The Prosperous Years of Siheyuan

Chapter 6 Family
I originally thought of letting the three of them clean the battlefield together, but Chen Xiaobao ate too much and had to put his hands on his waist when he stood up from the round table. The task could only be left to the two sisters.

Listening to the 'jingle' sound coming from the kitchen from time to time, Chen Jisheng looked sympathetic, while Chen Xiaobao looked disdainful.

"You usually take care of it?" Chen Jisheng thought about caring for his little brother, but ended up with endless resentment.

"I don't clean up and have nothing to eat, brother. They are both high-minded and spoiled. I don't eat pancakes and pickles. The second sister insists on making them by herself. The money is in their hands, and the meeting requires the minority to obey the majority. I don't like it." There is no way.

The second sister's cornbread is as good as cannonballs, and the girl was born 20 years later, otherwise there is a pot of cornbread, which can beat a team of little devils! "

Chen Xiaobao found the organization and complained, regardless of the second sister who was already standing at the door with a sullen face. Judging from his appearance, this was just the beginning, and there would be a long speech later.

"Second sister, little sister, you guys also come in and sit down. There are some things that I have to say and I have to ask. Let's suppress the bad emotions first.

It's also quite hot, so please give me a general introduction first, and I will ask when I need it. "

Chen Jisheng knocked the empty wine cup on the table, stopped Chen Xiaobao's tirade, and asked the sisters to enter the room. Direct questions and answers tend to make people resist, so it is better to let them express themselves freely.

After listening to the three people talking about the general situation of the family, Chen Jisheng got a general idea.

None of the three of them knew the situation regarding their parents' hasty transfer. Chen Xiaobao and Chen Xue's school status had also been transferred to the nearby Red Star Middle School.

The second sister is majoring in physics at Qingda University. This level of school is not something that parents can interfere with, so they can only let the nephew play the lantern as usual, or maybe they think there will be no problems there.

The depth involved by his parents was quite different from Chen Jisheng's estimate. I thought it was just the green grass on the water that moved after hearing the wind, but now it seems that is not the case at all.

Is it two people, several people, or a group of people?Or are there several departments, good or evil, good or bad?Completely unknown.

I learned from the second sister that she originally wanted to major in Spanish literature or philosophy. It was only with the intervention of her parents that she changed from Yan University to Qingdao University. Perhaps this is also the reason why she did not move to the second sister's school. Her parents had been studying for a long time. Started to prepare for a rainy day.

Although the second sister is not good at housekeeping, she is definitely a top student and a god of academics. She has taken two Spanish courses concurrently since her freshman year. She completed her major and majored in chemistry in her sophomore year. She has started self-study for postgraduate courses in this major this year. , according to her, she is almost finished studying chemistry.

Chen Xue is similar to her second sister. When she entered high school, she followed her sister to learn Spanish and physics. She was considered a top student in elementary school.

As for Chen Xiaobao, just like his old self, his arm strength is stronger than his brain power, and his hands are better than his brain. He is a real scumbag. If he hadn't been held back by a girl in the same class, he might have become a junior high school student. a member of.

This is also somewhat inconsistent with my own judgment. The two top students have spent all their energy on their studies, so they must be out of tune with the people around them, and there will be less trouble in the circle.

"Second sister, do you have a partner?"

While pouring the wine, he watched his words and expressions. The moment the red clouds first appeared, Chen Jisheng's hands shook. Was he so energetic?
"Why are you asking everything? Mom and dad don't care about this." Chen Baohong didn't see the wine spilled on the table. She was worried about it and wanted to get up in embarrassment.

"Brother! Ah... Second sister, it hurts... it hurts..." Chen Xiaobao, who wanted to tell the truth again, was pulled by the ear. The second sister got angry and hit hard, and her ears immediately turned red.

"Second sister, haven't you considered why your parents were transferred away in such a hurry?"

Ignoring Chen Xiaobao who was playing tricks, Chen Jisheng drank another cup of rice wine and stared at the second sister with bright eyes.

"I don't care about their work, and I won't let us care about it. Ji Sheng, is there a problem?"

When it comes to business, the second sister is no longer silly and sweet. When she meets Chen Jisheng's piercing eyes, her eyebrows start to shrink in the middle, and her eyes are a little sharper.

Before 55, it was mainly external, and after 55, it was mainly internal. The problem is not a small problem. As a member of the big courtyard brother, no matter how slow he is, he still has his own views and opinions, and he has seen many families with problems.

"Sister, don't let him scare you, your parents are not good enough."

The younger sister Chen Xue has her own opinions, and from the current perspective, the starting point is okay, but the subsequent results are very different.

"Xiaoxue, don't talk nonsense. This kind of thing is not trivial and cannot be left to chance."

Without Chen Jisheng's explanation, the second sister, who is relatively more experienced, gave Chen Xue a standard answer.

"Brother, what are you talking about in confusion? What's the problem?"

"Shut up!" They gave Chen Xiaobao the same rebuke and severity. The two siblings, Chen Jisheng and Chen Baohong, had the same stance on family matters.

"Jisheng, can the problem be solved?"

Chen Baohong's idealistic way of solving problems conflicts greatly with Chen Jisheng's forward-looking and pragmatic way of thinking. A hammer that is too heavy will break the drum, so it can only give her some exciting information.

"Not now! I can in the future! But the time unit of 'in the future' will be in 'years' or 'decades'. For us, we can only choose to avoid it like our parents." After hearing the vague words of the second brother Chen Jisheng The answer, Chen Baohong's face was no longer flushed and turned a little darker, "How to avoid it?"

