Grandpa

The firecrackers sounded all night, and even the air was filled with a faint smell of gunpowder.

Shao Yun went out to find a set of toiletries, and asked Wei Xiuluo, "Are you really not going back today?"

The tone is full of joy.

Wei Xiuluo got out of the quilt, hummed and said: "Well, anyway, my parents and seniors are not in Geng province, so I don't need to pay New Year's greetings to anyone. Besides, many of my father's subordinates will be visiting my house today, and there is no shortage of me at home." .”

Wei's mother is an old and only daughter. The two old people above passed away one after another when Wei Xiuluo was very young. Now he doesn't remember much about his grandparents.As for the Wei family, as soon as the Danfang incident happened, the old man of his family broke up with the Wei family immediately. Wei Bowen was ridiculed by the old man and dropped the phone directly.

Of course, the key is that Wei Xiuluo doesn't want to be like a reserved log every year, sitting on the sofa and being praised by people who want to flatter the old man in every possible way. It's actually quite shameful.

After finishing speaking, he stretched out his hand to reach the down jacket on the stool by the bed, lifted the quilt and got up.

Shao Yun went to use the tongs to remove a layer of ash on the top of the brazier, exposing the shimmering sparks underneath, and then put a few pieces of silver charcoal on it, and the charcoal fire started after a while.

He put the marinated hare on the brazier, touched a few potatoes and threw them beside the red hot coals to bury them.

Wei Xiuluo came out after washing, moved a small bench and sat beside Shao Yun, while warming himself by the fire, he stared at the rabbit on the brazier without blinking.

The room was silent, and the smell of meat gradually dispelled the smell of gunpowder smoke in the air.

Shao Yun got up to turn over the rabbit on the brazier, looked back at Wei Xiuluo's delicate profile, and suddenly said, "Xiuluo—"

"Huh?" Wei Xiuluo turned his head, not knowing why.

Shao Yun went over to kiss the corner of his mouth, then retreated two centimeters, stared at Wei Xiuluo's confused eyes, and said slowly, "Look at me."

When Wei Xiuluo came back to his senses, the tips of his ears turned red, and this redness was contagious, spreading to the side of his face in a short while.

He turned his face away extremely uncomfortably, coughed lightly, his eyes twinkled slightly, and he pursed his lips, thinking silently, shameless!

Shao Yun laughed silently, how could his little boyfriend be so cute.

After breakfast, it was already ten o'clock, Shao Yun went to prepare to go out to pay New Year's greetings to He Rulin and his close uncle in the village.

He asked Wei Xiuluo: "Do you want to go with me?"

Hearing this, Wei Xiuluo, who was lying on the rocking chair with his stomach in his hands, subconsciously wanted to refuse, after all, he was not mentally prepared at all.I never thought that when I opened my eyes and faced Shao Yunqu's slightly bright eyes, the words of refusal that had already reached the throat would suddenly become: "Is it okay for me to go?"

Shao Yun immediately said righteously: "Of course there is no problem. You are my boyfriend. You will get a marriage certificate with me in the future, and you will have the same household registration with me. If you meet my parents and seniors, we will be married tomorrow." Way to go. Besides, you are so popular in school, what if you are snatched away one day, can I fix you quickly?"

After saying these words, he didn't blink.

Rough words are not rough.

Wei Xiuluo was proud of being coaxed, but he didn't show it on his face, the corners of his lips curled up, he wouldn't be snatched away.

With these thoughts in mind, he stood up from the rocking chair, raised his chin slightly: "Then let's go."

Shao Yun had a smile in his eyes, he vaguely saw Zhenghuan's tail wagging behind Wei Xiuluo.

In order to make it easier for people in the village to come to pay New Year's greetings, every household opened their courtyard doors one after another early in the morning.

When Shao Yun arrived, He Rulin was about to go out with a black plastic bag.

"Uncle Lin, I wish you New Year's greetings. I wish you good health and happiness in the new year." Shao Yun bent over and blurted out a string of auspicious words.

"Go to the cloud, okay, okay." He Rulin was probably a little out of shape, and it took him a while to come back to his senses, and he immediately touched his pocket, which was empty and contained nothing.

He looked at the black plastic bag in his hand, and immediately turned around and took Shao Yun to the yard: "Let's go, it's cold outside, let's talk inside."

After finishing speaking, he noticed Wei Xiuluo next to Shao Yunqian: "Hey, which family's young man is this?"

