At this time, Zhai Jianguo had already come out of the police station.
Originally they decided to send the person to the county public security bureau, but their village was too far away from the county town, and a day would not be enough to go back and forth.
It took them half a day to get to the town.
At this time, Zhai Jianguo just wanted to buy a piece of clothing for his son.
There is also food.
The cotton shirt on my son looked like it was left over from adults and had been adapted for children.
How could his son live like this?
Zhai Hong was well behaved, and was held in his father's big hand, which was very warm.
He looked at his own little palm, then looked at his father's big palm wrapped around his hand, and his heart felt warm.
He felt very happy.
"Clothes, yes." Zhai Hong muttered softly.
Zhai Jianguo said: "Dad knows you have clothes, but those clothes are no longer wearable and are torn. Dad will take you to buy new clothes now."
Zhai Hong said: "It costs money."
"Dad has money."
Zhai Hong's eyes were wet. "For grandma, buy some medicine." After thinking for a while, he said, "Candy, sweet."
He doesn't have to buy clothes, he has clothes to wear.
Zhai Jianguo squatted down, touched his son's head, and said, "Ah Hong, Dad has money. Not only can he buy clothes for you and grandma, but he can also buy candy for you and medicine for grandma."
Zhai Hong's eyes lit up, brighter than a shooting star in the dark sky.
"good."
Seeing his son's well-behaved appearance, Zhai Jianguo felt heartbroken.
I feel so sad.
Where is the child’s mother?
Even though he hasn't been home for three years, he still sends money every month. Hasn't she bought some nice clothes for the child?
Buying food for the kids?
Just now he untied the child's cotton jacket and saw his son's skinny little body under the empty jacket. The anger in his heart was bubbling out.
"Where is your mother?" Although he had only been home for a short time and was still busy with the affairs of Zhai Da and Zhai Er, he did not see any sign of the child's mother.
Zhai Hong lowered his head, and his little feet, with toes exposed, kicked the pebbles on the ground unconsciously.
No answer.
My mother hasn't been home for a year.
Some people in the village said that his mother didn't want him anymore.
They didn't dare to say it to him for fear of hurting his feelings, but he still knew it.
Someone whispered, and he heard it.
"Dad, does mom really not want me anymore?" The little boy raised his head, pouted, and asked in a low voice.
He didn't dare to believe what others said, but he believed what his father said.
Zhai Jianguo was stunned.
His son's small body stood in front of him, his eyes full of desire and vulnerability.
No matter how strong he is, he is just a child after all, a three-year-old child.
He didn't know what his wife's situation was, but at this moment, he comforted his son: "Your mother will not abandon you."
Zhai Hong thought gloomily: But my mother hasn’t been home for a year.
But he didn't say this.
Although he was still young, he intuitively felt that his father would explode if he said this.
He didn't want his father and mother to quarrel.
he……
I don’t want my father to be like my mother, so I don’t want him.
Zhai Jianguo had many questions in his mind and urgently needed someone to answer them.
But when he saw worry on his son's little face, he swallowed all the questions he had.
"Dad will take you to buy clothes and shoes."
Zhai Jianguo took his son to the largest supply and marketing cooperative in the town.
Their town is relatively large, with two supply and marketing cooperatives in the east and west, and the one in the east is the largest.
Some rare items that are usually sold outside can be bought here.
The reason why he brought his son here was because of the complete range of goods here.
The supply and marketing cooperatives in the west are a bit small, and many things are incomplete, so they may not be able to buy them.
The father and son walked into the supply and marketing cooperative, but the service staff inside didn't even raise their eyelids.
A waitress was sitting in front of the counter, trimming her nails with a pair of small scissors.
There was not even a greeting to the customers who came in.
Zhai Jianguo stretched out his fingers and tapped lightly on the counter a few times.
The waitress didn't move and was still trimming her nails.
The sound of Zhai Jianguo knocking on the counter became louder.
Still the waitress did not move.
Zhai Jianguo was a little annoyed.
He knew that some service staff in state-owned enterprises were arrogant, but he never thought they would be so arrogant.
Zhai Jianguo knocked hard on the counter, "I bought something!"
The waitress then slowly put away the scissors and looked up angrily, "You are deaf."
Zhai Jianguo sneered: "I thought your ears were just for show!"
The waitress asked, "What did you say? How can you talk like that?"
Zhai Jianguo sneered: "Is there anyone who does things like you?"
The waitress said, "We don't sell any more items. Get out!"
Zhai Jianguo was not afraid of her, "Comrade, are you serious? I want to ask your president, is this how you chase away customers when they come to your store?"
The waitress said, “You can sue if you want.” She didn’t care.
The Supply and Marketing Cooperative is her uncle, so why is she afraid of him?
Sneer.
Zhai Jianguo could see that this waiter probably had a backstage supporter and looked fearless.
Without a backstage, they would never be so arrogant.
"Okay, I'll go to the commune and ask the secretary if all the supply and marketing cooperatives are people like you, with the same attitude when you buy things there. Is this supply and marketing cooperative a store for the people, or is it yours?"
The waitress was speechless.
She didn't know how to answer this question.
If she dared to answer, it would be her family's decision and she might get into trouble.
It seems that the person in front of me is not easy to mess with.
