In the pig farm, the Lu Hongying and the Xue Huahua were imitating the Wu Xiaohong's affectation,
In all fairness..,
With the Wu Xiaohong's bashful personality..,
If she really married Lu Mingwen, she would be able to torture Lu Mingwen to death with her words. She could not say anything properly. One moment, she would twist her waist, and the next, she would wipe away her tears..,
It was as if she was much weaker than other girls..,
It wasn't like they hadn't investigated her background..,
Was there a need to put on such an act?
The Sun Guixian laughed out loud when she saw this and returned with her hands on her hips,
"Third Sister..,
You can't learn from your second brother. He is likable, but his personality is too unstable..,
You haven't heard the private discussions of the other production teams. They are curious why the people with bad morals in the production teams all like someone like your second brother. "
Some families were poor and had a few sons..,
But there were many who couldn't get married..,
Speaking of Lu Mingwen..,
She was envious and shook her head..,
Her feelings were very complicated.
The Lu Hongying pursed her lips,
"I'm not like him..,
He..,
Being a bachelor is the best. Auntie can tell that there's something wrong with him just by looking at the people around him. Didn't the book say that if the flowers are fragrant, butterflies will come? He's probably a smelly flower. "In any case, she didn't like the girls around Lu Mingwen.
"What smelly flower? Tell me what that sentence means. Next time, I'll show it off to them." After the Sun Guixian came to the pig farm, she picked up a lot of words with Lu Hongying and the others. When she went home and told the old man, the old man couldn't understand. According to Dabao, she was the most knowledgeable person in the family, so everyone should listen to her.
"If the flowers are fragrant, butterflies will come …" When the Lu Hongying explained the meaning, Lu Mingwen and the others came. The Sun Guixian immediately dropped the topic and turned to ask Lu Mingwen, "Wu Xiaohong and the others left. Didn't you send them off?"
The ground was covered in white snow. Lu Mingwen put down Dong and replied with a red face, "They didn't mention it. Besides, at this time, there won't be any danger if I go home, right?" Lu Mingwen lowered his head and thought for a moment. He turned to look at Lu Jianxun. the latter casually walked towards the eaves, "Don't look at me. I won't go if I want to send you off. I want to study."
Li Xuemei hadn't arrived yet. Lu Jianxun took out his homework and started to read after checking it.
The light at home was not as bright as the pig farm. After Xue Huahua left, they thought about it and decided to come to the pig farm to study. After walking for a while and being exposed to the cold wind, they felt much more refreshed. The sound of him reading could be heard. Lu Mingwen didn't say anything about sending them off. He quickly sat down on a stool and flipped open another book. There were four subjects, and the five of them took turns to read. Chao Caizhi didn't compete with them. The four of them studied Year Two while she flipped through the Year One textbook. The content was different, and the voices were different. Sun Guixian sighed, "Sensible people learn differently. Look at Dabao and the rest. They are too lazy to do their homework at home. When you ask them, they even lie and say they did. If I hadn't flipped through their homework on a whim, I wouldn't have known their situation at all."
The weather was too cold, and the Commune Primary was ventilated. Many children were in poor health, so they had their final exams early in the winter break. Speaking of the final exams, Sun Guixian was in high spirits. She showed off Dabao and the rest's papers. "Dabao is good at studying. Last winter, he scored more than 40 and 50 marks. This time, he scored more than 70 marks in both subjects. Erbao also improved a lot. Even the old man couldn't answer the math questions."
Not long after studying, he surpassed the old man. Given time, it wouldn't be a problem for him to surpass her.
Xue Huahua sat in front of the stove and warmed herself with her hands. She smiled and said, "I heard from Lu Jianguo that the children in the production team scored quite well. His grandson scored more than 90 marks. He asked the teacher at the Commune Primary, and the teacher said that last year, the children who did not do well were beaten at home. This year, the teacher directly changed the exam questions to be easier. He was afraid that the children would not be able to live a good life if they did not do well."
