Siheyuan: a better life

Chapter 113 Second Uncle!

At around five o'clock in the evening, Wu Aiguo rode his bicycle back to the courtyard.

"Aiguo! Are you off work?" Yan Bugui greeted Wu Aiguo enthusiastically when he saw Wu Aiguo walking into the front yard pushing his bicycle.

Wu Aiguo saw Yan Bugui, who was watering the flowers with a kettle in his hand, and asked Yan Bugui with a smile, "Third Master! Don't you claim to be an exhaustive strategy? Why didn't you think about using these flower pots to Plant some shallots and leeks?"

When Yan Bugui heard Wu Aiguo's reminder, he was obviously taken aback, then reached out and patted the back of his head, and complained regretfully, "Why didn't I think about it?"

At this point, Yan Bugui said to Wu Aiguo gratefully: "Patriotic! Thank you for reminding me of this. By the way, your family has relatives. I heard from your mother that it seems to be your uncle."

Hearing Yan Bugui's words, Wu Aiguo subconsciously looked in the direction of the east wing. When he saw the closed door, he pushed his bicycle to the door and parked it, and then walked towards the backyard.

In the original owner's memory, Wu Aiguo's grandmother's house was in Chenjiashan on the outskirts of Kyoto.

Wu Aiguo's mother has five brothers and sisters. Her mother, Chen Shuying, is the third eldest child in the family. The eldest is Chen Shulan, the second is Chen Weimin, the fourth is Chen Weiguo, and the fifth is Chen Weijun.

Wu Aiguo went to Chenjiashan a few times when he was a child, but when he grew up, he never went to Chenjiashan again because he was messing around outside all day.

Wu Aiguo walked through the Moon Gate and came to the backyard. He stretched out his hand and lifted the curtain at the gate. Before he entered the room, he asked with a smile, "Mom! I heard from the Third Master that our family has relatives?"

When Wu Aiguo entered the room, he saw his second uncle Chen Weiguo and a young man about eighteen or nineteen years old sitting at the table in the living room.

After Chen Weiguo came to Chen Shuying's home, through chatting with Chen Shuying, he had learned from Chen Shuying that his nephew Wu Aiguo not only returned from joining the army, but also became a cadre.

When Chen Weiguo saw Wu Aiguo walking into the room, he immediately greeted Wu Aiguo with a smile and said, "Aiguo! Are you back from get off work?"

As soon as Chen Weiguo finished speaking, he kicked his son, and reminded him dissatisfiedly: "Xiaodong! What are you still doing, why don't you hurry up and call someone."

After hearing Chen Weiguo's reminder, Xiaodong came to his senses and greeted Wu Aiguo cautiously, "Cousin! You're back."

Wu Aiguo heard Chen Weiguo's words, saw Xiaodong's reserved face, and asked him politely: "Second Uncle! When did you and Xiaodong come?"

Chen Weiguo heard Wu Aiguo's inquiry and replied with a smile: "Aiguo! We just arrived in the city at noon."

Hearing Chen Weiguo's answer, Wu Aiguo thought of his grandpa and grandma living in the country, and asked Chen Weiguo with a smile, "Second uncle! Are grandpa and grandma still in good health?"

"Patriotic! Your grandfather and grandmother are still in good health, but the food at home is not enough. Your second uncle came to the city this time just to get some food back." Chen Shuying heard Wu Aiguo ask her parents, He quickly told Wu Aiguo about the situation of the two old people and the reason why his younger brother came to the city.

Wu Aiguo heard the situation introduced by Chen Shuying, thought of the upcoming three-year famine, and said to Chen Shuying: "Mom! There is grain in our cellar. You can go and fetch one hundred catties of cornmeal and twenty catties of white flour for me later." The second uncle took it back."

When Wu Aiguo said this, he suddenly thought of something, and quickly took out five cards of Great Unity from his pocket, and said to Chen Weiguo, "Second Uncle! You take the 50 yuan, and when you return to the village, give it to me." Ten yuan for grandpa and grandma, and ten yuan for uncle, aunt, and uncle, and the remaining ten yuan for you to keep.”

Chen Weiguo came to the city to look for Chen Shuying this time, mainly because the food at home was not enough, so he had to go to the city to ask Chen Shuying for food. What Chen Weiguo didn't expect was that Wu Aiguo not only gave him food but did not say anything about his coming. Give him 50 yuan back.

Living in the countryside, the whole family works in the team every day to earn work points. It is not easy to earn a few dollars in a year.

Now Wu Aiguo offered 50 yuan, which shocked Chen Weiguo, and replied a little embarrassedly: "Patriotic! It's enough to have food, and the second uncle can't ask for this money."

Chen Shuying on the side saw Wu Aiguo paying for Chen Weiguo to take it back to the village and distribute it to his parents and brothers and sisters living in the countryside. She felt very happy and persuaded Chen Weiguo: "Weiguo! Aiguo is your nephew. Since he gives you money, then you should keep it. Besides, Xiaodong will also have to spend money on his wedding, right?"

When Chen Weiguo heard Chen Shuying mentioning his son's marriage, he thought of the gift money proposed by the woman, finally gritted his teeth, and said to Wu Aiguo gratefully: "Patriotic! Think that the second uncle asked you to borrow this money, and wait for the second uncle to borrow it from you. When I have money, I will return it to you."

When Wu Aiguo heard Chen Weiguo's promise, he smiled and replied: "Second uncle! What can we borrow or not? We are a family and we don't talk about two families. If you say this, it will cause division."

Seeing that Wu Aiguo had gone so far as to say what he said, Chen Weiguo took the money Wu Aiguo handed him and said with gratitude: "Aiguo! Since you said so, I will accept the money. .”

Seeing Chen Weiguo accepting the money, Wu Aiguo immediately asked Chen Weiguo, "Second Uncle! Which village is Xiaodong's partner? When are you going to hold a wedding for Xiaodong?"

Hearing Wu Aiguo's inquiry, Chen Weiguo introduced his son's marriage with some embarrassment: "Patriotic! Xiaodong's partner is Wang Jia'ao next door. Our two families got married by exchanging relatives."

"What! Swapping! Second uncle! Are you planning to use Xiaoqin to help Xiaodong change his wife?" Wu Aiguo frowned when he heard Chen Weiguo's introduction, and asked Chen Weiguo in surprise.

Chen Weiguo nodded subconsciously when he heard Wu Aiguo's question, and replied: "The eldest son of the Liu family is 23 years old, and the daughter is 19 years old!"

"The Liu family married their daughter to Xiaodong, and our family married Xiaoqin to the boss of the Liu family. Since the two parties are exchanging relatives, they don't want dowry money."

Because of poverty, changing relatives is very common in rural areas, but after all, Wu Aiguo is from a later generation, so he is naturally very repulsed by this method of changing relatives.

Facing the situation introduced by Chen Weiguo, Wu Aiguo asked Chen Weiguo solemnly: "Second uncle! Is Xiaoqin willing to marry into the Liu family? Besides, the ten yuan I gave you can completely make Xiaodong live in the countryside. Going to be a daughter-in-law, why would you sacrifice Xiaoqin's happiness to marry Xiaodong?"

(End of this chapter)