When Xiang Jin and Yan Chen went to the weir pond, Yang Zhao was about to walk back with two fish in his hands.
Xiang Jin and Yan Chen walked over, "You caught the fish so quickly?"
Yang Zhaodao, "There are fish for sale here at any time. They will catch a few fish early every morning and keep them in the small pond next to it. Then when someone wants them, they will fish them out directly.
Just come and sell them. If no one comes to buy them all day, they will put them back in the weir pond to raise them in the middle of the afternoon."
Xiang Jin nodded with Yan Chen, and then the three of them walked back together. Xiang Jin looked at the two fish in his hand that were still alive and tied with straw ropes and said, "Didn't grandma ask you to buy one?
Why did you buy two more?”
Yang Zhao said, "I bought one for you. Let's take it back and keep it in a pot first. Then you can take it with you when you leave."
Xiang Jin and Yan Chen were startled, and Xiang Jin's heart warmed up, "How much money do you have saved yourself, and you still buy fish for us?"
Yang Zhao said, "My parents give me and my brother twenty yuan as pocket money every week. We eat at the shop every day and live in our family's house in the town, like
Books, materials, pen and ink, and miscellaneous school expenses, my dad
Mom and others all paid us separately, so my brother and I usually don’t need much money, so we saved the money and kept it for ourselves. I still don’t have enough money to buy you a fish? Besides, this fish
It’s not expensive, only about ten yuan.”
Xiang Jin gave him a thumbs up, "Yeah, rich man!"
Yang Zhao smiled sheepishly, "How can that be possible? Compared with you, sister, we are simply far behind. When you were in the third year of junior high school, you didn't use a penny of your family's money anymore.
My study life is all self-sufficient, and I often pay for my family out of my own pocket, but I still use my parents’ money to this day.”
Xiang Jin looked at his dejected expression, then sighed, reached out and patted his shoulder, comforting him, "Silly boy, you are different from my sister. You have a pair of reliable parents. You have reliable parents."
Yes, I don’t have one, so I have to rely on myself.
You, don’t be born into blessings and don’t know the blessings. Enjoy this rare carefree youth while you can still rely on your parents. When you become an adult in the future and join the society, you will no longer be able to rely on your parents.
When the time comes, you have to rely on yourself, and it’s not too late to lament and lament to yourself when the time comes!”
Yang Zhao said, "What? You are only two or three months older than me, okay? Just like an old scholar, talk in the same way, be calm and steady!"
Xiang Jin said, "You think I want to be old-fashioned and prudent. Isn't this forced by the environment? If I had such a pair of reliable parents at the beginning, who wouldn't want to be an innocent little girl.
"
Yang Zhao said, "But don't you have one now? Although from the bottom of my heart I still feel very reluctant to let you go and don't want to admit that you are someone else's child.
But you are indeed, and you have a pair of very reliable parents, much more reliable than my aunt and Xiang Hai. I can see that they treat you sincerely.
As long as they treat you sincerely, I am willing to admit that you are someone else's child, and you can be an innocent and carefree little girl from now on, right?"
A helpless smile appeared at the corner of Xiang Jin's lips, "Yes, I have it now, but I don't need it anymore!"
Yan Chen and Yang Zhao were startled again, and Yan Chen's heart tightened, a little sore, a little painful, and a little stuffy and swollen!
Yes, they did not show up when she needed to be cared for, protected, loved and grown up most in her life, forcing her to grow on her own, which undoubtedly tore and stretched a person's soul.
When her thoughts and character had matured, her biological parents appeared. How is it possible for her to be an innocent and carefree little girl again? She can't do it! Never again.
Maybe you have that state of mind!
Just like him, the starting point for looking at people and treating things is based on adult thinking. In the eyes of people like them, what many of their peers say and do are very childish behaviors.
"Sister, I'm sorry. I apologize to you on behalf of my aunt. We don't know why she is like that." When Yang Zhao heard this, tears suddenly flowed out, and then he squatted on the ground and cried "Wow"
Got up.
