Chapter 111: Taste of Hometown
That afternoon, while Grandpa and the others were drinking, Grandma and Mother cleaned up the Westhouse of Grandpa Zhang's house. also lit the fire, laid out a new futon, and spread an old mattress used by Sister Xiaoru on the ground for Daji to sleep.
At noon, when Daji was eating, Uncle Piqiu took out a bunch of Daji's items from the baggage that Daji was carrying: there were clothes for Daji's performance, a rice bowl the size of a small basin, several brushes for bathing, a comb, a large bottle of cheap shampoo, and even a hair dryer and a pair of hair scissors.
Grandma saw that there was not much leftovers, and the children did not have the habit of leftovers, so she deliberately cooked a little more noodles, added a la carte soup, and sandwiched a few pieces of cooked meat, almost half of the pot, Daji looked at the food brought by grandma motionless, squatting there and sticking out his tongue.
When the ball saw it, he hurriedly came over and said: "Auntie, I will come to these jobs in the future, Daji used to only eat things fed by a few people in the class, and never ate things from outsiders, so it's good to be familiar with it in the future." ”
After speaking, he took the basin and said to Daji: "What you see today is your master in the future, remember." After saying that, he put it in front of it, and Daji opened his mouth and began to eat.
Grandma said: "Dogs are the most humane, and they are better than people without conscience." ”
After eating, Grandpa asked Piqiu to rest with them in the house, and Uncle Piqiu said: "Uncle, you rest, I want to wash Daji well, I haven't washed it for several days, and it can't be so dirty at night." ”
Grandma wanted to help but also helped Uncle Piqiu block it and said, "Auntie, don't care about anything, I'm used to it, just tell me where the water is and where the fire is." ”
That afternoon, the short Uncle Piqiu was busy for two hours, not only cleaning himself up, but also dressing up Daji beautifully.
When the children woke up, they appeared in front of a clean, majestic, and vigorous German Shepherd: two stunned ears erected on Daji's long-mouthed, big-eyed head, a pair of big alert and vigilant eyes looking around, and a black vest on his body, showing the same length of hair, four strong and powerful limbs, a thick tail neatly trimmed by Uncle Ball, and four paws with clean black boots.
What a beautiful big wolf dog!
When the children saw Daji enter the house, they all cheered: "Daji, Daji! Come up!"
Daji stood there without moving, looking at the cheering children. Seeing that Daji was not moving, the children shouted: "Uncle Ball, Uncle Ball let Daji come up and play." ”
Uncle Piqiu was really tired this time, he sat on the bench, panted and said, "Daji, go up, don't lick the children." ”
Daji, who had been ordered, hesitated slightly, as if he understood the meaning of the master in his heart, and figured it out, only to see it trot two steps, just a slight jump up has been standing firmly on the kang, and the children hugged around Daji and played.
The grandparents laughed when they saw the children happy.
Uncle Ball saw that Da Le, the only one who didn't come forward, was listening and laughing, or his sister walked over and took Da Le's hand and stroked it.
Uncle Piqiu suddenly remembered something, and he said to his grandfather: "I remember seeing a blind man who led a dog and let the dog lead the way." ”
Grandpa said: "I know, it's called a guide dog, specially trained, and the price is not cheap." ”
Uncle Piqiu smiled: "Uncle, wait for me to give ...... What's this child's name?" said the grandfather, "His name is Da Le." ”
Uncle Piqiu said: "Wait for me to train Daji well, and let Daji bring Dale in the future!"
Grandpa said, "Is this okay? I'm afraid it's not that simple, if you can really train it, I'll find another one for Dale." ”
Uncle Piqiu said: "The good fortune is all trained by me, and even the show, arithmetic, and fire drill can be practiced, presumably the training should be almost the same." ”
Grandpa said, "Then you can try! ”
When I went home on the weekend, the first time I saw Daji, it really scared me and the bastard, and the majestic and majestic posture made people daunting when they saw it. A group of children played around Daji, Kangkang was naughty and rode on Daji, and the seemingly fierce Daji was docile like a big cat.
This Spring Festival is another peaceful, lively and joyful festival.
We were about to take the high school entrance exam, and my father set for us that we had to be admitted to the county No. 1 middle school, which was the first threshold for us to hope for admission to university.
This winter vacation, except for the thirties, the first and second days of the new year did not touch the books, the rest of the time is almost holding the books, the National Day almost every day to come home, he is now more than us to fight, in his words: "I have started later than the two of you, and if I don't chase me, I'm afraid I won't have a chance to catch up." ”
Later, I learned from his father that the National Day is now using all the time available, and his desk lamp is only extinguished every night when it is late. The family was secretly happy to see the child working so hard, and in his father's words: "Our family has not yet shown off its talents, so now it depends on the National Day." A happy look on his face.
A few days after the first lunar month, my grandfather received bad news, and the fifth uncle called from Beijing to tell my grandfather that Mrs. Zhang was not in good health and was now hospitalized.
