The sick man is responsible

On the way, children chase and play with each other within the eyes of adults, and it is common for them to tell them occasionally to be guests in other people’s carriages. When they come back with a piece or two of snacks, or a piece or two of oranges, the adults know in their hearts that the next time someone else There are also snacks for the children at home when they come from home to play.But it is still rare for a group of seven or eight from the end to go to a family at the head of the team to play.

The carriage is only so big, how can it accommodate so many people.In this line of children, the oldest looked to be ten years old, and the youngest was only three or four years old and had to hold hands to walk steadily. Everyone who saw them turned their backs and whispered.Old Lin's eldest brother, Fu Lang, had already thought about it, and asked the younger members of the family to go and play with the children of the younger uncle's family in groups.Go in the morning, go back in the evening, take three breaks in between, and have two meals, how much food can be saved.

Xiao Linzi was obviously a little confused when he saw the seven nephews coming together, "Why did you all come together?"

The oldest one kept Aya’s words in mind, and only said that he came to see his homesickness. Zhou Gaoer opened the curtain when he heard the sound, and the eyes of the younger ones lit up when they saw him, “Shuya, Shuya, I want some snacks, delicious dessert."

Xiao Linzi looked at Zhou Gaoer at a loss, Zhou Gaoer chuckled, opened the curtain and fixed it, and asked Xiao Linzi to carry the little ones to the carriage first, as many people as the carriage could hold, four would be full Now, Zhou Gaoer looked at the three older ones apologetically, "Just follow the uncle for a while, and then change seats after a while."

He took out the snack box, shared a piece of snacks for each person, and put the snack box back to its original place. Seeing him putting away the snack box, one of the brothers acted coquettishly and said, "Shuya, I still want to eat some snacks."

"Xiao Liu, do you want to eat dim sum tomorrow?" Zhou Gaoer asked.

Xiao Liu nodded sharply, "What about the day after tomorrow?" Zhou Gaoer asked.Xiao Liu also nodded, and Zhou Gaoer said, "We can't make dim sum on the road. There are plenty of dim sum we made before. Xiao Liu eats an extra piece today, and it will be gone the day after tomorrow. Do you want to eat it today? "

Xiao Liu looked at the snack in his hand, thought for a while, and decided to eat a piece every day.While eating, he looked at the dim sum in Sixiang's hand. This younger brother didn't like dim sum, he remembered it.

After walking a short distance, the eight-year-old Xiaowu had to squeeze into the car, Zhou Gaoer could only hold his little son in his arms, and the two-year-old Sizhou was chewing on his piece of snack, holding Holding the snacks that his brother gave him, he stared at these brothers vigilantly. In his heart, these people were simply what his uncle called locusts.Well, he wants to finish eating quickly.

When they settled down at noon, they didn't say they wanted to go back. They gathered around and looked at what Zhou Gaoer wanted to eat. Zhou Gaoer cooked a big pot of noodles and put some pickles. Some kid picked up the noodles and complained that there was no meat at all. Zhou Gaoer pretended not to hear, Liu Hanqing gave Si Zhou a bowl of egg custard, and he fed Si Zhou first.Fortunately, the homesickness has always been picky. Doesn’t it mean that the pickled noodles are not delicious? Going to the aunt’s university to eat delicious food, Zhou Gaoer is very considerate with his serious appearance while holding his own noodles.

After lunch and rest, the children of the Lin family rushed to sit in the carriage like a gust of wind. There was only room for one person. Zhou Gaoer asked Sixiang to sit in the carriage. Behind the back, Xiao Linzi hurriedly carried the basket on his back, squeezed Zhou Gaoer's hand apologetically, "I have wronged you."

Zhou Gaoer shook her head with a smile.

In the carriage ahead, Zhou Hongmei glanced back, Zhou Gaoer was walking on the ground, so she said to Liu Hanqing, "Go and call your cousin Gaoer to sit here, isn't it hard to walk like this?"

"It's not good to be called at this moment." Liu Hanqing said, "The child is already seven or eight years old, and he is very spirited. It would be bad if he rummaged around in the carriage while his cousin was away."

"Then you bring the two little ones here, don't let them be bullied." Zhou Hongmei said.

Liu Hanqing said yes, and opened the curtain to go out, Liu Chenghan asked him where he was going, Liu Hanqing said, Liu Chenghan said. "Don't go yet, he hasn't sent the child here now, which means he can still take it with him."

