Chapter 55 Brother, Let's Go Home
I originally thought that no matter how bad the second and third wives were, they would never treat grandpa badly.
But who would have thought that the two families would be so inhumane that they would not even spare their own blood relatives.
Qi Dongchen became angrier and angrier as he thought about it. He clenched his fists tightly, and the veins on his forehead bulged with anger. He said angrily, "No, no matter what, I have to seek justice for Grandpa today."
Having said that, he turned around and ran outside.
"Brother, don't be angry first."
Qi Man clasped Qi Dongchen's wrist with her small hand and easily stopped the violent man. Qi Dongchen was unable to move for a moment, and his anger overwhelmed his rationality, so he did not notice Qi Man's abnormality.
On the contrary, Qi Erya, who was standing by, saw it clearly and couldn't help swallowing her saliva, looking at Qi Man with admiration.
Cousin, you are awesome.
Qi Man softly advised Qi Dongchen: "Brother, Second Uncle and Third Uncle got their comeuppance. They are now lying at home. They haven't gone to work for more than ten days. They have returned all the money to Grandpa. Don't be angry."
The younger sister's voice was soft and tender, and her big watery eyes were staring at him eagerly. Most of Qi Dongchen's anger disappeared. He just felt his hands itchy and wanted to touch his younger sister's fluffy little head.
He had just raised his hand halfway when he suddenly remembered his own hands, which were dirty, black, rough, and had a lot of calluses, and were easily dirty. He retracted his hand and rubbed the sweat on his palms on his pants.
Hearing about the experiences of the second and third wives, Qi Dongchen felt secretly happy and said viciously, "Humph! They have lost their humanity and deserve the retribution they receive."
Seeing Qi Man's eyes suddenly soften, she said with some guilt: "Sister, I'm really sorry. It's all my fault that I'm incompetent and can't afford a decent gift. I originally wanted to work here for a month, but who knew that you would find me."
He is penniless now and doesn't even have the money to return to the village.
He was not afraid of being laughed at by the people in the village. They all had mouths on their bodies, and he could not shut them up one by one. What he feared most was that his grandfather would despise him. He had been away from home for three years but had accomplished nothing. Anyone would be disappointed.
Thinking of this, Qi Dongchen's bright black eyes suddenly became dim.
Qi Man blinked and said softly, "It's good that the person comes back safely. Grandpa and I don't care whether it's a gift or not. Brother, come home with us."
The soft little hand grasped Qi Dongchen's palm, and the clear eyes stared at Qi Dongchen's dim eyes.
When Qi Dongchen heard the last sentence, his eyes turned red unconsciously and tears welled up in his eyes.
Yes, even though he had been away from home for three years and had accomplished nothing, he still had a home. What his grandfather hoped for most was his safe return, so he was ultimately too narrow-minded.
His eyes fell on Qi Man's slender, white and tender little hands, which formed a sharp contrast with his yellow, black and rough hands. Qi Dongchen wanted to pull his hands back in panic, fearing that he would dirty his sister's porcelain-white hands.
But who would have thought that the hand could not be pulled out at all.
My sister looks delicate and soft, but I didn’t expect her to be so strong.
After all, he was a man who had worked as a laborer for three years, but he couldn't even break free from the hand of a delicate woman. If this got out, who would believe it?
Qi Man didn't notice Qi Dongchen's abnormality, and loosened his hand on her own, still muttering: "We don't want to do this job anymore, brother, come home with us."
"good."
Qi Dongchen felt a little sad and went to the person in charge of the dock to explain the situation.
The person in charge was a sensible person and promptly settled Qi Dongchen's wages.
Qi Dongchen looked at the ten yuan in his hand with a simple smile on his face. He glanced at the scorching sun, his eyes fell softly on Qi Man, and his voice unconsciously softened:
"It's noon now, you two sisters must be hungry. I just settled the wages. How about we go have a meal first, and then find a bullock cart to go back to the village?"
Qi Man shook her head, glanced at Qi Erya who was following silently beside her, and said softly, "The food outside is not delicious. Brother, save the money and let your cousin cook when you go back later."
Qi Man's appetite has been spoiled by Qi Erya these days. She doesn't like the food cooked outside because it lacks oil and is dry and salty. It would be better for her to cook it at home.
Qi Dongchen thought for a moment and nodded in agreement: "Okay, then let's go to the supply and marketing cooperative to buy some meat and some flour, and then we can make big meat buns, okay?"
For Qi Dongchen, being able to eat meat is already the best meal.
Qi Man shook her head again: "I couldn't digest the big meat buns I ate at noon."
"Then buy some ribs and meat to make soup?"
"I don't want to eat ribs."
Seeing her cousin following closely behind her and asking questions, Qi Erya was quite helpless and said, "Cousin, you just got your wages, so you should listen to my advice and save them well. You will be able to spend money when you need it in the future. We still have a lot of food at home, so let's go back and eat some, and we don't need to buy more food."
Comrade Xie has sent a lot of game these days, most of which are live animals that can no longer be kept in the chicken coop.
There is also my cousin who loves meat. Every time the ingredients in the kitchen are used up, she will ride her bicycle to buy a lot of ingredients the next day and fill up the kitchen.
It’s unnecessary for three people to go shopping for groceries today.
But Qi Dongchen successfully misinterpreted the two sisters' meanings, thinking that they were reluctant to spend money, so they gave such advice.
"How can that be possible? Manman is different from us, we can't just deal with her casually. No matter what, we have to buy a few pounds of meat and make stuffed tofu. The stuffed tofu I make is the best. Manman just came back and hasn't tasted my cooking yet."
Looking at her enthusiastic cheap brother, Qi Man blinked in confusion and said softly: "Brother, there is tofu and meat at home. Grandpa is anxious to see you, why don't you go back first?"
Qi Dongchen: ...
All my enthusiasm was instantly dampened.
I was even a little confused. Given the current prices, the scarcity of supplies, the strict control from above, and my grandfather's frugal nature, how could there be meat at home?
"Yes, cousin, let's go back first. If we buy too much meat, it will go bad easily. Fresh meat is better. Grandpa is anxious to see you." Qi Erya nodded in response.
Qi Dongchen was quite helpless and sighed: "Okay, then when you want to eat meat, we can come to the county town to buy it."
The three of them walked and talked, and soon they were out of the dock.
Just when Qi Dongchen was about to take his two sisters to find a ox cart to return to the village, he saw Qi Man and Qi Erya standing in front of the most popular bicycle in Beijing, with their hands on the bicycle. This bicycle cost more than two hundred yuan, and it was damaged. Even if he sold it, it would not be worth the price.
Thinking of this, Qi Dongchen shivered with fear, ran over quickly, and said shamefacedly:
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