Man Lu

Mrs. Gu is busy with lunch in the kitchen at home.Mrs. Gu kept pacing in the courtyard, looking up at the courtyard door from time to time.Today is the day when the results of the two granddaughters' final exams come out.The two of them successfully obtained their high school diplomas last month.Both of them applied for the Fudan Big Character Chinese Department.Her old man's original intention was to let them go to the teacher's class, which is free of tuition, and there are subsidies for living, which is great.Fudan Dazi costs [-] yuan per month, not including board and lodging, which is expensive.

Manlu Manzhen copies books while going to school, earning 40 yuan a month.She is not pasting cardboard boxes now, but has learned the netting that Man Lu taught her.She and her daughter-in-law contact each other when they are free at home.The finished nets are sold to the grandson when he sells newspapers on Sunday.Just this network has an income of nearly 60 yuan, plus the grandson sells newspapers for more than 20 yuan a day, and the monthly income of the family is more than 150 yuan. When it was high, it was more than [-] yuan.The income of the family has increased, and the four children are doing well in their homework. She is happy every day.

It was because of the high income in the family that she did not object to them applying for the Fudan university entrance examination.In the past six months, not everything went well.Gossip among the neighbors, not to mention Weimin Jiemin, she wanted to come forward and fight.On weekdays, their Gu family has tried to keep a low profile as much as possible.The four children are all wearing old clothes, and their daily purchases are also very ordinary, so they are afraid of being watched.There is a war going on elsewhere now, seeing the influx of refugees in Shanghai every day, the old lady keeps an eye on the four children every day.Feeling the depreciation of banknotes, he followed the advice of his two granddaughters and exchanged most of the cash for gold bullion and silver dollars.

Hearing the noise, Mrs. Gu immediately stepped forward to open the door.Two dark smiling faces, well, hit.But she still couldn't help it: "All hit?"

"They all hit!" Manlu Manzhen Qiqi replied loudly.Man Lu closed the door, and together with Man Zhen helped the old lady into the house.

"Did you win?" Mrs. Gu heard Manzhen's voice, ran out of the kitchen, grabbed the apron with both hands anxiously, and asked the three people in the hall with wide eyes.

"Mom, my sister and I are both admitted to the Chinese Department of Fudan University!" Manzhen shouted cheerfully while hugging Mrs. Gu.

"I passed the exam!" Mrs. Gu shouted.

"Great, I want to tell your father quickly!" Mrs. Gu's eyes were red.

The four of them acted immediately, and Manzhen and Mrs. Gu ran into Gu's house to bring a chicken, a piece of meat, a fish, a plate of apples, and a bottle of white wine for sacrifice.Man Lu and Mrs. Gu took incense and candles and lit them in front of Father Gu's portrait.

As soon as everything was put on the table, Weimin and Jiemin shouted from outside.As soon as they ran into the hall, they knew they had passed the exam.Manlu Manzhen helped them unload their backpacks, and they went to work today.

After Gu's family sacrificed to Gu's father, the family of six sat around the dining table, reading Manlu Manzhen's admission letter.After reading the notice, Mrs. Gu left the dining table and went into the kitchen to prepare lunch.

Weimin said: "Eldest sister and second sister, I'm also taking the Fudan exam!"

"I'm also taking the Fudan exam!" Jiemin followed.

Mrs. Gu said, "Okay! Okay! Both go to Fudan University!" Seeing the two of them, they said again: "Then you have to work hard, your eldest sister and second sister are all excellent in every subject!"

"Grandma, my brother and I are both getting excellent grades, 15 points!" Jiemin yelled.

"Eldest sister and second sister are still the best. Our liberal arts are taught by second sister, and science is taught by elder sister." Weimin patted his head after speaking.Manlu just wrote a summary and some tips for Weimin and Jiemin.

"That's because you are smart and hardworking. My eldest sister and I are just giving you pointers. If you don't work hard, it's useless." Manzhen said.

"The children of our Gu family are both smart and hardworking. Weimin Jiemin, from now on your eldest sister and second sister will live in school when they are not at home, so you must not regress in your homework!"

"Grandma, my brother and I will definitely give you an honor every year!" Jiemin patted his chest and shouted.Now the two of them understand that reading can change their destiny.They have learned English, and they only go to work four or five days a month, but they earn two to three times more than Mrs. Gu's salary for a month's help, and it is more than ten or twenty times that of Mrs. Gu's paperwork.Only by working harder can they eat meat every day and live a good life!

"Grandma, today is really a good day. The eldest sister and the second sister are admitted to college, and we met a wealthy family today. They bought all our nets!" Jiemin added, untiing his small satchel and handing it to Mrs. Gu.

"The big family is a foreigner who wants to go back to China. They said they would not come back when they went back. They liked our network. Not only did they not bargain, but they also gave ten yuan as a reward." To Mrs. Gu.

"How much did you earn today?" Manzhen asked with a smile.

"It's 130 and five yuan," Jiemin answered quickly.

"There are so many?" Manzhen asked in surprise.They were saying that the other three were counting money.

