Siheyuan: There are three little cats at home

Chapter 532 Grandparents return to the village

As darkness approaches, the temperature drops sharply and the cold wind howls.

Xu Qing chatted with San Huzi for a while in the desolate field, then turned around and rode his motorcycle back to the meat factory.

He knew that Sanhuzi was a very thoughtful person, but his background held him back.

Otherwise, according to San Huzi's intelligence, none of the three Xu Damao can match him.

At least he doesn't have the problem of flirting with women everywhere.

Moreover, he is a good person and has good abilities.

Although his education was not high, Xu Qing vaguely remembered that when he first went to Sanhuzi's house, he saw some books placed in the house.

Therefore, this is why he chose to pull San Huzi between Xu Damao and San Huzi.

Back at the meat factory, as soon as Xu Qing stopped his motorcycle, Er Mazi ran out of the office and said:

"Qingzi, your second uncle is here (second dad)."

Xu Qing was stunned, raised his hand to lift the door curtain, and looked into the room. He saw his second father, Xu Guangjin, wrapped in a military coat, sitting on the sofa. His cold red hands were covering the enamel tea jar, warming himself in front of the stove. He walked forward in two steps and said:

"Second dad, why didn't you inform us in advance so that I could arrange for someone to come back to your hometown to pick you up?"

Xu Guangjin, whose hair was already a little gray, grinned, his face as wrinkled as a field full of smiles, put down the teapot and said:

"Today the commune's tractor was coming into the city, so I just sat there and came directly. There was no need for you to ask someone to pick me up."

Xu Qing took out the cigarettes on his body and saw that the cigarette case was empty. He walked to the desk, opened the drawer, took out a pack of peonies, tore open the package, pinched out one, handed it to his second father, Xu Guangjin, and sat down next to him. Next:

"Second dad, how are you doing at home? How are my two cousins ​​doing?"

Xu Guangjin said with a smile on his face:

"Okay, everything is okay. After the reform, the lives of people in our village are very different from those ten years ago. Every household has been allocated land, and they are full of energy. Their lives are better than last year. The two boys in my family, today Thanks to your brother-in-law, one is the head of our village and the other is the accountant of the brigade, so they can be considered promising."

Xu Qing smiled and took out his lighter, helped his second father light the cigarette and said:

"Second dad, the affairs of Qingjun and Jianguo have nothing to do with me. They are mainly the commune secretary. They are highly regarded. I just said it casually."

Xu Guangjin has been working in the fields all year round. For most of his life, his waist has always been slightly arched. Even if he does not hold a hoe to work, it is difficult to straighten up. There is an anxious look in his deep eye sockets, but there is still nothing to say. After a long time, he said:

"Xiao Qing, if it weren't for you, how could Qing Jun be the head of our village? And Jianguo, he has been in the village for many years, and the brigade didn't even ask for him to be the accountant. This year's brigade, If you take the initiative to go to your house and ask him to go, it's just for your sake."

Xu Qing smiled and lit the cigarette in his hand and took a puff.

After Xu Guangjin finished speaking, he paused, then rarely spoke again and continued:

"Xiao Qing, my second father is not very educated. I don't know a few words in Douda. Compared with others, I don't speak much, and I'm not very good at speaking.

But I know in my heart that your two cousins ​​have taken advantage of you. You have made a fortune in the city. People in our commune have spread the news in the past two years. In front of the commune secretary, your face is more important than mine. All works well. "

When Xu Qing saw that his second father came to the city this time, he talked a lot more than before and seemed to be in better spirits than the previous two years. He smiled and said:

"Second dad, don't talk about me anymore. What's the matter with you coming to the city this time?"

Xu Guangjin nodded and puffed on the smoke:

"Your grandparents have lived with you in the city for several years. Seeing that the end of this year is coming soon, I am specially going to take them back this time."

Xu Qing suddenly frowned and said, "Second dad, don't worry, let my grandparents continue to live in the city. They have some dizziness or something, and it's convenient to see a doctor in the city."

Xu Guangjin sighed and said:

"Xiao Qing, you are still young and don't understand. Your grandparents are getting older and staying in the city is not an option. When people get older, they have to go back to live in the village to feel comfortable."

