Chapter 188： if life has cheated you

"You have to learn from Grandpa Qi, and I'll buy you meat buns when you come back." Huo Jinzhi categorically refused, but his tone was soft, and he promised to bring delicious food. Compared with the indifference before, now Huo Jinzhi is much kinder.

Tang Xiaonan pouted unhappily. She didn't want to eat meat buns, so she wanted to go to the city to play, but she didn't dare to resist the future boss, so she managed to gain some goodwill, but she couldn't make the boss angry.

With a low sigh, Tang Xiaonan reluctantly agreed, her face was full of unhappiness, but she had to be obedient. The appearance of the little adult amused Huo Jinzhi. When I grow up, not only will I not be unreasonable, but also very considerate, which is completely different from the stubborn Tang Xiaopang before.

It is said that the female college student has changed at eighteen, but this fat girl has changed before she reaches eighteen, so she seems to be relatively precocious.

"Study obediently, I'll buy a white rabbit." Huo Jinzhi added another benefit.

Old Man Qi and Su Wanrou both like to eat candy, and their tastes are too bad. Ordinary fruit candy is not acceptable. In a small county in Yuecheng, the highest-level candy is the White Rabbit. Huo Jinzhi earns money and eats more and more Don't be stingy, the pastries and sweets at home have never been broken.

Tang Xiaonan is not interested in Big White Rabbit either. She is someone who wants to lose weight, but she can take it back to Chai Yuxiang to eat. This 8-year-old cousin has never had a good life since she was a child, and she can't eat good food even if she lives at Zhang Manyue's place. Tang Xiaonan is very good. Feeling sorry for this little girl, she saved her snacks for Chai Yuxiang to eat.

Huo Jinzhi sent Tang Xiaonan to Mr. Qi's place. The old man drove four or five cows to graze on the hillside. His energy was obviously much better, and there was flesh on his face. The old man sat on the pony bar with his back against the tree and read a book. , has the comfort of seeing Nanshan leisurely.

"This egg will be eaten by the cows later."

Huo Jinzhi put the egg basket next to the old man. After a while, the people from the brigade will come to lead the cattle to plough the fields. A few cows will be ploughed in exchange. A few cows, I would rather eat less myself, and let the hard-working scalpers eat well.

"I know, come into the city quickly, don't forget to buy candy." The old man was always thinking about candy. Eating a few big white rabbits every day made him feel much better.

The days now are very different from those in the past. If he didn't miss his wife and children, the old man even thought it would be good to live in the mountain village like this, but he wanted to go out after all, and he believed that day would come soon.

"I can't forget it."

Huo Jinzhi tugged at Tang Xiaonan's pigtails and walked away briskly. With a bicycle, he could do a lot more things. He went to the scrap collection station to see if he could get some more old books. .

"Little girl, sit here, I'll recite a poem for you, it's my favorite one, Pushkin's If Life Deceives You."

The old man asked Tang Xiaonan to sit next to him. His deep voice was full of emotion and cadence. Although his voice was hoarse and lacking in breath, it was the most emotional recitation Tang Xiaonan had ever heard.

"If by life you were deceived,

Don\'tbedismal, don\'tbewild!

Today of grief,bemild

Merrydays will come, believe.

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"It's so nice, grandpa, what does this poem say?"

"Teach us not to despair in adversity, not to be discouraged, to believe that a better future will come, Xiao Nan, no matter what difficulties you encounter, you can't compromise on life, think more about it, and the difficulties will be defeated."

The old man seemed to be talking to Tang Xiaonan, but he was actually admonishing himself that whenever he couldn't stand it any longer, the old man would recite this poem to motivate himself. He must live until the day when the family is reunited.

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