Return to the era: starting from the state-owned hotel

Chapter 243: Neighbor eats melon and returns home

Su Qingfeng glanced at Jiang Shao, thought carefully for a long time, and replied with absolute certainty: "I really don't know you."

Seeing him like this, Jiang Shao thought Su Qingfeng was deliberately teasing him.

He immediately became angry.

"Don't go too far!"

Maybe it was too busy here, but at this time, there was a rustling movement in the alley that should have been quiet.

Then Su Qingfeng raised his head and saw several people in the alley, all watching a show in the yard.

The corners of his mouth twitched slightly, and he suddenly felt that the people here were a bit unreliable.

I don’t know what dad thinks. He chose this place instead of buying a house elsewhere.

He finally understood that these neighbors, all of them, were people who just watched the excitement and didn't take it too seriously.

Su Qingfeng focused the flashlight light on Jiang Shao. Under the light, the red bumps and marks on his face looked even more ferocious.

Then there were whispers.

"Isn't this Wang Hehua's son Jiang Shao? Why does this kid look so fierce and evil? He doesn't look like a serious person."

"Hey! Don't you know about their family's affairs? This Jiang Shao was originally good at studying. I heard that he committed something. He was definitely not wanted in junior high school. As a result, he was too young to work. I just work as a second-rate man on the street every day."

"That's not entirely my fault. It's normal for a grown-up to make some mistakes. And jobs are so hard to come by these days, so it's normal to not be able to find one."

"Normal?! Ha! Then the children you raise in the future might as well do the same!"

"Eh? Why do you talk like this..."

Sometimes, having too sharp hearing is not a good thing.

At least now, Su Qingfeng felt that her mind was in a mess, and all kinds of words were buzzing in her ears.

But there are benefits too.

Through these gossips, he also heard about Jiang Shao's situation.

At this moment, the door on the opposite side was opened. Wang Hehua bent over, ran to Jiang Shao, and said in a pretentious manner, "You kid, why are you coming back now? I asked you to get a bottle of soy sauce. You've been gone for so long! It's freezing cold here, and the branches outside are all bare. What's there to see? You brat..."

As she said that, she pulled Jiang Shao's sleeve and pulled him into the house. As she walked, she said, "Look at you, you are just living in the dark, and you are not afraid of meeting any bad people while walking at night..."

He said this as if Su Qingfeng was someone with ulterior motives.

The neighbors next to him were a little uncomfortable with it, especially Niu Gong. He was lying on the courtyard wall. Seeing this scene, he cleared his throat. Just as he was about to speak, he heard Su Qingfeng say:
“I don’t know if I’ll meet bad people when walking at night, but now I know that you can make a fortune by walking at night.”

As the flashlight shone, I saw a few more wrinkled figures on the ground.

Su Qingfeng picked it up from the ground with a smile and immediately began to distribute the money to the witnesses.

The neighbors didn't expect that such a good thing could be seen from watching the excitement.

Just when he saw the great unity, Jiang Shao subconsciously touched his pocket.

The pocket that was supposed to be bulging became empty at this moment.

Touching further down, I found a big hole in the pocket.

He has been in bad luck lately.

When I was playing cards with others, I lost several times. Today I had a rare fortune and I won a few tickets. But now I saw that they all fell to the ground.

Could it be that his recent misfortunes were due to bad luck, or that he had offended some God of Wealth?

But then again, Su Qingfeng couldn't really let Su Qingfeng take the money.

Jiang Shao was in a hurry and said without thinking, "Put down the money!"

The people around you are not stupid.

Especially these aunts and uncles, they are all mature and sophisticated, and they can tell something is wrong just by listening to their voices.

Su Qingfeng even laughed and said, "Is this money yours? If you ask me to put it down, I will let it go? Let's not mention that you are young, have no job, and have no source of income. How can you carry so much money with you? . Taking the current situation as an example, it’s impossible for your mother to give you this money to make soy sauce, right?”

Li Ran's lips curved, as if she wasn't confused enough. Su Qingfeng was speaking, so she echoed:

"Actually, it's not that there are no other ways to make money. Stealing, robbing, gambling... But we are all neighbors, so we can't speak too harshly..."

The two of them had already let the two of them say such nice things, what else could they say?
If you really insist on holding on to this little money at this time, I'm afraid the neighbors will know in their hearts that there is something fishy about Jiang Shao.

