To die or not to live
Lu Mei's movements stopped instantly. "What do you mean?"
Xu Qinghua clapped his hands on his thighs. "Nian'er went back to her room after we finished eating. I just finished using the restroom and saw a light on in her room. I was about to tell her to go to bed early, but when I got closer, I saw Nian Nian writing on the table reflected in the window. When have you ever seen her like this before?"
After saying that, he sighed, "Going to the County No. 1 Middle School is really different. The environment really changes people!"
When Lu Mei heard what her husband said, she was very happy. "If you ask me, it's mainly because the child imitates me and is very smart!" After saying that, she became more motivated to sew clothes.
After winding the needle twice and pressing it against her head, she continued, saying whatever came to her mind, "First, I think it was a good decision for Jie Hongqi to come to our house. His two months with us were not in vain. I think he has a very quiet temper, but there were several times when he looked unhappy when he was teaching Nian Nian to study. It took a lot of effort.
Xu Qinghua first teased Xu's mother that all the good things were attributed to him. Seeing her sewing clothes in the moonlight, he wanted to say something but couldn't for some reason.
Then he scratched his head and said in a low voice: "Everything about Hongqi is good, but he is too polite. I guess he used the excuse of going out to see his classmates today. I am afraid he knows that tomorrow is Mid-Autumn Festival and he feels uncomfortable staying here."
Lu Mei was puzzled, "Did someone give him a hard time?"
Seeing his wife like this, Xu Qinghua kicked his legs and lay down on the bed. "You said Nian Nian was smart like you, but I don't think so."
"If you have something to say, just say it. You keep talking about irrelevant things."
Father Xu, who was afraid to offend, was instantly speechless. After watching Lu Mei sew the patch on the clothes and pack up her stall, he finally spoke out his guess, "Isn't the room he's living in now the one where our Lele lived before she got married? I saw the door was open today, so I took a look inside. It was so clean inside that you couldn't find anything belonging to Hongqi unless you looked carefully."
What else is there to be confused about? Lu Mei sighed, "This kid is really sensible to the core. God, why does such a good child have such a miserable life?"
The couple had received kindness from the other person's parents, and their mood was not only sad but also complicated. Thinking about the child's whereabouts tonight, they sighed again...
Xu Hongqi, who was being missed by others, sneezed. At that time, he was in the old courtyard of Brother Hong's house.
He was not the only one home tonight. Brother Hong also did not go home. The two of them were very busy assembling parts.
Although this old house belongs to the county, it is more like a suburb, almost like a rural area. There are not many houses and few people. The residents are far apart. In the past, people raised pigs here collectively in accordance with the party policy, but now it is abandoned. No one comes to disturb this area, which is just right for them to do their work.
Two candles were lit in the room. On an unstable wooden table were screws of all sizes, different machine parts, and many other miscellaneous items. Xu Hongqi held a circuit board in his hand and compared it with another one. He seemed to find out the differences and quickly wrote them down on the circuit diagram.
Brother Hong was also very busy. In addition to following instructions to tighten the screws, he also kept wiping the parts with gauze. After wiping, if it looked clean, he would move on to the next one. After he finished his part, he would pick it up and look at the whole thing, feeling a sense of accomplishment. Although it was obvious that the old one was rubbed vigorously into a semi-new one, not everyone could afford it.
Brother Hong turned his head and looked at Xu Hongqi with bright eyes. He could never have imagined a month ago that little brother Hongqi was so capable. At first, he repaired the radio for their family. About two weeks later, he came to him and showed him a welding machine he assembled by himself. Before he could get over his surprise, he told him the big news that he wanted to cooperate with him to assemble a radio.
He was not a completely naive person, but the moment he saw the welding machine, his heart was moved. He was the youngest of four brothers in his family. His eldest brother got married early, his second brother just got married, and his third brother had not married yet. It seemed that even if he found a partner, his family probably didn't have much money, and the house in the county town was small. He had been trying every means to find a job since he dropped out of school, and for this reason he had been a street urchin for a long time. He understood the importance of money too well.
After considering it for about three days, he agreed to cooperate with Xu Hongqi. In the following days, he followed people to the abandoned station, secretly bought broken radios, went to a distant machinery factory to buy parts, etc. The more he got along with them, the more he felt that he was lucky.
Just as he was thinking about it, he suddenly saw Xu Hongqi stand up and install and weld the outer shell, circuit board and transmission system movement.
The finished product was already formed and looked about 70% new. Brother Hong couldn't hide the smile on his face. He carefully reached out and touched it, and said eagerly, "Is it ready?"
Xu Hongqi stretched his shoulders and neck, pointed at the finished product on the table and said, "Adjust the antenna and turn it on and try it out."
Hong Ge's family already has one, but it's a treasured item. He can't really touch it, but he knows how to operate it. After turning it on, there was a buzzing sound. He turned the antenna and buttons, and suddenly there was a voice saying, "Hongqi, it's really done. We've finally assembled one."
Xu Hongqi's face didn't show much expression, but if you looked closely you could see his chest heaving. "Yes, I'll assemble another one tomorrow. The rest is up to you, Brother Hong."
"I understand. I discussed it with my relative last time. I've learned to drive in advance. After the National Day, the car fleet will be very busy. Then I'll get in the car and take the two to sell them on the black market in other places."
