Qingshan Village, which had been quiet for a long time, had another big event today. At about ten o'clock in the morning, a black car slowly drove up from the small road at the entrance of the village. The shiny body of the car could almost reflect the shadow of a person, and only the bottom of the car was dirty by the dust.
The first people to notice the car were the children playing at the entrance of the village. Some of them had only seen the big truck in the team. The children who were watching the fun surrounded the car. The car, which was already driving slowly due to the rugged mountain road, could not move at all.
"Uncle Ruan, why is it you!" Mo Dashuan was dragged over by the villagers. When he saw Ruan Yuanjiang squeezed in the middle of the crowd, he said with surprise.
"I came back to see everyone and see if there is anything I can do for everyone. If it weren't for the care of the villagers over the years, there would probably be no Ruan Yuanjiang today." There are some things he has wanted to do for a long time, especially after seeing the miserable conditions of his colleagues who were also demoted.
He was able to spend those years leisurely in Qingshan Village. In addition to the efforts of Old Man Jiang, it was also inseparable from the captain of Qingshan Village and those simple and honest villagers.
"Aren't those things what we should do? There's no need to use the word thank you. Do you look down on me, or do you look down on us blind dates?" Mo Dashuan narrowed his eyes. He was actually very pleased in his heart. He treated these people who were transferred down well, in fact, he also wanted to consider the future of this village.
After Bai Fangqiu and Ruan Yuanjiang left, they had actually done a lot for Qingshan Village with their own abilities. Every time the county allocated funds or wanted to apply for something, Qingshan Village's application was always the first to be approved. Mo Dashuan knew that this must have been due to the efforts of Grandpa Bai and Grandpa Ruan, and he was even more grateful for his original decision.
"Go away, go play somewhere else and don't block the cars from entering the village." Mo Dashuan waved his hand to chase away the little kids who had gathered together. "If you continue to block the way, you'll be punished by your parents when you get back." The kids scattered in a hurry. In their opinion, this strange-looking car was not that scary to be hit.
The adults in the village are ruthless when it comes to teaching children a lesson. They will just pick up a branch or a broom and won't stop until those thick-skinned kids are crying.
"And you adults, are you going to work in the fields or not? What are you watching? Go back." After sending the children away, Mo Dashuan drove away the adults who were watching the fun.
"Uncle, Uncle Ruan rarely comes back. We have to spend time with him even if we have to give up our work in the fields." There was a person who liked to watch the fun and made trouble. He shouted in the crowd, attracting a lot of response.
"I brought some gifts for everyone this time. They are just my small token of appreciation. I hope you don't mind. I will give them to everyone after I settle down." Ruan Yuanjiang did not come empty-handed this time. In addition to the car they were riding in, there was also a car that Jiang Yilu and others would ride in later. The trunk was full of gifts. They were not particularly valuable, just some candies and snacks, and some daily necessities. They were all practical but not necessarily what the villagers were willing to spend money on.
"Uncle Ruan, then you go in first. Don't block the way. Let's all go away. Wait until Uncle Ruan is settled, then we can chat." When the villagers heard that someone had brought gifts, the smiles on their faces became even brighter. Without Mo Dashuan's urging, they made way for the car to drive smoothly into the village.
Smelling the exhaust fumes of the car, the villagers looked at each other with their hoes and sickles in their hands, and they no longer had the heart to work. They returned to the fields and called their wives and children back home. The work in the fields was not worth the effort. If no one was home when people came to give gifts, wouldn't it be a big loss?
It was precisely because of this that when Jiang Yilu and his companions came back, they had a smooth journey. They drove the car to the open space in front of the brigade headquarters without encountering a single person.
"Madam, Niu Niu is here to see you. Do you miss Niu Niu?" "Madam" is the dialect here, which is used to address female great-grandfathers, and male great-grandfathers are called "great-grandfathers".
As soon as Niu Niu arrived at the entrance of the yard, she rushed into the house with her short legs. When Old Mrs. Miao heard the sound, she knew that the annoying person had come.
Old Man Jiang and Ruan Yuanjiang were reminiscing about the past inside, while Old Lady Miao, with her wife, daughter, and granddaughter who had returned home today, were preparing lunch. This afternoon, in addition to Xiaobao and the others, some village cadres would also come to the house for dinner. With such a large group of people, at least two tables of food would be prepared.
At this moment, Old Mrs. Miao was washing vegetables by the well outside the yard. Before she turned around, a little girl hugged her feet.
"Madam, look at Niu Niu's little hairpin with beads. It's a gift from your uncle to Niu Niu. Isn't it beautiful?" The little girl couldn't wait to put on her favorite hairpin that Jiang Yilu bought for her this time in the car. She had been admiring it in the rearview mirror for a long time while in the car, and now she couldn't wait to show it off in front of Grandma Miao.
Spending money recklessly, the little girl doesn't need such things. Old lady Miao looked at the shiny hairpin on the little girl's head with her eyes wide open, knowing that it was not cheap. She didn't know how much her prodigal grandson had bought for this little devil. This was all money. The old lady just wanted to hold her chest and breathe for a while.
