The soup in the pot boiled again. Mrs. Zhou stood up, patted the sawdust on her body, and then walked to the main room.
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Several dogs barked in the distance, and Lin Yuanqiu craned his neck for the twelfth time to look toward the entrance of the village, wanting to see if the cheap dad was back.
He didn't find out until after school that his cheap dad had gone to town so early today to earn money for him to buy books.
I finally understood why the cheap dad brought a new coat. He was probably going to sell it for money.
Lin Yuanqiu felt a little uncomfortable. He remembered Lin Sanzhu's happy look when the new cotton-padded jacket was just finished a few days ago. He also said that he had been wearing the old cotton-padded jacket for six years and now he could finally replace it with a new one.
As a result, such a treasured new coat was sold right away just to buy him a book.
How could Lin Yuanqiu not be moved by such affectionate fatherly love.
Sometimes Lin Yuanqiu wonders if he is too selfish, knowing that his family is very poor, but he persists in reading money-consuming books.
But what to do?
This is not the 21st century, this is not the modern feudal society where the number one scholar can be ranked among the 360 professions. If ordinary people want to get out of the quagmire, the only way out is to study for the imperial examination.
So, he really had no choice.
Just think of him as Lin Yuanqiu being selfish.
Whether it is to avoid hardship in the future or to help this family get out of poverty, what I have to do now is to live up to the sacrifices of my loved ones around me.
The dog barked again, and Lin Yuanqiu stood on tiptoes. This should mean that his father was back.
Sure enough, after a while, he saw a figure moving this way. Lin Yuanqiu hurriedly threw away the small branch he was practicing calligraphy on and ran quickly towards the village road.
Lin Yuanqiu stopped when he was still about twenty meters away. He didn't dare to get any closer, otherwise he would be a stranger by then.
"Daddy!" Lin Yuanqiu tried to shout forward.
Lin Sanzhu, who was opposite, had noticed the movement here for a long time. When he heard clearly that it was his son, he ran over quickly.
"Hey, my dog is here to pick up daddy!"
As he said that, he bent down and picked up his son. If it weren't for the fact that he was carrying something on his shoulders, Lin Sanzhu would have liked to throw him a few times.
"Gouzi, daddy bought you the Three-Character Classic today, as well as the pen and ink. By the way, the shopkeeper gave daddy a lot of paper!"
After holding back the joy all the way, Lin Sanzhu couldn't bear it when he saw his son. He patted the bag on his back and said with a smile, "Gouzi, touch the bag, there are books and pens in it." , Haha, now we don’t lack anything!”
This bag was also given to him by shopkeeper Gao, otherwise it would be difficult to carry so many things on the road.
Lin Yuanqiu put one hand around Lin Sanzhu's neck, and stretched the other hand to reach into the bag. There was a cylindrical thing at the tentacle. This should be a rolled white paper. Soon he also touched the Three-Character Sutra, and then touched another. A writing brush.
"Thank you, Daddy. You are so kind, Daddy!" Lin Yuanqiu was excited. With paper and pen, he could start writing.
When Lin Sanzhu heard his son praising him as a good father, he was so happy that he could not see his eyes.
By the way, I still have white-flour steamed buns to show off.
"Gouzi, what do you think is here?" Lin Sanzhu took off the baggage and waved it in front of Lin Yuanqiu.
Lin Yuanqiu stretched out his hand and touched it. It was soft, "Is it delicious?"
"Yes, yes, they are delicious. Haha, my dog is really smart. These are white-flour steamed buns. They are all white-flour. There are many of them. Daddy will steam them for the dog to eat later!"
Oh, by the way, I have to hide a few steamed buns.
Otherwise, it will be difficult to take it out later when it is in my hands.
Thinking of this, Lin Sanzhu quickly squatted down, put his son on the ground, and began to unpack the baggage. Then one, two, three, he quickly took out three large white buns from the baggage, and then stuffed them into Lin Yuanqiu's clothes without any explanation. , "Gouzi, you can quietly put these steamed buns in our room later."
Three steamed buns, one for each of Gouzi and his three siblings.
Lin Yuanqiu, who was stuffed in his arms, nodded as if he was pounding garlic. He promised to complete such a task successfully.
When she heard that her youngest son was back, Mrs. Wu immediately urged her daughters-in-law to start dinner, "Hurry up, hurry up, it's getting dark. If you don't eat, your stomach will stick to your back!"
"Mom, look what I brought back!" Lin Sanzhu was beaming with joy. As soon as he entered the main room, he opened the bundle and spread it on the table.
Under the oil lamp, the white-faced steamed buns were particularly bright. Everyone in the room could see their mouths hanging open, including a few young ones, and their eyes were almost glued to the steamed buns.
Mrs. Wu was surprised, "Oh, why are there so many steamed buns, Lao San, where did they come from?"
Could it be that the boss who worked today was paid with steamed buns?
But such a big steamed bun costs two cents at least.
Mrs. Wu stepped forward and counted, "My dear, this burden must be worth about twenty coins. The third child can find out what kind of job it is that is worth so much wages."
Seeing his mother looking dumbfounded, Lin Sanzhu was a little proud and said with a smile, "My son is very lucky today. As soon as he arrived in the town, he met an old man who gave birth to a son. He also gave away money and steamed buns. It’s really lively.”
Hearing that so many steamed buns were for free, Mrs. Wu couldn't help but pick up one and weigh it. It must weigh more than four taels. Oh, this man is really rich.
But no, Mr. He also scattered three baskets of copper coins.
Lin Sanzhu was about to talk about his ability to grab copper coins, but he heard Feng behind him exclaim, "Ms. sir, why is your coat torn?"
