"Mother-in-law, these are fruits we brought from other places. Please try them. I will send them to the pavilion for you."
"Hey, no, no, keep this for yourselves. What can a woman like me eat?" The old woman looked at the two large bags of fruit with her eyes almost popping out. She hurried forward to stop them, but was unexpectedly stopped by Xia Youyou.
"Mother-in-law, this is to thank you for running around to call people every time we called. It's just a little bit, not much. I'm worried that your teeth are not good, so you can eat the soft dragon fruit, and you can use the sugarcane for the children at home to grind their teeth." Xia Youyou said, and went into her house with her.
The telephone booth was a small compartment extending from her yard, with a small window and a telephone.
The old woman was really embarrassed to accept their things, "It's my job to answer the phone, how can I take your things?"
"There might be trouble in the future. The house is full of children and the elderly don't like to go out. You can help keep an eye on them when the time comes." He went into the pavilion with her, avoiding the prying eyes outside.
"Please accept it. We are familiar with you in this alley."
Looking at the fruits on the ground, the old woman finally accepted them and thanked them profusely.
After coming out of the phone booth, the two went straight back to the Qi family's old house. Zi Bo and the others were still busy moving things.
Seeing the two of them walking into the yard hand in hand, some aunties who had been peeking out came out, walked up to the children and started asking questions.
What kind of thoughts could a young boy have? He only knew that his brother and sister-in-law brought the child from another place, and that was all he could say.
The couple ignored what was happening outside and went straight to the backyard of the two old men.
Xia Youyou passed by the chicken coop and suddenly saw two yellow fluffy things. She didn't pay attention at the time, but suddenly remembered something and quickly turned around.
Qi Siling was caught off guard and was dragged backwards by her. He staggered and almost fell.
"What's wrong?"
"Goose~!"
What did she see?
It’s a bright yellow gosling!
Unlike ducks, the down of goslings is a bright yellow!
She squatted carefully in the chicken coop, "Grandpa, it's hatched!"
As soon as these words were spoken, a cough was heard from behind, followed by an old voice that almost roared, "What do you mean it was hatched by Grandpa! It was hatched by a chicken!"
The little girl shrank her neck, stuck out her tongue, stood up, and hid behind Qi Siling like a quail.
"Grandpa~" She leaned over and gave a flattering smile to the old man on the corridor, "Of course I know it was hatched from a chicken. Isn't this all thanks to you?" No, this is not right.
Just as he was about to make amends, Qi Siling spoke up. "Grandpa, Youyou means that you take good care of me!"
"Yes, yes, yes!" She nodded her head like a chick pecking at rice, her bright big eyes staring at the old man without blinking.
Old Master Qi put away his feigned anger and smiled with wrinkles on his face: "Dear Youyou, come here and let grandpa see if you have grown taller."
Well, now it’s Xia Youyou’s turn to frown.
The man quickly coaxed, "Be good, ignore that old naughty boy, let's go find Grandpa Xiao."
Xia Youyou nodded and was pushed onto the corridor by him. Her wrinkled face changed again when she passed the old man, and she smiled happily, "Grandpa, how did you hatch the goslings?"
The old man was helped inside and explained with a smile, "I couldn't find the hen at first, but I ran into the chicken seller at the entrance of the alley a while ago. I gave her the goose eggs and took two dollars. I asked someone to help hatch them, and they were delivered to me two days ago."
So that's how it is. It seems that person must have some skills. It's rare that he can hatch it in this season.
The three of them entered the yard. Old Master Xiao was sitting on a stone bench basking in the sun, looking very contented. He opened his eyes and looked over when he heard the noise. "Youyou is back."
"Grandpa Xiao~" Xia Youyou really pleases the old man, mainly because she is soft and sweet, like the youngest granddaughter in the family, and is the apple of everyone's eye.
As for Qi Siling, he was successfully ignored by the two old men.
I had no choice but to say hello and go to the outer yard to help move the jackfruits.
Xia Youyou chatted with the old man, asked about his recent situation, and then asked the two of them to stand in the yard and close their eyes.
"I have a surprise for you, you must close your eyes!" She waved her hand in front of their closed eyes, and only after making sure they couldn't see her did she walk around to the back.
"The little girl is still keeping us in suspense!" The two old men cooperated happily, as if they would do whatever their granddaughter asked them to do.
Xia Youyou was chatting with them, but she held a machine in each hand and scanned both of them.
After the results came out, they put it back into the space and took out two walkie-talkies. This was the one they used before, and the Security Department had already produced it. This one can be left at the old house.
"Okay, you can open your eyes now!"
She stood in front of the two men, holding up the black lump in her hand, displaying it like a treasure. "Dangdangdangdang~ This is the walkie-talkie I developed! It's already in mass production, so we can use it privately!"
Help them sit down and start teaching them how to use it step by step.
"Look, this is the channel I belong to in the Security Department. If you switch to this, it's our own. Leave one for Zi Bo and the others. If anything happens at night, you can just say 'Hey, hey, hey' to wake them up." As he spoke, he pressed the button, and another voice appeared.
"Also, this channel belongs to the Public Security Bureau. There's a captain there named Huang Run. If there's an emergency and we're not here, we can try calling him. If there's anyone patrolling here, they'll definitely be able to hear us."
It wasn't the first time the two old men had seen this. Last time, the kids had already played with it nearby. Now, when they touched the actual thing, they were also filled with curiosity.
Especially since Mr. Qi works in mechanics, he is even more curious about this kind of iron lump.
"Tell me how this is done?"
Xia Youyou told the story in a leisurely manner, and Old Man Xiao felt as if he was listening to a mystery.
The friendship between the two was forged on the battlefield. As for Mr. Qi's mechanical technology, he learned it from Hua University.
The little girl was chatting inside, while the man was outside dealing with the aunties who were asking questions.
"Where did you get this fruit from? I didn't hear anything."
"I came back in the middle of the night, so it's normal that I didn't hear it." He was wearing a white shirt, afraid of getting his clothes dirty, and he was holding a 50-kilogram jackfruit in his hands. He walked and answered the person who was asking questions against the wall.
"So what's that in your hand?"
"jackfruit."
The man was about to ask, but Qi Siling had already gone into the yard. When he came out again, he asked again, "Are you planning to make brown sugar from all this sugarcane?"
Qi Siling looked straight ahead and said, "It's to loosen my brothers and sisters' teeth."
Brothers and sisters: ...they have already changed their teeth!
Finally, the move was complete. Qi Siling asked a few boys to fill two basins of candied oranges in enamel basins and said, "Go to the families inside and give a few away. If there are any missing, come back and get more."
It's not easy for everyone these days, and he's not a stingy person, so just consider it a good relationship.
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