"There's such a thing?" This was the first time Sun Guixian heard of such a thing. "Didn't they become smarter after eating our pork?" Many people said that the pigs in the pig farm who followed Xue Huahua were all educated. There was knowledge in the meat, and people who ate it would become smarter. Was it just nonsense?
Xue Huahua found it funny. "You believe Lu Jianguo's bragging?" In front of other production teams, Lu Jianguo bragged like this, so he went to the teacher at the Commune Primary to show off. Who knew that the teacher would expose the truth. However, Lu Jianguo did not tell the others the truth. He was probably afraid that his advanced production team leader would be questioned.
"He likes to brag, especially in front of outsiders. He's a braggart." Sun Guixian went to visit the production team next door. She had heard a lot about Lu Jianguo. Everyone in the production team knew that Lu Jianguo was bragging, but others did not think so. They thought that whatever Lu Jianguo said was right, and everything he said was right. They blindly followed and worshipped him.
Sun Guixian shivered. She was cold. She sat next to Xue Huahua to keep warm. She asked Liu Yunfang, "Why is Lu Ming's wife not here yet? Didn't she come early in the past?"
Xue Huahua asked casually, but Liu Yunfang's expression changed. "Why are you asking me about her? She can ask her. We have separated, and each family will take care of its own business. I can't be bothered with her."
Sun Guixian frowned and looked at Xue Huahua silently. Xue Huahua shook her head. She did not know what was going on. Sun Guixian looked at Liu Yunfang again. She smiled and said, "What's there to be angry about? I think Lu Ming and his wife are pretty good. Lu Ming's wife is from the city. You should talk to her nicely. Don't yell at her at the top of your voice. It's not good for you."
After Luo Mengying and the others went back to the city to study, many people in the production team felt sorry for Li Xuemei. If it wasn't for the fact that her family was poor, Li Xuemei would have gone back to the city. It was the fault of her parents, but in the end, they had implicated their children. It was not easy for Li Xuemei, especially when her mother-in-law was so powerful. She did not know what would happen in the future.
"When did I yell at her? Am I that kind of person? Who told you that? Is it Lu Ming's wife?" Liu Yunfang threw the firewood in her hand angrily. She stood up and wanted to leave, but Sun Guixian quickly stopped her. "No, no, what could she say to me?" Sun Guixian did not dare to sow discord. She was just spouting nonsense. Seeing that Liu Yunfang had a bad temper, she wanted to slap herself. Who asked you to spout nonsense? Are you regretting it now?
To be honest, the conflict between Liu Yunfang and Li Xuemei was not because of anything else. It was because Xiao Ming ate half a bag of sweets. Li Xuemei kept the sweets and jerky that Luo Mengying gave her. Xiao Ming made a big fuss. Liu Yunfang coaxed him, "Didn't you eat half a bag of sweets?" She told him to keep the rest of the sweets for later.
When Li Xuemei heard that, she asked Xiao Ming a few more questions. Xiao Ming could not explain it clearly, so Liu Yunfang explained the reason for the sweets.
Then, Li Xuemei got angry. Ever since she married Lu Ming, it was the first time that Liu Yunfang saw Li Xuemei angry. She dragged Xiao Ming into the house, took off his pants, and slapped him a few times. It was so painful that Xiao Ming cried. She could not bear to go over and pull Xiao Ming. However, she was scolded by Li Xuemei, "If you like it, you can carry it away. Lu Ming and I will not care."
Li Xuemei and Luo Mengying knew each other very well. The main reason why she was willing to send food to Xiao Ming was because of her face. Among the three children in the pig farm, only Xixi and Dong Dong had something. If Xiao Ming asked about it, it would not look good. However, Liu Yunfang actually asked Xue Huahua for sweets for Xiao Ming. She blushed when she heard that. How could Liu Yunfang have the nerve to ask for it? She even complained that Luo Mengying did not send clothes to Xiao Ming. She said that it was because Dong Dong could not wear it anymore, so she gave it to Xiao Ming … They were not related to each other.
Why should she send clothes to the children? Luo Mengying bought clothes for the Xixi brothers because they were close … Li Xuemei was very angry. She pushed Xiao Ming away and went into the room. She asked Liu Yunfang to carry Xiao Ming away.