"Hide yourself, strengthen yourself, and if you want to lay eggs in a nest, you can only build the nest low and make the eggs solid, even if the skin is thick. Of course, they can also be boiled, with a little sand at most."

He gently shook the empty wine bottle at Chen Xiaobao, and was immediately picked up. This guy was pretty good, and he never skipped out on important matters.

"It's too vague, can you make it clearer?"

Chen Baohong, who is the spokesperson for the three siblings, thinks that the third brother got the news from his parents, and wants to continue to investigate, and also thinks that the solution to the problem is simpler, and hopes that he and his brother and sister will not be wronged too much.

"You get married and the two of them go to work. I only have a rough idea of ​​how to do it."

Chen Jisheng's answer was a bit ruthless. Whose youth is not precious? His words almost ruined the youth of the three siblings.

"I disagree! They are both too young! How could this happen?"

As a top student and a god of learning, Chen Baohong has her own way of thinking, which may be logically stronger than that of Chen Jisheng. The words of her third brother Chen Jisheng are basically credible.

Although she knew that her struggle would be powerless, she had to fight, otherwise her future life would be gray, without the brilliance of her ideals.

"It's not that serious. I just took a step too early. I will still fully respect your opinion. And there are some things that I can go back on several times."

The god of learning is proud, and Chen Jisheng did not dare to smash the ideal aura around his second sister at once, as this would kill someone.

"Okay! We listen to you! If... I mean if..., I will die for you!"

After picking up the flask and drinking it all in one gulp, Chen Jisheng rubbed his cheeks, but he still used too much force. The second sister was far-sighted and logically clearer than he thought. In just a few words, he found the simplest way to solve the problem.

“Our family’s first roundtable meeting ended successfully.

The meeting decided that Chen Jisheng would be in charge of everything, including the spouse selection of Chen Baohong and Chen Xue.

The second decision was that Comrade Chen Xiaobao must keep this meeting secret. If the secret is leaked, he will be punished by eating the steamed buns made by his second sister for ten years.

Chen Xue acted as the record keeper and sorted out the decisions of the meeting just now. Everyone had to sign and stamp them, and those who did not stamp them had their thumbprints. All future matters would be carried out according to the meeting decisions. "

The joke could not hide the cruel fact. Chen Jisheng stretched out his hand to put his hand on the head of the little girl who still wanted to argue. With Chen Xue's silent and humiliating tears, watching the meeting decisions fall on the paper one by one, the little girl unexpectedly He has a high emotional intelligence and can vaguely see the inside story of many transactions in the world.

I walked out of the house and vented my depression. Then I looked outside at the lights of thousands of houses. There were many people sitting in front of and behind the hanging flower door. The draft in the evening hurt people but cooled down the heat, so there were many fans.

The old men gathered together to talk about the past and the present, and the old ladies chatted about the East and the West. They stood in the shade of a tree and listened for a while. The third uncle is a good news maker. The family dinner tonight was discussed by a group of people. .

Silly Zhu's stupidity and the Chen family's lavishness were discussed a lot, but fortunately they were all laughing at it, and there were no sharp voices of jealousy. It seemed that most people were good.

Without disturbing the people enjoying the shade, Chen Jisheng quietly walked along the verandah to the outer courtyard and walked out of the messy courtyard.

There were no street lights outside the door, which made it look particularly eerie. Only a dim light bulb was lit at the door of the supply and marketing cooperative. Walking along the light and walking onto the street, it looked a bit like the street scene of a big city in this era.

Although there are no street lights, small light bulbs one on the left and one on the right light up the entire long street. People enjoying the cool air and playing chess under the light bulbs also bring infinite vitality to the dim long street.

Walking along the street along the light bulbs, I wrote down a few shops selling breakfast, turned around half a circle, and found a Red Star Bathhouse. Thinking of going to report tomorrow, Chen Jisheng didn't look around, and just went in.

After asking about the price, I spent one yuan and two on a package of washing, cutting, shaving and rubbing. There were not many people in the bathhouse in summer, and most of the rest rooms were occupied by strong laborers in their [-]s and [-]s. After taking a bath, a group of people lay down to relax. On the bamboo bed, while drinking strong tea, chatting and spanking.

Chen Jisheng came a little late, and there was no one in the pool except for a few wrinkled old guys. It was hot and he didn’t want to soak for too long, so he left the pool after a while. I rubbed it all over again. Although I didn't feel very comfortable, it was particularly irritating on a hot day.

The old man who was barbering and shaving was very enthusiastic. He first gave Chen Jisheng a haircut according to Chen Jisheng's idea, and then he used all his strength, including shaving and patting, so that Chen Jisheng almost fell asleep again.

I left the bathhouse feeling refreshed and sweaty again before I reached the door of my house. When I entered the front yard, most of the people enjoying the cool air had dispersed. The smell of burning moxa became even stronger, and it looked a bit like a fire burning everywhere in the village. .

"Brother, you're back. These are the meeting minutes written by my little sister. We all signed and fingerprinted them. The only thing missing is yours."

Taking the paper handed over by Chen Xiaobao, Chen Jisheng read it carefully. Except for a few tears, it was just as he said. He picked up the pen on the table and signed, took the hand stamp from his trouser pocket and stamped his name for his younger brother to see. After eating, he folded the paper and put it in his trouser pocket.

Back in the north room, there were mats and wooden pillows on both beds. The window seat was given to Chen Xiaobao. Chen Jisheng lay on the bed and fell asleep after a while.

(End of this chapter)