A trip starting from the courtyard

Chapter 804
Time flies, suddenly looking back, it is the end of the year again.

As soon as New Year's Day is over, it will be the Spring Festival in a blink of an eye. The weather is getting colder and colder, and the northwest wind is blowing on the face like a knife.

Entering winter, Jichun began to run out of coal as usual, and often heard news that there was another commotion over coal.

After autumn, Wang Lidong found a relationship and bought six tons of Ji*xi coal.To catch up with the National Day and contribute to the truck, several families will get one point, and the coal will be worry-free throughout the winter.

On this day, three fart kids were clamoring to ride a 'children's tricycle'. This thing is not complicated. Wang Lidong happened to be free and had nothing to do. He hadn't done carpentry for a long time, and his hands were itchy.

I found tools that hadn’t been used for a long time, got some red pine wood from the lumber factory, and spent two days making three small tricycles by myself.

At the front wheel, press the bearings bought from the supply and marketing cooperative, and then install the pedals, and a brand new wooden tricycle is completed.

The three little guys scrambled to be the first, Wang Lidong shouted, "What does Dad usually teach you?"

The three Doudings immediately lined up obediently, Wang Lidong pushed the boss, and the little guy sat on the third wheel excitedly, kicked his calf, and with a 'plop', he was turned on his back.

Zhou's mother felt distressed, and she stepped forward to help her grandson, Wang Lidong hurriedly called to her mother, it is normal for a child to be beaten, so don't move and go up to help her.

The boss was also upbeat and didn't cry. He sat up with a gulu, held up the small three-wheeled wheel, and learned a lot from eating. After getting into the car, he didn't use all his strength.

Then put the bearings and pedals on the other two small cars, and after a while, the living room was flying, pinging and ringing, and the father-in-law saw the precious purple clay teapot, which was knocked over by his grandson and fell to the ground. Mouth.

"Go outside to play," Wang Lidong hurriedly blasted the three monkeys into the courtyard.

The mother-in-law and the old lady were worried and followed out together.

The old man waited for Wang Lidong to clean up the debris on the ground, and told him to sit down, "Are you going to hang around like this until graduation?"

Within a few days of his freshman year, the son-in-law completely let himself go, did not concentrate on his studies, and often missed classes. The teacher in charge of the class looked at him for his face and his status as the champion, and turned a blind eye.

This has caused dissatisfaction among many teachers and students.

Fortunately, the son-in-law is very competitive. Every final exam, the grades are full marks. In the end, the students still talk about the grades. "Scores" are the last word, and the dissatisfaction gradually subsides.

Wang Lidong lit a cigarette, "Dad, I have published several books in the past year or so, how can I be called a fool."

"Not doing business properly." The old man took a puff of cigarette, "I like writing novels so much, I should have filled in Universal Literature or Chinese Language when I volunteered."

"I didn't miss the professional courses." Wang Lidong took a puff of cigarette, "Isn't it still not allowed to open private factories now? After the country liberalizes, I will open a machinery manufacturing factory. The best way to study is to apply what you have learned. method."

The old man was taken aback, "Are you going to start a business after graduation?"

"Our country is in a state of ruins, and in one word it is 'poor'. Dad, you are going to study a new breed of pig, but it has been almost a year since you applied for funding, and it has not been approved yet. It is better to rely on yourself than to rely on others. You have money yourself, but you still need to lower your figure, begging grandpa to sue grandma, and throw three melons and two dates?"

"Isn't this Laomei's industry-university-research integration?"

"In the late 50s, small-time universities began to combine production, learning and research. Since the 60s, the economy of small-days has grown by leaps and bounds." Wang Lidong flicked his cigarette ash, "Research without transformation is a huge waste. Turn the results into benefits, and then invest in research to form a virtuous circle, so that it can go for a long time.

Dad, the several feeds for pigs, cattle and sheep that you have researched in the past few years have market value. They are low in cost and have good fattening effects. "

The old man is not a rigid person, and he is troubled by research funding, but he can think of the style of the above, the small flame that has just grown is extinguished until there is nothing left.

"Our Four Seas and Little Life are different, Lao Mei is different, let's talk about this later."

"In another two years, I will come forward to start a business, and you will only focus on research and counting money."

