In the spring of 1972, spring returned to the earth, and the fragrance of lotus root was righteous.
In the early morning, the sound of firecrackers that lasted all night was still sporadically sounded, and long queues formed at the entrance of major tobacco, alcoholic and non-staple food stores early in the morning. The staff of the sub-district office happily changed the slogan at the entrance of the alley to good news. The big loudspeaker at the entrance of the alley broadcast the exciting news from yesterday in an excited tone over and over again. Despite hearing it dozens of times, people just can’t get enough of it.
A group of pigeons whistled and circled above Nanluogu Lane. In the courtyard, Qin Huairu opened the door curtain and came out of the courtyard, shouting at the top of her voice: "Sophora japonica? Sophora japonica! Where did this damn girl die so early in the morning?" ?Where are the people?”
Six years have passed, and the years have left some traces of wind and frost on Qin Huairu's face. There are some wrinkles at the corners of her eyes, but her body has become plumper.
She was wearing a gray tunic suit and black leather shoes, and she looked like she had a unique charm and temperament.
"Come on, come on!" A little girl with a ponytail ran over from the backyard.
The little girl with a snot-filled nose was already one year older than Xiaodang. Sophora japonica is not too tall, but her face is round and has some baby fat. At this time, he rolled up his sleeves, revealing two chubby arms, and breathed heavily.
"Why are you out in the backyard so early in the morning? Why are you so tired?" Qin Huairu frowned and scolded.
"It's not my milk?" Huaihua complained, "She got sick again. She crawled into the cellar and couldn't get out. I couldn't pull her no matter how hard I tried. She even spat at me, which made me so angry!"
"I can't help but call you sister! Where is your sister?" Qin Huairu asked.
"Where else could I be?" Huaihua curled her lips, "Didn't Yuan Chao's father hang up the phone yesterday? He went to that house early in the morning to do some work. They are much more filial to ***'s father than to you. No wonder The godfather favors her."
"Your godfather loves you so much." Qin Huairu said.
As he spoke, he looked around and saw no one. He said angrily, "Let's go, let's go. I'll go with you and get your milk out first!"
As soon as the two of them walked to the backyard, they saw the second aunt just coming out of the house. When she saw Qin Huairu, her eyes lit up and she hurriedly waved: "Oh Huairu, you're just in time, come on, come on, let's help! Guangfu is born again." He has a bedsore, please help me lift him out and let him bask in the sun."
"Can we lift it?" Qin Huairu frowned slightly, somewhat reluctant to go.
Liu Guangfu had been lying in bed for six years without waking up. Liu Haizhong and his wife had to take care of him for eating, drinking and sleeping. The smell in the room was not good at all and could kill someone.
"Where's Uncle Liu?" Qin Huairu asked.
Liu Haizhong is no longer the second uncle in the courtyard, he is now an ordinary uncle in the courtyard.
"Cannons were fired all over the streets yesterday, and their sanitation guards have to be busy today." The second aunt sighed.
"Guangtian hasn't come back yet?" Qin Huairu asked.
The second aunt forced a smile and waved her hands: "It's been six years and I haven't been home once. Hey, if you don't mention him, I'll pretend I never gave birth to this son!"
"Oh, it's not Guangtian's fault. Besides, doesn't Guangtian ask Shazhu to give your family a little ten yuan every month? He can do it." Qin Huairu said, "It's better than Guang Qi. We have met each other after so many years. He doesn’t come here during the holidays, and I haven’t heard of him buying anything for your home..."
Just as he was talking, the door to the north room opened with a creak, and a sleepy-eyed Silly Zhu walked out of it with a yawn.
"Hey, why is it so lively?" Shazhu said hello, looking like he was yawning.
"After the old lady left, did you stay in this house?" Qin Huairu looked at him with a smile, "You don't want your wife or children?"
"Where do you think I am, Chen Shimei?" Silly Zhu said, "Even if I were, no princess would want me to be her consort!"
With a smile, he explained: "I went to drink with Shengli and the others last night. Isn't this a celebration? I accidentally drank too much and didn't dare to go back. Otherwise, my kid would have slapped me. It’s terrible.”
"When Teacher Ran stares at you, you tremble three times. Silly Zhu, Silly Zhu, you have today too." Qin Huairu mocked with some discomfort.
"It's hard to buy my happiness if you have money." Silly Zhu said proudly
Shaking his head.
"Stop talking nonsense, help Aunt Liu to carry Guangfu out." Qin Huairu said, "My mother-in-law fell ill again and went into the cellar early in the morning. I have to get her out."
"Your mother-in-law is definitely the most dangerous person in our courtyard!" Silly Zhu complained angrily, "Last time I slept in the old lady's room, and this good guy stood in front of my bed crying in the middle of the night. It almost scared me to death! I thought the old lady had come back to see me coming."
