The children of the Qiao family

Chapter 27

The car started to speed up after it got on the main road, Er Qiang was pedaling desperately to chase after him, driving too hard, his throat was tight, as if being held by one hand, every breath was painful.

After finally arriving at a stop, the car door opened, the woman got out of the car, got off in a hurry, and tilted slightly, Qiao Erqiang, who had just arrived, almost rolled off three wheels and tried to help her, but she didn't help her, she turned her face slightly to look The sweaty Er Qiang left.

As soon as he turned his face, the faint resemblance at that moment was completely gone.

Er Qiang parked the car on the side of the road and sat on the curb.

There is a shop next to it, and there is a freezer in front of the door selling cold drinks. It must be the last stock for this summer.

Er Qiang took a break, walked over, bought ten "Snow White", and ate them all in one go, until he got nauseated and vomited all over the floor, and was fined two yuan by the old lady wearing a red sleeve to check the sanitation.

Qiao Yicheng's life after getting married is not bad. If you don't count some small and broken unsatisfactory things, Qiao Yicheng basically thinks that he is a happy person, at least a person who is close to happiness.

Those little disappointments, to put it bluntly, are nothing more than trifles, and it is almost impossible to bring them up on the table. However, they are like sand in the eyes, small and not dangerous, but it makes people feel uncomfortable when they fall into the eyes. , It's like a big deal.

After getting married, the two have always taken turns to cook, and they were not spoiled since they were young, which is not difficult.

Both of them are in the news unit, they are the most grassroots reporters. When they are busy, they are similar to the criminal police. They all have one or two meals in the canteen of the unit.The food at the TV station is quite good, and there are meal subsidies, but Qiao Yicheng has been used to being frugal since he was a child. He always feels that the food in the cafeteria is so expensive that it hurts his heart.But Xiao Lang didn't care. She bought two dishes in the cafeteria of the newspaper office every day, and ate them all in one go. She was never picky about food, and she finally had a home in this city. After two months of marriage, Ye Xiaolang gained ten catties all of a sudden. He was originally small, but now he looked a bit like a plump white dumpling. Qiao Yicheng lost five catties, and his complexion was sallow, which made his colleagues They joked.

Finally, one weekend, both of them rested, Qiao Yicheng said to cook a good meal, Ye Xiaolang took the initiative to say that she would go shopping for vegetables.

Qiao Yicheng looked at the pile of meat and vegetables that Xiao Lang bought back, picked a pile of green leaves and said: Xiao Lang, what are you buying?
Xiao Lang said: Leek, you don’t even recognize this?
Yicheng laughed and said: Of course I recognize it, but look, the leeks are all skinned and sticky to the touch, how do you eat them?
Xiao Lang asked: Why can't I eat it?
Yicheng said: This kind of leek has a strong taste and is not delicious.

Xiao Lang turned on the faucet very high, rushing at his hand: delicious.

Qiao Yicheng said: You are from the north, you have loved to eat onion and garlic since you were a child, and you are not afraid of rushing, so you will find it delicious.

Xiao Lang became impatient: Hey, Yicheng, big man, what if you can't eat onions and garlic?You southern men are poor and fastidious, no wonder people call you little men.

While talking, he cut the meat with a bang.

Yicheng laughed and rubbed her hair: Your words are a bit of regional discrimination.

With a glance, he saw Ye Xiaolang's cut meat: Hey, what are you?What kind of dish are you going to cook?

Ye Xiaolang rolled his eyes at him and smiled: Fried green peppers with sliced ​​meat, didn't you just buy it because you said you liked it?

Qiao Yicheng said: I'm talking about stir-fried green peppers with shredded pork.

Is that different?

I am used to eating fried green peppers with shredded pork. Our family has always eaten fried green peppers with shredded pork.

Then our family has always eaten fried green peppers with sliced ​​meat!The meat we buy at home is all sliced.

Our meat is shredded.Xiao Lang dropped the knife with a bang, and looked at Qiao Yicheng angrily: I said you, a big man, do you bother with trivial matters.

Qiao Yicheng also felt that he was making a fuss out of a molehill, seeing her cute eyes widened, he couldn't help softening and said: "Okay, okay, I'm not trivial, okay?"You can take a piece if you want, why do you have all the hair up, like a little wild cat.

Ye Xiaolang smiled triumphantly, picked up the knife and shook it at Qiao Yicheng, continuing to slice the flesh.

The tastes of the two people are also very different from the north to the south. Qiao Yicheng's food is too bland for Ye Xiaolang, but Ye Xiaolang's food is salty for Qiao Yicheng; Ye Xiaolang likes to eat pasta and makes dumplings at every turn. The taste is nothing but dumplings, but Qiao Yicheng didn't eat much pasta when he was a child, he likes hot stir-fried rice.From time to time, the two of them clinked about the dishes on the dinner table.

