Siheyuan works as a nanny for Shazhu

Bang Geng didn't stand up until the train started moving. He looked around and walked to the toilet. He closed the door as soon as he entered and lit a cigarette. He didn't have many left, so he had to smoke sparingly on the way.

I really had no money on me, and the money I sent was directly deducted by the village committee. As compensation for the person who lost the things, I managed to keep this little bit of car fare after some persuasion.

Borrowing money from others was not enough, and finally they asked him to do work for others, which required him to do the work points of an adult every day. After working for more than half a month, they finally let him go. Banggeng thought about the time on the letter. It has been almost two months now, including the time for sending letters, the time for arguing, and finally he had to do work for others. The village chief gave him leniency and he was able to go.

However, Banggeng was very angry at the family who broke his leg, so when he was leaving today, he secretly sawed half of the toilet squatting board next to that house last night. He covered his nose and did it for more than an hour. Let's see who will be unlucky in that family, maybe in the morning, maybe during the day.

But now Banggeng is relieved. Maybe no one goes to the toilet in the morning, and when something happens during the day, it will be impossible to find anyone. Banggeng smoked and grinned foolishly, thinking about the embarrassing scene of that family falling into the pit.

Banggeng urinated, smoked a cigarette, and then went out, then sat back in his seat. When it was time to eat, Banggeng took out a kettle, which contained water that he had filled before getting on the bus. He had kept it inside his clothes. In this weather, it would get cold if left outside for a while. Banggeng took out the steamed bread from his arms and put it together with the kettle. It was still hot.

Banggeng took out a steamed bun and kept the rest in his arms. He ate a little of the bun and drank a sip of water, then slowly finished the bun. Normally, the journey would take more than two days and he could only eat one bun a day. Banggeng had a plan. If he could bear it, he would just eat one bun at night. If he couldn't bear it, he would eat half of it at noon and the other half at night.

He felt dizzy all the way, probably because he had drunk enough. Banggeng clasped his hands and slowly fell asleep with the shaking of the train. He was half asleep and half awake all night, and spent more than forty hours on the train. With the sound of a whistle, the train slowly pulled into the station.

Sijiucheng Station was the last stop. Banggeng could finally lie down on the bus. There were not many people on the bus. He pulled out the package under the seat and was finally able to get off the bus. He slowly walked out with the crowd. No one came to pick him up, and his family didn't know he would come back today.

After leaving the station, Banggeng stamped his feet, feeling really cold. He tied the package to his body and walked towards the courtyard. It had not been long since he left, less than a year. However, when Banggeng reached the gate of the courtyard, he did not see the door god and was still wondering.

After entering the middle courtyard, someone discovered him and shouted, "Who are you? Who are you looking for?"

Bang Geng looked at the man, who was from the old Zhang family in the backyard, and said, "I am Bang Geng, I am back."

Old Zhang's family happened to be washing vegetables in the middle yard. When they heard that it was Banggeng, they took a closer look. He had disheveled hair, unshaven beard, and clothes that looked as if they had never been washed. If you didn't know better, you would have thought he was a beggar from somewhere, but judging by his face shape, he was definitely Banggeng.

He shouted, "Huai Ru, Huai Ru, Bang Geng is back."

Qin Huairu hurriedly ran out of the house. Jia Zhang also heard the noise, but Qin Huairu was fine, so she ran out immediately. Seeing Banggeng's condition, tears started to flow, and she shouted, "Banggeng, Banggeng, are you back? Why are you so late? Why are you like this?"

Xiaodang and Huaihua followed behind. Banggeng looked at them all coming out of Yi Zhonghai's house and felt puzzled. At this time, Jia Zhang limped to the door. The moment she saw Banggeng, tears burst out and she shouted, "Banggeng, you are finally back. Grandma was so afraid that she would never see you again."

Bang Geng was also surprised to see Jia Zhangshi like this. Qin Huairu felt something was wrong and thought some things could not be told to outsiders. She took Bang Geng and walked towards Jia's house and said to Xiao Dang and Huaihua, "You go back first. I'll talk to my brother and come to call you later."

The two nodded obediently and walked towards the Yi family. Bang Geng had only taken two steps when Qin Huairu pulled him and burst into tears, pointing at his legs and asking, "What's wrong with your feet? Why are you walking like this?"

Bang Geng didn't want to talk about these things in the yard, so he pulled Qin Huairu into the house. Qin Huairu wiped the tears from her face and said to Bang Geng, "What happened? Did someone hit you, your leg?"

"Mom, I'm hungry. Let me make something to eat first. We can talk about this later."

"Oh, fine. I'll do it. You look so dirty. I have a bath ticket here. Go out and take a bath first. Come back if you need anything later."

Banggeng looked at his body. It was winter, otherwise he wouldn't know how bad the smell would be. He reached out to take the bath ticket and money. Qin Huairu hurried into the house to find clothes for Banggeng. There was still a set of clothes prepared at home. Banggeng took the clothes and went out. Qin Huairu and Jia Zhang were the only ones left in the room.

Qin Huairu said, "I will tell Bang Geng directly later. If you make him disown me, I will give the things over there to Xiaodang and Huaihua. You can decide for yourself."

