when she became "he"

"Father, I want to continue studying!"

Zhao Dazhu was silent for a while, and asked: "Have you decided what school to go to? I heard people say that even if you can't get into college, you can go to a vocational school. The son of the pharmacy owner in the town went to this kind of vocational school. It seems to be learning information technology."

Xu Nuo shook his head, "Abba, I don't go to vocational school, I want to repeat it."

"Repeat?"

Xu Nuo nodded, "Yes, Dad, Ah Mu, I want to go to the third year of high school again and take the college entrance examination again."

Zhao Dazhu and Zhang Xiujuan did not immediately agree after hearing this.

Xu Nuo also knew that Zhao Wenwen did poorly in the exam this time, which made the couple a little worried.

Zhang Xiujuan asked with some concern: "Dawen, if I read it again, I still haven't passed the exam..." She didn't say anything further, but the meaning was self-evident.

If he didn't pass the exam again, it would be even worse for the villagers to gossip. Dawen didn't pass the exam this time and jumped into the water. If he did it again, she really didn't know if her son could stand it.

"Em, you also know that my grades are usually not bad. Last time I was too nervous to perform well. I repeat the exam for a year, and my grades can improve. I have experience after going through the exam for the second time. When the time comes Even if you can't perform at your usual level, it won't be too bad." Xu Nuo didn't speak too much, but he still has confidence in himself, after all, when he promised, he hired a special teacher and completed the university courses .

Zhao Dazhu usually spoke very little, and the long silence at this time made Xu Nuo feel even more anxious.

Xu Nuo has always felt that the role of "father" is a very sacred role. He is a hero, a role model, and a pillar in the hearts of children. I felt a feeling in my body that "the whole world has collapsed and he is still holding it up". Even though he doesn't look so big and has not achieved much in his life, what Xu Nuo sees is that he is silent. Underneath the deep love for the child, this kind of heavy father's love is something he has never felt in Xu Jiu.

After a long time, Zhao Dazhu finally said: "Then study for another year, and later..." His simple and honest face wrinkled, and he paused before saying, "We will talk about the future!" Although Zhao Dazhu was honest and silent, but in this He has the absolute right to speak at home.

Xu Nuo secretly heaved a sigh of relief after hearing this. Although he knew that the couple would hardly refuse their son's request, he was still a little worried, and now he was finally relieved.

No matter what, he must be admitted to university, otherwise how can he be worthy of this pair of simple parents who are dedicated to their children!Xu Nuo secretly swears in his heart.

There is a custom of "ghost festival" in China, which is on the fourteenth day of the seventh month of the lunar calendar (there are different sayings, it seems to be the fifteenth day of the seventh month in some places). It didn't occur to me that Zhao Wenwen had an uncle.

Zhao Wenwen's uncle is called Zhao Erzhu, and Xu Nuo actually met him on the first day he came here. He was one of the people who scolded him by the river that day. Zhao Ershu has a son named Daqiang, who is Zhao Wenwen's cousin. Zhao Dazhu is one year younger, but got married earlier than Zhao Dazhu, so his eldest son Daqiang is also two years older than Zhao Wenwen.

Zhao Daqiang stopped studying when he was only in the second year of junior high school. He stayed at home for several years and went to Guangdong to work with others. He came back at the end of last year and stayed at home for more than ten days. The young people went together, saying that making money in Guangdong is much more profitable than farming, and they are not as tired as farming.

Zhao Daqiang handed Uncle Zhao 5000 yuan when he went home for the New Year, so now Uncle Zhao likes to tell others that Zhao Daqiang is promising, and how much money he brought back to the family. When mentioning Zhao Wenwen and comparing him, the most common thing is that he is promising and can make money for his family, while Zhao Wenwen can only spend money, especially after Zhao Wenwen failed the college entrance examination, he said a lot Once, every time I met him, I told Zhao Dazhu that it was useless for rural children to study, and that he might as well go to Guangdong to work like his Daqiang, so Zhao Wenwen was very displeased with this second uncle.

Uncle Zhao and Zhao Dazhu's family lived quite far away, unlike other brothers in the village who lived together, and this also involved Grandma Zhao's preference for Yao'er.Father Zhao died early. At that time, Zhao Dazhu wanted to live with his mother. This is also a tradition in the village. After all, Zhao Dazhu was the eldest son.

At that time, Grandma Zhao was still young and able to work. Uncle Zhao was more thoughtful than Zhao Dazhu. He thought that if his old lady lived with him, she could not only help with the work, but also help with the children, so he urged Grandma Zhao to live with him. She prefers the sweet-talking Yao'er, not to mention that Yao'er gave birth to her a precious grandson, so she told Zhao Dazhu that she would live with Uncle Zhao.

At that time, Zhao Dazhu was talked about by the villagers for a long time because of this matter, saying that he pushed his old mother to his younger brother to take care of him. God knows that because Grandma Zhao lived in Uncle Zhao's house, Zhao Dazhu specially gave several hundred catties of millet to Uncle Zhao every year. for.However, Zhao Dazhu was a man of few words, even if he was misunderstood, he would not go out to explain anything, but after a long time, everyone would know what was going on.

Because the ancestral spiritual seat is set at Zhao Dazhu's side, Zhao Erzhu and the others also have to come back here when offering sacrifices.

Zhao Erzhu gave birth to four children, three sons and one daughter. This is what Grandma Zhao liked more about him. Whoever called Zhao Dazhu gave birth to a son, and he was as boring as his father. people.

