Siheyuan: There are three little cats at home

Chapter 506 Tang Xiujuan gives birth to a baby

Er Mazi was sitting in front of the truck, looking a little tired, with dirt under his fingernails, and the sun shining on his body. At first glance, he looked like a farmer who had lived in the countryside, not a city dweller.

Xu Qing took out the cigarette and handed it to Er Mazi. At the same time, he squatted down, raised his hand to help Er Mazi touch the dust on his clothes and said:

"Brother Mazi, don't worry. I've saved the pig tails for you. Just rest for now. When the food is unloaded, we go back to the meat factory and I'll let Master Hui cook for you personally."

Er Mazi took the cigarette, held it in the corner of his mouth, and grinned happily:

"Qingzi, brother, I'm going to let go and have a big meal today. I haven't seen any meat or fish for several days, and there's no oil or water left in my stomach."

Lao Wu and his workers were unloading the truck, but Xu Qing did not interfere.

He had already told Lao Wu many times what should be emphasized and what should be paid attention to.

Safety comes first in everything, take a break when you are tired, and your wages will still be paid, but you can't be lazy or smoke in the warehouse.

This is the bottom line.

So, after Xu Qing and Er Mazi finished smoking beside the truck, they walked towards the plum tree together.

The leaves have long since withered and fallen, but there are still some on the branches, but like a boat swaying on the sea, they may wither at any time.

Xu Qing supported Er Mazi who had a sore foot and said:

"Brother Mazi, in several communes in the countryside, we have harvested a lot of wheat and corn in the past few months. By the end of the month, we won't be able to harvest much more, right?"

Er Mazi took off his right shoe, put the sole of his foot on the shoe and said;

"The two communes managed by Secretary Wang and Secretary Wu have not been able to harvest at all. As for millet, these two communes can still harvest more than 3,000 kilograms. I can get a load of wheat and corn from other villages. I can probably get it together." , Forget about collecting pigs. In the past few days, many people have turned them over to the state. I spent a whole day running yesterday and only got two pigs."

Xu Qing heard the sound and said humbly: "Okay, Brother Mazi, after this month's work is done, you don't have to go to the countryside every day. From now on, I will go once a week and watch the pigs being collected. That's it for this year!" "

When Er Mazi heard what Xu Qing said, he took off his coat. Taking advantage of the fact that the weather was nice in the morning and not as cold as in the morning, he held his collar with both hands and shook the dust off it and said:

"Qingzi, then I will do as you say, starting from next month, I will go down once a week to collect the pigs."

Xu Qing smiled and nodded. He stood under the plum tree and waited for the food on the truck to be unloaded. He looked down at the radar watch on his wrist and saw that the time was almost 12 noon. He greeted Lao Wu and said:

"Old Wu, take the workers and rest here for a while in the warehouse. Later, call the truck driver and go to the meat factory to have dinner together."

"Shopkeeper, that's all right."

Old Wu responded and continued to watch the workers carrying the wheat in sacks to the warehouse.

Xu Qingze and Er Mazi turned around and headed back to the meat factory.

At this time, in the meat joint factory, Hui Dehai, who had led his apprentice to kill pigs all morning, was standing outside the slaughterhouse smoking a cigarette. When he saw Er Mazi coming in from the factory gate in disgrace, he asked with a smile:

"Er Mazi, when did you come back?"

"I just came back a while ago," Er Mazi smiled and said to Hui Dehai: "Master Hui, how many pigs were killed this morning?"

Hui Dehai raised his right hand behind his back and clasped his thumb in the palm of his hand, "Four heads."

Er Mazi said oh, walked to Hui Dehai, poked Xu Qing with his arm, and signaled:

"Qingzi, hurry up and arrange the pig tail for your buddy."

Xu Qing smiled and looked at Hui Dehai, "Master Hui, please show me your unique skills again today. I have to reward Brother Mazi."

Hui Dehai was stunned and burst out laughing.

"Director Xu, no problem, I'll take the pig tails I've saved these days to the cafeteria."

Xu Qing said hello and took Er Mazi back to the office to rest.

It was still twenty minutes before dinner started. Xu Qing made a cup of tea for Er Mazi and handed the enamel teapot to him:

"Brother Mazi, drink some tea first to moisten your throat. When dinner starts in the cafeteria, Master Hui will almost have the pig tail ready for you."

Er Mazi took the teapot, blew on it, took a sip and said:

"Oh, I'm finally back. It's still comfortable in the city. I've been really miserable these past few months. Meal time is never on time. It's past two o'clock every day. When others go to take a nap, I can eat. Let’s take a bite of the steamed bun, Qingzi, man, I feel like I’ve lost weight from hunger during this time.”

Xu Qing sat aside and said with a smile: "Brother Mazi, you are now a major contributor to the meat factory and grain station. Don't worry, in addition to giving you dividends at the end of the year, I will give you one more month's salary."

