Chapter 21 good mom

Early this morning, my younger brother and younger sister woke me up. The younger brother said that the younger sister took his socks, and the younger sister said that the younger brother wore her clothes. The two of them stood on the bed, chattering and shaking the clothes. It's underground.I shouted anxiously: "Mom, come quickly, they are noisy again, and they don't let people sleep for a while on Sunday morning!" Dad came in from the outhouse and said softly, "Don't make a noise, mom is cooking, you don't let mom be quiet for a while." Dad helped them dress while talking, and took them out again.

I shrank back into the bed again and closed my eyes hard, but I couldn't fall asleep no matter what. I remembered that I will celebrate the team day this afternoon. I wonder if my mother has washed my clothes yet?I still have a lot of homework left behind, and I will definitely not be able to finish it this morning.Sunday is always my busiest day! The more I thought about it, the more I couldn't fall asleep, so I quickly got dressed, pushed back the quilt, hurriedly went out to comb my hair and wash my face, picked up breakfast from the table and ate it, and asked my mother: "The uniform I took off yesterday, how about you?" Have you washed it for me? I'm going to wear it for the team day this afternoon."

My mother was tidying up the house, she was stunned for a moment when she heard my last question, and said, "Didn't you just change that dress? Why is it dirty again?" I was anxious and said: "I just changed it, but my classmate got some ink on the sleeve. I took it off last night and forgot to tell you. Anyway, I can't wear it today. How ugly it is!" " Mom sighed and said, "Okay, when I'm done, I'll rush to wash it for you, but I may not be able to do it—why are you having a team day again? I have something to do this afternoon, and I pointed you at me to show me my little brothers and sisters." Woolen cloth."

I stared and shook my head and said: "No, I have to go on the team day! You always have something to do every Sunday, but I also have mine. You just don't have a plan for doing things. The teacher said, we should know how to allocate time, If you arrange according to the plan, you will not be busy, I advise you to make a plan in the future!" Dad came over and said, "How do you tell mom to make plans? Your clothes got dirty as soon as you put them on, so you didn't tell mom, and today's team day didn't tell mom early!" I didn't answer, left my job and went to the back room. I had to hurry up and do some homework, and I had no time in the afternoon.

When I entered the room, my younger brother and younger sister were looking through my schoolbag. They pulled out my books, pencil case and so on.I hurriedly pushed them away, sorted out the books, and found that my arithmetic book was gone, and I shouted anxiously: "Mom, look at how annoying they are, move all my things, and get rid of my arithmetic book." !" Mom came in and said, "You put that arithmetic book on the table yourself, and I put it in the drawer. Your own books are never put away, and your schoolbag is not hung up. Little girl move your things!" At this time, the younger brother and younger sister had slipped into the outhouse, and Dad took them outside to play.

Angrily, I dug out the arithmetic book from the drawer, and wanted to sit down and do some exercises, but the table was full of piles, teacups, thermoses, books, and there was no room at all! Chaos, chaos, chaos to death!Mom grabs this and throws that down all day, and she doesn't know what to do, the house is always messy!I just admire Aunt Li next door. Her house is always neat and tidy, and the clothes on Li Yongzhen are always clean. Their family has more children than ours, so Aunt Li is not messy at all. I thought: I'll go to Li's house to do my homework. Their place is always quiet and the children don't make trouble. Uncle Li likes us and always talks and laughs with us, and Yongzhen will help me.While thinking about it, I picked up my book and ran to Li's house.

As soon as I walked into Li's house, I saw that their house had already been tidied up. Yongzhen's elder sister, Yongying, is a middle school student. She is also at home today, wiping the table. Yongzhen and her younger brothers and sisters are drawing on the desk.Uncle Li and Aunt Li were changing clothes in the back room, as if they were about to go out.Aunt Li smiled when she saw me and said: "Morning, Xiaoqin is such a good student, she works hard on Sunday. What does your mother do?" I said, "My mother is busy cleaning up the house. Are you going out so early?" Aunt Li said, "No, Yongzhen and the others said that the movie was good this morning. You, Uncle Li, went to buy tickets early in the morning and said that you would accompany me. I'll go to see it. I said that there are too many people at home on Sunday, so I won't go, but they must let me go." Uncle Li said with a smile: "If there are many people, there should be fewer things. We should rest on Sundays. Workers don’t go to work on Sundays, students don’t go to class on Sundays, only you housewives don’t have a rest all year round.” Uncle Li turned around and smiled at Yongying and said, “You always write home and say, ‘Dear mother, how about that? Is the new pair of shoes ready? I will take them away on Sunday, and my shoes are broken again.’ Or say: ‘Dear mother, I want to eat dumplings. Please prepare some dumplings for me this Sunday.’ When we all have Sunday off, your dear mothers have to work overtime, don't they?"

