sinovels Chapter 17 Xinqiao Town
Chapter 17 Xinqiao Town
Su Zian had the money for emergencies, and felt that he had a new plan for his future life. Under his insistence, Zhang Wenqing took him and the twins away from the Tongzilou where they had lived for many years, and went to Xinqiao Town together.
Xinqiao is a small town close to the countryside. It takes more than half an hour to go to the city. Most of the surrounding areas are farmland. The only relatively large factory nearby is the local pharmaceutical factory. Due to poor management, it has not been doing well in recent years After the production of medicines, it looked like it was going to fail, and only a few people remained in the factory.
Grandpa Zhang refurbished the small courtyard, which are all green brick and tile houses, and three big houses have been built, so it is spacious for them to live in.
Grandpa Zhang just heard about Su Zian's beating. His family members were worried that he would get sick when he got older, so they didn't tell him. It was just that my aunt went over to check and left some money for him.Grandpa Zhang personally waited for them in the old house in Xinqiao Town. When he saw Zhang Wenqing, he couldn't help pointing at his daughter's nose and scolding. The old man has always been hot-tempered all his life, but he has such a docile personality. The eldest daughter, who heard that her two grandsons were injured, was very distressed, and she was also furious with this honest daughter.
"You're an old man, why can't you take care of a few children? Xiao'an and Chenchen were so badly injured and suffered such a big grievance. You should have protected them at that time! If Su Yuande dared to Move one of your fingers, and my old man will come to the door to reason with him!" Grandpa Zhang was so angry that he blew his beard and stared.
Zhang Wenqing lowered his head and didn't dare to refute a word, but his eye circles became red again when he heard it.
Su Zian wore a long-sleeved dress to cover most of the injuries on his arms, and stepped forward to persuade him: "Grandpa, don't be angry, my mother is also feeling bad. We are not in a hurry to go back this time. Stay here for a while…”
"Yes! Just live here, grandpa told you, if your father doesn't come to admit his mistakes, you mothers, don't go back!" Grandpa Zhang said angrily, "I don't believe in this evil anymore, I have to treat him from the root cause. You can't come here!"
Su Zian supported his grandfather, and gave Su Tong a wink. The little girl was very measured, and immediately came forward and helped the old man in.
Grandpa Zhang was still aggrieved. Seeing his daughter acting like a victim, he couldn't help but turn around and teach Su Zian, "Xiao'an, you are the eldest son of the family. You shouldn't be wronged like this." Hold on, your dad is wrong for beating you! I've heard it all, didn't your uncle instigate it?"
Su Zian said: "Grandpa, what have you heard?"
"Hmph, I heard all about it! He is now looking for relatives to cry about being poor, and he can beg for stomach cancer everywhere to ask for money to treat his illness. He even came to your aunt's house a few days ago. If he hadn't made such a fuss, I would have loved you without knowing it." Such a big event happened... Bah! What a big face! When our Zhang family is a bully...!"
Zhang Wenqing followed behind and heard this, bit her lip and said nothing, but the last cowardly hesitation in her eyes faded away.Even if she takes a few children to eat bran and swallow vegetables in this town, she will be more angry than going back!
For dinner, the old neighbor next door sent several dishes, fried cabbage vermicelli, and a bowl of braised pork.
Grandpa Zhang divided the meat among the three children, and drank a small bowl of porridge with only vegetarian dishes, then put down the chopsticks with a smile.
Zhang Wenqing added half a bowl for him, and said, "Dad, you should eat more, this is rice boiled with firewood, it smells good."
Grandpa Zhang didn't refuse either, and took a rare bowl back, sighing: "Hey, it's been a long time since you came back. At the beginning, you... a few of you found jobs in the city, so we seldom come back here."
Zhang Wenqing responded, probably thinking of his dead brother and siblings, and didn't say anything more.
