The atmosphere of the New Year is getting stronger and stronger. The most intuitive feeling is that there are more and more cars and people on this broken road.
Young people cheering and shouting on motorcycles, children jumping on the road playing with firecrackers or throwing firecrackers, and the tired but happy peasant woman carrying a basket full of vegetables, together create the simple yet warm New Year atmosphere.
Han Zhiyuan and Cheng Suqing sat in the car separately, watching silently. Both old men were interpreting the scene in front of them from their own perspectives.
Because they drove slowly, it took about forty minutes for the two motorcycles to finally approach Hushan Village.
As we approached Hushan Village, the road immediately became flatter and wider. Although there were still some bumps on the gravel road, it was much better than the huge potholes that could not be avoided when turning left or right.
Gu Haitao proudly boasted to Han Zhiyuan behind him that this was all thanks to Brother Qianli. Han Zhiyuan was very interested and said he wanted to stop and take a look. However, Cheng Suqing nagged him and he had to give up temporarily. He decided to let Huo Qianli take him to take a closer look in the afternoon.
When the villagers of Hushan Village saw Huo Qianli on the road, whether they were riding a bicycle or walking, they all greeted Huo Qianli, which made the old couple secretly happy.
The car stopped in front of the Gu family's house. Gu Daqiang happened to be bragging with a bunch of idle villagers in the courtyard in front of his house. He saw Huo Qianli and his son coming back, and then glanced at the two old people getting out of the back seat with a puzzled look on his face. Didn't they say they were going to pick up their classmates?
"Brother, who are you?"
Huo Qianli first introduced Han Zhiyuan and Cheng Suqing, "Teacher, Master's wife, this is Gu Daqiang, the village chief of our Hushan Village. I am also temporarily staying at his house. He has been very supportive of my work these days."
Han Zhiyuan immediately extended his hand, "Hello, Brother Gu! My name is Han Zhiyuan, and I'm Qianli's teacher."
Huo Qianli pursed his lips and added seriously, "Both a teacher and a father."
Gu Daqiang immediately took it seriously. According to this statement, they are both godfathers and godmothers!
He quickly clasped his hands together, "Um... should I still call you uncle?"
Huo Qianli was also a little embarrassed and said: "Village Chief Gu and I are brothers."
Han Zhiyuan smiled and waved his hand, saying kindly: "Then you call me old! Let's talk about our own affairs!"
Gu Daqiang laughed and without saying much, he led the two elders in enthusiastically.
The villagers who saw this scene talked a lot, and looked at Gu Haitao who stayed behind to unpack the luggage and park the car, and asked:
"Haitaowa, what are these two doing?"
"Why don't you understand when you tear your clothes?"
Gu Haitao rolled his eyes, "These two are Brother Qianli's master and his mistress. Brother Qianli's mother and husband are gone, right? They are Brother Qianli's mother and husband!"
Everyone suddenly understood and started discussing it.
On the other side, after walking into the house, Gu Daqiang called his wife out and introduced her to him.
Sister Jiang groaned and wiped her hands on her apron. "I didn't expect you to come so soon. Old Gu, please have some tea with the guests. I'll go upstairs and clean up the house."
Gu Daqiang was stunned, and when Mrs. Jiang glared at him, he immediately reacted and apologized while busy making tea.
Huo Qianli also slapped his forehead and apologized to Han Zhiyuan and Cheng Suqing, "I will call when I am about to leave. Teacher and Madam, let's wait for a moment and have some tea and take a break."
Cheng Suqing waved her hand amiably, "It's okay, we didn't notify you in advance."
Han Zhiyuan said calmly, "Your master's wife said she wanted to give you a surprise and didn't let me tell you. Look, she caught me off guard."
Cheng Suqing was stunned for a moment, then smiled and gave Han Zhiyuan a cold look, showing her intimidation without even getting angry.
More than 20 minutes later, Sister Jiang finally came down, with beads of sweat on her forehead. She smiled and said to the two elders, "The room is ready. Let's settle down first."
After saying that, he took the initiative to help carry a luggage bag and led the way. Gu Daqiang picked up another suitcase and they walked upstairs together.
Seeing Sister Jiang walk into the room, Huo Qianli's expression changed, and Gu Daqiang smiled and patted his shoulder.
Sister Jiang smiled a little stiffly, "You two can stay here. The conditions are a little simple, please don't mind."
Han Zhiyuan looked around. The conditions were not good, but the house was spacious, with bright windows and clean tables. It was neat and tidy. Just as he was about to speak, Cheng Suqing tugged at his clothes and said, "No need to be so polite. Wherever Qianli lives, we can just live in the same house as him."
Han Zhiyuan thought about it and suddenly realized that this was the master bedroom, so he quickly refused.
Gu Daqiang stepped forward and said, "Hey, Brother Han, Sister Cheng, please don't refuse. Brother Huo... the cadres have helped us so much, how can we neglect you! The conditions are limited, please don't despise it!"
After some arguing, with the insistence of Han Zhiyuan and Cheng Suqing, they finally settled down in Mr. Hu's previous house.
The sheets and quilt covers over there were all replaced with new ones, but considering the age of the two elders and the fact that there were two of them, Mrs. Jiang put an extra mattress and a thin quilt.
After finishing all these, the two elders took a break. Sister Jiang saw that it was almost twelve o'clock and she had to hurry to prepare lunch. As soon as she walked into the kitchen, she was stunned, and she ran upstairs and pulled Gu Daqiang aside.
Gu Daqiang asked in confusion: "Aren't you going to cook? What's the matter?"
Sister Jiang spread her hands and said, "There's no food!"
The Gu family has several people eating every day, and the consumption is not small. It just so happens that the stock is running out, so today they asked Gu Haitao to go to the town to buy some more vegetables.
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