"Kang Ershou, is Kang Ershou at home?"
That afternoon, Old Dou's mother was picking vegetables with Xiugu in the patio garden. While chatting, she heard something outside. Someone called Lao Dou's name. "Come, come, who is it?" Old Dou's mother walked out and opened the door, "It turns out to be Xi's mother."
"Guangfu has changed so much now. It took me a long time to find it. "Ah Zhuan handed the luggage to Mrs. Dou Dou and said with a smile.
"Xi Ma, I thought you were just talking, but it turns out you are really back." Lao Dou's face looked a little unnatural, A Zhuan waved his hand and said with a smile: "You have to do what you say. It's been two months. Now Coco has gone to summer camp. I'll come back to see you. I'm not welcome, right? Then we visited the Xiguan Mansion after it was renovated and merged. After taking a look at the house, Ah Zhuan was finally convinced that what Lao Dou said at that time was true.
After visiting the Xiguan House, it was time for dinner. Everyone in the Kang family also came back. After a small talk, Ah Zhuan said: "Ah Shou, I came back this time. Firstly, I wanted to see what the Xiguan mansion has become, and secondly, I wanted to meet the old neighbors. How is the Herbal Tea Bing next door doing? I really want to check him out." "Herbal Tea Bing? He's selling salted duck eggs," Lao Dou said.
"It's so pitiful. How could this happen? I was still interested in his herbal tea, and now I'm going?" A Zhuan looked sad when he heard this, and Lao Dou said: "You don't have to be like this, either. He just went to immigrate."
"Then you said he went to sell salted duck eggs?" Ah Zhuan burst into tears. In the ancient Guangfu area, people would fry salted fish and boiled salted eggs to worship in front of the tomb during the Qingming Festival. Over time, merchants developed the habit of selling salted duck eggs during Qingming and other sacrificial seasons. People who died were also known as "selling salted duck eggs."
Azu smiled and explained to Azhuan: "It's like this. After he immigrated, foreigners didn't like drinking herbal tea, so he changed his profession to selling salted duck eggs."
"So that's it." Ah Zhuan stopped crying and asked again: "What about that tofu Xi Shi A Lian at the end of the street?" Ah Zhuan was shocked and said: "Huh? Guo Zuoshen?" Guoshen is also a euphemism for death in Cantonese.
The second sister-in-law was startled by Ah Zhuan and explained helplessly: "I'm going to Singapore."
"I'm sorry, I'm too nervous, haha. It's good to be in Singapore, okay." Ah." Ah Zhuan awkwardly apologized to his second sister-in-law and lamented the situation of his old neighbor. She thought for a moment and then asked: "What about the pork guy in the vegetable market?"
"He immigrated to England to sell beef." The second sister-in-law replied.
"Where's the fish guy from the fish stall?" Ah Zhuan asked again, "Isn't he also immigrating?"
"That's right, the only neighbor you know now is Zhu Shinai next door. "Lao Dou pointed at Wan Ling and said, "It's Wan Ling's mother, do you still remember her?"
"You mean A Jing? Of course I remember you. Half a year before Lao Dou passed away, she married into the Zhu family next door. Although we didn't know each other very well, we all talked a bit." Ah Zhuan recalled it, and soon remembered who Mrs. Zhu was in Lao Dou's mouth. She looked at Wan Ling and asked, "Wan Ling, how many brothers and sisters do you have?"
But she and Master Zhu have a normal relationship, and it doesn't matter whether they meet or not. Since she couldn't see her old friends and neighbors, she wanted to go out for a walk, so she looked at her second sister-in-law and said, "Achan, do you have time to accompany me to visit Shangxiajiu tomorrow?"
"Shangxiajiu" Ah? No, it's very far." The second sister-in-law subconsciously refused, "Isn't it far away from Shangxiajiu? It's only a few steps away." Ah Zhuan was speechless. Could this excuse be more perfunctory?
"No, the entire Shangxiajiu Road has been renovated recently. It's closed and no one can enter." The second sister-in-law rolled her eyes and thought of another reason.
"Shangxiajiu is also being renovated?" Ah Zhuan was confused, "Okay then, I'll go shopping nearby by myself tomorrow." She also came back to her senses and understood that the second sister-in-law just didn't want to go out with her. . After thinking about it, my mother took the initiative and said, "Mom, don't listen to her nonsense. She has to go to work tomorrow and has no time to accompany you. I will go out with you tomorrow."
Someone will go out with you. Ah Zhuan naturally had no objection.
My mother accompanied her around the neighborhood for several days. During this period, many neighbors recognized Ah Zhuan. Even though they had not socialized much back then, they were very emotional when they reunited after many years. After A Zhuan got along with everyone for a while, he became more and more fond of the atmosphere on Changsheng Street.
While having dinner that night, she suddenly said: "Ah Shou Alian, I plan to stay here for a long time. I will defeat you in this feng shui treasure land and never leave."
"Long stay?" Lao Dou asked in surprise. "My dear, where do you want to defeat the enemy? You don't mean to defeat the enemy here, right?" Azu asked the Kang family's thoughts.
“People always have to return to their roots after fallen leaves.” A Zhuan is 65 years old this year, and it’s time to consider “the soul returns to its hometown and the fallen leaves return to its roots”.
For Chinese people, falling leaves returning to their roots is not only a geographical concept, but also a cultural emotion and attachment to their hometown. This emotion stems from a deep affection for the water and soil of the hometown, as well as respect for the family and ancestors. Even if many people have been wandering outside for many years, they will choose to return to their hometown when they grow old to achieve a spiritual destination.
