We arrived at Beijing Airport at almost seven o'clock. When we returned to the entrance of the alley, it was already late. The children playing in the alley had all gone home, and the dim light bulbs in the alley had already turned on.
Several neighbors rode their bicycles past each other, and rode a few steps to the yard next door. They laughed at each other and got out of the car, pushing their bicycles home. They were dressed simply and had a thin figure, but their faces were full of smiles. It's all happiness.
After saying hello, Zhu Xuefeng also arrived at the yard and stepped in. There were still a few children in the outer yard who had not returned home. They were playing in the small patio under the moonlight and kept simulating gunshots.
"Xiao Ben, if you don't go home yet, your father will come to see you later and you will be spanked."
"Uncle Feng, hehe."
Niu Xiaoben turned around and saw Zhu Xuefeng, and shouted with a naive smile.
Zhu Xuefeng touched Xiao Ben's head and said, "Go back and play again tomorrow. I'll give this to you. You can read it when you get home."
Zhu Xuefeng likes this little guy very much and is very sensible, but after all He is a boy, a bit playful, and he is a middle-aged boy. Otherwise, why would he not come home late and still making trouble in front of other people's houses? He should have been spanked long ago.
"Thank you, Uncle Feng."
Niu Xiaoben happily took the small bag. No need to guess, as the old rule says, there must be more than a dozen candies in it.
"No fight, no fight, let's share the candy."
A few little kids came out of the darkness and surrounded Niu Xiaoben to share the candy. Niu Xiaoben is good at this and a little better. I share my things with my friends, so I can get along very well in the outer courtyard. There are few children that big in the backyard, so Niu Xiaoben often hangs out in the outer courtyard.
I was a little surprised to see the popping up Bangge, who was also playing gun shooting with his friends. I remember that last year, the children in the yard were unwilling to play with him. I didn’t expect that a year later, they would hang out together again. Children Sure enough, it's still the best.
Entering the front yard, I saw from a distance that the lights were still on at home, but the next door was dark. The two women must be still helping with tutoring. The front yard was very quiet, and there were only people sitting on the steps leading to the middle yard. There was a dark shadow, and upon closer inspection, it was Shazhu who was in a daze.
Taking off his backpack and carrying it in his hand, Zhu Xuefeng took a few steps forward and came to Shazhu's side.
"What are you doing? It's already dark. If you don't go home, how can you stay here?"
Si Zhu then came back to his senses, raised his head and saw Zhu Xuefeng, and gave him a smile. But still no energy.
“It’s okay, I’m so bored, I don’t want to go home, so just sit here for a while. It’s getting late anyway, no one will pay attention. Brother, you’re coming back so late, so hurry up and go home. I'll sit alone for a while."
Through the middle door, the lights of Shazhu's house are still on, but people are sitting here, which always feels a bit strange. Since Shazhu is attacking people, Zhu Xuefeng will not stay any longer. , besides being away for almost a week, I also want to go home quickly.
"Dele, you sit down for a while and I'll go home first."
Zhu Xuefeng turned around and left. Silly Zhu looked at the home with lights on, but felt a little confused. He hesitated and then called out to Zhu Xuefeng.
"Hey, brother, if you have time, help me figure it out. I'm very confused right now."
Zhu Xuefeng is very embarrassed. It seems that something is really going on, and he is still worried. Going home.
"Okay, I'll put my bag down first, and let's go to your house to have a chat."
Thinking of the fool, he looked at his home resentfully and shook his head, "Let's go out for a walk. . ”
“It’s so late, why don’t you go out for a walk?”
Zhu Xuefeng stared, Silly Zhu, something is really wrong.
"Hey, we two grown men, who are we afraid of? Let's just go for a walk in the alley, and we won't encounter patrols."
"Okay, wait for me for a while."
To give a brief report, the four people who had not signed up reacted from the joy and put down their bags amidst the surprise of the younger siblings and the two girls. Zhu Xuefeng smiled apologetically.
"I'm going out for something, and I'll be back soon."
"Who are these people? They ran out as soon as they left home."
Xia Yuhong rolled her eyes angrily. Zhu Xuefeng could only pretend not to see it and closed the door with a look on his face. Silly Zhu He was already waiting outside the hospital, holding his hands behind his back, lowering his head and wrestling with a small bump on the ground.
“Let’s go, you can’t talk about anything at home, you have to come out, otherwise the third uncle will be closed.”
“It’s okay, I just talked to the third uncle when you went back Say hello, we will come back later and I will lock the door.”
