Rebellion against Big Brother
Sancha Township.
Hu Yufeng was wrapped tightly up and waiting for the bus on the roadside. The noise of children fighting echoed in the empty intersection, attracting a few timid sparrows.
Xizi, who was also wrapped tightly, ignored the two noisy children and approached Hu Yufeng:
"Aunt, please stop being angry. Maybe once my uncle spends all his money, he'll be kicked out..."
Hu Yufeng: If you can’t comfort me, don’t say anything. It will only make me more angry.
Here's what happened: Yesterday, Hu Yufeng and Xizi went to their sister's house and found that her brother-in-law Cao Ping, who was rarely at home, was actually there and was cleaning the house. The two were very happy to see them.
Cao Ping was very embarrassed: "I heard from Erbao's mother that Erbao's wife always bothers you, elder sister. I'm really sorry to bother you..."
After hearing this, Hu Yufeng rarely showed him a good face:
"What's the problem? Xizi is not idle either. He helps a lot at home." She changed the subject and asked:
"Why aren't you staying in the pharmacy?"
Hu Yufeng saw Cao Ping reveal an awkward smile: "It's almost the New Year, there aren't many people around, so I came back to visit my family..."
Bullshit, judging from your expression, that’s not the case.
Hu Yufeng said with a straight face: "Yufang, what happened in the pharmacy?"
As expected, the honest Hu Yufang did not hide anything: "It's because of my eldest brother. He is with that Zhang family. His husband goes to the medicine store to make trouble all day long, and asks Erbao's father to take care of it. How can he take care of it? His father simply closed the store..."
Cao Ping gave an awkward yet polite smile at the right moment.
Hu Yufeng was angry and ashamed, and the good mood she had when she first arrived was completely gone.
What makes me angry is that my eldest brother is in his sixties and is having an affair with a married man.
Now she is put in front of her brother-in-law. How can she, a sister, hold her head high in front of him?
Hu Yufeng's face turned red, and she was about to get off the bed to find the culprit. Hu Yufang hurriedly said:
"Let's go tomorrow. I saw my eldest brother this morning and he said he was out for a while and he doesn't know when he will be back..."
Hu Yufeng had no choice but to give up.
At night, the two sisters lay on the kang. Hu Yufeng had calmed down a lot, and now she lowered her voice and asked:
"Have you heard from Erbao? It's almost been a year. Have you asked about him?"
"I asked. His father called Dabao, but he still hadn't seen him. He left a letter asking him to let his family know when he saw him." Hu Yufang said calmly.
"It's so worrying. I don't know where the child has gone or how he is doing..." Hu Yufeng was worried.
"Big sister, what's the point of worrying? You don't know where to find it. Anyway, you are a grown man and you can get yourself a meal. Just don't go hungry..."
Hu Yufang in turn comforted Hu Yufeng.
Hu Yufeng: ...
*
The next morning, Hu Yufeng went to block the door. Walking in the snow pit where one foot was deep and the other was shallow, she wanted to curse again.
If you don't want to clear a broad road, a small path will do. You'd rather mess around than move the broom, how can you not be so lazy!
He is so lazy, what does the daughter-in-law of the Zhang family see in him?
He walked to his eldest brother's door, cursing all the way, and saw that the door was half-open, and the person was indeed at home.
Hu Yufeng took a deep breath of the cold air, almost choking and coughing, before she carefully pushed the door open. Well, there is no suffocating smell of urine. Only then did she feel at ease and go into the house.
Hu Deyang was lazily lying in bed. When he saw the girl coming in, he raised his eyebrows and heard the girl questioning:
"What did you do yesterday?"
"Did you go to the market? You came here yesterday?..." Hu Deyang asked back.
"If I hadn't come, I wouldn't have known that your embarrassing incident had been reported to Cao Ping. Aren't you ashamed? If you really want to find someone, just find a lonely widower to live with. Why do you want to find someone with a family?"
"I'm happy with it. Just live your life and don't mind my business..." Hu Deyang said bluntly when he saw that it was this matter again.
"You are happy but her family is not. Her husband has made Cao Ping's medicine shop so chaotic that it can't even open. What will you do if Yufang stays at home? How can we face Cao Ping's family in the future?"
"Then don't come over. You don't like Cao Ping anyway..."
"You're talking nonsense. I'm talking to you nicely, but you insist on being stubborn. I'm telling you, break up with the Zhang family as soon as possible. If you really want to find someone, I can help you find a decent one..." Hu Yufeng said angrily.
"Continuously. I'm your brother, do I need your consent to find a woman? Besides, how did I embarrass myself? You sisters and mom forced my wife away, why didn't you feel ashamed at that time? You come out and complain about my finding someone? If you despise me, don't come, who do you think wants to see you..." Hu Deyang reached out for a cigarette and lit it, then spoke softly.
Hu Yufeng stretched out her fingers and trembled with anger. After a while, she said, "I'll say it again. My sister-in-law's leaving home has nothing to do with me. Don't blame me... Also, now that you've said this, you can do whatever you want. From now on, just treat me as if you don't have a sister..."
She staggered out and slammed the door. Xizi, who was standing outside the house and eavesdropping, hurried forward to support her.
Hu Deyang dusted off his cigarette ash, looked at the half-slammed door and muttered, "What a bad temper! He's taking his anger out on the door again..."
*
Her thoughts drifted back to her mind, and Hu Yufeng gritted her teeth and made another decision: she would definitely not care about her elder brother's affairs, and let him do whatever he wanted.
