You Fengying turned to look at her niece, yes!
She was so overwhelmed by her daughter's college entrance examination that she couldn't get enough of it. Could it be that the sweet radish her niece grew was sold to a hotel in Jiang County?
Being stared at by two pairs of eyes, You Yu could only nod, shushed, and pointed to the dishes on the table.
The mother and daughter were so shocked by the news that they couldn't taste any of the food...
After dinner, You Fengying insisted on taking her parents and niece to her house to sit.
"Your uncle is on a business trip with the leader, and there is no one else at home. Let's set up a good show..."
For a year and a half, the two old men rarely went to their daughter's house, so they went along after being persuaded.
You Fengying's family lives in Xiaonanmen Street in the county seat. Her parents-in-law brought their savings and pensions, and lived with her brother-in-law's family in Eshi more than ten years ago.
Only the ancestral home, which was small in area and had been lived in by three generations, was given to her family.
Ten years ago, this area of the old house was not a commercial street, but purely residential buildings.
There are more than 200 old county residents living in a crowded place.
The distance between houses is so narrow that one has to turn sideways to pass.
In the early 1990s, a construction tycoon appeared in the slums.
Under his design and influence, all the neighbors in the street agreed to demolish the old houses and build them into self-built houses with a uniform style.
In addition to building buildings, a three-meter-wide Xiaonanmen Street was also set aside.
The self-built house of Xiaonan's family is located on Xiaonan Street and has three floors.
Each floor has an area of less than fifty square meters, and the ground floor is rented to a paper-making shop.
Xiaonanmen Street is very special. It is an incense street and does not deal with living people.
Street shops on other main roads in the county have changed owners countless times.
In other words, the business on Xiaonanmen Street has been stable since its opening.
Around Tomb Sweeping Day or Chinese New Year, there are literally huge crowds of people, and the three-meter-wide streets are often packed to the brim.
"Sister, there are so many wreaths inside, aren't you scared?" Although You Yu is not timid, he still panicked when he saw hundreds of wreaths stacked up in his mistress's shop.
Ke Shumin smiled naively and said disapprovingly:
"Most of my pocket money is earned by helping to fold paper flowers. Why should I be afraid of making my own wreaths? Sister, the grandpa in this shop does a very good job of making golden boys and girls. Do you want to take a look? "
You Yu covered her eyes with her hands: "Sister, I'm not curious, I'm not interested, I don't want to see it!"
Seeing the cowardly look of granddaughter Gui, Grandpa You was amused:
"When she was ten years old, she came to your house. When she saw the wreaths in the shop on the ground floor, she was so frightened that she burst into tears and was afraid to go upstairs."
Well, she wasn't the only one who was scared, at least she didn't cry!
The stairs in self-built houses are very narrow, with only walls and no handrails.
You Fengying walked in the front, holding Grandma You's hand, and Grandma You held Grandpa You's hand.
The two juniors were at the back, supporting each other from time to time.
As people get older, it is difficult to climb stairs and bend their knees.
The middle room on the second floor is the living room, with the kitchen on the left and the bathroom on the right.
All rooms have concrete floors and are kept very clean.
The decoration style of the living room is very period, but the area is not large and it is full of household appliances.
My own daughter is different. Her parents put all the fruits at home on the coffee table and urge them to eat them.
"Mom and Dad, Xiaoyu, these are XJ's seedless grapes, try them quickly!" At four yuan a pound, her family would usually only be willing to buy them for their daughter.
Grandpa You glanced at the grapes: "I'm afraid you think your mother and I will get diabetes. These grapes are so sweet that your niece won't let us eat more."
"Ah? I'm not, I didn't..." You Fengying felt extremely wronged. The fruit is not sweet or delicious!
"Mistress, give it to me! These grapes are expensive, four or five yuan a pound. I have only bought them twice."
A nineteen-year-old body is not afraid of eating any fruit no matter how sweet it is.
Is this still her stingy dad? Xiaoyu didn't even bother buying all the expensive fruits?
No, her niece seems to be making money now!
Thinking of this, You Fengying quickly asked: "Did you, Xiaoyu, grow all the cherry radishes in Jiang County Hotel?"
Another reflection arc long!
You Yu spread his hands: "In the whole county, my cherry radish is the only one that is sweet!"
"Really? Sister, are there still radishes? I want to eat them!" Ke Shumin shook You Yu's hand. She didn't get tired of eating them for a week. It would be more exciting if she could sit in the radish field and eat them. ah?
"All the cherry radishes are sold out. Now there are only one acres of radishes with seeds left. They are probably old. Let's wait until next month to eat tomatoes!"
"How can tomatoes be as delicious as sweet radish? Don't they become sweeter when you get older?" Ke Shumin kept thinking about it. Tomatoes costing a few cents a pound did not interest her.
"Tsk tsk tsk, don't underestimate my tomatoes..."
The two of them were carrying fruits, laughing and joking, and went upstairs to whisper.
Seeing the quality of life revealed by her parents' clothes, You Fengying's eyes softened when she looked at her niece.
It had been a long time since she returned to her parents' home, and she had too many questions to ask her parents.
Half an hour later, You Fengying learned in detail from her parents all the big and small things her niece had done in the past few months.
"My brother can do it! It's not like this to train a baby. No matter how old Xiaoyu is, it's such a situation..."
The old man didn't think anything of it: "You can't become talented without training! Come on, now you can make money to support your family!"
"Then what are my brother's and sister-in-law's specific plans for Xiaoyu?" You Fengying frowned. Nineteen years old is not too big, not too young.
My brother and sister-in-law have gone to Beijing and I don’t know when they will come back. Could they just let it go?
Grandma You hesitated to speak, and then spoke after a long time:
"On Labor Day, Xiaoyu's grandma mentioned that someone wanted to introduce a son-in-law to Xiaoyu. The young man's family was in the Yi District of Bian County. He was a healthy and normal person. His family was poor and he had many brothers, so he asked Xiaoyu to have a son-in-law. People talk about a door-to-door kiss."
"Son-in-law coming to your door? Will You Rui be happy?" You Fengying has been a county resident for more than ten years, and she still retains the traditional rural mentality of not recruiting a son-in-law if she has a son.
Grandpa You clicked the cigarette holder without tobacco and said nonchalantly:
"You Rui is going to be admitted to university. Can Jiang County still trap him? If he, like You Ci, gets married and works in other places, how many times can he come back to his hometown in a year?"
Granddaughter Gui poked his heart from time to time, using the example You Ci gave over and over again.
Yes, as an old man, he is happy that his granddaughter has become successful!
But the reality is also in front of us. Their promising descendants are not here!
Not to mention buying wine and cutting meat for him every day. If he gets sick or something and runs around, can he count on his eldest granddaughter and grandson in Beijing?
As soon as his old relatives mentioned that his son-in-law was here, his heart moved shamefully.