Grandpa Zhang sighed while drinking the porridge, and stopped talking.The old man once opened a grocery store in Qiaotou Town, and later went to the city. After his youngest son was gone, he thought about coming back to live in this old yard alone with the twins, but the two daughters in the family disagreed. Well, it's easy to talk about it, and I finally got through the work of the old man.The twins were brought up by the eldest daughter, while the younger daughter devoted herself to taking care of him. Over the years, she has taken good care of him.
Su Yuande's son-in-law came to visit every year, and he seemed to speak politely, who knew that he would be so cruel to the child!Grandpa Zhang smacked his lips, with an expression of biting a stone and breaking his teeth. It took a long time before he sighed quietly, and picked a piece of meat for his eldest grandson.Fortunately, the old man's Zi'an is different from his mother, he finally has a bit of his violent temper, he knows how to protect his family's little money, and he also knows how to protect his younger siblings.
"I renovated the house and built three new big tile-roofed houses. The half of the courtyard wall on the side was also pushed down, and a new courtyard was re-enclosed to make it more open. If Chenchen and the others drive a car in the future, they can also Drive directly to the yard and stop..." Grandpa Zhang looked at the freshly painted walls in the main hall, and felt a little better, pointing to his daughter. "These rooms are also spacious. I guessed it. Renovate 3 rooms and build another 3 rooms. The jujube trees in front are just right!"
Su Tong bit the spoon and said, "Grandpa, please plant some apricot trees for me, I love apricots!"
Grandpa Zhang laughed, pinched the tip of the granddaughter's nose, and teased her: "Peaches, three apricots, and four pears, five years ago, jujube trees were sold for money, Tongtong, you have to wait for a long time if you want to eat the apricots we grow at home." year!"
Su Tong salivated greedily, thinking about the sweetness and sourness of yellow orange apricots, and said: "Don't be afraid, I can wait. I will come every year when grandpa plants an apricot tree!"
Grandpa Zhang nodded and said, "Yes, the apricot tree blooms early, so it's just right to enjoy the flowers in spring and eat apricots in summer!"
Zhang Wenqing heard some clues, and couldn't help but whispered: "Dad, you have spent so much effort to renovate the old house. Could it be that you heard the news that this place is going to be demolished? It's not sure yet, don't you Waste of money...”
Grandpa Zhang didn't listen to her, he shook his head and said, "I still have some spare money on hand, and the refurbishment of this old house is not for the demolition fee, which I decided early on."
Zhang Wenqing was a little puzzled: "Then this is?"
"Chenchen and the others have grown up, and they are almost sensible. I have to leave something for the two of them so that they can leave with peace of mind." Grandpa Zhang said in a low voice, "Leave this broken yard to them, you sisters, don't hold grudges." , this place is worthless, just leave a home for them, and they must have a place to stay when they grow up. Otherwise, if they are driven out, they won't have a place to hide for a few days..."
Zhang Wenqing's eyes were red again, and she said in a hoarse voice, "Dad! It's all my fault, I'm useless."
Grandpa Zhang glanced at the eldest daughter, sighed, patted her on the shoulder and said: "Silly girl, why are you crying, how old are you, be careful that the children see the joke."
The twins over there were so frightened that they held their rice bowls and refused to eat. Su Chen was being fed by Su Zian with one hand hanging in his mouth. It's poor.Zhang Wenqing hurriedly wiped away her tears, and said, "Okay, it's all right, let's eat quickly, I will go out with my mother later and return the bowls and chopsticks to Grandma Wu who is next door."
Dinner was a bit dull, and Zhang Wenqing also felt that the twins were frightened, so he led the two of them out to return the bowls and went for a walk for a while, only Su Zian and Grandpa Zhang were left in the room for a while.
The old man lit a stove in the room, took a few pieces of sweet potatoes and simmered them in the ashes below, and when he saw that some were soft, he pulled out one and handed it to the grandson, and said with a smile: "Come on, try it, your favorite when you were young." eat this."
When Su Zian was very young, Grandpa Zhang still opened two grocery stores. One was managed by the old man here, and the other was in the city, which was handed over to his little aunt.At that time, he often went to the countryside with his mother to visit his grandpa. Even if he ate a mouthful of ashes, he couldn’t stop eating roasted sweet potatoes, so he loved this one.
