Lao Wang was still trying his best to calm his mood, and said to the young man: "Thank you for saving Xiao Er, you are the life-saving benefactor of our family!"

The young man carried the bag in one hand, and could only hold Lao Wang with the other hand, and said with a smile: "Uncle, don't be like this, a 'thank you' is enough, I can't stand your worship... By the way, I would like to ask you someone, do you know where a man named Wang Quanfu lives in this village?"

Young people speak standard Mandarin, which is still quite rare for locals.

"He is Wang Quanfu!" The man who spoke just now answered excitedly for Lao Wang, this young man has the ability, and he is here to find Lao Wang, he must be looking for relatives! Although he doesn't know what relatives Lao Wang has, but this group of villagers has never had the concept of "seeking revenge" in their hearts, so it is of course a good thing for people with ability to find Wang Quanfu.

Lao Wang held Xiao Er's hand tightly, and hesitated to look at the young man up and down, this person is not familiar, why are you looking for yourself? The young man is not in a hurry, and when Lao Wang finishes looking, he smiled and said again: "You don't have to worry, I am a relative of Uncle Wang, and when I came back from the army, I came to visit and visit." ”

Lao Wang didn't say anything to admit it, and he didn't want to ask you directly if you were Wang Quanfu, although he believed that this was the person he was looking for.

"Are you a soldier?" Lao Wang believed most of it at once, seeing that this young man was slender and strong, and the frightened scene just now was still close in front of him. In his opinion, only soldiers in this world must have such ability, so he did not doubt him, and then said: "I am Wang Quanfu, but I should not have seen you." ”

The young man smiled again, this time more gently, of course he hadn't met, he nodded and said, "Uncle Wang, my name is Shen Chong, can I come to your house to talk?"

Wang Quanfu responded, and was about to leave with Shen Zhong with Xiao Er, but the master stopped him, his face was still a little afraid, and he said guiltily: "Lao Wang, I really can't stand you today, fortunately, there is this young man here, there is no big mistake, one hundred and twenty yuan here is your salary today, I'm sorry!"

It's good that people are okay, Lao Wang had palpitations, and pushed over the money stuffed by the master's house, "I haven't done much work today, and the second child is fine, where can I ask for your salary." I'll come back another day. ”

The host didn't agree, and the person said: "There is not only your salary here, Xiao Er also worked for me, and he also has a salary, you can't even refuse his share!"

Xiao Er was dizzy by Wang Quanfu, took his hand and said crisply: "Dad, just take the money, Mom hasn't changed a pair of shoes for three years, just buy her a pair of shoes." ”

Tong Yan was unscrupulous, but Wang Quanfu felt sour, "Old Wu, thank you!"

He just accepted the money, said hello to everyone, and led Xiao Er to lead Shen Zhong home.

"Young man, you say you're my relative, but I've never seen you. ”

After nearly a minute, Wang Quanfu didn't hear Shen Chong's answer, and he didn't know what was wrong with his question, so he looked up at Shen Chong and replied solemnly: "Uncle Wang, I am Qikun's comrade-in-arms." ”

The sound of leaves falling to the ground makes the winter air here feel so dreary. Xiao Er just felt that his father was holding his hand and suddenly squeezed it so tightly, which made him feel a little painful, he didn't know who this big brother was talking about, he had never heard of it, but he was sensible, looking at his father's appearance, that Qikun should also be his relative.

"Oh... It's Kunwa's comrade-in-arms, my mother and I have raised him for more than ten years, and at the age of seventeen, the family couldn't afford him to study, so he went to be a soldier, saying that he wanted to come back as a big official, and then take the two of us out to enjoy Qingfu. Later, I came back twice in the middle, and I never saw him again, and six years ago, the army wrote to say that he died, and we didn't see him for the last time. As he spoke, he hugged Xiao Er, and in his impression, Xiao Er remembered that Wang Quanfu had not hugged him a few times.