"We have to collect the parcels, and the big family came to choose the nets. It seems that they have all our nets."

"The young lady shouldn't be old, right?" Man Lu asked.

"Eldest sister, you are so smart. That foreign lady is about my age and a little shorter than me." Jiemin compared himself.Then he asked, "How did the eldest sister guess?"

Manzhen smiled and replied, "I can reward you with ten yuan, but I still have to look at the selection. She must be young and a young lady. The husband will not bother you so much." Manlu nodded.

"130, eight yuan, six cents and seven cents," the old lady Gu finished counting, and reported the count with a happy face.After removing the money for disconnected lines, I made a net profit of more than 120 yuan.

Manzhen saw that everyone was happy, and the corners of his mouth were wide open.She thought for a while and said: "Weimin Jiemin, you should stop selling newspapers and websites in the future. If you made this order today, many people must have seen it. I told my eldest sister that every time the network Take fifteen at a time, never more. You did something wrong today."

"Second Sister, why? We thought today was a good day, so..." Jie Min immediately blushed.When Mrs. Gu heard what Manzhen said, her face turned from rosy to pale.Man Lu strokes your chest to make her relax.

"We were wrong. We listened to the eldest sister and the second sister." Seeing the faces of the two elder sisters and grandma, Wei Min recalled the greedy looks of many people present, and couldn't help feeling afraid.Hold Jiemin and said in a deep voice.

The old lady Gu breathed a sigh of relief, and said: "I know I was wrong, but I also need to know not to do such a thing again, otherwise something will happen, what should I do with your mother and sister?"

"Grandma, we must listen to you. I'll go upstairs with Jiemin, and I'll talk to him." After Weimin finished speaking, Rajmin went upstairs.Manlu originally planned to be the bad guy when Weimin and Jiemin went to work, rob them, and beat them up again, so that they would be more defensive.Slow down for now, but let them learn some lessons.

Seeing Weimin and Jiemin go upstairs, Manzhen and Manlu look at each other, and Manlu nods to her.Then she said softly, "Grandma, don't worry. I'll help you go to bed and rest for a while."Grandma used Manlu to get up, and the two walked slowly to Mrs. Gu's room.

After entering the room and sitting down, Mrs. Gu took Man Lu's hand and asked her to come over.Then he asked: "Did you and Manzhen do something else that was done beforehand?"

"Manzhen and I found a missionary school for Weimin and Jiemin in the French Concession, and we will enroll in September this year. Weimin is in the third grade of junior high school, and Jiemin is in the fourth grade. Their school costs 40 yuan per person per year. I am still in the concession. I rented a small two-story building and signed a one-year contract."

"What?" Old Madam Gu exclaimed, if it wasn't for Zai Manlu's support, she would have stood up.Mrs. Gu was not surprised that Weimin and Jiemin wanted to go to church to learn, because both grandchildren had studied in a church school for a year.In addition, the two sisters of the Gu family often talked about the many advantages of church schools.But renting a house there is equivalent to a bolt from the blue.

"Grandma, don't worry, listen to me. The monthly rent is [-] yuan, and the rent is paid annually. We paid the rent for one year first, and Manzhen and I paid the rent. There is still [-] yuan in the manuscript fee. .The small building is in Siming New Village on Fuxi Road in the French Concession. There are all kinds of furniture there. We just need to bring clothes and books in.” Actually, they were writing about the sisters in the previous book. The last book was a bestseller, and this one received [-] royalties.

"I know it's good there, but where can we afford to live? Not to mention that there is no money, even if there is money, we can't spend it like this."

"Grandma, if the world was better, I wouldn't rent a house in the concession. Think about it, thieves have come into our house twice. Manzhen and I want to live on campus, so we'll leave you, mom and Weimin behind." Jiemin, how do you let us go to school with peace of mind?" Seeing that the old lady's expression eased a little, she continued: "Grandma, Manzhen and I have published two books. We are also well-known now, and it will only get better and better in the future. .”

"Your father has worked in the bookstore for nearly 20 years. I know that writing a book is not as easy as you said. Now that you are all rented, we will live in it for a year before making any plans. Manlu, the days ahead are still long, we have to Do what you can!"

"I know. But now Manzhen and I are both well-known writers, and we are both admitted to college. We are college students. At home, even you can make a lot of money. As long as the war does not reach Shanghai, future The days will only get better and better. We also want to rent out here, I have checked, and it is no problem to rent such a place for 30 yuan. The tenant is almost settled, and it is a professor from the university."

"Okay, I see." Mrs. Gu knew that the two sisters could earn money, but they could also spend it.

"Grandma, the house in the concession will be rented from September, and we will live here for a month. You just need to know about this, so don't tell mom about it." The rent starts on September [-]st, but the key to the house will be released will receive it in advance.

"Understood, I'm not old enough." After finishing speaking, she was about to get up, and she still went to make friends.The rent of one hundred yuan a month, the old lady is a little overwhelmed.In the end, she obeyed Manlu's words and lay down on the bed for a while.She was also a little sleepy. She didn't sleep well last night. She was worried about the studies of her two granddaughters all morning, and her energy was not good.

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