Seeing that Qin Huairu still refused to bow her head, Jia Zhang thought that now that Bang Geng was back, she was confident. She said, "I don't have the final say. Bang Geng will tell you. You, as a mother, did something shameful and you still expect your child to forgive you. If you want to say it, just say it. I don't care anyway."

"Okay, just don't worry about it. I'll talk to Bang Geng. As for you, just take care of yourself in the future. I'll take Bang Geng to the factory to handle the paperwork tomorrow. I'll feel at ease when he goes to work."

After Qin Huairu finished speaking, he stood up and walked out the door. Jia Zhangshi asked from behind, "Where are you going? Banggeng asked you to cook. You will need food when you come back later."

"Let him eat at my place, I'll go back and cook. What do you have here?" Jia Zhang was speechless. If Qin Huairu hadn't brought some corn flour, Jia Zhang's legs would not have allowed her to go out to buy food even if she had the money. Jia Zhang had been relying on porridge and steamed bread to survive during this period.

Jia Zhang licked her face and said, "Huai Ru, make more. I'm hungry too."

Qin Huairu ignored her because she knew this person. As long as she agreed, she would go to her house tomorrow and wait for dinner. At most, she could give her two steamed buns later, just for Dongxu's sake.

When Banggeng came back from taking a shower, Jia Zhang held Banggeng's hand and cried, telling him how difficult it was. Banggeng wanted to ask several times why Qin Huairu moved there, but Jia Zhang covered the air and just told him to ask his mother.

They urged Banggeng to go over for dinner and told him to bring some back. Banggeng limped towards Yi Zhonghai's house with confusion. As soon as he entered the house, Xiaodang and Huaihua rushed over to him, calling him "brother". Banggeng smiled and agreed. There was a plate of scrambled eggs on the table.

Qin Huairu came out of the kitchen, holding a plate of cabbage and a bowl of steamed buns. She put them on the table and said, "Banggeng, you must be hungry. Eat quickly while it's hot."

Banggeng picked up the chopsticks and picked up a large piece of egg and put it into his mouth, then picked up the steamed bun and took a big bite. Qin Huairu quickly poured some water over, and Banggeng stuffed his mouth with another full mouthful of egg and ate it with relish.

Xiaodang and Huaihua watched with envy on the side. Although life at home was much better now, they would not cook a special dish for the two of them, as everyone had to eat. Banggeng was very hungry these days and finished all the eggs in a few bites. He dipped the steamed bun in the cabbage juice, taking a bite of vegetable and another of steamed bun. In a short while, he had finished three steamed buns.

Banggeng burped and put down his chopsticks contentedly. This was the first time he had a full meal since the last time he stole the chicken. He thought to himself that it was better to come back. Why didn’t I think of asking my mother to give up her job at that time?

Qin Huairu urged Banggeng to drink some water and began to ask, "Banggeng, were you beaten up for stealing in the countryside? What happened to your leg?"

"No, it's not that I have no money. I took a lot of money with me when I left, and you sent me money several times. Look at me, look at my hands, I'm working hard. The people in that village are jealous of me because I have a good family and I have money to eat well. A few of them came to steal my money, and I found out. We started fighting, and my leg is like this."

"Why is it like this? Why didn't you write to tell mom? Where are the people so barbaric? Have you reported it to the police?"

"Mom, you think we are in the city. You have to report to the police. They have to read every letter I receive and write. If you write this, I can't even send the letter. I can't even leave the village over there. My leg is broken. What else can I do?"

"Banggeng, your life is so miserable. How could you meet these people?" Qin Huairu pulled Banggeng, tears falling like balls. Banggeng had made up the story long ago, and there was no place to verify it anyway, so he could say whatever he wanted.

Bang Geng looked around and asked quietly, "Mom, why did you move here?"

Qin Huairu was startled, with a hint of shyness on her face. She let the two younger ones enter the house first, and watched Xiaodang and Huaihua walk in before she spoke in a low voice: "These things are a long story. I am now married to Yi Zhonghai."

"What did you say? Are you worthy of my dad? No wonder you didn't care when grandma fell down at home. Why did you marry him?"

“Don’t mention your grandmother. If it weren’t for her, I wouldn’t have married Yi Zhonghai. These things are all in the past. You should listen to what I’m saying now. Yi Zhonghai will soon retreat;

You should be obedient, and the job and the house here will be yours. You should treat him well. He still has money, a lot of it, but I don't know where he keeps it. When he dies, it will all be yours. Don't listen to your grandmother."

"Why don't you just quit your job this time and wait for him to retire? Then I'll take over his job and you'll still be a first-class worker."

"Hey, this time it was your grandma who caused trouble for us and finally reported it to the factory. Mom thought that you always said you wanted to come back, and you could come back if you had a job. So I told your grandma that I would cut off ties with her and return the Jia family's workstation to you. It just so happened that no one was taking care of Xiao Dang Huaihua, so you could come back, so I quit my job."

Banggeng was helpless. He wanted to come back earlier, but he was only a temporary worker in the factory now. He would not receive any subsidies this time. Qin Huairu continued, "It's okay. You go in and work hard. Mom can take over Yi Zhonghai's shift. I will go in and take the first-level worker exam. That will be easy."