Liu Yunfang felt wronged in her heart. Every adult in the family wanted their child to eat more. Li Xuemei was the only one who was being unreasonable. She pretended to carry Xiaoming and was about to leave. It was not like she could not afford to raise him.
However, Xiao Ming refused. He grabbed the door with both hands and shouted for his mother. He would not go with her no matter what.
Liu Yunfang was angry. She had done so much for Xiao Ming in vain. How old did he become and he did not recognize her? She left angrily. She made up her mind not to care for Xiao Ming anymore. He was an ungrateful wretch. How many diapers had she washed for him and how much work had she done behind his back? Just thinking about it, Liu Yunfang's nose turned red and her eyes became misty. Sun Guixian was shocked. "What's wrong? Why are you crying for no reason? Lu Ming's wife is a reasonable person. If there is any misunderstanding, you can explain it clearly. I will ask Lu Ming's wife when she comes later."
It had to be said that Sun Guixian was shocked. Liu Yunfang was such a powerful person. She could scold someone for three days and three nights. Her daughters-in-law were all afraid of her. Who knew that she would be defeated by the weak Li Xuemei? Li Xuemei was really good at hiding things. Why couldn't she see it in the past?
Soon, Lu Ming and Li Xuemei brought Xiao Ming over. Sun Guixian ran out to greet them. She moved closer to Li Xuemei's ear and said, "Xiao Ming's grandmother is not doing well. She is secretly crying. What happened at home?" She could not suppress the fire of gossip in her eyes. When she went to visit tomorrow, she must talk about this matter. Indeed, everything has its vanquisher.
Li Xuemei forced a smile. "It's nothing. I just said a few angry words to her last night. Auntie, I'm busy teaching Brother Dewen and the others. If there's anything, we can talk about it later." Children had to be educated from a young age. With Liu Yunfang's methods, Xiao Ming would be spoiled by her sooner or later, and he would offend people easily.
Seeing that Li Xuemei was about to leave, Xiao Ming leaned forward and fell into her arms. "Mommy, hug! Mommy, hug!" He looked listless and lethargic. Sun Guixian had a rough idea that the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law were quarreling over the way their child was educated.
People in the city had high expectations for their children, and Liu Yunfang was always obedient. It would be strange if the two did not quarrel.
Lu Ming handed the child to Li Xuemei and strode into the kitchen. He was washing the dishes in the kitchen last night, and he only heard about what happened later. His mother was not kind, and anyone with a discerning eye could tell that the three children had divided the sugar and jerky equally. It would not have been a problem for his mother to ask Xue Huahua for more, but she had to take advantage of them by saying that they were divided equally.
"Mom, I'm here to see you." Lu Ming first greeted Xue Huahua as Auntie before greeting Liu Yunfang.
"What are you looking at? I'm fine. What's there to see?" Liu Yunfang turned back to the stove. The fire in the stove had been extinguished, and there were only sparks left. She stuffed a handful of firewood into the stove and breathed into it. When the firewood was lit, she looked up at Lu Ming. "What are you doing here?"
Lu Mingwen smiled cautiously. "I'm going to the commune to buy something. Xuemei said that she would buy some meat on the way. She asked you and dad to come over for dinner tonight."
"Humph." Liu Yunfang did not appreciate his kindness. "I don't need that meat, right? I don't care. If you want to eat, you can eat it yourself."
"I told dad, and he agreed. He even asked me to buy some wine." Lu Ming was carrying a small basket on his back. He pulled the rope. "Mom, do you want to buy anything? I'll bring it back for you."
"It's none of your business. I'll buy whatever I want." Liu Yunfang's tone was cold, and she looked very unhappy. Lu Ming said a few more words. Xiao Ming went into the house with the candies and called her grandma. Xiao Ming held a handful of candies in his hand and handed one to Liu Yunfang. "Grandma, eat it."
Liu Yunfang still looked unhappy. "Take it away. I'm not eating it."