Shao Yunqu curled his mouth upwards, took Wei Xiuluo's hand, and said with some pride, "This is my boyfriend, Wei Xiuluo."

"What, what?" He Rulin was taken aback, he couldn't help but looked Wei Xiuluo up and down.

Wei Xiuluo pursed his lips, bent over with red ears and said, "Uncle Lin, happy new year."

"Hey!" He Rulin scratched his head, looked at Wei Xiuluo's clothes, and finally came to the conclusion that this is a well-behaved young man with a rich family.

"How old is it?" he asked.

Shao Yunqu never hesitated to show off his little boyfriend. He knew what the elders of this age liked to hear the most, so he said immediately: "Not long after I turned 17, we are number one in this grade, the child of the county party secretary's family."

hiss--

He Rulin couldn't help but widen his eyes when he heard the last sentence, and couldn't help but look at Wei Xiuluo twice more.I also thought of the annual gifts that Shao Yun had received from all over the world a few days ago, and I thought it was true. With Shao Yun's current ability, it is not very good for him to interfere in his affairs, so he immediately dismissed privately admonishing Shao Yun to go Puppy love is not a good idea.

He is not considered feudal. After all, Huaguo has passed the gay marriage law since the early days of reform and opening up.

Looking at the relationship between the two, it is obvious that Shao Yun is on the active side. From this point of view, regardless of their current age, they are still a good match.

He immediately put away the shock on his face, and said with a smile: "Happy New Year Xiuluo, you are welcome to my house as a guest."

Just as he was talking, the angry voice of He Rulin's daughter-in-law suddenly came from the room, "Aren't you going to send the money to the village chief? What are you doing when you come back? Don't come back if you have the ability?"

"What are you talking about? Yun Qu has come to pay New Year's greetings." He Rulin's tone was a little offended, obviously a little annoyed.

"What's the matter?" Shao Yun went a little embarrassed, and ran into his uncle's couple arguing on the first day of the new year.

"It's all right." He Rulin opened the door curtain and let the two of them in.

"Yunqu is here." He Rulin's daughter-in-law came out of the kitchen, probably because she drank the snake gall wine that Shao Yun sent over at the New Year's Eve dinner last night, and her whole body felt a lot better.Seeing Shao Yun go now, he couldn't help but become amiable.

Shao Yun went and said: "Auntie, I wish you New Year's greetings. In the new year, I wish you good luck and good luck in everything!" Then he pointed to Wei Xiuluo, "This is my boyfriend."

Wei Xiuluo also said a few auspicious words. With his previous experience, he was much calmer now.

He Rulin's daughter-in-law immediately took out two red envelopes, stuffed them into the hands of the two, and then said cheerfully: "Not bad, Yunqu, I found a partner at such a young age, much better than those two boys in my family."

Wei Xiuluo pursed his lips, and Shao Yun went to smile.

He Rulin pushed the two of them to sit on the sofa, the coffee table was full of snacks, and his wife poured two cups of hot water from disposable cups.

At this time, several juniors of the He family rushed down from upstairs, saw Shao Yun going, and immediately came to line up to pay Shao Yun a new year greeting one by one.

Shao Yun took out four red envelopes and handed them out one by one.

He Rulin saw it, snatched the red envelope immediately, and stuffed it back into his hand.

Shao Yun smiled and pushed He Rulin's hand away: "I have accepted all the red envelopes my aunt gave us. Now that I can earn money, why don't I give some red envelopes to my nephews and nieces?"

While pushing and shoving, there was a rush of footsteps outside the yard, and then someone shouted loudly: "Brother-in-law, brother-in-law, Song Lao Wu's case has been solved."

"What?" He Rulin let go of his hand abruptly, and turned around, with both surprise and panic on his face.

Shao Yun went to take the opportunity to re-stuff a few red envelopes into the hands of several children, and waved them away.

The person who came was He Rulin's daughter-in-law's younger brother, Song Xiaojie.

Song Xiaojie ran in panting with excitement on his face.He Rulin grabbed his shoulders, stared wide-eyed, and said in a hasty tone: "It broke so quickly, who is the murderer?"

Song Xiaojie panted heavily, pushed He Rulin away, and said, "Brother-in-law, let me take a breath first."

Shao Yun went and handed over the hot water he hadn't drunk before.

Song Xiaojie took the water glass and drank it down, and then said excitedly: "Isn't my brother-in-law working in the police station? He is the one who got the news. I think you found Song Laowu's body, so I must be thinking about it." I know the truth of the case, so I came here to tell you as soon as I got the news."