Er Mazi sat aside and did not interrupt. He flicked the stove with a fire hook to make the fire burn brighter.

Xu Qing thought about his second father's words and smoked quietly.

In the past two years, he did feel that his grandparents were a little unhappy living in the city.

The peers who cannot speak in the courtyard have difficulty walking. They use crutches to go out of the courtyard for a walk. They also wander around the alley and then turn back.

I didn’t know many people, and even if I tried to find someone to talk to, I couldn’t find one.

After a while, Xu Qing nodded and agreed to his second father's request.

There is no other way. If we continue like this and keep our grandparents by our side, I am afraid that the two old people will become depressed and sick even if they are not sick. After returning to the village, at least the fifth grandfather and the others are still here, so they can talk and relax together.

After staying in the office for a short while, Xu Qing took his second father, Xu Guangjin, back to the city.

After Aiguo and Fengming came back from get off work, Xu Qing told his second brother and third brother about his second father's thoughts.

Xu Aiguo didn't speak in a hurry, looking at his grandparents sitting on the kang, his eyes full of reluctance.

Xu Fengming was smoking a cigarette and said to his second father, Xu Guangjin:

"Second dad, what are you doing? My grandparents follow me and my eldest brother. Second brother, it's good to live in the city. We have food and drink. Our village doesn't even have a clinic. What if my grandpa coughs? He has an old problem, where can you buy him medicine?"

Xu Guangjin sat on the edge of the kang and said nothing, smoking with a frown on his face. He turned to look at his parents sitting on the kang, wanting to hear what they meant.

The two old men wore hearing aids and could understand Xu Fengming's words clearly. They grabbed Fengming's clothes with wrinkled hands and said:

"We have enjoyed many blessings following you in the past two years or so. It's time to return to the village."

Xu Fengming said unhappily: "Grandma, where are you now? You and my grandpa will live happily in the city. The days of happiness are still to come."

Grandpa, who had not smoked for more than three months, held the polished cigarette stick and poked Xu Fengming:

"When you first became a factory director, you lost your temper, right?

Your second father is also doing your best. You and your wife have to go to work every day. Your grandma and I go back to live in the village, so you don’t have to go to work and still miss us. "

As he spoke, he took out his handkerchief and coughed twice.

When Xu Fengming saw this, he didn't dare to say anything.

Xu Guangjin flicked the ash into Xu Qingfang's white porcelain ashtray and said:

"Feng Ming, don't be stubborn. My second father and I have discussed this with your eldest brother. You will go to work hard and live your life. When you are no longer busy, take the time to come back to the village and see your grandparents again."

Xu Fengming took two puffs of cigarette and looked at his elder brother.

Xu Qing nodded.

Xu Fengming stopped talking completely.

Liu Aiqian and Tang Xiujuan tried to smooth things over by saying, "Our second dad is right. If we have time, we can go back to the village to visit our grandparents."

Xu Hongzhi was lying on the table, writing his homework, but he was a little absent-minded at the moment. He kept turning his head to look at his great-grandfather and great-grandmother who were sitting on the hot kang.

He has already gone to school, and unlike his cousin Hongfu and sister Qiaoxin, he doesn't understand anything.

Xu Hongfu and Xu Qiaoxin, two little guys lying next to the two old men, hugged the civet cat Xiao Hui beside them. Their dark little eyes were rolling around, feeling that something was wrong, but they couldn't figure it out.

Aunt Feng, who was cooking in the kitchen, never came out. Wearing an apron, she stood in front of the chopping board and gently rolled out the dough with a rolling pin.

The fire on the stove was roaring, the briquettes were red, and white steam was rising from the gaps in the pot lid.

The night had been dark for a long time, and people who were freezing could no longer stand in the courtyard. Ma Jinghong pushed her bicycle back to her home in the courtyard.

While eating dinner, I heard that my second father was going to take my grandparents back to the village.

Ma Jinghong glanced at her man twice and said nothing. She understood instantly and said:

"Second dad, you need to rest in the city for the past two days. I'll go shopping with Aiqian, Xiujuan, and Xiaoya tomorrow. I'll take you back after Brother Qing hires a car."

