Chapter 717 Going to see Xu Ergen
Afraid of running into her grandfather and her aunt who happened to be whispering on the street early in the morning, or that her aunt happened to be at the old home, Xu Changqing did not go out immediately.
Her second grandfather and his wife have no fewer children and grandchildren than her grandfather. When they have more children and grandchildren, they have already separated and moved out to live in their own way, but they still live in the same place.
In other words, they still live in the old Xu family gathering place. The closest place to the second uncle's house is the second grandfather's house. The third grandfather and the old grandfather live in the row behind the eldest brother and the second brother.
The location of that old courtyard is just to the west and east of Baizigou. One is to the west of Baizigou, and the other is to the northeast corner. They are shaped like the two boundaries of the Chu River.
Looking back on the separation of the family now, I am afraid that she chose the northeast corner because she was worried about the embarrassment of living in the gathering place where old Xu's family lived if her son's background was exposed.
What she never expected was that her son, who originally thought it would be better to live next to Lao Bai's house, moved out of Baizigou early without stopping.
Take the dustpan and ash rake to take out the ashes from the stove, bring the wooden spoons and pile them in front of the stove door, then light the matches and stuff them into the hole of the stove.
Over and over again, Xu Changqing burned the insides of the stoves and kangs of several kangs at home, washed his face and let her nurse at home, and then took the pastries and wine and went out.
The wind has risen.
The north wind began to roar.
On this day? Xu Changqing raised her head and looked at the dim sky. There was no one in front or behind her on the road. She quickened her pace to go to the old Xu's home.
Her second grandfather also lived in a five-room house, but unlike her house which was surrounded by a courtyard wall on the back of the mountain, the courtyards of each house here were surrounded by a row of sticks.
There are sticks around it, and there is also a wooden courtyard gate at the main entrance, but it has gaps. In addition, the stick is not very high, so you can clearly see the inside and outside.
When Xu Changqing was about to arrive, she first heard and then saw a big man rushing out of the yard of her second uncle's house, carrying a pole and a basket, his head held high and singing.
What is howling?
"Get up! I don't want to do it..."
Then it stopped!
Even though Xu Changqing was full of thoughts, she was very happy at this moment. Before the big man could rush towards her, she quickly rushed to meet him and shouted "Brother Changhe" happily.
"Ah, ah, Qingzi! When did you arrive? I heard from Gangzi in the morning that you would be arriving today. I was thinking of going around to your house first and then to the team yard..."
It can be seen that the direction you are walking is to go to my house. Xu Changqing waited quietly for Xu Changhe to finish speaking, and then she raised the things she was carrying with both hands.
"We brothers will go about our own business first, and then we'll get together with Brother Gangzi later." As she said this, she winked at Xu Changhe, signaling that someone was about to run out.
Xu Changhe understood, nodded with a laugh, and then stretched out his hand to push her, "Are you going to the second grandpa's house first? Come in quickly, the bride will be blown away by the wind if it's too late."
Xu Changqing laughed.
Return the bride!
Outside the hospital.
The conversation between the two people, especially Xu Changhe's laughter, came through clearly. Xu Ergen's eldest son, Xu Dacang, went into the outer room and shouted that Changqing was here.
It was not yet four o'clock in the afternoon, and the room was already dark. Xu Ergen in the east room heard his son shouting, and he knocked the cigarette pot in his hand on the edge of the kang.
His wife, who was sitting on the kang doing needlework, reminded him to be careful of sparks. After saying this, Mrs. Xu put down her sewing and got off the kang, put on her cotton shoes and pulled the light cord.
Yes.
That’s right!
Bai Zitong called.
In the past, Grandma Xu would only pull the light cord when her uncle came. Now the room was dark but it was not yet dark. When her eldest son called Chang Qing to come, she no longer felt worried about the electricity bill.
Xu Dacang looked happily at Xu Changqing who came in and called him uncle. Without saying much, he secretly pointed at the east room, then frowned and closed his eyes.
Xu Changqing got his hint and couldn't help laughing, while nodding her head to show that she already knew. She would immediately make her second grandfather happy.
When Xu Dacang saw this, he slapped the hat on Xu Changqing's head in a funny manner. After taking the photo, he remembered that this was his niece, not his nephew, and he couldn't help but laugh out loud.
"Come in quickly, it's cold outside." As he said that, Xu Dacang pointed to the brightly lit east room. As long as the child went in and chatted with her second grandfather, she would be fine.
It's strange to say, okay, I don't know what happened to the old man today. He just stayed at home and didn't go anywhere. He was so embarrassed that the children didn't even dare to stay at home.
Xu Changqing carried her things and entered the east room. As soon as she entered, her second grandfather leaned against the kangqin with his head drooped. When he saw her, he couldn't even wave to her.
Xu Changqing was so upset that her nose felt sore: Who is this? This is the second grandfather who loves her father as much as his own son.
He once couldn't afford it because her father, his nephew, was ill. In the end, he tried his best to let her take over the position of the clan leader regardless of the fact that she was a girl.
Even before he died, he was still worried that she would not be able to protect his siblings, so he insisted on providing her with an insurance policy. Although it did not go as he wished, his love for her father was not inferior to that of her grandfather.
Now she learned that her father was not her nephew... Xu Changqing walked extremely heavy in the short few steps from the door of the room to the Kang, even though she kept smiling.
She first called Second Grandma, then Second Grandpa.
"Old man!"
What does the child know?
Second Grandma Xu called her husband, and pulled Xu Changqing and pushed her to sit on the edge of the Kang, "Your Second Grandpa is still angry that I don't listen to him and is freezing."
"Do you still know?" Xu Ergen glared at his wife, and then looked at Xu Changqing. When he opened his mouth, he couldn't help scolding, "You're a prodigal child!"
Xu Changqing felt relieved and sincerely laughed: Just scold me, I'm afraid that if you don't scold me, you will treat me like an outsider! She immediately put the things in her hands on the kang and rubbed them next to her second grandfather.
"I don't know how hard it is to make money. It's not good to save money. Every time I come back, I bring something..." Xu Ergen said to Xu Changqing, who was smiling to please, and then he couldn't curse anymore.
Suddenly he is not his nephew, suddenly he is not his grandnephew! What a good boy, but he is no longer the son of his old Xu family, "Everlasting."
"Hey, my dear second grandpa," Xu Changqing replied playfully, "I finally came back, so don't talk about me, okay? I know you are afraid of me, I understand.
But this is not me, okay? Please see if I feel sorry for you as an outsider. I am very happy to honor you and my grandfather. Besides, I can bear your granddaughter."
Xu Ergen sighed secretly, stretched out his hand and patted the child, "Good boy, Second Grandpa did not love you in vain. If the old Shen family dares to bully you later, tell Second Grandpa that Second Grandpa led someone to overturn his table."
"Okay!" Xu Changqing responded neatly, "His old Shen family has many people, and our old Xu family is also good. If anyone dares to bully me later, I will go back to my parents' house to move."
"My enemy, this is how the children of our old Xu family should be. They won't suffer any loss in anything they eat. If you marry them, you won't be selling them to his old Shen family. Let the boys of the Shen family take care of them!"
Chapter completed!