Shen Chong didn't dare to tell Wang Quanfu that Wang Qikun actually died half a year ago. Before that operation, Wang Qikun smiled and told his brothers that he missed his mother's bamboo shoots and fried meat the most, and the bamboo shoots were not available anywhere else.

Wang Quanfu's back seemed to be a little hunched again, Xiao Er was a little nervous for some reason, and held Wang Quanfu's hand tightly with his backhand. Shen Zhong lowered his head, not knowing how to speak, and there was silence in the air. There are a few steps to get home, a few ordinary bungalows, the lower part of the house is made of stone masonry, the edge of the stone is not very neatly cut, so the house sometimes leaks, and the top is a brick wall structure.

It is rare to see a single-storey house in the countryside now, and it is the only one in the entire Xinye Village. Next to the bungalow is a collapsed earthen wall house, overgrown with weeds, and in front of the house is a courtyard paved with stone slabs, but it is cleanly maintained. Behind the bungalows is a large bamboo forest, which makes the place particularly quiet.

Wang Quanfu put down Xiao Er, Xiao Er ran into the house quickly and called his mother. After a while, a woman came out of the kitchen, saying that it was a kitchen, but in fact it was a leaky small room next to the bungalow, in which some firewood was piled up, a stove, and a cupboard made of stone slabs.

The woman is a typical peasant woman dressed in the early years, her figure is a little thin, and her cotton clothes are a little yellow, probably because there are many rats in the countryside, and she has made up several patches, wearing a pair of sleeves on her hands, and a pair of liberation shoes that have been worn for I don't know how many years can not be mended.

Heard Xiao Er say that there was an elder brother, and before she could say anything, she was dragged by the little guy to the hall in the clouds, and when she saw Shen Zhong for the first time, she was startled by the height of this young man, who is this?

She had never seen such a tall young man! The master stood at the door of the hall and wiped the apron on his waist repeatedly with both hands, but he was a little embarrassed and didn't know what to say. Shen Chong hurriedly stood up, still saying gently: "Hello Aunt Chen, my name is Shen Chong, I am... Qikun's comrade-in-arms. ”

When the woman heard this name, which had not been mentioned for a long time, her eyes were filled with tears, whose child was not the meat of her mother's heart? Who mother wanted her child to eat bran every day outside? When he died, he was only nineteen years old!

Mom was sad, and Xiao Er couldn't help it, "Mom, don't cry." ”

He was inexplicable from beginning to end, but why were they all so sad?

Wang Quanfu wiped his eyes and said: "Xiuling, there are guests at home today, no matter what you say, you should be happy, don't cry, go get a few dishes, and then go and come back with half a catty of wine, I will drink two glasses with my nephew at noon." After saying that, he stuffed today's salary to the woman, and did not mention the experience of today's little two, although fortunately nothing happened, he was afraid that the woman's spirit would be stimulated again.

The woman's surname is Chen, and her name is Xiuling.

Shen Chong didn't object, or he just thought about coming, but he almost didn't think about how to deal with and face all this, in this regard, he was still a big child who was not deeply involved in the world, pointed to Xiao Er and said, "What's my brother's name?"

"My name is Wang Kunqi!" Xiao Er wiped his nose, he also cried just now, but he was a little bolder.

Shen Zhong walked up to Xiao Er and squatted down, reached out and touched his little head, and asked, "Hello Wang Kunqi, can I call you Xiao Er?"

Xiao Er seemed to enjoy it very much, and suddenly smiled and squinted again, and replied, "Yes, then I will call you big brother!"

Shen Zheng also smiled: "Of course!"

He knew that Wang Qikun was the only son in the family, but looking at the current situation, after the army notified Wang Quanfu's family of the false news of his sacrifice six years ago, he had a second child.

"Qikun, do you know, in fact, you have a younger brother who has never met? He is very brave, very sensible, very well-behaved, you can rest in peace, your Wang family, there is no queen!"