Xu Fengming continued: "Second dad, my sister-in-law is right. You finally went to the city and had a good time for a few days."

Xu Guangjin puffed on his cigarette, thought for a while, and said:

"Okay, Xiaoya and his wife don't know yet. We'll see them again tomorrow when they come over. I'll take your grandparents back the day after tomorrow."

Xu Fengming scratched his head and didn't know what to say for a moment.

Only one day left, this.

Xu Fengming was about to give his second brother Aiguo a look, saying a few words of help and waiting for a few days.

But Xu Guangjin opened the two bulging sacks, poured all the contents on the kang and said:

"Xiaoqing, Aiguo, Fengming, these are the things your second mother and I brought for you to grow in our own fields. The harvest of peanuts and melon seeds is not very good this year. You and Xiaoya should share it with the four families. There are quite a few knots, they are all big and contain eight, two for each of you."

Xu Hongzhi stood in front of the Kang, looking at the eight-pound pumpkin, his eyes widened. He held it in his arms, weighed it, and said excitedly:

"Second Grandpa, the big pumpkins you grow are so big!"

Xu Guangjin looked at Xu Hongzhi, who was much taller than the edge of the Kang, touched his head with his calloused hands, leaned over and said with a smile:

"Hongzhi, I haven't seen you in more than a year. You've grown taller again. Come, let Second Grandpa take a good look at you." Xu Hongzhi held the pumpkin in his arms, his small body straight.

Xu Guangjin looked at it for a moment and said to his nephew Xu Qing:

"Xiao Qing, your son will be a young man in a few years. You have to make a lot of money and marry him a wife when the time comes."

Xu Qing smiled bitterly and said: "Second dad, Feng Ming just got married the year before last, and my son is still early."

Xu Guangjin squeezed out a smile on his slightly frostbitten face, waved his hand and said:

"It's late. When your father and I were ten years old, your grandfather asked us to find a wife. Have you forgotten how your grandfather urged you to get married when you were seventeen or eighteen?"

Xu Qing said hurriedly: "Second dad, we don't talk about that in front of the child."

Xu Guangjin laughed, reached out from the bottom of two sacks, took out sweet potatoes and walnuts, stuffed them into the hands of Xu Hongzhi who put down the pumpkin, and then twisted his body to give a handful each to Hongfu and Qiaoxin, who rarely saw him and were a little timid.

Xu Hongfu and Xu Qiaoxin huddled next to the two old people and said timidly: "Thank you, Grandpa Second!"

The smile on Xu Guangjin's face grew wider, he hummed, straightened up, and then bent down slightly.

Just at this moment, Shazhu walked from the central courtyard to Xu Qing's door, curled up and pushed the door open and said:

"Qingzi, my house is tidied up."

Now Xu Qing, Aiguo and Fengming all live in the compound.

My own house is not well-off at all.

Xu Qing lives in the main house of his house with his wife, son, and daughter.

In the next cabin are my grandparents.

There are two brick houses built in the backyard, one for a patriotic family of three.

A nanny Aunt Feng lived in one room.

Fengming's family of three lived in the main house left by the deaf old lady.

As for the small house, Qin Huairu has been renting it to BangGeng for these years.

Xu Qing couldn't say that if his second father came today, he would let Banggeng vacate the cabin immediately.

I had no choice but to arrange for my second father to live in Shazhu's house in the middle courtyard.

Xu Qing heard what Sha Zhu said, took out the cigarettes on his body, handed one to him, turned to his second father Xu Guangjin and said:

"Second Dad, you have been tired for a long day. If you are sleepy, you should go over and rest early today."

Xu Guangjin stood up from the edge of the kang and said, "That's it, I'm going to rest first. After sitting on the tractor for a day, my body is almost falling apart."

Xu Qing, his second brother, and his third brother sent his second father to the middle courtyard with Shazhu.

The nights were dark, as they had been for several days, but there was no snow.

It was also gloomy during the day, and the sun could only be seen vaguely at noon.

But the previous few snows made the chill even deeper.

The night passed.

In the early morning, Xu Qing was not in a hurry to go to work, nor did he go to the suburban meat factory in the morning.