While they were talking, they saw the bus coming from afar. Hu Yufeng turned to Xizi and said:
"Okay, go back with your two children, spend more time with them and have a good New Year."
"You are my aunt too, don't be angry. Anger is bad for your health. If you fall, my uncle won't care about you..."
Hu Yufeng burst out laughing in anger.
She waved her hand and got on the bus.
*
Qingyuan City.
Qin Yu mastered the trick after taking two trips, running up and down and back and forth.
Yang Xiu didn't dare to go down. When she saw the rotating stairs, she thought of the tragedy of being trapped, and her scalp tingled. I just watched the father and his two sons play.
After running for a while, Qin Wenli pulled the two reluctant children over:
"Come on, hang out with mom for a while. If you still want to play, we can go later."
The four of them walked around the first floor and saw the TV.
The two children had met the figure at their uncle's house yesterday, and they were still looking at the figure on the screen with some curiosity.
"Dad, why are people on TV?" Qin Yu asked in a low voice. She wanted to ask yesterday, but she was not at home and was afraid that people would laugh at her for being ignorant, so she kept it to herself until today.
Although Qin Wenli didn't understand the manufacturing principles of television, he could give a general idea. He just said, "This is a portrait. Just like taking a photo, the image is recorded and stored on TV."
Taking pictures Qin Yu knew that her parents had taken several pictures of them holding each other, so she nodded as if she understood.
Qin Wenli saw the label on the front of the TV said 420 yuan, which was actually 30 yuan cheaper than the one sold in Yang County.
He was a little moved.
It's not just the children who are ignorant, the adults also have only a vague understanding of the outside world.
At present, television is the best way for them to contact the outside world. With television, they can learn about the outside world at home and grasp the direction of national policies in a timely manner.
Qin Wenping is right. If you want to run a long-term business, it is important to keep up with the policies.
I have to go back and discuss this with my mother, Qin Wenli made a secret note of it.
Like Qin Wenli, Qin Yu was obsessed with TV and was absent-minded even when he was in front of the children's clothes on the second floor.
Yang Xiu, however, was in high spirits and visited each store from door to door.
The girls’ clothes were so beautiful, with all kinds of colors and laces, which made Yang Xiu envious. Why didn’t I have such beautiful clothes when I was a child?
Oh, at this moment I really want to give it all to Qin Yu.
Qin Yu's mind was focused solely on the TV and she was somewhat reluctant to try on clothes.
Qin Wenli was still rational and pointed at her empty pocket. "Do you have the money to buy it if you try?" Yang Xiu finally let go in disappointment.
If you don’t have money, you can only watch the fun. There are not many opportunities to stroll around freely. Qin Yu muttered to himself for a while, then gathered together with Qin Shu to point and talk excitedly.
The four of them walked around, took a few elevators, and returned to Qin Wenlin's store.
Qin Wenlin packed a bunch of books early: "These are all the books you like to read. How do you want to take them?"
Qin Wenli had a solution: "Yuyu, Daddy needs to carry something, you just hold my collar in a while, okay?"
Qin Yu nodded.
Qin Wenlin gave each of the two children a ten-dollar gift. After some tugging, the four of them waited for the bus carrying their belongings.
It was just past three o'clock when I returned to Qin Wenjun's house. Yang Xiu took out the food he bought and shared it with everyone. A few people couldn't refuse, so they just took a little to share.
*
Early the next morning, Qin Wenjun pushed the tricycle and loaded things on it.
Half of it was bought by Qin Wenli and his friends, and the other half was brought by the four brothers.
Still, two children wrapped in military coats rode in the car, while three adults walked.
After chatting for a while on the side of the road, the car came. The two children leaned on the window and waved to their uncle. Qin Wenli also smiled and waved at his eldest brother outside the window as the car started.
The return journey always felt much faster, and the two children had already arrived home before they had even had time to doze off.
Qin Wenli took the children out of the car, and the two children cheered and ran home. They ran and shouted, "Grandma, Madam...we are back!"
Under the warm sun, the cheerful children's voices were scattered on the vast white snow that sparkled with tiny rays of light, and then bounced back and echoed around the silent Qinjia Bay.
Hu Yufeng listened carefully, then put down the rag in her hand and walked out the door.
"Yu Yu, Shu Shu, you are back?" Hu Yufeng looked at the two short legs running towards her with surprise.
The short legs slowed down in advance, then hugged her legs on the left and right: "We are back, grandma, when did you come back?"
"I came back yesterday. I thought you would be here soon, and sure enough, I came back..."
"Grandma, did you hear me calling you?" Qin Shu looked up and asked his grandma.
"I heard it..." Hu Yufeng bent down and picked up Qin Shu: "Shushu's voice is really loud. Grandma heard it when I called her for the first time..."
Qin Shu smiled with curved eyebrows when he heard this.
Qin Wenli and Yang Xiu followed closely behind the child and finally arrived: "Mom, we are back. When did you come back?"
"I came back yesterday morning. Go in first. Shushu's hands are cold. You guys go to the kang and keep them warm first..." Hu Yufeng protected Qin Shu's small hands with her big hands and said with concern.
Although my mother-in-law said so, it is impossible for her to really go to bed as soon as she gets home.
After putting the two children on the kang and putting down the things in their hands, Yang Xiu and Qin Wenli consciously changed into their old homely clothes.
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