Stepmother

If you want to talk on your own, then I won't ask. When the words came to my lips, I remembered what Sanwa said before. I couldn't believe that the three-year-old and three-month-old kid was so good at playing, and tentatively said: "Sanwa, what did you just say?"

"Don't ask others, you will lose." Zhong Sanwa urged, "Self-reliance brother, hurry up."

I was an idiot right away, and I knew what Sanwa was thinking at this time. I was so angry and wanted to laugh, so as he wished: "I lost, let's start over."

"Okay." Sanwa happily loosened the flower rope he made and thought about it, "Brother Zili, I will let you come first."

I was self-reliant and played with him: "Thank you Sanwa."

"No thanks." Sanwa's expression was very serious.

Combining with what Sanwa had done before, she was speechless.

A little baby, one can't play, two people have to start over after playing at most three times. Because Sanwa was abused so badly by his second brother, even so, he still played with great interest.

Zhong Jianguo came out with a large bag. He was very happy to see the four children getting along well, so he smiled and said, "I'm leaving."

"Let's go." Erwa threw a word to his father and said, "Brother, it's your turn."

The four words "Goodbye Uncle" were so choked back by Erwa, she swallowed, opened her mouth again, and did not allow him to make a sound, Zhong Jianguo and Song Zhaodi had disappeared in the staircase.

"Erwa, your father is gone." Reborn reminded him.

Zhong Erwa frowned slightly: "I know. Brother Gengsheng, it's up to you, don't scoff."

"I know it's me." Gengsheng felt tired, "I said your dad went out. Are you worried?"

Zhong Erwa asked, "Why worry?"

I want to say that it is very likely that I will never return. Just like his father, tell him to go out to buy something and disappear from this world: "Your father is going to sea."

"Old Jiang dare not hit Dad." Erwa said and turned the flower rope into his hand.

Why worry? Gengsheng understood and wanted to say that he had a big heart, but when he heard the third baby giggled with joy, he simply said nothing and devoted himself to accompany the second baby to turn the flower rope.

When making steamed buns, Song Zhaodi planned very well, just eat some steamed buns in the evening and drink some cool white ones. However, when they were steaming the buns in the kitchen, they saw that there were half sacks of potatoes under the chopping board. Song Zhaodi asked Dawa, do you want to be jealous and shredded potatoes?

The baby nodded like smashing garlic.

Song Zhaodi sent Zhong Jianguo away to continue peeling the potatoes.

There are two iron pots on the earthen stove of Zhong's house. The big iron pot is steaming steamed buns. Song Zhaodi wants to use the small iron pot to fry potatoes, so she asks Dawa, "Can you burn two pots? "

"Yes." Zhong Dawa said, and saw Song Zhaodi start cutting potatoes, "Mother, teach me to fry potatoes today."

Song Zhaodi's hand trembled, and she almost cut her hand: "Zhong Dawa, we must eat less oil in our family, otherwise we won't be able to cook for the next month."

"Dad said that the treatment of the troops has improved a little." Dawa affirmed, "I will give you a few more gas tickets after the new year."

Song Zhaodi looked back at him: "I'll fry potatoes for you when your dad comes back with a few gas tickets."

"What is said?" Dawa asked quickly.

Song Zhaodi asked, "Did I tell a lie at home?"

"...No." Her own cooking was temporarily unavailable, and Zhong Dawa asked again, "Dad is gone, who will buy the duck?"

Song Zhaodi: "I'll go."

"I'll go with my mother." Dawa didn't wait for Song Zhaodi to speak, and said, "I'll help you pick up the dishes."

Song Zhaodi was tired and regretted that she used food to conquer several children. However, this was the case. The next morning, Song Zhaodi woke up and could only wake up the big baby.

Sit up and get dressed.

Song Zhaodi was startled, and patted him on the shoulder quickly: "It's cold, you guys continue to sleep. We went to the non-staple food factory to buy things, the big baby was thinking about the delicious food there, so she insisted on following me. Let's go together, in fact, I don't want to take him."

"Mother!" The big boy who was looking for cotton pants said loudly, "Go down and wash your face and brush your teeth."

Self-reliance looked at the big baby and felt a little uncomfortable, pursed her lips and smiled, and got into the bed.

After eight o'clock, Song Zhaodi and Dawa came back.

