Back to 1984: Hunting in the Mountains

Chapter 123 Just let me eat the leftovers?

"I just did a favor, and I'm sorry to bother you so much in the middle of the night..."

Yu Qiutang said this embarrassedly. He knew that if it weren't for him, even if his uncle and aunt didn't eat in the afternoon, they would definitely just find a few steamed buns to eat, and would never cook or drink.

It's already past 10 o'clock in the evening, and I'm really disturbing others.

He did help a lot though.

"You'd better stay here quietly. If you keep talking too much, your aunt will scold you and we can't stop her, you know..."

Yu Deshui didn't know what he was laughing at.

There are still very few men who are afraid of their wives in this era. Looking around the entire village, you can hardly see many of them.

Although there are gentle men in the Northwest, these days, most men are chauvinistic. Not only are they afraid of their wives, they also always want to beat their wives.

"That's right, cousin, please stop talking so much."

Yu Qiyuan poked him.

"By the way, cousin, what were you originally doing coming to our house at night?"

If we hadn’t mentioned this, Yu Qiutang would have almost forgotten about it.

Now he said, "I'm looking for your help, Yuanyuan."

He told Yu Qiyuan about his foundation, and Yu Qiyuan smiled and said, "That's no problem, I'll help you build it. I don't have anything else, but I still have some strength. Look at the new house we built, that's the foundation I built. Isn't it awesome?"

"Awesome, otherwise why would I call you, haha."

"By the way, where are you going to build the house?"

“The far south.”

"South?" Yu Qiyuan was stunned. "You said the southernmost part of the team, so isn't that with Brother Jiang?"

“Yes, it is planned to be built there.”

Yu Qiyuan was stunned.

Yu Deshui was surprised and asked, "Why did you build it so far away? It's so desolate, and there's no one around. Before, your uncle Qiu Jiang insisted on building it over there, and I..."

Yu Deshui was halfway through his speech when he suddenly didn't know what to say. He said helplessly, "That place is too remote anyway. People run to crowded places. Why do you run to the mountains?"

"Well, it's nothing. I just like the quietness. Besides, the land over there is flat. I want to make the yard bigger and bring my third sister and two kids with me."

Hearing this, Yu Deshui and his son fell silent.

Yu Deshui took out a pipe, filled it with some tobacco, and started to sip slowly.

"What you said does make sense. Your family's situation is indeed quite complicated."

"That's it."

Yu Qiutang smiled and said, "Uncle San, you don't have to worry about me. I'm very capable now, so it doesn't matter where I live."

Yu Deshui was startled, then smiled and said, "That's right, you are really capable now, unlike your brother, who is so old but has no skills at all."

Yu Qiyuan touched his head awkwardly.

Nor did he refute.

"By the way, Uncle San, my father asked me to ask you, what is the current situation with my grandma?"

Yu Deshui smiled bitterly when he heard this. "Well, how can I explain this matter? Shanzi came back a few days ago and said that he would send your grandma back in the next two days. Look, our kang has been burning for several days."

"I didn't tell you what happened to my grandma living at my second uncle's house. Why did she have to come back? The environment at home is definitely not as comfortable as in the city..."

"Don't you know your grandma's temper?"

Even though she was his mother, Yu Deshui was helpless. "When she gets angry, who can stop her? If she really listens to others' advice, she won't be your grandmother, right?"

Yu Qiyuan couldn't help laughing when he heard this.

"What are you laughing at?"

Yu Deshui looked at his son in confusion.

Yu Qiyuan quickly restrained himself, "I feel that my grandma wants to come back, so let her come back. There are so many people at home, how can we take good care of her?"

Yu Qiutang glanced at this naive cousin who was one year younger than him.

I thought to myself, you don’t know yet what kind of torture you will face.

Yu Deshui and Yu Qiutang obviously had the same idea and said helplessly, "It can't be helped. If my mother wants to come back, then we can only continue.

Actually, it’s okay for you to live in our house, but your grandma is so unforgiving, and your aunt is so impatient.

Logically speaking, uncle shouldn't say these things in front of a junior like you, but your aunt also knows that you don't need to think too much to know that you will definitely not get along with your grandma in the future, and there will be a lot of trouble. "

Yu Qiutang nodded, he understood.