Xiao Ming took it away and handed the candies that she did not want to Xue Huahua. "Grandma Xue, eat it." After that, he gave it to Sun Guixian, Lu Ming, and everyone else in the kitchen.
Liu Yunfang was speechless.
"You can show off now that you have a packet of candies. Last night, Xiao Ming wanted to eat one, so why are you so generous all of a sudden? Just say it if you're unhappy with me. Why are you playing tricks behind my back?" Seeing that Sun Guixian and Xue Huahua took the candies, Liu Yunfang was furious. If it was in the past, she would have hugged Xiao Ming and coaxed him. It was better to keep the candies for herself. Why should she share it with others? Li Xuemei taught her. It was definitely Li Xuemei who taught her.
Sun Guixian broke the candies into two and ate the shortest one. Xue Huahua did not touch it. She did not want to take it. It was Xiao Ming who forced it on her. She returned it to Xiao Ming. "Xiao Ming, eat it yourself. Grandma Xue has some at home."
Lu Ming was embarrassed when he heard this. "Auntie, Xiao Ming is giving it to you. I have some at home too. If you don't eat it, he will become more and more selfish in the future." Children had to be generous so that they could make friends when they grew up. If he was selfish, no one would want to be friends with him.
Liu Yunfang was so angry that her face turned green. She wanted to say a few words to Xiao Ming, but he licked the candies and left. Liu Yunfang kicked the dust beside her feet and was still sulking.
"Mum, I have to rush to the commune. Remember to come over for dinner tonight after work." Lu Ming opened his mouth and wanted to explain to Xue Huahua about what happened. But he was afraid that his mum would be even more unhappy, so he did not say anything. He was the youngest in the family and had not suffered much. Whenever there was good food, his family would first take care of him. He did not feel much about it. Slowly, he thought about his brothers and realized that they probably had some resentment towards him.
At that time, he was willing to share the food with his brothers so that their relationship would not get worse. He did not understand it in the past, but he understood it now.
After leaving the house, he greeted Li Xuemei and purposely asked Xiao Ming if he wanted to go to the commune. Xiao Ming glanced at Li Xuemei and shook his head. He pointed at the wooden pieces in Xixi's basket. "Study, study."
"Be good. Daddy will buy you some food when I come back." Lu Ming felt that his son was good in other aspects other than eating.
After Lu Ming left, the atmosphere in the kitchen was a little stiff. Sun Guixian ate the candies and looked at Liu Yunfang happily. "Don't be angry. You will suffer if you are angry. Lu Ming and his wife are very filial. Just wait and enjoy your life." Sun Guixian was not stupid. She could tell from Liu Yunfang's expression that she did not want Xiao Ming to share the candies with them. In this aspect, Liu Yunfang was really not as good as Xue Huahua. Lu Dewen and his family picked the thorns and picked the jujubes. No matter how much they ate, they would share it with the pig farm. Liu Yunfang had eaten so much from them. Why was she so stingy when it was her turn?
Courtesy demands reciprocity. Liu Yunfang's way of thinking was not good.
Liu Yunfang snorted and thought of something. She shouted outside. "Xiao Ming, Xiao Ming, bring me some candies." Even outsiders were willing to give candies. Why should she save for Xiao Ming?
Because of Liu Yunfang, the atmosphere in the pig farm was not good. To ease the atmosphere, two female educated youths started to talk about the house. Li Zhiqing wanted to divorce her lover, and her lover wanted to go back to the city to look for her. However, Lu Jianguo refused to give her a letter of introduction. He said that he wanted to wait until the university holidays. He did not want her lover to cause trouble in the university and ruin the production team's reputation.
There were not many things about the house of educated youths, but this incident made people sigh. Li Zhiqing did not seem like someone who would abandon her lover. Less than half a year after returning to the city, she wanted to get a divorce. Many people suspected that she had found another man in school.
