Today was undoubtedly a very good day for He Yuan.
Although I fell into the river that day and drank several mouthfuls of dirty water, which caused me to have diarrhea for a long time.
But when Su Caijuan came back from the county town yesterday, she brought him a new pen box, which was said to cost ten yuan.
That's the price of two pounds of pork.
He didn't even put the pen box into his schoolbag, he just held it in his hand.
As he walked, he shouted: "Oh, what should I do if my schoolbag can't even fit this big pen box?"
Along the road, many students from Dayuan Primary School saw He Yuan, especially the pen box in his hand with cartoon characters engraved on it.
The crowds of envious people came up and gathered around He Yuan, talking to each other:
"Oh my gosh, He Yuan, your pen box is so pretty. I'm going to catch lobsters when I get home from school today. I'll sell them for more money and use them to buy one like yours."
"He Yuan, where did you buy your pen box? I want it too. I'll go back to my mother to buy it for me!"
"I'll ask you to rent it for a day for a dime, is it okay?"
Because He Yuan's family sold lobsters at a high price yesterday, the students all heard their parents talking about He Yuan's grandma Su Caijuan at home.
Coupled with his new pen case today, everyone is even more affectionate towards He Yuan.
Don't mention how much He Yuan enjoys this sense of dignity like stars holding the moon in his arms.
But soon he saw out of the corner of his eye a jumping little girl appearing on the road on the other side, and an adult carrying a schoolbag for her.
It was Su Ming who took Su Xue to school.
Su Ming did not ask Zhu Guiying for help today.
In fact, Su Ming enjoyed joking with Su Xue and the feeling of small hands holding big hands.
Therefore, as long as he can be with Su Xue, he will choose to leave time to Su Xue.
It's like making up for the thousands of empty days and nights in the previous life.
Su Xue had just eaten the vegetable and lean meat porridge that Su Ming cooked for her.
He is still holding a bottle of milk in his hand, sucking it slowly, and from time to time a round egg appears in his pocket.
When He Yuan saw Su Xue.
The classmates around him also noticed He Yuan's gaze.
One by one, they turned to look.
"Oh my God, isn't Su Xue so happy? Can she drink milk again?" When a little boy saw Su Xue's milk, he wished he was Su Xue's mouth.
"This milk is the best. Su Xue actually drinks it continuously. Su Xue's father must be too rich."
He Yuan was unconvinced when he saw this.
"A bottle of milk only costs a few yuan, three or four yuan at most. My new pen box cost ten yuan to buy. Children in the city all use this kind of pen box."
As he spoke, he once again raised the pen box in his hand high.
But soon some attentive female classmates discovered something was wrong.
"Look, have you changed Su Xue's schoolbag?"
For children who are only a few years old in rural areas, schoolbags are definitely a luxury item.
Which one of them has a schoolbag that is not old and white?
If they have younger brothers and sisters, this schoolbag may be passed down to the next batch of students in the family.
A schoolbag can be exchanged for six or seven kilograms of pork. Who would be willing to do that?
This group of adults can be said to be the most economical and the most accomplished.
I wish I had no expenses every day and worked 24 hours a day to make more and more money in my hands.
So I heard that Su Xue got a new schoolbag.
The students' eyes once again moved from He Yuan's hands to Su Ming's back.
Su Ming was carrying his schoolbag on one shoulder.
Therefore, the schoolbag looked like it was being knocked all over by the children on the other side of the road.
"Wow, it actually belongs to Little Rabbit Paper!"
"Yes, that zipper is actually a stuffed toy of a little bunny. This stuffed toy alone must cost a lot of money!"
"I have never seen this schoolbag in any stationery store in town. It must not have been bought in town."
"What? Which store in town has the best-looking and most expensive schoolbag? It's not as good-looking as Su Xue's schoolbag."
"The most expensive one in town only costs 40 yuan. Su Xue's schoolbag must cost at least 50 yuan!"
"Fifty yuan can buy ten pounds of pork!"
All the classmates around He Yuan disappeared in an instant, especially the girls He Yuan wanted to attract the most.
Sure enough, girls like bags because they are born with them.
One by one, the girls were chirping and running towards Su Xue.
When they got closer, they discovered that not only Su Xue's schoolbag was new.
Under the sun, the hairpin with beads on Su Xue's head also shone brightly.
A classmate's titanium alloy dog's eyes were blinded.
"I saw this hairpin on the head of a relative of mine in the city. It is said that shopping for this hairpin costs ten yuan!"
"Ten yuan? Is this hairpin equivalent to the price of He Yuan's pencil case?"
"But it's really good-looking. If I had ten dollars, I'd rather buy hairpins than that ugly pen box."
As the saying goes, there is no harm without comparison.
The pen box that everyone envied just now has become a thing of the past and has lost its due glory.
He Yuan stood there and evaluated what his classmates said.
The schoolbag cost more than fifty yuan, and the hairpin cost ten yuan, plus milk. He Yuan took a breath. It actually cost close to 70 yuan.
This was already something he didn't dare to think about.
The pen box in his hand felt heavier and heavier. He angrily put the pen box into his schoolbag and increased the swing frequency of his short legs.
He regretted a little. If he had known better, he would have gone to school earlier. Then he might have been able to brag all the way. But now he was only half way there, and his bull was already crushed by Su Xue.
At this time, Su Ming looked at more and more classmates surrounding Su Xue, and a happy smile appeared on his lips.
Listening to Su Xue shouting loudly among the classmates: "My father bought this for me, and my father bought this for me. I didn't even know, but my father bought it for me."
Even if she mentions her father a few times in one sentence, Su Xue feels sorry for her current happiness.
The classmates no longer looked down on Su Ming, nor did they despise Su Xue because of Su Ming. Instead, they all praised Su Xue for having a good father.
Seeing that Su Xue was still holding her little hand tightly at this moment, and looking proud of her little chest.
Su Ming thought to himself: This is the honor that my daughter, Su Ming, should have.
After he sent Su Xue to school, he received a kiss from Su Xue to say goodbye.
Then returned home.
As soon as he entered the house, he saw Ding Anping standing there like a piece of wood, motionless and muttering something in his mouth.
He smiled and moved forward, coming to Ding Anping's side.
"Anping, what's wrong? Did something happen? Don't you usually go to the river early in the morning to catch shrimps?"
"Su, Brother Su, look, look in this pool!" Ding Anping pointed at the pool in front of him that was built by Ding Tian, and said tremblingly.