Grandpa thought about it all night, discussed with grandma and prepared to go to Beijing again, and the next day told his father to let him take a few days off to accompany him. Boss, we can't forget the old man, you are afraid that you can't remember what happened when you were a child, at that time your sister and the second girl were just born, caught up with the drought for two consecutive years, and nothing could grow in the ground, and you were both hungry and thin into corn stalks. But when I went to his house. The old couple is making persimmon noodles and eating with bran, you know, that thing eats too much and the stool is dry, and it can't be pulled out, not to mention that they are all half a hundred old people. We really can't help but look at the old man. ”
My father said: "Dad, I know, I know how Grandpa Zhang treats me, and I don't eat Grandpa Zhang's nest head and pickled radish, so I'll go to ask for leave, and then go directly to buy tickets." ”
My father only took 10 days off, but he didn't come back until 20 days later.
It was not only the grandfather and father who came back, but also Grandpa Zhang's urn and more than a dozen grandsons and great-grandchildren. Screenwriter Zhang and his wife did not return.
After our family helped them bury the urn of Grandpa Zhang and Grandma Zhang, more than a dozen tables were set up in our house, and his grandson solemnly thanked the old and young in the village for taking care of his grandfather all his life, and kowtowed to his grandparents when he left, and said to the grandfather who helped him up: "Uncle, my dad said, let me finish my grandfather's business must kowtow to your family, not your family, my dad doesn't want to see his own father in this life, thank you uncle!"
As soon as the family left, grandpa and father told everyone what had happened:
When Grandpa and Dad rushed to Beijing to get off the train, it was already more than eight o'clock in the evening, and the fifth uncle who came to pick them up said that he was going to the hospital for some food, and Grandpa said that he had filled up a little on the way, and he was not hungry, so he would go to the hospital first.
When he arrived at the ward, his grandfather saw Screenwriter Zhang, his wife and a young man in the room, and Grandpa Zhang seemed to be asleep on the hospital bed. ”
Grandpa whispered: "Brother, what are you talking about, we are a family, and I should come when my uncle is sick." ”
Although Grandpa lowered his voice to speak, Grandpa Zhang, who was lying down, opened his eyes all of a sudden, and said in a weak voice: "Oh, big nephew, you are here, I'm afraid I won't be able to see you, didn't I dream of you just now, and the little lock slowly helped me up." ”
Grandpa hurriedly went up and took Grandpa Zhang's hand and said, "Uncle, let's not get up, lie down and talk." ”
Grandpa Zhang said, "Did you bring persimmons and walnuts from our mountain when you came?"
Grandpa was stunned for a moment, and then smiled embarrassedly: "Uncle, that's not a rare thing, I didn't bring it, but I brought canned food produced in our village, canned walnuts, and bought a little nutritious food, but there are no persimmons." ”
Grandpa Zhang sighed and said: "Alas, this person is old and hungry for the bite of his hometown, the little lock and his grandson and granddaughter buy me everything, I can't eat all the nutritious products, and I say that it is imported from abroad, I think it is all to fool our people, I won't let them buy it." The persimmons and walnuts I bought can't taste our taste. If you don't bring it, forget it. ”
Grandpa Zhang will come to the spiritual head, and he will speak more neatly.
Grandpa said: "Uncle, if you want to eat, you don't have to make a phone call, during the Chinese New Year, we didn't listen to you for more than an hour, and I blame me for not being thoughtful, next time I will bring you a sack and let you eat slowly." ”
The two talked for more than half an hour, and screenwriter Zhang interjected a few words from time to time. Grandpa estimated that it was almost enough and said, "Uncle, this way, you rest early today, and I will come to accompany you early tomorrow morning until you are discharged from the hospital, my brother is busy, okay?"
Grandpa Zhang said with satisfaction: "Okay, I'm happy." ”
That night, a phone call from my father summoned Sister Xiaoru and her family to Beijing, and each of them carried a travel bag on both shoulders, which were full of persimmons, walnuts, black dates, red dates, peanuts and unique wild fruits grown in the mountains, which were preserved in the village for winter.
Sister Xiaoru and they also took the same train as grandpa, when they entered the ward, there were only three people: Grandpa Zhang, his father, and Screenwriter Zhang, as soon as Shengzi came in, he first put his backpack on the ground, and then knelt down in front of Grandpa Zhang's bed, crying and saying: "Mrs. Zhang, I am not a bastard, you have forgotten all the bastard shameless words I said before, just when Shengzi is a bastard, unreasonable nonsense, you forgive me!"
Grandpa Zhang heard the cry, looked at Shengzi and smiled: "It turned out to be you a bad boy, no, now it's a good boy, Shengzi get up quickly, Mrs. Zhang can't help you up." Mrs. Zhang, I now know that you have changed it well, and you have found a good daughter-in-law, and it is good to know that it is wrong to change it, and it is good to change it. ”
Shengzi was picked up by the fifth uncle, and Shengzi wiped away his tears and pointed to Sister Xiaoru behind him and said, "Master Zhang, my daughter-in-law is also here." ”
Sister Xiaoru hurriedly stepped forward and said, "Is Mrs. Zhang better, see what I brought you?"
As he spoke, he opened his backpack, took out a few persimmons and a few walnuts and handed them to Grandpa Zhang, who first took a persimmon and took a bite of it lightly, then nodded and said, "This is our persimmon, delicious, delicious!"