This shocked both Xiang Jin and Yan Chen. Xiang Jin was even a little at a loss for a moment. It took a while before Xiang Jin said something irrelevant, "The fish are all here."
It’s dragged to the ground, and if it doesn’t get up, the fish will probably die!”
"Oh, really?" Yang Zhao quickly stood up from the ground, and then looked nervously at the two fish with big mouths in his hands, and saw that the two fish were indeed wrapped
There was a lot of dirt and dead branches and leaves.
He raised his arm and roughly wiped away his tears and then said, "Let's go, shall we go back quickly?"
"Wait a minute," Xiang Jin called to him.
"Huh?!" Yang Zhao was puzzled.
Xiang Jin put her hand on his shoulder again. Yan Chen frowned slightly when he looked at her hand, but neither Xiang Jin nor Yang Zhao noticed. Xiang Jin said with a serious face,
"Silly brother, you are you and she is her. Why do you apologize for her? You haven't done anything to feel sorry for me?
Remember, no matter when, if it is really your fault, you should apologize to others. If it is not your fault, don't take the responsibility on yourself.
Don't think that this kind of behavior is a sign of magnanimity, but in fact it is stupid, because you may be disliked by both parties, and neither party will get along well with you, you know? If someone does something wrong, they don't know how to apologize to others.
Do you need to do more of that? Does anyone else want you to do this?
If the other party does something wrong and they don't apologize, why should you, a third party, apologize? Does your apology represent the other party? Is it sincere? In this way, you can only end up being nosy, or even
Some people will think you are hypocritical!"
"Oh, I got it!" Yang Zhao lowered his head and looked like he had been taught something.
As soon as they walked outside the courtyard, they smelled a strong scent of bacon coming from inside, and her grandfather just killed the chicken and took it into the house.
Yang Zhao quickly rushed into the house and put a fish in the house, and then she and her grandfather walked outside to kill the fish.
Seeing her grandfather's skillful knife skills, Xiang Jin asked Yan Chen standing aside, "Can you kill fish?"
Yan Chen said, "Yes, the fish we bought at Miyun Reservoir last time were mainly killed by me and my brother. But normally, this kind of thing is not my turn. It's usually not my turn here.
Grandpa is doing it, but in the provincial capital, Uncle Tao and Aunt Jiang are usually doing it."
Xiang Jin nodded, and then sighed and said, "Well, talking about Miyun Reservoir, I suddenly thought of the cured fish I made during the Chinese New Year. There are many more, and I haven't eaten them seriously yet.
When I see a few of those fish, I am insulated from them, which is such a pity when I think about it!”
Yan Chen smiled slightly at her and said, "It's okay. If you like it, I will accompany you to Miyun Reservoir to buy some during the winter vacation this year. You can do it then."
Xiang Jin shook his head and said, "Forget it. I guess the exams will be followed by make-up classes, and the holidays won't be until the end of the year. How can I have time? And I don't want to hunt for that god anymore!"
The most important thing is that she doesn’t even have a place, so where can she put it?
Although she is now living in Grandma Mo and Grandpa Zeng's house, she can't live in their house forever. She still has to have her own place to stay.
Oops, I really hate her at this awkward age. She has to be an adult, but she is still two or three years away from becoming an adult. Last year, she took Yang Juyun's household registration book to apply for an ID card, and it was only valid for five years.
If she wants to go to the bank to apply for a bank card in her own name, she still needs a guardian. She needs to show this and that, and what else do she need? Proof of guardianship relationship. It’s so troublesome! Even if it’s a bank card that has been applied for,
Many restrictions.
Alas, her biggest grievance when she came here was not that she had endured hardships and was tired and was unable to do anything, nor was it the unfriendly treatment from Yang Juyun, but that the age limit was too high and too low, which made many things difficult for her.
It’s not convenient to do it.
For example, she can't spend it even if she has money. Even if she does spend it, it will only be spent after a lot of twists and turns and potential risks. Another example is that she can't buy a house or a car in her own name, etc.
!
