Take Arada back to the past

Chapter 280, Strange Big Brother?

"Here you go, cabbage and meat dumplings. These are pickled cabbage dumplings. Let's see who gets lucky!"

The dumplings for lunch were cooked, and the eldest sister took them out and joked to several people with a smile.

"This, this darker one is cabbage and meat dumplings."

Xizi happily picked one up, dipped it in some soy sauce and vinegar, and stuffed it directly into her mouth.

"Huh~~ It's so delicious, almost like meat."

While eating, he smiled happily.

Where is the meat here?

They are dumplings made of chopped fried dough sticks and wrapped with cabbage, pretending to be meat.

The taste is still pretty good.

Youtiao are usually very popular, but they are even more popular during the holidays because many people buy youtiao as meat to make dumplings or steamed buns.

Everyone else was there happily eating.

"Tsk~~These dumplings are made of wine. The more you drink, the better!"

Yang Guangzhi took a sip of wine and shook his head in enjoyment.

Wang Qiuju curled her lips and said, "Look at your virtue. If I give you two garlic cloves, it will be complete."

Hearing this, Yang Guangzhi smiled proudly, poured another wine cup into his own small wine cup, and then put the wine bottle away.

One meal is only two taels, and I don’t drink too much.

After taking a bite of the dumplings, he said, "The dumplings without the garlic cloves are indeed a little less flavorful. But where do you get the garlic cloves in this winter!"

Wang Qiuju ignored him.

Looking at the elder brother eating dumplings there, he asked: "Hey, boss, I want to ask you something~"

The eldest brother was eating dumplings. When he heard this, he felt confused for a while.

"What's going on? Mom!"

Wang Qiuju chewed the dumplings and asked with a smile: "You are already old enough to celebrate the New Year. During the New Year, you are already 20 in your household registration book. You are not young anymore. Do you like anyone in the factory?"

As soon as these words came out, the eldest brother was a little embarrassed: "Mom~~ Where can I get it!"

The others looked at each other, holding back their chuckles.

Seeing the expressions of several people, Wang Qiuju's face was serious: "Why are you laughing? Your brother is so old, what's so funny about marrying a wife?"

Yang Xiaole picked up a pickled cabbage bun and took a bite.

Then he shook his head speechlessly.

The eldest brother’s household registration is two years older, and he will indeed be 20 next summer.

Even if I go by my true age, I will be 18 next year.

If you are not looking for a wife at the age of 16 in rural areas, it means that there is something wrong with the man, either the family is too poor, or the man is defective.

Of course, the same goes for women.

If he hadn't rushed to the city, it is estimated that the eldest brother and the eldest sister would have started looking for a partner, and even the eldest brother would have been married.

The legal age for marriage is about to reach, so it’s strange that I’m not in a hurry.

No one can stop him from finding a wife for his eldest son.

Wang Qiuju glared at a few people, relieved the boss's embarrassment, and then turned to look at Yang Xiaogang: "Boss, tell me, if there is one, please ask your Uncle Chen to help pull the strings. If there is no mother, I will help you." ."

When the eldest brother heard this, he felt helpless for a while: "Mom, what are you in a hurry for? I haven't reached the legal age yet! We'll talk about it later."

"Hey, you kid, how can you not be in a hurry! How old are you?"

Wang Qiuju retorted angrily, and then said: "If you have it, just say it, if it works, if not, we will find someone else quickly, but one thing is, even if you are looking, you have to find someone who is well-matched."

As soon as these words came out, the eldest brother's eating movements slowed down a bit.

Too lazy to deal with him.

Continue to eat.

"Mom, eldest brother has someone he likes."

While thinking, Xizi suddenly said something.

"Ah? Who?"

When Wang Qiuju heard this, she quickly turned her head and asked Xizi.

The eldest brother panicked when he heard this and glared at him: "Xizi, what are you talking about! When did I have a partner?"

"You... don't speak, let Xizi speak!"

Upon seeing this, Wang Qiuju quickly stopped him.

The eldest brother was choked when he heard this and stared at Xizi.

Seeing his gaze, Xizi curled her lips and continued eating dumplings.

Wang Qiuju saw his actions and hurriedly urged: "Xizi, tell me, what's going on? It's okay. You said he didn't dare to hit you. If he hits you, tell me!"

Hearing that my mother was supporting him, Xizi looked at his elder brother and smiled.

"Brother, this is what mother wanted me to say!"

