Siheyuan: There are three little cats at home

Chapter 251 Grandma's Thoughts

Xu Qing agreed with his grandfather's decision.

The two old people were willing to stay, not only Xu Qing, Aiguo, Feng Ming and the little girl, but also the three of them agreed.

Because I haven't been close to the two old people for a long time, the conditions at home are getting better every year, and it's no problem for my grandparents to enjoy the blessings.

Furthermore, the two old people are now very old. Even if they return to the countryside, they cannot work in the fields all day long.

It's better to stay in the city, drink tea every day, chat, and enjoy the old age.

It's just that when Xu Qing proposed to his grandparents that he would live in the city from now on, don't go back.

The old man smoked a dry cigarette, shook his head and said:

"It's not possible to live there permanently. Your grandma and I will go back as long as we see you get married."

Xu Qing asked his younger brothers and sisters to persuade him, but it still didn't work.

No one can change what the old man has made up his mind.

Xu Qing had no choice but to give up.

Anyway, in the next six months, grandpa and grandma will not go back. As for the future, we will talk about it at that time.

Before the tenth day of the first lunar month, Xu Qing, his younger siblings, and grandpa and grandma traveled around the entire Forty-Nine City to have fun every day.

There was a temple fair during the Spring Festival, and everyone went to the temple fair together. When there was no temple fair, Xu Qing led them to the Summer Palace, Beihai Park, the Forbidden City, the Great Wall, and the zoo.

There are so many places worth visiting in Sijiu City, at least they are the ancient capitals of several dynasties, and it is impossible to visit them all in a short period of time.

Xu Qing also had to consider the physical condition of his grandfather and grandma, so after playing for two days, he would rest for two days, and then continue to play with them.

When the Red Star Steel Rolling Mill closed for vacation, Xu Qing and Aiguo had to go to work, and their grandparents went to play every day, so they handed over to the little girl and Feng Ming who hadn't started school yet.

At the same time, Xu Qing specially told the third brother not to take his grandparents to places where young students who hang around all day gather together.

Even if it’s a tourist attraction, don’t go there.

Those young people started to make a fuss, no matter what, who knows what will happen.

Xu Fengming hummed, patted his chest and said:
"Brother, don't worry. I'm with grandpa and grandma. I guarantee that nothing will happen."

Xu Qing nodded and said nothing more.

The third brother was clever and clever since he was a child. In fact, it doesn't matter whether Xu Qing asks him or not.

Besides, there is a little girl here, so nothing will happen.

Xu Qing got up early in the morning, finished the breakfast prepared by his grandmother for him and Aiguo, put on a scarf,

The two of them left the backyard together, ready to go to work.

When passing by the middle courtyard, Sha Zhu, Qin Huairu and the elder brother also happened to leave for the factory.

Xu Qing and Aiguo accompanied them and walked towards the front yard together.

In the front yard, during the Chinese New Year, Yan Jiecheng, the third uncle's family, was severely scolded by Yan Bugui, the third uncle who could not bear it, because he took his daughter-in-law Yu Li to eat and do nothing.

The father and son have been arguing these days.

Yan Bugui wished he could drive his boss out of the front yard, so that the young couple would go to his house every day and eat and drink shamelessly.

Yan Jiecheng was holding back the family separation.

Not only did Yu Li not persuade Yan Jiecheng, but she kept teasing him.

Because once the family is separated, she and Yan Jiecheng will get a fortune from the third master.

In addition, Yu Li didn't want to look at the faces of the third master and the third mother, the two in-laws, all day long.

It's a pity that Yan Bugui is such a smart person, how could he let them succeed.

And this caused the gap between Yan Jiecheng and Yan Bugui's father and son to grow wider and wider.

The third aunt couldn't do anything about it.The eldest son got married and forgot about his mother when he had a wife. He only listened to his wife Yu Li's words all day long.

And as a mother, even if she tried her best, it was useless.

When Xu Qing, Aiguo, and Silly Zhu walked through the front yard, Yan Jiecheng came out of the house, saw everyone, turned around and went back to his own house, and hurriedly asked Yu Li to hurry up so that he could go to the factory early and not finish the New Year. , was late for work on the first day.

Yu Li was sitting in front of the vermilion lacquer simple wooden dressing table, looking in the mirror, slowly painting her eyebrows and eyes.

"Xie Cheng, why are you in such a hurry, wait for me for a while, what's the matter? You said that today is the first day of work after the new year, so I have to dress up."

With a cigarette in his mouth, Yan Jiecheng had no choice but to sit in the room and wait.

At this moment, Xu Qing and others had already left the alley and walked along the street towards the factory.

Today in Forty-Nine City, many factories are open, and there are many pedestrians on the street.

However, there are more young people who like to make trouble, and they are ready to make a big fuss when the factories start working today.

