Weird Old Man
"Uncle, I just took over, and it was Nian Nian who did it just now."
Xu Nian felt a little guilty when she heard this, but Xu Hongqi really suited her taste now, how come he was so understanding?
As she walked out of the house with the things in her hands, she heard her father seemed to want to say something, but when he saw her, he silently shut up.
Xu Fengkang was very honest. "Dad must be saying, stop praising my daughter. She can't cook well."
If he hadn't spoken, Xu Nian really wouldn't have noticed when her silly second brother was standing next to her. But wasn't his words too offensive? Was she that bad?
Xu Ersao was also there, she had a headache, and said, "Is there anyone who is so "good" at talking? Didn't you see that my little sister had five big pancakes in her hand? How could she be so clueless?" Now the only thing she could be thankful for was that he knew to speak softly, otherwise he would have offended two people.
Xu Nian saw that her second sister-in-law was winking at her brother and pinching him secretly, which made her eyes hurt, so she turned a blind eye and pretended not to see it.
She walked over to her mother and took out a large pancake from the oil-paper bag. "Mom, you must be hungry. I'll treat you."
After giving one to Lu Mei, she took another one and gave it to her father. But how should I put it? Her second brother's words just now still affected her. She was not so enthusiastic about her father. "Dad, eat it!"
After that, he gave the remaining three to his two sisters-in-law and nephews and nieces.
Facts have proved that what reaches people's hearts is not the emotions that grow over time, but the real benefits. Now her sisters-in-law are smiling more sincerely than before.
"I didn't have enough money, so I only bought five pancakes. I'll buy you the rest when I save up more money..."
Everyone in the family says good things about me, so of course they praise me.
Life at home is more comfortable than at school, free and relaxing. Plus, we haven't seen each other for a month, so we are all very affectionate.
Those who were supposed to work in the afternoon continued to work. Even the third son of the Xu family who was not working in the fields was caught by Xu Qinghua and taken to the fields. Hence the saying: "One should never forget one's roots."
Xu Nian also had a mission. She had to go see her grandparents in the afternoon. After all, they hadn't seen each other for a month.
All the things she bought had been distributed, and she could only take a few sesame candies from the candy bag as a gift. Xu Nian originally wanted to ask her mother to open the holiday gifts from her third brother's factory and share some of them, but she was told that tomorrow was Mid-Autumn Festival and her eldest sister was coming home, so she had to keep some for entertaining others.
To be honest, Xu Nian was quite curious about her elder sister Xu Le. She had never seen her go back to her parents' home in such a long time. She heard that she had a good temper and didn't get angry easily.
Xu Hongqi was still in the room when she went out, and when she was about to leave the hospital, he also came out.
Xu Nian was a little curious about what he was doing outside. The key point was that he was carrying a schoolbag, and the things in the schoolbag were obviously heavy, and they were almost drooping.
"Brother Hongqi, are you going out too?"
Xu Hongqi came out of the gate and turned around to close the courtyard gate. He nodded when he heard Xu Nian's question, "Tell your uncle and aunt that I have to go see my friend and may not be back tonight."
"Is your friend's house far away?" Xu Nian originally wanted to ask your friend, but then thought that it seemed a bit too nosy, but he was curious, so he could only ask tactfully.
Xu Hongqi didn't know if he hadn't thought about it that much, or if he knew what she wanted to ask, so he said it on purpose. In the end, it became a sentence, "Xu Nian, I'm in a hurry now. I won't talk to you anymore. I'm leaving first."
Since he said so, how could she still hold him back? She had no choice but to suppress her curiosity and nodded.
Seeing that she agreed, Xu Hongqi seemed relieved and left quickly.
If he doesn't want to say it, then don't say it. She doesn't want to know yet. Xu Nian is already very familiar with the village. After taking a shortcut through many twists and turns, she arrived at her uncle's house in no time.
"Grandpa, are you home?"
She called out twice, but no one answered, so she thought her grandparents had gone out to visit. Of course, she also suspected that they didn't hear her, so she knocked on the door again.
Soon, she heard the sound of footsteps getting closer, and then the door opened, revealing her grandfather's face, which looked like it was about to scold someone.
"Girl, you should just shout once, why do you keep shouting? You really don't behave like a lady even after going to school."
Xu Nian felt that she and her grandfather were not compatible by nature. She didn't want to talk back but really couldn't help it. "Master, you are too difficult to please. Last time I came, you said I only called you "Nanny" and not "Master." This time, I called you a few more times, but you are not satisfied."
She thought her grandfather was picky, and Xu Xiuman also thought she was too picky. "I said one thing and you said ten. I only said that to you once, and you've remembered it for a long time."
The father and son were bickering non-stop at the door. Li Jinhua finished making some delicious food and came out of the house before anyone came in.
Xu Nian saw her grandma's expression change instantly, as if she saw a savior, "Grandma, I miss you so much." Then she said to her grandpa, "If my grandpa hadn't kept saying it, I would have gone in to see you a long time ago."
"Hey, you're really good at talking. You can always find fault with anything you say."
Li Jinhua glanced at her husband with a smile, then hugged Xu Nian and said, "You and your grandfather were enemies, no wonder you are family. Come in quickly, grandma will make you something delicious."
Xu Nian was overjoyed when she heard it was delicious. She also handed the sesame candy wrapped in leaves to Li Jinhua as if it was a treasure. "Grandma, this candy is delicious. I saved it especially for you."
