Chapter 246 Changes
The family sat at the door, eating tender lotus pods and chatting, and before they knew it, it was already four o'clock.
"It's getting late, we have to go home." Lin Qiu pulled up his daughter who was sitting on the doorstep.
The tender green lotus shell fell from Wang Shan's skirt. If you look closely, you can see that the inside of the lotus shell is white with pink.
"Come back and wash your feet."
Lin Qiu took his daughter to the water pump outside the kitchen. While helping her pump water, he pointed at her feet and said with a smile, "Look at how dirty your feet are. You haven't even cleaned the mud between your nails."
The clear well water felt very comfortable on her feet. Wang Shan exclaimed in pleasure: "Mom, well water is more comfortable than tap water!"
"Of course. How can tap water compare to well water which is warm in winter and cool in summer?" Seeing that his daughter's feet had been washed clean, Lin Qiu stopped pressing down.
Wang Shan wanted to stay cool, so she tried to do it herself, but Lin Qiu slapped her, "Even though it's summer, you can't just stay cool. Be careful not to catch a cold! Put on your shoes quickly, we have to go home."
Wang Shan could only dry her feet, change her shoes, and follow her mother into the car.
The last time I went back was five or six years ago. My daughter was only in the first grade of junior high school at that time. When I went back to Pengcheng after the Chinese New Year, I encountered the SARS outbreak.
If I count carefully, my daughter has only returned to her hometown three times since she can remember, including this time. The other two times were when the household registration was moved and during the Chinese New Year.
This time we drove back on a newly built road. The roadbed was paved with mud and gravel, but there was no time to lay cement.
On the one hand, the money allocated by the government has not yet arrived. On the other hand, it is the season for the double harvest, and the laborers have to harvest the early rice and plant the late rice at home before they can go to work.
Wang Shan stuck her head out and looked at the golden rice and green seedlings on the roadside with some curiosity.
The road was scorched by the sun and the cars raised clouds of dust.
Lin Qiu rolled up the car window. "There's too much dust on the road. Let's wait until we get home."
Wang Xiuren looked at the tiled houses that appeared from time to time on the roadside and couldn't help but sigh: "My hometown has changed a lot in recent years. Many new houses have been built."
"In the future, we will build more and more houses, and they will be better and better." Lin Qiu nodded.
People in my hometown have a deep obsession with building houses. No matter whether they have a house outside or whether they are successful or not, as long as they have a little bit of conditions, they will find ways to return to their hometown to build a house.
Even these large and beautiful houses remain empty for a long time.
"Of course! Now that everyone's conditions have improved, they definitely want to live more comfortably." Wang Xiuren could understand.
The newly built road shortened the distance between Linguan and Wangjia Village. It took less than five minutes to drive to the front yard of the old house.
As soon as the car stopped, Wang Zongsheng and Li Xiuying walked out quickly.
"Second brother, Lin Qiu, Shanshan, you are back! Come in and sit down!" Wang Zongsheng watched his son, daughter-in-law, and granddaughter get out of the car.
Li Xiuying followed behind, "Your father and I were just about to call you! It's hot outside, come in and eat some watermelon. Your father specially picked some fresh watermelons from Chunfang's melon field today and put them in the refrigerator, waiting for you to come home!"
"father!"
"mother!"
"Grandpa, grandma!"
The family of three quickly greeted them.
"Hey, our Wenquxing is back!" Li Xiuying took her granddaughter's hand and led her into the house.
When Wang Zongsheng heard the old woman mention the three words "Wenquxing", he remembered the plate of firecrackers on the chair in the main hall. He quickly walked into the house, picked up the firecrackers, placed them on the front yard far away from the car, and then lit them.
The crackling sound of firecrackers lasted for a long time before it stopped.
The neighbors around came out one after another, and when they saw the car parked in front of Wang Zongsheng's door, they knew that the second son of Wang Zongsheng's family had returned.