He teased for a moment, and then said: "I heard from my eldest brother and my second brother the other day that there is a man in their factory named Ding... Ruolan. Brother, right."

I didn't forget to ask my eldest brother.

Nothing more was said after that.

After hearing this, the eldest brother felt embarrassed when he saw my mother's questioning look.

He said a little embarrassedly: "It's not the target either."

Seeing her eldest son's expression, Wang Qiuju understood in her heart that she probably met someone she liked, but she just didn't know what he meant.

Thinking of this, she quickly asked: "That Ding... what is Ding, Xizi."

"Ding Ruolan."

Xizi quickly answered and continued eating.

"Hey, yes, Ding Ruolan." After Wang Qiuju asked, she looked at her eldest son: "Boss, tell me, what's going on at home? If you don't tell me, I'll go find your Uncle Chen and ask!"

Hearing this, the eldest brother looked at a group of people staring at him.

After struggling for a while, he said: "Her mother is the director of our factory's labor union (it should be the chairman, but these two words are more sensitive, so I'd better use another word.)."

Hearing this, Wang Qiuju was surprised; "Ah, such a big leader?"

She has been here for so long and she is not a pretty girl who doesn't know anything.

The director of a state-owned factory trade union is a member of the factory committee, usually at the level of deputy secretary of the factory, and is theoretically on the same level as the factory director.

If the secretary of the factory is transferred, it is not impossible for the director of the labor union to be promoted.

"Ok!"

The eldest brother nodded slightly.

After getting this answer, Wang Qiuju was confused for a while.

If it were an ordinary person, Chen Dalin could still be the one to pull the strings, but now that someone of the same level is here, how can he pull the strings?

Getting married to Chen Dalin is almost the same.

"Boss, you... aren't you a toad who wants to eat swan meat~"

After holding it in for a long time, Wang Qiuju suddenly said this.

"Pfft~~cough~~cough~~"

Hearing this, several other people suddenly burst into laughter.

The eldest sister was even coughing.

The eldest sister coughed a few times and drank some water, and then she couldn't help but said: "Mom, I've been holding it in for a long time, and you just said this! You can't say that about your son!"

Hearing this, Wang Qiuju rolled her eyes.

"Did I make a mistake? If this were to happen in the past, the Ding family would still be considered high-ranking officials even if they were not relatives of the emperor. We are just ordinary people. Why should we get married to someone else? It's wrong for us to be from a different family."

The eldest sister heard this and muttered: "This is a new society, how can we still judge people based on the previous concepts?"

"Tsk tsk~~"

The old lady clicked her tongue, and then said: "New society? What happened to the new society?"

After taking a bite of the dumplings, he said, "Let's not talk about other vain people. Their family, not to mention other things, must be in very good condition. Did they marry their daughter to you to feel wronged?"

Then he gesticulated with his fingers: "Most of the good betrothal gifts for us ordinary people are four-for-one projects. Those who can produce 36 legs are all in good condition, and few can produce 72 legs. But you Look at those big cadres, they turn around three times and make a sound, can ordinary people endure it?"

Having said this, I looked at the radio in the room and then remembered it and said: "Oh, I forgot, there is a radio in our house, and there is Xiaole's turn. But look at how broken the bicycle is. Looks like it."

"Mom, this radio and bicycle were made by Xiao Le. Do you still want to use these as a betrothal gift to your elder brother?"

When the eldest sister heard this, she laughed and made a joke.

Hearing this, Wang Qiuju glared at her and said, "Why don't I just say it! I didn't say I would give this to your eldest brother as a gift."

Then he continued: "Also, look at the clothes those cadres wear at home. When their daughter comes, can you still dress her in something too bad? You said there is no one who is well-matched, so why aren't there?"

Seeing this, Yang Xiaole waved his hand and said, "Hey, Mom, if you want to use the radio for your eldest brother, give it to him. It will take more than ten years for me to get married, and I don't know if it can be used anymore."

Wang Qiuju nodded slightly when she heard this.

He looked at Yang Xiaogang who was silent: "Boss, I don't have any other intentions. So what's your situation now?"

Hearing this, the eldest brother smiled awkwardly: "Mom, just leave it alone!"

"I don't care, how could I not care? I..."

Wang Qiuju muttered for a moment and was about to continue, but seeing Yang Xiaole's expression, she thought for a while and shut up.

I don’t know what Lao San’s look means.

The eldest brother saw that my mother stopped talking. Although he didn't know why, he still breathed a sigh of relief.

After dinner, Wang Qiuju had to go to work, so naturally it was left to her eldest sister to wash the dishes.