This is also something that has been verified in previous lives.

But he had little to comfort him at the moment.

As I said, when grandma comes back, she has nowhere to go except Uncle San's place.

This has nothing to do with filial piety or not.

The old lady simply wanted to make trouble instead of having a peaceful day.

Create some conflicts within the clan.

"Let's do this for now. If it doesn't work, we'll talk to your dad. We'll definitely take good care of your grandma. If there are any problems, we can discuss it with you brothers."

"That's good."

That was what he said. After he finished speaking, both the uncle and nephew felt a little melancholy, except Yu Qiyuan who didn't understand why.

The guy is still too young.

Thinking that if grandma wants to come back, just let her come back. He hasn't spent much time with grandma yet and only sees her a few times every year.

He thinks grandma is very nice.

“Yuan Yuan!!”

Gao Meilan's voice came from the kitchen.

"Clear the table and ask your father to open the wine."

"Good."

Hearing his wife's rich words, Yu Deshui immediately stood up and got busy. He moved a few bottles outside and took out a bottle of Xifeng from the innermost one. He pointed at it lovingly and looked at Yu Qiutang:
"This is 70-year-old wine. This year it's 14 years old. It was brought back by your second uncle when he recovered. I've never been willing to drink it. Open it today and drink with your uncle."

"You should drink such precious wine on other occasions. We can just drink some Rongcheng liquor, even loose liquor."

"Look at what you said, kid. You want your aunt to blame me again. You helped us a lot today.

Only you are my nephew. If it were anyone else, I would have to give you some compensation.

But uncle can't let you suffer any loss, so I will definitely provide you with delicious food and drinks, and entertain you to your heart's content."

"That's right, cousin, just be patient. I've been tired of your politeness all night."

Yu Qiutang had no choice but to accept it.

In fact, he doesn't know how to drink liquor. He doesn't care no matter how good the Moutai is or how bad the Sanbai is. It tastes spicy anyway and is not fun. It just makes him uncomfortable.

He drank purely for social purposes.

I never liked it.

People in the northwest, both men and women, like to drink. When they are tired from working in the fields every day, they go home and have a small drink to relieve their fatigue without drinking too much.

He is a drag on the people in the northwest.

Just as we were getting ready, Gao Meilan came over with a plate.

Plate is a kitchen utensil commonly used by people.

Used to transfer plates or bowls from the kitchen to the dining area. There are wooden square plates and porcelain round plates, and their functions are similar.

Gao Meilan really spent a lot of money.

There were six dishes of different sizes on the plate.

Three of them are meat dishes, a plate of braised pork, a plate of pork with green peppers, a fried chicken, a plate of scrambled eggs with tomatoes, and two seasonal side dishes.

"Wait, there's soup and steamed buns, I'll bring them to you."

Before Yu Qiutang could even say "no", Gao Meilan stormed away.

She does things really fast.

When Gao Meilan prepared everything and sat down at the table, Yu Chunzhu also came in, rubbing her eyes, wearing a thin autumn coat. When she saw the delicious food on the table, her eyes suddenly lit up.

He didn't hesitate to bring over a bench and sat down next to Yu Qiyuan.

"Aren't you sleeping?"

"Can you smell the fragrance?"

"Are you a dog nose?"

"Almost. Both my dog ​​and I like to eat bones, hehe~"

Yu Chunzhu is a very naive and naughty girl, and Gao Meilan has no way to deal with her.

"Go back and put on your clothes. I didn't see your brother was still there."

Yu Chunzhu glanced at Yu Qiutang, "My cousin is not someone else, right, brother?"

Yu Qiyuan smiled and said, "Yes."

"That's it, let's eat."

Yu Chunzhu picked up the chopsticks and prepared to do something. She aimed at the largest piece of braised pork for a long time, waiting to finish it as soon as possible.

"Snapped!"

Her little hands were hit mercilessly by Gao Meilan's chopsticks.

Gao Meilan picked up the largest piece of meat and put it in Yu Qiutang's bowl, "Eat more meat. You look so tall and thin, but now you're so skinny."