Even though Wang Xiuren and his family had not returned for several years, everyone in the village knew that he had made a lot of money outside.
Apart from anything else, the reason why Wang Zongsheng and his wife can live like retired workers and receive a monthly pension is because of their second son.
What's more, after A Tao and Zhong Hua started working for Wang Xiu'ren, they built a house and their children started their own families. How could all these things cost money?
In addition, when the road was being built this time, the old branch secretary brought people to Pengcheng to "beg for money". Not only did Wang Xiuren treat them well with food and drink, he was also the first person to donate money, and he donated 20,000 yuan.
Didn’t you see that the first name engraved on the monument of merit at the intersection was the county government, and the next one was Wang Xiuren.
In short, everyone knows that the second son of Wang Zongsheng's family is now the big boss.
"Dad, what are you doing? Why are you setting off firecrackers during a non-festival?" Wang Xiuren was choked by the smell of gunpowder from the firecrackers at the door.
"My eldest granddaughter is back, so I have to welcome this literary star of our family well." Wang Zongsheng glanced at his son who was surprised by what he had seen, then smiled and walked towards Wang Shan, "Shanshan, are you hot? Grandpa will cut a watermelon for you right away."
Lin Qiu was so shocked by his father-in-law's smile that his jaw almost dropped.
This is the first time in my life that I have seen him smile like this.
Li Xiuying also took out nai plums, cantaloupes and peaches from the refrigerator, washed them, and took a small bamboo basket to Wang Shan, "Shanshan, eat them quickly, they are all locally produced and very sweet!"
Wang Shan picked up a plum. The sweet taste made her eyebrows curved, "So sweet!"
"Sweet, just eat more! There's still some in the fridge. When you're done, ask your grandfather to buy more when he's at the market!" Li Xiuying put the bamboo basket in front of her son and daughter-in-law, "Lin Qiu, Lao Er, you guys eat too!"
Looking at the kind-hearted Li Xiuying, Lin Qiu and Wang Xiuren each picked a plum and looked at each other.
At this time, Wang Zongsheng walked straight towards Wang Shan with a watermelon in his hand, his face full of smiles, "After eating plums, let's eat watermelon."
The family of three ate plums and watermelons. Lin Qiu took out tissues from her bag and handed them to her husband and daughter, and wiped her own mouth and hands.
Then he took out the prepared red envelope from his bag and handed it to his parents-in-law, saying politely, "Dad, Mom, I came back in a hurry this time, and the weather was hot, so I was afraid that the things I bought wouldn't be able to keep, so I had to come back alone. Please accept this little gift."
Wang Zongsheng pushed the red envelope into his daughter-in-law's hand and said, "It's good that you're back. Thanks to you, your mother and I have enough money to spend in our rural area with our monthly pension."
"That's right, that's right, take it back quickly." Li Xiuying also said.
"Dad, Mom, just accept it!" Lin Qiu stuffed the red envelopes directly into their hands. "Xiu Ren and I come home less often due to work, and we can't take care of you normally. Take this money, and go to the street to buy whatever you want to eat or drink. This is also our filial piety."
"Yes, Dad and Mom, just accept it!" Wang Xiuren echoed.
"This..." Li Xiuying looked at Wang Zongsheng.
"Since it is the filial piety of my son and daughter-in-law, let's accept it!" Wang Zongsheng thought for a moment and took the red envelope.
"Dad, Mom, let's go back and clean up the house first." Seeing that the red envelope had been accepted, Lin Qiu suggested going home first.
"Your sister-in-law from your mother's family came over two days ago to clean the place, and your mother also helped to dry the quilts and mats. You guys go and settle down first and come over for dinner later. Several elders from the clan will also come over to discuss opening the ancestral hall to worship the ancestors." Wang Zongsheng instructed.
"Thank you for your hard work, Mom and Dad." Lin Qiu was polite and considerate.
"Remember to arrive early!"
"Okay!"
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