How strict is the rule of law in the county now.

Not to mention that Jiang Shao has no job. If the street department really investigates him, he may have to go to the countryside to become an educated youth.

If at this juncture, someone takes advantage of someone and reports him...

Jiang Shaozai felt cold all over his body.

He glanced back at the money Su Qingfeng was dividing, and felt a throbbing pain in his heart. Finally, he turned his head sadly and walked towards home.

But when he returned home, he always felt suffocated in his heart.

When the door was closed, there was a bang, which startled everyone in the room.

Jiang Chengping is no exception.

He frowned, "What are you doing? You wander around all day long, and you still look embarrassed when you get home. Others can find jobs and make money to support their families. At your age, you have married all your wives. Why can’t you?”

Jiang Shao said angrily, "Why? It's not that I don't have a good father. If my father had the ability and was a big leader, it would not be easy to arrange a job. Why do I need to look at the face of a neighbor? .”

These words were simply heartbreaking words for Jiang Chengping.

Be a big leader?

Does this little brat think that he, Jiang Chengping, doesn't want to be a big leader?
Both father and son were angry, and they started to quarrel immediately.

For a moment, the things in the house started to rattle.

Su Qingfeng could hear the voices coming from the Jiang family while standing in the yard.

The cattle worker counted the money bills in his hand and raised his eyebrows at Su Qingfeng when he saw this, "This money... I guess it doesn't come from a clean source."

Seeing this, Aunt Liu next to her took out a small handful of hazelnuts and stuffed them into her mouth while listening.

The neighbors nearby, hearing that the cow worker seemed to know the inside story, also came over one after another, and they were obviously extremely interested.

Niu Gong saw that these old neighbors were still in the same mood. Even the new residents, Su Qingfeng and Li Ran, were assimilated. After they all looked like they were listening, he couldn't help but twitch the corner of his mouth.

He organized his language and told the facts he saw as calmly as possible, "One time when I was working the night shift, when I came back, I passed by a place where there were several second-rate guys playing cards and gambling for money. Among them, Jiang Shao's Figure. So I guess that the money today was probably won by him from gambling. "

When Aunt Liu heard this, her eating speed of hazelnuts slowed down.

She exclaimed in a low voice, "Oh my god, is Jiang Shao crazy? He got involved in gambling at such a young age, isn't he a loser?"

A neighbor also interjected, "You mean, I remember in the old society, a young master from a landlord's family lost hundreds of acres of family property because of gambling and smoking."

"This thing is simply harmful!"

Several old neighbors in the alley gathered around and lamented.

Su Qingfeng and Li Ran looked at each other and knew each other's plans.

Li Ran returned to the house first, and after a while, he took out a pack of White Rabbit toffees, grabbed handfuls of them, and distributed them to the neighbors.

Everyone had just eaten melon together, and now everyone was sharing Jingui's toffee.At this moment, their favorability towards Su Qingfeng and his wife skyrocketed.

These two couples are not very old, but they know how to get into trouble, and they don't look like troublemakers.

Professor Tang saw the tired look on Li Ran's face, and remembered that Li Ran and Su Qingfeng had just eaten something in the afternoon. They probably hadn't eaten a serious dinner since work, so he quickly smoothed things over and agreed to get together again when they had time.

It just so happened that it was already getting late at this point, and the cattleman couldn't be out for too long. He had to go home to take care of his old wife.

Therefore, as soon as Professor Tang spoke, everyone dispersed.

When they returned to the courtyard, only Su Qingfeng and Li Ran were left.

He heated up the food he brought from the hotel. When he opened it, Li Ran's eyes lit up.

Because there were only two people eating, there was no need to eat at the big table. The two of them took their lunch boxes, put them on the small table on the kang, and started eating slowly.

Su Qingfeng leaned on the kang, took out a foreign language book, and pretended to read aloud with difficulty.

While Li Ran was cooking, he listened to Su Qingfeng's words with open ears, and sometimes corrected his pronunciation and spelling.

Anyway, one was reading and the other was teaching, so I learned a little bit, but at the same time, I also enjoyed some fun...

Wait until the two of them sweat slightly at night.

Su Qingfeng got up and poured two glasses of water, handed one to Li Ran, and drank the other in one gulp.

