When Zhao Wei brought his grandparents back to Yushudun, dusk had already cast a layer of gray over the village.
Under the old locust tree at the entrance of the village, several villagers were eating sweet locust flowers while watching a group of children making noises.
When they saw Zhao Wei driving back with the two old people, they all gathered around.
"Captain, who did you bring back?"
"You look like a city dweller!"
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Zhao Wei nodded calmly: "These are my adopted grandpa and grandma. They plan to live in our village for a while."
As he spoke, he opened the glass window and said to an old lady, "Aunt San, give me some of your locust flowers. It's hard for people in the city to eat them."
Upon hearing this, the old man and the old lady naturally nodded with satisfaction.
Although this grandson doesn't have any great abilities, he is like a worm in their stomachs and takes very good care of them.
They ate a lot of locust flowers and elm seeds when they were young.
Later, as I grew up and became busier, I hadn't eaten this for decades. Now, when I smelled the fragrance, I was already eager to have it.
It was just the inherent reserve that restrained them from asking for it.
To be fair, Zhao Wei did want to provide for the two elderly people until the end of their lives, and he couldn't possibly treat them badly.
No matter what, he hopes that his father will have no regrets in his life.
As a son, it really doesn't matter if he has to work a little harder.
At this time, not far from Zhao Wei's house, there were already a hundred or so villagers who were helping to build a house.
This time it was still a stone house.
It doesn't take much effort to pick up these stones. The last time we reclaimed land and dug canals near the river, a lot of them were piled up on both sides of the river.
At this time, when the people in the village learned that they were going to build another house, a huge number of people came.
The main reason was that Zhao Wei gave everyone too much when he built the house last time.
There was no stinginess this time either.
Everyone came to help and directly called Master Liu to cook for them.
We had white flour buns every morning and a pot of meat noodle soup at noon.
Dinner is not provided, only two meals a day, which is enough to make those who come to help full and happy.
This job is really worth it. It is much more satisfying than earning a few work points by myself.
In other words, families like theirs have many brothers and sisters, and they can ask their family members to help with production tasks.
Otherwise, they wouldn't have the chance to enjoy such a good thing.
There is strength in numbers, and now it is spring, so we can work faster.
In just three or four days, the foundation was laid and even half of the wall was built.
Considering that it is a house built by the old couple themselves, the house cannot be too luxurious. It just has one entrance and one exit, and 100 square meters is enough.
After saying hello to everyone on the construction site, he took the old man back to his home.
As soon as you open the door, the rich aroma of firewood and rice hits you in the face.
Yunxiu was squatting in front of the stove adding firewood. When she saw them come back, she quickly stood up and brushed the dust off her apron.
"You're back just in time. I made wild mushroom chicken soup today. It's delicious!"
Zhao Wei interrupted her and handed her a bunch of locust flowers.
"Take a rest, and I'll do the rest."
"Grandma, you and grandpa take a seat first. We'll be having dinner soon." Zhao Wei swiftly brought over a bamboo chair and pulled out a tin box from the cupboard like a magician: "I know you two like sweet things, so I asked someone to bring some sweet-scented osmanthus cake from town."
But this show of goodwill was met with the two's cold faces.
"You said you wanted to eat bear paws, but other than that, I have no interest in anything else!"
They have never lacked these ordinary foods. The aroma of chicken soup can seduce others, but it can't impress them.
It is no exaggeration to say that when Hong Gu was around, their family would eat a chicken every day.
We only drink the chicken soup, and the meat is thrown away.
Zhao Wei's face suddenly calmed down. He took the osmanthus cake and went into the room of his grandma and grandpa.
This was originally bought for the old couple.
This person is just offering flowers to Buddha, but is still despised. How can I not be angry?
Zhao Yong had been standing far away. After seeing his son being defeated, he could only prepare himself for being scolded before he stepped forward to pay his respects to the two elders.
Sure enough, after seeing him, the old man instantly became furious.
"You rebellious son, why don't you kneel down!"
Zhao Yong sighed and knelt down reluctantly.
"father……"
Before he could finish his words, the old man retorted to him.
"Don't call me dad. I don't have a useless son like you."
After that, he said angrily, "You said you would only come back for one day to celebrate your birthday, but you've been gone for several days. How can anyone obey you in the future if you go back on your word like this?"
Zhao Yong said with a smile: "I don't need anyone to obey me, do I? I'm just busy with family affairs and can't leave for a while. I made my parents worry. It's my fault."
"Hmph! You don't have any busy work. This poor family is not worth your trouble. And I don't see you achieving anything!"
The old man belittled Zhao Yong and made him worthless.
There was no way out. This son had no skills at all and could only write the character Zhao.
As for the word "yong", I couldn't remember it even after studying it for ten days because it has too many strokes.
It's true... a rotten tree cannot be carved. The more I think about it, the angrier I get.
Zhao Wei couldn't bear to see his father kneeling all the time. It would be strange if he didn't get sick from kneeling.
So, he went straight up to the old couple and said, "Do you still want to eat bear paws? My father is the chef. This dish must be cooked by him to taste delicious."
Thinking of bear paw, the old man finally compromised.
"Go quickly, don't stand here like a pillar."
Zhao Yong was freed and went into the kitchen with Zhao Wei. The father and son started chirping quietly.
"Son, these old couple are like a pair of enemies. How am I going to live if I have to see them every day these days?"
Well, thinking about the torture he would suffer, Zhao Yong felt like he had no desire to live.
"Dad, it's okay. I'll take you to Er Laizi's house now. You can stay there temporarily during the day and come back to sleep at night."
"Uh... that's fine, let's avoid meeting each other if we can. I'm really scared of them both."
As a result, Zhao Yong was sent away quickly, and he didn't see anyone until he finished eating the chicken soup and rice.
The old man grumbled a little unhappily.
"You said you were going to get bear paws, but where are the people? Where did they go?"
Zhao Wei calmly said, "Master, why are you so anxious? You can't eat hot tofu in a hurry."
"My father went to get the bear paw. This thing is too precious, so I put it in the hunter's house halfway up the mountain."
"It will take some time to get it back, so just wait patiently."
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