Several times in dreams

Chapter 184
"Then aunt and the others now..." Meng Xianjun's heart tightened, and he couldn't help but feel a little sad.

"He passed away a long time ago. In the 60s, I also asked someone to go to Shanghai to look for it. There was no news. At the beginning of the 80s, I wanted to come back to see it by myself, but your cousin got seriously ill, and it took a few years..."

"The cousin..." Peng Haitao asked with concern.

"It's gone! After she passed away, I was also in poor health. This matter was delayed. Last year, my eldest son went to Shanghai for me. It took a lot of trouble to find out their whereabouts. Parents died in the 70s. Passed away one after another, my poor sister Haiyan committed suicide long before my parents in those turbulent years..."

Everyone sighed.

The old sisters here also talked about their homework, "Second sister-in-law, I heard that you are from the Gaoshan tribe, and my second brother is from Shandong. Are you still used to living together?" It was Wan Lan who spoke.

"I didn't get used to it at first. I was only 28 years old when I married him, and he was over 40 years old. I feel sorry for him being outside alone, and he is quite family-friendly." Lin Meilan spoke Mandarin with a southern Hokkien accent, and she was very gentle. .

"How many children do sister-in-law and brother have?" Meng Wanying couldn't help being curious when she remembered that her second brother had been married to Wan Qiu for many years and had no children.

"Four! The eldest daughter is 27 years old, and the youngest son is only this year! I don't work, so Xianlun works very hard, the salary is not high, and it is very difficult to support a family. At that time, we lived very hard. Every morning Woke up at three o'clock, the couple got up to make bean curds, and then sold them at the alley to supplement the family income, and Xianlun left in a hurry when it was time to go to work. Ten years have passed like this."

"Yes! My second brother is a very responsible person. Since he is married to you, sister-in-law, he will definitely take care of you for the rest of his life!" Meng Wanying said sincerely.

"I know this, but he is too infatuated with his ex-wife. He told me that he waited for her for 15 years. What if they meet and the old relationship rekindles?" Lin Meilan was worried.

"Siblings! You don't have to worry about this. The second brother's ex-wife has made it clear that he will not meet him again. Besides, they are both elderly people in their 70s. What else is there to worry about?" Zhang Lingyu smiled. joked.

"That's right, I'm not trying to stop him from going back to his hometown in the Holy City. Parents and ancestors must not forget, they must go back and have a look!"

"Second sister-in-law, I know you are a reasonable person!" Meng Wanying took Lin Meilan's hand, "It's been my sister-in-law who took care of my second brother all these years, it's been hard work!"

While talking about someone knocking on the door, Zhang Xueqing opened the door and saw that he was a tall and thin old man with piercing eyes and strong bones.

"You are the third uncle, right?" Zhang Xueqing grew up listening to her grandma telling stories, and she knew right away that the person who came must be the legendary Meng Xianchen.

"Yeah, who is your girl?" Meng Xianchen's voice was calm and calm.

"Meng Wanying is my grandma! Please come in quickly."

Hearing Meng Xianchen's voice, the old people here hurried out of the room, hugged each other again, and cried again.

"Third brother is still so tough, with a straight back, unlike me who is almost bent to a full stop." Meng Wanying laughed at herself.

"Hey, we're all old, we're all old! Don't make fun of anyone! At this age, we brothers and sisters can still see each other, thanks to the policy!" Meng Xianjun held the third brother's hand, tightly put.

"It's a pity that Shulan couldn't wait until today. She waited for me outside the prison for 40 years, two years before I came out... Sigh! Blame me, too stubborn!"

"Third brother, don't mention the past, just come out, what's the situation now?"

"Brother, Qingyang is now a professor at a university. The government didn't treat the child badly because of my problem, and let him receive the best education. This child is also doing well. I am now living in his home."

"That's good! The third brother sees that you are still in good health, are you still exercising every day?" Meng Xianlun was fat and fat, and he was panting after walking a few steps.

"Second brother, you are the one who should exercise well. I get up every morning and run ten kilometers first. After I come back and wash up, I go to the nearby vegetable market after breakfast. In the afternoon, I go to the nearby elementary school to work as an after-school counselor. , This is a job arranged for me by the district government. If you want to pay me wages, I am determined not to do so. What is the use of asking for so much money at this age? From these children, I see the hope of our country!"

"Third brother, you have really changed a lot!"

"Second sister! I changed too late, I regret it!"

"It's not too late! Everything is just right!" Meng Xianjun laughed!

"Uncles! Dinner is ready!" Yu Hui had already set up a long table full of dishes with the flavor of the holy city. Zhang Chunshan went to the restaurant for a long time to ask the chef for advice to prepare this table.

"Brothers and sisters, as well as nieces, sons-in-law and grand-nieces! At this moment of great reunion, let us raise our glasses together, for a better life tomorrow, and for our great motherland to become stronger!" Meng Xianjun's hands trembled excitedly , raised his glass.

"cheers!"

"cheers!"

In June, it was early summer again, Meng Wanying was leaning against the window, with a small basket made of thin bamboo strips in her hand, which contained needles and thread. With the help of reading glasses, Meng Wanying struggled to thread a thread into the nose of the needle, Grinding the needle point on the hair a few times, he slowly began to sew a blouse.

After returning to their hometown to worship their ancestors, the brothers all flew back to their respective homes, and Zhang Xueqing also flew to France, and the house was much cleaner now.

Shunshun has been quiet since he was a child, hiding in his hut and doing his own things when he has nothing to do. Since he entered junior high school, he has become more and more ladylike, and he doesn't know who he followed.

Yuhui and Chunshan were also busy with their respective jobs, and the house was quiet all day long. Ever since she was a child, Meng Wanying knew that on New Year's Eve, she must make some dumplings with vegetarian fillings, and cooked them before midnight for supper, in order to pray for a quiet and quiet year ahead. It's better not to make noise at home.

But it was really quiet, and Meng Wanying felt that the house was a bit empty. As she got older, she began to like to recall the past. Meng Wanying remembered the year when the housekeeping method was carried out. Her elder brother came to visit her every day, told her about the outside world, and praised her mind Lingguang, let her go to bigger and farther places!

Meng Wanying smiled wryly. After all, she was trapped by her family and never went out in her whole life. It's a pity that her elder brother expected her so much!

But she doesn't regret it, there will always be someone who will turn into spring mud and nourish the earth. When the spring is warm and the flowers bloom, the new buds will break through the ground and grow into a towering tree. All the efforts will be worth it!
There is a letter from Ruirui on the table, "Dear grandma, I have used the plum blossom network you gave me in the latest design. The senior professor of the college is very interested in ancient Chinese traditional culture. He praised your craftsmanship. It is exquisite, and I even said that if I have the opportunity, I will invite you to teach the skills in person!"

Meng Wanying couldn't help laughing, this kid made me happy again!

Just when a plane passed by, Meng Wanying stood on the balcony and looked up, a beautiful arc was drawn in the blue sky.

(End of this chapter)