Stepmother Reborn: Dad, my mom hasn't hit me for three days

When Zhang Xiuhua and Li Jianguo were discussing finding a teacher for Baolin, countless children rushed past the door and headed towards the foot of the mountain.

Everyone is familiar with skiing and sliding. When they don't have equipment, they usually just use a piece of wood to slide down.

But a wooden board can never compare to a professional skateboard, especially when you are able to slide fast and accurately, and when you slide down from it, the movements are so cool.

Guoxiang ran over from home and when he saw the equipment, he immediately asked Youcai to borrow it as he also wanted to play.

Youcai was naturally willing to be generous to this good brother, so he took off his equipment and taught him how to skate.

Except for Guoxiang who could play with the equipment, the other children all went for the snow rings.

Jilin pointed out that snow rings can make money, so of course he disagreed. He told them to go home and get the money. One cent at a time.

It was not easy for every household to make money at that time, but when children were clamoring to play games, some adults, out of pity for their children, would spend a penny or two.

The children who got the money immediately ran over to play with the snow rings. The children who didn't have money took the aluminum bathing basin from home and slid up from the bottom.

It’s true, although it’s not as safe and reliable as snow rings, the chances of overturning are really rare.

More and more children gathered here, and Zhang Xiuhua could hear the children's laughter from far away.

Soon it was lunch time and the children with empty stomachs were called home by their parents.

Baolin skated around the ice and took off his skates.

She wiped the soles clean, put them in a shoe box, and then asked Li Jianguo how much the shoes cost.

"seventy."

Baolin took a deep breath. When she bought the skates before, she didn't have enough money, so she asked Yaoyao to borrow some. Later, she finally paid it back. Now she only has a dozen yuan on hand, which is far from 70 yuan.

She wanted her mother to buy her a pair, but she couldn't bring herself to ask. After all, if she wanted to buy them, everyone else would have to buy them too. Six children would cost four hundred and twenty yuan. Her mother didn't have that much money.

She looked at the shoes, her eyes full of reluctance.

Zhang Xiuhua looked at her expression of looking back every few steps, and if someone didn't know, they would think she was saying goodbye to her lover.

She averted her eyes and looked at Jilin.

Jilin has already made the statistics and received money from his brothers and sisters.

After he counted them all, he played a total of 87 times and earned 87 cents.

Zhang Xiuhua gave him a round number and paid him nine cents. "Well done, continue working in the afternoon."

Jilin happily returned to the house with the money.

The whole family sat on the kang to eat. Except for Baolin who was absent-minded, the other children were very happy.

Zhuzhu negotiated with her mother for a discount price because she was the one who played with the snow circle 33 times out of 87 times.

If she continues to play like this, her little treasury will soon be empty.

Zhang Xiuhua smiled and said, "Except for Saturdays and Sundays, I will rent the snow circle to you on other days. You only need to pay me 10 cents a day. What do you think?"

Zhuzhu is already in the first grade of elementary school and knows basic addition and subtraction. She counted on her fingers for a while and thought that this business was profitable, so she agreed decisively, "Okay!"

She was afraid that her mother would go back on her word, so she made a promise with Zhang Xiuhua that they would not change their minds for a hundred years!

Zhang Xiuhua also followed her and hooked her fingers with her.

Zhuzhu's face flushed with excitement. Jilin looked at his sister as if she were a fool. "Except for Saturdays and Sundays, we have to go to school. There is only a short time from school until dark. Do you think you can make a profit?"

Zhuzhu nodded quickly, "Of course. There is an hour after school until dark, and I can play at least thirty times. I can earn twenty times."

Jilin is not optimistic.

Zhuzhu was not discouraged, "I can definitely do it!"

Just then, someone was shouting outside, and it sounded like Aunt Wang from next door.

Zhang Xiuhua sat on the kang, put down the bowl and walked to the main room, "What's wrong?"

Aunt Wang sighed, "Jianxin's father passed away last night."

Zhang Xiuhua was stunned for a long time. Li Jianxin's father has always been in poor health. Liu Shujun can still wash clothes and do housework, but he has difficulty walking. He had a stroke ten years ago. After recuperation for a period of time, although he can walk and jump, half of his body cannot move. He basically does not go out, just sit at the door for a while.

When Li Jianxin went to deliver tofu or eggs, he would hand the children over to their parents.

Miao Xiaohua is responsible for cleaning the house, and the children will be taken care of by her husband.

Li Jianguo called the other party "Second Uncle". Zhang Xiuhua told him that. He sighed and went over to help after dinner.

In the afternoon, Li Jianguo came back and Zhang Xiuhua asked him how he planned to arrange the funeral.

In the past few years, the policy was not good, and feudal superstition was not allowed. Now with reform and opening up, although the wind has not blown to the Northeast, some restrictions are not so strict. I don’t know if it can still be carried out.

Li Jianguo said they planned to set up a mourning hall at the door, make some paper figures, and buy some white cloth.

A funeral banquet must also be held. When an old person dies, you need to buy a coffin and various funeral items, which are not cheap. Holding a funeral banquet can at least relieve some of the pressure.

Funeral banquets are simple to begin with, and given the shortage of supplies at this time, it is naturally impossible to have a meat banquet.

Zhang Xiuhua is a relative, so naturally she has to help.

Miao Xiaohua set a date and began to prepare for the funeral.

The children went back to school on Sunday, but Li Jianguo did not leave. He borrowed a phone from the commune and called the Railway Bureau to ask for three days off.

Zhang Xiuhua was responsible for washing vegetables and serving plates, with a white cloth tied around her waist.

Li Jianxin was the son, so he had to wear mourning clothes and cry at the funeral. Of course, he also had to pay.

Miao Xiaohua seemed to have aged ten years. She asked Li Jianxin, "Old Third, when will your wife come back?"

An Rou worked in the county town and was usually busy with work, so Li Jianxin usually took the two children to visit her. She would only come back during the Chinese New Year.

Li Jianxin added paper to the brazier and answered without looking up, "I called her. She may not be able to take the leave."

Miao Xiaohua was a little unhappy, but she couldn't say anything in front of her relatives.

Zhang Xiuhua asked Li Jianxin, "Where are your two children?"

The twins were not old enough to go to school.

"I was afraid that they were naive, so I let them stay at home." Li Jianxin felt quite heavy-hearted.

Zhang Xiuhua helped until the evening. Tomorrow was the day of the funeral, so she had to be responsible for serving the dishes and went home first.

When Zhang Xiuhua went out, she happened to meet Xiangxiang and Ruirui. The two little guys had red eyes.

"Why are you crying?"

Xiangxiang wiped away tears and said, "Grandpa is gone."

The two children have been with their grandparents since they were young, so they are naturally close to them. When they heard that their grandfather had passed away, the little ones were naturally very sad.

Zhang Xiuhua patted their heads and sighed, "Take good care of yourself in the future."

The two little guys walked hand in hand towards the old house.

Early the next morning, Zhang Xiuhua rushed to Miao Xiaohua's house without even having breakfast.

As soon as I entered the house, I heard something. Last night, the two twins were so brave that they ran into the coffin while the adults were taking a nap and slept next to their grandfather, saying that he wanted them to take them away with him.

Li Jianguo was in charge of sealing the coffin in the morning. The man who carried the coffin with him was timid and did not dare to look into the coffin. He had been on the battlefield and had seen countless dead bodies. He had long been immune to corpses. He just took a look, and it was a good thing he took one look, otherwise he almost got scared to death.