Sun Guixian loved this kind of gossip. "When Li Zhiqing returned to the city, I told Huahua that they would not be together for long. How can a husband and wife be so far apart? Mingwen's wife had only returned to her parents' home for a short period of time, and she had already gotten together with someone else. Li Zhiqing is in the city, and her lover is in the countryside. When they meet, they have to ask for a letter of introduction from the commune's cadres. Speaking of Sun Baoqin, Sun Guixian did not have the feeling that her niece was embarrassed. Sun Yongchang's actions had really destroyed the relationship between the two families. When they talked about Sun Baoqin, she could objectively evaluate her without any personal bias.
Wrong is wrong, and right is right.
"It's good that they divorced. Li Zhiqing is a university student, and her lover did not have any outstanding performance in the production team. Their ideology is not on the same line, and they will not last long even if they don't divorce." Sun Guixian was not as ignorant as before. She understood some things. There is no such thing as a pie falling from the sky. Don't think that you can do it by luck. Fish, shrimp, shrimps, and turtles with tortoises. Take Sun Baoqin and Zhao Wubin for example. Sun Baoqin thought that it would be cool to find an intellectual, but in fact, she was the one who lost money. As for Li Xuemei and Lu Ming, if not for Li Xuemei's poor family background, would they have agreed to marry Lu Ming? She felt that it was not good to say.
Li Zhiqing's ideology was high, and he was proactive and patient in doing things. On the other hand, her lover's performance was mediocre, and he spoke like a long-winded woman. From their personalities, it was clear that they were not on the same path. They might have feelings and passion when they got married, but it was not enough to maintain a marriage. They also had to tolerate each other and have common topics and goals. Otherwise, it would not last long.
She told her views to the two educated youths. "It's the same for you when you choose a partner. Don't think that it's good that he is obedient to you when you're dating. After you get married, it's important whether he is good to you or not. You should ask your family for their opinion. As the saying goes, old ginger is spicier.
Most families would still make plans for their children.
"Sigh, Sun Guixian, I realized that you are getting better and better at talking about principles." Xue Huahua said with a smile.
Sun Guixian raised her head. "That's right. I've been to literacy. If I'm not good at it, who is?" She was already so old, and if she still did not understand, she would have wasted her life.
After Sun Guixian's interruption, the atmosphere became a lot better. Lu Dewen and the others would occasionally come to the kitchen to chat when they were resting. Sun Guixian asked them what they had learned, and the siblings told Sun Guixian without hiding anything. Sun Guixian was not interested in those things, and only asked about the words that could be used in daily conversation. Lu Jianxun taught Sun Guixian, "Don't talk about friends from afar." Sun Guixian understood what he meant and quickly shook her head. "Forget it. It was not easy to send the two Buddhas away. I don't want to provoke them again."
Luo Mengying kept a lot of homework. Lu Dewen and the others did not study math, but they would do math homework every day. Xue Huahua asked them to summarize their math and geography homework so that it would be convenient for them to review in the future.
Starting from the first year of high school, Xue Huahua did not allow them to recycle their notebooks. The homework and test notebooks written in the first year of high school were kept separately. Lu Dewen felt that it was unnecessary. The notebooks were not cheap, and it was better to save as much as possible. He had mentioned it to Xue Huahua twice, and Xue Huahua said that they would be useful in the future. He thought that Xue Huahua meant that they would be kept for Xixi and Dong Dong, so he did not say anything.
But in the future, they would be more serious when doing their homework. They were afraid that Dong Dong would laugh at them for not knowing how to do simple homework in the future.
The exam questions were still set by the farm, and it seemed that there was no ink. The last few questions were a bit shallow. Math and geography had been revising for a long time, and their scores were basically above 90%. Language and history were more difficult. History was about the impact and causes of events. Maybe the farm changed the person to set the questions, and the exam questions were more complicated. The topic was to analyze the specific mission of the British Bourgeois Revolution. At first glance, they did not seem to have learned this question, but the scattered knowledge was taught before. There were many similar questions, and the siblings were confused. Regardless of whether the answers were correct or not, they wrote all the answers they could remember on the paper. One question took up two pages.
Xue Huahua was cooking in the kitchen. After the rice was steamed and the vegetables were cooked, the siblings were still doing their homework. She was puzzled: "Is history very difficult?" When she was copying the questions, she felt that it was not bad.