At this time, Zhou's mother opened the door and walked into the house, happily waving the telegram in her hand to report, "Kun'er, your dad sent a telegram, saying that he will go home for the New Year this year."

Wang Lidong took the telegram and said, "I'll be home on the 25th, Zhou Zhigang."

"Your eldest brother and second sister will also go home to celebrate the New Year this year." Zhou's mother was very excited. It has been ten years, and after 69 years, their family has not been reunited again. Thinking that there are two days left, the eldest son and the second daughter will come back Well, there is no one living in the old house, so Zhou's mother can't sit still.

Today is too late, she plans to go back to the old house tomorrow, "Kun'er, when you go back tomorrow, bring two baskets of coal back, and bring some your salted ham and sausage, and the day after tomorrow we will buy some fresh pork and fry some meat ball."

Wang Lidong was not interested in going back to that wretched place, he interrupted the old lady's thoughts, "Mom, if you want to go back, I won't stop you, so I won't go back with you."

"Kun'er, don't make trouble, your father finally came back, there is no overnight feud between father and son. Xiao Xigua (the nickname of the third child) and the others are almost two years old, and they haven't seen their grandpa yet."

"My dad has legs, and it's not that he can't walk. If he wants to see Little Watermelon and the others, he can just come to my house to see them. I didn't stop him from watching them."

"You child, what?"

The mother and son quarreled about not going back to the old house during the Chinese New Year. Seeing that the two would not let the other go, Fu Jinshan took the initiative to persuade him a few words, then changed the subject and talked about the meeting between the two parents.

The daughter and son-in-law have been married for so many years, and he hasn't met his father-in-law. This time, the father-in-law came back from Guizhou for the New Year, and just met him, "Mother-in-law, what day do you think is convenient?"

Zhou's mother thought about it for a while. Their family doesn't have any relatives here. According to Jichun's tradition, they don't go out on the first day of junior high school, and visit relatives on the second day of junior high school. "My father-in-law, what do you think of the second day of junior high school?"

"Okay," Fu Jinshan glanced at his son-in-law, and agreed with Zhou's mother to visit Zhou's family on the morning of the second day of junior high school.

The next day, Zhou's mother carried some New Year's goods and clothes that had been packed overnight, and took her granddaughter to the bus to return to the optical film that she hadn't returned for a long time.

In the past two years, the Zhou family has been thriving. All three sons and daughters have gone to college, and the eldest son's father-in-law has become the leader of their province. The relationship between the Zhou family and the neighbors has undergone some subtle changes.

When the neighbors saw Zhou's mother, they were even more polite and polite, but there was a bit of alienation in the politeness.

In the past, everyone belonged to the same class. They ate coarse grains, slept on earth kangs, and went to dry toilets.

But now the gap is getting bigger and bigger. In two or three years, the brothers and sisters of the Zhou family will all enter the public sector after graduation. Higher diplomas have something to do with it. They are just around the corner.

People in the world have a common problem, they are willing to help others when they are not well, but when others get well and prosper, many people feel uncomfortable and unbalanced.

The surface is becoming more and more polite, but there are more and more gossip behind their backs. They have everything, and most of them are concentrated on Zhou Bingyi. They all envy and envy him for marrying the only daughter of a big leader.

Many young people in the optical film know Hao Dongmei, and several of them are classmates of Hao Dongmei's junior high school. The regret in my heart
There are also a lot of small talk about Wang Lidong. When he was a child, he was always at the bottom of the exams, and he became the provincial champion in a blink of an eye.Reminiscent of the identity of Wang Lidong's father-in-law, Professor Ha Da, everyone can't help thinking
"Zhou Zhigang really has a good eye, seeing the daughter-in-law he picked for his two sons"

"Zhou Rong is also well married, the man is said to be a great poet"

"Not bad, that man is twenty years older than Zhou Rong. Back then, Zhou Rong took the initiative to find him, and a big girl offered to send him to him."

Although Zhou's mother didn't come back, Qiao Chunyan, a reporter, often visited Wang Lidong's house when she had nothing to do.

