Liuxiang

Dongjia Village is located in the outskirts of Beijing, a small village with dozens of households.

The advantage is the beautiful mountains and rivers, the singing of birds and the fragrance of flowers. No real estate developer who has no eyesight will choose this small place for real estate development, and no businessman who can't think about it will want to open a store here. Therefore, ten years have been like a day, and mornings here The only small store is a grocery store at the head of the village; the most modern facility is the bus stop next to the grocery store.

The downside is that once the gate is opened, there are neighbors who know each other on the left and right, not to mention a new car driving in along the road, or a cow slowly walking in from the road. After keeping it for 5 minutes, the whole village knows it, and One-third of people will choose to come out from the door of their house to see whether it is a cattle or a buffalo, a bull or a cow.

So when Shang Huaiyan drove the car and came to this small village with Yi Baitang, they were immediately surrounded by crowds.

A dog and two chickens completely ignored the traffic rules, and they were having fun on the yellow dirt road.

Unavoidably cast unnecessary haze on his trip, Shang Huaiyan drove the car carefully in the eyes of everyone, for fear of bumping into this family's chicken or that family's dog... until standing On the left side of the car, the aunt in a floral dress stared at the people in the car for a while, then suddenly slapped her thigh: "I said who is here, it turns out to be Tangtang from the old man's house!"

Sugar?

Shang Huaiyan looked sideways.

Hmph, I don't recognize this nickname.

Yi Baitang had a cold face.

The lady in the floral dress called again: "Tangtang, Tangtang, I am your Auntie Huang, do you remember?"

Yi Baitang: "..."

He lowered his head helplessly: "Aunt Huang."

Open this head, the surrounding circle of people will shout.

Just at this time, the car had found a place to stop, and Yi Baitang got out of the car, struck with precision, and called out every grandparent, uncle, aunt, aunt, sister, brother, and sister around.

Shang Huaiyan had a teasing smile on his lips.

With a high IQ, he easily matched the person and the name the first time Yi Baitang called out. He was secretly complacent when he heard Aunt Huang who had just called out Yi Baitang continue to speak. Enthusiasm: "Tangtang brought friends home today? I saw old man Dong go up the mountain to catch early cicadas an hour ago, and it's almost time to come back now—hey, everyone is here, he's back!"

Everyone followed the sound, and saw an old man in a white coat, black cloth shoes, with his hands behind his back walking slowly on the road far away.

It was evening, and the sun was setting on the green hills. The old man was walking like flying, and in the blink of an eye he had already arrived in front of everyone.

The smile on Shang Huaiyan's lips twisted.

wait wait wait.

Why does the progress bar pull so fast? !

I'm not ready to go in and meet my parents yet!

Old man Dong walked into the crowd, didn't pay attention to Shang Huaiyan who was standing aside, grabbed Yi Baitang by the collar, slipped him into the house, then came out and cupped his hands: "Come back to my house for dinner."

The rest: "Okay, okay, when your grandson is gone, you open a table, and we join in for a meal!"

The old man Dong responded, and then his eyes slipped away, before slipping to Shang Huaiyan.

Shang Huaiyan was very nervous, holding the two fish he caught in his hand.Although Yi Baitang said that he would just bring someone over, he didn't mention anything, Shang Huaiyan really didn't dare to come to the door, so the two finally made a compromise and went to the vegetable market and asked Shang Huaiyan to pick out the two most beautiful ones Fish has a good meaning and is practical. It can be put into the pot in the evening, and it can be eaten in the stomach during dinner, and then it can be taken home...

"Grandpa..."

These two fish are really good. They were still alive and kicking all the way after being stuck in the car, jumping and jumping, and soaked a large piece of Shang Huaiyan's expensive suit, and there was a drop of water inside. The little motor jumped onto Shang Huaiyan's eyelids, and dripped down as soon as he blinked.

Old man Dong blinked and smiled.The serious old man just now looked like the old birthday star in the portrait, and he became friendly when he saw it: "Young man is too polite, come in and sit down and have a cup of tea. Tangtang doesn't give you any trouble, right?" Don't forget Compliment, "The fish is good, who chose it?"

Shang Huaiyan was modest and low-key: "Baitang is watching from the side, let me choose."

"Oh!" Old man Dong automatically ignored the previous sentence and remembered the latter sentence.