Hearing the sound, Er Mazi put the enamel jar aside, raised his thumb on his right hand, and grinned happily:

"Qingzi, it's funny. It's hard work for me during this time, but with your words, it won't matter if I work hard for another half month."

Xu Qing and Er Mazi were drinking tea and chatting, waiting for the meal to be served. Suddenly, the phone on the desk rang.

Xu Qing quickly grabbed the receiver in his hand and said:

"Hello, this is Xuji Meat Factory."

Xu Qing told the other party succinctly and then asked: "Where are you?"

"Brother, I, Feng Ming, my wife is giving birth today."

When Xu Qing heard his third brother's words, his face showed joy and he hurriedly said: "Did you send Xiujuan to the hospital?"

"It was just delivered by my father-in-law. Xiujuan is staying with her parents these days. I also just received a call from my father-in-law from the hospital. I won't say any more. Brother, I'm going to the hospital now. You If my sister-in-law and I can come at noon, please remember to come to Ward 603 of the hospital."

Xu Qing also wanted to ask if he had told Aiguo and Ai Qian, but when he heard that the other party had put down the phone, he had to put down the receiver.

But then I thought about it. According to the resolute and resolute nature of the third brother, I should have informed the second brother and the young couple. Then I turned around and grabbed the leather jacket I just took off, and said to Er Mazi:

"Brother Mazi, Feng Ming's wife is giving birth today. I have to rush back to the city now. Brother, I can't accompany you to eat lunch here. You can eat the pig tail made by Master Hui by yourself. I Let’s go on the motorcycle first.”

When Er Mazi heard Xu Qing say that Feng Ming's wife was going to have a baby, he smiled and said: "It's a good thing, Qingzi, you should go back to the city and go to the hospital to have a look. You are the eldest brother. If Feng Ming is too busy in the hospital alone, You have to help with the cooking.”

While listening to what Er Mazi said, Xu Qing put on his leather jacket, said goodbye, opened the blue embroidered door curtain, started his motorcycle, and rushed towards the city as soon as he left the factory.

At this time, Lao Wu from the grain station warehouse, along with the truck drivers and workers, had just walked into the meat factory and were preparing to have lunch.

Seeing Xu Qing hurried away on his motorcycle, everyone was a little confused.

Looking at Er Mazi standing outside the office door, Lao Wu asked curiously:

"Second shopkeeper, what is the chief shopkeeper doing? Dinner will be served soon, why is he going out on a motorcycle?"

Er Mazi held a cigarette in his mouth and grinned:

"Comrade Lao Wu, Qingzi's third brother Feng Ming's wife gave birth to a baby today. He just received a call and is back in the city."

Old Wu had met Aiguo and Feng Ming. When he understood, he didn't ask any more questions and led people into the cafeteria.

Er Mazi finished smoking, put out the cigarette butt, raised his hand and closed the door of Xu Qing's office, and then walked into the cafeteria.

The master in charge of the stove in the cafeteria carried a big iron spoon and served food to everyone from two large iron basins.

Er Mazi took an enamel bowl, held chopsticks, lined up a bowl of food, walked to the dining table, and grabbed two steamed buns mixed with stick noodles. While eating, I was waiting for the pig tails made by Hui Dehai.

On the opening day of the meat joint factory, he never forgot the taste of the pig tail after eating it once.

Hui Dehai just put the delicious and fragrant pig tail on the table. Er Mazi hugged the plate directly to his side, picked it up with chopsticks, and started to eat happily.

When the two quarantine officers saw Er Mazi eating pig tails, they ran up to him with their rice bowls and said with playful smiles:

"Brother Mazi, let us both have a try!"

"Go, go, go and eat the food from your own bowls. Qingzi specially asked Master Hui to cook this for me. Why are you two joining in the fun? Master Hui, come and let us eat."

Er Mazi drove away the two greedy quarantine officers and ate pig tails with Hui Dehai.

The rest of the people in the cafeteria saw this and smelled the alluring aroma of pig tails, and could only swallow their saliva greedily.

Although Er Mazi doesn't often go to the meat factory.

But everyone knows that he and Xu Qing are buddies with arms around each other.

Therefore, whether in the meat factory or in the grain station warehouse, Er Mazi's status was second only to Xu Qing in everyone's hearts.

Er Mazi only let Hui Dehai eat pig tails, but they didn't dare to complain and murmur. When they saw that they couldn't eat, they gave up and lowered their heads to eat the vegetables in the bowl in front of them.

And just when Er Mazi and everyone walked out of the cafeteria after eating, Xu Qing had just returned to the city on his motorcycle.

He was not in a hurry to go to the hospital, but first went to his own grain station in Dongdan, picked up his wife Jinghong and his sister Xiaoya, and the three of them went to the hospital together.

It was past one o'clock when we arrived at the hospital. Xu Qing bought some things on the way there with his wife and sister in case he needed them.

When he arrived at Ward 630, which Xu Fengming had told him about before, he heard the cry of a baby before he even opened the door.

