Chapter Twenty-Three: Waiting for Brother Qiang

"If you don't shoot in 1929, you will walk on the ice in 3949......" The weather in 49 is still cold, and the cold northwest wind is rampaging in the valley, and there is a kind of "earth-shaking" The wreaking devotional act blew the sun's hair cover without a trace, half-hidden, with its bare head exposed, the clouds in the air blew behind the mountain beams, and in a panic, tugging at the fluttering skirts, the old leaves and dead branches of the treetops shivered, dodged, and crowded against the heels, and the loess-covered roads blew clean and flawless, and reluctantly, bare their backs—

"Five beans and eight twenty-three, there are six or seven days left before the New Year", "Brother Xian" deliberately took out 500 yuan from his "small treasury", and with the joint efforts of Liu Jianshe and Zheng Lijuan, he pushed them to buy New Year's goods. "Brother Xian" also accompanied Liu Jianshe and Zheng Lijuan to go to the market one by one, and they must go to the market every time, and carry them home with large bags and small bags.

"Brother Xian" is "the drunkard's intention is not to drink", he has seen Zhang Guoqiang in front of the meat stall in the vegetable market several times, and he is always deliberately dodging himself, and his sister-in-law is also in front of him, he is also embarrassed to step forward. I wanted to go to the house to find him, but I was afraid that Uncle Qiang and Aunt Qiang would hear about it, and I was even more worried that Sister-in-law Qiang would know about it and affect the relationship between the two. So he always wanted to find an opportunity to catch the market and meet him on the road to chat, but it always backfired.

In desperation, "Brother Xian" found a sunny and sunny weather, and Liu Jianshe and Zheng Lijuan rushed back to the market, had lunch early, and sat on the Fanqingjiang Bridge wrapped in clothes, while basking in the sun, while waiting for him. By the time the sun went down, there were no more pedestrians rushing on the bridge. Zhang Guoqiang rode a bicycle to carry his sister-in-law Qiang, and Uncle Qiang also followed behind on a bicycle, slowly walking in the direction of "Brother Xian".

When Zhang Guoqiang saw "Brother Xian", he instinctively wanted to hide, but he was open everywhere and had nowhere to hide, so he had to park the car in front of "Brother Xian". "Brother Xian" jumped off the railing, smiled, and politely called: Sister-in-law Qiang-Sister-in-law Qiang said with a smile: Brother Ghost, why are you here? "Brother Xian" glanced at Zhang Guoqiang, and said with a smile: I ate a little too much for lunch, so I will go here for a walk-just let Brother Qiang walk back with me, okay, are you willing?

Sister-in-law Qiang smiled happily, snatched the handlebar from Zhang Guoqiang's hand as she spoke, and said: Brother Ghost, that's okay, you two talk slowly-go to the house and sit down when you have time! "Brother Xian" nodded at her, and Sister-in-law Qiang turned her head to Zhang Guoqiang and said: Come back early, wait for you to eat! Zhang Guoqiang drooped his head and moved slightly. Uncle Qiang also came to the front while speaking, and "Brother Xian" called "Uncle Qiang" and said: "Uncle, let's go, you ride slowly!" Uncle Qiang smiled slightly, nodded, and followed behind Sister-in-law Qiang, and slowly rode up the embankment of the Qishui River.

"Brother Xian" looked at Zhang Guoqiang and said sarcastically: My sister-in-law cares about you very much, and I feel sorry for you! Zhang Guoqiang grinned and said ashamedly: Brother Ghost, I know what you want to say when you look for me!

"Brother Xian" patted Zhang Guoqiang on the back, trying his best to make Zhang Guoqiang relax, and deliberately joked: Brother Qiang, it is a lot stronger! Zhang Guoqiang showed a slight smile on his face, "Brother Xian" dragged him, and the two walked on the embankment of the Qishui River, because of the blocking of the mountain, the channel of the Qishui River is much warmer than that of the Fanqing River, and the wind has become lighter, and it seems to be blowing out of nowhere.

"Brother Xian" coughed dryly twice, gestured to Zhang Guoqiang, and said: Brother Qiang, there is a reason for the incident, and no one blames you, and neither does your master! Zhang Guoqiang lowered his head and said: It is precisely because of this that I feel that I am sorry for what I have done, sorry for the master, sorry for the senior brother-

"Brother Xian" smiled "hehehe", and said half-jokingly: Brother Qiang, even if you kid still have a conscience, the most important thing for you is sorry for your uncle and aunt, as well as your sister-in-law - Zhang Guoqiang raised his head and said solemnly and righteously: I have also thought about it, and I will never be contaminated with anything related to gambling in the future-

"Brother Xian" interrupted her words and said: Brother Qiang, it's a bit too radical, you yourself know in your heart that the company of the three of you must not rely on you to work outside, after all, you have to have entertainment, just pay attention to the scale, you didn't say it yourself before, small gambling is pleasant, big gambling hurts your body, this is also what your master means-

After hearing this, Zhang Guoqiang touched his head, smiled "hey, hey", and said: Is it really what the master said? "Brother Xian" looked at Zhang Guoqiang's "underpumping" appearance, slapped him twice in the back, and said: What is wrong with you, Brother Qiang, hide as soon as you encounter something, you can hide from the first year of junior high school, can you hide from the fifteenth, the three of you are now a partnership, there is something to do is merit or fault, you have to do it yourself and talk about it, since something happened, discuss it to see how to solve it - always hiding from people, or falling into the gentle hometown of your sister-in-law!

