Chapter 675: The Clumsy Boy
“Uncle, I really didn’t lie. Everything I said outside is true.”
Hu Zhiyuan picked up a peanut and chewed it Chew said:
"The process is just a few words. Brother Xiaoliu only talks about adults and children. The baby was fine, and I was about to hang up the phone in a hurry. I thought that Xiaobao had just given birth and there must be no staff to take care of her, so I didn’t bother him to ask more questions. "
"Yes, that girl. , squeamish! You can’t live without someone at this time.”
He Hongjin rubbed his stubbled head and said with a smile:
"Boys and girls are the same, girls are good, boys are good, they are all good!"
"This boy has had a gloomy temper since he was a child. In the past, I was worried that I would not be able to find him when he grew up. How can I deal with a daughter-in-law? But look, he has found such a capable daughter-in-law!”
He Hongjin patted Hu Zhiyuan and said with a smile:
“You know that? There’s that rice flower fish!”
"And, there's more! The one hundred and fifty fruit saplings planted in my back hill this year were all her ideas!"
I haven't drank for a long time, and after two cups, He Hongjin's face was as red as a monkey's butt, but he looked pleased and counted each one with his fingers to Hu Zhiyuan.
"Tell me, where can I find such a good and capable daughter-in-law? Not to mention a daughter-in-law or a girl, no matter how many boys crack a whip, she can't keep up!"
"This can also be done. It seems obvious that no matter whether you are a man or a woman, as long as you do a good job in education, you can become a capable person, don’t you think?”
Hu Zhiyuan could only smile and say yes. Son.
He had to go to work and run errands, so Hu Zhiyuan didn't stay at He's house for long. After eating, he put the food stamps under the dishes, said hello and left first.
Chen Guifen was the last one to come to the table to eat, and she didn’t see anything until she was clearing the table.
She held the food stamps and showed them to He Hongjin. He Hongjin was in a good mood and raised his hand to ask her to accept it:
"Just take it if you give it, so as not to be embarrassed if you come back later."
Chen Guifen nodded and asked him how to arrange the children's affairs.
He Hongjin took a sip of dry tobacco and thought:
"It's far away. It's not the past time. Now it's the busy farming season in June and July. There will definitely be no one in the team. I'll buy some." Things like brown sugar and milk are all available there, so don’t get them.”
Knock. Knocking on the cigarette pole, He Hongjin said:
"Let's get some lotus seeds and lotus root starch. Didn't the doctor in the county say these are good things before? And that egg, the post office can't get raw eggs, they are cooked. Okay?”
“Okay, don’t worry about it, I’ll take care of it myself”
How dare you think!
On such a hot day, the hard-boiled eggs would stink so much that they would get maggots if you send them there... It’s just a blind trick.
He Hongjin touched the back of his head and watched the old woman put away the dishes and go to the kitchen.
……
He Hongjin originally said that when sending something, he would send a letter along the way to ask about the specific situation.
Later I felt that it was too slow to send the letter, and it would take several days to receive it there.
It will take at least half a month to go back and forth.
He arrived at the door of the post office in the town, took the package and letter and thought about it for a long time, then simply turned around and went to the county.
The post office in the town does not have a telephone. To make a call, you have to go to the post office in the county.
And since he didn't ask for Hu Zhiyuan's phone number last time, He Hongjin thought of asking him on the way.
Walking all the way to the county, He Hongjin inquired with the young comrades, and waited for a while in the county department before waiting for Hu Zhiyuan.
He asked Hu Zhiyuan for his phone number and asked Hu Zhiyuan to write a note for him.
Hu Zhiyuan did it truthfully. Seeing that he was going to the post office to make a call, he quickly stopped him:
"Uncle, uncle! There is a phone here. You can call here to avoid having to worry about it again. Take a trip.”
"No, no, this is inappropriate. Xiaoliu used to work here, but now he is gone. If I want to use the phone again, wouldn't it be poaching the country?" "How serious is that? Just a few words Don’t worry about it!”
Hu Zhiyuan held He Hongjin’s arm and led him to the courtyard with a smile:
“There are not many college students in our county. The leaders have been paying close attention to the situation over there, Brother Xiaoliu, and pointed at In the future, Brother Xiaoliu will be able to come back and promote his hometown! Uncle, don’t be afraid of trouble, boss! Maybe I hope you come here often to 'trouble' me."
"That's true..."
"Honestly, honestly, haha...Moreover, uncle, can you dial the number? No way? I can’t leave, but I can still check it for you while you’re here!”
He Hongjin was persuaded and went to the communication room with Hu Zhiyuan to make a phone call.
In the post office behind the Erqingta Hutong in the west of Beijing, a young comrade went out on his bicycle to page people.
Fu Jingyou happened to go home early, followed the young comrade on his bicycle to the post office, and quickly called back.
He Hongjin asked Lu Miao and the children.
Fu Jingyou asked him how his health was and how his hometown was.
He Hongjin had heard that long-distance calls were expensive.
He was too embarrassed to keep using the public phone number, so he speeded up his speech and said it all at once:
"I'm fine, I haven't made any more mistakes, and everything is fine at home. Your aunt and I caught three pigs this year and raised twenty-five chickens... There is a pig for you to raise. Yes, are you coming back for the Chinese New Year?”
“It’s still early for the Chinese New Year. We’ll talk about it then... Miaomiao and the baby are both fine. The baby this time was born weighing eight pounds and two taels.”
"Ouch! Eight pounds and two taels! That must be a meaty boy!"
[Rutuotuo: dialect, meaning fat. 】
On the other end of the phone, Fu Jingyou smiled in a low voice and nodded:
"Yes, people in the hospital said it was the first time they saw someone so serious."
He Hongjin grinned. , relieved and happy.
Fu Jingyou didn’t come back for the New Year last year and hadn’t seen each other for a long time. He Hongjin had a lot of things to say, but he was afraid of disturbing the comrades in the county, so he covered the phone and said:
"Okay, I won't tell you anymore. I still have a lot of work at home. Your aunt and I have sent you things. You calculate the days and remember to pick them up."
"Okay, before. Have you finished the medicine I sent you? I will go to the hospital when I have time in the next few days. You will go to the town to collect the package after half a month."
Small places and big cities. different.
In post offices in big cities, people not only make phone calls but also have door-to-door pagers.
Some parcels, letters, etc., as long as they are not particularly large, can also be delivered to your door by postmen.
There is nothing in this small place, and you have to go to the post office yourself to receive and send letters.
He Hongjin waved his hand, holding the microphone and said no, no need for it.
Fu Jingyou on the other end was very smart and hung up the phone directly without giving him a chance to refuse.
"This brat..."
He Hongjin cursed with emotion, handed the microphone back to the window, and bowed to the young comrade inside to thank him.
He turned around and put on a smiling face, pulled Hu Zhiyuan, and made a number eight with his old hand:
"Comrade Hu, did you hear just now? The baby is a boy, weighing eight pounds and two liang! He weighs eight pounds. There are two taels!”
Hu Zhiyuan said with a smile:
"I heard it, I heard it! Congratulations, uncle, for getting another fat grandson!"
He Hongjin felt refreshed and his steps were brisk. stand up.