Looking at his military uniform again, I realized he was a soldier.
Look at the pockets on the uniform. There are four pockets. This is not an ordinary soldier's uniform.
The waitress was also a soft-hearted person. At this moment, she softened a little, "Comrade, what do you want to buy?"
Of course Zhai Jianguo could have turned around and left without hesitation, but his son's clothes were so torn that if he didn't buy them here, he would have to go to the county.
After all, it’s not very convenient in the county.
When they return, we will prepare some things in the county.
This time, I bought it in town.
"Can you show me some suitable clothes for my son?"
"How old is your son?" The waitress didn't see the little bun in front of the counter and was blocked by the counter.
Zhai Jianguo said, "My son is three years old, that is..." Just as he finished speaking, his hand was pulled by the little boy, "Dad, I am four years old."
Zhai Jianguo was stunned. His son is four years old?
He always thought he was three.
Zhai Hong said: "Dad hasn't been back for three years, and I'm four years old now."
Zhai Jianguo's face quickly turned red. He actually remembered his son's age wrong.
He is really not a qualified father.
When I think about it, my son should be four years old now.
The last time he went home to visit his family, his son had been a few months old. He hasn’t been home for more than three years, so shouldn’t his son be four years old now?
"I'm sorry, son. Dad got your age wrong."
Zhai Hong pursed his lips tightly and said nothing for a long time before he said, "It's not your fault."
Grandma said, Dad is a hero, how could a hero remember such a trivial thing as how old he was?
He doesn't blame his father.
The interaction between the father and son was all seen by the waitress.
Only then did she notice the little bun that was blocked in front of the counter.
Little Baozi is actually not short. At the age of four, he is this tall. You can tell that he will definitely be tall when he grows up.
After all, the waitress was used to seeing people and selling things. After taking one look at the height and body shape of the little boy, she roughly matched the size of the clothes and took out a piece of children's clothing.
"Take a look at this one, how about it?"
This is a very ordinary men's suit. It is not very good-looking.
Zhai Jianguo was not very satisfied.
Although he has always been in the army and seldom goes out to buy clothes, he still has a basic taste.
This children's clothing is really ordinary.
But the little kid next to him had shining eyes and was staring at the light blue children's clothing intently.
It’s new clothes!
"Son, do you like it?" Zhai Jianguo noticed the little boy's expression.
Zhai Hong nodded and shook his head.
"Do you like it?" Zhai Jianguo asked again.
Zhai Hong said: "New clothes."
Zhai Jianguo understood that his son didn't like the clothes, he just liked them because they were new.
Suddenly, he felt sad and painful. His son was living such a hard life.
Just a new piece of clothing can make him so happy.
What were the days like in the past?
What on earth is the mother of the child doing?
Where did the money he sent go?
Zhai Jianguo felt an indescribable anger in his heart.
"Are there other styles?" Zhai Jianguo asked again.
Obviously he despises the style of this dress.
The waitress said, "Yes, they do, but they are very expensive."
"Take them all out. I have plenty of money. Let my son choose."
The waitress was stunned, hesitated for a moment, went to the back, and after a while, brought out a pile of clothes.
They are all children's clothes, and the styles are very new.
You can tell at first glance that the goods have just arrived.
"These clothes were imported from Shanghai. They are very expensive." It's not that she looks down on them, but most people can't afford these clothes.
Zhai Jianguo took out a stack of national cloth coupons and some foreign exchange coupons from his military backpack. Are these enough?
The waitress' eyes lit up and she nodded repeatedly, "That's enough, no more, no less."
Suddenly I became much more enthusiastic.
This is completely different from his attitude when he was threatened by Zhai Jianguo who knocked on the counter just now.
At the beginning, if she was threatened by Zhai Jianguo to report the matter to the commune, her attitude was very cold, as cold as ice, but now it is definitely as warm as fire.
Zhai Jianguo chose a small army green cotton jacket and a pair of tiger-head cotton shoes for his son.
I also bought her a set of clothes and some miscellaneous things.
Coming out of the supply and marketing cooperative, the father and son were carrying a lot of things.
Zhai Hong had already changed into new clothes, brand new clothes.
Several times, Zhai Hong couldn't help but reach out to touch the clothes on his body. As soon as he touched them, he was afraid of dirtying the new clothes, so he quickly withdrew his hand.
The corners of his mouth were curled up.
It feels so good to have a father figure.
…
The militia captain of Zhaijia Village was waiting for the arrival of the father and son.
The ox cart was parked not far outside the commune.
Seeing the father and son coming with big and small bags, the militia captain couldn't help but sigh: Children with fathers and children without fathers are just different.
Ah Hong finally endured the hard times and finally saw his father return.
When everyone thought that Jianguo would never come back and had died outside, only Ahong kept insisting that his father was not dead and would come back to pick him up.
Even Ahong's mother couldn't hold on and ran away with someone early.
Poor child, there is finally hope.
As he was sighing, he saw Zhai Jianguo staring at him closely.
The militia captain's heart skipped a beat and he had a bad feeling.
really
"Abing, I have something to ask you." Zhai Jianguo exhaled slowly.
The author has something to say: Zhai Hong: Dad, I am four years old.
Father Zhai: Oh, I remembered my son’s age wrong?
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