Xu Nannan looked embarrassed. Lin Qingbai is only twenty-seven years old. At this age, he can still pretend to be a fresh meat for a while in the future. Why is he called Uncle Cheng. Although he does look more mature and stable than his peers, he can't be called uncle. He took a peek at Lin Qingbai, fortunately, he still had a smile on his face, maybe he didn't hear Shitou's words just now.
"This is Brother Lin, you can just call him Brother Lin." Xu Nannan also acted as if he didn't hear what he said just now.
Wood and Stone looked at Lin Qingbai who was pursing his lips, looked puzzled for a while, and then called out, "Brother Lin." He was obviously an uncle, about the same age as Goudan's father, and they all called him Goudan's father and uncle.
But whatever your sister is called, let me call you whatever you want.
Xu Nannan rubbed the child's head and looked at Lin Qingbai, "Brother Lin, these are my two younger brothers. When I came out of Xu's family, my household registration was with them."
Lin Qingbai squinted and smiled at the two children, bent down, and took out two bullet casings from his pocket, "Do you want it?"
There is no boy who doesn't like bullets. If you can't get a gun, it's cool to get bullets. You can also make this bullet case into a pendant and put it on your neck, and wear it out, it's so eye-catching. The two children nodded like chickens pecking at rice.
Lin Qingbai frowned, "I'll give it to you if you call me brother."
"Brother!" The two children immediately said in unison.
Lin Qingbai spread the bullet casings in his hands, and the two children immediately grabbed them one by one, not to mention the treasures.
"..." Xu Nannan discovered for the first time that Lin Qingbai was still so serious. Well, if someone calls her aunt, she will definitely struggle for a long time.
After taking the gift, Wood and Stone happily carried the bag of noodles to report to the front.
Xu Nannan was about to take Lin Qingbai to Song Guihua's house, but Lin Qingbai pulled her arm, then let go, "I'm wandering around here, so I won't go with you."
"Ah?" Xu Nannan was stunned for a moment, thinking that he was too embarrassed to come to the door, "Then I'll send the things over and be back soon."
Lin Qingbai said, "It's okay, just stay by yourself for a while, I'll go for a walk on the mountain over there." He pointed to the farm where Xu Nannan lived before.
"Okay, I'll find you when the time comes." Xu Nannan replied. She also planned to go there to have a look. Although Uncle He had already left, she still wanted to visit. This has become a habit.
Carrying the bag of pig thighs by herself, Xu Nannan turned around three times after walking, and then strode towards Song Guihua's house after walking too far.
Lin Qingbai looked back at the mountain, took a deep breath, turned around and went there.
When Song Guihua came back, Grandma Chen was marinating pork thigh meat. Xu Nannan was playing with wood and stones.
Seeing the noodles and pork thighs at home, Song Guihua was pleasantly surprised and worried at the same time, "Does the grandma in the city agree with you taking so many things? Don't let people think that you use the things over there to subsidize us. When the time comes They will have an opinion." Even if it's a pro-grandmother, they can't let so many things out.
Xu Nannan said, "It's okay, my grandma knew that I came back to see you, and asked me to bring eggs back. I was worried that it would be difficult to get them on the road, so I didn't take them." There was no burden at home, and she often brought fine grains and supplements back home, Grandpa Yu and Grandma Yu really wouldn't be unhappy about these things. And this is not taken from home, she bought it from Taobao.
"Even if this is the case, don't take so many things from home in the future, there is enough food at home."
Xu Nannan smiled, "It's also my wish. If Aunt Osmanthus is polite to me, she won't treat me as a family."
"You child..." Song Guihua wiped her eyes with emotion. She really never thought that Nan Nan could live the life she is now. At that time, the two elder sisters couldn't eat enough, but now they can send fine grains home.
He looked at the house again, "By the way, didn't Shishi say that you came back with some brother, why didn't you see anyone?"
She thought it was Nan Nan who had brought his partner back.
"No, brother Lin, he has something to do, so he didn't come here. I won't eat at home anymore, so I have to hurry back, or I'll have to walk at night."
Song Guihua was surprised. "Ah, I didn't even eat. It's rare to come back, and I brought so many things back, and I didn't even eat."
"It's really not good this time. I'll come back a day earlier next time." Even if Lin Ge didn't come back, she couldn't eat at home. It's not good to walk at night.
We can't really let Xu Nannan walk at night, Song Guihua couldn't help it, said, "That's fine, but I'll always be hungry on the way. I steamed steamed buns at home, take them with me to eat."
When Grandma Chen heard this, she hurried to the kitchen to make buns.
Stone and wood watched helplessly from one side. Xu Nannan smiled, "By the way, Aunt Osmanthus, isn't the stone and wood on holiday? I plan to pick them up and live in the city for a few days."
The two children nodded with sparkling eyes.