Is it broken? Lin Sanzhu reached out and touched his back. There was indeed a gaping hole. He thought it was torn by a sack while moving goods today.
Lin Sanzhu didn't take it seriously, "It's okay. It must have been scratched while carrying the sack. It will be repaired later."
What? Carry the sack!
Lin Dazhu and Lin Erzhu, as well as Liu and Zhou, all looked in disbelief. The third brother (brother-in-law) actually went to move goods?
This is so surprising.
Wu's face was also full of disbelief. She looked around Lin Sanzhu up and down several times, "Third brother, are you carrying the sack?"
"Yes, my son has to earn money to buy books for Gouzi."
When he said this, Lin Sanzhu always felt that his back was much straighter than before.
Feng was so distressed that she touched the rip in Lin Sanzhu's clothes and said, "Ms. sir, I'm going to get you a new cotton-padded jacket right now."
Ahem, cough, cough, there’s still a new cotton-padded jacket.
This mother-in-law really doesn't like to pick up any pot.
Lin Sanzhu quickly changed the subject, "Mom, why don't we just eat these white flour buns tonight?"
Eat white flour steamed buns?
Upon hearing this, Ms. Feng immediately stopped, thinking that the new cotton-padded jacket would be the same if she changed it after dinner.
Worried that Wu would not agree, several children, including Lin Yuanqiu, immediately gathered around and looked at Wu with five or six pairs of eyes.
The older ones, Yuanfeng Yuansong, and Chunmei Chunxiu, also have longing eyes.
Of course Mrs. Wu disagreed. Oh my god, these were steamed buns made of pure white flour. All of a sudden, everything was buzzing. I couldn't live with this day.
She was about to stop her when Old Lintou on the side said, "Old man, take the steamed buns and steam them. Our whole family will eat white flour steamed buns tonight."
Eh! When Mrs. Zhou heard this, she quickly gathered the steamed buns on the table, then picked up her bag and ran to the kitchen in large strides.
"Sister-in-law, I'll light a fire for you!" Ms. Liu quickly chased after her.
Seeing this, Feng didn't waste any time, "I'll go help too!"
After saying that, he rushed towards the kitchen.
The three sisters-in-law did not give their mother-in-law a chance to stop her.
Wu: "..."
Seeing that eating steamed buns was a foregone conclusion, the little ones finally breathed a sigh of relief, and then ran around the room screaming for many times.
There were so many people and so quickly, the Zhou family quickly put the steaming steamed buns on the table.
There were nine steamed buns, and there were seventeen people in the family. Wu took a knife and cut the steamed buns in half, which was exactly half for each person.
As for the ninth steamed bun, Wu handed it directly to Lin Sanzhu, "Lao San, this is for you. You have been working the hardest today."
Lin Sanzhu shook his head, broke the steamed bun in half, picked up one half and divided it into two, then put them into Lao Lintou's and Wu's bowls respectively, "Father, mother, you two eat!"
For the sake of their brothers, his parents had suffered a lot over the years. It was only when Lin Sanzhu gritted his teeth and carried the sack that he truly realized how difficult it was for his parents.
Lao Lintou and Wu's eyes suddenly became wet, their third child had finally grown up.
The whole family had a great time having this dinner, and it felt like the Chinese New Year was almost the same.
After hearing that they could get a penny for carrying two sacks of rice, Lin Dazhu and Lin Erzhu were a little excited and thought about whether they should go to the dock tomorrow to have a look.
Old Lin waved his hand, "The boss's waist was fully healed after he fell while picking persimmons. How could he survive carrying sacks at this time?"
He wiped the pipe pot and said, "Let's wait until the next year to talk about making money."
Lin Sanzhu showed everyone the books and pens he bought one by one, and then talked about his glorious deeds of grabbing twenty-seven pieces of wedding money today.
Mrs. Wu on the side listened and knelt her fingers, calculating her third son's expenses today, but she couldn't find the right sign between the money and the pen and ink in the books she bought.
So, where did the other thirty coins come from?
At this time, Mrs. Feng, who had gone back to her room to get a new cotton-padded jacket for her husband to wear, came back with empty hands and said, "Sir, our new cotton-padded jacket can't be found."
Upon hearing this, Mrs. Wu was suddenly enlightened. She stood up and looked around for something she could find. The third child, a prodigal, actually sold the newly made coat.
Then there was a lot of excitement in the main room.
Finally, Lin Sanzhu, who had been beaten twice, rubbed his butt and went back to his room.
His mother is so cruel. When she was eating the steamed buns, she was still screaming like a good boy. However, she turned against him right away. Ouch, it hurt him to death.
Lin Yuanqiu was a little embarrassed. If it weren't for buying him a book, his father wouldn't have sold the newly made cotton-padded clothes, let alone been beaten.
"Dad, how about my son rub it for you!" Lin Yuanqiu rolled up his sleeves, looking like he was ready to loosen his muscles for his father.
Lin Sanzhu was indeed a little tired, so he didn't refuse. After lying down on the kang, he was too lazy to move.
Seeing this, Chunyan and Chuncao on the side also rolled up their sleeves, and then each of them hugged their father's legs, preparing to imitate their elder brother and press them on their father.
In this way, dad can bring delicious steamed buns back to eat every day.
After taking off Lin Sanzhu's coat, the frayed skin on his neck was exposed, and the blood on it had solidified.
When he opened his middle coat again, his back was covered with red marks, which showed how heavy the sack full of grain was.
Lin Yuanqiu felt uncomfortable, and became more and more determined, that is, he must study hard and repay his cheap father for his upbringing.
In addition, before you become a talented person, you can also receive small favors.
