Changping Village.
As the night fell, Yang Huaming and Yang Huazhou came back from outside. In the main room, father and son Yang Tou and Yang Huazhong were still sitting at the table, puffing away smoke as if they were competing.
Mrs. Sun and Mrs. Yang Ruoqing were also at the coffee table nearby. There was also a candle on the coffee table, and Mrs. Sun was making the child's bellyband by the candlelight.
What Sun is holding is a blue bellyband, and she is embroidering a little tiger on it.
There was a sewing basket on Yang Ruoqing's lap next to her. She was holding a red embroidered white rabbit bellyband in the sewing basket with both hands and looking at it with gusto.
These two little bellybands were made by Sun for the two babies in Yang Ruoqing's belly. Because she didn't know the gender of the children, she embroidered one for each.
Hearing the footsteps at the door of the hall, Yang Ruoqing raised her head and saw two uncles entering the door in night clothes.
"Fourth uncle and fifth uncle are back? I'll pour you tea."
She put the bellyband in her hand back into the basket and was about to get up.
Yang Huazhou waved his hand: "If you don't want to drink, just sit down and don't get up."
Yang Huaming also nodded, "We are not outsiders. If you want to drink tea, you can pour it yourself. If you have a big belly, don't bother."
Since the two uncles took care of her in this way, Yang Ruoqing naturally sat back obediently and listened to Lao Yangtou and Yang Huazhong asking about things.
Old Yangtou asked Yang Huaming: "How is Yongbai doing now?"
Yang Huaming said: "What else can I do? It's the same as before. He keeps a straight face wherever he goes, as if everyone owes him."
Old Yang's almost white brows frowned, "Then you won't say those words about seeking death and seeking life again, right?"
No wonder Old Yangtou asked this, because the old man said harsh words in anger before, telling Yang Yongbai to die.
At that time, Yang Huazhong came out to smooth things over, but it was too late. Yang Yongbai, who was in trouble, grabbed the tea bowl on the table and knocked it on his forehead...
At that time, all the tea leaves were covering my forehead, mixing with the nosebleeds and dripping down.
It looked like it was being pulled out of a pile of dead people, and it frightened everyone in the room.
Fortunately, everyone had settled the children before they came over for the family meeting. Otherwise, if any children were present and saw Yang Yongbai's ghostly appearance, they would be left with a psychological shadow.
"Don't worry, he's not looking for life anymore. He also ate the dinner we sent him. When we left, I saw him making a bed there. It seemed that he was going to sleep." Yang Huaming added.
Old Yangtou felt relieved and said, "That's good. I hope he can get some sleep and figure it out on his own and stop doing stupid things."
Yang Huazhong looked at his injured leg and was very upset.
My legs are bad and I can't go anywhere. I can only sit here and listen to the news, which makes me miserable.
"Let him sleep at his Ga Gong's house tonight. Tomorrow morning, Lao Wu, you go ask him to come over to my place for breakfast. I will persuade him to move to my place."
"Third brother, please stop trying to persuade me. You have been trying to persuade me for a while now, but he has to go live with his uncle." Yang Huazhou said.
"And after he passed there, he didn't go back to his own house. He went straight to his grandfather's house and said he wanted to sleep there." Yang Huazhou added.
"Ah? Which room should I sleep in? Isn't he afraid?" Yang Huazhong asked in surprise.
The tents in that room have been dismantled, and the door panels have been removed. There are still paper money and incense ashes left from the funeral on the floor and on the table.
There was a mess everywhere, and Yongsong and Yanping probably didn't even bother to clean it up.
The couple Yongsong and Yanping went to Yanping's parents' house the day after sending their father up the mountain, and had to come back in a few days.
"He is the only one in that yard, and he still insists on living in that house. We can't stop him, so we can only let him go." Yang Huazhou said helplessly.
Yang Huazhong wanted to say something more, but Old Yang waved his hand tiredly and interrupted Yang Huazhong: "Forget it, since he wants to sleep, then he must not be afraid and let him sleep. He was absent from his grandfather's funeral.
Going to that house to warm up the room can be regarded as a way to make up for it! "
The four father and son fell silent, smoking and drinking tea.
During this period, Mrs. Sun even took the time to bring a plate of melon seeds for them to eat.
Yang Huaming raised his head and asked Sun with a smile: "Sister-in-law, do you have any wine? I suddenly want to take a sip of wine."
Sun said: "Of course."
Yang Huazhou said: "The dinner was boring before, and I suddenly wanted to drink two cups."
"Then count me in."
Yes, it was Lao Yangtou who spoke this time.
Yang Ruoqing was happy, "Dad, two uncles, are you bullying my father who has a leg injury and can't drink? Are you deliberately coveting my father?"
Yang Huaming corrected him with a smile: "Fourth uncle didn't mean to covet your father, he just wanted to test your father."
Yang Ruoqing raised her eyebrows at Yang Huazhong, "Dad, did you hear that? Can you withstand this test?"
Yang Huazhong grinned, "Yes."
Then, he ordered Mrs. Sun: "Prepare a wine cup for our father. He will also take a sip and fry something to go with the wine."
Sun nodded meekly.
Yang Huazhou added: "Sister-in-law, don't be too troublesome. Just make a plate of peanuts and drink with it."
Mrs. Sun smiled gently at Yang Huazhou, turned around and went to the backyard kitchen.
"I'm going to help my mother."
Yang Ruoqing also quickly followed.
When we got to the backyard, Mrs. Sun said, "I don't need help. You go sit down and rest."
Yang Ruoqing took Sun's hand and said, "I will be your mother's companion."
In the days since the little grandpa passed away, everyone has been cooking here, and people come and go in the kitchen every day.
She must be timid now that Sun is the only one coming over to cook dinner at night.
Even if she didn't say it, how could a girl not see it?
Sun patted Yang Ruoqing's hand and said, "That's fine."
"Hey, I'm Mom's sweet little cotton-padded jacket, right?" Yang Ruoqing asked coquettishly while walking with her head on Sun's shoulder.
Sun touched Yang Ruoqing's hair lovingly, "It's necessary. Your two brothers tied together can't be worth your kindness."
Yang Ruoqing smiled: "Hahaha, that's necessary."
"But Hua'er and Duo'er are fine, but they can't be around. Without you, we can't take care of each other in time." Sun added.
Although she said this, there was no complaint at all in her words. Instead, she expressed concern for their sisters.
"Duo'er is married, has her own little family, and people and things she has to take care of. We can understand why she can't come back often."
Yang Ruoqing held Sun's arm and walked with her analysis, "As for Hua'er, she followed Da'an to the capital. Although she can't be with you, mother, she can take care of Da'an!"
"With Hua'er taking care of Da'an, can't you feel at ease, mother?"
Sun nodded, "That's true. I feel relieved to leave Da'an to Hua'er."
"If Da'an had married someone else's girl instead of Hua'er, I would have been really worried."
"Mom, what you said is unprofessional again." Yang Ruoqing corrected her again, "If Da'an really loves her and is willing to marry the woman who will live with her for the rest of her life, then they are the closest people in the world."