Sister-in-law Duan, who was sweeping the floor in the yard, watched Song Zhaodi carry a large bag, and the eldest child was carrying two ducks. When her eyes hurt, she threw away the broom and ran to Zhong's house.

Song Zhaodi inexplicably thought of her cheap mother. Mother Song seized the opportunity to be alone with her, and the first sentence was to ask if she was pregnant. The second sentence must be, don't spend money lavishly, save some money for later use.

Sister Duan wants to say what next sentence, Song Zhaodi doesn't want to know: "The big baby wants to buy it."

"Big baby?" Sister-in-law Duan turned to big baby.

The big baby gestured with the big knife, and found that Duan Dasao was looking at him and smiled: "Grandma, our family makes braised duck during the Chinese New Year, will you come to our house for dinner?"

"You just ate lard residue yesterday." Sister Duan reminded.

Zhong Dawa nodded and didn't understand for a while: "What does the lard residue have to do with ducks?"

"It doesn't matter." Song Zhaodi laughed, "Put down the knife and kill after eating. Now cook with me."

Zhong Dawa didn't move: "Cook some rice porridge and heat a few buns. Mother, you go."

Sister-in-law Duan saw him staring at the duck and wanted to eat it immediately. She shook her head helplessly and found a big bag by the door.

"Pork bones, kelp, white radish and garlic sprouts." Song Zhaodi said, "Auntie, a few children like to eat winter bamboo shoots. Whenever you go to the mountains to dig bamboo shoots, I will go with you."

Wengzhou Island is a small island surrounded by the sea. For the islanders, the island is quite big, but the relatively flat place is only enough for people to live and cannot grow crops. The men of the islanders go out to sea to fish, while the women and children go up the mountain to pick the treasures.

Because most of the islanders' houses are built on the mountain, the local government wants to classify the mountain as collective ownership. After all, you can climb the mountain by climbing over your own wall. Unless the government sends people 24 hours a day to watch at the door of every house.

The government office has now been changed to the Revolutionary Committee. There are only a dozen people in total. Not to mention the islanders are not allowed to go up the mountain. They don't know what is on the mountain.

After all, the entire Wengzhou Island is mountainous.

If you can't control it, you can't control it. The Revolutionary Committee simply doesn't care. It's just that the fish caught at sea are divided equally by population.

The mountain is not under the management of the Revolutionary Committee. Anyone can go up the mountain. The islanders go up the mountain to dig bamboo shoots, and the family members of the military also follow. Sister-in-law Duan has nothing to do at home, and goes up the mountain every three days. Don't go into the mountain, just wander around the foot of the mountain, pick up mushrooms, dig up winter bamboo shoots, and pick up some firewood.

Half of the firewood piled in the kitchen of Zhong's family came from Mrs. Duan.

Sister-in-law Duan was angry that Song Zhaodi would not listen to persuasion and would not live. Seeing that she knew how to go up the mountain to dig bamboo shoots, Lao Huai was relieved: "I am fine today, I can go up the mountain today."

Song Zhaodi said with a smile: "I can't do it today, I have to wash my clothes in the morning, clean up the ducks, and in the afternoon I have to make cotton trousers for the self-reliance and rejuvenation. The cotton trousers they are wearing now are the ones of the big baby and the second baby. It’s been ten days since I came back from Binhai. Even if I don’t need to wash it through my inner clothes, I have to change it to dry it.”

Cabbage, noodles with cabbage at noon, one winter is over."

Zhong Dawa frowned, three times a day with cabbage? To eat him.

Song Zhaodi saw that the baby was impatient, and said quickly, "I know, I know, auntie, go home and cook. It's time for our family to cook."

"I know, you think I'm nagging." Sister Duan sighed, shook her head, turned and walked out.

The big baby looked at the back of the sister-in-law Duan and whispered: "Grandma Liu continues, I don't like her anymore."

It costs at least 100 yuan a month. When Liu Ping and Liu Wei are both at home, your grandma Liu's family only spends 20 yuan a month."

Dawa does the math: "Our family spends a lot of money."

"Yes." Song Zhaodi laughed, "so you can't blame your grandma Liu for nagging, people who really care about us will persuade us to save a bit. However, making money is for use. Otherwise, making money will It's pointless."

Zhong Dawa's eyes rolled: "Then let's fry garlic sprouts in the morning?"

