In the deep night sky, a curved crescent moon hung playfully in the air, like the smiling eyes of a twenty-eight-year-old girl, gazing affectionately at the ancient city beneath her that was entangled in so many loves and hates.
Under the dim moonlight, in the deep alley, a family of three quietly looked at the closed old door in front of them. The surroundings were equally quiet, without the bustle of the past.
Compared to last year, this year’s New Year’s Eve is much cooler than in previous years. There are fewer firecrackers, fewer people playing cards, and fewer people visiting.
Only the ignorant children are still like the old days, chasing and playing in the streets and alleys with firecrackers in small groups, leaving behind a burst of laughter and laughter, adding a touch of rich vitality to the city .
After a while, Zhang Yi glanced at her husband who was carrying pastries and drinks, and took a step forward with some distress, stretching out her slender palm to take the things in his hand: "I'll hold it for a while. ”
"No need, it's not heavy." Hu Zhengwen turned his head to look at his wife and laughed innocently.
“Give it to me.” Zhang Yi couldn’t help but take the net bag containing cakes and candy cubes from his hand, lift up his collar for him, and then took his arm and rested his head on it. On her husband's shoulder, a peaceful smile appeared on his face.
Hu Zhengqiang raised his head and rolled his eyelids, then quickly lowered his head, took a step back, and retracted himself into the shadow. Suddenly he felt superfluous.
After a while.
The roar of an engine came into the alley.
The three people who had stood for a long time turned their necks and looked at the entrance of the alley. They knew that the grandson was back.
Not long after.
Chu Heng was holding a lunch box in one hand and holding his wife in the other. They walked into the alley talking and laughing.
As they approached the door of their home, the young couple also saw three figures standing outside their courtyard.
Before they could ask questions, Zhang Yi smiled and said: "Brother, Yinghong, you are back."
"Is it Zhang Yi?"
Xiao Ni stepped forward in surprise. After seeing them clearly, he happily stepped forward and took Miss Zhang's hand: "When did you come?"
“I just came here a while ago.” Zhang Yi said with a smile.
"Happy New Year, sister-in-law." Hu Zhengwen spoke at this time, and looked at Chu Heng with a naive smile: "Happy New Year, monitor."
"Haha, happy New Year, happy New Year." Chu Heng Hengda stepped forward with a smile, glanced at Hu Zhengqiang, who was standing in a row with a slumped face, reached out and slapped him on the head, glared and said: "You brat, don't you know how to call someone?"
Hu Zhengqiang wanted to show off his face, but when he noticed the look from his sister-in-law, he hesitated for a moment and said hello with a sullen expression: "Heng...Happy New Year, brother Hengzi."
"I Look, you kid is not expecting me to be good!" Chu Heng was not blind, so he could not see that this kid had resentment in his heart, but he didn't take it seriously. After giving him a sidelong look, he quickly took out the key and opened the door. Invite Hu Zhengwen and others into the house.
At this time, the stove in his house had long gone out, the fire bed had lost its temperature, and it was completely cold.
After entering the house, Chu Heng hurriedly asked people to go to the east room. After bringing the chairs and sitting down, he turned around and started to light the fire for the stove in the room, while Xiao Ni went to get the melon and fruit candies. Greet guests.
Not long after. After lighting the fire in the stove, Chu Heng took a cigarette and sat down next to a few people who were watching TV and chatting. He smiled and handed one to Hu Zhengwen. After thinking about it, he went back into the room and sat down in silence. Hu Zhengqiang on the side handed one over.
Hu Zhengqiang glanced at the cigarette that was brought to him. After hesitating for a moment, he took it, but he didn’t thank him like before, and he didn’t smoke either. He took it and put it in his pocket.
It’s better to hit him lightly...
Chu Heng grinded his teeth and saw that he didn’t have an attack because of the Chinese New Year. He turned around and joked to Hu Zhengwen: "I said, you guys are so late at night Come here, do you want to bring this brat to apologize, or do you want to bring me to justice?”
“Hey, You can really make a joke." Hu Zhengwen smiled and scratched his head: "He is your brother, how many times is it normal to beat him? We are here to ask him to apologize. This kid Zhengqiang has been spoiled since he was a child. Monitor, don't do it. Don’t be angry if you are familiar with him. I taught him a lesson just now at home.”
"You also said that he is my brother, how can I be the same as him?" Chu Heng rolled his eyes at him, casually took a piece of watermelon and stuffed it into his hand, then took another piece and gnawed it, and said while eating : "It's too much to say sorry. When did our brothers become so polite?"
Hu Zhengqiang on the side touched the bruises on his face expressionlessly. Is this how you treat your brother?
“It’s not polite, it’s just...” Hu Zhengwen waved his hands hurriedly, mumbling for a while without saying anything.
Zhang Yi, who didn't want to get involved in the man's affairs, smiled helplessly. He could only accept the conversation and said with a smile: "Brother, we are not being polite to you. As far as the relationship between our two families is concerned, how can Is this necessary? But he committed this crime. It’s such a big mistake, we can’t ignore it, right?”
“And we are here today, firstly, to make him apologize to you, and secondly, we want to discuss it with you and let Zhengqiang. Come down from the Grain Control Station.”
"What do you mean?" Chu Heng couldn't help but was stunned. He couldn't help but think more. He glanced at the badly beaten Hu Zhengqiang and asked unconfidently: "Uncle Hu and Aunt Hu have a problem with me?"
“No, no.” Hu Zheng Wen quickly explained: "My mother doesn't want you to worry about Zhengqiang anymore. She plans to let him find a job and fend for himself."
"You can pull him down." Chu Heng looked disgusted. Pointed at Hu Zhengqiang: "Aunt Hu really wants If you do this, you will be harming him. If you let him out casually, he will be a disaster sooner or later. You can just let him go here with peace of mind. Even if he is just a piece of mud, I can take care of him. He beat it into bricks!”
"This..."
The couple hesitated. In fact, they knew that if Hu Zhengqiang was allowed to let it go, this kid would be useless sooner or later, but they didn't want to cause Chu Heng too much trouble. There was some hesitation for a moment.
When Hu Zhengqiang saw this, he immediately couldn't sit still.
After this afternoon's experience, in his eyes, the grain management office has become a den of tigers and wolves. He is about to escape and ascend to heaven. How can he go back?
So he stood up hurriedly and shouted: "Who do you think you are, you just care about me? I tell you Chu, I won't go to that broken grain management office even if they beat me to death. Even if I am mud , It’s just stinky shit, I don’t need to pick a rat with you!”
Xiao Ni frowned when he heard this, with a hint of disgust in his beautiful eyes, but because of Hu Zheng’s literary skills, he didn’t say much. .
“How can you talk, brat!”
Hu Zhengwen was furious and stood up to beat him.
"Sit down!" Chu Heng reached out to hold him, raised his eyes and glanced at Hu Zhengqiang, and said coldly: "You think the Grain Management Office is run by your family? If you don't want to go, you won't go. ? Tomorrow, you go to work honestly. If you dare not to go or run away, I will let Cen Hao interrupt you. I will carry you to work!"
"Also, from now on, if you dare to hate me and yell, I will let Cen Hao break it. You have a lot of teeth, if you don’t believe it, try it!”
Da Da Heng, specializes in treating all kinds of thorns!