break out of the ice

Chapter 81 Returning to Shijiawan

He was willing to suffer by himself, but he didn't want Liu Qinqin to suffer along with him, let alone bring a Shi Chunhua with him.

The north wind blowing in winter is not something the two girls can bear.

But the two girls were very persistent and insisted on going back by bicycle.

Shi Chunhua felt that although she was young, her cycling skills were not bad, and she would definitely have no problem sticking to Shijiawan.

Liu Qinqin was thinking that if she rode her bicycle back and put a basket behind her, she would be able to bring more things to Father Shi and Mother Shi.

If you take a minibus to go back, the car is so crowded that people can't stand up, let alone put things, besides, there is such a long way to go after getting off the car, it is really inconvenient to carry things.

Although Shi Jingqi agreed, he didn't agree with the three of them going to Shijiawan with three bicycles.

Adhere to two vehicles for three people, one with a basket on the bicycle, and one with people on the bicycle. As for the things to bring back to Shijiawan, they should be packed tightly in that basket.

Two bicycles, two girls ride half of the way and sit half of the way.

Everything was ready, and several people still ate breakfast in the cafeteria and brought food for the road.

But this year there is no need to eat cold food. Liu Qinqin bought an insulated bucket from Zhengzhou Department Store, and put all the things they wanted to eat in the insulated bucket.

This thermos was also a gift for Shi's father and Shi's mother. Liu Qinqin bought two at that time, planning to give one to her parents and bring the other back to Shijiawan.

"With this thermos, if one person goes to the field and the other delivers food, they won't be afraid of the cold."

Shi Jingqi thought about Liu Qinqin's serious plan at that time, and felt happy. He put the thermos in the front frame, patted the back seat, and said, "Get in the car."

A wooden board the size of a small bench was tied to the back seat, which was tied up by Shi Jingqi overnight last night, because he was worried that the back seats were all made of hollowed-out steel bars, and he would sit on his buttocks.

Liu Qinqin sat up, grabbed Shi Jingqi's clothes, and said, "Let's go."

"Okay." Shi Jingqi said, kicking his pedals violently, and said, "Let's try to go home for lunch."

The bicycle jumped a long way, and at this time, Shi Chunhua had already gone a long way on the bicycle with a basket.

In Shijiawan, Mother Shi turned on the light in the living room and turned it on again, saying, "Don't tell me, the light bulb you bought from the town this time is much brighter."

"That's not right, it's a hundred watts, and it's consuming electricity. We have to take it off again after the Chinese New Year." Father Shi had just finished changing the light bulb, and moved the ladder out of the house to put a tree in the corner.

Shijiawan was connected to electricity a few years ago, and every household used electric lights. In order to save electricity costs, they all used [-]-watt bulbs.

Mother Shi felt that this year her son would bring his unmarried daughter-in-law back for the New Year, and the brighter the better, she forced Father Shi to go to the town to buy the largest wattage light bulb.

Father Shi finished placing the ladder and picked up the broom to sweep the floor.

Mother Shi hurriedly took it, and ordered Father Shi to say, "You go light the stove, and I'll sweep the floor."

In previous years, Shi Jingqi's household stove was a brazier. This year, because Shi Jingqi sent news that he wanted Liu Qinqin to come back, he followed the example of the rich people in the town and added a coal-fired stove that burns briquettes.

The honeycomb was also brought back from the town by Shifu.

They tried it, and it was warm, clean, and not choking.

"It's still early, and it will be noon when we come back, isn't it a bit early to light the stove?" Father Shi asked.

"Not early, not early, it will take a while for the whole house to heat up. While the weather is still good, I will take out the new quilt to dry in a while, and spread it on the bed in the house. Last day, don't mention how comfortable it was at night." Mother Shi babbled while sweeping the floor.

Then he said to Father Shi: "Go to the town and wait after you light the stove. If you come back by car, you have to pick it up."

Father Shi was very helpless. After lighting the stove, he squatted by the door to smoke, but was criticized by Mother Shi: "Our baby doesn't smoke, and the girls don't like the smell of smoke. You should avoid smoking these days. .”

"It's not so particular." Although Father Shi said, he still walked a little farther, squatting in a corner of the yard, and finished smoking a cigarette.

Going back to the house, he put on his overcoat and said, "Maybe I came back by car and left early, so I'd better go and meet you."

He pushed his bicycle and went out. Along the way, when people asked him what he was doing by bicycle, they all smiled and said, "Go to the town to meet Jingji and his wife."

After sweeping the floor, Shimu wiped the tables and stools in the house again, took out the new quilt to dry, took some sweet potatoes and put them on the stove to bake. The son wrote and said that the daughter-in-law liked them Homegrown sweet potatoes.

After cleaning up the sweet potatoes, I was still worried, so I checked the kitchen again, took out the prepared dishes one by one and put them on the chopping board, and even wiped the stove again.

The son's letter said that his daughter-in-law grew up in Mincheng, and managed a front house in Zhengzhou for more than a year, and later managed a front house in Mincheng.

After all, she is a delicate girl, and Mother Shi thinks that although the family lives in poverty, but it is clean, the girl must like it.

Shi Jingqi did not expect that Father Shi and Mother Shi would attach so much importance to Liu Qinqin's arrival. Although they were facing the wind along the way, they were much more energetic than when they went back alone last year. Tired.

Shi Chunhua didn't feel tired, let alone cold, and she was in high spirits. Liu Qinqin offered to give her a ride, but she refused.

Liu Qinqin felt a little embarrassed that she insisted on riding a bicycle, but ended up sitting comfortably all the way.

Everyone was hungry in the middle. After eating something and drinking some water, they finally snatched the bicycle and threw the bicycle with the basket to Shi Jingqi. She carried Shi Chunhua for a while.

The three talked and laughed, fought each other, and competed. They didn't feel that the journey was difficult, and finally arrived in the town when it was almost twelve o'clock.

At the usual waiting position for the bus, there was a man standing with a bicycle next to him, looking up to the other side of the road.

Shi Jingqi was happy, and said to Liu Qinqin who was sitting in the back seat: "It seems to be my dad, who picked us up."

As soon as the words fell, Shi Chunhua waved one hand, shouted "Uncle", and rushed in front of Father Shi.

Father Shi's expression was pleasantly surprised: "Chunhua, you know how to ride a bicycle now? You've also grown taller, like a city kid."

With that said, his eyes shifted from Shi Chunhua to Shi Jingqi's car.

Shi Jingqi supported the car and called out, "Dad."

Introduce Liu Qinqin to him: "This is Qinqin."

Liu Qinqin was a little shy, and half hid behind Shi Jingqi, calling, "Uncle."

Father Shi agreed again and again, saying: "Go, go, go home."

Pointing to his own bicycle, he said to Shi Chunhua: "Chunhua, you ride this one. This one doesn't bring anything. It's light. I'll ride this one."

(End of this chapter)