The three brothers all thanked the fourth brother, and Shui Jianshe nodded slightly in agreement. Wave to Bingyue and ask her to come over.
Shui Bingyue walked over obediently and was hugged by her fourth brother and sat on his lap. The gift she received was a thick stack of books. The name of the top book was "One Hundred Thousand Whys".
Shui Jianshe explained to his sister seriously: "I went to the bookstore during the Chinese New Year holiday and saw these books. The books contain a lot of useful knowledge. I know you like learning and science, so I bought them for you. ."
"Thank you, fourth brother, I like it very much." Shui Bingyue said sincerely. After all, you really can’t buy such a good book here, and it’s not cheap at all.
Shui Jianshe gave Shui Bokang a jigsaw puzzle, a simple puzzle that can be assembled into any pattern. Xiao Bokang also likes it.
After the gifts were distributed, Shui Shangqing asked him: "How many days can you stay at home this time?"
"Three days. I will return to the provincial art troupe in three days."
"Is it cold during filming? Is it dangerous?" Liu Xuemei asked with a mixture of curiosity and concern.
"After all, most of the scenes were shot outdoors in winter, so the cold is unavoidable. As for whether it is dangerous or not, it depends on the individual's ability.
We do farm work at home, and sometimes we accidentally hurt ourselves, so these things are all relative. "
Shui Jianshe deliberately made his words ambiguous to prevent his parents from feeling sorry for him. After all, any job that makes money is easy.
Now that he has returned home intact, there is nothing to say, just report the good news but not the bad news.
After chatting for a while, everyone went back to their rooms. Liu Xuemei went to the kitchen to cook some hot food for Xiaosi. After all, coming all the way back, I definitely didn’t eat well.
Shui Bingyue took her fourth brother to her and grandma's house and pointed out Xiaobai and the two cubs to him.
"Xiaobai is a mother and has two cubs."
Shui Jianshe rubbed his sister's head and asked with concern: "They live in your house, won't they disturb you?"
"No, they are very quiet. The cubs are basically sleeping. They look much better than when they were born."
"I mean, would you like to spend more time with me these days? After all, we haven't seen each other for a long time."
Shui Bingyue nodded: "Of course. Fourth brother knows that I listen to you the most."
When the two were chatting happily, Liu Xuemei called Shui Jianshe to go to dinner. He looked at the pig's trotters in the bowl and asked curiously: "How many pigs have been killed at home this year? There are still pig's trotters now."
"We killed a pig on the mission, and your father also bought some pig's trotters from others, hoping that you would be able to eat them when you came back."
"Excuse me, parents."
Liu Xuemei smiled: "You kid, you are polite in your speech. Why are you so polite to your own family?"
While the fourth brother was eating, Shui Bingyue had already opened "One Hundred Thousand Whys" and started reading it.
The more I watched, the more I became fascinated and deeply moved. Unexpectedly, the book contains a lot of information on what to do when you encounter danger. There are also ways to make some very important things.
In her previous world, any one of them could become a family's top secret information. Nowadays, people are generous enough to share it with everyone.
This is the so-called whole people as soldiers, unity is strength. All education must start from childhood.
However, due to economic and geographical issues, not many people can read these books. This is why it is difficult for children in remote areas to surpass children in big cities.
Shui Jianshe went to look for his sister after dinner and found that she was fascinated by reading. I just picked up a copy and took a look.
After all, he just glanced at it in the bookstore and did not study it carefully. The things inside are useful not only for children, but for everyone.
Seeing that the two children loved reading so much, the old lady went to her daughter's room and did some work with her to pass the time.
"Xiaosi is really considerate. He traveled so far and came back without forgetting to bring gifts to his family."
Liu Xuemei nodded: "What mother said is true at all. Xiaosi is very family-oriented. At first, he wanted to stay at home and farm, but he felt sorry for me working in the fields.
Although I think it's thoughtful, I'm not a selfish person, so I won't delay my child's future.
It was also good luck. Although Mr. Huo and his family felt a little superior, they still left a job quota before leaving, which happened to allow Xiaosi to catch up. "
"They are all blessed children. Life flies by so fast. When they were young, they felt like they had enough to eat every day." The old lady was lamenting the past.
In the afternoon, there was a knock on the Shui family's courtyard door again, and it was Xiaoqi who opened it. I found a postman standing outside the door, took the package he delivered, and then went to my parents' room.
Shui Shangqing looked at the name on the package and said with a smile: "This Li Yucheng sends things here every year."
When he opened the package, he found a letter and a wooden box inside. Inside the box was a rough stone as big as a baby's palm.
It turned out that the course Li Yucheng studied in college was geology, and he found a lot of good things. He was grateful for the Shui family's care for him and always sent him things.
People who study geology have a hard time, but this is in line with Li Yucheng's character. He likes to run around and doesn't want to go home.
To this day, no one in his family knows that he went to college. After all, he didn't meet anyone he knew at school.
The more important reason is that his family has never written to him, and they don't care whether he is doing well or not. So now I only have correspondence with the village chief.
When Liu Xuemei saw such a gift, she smiled and said: "The stones this child sends are very beautiful every time, but they are of no use and can only be used as decorations."
"It's because people are willing to give it away because they have good intentions. As for the use, there may be some use in the future. After all, there are many people who can turn decay into magic. A well-carved stone can be sold for a sky-high price."
"That being said, we don't have such talent in our family."
Shui Bingyue was very interested in the assembly of radios in the book. This meant that as long as she found the right parts and followed the correct steps to assemble it, she would have a good radio.
But here, too, these parts are hard to come by. And the stuff nowadays is of good quality and will last a long time, so don’t expect to get a bad one.
"One Hundred Thousand Whys" can turn a person into a qualified repairman, but not a creator. If you want to know more, you still need to study hard.
Shui Jianshe opened a copy of "The Barefoot Doctor's Handbook" and was a little surprised. Maybe it was stuck together with other books when he took it.
He took the book and asked his sister: "Do you want to read this book?"
Shui Bingyue shook her head: "Brother Six wants to be a doctor, you can give this book to him. Everyone can read these books as long as they are at home."
