Taxi at night

Chapter 224, a dumbfounding news
Liu Jiang did not go out to work this year, but his two good brothers, Brother Dong and Jiang Shan, who were inseparable from him, were unwilling to do heavy and hard construction work, and chose to continue working in the factory.

Young people gather there, their spare time is rich and colorful, and their work is relatively simple, relaxed and clean. For their own lives, the three brothers parted ways for the first time, just in line with the old saying: There is no banquet that never ends.

When Lu Ren returned home, he saw only his stepmother preparing lunch in the kitchen. His father, Lu Decai, was not at home. He was probably waiting for him at his mother's grave, so he put down his bags, greeted him, and rushed to meet his father with the sacrifice confluence.

There is a hill not far from home. The hill is not high. It used to be the place where the villagers collected firewood and grazed. Some people who died in the village were also buried here. Over time, a cemetery was formed on the north side of the hill. Lu Ren His mother is also buried here.

At this time, there was still some time before Qingming Festival, and not many people came to visit the grave. Lu Ren followed a narrow path to find his mother's grave. From a distance, he saw his father sitting silently on a stone pier and smoking. Holding the sacrifice, the residual fragrance lingers, floating around from time to time.

Hearing the slight sound of footsteps, Lu Decai looked back: "Son, here you come, come over and offer incense to your mother, talk to her, she's very lonely here alone..."

Lu Ren nodded, went straight to the grave and knelt down, arranged the offerings one by one, burned incense and paper, lit firecrackers... and remained silent.

When I was young, the closest person was undoubtedly my mother. After the age of five, Lu Ren and his father depended on each other for life. Until he became an adult at the age of 18, he went out and wandered around, working everywhere. The contact with his family became less and less, and he only came back every year during the Chinese New Year. a trip.In the past two years, I came back more frequently because I was closer to home.

"Son, did you see the building under construction at the entrance of the village? That was built for you by Dad. When you get old, you will have a place to come back and squat." Lu Decai said in a low voice behind him after his son finished offering incense.

"Didn't you say to wait for my news? Why did you build the house early?" Lu Ren didn't want to mention this matter in front of his mother's grave, so he suppressed the displeasure in his heart.

"It used to be said that there was no money, so naturally it was not easy to build a house. Some time ago, I said that your taxi sold for 60 yuan. I didn't believe it at first. One day when I went to the market and met Gao Liumei's father, he said the same thing, so I believed it." Lu Decai said with twinkling eyes, "Once Boss Liu came to the house and said that it is a good idea to build a house now. He has ready-made artificial materials and promised to give me advance money to build a house at a preferential price. If you have some extra money in your wallet, you can save a lot of money if you cover it early. When I go back and think about it, this is also the reason..."

"Then you have to call me too, what if the news is not accurate?"

"How can this be wrong? Gao Liumei sent back 5 yuan to build a house, saying that it was money from selling a car with you... It can be wrong!"

"So you decided to build a house without asking me beforehand?!" Lu Ren became angrier as he heard this, but facing his father, there was nothing he could do.

"Why do you ask? This house will have to be built sooner or later. I wonder if you will come back in the next few days, but it will happen sooner or later." Lu Decai said plausibly, and what he said was quite reasonable.

Lu Ren didn't bother to reply to his father. He first cleaned up his mother's grave carefully, then kowtowed a few more times, and then stood up: "Dad, let's go back and talk about building the house!"

The father and son walked down the hill one after the other. Lu Decai took two steps forward and coughed: "Son, how much money did you bring back this time? It's better to pay part of the labor first, so that the house can be built faster. Am I right?"

"I just came back to visit the grave, how much money can I take with me? It's only two or three thousand!" Lu Ren replied angrily, and suddenly a flash of thought flashed through his mind. He stopped and asked, "How many floors are we going to build?" ? Two floors, right?"

Lu Decai nodded as he watched his son remain silent.

"How much is the plan?"

"It's about 10 yuan. Boss Liu doesn't need to worry about what he says. We just need to move in."

"I think so! Dad, I'll give you 5 yuan to build one floor. To be honest, it's useless to build so much. I can't come back for a few days all year round. When I get old, I want to come back to live. I'm afraid the house will It’s also dilapidated, and I’ll have to spend more time.” Lu Ren said his plan, which he had just thought of when he went down the mountain. Building so many houses is a waste, and building only one floor is more than enough, at least 100 square meters. Not enough to live by yourself in the future?

What surprised Lu Ren was that when Lu De heard it, he seemed to be scalded by boiling water, but he waved his hands again and again to object: "No, no, it must be two floors, which is the least. Besides, I have already discussed it with Boss Liu. How can it be changed?" Come and go? Son, you don’t need the 5 yuan now, so why bother with it? Besides, in our countryside, bungalows and buildings are two different concepts, which will affect the children’s ability to marry a wife when they grow up.”

Although Lu Ren was a little surprised by his father's panicked expression, he couldn't help but smile after hearing this: "Dad, how old am I, and the child is about to be born, so it doesn't matter whether I'm a daughter-in-law or not?"

After Lu Decai finished listening, he walked a few steps silently, then sighed, as if he said to himself: "Of course you don't need to marry a wife, but...but...your brother still needs it!"

Suddenly Lu Ren stopped in his tracks and turned around with a shocked expression on his face: "Dad, what did you just say? My brother... Where did I get my brother? Am I right?"

Lu Decai's face turned red all of a sudden, and he replied with some stuttering: "I'll tell you the truth! Your stepmother is pregnant for more than three months. The B-ultrasound in the town two days ago turned out to be a boy...that is, your future son-in-law. Brother, son, do you think building a one-story house is enough... definitely not!"

Everything is clear, no wonder my father is in a hurry to build a house, needless to say this is the stepmother's idea.It's just that, it's not sure who will own this house in the future, and Lu Decai's doing this makes Lu Ren a little sad.But after thinking about it, it was my father after all, and it was also for the sake of my unborn younger brother. Although it was a little more calculated for me, there should be no way. 10 yuan, for my father, is not something that can be earned in three or two years.

Back home, when it was time to eat at noon, the little girl Fanfan mysteriously approached Lu Ren's ear and said, "Brother, I'm going to have a little brother soon, you don't know yet, do you?...cuck...cluck"

"Really? How did you know?" Lu Ren glanced at the stepmother who was serving her husband's food, and forced a smile.

"Of course I know, but I won't tell you. Unless... unless you take me to the town in the afternoon to buy something I like, I will tell you." After Fanfan went to Lu Ren's house, a concept formed in his mind: This half-way knew that his brother was very rich, and he was also very generous in spending money for himself. He belonged to the kind of person who responds to requests...much better than his mother.

(End of this chapter)