But after all, they are still newlyweds, and they quarreled a few times, just as flirting and amused, and they became sticky together again in a blink of an eye.

Qiao Yicheng was more dissatisfied with Ye Xiaolang's other shortcoming than not being able to eat together.

In Qiao Yicheng's view, Ye Xiaolang was really messed up.Among other things, just one of her wardrobes, Qiao Yicheng opened it unintentionally that day, wow, a ball of clothes rushed towards him, startling him.Usually at home, if something touches Xiao Lang's hands, it will disappear in all likelihood.At first, Qiao Yicheng joked that she had a pair of magic hands. She really shouldn’t be a reporter, but a magician would be good. Later, after finding a long-lost kitchen knife between the armrests of the sofa, Qiao Yicheng couldn’t stand it anymore. I'm not in the mood to have fun with Xiao Lang anymore.

Qiao Yicheng said: Ye Xiaolang, Ye Xiaolang, you really look like a chicken feather.

Xiao Lang is not happy: what are you afraid of if it is messy? My point of view is that it is messy but not dirty.

Qiao Yicheng pulled out a pair of worn-out socks from under the quilt, put them under her nose and said: Is this not dirty?

Xiao Lang blushed, and stepped back: Hey, I forgot this.

Qiao Yicheng said: This is a disorder within the abnormal range.

Xiao Lang puffed up his cheeks and said: "It's not an abnormal disorder, but it's not a disorder that you can tolerate. Didn't you say you would treat me?"Can't stand this at all?
Qiao Yicheng sighed: You are really messed up like a girl's house.

Xiao Lang was really angry: You really don't look like a man with your broken mouth!
The two of them got mad just like that, and even ignored each other for two days because of this matter.

On the third day, Xiao Lang came home and was about to drink the cold water on the table. Qiao Yicheng snatched it bitterly, mixed hot water and handed it to her. came into my arms.

Yicheng laughed: Next time, don’t say that I’m not like a man, do you hear me?He gritted his teeth and added with a smile: Don't you know if I am a man?
Xiao Lang slapped Yi Cheng hard on the back.

At night, while lying on the bed, Qiao Yicheng suddenly had a thought: In a sense, he seemed to fall in love with this kind of life, not Ye Xiaolang.

This thought made Qiao Yicheng shiver. He turned to look at Xiao Lang who was sleeping beside him, and saw that she was sleeping soundly in the pillow with her short hair disheveled.

As soon as Qiao became aware of this thought, she felt ashamed and guilty. This girl had no relatives in this city. All she could rely on was herself, and she was determined to live a good life with her.

Xiao Lang, who is sleeping soundly in Yicheng's arms, smells the faint fragrance of her hair, the day has just begun, and Chengcheng thinks that it will be good to just grind it out.

The days are still long.

When Xiao Lang came back the next day, he was very happy, and said to Yicheng: Hey, I did something for you today.Good thing!
Yicheng asked: What good thing?
Xiao Lang clapped his hands and said: Hey, I want to introduce someone to your Er Qiang. In our unit, there is Aunt Fang who does chores in logistics. She has a niece who is 22 years old this year. Xiao Er Qiang is two years old. Standing at the counter, I heard Aunt Fang said that she is also good-looking.As soon as I heard that the conditions were really good, I asked her to ask if she could lead the second strong.Aunt Fang said she would call me back tomorrow.

This news really made Qiao Yicheng quite relieved. The second strong was confused for a while, and if he really wanted to have a girlfriend of the same age in a serious way, maybe that little confusion would disappear.

The next day, Yicheng received a call from Xiao Lang when he was at work. Xiao Lang said happily on the phone: "My girl is willing to meet. I told them that choosing a date is worse than bumping into it. Just tonight, my friend." I agreed.

Yicheng quickly slipped out, went back home, and found Erqiang at the street factory, but coincidentally, Erqiang hadn't gone out to deliver the goods yet, Yicheng thought, isn't this God's will?

Yicheng told Er Qiang about the matter, but Er Qiang was in a daze, neither saying yes nor no.

Yicheng tapped his shoulder, asking him to show an attitude.

Er Qiang lowered his head and kicked the dirt with his feet: I don't want to see you.

Yicheng said: Erqiang, let me tell you, you can't put the matter in your heart on the table, no matter what, it's your fault, and you didn't understand it.She has a family with children.Yu Qing, Yu Li, you are short-speaking, do you understand?It won't work.Brother will not harm you, you are certainly not afraid of gossip, but you still have a long way to go, you can't miss the chance of a lifetime of happiness because of a momentary emotional impulse, right?Be obedient and meet at night, it doesn't matter if you succeed or not.

The second strong nodded slightly.

The meeting was arranged in a small park, Ye Xiaolang went with Er Qiang, worried about everything, and secretly hid in a corner to watch.

