atypical rebirth

In fact, long before Meng Zheng was reborn, he had had the idea of ​​teaching his parents to read.

However, let’s not say that when Meng Zheng had this idea, he was already working and had no time and energy to teach his parents. Moreover, Meng’s father and mother were both 50 and [-] years old at that time, and they always thought they were old. Life has worn away their edges and fighting spirit, and they have long since lost the vitality unique to young people.If Meng Zhengzheng enrolls his parents in literacy classes, the parents will feel that he is messing around.

Fortunately, Meng Zheng was reborn!

He is 11 now and is on summer break with plenty of time and energy to teach his parents.But Meng's father and Meng's mother are just in their early 30s. They have not been to big cities yet, and their personalities have not been worn away by the steel and concrete in big cities.To put it more artistically, they still have dreams, and they still have confidence in themselves.If they are determined to learn at this time, they can indeed learn some results.

Meng Zhengcai did not allow them to give up!

So during lunch, Meng Zheng brought up the matter of literacy very seriously, and said: "I was thinking about it in the morning... There are too many things at home in the morning, so it is not a good time to study. Let's do this, and from now on, I will set aside a day every night. During the class time, I will teach my parents how to read. The next day at noon, I will take half a class time to review and check the homework of the night before. Let's work hard together, and stick to it for two months. I believe that when the school starts... ..."

Meng's father and Meng's mother finally realized that their son was serious.

The couple didn't understand why the son suddenly thought of this.

Meng's mother shook her head and said, "If you don't study, you don't study... How old am I, what do I study!"

Father Meng said, "Yes, I am already at this age. Does my family still expect me to go to college?"

"Are you studying for the university entrance exam? If you read more books, you can find a good job in the city!" Meng Zheng tried his best to make a big cake for his parents, "Look at my aunt, when she didn't know how to read, even with me Uncle was promoted, and she could only be a cleaner, responsible for cleaning. Later, she gritted her teeth and learned a few words, what is she doing now? Now she is in charge of shopping for the cafeteria!"

Grandma Meng nodded aside, and said leisurely, "That's the reason!"

In her life, Grandma Meng gave birth to four children and raised three.The first one is the daughter, which is the aunt Meng Zheng said in his mouth; the second one is the son, Meng Zheng's uncle; the third one is Meng's father.Aunt Meng and Uncle Meng are both filial people, but each has their own circumstances. They left Grandma Meng's side many years ago, and now they have settled down in other places.Grandma Meng was taken care of by the third child's family.

Let's talk about Aunt Meng first, she is the best developed among the three siblings of the Meng family.

When Aunt Meng was about to get married, she fell in love with a young man named Ye Gang from a neighboring village.At the beginning, no one was optimistic about this marriage, because this Ye Gang was a poor little man whose parents died and lived with his uncle. Although the young man was very nice, it would be nice if his uncle could feed him, so he would not be willing to set up a family business for him.When he gets to the age where he wants to marry a wife, let alone a house and land at home, he doesn't even have pots and pans!But Aunt Meng just fell in love with him, and she was determined to marry him, saying it was for the good of others!What about Ye Gang?He also had Aunt Meng in his heart, so he personally kowtowed in front of Grandpa and Grandma Meng, vowing to make Aunt Meng live a better life.

Aunt Meng married Ye Gang.

In the first two years, Ye Gang borrowed Aunt Meng's dowry as the cost, and became a shopkeeper.He is a quick-witted person who walks around the streets all day, not only earning some money, but also very well-informed.He seized the opportunity to ingratiate himself with one or two people, and in the end he actually got out of the camp and went to work as a temporary worker in the canteen of an agency in the town.

Temporary workers at that time were different from what they are now. The jobs at that time were all assigned by the government, and there was no such thing as layoffs.Ye Gang worked in the business for a few more years, went through a lot of gifts, and successfully changed from a temporary worker to a regular worker.

By the time Meng Zheng was born, Ye Gang had already been transferred to the next county. It is said that he became a director of some kind, in charge of logistics work.For the rural people, Ye Gang has achieved great success.Ye Gang lived up to his vow when he married Aunt Meng, and he was very kind to Aunt Meng.Even though his road later became smoother and smoother, he never had any flirts, and he never disliked Aunt Meng as an illiterate rural woman.He respected Aunt Meng and often mentioned her behavior in private, which made Aunt Meng look like a "city person".

Ordinarily, Meng's family has such a noble family, and Meng's father and Meng's mother can get a little bit of light.

actually not.

Ye Gang is a bit cold in his bones.Although he is good to his wife, it is only good to his wife, and his wife's natal family is not taken seriously by him.He didn't show it in the early years, but when his family's life gets better and better, his true nature can no longer be hidden.Grandma Meng watched coldly, thinking thoroughly about Ye Gang's thoughts.

That being the case, if the Meng family could not bother Ye Gang, they would never bother Ye Gang.If something bad happens to the Meng family, for example, the family needs to borrow some money because they can't make ends meet, even if they know that Ye Gang has money, the Meng family will not ask him.Otherwise, wouldn't it be embarrassing for Aunt Meng to be caught in the middle?For Grandma Meng, as long as her son-in-law treats her daughter well, she will not blame him.Since the son-in-law is unwilling to help her Meng's family, then don't help. They don't have the rule of referring to the daughter and son-in-law for the elderly.

Although Ye Gang wouldn't bother about the Meng family's affairs, he wouldn't stop Aunt Meng from honoring Grandma Meng either.