"Xiao Le, come here!"

Wang Qiuju was about to leave, but before leaving, she still called Yang Xiaole over.

After checking that the boss in the room hadn't come out, he asked in a low voice: "What did you mean by winking at me just now?"

As he spoke, he put on his gloves.

Yang Xiaole walked out of the main room. When he heard this, he shrugged and said: "It's not interesting! I just told you to stop talking. Next time, you can ask if you can stop in front of so many people! The eldest brother is the eldest brother in the family, you give him Save some face!"

Wang Qiuju thought about it for a moment and nodded slightly: "Yes, that's what you said. I'll ask when I get back in the evening."

Then he thought of something and said: "By the way, you have nothing to do today anyway. You go ask your brother and ask what the situation is. If it doesn't work, you can ask your Uncle Chen."

"Mom, aren't you making things difficult for me?"

Yang Xiaole rolled his eyes at her speechlessly, and then said: "If you want to ask, you can ask yourself, I will ask, that would be so embarrassing."

"I don't care about that. You have the most ideas in the family, and your Uncle Chen also likes you the most. I won't let you go and let anyone go."

After Wang Qiuju finished speaking, she straightened her hat and left.Seeing my mother leaving, the corner of Yang Xiaole's mouth twitched.

He shook his head and came back directly.

After I came back, I saw my eldest brother squatting by the kang, sticking his butt out, and cleaning the soot in the kang hole.

After taking a look, he went directly to lie down on the kang and asked, "Hey, brother, tell me what's going on between you and Ding Ruolan?"

The eldest brother looked up when he heard this and shook his head: "It's nothing."

After that, he continued to clean things.

Yang Xiaole crossed her legs and shrugged: "You have figured it out yourself! This is what Lafayette ordered me to ask, and he also asked me to go to your factory to find Uncle Chen."

As soon as these words came out, the eldest brother was startled: "Hey, don't! Don't ask random questions!"

"Then tell me! Is Luohua deliberately being ruthless, or is someone beating up the mandarin duck?"

Yang Xiaole muttered, and then said: "If someone is not interested in you, then there is nothing I can do. If it is her mother who stops her, I can help you."

The eldest brother hesitated for a while after hearing this, and finally shook his head: "If you ask me, I don't know either."

Hearing this, Yang Xiaole patted his head speechlessly: "Brother, what do you want me to say about you? You haven't given away anything less in the past few months, right?"

Since the first time I gave him something.

I'll do it for him every now and then.

It's been such a long time and I still haven't figured out anything.

Also drunk.

The eldest brother smiled sheepishly: "I really don't know!"

Yang Xiaole was speechless for a while when he saw this.

Then I didn't bother to ask.

"Okay, I'm done washing, let's go!"

While thinking, the eldest sister's voice came from outside.

I saw the eldest sister washing the dishes, hanging up her apron, and going to the washbasin to wash her hands.

Seeing that they could go, Xizi and Xiaoli were all happy for a while, and began to prepare with howls.

Put on your gloves, dress up, and grab your respective skates.

Xiaomai's skates are naturally the simple skates he brought back when he came back in the morning.

Yang Xiaole went to the backyard to call Liu Jiefang.

After a while, many people came out after hearing the commotion in the courtyard, and they all went to Shichahai together. They must have been preparing to go there a long time ago.

Everyone else goes there by bus.

Yang Xiaole rode his bicycle there alone.

When we arrived at the place, the skating rink was covered by a pile of bamboo mats, with a road in the middle leading inside.

A group of people were rushing inside.

Most of them are young people.

Park the car and come to the entrance.

Yang Xiaole focused on the shed at the door, because there was a middle-aged old man sharpening ice skates there.

Never seen it before.

There were many young people surrounding the shed.

These people all have one characteristic, that is, their clothes are bright and bright, which is very different from ordinary cotton clothes.

The materials are also very different.

Not to mention other things, these people basically wear felt hats.

Ordinary people wear dog-skin hats.

Because ice skates are simply not something ordinary people can afford.

"Hey, uncle, are you good at this skill? Why haven't I seen you before?"

A young man looked at the master who was sharpening the knife and asked with a smile.

The other party raised his head and said with a smile: "This is made by the city. In fact, I have never done it before. I used to sharpen kitchen knives. No, they said that no one here sharpened ice knives, so they gave me training. Let me come over in a few days.”

While talking, he was grinding there.

It's obvious that the craftsmanship is a bit rusty.

