"Mom, just sit down, I'll serve the food. ”

Niu Xiaoqiang pressed his mother Sun Meiqiang on the bench and ran into the kitchen.

Sun Mei smiled and nodded, she was getting more and more satisfied with this little son.

Niu Xiaoqiang quickly put the food and chopsticks in place, he looked in the direction of the village entrance, and muttered, "Why hasn't Dad come back yet?"

"Anyway, your eldest sister is also taking a bath, let's sit and wait for a while. ”

"Oh. ”

The mother and son didn't wait long, and the cow flowers from the next door came over. Niu Huahua first said hello to Sun Mei, then approached Niu Xiaoqiang, and asked curiously, "Brother Xiaoqiang, what does the word you write mean?"

Niu Xiaoqiang couldn't help but smile when he heard this: "This word actually means 'hello', it's a greeting, there is no other special meaning, I mainly want to divert Xiaoshuang's attention and not make her so sad, it can be regarded as a joke with her." ”

Niu Xiaoqiang really didn't lie, the so-called puzzle was indeed what he said. Niu Huahua showed a relieved expression: "I see, I'll just say, no matter how you look at this, it doesn't look like a riddle, by the way, will it be too much for you to do this?" After I told Wang Xiaoshuang what you told me, she firmly said that she must solve this puzzle, in case she learns that you are joking with her, what should I do?"

Niu Xiaoqiang smiled: "It's okay, I'll hand over the textbooks for the third grade to you after a while, why don't you send them to her?"

Niu Huahua dispelled the worries in her heart and left with a smile on her face.

At half past seven in the evening, Niu Dazhuang finally returned, but his face was not very good-looking.

Sun Mei hesitated: "Da Zhuang, what's wrong with you?"

Niu Dazhuang took a sip of his home-brewed baogu roast from his wine glass, and said angrily: "There are aphids growing in our rice fields, and it is not good to apply medicine, and by the way, we must also fertilize, otherwise there will be no harvest in the second half of the year." ”

Pesticides and fertilizers have to be bought with money, and Niu Xiaoqiang's family has been a little strapped recently, and this money cannot be taken out.

Sun Mei proposed: "Why don't you find Gangzi to move first?"

Niu Dazhuang shook his head: "Gangzi and their factory have been raising funds to build a house recently, if he doesn't seize this opportunity to fight for a house, where will he live after he gets married in the future?"

Sun Mei sighed: "Why don't you go to the eldest brother's house to borrow some, when they used to do a big collective, their family had no labor, they couldn't earn work, and the food was always not enough to eat, you, who were the younger brothers, didn't send food to his house, but now their family is mixing well, it shouldn't be a problem to ask him to borrow some money, right?"

Niu Xiaoqiang's uncle lives in the county seat dozens of miles away, and the men in their family used to be always sick, so they couldn't earn a job, and life was very difficult. Niu Dazhuang had just become the village party secretary at that time, it was the time when the spring breeze was proud, and he mixed very well, when he heard that the eldest brother's family was in difficulty, he was stunned to carry it on his shoulders and walked dozens of miles of mountain roads to deliver food to the eldest brother's family, which alleviated the urgent need of the eldest brother's family.

As for now, Niu Xiaoqiang's uncle has become a small official in the county, and his family conditions are much stronger than Niu Xiaoqiang's.

Niu Dazhuang heard this and took a sip of wine: "The eldest brother is a good person, but the sister-in-law is ...... It's hard to say, you know, she's a stingy person, what a shame it would be if I opened my mouth but didn't borrow money?"

Sun Mei was a little unhappy and said: "You are a good person, the eldest brother and sister-in-law don't know the situation of our family, what is there to be ashamed of?"

Niu Dazhuang was silent for a while, and finally nodded: "The eldest nephew is about to add a child, and I will send a favor when the time comes, and by the way." ”

Sun Mei's expression relaxed, and she stretched out her chopsticks to pick up some food for her husband: "You are very tired from work, eat more." ”

Niu Dazhuang grinned and drank a lot of stuffy wine.

After dinner, Niu Xiaoqiang helped the eldest sister clean up the dishes and chopsticks, while his parents sat at the door and chatted with the neighbors.

Niu Chunxiang asked while boiling the dishwashing water, "Little brother, how did you do in the exam today?"

Niu Xiaoqiang smiled honestly: "I guess I should be able to pass." ”

Niu Chunxiang sighed: "Our little brother has a chance, and he can pass the exam." ”

Niu Chunxiang is not saying cool words, but is sincerely happy for this little brother. In the past, Niu Xiaoqiang had never passed every exam, and his best score did not exceed 30 points. He now says that he can pass the exam, and the progress is still quite large.

"Sister, the report card hasn't been sent yet, don't be so happy so early, what if I don't fail?"

"Your progress sister sees it in her eyes, whether you pass or fail, your sister is happy for you. ”

Niu Xiaoqiang's heart warmed, looking at the eldest sister's eyes smiling like a crescent moon, he secretly made up his mind in his heart: The eldest sister has always cared for me, and I must work hard in the future to let the eldest sister live a good life.

As soon as Niu Xiaoqiang thought of this, Niu Xiaoyong's head popped out of the window: "Brother Qiang, have you finished eating?"

"Just finished eating, Xiao Yong, do you have something to do with me?"

"Well, I want to discuss something with you, are you free now?"

Niu Xiaoqiang looked at the dishes and chopsticks stacked in the basin, and when he was hesitating, the eldest sister Niu Chunxiang reached out and patted his head: "Sister, come and wash the dishes, you go play for a while." ”

Niu Xiaoqiang sighed, turned around and walked to the door.

Niu Xiaodong and Niu Huahua were also there, and when they saw Niu Xiaoqiang coming out, the three of them immediately came over.

Niu Xiaoqiang saw the strange expressions of the three of them, and couldn't help asking, "What are you looking for me?"

Niu Xiaodong gave Niu Huahua a look and motioned for her to speak. Niu Huahua hesitated for a moment and then said embarrassedly: "Brother Xiaoqiang, we are looking for you to tell you...... Tell a thing about meat. ”

Niu Xiaoqiang was curious: "What kind of meat? Can you make it clear?"

"It's about eating meat, the two of them said that they hadn't eaten meat for a week, and they felt uncomfortable, and they wanted you to come up with another idea to get some meat back to satisfy your hunger. ”

Niu Xiaoqiang has always attached great importance to eating meat. After his efforts, he finally caught a fat wild boar a few days ago and helped the whole village improve their food. But he was beaten because of this, and he was almost labeled as the king of breeding, so he became the laughing stock of the whole village.

Niu Xiaoqiang has reflected on this matter, and feels that he has not thought about it enough and thought about things too simply.

At this moment, listening to Niu Huahua's words, Niu Xiaoqiang's gluttony was also hooked. He is at the age of growing his body, and he is usually more gluttonous, and his craving for meat is much stronger. But when he thought of the serious consequences that might be triggered, he couldn't help but hesitate.