Rebirth at Seventy: Counterattack on Life

After taking one hundred yuan, there was less than 100 yuan left, which was put in an envelope and prepared to be handed over to Yao.

"Boss is back. You happened to be in the house. I went out to pick up cinders. Just now your Aunt Sun called me and said that a pile had just been dumped out. I can still pick up some cinders now.

Xiaowu is getting more and more wild these days. He doesn't even bother helping me at home, but he just goes out and runs wild.

The older ones also asked them to pick up some branches when they came home from school. This was great. They came back very late every day and couldn't pick up a few branches. "

Old Mrs. Yao was talking nonchalantly, and she was not slow in her movements. She put a towel around her head, took a basket, put on sleeves, and was ready to go out.

"Mom, don't go. It's already getting dark. The few things you picked up aren't enough to boil a kettle of water. You'd be so angry if you started fighting with someone." Zhou Jinxin quickly grabbed Yao's hand.

People are poor these days, and many families are reluctant to buy coal for burning. They rely on the branches and cinders they pick up to survive the winter.

Therefore, there are many people picking up cinders, and even more people are picking up wood. If this kind of work fails, there will be fights. The sisters have often fought with others because of this.

"How can we get through the winter without picking them up? I can't get through it for a month even if I point to the licorice and branches." Yao shook his head and sighed, pointing to the pile of things piled in the corner of the yard.

"We will buy coal to burn this year," Zhou Jinxin said.

"What? You kid, you don't know how expensive firewood and rice are. Do you know how much a ton of coal costs? You still buy coal to burn. I'm satisfied if our family can have enough food."

Your sisters are all in school, your dad still needs to take medicine, and you are the only one in our family who works. Although you are a cadre now and earn a few dollars more than a worker, you still have to be tight. "Old Mrs. Yao thought she was talking nonsense because she didn't know the price of coal, so she quickly stopped her.

If you have the money to burn coal, buy some meat for the old man and he will recover faster.

"Mom, here are my recent manuscript fees and this business trip subsidy and bonus for you to keep." Zhou Jinxin handed the envelope containing the money to Mrs. Yao.

"Why, so much?" Mrs. Yao was very happy when she heard that Zhou Jinxin had received royalties and business trip subsidies. How much was it worth?Almost half a month's salary was paid, and he happily took the envelope.

When I opened the envelope and saw a large package of unity, my jaw dropped.

"Oh, I encountered a small problem during this business trip, and I helped the leader a little, which is considered a meritorious service. This 50 yuan is a bonus.

The rest is travel allowance and manuscript fees. I submitted to a journal, which has a higher manuscript fee, but it is not easy to publish, and it is not often published. I can't say whether it will be published in the future. "

Zhou Jinxin pointed at the hundred or so dollars and explained them one by one, fearing that Mrs. Yao might think she had done something bad.

"Have you done meritorious service again?" Mrs. Yao looked at her with twinkling eyes, as if she wanted to see if she was lying.

"It's not that I made any meritorious service, it's that I followed the leader. When the leader made meritorious service, I took advantage of it."

Zhou Jinxin said seriously to Mrs. Yao.

"What kind of contribution has this made? Everyone who follows you can take advantage of it and get bonuses." Old Mrs. Yao said while counting the money.

"This is not allowed to be discussed, it is confidential." Zhou Jinxin said to Mrs. Yao mysteriously.

Old Mrs. Yao rolled her eyes at her mysterious look.

He must have said it deliberately because he felt that he couldn't explain it to an uneducated person like her.

"This money is enough to buy some coal. Let's buy some coal to burn in winter. Don't always light the fire when cooking and turn off the fire after cooking. What should I do if my dad freezes in the cold weather?" Zhou Jinxin looked at it. Old man Zhou said.

"Buy, let's buy coal to burn in winter." Mrs. Yao counted the money and wiped her eyes, looking excited.

"Dad, when I save more money, I will take you to the city to see a doctor. I'm asking people to inquire. When there is news, we will go there and have a look first." Zhou Jinxin massaged Old Man Zhou's arms, for fear that he would not move his muscles for a long time. Shrunk.

"Uh~uh~" Old man Zhou seemed to want to say something, but he couldn't figure it out.

"Okay, don't worry about it. Your daughter can bear it now. Just wait and enjoy the blessings." As soon as Mrs. Yao heard his hesitant tone, she knew that he didn't want to go for medical treatment. She was afraid that he would be banned if he couldn't treat the disease well. money.

"By the way, Mom, we have to send Xiaowu to school next year. Will enrollment start after the Chinese New Year?" Zhou Jinxin suddenly remembered Xiaowu going to school.

The only child in the family who is interested in learning cannot be delayed.

"I won't be able to catch up this year. Enrollment has just been completed in September." If Ruo turned over the calendar card and looked at the days, he said.

"Just enrolled students this month?" Zhou Jinxin looked at Yao and asked.

It's only September, why don't you send Xiao Wu away?

"Yeah, I heard that the enrollment has been completed. I guess I won't be able to go this year. Let's try next year. It won't be short of this year." Yao is not keen on his children going to school. He can go to school and get a junior high school diploma. It was her expectation for her children to go to school.

Because she had so much money all at once, Mrs. Yao felt confident. When cooking at night, she grabbed two handfuls more rice than usual, and it was rare for her children to eat freely.

"Wear your white floral shirt to the wedding tomorrow. It looks good." Yao said to Zhou Jinxin during the meal.

"Mom, when should we go?" Zhou Jinxin asked.

"We are all old neighbors. It's not easy to eat ready-made food. We have to go and help. Let's go out at six o'clock." Mrs. Yao calculated the time and felt that six o'clock was just the right time to go out.

"Okay, then if I get up late, just call me." Zhou Jinxin was going to write something in the evening. Although Song Zhengyang told her that there was no rush, she always felt that some things were not completed and she felt uneasy.

"Mom, I also want to help." Xiao Wu looked up at her mother and said.

She heard from her mother that she was taking her eldest sister to a wedding tomorrow. There would be delicious food and wedding candies. Thinking about it, she felt it would be a pity not to go.

"What are you going to do? How can an older child like you help? Are you greedy? I'll bring you a piece of candy, and you can just stay at home." Yao didn't want to take Xiao Wu with him. The child is making a fuss now, so don't make things worse for her without helping her.

"Mom, as promised, don't forget to bring it to me." Seeing that there was no hope of getting a meal, Xiao Wu quickly set his sights on the candies that Mrs. Yao mentioned. He couldn't catch anything.

"Mom, we have a holiday tomorrow, so you're just going to take the eldest sister with you?" Old Si Si Jinjie also wanted to have a meal, but she wasn't as smart as Xiao Wu and always spoke straightforwardly.

"What, you still want me to bring it to you all?" I can't give you two yuan as a gift, so you go to a family to eat, and you won't talk to me when we meet again?

Besides, I’m taking you there, why are I taking you there?When people see you, they ask me, how is your fourth child studying?I said it’s too much to ask teachers to invite parents and graduate students every day? "

Old Mrs. Yao couldn't even answer Zhou Jinjie's words.

Only then did she understand that her mother took her eldest sister to the wedding not to help, but to show off. Her eldest sister was now a cadre, which made her mother's face look good.