Liu Hanqing looked back at Zhou Hongmei. Zhou Hongmei walked to the door of the carriage and said to Liu Chenghan, "Old Lin's family is too deceptive. You can talk to their family later. There is no reason to drive so many children to the younger son's house. Don't eat him." Those who don’t wear him have to help their children? This calculation is too smart.”

"I can talk about it this time, and they can call the child back, but what about next time?" Liu Chenghan said to Zhou Hongmei with a wry smile, "Aya, you have to find a way to solve these things yourself, and I can protect them in Wangjia Town." He, what about letting them live in Liuye Township in the future?"

Zhou Hongmei was at a loss for words, and sighed after a while, "Why don't I know this truth, but it hurts me to see him working so hard. Forget it, he lives the life. If he is limp and can't stand up, the backer can't stand up." To be strong is to be bullied."

"Let's look at it first. It's really impossible to solve it if you ask for cakes, but I'll do it later." Liu Chenghan comforted him.

Every time they settled down, the seven children would open their mouths to eat. Zhou Gaoer brought out some steamed buns, but the children quit, "Uncle, I said you have delicious food at home, why don't you give it to me?" Shall we eat?"

"Aren't you just eating now? You also had snacks in the morning. Where can I find something delicious at Shuya's house?" Zhou Gaoer said.

"I don't believe it, I'll go check it out." A tiger-headed boy went to look through the luggage at the back of the carriage.

"Lin Xiaowu, are you looking for smoke?" Xiao Linzi pushed him back, "Eat yours honestly, if you don't eat, go back."

"Woooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo" on the ground, as if Xiao Linzi had beaten him hard, rolling on the ground while crying, "I want to eat delicious food, I want to eat delicious food."

Xiao Linzi has one head and two big ones, "How did you, Ah Ya, teach you to be so reckless, you have completely embarrassed the old Lin family."

Zhou Gaoer looked at the other six people gently, "Do you want to eat or not? If you don't eat, we will go on our way." The time to settle down is very short for non-meal time, so it is enough for the horses to eat fodder, and the adults have time to put water .

Lin Xiaowu was still crying on the ground, the people in front would not come to ask, but the lively people in the back came up to ask what was wrong, Zhou Gaoer smiled bitterly and said, "I don't think big white steamed buns are good, but if I want to eat delicious ones, I will return them." What's delicious? This steamed bun is reserved for the child's father when he is tired from walking. Seven steamed buns are enough for him to eat for two days. I also had a snack in the morning, and the candied fruit that was saved for the younger son to grind his teeth was all eaten They dug it out and ate it up."

"Tsk tsk, isn't the big white steamed bun delicious?" The man looked at the ground, and sure enough, there was a steamed bun with ashes next to it, "You let him make trouble like this, let his father and Aya take care of it. If it was in my house, if you dare to throw a good steamed bun on the ground, your butt will be swollen."

"Other people's children, how can I start to clean them up." Zhou Gaoer said with a wry smile, "I dare not approach, for fear that others will say that I beat him, so I just let him cry, and I won't let him cry when he arrives. .”

The people who had inquired about the gossip walked back satisfied. Zhou Gaoer stood beside the carriage, still looking gently at the six people who were watching with steamed buns, "There will be no carriage for those who come late."

The rest of the people looked at Zhou Gaoer, Shuya was still gentle as usual, but something seemed wrong?How can you not coax Xiao Wu, it's delicious?Seeing Zhou Gaoer getting into the carriage, the uncle also seemed to be driving the carriage, and hurried to sit in the carriage. Looking back, Lin Xiaowu had changed from rolling to sitting on the ground, his face was dirty, and he was hanging. With two tears in his eyes, his expression of astonishment was ridiculous.

After that, every time I passed a car, some people would say something, 'I really don't treat food from other people's homes as food, but in your own home, you would still eat sweet potatoes. ’ Some people pointed at him to educate their children, ‘If you dare to learn such prodigal behavior, I will beat you to death. '

After finally waiting for the mule cart of Lao Lin's family, Lin Xiaowu cried loudly, "Grandpa, uncle, hit me." His father stepped forward and slapped me, "Why did I give birth to such a useless thing like you. "

The second brother, Fu Lang, hurriedly hugged the child, "Why did you hit him, he was already startled."

