These two people are always together, they are arm in arm, walking slowly on the old streets, occasionally meeting former acquaintances, they will greet each other, such as "How many months?" "Five years?" It’s been more than a month.” “Where did you move to?” “Tonglin Road, it’s not very far away” and so on, politely, then nodded and passed each other, doing their own things.
Sometimes I will chat a little more, at dusk or when it is dark, the sun is not so big, there is no need to hold an umbrella, there will be a cool wind on the street, they will go out for a walk together to enjoy the shade, there is nothing to do, they will gather together Chat together, but this kind of time is on weekends, and it is rare to see them on weekdays.
It was the same in the past, since they moved to a new house, they often only come here on weekends. Earlier, the two of them still lived on Nanfei Road, and they often wandered around this area, and occasionally went for a run. At that time they were still very young, one was pure and beautiful, the other was tall and handsome—let’s call it handsome, because that face was pretty good, similar to his father’s, but they didn’t know how to dress up, and they wore rustic clothes, which dropped a little for nothing , Later, the two of them were handsome after being together for a while, but after a while, they returned to their rustic looks, probably because they found it troublesome, so they just stopped dressing up.
Qin Guanglin from the old Qin family, at that time many people said that he was down-to-earth and honest, but in fact he had nothing else to praise—although he was admitted to Los Angeles University, he studied painting, and it was not easy to find a job because he knew how to paint , just to please girls, but he is bored at home all day and doesn't go out often. I often want to teach him some pick-up skills, but he doesn't want to learn yet.
It’s hard for this kid to find a girlfriend—that’s what everyone thought at the time, and things are indeed as everyone thought. He has been hiding at home after graduation for more than two years, and only occasionally sees him come out once in a while. As for girlfriends and work , I couldn't see it at all, even the little fat man next door who was in elementary school had brought his female classmates home several times, and the boy from the Qin family hadn't touched the girl's side yet.
But since that girl wandered here twice, everything has changed—that girl is young, she looks like an ordinary college student, but she doesn't know what's going on, she just makes people look very comfortable , Later I heard people say that it is called temperament.
It was after this girl came that the boy of the Qin family changed drastically. The two of them seemed to be stuck together. In the evening, they were often seen arm in arm to go grocery shopping together, talking and laughing. Acquaintances also greet him politely, and they will go for a run after dinner, and sometimes a girl will ride a bicycle to supervise him to run by himself.
After two or three years like this, the kid from the Qin family grew up, looked no longer rustic, and found a job. He went to work every day with a bag and bought breakfast, and came back with a bag after work. Later, I heard that the two of them got married. , Neighbors even went to attend. Seeing the bridegroom and the bride at the wedding, everyone almost didn't dare to recognize them—the two of them are like walking out of a movie, and they don't have the poor look of the painting before. You can eat and drink whatever you want there, from noon to night, but you can't take it away, but that's it, it's much better than other people's weddings. It's too late, if you don't think about having a baby anymore, you will be thirty years old—the eldest sister of the Qin family is very anxious about this matter. When sitting at the street corner with her neighbors at night to enjoy the cool, she always asks everyone if they have any folk remedies for conceiving a baby. Sister Wang, the neighbor, helped her find out the earthen recipe for giving birth to her son, and said that this was what she ate when she gave birth to the little fat boy, so she smiled happily and stopped asking.
Up to now, I can still see the boy from the Qin family and his wife wandering in this old street. Perhaps it is Sister Wang's prescription that can not only control the birth of a boy, but also help her conceive. Every weekend, the girl will stick out her stomach, Walking on the old street holding the Qin family boy's arm, or going to the vegetable market to buy vegetables, I heard from the eldest sister of the Qin family that this boy cooks at night. There are three people in their family, two mother-in-law and daughter-in-law plus the Qin family boy, Everyone thought it was not a big deal for the big man to cook, but Elder Sister Qin was complacent, saying that her daughter-in-law is good, just like her own daughter, she should be pampered.
Xu suffered too much when she was young. She knew it was not easy for a woman, so she was so kind to this daughter-in-law. The neighbors all understood. Seeing the two of them walking arm in arm, and the smile on their faces, Thinking about it, it should be quite happy.
The little fat guy from the Wang family in the neighborhood is also slowly losing weight. I heard that he is learning to paint with the kid from the Qin family. , A piece of paper can cost hundreds or thousands. Where will anyone buy it? You still need to find a job to be stable. I heard that the job he is looking for is to draw comic books. Now the car is on the road and the house is bought. Everyone says It's my daughter-in-law Wangfu, otherwise how could I make so much money by painting comic books.
The little fat man of the Wang family also wants to learn like that, but that is absolutely impossible. Occasionally, when sitting at the corner of the street and chatting in the shade, someone will persuade Sister Wang. Sister Wang is a rural woman who married to Los Angeles, and she can't read big characters. A few, they don't know how to teach children, but they are stubborn. If the kid from the Qin family is admitted to the University of Los Angeles, what's the matter
Everyone sees her like this, and after mentioning it a few times, she will stop talking about it. Occasionally, you will see her grabbing the little fat man and taking a broom, and the little fat man is crying. The grades will really improve, and the grades will be improved. Sister Wang even showed off to everyone during the singles, saying that the grades are just typed, and you don’t know how to study if you don’t type.