Xu Hongqi had a reason for looking for Brother Hong. Their county wasn't big, so selling here was a good option. Brother Hong had a fleet of sports cars and was experienced in the streets, making him the perfect choice for cooperation. "Brother Hong, I've researched the market. Radios generally cost less than a hundred yuan and require a ticket. We'll buy one for 70 yuan if it's 70% new and doesn't require a ticket. Selling it for less than 65 yuan won't be worth it."
Brother Hong was still excited, so how could he not respond?
"Also, our county is still too small. It might be hard to buy semi-finished radios in the future. You can look for them when you have time in other places."
The two discussed and made a plan, and by the middle of the night, they couldn't bear it anymore and fell asleep.
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Xu Nian felt that she was a little sick. She didn't sleep very well because there were so many people at school. She didn't expect that when she got home, she still couldn't adapt to the situation. After a night's rest, she felt sore in her back.
She stood up with a grin on her face and walked out of the house, only to see her mother cleaning the yard. She looked puzzled at her and said, "Niannian, you look so ugly!"
"Mom, my butt is sore, it's not weird." Xu Nian explained.
"Hey, I thought something happened to you. You'll be fine in a couple of days. You must have taken the donkey cart." After saying that, he urged her to wash up quickly. After a while, her second sister Xu Le and her husband came over.
She was still thinking about the reason. After listening to her mother, she thought that it seemed to be the case. The big dirt road when she came here yesterday was not an ordinary ancient mound.
She wanted to rub her butt, and subconsciously glanced at the room next door. The door was open and there was no one there. Xu Hongqi hadn't come back all night!
She was always slow to do whatever she wanted to do, and Lu Mei, who was watching from the side, became anxious and urged her to do it.
Today is Mid-Autumn Festival and tomorrow is National Day. The team has given everyone two days off. My nephew and niece are still thinking about eating candy. They are very attentive and said to Xu's mother in a baby voice: "Grandma, you can't say 'little aunt'."
Lu Mei was so angry that she laughed, "You little bastards, can't you tell who is looking at you normally?" She said that harshly, but she was happy in her heart. What could be better than her grandchildren liking her daughter?
After Xu Nian's disturbance, her brain finally turned on and she was fully recovered after dinner. It seemed that her family unconsciously did not expect her to do any work and just wanted her to have fun with the three little ones.
She felt that this was a conspiracy. Taking care of children was no less tiring than working. After catching her breath, she took the three children and sat under the tree.
She decided to use her mouth. Telling some stories was enough to amuse them. Deep meanings were not as good as easy-to-understand and funny stories. If she told the Fart King's story a hundred times, she could change her name a hundred times, and the whole yard would be filled with children's laughter.
Xu's mother was even more satisfied. This was how to celebrate a festival. Thinking about how her eldest son secretly caught two fish in the river last night, she knew that some tofu would be good to go with it. As a person who always took action, she went straight to the sales outlet.
Xu Nian made up stories without thinking, his eyes rolling around, and the child followed suit. At this time, Xu Qinghua happened to come over from the private vegetable garden at the back, and saw the four of them like this and felt inexplicably funny.
The four of them also saw him, "Dad, I want to eat persimmons."
"Grandpa, I want to eat persimmons."
"Grandpa, I want to eat persimmons."
"Grandpa, I want to eat persimmons."
Xu Qinghua no longer found it funny. Instead, it hurt his eyes to watch. The four people were chattering and clamoring for food. He looked up at the persimmon tree above their heads and remembered that his wife had given instructions not to pick any more.
"Didn't you eat it yesterday? Your grandma said you can't pick it anymore." No matter how old a man is, he likes to pass the buck.
Xu Nian winked at the younger ones. They were no smarter than at this moment. "Grandpa, I want to eat."
Xu Nian also looked at her father eagerly. She had never eaten any fruit since she came here. It would be as difficult as hell to eat this rare thing. Also, don't believe what the novel said about there being many wild fruits on the mountain. She believed it and went there, and the result was a great test and torture for her tongue.
The two sides were deadlocked when suddenly another voice joined in, "Dad, I want to eat too."
Hearing this, Xu Nian looked at the person who came. No, to be precise, there were three people, one man, and two women, one big and one small. The voice that just spoke was a woman's. She had a round face and round eyes, a pigtail combed behind her head, and was...how to say it, was looking at her father with a half-hearted look.
"Le'er is back!" Father Xu was obviously happy.
Xu Nian also realized that this was probably the original owner's sister Xu Le, but her father was a bit funny. What did he mean by "Le'er is back"? He said it just like Le Zi.
She was very tactful and called out "Sister, Brother-in-law." Seeing that they had no intention of entering the house, she moved a few stools over and asked them to sit down.
Father Xu didn't say anything at this time. He took out the persimmon-climbing stick and prepared to climb the persimmons down, but it was obviously not easy to do.
"Erfang, go climb the tree and pick them. Pick more because I want to take some away in the evening." After Xu Le finished speaking, the man next to her smiled innocently at her father, took off his shoes and went to climb the tree.
No, why is her brother-in-law's name so silly, and her sister's personality is also strange and surprising.
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