Facing Wei Xiuluo's incomprehensible gaze, Shao Yun went to briefly tell him what happened in the old forest before.

The name of the deceased was Song Dexiang, known as Song Lao Wu.A native of Songjia Village, he just celebrated his [-]th birthday four months ago.

This Song Lao Wu is considered a moderate celebrity in Qi County. He is a person who, if he sounds good, he is honest, but if he sounds bad, he is short-sighted.

Song Laowu had three wives successively, the first wife was a child bride, who worked hard to raise Song Laowu, finally got married, and realized the dream of holding three children for five years, but died of dystocia after not enjoying a few years of blessings .

Song Laowu's second wife is the first cousin.

He is a person who can endure hardship, works hard, and has saved a lot of money in his hands.It happened that his father-in-law's family was staring at Song Laowu's filial piety every year, and his original cousin's family was so poor that he couldn't get rid of it. Song Laowu needed a wife to help take care of the three little babies in the family.The three parties hit it off immediately, and the marriage was considered a success.

The original partner's cousin is also an honest person, and she really helps Song Lao Wu to raise the original partner's three sons.It's a pity that within a few years, Song Laowu went to sea to do business and failed, and Shicheng became a drunkard, beating his wife every now and then.

Just at this time, the original cousin's natal family got up, and with the support of her natal family, the original cousin gained confidence and divorced Song Laowu directly.

Divorce in those days was considered an earth-shattering event, not to mention that it was the woman who sued for divorce.It's just that Song Lao Wu didn't get depressed because of the insinuation of the Ming Dynasty from outsiders, but the prodigal son turned around and regained his strength.

As for his third wife, an old widow, Song Laowu married when he was in his 40s, and a widower and a widow are a match made in heaven.The old widow had been with Song Lao Wu for more than twenty years, and she just died a few years ago.

And what made Song Laowu famous throughout the county was the affair between him and his second wife.

The original cousin remarried less than half a year after divorcing Song Lao Wu, but God did not favor her. The man she remarried was entangled with her ex before she could figure out whether she should get another divorce.The real husband of the former family came to make trouble and beat the man to death by mistake.

Then the man's family kicked her out in order to occupy the compensation.

Probably because he was desperate, the original cousin did not remarry, so she simply set up a small stall selling sweet potatoes at the corner of the street to ensure that eating and drinking would not be a problem.

This sale has been going on for more than 60 years. Two years ago, the [-]-year-old cousin of the original partner suffered from cerebral vasospasm and was seriously ill for a time.

She has no children, and has no savings in her hands. When her natal brother heard from the hospital that even if the operation was successful, she might be paralyzed to death, they threw her in the hospital and ignored them.

Who would have thought that Song Lao Wu would stand up despite the objections of his son and daughter-in-law, saying that he was sorry for his original cousin back then, and that even ordinary friends couldn't just leave him alone, let alone that the two of them were married after all.

The operation was considered a success, but although the original cousin survived the dangerous period after being in a coma for several months and barely regained consciousness, she was still in a paralyzed state and could not even speak.

The three sons resolutely disagreed that Song Laowu took his original cousin home to recuperate from illness, so Song Laowu had to rent a house outside with his savings and take good care of her.

Just two months ago, the original cousin's condition deteriorated, and cerebral arteriosclerosis and hematoma appeared. The hospital suggested further treatment, otherwise the condition would deteriorate, which would easily lead to cerebral hemorrhage, which would be life-threatening.

And this is another high medical fee. The operation for the original cousin and the expenses in the past two years have already emptied Song Laowu's savings.

He called his relatives and friends to borrow money, but he didn't get a penny. After all, who would be willing to lend money to an old man in his 70s who has no ability to repay at all.

He was also in a hurry, thinking about it, there seemed to be no other way than to go home and ask his sons for money.

"We only remember that Song Laowu went back to the village at night more than a month ago. When it was almost nine o'clock, his boss suddenly scolded him, saying that he wanted them to pay for the treatment of the old man. Don't even think about it. think……"

"Anyway, after scolding for a long time, Song Laowu couldn't hold back and said a few words, and then the other two sons of his family also scolded, and the scene was quite chaotic. At that time, the cadres of our village committee wanted to fight Come on, I was immediately scolded by Brother Song Jiaji."