Zhang Guoqiang smiled again, and asked rhetorically: What township? As soon as "Brother Xian" heard this, he was angry and wanted to kick him when he raised his foot, but Zhang Guoqiang ducked away, and "Brother Xian" looked embarrassed and shouted angrily: Still hiding - still hiding! Zhang Guoqiang stood firmly, like a child who made a mistake, looked at "Brother Xian", and said with a hippie smile: Brother Ghost, don't hide, don't hide - after speaking, Zhang Guoqiang pouted his ass and put on a picture of being slaughtered by others towards "Brother Xian".

"Brother Xian" shook his head, walked to him, grabbed Zhang Guoqiang's arm, and said: Brother Qiang, you are all a person with a daughter-in-law, why don't you grow up! Zhang Guoqiang lowered his head and muttered: When I shouldn't have grown up, I learned to grow up in a prison cell!

Although he didn't say it very clearly, "Brother Xian" heard the meaning of the words, patted Zhang Guoqiang on the shoulder a little sadly, and said: Why don't you give me marriage and treat me as a brother? Zhang Guoqiang smiled "hehehe" and said: The wedding day was just within a week, I don't want to delay your schooling, and besides, your sister-in-law is like a simple one, and my relatives are here, and I haven't notified our brothers!

"Brother Xian" leaned back, looked at Zhang Guoqiang in surprise, and said: Sister-in-law is so good, I can spare you! Zhang Guoqiang said a little proudly: Your sister-in-law is also from a poor family, and we can't afford to be happy if we owe money after doing a lot of work, she means that when it is developed in the future, let me take her and your uncle and aunt to go to the provincial capital for a tour and a trip!

"Brother Xian" was even more surprised, and even a little dumbfounded, and said: When did you get such a good daughter-in-law when did you cultivate your good fortune and get such a good daughter-in-law! Zhang Guoqiang, who said it, grinned, showed his big yellow teeth, couldn't close his mouth, and said: You are all in college, if you are going to college, if you have a smooth sailing, I should have all the disasters I should have, and I should have all the disasters that I shouldn't have, God has to be fair, and a bowl of water must be even!

"Brother Xian" hurriedly nodded his head and said: Yes-yes-yes-God is fair, but you owe me a glass of wine! Zhang Guoqiang said meaningfully: Not only you, but mainly you owe you, and there are many people who owe it, so pay it back slowly-

The two of them were already unconscious and walked up to the stone bridge unconsciously, "Brother Xian" looked at him and said: "Then again, what are you going to do, the matter of the three of you partners!"

When Zhang Guoqiang passed by a railing, he slapped it heavily and said: I recently took the time to calculate the accounts to see how much is still missing, make a piece with my senior brother and master, and talk about it well!

"Brother Xian" nodded, "Hmm-" and took out the bank card from his jacket pocket and handed it to him, Zhang Guoqiang opened his eyes, looked at him puzzled, and said: What do you mean?

"Brother Xian" said curtly: This is the money I earned from my part-time job, I was supposed to stay at home for your master and wife, but when school started, they let me take it all away, not much, you take it first and solve the matter in front of you!

Zhang Guoqiang refused to accept it, pushed and dragged it, and said: I took your 5,000 yuan last time, and I haven't paid it back to you yet! "Brother Xian" smiled and said: You still know -- then pay it back with these when the time comes, I believe you have the ability! You don't have to pay tuition for the start of school this time, it's just the living expenses, and our normal students are subsidized, and I can solve it myself-- I will work in the provincial capital for two months next summer, and I don't believe that I can't earn 2,250 yuan in tuition, so you can use it first-

Zhang Guoqiang looked at this posture, and only reluctantly took it, "Brother Xian" smiled and said: I wrote the password in the back, there is interest, a glass of wine a day!

Zhang Guoqiang was in tears, and said with a smile: Then I should pay you back early, otherwise I will have to use wine to soak you! "Brother Xian" smashed two punches in Zhang Guoqiang's chest and said: Brother Qiang, come on, try to let me drink less-sister-in-law is still waiting for you to eat at home!

After saying that, the two got off the bridge, one to the left and the other to the right, and each went back.