Uncle: "Put the things in the house first, I will go and call your two nephews to come over."
"Brother, I'll go. I'll come to your house for lunch." Uncle Tiedan ran out happily.
"Old boy, you can't walk when you see good wine." The uncle scolded with a smile.
"Uncle, which room should we put the things in?" Li Mancang asked.
"Just put it in these two rooms, I'll live here." The uncle pointed to the two side rooms.
The old man frowned and said, "Brother, do you live in that room?" There were two adobe houses with thatched roofs, and the three main rooms were also dilapidated, but they had tiled roofs.
Uncle: "Well, your eldest brother is not very capable. I will give these two houses to your two nephews, one and a half rooms each, and build three rooms in the front for the two grandsons. I will live here."
"Where is my sister-in-law?" the old man asked tentatively.
"Not for more than ten years," sighed the uncle.
"Have you separated from your nephews?" the old man asked again.
"We've been separated for several years."
The old man didn't say anything and helped Li Mancang move all the things into the two rooms. The room was dark and all the furniture could not be seen. There was a suitcase rolled up on the kang, and there were a few clothes on the kang, which showed that they were used all year round.
Li Mancang glanced at the old man. Their family was also poor at that time, but not to this extent.
The old man looked at the roof and thought it would definitely leak if it rained.
Put things away
"Brother, Mancang has a shop and my family is very busy. I can't stay here for a few days. Why don't you come with me to the capital and live for a while? I haven't seen you for decades. I finally see you. I want to spend some time with you." The old man felt uncomfortable seeing his brother's situation. They were both old and might never see each other again if they separated. He wanted to coax his brother to go to the city with him.
They had just met, and the uncle was reluctant to part with his brother, who had been thinking about him for almost his entire life. "I'm old, and I might not be able to go one day. It would cause you trouble if I went over."
"Brother, your sister-in-law and I live alone, not with our sons. Don't worry, just come with me. We won't cause any trouble to anyone." The old man was very firm in his stance. He didn't rely on his sons for support and didn't care about their expressions.
"Why don't you stay here for a while longer and let Mancang go by himself first?" The uncle didn't want to go.
"Let's see what happens." The old man didn't want to embarrass his eldest brother, so he decided to wait and see.
After a while, Uncle Tiedan came over. The old man looked behind him and asked, "Where are the two from our family?"
"Come over once they finish their ridge," Uncle Tiedan said with a bit of embarrassment on his face.
My uncle's face also darkened.
"Brother, Goushengzi, come to my house for lunch. I asked my wife to prepare dinner at home." Seeing that the person he called did not come, Uncle Tiedan went home and asked his wife to prepare dinner and eat at his house at noon.
"How can we have the first meal at your house? Your nephews will be here soon, and we won't be able to have the meal in time." The uncle looked a little embarrassed. His brothers had finally arrived, and the first meal had to be a reunion dinner at his house.
"Brother, your sister-in-law has killed the chickens. Let's have lunch at my house and you two can have a reunion dinner at night," Uncle Tiedan said anxiously.
"Brother, Tiedan, come with me for a stroll in the village. How many of our old brothers are still here?" The old man didn't know why his two nephews didn't come, so he changed the subject.
"There aren't many left. They're almost all dead. Come on, I'll take you to see them. They'll definitely be happy to see you."
"Brother, go get something." The old man didn't know the situation in the village, so he asked for his brother's advice.
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