Chapter 115

August 15, mid autumn.

Today is the day of reunion and song Xintong's 15th birthday.

"Sister, I wish you a happy birthday." Dabao and Xiaobao are holding a small wooden box in their hands, "a gift for elder sister."

"You gave me presents?" Song Xintong, who was cooking in the kitchen, wiped his hands on his apron and took the small box they handed him. "What gift did you prepare for my sister?"

"Sister, you'll see." Dabao looked at her with a smile.

Song Xintong opened the box, which was filled with a hand-made grasshopper. Looking at the grasshopper who couldn't hop after autumn, he couldn't help asking, "is this Xiaobao you made up?"

Xiaobao nodded and asked, "well, isn't it good-looking?"

Song Xintong looked at the grasshopper, and nodded against his will, "it's a good arrangement."

"Hey, hey, I knew sister would like it." Xiaobao immediately slapped, "sister, this is what I learned from brother Dayi. Brother Dayi's grasshopper and bamboo dragonfly are beautiful."

"Well." Song Xintong will be another small wooden box, "let me see what Dabao sent to sister."

Then he opened the wooden box and found that there was a hairpin made of copper and silver in it, with two ordinary beads hanging from the tip.

Song Xintong was very surprised. She didn't expect that Dabao would give her woman's jewelry. Although the quality of the jewelry was very poor, she was very happy in the bottom of her heart. "How could Dabao want to give her sister this?"

"I look at sister Baiyun. They all have them, but sister a doesn't have them." Dabao said in a straight line: "aunt Xie said that elder sister is already 15 years old. It's better to dress up a little better."

A few days ago, aunt Xie said, but she didn't expect to be heard by Dabao. Song Xintong put the hairpin in her hair, "is it good-looking?"

Dabao looked at it and nodded, "when I have money, I'll buy a nice one for my sister."

"I'll buy it when the treasure has silver." Song Xintong took Dabao by the hand, bent down and asked, "did you not spend any of the pocket money you usually give me?"

Dabao dodged a little, but finally nodded, "I'm full. The crisp sweets at home are better than those sold under the banyan tree, so I don't want to buy them there."

Xiaobao was a little guilty and said: "brother, that day you went to big banyan tree to buy hairpin, why don't you tell me? I'll give you all my pocket money, too. "

"Do you have any pocket money?" Song Xintong asked deliberately.

Xiao Bao curled his lips. "The ten wen you gave me yesterday is still there."

"Why are you so greedy?" Song Xintong pinched Xiaobao's mouth, "open your mouth, let elder sister see if there are any worms?"

"No, I brush my teeth." Xiaobao opened his mouth and closed it one by one, revealing all his baby teeth. "Look, elder sister, it's white."

"Well, it's pretty good." Song Xintong released Xiaobao and said, "sister a gives you pocket money just for you to use. You can use it if you want. You don't need to save too much money. But sister a's only requirement is not to spend money indiscriminately. Do you know?"

Xiaobao nodded, "I bought sugar and ate it. I gave it back to my brother and other people in goudan'er village."

"Is it?" Song Xintong's face was slightly heavy. "Xiaobao is so generous? Every time I give them pocket money, I buy it for them to eat? "

Xiaobao nodded, "they are good with me, I will buy them to eat."

"Did they buy it for you?" Song Xintong asked again.

"Goudan'er has bought it, and he Xiaoming has bought it, but no one else has." Said Dabao.

Song Xintong asked, "do you think you are friends with them?"

"Right." Dabao took a look at Xiaobao. Xiaobao didn't understand song Xintong. "They didn't play with us before. Now they play with us."

Song Xintong sighed, "do you think if you don't buy them sugar, they will still play with you?"

Xiaobao thought for a long time, but he didn't think of it: "I don't know."

Song Xintong touched Xiaobao's head and said, "where will the pocket money be used in the future? Do you know how to keep an account book by yourself? Let's see how much money you can spend a year. "

"How much does sister give us?" Xiao Bao was distracted and asked directly.

"I'll see it later. I'll give you more praise when you are praised by the master. If you are criticized, I'll reduce it." Song Xintong doesn't want to talk too much with them. Some people's hearts, feelings and other things have to be explored by them. She has never had children before, and she doesn't know how to raise them. Now she can only teach them not to go up the wrong path, set up some correct values and cultivate some good temperament.

For example, starting with saving?

Dabao doesn't worry. She's always mature and steady, and she knows how important it is. But Xiaobao is much more lively. Because he was born later and took up a small word, his family will favor him a little more. Therefore, he is quite naive and lively, and his temperament is unstable. If he doesn't pay attention, he will be taken askew.

It seems that he will have to give less pocket money in the future. He can't get into the habit of throwing thousands of dollars.

Song Xintong said, "do you know? Our family should use the reward and punishment system in the future. If we do well in our homework and help my sister work, I will reward her. If we are lazy and do something wrong, we will be punished. "

Dabao asked, "will it be reduced?"

"No, you give me silver." Song Xintong said, "do you agree?"

Dabao didn't care, "yes."

"Oh." Xiaobao drooped his head and said, "I'll set sister on fire."

Song Xintong can't help but feel funny, "well, don't burn a fire. Sister a has done it. You all gave her gifts today. Sister a is very happy, so let you have a rest. Today's waiting for the dishes to come out of the pot."

"Hey, hey." Xiaobao some embarrassed smile, "no, sister's birthday is the biggest, I go to feed the chicken." Then he ran out to the back door of the yard, went through the house, and went to the house where the livestock were kept.

"Sister, I have told Xiaobao, but Xiaobao won't listen to me." Dabao said with some worry.

Song Xintong was stunned. Then he looked at Dabao and asked, "does Dabao think Xiaobao is wrong?"

In fact, Dabao is also not clear, "those people have scolded us, but also beat us together, and now they play with us every day, why?"

Song Xintong hesitated, "what does Dabao think?"

"Is it because we have money to buy them sugar?" Dabao asked suspiciously.

Song Xintong patted Dabao's head and said, "there are many kinds of friends. They are friends who drink and play, friends who are sincere, friends who know each other well, and friends who know each other well...."

Dabao drooped his head and couldn't distinguish them clearly: "are they friends who have fun with wine and meat?"

"I don't know. You're still young. You can't tell a lot of things clearly. When you grow up and see a lot of things, you can know which friends are real, which are ordinary, which can and can't make deep friends." Song Xintong touched Dabao's cheek, where there is black and white in the child's world. Today there is a conflict, and tomorrow it will be fine. After thinking about it, he said: "don't think so much. It's all after growing up. Now you can play with them if you want, and don't play with them if you don't want. If you want to buy sugar for them, you can buy it. If you don't want to buy it, you won't get angry."

"When can I grow up?" Dabao's head was drooping and his tone was low.

"When it's time to grow up, I'll grow up. Now I'm frowning like a little old man." Song Xintong handed the chopsticks to Dabao, "OK, help elder sister set up the dishes and chopsticks."

Today, every family is a reunion day.

Song Xintong made a good dish, and the three of them were very satisfied.

It's good to be reunited and happy. It's a good day.