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"He's gone?" Shen Chengrun asked.

Shen Chengran lay on the crack of the door curtain and peeked out secretly, "Let's go."

Only then did Shen Chengran lift the cloth on the basket, since there was no oil lamp in the Shen family, Shen Chengran secretly lifted the door curtain a crack, and Shen Qingya saw clearly the copper coins and the large suet in the basket, and gasped suddenly, as if It's not that he covered his mouth tightly with his hands in time and screamed out.

"Why are there so many copper coins?" Shen Qingya asked in a super low voice.

"Sister, we are all sold out." Shen Chengran replied in a low voice excitedly.

"All sold out?" Shen Qingya clutched her chest, "That is, that is one yuan and eight anise."

"Yes, sister, after removing the suet we will use tomorrow, there is still about anise. This is our net profit."

Shen Qingya's tears flowed down from her eyes uncontrollably, she was so excited, "Our family's life is finally getting better."

"Sister, don't cry." Shen Chengran awkwardly wiped the tears on Shen Qingya's face, "Sister, our family's life has improved, so don't wash clothes for others in the future."

Shen Qingya said: "I have nothing to do at home, I can earn a little, and I can subsidize my family."

"No need." Shen Chengrun looked at the skinny girl in front of him, feeling distressed in his heart. "Shenzhen and I run around outside every day, and we don't have time to take care of things at home. Just help me and Chengran cook and clean the house at home."

Shen Chengran understood what Shen Chengrun meant, and said, "Yes, sister, you can't bear to see my brother and I have been busy outside for a day, and when we come back, we can't even eat a hot meal, and we have to do our own laundry, right?"

Shen Qingya struggled slightly, and said hesitantly: "But, but, I can finish these things in my spare time."

Shen Chengrun didn't want to continue talking, and said with a final word: "This matter is settled like this, there is no need to talk about it. Sister, we still have to go to Aunt Niu's house, and the foreign soap to be sold tomorrow is not ready yet."

When Shen Qingya heard this, she immediately stopped being entangled, and immediately said anxiously: "Let's go to Aunt Niu's house now, when it gets dark, Aunt Niu's family should rest."

Shen Chengrun was worried about leaving the money at home alone, so he left Shen Qingya at home to watch over the money, and he took Shen Chengran to Aunt Niu's house to rely on oil.

Aunt Niu didn't expect someone to come so late, she opened the door and saw that it was Shen Chengrun, a young man who gave his grandchildren lard residue during the day, with a smile on his face.When his eyes fell on the basket in Shen Chengrun's hand, his smile grew wider.

The wrinkles on Aunt Niu's face turned into a chrysanthemum, and the little grandson wanted to eat lard residue again.

"It's the Shen family boy, come on, come in quickly, do you still want to borrow my pot?"

Shen Chengrun smiled and nodded, "Yes, I have to trouble Aunt Niu."

"No trouble, no trouble." Aunt Niu waved her hands again and again. She wished that the Shen family boy would come a few more times and send some lard residue to her little grandson every time. good family.For poor people like their family, it is considered a good year if they eat meat during festivals.If the two boys from the Shen family came over a few more times, she would save some money. It doesn't take much, just a small spoonful can make a meal of lard residue for the whole family, and the whole family will satisfy their cravings.

At this time, all the men from Aunt Niu's family came back. They had obviously heard about what happened during the day, and they were quite enthusiastic about Shen Chengrun and brother.

When only the two brothers Shen Chengrun and Shen Chengrun were left in the kitchen, Shen Chengran quietly said to Shen Chengrun: "Brother, since my parents passed away, this is the first time I have been greeted with such kind words when I went to someone else's house. Once I went to At my uncle’s house, my aunt and younger brothers and sisters looked at me as if they were looking at a thief.”

In the end, Shen Cheng was a little choked up.

Shen Chengrun patted Shen Chengran's shoulder lightly, rubbed his head affectionately, and said with a sore heart: "My good boy, the previous days were my brother's fault, thank you for your hard work. With my brother supporting me, I will never let you live like that again From now on, no matter where you go, Big Brother will be your confidence."

It seemed that all the grievances had finally found someone to confide in at this moment, and she burst into tears.

"Brother." Shen Chengran held Shen Chengrun's hand tightly, crying out of breath, "You won't be the same as before, only thinking about going to school, and never caring about family affairs."

"No more." Shen Chengrun's nose was sore from Shen Chengran's crying. How much pressure should a half-grown child have to bear at this age, to collapse like this when he finally found someone he could rely on.

"From now on, I will hand over the matter of earning money and supporting the family to my brother, as long as you and sister are happy."

There were three knocks on the door with 'bang bang bang', and Aunt Niu asked, "What's wrong with Shen's boy, I heard crying."

Shen Chengran held Shen Chengrun's hand and looked at Shen Chengrun eagerly, obviously not wanting outsiders to see him like this.

Shen Chengrun chuckled, and said to the outside: "It's okay, the little brother dropped the meat on the ground, and I beat him in a hurry."

"Oh." Aunt Niu didn't move, but Shen Chengran felt a little embarrassed, and rudely wiped away two tears, ashamed of crying suddenly, avoiding his eyes and not daring to look at his brother, "Brother, let's hurry up Come on, it's getting dark, and my sister is still at home waiting for us to go back for dinner."

Shen Chengrun didn't expose it. After standing outside for a day, he was really hungry and got busy.And Shen Chengran quietly looked at his brother and let out a sigh of relief.

After the two brothers finished their work, an hour had passed, and the lard residue and the mold filled with soap liquid were separated, and the two left the kitchen.

"Is the Shen family finished?" Aunt Niu and her little grandson were sitting behind the door, and the rest of the Niu family were not there.