As far as seeing, there is nothing to see. At night, the park is so dark that you can't see anything clearly.Even the second strong man didn't see the girl's appearance clearly. He only felt that she was of medium height and a moderate figure. The four of them including the introducer stood in the darkness for a long time. Xiao Lang and Aunt Fang exchanged greetings. He is tall, like two sunflowers blooming in the dark, and it has two comedic effects.

Yicheng heard Xiaolang's crisp voice, and said to Er Qiang and the girl: "Then Aunt Fang and I will go first, and you two will talk again. Er Qiang, why don't you send Xiao Mo back home?"By the way, Er Qiang, don't you want to send Aunt Fang off?bring it on.

Xiao Lang pulled Er Qiang to accompany Aunt Fang to the entrance of the small park, and the girl named Xiao Mo naturally followed. Qiao Yicheng, who was hiding aside, suddenly understood what Xiao Lang meant. At the entrance of the small park, there was only one of a lamp.

Afterwards, Yicheng said to Xiao Lang: You ghost!
Xiao Lang said: If I don't take her to the bright place, your stupid brother is capable of not seeing her face clearly all night, don't you believe it?

Yicheng said: I believe, I believe.

It would be great if this thing is done, I thought.

5
The girl who was on a blind date with Er Qiang was called Sun Xiaomo. She stood at the counter of Xinhua Bookstore. Their cabinet was dedicated to children's books. Sun Xiaomo also liked to read those simple books with many pictures, although most of the pictures were not very beautifully printed.

Qiao Erqiang was very silent on the night of the blind date, and Sun Xiaomo was even more silent than him. The two of them walked around the outer wall of the small park for more than an hour with a distance of one elbow. The first sentence: I should go back.

Er Qiang let out a breath of relief, and as soon as he was relieved, Er Qiang smiled, his teeth showing in the darkness were particularly white: Then I will see you off.

Er Qiang thought that this matter was probably not going to work, who knew that two days later, Er Qiang was called home by his elder brother.

The sister-in-law told him that the girl and the girl's aunt were quite satisfied with the second strong man, saying that they were willing to look around.

Er Qiang stammered: I, I, I... I don't have a diploma, and work, work, work... the job is not good either.

Xiao Lang said casually: Er Qiang, you don't need to feel inferior, there is no need at all.You don't have a diploma, and the other party doesn't have a diploma. I heard that you only have a junior high school education, but you are lucky. When you go to Xinhua Bookstore, she sells books, not writes books. Why do you think you are not good enough for her?Oh, by the way, Aunt Fang also said that Qiao Erqiang is pretty good-looking, and he has a good figure. Men, what do you want to be so beautiful, and you can't keep it as a vase at home. When a person is beautiful, he grows flowers and intestines, which is not good. Pretty good.Oh, by the way, I told them, you are very good at cooking and can endure hardships, people like it very much.No. [-], you can talk about it with confidence, do you still remember what Platoon Leader Yang said in "Guest on the Iceberg": Amir, go!
Yicheng was also quite happy, and said from the side: Look, Ye Xiaolang and Qiao Simei are not like sisters-in-law, but like direct sisters, they are as talkative.Er Qiang, you are doing well, huh?

Er Qiang smiled and didn't answer the elder brother.

Er Qiang rarely came to the eldest brother's house, [-]% refused to ask him to cook, Er Qiang insisted on cooking, [-]% helped him, and asked: Do you think your sister-in-law's cooking is terrible?
Erqiang raised his eyes to see the happy expression on his elder brother's face, and was about to say something, but he didn't say it.

Qiao Yicheng stood behind Er Qiang for a long time, and suddenly said: Er Qiang, don't think about the past anymore. In this life, marriage is just supporting each other for a period of time. No matter how good the relationship is, it is only a few days. Ten years, besides, feelings will change, knives are sharpened faster, and feelings are thinner and thinner.In this world, only variables are eternal things.

Er Qiang smiled dryly, and said, "Brother, I don't have much education and my brain is stupid. Your words are very polite, but I can still understand the old saying, listen to the sound."I feel wronged, why can't we be together?
Yicheng also laughed: What are you wronged?You haven't spent a day together, how do you know you can live a good life?
Yicheng turned and walked out of the kitchen, turned back and said to Er Qiang: Let me tell you one thing, if you want to remember someone forever, the best way is to stay away from her.

Er Qiang looked at the back of his eldest brother in surprise.

After all, Qiao Erqiang followed his elder brother's advice and started dating Sun Xiaomo.

Sun Xiaomo is an honest girl, she is always shy, and the two strong ones don't talk much, the two have talked for more than a month, and they still haven't even figured out some basic information about each other.Slowly, Er Qiang discovered that Xiao Mo loved watching movies, and the two of them sat in the darkness, and they were much more at ease, more at ease, and talked less.

(End of this chapter)