Seventy cannon fodder is a ruthless man

Chapter 212 Can't be so coincidental
Zhang's mother smiled and scolded her eldest son, and was about to give Meng Tao another chicken leg when she heard the tinkling of the iron courtyard door, she looked out the window, and saw that it was Brother Zhang who had returned from school.

Brother Zhang went into the room to put down his schoolbag, saw Meng Tao and Jinniu, and greeted him happily: "Sister Taohua, Brother Jinniu, you are here!"

While talking, he looked around, Meng Tao knew what he was looking for, and said with a smile: "Don't look for it, Xiao Wangcai is not here, wash your hands and eat."

Brother Zhang was very disappointed, he was still looking forward to Xiao Wangcai coming with him.

Taurus also told the younger brother to eat quickly, and the chicken legs will be saved for you.

Brother Zhang shook his head: "I promised Mom and Dad, today I will save the chicken legs for Sister Taohua and Brother Jinniu. I won't eat them, I'll give them to you."

Mom Zhang and Dad Zhang: "..."

This unlucky boy said everything.

Zhang Fu kicked Brother Zhang: "Hurry up and wash your hands."

Brother Zhang just ran out and came back soon, holding the bowl and chopsticks and sitting next to Meng Tao with a smile, probably because he was too hungry, he took two big mouthfuls of rice before eating, and Jin Niu gave him the chicken leg in his bowl, Brother Zhang didn't refuse, grabbed it and gnawed it, took two bites before looking carefully:
"Hey, this...how is it a chicken leg?"

Meng Tao was amused by him, Zhang Fu raised his hand to give his stupid brother a slap, but Taurus stopped him, Zhang brother saw that Zhang's father and mother were also staring at him, but the chicken legs were eaten, and he couldn't go back, he had an idea As soon as I moved, I talked about an interesting topic to draw everyone's attention away from the chicken legs:

"Mom, Dad, brother, do you know why I came back late? I went to see the excitement. The newly moved house in the back alley had quarrels every day, and today there was a quarrel again. Many people went to watch.

Sister Peach Blossom, Brother Taurus, have you seen people fight?Women and women's fighting is to grab their hair and pull their clothes. "

Zhang's mother beat the youngest son with chopsticks angrily: "Don't learn from the good ones, only learn from the bad ones!"

Zhang's father also scolded: "Don't go there again next time! I heard that the man surnamed Tian just bought an old courtyard in the back alley. He quarreled all day long. The messy family didn't know where he came from. It doesn't look like a serious and good family."

Meng Tao's heart skipped a beat: The surname is Tian, ​​did you just buy the old courtyard?It can't be such a coincidence, can it?

After lunch, Zhang's mother was going to work in the quilt factory. Before leaving, she showed Meng Tao the room where she was resting. She arranged for Meng Tao to live in the west room, and Jin Niu and Zhang Fu to live in the east room. Zhang's mother had already prepared the bed sheets. All new.

The quilt factory has been very busy recently, with overtime work. Zhang’s mother is going to take over the shift now, and she doesn’t get off work until late at night, so she doesn’t come over at night. Zhang’s father stays here. After dinner, Zhang Fu will take him and Zhang brother back to the factory in a tricycle. s home.

Meng Tao and Jin Niu brought a sack, which contained four smoked and dried hares, four pheasants, six bundles of dried wild vegetables, a small cloth bag of dried mushrooms, black fungus, two boxes of pastries and biscuits and a bag of candy. Come on, Shen Yu and Meng Zhehan treated her as a child, and they would bring a bunch of snacks every time they came back.

Mama Zhang complained that Meng Tao and Jin Niu were too polite, and they took so much trouble and money.

Meng Tao said that it didn't cost any money, and it was obtained from Xiaowangcai Mountain.Zhang Ma said: "I heard from our little boy that Sister Taohua's family has a dog that can obey people's words. What's the matter, it's still a hunting dog? That's great! Next time, I will bring him with me. I will stew the big bones." Give it a bite."

Meng Tao smiled and agreed, and helped Zhang Ma put everything into the cupboard. Zhang Ma said that these were good things, and they couldn't be brought back to the factory. They come to the house every three days to inspect it. It is absolutely impossible not to share any good things with them. If they are not satisfied with the distribution, they will be noisy... It just so happens that the yard Zhang Fuxin bought is far away from there, so they simply refuse to let it go. They saw it.

Zhang Ma babbled, Meng Tao just listened, every family has scriptures that are hard to recite, I thought that Zhang Fu's family was simple and would be able to reduce gossip, but in fact it was not.

When Zhang's mother married Zhang's father, Zhang Ye and Zhang's grandmother were no longer there. Zhang's father was the eldest brother. Zhang Ye and Zhang's grandmother entrusted their three younger siblings to him on their deathbed. , The good things they got must be distributed to the younger brothers and sisters. There is also a reason why the couple did not have a younger brother Zhang after ten years after giving birth to Zhang Fu.

After the eldest sister-in-law and the second uncle got married, they almost had one child a year. If there are many children, life will be difficult. They often come to their house when they are not full. Zhang's father treats his younger siblings kindly, and he is even more kind to his nephews. What is there at home? , Take them all out and eat them together until they are finished.

The third uncle, the youngest, kept offering until he finished high school, and he could still take the university entrance exam, but his grades were not good enough, so he had to borrow money to buy him a job through a private transaction, so that he could live and work, but the couple was burdened with Debt, the monthly wages are not enough for expenses, and there is no surplus money or food at all.

Zhang’s mother said that when Zhang Fu was a child, her eyes were red: other people’s double-employees raised two or three children, and they were able to eat enough, but there was only one in their own family, but they never seemed to be full. They wanted to save some delicious food for their sons. Neither can, so Zhang Fu has not gained weight until now.

It wasn't until after Brother Zhang was born that several things happened that Father Zhang gradually became indifferent to his siblings. Last year, Father Zhang fell and was injured, and his siblings only visited him once or twice, and then he never showed up again. Dad's heart became even colder.

But once the younger brothers and sisters ask for something, Dad Zhang still can't help but take care of it. For example, his third brother is getting married and has no house, but Zhang Fu got money by "speculating" and bought a big yard. Thinking about it, the reason is that his third brother is an older young man in his 30s, and finally a woman is willing to marry him.

Zhang's mother strongly stopped her, saying that her son is 20 years old and it's time to marry a wife. This courtyard house is the new house where his son is going to get married. If Zhang's father dares to move, the mother and son will separate from him and live their own lives!
That's when Dad Zhang lost his heart.

After Zhang Ma chatted with Meng Tao about the bad things at home, she saw that she was going to be late for work, so she hurried out, and she didn't forget to take Brother Zhang with her, and sent him to school along the way.

The two women were talking in the back room, while the men sat and chatted in the hall.

After Zhang Ma left, Zhang Fu took Meng Tao to his house to see the "treasures" he found.

Not to mention, this guy is really lucky. During this period of time, he found a lot of things: half a drawer of small yellow croakers and silver ingots. Under the silver ingots are a few stacks of brand-new banknotes, which were printed in the early 50s when the People’s Republic of China was first established. It’s a pity that you can’t use it now. After decades, you may be able to fry the old coins and make them valuable.

The scattered gold and silver jewelry in half a drawer are all hairpins, necklaces, bracelets, rings, and some emeralds and pearls with good water quality.

Meng Tao picked up a few pieces of jewelry and looked at them, and found that they all had the same imprint. This is the old habit of big families. When making jewelry, they always leave a mark. He joked that these are not like digging through the trash, but like Zhang Fu dug up the treasure of a landlord and rich family.

(End of this chapter)