When the weather got warmer at noon, he went out and hired a car for tomorrow before going to the meat factory.

Before five o'clock in the afternoon, I returned to the compound.

In the front yard, the aunt saw that Xu Qing came back earlier today than yesterday, and said with a smile:

"Xiao Qing, your sister Xiaoya just came back with a lot of things in her hands. Please go back quickly."

Xu Qing thanked the third aunt who looked like an intelligence agent in the compound, pushed the motorcycle, and went directly back to his home in the backyard.

He knew why his sister was not busy at the grain station at this time today, but came back to the compound.

Because my grandparents will go back to the village tomorrow.

As soon as he returned to the backyard, Xu Qing parked his motorcycle at the door of the house. As soon as he opened the cotton curtain, he saw his sister holding the hands of her grandparents and talking reluctantly.

"Grandpa, grandma, I bought you some things to replenish your body. Don't be reluctant to eat them when you take them back.

My sister-in-law Jinghong and I also bought some cold medicine, analgesics, and cough medicine, and put them all in mesh bags. If you get sick, ask my second dad to help you figure out what kind to take. "

After Xu Qing entered the house, he did not disturb his sister and grandparents. He sat next to his second father, Xu Guangjin, and whispered:

"Second Dad, the car has been hired, and it will be at nine o'clock tomorrow morning."

Xu Guangjin looked up at his niece, whose eyes were red, and smoked quietly without saying a word.

It's early morning.

Xu Xiaoya and Liu Jianjun came to the compound together.

Xiaoya helped her sisters-in-law Jinghong, Aiqian, and Xiujuan sort out their grandparents' clothes.

Xu Qing, his second brother, third brother, and brother-in-law founded the army, and the four of them also helped.

After finishing their work and having breakfast, the car stopped at the entrance of the alley. Xu Qing took his younger brother, sister, two sisters-in-law, and brother-in-law Jianjun, followed his second father, and supported his grandparents as they headed out of the compound.

The second aunt who lives in the backyard, the first aunt in the middle courtyard, and the third aunt in the front yard never go to work and always stay in the courtyard to take care of things at home. Yesterday, they knew that Xu Qing’s grandparents were going back to the village, so they all took the initiative to help carry things.

On the one hand, it is out of friendship with the residents of the same compound.

On the other hand, Xu Qing's brother and sister have both stood out and won the title of 'Advanced Courtyard' for the compound a few days ago.

In addition, Aiguo and Fengming are both factory directors.

Although Xu Qing is doing business.

But Xu Qing's weight in the hearts of the three of them is heavier than Patriot and Feng Ming.

After all, Xu Qing is the eldest brother of both of them.

They also wanted to take advantage of Xu Qing's brother and sister, so they helped to carry out the things.

Mrs. Jia Zhang was resentful that Xu Qing did not let Hongzhi clear the snow from the roof of her house last weekend. She stood in the middle yard and looked at her coldly from the door.

Xu Qing and his younger brothers and sisters paid no attention to anyone.

When everyone left the compound, Xu Qing, Aiguo, Feng Ming, and Jianjun stuffed all their things into the trunk. After putting it full, they supported their grandparents and got into the car.

Xu Guangjin sat in the passenger seat and waved to Xu Qing:

"Xiao Qing, let's go. You all go about your business. Today is not the weekend. Don't delay your work."

Xu Qing pushed the motorcycle and turned around to let his second brother, third brother, wife, and sister go to work, while he rode his motorcycle and followed the car to the outside of the city.

Arriving at the meat joint factory, Xu Qing packed thirty kilograms of pork from his own factory and gave it to his second father to take it back and eat it with his grandparents.

Xu Guangjin declined: "Xiao Qing, you opened a meat joint factory to make money. If you take so much pork back to the village to eat, what will happen? Take it back to your factory quickly and keep it to sell."

Xu Qing ignored it and motioned to the driver to drive.

The driver smiled and shook his head, started the car, and drove away in a flash.

At this time, snow was falling sporadically in the sky, rising one after another and falling quietly.

　I'm really sorry that there were not many updates yesterday. I will try to write more in the future.

　　

　

(End of this chapter)