"I'll take a bus to town tomorrow!" The old man seemed to have made up his mind. "I'll buy some candy. Girls like to eat candy. I'll buy dessert. The candy sold in the village isn't sweet enough."
"That's because you can't bear to buy expensive things!" The old woman also smiled, "Go buy a new box of soap, they like to be clean. I'll wash the sheets and hang them up in the house tomorrow."
"That's right. Now that we live in a new house, we have to have a new impression. I'll go buy another bottle of detergent and clean the stove and toilet."
The old woman seemed to remember the story of cleaning the stove overnight, and she laughed and teased: "Your old bones can still move!"
The old man raised his skinny arms, "You are very strong! I can still hold you up!"
The old woman rolled her eyes at him and stood up on her knees. "Then forget it. If your back is broken, I will still have to take care of your poop and pee."
The old man touched his nose awkwardly, blew away the burnt tobacco, put the pipe on his waist, put on the backpack, and supported the old woman.
The sun was not too hot and the breeze was just right. Two people who had grown old together were walking along the rugged mountain path like birds returning to their nests.
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"Erniu, go make the beds in those two rooms today! I've washed the sheets and quilt covers!"
"Erniu, are you ready with slippers and towels? If not, go to the storage room. There are spare ones there."
"Erniu, Yihaer, go to the hill behind and catch a chicken and kill it!"
In the yard of the Zhan family's newly built homestay, Erniu stood there in a daze, listening to the rapid-fire instructions, his head buzzing.
......
"Grandpa! Grandma!"
"Oh, my dear granddaughter is back!"
The old bamboo craftsman from Hushan Village dropped his work, took his granddaughter's backpack, and said with a smile, "What do you want to eat in the evening? Ask grandma to make it for you."
The little girl who used to wipe her nose has now grown into a tall and pretty girl, clean and tidy, without any rebellious temperament or bad habits. She smiled sweetly, "It's the weekend, I'll cook, grandpa and grandpa, you guys take a rest!"
The old woman standing at the kitchen door smiled and said, "You just got your day off, go and rest first."
The girl smiled sweetly, "Okay! I'll do it tomorrow!"
The old man put the schoolbag into the house, walked out and smiled, "You don't have to do it tomorrow, there will be good things tomorrow!"
The girl opened her big watery eyes and looked at her grandfather curiously.
"Do you still remember the two older sisters who lived in our house for a few days a few years ago?"
The girl nodded like a chick pecking at rice. An unbelievable thought arose in her mind, and her expression became excited.
"That Sister Song is coming to see you tomorrow! She's coming to the village to see you!"
"yeah!
!”
An excited cheer resounded through the sky, igniting this expectant eve.
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