Siheyuan: There are three little cats at home

Chapter 45
The little ones were young and very curious. Seeing this, Xu Qing could only smile and give up. He walked to the door of the house, stretched out his arms and walked back into the house with the three little ones in his arms.

The second brother Xu Aiguo asked as soon as he entered the room: "Brother, I just heard a fierce quarrel in the middle courtyard. Did Aunt Jia get into a fight with someone?"

Xu Fengming and the little girl also raised their heads expectantly and looked at Xu Qing, as if eager to know the answer.

Xu Qing smiled wryly and shook his head, "There was no fight, it was just a quarrel."

"Okay, all three of you have to go to sleep on the kang, and you have to get up early to go to school tomorrow." Xu Qing said, pointing to the warm kang bed, the three little ones took off their shoes obediently, and crawled up one by one. go up.

Xu Qing turned around and looked at the three small footbaths that had been neatly stacked together. The water for washing the feet had been poured out, leaving only his own footbath in front of the stove.

Previously Xu Qing was in a hurry to go to the middle courtyard and didn't wash his feet, now he picked up the kettle sitting on the stove, mixed hot water, sat on the bench, and washed his feet.

The courtyard outside the house was completely quiet, there were no more quarrels, there was only the howling of the cold and manic northwest wind.

After Xu Qing washed his feet, he picked up the footbath and poured water into the courtyard. Looking at the increasingly dark courtyard, feeling the deep chill of the winter night, he couldn't help but shiver, and quickly turned around and got into the house.

Put the three little cotton shoes in front of the stove, checked the fire of the stove again, filled three briquettes inside, then went to the window to check the reserved seam, and finished all the arrangements before going to bed back.

Xu Qing just climbed onto the kang, tucked up the quilts for the three little ones one by one, put the flashlight next to the pillows, and then turned off the lights to sleep.

In the early morning, Xu Qing woke up habitually without the alarm bell reminding him. Every day at this time, it lasted for half a year, and the biological clock still formed a pattern, actively waking him up from his sleep.

Looking out of the dark window and inside the dark room, Xu Qing felt a little lost, but when he heard the gentle breathing of the three little ones around him, his heart gradually returned to calm.

After getting up and getting dressed, he picked up the kettle on the stove, fiddled with the fire hook for a while, then Xu Qing turned back and walked to the edge of the kang, gave instructions to his second brother Xu Aiguo as usual, and then opened the door and walked out of the room.

It hasn't snowed in the past two days, and the yard is so dry and cold that people will be shrouded in chill as soon as they go out. At this time, the backyard is pitch black, and the lights in Liu Haizhong's house, Xu Damao's house, and the deaf old lady's house have not been turned on.

Xu Qing exhaled, rubbed his hands, stuffed them into the sleeves of his cotton-padded jacket, and walked towards the middle courtyard in the dark.

At this time, the middle courtyard was also dark. The lights in Jia's house were not on, and Shazhu's house was also dark. Xu Qing was not earlier than usual today, but it was the same time as usual, but Qin Huairu of Jia's house didn't get up. , Silly Zhu also seems to be still sleeping.

As for the first uncle Yi Zhonghai's house, needless to say, it was still dark.

Xu Qing didn't care if he had company or not, it was good to have someone, but it didn't matter if he didn't, it's not that he never went to the factory alone.

Quietly passing through the middle courtyard, out of the front yard, along the quiet and dark alley, Xu Qing walked slowly towards the street.

Xu Qing could probably guess a thing or two about why Qin Huairu didn't get up early. On the one hand, Jia Zhang probably scolded Qin Huairu again last night. On the other hand, the events of the past two days made Qin Huairu angry. It's hard to do things outside. On one side are the neighbors in the compound, and on the other side is my mother-in-law. Since ancient times, the relationship between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law has been a difficult thing to sort out and explain clearly.

And the relationship between the neighbors in the compound cannot be explained in a few words.

It is not easy for Qin Huairu to be caught in the middle as a woman. After all, it would be difficult for anyone to find a perfect solution to this matter.

It was understandable that Qin Huairu was so embarrassed and angry that she didn't want to get up early or face the embarrassment of meeting people in the compound.

People, after all, have a good face, exceptions like Jia Zhang's, after all, are still a minority.

After leaving the narrow alley, Xu Qing walked on the street and saw many people, including those riding bicycles and those walking in twos and threes like him.

The street is also dark, but it is much brighter than in the alley, and there are more people. Although the voices are low, it still kicks off the early morning in Sijiu City.

Xu Qing shrank back and followed the flow of people towards Hongxing Steel Rolling Plant.

At noon, before Xu Qing finished his meal in the cafeteria, he saw his master, Lao Zhang, coming over.

"Xiao Xu, you've come from the country and are waiting for you at the gate of our factory. The people from the security department just came to tell you, so hurry up and take a look."

When Xu Qing heard this, he gulped down the rice in two gulps, then quickly got up and ran out of the cafeteria towards the factory gate.

As soon as he went out, Xu Qing saw the old party secretary in the village, the captain of the production brigade in the village, and several village party secretaries from other villages standing at the gate of the factory.

Xu Qing was not very familiar with other people, but he still knew the old party secretary. Although he rarely lived in the village, he could see them every year when he went back.

I saw the old branch secretary wearing a thick blue cotton padded jacket, waiting for me.Xu Qing hurriedly took out the cigarettes on his body and handed one to him. Although the others did not know each other, Xu Qing also scattered the cigarettes.

Seeing Xu Qing, the old branch secretary squeezed out a smile from all the creases on his face, and took the flue:

"Xu Qing, your grandparents asked me to bring you something."

Xu Qing looked in the direction of the old branch secretary's finger and saw three large bulging bags piled on the ground.

The old branch secretary stomped his feet, hid himself in his padded jacket, bowed his waist and said:

"Your grandma said that the family received a telegram from you. Today I came to the city with the captain of our production brigade to do business. Last night she brought the things to my house and asked me to bring them to you."

Xu Qing listened to the old party secretary's words, nodded, hummed, with mixed feelings in his heart.

He knew that grandma couldn't come to the city, so he had to ask someone to bring something to him. After all, grandpa was in poor health and couldn't do without someone to take care of him.

Xu Qing asked the old party secretary about the situation at home. The old party secretary smoked a cigarette and said solemnly:

"It's still the same, and it's nothing. Your grandfather's health is getting worse every day. He can still go to work in the fields for the past two months. Recently, he caught a cold and coughed every day. Your second dad went to the township hospital behind his back. I checked and prescribed some painkillers and cough medicine. I've been feeling better in the past two days.

Your father is not here. Fortunately, your second father is still in the village and can take care of them. You don't have to worry too much, just take care of your younger siblings in the city with peace of mind. "

Xu Qing didn't speak, and took a puff of cigarette, feeling very uncomfortable.

The old branch secretary seemed to have thought of something, he reached out his hand to grope in the thick padded jacket on his body, and after a while, he took out something wrapped in newspaper and handed it to Xu Qing.

　Ask for collection! ! !Ask for a recommendation ticket! ! !Ask for a monthly pass! ! !
　　
　
(End of this chapter)