Lao Lin silently walked up to the steamed bun, patted the ashes, and said to Lin Xiaowu, "Xiao Wu, isn't this steamed bun delicious?"

Lin Xiaowu was stunned by his father's slap in the face, sobbing loudly again.

"Go and call the child back now. If you don't go next time, you can save face. When someone else sends the child back, you will lose face in the future. No matter how good Xiao Linzi's life is in the future, it has nothing to do with you." Lao Lin said.

"What are you talking about, Dad? We are relatives who have broken the bonds of flesh and blood. He will turn his face against him just because a few nephews go to the house to play." The elder brother Fu Lang said indifferently.

Lao Lin sighed and shook his head, and walked to the front with his hands behind his back. He is old, and he shouldn't have the ability to keep the children at home. It's time for them to leave the house.

The six children still stayed at Zhou Gaoer's place and had dinner before leaving. The porridge prepared by Zhou Gaoer for dinner, put some diced bacon in it, cracked two eggs in it, and put a handful of chopped dried vegetables. Awow, there was nothing left in the big pot they cooked, and they were still feeling hungry, Zhou Gaoer cooked another pot, and ate them until they lay on the ground with their stomachs in their hands and yelled, "I can't go, I can’t walk anymore, so I’m going to sleep at my uncle’s house today.”

Zhou Gaoer said gently, "Don't talk nonsense, Shuya's house doesn't have so many quilts, and living in the wild today, Shuya can't see so many people." He called out one by one, and he sent them back.

"I'll send it off." Xiao Linzi said.

"No, I'll take it off. You stay at home and take care of the children." Zhou Gaoer said, let the older ones lead the younger ones, and he walked at the end. send a trip.Many husbands said to him, "You are so kind, you should let this kind of hob meat dry, otherwise he will see you as easy to talk, and there will be troubles in the future."

"No." Zhou Gao'er's smile was tinged with coldness against the backdrop of the flickering fire.

At the end of the line, Lao Lin's family had just finished their dinner, "Master, Daddy, Daddy, Aya—" Seeing Aya, the child let go of his hands and ran into Aya's arms.

"Oh, cake, why did you still ask you to send these little brats back? Let them come back by themselves next time. I'm really worried, so I will let my uncle do the same. The children can't live without Aya tonight. Sizhou can't find you. I'm crying." Big Brother Fu Lang said to Zhou Gaoer.

"Because I have something to say, it's hard for Xiao Linzi to say it." Zhou Gaoer said with a smile. "Father, Ah Ya, don't leave either, come and listen together."

"Is there anything to say?" The eldest brother Fu Lang was a little nervous.

"Father, what did the middleman say when you sent Xiao Linzi to Zhou's Cake Shop as an apprentice?" Zhou Gaoer asked.

"Hey, you want to talk about this, but when you said it was a marriage, Xiao Linzi didn't appear in your Zhou family's genealogy. When you came back from a disaster last time, we came here together under such a difficult situation. Isn't it just a relative?" Kiss the whole family?" said the eldest brother, Fu Lang.

"I used the jewelry as the travel expenses of the family, and Xiao Linzi contributed a lot along the way. From the time I arrived in Wangjia Town, my aunt and my brother's help to Lao Lin's family was enough to cover the expenses we lived at home. Year." Zhou Gaoer said calmly, "You said that we are a family of relatives, and Xiao Linzi is not a married man, so if I marry him, what will the old Lin family do?"

"Gao'er, you see, after so many years, is it inappropriate for you to say this again?" said the eldest brother Fu Lang.

"Why is it inappropriate?" Zhou Gaoer asked back, "There are always people who take advantage of others and treat others as fools. Since the words are not clear, the account is finally clear. Xiao Linzi has used Lao Lin's family since he was 11 years old. One per cent, the monthly routine money is sent back until we get married. When we got married, your family didn't mention the dowry or the dowry. Naturally, there was no preparation for the banquet. The whole family carried some rags I came to eat noodles. During the bridal chamber, Xiao Linzi cried and said that I was wronged, and he didn’t expect that he had sent home money for several years, and he only got a little cloth when we got married.”