"This is nonsense!" The second aunt glared at Silly Zhu, "How unlucky does it sound? Come on, come and help, aren't there going to be firecrackers soon?"
Silly Zhu asked as he followed her towards the house: "Didn't they play it last night? Didn't they play it last night?"
"Yan Fugui'er didn't buy the gun, so he changed it this morning." The second aunt said.
"This stingy old man must be reluctant to go to the mall just to get some bargains. He went to the pigeon market early in the morning to find bargains. Believe it or not!" Silly Zhu chuckled and saw through everything.
"You two little bastards, stop, stop!" An angry cry came from the courtyard of Xu Damao's house, followed by two tough-headed children, one large and one small, who ran away from his small courtyard with a puff of smoke. come out.
These two children are very strong and look very much like Shazhu. Both of them were dirty and running wildly.
"Hey hey hey! What!" Shazhu shouted in displeasure when he saw that the two boys didn't even look at him.
"Dad, we are here to help you get revenge!" The older boy who took the lead shouted without stopping and without looking back.
"Revenge! Revenge!" Little Douding, who was running wildly behind his brother, was also shouting excitedly.
In the blink of an eye, the two of them disappeared into the backyard, and a tall woman chased out of Xu Damao's house.
This woman was quite pretty, and her face was full of anger at the moment. When she saw Silly Zhu, she immediately shouted angrily: "Silly Zhu, do you care about your two sons? What do you mean by drawing a bastard on our door so early in the morning?"
"Oh, this is a blessing." Silly Zhu opened his mouth and said, "As the saying goes, a thousand-year-old king and an eighty-thousand-year-old turtle, this is my son wishing you and your wife a long life."
"You..." the woman was so angry that she pointed at Silly Zhu and shivered with anger, "You are so unreasonable. I will talk to your teacher Ran!"
He said angrily and went to the middle courtyard.
"Hey, these two boys know that Xu Damao bullied his father. They really want to give his father credit!" Silly Zhu was beaming.
"You two naughty guys are exactly the same as you!" Qin Huairu said at a loss of whether to laugh or cry. "Be careful, Xu Damao's wife will start a fight with your teacher Ran."
"Dare? Give them some courage!" Silly Zhu glared.
"Don't underestimate her, this woman makes Xu Damao's life a living thing." Aunt Liu lowered her voice and gossiped, "I always hear the two of them quarreling, and this woman always scolds Xu Damao like a grandson."
"She gave birth to a big fat boy for Xu Damao. Can Xu Damao not worship her as a Bodhisattva?" Qin Huairu said.
"That guy looks nothing like Xu Damao." Aunt Liu mumbled.
"Don't dare to say such nonsense." Qin Huairu was startled.
Aunt Liu said: "Xu Damao himself is guilty of this, and the two of them quarreled over this matter. This woman is not an economical person. They had a baby seven months after they got married. They said the baby was born prematurely. Who knows? Believe me? Is the fat boy who weighs more than 8 pounds prematurely? Where is the lake ghost? He must have been born before marriage! You said that this woman is so indiscreet, maybe this child is his son Xu Damao..."
Silly Zhu was very happy when he heard this: "Aunt Liu, I will tell Xu Damao exactly what you said later."
"You can talk as much as you want, I'm not afraid! Xu Damao has done bad things over the years, and his retribution must come!" Aunt Liu said bitterly, "Our old Liu was already miserable enough at the time. We didn't recruit him or mess with him. He became a bastard." Captain of the picket team, you have to make Lao Liu unable to stay in the factory! This kind of beast will have his retribution sooner or later! Everything is over now, and the people who followed Li Xinmin will definitely not end well!"
Qin Huairu's smile dimmed a bit, and she pulled Huaihua and said, "Let's go find your grandma."
"Hey, why did you leave just as you were talking?" Aunt Liu looked puzzled.
"It's just poking someone's sore spot." Silly Zhu said with a smile, "Aunt Liu, you too, you know clearly that Qin Huairu's position as workshop director was arranged by Li Xinmin, but you still say this, what do you want her to think?"
"What do you think of Ai!" Aunt Liu snorted coldly, "She works for people in your factory under the banner of aiding Korea. Who doesn't know about this? Silly Zhu, you have such a good relationship with aiding Korea. Why don’t you tell Yuan Chao about this?”
"He still needs me to tell you? What doesn't he know?" Silly Zhu chuckled, "Let's go, let's get it out for your son!"
Aunt Liu was still unwilling to give in: "Hey, didn't it mean that even though he came to aid Korea, many leaders spoke for him? Or is it that he is completely incapacitated now? What is the situation?"
"Oh, you worry about it first. You are very lenient. This has nothing to do with you! He doesn't want to see you and Uncle Liu."