"My meat~"

Yu Chunzhu stared at the piece of meat in Yu Qiutang's bowl, then looked at the plate, and could not find any substitute. Suddenly, a look of sadness appeared on his face, which was not right for a child of his age.

Yu Qiutang saw this and found it funny. He couldn't bear to hurt a little girl's dream, so he put the piece of meat back into her bowl and said, "Here, this piece is for you."

"Cousin is so nice."

"Eat it yourself, Tangtang." Gao Meilan glared at her daughter.

"It's okay, Auntie. It doesn't matter who you eat. Little Zhuzi is still growing and needs to be nourished."

"That's right, cousin is right."

Yu Chunzhu has already started eating with relish.

"See if you're going to die of greed."

Gao Meilan was helpless when she saw this and had to let her go.

Yu Qiutang actually felt very comfortable.

The two children in my third uncle's family are both very good people... Speaking of which, among his cousins ​​and sisters, there are almost no children with character problems.

This is probably because the values ​​of the previous generation of parents are relatively positive.

The only one with a problem was his own brother Yu Qiushi, who was a disgrace to the family.

Just like this, having a simple meal with my family is pretty good.

He actually wanted to eat like this at home with his parents.

It's a pity that my mother passed away and Chen Meidi is like that. It would have been fine if she was like the second aunt, the third aunt, or the fourth aunt.

"Tangtang, you're almost eighteen, right?"

While eating, Gao Meilan suddenly asked.

"Yes, after the Chinese New Year, I am eighteen. My birthday is in the first month of the lunar calendar." "Then you can call me daughter-in-law."

"what?"

Yu Qiutang didn't expect that the topic would suddenly turn to this.

"You're only eighteen, why are you in such a hurry? You're still young!" Yu Deshui helped Yu Qiutang fill his small wine cup.

"What do you mean young? You're already eighteen and you're still young. When you were eighteen, you were already pregnant."

Yu Deshui blushed, "Why are you talking about me again, in front of the children?"

"I'm not saying anything bad about you, but this kid is almost 18 and he wants to get married. The sooner he gets married, the sooner he can raise a kid.

My sister-in-law passed away early, and my eldest brother... I won't say more. If we all care about our baby's marriage, who will worry about it?"

Yu Qiushui said helplessly: "I didn't say I don't care, his elder brother..."

"Your elder brother is obsessed with that hanged ghost Chen Meidi, so he can't take care of the baby.

There are people like that, who don’t give a penny to their children when they divide the family property, so what can they use to build a yard…”

Yu Deshui smiled bitterly and shook his head at Yu Qiutang.

Your own wife knows it well.

Even if you say he means well, how can you talk about someone's father in front of the kid?

This is a case of good intentions being misunderstood.

"Look, our Atom already has a partner. Tangtang is two years older than Atom, but he's still single... This makes people feel anxious.

Some time ago, I went to my uncle's house next door to attend weddings and funerals, and I met my second sister-in-law and Xiaojuan. We talked about this matter. We, as aunts, don't care about it. I guess Chen Meidi is not in the mood to care about it. "

Yu Qiutang was confused as he listened. He suddenly remembered that in his previous life, Mi Yali seemed to be the matchmaker introduced by his fourth aunt. He was rather dull in his previous life and did not understand the ways of the world.

At that time, I didn’t think of thanking my aunt properly.

I just feel that she is my aunt, so there is no need to be extra polite.

Later, after experiencing half a lifetime of vicissitudes, I realized that there are not so many good people in the world.

Whenever you encounter kindness from others, you should keep it in mind.

Whenever you have the chance, return kindness to others.

But we can't waste this kindness by thinking it's unimportant.

"Tangtang, don't listen to your uncle. When you pass away next year, we will find you a good wife.

Your mother was pitiful. She passed away early. Before she left, she held your second aunt and me by the hand and refused to let go. She said that you were the one she was most worried about. But we had promised her that. "

Yu Qiutang took the initiative to fill the cup with wine, stood up, and said sincerely to Yu Deshui and Gao Meilan: "Uncle, aunt, thank you for taking care of me."

"Ah, sit down and eat. Why are you standing up? Sit down quickly."

Yu Deshui and Gao Meilan were surprised to see Yu Qiutang so serious, and hurriedly asked him to sit down.

