Siheyuan: Five mouths waiting for food at the beginning

"Old lady, please come into the house first. You are so old and it's so cold outside. You will get cold." Zhao Shanhe still couldn't call her grandma.

Zhao Yin and the old lady were brought into Shanhu's house. First, it was close and the furniture was new and impressive; second, there were children in Aunt Chen's room and it was inconvenient; third, it allowed Shanhu to see them and see whether he recognized them or not.

Shanhu and Zhang Baixue didn't ask any questions when they saw their eldest brother bringing the two people in. Since the children had been in Aunt Chen's room, all the eating and chatting had moved to Shanhu's room. Shanhu quickly made tea for them.

Zhao Shanhe was a bit confused at this time and didn't know how to introduce his cheap grandmother and second uncle who suddenly appeared.

The cheap grandmother was so anxious that she took the initiative to speak, "You are my grandson too, right?" Then she went up to Zhao Shanhu, hugged him and looked him over.

Zhao Shanhu was also a little at a loss. How did he suddenly become a grandson? He looked at his eldest brother Zhao Shanhe, wanting an explanation. Who were the two people he brought in?

"Grandma, please sit with your uncle for a while. Shanhu and I will go and call some people. There are quite a lot of people at home," Zhao Shanhe said to the old lady.

After Zhao Shanhu followed Zhao Shanhe out, he pulled Zhao Shanhai and ran to Aunt Chen's room.

Through Zhao Shanhe's explanation.

"So the old lady is really my grandmother, and the middle-aged man is my second uncle," Zhao Shanhu said

"Call everyone over here. I just want to discuss with you what to do with this grandma and uncle? After all, they have been found out after so many years. I don't know what to do for a while," Zhao Shanhe asked.

"Brother, you make the decision," Shan Hu said

"That's right, big brother, my second brother and I will listen to you," Shanhai replied.

Zhao Shanhe said that he called you here to discuss it, but you didn’t even discuss it.

"Second brother, third brother, what do you two think? Speak up. It's not easy for my eldest brother to make the decision on this matter. Aunt Chen and Jingru, please speak up and give us some suggestions," Zhao Shanhe said.

"I am an outsider, so it is hard for me to say anything about this matter, but I will tell you what I think," said Aunt Chen.

"Aunt Chen, what are you talking about? How did you become an outsider? Don't say this again. You are the elder, so you can just tell me your opinion," Zhao Shanhe said

"Filial piety is the most important virtue. Your father never took care of the elderly when he was alive. Now the old man has come to find his son with a longing for him. I suggest that Shanhe should acknowledge him. If not for anything else, just be filial to your deceased father. Your father in heaven will be happy watching you." Aunt Chen gave her opinion.

"That's right. Yan Bugui was there just now. If it gets out that our Zhao family doesn't recognize elderly people, it'll be a bad reputation. So let's just acknowledge him. Let's all go over together later," Zhao Shanhe made the final decision.

Qin Jingru took good care of the children. All the family members were there except Daya. Daya was in the department store. Department stores don’t close on weekends. It’s a big day for people to do shopping. That’s how the phrase “fighting hard on the weekend” came about.

The whole family went to the Shanhu House in an orderly manner. Since they had decided to recognize the person, they called for help.

"Grandma, Second Uncle, this is Aunt Chen. My mother died when she gave birth to my third child, so I later married Aunt Chen. After my father died, it was Aunt Chen who took care of us.

This is my wife Qin Jingru, and my son Zhao Antong,

This is my second brother Zhao Shanhu, and this is his wife Zhang Baixue,

This is my third brother Zhao Shanhai, who is still studying.

This is Zhao Hehua, my younger sister. My older sister is Zhao Guihua and she works in the department store."

Zhao Shanhe introduced his family members to the old lady one by one.

"My son Zhao Jin is gone. How did he die?" the old lady asked

The information Zhao Yin found was that Zhao Jin was assigned to Sijiu City in the army before his death, but he did not know the news of Zhao Jin's death.

"My father died in 58 during an operation to capture enemy spies. The state named him a martyr and awarded him first-class merit," Zhao Shanhe said.

"I have been looking for you for so many years, but I still haven't seen you. But you sacrificed for the country. You are great," said the old lady.

"How did you live these years?" Zhao Yin asked

Zhao Shanhe recounted everything that had happened since he could remember, and Zhao Shanhu and Aunt Chen supplemented his remarks.

"Great, what a good boy! A level 6 engineer and a security officer. All of them are well-educated and have great potential," Zhao Yin praised.

Zhao Yin didn't expect that after his elder brother's death, the Zhao family not only did not decline, but lived a prosperous life.

The old lady carefully took Zhao Antong from Qin Jingru's hands and said, "My dear great-grandson, you have grown so strong. I never thought that I could have four generations living under the same roof in this life."

"Mom, look, Shanhu's wife is pregnant, you can see more great-grandchildren," Zhao Yin said to the old lady.

"Uncle, I see you are wearing a military uniform and driving a car. Are you an officer in the army? At least at the battalion level or above," Zhao Shanhe said.

Zhao Yin also told Zhao Shanhe what had happened since they had separated in 1938.

"So, Second Uncle, you are the leader now, and we also have a Third Uncle," Zhao Shanhe asked

"The third brother, Zhao Tie, is in his hometown in Shandong. I have also been transferred to Sijiu City with the troops. I came here in a hurry this time and didn't bring any gifts. I will make it up to you next time," said Zhao Yin.

"Uncle, we have everything we need, so you don't need to bring any gifts. Just bring your younger brothers and sisters with you next time you come," Zhao Shanhe said.

Seeing that it was almost time, Aunt Chen went to cook with Erya, while the others were still chatting.

"I got married late, after the founding of the People's Republic of China. I have two sons. The older one is about 14 like Shanhai, and the younger one is only 11. You can come to meet him next time. It's a little inconvenient for your third uncle, so send him a telegram and ask him to meet his eldest nephew," said Zhao Yin.

"Uncle, where do you and grandma live? Let's go and get to know them," Zhao Shanhe asked.

"We live in the military compound on xx Street. I usually stay in the barracks and only come back to stay for two days on weekends. Your grandmother and second uncle's family live there," Zhao Yin said.

"Speaking of housing, Shanhe, you are a level 6 engineer and a chief engineer. You should not live here. The state should have provided you with a cadre housing, right?" Zhao Yin asked again.

"After I graduated last year, I asked for two rooms in the backyard so that I could be with my family. Now we eat and drink together in the front yard. I'll take you to see it after dinner," Zhao Shanhe said.

"You're really good. You've become a level 6 engineer and a chief engineer after working for just over a year. Your future is limitless. Even your uncle couldn't imagine how high you can go in the future." Zhao Yin praised Zhao Shanhe

"Those bicycles at the door are yours too, right? And the furniture in this house is all new. You all have wives, and you are much better off than your second uncle in terms of mountains and rivers." Zhao Yin's face was full of admiration.

The old lady was so happy when she saw her three older grandsons, two daughters-in-law, and one and a half great-grandson that she couldn't stop smiling.

At noon, the family had a simple meal together. There was nothing good to serve at home, so they killed two chickens. The chickens were raised to lay eggs to provide nutrition for Qin Jingru and Zhang Baixue, but they had to kill the chickens because there was no meat.

Zhao Shanhe and Zhao Shanhu drank a few cups with Zhao Yin and made a bowl of malted milk for the old lady.

After dinner, he took Zhao Yin and the old lady for a walk in the backyard and agreed that the three Zhao brothers would visit next week.

I'm a bit busy today, so I'll just update once.