It turns out that it is already September. When the uncle saw that Shazhu still hadn’t organized the furniture or the house, he didn’t go through the process. He was worried about Shazhu and asked him. He called her over and asked, but Silly Zhu dared to tell the truth. He could only say that something happened to the Lou family and the marriage might have to be postponed.
The first uncle was not happy when he heard this, "Speaking of Zhuzhu, since this capitalist is dragging you two to get married, according to me, it's just a shame. It's not like he can't find anyone. Others I dare not say that with your conditions, many people in our steel rolling mill will be interested. If you are willing, I will find someone to help you ask."
Silly Zhu did not dare to go into too much detail. Hesitantly said, Lou Bancheng wanted to wait a little longer, but he didn't expect the first man to be even more unhappy. He supported it at the time, which was a bit reluctant at first. Everyone agreed, including the ancestor in the backyard. He also agreed. He had no choice but to nod, seeing that things seemed not going well, he had another idea.
"You old thing, what are you talking about? The two of us are fine. As the saying goes, if reconciliation is not enough, why are you bringing this up?"
A mother is rare. She took the initiative to criticize the first uncle. In her eyes, Lou Xiao'e was a good girl and she was a good match for Zhu Zhu. The two of them had a good relationship, so of course they were happy to form a couple.
"Isn't this what my family is not happy about? Zhuzhu, why do men have to worry about not having a wife? Listen to me and have some backbone. If this matter needs to be broken off, it should be broken off. If you delay it any longer, you are getting older. If you are over twenty-seven years old, if you don't get married, you will be delayed. Just three of them, get married early and have a child. Your aunt can help take care of her for a few years."
Si Zhu was very depressed and couldn't talk a lot. In fact, he was also frustrated. Lou Xiao'e. He would not give up, but the Lou family didn't leave either, and the two of them couldn't get their certificates, so he was also very depressed.
"Master, stop talking. I will definitely not let go of Ezi. I know this."
Leaving Master's house very unhappy, Silly Zhu made an appointment with Lou Xiao'e I came to my house today to have a detailed discussion. The two of them discussed it over and over again, but they didn’t come up with any good ideas. In the end, Lou Xiaoe said that she would go to the house to steal the household registration book. If she stole it, she would just ignore it and take away the certificate. If Mr. Lou makes trouble again, Lou Xiaoe moved here by herself.
Si Zhu was moved when Qin Huairu came over outside, holding a new quilt in his arms, saying that he wanted to try the size on the bed. Only then did Sha Zhu remember that his aunt and Qin Huairu had helped him prepare the new quilt. It's just a strange thing. The quilt is made according to the size of new furniture. How can it be compared with the current bed.
"Well, it's almost right, Xiao'e, it's okay for me to call you that."
Qin Huairu looked at Lou Xiao'e up and down with a smile, which made Lou Xiao'e visible. She feels a little uncomfortable. She feels like a mother-in-law looking at her daughter-in-law. The last time Qin Huairu came over to find Sha Zhu's dirty clothes, she was very unhappy. She always felt that this woman had ulterior motives, but Sha Zhu couldn't seem to feel it, but now she To be polite, Lou Xiaoe could only smile with her face.
"No problem, sister-in-law, thank you, I like this quilt very much."
Lou Xiao'e held up the quilt made of bright red fabric and put down the strange feeling in her heart. The quilt was quite well made, and the needle holes The quilt was tight and the quilt was neat. It seemed that it had been carefully thought out. Lou Xiaoe had some misconceptions for a moment. Could it be that she was too nervous and had misunderstood Qin Huairu. How could this person have other thoughts when he prepared a new quilt for himself so carefully?
Relaxed, Lou Xiao'e happily felt the softness of the quilt with her face while looking forward to the wedding scene.
"This is just right for autumn. It is six pounds of cotton. It is neither light nor heavy. If it fits, I will make the next new quilt according to this size. When the time comes, the two new quilts will be harmonious and beautiful."
< br>Lou Xiao'e was very happy. Although the way this beautiful woman looked at people made her uncomfortable, her words sounded quite nice. She might have been too narrow-minded and misunderstood her. This time, she made up her mind to steal her household registration book when she went back. Come out and ask your mother to help.
Qin Huairu folded the quilt and picked it up again, "Zhuzi, if you have any changes of clothes in the past two days, give them to your sister-in-law. I will take them back and wash them for you. It's true, I have to do it every time. Come to ask for it, you are a big man, you are about to start a family, you have to be more careful, otherwise you will not be worthy of our girl Xiao'e."
