Sanwang was so excited to come back that he felt familiar with the cats, dogs, rocks and trees in the village. When people on the street saw him coming back, they all greeted him, and they were all very excited, "Gold medal, Sanwang, gold medal, Sanwang!"
The news of Sanwang's victory was widely publicized in the village. If Han Yongfang hadn't been low-key and forbade everyone to go too far, some people would have painted "Champion Sanwang Team" on the walls of the entire team.
After exchanging a few pleasantries with the acquaintances he met, he said he had to go pick up his brother and sister from school and left first.
The four of them were walking on the road when he suddenly had an idea: "Brothers, I have an idea."
Fu Zhengyuan looked at him and said, "Don't have any bad ideas."
Sanwang: "No, it's a good idea."
He quickly took off his sportswear and put it on inside out. He also took out a handkerchief from Xiaowang's pocket and tied it around his face, then went to the haystack by the roadside and fetched a wooden stick.
Xiaowang: “…” Is my little third brother stupid?
Fu Zhengyuan: “…” Shouldn’t I have come?
Wan Fubiao: "Okay, okay, haha, what should I play?"
Fu Zhengyuan rolled his eyes at him and said, "You are pretending to be Biaozi."
Wan Fubiao: "Haha, not bad." He also took off his clothes and put them on inside out, but he couldn't find anything to cover his face. He saw some softened poplar branches on the haystack. They were soft after being hit by frost, but not broken. He picked them up and twisted them into a straw hat and put it on his head. The drooping leaves of the tree could also cover his face.
Fu Zhengyuan: "Why should I know you?"
Xiaowang was also very excited, "I'll just cheer them on from the side." Actually, it's just to see how big brother will deal with you guys, haha.
Sanwang and Wan Fubiao looked at Fu Zhengyuan: "Come on, have fun~~"
Fu Zhengyuan: “…” I want to die.
In the end, Fu Zhengyuan was forced by Sanwang and Wan Fubiao to dress the same way, wearing his clothes inside out, tying a blue handkerchief on his head, with a few leaves hanging on his face, and holding a stick in his hand, looking like he would rather die than live.
The four men went to the south road and ambushed on the road that Da Wang and the others had to take.
After a while, I heard the sound of bicycle bells in the distance, accompanied by the singing of Wheat Ear.
Sanwang said excitedly: "Here they come, here they come! Ambush ready!"
"The red star is shining brightly..." The voice of wheat ears was getting closer and closer.
Erwang also sang with her.
Dawang, however, did not move.
"Here we are, charge!" Sanwang was the first to rush out with a stick in hand, shouting in a hoarse voice: "Robbery!"
Wan Fubiao was also very into the role. He went straight towards Dawang and Erwang with his stick in hand, trying to scare them.
Sanwang was just about to yell at you to be careful and don’t hurt my brother and sister, but then he suddenly realized something was wrong and wanted to yell at you, brother Biao, don’t get too close, or my brother will hit you.
Then they watched Wan Fubiao rushing over. Erwang was afraid that he would hit the wheat ears, so he kicked forward and kicked Wan Fubiao in the chest.
Without a doubt, Wan Fubiao fell to the ground with a cry.
Erwang, however, rode steadily on the bike, while Dawang was too lazy to even move.
Wan Fubiao was very into the role. He immediately got up and followed the professional ethics of a robber, "You, you, give me the money..."
Fu Zhengyuan: “…” I’d better retreat.
Sanwang laughed so hard that his shoulders trembled, but he held back his laughter and continued to swing his stick.
Da Wang propped up his long legs and rolled his eyes rudely, "Idiot!"
Not to mention that Sanwang was wrapped up to the point where his nose was exposed with a pair of eyes, even if he was wrapped from head to toe, Dawang would be able to recognize him at a glance.
Mai Sui and Er Wang also laughed out loud. Mai Sui jumped off the ground and ran forward to hug San Wang.
Sanwang was still making his final struggle, "Robbery, robbery!"
Mai Sui almost burst out laughing, "If you continue to be naughty, I'll beat you up."
Sanwang then tore off his handkerchief, threw away the stick, and opened his arms with a laugh.