Xu Qing smoked the economic cigarettes offered by Sha Zhu, looked at the young students passing by, and ignored them.

Others don't know, but Xu Qing knows that by the end of this year, the country will let them go to the countryside, and by then, it will naturally stop.

It's just now, it's only the beginning of the year.

When Xu Qing, his second brother and others arrived at the gate of the factory, as expected, they saw two or three groups of young people blocking the gate and preaching loudly.

Xu Qing was speechless, didn't listen to a word, took his second brother to avoid those people, and walked into the factory.

At this time, the factory director had already arrived, and he was discussing with several deputy factory directors and security department chief Ma Guohua how to persuade the young people at the factory gate to stop making trouble.

However, this is not something that can be easily explained.

Therefore, the start of work in the factory today is destined to end hastily.

Xu Qing walked into his own big office, chatted with Qian Bing, Wu Yuemei, Wei Shengli and others for a while, then heard the notice from the factory that work would not start until the fifteenth day of the first lunar month.

Therefore, after Xu Qing stayed in the factory for less than an hour, he left the factory with his second brother, Sha Zhu and others, and went back to the compound.

And when Xu Qing returned to the front yard, Yan Jiecheng and Yu Li were coming out of the house. Seeing Xu Qing and others coming back, Yan Jiecheng was immediately happy, grinned and asked Xu Qing:
"Qingzi, has the factory delayed the start of work?"

Xu Qing nodded, and Yan Jiecheng reached out to touch the stubble on his chin, and instantly figured out the reason.

As for Yu Li, when she heard that the factory was not working today, she immediately showed a hint of displeasure on her face.

She has been dressing up carefully for so long, and she finally finished her work. She thought that when she went to the factory later, she would find her cousin Yu Haitang to show off, but the factory didn't start work. She was dressing up for nothing.

However, seeing Sha Zhu, and the two brothers Liu Guangtian and Liu Guangfu who just came from the backyard, their eyes kept glancing at her, Yu Li suddenly felt that today's makeup is still very effective.

However, Xu Qing only glanced at it and stopped looking at it.

If Yu Li dresses up again, where can she look better?
Compared with Lou Xiaoe in the backyard, there is still a big gap.

She can't even compare to Lou Xiao'e, and of course, when compared with Jinghong, she looks even more like a village girl.

As for Yu Li in the courtyard, Qin Huairu is the only one who can compare with her right now.

Qin Huairu has given birth before, so her figure is a bit out of shape.

And Lou Xiaoe, who has never given birth, and He Yushui, who is not yet married, are not only better than Yu Li in terms of figure and appearance, but even faintly suppress her.

Therefore, Yu Li could only show a little more confidence in front of Qin Huairu.

Xu Qing stopped in the front yard for a while, then went back to the backyard.

Xu Aiguo and his third brother Feng Ming, who pushed a bicycle from the backyard, left the compound together and went to the street to buy needlework for their grandma.

Returning to his house in the backyard, Xu Qing saw his grandma wearing reading glasses and sitting in front of the window, using the light to mend his third brother's clothes with wrinkled and calloused hands.

There are four brothers and sisters, Xu Qing really can't figure out why only the third brother Fei Dong is the only one.

Whether it's clothes, school supplies, or even various items, as long as they belong to him, no matter how strong they are, they won't last for two months.

On the contrary, the little girl's clothes have never been worn out or worn out.

It's all because I'm tall and can't wear it if I'm small.

But even so, when those clothes were taken out, there was nothing wrong with them except that they turned white after washing.

But look at the clothes of the third brother, with patches sewn on top of each other, several of them are almost the same as those worn by beggars.

Xu Qing had no choice but to buy him two new suits.

As for the patched clothes worn by his third brother, Xu Qing did not throw them away. Instead, he kept them in the house and used them to make cloth shoes in the future.

It's just that Xu Qing doesn't know how to do it, but now grandma is here. Although the old man has poor eyesight, he is still good with his hands. During the Chinese New Year period, grandma sorted through the old clothes and made a pair of soles for each of the four Xu Qing brothers and sisters.

Haven't used a needle and thread yet though.

The third brother was riding a bicycle just now to buy thread for soles.

Seeing that his grandfather was not in the room, Xu Qing turned to the little girl and asked, "Where is grandpa?"

"I just went to the second uncle's house to play chess."

Xu Qing snorted, and after drinking the tea in the enamel teapot in his hand, he walked out of the house and went to the second uncle's house.

At this time, Liu Haizhong was sitting in the room, fighting the old man together with Yan Bugui.

The old man had a pipe in his mouth, and while he was smoking, he was watching the chess game.

One person fighting two people didn't feel hard at all, but relaxed.

"Xiao Liu, Xiao Yan, can you two know how to play chess? Why can't even me, an old man who has been growing crops all his life, not be able to?"

