Chapter 11 Returning Home (Catching Bugs) After returning home, my brothers and sisters all surrounded me...
Chapter 11 Returning Home
The next day, Yan Jiuru rode his bicycle to the bus station.
You can buy a ticket at the departure station and get on the bus first.
He was not the first to arrive. Several people had already bought tickets and were waiting here.
Yan Jiuru pushed his bicycle and asked someone where the bus was. The person looked at the bicycle and was happy to tell him:
"Look, the one parked on the far left of the station goes to the Red Star Commune."
He looked over and saw that the driver smoking in the car was the same one from that day.
"Brother, what a coincidence, it's your car that will go to the Red Star Commune later?" Yan Jiuru greeted him by handing him a cigarette.
The driver also recognized him, took the front door, and said lazily: "We change the morning and evening shifts every day. Are you going back? What's your last name, brother? I forgot to ask."
Yan Jiuru hurriedly said, "My name is Yan Jiuru, Yan from Yanshan, Jiu from Qibajiu, and Ru from Ruyi. By the way, what's your last name, big brother?"
"My last name is Li, Li Ping."
"Haha, Brother Li, I have to take this bicycle back with me, what do you think?"
The driver craned his head to take a look. "Alright, Brother Yan, did you buy the bike?"
Yan Jiuru gave the same explanation: "Well, I didn't buy it when I got married, so I'm buying it for you."
The driver nodded and understood.
Many people ask for a large bicycle or sewing machine as a betrothal gift when they get married, but whether they can actually buy it depends on luck.
There are quite a few replacements.
"Do you have a rope? Tie it to the roof of the car."
The driver helped, and after a busy period, the two of them carefully wrapped the bicycle. Yan Jiuru carried it to the roof of the car, and the driver helped tie it up.
The return trip happened to be on Sunday, and there were quite a lot of people walking around. His big sack was placed under the seat behind him, so he had to sit in the back and watch.
After a bumpy ride, the bus arrived at Hongxing Commune at around 2:00 p.m.
This time, Yan Jiuru didn't have to wait for the village's ox cart. He rode his bicycle carrying the sack and hurried back.
He was a little worried about home after being away for a few days.
***
Xinghua Village
Farmers have no days off except during the Chinese New Year and other festivals. They work in the fields from morning to night just for a bite to eat.
At this time everyone is working in the fields.
Someone with sharp eyes shouted, "Look what that is? It looks like a bicycle, right?" Even the people were ignored.
"Yeah, it really is. Who is this?"
The shadow was getting closer and closer, and I could finally see the person clearly.
"Isn't this the eldest son of the Yan family?"
"I haven't seen him these past few days. I heard he went to the county."
Some people who were looking for trouble even ignored their work and shouted directly to the fields: "Uncle Yan, your eldest son is back. He came back on a bicycle~"
Yan Tieniu didn't take it seriously at first, thinking to himself, "Why is he just talking nonsense instead of working properly?" But when he heard that it was his eldest son who had returned, he immediately straightened up and looked towards the road.
"Oh, it's true."
The old man immediately dropped the hoe in his hand and ran towards the road, not forgetting to say to the people working with him, "I'll go take a look first."
My eldest son has been away for several days, and it is his first time to go to the county. It would be a lie for his family to say that they are not worried. Even the old man has mentioned it several times.
Yan Jiuru didn’t know that his father was working in the fields today. He turned into the village along the village road and went straight to his home in the east.
***
There is no need to go to school today, so the naughty third brother and little sister ran out to play early, and the second brother also went to the fields to earn work points.
Aunt Yan was drying her grandson's diapers in the yard when she heard the door open. She looked up and said in surprise, "Oh, the eldest is back?"
Then he shouted into the house, "Yinyin, Jiuru is back~"
The family has been worried about me these days, especially Chen Yin, who has to take care of the baby while she is in confinement, and she is a little upset.
Hearing her mother-in-law's call, Chen Yin wanted to come out to greet her, but unfortunately, her mother-in-law and her mother were strict, so she could only respond and wait in the house.
Yan Jiuru pushed open the door and pushed the bicycle into the yard.
"Mom, I'm back."
