Chapter 256: The fourth brother, he brought Xiao Lu back!
Lin Siqiao had almost finished playing, so she made the excuse that she was a little tired and asked her grandmother to help her play for a while.
She can't be the only one winning money during the New Year, she has to make others happy too.
Old Mrs. Qiao’s card skills are almost nonexistent, but she can’t resist the filial piety of her cousins.
In order to make her happy, everyone tried different ways to give her cards.
So in the end, I still took over all three.
Old Mrs. Qiao knew very well that the children were deliberately giving in to her, but winning or losing was just a small matter, as long as the family was happy.
"Bang!"
"Bang!"
At 12 o'clock in the morning, the sound of firecrackers was heard one after another outside.
The card game in the house also stopped. Qiao Zhide went outside the courtyard and lit the firecrackers that had been prepared long ago.
The small mountain village, which had been quiet for a long time, became lively again.
When the neighbors saw each other, they bowed and said Happy New Year.
Although the calendar has already entered 1974, for the Chinese people, the new year is only considered to be after New Year's Eve.
The cannons have been fired and the New Year has been celebrated.
It was almost one in the morning when Lin Siqiao finished washing up. Before going to bed, she looked at the red envelopes given by her uncles and grandmother. Each family gave her 50 yuan, which added up to two hundred yuan.
Thinking of the two hundred yuan they remitted to him half a year ago, Lin Siqiao sighed and didn't know what to say.
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After the New Year, time seems to have been accelerated and passes by very quickly.
On the first day of the new year, taking advantage of the good weather and the presence of all the family members, Lin Siqiao took out her camera and took a few photos of her grandparents.
We also asked the children of the aunt next door to help take a family photo for them.
After breakfast early in the morning on the second day of the New Year, my second uncle's family and my cousins who worked in the commune all went back to work.
Old Mrs. Qiao also began to prepare to visit relatives.
According to the local customs, visiting relatives also has its own etiquette, and on the second day of the New Year, one needs to worship the new spirits.
A new spirit is someone who passed away last year. For this kind of person, there is no need for any traditional rites or food. You can just go to the person's home and visit them.
It was only after the third year of junior high school that she officially started visiting relatives from her mother's side. However, given Mrs. Qiao's age, her parents and brothers and sisters were no longer alive.
Once the older generation passed away, the younger generations all started their own families, so naturally there was less contact.
In the next few days, Lin Siqiao followed his grandparents to visit all the uncles and aunts in the village.
We all live in the same village, so the agreement was made many years ago.
During the Chinese New Year, everyone just wishes a happy new year and doesn’t need to bring any gifts, so that the children will have less burden.
Time passed quickly and it was the eighth day of the Lunar New Year. Lin Siqiao calculated that she would not be able to stay at home for many more days.
Thinking that most of the relatives who were supposed to leave had left, she planned to take her grandparents and the children in the family to visit the county town.
After much difficulty, they persuaded their grandparents, and the whole family happily boarded the tractor bound for the commune.
Unexpectedly, when I was halfway there, I saw Qiao Zhiyi riding his bicycle and rushing back.
Seeing that he was sweating profusely, the tractor driver just stopped the vehicle on the road.
When Mrs. Qiao saw her son's appearance, she became anxious.
"Second brother, what happened?"
Qiao Zhiyi was still catching his breath, "Mom... nothing happened, it's Zhiping he... he..."
"Second brother, what happened to Zhiping?"
Wang Xiaofei was obviously panicked after hearing this. Didn’t the newspaper say that the issue in the south had been successfully resolved? Could it be that the other party called again in the past few days?
This is the worst thing about being a military wife. When there is no news, I have all sorts of wild thoughts every day, and when there is the slightest sign of trouble, I can't help but scare myself.
"Don't worry, Aunt. Second Uncle probably doesn't mean that."
Lin Siqiao stepped forward and helped Wang Xiaofei. It was true that his uncle was anxious, but there was no trace of sadness on his face, so the problem should not be serious.
When Qiao Zhiyi saw his fourth brother's wife like this, he knew that his words had been misunderstood by everyone, and he quickly waved his hands.
"No, no, don't be nervous, Zhiping is fine."
"I just received a call from him. He has already boarded the bus from the provincial capital and will probably be home by noon."
"You rotten child!"
Old Mrs. Qiao patted her chest and said, "How old are you? Can't you be more calm and steady? You are always making a fuss!"
"Old Four is back, so why are you in such a hurry?"
"Your dad and I were fine, but you scared us into having a heart attack."
Mr. Qiao also glared at the second son and said, "That's right, your mother is right."
"No, I haven't finished speaking yet."
Qiao Zhiyi thought to himself, if you guys aren’t shocked when you hear this, I will write the word “Qiao” upside down.
"Well, Lao Si didn't come back alone. He...he brought Xiao Lu back with him as well."
"What? What did you say?"
"I said, Lao Si didn't come back alone, he brought Xiao Lu back with him!"
Qiao Zhiyi spoke every word very clearly, especially the two words "Xiao Lu", which he said particularly loudly.
The few people who had just recovered were so shocked by the news that they couldn't close their mouths. Lin Siqiao also looked confused.
She knew that the two people were going to the same place, so it was possible that they would meet.
But why did my uncle suddenly bring him here?
Generally speaking, when faced with a pig that wants to eat their cabbages, shouldn’t the family’s first reaction be to chase the pig away?
Lin Siqiao was confused, and Qiao Zhiping, who was sitting on the bus at the moment, was also confused.
He went south with the troops years ago, but as soon as he arrived on the island, he was told that the war was over.
Of course, in order to prevent the other side from launching a surprise attack during the New Year period, the Chinese side did not evacuate immediately, but made full preparations for counterattack.
For several days, the enemy did not make any moves until the second day of the Chinese New Year, when they received the news from above.
They said the crisis here had been temporarily resolved, and in order to prevent the situation from escalating, they had to start evacuating one after another.
It was during these few days on the island that Qiao Zhiping heard a lot of news.
When they found out that the person who led the team to rescue the fishermen was Lu Jianchuan and that he was injured.
Qiao Zhiping specially found an opportunity to go and see him.
Both of them were soldiers and had a common goal to protect, so it could be said that they hit it off right away.
The day before leaving, Qiao Zhiping said a few polite words to Lu Jianchuan out of courtesy.
The general meaning is, if you are free in the future, come to Tongcheng, and then they will find a chance to have a few drinks.
No one expected that this brat would actually go along with it and reply in a serious tone.
He said he was free now.
After hearing these words, Qiao Zhiping almost lost face. He had already said it, and he couldn't say now, "No, you can't go!"
When he thought of this, Qiao Zhiping felt very upset.
I always feel like I've been tricked by this kid. Does his behavior count as "letting a wolf into the house"? I hope my parents won’t blame him.
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