At this moment, Li Ran felt like she was dripping with fragrance and sweat. She didn't know whether it was because the kang was burning too much or because her heart was full of fire. Her broken hair was a little sticky. She was leaning on the edge of the kang, and her whole person had a lazy look. Feel.

"I'm going to the provincial capital in two days. What do you plan to bring with you?"

When you come back in three days, you have to bring a gift.

According to rural customs, the more valuable the gift brought back, the more satisfied the man is with his natal family.

Su Qingfeng is in the county now, and my mother and father are not around, which means that they need to make their own decisions on this matter.

Bai Jing and Su Siwei are not the kind of parents who have a strong desire to control.

Especially Bai Jing, she was born in a family of intellectuals. Although she came to the countryside and became an ordinary peasant woman due to the turmoil, her past intellectual horizons have most likely reduced the gap between her and Li Ran. .

Su Qingfeng himself was quite lucky.

Even though I have traveled to this era where food and clothing are scarce, sometimes when I think about the convenient facilities in my previous life, I still feel a little inconvenient.

But the most important thing is that here, he gained the affection from his parents that he didn't have in his previous life.

Li Ran was a little surprised when he heard Su Qingfeng's words, "Can I decide this myself?"

Shouldn’t it all be decided by the mother-in-law?

Li Ran didn't say this, but Su Qingfeng had already understood it.

He chuckled and said, "Mom, I will listen to you."

A warm current surged in Li Ran's heart, and she felt sour in her heart.

Ever since friends in the compound and some elders in the neighborhood knew that she was getting married, or marrying off to a country boy, rumors had almost spread throughout the compound.

At that time, almost everyone said behind his back that Li Ran had lost his mind.

She can't live a good life in the city, but she has to go to the countryside to live a hard life, and she will suffer in the future.

This Li Ran is worse than her second sister, marrying an old man, becoming the factory director's wife, and being a stepmother for others.

It wasn't until Su Qingfeng came to the provincial capital and took out the betrothal gift that the people in the compound were silenced.

It's just that they were probably not feeling very well after being slapped in the face by Su Qingfeng.

Judging from the news I heard occasionally, many people are looking forward to seeing the little girl of the Li family being groomed by her mother-in-law in the countryside, watching her transform from a white and tender lotus root strip into a pitiful bean sprout.

Li Ran didn't want to prove anything, but she needed to prove to her parents that her choice was right, and her parents' choice was also right.

This is just to reassure parents.

She looked a little hesitant, "Would your family be unhappy if I took too much?"

Su Qingfeng suddenly laughed, "What's the point of what you got? Since my mother and grandma have given you the bracelet, head and face, they believe in you. What's wrong with you taking some things back to your parents' house? This is a new society now, and It’s not like selling your daughter, and you won’t go home after you get married.”

Li Ran suddenly burst into tears, "Su Qingfeng, you are so kind."

"Actually...I can do better..."

Li Ran picked up a pillow towel, threw it in his face, and kicked his body aside.

"Let's go. I'm tired."

Su Qingfeng looked at her back resentfully.

Woman, your name is ruthless.

……

provincial capital.

The third day after the wedding.

It happened to be the day to return home.

Li Ruiguang sat in the living room and read the newspaper early in the morning.

Lou Fang also couldn't take any time off.

He took a rag and wiped it on the table again and again.

During this process, she looked a little dazed.

Sometimes, you have obviously wiped this area, but the next moment, you still wipe it again and again subconsciously.

It can be clearly felt that when Lou Fang does this kind of housework, he does not feel as handy as usual, but becomes absent-minded.

Look at the other side.

Li Ruiguang himself was not much better.

There was an enamel cup in front of him, with strong tea brewing in it.

This was because he couldn't sleep this morning and got up at four o'clock. In order not to make himself sleepy later, he specially made strong tea to wake him up.

He held a copy of the People's Daily in his hand and looked at it solemnly, as if he was delving into some important military matter.

But if you take a closer look, you can find that these fonts... are a bit weird.

It seems difficult to understand.

Because... Li Ruiguang got the newspaper.

On the seats, Li Jing, Liya and Sister Li were all already seated.

Now... all we have to do is wait for Su Qingfeng.

　Four thousand words, completed

　　
　
(End of this chapter)