Lu Dewen wanted to say that it was too difficult. The questions were specious, and there was no entry point. He did not know what to write. He was worried that Xue Huahua would scold him for wasting his notes. He hesitated and said: "It's alright. It's not difficult, but it's a bit difficult. The farm's questions are always like this. Mum, is the rice ready?"
"It's ready. Take your time to write. There's no rush."
They were doing their homework, and Xixi and Dong were not idle. The two brothers held onto the pencils that Lu Dewen and the rest used and wrote on their notebooks. Xixi's handwriting was neat, but his handwriting was too big. If Lu Dewen were to write 10 lines on a page, he could only write 5 lines. Xue Huahua held Xixi's hands and slowly taught him how to write. "Xixi, are you going to primary school next year?"
Xixi would be 6 years old next year, and he should be able to go to primary school.
Dong clapped his hands: "Grandma, I want to go. I want a school bag."
Lu Jianguo bought an army green school bag for his grandson. Many of the children in the village loved it and wanted the adults to buy it for them. Dong Dong also liked it after seeing it twice. When it came to school, the first thing that came to his mind was the school bag. As he spoke, he even patted his right waist and gestured to Xue Huahua: "Carry it like this. Carry it like this."
Xue Huahua poked his head: "You're so smart. When you're in school and we have money, grandma will buy it for you." They had food, but they did not have much money. Other than the family's expenses, they still had to buy notebooks and pens. They did not have much money left at the end of the year, and they could not afford a school bag for the time being.
Dong Dong, who had gotten the promise, was very happy: "Go to school. Brother will go to school."
Xixi asked Xue Huahua: "Grandma, do I really want to go to primary school?"
"Yes, next September, I will get Grandpa Jianguo to help you register. Do you want to go?"
Xixi did not know how to answer. He frowned: "I will learn from Aunt Xuemei."
"Aunt Xuemei is very busy. If you go to primary school, there will be a lot of people to accompany you. Dabao And Erbao will be there too." She could teach Xixi herself, but she still had to send him to school to experience the atmosphere and play with his peers. "Xixi, practice writing first. If you get good results, the teacher will like you."
Xixi nodded solemnly. Dong patted his chest: "The teacher likes Dong too. Dong studies well."
"Okay, the teacher likes Dong Dong too."
Xue Huahua compared the answers to the history scores. Overall, Lu Mingwen was the highest, and Lu Hongying was the second. They still had rice and eggs, unlike in the beginning when they wolfed down the food. Lu Mingwen peeled the eggs and took the initiative to give them to Xixi and Dong Dong. Dong Dong smiled and took it with a bowl. Xixi refused, so Xue Huahua cooked eggs for them, so they had eggs to eat.
"Take it. If Second Uncle does well in the exam, you will benefit from it. Do well in the exam in the future. If you do well in the exam, grandma will cook eggs for you." This year, the conditions of the family were obviously much better. Even in the cold winter, there were eggs in the chicken coop every other day. In the past, if they wanted to eat eggs, they had to secretly go to the mountains to steal birds' nests. Now, they could eat eggs every week and were not as greedy as before.
Xixi said thank you, picked up the eggs in the bowl and gave them to Xue Huahua: "Grandma, eat it." After that, he gave the eggs to Chao Caizhi and Lu Dewen. Lu Dewen shook his head: "Xixi eat it himself. If dad eats it, it will be better." He was depressed. His history score was less than 70 points, and a penny was deducted. He had to think of a way to raise his score.
However, until the last exam before the New Year, he did not make much progress in history. The answers were given by Li Xuemei, and they could not be summed up. Even Li Xuemei said that the exam questions were much more difficult. Next year, he was afraid that he would not be able to read the textbooks.
The pigs in the pig farm were slaughtered, and Xue Huahua had a holiday. Li Xuemei and Lu Ming went to the farm to celebrate Chinese New Year with Grandpa Li. Grandpa Li said in a letter that he wanted to meet Lu Dewen and the rest. Xue Huahua thought that there was nothing to do at home, so she asked Lu Dewen and his brothers to go with Li Xuemei. They stayed for two nights. In the summer, she dried a lot of dried vegetables and put them in a basket. She also went to the commune to cut some meat and send it to the farm.
