The road was cleared very quickly, and not long after it opened to traffic, the car drove into the boundary of Fangyang.
After getting off the expressway, Dad Jiao drove the car directly to the old house in the country, instead of the road leading to the town.
What makes the Jiao family curious is that the BMW behind them has been following. Although they know that their destination is also Fangyang, Fangyang is not too small, and the roads to each township in Fangyang are also different. Up to now, everyone's driving route is exactly the same, is it still a real fellow
When Dad Jiao talked with them on the highway before, he said a lot, but the exact destination of these people, their names, etc. were not disclosed.
The Jiao family was just curious, and didn't think they were plotting against them. After all, the other party was not someone who was short of money.
Like the people in the Jiao family, the people in the BMW behind were also surprised. I really didn't expect everyone's driving routes to be the same.
Half an hour later, the car approached the Jiao family's old house, and when they passed a fork in the road, the BMW turned and separated from the Jiao family's car.
"It's probably from a neighboring village." Jiao Dad said.
As for whether the BMW in the back is from a neighboring village, everyone is not very interested in looking into it. Now it is about to arrive at the ancestral house. Jiao Yuan has not come over for the past two years. Shang Jiao Yuan, so, for Jiao Yuan, this is a slightly distant memory.
"Hey, there's a department store there!" Jiao Yuan said, pointing to a department store he just passed by.
A department store of this size is nothing in Chuhua City, but it is a big store here, and it is convenient for many people.
"Yes, it was built at the end of last year." Jiao Dad told Jiao Yuan about the changes in the past two years.
Xiaoyouzi was a little nervous. She was not familiar with the people here and had never been here before.
The surrounding area was still fields. When we approached the intersection of the village where the old house was located, I saw an old man standing there, and a big yellow dog was walking around beside the old man.
"Grandpa!" Jiao Yuan waved over there from the open car window.
Mr. Jiao, who was standing at the intersection, smiled so much that a chrysanthemum was about to bloom on his face.
Dad Jiao stopped the car and let Mr. Jiao get in the car. After all, there is still a long way to go from here to the old house. They can't just drive away and let the old man walk behind alone, right
Mr. Jiao thought for a while and got into the car. Before getting in the car, he said to the big yellow dog outside: "You just follow outside."
The big yellow dog seemed to be very puzzled by the way the old man got into the car, and was about to get up, when he suddenly saw a black cat's head emerging from the car window, raised his head and barked.
"Wow wow wow wow!"
Zheng Tan was lying on the car window, looking at the big yellow dog outside, shaking his ears and ignoring its barking.
"Yo, Hei Tan is really calm! I forgot to tell you about Laifu before, but then I thought it would be better to do an experiment to see how your family's black carbon would react when they saw Laifu, I didn't expect this cat Don't be afraid." The big yellow dog raised by Mr. Jiao is called Laifu, and he has been raising it for almost a year. The breed is a common local dog in this place.
"That's right, our black carbon often plays with the dogs in the compound. There's a St. Bernard dog that is so big, much bigger than Laifu, it even retreats when it sees black carbon."
"Hey, the idiom of retreating from three homes is a good use." Mr. Jiao praised with a smile.
"Grandpa, you are very knowledgeable!"
Jiao Dad, who was driving in the front, shook his head and let the grandparents continue to blow.
Even if the big yellow dog didn't understand the old man's actions, when he saw the car moving, he turned his attention away from Zheng Tan and ran after him.
After entering the village, the road leading to the old house was a dirt road with bumps and bumps. There were still children and elderly people sitting in the car, so Dad Jiao drove slower.
The big yellow dog in the back is not tired of chasing, and often runs in front.
From time to time, Jiao Yuan looked at the big dog following outside the car and asked about the big dog.
Here, there are many names such as Wangcai and Laifu, and there are many dogs with the same name in the village. In fact, there are many people who keep dogs at home without naming them. The purpose of raising dogs is to prevent theft, guard the house, orchards or weasels, etc. , as long as it can be effective, you won't care too much about naming it or not. Moreover, there are also many dogs and cats in the village that are free-range, not as strict as those in the city. When walking down the country road from this side, Zheng Tan saw several of them, running freely on the dirt road or between the fields with their tails swung.
"So many people with the same name, aren't you afraid of calling it wrong?" Jiao Yuan asked.
"Hey, this is different. It recognizes the voice of our own family, and it won't listen when others call it." Mr. Jiao was quite complacent and confident in the dog he taught.
Jiao Yuan has not been here for two years, and found that the changes here are quite big. Many people have built small buildings, and there are many fewer tiled buildings with blue brick spires and chimneys.
Everyone is making money these days, and a large number of people who go south to work can always bring some changes to their homes when they come back during the New Year. The houses in the countryside are not as good as those in the cities, and relatively speaking, they don’t need much money. Here, one’s own house has also become a way to show off.
Many of the older people don’t farm much anymore. They help with their children at home and play mahjong when they have nothing to do. The children who go out to work come back with some money to support their families every month.
Dad Jiao also wanted to renovate the ancestral house. So many people in the village have built small buildings. If they don't build their own house, they are afraid that the elderly will be disgusted. Unexpectedly, Mr. Jiao refused as soon as he heard it. He was reluctant to demolish the old house and build a small second- or third-story building like others. Mr. Jiao has a deep affection for this old house, even if he has a house in the town, The two still live in their ancestral home most of the time.