Si Zhu said with a smile on his face, "No, just a few pieces. I just need to rub the coat myself. What does a cook mean? No matter how clean it is, when you turn it around the stove, it will be smoky and scorching."
Qin Huairu rolled her eyes. , with an indescribable smell, turned around and saw the coat on the stool in front of the bed, and picked it up. Silly Zhu still wanted to refuse, Qin Huairu said with a smile. "You can't be embarrassed, right? My sister-in-law has been washing you for several years, and this is the first time I've seen you twitching. It's really interesting. You're about to start a family, so you have to act like a man. Here are your underwear and underwear. Bring them over. Do you still want me? I’m looking for them one by one.”
Lou Xiao’e was so excited that she had to go up to the pole to wash her underwear. Looking at Qin Huairu not far away, Lou Xiao’e’s heart began to grow. sink.
Silly Zhu looked at Lou Xiao'e who was standing aside with a playful look on his face, and blushed, "Sister Qin, thank you, I really don't bother you, I can wash it myself, okay, please hurry up and go. If you don’t go back, that girl Huaihua will cry again.”
“What’s the hurry? I still want to have a chat with my sister. Sister, if you don’t mind, come and sit at our house. By the way, I’ll give you a mattress. I’m going to do it the same way as the fourth floor. I don’t know if you like it or not, so just go and have a look.”
Lou Xiao’e glanced at Silly Zhu strangely, calmed down and said with a smile.
"The relationship is good, but I have to trouble my sister-in-law, which is quite embarrassing."
"We are all neighbors, so what's the point of being embarrassed? Your Zhuzi has helped me a lot. Our adults, children, and elders all read He's so good. Without his help, we couldn't survive in the past few years. He also asked someone to help with my sister's work..."
When Silly Zhu said this, he sighed, leisurely He said, "I don't know what Ezi heard about Sister Qin's gossip, but she got into trouble with me when she came back. She threw all the quilts and mattresses on the bed to the ground, and also threw out a few of my clothes. She said she didn't want them anymore and bought them for me. New, when you came back, I had just sent her out of the hospital, but you didn’t let me go. Before I got home, I found Sister Qin helping to clean up at my house, so I didn’t go home.”
"Brother Zhuzi, aren't the quilts, mattresses and clothes all made with Sister Qin's help?"
Silly Zhu blushed and whispered, "No, how could a grown man like me know this?" From time to time I bring some lunch boxes and some meat dishes to their family. Sister Qin’s family has a sewing machine and has good skills, so of course I ask her to help with the cooking. What’s the matter with Ezi? Impossible, Ezi is a bastard. He's very reasonable. Brother, please help me figure out what to do about this matter."
Understanding the circumstances of the matter, Zhu Xuefeng didn't take it seriously. Although there were some differences from the original play, Qin Huairu had good intentions. The bad guy definitely didn't have to run away, but it was already too late. Silly Zhu and Lou Xiao'e had a good relationship, so this little trick wouldn't work. I just didn't understand why Qin Huairu, who had been silent for a long time, started acting like a monster again.
“If you have anything to do, just ask Lou Xiaoe directly to explain. She must be feeling uncomfortable and feels that you are too close to her. You even wash her underwear. You must know that your parents wash it. Sons, wives wash men’s, and even father-in-law avoids washing, you."
Si Zhu then realized that something was indeed wrong, but he was also a little aggrieved.
"How did I know this? No one has cared about me since I was a child. I actually feel that it is a bit inappropriate. People don't dislike it, so I am shameless. However, that was two years ago. Xiong Lin washed it for me before, and she didn’t remind me.”
Patting Silly Zhu’s shoulder, Zhu Xuefeng comforted me.
"It's just such a small matter, just talk it over. If Xiao'e is unhappy, it's because I have you in my heart. It's okay. Tell the truth. Just talk it over. But don't stupidly talk about Xiong Lin, otherwise you can't It’s not good.”
After listening to Zhu Xuefeng’s analysis, Shazhu also felt that Lou Xiaoe behaved like this because he cared about him, and he became beaming again and smiled.
"My name is Shazhu, but I am not a fool. Oh, what is this? Sister Qin is the same. She must know the importance of this. She is still the same as before. Isn't this giving me eye drops?" No, I have to go find her and say, what’s the matter?”
Si Zhu turned around as soon as Zhu Xuefeng stopped him.
"You, you are already a master, keep a distance from her, it will be good for everyone. They say that there is a lot of trouble at the widow's door, why, you are going to bring it to everyone's house to add to the meal. Something to talk about and make fun of. "
The two returned to the yard, and Shazhu locked the door. After entering the front yard, they saw the third uncle, with Shazhu accompanying him with a smiling face.