Aunt Yan hurried over to lend a hand and looked at her son. Fortunately, he didn't lose weight. He seemed to be whiter and his face seemed to have gained some weight.
"What are these? Where did the cars come from?"
Aunt Yan looked at the sack and didn't know where to start.
Yan Jiuru parked the car and handed the bag to his mother, "Mom, please help me take this to the house."
This is his family fortune.
Aunt Yan took it, it was quite heavy, and without asking any questions, she carried it into her son's room.
Yan Jiuru unloaded the sack and carried it to the main room with one hand. He then parked the bicycle under the eaves and said to his mother with a smile, "This is the bicycle we bought. We were lucky this time and happened to come across one in stock at the county department store, so we bought it."
"Ah? We bought it? How much did it cost?" Aunt Yan looked at the car differently. She loved it as if it were her own piglet.
Yan Jiuru followed his mother's gaze and pushed the door open to enter the west room. Seeing Chen Yin sitting there with a worried look on her face, she leaned over and said, "You're worried. Did you miss me?"
Chen Yin was so angry that she punched him a few times, "Didn't you say you'd be back the next day? Why did you stay so long?"
If her father hadn't come and said she had three days off, she would have been so anxious.
"Since you're already there, it would be a shame if you don't take a good look. Don't worry, your man won't be lost."
He looked at his sleeping son again and said disdainfully, "All you do is sleep every day."
Chen Yin: You don’t know how tired you are until you take care of your children. You can only rest when your children fall asleep.
Yan Jiuru teased his wife for a few words and said, "I bought something for you. I'll give it to you later. I'll go wash it first. I've been collecting dust all the way here."
***
Yan Jiuru had just finished washing up when he saw his father entering the yard.
"father!"
"Well, you're back? How's it going?"
"That's great, Dad. I bought a bicycle. Look~" Yan Jiuru put down the basin and took his father to see the new bike.
"Forever brand, 28 heavy duty. The waiter said it can carry about 400 kilograms."
Yan Tieniu looked around the bicycle and asked, "How did you buy it?"
When my son left, he only had twenty yuan and twenty pairs of shoes in his pocket. There was no way he could afford to buy a bicycle.
He must be up to something again.
Otherwise, you know what your own child is like.
Yan Jiuru said half-truthfully, "...when I was selling shoes on the black market, I heard that a former official's tomb had been washed away by a flood, and that gold rings and other things could be found in the riverbed and beach below, so I went to try my luck.
Hey, I had sharp eyes and actually found a pair of solid gold bracelets, a gold ring, and a few other things, which I exchanged for money and bicycle tickets on the black market."
"No one cares, right?" This is what his father was worried about.
"At first, there was no one there. Later, the Revolutionary Committee went to look at it. However, it had become a river. I don't know how long it was. How could we see it?"
It sounds like it's true.
"Dad, why don't you try riding it?"
"It's all ours now, there's no need to rush." Yan Tieniu was still very calm.
At this time, several younger brothers and sisters who got the news also ran back home.
"Where are my grandparents? They haven't come back yet?" Yan Jiuru missed his grandparents, but they were the only ones not at home.
"It's in the fields to the west. You should go check it out when you have time. By the way, are you hungry?"
Dad Yan shouted to Aunt Yan in the kitchen, asking her to make something to eat for her son. Over there, the second younger brother had already started practicing in a crooked manner, followed by two little followers, chattering and clamoring to ride too.
"Besides, you're not even as tall as the bicycle. Move away a little, or I'll bump into you. Wait until I'm stable enough to carry you."
Meanwhile, Aunt Yan had already prepared a bowl of shepherd's purse and dumpling soup and brought it hot to the main room.
Yan Jiuru ate with gusto. No matter how delicious the food outside was, it was not as comfortable as the food at home.
***
After dinner, Yan Jiuru took back control of the bicycle and took his father to the edge of the field. His third brother was sitting on the beam, and his father was holding his sister.
There is no other way, I have to bring it with me.
Yan's father didn't show it on his face, but he was so happy inside. From now on, he would also own a bicycle. What his son bought was no different from what he bought.