In this regard, Lao Dou could only nod in agreement, "That's true. After the domestic environment has improved in the past few years, many overseas Chinese have come back to settle down. It's good to come back to Guangfu. Now Guangfu has one festival every year Small changes, medium changes every three years, major changes every five years, it becomes more and more beautiful.”
"Yes, yes, the most important thing is that the living index is low." A Zhuan said with a smile: "I have seen the market. Taking a bus only costs one yuan, buying pork only costs eight yuan a catty, and buying chicken only costs seven yuan. One pound, I think a thousand yuan a month is enough.”
(After SARS and bird flu, chicken was the cheapest meat in the market for a long time.)
"I have a lot of friends who are salesmen. I asked them to sell some houses to you. There are many beautiful properties." Azu took the initiative to introduce a real estate agency to Azhuan, but he came to whatever he was afraid of. Ah Zhuan said: "What should I buy? Isn't it great here now? I can just live here."
"Ah? You want to live here?" Everyone was surprised.
"Yes." Ah Zhuan looked at everyone's expressions and said bluntly: "I know you don't want me to live here forever, and you think it's easy to get along but hard to live here. But you don't Forgot, according to the law, half of this big house in Xiguan belongs to me. I have used it for you for so many years without saying anything. Now I just go back to my own home, why do you object?”
"It's inappropriate for you to say that." Lao Dou disagreed with A Zhuan's words, "This Xiguan mansion was left by our ancestors. I don't think it has anything to do with you at all."
"That's right. "This big house in Xiguan was left to you, Old Dou, by your ancestors. So am I your lawful wife?" Ah Zhuan also had her own reasons, "I am your old Dou's legal wife, so this big house is there." Half of it is mine. I have the right to live here."
Now Lao Dou had nothing to say, but Azu stood up and said, "My dear, that's it. Let me remind you. , the law stipulates that a person who has been missing for three years is considered a natural death. You have been missing for more than forty years, and you have died more than a dozen times.”
“Then am I dead now?” She turned to herself and asked. Seeing that everyone ignored her, she slapped the table and said loudly: "You are not dead, then this big house is mine, and I can live here. You all have no right to refuse."< br>
Everyone looked at each other, and then looked at Kang Qirui in unison. Everyone could only place their last hope on Kang Qirui. Kang Qirui was eating quietly with his wife and children. After feeling everyone's pleading looks, he sighed secretly and put down his chopsticks. He looked at Ah Zhuan and said, "My dear, actually you said you wanted to come back to live. I have no objection.”
Others were shocked when they heard Kang Qirui's words. Kang Qirui stretched out his hand to signal everyone to calm down. He continued: "Although this Xiguan mansion has been expanded and renovated, but you are my grandfather's legal wife, so this You will always have a share of this big house. Of course, if you want to go home, no one has the right or right to refuse." "What A Rui said is fair," Ah Zhuan said. Now I feel happy, I feel like someone finally said something fair. In fact, Kang Qirui is not the Holy Mother, but Ah Zhuan. She is indeed the wife of Kang Qirui's grandfather Ming Yuan. She must have a share in this big house.
"However, you have been away for more than forty years. It can be said that you don't know anyone anymore. It can be regarded as unfamiliar with life. You must have been used to it in Hong Kong City for so many years. I think there is no reason for you to suddenly feel that the place you have lived in for so many years is not good and you want to move back. What is the real reason why you want to come back? Why don't you tell us and see if we can solve it? " Kang Qirui chose to act with emotion and understand with reason.
A Zhuan was moved, and she said frankly: "I will tell the truth now. Don't think that I am a rich person. I told you before that I have a mansion in Hong Kong City. I'm lying to you. I just live in a 600-square-foot building. I'm over 65 years old. No one in Hong Kong City wants me to work. And Coco is only 14 years old. How can I support her with no income? How long can I maintain my old age when the cost of the city is so high?”
“So when I came back this time and saw how low the cost of living was, I wanted to come back and live here. , I have long been accustomed to the pace of life in Hong Kong City. I can’t help it. Do you really think I want to move back? ”
Ah Zhuan thought for a while and then said: "Actually, I also thought that Coco could come back to the mainland to study after high school. The development here is so good, there is a future for development here."
"That's it?" Of course, Kang Qirui can't be bothered by this problem, "Then if I help you solve your income problem, where would you like to live?"
"Then you must live in Hong Kong City. How many years have you lived there?" It’s better to have so many old friends after ten years than to live in unfamiliar places.” Ah Zhuan said it sincerely, she asked, “How do you solve my income problem?”
“ If others refuse to hire you, why don't I hire you?" Kang Qirui said with a smile, "I have an investment company in Hong Kong City, and now I need a cleaning and cooking aunt, are you willing?" he said. The investment company is KS Investment Company. The investment company was originally established in Hong Kong City. At first, it was just thinking about the Kang family’s own business equity for better operation. Later, it also invested in some other projects, all of which were handled by professional managers. .
It has also developed very well in the past two years. It happened that the aunt who was cleaning and cooking before was no longer working. Now that he saw A Zhuan saying that he had no job and no income, he immediately thought of this. Ah Zhuan didn't hesitate, "I don't have a problem. It's good if I still have a job at my age."
"Then I will give you a business card later. When you return to Hong Kong City, you can contact the person on the business card and just say it was arranged by me." Kang Qirui nodded and said, "As for Coco, you are just In the third year of middle school, I will wait until next summer to decide whether to help her transfer back to another school." (End of Chapter)