Qiao Chunyan heard the movement outside the house, moved to the window, wiped the water vapor on the glass with her sleeve, and saw through the glass that Zhou's mother had returned, so she hurriedly got off the kang and put on her coat. Seeing that her daughter was about to go out, Qiao Chunyan yelled , "What are you going to do?"

"My godmother is back!" After saying that, Qiao Chunyan opened the door and disappeared.Aunt Qiao muttered in dissatisfaction, "I'm not so enthusiastic when I see you."

Father Qiao took a puff of dry cigarette, "Don't say a few words. Chunyan is not easy, we can't help you, and don't hold her back."

Qiao Chunyan greeted Zhou's mother and helped to take the big bag on her back, "Godmother, why are you and Yueyue, my brother and my sister-in-law?"

Zhou's mother tapped on the old man's waist and muttered, "The wings are hardened and he is disobedient."

The three of them went back to the old house all the way, and they didn't come back for many days, a layer of dust fell on the kang on the table.

After lighting the kang, Qiao Chunyan helped fetch water. The two big and one young took a rag and broom and worked hard for more than two hours to clean the two rooms.

After Qiao Chunyan filled the water tank with the bucket, she greeted Zhou's mother and was about to leave and go home. Zhou's mother hurriedly grabbed her goddaughter and left her for lunch.

"Dodo and Lanlan are waiting for me at home."

Zhou's mother heard the words, so she didn't say anything, took seven or eight strings of sausages from the package, and grabbed a lot of big white rabbits, and asked Chunyan to take them back to satisfy the two children.

Qiao Chunyan took it bluntly, and stuffed the candy into her pocket, "Thank you godmother, I'm leaving."

"Bring Dodo Lanlan to play when you have time."

"okay."

"Kacha" the door was closed, Mother Zhou told her granddaughter to stay in the back room obediently, "Grandma is going to make lunch, you can play by yourself."

Zhou's mother came to the kitchen, took a washbasin and took rice for two people. When she heard the movement behind her, she knew that her granddaughter had followed her, "Hurry up and go back to the inner room, it's cold outside."

Feng Yuebian said, "Grandma, when are we going back?"

"When your grandpa and the others go back to work, we'll go back to your uncle's house."

"Then when will grandpa and the others go back to work?"

"In previous years, it was the eighth day of the lunar new year."

Feng Yue found the calendar pasted on the wall, stood on tiptoe and counted, there were still fifteen days left, her little face wrinkled into a ball. Fifteen days without watching TV, without heating, without toys, and no one to play with
On the 25th of the twelfth lunar month, Zhou Bingyi, his wife, and Zhou Rong, a group of four, returned to the optical film. Zhou Bingyi came back last year, but Zhou Rong hadn't been home for ten years.

The moment she saw her daughter, Zhou's mother dropped the kitchen knife in her hand. The mother and daughter wept with joy, unable to calm down for a long time.

Seeing Feng Yue hiding behind his mother-in-law, Feng Huacheng showed what he thought was the kindest smiling face, bent down and clapped his hands, "Yueyue, don't you know your father?"

Feng Yue hesitated for half a second, took small steps and walked in front of his father. Feng Huacheng picked up his daughter and kissed her twice, "Look at the gift Dad brought you." He took out a colorful plastic head from his pocket. hoop, "Daddy put it on for you."

Rustic, rough workmanship, full of cheap feeling.

"No," Feng Yue pushed, the headband fell to the ground, Gululu rolled to the wall, and the atmosphere suddenly became a little awkward.

Seeing her granddaughter 'Teng Teng Teng' run into the back room, Zhou's mother picked up the headband and patted off the dirt on it, "This child has been afraid of strangers since he was a child, and he will be fine after a while."

Zhou Rong and his wife smiled awkwardly.

Seeing this, Zhou Bingyi shouted for everyone to enter the back room together, make tea, eat melon seeds, chat about everyone's experiences and some interesting things in the past few years, laughing and having fun.

Zhou's mother took a look at the eldest daughter-in-law's belly, and took a chance to take Bingyi to the kitchen. Both the eldest son and the eldest daughter-in-law have been married for seven years, and both of them are over 30 years old. In the words of the eldest daughter-in-law, immediately It's an elderly woman.