Mai Sui also opened his arms to hug him, but was picked up by Sanwang and hugged around.
Mai Sui: "..." Get out of here! I take back what I said about my younger brother being crooked and looking like you. No one is as tough as you! After standing still, she hugged Sanwang tightly and said, "Mom and Dad are home."
Sanwang laughed and said, "Come home, I walked mother around twice, you stand still, I will walk you around again."
Mai Sui: "Get lost!!"
Sanwang laughed and went to hug his second brother again.
Erwang didn't refuse. He stopped the car, went up to pick up Sanwang and carried him around twice.
Sanwang laughed happily and climbed onto Dawang like a monkey, "Brother, brother, why are you ignoring me? Don't you miss me? Have you abandoned me? I really miss you day and night."
Da Wang felt like every strand of hair wanted to beat him up.
Sanwang was still acting like a showman and wanted to tug at his elder brother, but Dawang glanced at him coldly, held down Sanwang's head as he rushed over and threw himself into his arms, and lifted him up with one arm and threw him aside. Sanwang was agile, so he didn't fall to the ground. He jumped up and down like a naughty monkey.
Only then did a few people find time to say hello. Since they all knew each other, they exchanged a few words and then went home together.
Sanwang was still leading Xiaowang and running around, without any airs of a champion at all.
Fu Zhengyuan looked at him and found that he was well behaved outside, but turned into a naughty boy as soon as he got home.
When they got home, Lin Lan and Han Qingsong had already cooked dinner.
Dumplings on board and noodles on off board. Lin Lan made hand-rolled noodles. Leek, egg and salt were Sanwang's favorite. Then she cooked a pot of cabbage, pork and vermicelli. On the side of the pot, there were steamed buns. On the grates, there were eggplants with sauce and other salty vegetables. In addition, there were seafood. The crabs were cleaned and steamed for a few minutes with wine, scallions and ginger. The others were stir-fried with scallions, ginger, garlic and chilies.
When Han Qingsong is at home, he will take the initiative to help Lin Lan cook. He is strong and can knead dough easily and effortlessly without requiring too much resting time. The dough is also chewy and evenly shaped, so Lin Lan calls him an expert at kneading dough.
Sanwang saw his mother cooking so much food without any reluctance. Did she really have enough food? He pretended to stroll around the west room. Sure enough, the jars were full of food, and there was more wheat. He breathed a sigh of relief. He believed that his parents were not hungry at home, and he was very happy.
Seeing that his parents hadn't lost weight, and his brothers and sisters had grown taller, he, as an old father, was very pleased and smiled silently while holding the edge of the tub. His parents were really capable, and his brothers and sisters were also very good, so he was really happy.
Lin Lan put the noodle scoop back and saw Sanwang lying on the edge of the vat with his shoulders trembling. She thought he was crying, but she found that he was laughing uncontrollably!
Why is the third son hiding here and laughing alone? Lin Lan felt a little terrified, and was afraid of scaring him, so she pretended to be calm and said, "Little Third Brother, tomorrow is Mid-Autumn Festival, what kind of dumplings do you want to eat?"
Sanwang turned around and hugged Lin Lan, resting his head in the crook of her neck, and whispered, "I like everything my mother cooks, no matter what the filling is."
Lin Lan placed the noodle scoop on the jar and hugged Sanwang. "Son, no matter what you do, your parents won't force you. If you want to, go. If you don't want to, we can go home."
Sanwang shed his tears on Lin Lan's shoulder, raised his head, and smiled brightly and innocently, "Mom, I've made up my mind. I like to go out and compete. I can make money from competing, which is much easier than farming. Hehe."
I like standing on the award podium, watching the five-star red flag rise, listening to the March of the Volunteers being played, and watching people around the world stand up for us. At that moment I felt very proud.
I like all of this. I like all of it.
I also want to see a wider world, such as the Asian Games, the World Games, and the Olympic Games.
So, mom, I'm sorry I can't stay at home with you.
Lin Lan raised her hand and touched the boy's tender face, smiling with relief, "Mom likes your energy. Remember, mom and dad will always be waiting for you at home."