The little boy's eyes were glued to the big basin in the hands of the Shen brothers, and he kept swallowing.

Shen Chengrun didn't understand anything when he saw this scene, and knew that it was Aunt Niu who hinted that he had left some lard residue.

But this time, Shen Chengrun didn't plan to give Aunt Niu lard residue. After all, his family was greedy for it, so he couldn't do this soap business by himself, and his family couldn't even eat lard residue.

Shen Chengrun took out a two-pence copper plate from his pocket and handed it to Aunt Niu, saying gently, "Aunt Niu, you also know the condition of my family. I can't afford an iron pot. Since I want to do this business, I will trouble you every day in the future. This firewood needs to be bought." It’s a lot of money, these two copper coins are my firewood money for you.”

Aunt Niu's eyes widened when she saw the two copper coins, and she understood what Shen Chengrun meant. This meant that she would no longer give lard dregs, but only copper coins.Aunt Niu is more willing, and six copper coins can buy a catty of coarse grains.

At that time, I reached out to take it, and said with a smile: "Neighbors and neighbors, why are you polite? Come if you need it. Don't be polite."

"Thank you." Shen Chengrun took Shen Chengran away, and the two of them just raised their legs to step out of the gate, when they heard Aunt Niu and his grandson shouting behind him, "Lard dregs, I want lard dregs, milk, they don't have Give me lard residue..."

Shen Chengrun heard it, but he didn't need to pay attention, he had already paid, and he and Shen Chengran strode away from Niu's house.

Aunt Niu's voice scolding the children could be heard from a distance, "What kind of lard dregs, that's someone else's stuff. Didn't I tell you not to take other people's stuff!"

"You are back." Seeing Shen Chengrun and the two of them coming back, Shen Qingya put down the cleaning tools and went up to them.

"Well, we're back, and the soap is ready." Shen Chengrun smiled gently, first to appease Shen Qingya's heart, lest she miss it.

Shen Chengran wrinkled his nose and sniffed vigorously, "Sister, have those smelly dogs come to our house to shit again?"

Shen Qingya calmed down and said: "Dogs are not sensible."

Shen Chengran was gasping for breath, if he couldn't fight, he wished he could rush out and fight those dogs.

"Don't be angry, we'll move out when we earn some more money."

"Really?" Shen Chengran's eyes widened instantly, looking at Shen Chengrun brightly.

Shen Qingya disagreed and said: "No, there's nothing wrong here, Chengrun always has to go back to school, we'd better make more money."

Hearing this, Shen Chengran's eyes dimmed instantly.Thinking of the old days when he couldn't eat enough to sleep well, and he could even disregard his face for a penny, Shen Chengren felt uncomfortable. He really didn't want to live like that again.However, his brother's book must always be read, which was the only last wish and lifelong obsession of his parents before they died.

How could Shen Chengrun fail to see that he totally disapproved of this practice of squeezing the value of the whole family just to provide for a scholar.

Immediately stated: "Sister, why do parents expect me to study?"

Shen Qingya didn't know why he asked such a question, but thinking of what her parents said, she said: "Glory to the ancestors, glory to the lintel."

"Then what is the ultimate goal of Guangzong Yaozu Glory's lintel?" Shen Chengrun asked again.

"Yes, yes..." Shen Qingya couldn't answer, she turned her eyes to Shen Chengran for help.

Shen Chengran has always been a quick-witted child, otherwise he wouldn't be able to get along like a fish in water at a young age.Suddenly he seemed to understand something, and immediately said loudly: "Of course it is for the well-being of the family. My mother said that a villager in my hometown prospered because of being a high-ranking official."

"Yes." Shen Chengrun affirmed: "The ultimate goal is to live a good life for my family, so now I can obviously help you improve your life, why do you still have to wrong you to go to school? Isn't this putting the cart before the horse and putting the cart before the horse. "

"No." Shen Qingya instinctively felt that something was wrong, but she had never read a book, and she usually didn't argue easily with others, so she couldn't argue with Shen Chengrun at all.

Shen Chengrun said: "Sister, if I continue to keep my ears shut and only read the books of sages and sages, will you sell yourself to be someone else's concubine? Regardless of whether I can achieve anything in my studies in the future, I just When people ask about it, but they say that I sold my sister to someone else to be a concubine for my own future, my character is not up to standard. I look down on such a person the most. Sister, will you have a deep friendship with such a person, or will you support it? "

Shen Qingya bit her lip and did not answer, Shen Chengrun turned to Shen Chengran and asked, "Surely, what about you, would you make friends with such a person?"

"No." Shen Chengran said bluntly: "My best friend Goudan once didn't eat for two days, and later got a steamed bun, but I couldn't bear it, so I took it back to his sister. It's because of this that I can Be good brothers with him."

"Sister, you see that children like my younger brother know how to make friends with people who are kind and righteous, but you still want me to be that kind of ruthless and selfish person?"

Shen Chengrun looked at Shen Qingya who bowed her head silently, and sighed softly from the bottom of her heart.Shen Qingya's sacrificial dedication is not her fault, it is formed by the perpetual brainwashing education, it cannot be reversed overnight with a sentence or two, it can only be done slowly.

"Sister, people should first be themselves, and then other identities, such as parents' children, brothers' sisters. If you don't take yourself seriously, you only know how to give blindly, even if you end up smashed to pieces, others will not take you seriously. Her sacrifices are taken seriously."

Under the dim kerosene lamp, Shen Chengrun couldn't see the expression on Shen Qingya's face clearly, but Shen Chengran who was sitting opposite him was looking up at him, so the expression on his face was clear, it was thoughtful in his heart.

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