Xu Xiaoya rushed in first and said with a smile on her pretty face:

"Third sister-in-law, third brother, congratulations. Is it a boy or a girl?"

Tang Xiujuan, who had just given birth, was lying on the hospital bed with a pale face and said:

"boy."

Xu Fengming, who was holding his son on the side, said with joy: "Xiaoya, third brother, I am really good."

"Why are you so awesome? It was my third sister-in-law who gave birth to the child, not you, the third brother, so why are you so awesome?"

After Xu Xiaoya finished speaking, she reached out to take the crying child in Feng Ming's arms, and looked down with her elder brother and sister-in-law who had just entered the ward.

Xu Fengming did not quarrel with his sister and said to his eldest brother Xu Qing:

"Brother, you and my sister-in-law are here too."

Xu Qing smiled and said: "Xiujuan gives birth to a baby. It's such a big event, how can we not come over as soon as possible."

Xu Xiaoya coaxed her little nephew who couldn't stop crying, and continued:

"Third brother, you really called the eldest brother, and you didn't even tell my sister-in-law and me at the grain station. If the eldest brother hadn't told us when he came back to the city, my sister-in-law and I wouldn't have known about it."

Xu Fengming pursed his lips and said:

"It's my fault."

"No, it's your fault. My third sister-in-law was going to give birth, but you didn't tell her in advance so that I could come to the hospital to take care of her."

Xu Fengming looked helpless, "Well, it's not that I didn't tell you in advance. A few days ago, when I brought Xiujuan to the hospital for a review, the doctor said that it would be some time before the due date. Who knew that Xiujuan would give birth today."

Ma Jinghong stood next to Xu Xiaoya, looking at her newborn nephew, she reached out and brushed the hair around her ears, and asked her sister-in-law to hand it to her, and she hugged him.

Xu Xiaoya handed the little nephew in her arms to her sister-in-law Jinghong, turned around and rolled her eyes at her third brother, and said:

"Have you called our second brother and our second sister-in-law to tell them?"

Xu Fengming said humbly, "I'm sure. The second brother went to the main factory for a meeting today. The person who answered the phone was his secretary. He said that as soon as the second brother returned to the factory, he would tell me that she was the one who answered the call for our second sister-in-law. The phone call said he would be here at noon, so he should be on the way."

As soon as Xu Fengming finished speaking, the door to the ward was pushed open.

The person who walked in was none other than Liu Aiqian.

Liu Aiqian was panting and saw her elder brother and sister-in-law, sister-in-law Xiaoya, and Feng Ming all in the ward where Xiujuan lived, with a hint of embarrassment on her face.

"Feng Ming, Xiu Juan, I'm sorry, I'm a little late. I passed by a department store on the way and bought a few towels. You can use them as diapers for the baby first."

Xu Fengming said happily: "It's not too late, it's not too late, it's just the right time."

When Ma Jinghong heard Ai Qian say that she had bought something, she coaxed her little nephew in her arms, turned to her sister-in-law and said:

"Xiaoya, take out the things we bought from your net pocket, and give Feng Ming what you and Aiqian bought."

Xu Fengming was overjoyed and hurriedly took the net bag from the hands of his eldest brother and second sister-in-law Ai Qian and said:

"It seems that Xiujuan and I don't need to buy anything. What you bought today is enough."

Tang Xiujuan had just given birth and was still very weak. She braced herself and said, "Thank you."

Ma Jinghong handed her little nephew to her sister-in-law Ai Qian after hugging her for a while. She and Xiaoya walked to the bedside to take care of Xiujuan and said:

"We are all a family, so there is no need to thank you. I will ask Xiaoya to stay here with you this afternoon. I will keep an eye on the grain station by myself. I will come over tomorrow morning."

Liu Aiqian held her sleeping nephew in her arms and said: "Xiujuan, our sister-in-law is right, you can stay in the hospital with peace of mind. We have a large family. My sister-in-law, Xiaoya, I, and I will take care of you. Your parents don't need to bother you." Now, when you are discharged from the hospital and have finished your confinement period, I think you and Feng Ming can move back to our compound, and I will ask Aunt Feng to help you take care of the child, and our grandparents are also here, so they can also help."

Xu Fengming stood in front of the white painted small table in front of the hospital bed and took out the contents of the two mesh bags.

Hearing what sister-in-law Ai Qian said, she felt it made sense. She turned to her eldest brother Xu Qing and said:

"Brother, at the end of next month, Xiujuan and I will move back to our hospital?"

Xu Qing thought about it and said, "Sure, then come back. You and Xiujuan both go to work, and there is no one to help take care of the children at home. If we move back together and live together, it will be convenient for us if anything happens."

Xu Fengming was instantly excited. He had long wanted to return to his compound.

What happened last weekend made him want to move back even more.

People in the provincial courtyard saw that he was not here and made trouble with his eldest brother and second brother in the courtyard.

"Daughter-in-law, what do you think?"

Xu Fengming looked back at Tang Xiujuan on the hospital bed.

(End of this chapter)