get these things?"
"I don't know. She just has a worried personality. She is kind to everyone. She is afraid of losing her brother, as if she is here to repay her kindness."
Although the two are husband and wife, there is no need to tell the daughter-in-law about the sister's wealth-making attributes.
Bai Lu did not continue to inquire. After all, she had seen a lot of these things in her hands when she was a child, but now it was not suitable to expose them to the public, so she wrapped them up and put them in a locked cabinet.
After Shui Shangqing took his fourth, fifth and sixth sons to buy and sell the prey, he bought two bags and two cans of malted milk and went to the courtyard of the steel factory.
The three uncles Jianshe, Jianren and Jianyi met Xiao Bokang for the first time and liked him very much.
Bai Lu quickly poured tea for her father-in-law and brothers. Shui Shangqing waved his hand: "You don't have to work. I haven't seen Bo Kang for a long time. Come and see him. I'll go back in a while."
"Dad, it will be noon soon. Let's go after lunch. We have already arrived at home, how can we let you and your brothers go home hungry?"
"Yes, Lulu is right. You guys play with Bokang for a while, and I'll make lunch." Shui Jianguo was very happy to entertain several brothers at home for the first time.
A few people stayed in the county seat for lunch. Liu Xuemei saw that it was twelve o'clock and they hadn't come back yet, so she simply made tomato and egg noodles and ate them with Xiaoqi and Bingyue.
Cao Yuxi and Wang Caixia were drying fungus in the Educated Youth Yard. After all, this kind of thing can only be made at the purchasing station and can be sold for five yuan per pound.
Li Shanshan looked a little envious: "Next time you go up the mountain, can you take me with you?"
"No problem, but you may not always get something." Wang Caixia happily agreed.
Li Xiang saw the female educated youth in the yard through the window in the house, and discussed with Wang Liting: "Let's go up the mountain together to find something we can buy. There is not much work in the fields now, and there is a lot of free time."
Wang Liting shook his head: "I'm not going. I heard that other villages have begun to select people to go to college. No one here has mentioned it. Is there no quota for our village this year?"
"Is there such a good thing? Although when I was at home, I heard from my neighbor's aunt who went to the countryside before about living, but even if we have it, it won't be our turn.
They have very high requirements for family background, work performance during the period of going to the countryside, and the recognition of the villagers.
Our affability is not as good as Cao Yuxi's, our field work is not as good as Wang Caixia's, and our literary talent is not as good as Li Yucheng's, so we have no chance of winning. "
Wang Liting was so angry that he slapped Li Xiang on the head: "I'm telling you this because I have a good relationship with you. Why do you tell the truth, embody other people's ambitions, and destroy your own prestige?"
Li Xiang didn't say anything. He thought it was good to be self-aware. He will also save money carefully in the future, only what he can hold in his own hands is real.
Shui Shangqing finished lunch at his eldest son's place and left with his three sons. He went to the state-owned store and bought biscuits and soda for his wife and daughter to take home.
They arrived home at around two o'clock, and Liu Xuemei, Xiao Qi, and Shui Bingyue just woke up from their lunch break. The family just sat in the main room and drank drinks together.
"How much did the prey cost this time?" Liu Xuemei asked her husband.
Shui Shangqing showed the list issued by the buying station to his wife: "It's all written on it. But only the money for the rabbit belongs to me, and the rest belongs to several children."
"We don't have much money. Next time, don't leave us Bingyue alone just for this little thing."
"There will be absolutely no next time. I know I was wrong. By the way, I think we will hold a village meeting tomorrow and let the villagers directly vote to see who will be recommended to go to college.
This is relatively fair. After all, the opportunity is rare. If I make the decision alone, the educated youth will inevitably feel dissatisfied. People's eyes are sharp.
I deliberately did not release the news earlier this time because I was afraid that it would be unfair if someone tried to influence me. "Shui Shangqing talked about this important matter.
Shui Bingyue asked with concern: "Then do we children also have the right to vote?"
"You must be over 18 years old, otherwise children will be easily deceived by a few lies. Moreover, many people are easy to follow suit. If they see someone they have a good relationship with, they will follow suit."
After saying this, everyone went back to their respective rooms. Shui Jianshe went to his sister's room and asked her: "Do you want to eat ice cream?"
"There is nothing for sale in the village."
"I have saltpeter at home. I can make ice cubes and ice cream. If you want to eat it, I can make it for you."
Shui Bingyue nodded and said with a smile: "Okay. By the way, I still have the peaches I picked yesterday. They are on the table. Brother Qi has washed them. You can eat the peaches first before you get busy."
Shui Jianshe took the peach and sat next to his sister, complaining: "Just because of this, you don't want to go hunting with us?"
"It's really not for this thing, it's just for the things you promised before. This is what I call keeping promises."
"Then you should be more careful in the future and don't agree to others casually. After all, you know people but don't know their hearts." Shui Jianshe warned seriously.
"Yes, I understand. After all, people grow up little by little, and every decision they make cannot be right."
On the other side of her parents' house, Liu Xuemei asked about Shui Bingyue again: "Shang Qing, what happened to Bingyue that I don't know about while I was away?"
"It's a long story."
"Then let's talk about it carefully. If you are idle now, you are idle."
Seeing that his wife really wanted to know, Shui Shangqing touched his nose and told about the hunting: "Half a month ago, I took a few children to hunt in the mountains. After walking very far, I found a valley. , there is a stream there and there are patches of wild grapes.”
"Just focus on the key points."
"When Bingyue went to pick grapes, she fell into a small hole. The hole was so small that only Bingyue could fall in. I took the rope and threw it down for her to tie to me, so that I could pull her up. ."
