Siheyuan Great Craftsmen

When his second uncle Zhou Weimin heard Zhou Tian's call, he hurried out of the house in an instant. With a smile on his face, he grabbed Zhou Tian's arm and pulled him into the house enthusiastically.

Zhou Tian did not refuse and followed his uncle into the house. Coincidentally, Zhou Jun and Zhou Min were also in the house. When they saw Zhou Tian, ​​they stood up quickly as if by reflex and shouted in unison: "Big Brother!"

"Xiaojun, Xiaomin, you two are here too. By the way, where are Xiaohu, Daya and Xiaoya going?" Zhou Tian nodded slightly to the two brothers, and then scanned the room carefully, but he didn't see any trace of Xiaohu and his two siblings.

"What else could it be? He must have gone out to have fun!"

The second uncle said with a smile as he poured a cup of steaming hot water for his nephew.

"Xiaotian, sit down quickly. Don't stand there all the time. You must be exhausted. Uncle will go out to buy some fresh mutton. Don't come back tonight. Let's have a nice meal of dumplings as a family."

As he spoke, the second uncle saw that his nephew was still standing there, so he reached out and pulled Zhou Tian, ​​placing him on the chair. His face was full of smiles, full of the intimacy of an elder to a younger generation, and as he spoke, he was about to get up.

"Uncle, stop busying yourself. I came here today just to take you out to eat."

When Zhou Tian heard this, he quickly spoke out to stop him.

"Going out to eat? My goodness, isn't this a bit too expensive? It's not a festival or the New Year."

Zhou Weimin suddenly stopped in his tracks, turned around, and looked at Zhou Tian with a puzzled look.

When Zhou Jun and Zhou Min, who were standing by, heard this, their eyes suddenly lit up, and they could not hide their inner joy. After all, life was not easy for anyone these days, and it would be nice to be able to have a meal in a restaurant.

They would not be polite to Big Brother. After all, they knew that with Big Brother's salary level, Big Brother could afford to eat out every day, let alone occasionally.

"Uncle, of course there is a big happy event! Xiaohao was admitted to Tsinghua University! Isn't this a big happy event?"

Zhou Tian could no longer contain his excitement and pride. With a bright smile on his face, he announced loudly to everyone.

"Of course it counts! This is great! Oh, it's such a big deal, Xiaotian, why didn't you tell your uncle earlier, so that I could prepare a decent gift for Xiaohao in advance. This is the first college student in our Zhou family, it brings honor to our Zhou family!"

As Zhou Weimin spoke, he reprimanded Zhou Tian in a pretentious manner, but in fact his eyes were full of relief and joy. If it were due to other things, he might have shirked responsibility and complained about his nephew's extravagance, but in this matter, he really couldn't complain.

"Brother, did my second brother really get into college? And it's Tsinghua University?"

At this moment, Zhou Jun and Zhou Min were completely stunned by their elder brother's words. They were no longer the ignorant country boys in the past, so how could they not know how valuable college students were?

In the past, they only knew that their second brother had outstanding academic performance and a powerful father-in-law, but they still had some doubts about whether their second brother could be admitted to university.

But at this moment, when they heard with their own ears the news that their second brother had been admitted to Tsinghua University, they truly realized the weight of this honor.

You have to know that in this era, when college graduates entered the factory, they would start as cadres, which was a threshold that countless workers dreamed of but could not cross in their entire lives.

"How could it be false? Otherwise, why would I come all this way? Well, where are Second Uncle, Second Aunt and Xiao Hu now? It's getting late, we have to leave quickly."

Zhou Tian picked up the water cup, took a sip of water to moisten his throat, then stood up and urged.

He had already spent quite a bit of time in this courtyard. He first exchanged pleasantries with the Third Uncle, and then chatted with Uncle He for a while. It was almost six o'clock, and if he delayed any further, he didn't know what time it would be when he finished his meal.

"Okay, I'll go call your second aunt right away. Xiaomin, quickly go to the next yard and call back your little brother and Daya and the others."

The second uncle turned around and told Zhou Min something, then hurried out the door and headed towards the neighbor's house.

After hearing what his second uncle said, Zhou Min nodded happily, with excitement in his eyes, and ran out.

"Okay, Xiaojun, let's go wait outside the courtyard first."

Seeing that everyone was busy with their own things, Zhou Tian took Zhou Jun out of the house and walked towards the outside of the courtyard.

Along the way, whenever he met a few familiar neighbors, Zhou Tian would enthusiastically take out a cigarette from his pocket, hand it to them, and chat with them about family matters. He was so warm and welcoming that if someone didn't know him well, they would think he was very familiar with these people.

When the two men reached the gate of the courtyard, they saw Zhou Min, Zhou Hu, Daya and Xiaoya already waiting obediently beside the jeep.

“Brother!” “Brother!” “Brother!”

When San Xiaoyi saw Zhou Tian, ​​his eyes lit up instantly, he cheered excitedly and ran towards Zhou Tian.

"Xiao Hu, Daya, Xiaoya, tell me, is school fun?"

Zhou Hu is almost ten years old. Da Ya and Xiao Ya are also seven or eight years old. One is in the third grade at Hongxing Primary School, the other is in the second grade, and Xiao Ya is in the first grade.

Zhou Tian looked at the three lively and cute little guys running happily towards him, his face full of love. He reached out and gently touched their heads, and asked with a smile.

"It's so much fun. I met so many kids at school!"

The little girl rushed to answer, and her childish voice was so sweet that it almost melted Zhou Tian's heart.

"Really? Then our little girl will definitely not be lonely in the future, there are many friends to play with you!"

Zhou Tian's eyes were full of doting as he gently pinched the little girl's rosy face. Then he took out a handful of White Rabbit candies from his pocket and carefully gave three to each of the little ones.

"Here, this is the candy that Big Brother gave you. Remember, since you are in school, you must study hard in the future and can't be lazy, understand?"

"I know, brother!"

The three children took the candy and quickly looked around to make sure their mother was not at home. Then they put the candy in their pockets and answered in unison. They knew in their hearts that if their mother knew that their eldest brother gave them White Rabbit candy, she would definitely confiscate it.

Zhou Jun and Zhou Min stood aside, staring at the candy with eyes full of envy.

In fact, they were also very greedy. The White Rabbit milk candy was a rare thing at that time. There was a saying in the market that seven White Rabbit milk candies were equivalent to a cup of milk. Although they were skeptical, they were also longing for the deliciousness of this milk candy.

Although their salaries were reasonable, after paying their wives for household expenses, they only had a few dollars left in their pockets. Especially Zhou Jun, since the last incident, his pocket money was even less, only two dollars a month, which was less than even his younger brother.

"Okay, stop looking at me. Don't accuse me of being partial. Come on, I'll give you two three pieces each."