"Madam, madam, you haven't praised Niu Niu for being beautiful yet. Look, Niu Niu has so many beautiful hairpins. Niu Niu wants to be as beautiful as you. These are from Niu Niu for you." The little girl took out some more hairpins from her small bag, blinked her big eyes, looked at Old Madam Miao, and stretched out her hand to her.
The fair and tender little chubby girl, with some broken hair on her forehead and a natural curl, was more adorable than a doll. Old Mrs. Miao felt as if she had been struck by a fatal blow.
"Madam, you don't need these things anymore. You can keep these hairpins for yourself. Are you hungry? Your grandma is cooking lard in the kitchen. Go and eat her lard residue. It's freshly cooked and so crispy and fragrant." Old Mrs. Miao's voice was so soft. She touched the little girl's hair and spoke to her lovingly.
"Well, Niuniu, bring other good things for Madam next time." The little girl put the hairpin back with a bit of disappointment, then raised her little head and said sensibly.
“Madam has everything she needs. She doesn’t need your respect.” Old Mrs. Miao’s heart was melting and she couldn’t stop smiling. “Go in quickly, or your grandma will steal all the food.” How could Gu Dongmei dare to steal food under the old lady’s nose? That would be risking her life. It was just that Old Mrs. Miao wanted to tease the little girl.
Niu Niu believed it and wrinkled her little face. She rushed into the house cheering for the delicious lard. Old Mrs. Miao still had a smile on her face. She squatted down and continued to wash her vegetables, thinking about the day when Xiaobao could give her such a lovely great-granddaughter.
"Puh, puh, puh..." After thinking about it, Old Mrs. Miao slapped herself a few times. What she wanted was a great-grandson with a penis, not this kind of money-losing stuff.
However, if her grandson could give her three or four fat great-grandchildren, and a little girl, then maybe, just maybe, that wouldn't be bad.
The old lady was still hesitating when Jiang Yilu and his companions finally arrived at the door. The little girl ran too fast and couldn't catch up with the people who were carrying large and small bags of gifts.
"Why did you carry so many things? We have everything we need at home. Xiaobao, are you tired? I'll ask your dad to help you carry them." The old lady saw her grandson's bags and felt tired for him. "Jiang Dahai, Jiang Dahai, what are you dawdling in there? Don't you see your son is carrying so many things?"
The old lady shouted a few times towards the backyard, and Jiang Dahai put down the half-slaughtered chicken in his hand, with chicken feathers still on his hands, and hurried out.
"Hurry up and help Xiaobao get some. There are so many things. Your hands must be so sore." The old lady looked distressed. Jiang Dahai also felt that this was the fact. He didn't think the old lady was too nervous at all. He reached out to take the things from her son's hands.
"You should have come back and told me if you had so many things so that Dad could help you get them."
Jiang Dahai's words made Ruan Congzhao roll his eyes. He had never seen such a doting grandma and dad. They were so grown up, but they still treated him like a child. Ruan Congzhao felt that the boy in front of him could apply for the top ten wonders of the world if he could grow up to be like this.
"This, this is Ruan Ruan, I almost don't recognize her after so many years." The old lady watched her son take the things from her grandson's hands. She finally felt relieved and was in the mood to look at the people around her grandson.
The old lady was almost tired of seeing Dani and her husband. When she thought of the little devil in the kitchen who had tricked her into giving away the lard that she had intended to leave for her precious grandson, she did not think that it was because her will was too weak. Instead, she blamed the young couple who gave birth to the little devil and glared at her eldest granddaughter and her grandson-in-law.
The young couple was stared at in bewilderment, and looked at the things in their hands. Could it be that the old lady thought they had too little? Or, should she give them some more money later? The young couple thought they had found the reason, and thought so.
The old lady had never seen the other two young men and women. At first, she wondered if they were Xiaobao's classmates. But then she remembered that Xiaobao said in the letter that Ruanruan had returned and would go back home with Ruan Yuanjiang.
In fact, Ruan Ruan's eyebrows and eyes still vaguely resemble those of her childhood, but as she has grown older, her facial features have become more delicate, and she stands there with such ease and grace that the old lady hardly recognized her.
"Grandma, I am Ruan Ruan." When Ruan Ruan was a child, Grandma Miao appreciated the subsidies given by Ruan Ruan for his aid to Xinjiang, but she never treated her badly. In Ruan Ruan's heart, Grandma Miao was a fierce and somewhat weird old lady, but she was very kind to her.
"Ruan Ruan has grown up and is so beautiful." The old lady praised. Brother Ruan really did not send the wrong granddaughter. Look at how well his second brother's family raised the child. At first glance, she is a girl from a wealthy family. She looked at Ruan Ruan, and then at her own granddaughter.
The boy is handsome and the girl is beautiful. Brother Ruan is still the same kind of person. These two children are simply a perfect match.
The old lady clapped her hands suddenly. Ruan Ruan looked at Old Lady Miao, who seemed quite normal at first, staring at her with the fiery eyes of an old cat looking at a live fish, and she hid uncomfortably beside Jiang Yilu.
Just this small action made the fire in Old Lady Miao's eyes even brighter.
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