Song Guihua thought for a while, worried that if the children went to make trouble, Nannan's new grandma would not like it, so she said, "Then wait a while, I will ask your uncle to send them there. You can't do this today." It’s not convenient, I have to clean up for them.”
"Mom..." Shitou shrugged his shoulders.
"Be obedient, let your father take you there then."
Xu Nannan could see that Song Guihua didn't want the child to go there, so he pulled Song Guihua's arm, "Auntie, I didn't treat them as outsiders, and you don't treat me as an outsider either. My grandma also agreed with this matter. Let them sleep in the same room with us from time to time. My grandparents also like to be lively." What she promised, she must not let the children down.
"Mom, let's go, we must be very good." Mu Mu said expectantly. Unlike adults who feel out of place in the city, children are always curious. Children who have never been out of the village naturally hope to visit the county town.
Seeing that the two children looked like this, Song Guihua nodded, "Okay, but you all have to be good. If you are not good, I will ask your father to bring you back and beat you."
"It's okay, you must be good." The two brothers said in unison.
Agreeing to let the two children go with her, Song Guihua hurried to pack her things. Fortunately, it's a hot day, so you don't need to bring much clothes, just two pants and a short shirt.
The two brothers carried a small package and followed Xu Nannan out of the house without even looking back, for fear that Song Guihua would forget.
"This brat." Song Guihua scolded with a smile.
Behind the old Xu's house, Zhang Cuiqin hurried home. She had been peeking at the courtyard wall of the front room just now, and Mrs. Chen had hung a big pig leg in the kitchen. That girl also took the two brats from the front room to enjoy the blessings in the city.
This one who killed a thousand swords didn't even come back to take a look.
When she got home, she told Mrs. Xu about it.
Granny Xu waved her cattail fan and looked at Zhang Cuiqin with distaste. He deliberately told her to stay away, thinking that Xu Hong had found a good partner now, so he didn't say anything.
Zhang Cuiqin herself took a step back and shrugged her nose. In this hot day, the smell of the toilet is even stronger. She cleans the toilet every day, and she always has the smell on her body. Now even her husband Xu Jianhai is not willing to sleep with her.
She flattered her, "Mom, you said that damn girl really eats inside and out."
Mrs. Xu snorted heavily, "I'm no longer a member of our old Xu's family, why mention her. Besides, big pork legs are nothing, if we Honghong marry a good family in the future, we won't be able to eat anything. "
Zhang Cuiqin was elated.
Liu Qiao next to her curled her lips, this matter has not yet been decided, and she is just thinking about beauty here. I don't even think about the virtue of that girl, can she really find a good family? It's Meizi from their family who is smart enough to find an only child with an urban hukou, and she will have nothing to worry about in the future.
I don't know what's going on with Meizi, so I still have to go and have a look. There is no hope for his uncle. If Honghong's matter doesn't work out, when Meizi marries a good man and brings Longlong to live there, she will separate from her family in her hometown. At that time, the food and money I get will be under my own control, and I can also subsidize my son and daughter. These days are much better than now.
Xu Nannan led the stones and logs to the farm on the mountain. Because it was noon, everyone who went to work went back to eat. She also heard from Aunt Osmanthus that Teacher He was picked up by a car, saying that she was going to the Northwest. Now here are a few rich peasants with bad status in the village to take over the work of picking pig manure.
As soon as he arrived at the farm, he saw Lin Qingbai standing in front of the wooden house, looking at the pigsty.
"Brother Lin." Xu Nannan walked over, and as soon as he got closer, he saw Lin Qingbai rubbing his eyes, which were still a little red.
"Brother Lin... What's wrong with you?" Xu Nannan said in surprise. She never thought that Lin Qingbai would cry. Were you crying just now
Lin Qingbai pursed his lips, "It's okay, I just thought of something." He turned back and looked at the wooden house, "Have you lived here before?"
"Yes." Xu Nannan walked into the wooden house, where the beds were gone, and a pile of fodder for pigs was piled up. "After we left, this place was for Mr. He to live in. He used to be a university teacher. He knew a lot. But now he has gone to the Northwest Farm." Speaking of this, she felt a little depressed .
Lin Qingbai walked over and touched the door of the wooden house.
Xu Nannan didn't know what he was thinking, so he just waited. After a while, Lin Qingbai breathed a sigh of relief, "Let's go, if you don't go back, you will have to walk at night."
Stone and wood are playing next to them, and when they heard that they were leaving, they ran over immediately. One side, holding Lin Qingbai's hand. "Brother, let's go."
Xu Nannan suddenly wrinkled his face. These two realistic children are too realistic. Isn't it just two bullet casings!
Lin Qingbai smiled at her, and led the two children down the mountain.
Having a companion along the way, with two more children chirping and chatting, is much more comfortable than walking alone.