Lu Dewen had never met such relatives. He heard that there were a few highly educated people there. He wanted to give up and discuss with Xue Huahua. "Mum, why not let Ming Wen and Jianxun go? I am not good with words. What if I offend them?" Li Xuemei had mentioned that some of the relatives were university professors. He was not good with words and could not speak clearly.
"Just go. Third Sister can't go even if she wants to. When you are at the farm, just answer whatever people ask you. With Lu Ming and his wife around, what are you afraid of?" Lu Dewen was still afraid.
"I have never met them before." Lu Dewen was still afraid.
"You will meet them when you are there. Be humble and don't talk like you are driving a train. You are the elder brother, and you must look after Ming Wen and Jianxun." To be honest, Lu Dewen had a lot of shortcomings. Fortunately, he had changed most of them. In front of Lu Mingwen and Lu Jianxun, he acted like a big brother. He would say that he was busy working in the fields, and if he finished early, he would go to the fields to help Lu Mingwen and Lu Jianxun. Sometimes, when the things in the basket were heavy, Lu Mingwen would yell at him and he would run faster than anyone else.
Lu Dewen said: "Mum, if I offend them, don't blame me when I come back."
"You will be fine as long as you speak normally. How old are you? You can't be compared to Xixi?"
Lu Dewen had nothing to retort. His two sons were like Xue Huahua. They were very smart, and he was like his father. It was normal that he could not be compared to them.
No matter what Lu Dewen said, the next morning, they went out with the basket. Lu Ming was carrying the big basket, and Li Xuemei was carrying Xiao Ming. Lu Mingwen volunteered to carry Xiao Ming to let Li Xuemei relax. Li Xuemei laughed. "Did Aunty say something last night?"
"How can she not say it? She had said it a few days ago. Sister-in-law, let me carry Xiao Ming. If not, my mum will think that I am lazy." Xue Huahua had said many times that they were too inflexible and could not be compared to Lu Ming. She said that in the past, Lu Ming came to the pig farm and took the initiative to look for work. He had good eyesight and gave others a comfortable feeling. They should learn more from Lu Ming. Lu Mingwen had secretly observed Lu Ming before. Damn, that was not eyesight. It was obvious that he was a schemer.
Wherever he went, he wanted to show off. He did not even have the chance to do so.
"If you purposely do things for others to see, it is considered showing off. If you do things quietly, it is not showing off. It is giving others a feeling that you are cultured." These were Xue Huahua's words. In the entire production team, Lu Ming was the only one who was praised by his mother.
Other than Li Xuemei, everyone else was wearing straw sandals. At first, their feet were cold, but after walking for a while, they felt warm. The few of them casually chatted, and Lu Mingwen asked Lu Ming where he learned his eyesight and how he could be so sharp. "I'm not mocking you. I just want to learn from you. My mom said that if you work in the city, you will definitely be the type that the leaders will like."
Lu Mingwen did not know whether to laugh or cry. "How am I a smooth talker? I can't even handle my family well." Because of that incident, Liu Yunfang and Li Xuemei were estranged from each other. No, it was Liu Yunfang who was estranged from Li Xuemei. Li Xuemei spoke in a weird way and they had not talked to each other for many days. If he was smooth, he would not have made their relationship like this.
"What can happen to your family? Auntie is probably unhappy that you all went to the farm for Lunar New Year. She will be fine after you all come back." Lu Mingwen was not clear about the sugar incident. It did not matter if there was more or less sugar.
Didn't they get all the sugar? Lu Ming sighed. They were walking on the road, side by side. Lu Ming pulled up his winter dress. He was embarrassed to talk about the sugar incident. "Auntie is not a calculative person. She will not take it to heart. But we can't pretend that nothing happened …"
"Our families do not need to talk about this. My mum said that Dong Dong will not be able to wear the clothes next year. She will give them to Xiao Ming. Don't think too much about it." Lu Mingwen comforted him.