...seems pretty easy to please.Shang Huaiyan breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, before he was half relieved, he saw Yi Baitang, who had been substituted in earlier, come out of the storage room with seven large iron pots.

The seven large iron pots stacked are taller than Yi Baitang's people, Yi Baitang lifted the weight lightly, and walked past Shang Huaiyan as if nothing had happened, the iron pot was swaying.

"And this." Old man Dong idly threw another frying pan on top of the seven iron pans.

"Old man, come back after I put away my things." Yi Baitang frowned.

"This." Old man Dong threw it away again, and another stack of plates landed on the frying pan.

"Old man..."

"This, this, this—this!"

Bowls, chopsticks, spoons, seasoning boxes, and the last two fish, everything was stacked on top of Yi Baitang's seven-seat cauldron!

Originally, it was just a rickety iron pot that was crumbling, but the live fish brought by Shang Huaiyan was still in it, adding bricks and tiles to the collapse of the tall building!

Shang Huaiyan was dumbfounded.

Yi Baitang swallowed his anger and didn't dare to speak anymore, lest a chicken would fly up when he turned around. He carried the things and continued to walk towards the kitchen, but when he was about to enter the kitchen, several people in the room quickly discovered that the things were piled up. It's too high, and the door beam is made too low, so you can't get in.

Just when Shang Huaiyan was about to step forward to help, a cattail fan came out from the side and stopped in front of Shang Huaiyan.

Shang Huaiyan turned his head to see that old man Dong was stepping on a rocking chair, shaking a big cattail fan, holding a rough pottery tea bowl, and smiled at Shang Huaiyan: "Sit down, let's drink our tea, don't worry about that brat."

How could Shang Huaiyan ignore it... He didn't control his eyes, and then looked in Yi Baitang's direction, and saw Yi Baitang standing in front of the kitchen door also felt that he couldn't get in, so he stood for a while, and suddenly let go.

The seven iron pots and the contents on them fell together, and when they were about to smash to the ground, Yi Baitang suddenly stretched out a foot and used the top of his foot to support it, and then he jumped forward again, finally Jumped over the door frame with the iron pot and the contents of the iron pot——

Shang Huaiyan was tongue-tied.

"Fur—"

There was a sound of exhalation.

Shang Huaiyan followed the sound, and at some point the old man took out a cigarette stick, took a long drag, and commented: "It's so-so, at least I didn't miss my homework."

There were small and fast sounds from the kitchen, like rain hitting plantains, and a very rhythmic bang bang bang. Yi Baitang came out with an unhappy face: "The kitchen is tidy. Old man, this is Shang Huai." Yan, it’s mine—”

Old man Dong: "I know." He glanced at Shang Huaiyan, nodded in satisfaction, "He is a good boy, you should get along well."

Before Yi Baitang finished speaking, he was taken aback when he heard the words, and glanced at Shang Huaiyan, thinking that the little sapling moved so fast, did he pass the Ming Road not long after entering the door?

Now that Grandpa knew about it, Yi Baitang didn't emphasize too much, and quickly transferred to the business of returning this trip: "I came back today to ask you something—"

Old Man Dong: "Oh?"

Yi Baitang went straight to the point, without any politeness: "Why did my mother leave in the past? Why did she leave without hearing from her for 20 years?"

Old man Dong: "Didn't I tell you when I was a child?"

Yi Baitang: "Who would believe the words 'Mom was originally an angel in the sky, but one day she picked you up and had to land down because you were too heavy, and after she unloaded you, she would turn into a hydrogen balloon and fly into the sky'!"

Shang Huaiyan: This reason is really deceiving children...

Old man Dong said indifferently, "You won't believe me when I tell you the truth."

Shang Huaiyan: How dare you lie to children now? !

Yi Baitang said again in a deep voice: "Besides, I got news recently. She said that she did something wrong. What did she do wrong? Does this matter have something to do with her leaving me?"

Old man Dong frowned, quite dissatisfied: "You got her notebook? You two are such a cat, that's how the secret was leaked."

Yi Baitang couldn't bear it anymore, and endured it all over again: "The main point is, why did my mother divorce my father, and why did she leave in the end?"

Old man Dong took another puff of cigarette and exhaled slowly.

The smoke shrouded him, blurring his face.

The old man Dong was not in a hurry, he tapped on the table with a cigarette stick:

"The reason for your mother and father's divorce is very simple. The two people have different ideas and are not suitable for being together, so they separated."