No matter where you go in the world, you will never be alone, and there will never be no way back.
Home is here, parents are here, if you want to go home, home is within reach.
…
Lin Lan packed up and went out, saying, "Children, go call Shen Yu to come for dinner."
Erwang wanted to ride over there, but Sanwang took the initiative to let him go, "I'll go." He took Xiaowang and rode away.
Fu Zhengyuan and Wan Fubiao knew Sanwang's family. Although they didn't meet often, they kept in touch with each other on a daily basis. After all, they wrote all the letters to Sanwang. After Sanwang went to Beijing, Fu Zhengyuan still kept the habit of writing to Lin Lan, just like a son. In addition, Lin Lan's family welcomed them, so they didn't feel awkward at all.
After Sanwang and Xiaowang invited Shen Yu over, it was almost time to have dinner.
A yard full of young people, with constant laughter and joy, makes the ordinary farmyard full of vitality.
Before dinner started, Gu Mi, Dong Huaihua, Xiu Yunniang and others came to deliver the food. Knowing that Sanwang had returned, they came to express their gratitude. However, since Sanwang would be staying at home for a while, they did not rush to reminisce and left first.
After everyone left, Lin Lan and her family also had dinner.
She was afraid that Fu Zhengyuan and Wan Fubiao would feel embarrassed, so she told them to eat as much as they wanted, "Eat until you are full, don't be hungry."
Sanwang was eating hand-rolled noodles stuffed with chives and eggs, and his eyes narrowed with joy. "Home-cooked meals are still the best."
Everyone couldn't help but ask him, "So what did you eat in Iran?"
During training, athletes eat at the Asian Games Village and cannot eat randomly to avoid accidents. But after the competition, they can go out for a stroll, shopping, and eating local specialties. Sanwang and Li Zheng also followed Marty and Henry to stroll around Tehran, buying things and eating delicious food.
He thought for a moment, "I think their flatbread is quite delicious, and they also have bread, cheese, sweet sauce and so on, and the rest is similar to ours. We have vegetables wrapped in bread, and they use bread to wrap the vegetables, but they are not as delicious as our meat wrapped in steamed buns."
He ate but didn't remember much. Apart from pork elbows and the like, he didn't have much interest in other exquisite things.
Poverty makes him loyal!
Sanwang ate a small bowl of noodles and was so tired that he could hardly stand up. A group of young people were walking and chatting in the yard.
At half past seven, the driver came on time to pick up Fu Zhengyuan and Wan Fubiao.
Lin Lan packed some pomegranates, hawthorns and other things for them to take away.
Sanwang waved his hand to them and said, "See you in the provincial capital!"
After the jeep left, Sanwang tricked Xiaowang and his brothers: "Let's go take a bath in the river?"
Xiaowang immediately hugged himself and said, "It's so cold, I won't go." It's so dark!
Lin Lan: "Little Third Brother, you just came back, go and say hello to your grandfather, the eldest grandfather, the branch secretary, and the captain's family."
Sanwang agreed readily. He never refused Lin Lan and would do whatever his mother told him to do.
He pulled Xiaowang and said, "Brother Xiaowang, let's share the good times and the bad times together."
Xiao Wang nodded, with an expression that showed he would go through fire and water for his brother, "Of course, Xiao San brother, if you say so, I will... cheer you on."
Sanwang: “…” He silently took Xiaowang’s hand and left, first going to Han’s sister-in-law’s house, then to the secretary and the team leader to say hello, and finally he smiled and went to his grandfather’s house.
Xiaowang has grown a lot in the past two years. Although the shadows from his childhood are still there, he is sure that his parents really love him and his brothers and sisters really treat him well. He is no longer lacking in love, lonely, or afraid. No one can throw him into the darkness and let him fend for himself, so he is not afraid anymore.
Not afraid of old lady Han!
They had already eaten, and the house was quiet. The three of them sat on the kang in the east room and chatted.
Seeing Sanwang and Xiaowang coming over hand in hand, Brother Han was very happy and wanted to give them something to eat, but all the good things in the house were kept by the old lady. Old Han asked the old lady to give the children canned food, but the old lady was reluctant to do so. In her opinion, why did Lin Lan lack money now? Sanwang was still an athlete who earned wages and food coupons. He should have been filial to his grandmother, but he came to eat her good things?