Liu Haizhong's brows were tightly furrowed, his face was troubled, and he could not make up his mind.

Yan Bugui was not much better either, his chess skills were not bad, but he was a little overwhelmed for a while when he met his opponent.

He was alone in the courtyard before, and he had also fought against Liu Haizhong and Yi Zhonghai.

But at this time, Yan Bugui looked at the chess game that was almost certain to lose, and wanted to turn the tide and reverse the situation, but he still couldn't find a good way.

Xu Qing lifted the curtain of the Second Uncle's house, and as soon as he opened the door, he saw Grandpa smoking a cigarette with a cheerful face, waiting for Liu Haizhong and Yan Pugui to play chess.

Xu Qing walked to his grandfather, looked down at the chessboard, and said nothing.

Yan Bugui just wanted to take a step, but after thinking for a while, he sighed and said to the old man:

"Old man, you are still the best. Lao Liu and I can't play this game of chess again. If we continue to play, the best result will be a draw."

The old man knocked the tobacco pot on the stool leg, scooped up the shredded tobacco from the pipe again, lit it with a match, and said with a sharp sip:

"It's fun to play chess with young people like you. It's not like those old chess players in our village who are so stubborn that they won't admit defeat even though it's already a dead game."

Yan Bugui laughed, "Old man, let's try another dish."

Xu Qing was at the side, seeing his grandfather nodding, he took the initiative to help with the chess.

Throughout the morning, the old man was killing all sides on the chessboard.

At the end of the game, Yan Bugui found an excuse and sneaked out in advance.

Mainly because it hurt my self-esteem too much.

He is known as an invincible player in the courtyard. Unexpectedly, this morning, he played five sets with Grandpa Xu Qing, lost four, drew one, and didn't win one set, which made him very depressed.

For five consecutive days after that, Yan Bugui didn't dare to play chess in the courtyard again.

Liu Haizhong, on the other hand, didn't think it was anything. Seeing that the old man put Yanbu on the chessboard and tidied it up obediently, he couldn't help but feel happy.

Liu Haizhong, the second uncle, was no match for Yan Pugui in the courtyard before, so he felt that it was normal for him to lose to Grandpa Xu Qing, and from time to time he took the initiative to go to Xu Qing's room to play a few games with the old man.

By the way, learn the old man's chess moves so that he can use it to deal with Yan Bugui in the future.

On the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, grandma made some small Lantern Festivals in the house.

Ask Xu Qing to give a few to each family in the compound.

There are too many people in the courtyard, and besides, supplies are tight these days, and the family's conditions are not rich, so I dare not give more.

Not to mention anything else, just giving one bowl to each family would be a waste.

I can only send a few, just think about it.

The idea of ​​the old man is that since his grandson lives in the courtyard, he will help improve the relationship between the neighbors and neighbors.

In the future, if something happens to the grandson, he won't say anything, and no one will help him.

Xu Qing, together with his younger siblings, sent the Lantern Festival to each family in the compound.

In addition, grandma packed another kilogram in a net bag and gave it to Xu Qing.

"Xiaoqing, send it to your wife."

Xu Qing was a little embarrassed and said with a smile: "Grandma, in fact, in addition to Jinghong's house, I also have to give some to my master's house."

The old man was stunned for a moment, "I have to give it away, wait, grandma will make you some more, so you can send them away. In the past, they taught you the craft, so we must not forget our roots."

While talking, grandma got busy again, and the little girl stood aside to help.

As for Xu Aiguo, the factory did not assign him a clear master last year. Xu Aiguo is everyone in the third workshop, teaching together.

It's not that the factory has forgotten, but that in these years, there are riots everywhere, and the situation in the factory is not very good.

The newcomers to the factory last year were all the same as Xu Aiguo.

In this way, Xu Aiguo doesn't have to give it away.

Half an hour later, Xu Qing used a noodle bag to put the two portions of Lantern Festival that his grandmother had given him into it, and then secretly used his ability to divide the two portions of Yuanxiao once.

Then he hung the noodle bag on the handlebar of the bicycle, pushed the bicycle, and went out of the compound.

Xu Qing didn't think that grandma had prepared too little, but it was just that the master's old Zhang family, apart from the master and his wife, maybe Zhang Zhenlian and her five older sisters were also there.

The target Jinghong's family has the same population.

Now there are four copies of Lantern Festival, Xu Qing thought, and each side will send two copies.

Today is the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, the weather is fine, the sun shines on the alley, and it is warm.

Xu Qing stood in the alley, crossed the crossbar of his bicycle, and rode along the alley and turned onto the street.

Xu Qing went to Jinghong's house first, and gave two Yuanxiao, and after sitting for a while, he hurried to Master Lao Zhang's house.

(End of this chapter)