There are still twenty days until Chinese New Year. A few days ago, my fifth grandfather's old boss wrote to say he'd be coming again. Every year, he stays at my fifth grandfather's house for a while, though the time is unpredictable. Last year, something happened at his old boss's home, so he didn't come. His grandson, who is a year younger than Suihe, joined the army last year after his eighteenth birthday. I wonder who will accompany him this year.
On the eighth day of the twelfth lunar month, the air above Guanjia Village was thick with the aroma of Laba porridge. A military green car slowly drove into the village and stopped at Fifth Grandpa's house. The driver got out, quickly ran to the right rear seat, opened the door, and out stepped an elderly man leaning on a cane.
The old man's eyes were bright and his hair was very short. He stood straight with his back and walked with a slight limp, which was probably the mark left on his legs by the war. The driver wanted to help him walk, but the old man refused and limped to the door of Fifth Grandpa's house. The door of Fifth Grandpa's house was locked. I don't know when a brick house was built next door. It was not there when I came last time. It was quite big, with several rooms. I guess this family has a large population.
"Why isn't this old guy at home? Where did he go at this time?" It was a bit cold standing at the door, and the old man muttered to himself as he turned around and wanted to go into the car and wait for Fifth Grandpa to come back.
Shuishui went to Tieshuan's house to deliver fried cakes, carrying a small winnowing basket filled with vegetarian meatballs Tieshuan's wife had made that morning. Ever since Xingxing and Guan Hai's fight, where Tieshuan's wife nearly died delivering a letter to Professor Dong, she, Professor Dong, and Sun Mofei have become close friends. Aside from work, the three of them spend their free time together chatting. Although Sun Mofei didn't grow up in the countryside, she's outgoing and outgoing, and she never looked down on Tieshuan's wife. Haha, these three like-minded people don't just chat and laugh all day.
Shui Shui then saw from a distance that there was an army green jeep parked in front of Fifth Grandpa’s house. Nowadays, only ordinary people could ride in this car, such as her step-grandfather’s eldest brother.
Without hesitation, he walked over and greeted the old man: "Hello, are you here to see Guan Pingyuan?" (Fifth Grandfather's full name)
The old man looked up and saw a teenage girl coming to him and asking him generously. He guessed that she must be a relative of Lao Wu's family and knew where he had been.
"Hello, I'm here to look for him. May I ask where he went?"
"Fifth Grandpa doesn't live here anymore. Our house is next door, and he moved next door. Please come with me." Shui Shui smiled and said to the old man.
The old man leaned on his cane in his right hand and followed his steps. As he walked, he wondered, why did Lao Wu move? Whose house did he go to? Was there something wrong with his health?
Shuishui's house is right next to Wuye's, connected by a circular gate in the middle of the courtyard wall. Wuye moved in after it got cold. Shuishui's house has underfloor heating. The main problem is that Sun Mofei won't let him stay! One moment he's worried he'll catch a cold, the next he's bringing him a cup of hot water. It's like this all the time. Sigh, there's no cure for love-cracking.
Shui Shui watched a zombie movie in modern times. It was about a city overrun by zombies, and then the protagonist's brain was eaten by the zombies. The protagonist, a love-brained man, became so love-brained after the zombies ate it that he fell in love with the heroine. In the end, because he loved the heroine so much, the zombie slowly developed human emotions and eventually became a flesh-and-blood person. This movie left a deep impression on Shui Shui. She felt that Sun Mofei was the hero's love-brain counterpart. She actually transformed the straight-laced Fifth Grandpa, a man who believed love was useless and a non-marriageist. It was incredible!
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