Alas, after all, she was born at the wrong time and in the wrong place. The only thing she is thankful for when she comes here is that she has made such a sincere friend like Yan Chen!
It’s not that she dislikes other things, there’s nothing she likes! Think about how glorious the era before her was, with a prosperous economy and culture, highly developed political and living standards, a stable country, and people who were safe, happy, prosperous, and healthy!
"What are you thinking about?" Yan Chen asked when he saw that she seemed to be distracted.
Xiang Jin said, "Oh, it's nothing, I just thought that time flies by so fast. We will be in our senior year of high school soon, and we will take the college entrance examination at this time next year."
Yan Chen said, "Actually, we are already in our third year of high school."
"Huh?!" Xiang Jin was startled, but then he responded, "Yeah, we are already in our senior year of high school, and we have completed the entire senior year courses."
"Where do you want to go to a famous university? Is it from a northern city or a southern city?" Yan Chen asked immediately.
Xiang Jin thought for a while and said, "It doesn't matter, as long as it's a good university, I don't care! What about you? Where do you want to go to?"
Yan Chen said, "The number one university in the north, in the capital and even in the country!"
Xiang Jin nodded seriously, "Well, I believe in you. With your strength, you can definitely do it!"
Yan Chen said, "You are also very strong. How about we go to the same university when the time comes?"
"Okay!" Facing his serious look, Xiang Jin agreed without thinking.
"Okay!" Yan Chen smiled, his eyes sparkling like the most shining star in the farthest sky on that summer night.
After a while, Xiang Jin, her grandfather and Yang Zhao killed the big fish. Then her grandfather took the big fish to the kitchen to help her grandmother cook, and asked Yang Zhao to accompany Xiang Jin.
They talked and chatted.
When the three of them entered the house, Yang Zhao directly took a reticulated melon from the fruits that Yan Chen had brought, cut it up, put it on the table, and greeted them, "Our family hasn't bought any fruit in the past few days, so I'll use your borrowed flowers to offer to the Buddha."
Come on, let’s eat quickly?”
Xiang Jin and Yan Chen each took a piece and chewed it slowly. Then Xiang Jin asked, "How did your brother do in this exam?"
Yang Hui missed the normal school entrance exam by more than ten points last year and couldn't leave, so he repeated the exam for another year this year.
Yang Zhao shook his head, "I don't know, I didn't ask, and he didn't tell me, but I guess he didn't do well in the exam?"
"How do you say it?" Xiang Jin took another bite of the melon and said after swallowing it.
Yang Zhao threw away the melon rind in his hand and picked up the second piece, "I guess, anyway, his face was dark after the exams in those few days, and he didn't speak much. His parents asked him about his
I didn’t say anything, and he stayed in the town and never came back after the test that day. I guess he might not have done very well in the test this time, so he was afraid that when he came back, he would be questioned by the people in Wantou. When he arrived
It’s not a good time to answer.”
Xiang Jin nodded, and then commented, "Your brother has always been too thoughtful, and he also pays great attention to gains and losses. He always likes to hide what he has to say and not say it out loud. He is not good like that and can easily hurt his body!
"
Yang Zhao said, "Well, he's always been like that, and my parents can't do anything about him!" At this point, Yang Zhao suddenly changed the subject, "Hey, sister, Brother Chen, you guys are trying this test this time
How is it? Can I get a scholarship again?"
His excited eyes shuttled back and forth between the two of them.
Xiang Jin and Yan Chen looked at each other. Although they were confident that there would be no problem, they still had to be modest. So they both shook their heads in unison, and Xiang Jin said,
"I don't know. I won't know until I get my transcripts."
Yang Zhao said, "There should be no problem!"
"Oh? Are you that confident in us?" Xiang Jin looked at her sideways.
Yang Zhao nodded fiercely, "That's necessary. With the abilities of my sister and brother Chen, it goes without saying that you have both won scholarships three times in a row. This time, you will definitely win and not run away!"
Xiang Jin put down the melon rind in his hand, and then picked up the second piece, "Then I'll lend you some good luck!"