Yongying smiled and said: "No, I haven't asked my mother to make shoes for me for more than a year, I can do it myself!" Yongzhen also smiled and said: "No, now we always help my mother with things every day! "Li Xiaodi and Li Xiaomei also laughed and said: "No, no, we are all good, don't make trouble, don't go out with mother." Uncle Li said: "That's right, you should not only be good students and team members at school, but also be good children at home, so that..." Aunt Li quickly went on to say: "They can really help you now." Well, you don't have to talk all the time."

Both Yongying and Yongzhen smiled and said: "Okay, dear mother, you go quickly, and you will miss the movie later!" Aunt Li stood up and said: "Then let's go, and we will have noodles with fried sauce for lunch today. Well, the meat and sauce are in the cabinet." Yong Ying said with a smile: "Understood, we must not miss it, you must have something to eat when you come back at noon." Uncle Li followed Aunt Li with a smile and went out. Chased out the door with Li Xiaomei, and shouted with a smile: "Mom, goodbye!" As soon as they walked out, Yongying asked Yongzhen: "Where did Mom hide the pile of dirty clothes last night? Take it to me and wash it in the morning when you have nothing to do." Yongzhen said: "Mom Laundry, you only come back for one and a half days a week, and you are told to rest or do some homework, she has time to wash those clothes tomorrow, so you won’t be allowed to wash them.”

Yongying said: "I have finished my homework, and working for my mother is in my plan, and it will not delay my work at all. I am talking to you while doing laundry, which means I have a rest." Yongzhen He went into the house, took out a pile of clothes, and Shui Ying sat in the corner of the room to wash. At this time, Yongzhen sat me down at the desk and asked me what I wanted to review.I said I was going to do my math problems and asked her if she would do it with me.Yongzhen said: "I have finished my arithmetic exercises, but I can help you." She took down the burning iron from the stove, and answered while ironing the clothes she wore for the team day in the afternoon. my question.

I lowered my head to do arithmetic exercises, but my heart was churning violently. I could only hear the sound of Yongying washing clothes and Yongzhen's ironing sound. At this time, the room was extremely quiet.I thought to myself: "I always compare my aunt with my mother, and think that Aunt Li is much more capable than my mother. Today I know that Yongying and Yongzhen have done so many things for their mother! Now Yongzhen's mother is out. Went to watch a movie, and my mother is still rushing to do my laundry!" The more I thought about it, the more I couldn't sit still, and I stood up and wanted to leave.Yongying stopped me and said, "I'm holding a family committee at your home this afternoon, and you're not at home. If you need my help with anything, please ask Mrs. Chen to tell me." I said: "My mother only said that there was something to do in the afternoon, but she didn't tell me that the family committee was meeting at home. She originally asked me to take care of my younger brother and younger sister for her, so you can take care of us." Yongying said: "Aunt Chen has just been elected as the vice-chairman of the family committee, don't you know? She is very active! These days, she is busy with signature campaigns against the use of atomic weapons and patriotic health campaigns. My mum said we all had to help her a little bit so she wouldn't burn out." I picked up the book and ran home. My mother was about to wash the clothes for me. I quickly took the clothes and said: "You don't need to wash it. I can still wear this dress. Also, you are busy with the meeting this afternoon. I have entrusted Li Yongying to take care of my little brothers and sisters for me, don't worry!" I ran into the back room and hurriedly folded the quilts on the bed and put all the things on the table away I was about to come out to sweep the floor with a broom, when I looked up and saw my mother standing at the door and looking at me, with a surprised and happy smile on her face, she said, "Xiaoqin, why are you so diligent today?" Instead, I felt embarrassed. I blushed and lowered my head and said, "From now on, I will help you with things every day, okay—mother—mother." (This article was originally published in the 13th issue of "Children's Age" on July 1, 1955. It was later included in a collection of novels, essays, and poems. The first edition was published by Writers Press in April 1960.)