Zhou Bingyi immediately dismissed the fact that the two of them were too nervous about studying, "Mom, Dongmei is a sophomore, studying is very stressful. If she has a baby now, Dongmei's homework will be delayed. Wait until Dongmei and I graduate from university."

Zhou's mother interrupted the eldest son unhappy, if it wasn't for a college student at home, she would have been fooled, "Your younger brother is also a college student, so he stays at home all day to take care of the children.

Bingyi, tell mom honestly, is it because you don't want to have a baby, or because you two have physical problems and can't have a baby? "

Zhou Bingyi's heart skipped a beat, and he glanced at his mother, only the two of them knew about Hao Dongmei's infertility, not even Hao Dongmei's parents, "Mom, what are you talking about, Dongmei and I are in good health. Having a child is not a coincidence to meet the college entrance examination.

I promise, after I graduate from college, I will definitely not push it again. "

Zhou's mother saw that her eldest son had made a vow, so she could only believe it again, so what if she didn't believe it?
Before the mother and son entered the house, Zhou's mother held the eldest son back, "Bingyi, Lili's parents will come to visit our house on the second day of the new year."

Looking at his mother entering the room, Zhou Bingyi didn't understand what he meant. In 77, as soon as Bingkun's father-in-law and mother-in-law were released, she took the initiative to visit her mother.

This time my father came back from Guizhou and took the initiative to go home last week.

In contrast, his father-in-law and mother-in-law have been back to Jichun for two years, but they have not shown any intention of seeing their parents so far.

At night, Zhou Bingyi and Hao Dongmei had dinner, said goodbye and went back to Hao Dongmei's house.

Hao's father was busy with a meeting and was not at home, while Hao's mother was at home. The three of them didn't chat for a while, and Hao's mother talked about the child.

Zhou Bingyi is one head and two big.

As the couple are getting older and unable to have children, it won't be long before they can hide it. After dealing with Hao's mother, the couple went back to the room.

Zhou Bingyi had a candid chat with his wife about the child, and the couple finally agreed that if the parents of both sides pressed harder, they would tell the truth to Hao's parents and tell Zhou's parents that he was not in good health.

"Dongmei,"

Hao Dongmei looked at Zhou Bingyi.

Zhou Bingyi told about Zhou Bingkun's father-in-law and mother-in-law's visit to his house on the second day of the Lunar New Year. Hao Dongmei thought about it and said, "Tomorrow morning, I will ask my mother to ask my father's opinion."

On the second day of the new year, Zhou Zhigang was sitting on the kang, chatting with his family to relieve boredom, when suddenly there was a sound of bicycle bells outside the house, he moved to the window, and found through the window that it was his youngest son’s family who had arrived, and hurriedly called the family out to greet him. .

"Dear-in-law, happy new year."

"Dear-in-law, happy new year."

Wang Lidong acted as a middleman and introduced the two parties.

"Happy New Year, Happy New Year, please come in, please come in." While Zhou Zhigang was speaking, his eyes glanced at the baby in the arms of the youngest daughter-in-law from time to time. The nickname is Little Watermelon."

"Little Watermelon, this is Grandpa, call him Grandpa."

Little Watermelon said cutely, "Grandpa."

"Okay, little watermelon, it sounds good." Zhou Zhigang excitedly hugged his big-headed grandson, kissed him twice, and then looked him over carefully. It's the same as when I was a kid."

After a while, Father Zhou calmed down, and suddenly realized something was wrong, and looked outside the yard, "Hey, where are the other two children?"

"Little Putao and Little Apple didn't cover their quilts last night. They caught a cold, so they didn't bring them here." The mother-in-law and Xu Dudu didn't come today. One was worried about the two children, and Xu Dudu didn't want to come, so she It's not the Zhou family, so coming here will only add to the embarrassment.

When Feng Yue learned that Xu Dudu wasn't here, her little face drooped immediately.

Zhou Zhigang hurriedly asked, "Are the two children okay?"

"It's okay, I have a low fever."

Seeing his wife asking endless questions, Zhou's mother stretched out her hand to tug at the hem of his clothes. Zhou Zhigang hurriedly said, "Look at me, father-in-law, come in quickly."

A large group of people filed into the back room.