Yan Jiuru dropped his father off at the place, chatted with the other members of the commune, and then rode away on his bike with his two children, "Let's go see my grandparents."
Yan Changsheng was repairing the ditches in the paddy fields. Judging from the clouds, it might rain tomorrow or the day after tomorrow, so he had to repair them in advance to avoid blockage.
"Grandpa, grandma, I'm back." Yan Jiuru had just parked his bicycle when the two little ones jumped off by themselves.
"Grandpa, Grandma, I came here by bicycle, it's so open~"
"Is it my eldest grandson who came home?" Grandma Yan smiled happily. "Don't come in, you'll get your shoes dirty."
Yan Jiuru took the tools from his grandfather and said with a smile, "It's okay, grandma. You and me can look at my new car. I'll do this little job."
There is no need to be polite to your own grandson.
Yan Changsheng and his wife looked at the most valuable item in the house. The two little ones seemed to know a lot about it and explained it one by one.
Grandpa Yan asked the same question again.
When he heard it was something he had found, he just said, "You can't keep this kind of money. Spend it all you can."
"Don't worry, I've bought everything. I'll show it to you when we get back."
He didn't even pick it up, so naturally there was nothing left.
***
Go home after work.
Yan Jiuru asked his grandfather to practice riding back. For someone who had learned martial arts, learning to ride a bicycle was no problem. After trying a few times, he found the pattern. He rode the bicycle and quickly took his grandmother and sister back.
The third child ran after the bicycle. Yan Jiuru smiled and shook his head, wondering if he would feel stupid when he grew up.
After arriving home, he first took out a bottle of good wine and a bag of snacks and candies from his bag and went to his father-in-law's house.
After I came back, my younger brothers and sisters were all surrounding the big sack waiting to see it being unpacked.
Yan Jiuru smiled and said, "Don't wait until you finish eating?"
Little sister Ruyue said anxiously: "It's dark after dinner."
When she heard her brother say he had brought her something good, she became extremely anxious.
Seeing everyone's anticipation, Yan Jiuru didn't delay any longer and opened the bag to start taking things out:
"Here are the tools and spare parts for the bicycle, and this is the air pump." Take it out and put it in the house first.
He took out a tool kit and put it aside. Then came a bundle, which, when opened, revealed a scattered collection of items.
"Here are these little white shoes. One pair for each of my second, third, and youngest brothers. Give this to your sister-in-law to take inside."
Ruyue had never seen such beautiful shoes before. She jumped up and down excitedly while holding the white shoes. "Ahhh, big brother, you are such a good big brother to me. That's great."
Just these few sentences.
The naughty third child was even more naughty, holding the shoes and saying: "I'm saving them for the Children's Day sports day."
The second brother also loved the white sneakers. "Thank you, big brother. Hey, there is a classmate from the county town in our class wearing a pair. They are so beautiful."
Now he has it too.
I never thought that one day I would become the object of others' envy, all because he has a good elder brother!
Yan Jiuru was happy to see his brothers and sisters happy, so he said, "These pairs of Jiefang shoes can be worn now. Ruyue, the hairband and rubber band I bought for you will be gone if they are taken away by others now."
This girl doesn't feel tired at all and is still jumping around.
"Grandma, this is vanishing cream for you."
"Mom, you have it too."
My wife has one too.
"This bottle is for Ruchun. Give it to her when she comes."
When mentioning Ruchun, Yan Tieniu frowned slightly and thought to himself that he should find time to talk about this to his eldest son.
"Grandpa and grandma, I think your pillowcases are no longer useful. I'll give this to you. Replace them with new ones. Dad and mom will do the same."
"You little ones, each of you can have one and divide it among yourselves."
Grandma Yan touched the brand new pillowcase and wiped her eyes twice with emotion. "My eldest grandson is filial. Don't spend so much money in the future. We are two old people and don't need such fine things."
"Milk~" Yan Jiuru didn't like to hear this.
At this time, Dahuang started barking "woof, woof, woof".
"Someone is coming." Father Yan looked up and waved his hand. Yan Jiuru hurriedly packed up his things and stuffed them into a sack, then carried it to the back of the main room.
Only a bag of candy and a bag of peach cakes were left on the table.
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