"I won't talk about it after getting married. I still eat and drink from my family. When the disaster happened, because my family had some troubles, I temporarily lived in Lin's house. What my elder brother Fulang said at the time did not mean that we are a family of relatives." , You didn’t agree to let us go with you until I pawned the jewelry, have you forgotten, this would be like a kindness to accept us under so much pressure.”

"I found out that I was pregnant on the mountain. Who said that it is better to abort the left and right after birth. You all have more than two children, but you said that you want to abort the first child of the little brother." Zhou Gaoer's voice was different. Gao, the speed of speech is not in a hurry, he always looks at all the people who are listening when he speaks, and he let them know that they are talking about kissing a family, he is not rare at all.

"In Wangjia Town, if it wasn't for my brother, the Lin family would have gained a firm foothold in the town so quickly. My brother even rented out the land he cultivated to you at a low price. My brother probably gave me the mule now."

"My aunt gave birth to my child at my aunt's house. My aunt even prepared the red eggs for the child. The child's grandpa and grandpa came to the child's full moon banquet with their hands behind their backs. It is enough to tease the child and say that it is good enough. ?" Zhou Gaoer asked Lao Lin, asked Aya, asked the eldest brother Fulang, asked the second brother Fulang who was avoiding sight, the third brother Fulang, brother...

"Brother, Fulang, would you like to tell me, what is the constitution of your eldest son's full moon? We can't compare with the eldest son and grandson, big brother, what is the constitution of your eldest son's full moon?" Zhou Gaoer asked, "When it is used, it is a kissing family. People, when you don’t need it, who remembers it. Xiao Linzi is not by your side, I don’t mind if you are a little biased, but you can’t let Xiao Linzi be the cash cow of the Lin family without giving a little of the friendship in your heart. "The last two sentences were to Lao Lin. "It's not that you acquiesced, and the eldest brother Fulang would not be so arrogant. The whole family doesn't know how to be grateful, but only knows that it should be taken for granted."

"I don't like it. I don't like Xiaolinzi to be your cash cow." Zhou Gaoer said, "To be a family of relatives, you should make up for what you owe me and Xiaolinzi. In the future, you I have a smiling face when I come to the door, and I welcome the children to come. Otherwise, just be relatives who are safe and sound, and I will not bother you if I have something to do, and you should not come to the door normally. Send it here, don't blame me for sending the beggar, without mercy."

Zhou Gaoer made sure that they all listened to what she said, so she shook her sleeves decisively and went back.Halfway through the walk, I saw Xiao Linzi waiting for him, "I'm worried, let Brother Hanqing look after the child, I'm here to pick you up."

"You heard what I said." Zhou Gaoer asked.

Xiao Linzi nodded, stepped forward to hold Zhou Gaoer's hand and said after a while, "I can tell the difference between close and distant."

Sure enough, no one from the Lin family came up to fight the autumn wind the next day. Zhou Hongmei said to Liu Hanqing reassuringly, "Although Gao'er is kind-hearted, he still has some rules. It's time to get home. There are some things that need to be clarified. Even if Xiao Linzi doesn't get married, I will I hope that the two of them will set up a separate family, and if this is at Lao Lin's house, they will be dragged down."

Although there were no officers and soldiers to urge me to go back, but because everyone was eager to return, the journey was not slow.It's just that "when you are at the top, you will be in the wild unless you really don't catch up with the town. When you have extra time, Liu Chenghan has planned to stay overnight in the town. The cost is naturally higher than that in the wild, but the safety and comfort are much better than the wild." .

Many people here would probably never leave the place where they were born if they hadn’t settled down this time.People are like this, if they stay in one place all the time, they won't have the idea of ​​going outside to see it.But as long as he comes out and encounters new places, he is also interested in visiting.

So no one objected to Liu Chenghan's decision. When he settled in the town, he would go outside in small groups to experience the local customs and snacks, and then get together to chat and talk about such a custom here, and talk about his own home. If the rules of the side are followed, there will be enough talk in the middle of the night.When I arrive in my hometown, I will have something to talk to my neighbors and younger generations for most of my life.

The atmosphere of the whole homecoming team is very harmonious.

The new emperor used the pretext of the rebellion of the old emperor's eldest son to demote all the sons of the old emperor, and distributed the frontiers to the frontiers.The common people don't lament the lack of family affection these days. After the new emperor takes office, the country is prosperous and the people are safe. The common people have a good life and feel grateful that he is a good emperor.Let Beijing doctors go to the countryside, free medicinal materials, open warehouses to help, and reduce taxes. Although God has not rewarded face for two consecutive years, after a few years, the people have finally recuperated.