"What should I do? Should I grind it or not?"

Someone was muttering next to him.

"Grind it, what should I do if I don't want to grind it? I haven't sharpened it even once since I bought it!"

"Grind it. I just looked at it. It's not bad. At least it's better than what we can do ourselves."

Others were also discussing there.

Yang Xiaole took a look and was waiting there with the skate in his hand.

The skates given by Su Ling last year are still in the space.

But my feet have grown a lot, so I naturally bought a few of them last time I went to Hong Kong Island, just for future use.

As for Su Ling's, I will return it to her when I remember it someday.

While waiting, I saw a few familiar people here and there, but I couldn't name them specifically.

He was probably from the school or from the alley.

"Uncle Haozi?"

While he was thinking, in the crowd at the door, a girl stretched her head and shouted to him, as if to confirm.

Yang Xiaole turned around and smiled when he saw the other party: "Yingzi, you are here too! Where is your brother?"

The other party is Lin Junsheng's sister, Yingzi.

Yingzi was wearing a floral cotton-padded jacket and smiled: "My brother and the others are inside! He told me to wait for you here! He said you can come by your choice."

"Oh, are you waiting for me here?"

Yang Xiaole was surprised, "What's wrong? Do you have anything to do with me?"

Hearing this, Yingzi said with a smile: "It's okay! Just let me wait and see, let me wait for a while and then go in and play if I can't wait."

Seeing this, Yang Xiaole smiled and nodded: "Oh, that's right! It's okay. You can go play. I'm with my sister and the others. I'll wait for them. Tell your brother and the others that you don't have to worry about me."

I don’t know if I am afraid that I will fight with others here.

After all, there was a conflict at the ice rink last year.

Hearing this, Yingzi nodded with a smile: "Hey, okay, then I'm going to play! You're busy."

Then said hello and left.

Yang Xiaole watched him leave and looked back.

After waiting for a while, he saw a figure in the crowd that attracted his attention.

Ding Ruolan!
At this time, there were three or four young men of the same age as her beside the other party, one of whom was the same Xie Baoshun whom she met in Lao Mo last time.

I don’t know anyone else.

In fact, he was quite curious as to whether Ding Ruolan was interested in his elder brother.

It's like a white lotus hanging on my eldest brother.

I still say that I am interested in the eldest brother, but I am embarrassed to say it. After all, the eldest brother is so shy that it is unlikely that he will directly pursue someone.

Several people on the other side went in chatting and laughing.

She didn't recognize him, after all, the wraps looked like rice dumplings, and the last time the two of them met was a year ago.

He had no intention of going up to say hello.

After waiting for a few minutes, I saw my eldest brother and the others coming from outside.

"Xiao Le, Xiao Le!"

The eldest sister saw him from a distance and shouted, waving her gloved hand at him.

After Yang Xiaole came over, he looked at everyone and said with a smile: "Let's go, buy a ticket and go in."

Then a few people went over to buy tickets and went directly to the ice rink.

Entering the ice rink, it was very lively and there were people everywhere.

There are young people holding hands around the city, and there are middle-aged and even elderly people with children. The children are sitting on the wooden ice cart and being pulled to play.

In fact, most people are not very good at skating.

After Yang Xiaole followed the crowd in, he started changing his shoes at the edge.

"Xiao Le, where did you get these shoes?"

Seeing his shoes, the eldest sister came over curiously.

While Yang Xiaole was changing his shoes, he was talking nonsense: "Oh, I just ran to borrow them from a friend."

The eldest sister stared at it for a while and became curious: "Is this... is this comfortable to wear?"

Not just him, everyone else came over to take a look.

Xizi's saliva was almost drooling: "This is leather!! I want it too!"

Yang Xiaole rolled her eyes upon hearing this.

Looking at the elder brother who was staring next to him, he said: "Brother, Ding Ruolan is here too!"

"what?"

The eldest brother was startled when he heard this and looked around quickly.

Then he licked his lips: "Well, Xiaole, you go down and play, I'm going to the toilet and I'll be back in a while. You don't have to worry about me."

When you're done, get up.

Yang Xiaole looked at his elder brother's behavior and felt strange for a while.

What are you nervous about?

Even if you meet someone you like, you won't be so nervous. This is obviously to avoid the other person.

Confession was rejected?

Thinking of this, he shook his head. With his courage, it was unlikely that he would confess his love.

together?

No way!

Looking at his eldest brother who had fled, Yang Xiaole's eyes flashed with suspicion.

(End of this chapter)