Knowing that Lin Qingbai was a soldier, Shitou was very envious, "Brother, when did you become a soldier, can I go?" He also wanted to be a hero.
Lin Qingbai said with a smile, "You are too young. I went there when I was fifteen. You have to wait a few years."
Xu Nannan listened on the sidelines, and his heart tightened again. He returned home at the age of fourteen, and joined the army at the age of fifteen... Brother Lin's life before was really not very good.
Seeing that Xu Nannan was thinking about something, Mu Mu secretly asked Lin Qingbai, "Brother, are you dating Sister Nannan? Do you also think that Sister Nannan is pretty?"
Lin Qingbai was taken aback for a moment, looked at Xu Nannan, his heart beat violently for no reason, then turned his head and said to Mu Mu, "Beautiful."
The little girl is very beautiful.
Before dark, I finally returned to the county seat. Knowing that Lin Qingbai was not with them, the two children were quite disappointed. They were reluctant to leave for a while before returning to Yu's house with Xu Nannan.
Grandpa Yu and Grandma Yu laughed from ear to ear when they saw the stones and logs coming. Although I like my granddaughter, boys are more lively and mischievous, and the family is more lively. And this can be regarded as a relative of my own family. When there are relatives walking around, I always feel that the family is more active.
The two brothers were very restrained. They entered the door just as their mother Song Guihua had told them, and shouted obediently to the two elders, "Hi, grandma. I am wood. I am stone."
"We will be very good. If there is anything we can ask our brothers to do, we can do it." The child in his early ten years old has already grown taller, half a head taller than Xiaoman. Speaking of these words, it really looks like It's the same as an adult.
Grandma Yu said with a smile, "Okay, they are all good children, just play at our house, don't be restrained."
In the evening, Grandma Yu specially made dumplings, sauerkraut and pork, which is enough.
After resting for two days, and going to work on Monday, Xu Nannan is still a little frustrated, and hasn't recovered yet. As soon as she sat down in the office, Sister Liu hurriedly told her that Wu Jian had now been transferred to the logistics department of the trade union. It is said that it is the logistics department, but it is actually a display. After all, the mine has its own logistics, and the trade union does not manage many things. If Wu Jian went there, he would have no chance to rise in the future.
Xu Nannan said, "President Liu and her niece can agree?" Didn't it mean that the two of them are getting along, and they will take care of it anyway.
"It's broken, and I'm dating Xu Meizi again." Sister Liu's face was full of gossip, "I was just about to say, what do you think Wu Jian is thinking, he has decided to date Liu Da Niu, and said It's not suitable for her, and she's with Xu Meizi. You don't know, Miss Liu's house is next door to ours, she cried at home for two days, and her brother almost came to the mine to settle accounts with Wu Jian."
Xu Nannan couldn't figure it out either, she felt that Wu Jian had the energy to climb up in his head. Why would he offend President Liu for a Xu Meizi? I didn't see how much I liked Xu Meizi before. Could it be that after we separated, we found out that it was true love? Shivered for no reason.
I went to the cafeteria for lunch, and I saw Xu Meizi and Wu Jian eating together. It's just that this time it's different from the past, Xu Meizi leads the way, and Wu Jian follows behind. The identities of the two were completely switched.
But Xu Nannan didn't have time to study these two people. After work in the afternoon, I received the task assigned by Section Chief Xiao. Going to Annan, the provincial capital, for a business trip.
After all, Xu Nannan used to run long distances before, so this time everyone assigned her the short-distance task. Xu Nannan would have liked to run long distances before, but now that the wood and stones are here, it is not convenient for her to run far.
It only takes a few days to go to Annan City for a business trip. I can walk away. This task is also simple, purchase a batch of summer supplies. After all, it is a mine, and front-line workers are still very hard at mining. Drinking cold water is easy to get sick, so I went to the provincial capital to buy some herbal teas to relieve the heat. According to Section Chief Xiao, if there is no one in Annan City, you have to look for it elsewhere. This batch of things still has to be bought, otherwise the workers in the mine can't stand it.
When Xu Nannan heard that this was the task, the words Wang Laoji flashed in his head.
The finished product can't be taken out. I don't know if there are any mixed medicinal materials for sale. It's good to quench your thirst.
The place to go on a business trip this time is close, so Grandma Yu is finally not worried. There are two boys in the family now, and it is also lively. Hearing that Xu Nannan was going on a business trip, Stone and Wood patted their chests and promised that they would take good care of the family and not let her worry about it. When she was sleeping at night, she secretly asked her if she could go and play with Brother Lin. I want to hear him talk about the war.
Hearing them mention Lin Qingbai, Xu Nannan's heart skipped a beat again. For some reason, since she went back to her hometown last time, she felt that things between herself and Brother Lin had become weird. Brother Lin came to pick her up today, but she didn't know what to say, so she didn't say a word until she got home.