The convoy passed by all the way, the people in the towns and cities were rich and healthy, and everyone in the country had fields. The fields were full of vitality and cows were mooing. When the people on the road saw this scene, they felt that their steps were much lighter. Here and there were restored, and the hometown You can't go wrong, and your loved ones must be doing well.

With such a mood on the road, day by day, autumn transitions to winter, but the thick padded jacket is replaced by a jacket. The wind no longer seems to be able to scratch the face, and the air is no longer dry and itchy to the throat and eyes. , but the moist water vapor, arrived at Shiliting, the place where we set off that year.Those in Liuye Township take the small road, and those in the Sanjiang County town and the villages beyond the county town have to continue to walk on the main road.

That's the end of the task of the bodyguard Liu Chenghan invited, but the bodyguard will not turn around and go back, but decides to go to Sanjiang County to recuperate for two days before heading back.Liu Chenghan gave the final payment, and said to Zhou Gaoer, "I'll go see my uncle tomorrow."

Zhou Gaoer nodded, and the team was divided into two.

The closer they got to Liuye Township, the more awkward the people in the team became. Perhaps they were timid because they were close to the village. While looking at the surrounding land and scenery excitedly, the speed under their feet was not fast, and there was even a tendency to slow down.Liu Chenghan glanced back, didn't intend to share emotion with them, and just called back Yuan Bao who was tired of being with Zhong Sheng, "My father-in-law, let's take a step first."

"Okay, you guys go first." Liu Lao Wu was secretly wiping away tears, when he saw Liu Chenghan told him to wipe his eyes quickly and replied.

I only met a few people along the way, and I was a little surprised to see them. Zhou Hongmei simply got out of the carriage, greeted everyone when she saw them, and invited them to come to play at home in a few days.

General Tie locked the door of the house, and Zhou Hongmei took out the key from her purse tremblingly several times, but the keyhole was not right, and she really came back.

There is a kind of lingering vitality in the yard, and weeds grow in the corners between the stone slabs.The doors and windows are all in place, Liu Chenghan glanced around, it seems that the clan is really serious about looking after the house for him.Kang Yu, who was wearing red fur-trimmed clothes, brought in Jiaozi, who was wearing pine-green fur-trimmed clothes, "This is our home~"

"Yes, this is the house built by my grandfather." Zhou Hongmei said. "Like it?"

"I like it." Kang Yu nodded, then looked at Liu Hanqing and said, "But Aya, why isn't there a small pond in the yard?"

"Because there is a big and beautiful river outside the village, I will take you to see it in spring." Liu Hanqing said.

Kang Yu nodded.

Liu Hanqing quickly opened all the doors and windows of the house, Liu Nengzhuo and Liu Nengxing helped Liu Chenghan drive the three carriages into the yard, unload the carriages, and let the horses graze freely in the yard, "Ah I'll go to the mountain to see grandpa first." Liu Chenghan said, he had already asked, his grandpa is still living on the mountain, "You can just rest at home, don't clean up, we will clean up when we come back."

"I know, this is my home." Zhou Hongmei said with a smile, "Go quickly."

After washing his face with a bucket of well water and tidying his hair, Liu Chenghan took Liu Hanqing, Liu Nengzhuo, Liu Nengxing, Kang Yu and Jiaozi to the graveyard.

Apart from Liu Nengzhuo, there are also some childhood memories, from Liu Nengxing down, each one is as strange as going to a new place.There are still green trees here in winter, and there are quite a few. In Wangjia Town, the sky is full of yellow in winter, and the sky is white when it snows. Green is a rare thing.Jiaozi squeezed Kang Yu's hand, "I like this place, how about you?"

"I like it too." Kang Yu nodded and said. "As Dad said, because this is our hometown, even if it is the first time we step into this land, we will like it."

"I'm so sad. I've told Kang Yu so much, but Kang Yu only remembers what Dad said." Liu Nengxing walked his way silently, and suddenly howled, Liu Hanqing turned around and asked him what's wrong. He gave him a crutch from the back, and he twisted his smile and said, "It's okay, Ya, I'm so excited to see my great-grandfather."

Being the second child is no fun.