Siheyuan: Banggeng and I are classmates

The third morning -

A family of four walked into the entrance of Nanluoguxiang.

The man walking in front was about forty years old, thin and hunched, with a pointed face and monkey-like eyes that rolled around. At first glance, he didn't look like a good guy.

The two little boys walking behind him, the older one looked about ten years old, also had eyes full of curiosity.

The younger one was about five or six years old and was being led by the woman.

The family of four were all in rags, their cotton-padded jackets were full of patches, their faces were sallow, and they looked very malnourished.

At first glance, the woman looked no different from an ordinary country old woman, with patches all over her body and a headscarf on, but her steps were swaying like the breeze blowing through the willows.

On his sun-dried, wrinkled face, his two peach blossom eyes were unnaturally watery as he glanced at every brick and tile in the alley with nostalgia.

Everything was exactly as it had been when she left thirteen years earlier.

"Huai Ru, how far is your home?" The man walking in front turned around and asked the woman impatiently.

The old woman Qin Huairu replied: "Laibao, just turn another corner ahead!"

The man nodded impatiently, then shouted, "He Xiao!"

No one responded for a moment, and the man shouted again: "He Xiao!"

The older boy finally came to his senses and agreed, "Dad, why are you calling me?"

"Shut up, from now on I'm not your father. Your mother will tell you who your father is later!"

"I understand, Uncle Zhang!" The boy agreed even though he didn't understand.

Seeing that after tutoring at home for these days, He Xiao still didn't know his name was He Xiao, Zhang Laibao looked a little worried.

Qin Huairu was not worried at all. Instead, she comforted him, saying, "I'll explain to the family. He Xiao doesn't remember anything, and children's words can't be taken seriously. Just don't say anything nonsense."

Zhang Laibao nodded and praised, "You have many ideas. People in the city are very smart!"

Qin Huairu's face was full of bitterness. If she hadn't lost her tire on the train and couldn't survive in the countryside without anyone to take care of her, she would never have come up with such a desperate decision today.

When they arrived in front of Compound No. 95, the four of them stopped and looked up at the Ruyi Gate in front of them.

Zhang Laibao's eyes were filled with surprise. This house looked nice, much better than his mud house in the countryside. It was worth the trip to the city.

Qin Huairu's expression was very complicated, with nostalgia, surprise, fear, and a mixture of various emotions.

After watching for a while, Zhang Laibao turned back and shouted, "Huai Ru, please lead the way in front. I don't know anyone here!"

Qin Huairu nodded slightly and walked to the front with He Xiao and Zhang Xiaobao.

As soon as they entered the courtyard, Yan Bugui, who was standing at the door of the east wing, saw the four of them.

This behavior was completely like that of a country boy coming to the city. Yan Bugui, who was weaving a broom at the door of the east wing, immediately became alert and walked up to the four people with a broom in his hand.

"Are you here to visit relatives?"

The police officer's eyes kept scanning several people.

Qin Huairu raised her head and said with a bitter smile, "Uncle, don't you recognize me?"

Yan Bugui was stunned when he heard the voice, then looked at Qin Huairu's old face and said in disbelief: "Huairu, are you Qin Huairu?"

Qin Huairu nodded in agreement.

Yan Bugui quickly looked at the other three people and asked, "Then, what are you doing?"

Yan Bugui's heart was filled with alarm, thinking that Qin Huairu had returned with her family. If Shazhu and He Daqing saw this, their family would turn the courtyard upside down.

"I was rehabilitated a few days ago, so I took He Xiao back to the city!"

As she spoke, Qin Huairu led He Xiao to Yan Bugui.

"He Xiao, hurry up and say hello to Grandpa!"

He Xiao glanced at Yan Bugui, then quickly looked away and bowed his head and whispered, "Hello, uncle."

"Okay, okay!" Yan Bugui looked at He Xiao, then raised his head to look at Zhang Laibao and Zhang Xiaobao behind him.

Zhang Laibao walked up to her and said, "Uncle, my name is Zhang Laibao, and I'm Huairu's husband. Don't underestimate me because I'm from the countryside. I took good care of Huairu in the countryside."

"This is our son, Zhang Xiaobao!"

After hearing this, Yan Bugui's face wrinkled and he looked at Qin Huairu in disbelief.

"I was sent to their Canggou Village for forced labor, a pregnant woman - if it weren't for Laibao taking care of me, you wouldn't be able to see me today!"

Qin Huairu's face was full of sorrow, tears streaming down the wrinkles on her face.

Beijing is still the best place. The sandstorms in the northwest have made Qin Huairu unable to shed tears in recent years!

Zhang Laibao nodded repeatedly behind him, agreeing that he had made great contributions.

Yan Bugui didn't know what to do. He looked at the central courtyard and then at the four people in front of him.

Pulling Qin Huairu aside, he whispered, "Huairu, except for Shazhu and Shageng who are sweeping the streets, He Daqing, Zhang Cuihua, Xiaodang Huaihua and the others are all in the house!"

"You suddenly brought back a whole family, and you let them - oh, I don't know what to say!" Yan Bugui was extremely anxious.

There were already enough members of the He family, and there were already quite a lot of troubles, but who would have thought that Qin Huairu would come back with such a big trouble.

Qin Huairu knew what was going on, but she still said directly: "Uncle, I divorced Zhuzi before I went to the countryside. If it weren't for Laibao taking care of me, I would have a hard time living, let alone He Xiao!"

"Logically, Mr. He and Zhuzi should be thanking Laibao. Laibao and I are a married couple. I can't just abandon Xiaobao and him when I go back to the city, right?"

Yan Bugui nodded after hearing this, but still said with embarrassment: "That's what I said."

"But you don't know the current situation of your family. He Daqing and your mother-in-law got married again, and he and Sha Geng, your mother-in-law, are against each other. And Xiao Dang——"

Yan Bugui stopped talking, and Qin Huairu hurriedly asked, "What happened to Xiaodang?"

"Xiao Dang is fine. You'll know when you go back!" Yan Bugui said, looking towards the courtyard, and then said, "You'd better go back soon."

"Otherwise, when the neighbors gather around you, it will be even harder for you to go back!"

Although Qin Huairu was puzzled, she did not blame Yan Bugui and planned to go home and ask him.

After nodding, he led the three people towards the central courtyard.

Zhang Laibao looked around the yard as he walked. The yard looked bright and beautiful, but with so many families living in it, it might not be as comfortable as living in the countryside.

However, when he thought about the fact that he would be a city dweller and eat commercial grain in the future, Zhang Laibao's eyes lit up again.

You know, even if the educated youth got married in the countryside, they could not return to the city, but there was a different policy for those who were rehabilitated, so he could rely on Qin Huairu and go back to the city with her.

Walk into the middle courtyard and knock on the He family’s door.

"Bang, bang, bang!"

He Daqing, who was lying on the bed in the main room, heard the noise, put down the matchbox, got up and walked to the door.

There was also some curiosity in Zhang Cuihua's eyes, but she did not get up and follow. Instead, she continued to paste the matchboxes and glanced towards the door.

"哐~"

When the door opened, He Daqing saw the old woman and her family, and he couldn't help but look puzzled.

Qin Huairu called out, "Dad!"

After saying that, he pulled He Xiao in front of him.

"He Xiao, hurry up and call grandpa!"

Seeing He Daqing's scary face, He Xiao was so scared that he turned his head and hugged Qin Huairu, burying his head in her waist.

"grandfather!"

But still shouted obediently.