Over the years, Aunt Meng would send things home every year and festival, ranging from cotton-padded clothes and trousers to washing powder and face oil.Grandma Meng once told her not to think about her natal family so much, but Aunt Meng said that all these things were sent by Ye Gang's unit, and they couldn't afford so much for their own household. If they didn't send them back to their natal family, they would be given to others.After hearing this, Grandma Meng knew that Ye Gang knew about it, and her daughter did not secretly send things to her mother's house without telling Ye Gang. She regarded these as her daughter's filial piety, so she accepted it.

Ye Gang is a leader, and he arranged work for Aunt Meng just by raising his hand.Aunt Meng was illiterate at first, so she could only work as a cleaner, because cleaners do not need to be literate.Later, Ye Gang took the time to personally teach her to read some characters, and seeing that her bookkeeping was no longer a problem, he transferred her to a more relaxed position.

Ye Gang is really kind to Aunt Meng.

Meng Zheng had no objection to his uncle's reluctance to help his family.Because the people in their family never thought of relying on Ye Gang, they didn't even have this concept in their hearts.Since there has never been any expectation, naturally there will be no resentment.Just because Ye Gang was always nice to Aunt Meng, Meng Zheng felt that this uncle was pretty good.

Hearing Grandma Meng mention the past, Dad Meng said with a smile: "My eldest sister is helped by her brother-in-law... How can it be so easy to find a job in the city? I'm afraid I can only beg for food when I go to the city like this."

"You just don't make progress!" Granny Meng muttered.

Meng's mother hurriedly said: "Mom, what you said is wronging us. I have been busy harvesting corn recently, and there is a lot of work in the field every day. How can I find time to play around with the children!"

"How can it be nonsense!" Meng Zheng retorted.

"Yes, the child has good intentions, how can he be called nonsense!" Grandma Meng said.

Meng Zheng rolled his eyes, pointed at Meng Duo again, and said, "Mom, when my sister finishes studying, she will definitely find a job in the city. People of your generation are all literate. If you and your father can't read, you won't be able to hold your head up in front of your in-laws."

"Meng Zheng!" Meng Duo immediately blushed when he heard his younger brother teasing him, and was so angry that he wanted to pinch Meng Zheng's ears, "How dare you talk about me? Why don't you say that you will find someone in the city later?" wife!"

Meng Zheng continued: "When my sister gave birth, you went to your in-law's house to help look after the baby, but the in-law came to say that we now pay attention to scientific feeding when raising children, and you have to follow our recipe. Mom, if you don't agree If you can’t understand the recipe, don’t you embarrass your sister?”

"I'm going to die! You still say it!" Meng Duo chased and beat Meng Zheng.

The reason why Meng Zheng used these things as an example was because he knew that Meng's mother liked children very much.A word she often puts on her lips is that whether it is Meng Duo or Meng Zheng who gave birth, she can help them take care of them. One is not too small, and three or four are not too many.Meng Zheng's ears were calloused from hearing this.

However, Meng Zheng overlooked one point. Before he was reborn, Meng's mother really liked to say these things, and that was only after Meng Duo turned 20 years old.What heartless mother would say that when the kids were in elementary school!The current mother Meng has never said that she wants to help her son and daughter take care of the children.

Mother Meng pointed to Meng Zheng and said to Grandma Meng, "Listen, this kid is talking nonsense again!"

"I see that he is not talking nonsense, he is a greedy wife!" Grandma Meng joked with a smile.

While avoiding Meng Duo's fist, Meng Zheng retorted: "I'm not, I don't, you're talking nonsense." He looked at Father Meng and said, "Dad, you can follow me to learn how to read. You won't suffer if you learn! Don’t be fooled if you learn it!”

After lunch, Meng Duo led Meng Zheng to put away the bowls and chopsticks consciously.Meng's father and Meng's mother want to take a rest.Grandma Meng didn't sleep much, and if she slept too much at noon, she wouldn't be able to fall asleep at night, so she went out with a cattail fan to chat with her old friends.

A few old ladies sat under the shade of the trees, and the topic of conversation was nothing more than family affairs.

An old lady with a silver tooth in her mouth sighed and said: "... When Xingmin's daughter-in-law first entered the door, I said that this person has bad eyes and is not a good woman. Look at her I'm not talking about what I did in [-]! As soon as her husband had an accident, she ran away, and she didn't want such a big son..."

This is the biggest gossip in the village recently.It was about a man named Meng Xingmin in the village who died in an accident two months ago.His son, Meng Jiancai, is 16 years old. He can't study well and is just a mess.As for his wife, it is said that she had a lover before, and now that her husband finally died, she felt that such a bastard son was unreliable, so she took the family's money and ran away one night, leaving nothing for her son.

Grandma Meng didn't like to talk about these things, so she changed the subject forcibly, and said, "A Jian from that family is not much older than Xiaozheng from my family. It's really pitiful... By the way, our Xiaozhengfei wants to teach me to read. How old are you, what do you still want to learn? Xiaozheng praised me for being quick-witted..."

"What did Xiaozheng teach you?" An old lady asked with interest.

"It is said that we should start with Chinese Pinyin. If you understand Pinyin, you will be able to look up the dictionary and learn by yourself in the future."

"What is Pinyin?"

"Listen to me reading a passage to you." Grandma Meng cleared her throat, "Ah, goose! Eh, donkey!"

The old ladies were bewildered.But there was an old lady who patted her thigh and said: "I can do this too! When I was young, I was a good hand at raising chickens, ducks and geese, and I also raised donkeys! Goose and donkey, I know best .”

Grandma Meng: "..."

Grandma Meng looked at the breeding expert with a smile, her smile was amiable and harmless to humans and animals.

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Grandma Meng: Praise me, or shut up.