"As for you wanting to know why your mother left..."

"It's very simple, when you win me, I will tell you when. Those who fail are not qualified to make demands."

The bright room immediately fell silent.

Shang Huaiyan looked at the old man Dong, the old man was leisurely and leisurely, he was rocking the chair well, he was confident, and his wisdom was in his hands; he looked at Yi Baitang again, Yi Baitang looked serious, thought over and over again, and finally slowly Nodding, as if making a sound with his lungs, he asked slowly: "What do you cook?"

"Isn't there two fish? It's quite fresh, let's make fish." Old man Dong said.

"Do the same dishes?" Yi Baitang looked more serious and nervous.

"Same." Old Man Dong said.

Yi Baitang stared at Old Man Dong and remained silent.

Shang Huaiyan was wondering whether Yi Baitang agreed or not, when he saw the other party, he turned around and went into the kitchen without saying a word.

Shang Huaiyan: "..."

He glanced at the old man again, and said with emotion: This is a family, and it makes people feel that they can't penetrate... Unlike Yi Bingkun just now, Yi Baitang called Dad on his lips, but actually called someone on the side of the road Uncle Wang.

There seemed to be a fire in the kitchen.

Shang Huaiyan sat alone in the living room with Old Man Dong.

This is a very retro house, the walls are painted white, although it is a bit old, but it looks well maintained, even if there are traces of colored pencils in some corners, the paintings are chickens, ducks, fish, pots and pans.There is a desk directly opposite the gate, on which are seasonal melons and fruits, arranged casually in a patchwork arrangement.

Shang Huaiyan didn't look much, he quickly sat down at the table of the Eight Immortals, instead of the guests, took three teacups, poured a cup for old man Dong and himself, and left a cup for Yi Baitang who was not here.

"You always drink tea."

"You're welcome." Old man Dong smiled and took a sip from his teacup.

"Baitang is already preparing inside, why don't you go in?" Shang Huaiyan asked again.

"He didn't start so soon, let him think about it for a while, so as not to be anxious when cooking later and spoil the dishes." Old man Dong showed a casual attitude towards Yi Baitang, but he was quite amiable and amiable towards Shang Huaiyan. Speak very clearly.

This gave Shang Huaiyan some confidence in what he was going to say later.

"Baitang and I have a very good relationship..." Shang Huaiyan spoke slowly but sincerely, "You just said that Baitang's father and mother have different ideas, so they separated."

"It's not very important how they separated. It's been 20 years. Tangtang doesn't care about it, so don't worry about it," the old man said.

In other words, Baitang's father did cheat and divorced his mother.Shang Huaiyan thought.It's just that old people don't want to speak ill of people, so they use the words "difference in ideas".

"Then what about the mother that Baitang wants to know?" Shang Huaiyan asked.

"Why, that kid thinks he can't win, so he asked you to play the side drum?" The old man laughed.

"I don't think he can win." Shang Huaiyan told the truth, and when he finished speaking, he laughed and said slowly, "And I think that Baitang has no right to choose in this kind of matter, at least he should have the right to know, right? "

The old man stopped talking this time.

He quickly stretched his body on the rocking chair, stretched his waist, threw the cattail fan and pipe on the table, and slipped into the kitchen swiftly, leaving only one sentence: "Okay, it's almost time, give that person another The kid is free, so I can't keep up with him. Tea and fruit are on the table, don't be polite, take what you want."

Shang Huaiyan: "..."

What about the face? !

He stared at the nimble figure who ran into the kitchen, but he didn't see him reappear, instead he stared at Yi Baitang who was in the kitchen.

Yi Baitang had a clear goal, walked directly in front of Shang Huaiyan, and looked at Shang Huaiyan in silence.

Shang Huaiyan was a little guilty, thinking that what I just said had been heard?

He asked: "Why..."

Yi Baitang said suddenly: "I will make it up to you."

Shang Huaiyan: "?????"

At this moment, he thought about many things, including cheating, terminal illness, and the destruction of the universe.

Yi Baitang had a look of forbearance and grievance: "If you eat something better later, don't abandon me, don't mention breaking up."

Shang Huaiyan: "..."

Hello!Who would do such a thing!

But for some reason, his heart softened into a pool of water, and then he couldn't help but giggle.