"Third uncle, you don't believe me or something. The door is locked. You, go back and rest."
"Don't you feel at ease now that I can't see you two coming back? Come on, let's go to rest early. I'll go and have a rest too."
Silly Zhu saw that his house was also turned off. Deng, then An Xin said goodbye to Zhu Xuefeng and went home, but he didn't know that there was someone in the Jia family not far away who had been waiting for him to come back.
Qin Huairu was also very upset. Yesterday, she learned from the eldest mother that there were some twists and turns about Silly Zhu, and she didn't know why this idea came to her mind.
When Sha Zhu's marriage was finalized, she felt that something important had been lost, and she felt very uncomfortable. When she thought of it accidentally, she felt a little inexplicable sadness.
I saw Lou Xiaoe come to my door today. I accidentally went over to take a look. It was nothing. I just wanted to take a look to make myself feel at ease. I didn’t expect to see Lou Xiaoe’s face pressed against the quilt with a happy look on her face. My heart felt like a knife. Feeling as if he was being cut off, he acted out a scene uncontrollably, and invited Lou Xiao'e to his door again. He sounded careless, but every word revealed his intimacy with Silly Zhu.
Seeing Lou Xiao'e slamming the door with red eyes and leaving, I felt a little bit panicked. I must have seen a ghost. Why would I act like a monster?
Seeing Sha Zhu sitting at the door of the middle courtyard and not coming back, I felt a surge of sorrow in my heart again. I really seemed to be possessed by a demon. In my conscience, Sha Zhu had never been sorry to me.
I really don’t understand. Qin Huairu doesn’t think she has fallen in love with Shazhu, but every time she thinks of Shazhu going further and further away, if they get married this time, they will never be able to go back to the past. I felt inexplicably uncomfortable. I always felt that my most precious thing was gone, and I felt helpless.
"Mom, what's wrong with you?"
Banggeng saw his mother holding her schoolbag in a daze, so she asked, but the schoolbag was broken again.
"It's okay, there is a bug in my mother's eye, it feels uncomfortable."
Qin Huairu rubbed her eyes, put down her schoolbag, went to the water tank to get some water, and wiped her eyes a few times.
"Mom, it's okay. You should go to bed early. Also, don't fight with the wild children outside in the future. Look at you, this schoolbag has a big hole again, and it's hard to sew it."
Bangge didn't say anything, he just lay on the kang, staring at the roof in a daze. The ten-year-old Bangge had experienced so many things at home, and it was obvious that he talked a lot less.
Qin Huairu was still whispering, "These incompetent people like to fight. We Banggan are capable and are not like them. Mom will sew it up for you today and find a star to sew it up tomorrow." Once it’s covered, no one can tell it’s been sewn underneath.”
In the past, Banggan would have been reluctant to use a book that had been mended several times, but now he doesn’t seem to care.
"Mom, didn't Uncle Silly always fight in the past? Do you think he is also incompetent?"
Qin Huairu felt a little panicked and scolded her in a low voice.
"Well, why are you talking about your stupid uncle? He is an adult, different from you children. He used to fight with people, and it was because others provoked him. Okay, okay, little ancestor, go to sleep. "
Unexpectedly, Bangge was unwilling to give up. "It makes sense for Uncle Silly to fight. I have people who bully me all the time. Isn't it the same when fighting with others?"
"Who bullies you. ?”
“Those at the east entrance of the alley, every time I go there after school, they call me a bad guy who didn’t have a father to teach me or raise him, and I can’t bear it, saying that my father is not a good person. Let's fight with them."
Qin Huairu felt bitter. It was common for children without fathers to be bullied outside. She had heard of it all the time, but this time it was her family's turn and she was really sad.
"Have they always bullied you? How long have they been bullying you?"
Qin Huairu decided to find out more clearly and would come to the door tomorrow. If that doesn't work, she would report it to the street office. Qin Huairu, those bad boys, knew that they were indeed always Walking around in the alley, I often bully children from various families.
"It's been a long time. After my father left, he often bullied me."
Qin Huairu was a little angry. How long has it been? Silly Bangge never said anything when he came home. He made up his mind to do something. I was having a good talk with my parents, but suddenly I remembered something.
"Then what's the reason why you fight with people at school? Are there people bullying you too?"
Banggeng hesitated and said nothing, which is probably not a good thing. Seeing Banggeng fighting to the death, Qin Huai There was nothing Ru could do.
(End of this chapter)