Although the two old men met for the first time, they talked happily and the atmosphere was very harmonious. Zhou Zhigang praised Fu Lili for being smart, capable, filial, and virtuous. Zhou Zhigang looked at the grandson in his arms. The old Zhou's family continued to burn incense, and it was still three in one area.

It's a good thing Zhou Bingyi and Hao Dongmei are not here, otherwise they don't know what it would be like.

Fu Jinshan was not stingy with his son-in-law's compliments, no matter how nice he was, he not only praised Wang Lidong, but also praised Zhou Bingyi and Zhou Rong, the three heroes of the family. He gave Zhou father a thumbs up and praised him. "Teaching children well."

Zhou Zhigang hastened to say a few words modestly, and said that it was the children themselves who strived for success. He usually seldom took care of it, and it was the children's mother who took care of it.

"Your brother is better. I can see Lili and her three grandchildren every day. Unlike me, I can only see them once every few years. In the future, Bingyi Rong'er will graduate." I didn't finish the sentence, but everyone knows, Compared to the capital, Jichun is a small place. Zhou Bingyi may come back, but Zhou Rong will most likely stay in the capital.As for the third child, if he hadn't been with his father-in-law, he would never have stepped into this house.

Zhou Rong glanced at her daughter who was sitting beside her mother, chatting and laughing with her mother, "Dad, I have decided that I will return to Jichun to work after I graduate from university."

In the room, quiet down.

Zhou Zhigang glanced at Feng Huacheng, who had changed color slightly, and knew that his daughter's idea was a temporary idea. The two hadn't discussed it. He looked at Zhou Rong and said, "If you come back, what will Huacheng do? Are you not going to take the postgraduate entrance examination? You won't be a teacher anymore?"

"Graduating from Peking University, even if you can't get into a university, it's definitely not a problem to be a high school teacher." Zhou Rong glanced at Feng Huacheng, "Huacheng, there are too many talented people in the capital, and I would rather be a chicken head than a phoenix tail. If you return to Jichun, you It's the only one."

Feng Huacheng picked up the teacup and took a sip of tea.

Zhou Zhigang answered, "Rong'er, I think Beijing still has a bright future. You are still three years away from graduation, and it's too early to discuss this matter now."

"If you settle down early, you can make preparations earlier, such as the job transfer of Huacheng. There is plenty of time, and you can choose positions slowly."

Father Zhou saw that Feng Huacheng's face became a little ugly, so he knew that his son-in-law didn't want to go back to Jichun to work, so he persuaded his daughter to study and work in the capital with peace of mind. She won't be needed at home, and the old couple will be satisfied when they come back during the holidays. .

Zhou Zhigang gently poked his wife beside him, "Her mother, don't you think so?"

Mother Zhou forced a smile and nodded.

Feng Huacheng said, "Zhou Rong, why don't you tell me what I think?"

Zhou Rong looked at Feng Huacheng, "Say it."

Feng Huacheng first praised his daughter-in-law. In order to provide for her parents, she gave up the opportunity to take the postgraduate entrance examination and stay in Beijing, which most people dream of. Body and mind.

Serving with parents, taking care of food, clothing, housing and transportation is to nourish the mouth and body.Go far and fly high to achieve something, let parents be proud of it, it is to cultivate the mind.

Equally important, both are indispensable. "

After hearing this, Father Zhou nodded and said, "Hua Cheng is right. You study at Peking University to honor your mother and me. And Bingyi will come back in the future. Dongmei is in Jichun."

Zhou Rong looked at her parents, "Okay, then after I graduate from university, I will take the postgraduate entrance examination and stay in the capital to take on the responsibility of raising my parents' mind."

shameless.

A couple who are extremely selfish and selfish, but this matter has nothing to do with Wang Lidong. He grabbed a handful of melon seeds and gave half of them to his wife.

Feng Huacheng was relieved to see that Zhou Rong finally didn't get into the horns anymore, and at the same time he was a little proud. He took out his cigarette and was about to smoke it around, but found a look of contempt on his brother-in-law's face, "Bingkun, are you different?" Opinion?"

Wang Lidong chewed the melon seeds in his mouth, ignored Feng Huacheng, but looked at his daughter-in-law beside him and said, "Daughter-in-law, do you know where the phrase 'nourishing the mind and body' comes from?"

(End of this chapter)