Yang Zhao started laughing, and then his smile reached his ears. But at this moment, the voices of several little devils came from outside the house.
"Wow, it smells so good, the sausage and bacon are cooked in milk!"
"Well, I also smelled the smell of roasted chicken. Did our family kill chickens today?"
Xiang Jin smiled and said, "Oh, Yang Xin's little nose is quite sensitive?!"
Yan Chen and Yang Zhao both laughed, and Yang Zhao stood up from his seat, walked to the door, and greeted the little devils outside the room, "Hey, you're back?! Come on, hurry up.
Wash your hands and then come in and eat melon!"
"Is there any melon to eat?" The little ghosts were immediately excited. Then they put down the bamboo bags in their hands and ran to wash their hands. Xiang Jin and Yan Chen saw a few people running past the door.
Tao shadow.
Not long after, several people rushed into the house. When they saw Xiang Jin and Yan Chen sitting beside them, they were all surprised. Then they heard Yang Xu and Yang Xin walking towards them with cheerful faces.
He ran over, then looked at them carefully and called, "Sister Jin, Brother Yan Chen?!"
The two nodded towards them, and Xiang Jin smiled angrily and picked up the stainless steel basin on the table to invite them to eat melon.
The two of them each picked up a piece and stood next to it and ate happily.
Xiang Jin saw that Xiang Lan was still standing alone, so he waved to her, "Come here quickly, why are you standing there stupidly? I don't even know how to call your sister when I see you.
Are you really going to disown me?!"
"Sister?!" Xiang Lan curled her lips and started crying, then rushed towards her, crying even more sadly.
After she cried for a while and probably had some of the depression in her heart dissipated, Xiang Jin patted her back and comforted her, "Okay, stop crying, I'm not here!"
Xiang Lan was crying so hard that Xiang Jin saw that she still didn't raise her head, so he said, "If you cry again, the melons in the basin will be eaten later, right?"
Xiang Lan said angrily, "When you finish eating, finish eating, I don't care!"
Xiang Jin said, "You don't care, but I do. Look at your tears, snot, nose and dust all over my body. I'm so dirty. I just changed into clean clothes in the morning, and now they are stained by you again."
Got it!"
Sure enough, Xiang Lan immediately raised her head and started to look at her clothes. She saw that there were only tear stains there, not the dirty soil, so she complained, "Nonsense, I didn't dirty your clothes. I
Just wiped a few tears on you?"
Xiang Jin said, "You didn't wipe your nose on me now, but maybe you will later?"
Xiang Lan lowered his eyes and remained silent.
Xiang Jin said, "Okay, what's the big deal? You cry all the time, how can you be so futile?!"
Xiang Lan's head dropped even lower. Xiang Jin took a piece of melon from the basin and handed it to her, "Hey, take it and eat it?!"
Xiang Lan caught it, but didn't eat for a long time, but just looked at Xiang Jin steadily.
Xiang Jin said, "It doesn't matter whether I am your biological sister or not, or what my relationship with your mother will be in the future, but if you recognize me, I will still be your sister!"
Xiang Lan hurriedly said, "You are my sister, and you will always be my sister!"
Looking at her determined eyes, Xiang Jin smiled slightly at her, "That's it, why are you still so entangled? Eat, eat some melon to cool off!"
Yang Xu and Yang Xin each held a piece of melon and winked at her with a smile, "Yeah, yeah, eat it quickly, this melon is very sweet!"
"It's also crispy and delicious! If you don't eat it, we'll actually finish it for you later?!" Yang Xin also said.
Xiang Lan immediately burst into laughter, then brought the toothmelon to his lips and bit it.
After a while, a few people were no longer so restrained, and they got into a big fuss while talking and laughing. Then Xiang Jin asked, "I heard that you guys are digging potato seeds again?"
A few people nodded.
Then Xiang Jin asked again, "So how much did you dig today?"
Several people quickly ran outside and brought their bamboo bags in and showed them to Xiang Jin.