Drink the wine in the glass.

For the first time, Yu Qiutang felt that the wine tasted really good.

Slightly sweet aftertaste.

He suddenly figured out a truth that he had not figured out until today.

In fact, he has always been taken care of by many people and is not so lonely.

The reason why he didn't feel anything was because he looked at people from a different perspective and he simply didn't open his heart to accept other people's kindness.

In that case...

He decided that after the house was repaired, he would go visit his second uncle and second aunt, as well as his fourth uncle and fourth aunt. He hadn't seen them since he came back. He didn't think it was a big deal before, but now he thinks it was really wrong.

And grandma...

Be gentle to grandma.

And grandpa and grandma.

It has been so long since he came back, but he has never visited them. If he thinks about it carefully, he has not really been reborn.

His body has gradually adapted to this era, but in fact his soul is still alienated. Including the reason why he chose to locate the yard in a remote place, perhaps he also had this idea deep in his heart.

"Come on, drink more."

Yu Deshui helped him fill his wine cup again.

He picked up the wine glass, saw his own face swaying in it, and smiled slightly.

"Come, I toast you."

Halfway through the meal, Yu Chunzhu, feeling satisfied, went back to sleep. Only the remaining soup and cold meat were left on the table, and the meal had already entered the second half.

At this time, Yu Qiutang suddenly saw a curtain of light appear in the night sky, and then he heard a "thump thump" sound, coming from far away and finally stopping at the door of his third uncle's house.

It attracted the dog next door to roar wildly.

Yu Deshui, Gao Meilan and Yu Qiyuan were all very surprised and looked towards the gate.

what's going on?
Several people were a little confused.

Judging from the sound, it was actually a motorcycle. There are thousands of households in the village, but there is not a single motorcycle.

Many people can't even afford a bicycle.

Not to mention motorcycles.

And it was the middle of the night. What could have happened? He actually bumped into his own door.

"Bang bang!"

At this moment, the door was smashed several times.

Then, someone shouted loudly: "Uncle San, Aunt San, open the door, my grandma is back!"

"It's Brother Shan!" Yu Qiyuan stood up and shouted in surprise.

Yu Deshui and Gao Meilan looked at each other, and saw the shock in each other's eyes.

"Go and take a look." Yu Deshui called out, and several people quickly ran towards the door. Yu Qiutang also picked up a flashlight.

After opening the door, I saw Yu Qiushan slung over a tricycle, dressed like a cowboy, with a white-haired old man sitting on the passenger seat. He was wearing a jacket with a slanted collar, holding a blue cloth bundle tightly in his arms, with an impatient look on his face, and he looked unhappy, as if he had eaten so much of her food.

This old lady was Yu Qiutang’s grandmother, Rui Ermei.

She originally had no name, let alone a surname.

The surname Rui is the surname of her employer.

A few years ago, she fled to Rongcheng from somewhere and was almost starved to death on the roadside. She was rescued by a landlord who happened to pass by. She started working as a maid for the landlord's wife. Later, the lady thought she was very well-behaved and sensible, so she adopted her as her adopted daughter.

Yu Qiutang's grandfather was the nephew of a landlord, so the landlord betrothed this adopted daughter to his nephew and always called her by the nickname "Ermei".

Later, in order to register the household registration, she had to add a surname and changed it to Rui Ermei.

The old lady Rui Ermei is truly amazing.

When her husband died, Yu Detu had just learned to walk, and the old lady raised five sons and three daughters by herself.

It is obvious how much suffering he endured for this.

Those who can raise so many children in this era of hunger and cold are very capable people. Most people are like Miali's parents, who had no other choice but to have two of their children die prematurely.

Rui Ermei was originally a typical worker in the brigade. A woman was no worse than a man at work. Later, she actively approached the organization. If she had not been the adopted daughter of a landlord, she would have even wanted to become a glorious ~
Most of Yu Qiutang's ideas about his grandmother in his previous life came from what he heard from other people.

Rui Ermei had a hot-tempered personality and she hated Yu Qiutang's timid nature the most. She started scolding him. Later, Yu Qiutang simply kept hiding from his grandmother. He just didn't want to see her, and they gradually became strangers.

