Xu Jiaguo said apologetically, “I was just thinking of looking somewhere else to see if there were any empty bricks.
I moved the bookcase and desk, but unexpectedly I accidentally hit the shelf in the corner.
I also knocked down some books on the bookshelf, and the water spilled down. I really didn't mean to do that.
Second Grandpa, I'll help you clean it up right away!"
Old Master Li knows the origins of these books better than anyone else.
He took advantage of the chaos to move out all the things in the study.
Thinking of his elder brother, he used these books to enlighten Xu Jiaguo since he was a child.
Later, he went to great lengths to seek advice from those well-known figures in the education field.
Naturally, the old man of the Li family wanted his eldest grandson to be better than others, so he thought of a way to get these things over.
Facts have proved that Grandpa Xu Jiaguo is really good at writing books.
Over the years, his eldest grandson has always been at the top of his class.
Relying on the knowledge he learned by himself, he was admitted to the steel plant.
Later, he joined the Workers, Peasants and Soldiers University from the steel plant, and now he is considered a cadre with some achievements in the steel plant.
He has been busy with further studies recently, and if everything goes well, his position will definitely be promoted.
Thinking of this, Old Master Li’s heart was bleeding.
But he didn't dare to pursue it further, in case the boy from the Xu family looked through all the books and found some clues.
By then, I'm afraid I won't be able to explain it clearly...
The old man of the Li family suppressed his anger and managed to force a smile: "It's okay, just leave it there and let your second grandmother clean it up."
The old lady next to her was also very angry, but since her head of the family had spoken, she could only squat there angrily and pick up all the books.
Looking at the book that had been soaked in water, the old lady's face wrinkled with heartache.
Xu Jiaguo ignored the old couple's expressions and pointed directly at the corner, saying excitedly: "Second Grandpa, there is really something here.
I also found that both places are empty, Second Grandma, please give me the iron quickly..."
Old Master Li didn't expect that he had really dug something out, and a blush flashed across his dark old face.
I was so excited that my hand holding the cane was shaking!!
He personally took the shovel from the old lady, handed it to Xu Jiaguo and said, "Dig faster!"
Xu Jiaguo worked hard for a long time but only scraped off a piece of wall.
Old Master Li was so angry that he wanted to pick up a shovel and join the battle himself!
He was old and couldn't stand for long, so he asked the old lady to help him sit on a bench nearby.
Then he whispered to the old lady, "Jiaguo is alone, it will take a long time to do this, go and call the eldest brother to help."
The two have been married for so many years that they are almost like old men. As long as he makes a decision, the old lady knows what color shit he is going to poop.
He immediately understood the old man's thoughts and rushed out in a hurry without even bothering to dry the books for his eldest grandson.
The old man looked at Xu Jiaguo for a long time, and said anxiously: "Did you knock on the wrong side?
If you can’t dig it out, try digging in another location!”
Xu Jiaguo quickly agreed and walked to the bookcase that had been moved away earlier.
He pretended to pry open a few bricks with great effort, and hurriedly shouted to the old man of the Li family: "Second Grandpa, there is really something here!!"
The old man of the Li family was grinning with excitement, his legs trembling, and he walked over staggeringly.
When he saw Xu Jiaguo lifting a large wooden box, he couldn't wait to take it apart and see what was inside.
After Xu Jiaguo opened the wooden box, the old man stretched his neck to look inside, and found that there were only some worthless things, and he immediately lost interest.
Xu Jiaguo took out a few things with great interest: "Second Grandfather, this is what my grandfather said he made when he was a child, right?
I heard that he made four of these things. How about one for each of you four siblings?"
Old Master Li opened his cloudy old eyes and slowly looked at the small wooden horse in Xu Jiaguo's hand.
The scene of that time gradually emerged in his mind. Boss Xu was four years older than him. They were very poor at that time. In order to have food to eat, his mother ran out to work for others without even leaving her confinement period.
All of them, brothers and sisters, grew up on their eldest brother's back.
There was a carpenter in the yard next door who often made some strange things for his children.
The second child liked the little wooden horse they made very much and always tried to touch it secretly.
Children all have a so-called competitive spirit. The kid next door is very proud of his father's masterpiece.
I took it out and played around with it every few days, until one day I found that the wooden horse was missing.
The carpenter next door stood in the yard and cursed for three days.
Later, the eldest son of the Xu family found the Trojan horse in the second son's bed.
At that time, the eldest brother was shocked and angry. He slapped the second brother angrily and rushed out of the house with the wooden horse.
When he came back, the eldest brother was carried in by his father. There were red slap marks on his face, one on the left and one on the right, very symmetrical.
It was then that the second oldest brother found out that the eldest brother had taken the blame.
In order to calm the carpenter next door down, the owner of the shop had no choice but to slap the boss twice in front of the carpenter.
There was a severe crackdown in those days. If a child was labeled a thief, his life would be ruined.
The carpenter, considering the friendship between the two families, did not pursue the matter further.
Later, the old man of the Xu family learned to make a small wooden horse by imitating the carpenter next door. The carpenter saw that he had some talent and taught him a few tricks.
When he had completed his apprenticeship, he made a small wooden horse for each of the four brothers and sisters.
There are other small gadgets in this wooden box, most of which were made by the eldest son of the Xu family.
The old man’s thoughts returned, and he wondered when everything changed.
His lips trembled twice and a tear appeared in his cloudy old eyes.
He kept touching the little wooden horse and refused to let go.
Xu Jiaguo always finds it ridiculous that you were the one who put your eldest brother to death, and now you are the one who is sad and missing him...
Just then, a car bell rang at the door.
Li Hua walked in anxiously, leaving his old mother alone, walking inside on trembling legs, tiptoeing, holding onto the wall, trembling all over.
"Dad, I heard Jiaguo is here? Did you dig up anything?"
Xu Jiaguo gathered his thoughts and said to Li Hua: "Uncle, just dig out these little things!
There seem to be empty bricks over there that I haven’t dug yet!”
Li Hua eagerly took the shovel and followed the position of Xu Jiaguo's finger, chipping a large area of the wall.
Suddenly he found a hole. His eyes flashed, he dropped what he was holding, and stretched out his arm to reach inside.
Suddenly a scream was heard, and everyone saw Li Hua covering his hand and jumping three feet high on the spot.
The old man of the Li family didn't care about being sad anymore, and asked loudly: "What's going on?"
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