She said perfunctorily, "We'll have to wait until the weekend, he's usually very busy."
"Oh." The two children responded, and then fell into a deep sleep.
Xu Nannan was flustered, rubbed his face hard, and simply searched for herbal tea herbs in Taobao.
The next morning, after Xu Nannan had dinner, he went directly to the station to take a bus to Annan City.
After all, it is the capital city of the province. Compared with Nanjiang County, the streets of Annan City are more beautiful. The women all wore bragi and white sneakers or little breathable leather shoes. After finding a hostel to stay and changing into clean clothes, she went directly to the state-run department store. The medicinal materials can be bought in Taobao, so she doesn't have to go to the countryside to find fellow villagers to collect them. But I have to buy some good materials for Grandpa Yu and Grandma Yu to make some summer clothes, as well as stones, wood, and Xiaoman, and I have to make one for each of them. Anyway, they are all here, and they will take care of this matter by the way.
The state-run department store here in Annan is much smaller than the one in Shanghai. Even the counter for selling materials is not big, there is not even a piece of ready-made clothing, just some few fabrics on the side.
After Xu Nannan looked at it for a long time, he also spotted a batch of brown cotton cloth. Although it is not very popular to wear cotton cloth at this time, but this material absorbs sweat. The color is also suitable, you can make a summer shirt for grandma.
"Give me a break." Xu Nannan asked Taobu tickets and money.
The salesperson quickly brought the fabric over and helped measure the size.
"This kind of material is not bad, give me two feet." A voice next to it suddenly said.
Xu Nannan looked back and saw a middle-aged woman in military uniform. Although it was such a hot day, he still wore a long-sleeved military uniform. But even the heroic military uniform can't hide her beauty. She was reaching out to touch the material with a bit of satisfaction on her face.
The salesperson measured it with a ruler, and there were only two feet left.
Looking at the two people, "It's only two feet, not enough. How do you think it should be divided?"
Xu Nannan was speechless for a moment, she was the one who came first, so why don't you just measure her? First-come, first-served, it's obvious that the ball must be kicked over. Is it necessary? Isn't it just watching people wearing military uniforms
Xu Nannan felt that if this aunt knew the rules, she should know the principle of first come first served. As a result, she was silent and looked at her with a smile.
Is this the idea of someone who stretches out his hand and doesn't hit the smiling face? If anyone speaks first, he has to give in, or he will be rude.
"Give me a foot, my grandma likes to wear this kind of material." Xu Nannan said directly. She doesn't pay attention to those devious ways.
"Little girl, how about I change it for you with a military cloth ticket, okay? Two elderly people in my family followed me on a long trip. The clothes I brought this time are not suitable, so I am in a hurry to wear them," said the aunt in military uniform.
As soon as the salesperson heard about military fabrics, his eyes were fixed on this woman, obviously wanting to do business with this person more.
Xu Nannan felt a little depressed. If the woman had just said this directly, he would have given it up to her anyway. After all, who doesn't have a difficult time. But the way this aunt did just now is obviously not very sincere. He had to wait for her to speak before saying this. This is to look at her to talk.
Xu Nannan also wondered, "Auntie, this ten feet is enough to make two sets of clothes, and I also bought them for the elderly in my family. Isn't it good for each of us to have one foot? My grandma only wears this one all year round. New clothes, we can't let them down."
Hearing Xu Nannan's words, the woman frowned. Then he pursed his lips and smiled lightly, "Okay then."
Seeing that the two had reached an agreement, the salesperson quickly divided the material into two. Xu Nannan paid for the cloth ticket, took the material and left.
The woman in military uniform squeezed the material in her hand, frowning into a ball. "The little girl now, why is she so ignorant?"
Xu Nannan didn't hear what she said, and went downstairs directly. When passing by the gate on the first floor, two elderly people were sitting at the gate. Just as she was about to walk over, the old woman in white floral melon seeds also raised her head and looked in her direction. I don't know what I saw, and there was a bit of surprise in my eyes.
Xu Nannan glanced at them and walked over directly.
"Old man, did you see that girl just now?"
"Who is it?" An old man smoking a pipe looked up.
"The one who walked past just now, I think it looks like... probably not. That child looks really good. It must have been raised by someone with good conditions." Their hometown must not be able to raise such a child children's.
"Who do you look like?" The old man stretched his neck to look, but he didn't see the person his wife mentioned.
"Xiao Jing." The old lady sighed.
Hearing this name, the old man paused for a while, did not speak for a while, and said after a while, "Don't mention this in front of Xiao Wan, she will know it later, and it will hurt her heart." After all, they have been raising them for many years. It's Xiaowan.
The two of them were sighing, when the woman in military uniform came over and saw the two old people, she finally brought a smile on her face, "Uncle Li and Aunt Li, the things are ready, let's go eat first, and go to Nanjiang in the afternoon .”