They went to the guesthouse to pick up Uncle Feng and the two children. They went to the state-owned restaurant to have breakfast first, and asked someone to help Uncle Feng ride his bicycle back to the town to return the bicycle. Fu Qingshan then took Qiao Xinyi and the two children to the supply and marketing cooperative to buy some things, and they got on the car to Nanxi Town.
Nanxi Town and Fu Qingshan’s hometown are located in the south and north of the county seat, respectively, separated by an entire county seat.
But Nanxi Town is much closer to the county seat, and it only takes 20 minutes by bus to get to the town.
After getting off the car, the two children walked in front, jumping and skipping with great joy.
"Uncle, are we going to Grandma Bailu's house?" Fu Linzhou still had some impression of this road, as Fu Qingshan had brought them here once when he came back last time.
Fu Qingshan nodded and explained to Qiao Xinyi in a low voice.
"The Fu family used to be a wealthy family, so they had some old servants. Aunt Bai Lu used to be my mother's maid. When she fled to our place, she was begging in the county town. Fortunately, she met my grandfather. My grandfather saw that she was starving, so he took her back to the Fu family to keep my mother company."
"Aunt Bailu has been staying in the Fu family ever since, and she has taken the Fu family's surname. She is one year older than my mother, and she and my mother grew up together, and they are like sisters. When she was 18 years old, my grandfather found a marriage for her and married her off."
"But there is one thing that no one knows. Before Aunt Bailu got married, she actually recognized Grandpa as her godparent. But Grandpa felt that the situation was not good, so only Grandpa, Mom, and Aunt Bailu and her husband knew about the godparenting."
"Aunt Bailu's husband is an orphan. He worked as a farmhand in the Fu family. I heard from the old people in the town that Aunt Bailu's husband is kind, honest, and hardworking. He treats Aunt Bailu very well, and is also very good to Grandpa and Mom."
"But Aunt Bailu's husband passed away before she died. Her father worked on the dam. When the flood came, she saved her father, but she herself died. So it can be said that he exchanged his life for another's."
"When my mother passed away, Aunt Bailu was by her side, but she never came home again after that. But my eldest brother, and later my eldest sister-in-law, would go to Aunt Bailu's house to see her during festivals or when they had time."
Qiao Xinyi understood. No wonder Fu Qingshan specially took her to see Fu Bailu. It seemed that Aunt Bailu was indeed an elder whom Fu Qingshan respected very much.
"Did Aunt Bailu remarry later?" Qiao Xinyi asked.
Fu Qingshan shook his head. "Aunt Bailu never remarried. When my uncle died, they didn't have any children. Aunt Bailu has been living alone for so many years."
The man soon stopped at the gate of a small farmyard.
The two children ran up and knocked on the door, shouting, "Grandma Bailu, open the door, your brother is here to see you~"
After half a minute, the door opened, and inside was an old lady in a navy blue shirt. Her thick hair was mixed with mostly silver threads, and her face was full of wrinkles.
But it seemed that the old man was in good spirits. When his cloudy eyes saw the two children and Fu Qingshan, they suddenly became brighter.
"Come on~Come in." Fu Bailu walked in holding a girl in each hand. After taking two steps, she remembered that Fu Qingshan seemed to have brought a girl with him standing at the door.
It's okay to leave Fu Qingshan alone at the door, but it's not okay to leave a female comrade who comes to your house for the first time at the door.
Fu Bailu turned around quickly and said, "Qingshan, bring your friend in quickly. When I see the child, I can't see the two of you tall guys anymore."
"Granny Bailu, the bald aunt is not your uncle's friend, she's his girlfriend!" Fu Linzhou explained.
"She's the one to marry! She's my brother's future aunt!" Fu Zeyu added.
Fu Bailu touched the two children's heads and smiled, "Mother-in-law guessed it."
It's not like his eyes are blurry. The two of them were standing so close to each other, their shoulders were touching. Fu Qingshan brought her here specially, so who else could she be except his lover?
But seeing that the two children were so anxious to explain for Qiao Xinyi, it seemed that the two children had a good relationship with her.
The structure of the house at Fu Bailu's place is basically the same as that at Fu Qingshan's place. In other words, all the old houses in towns and villages throughout the county are basically the same.
Several people sat in the main room. After Fu Bailu carried the two children to the chairs and sat them down, she immediately turned around to greet Qiao Xinyi.
The two chatted for a while, and to Qiao Xinyi's surprise, the old lady did not ask about her education, work, or family. She just asked where she was from, and then talked about Qiao Xinyi's interests and hobbies.
This kind of chat was undoubtedly very relaxing, and what made Qiao Xinyi even happier was that her old lady was playing with the two children, while Fu Qingshan was killing chickens in the yard, and then went to the private plot in the back to pick vegetables, and then went to the kitchen to work like an old ox.
It was not until lunch was served that Fu Bailu took Qiao Xinyi's hand and turned back to call the two children playing in the yard to eat. Only then did Qiao Xinyi really believe that Fu Qingshan could cook.
After taking a bite, I realized that Fu Qingshan’s cooking is so delicious.
"How is it? Qingshan is a good kid, isn't he?" Fu Bailu picked up a chicken leg for Qiao Xinyi, "You have good taste in choosing a partner for him."
"You have always had a good eye. The handkerchief you asked you to pick out just now is very nice." Qiao Xinyi is not only good at praising others, but also at praising herself.
Fu Bailu was good at embroidery and would embroider handkerchiefs to pass the time when she had nothing to do. Just now, when she took Qiao Xinyi to her room to watch, she asked Qiao Xinyi to pick out a few for her and her family.
Qiao Xinyi picked three, one for herself and the other two for Chen Yubing and Qiao Baihe.
Even though they had only been together for half a day, Qiao Xinyi particularly liked the old lady Fu Bailu.
She is not pedantic and has open-minded ideas. For such an old lady, she does not have the slightest idea of male superiority and female inferiority.
In the afternoon, they had to go back to the town to burn incense for Mr. Fu and Mrs. Fu. After lunch, Fu Qingshan said he wanted to leave. Several people had already stood up, but Fu Bailu reached out and pushed them back.
"It doesn't matter if I take a little longer. There are still some things I haven't told you." The old lady went back to the room, and when she came back, she was holding two exquisite wooden boxes, one large and one small.
After coming back and sitting down, the old lady first opened the big box and then pushed it to Fu Qingshan.
"This is what your mother asked you to keep before she died. It was passed down to you brothers by your grandfather and your mother. Logically, you should give half of it to your eldest brother and sister-in-law when they get married, but you know the situation at the time. Try not to show these things if you can."
Fu Bailu said, "So you kept it and didn't dare to take it. Later, your sister-in-law was seriously ill and needed money urgently. You took two things to the black market to cash them in for your sister-in-law's urgent needs. There is a list at the bottom of the box, and you put a cross behind the two things you sold."
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