"Not long after, there was a crackling sound in the house, and then Song Laowu slammed the door and ran away, and never came back. No one in our village would go to the hospital to see Song Laowu and the others. Lao Wu stopped borrowing money, so no one knew that Song Lao Wu was actually dead."

"Of course, not only Song Lao Wu, but also Zhao Danqing (original cousin) because no one took care of her, let alone paid her medical expenses, the hospital had no choice but to stop her medicine, and she died a few days later. Fortunately, her natal family was quite conscientious, so they scraped together the money to buy her a coffin, and buried her without any funeral."

"When the police arrived, the three brothers of the Song family were preparing the New Year's Eve dinner. The police asked them to entrust the children to the neighbors to take care of them, and immediately took the three brothers and their wives away."

"I heard from my brother-in-law that the three brothers made a special confession before, and they refused to admit that they killed Song Lao Wu. It took until this morning, when the third brother in his family was timid and couldn't hold back, so he told the truth of the matter. out."

Song Xiaojie slapped his thigh suddenly when he said that he was excited, "Guess what?"

He asked himself and answered: "Emotional Song Lao Wu died the night he came back. His boss was so angry that he picked up a chair and smashed it on Song Lao Wu's head, and he died on the spot. Thanks to his boss who was able to calm down." , while continuing to yell, he changed into Song Laowu’s clothes and pretended to be the one who rushed out, and asked his second child to shout at the back to tell Song Laowu not to step into the house again.”

"It was dark at that time, and it was raining again, and no one was around to watch. When his second child yelled this, everyone in the village thought that Song Lao Wu had gone back overnight. Who would have thought that Song Lao Wu had already been killed by him?" The son was killed."

"The three brothers stuffed Song Laowu into a dilapidated closet overnight and carried them out. In order not to be easily discovered, they even ran into the deep forest on purpose. They didn't expect that people were not as good as heaven, so they let brother-in-law you go wrong. By mistake, they found Song Laowu's body."

Having said that, everyone couldn't help but sigh.

After seeing off Song Xiaojie, Shao Yun went to get up and leave.For the sake of the four red envelopes that Shao Yun took out, He Rulin's daughter-in-law wanted to keep the two of them for lunch no matter what.

Shao Yun went to refuse with a smile, and only said: "We have to go to the village chief's grandfather's house to pay New Year's greetings, so we won't stay for lunch,"

"Go to the village chief's house, it's just right, I have to send the money to the village chief too." He Rulin immediately picked up the black plastic bag he had just placed on the coffee table.

His daughter-in-law's face darkened instantly.

"What money?" Shao Yun asked.

He Rulin sighed: "Isn't this your aunt who wanted to eat dumplings stuffed with cabbage this morning, and asked me to dig a cabbage in the field and come back. On the way back, I found this black plastic bag with 5 yuan in it What about money. Such a large sum of money might have been lost by some household in the village. Doesn’t the village chief have a loudspeaker? I’ll send the money to him and ask him to help find the owner.”

But his daughter-in-law is hot-eyed and wants to withhold the money. This is not a dispute between the couple.

Hearing this, He Rulin's daughter-in-law gritted her teeth. With the 5 yuan, her youngest son can make up the down payment to buy a two-bedroom apartment at his workplace. Can she not be envious?

"Can I have a look?" Shao Yun asked suddenly.

"Look." He Rulin handed the black plastic bag to Shao Yun.

Shao Yun went to open the plastic bag and saw that there were indeed five stacks of banknotes neatly inside, and he could vaguely smell the corpse dug up in the old forest that day.

He smiled immediately: "Don't go to the village chief, like Uncle Lin, this money is yours."

"What?" He Rulin looked blank.

"Do you remember what Uncle Xiaojie said just now?" Shao Yun asked.

He Rulin thought for a while, "Song Lao Wu's case is solved."

"When?"

"Morning."

Shao Yun continued to ask: "Then when did you pick up this money?"

"Morning?" He Rulin had a flash of inspiration, and said in disbelief: "You mean..."

Shao Yun went and nodded: "You helped Song Laowu, this is his thank you fee, you can take it anyway."

It seems that there is no need to draw the peace talisman for He Rulin today, he thought.

He Rulin looked dazed and trembling: "This..."

Instead, He Rulin's daughter-in-law was overjoyed, snatched the money directly, and bumped He Rulin with her swollen hand, with a proud face: "Let me just say, if you picked up this money, it should belong to my family. If you still don't believe it, You still have to be stubborn with me..."