Li Jinhua always made facials for her children. As soon as the candy entered her mouth, she praised it, "It's sweet and delicious." After a few seconds, the numbness came over her and she hissed, "Why is it so cold?"
"Haha, grandma, this is sesame candy, it's sesame!"
"It's my first time eating it. It feels cool, sweet and fragrant in my mouth." Li Jinhua commented, taking a piece from the leaves and passing one to her husband's mouth.
Without giving him a chance to speak, he pulled Xu Nian into the house, then busied himself with work and brought Xu Nian a bowl of porridge.
Xu Niangang saw her grandmother scoop some noodles from the pot with a spatula and put it into the bowl, then took out some brown sugar from the cupboard and put some in, and finally scooped a small spoonful of hot water from the big iron pot into the bowl, and finally stirred it with chopsticks and handed it to her.
A fresh aroma of noodles wafted towards him. Xu Nian picked up a little and put it in his mouth. It was fragrant, sweet and delicious.
"Grandma, what is this?"
Li Jinhua finished her work and sat down with her son. "Forget it, this is fried noodles. You ate it when you were a child."
She talked about her childhood. Xu Nian didn't dare to ask again because she had no memory of the original owner's childhood. She could only smile foolishly and said, "It's delicious, soft and sweet."
"I see you've become thinner, but taller too. You must be tired from studying at school!"
Xu Nian swallowed the fried noodles in her mouth before saying, "My mom also said that I've lost weight. The food at school is not as good as the food at home." After saying that, she took another big bite.
Xu Xiuman seemed to be waiting for her, "You are just spoiled. Look at your brother Kai, he is already in his fourth year in the county and he has never said that school is hard."
Some people are born to be spoilers. Xu Nian said nothing, but he still had something to say: "Your brother should either study at home or go to the fields with your uncle. You should study hard."
Xu Nian lost her appetite and pouted at her grandmother. Li Jinhua glared at her husband, and he finally quieted down.
Xu Nian had nothing else to do after finishing her meal, but she was afraid that if she stayed any longer, her grandfather would continue to criticize her, so she wanted to run away. "Grandma, my mom said my eldest sister will be home tomorrow, so she wants you and my grandfather to come to my house for lunch tomorrow!"
"Hey, it's time for your sister to come. She hasn't been back to see your mother for a long time. We'll go there tomorrow at noon."
As if he saw that Xu Nian wanted to leave, he said to her, "Your sister doesn't come back often, so you should go home and pack up."
Xu Nian obediently helped to clean up the dishes before saying goodbye to her grandmother. Even when she left, her grandfather followed her out.
Xu Nian was still a little cautious and said lightly, "I'm leaving, Master."
Xu Xiuman grunted, reached into his pocket, took out two yuan and handed it to her, "The food at school isn't good, ask your brother to take you to the supply and marketing cooperative."
"For me?" Her first reaction was surprise, and her second was uncertainty. But when her grandfather was about to withdraw his hand, she reacted instantly and took it away with a smile. "Grandpa, if you say you feel sorry for me, just say it directly. You always have to drag me down first."
Xu Nian stopped talking and immediately changed his attitude, "There's a big sesame cake shop in our county that sells delicious ones, and they don't even require a ticket. I'll bring them to you and my grandma next time.
After saying that, he ran away happily.
Xu Xiuman was left with only a chuckle. Unbeknownst to him, his wife had suddenly stood behind him, berating him, "Look at you, you're always so harsh with your words, making people angry and then trying to make amends. What's your intention?"
Those who are stubborn always say, "I don't want anything."
Li Jinhua didn't understand him yet. Thinking about her eldest granddaughter coming back tomorrow, she felt like laughing. "You stubborn old man, it's useless to be stubborn. I don't think you can afford to offend either of your daughters or granddaughters..."
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When everyone was having dinner in the evening and Xu Hongqi was not there, Xu Nian realized that she had forgotten to tell her parents.
After dinner, the nephew and niece ate candy and talked to their aunt happily, "Aunt, it's a good thing you didn't tell me that Uncle Hongqi was not at home, otherwise we would have no dinner tonight."
The children's speech was a little incoherent, but it was easy to understand if you thought about it. I guess after they went to the county, their family didn't have dinner at night.
Xu Nian couldn't help feeling a little guilty at this moment. To be honest, she was a bit extravagant when it came to spending money, especially when she had some money in her hands. She always forgot that she was not in her previous life, but in 1974 when many people were not able to eat enough.
Lying in bed tossing and turning, unable to fall asleep at night, Xu Nian simply sat down at the table and took out a notebook to write.
She was still deeply touched by today, especially her grandfather, who was a complex of contradictions and always did unexpected things.
She just mailed out the manuscript about her mother, and this time she wanted to write about her grandfather, this contradictory saint.
The title is "That Weird Old Man". In order to make the character more substantial and cater to the current policy market, Xu Nian also added the central idea that labor is the most glorious.
The more she wrote at night, the more inspiration she felt. Even the story of her aunt changing her name inspired her to write about the shock to women, and the collision and sublimation of narrow patriarchal ideas with new ideas.
Two thousand words were written in one go, which was a bit too many for the newspaper character module. Xu Nian read it again silently with the idea of deleting some words, but she was reluctant to delete any word.
I watched and watched and finally I couldn't stand the sleepiness anymore, blew out the candle, went to bed and fell asleep in seconds.
After it got dark in Xu Nian's room, Xu's father came back from under her window. Seeing Xu's mother still awake and sewing, he sat on the edge of the bed and sighed, "Our Nian'er is really different now. Who knows, maybe our family will really have a college student."
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