那年秋天,女儿呱呱坠地,母亲收割完最后一季稻谷,带着几袋新米,从乡下老家进城来帮我带孩子。每天早一次、晚一次必不可少的洗澡、换洗尿布,再加上拖地板,抹家具,洗菜做饭,我家的用水量一下子多了起来。不知从什么时候起,厨房、卫生间的水龙头像坏了似的,一滴一滴漏水。水龙头下面不是接着一个盆,就是放着一只桶。后来才知道,母亲为了省水费,微微松开水龙头滴水,因为一滴水带不转水表。那时的水费其实也不贵,才八角钱一立方米。母亲知道我在本单位的办公室工作,很给我面子, That autumn, her daughter was born. Her mother reaped the last season of rice and brought me a few bags of new rice to help me bring my child from home in the countryside. Every morning, once an evening of essential bathing, diaper change, plus the mopping the floor, wipe furniture, cooking vegetables, my family suddenly more water up. I do not know since when, kitchen, bathroom faucet like a broken, drop by drop. The faucet is not followed by a basin, is placed a barrel. Later learned that his mother in order to save water, slightly let go of the tap drip, because a drop of water does not turn the water meter. At that time the water fee is actually not expensive, only one dime a dime. My mother knew that I was working in the office of this unit and gave me a good face.