I haven't eaten it for many years. My uncle was still there at that time and often peeled some for him. Now I can't see him at home anymore.
Grandpa Zhang used the fire stick in his hand to pull the smoldering sparks, and the tongue of fire licked the top of the stick, making a slight crackling sound, and the old man looked a little older against the light of the fire.He put his arms around his back and stared at the light of the fire, as if he was suddenly reminded of something from the past.
Su Zian's throat was blocked. He still remembered how his grandfather gave away a white-haired man to a black-haired man. He also remembered that when his mother had a car accident, the old man's hair turned white overnight. He ran around in winter to raise money for his mother's medical treatment and coughed. The disease has disappeared within a few years.At that time, the twins were still underage, and the only care he could give was to save money and mail some money back, but the specific situation of the family is unknown.
But thinking with your heels is bound to be bad.Otherwise, Su Chen and Su Tong wouldn't have fallen to that point... Su Zian looked down at the fire in the stove, and the flames reflected in his eyes were also jumping up and down. He said slowly, "Grandpa, You can't keep it from them for long."
Grandpa Zhang sighed, and said: "I know, the two of them were only one month old when the accident happened. I couldn't bear to be told that such a small child had no father and no mother since childhood. So I agreed with them to go to your house. I thought that Chenchen and Tongtong have some money every month. Bring up the two children, and then tell them the truth... Who knows how your father's temper has become like this now?"
Su Zian lowered his head and sighed slightly.When he was very young, his father was really kind to him and his mother. At that time, the electronic watch cost 60 yuan a piece, and his father bought one for him to wear around his neck and took pictures.Later, the company commanders and instructors who were with his father were promoted step by step, and his father had been staying in the position of deputy company for six years, so he really couldn't bear it.
Grandpa Zhang was muttering brokenly, "Xiao An, you are a good boy. You have been a good brother all these years. Don't blame grandpa for being partial. The three grandpas of yours have left some things. Chenchen and the others are so good at this. Grandpa decides, give them more. You both have parents to take care of them, they both have a hard life, no one buys something for them, grandpa has to leave more for them..."
Su Zian said: "Grandpa, it's your money, and you should deal with it anyway. Even if Xiao Chen and Tong Tong don't have this old house in the future, I will prepare it for them. Don't worry."
Grandpa Zhang was a little touched when he heard this. The old man is getting old, and every time he sees the twins, he thinks of his son who passed away long ago, and misses them again. Seeing the twins grows up day by day, and he has the opportunity to buy property. thought.After all, it's a bit of blood from their old Zhang family. If he, a lonely old man, doesn't hurt, who will!It's rare that the eldest grandson didn't have any grudges, and he said it so sweetly. The old man patted his hand, sighed and didn't say any more.
However, Su Zian thought of another problem. When Su Chen was a teenager, he was very rebellious. He would study abroad. In order to save travel expenses, he only came back once a year. Su Chen dug away his part - he didn't recognize himself as a member of this family, probably because he heard what other people said.
Su Zian frowned slightly, pondered for a moment, and said: "Grandpa, Xiaochen and the others are grown up and sensible, I want to tell them their life experience slowly. After all, it is about their biological parents, and they have the right to know .”
Grandpa Zhang still hesitated, and said, "It's too early, isn't it? They are still children, wait a few years..."
Su Zian shook his head, and said, "Grandpa, it's better for them to listen to what we say than to hear it from outsiders."
Grandpa Zhang glanced at him, struggled a bit, and said, "Well then, Xiao An, tell them slowly that you must take care of them and don't let them make any mistakes."
Su Zian agreed and said, "Okay."
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The author has something to say:
Su Tong recites poems:
Su Tong (bow): I will recite a poem for everyone~~The title is, I have a dream~~
i have a dream
It's just that there is endless sugar every day
It would be great if it was true!
Su Zian (broken thoughts): Tongtong, you have to remember to spend the money you earn, you know, girls have to respect and love themselves, let's buy it with our own money...
Su Tong: Mmmmm! !