She was reluctant to do so, so she picked up two pieces of candy and threw them on the kang.
Sanwang raised his eyebrows slightly. Although he was naughty and playful, he was not stupid. Especially after leaving home and seeing so many people and things, it was good to experience the warmth and coldness of human nature.
After visiting the Great World, Sanwang returned to this tiny Shanzui Village and saw old lady Han, who had spent her entire life sitting at the stove pointing at her son and daughter-in-law to seek a sense of existence. Naturally, he thought, "Her life is very pathetic."
Xiaowang is even less interested. He is a hundred times more sensitive than Sanwang. He will never approach anyone who doesn't like him.
Sugar is nothing to him. He doesn't even care about stones or gold.
Old Han was very tired from the autumn harvest and started snoring after speaking a few words.
Sanwang put aside his mischievous behavior at home and instead showed a calm and relaxed look, "Grandpa, grandma, and eldest master, my mother asked me to come and say hello. I'm going home now."
Old Mrs. Han was furious. If his mother didn't allow him to come, why didn't he come to see his grandparents? She was unhappy with this naughty child, and it showed on her face, "You are really good at making a living, you forgot about your grandparents."
Sanwang put his hands in his trouser pockets, looking a little innocent and a little nonchalant, "Grandma, look at you, I came to see you, and you said I forgot about you, so I still didn't come."
Brother Han hurriedly said, "Sanwang, don't be like this, your grandma doesn't mean that, she just misses you."
Old Lady Han snorted, "Where's your gold medal? Bring it to Grandpa and offer it to him during the New Year to make him happy."
Sanwang shook his head and smiled softly, his voice a little soft, "That won't do. My gold medal should be given to my mother."
The old lady was so angry with him. He won a gold medal and so much money, but instead of using it to honor his grandparents, he said he would give it all to his mother.
"You forgot about your grandma after you had a mother..."
"Oh, grandma, don't be angry. Don't they say that when a man gets a wife, he forgets his mother? But our family's tradition is to value the mother more than the wife." He glanced at the eldest master as if nothing had happened.
Brother Han froze for a moment. In fact, with Liu Haozhe's persuasion, the old lady had already relented a little, and he could visit his wife and children more often and help with the housework.
But Mrs. Han would make trouble whenever she was in a bad mood. Whenever she heard that Lin Lan had been promoted or made a fortune, she would be in a bad mood. When she was in a bad mood, she could not tease anyone else, so she could only tease her eldest son.
In fact, it is very easy to restrain Mrs. Han with external forces, but she is always making trouble and acting unruly, saying that housework is none of other people's business. In addition, Brother Han sometimes feels frustrated by her and thinks about taking care of his parents first, so he still cannot live with Sister-in-law Han.
Lin Lan and Han Qingsong will not come to take care of it. They will only take care of the retirement part, and the rest is up to them.
Sanwang chuckled, "Well, we'll leave first."
No matter what old lady Han was still mumbling, she couldn't control the children and became so angry that she said it would be better if they didn't come near her or she would get angry!
Sanwang took Xiaowang and ran away.
Old Mrs. Han pounded the kang in the back and shouted, "What a champion, you unfilial grandson."
Brother Han: "Mom, please don't be like this." You want your son to be filial to you, so what's wrong with your grandson being filial to him?
Old Mrs. Han started to complain again, complaining about this one and that one being unfilial. She also scolded Han Qingsong for detaining her fourth brother and not allowing him to come back, and she also complained about her daughter not coming home for a long time.
Brother Han was upset and decided to go out. Even a filial son would feel annoyed and didn't want to hear her making such a fuss in front of him.
Sanwang pulled Xiaowang out, and the two smiled at each other. They understood each other tacitly and would never say that the two brothers deliberately tried to anger the old lady.
The author has something to say:
Xiao San Ge: Let me show you how naughty I am.
Xiaowang: My brother Xiaoxian is the best swimmer, and he can’t be second. Haha.