"Don't even think about it." Song Zhaodi said, "Eat porridge and steamed buns this morning. Go and see if there are eggs in the chicken coop. If there are eggs, I can make scrambled eggs with shallots for you. ."

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Self-reliantly dressed Sanwa, led him down, saw Dawa pressing the water, and hurried over, "Dawa, I'll press the water, you rest."

"Okay." Dawa said, "Don't press the water. The water you just pressed is very hot. My mother said that you should press the water when you use it, so that your hands will not freeze."

Self-reliance: "You don't need it now?"

"No." Dawa took out the green onions in the basin, "Okay. Go wash your face and brush your teeth, the shallot scrambled eggs are ready, and we can eat."

Think for yourself: "I'm going to make a fire."

"What kind of fire?" Zhong Dawa was puzzled, "Mother made it on the stove." After speaking, she walked into the house and saw the second baby holding the rehabilitated arm at the door. , eyebrows jumped, "Mother, Zhong Erwa cut a hole in his cotton pants again."

"I didn't cut it." Zhong Erwa said loudly, "Mother, the cotton pants were torn by myself, my brother wronged me."

Zhong Dawa snorted: "Don't think you don't know, it didn't break yesterday, but it broke today? You have teeth on your legs."

"Give me the onions first." Song Zhaodi came out of the kitchen, "Erwa, if you don't tell the truth, I will sew a mouse or a toad on your pants when I turn around."

Zhong Erwa's face changed slightly: "Mother..."

However, seeing a litter of children, Song Zhaodi dared to guarantee that no one was as lively as hers, "Erwa, I count three—"

Zhong Erwa pursed her lips: "Okay, okay, I'll say. The pants are a little rotten, I'll break them with my hands, and they'll be torn. Mother, I said, you I have to sew a panda for me."

Song Zhaodi wondered: "How do you know about pandas?"

"I know too, mother." Zhong Dawa said, "Lin Zhong's father likes to smoke, and he has a box of panda brand cigarettes at home. Lin Zhong's father is very precious. Lin Zhong said it was Wu. The commander gave it to his father. After he finished smoking, the cigarette case was not willing to throw it away, and it was placed on the table in their house.

Song Zhaodi didn't know what to say: "Zhong Erwa, Zhong Erwa, you are really amazing."

"Mother, is panda meat delicious, or bear blind man's meat?" Zhong Dawa was very curious.

Song Zhaodi choked: "Your meat is the best, I'll chop you up when I look back, and leave it for us for the New Year." After speaking, she turned and left.

Zhong Dawa was stunned for a moment, then turned around and asked, "Self-reliance, is your aunt angry?"

"Big baby, pandas can't be eaten." Before he could speak, Zi Li said, "Don't ask me why, I don't know."

Zhong Dawa tutted, a little pity: "Okay. Maybe the panda meat is poisonous. By the way, go brush your teeth and wash your face."

Relax his brother. Zi Li knew he had something to say.

The two brothers washed the faces of the second baby and the third baby first, and when the brothers entered, the reborn asked in a low voice, "Brother, have you noticed that the Zhong family is very strange."

Self-reliant nodded and glanced at the door, I am afraid that Dawa and Song Zhaodi will suddenly come out: "Aunt Song is weird, big baby is weird, second baby is weird, and third baby is temporarily invisible, but I also It feels weird, not like a three-year-old child. But I can't tell where it's weird. Anyway, only Uncle Zhong is normal in the Zhong family. "

"Uncle Zhong is also strange." Gengsheng said, "The eldest child is greedy, the second child loves beauty, and Uncle Zhong doesn't care."

Self-reliance: "Uncle Zhong definitely doesn't know."

"The eldest baby and the second baby are his sons." Gengsheng whispered, "Dad said before, knowing the son is more like a father."

Self-reliance thinks of his father, his eyes are instantly red: "I don't know what happened to grandpa."

"Let's ask Aunt Song?" Gengsheng said, "Aunt Song please ask Uncle Zhao."

Song Zhaodi came out with the vegetables, but she didn't see self-reliance and rejuvenation. When she walked to the door, she shouted: "Self-reliance, rehabilitate, eat—" Out of the corner of his eyes, he caught a glimpse of the two children beside the sink under the porch, "Hurry up and wash. ." After speaking, I could see the expressions of the two, and I panicked in my heart, "Why are you crying? Is the big baby being naughty and making you angry?"