The Yu family has so many grandchildren that the old lady has basically given up on him.

He didn't feel lonely at all, but was even secretly happy.

At least I don't have to look at her and get scolded all day.

Yu Dejin has the worst temper among the five brothers in the Yu family, but compared to his mother, Yu Dejin can be regarded as a representative of the moderate faction.

At this moment, when everyone saw the old lady sitting in the car, they were all confused and thought of the same thing: this old lady is really troublesome!

But the things have been sent back, what can I do?

Just go on.

"Uncle San, Aunt San, Qiu Yuan... Qiu Tang is here too."

Yu Qiushan jumped out of the car and greeted everyone one by one.

"Shan Zi...this?" Yu Deshui asked cautiously.

"What are you asking? Are you going to blame the child? Don't you want me to live in your house?" Before Yu Qiushan could answer, Rui Ermei became unhappy and scolded him angrily.

Yu Qiutang felt a familiar smell coming towards him.

Sure enough, this is still the case.

This was the voice of his grandmother in his memory, always full of complaints and questions, which made people feel very uncomfortable and depressed when listening to it.

"No, no. Mom, what are you talking about? I was wondering why you came back so late at night. No matter how urgent it was, you should have waited until dawn. It's not easy to walk on the road at night. It's very bumpy. The crops are tall, and it's not safe..."

Yu Deshui hurriedly explained.

Gao Meilan stood aside without saying a word.

She didn't want to pamper the old lady, but after all, she had just arrived and it was embarrassing to say anything now. She didn't know how long she would stay there. If things got too awkward, it would cause trouble later.

"What do you mean? I'm coming to stay at my son's house, and I need to choose an auspicious day?!"

Rui Ermei snorted coldly and asked Yu Qiushan to help her get out of the car. When she passed by Yu Qiyuan, she asked, "Yuanyuan, are you still so short?"

Yu Qiyuan smiled bitterly and said, "I've grown a little taller, milk."

"He's grown taller, but I think he's still taller than the water tank. Who did he do it for?!"

Gao Meilan's teeth were about to break.

Needless to say, there are five brothers in the Yu family, none of them is particularly short. If the child is not tall, then it is a veiled insinuation about her.

This old lady really hasn't changed at all. Her mouth is still so disgusting after all this time.

Rui Ermei walked up to Yu Qiutang again, looked up at him for a while, and asked, "Is your stepmother still alive?"

Yu Qiutang: “?”

A look of helplessness.

This was the first time I felt sympathy for Chen Meidi. I was sitting at home, cursing from the sky.

"Not as healthy as grandma."

Rui Ermei was about to walk over, but she stopped when she heard the words and looked at Yu Qiutang again with a little surprise, "Why is he so tall? He looks like a skylight. What's the use of him? Can he swing a hoe?"

Yu Qiyuan was helpless.

It doesn't matter if you're too short or too tall, it's just you who makes the rules.

He secretly looked at Yu Qiutang and found that Yu Qiutang was surprisingly calm. Facing his grandmother's deliberate blame, he was not angry at all. Instead, he smiled and said, "Grandma, I am tall. When I give birth to your great-grandson in the future, he will also be tall. When I walk in the crowd, I will be taller than everyone else. Isn't it very prestigious?"

Rui Ermei thought for a moment and said, "Eat more. A man with such a thin back and no strength at all, how can he accomplish anything great!"

"Okay, I will definitely eat well."

After Yu Qiutang's tossing and turning, Rui Ermei seemed to be in a better mood. She carried her bag and walked straight to the main room. Seeing the unfinished dishes on the table, she casually said, "Big fish and meat, and drinking wine, Third Brother, are you living a good life?"

"Mom, this is..."

Yu Deshui wanted to explain, but Gao Meilan pulled him back and signaled him not to continue.

She walked a few steps closer and stood beside the old lady, "Mom, can you please eat something tonight? I'll make something for you?"

Rui Ermei said, "Do it alone. What are you going to do? Are you going to give me something to fool me? You knew I was coming back, so you left me a table of leftovers..."

"Mom, if you don't want to eat, then don't eat. I'll take you to the room reserved for you. The kang is very warm and you can see the sun through the window..."

(End of this chapter)