"Didn't our old Liu take the initiative to admit his mistakes to him? Hey, we have also regretted it over the years..."
"Okay, don't talk about this, hurry up and lift it up...Pfft! It smells so bad! Why does it stink so much? Did Guangfu pull his pants in his pocket?"
On the other side, Qin Huairu coaxed and deceived Mrs. Jia and Zhang finally out of the cellar.
Today, Mrs. Jia Zhang is dark and thin, just a shriveled old lady with dull eyes.
"Huairu, let's make an agreement. When you get off work, you will take me to see Banggeng. My eldest grandson is coming out soon." Mrs. Jia Zhang said with a silly smile.
"Go, go, I'll take you there!" Qin Huairu said while patting the dirt off her body.
"Mom, are you really taking her there?" Huaihua said unhappily, "Last time we went back, she held on to the railing and refused to leave. It was so embarrassing!"
"She is your nurse, why should she be embarrassed?" Qin Huairu scolded.
"You lose money, you go, you go, I don't want you, I want my eldest grandson!" Jia Zhang suddenly pushed Sophora japonica away angrily.
"Okay, okay, I don't want her, I want your eldest grandson, let's go home first, okay?" Qin Huairu accompanied her with good words, and pulled the cursing Jia Zhang to the middle courtyard. Huaihua said with an unhappy look on her face Follow behind.
When they arrived at the middle courtyard, Ran Qiuye was ordering the two children to apologize to Xu Damao's wife. The two boys who were naughty and mischievous just now stood beside their mother dejectedly, not daring to express their anger.
Across the door, Yi Zhonghai helped the aunt, who had a sallow face and a thin body, out the door and walked towards the hanging flower door.
"Mom, I'm going to find my sister!" Huaihua shouted and ran to the front yard.
"Come back here! I have to wash your face with milk!" Qin Huairu shouted angrily.
"Let her find someone who won't lose money and wash it away!" Huaihua didn't even look back. When she passed Yi Zhonghai and his wife, she didn't forget to say hello: "Uncle Yi, hello, Aunt Yi!"
"Okay, okay." Yi Zhonghai smiled and nodded.
Qin Huairu was so angry that she had no choice but to shake her head and say hello to Yi Zhonghai before entering the house: "Uncle Yi, are you taking my aunt to the hospital again? Do you have to hang up the hanging bottle today?"
"It will take a few more days." Yi Zhonghai said, "By the way, is the medicine jar at your home?"
"Here, I will give my mother-in-law the last dose of medicine this afternoon and she won't need it." Qin Huairu said.
"Okay, I'll go to your house as soon as it gets dark." Yi Zhonghai said, "The cannon is about to be set off, why don't you come and take a look?"
"Just come!" Qin Huairu entered the room with a smile.
Yan Fugui rode his bicycle through the streets and greeted the neighbors he saw happily along the way.
In the past two days, everyone is celebrating a happy event. One person will say "congratulations, congratulations", and the other will definitely say "let's have fun together." On this day of universal celebration, the whole capital feels like celebrating the New Year.
Arrive at the gate of the compound. Before we even got out of the car, a group of children cheered and came over.
"The First Master is back! The First Master is back!"
"Hey, you guys! You didn't buy any candy, so stop looking! You're late, the mall is sold out." Yan Fugui said cheerfully, "Scatter, let's set off cannons in the front yard later and call your house." Go, sir!"
"Set off the cannons! Set off the cannons!" The children dispersed again.
Yan Fugui pushed the car into the front yard.
, greeted the neighbors with a smile, turned around and went back to his house.
"You're back?" The third aunt has now been promoted to the first aunt. Six years have passed and she has become a bit older, but she is still very energetic.
"Are you the only one?" Yan Fugui pulled his neck and looked inside.
"Don't look at it! I guess they won't come back!" Aunt Yan said angrily, "You are a wolf with white eyes, for fear that we will eat them and take advantage of them."
"Oh, forget it if you don't reply." Yan Fugui sighed in disappointment, "Xie Kuang and He Di also wrote a letter. Just like before, they still complained."
"Honey, things are different now. Do you think we can bring the two children back?" Aunt Yan asked with concern.
"Everyone's children want to come back, is it our turn?" Yan Fugui asked.
"Hey, tell me, is there a way to aid the North?" Aunt Yan asked, "I heard that he was raped again? Is he completely out of control this time?"
"Haha, he has had ups and downs in recent years, not just once or twice." Yan Fugui said cheerfully, "Just a few years ago, he was beaten to the end, and the newspapers criticized him. What happened? , and within a month they were restored to their original positions. Xu Damao, relying on Li Xinmin, jumped out and wanted to support the DPRK, but he was so disgraced that he did not dare to assassinate him in these years."