His mum was not a foodie. She would let Xixi and Dong Dong share the food with the rest. The food tastes better when there are more people. Conversely, if he ate the food alone, the taste would be bad. Lu Mingwen also felt the same way. His mum did not say anything when he ate the eggs and rice after the exams. But when he ate the eggs and rice, his mum would not say anything. But when he ate the eggs and rice after the exams, his mum would not say anything. But when he ate the eggs and rice, it tasted better.
Li Xuemei gave him a sidelong glance. "Brother Mingwen, it's one thing for Auntie to be generous, but we can't take advantage of her just because she's generous. This is a moral problem." If they were used to taking advantage of others, what would they do if one day they couldn't? She must have the right attitude. This was the most important thing. After becoming a parent, she must be a good role model for her children.
Lu Dewen thought for a while. "Li Zhiqing, you are right. But let's forget about it. I am afraid that I will not perform well in the farm. Is your grandfather a serious person? I don't know why, but I can sense a strong killing intent from the monthly exams. We will not encounter any trouble, right? "
Li Xuemei laughed. "Brother Dewen, where did you sense the killing intent?"
"In the questions." Lu Dewen did not tell Xue Huahua about this as he was afraid of being scolded. Anyway, he felt that the person who set the questions did not like them. If not, why would he set such difficult questions? They only wanted to eliminate their illiteracy, and there was no need to set such difficult questions.
"You are thinking too much. My grandfather saw hope in all of you and wanted to test if all of you will back down."
"Back down?" Lu Jianxun snorted. "Old Master is laughing at us. Are we the type of people who will back down? My mum had said that we can run if we are in danger. But if we encounter any problems, we must face them head-on … … "What his mother said was the truth, and the siblings had to follow her words.
Lu Dewen agreed. "Yes. Don't worry, Old Master. We will study hard. Li Zhiqing, after we tell Old Master that we are determined, can you ask him to set the questions that are not too difficult? We just want to pass the final exams."
Li Xuemei was helpless. "I can't control my grandfather's thoughts. When we reach the farm, you can talk to them."
To Li Xuemei, the questions set by Grandpa and the rest were a little difficult. But it was not the college entrance examinations, and there was no need to set such difficult questions. She did not know how to answer most of the questions. When she went to the farm, she had to ask them for advice. At the same time, she also had to learn some Year 12 courses. If not, she would not be able to teach Lu Dewen and the rest. She could not be like Xue Huahua and the rest.
After passing through two hills, the snow on the ground was thicker. Xiao Ming, who was on Lu Mingwen's back, felt warm and wanted to get off. Chao Caizhi refused. "Let Second Uncle carry you. You will catch a cold. We will reach the farm later. There are sheep there. Do you remember Xiao Ming?"
Xiao Ming bleated twice. Lu Ming was surprised. "My son is so smart. He knows how to bleat. Where is the puppy?"
"Woof woof woof … …"
"Woof woof woof … …"
"Meow meow meow … …"
Lu Ming smiled. "Who taught you?" Xiao Ming had never seen a cat before.
Xiao Ming pointed to the direction behind him. "Brother Dong. Brother Dong knows. Brother Xixi also knows."
"No wonder. Xiao Ming, recite a poem for me." Lu Ming pinched Li Xuemei's cheeks, and he couldn't help but show off to Li Xuemei with a fatherly smile. "Last night, he learned how to recite a new ancient poem. Listen, he said Xixi taught him. When I was his age, I couldn't even say it clearly."
Li Xuemei did not think much of it. "When you were young, who was willing to teach you? Kids should learn to talk with their peers. Xixi has the patience to teach, and Dongdong is honest. If he doesn't learn from her, how can he learn? "
Xiao Ming recited two poems and made Lu Ming proud. Li Xuemei attacked him. "If you don't do your homework, Xiao Ming will surpass you in another two years."
Lu Ming could not get over books. Even when the entire production team was doing their homework, he still dozed off. No one knew who he was taking after.
Lu Ming was annoyed. "Sweep, sweep, sweep."
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