If the kid from the Qin family was present, he would applaud and shout: Well done! ...Maybe it was because the eldest sister of the Qin family beat this boy too hard, which gave him this strange habit. He likes to watch other people beat up children. When it comes to the kid in the Qin family, he will be more ruthless, and will cry and beg him to leave quickly.
I don't know what attitude the Qin family boy will have towards his own child. It is inevitable for everyone to gossip in their free time. Some people say that he will definitely be like Sister Wang, and some say that he will definitely be reluctant to beat his own child—you can tell by his appearance. He had to trot and kick away every small stone, for fear of tripping his pregnant wife, and he didn't look like someone who would hit a child ruthlessly.
In a blink of an eye, that rustic and poor painter has become what he is now. Sometimes thinking about it, everyone will feel emotional. Who would have thought of this day? Destiny is so amazing. Of course, it is emotion For a moment, take advantage of the summer evening breeze and gossiping under the night sky, otherwise there is nothing to do at night, and turning on the fan at home will waste electricity, so why not go to the street and chat with the neighbors.
After finishing the gossip, I saw that it was almost time to go to bed, so I went back to each house. When I lay down on the bed, the gossip went out from the other ear, and I began to think about tomorrow's arrangements. There is no special price for eggs, toilet paper or anything, so I should go to the vegetable market to see if the price of meat has been reduced-they are just so busy, they don't have much to do every day, and they just scratch at these things.
On the night of August, it was already Xu time, and the sky was completely dark. Many houses on the street were lit, and some were pitch-black. The Qin family might have had a big meal, and others had already moved their horses to the street to enjoy the shade. , They turned off the lights at home, and the three of them went out for a walk together. After the walk was over, the two young people from the Qin family would drive back to their home, which seemed to be on Tonglin Road.
The layout of Lao Pan’s convenience store is different from other places: other convenience stores have cashiers at the entrance, and the shelves inside are divided into categories, and after choosing things, go to the cashier to check out. Lao Pan remodeled his convenience store and opened up the wall between the convenience store and the bedroom at the back. The space is much larger, just like a big supermarket. The cash register is not placed at the entrance, but two entrances are set up. The entrance is just the entrance. After choosing something, go to the exit on the other side of the house to check out—there is the corner of the street. Lao Pan, with his bald head, holding a dilapidated big cattail fan, is sitting at the door in big pants, chatting with the neighbors. While sitting and waiting for others to come out from here, he will collect money again. When few people are resting with him, he will hug the cat at the door and lean on the recliner, and he will fall asleep at some point. He's a neighbor in the neighborhood, he doesn't look up and he doesn't look down, and no one is greedy for his petty gains. He wakes him up when he buys things, and then checks how much it is before paying the bill.
Some people persuaded him to hand over the family business to his son Xiao Pan, but he still insisted that he was not old yet, and that he could solve it with a little money. He turned his head and fell asleep on the deck chair again. People are familiar with each other, probably escaped from orders and fled to the convenience store to close down.
When the three members of the Qin family passed by the Lao Pan convenience store, the boy from the Qin family whispered to the two of them, as if he was asking something. They have never been separated, and they are still holding each other together. Turning their heads to say hello, the elder sister of the Qin family continued to walk forward and waited at the exit of Lao Pan's convenience store. At the exit, the kid from the Qin family held a row of small bottles of yogurt and put them on the counter to inquire about the price.
Now is the information age, and there is no need to spend nine cents. He took out his mobile phone and scanned the QR code, and he could pay after a beep. "Is it a boy or a girl?" Lao Pan asked casually while he was waiting for him to pay, and the neighbors nearby also speculated based on their own experience, "The shape of this belly is a girl, I can see it for sure!" The aunt on the street just said After making a sound, the other old aunt waved her hand and retorted: "The top is pointed and the bottom is round and the big head is down, it is obviously a son." Amidst all the chatter, the girl with a puffed belly just smiled, rubbing her belly and leaning against it. On the shoulder of the person next to him, waiting for him to pay. After paying the money, the kid from the Qin family put away his mobile phone, and smiled at the neighbors: "It's just bulging so there's no shape, you'll know it when you're born."
"That's right, the belly hasn't really grown up yet. What do you see as sharp circles?" The old woman on the side spoke up, attracting the affirmation of others, "If you can't see it now, you have to go to the hospital to find out. Your experience doesn't work!" The elder sister of the Qin family looked at each other confidently with the neighbor elder sister Wang, and said triumphantly, "It must be a son!"
"Son, son! Hey, you say yes!" "Hahaha, do you want a grandson so much?" The neighbors echoed messily, which is a great way to save face. It would be even better if those laughter were excluded.
The eldest sister of the Qin family stayed here to enjoy the shade with the neighbors, and let the young couple continue to go for a walk to digest food. The boy of the Qin family opened the yogurt and inserted a straw and handed it to the daughter-in-law with a puffy stomach next to him. Walking along the old street, leaning his head together from time to time, whispering and laughing, Lao Pan stroked his bald head, shook his cattail fan casually, looked at their backs under the night, and lamented what a good couple they were.
The topic quickly turned to other places. The passing of the young couple was just an episode. The neighbors gathered together and laughed from time to time, and the street corner was filled with a happy atmosphere.
(end of this chapter)