Many people in the ancestral home know Dad Jiao, and the university professors have a sense of awe, and the word "vice" is directly ignored by them. In the village, people's attitude towards high-level intellectuals and officials is obviously different from that of others.
When he arrived at the ancestral house, Jiao Wei also came to help with moving things. When Mr. Jiao cleaned the ancestral house, Jiao Wei came to help him. In Chuhua City, Jiao’s father helped him, so in the ancestral house, Jiao Wei was Did my best to help.
After Zheng Tan got out of the car, the big yellow dog roared loudly beside him, roaring twice and continuing to roar from another angle.
Many dogs are like this. The more you run, the more they chase, and the more they chase, the more they run. This is a vicious circle. Seriously or with some relevant training, those with smarter minds generally don't bite. Zheng Tan didn't run. One was that the big yellow dog wouldn't bite for the time being, and the second was that with Mr. Jiao around, the dog wouldn't let it bite.
Sure enough, after being reprimanded by the old man Jiao, the big yellow dog was a little unwilling, but he still gave up on Zheng Tan and ran to the kitchen with the old man.
There are quite a lot of rooms in the old house. After cleaning up the clutter that was placed in the past, the vacant ones are for four people. Jiao's father and mother have a room, and Jiao Yuan and Xiaoyouzi have a room, all next to each other.
Although Little Grapefruit is not named Jiao, Mr. Jiao and Mrs. Jiao are very kind to her. Some small plants are specially placed in the room to make the room more dynamic.
There is a big cat climbing frame in Xiaoyouzi's room. This is the masterpiece of Mr. Jiao. Since Mr. Jiao can't surf the Internet, he asked someone to download a picture from the Internet and print it out. He followed it and made a cat climbing frame. It looked like the same thing, and the materials used were all good. Step on it, the paw feels good.
As for the night, who still sleeps on a cat climbing frame with a quilt? The cat climbing frame is only used for naps during the day.
Grandma Jiao Wei raised rabbits, and he caught two slap-sized rabbits for Jiao Yuan and Xiaoyouzi to play with. At first, Jiao Wei and his grandmother were afraid that Zheng Tan was plotting against her rabbit, but later found out that Zheng Tan was not interested at all, so he gradually felt relieved.
The next day, after breakfast, Mr. Jiao went out to buy something, and the old lady was at home with Jiao’s mother to marinate bacon, etc. Jiao Yuan and Xiaoyouzi helped for a while, and then ran to Jiao Wei’s grandmother’s side to guard the rabbit. .
Jiao Wei led them to put a canned bottle on the top of the rabbit hole, tied it with a rope, held the other end of the rope in his hand, and hid it. When the little rabbits came out of the hole, he pulled the rope and dropped it. The canned bottle below will block the hole, and Jiao Yuan and Xiaoyouzi will run in to catch the little rabbit.
After watching for a while, Zheng Tan felt a little bored. He wanted to go back to sleep on the cat climbing frame, and jumped on the wall of Jiao Wei's house and was about to walk to the old house, when he found that Jiao's father was carrying a The bag went out and looked left and right when going out.
Zheng Tan, who was familiar with Dad Jiao's behavior, felt that it was a bit strange for Dad Jiao to act like this.
On the way, Zheng Tan saw a few cats lying on the haystacks basking in the sun. It was cold, and the cats were holding their claws well, and they were too lazy to react when they saw Zheng Tan.
What exposed Zheng Tan was a big dog. After it found Zheng Tan, it kept barking. Fortunately, it was chained, otherwise it would definitely come to fight with Zheng Tan.
Dad Jiao turned around and saw Zheng Tan's expression a little complicated, and sighed, "Forget it, just follow, don't run around, there are many dogs around here."
Zheng Tan was even more puzzled, who is Jiao Dad looking for
After walking with Jiao Dad for five minutes, I came to a blue brick house. Looking at the house, it should have a "long history". The windows are all made of paper, and the overall look is a bit broken. Some people's houses, this family's living conditions do not seem to be very good.
Dad Jiao stood not far away and looked at the house for a few seconds before walking over.
The wooden door is open, the sunlight is drawn in, and you can see the dust floating in the air. There was a wooden reclining chair at the door, and an old woman was lying on the reclining chair, as if she was sleeping. She was not wearing the old clothes that had been washed white and patched as Zheng Tan imagined, but looked rather good, but this person was a little sloppy.
Weird person.
A tortoiseshell cat with one missing leg was lying on the old woman's lap. Compared with "Li Yuanba", it was much thinner. When it sensed someone was coming, it moved its ears, squinted its eyes and opened a slit, and looked at the person. He glanced at the cat, then closed it again, looking like he didn't want to pay attention.
Dad Jiao walked over and put down the things he was carrying. Here are some health care products and daily necessities, brought from Chuhua City, and the prices are not cheap.
The old woman on the reclining chair slowly opened her eyes. Although her face was full of wrinkles, she looked a little older than Mr. Jiao, but her eyes were dark and bright.
The old woman's gaze stayed on Papa Jiao for a few seconds, and then moved to Zheng Tan who was standing beside Papa Jiao's legs.
Zheng Tan suddenly felt a chill down his spine and backed away unconsciously towards Dad Jiao.
"This is not the cat that year." The old woman suddenly said.
There wasn't much ups and downs in her voice, and Zheng Tan couldn't tell what emotion she was in when she said this.