The sacrificial food was placed on the square table in front of the altar, the men lit candles and burned incense, and the children followed suit.

Xu Nuo had never been exposed to these before, and there was no mention of burning incense at home to worship ancestors in the city, so he worshiped with a very pious attitude.

Priests usually offer three rounds of wine, and there must be some time intervals between them. During this time interval, Uncle Zhao's wife, Li Guihua, looked at the promise standing aside and remembered what she had heard in the village for more than a month. Zhang Xiujuan said: "Sister-in-law, I heard that Dawen is much more diligent these days than before, what's the matter, is this, planning to farm at home in the future?"

Zhang Xiujuan doesn't like Li Guihua's sister-in-law very much, and she doesn't get along well with her. In addition, Li Guihua always likes to talk and hurt people, so Zhang Xiujuan doesn't like it even more.

Zhang Xiujuan didn't want to talk to her, but Li Guihua thought she had hit the mark, and her face became a little more proud: "Hey, I told you before that it's useless to read so many books for Dawen. You still don't believe it. Now it's better." After more than ten years of tossing around, I still haven’t come back to plow the fields. This is not as good as our family’s Daqiang!” Speaking of her son, Li Guihua was very excited, “Last month, our Daqiang sent another 1000 yuan to our family, saying it was for us. My father and I bought clothes to wear and food to eat. I told him a few times that he would earn money and keep it for himself in order to find a wife, but he wanted to send it back, and said that he had paid for it in Guangdong. Girlfriend, I will bring it back for Chinese New Year!"

This topic obviously also aroused Uncle Zhao's flaunting mentality: "This little brat doesn't know what kind of woman to bring back, so I told him to find one in the village. It's good to know the basics. He just wants to learn People in the city fall in love freely, thanks to him knowing how to send a photo back, brother, how about this girl?"

Uncle Zhao said and urged Li Guihua to take out the photo. Obviously, they were well prepared before they came here. Naturally, Li Guihua was also happy to cooperate with Uncle Zhao to show off his son's prowess. He took out a palm-sized photo from his pocket, about 5 inches in size, The photo shows Zhao Daqiang and a young girl. The background looks like it was taken in a park.

The girl was wearing a dress, with wavy hair permed, and a pair of high heels. She looked quite trendy. In the photo, Zhao Daqiang was wearing casual clothes and looked decent. In addition, he was already good-looking. The two of them looked like this Standing together really feels like a golden boy and a jade girl.

Zhao Dazhu is an honest person, he was embarrassed to stare at the photo of the young girl, and only said: "It is good that what Daqiang says is good."

Li Guihua knew Zhao Dazhu's silent nature, and didn't expect to hear anything good from him, so she snatched the photo from Uncle Zhao and handed it to Zhang Xiujuan: "Sister-in-law, please show me, this girl looks like a city person, she really can Follow Daqiang back to our village? Daqiang said that he would bring her back during the New Year, but I don’t know if it’s reliable or not.”

Zhang Xiujuan knew that Li Guihua would not give up if she didn't give two good words today, so she had to pick up a few good words.

"What's wrong with the girl from the city? Daqiang is not bad. The young man is good-looking and can make money. He is also sensible, polite and filial to his parents. Even if you search the whole village, you can't find a younger boy who is better than Daqiang. , I think the girl probably just fell in love with Daqiang, so she doesn't care that Daqiang is from the village."

Li Guihua smiled so much that her eyes narrowed when she got a good word: "That's right, speaking of our strength, there are few people who can match it. In terms of filial piety, we are also among the top three in the village." Turning around, he promised again, "Speaking of filial piety, Dawen, you have to learn from your brother Daqiang. Your father and mother spent so much money for your education, so you have to earn it back and return it to them Just do it."

Although Xu Nuo admitted that what Li Guihua said was correct, he was not happy with what she said in that showy tone, so he could only smile and agree: "Second Aunt is right, I will treat my father and mother well in the future." of."

Unexpectedly, the promise would agree to her, and Li Guihua was a little surprised. She thought that this nephew would ignore her as before. Of course, because of this, she often said that he was not well-bred.

Some people are like this, the more you talk to her, the more excited she will be, Li Guihua is this kind of person, but Xu Nuo obviously hasn't realized it yet.

"I'm talking about Dawen. Since you don't study anymore, shouldn't you be talking about a daughter-in-law? Second aunt has some good girls here. How about I introduce them to you? You know, I'm the one who gave you a big deal. Brother Qiang prepared it. I didn’t expect him to be so capable. I found one myself. This is a good deal for you. These girls are all first-class and capable in the nearby villages, such as the daughter of the Tangkou Pork Guy. Ah, that's really round and round, with big breasts and upturned buttocks, not to mention a lot of strength, it looks easy to give birth to, the eldest brother's family is only your son, you should give birth to more."

Xu Nuo, the daughter of Tangkou Pork Guy, has seen it before. Thinking of the woman's fat body, Xu Nuo shuddered in her heart. No matter what, she must be twice as big as him!It's true that the girl is a "good" girl, but it's because of a good family background.

"And the daughter of Powei Tofu Zhang, that's also..."

"Second Aunt!" Xu Nuo interrupted her, "Thank you Second Aunt for your kindness, but I'm not in a hurry to get married, I still want to continue my studies!"

"Still reading?" Li Guihua exclaimed because she was too shocked.