Chapter 132 Auntie Returns to Her Parents' Home
Go back for a day?
Zhou Yimin asked: "Is Third Aunt's family home close by?"
Aunt San smiled and said, "It's not far, Xinghua Village in Anping Commune, it will take more than three hours to get there."
She was also quite worried about her parents' family. In the past, it was useless to worry. How was her family doing? They needed help from others. But now, the family situation has improved, and there is a little surplus food, which means they have some ability.
The three children, in particular, started to gain a lot of weight after following their eldest brother in eating delicious food and drinking spicy drinks.
Sometimes she comes to eat and eat delicious food, and she can't help but miss her parents.
The last time I went back was during Chinese New Year, and my parents slaughtered all the hens that laid eggs to entertain them.
During this period, although she was worried, she did not tell her husband about her worries. Until last night, Zhou Xuqiang took the initiative to ask her to bring some things back to see her parents early this morning.
At that moment, she was very moved.
Zhou Yimin: "Isn't this far? Isn't my third uncle going with us?"
Naturally, he also supported his Third Aunt to go back and give a visit, and to help out if she was able.
"He has to go to work. Besides, it's not good to have no adults at home, so..."
Zhou Yimin: "Aren't grandpa and grandma and I adults? Come on, go call your dad back."
Third Aunt Huang Lan felt warm in her heart and didn't know what to say. From these words, it can be seen that Zhou Yimin really regarded their family as his own.
Zhou Yimin turned to his grandmother and said, "Grandma, can you let Auntie take two of the preserved ducks back home? And give her the half bag of corn we didn't finish eating, too! Do you have any more canned food?"
Huang Lan waved her hands quickly: "Yimin, no, no, I have..."
Before he could finish, the old lady looked at him with contempt: "What do you have over there? Sweet potatoes, potatoes, or cornmeal? Okay, just remember the good things about my Yimin."
Those things were brought back by her grandson, but she was still the one to decide how to deal with them. The old lady was very pleased. She thought her grandson was so thoughtful and always considered their feelings.
In addition, they have seen how Huang Lan and his wife treated them over the years, and people's hearts are not made of stone.
Therefore, he had no objection to his third aunt asking her grandson to take some things back to her mother's home.
As long as they don't move everything to their mother's house or are not a brother-supporting woman, it is understandable.
After saying that, grandma went to get the cured duck and canned food. As for the half bag of corn, she left it in the corner, waiting for Zhou Xuqiang to come back and carry it on his back.
Huang Lan was deeply moved again.
That half bag of corn weighed at least 60 kilograms, enough for my parents to eat until the wheat harvest, and they might not even be able to finish it all.
Preserved duck and canned food were even more out of reach for her parents. Although she had not been back and did not know the specific situation of her parents, she felt that the situation in other villages would not be much better.
She knew very well that this was her nephew's way of saving her face when she returned.
Even without the cured duck and canned food, just half a bag of corn was enough for her to be treated like an ancestor in her mother's home.
Zhou Yimin took out the half jar of tiger bone wine: "Grandpa, this is the tiger bone wine that Doctor Chen from our courtyard gave me. You can drink some from time to time, but don't drink too much."
Tiger bone wine is not only an aphrodisiac, but also has other health benefits. Drinking a few sips from time to time is beneficial and harmless.
When the old man heard this, he immediately smiled.
"Good good!"
Not long after, my third uncle Zhou Xuqiang came back.
"Uncle San, haven't you learned to ride a bicycle? Go ahead and ride it! Anyway, I don't plan to go back to the city in the next two days." Zhou Yimin said to his uncle San.
After hearing this, Uncle San’s eyes lit up.
During this period, whenever he had free time, he would use his nephew's bicycle to learn how to ride, and he has already done quite well.
"Then you won't be polite, Uncle San." Huang Lan hurried back home and quietly put a box back to its original place.
There are so many things already, and it’s not a good idea to take away my daughter’s “stored food” all at once.
Lai Fang didn't know about this yet. She was happily massaging her older brother Zhou Yimin's feet and back. In this way, the little girl earned a lot of snacks from Zhou Yimin.
Fortunately, her mother suddenly had a change of heart, otherwise when she returned, the sky would have fallen.
Zhou Xuqiang rode his bicycle and took his wife with him, setting off happily. This time he brought so many things, all of which were food, and he would be very proud to be the most handsome son-in-law in Xinghua Village.
With a bicycle, we could travel much faster. In about an hour, we arrived at the entrance of Xinghua Village.
The villagers of Xinghua Village recognized Huang Lan at a glance.
"Xiao Lan is back!"
As soon as Huang Lan saw the villagers, she knew that people in Xinghua Village were not living well. Some of them were so hungry that she almost couldn't recognize them.
Zhou Xuqiang stopped, took out an economic cigarette, and gave everyone a round.
Everyone present was envious of Zhou Xuqiang and his men as they left. That was a bicycle! It seemed that Huang Lan's man had become rich.
They also noticed the things in Huang Lan's arms. Although they were packed in a bag, they were most likely food or something.
Food is so hard to come by now, and yet people still take so much back to their parents' home.
"Xiaolan has finally made it."
"Yes! There are bicycles, so they must cost at least one or two hundred yuan?" There was only one bicycle in their Xinghua Village, and that belonged to the team leader.
Back then, when Huang Lan got married, everyone said that she had married badly because her husband's family was very poor.
But things change over time, and it took less than 30 years for the situation to be reversed.
"Okay, after you finish smoking, get back to work. In about twenty days, the wheat can be harvested. Cheer up," said the middle-aged man in the lead.
Zhou Xuqiang and his wife followed the country road and came to a low house.
"Aunt, aunt..."
As soon as they stopped, the children playing outside the house recognized Zhou Xuqiang and his wife and started shouting. There were three or four children, all wearing only pants and no shirts.
Huang Lan has two older brothers, and these children belong to the two older brothers. The two older boys are not here, probably because they are helping with the work!
The children in Xinghua Village are not as happy as those in Zhoujiazhuang. They have books to read, food to eat, and new clothes to wear.
When compared now, you will feel that Zhoujiazhuang is simply a paradise.
Huang Lan put down the bag of corn, rubbed her numb thighs, and then took out a bag of candy, which was given to her by Yimin.
"Where are your grandparents? Go and call them back." Huang Lan distributed candy to the children.
The children didn't wash their hands, which were covered with dust, but in the countryside, people didn't care so much. Even if they didn't wash their hands, they wouldn't get sick. Only my nephew Yimin always asked her three children to wash their hands before eating.
"Aunt, I want one too, I want one too!"
After getting the candy, the children ran out to find their grandparents.
The youngest couldn't keep up and cried as he ran.
After entering the house, Huang Lan started to do some housework and clean the house. She is a person who cannot sit still.
Thanks to brother Xu Renshuai for the 500 reward, and book friend 20230302201408180 and brother Aihe Sparkling Water for the 100 reward!
(End of this chapter)