Xiang Jin saw that the pockets of several of them were barely more than half a catty and less than a catty. Xiang Jin asked them, "How much do you sell these potato seeds per catty?"
Xiang Lan just said how much, and Yang Xin added, "We have sold more than ten kilograms this year. With the other herbs, we almost sold them for more than a hundred yuan each!"
Xiang Jin gestured to them with his thumb, "Yes, you can do it!"
Several people were feeling pleased with themselves, but Xiang Jin suddenly changed the topic, "But have you ever thought about the scorching heat now? What if you get a heatstroke, get sick, or are bitten by a poisonous snake hiding in the ground?
What to do? If you get sick due to heatstroke, it will be better. At the worst, you can spend some money to get some medicine and take it for a few days. But if you are bitten by a poisonous snake, it will kill you in less than half an hour. Did you know
?”
"Ah?!" Everyone looked surprised and frightened.
Xiang Jin said, "Don't take it seriously, and don't take it by chance. This kind of thing is still very likely to happen.
You see, your parents are doing business on the street every day, and your family's business is also very good. There is no shortage of food and clothing at home. They usually don't shortchange your pocket money. Why are you running away?
Go outside and dig potato seeds?”
Yang Xin said, "We want to learn from Sister Jin and you can also make money! Haven't you dug potato seeds and pulled herbs before? And you also made a lot of money!"
Xiang Jin was speechless, "Learn from me? Why do you want to learn from me? I'm different from you. I had no food or shelter at that time. I had to build a house at home and needed money to buy materials and hire craftsmen and buy vegetables for the craftsmen. There was nothing I could do.
, so I dug medicinal materials to support my family, but didn’t I only dig for one summer, and I never dug again after that.
And when I make money in the future, I always rely on my brain to make money. When did you see me doing hard work to make money again?
Let me tell you, there are many ways to make money. You can’t make much money by digging medicinal materials in the wild every day. You may only earn one or two hundred yuan by working hard all summer.”
Yang Xu said, "But now we can only think of using this method to save money!"
"You are still very young, why do you need so much money? The most important thing for you now is to study hard and study hard, you know? Even the ancients said that there is a house of gold in a book, and there is a thousand millimeters in a book.
Do you know what it means?"
A few people shook their heads, and Xiang Jin explained to them, "It means that if you finish your studies, you will have a good future, and then you will have delicious food every day and a salary."
!”
Yang Xin rushed to say, "Just like Sister Jin and Brother Yan Chen, they study well, and then get good grades every time, and then get a lot of scholarships, right? Then they can buy a lot of delicious food
Do you have any new clothes?"
Xiang Jin and Yan Chen were startled, and then they laughed. Then Xiang Jin made a gesture of approval toward him, "Well, your comparison is very appropriate."
Then Yang Xin showed his missing teeth and smiled happily and excitedly, "Then I will also study hard in the future!"
Xiang Jin continued, "But it's not just that, because the more you read, the more principles you will understand, and people will become smarter. As long as people become smarter, their brains will become more active, and then
You can come up with many ways to make money.”
Yang Xu also raised his hand and said, "Oh, I know, I just want to think about Sister Jin, you like reading, so you saw a lot of recipes for making food from the book, and then you taught my parents and uncle and aunt how to make them.
Eat food and open a shop to make money!"
Not to be outdone, Xiang Lan raised his hand, "There is also our family's braised meat shop, and the greenhouse vegetables grown by grandpa and grandpa Zeng!"
Xiang Jin nodded, "Well, you are all right! So you all have to study hard to gain knowledge. As the saying goes, the more you see, the wider your knowledge will be, and the higher your ideological level will be. Then you will be able to do things with ease and ease.
You get twice the result with half the effort, you know?”
"Yeah, yeah," everyone looked at her with obedient expressions and nodded vigorously.
Xiang Jin said, "Okay, let's go play separately." She didn't have anything to say to the children, and they were really not on the same ideological level.
Several people immediately turned around, jumped and made noise, and ran away.