"Aunt, you're here, I'll be standing here waiting for two o'clock. Hurry up, you and my uncle get in the car, let the children get in the car, and put everything in the car. A man with dark skin, a compassionate face, and a thick Hebei accent greeted Zhang He's family with a smile after seeing him. This person is the child of Zhang He's grandmother's younger brother, that is, the nephew of the old lady, Zhang He's cousin Li Hui.

"How are my grandpa and grandma? How are you two doing, how are the children?" Zhang Liqin, the eldest aunt of the eldest daughter in the family, greeted Li Hui with a smile on her face.

"It's all good, it's all good. Come, give me everything. Li Hui replied while loading the car with the things brought by his aunt's family.

"Mom, I don't make this car, this car is dirty. Jia Yi, the son of Aunt Zhang He, who was speechless when he was young, looked at the wooden trailer pulled by a donkey in front of him and complained to his mother.

"If you don't want to sit, don't sit, I'll hold you!" said the third aunt Zhang Lifen busily coaxed her son.

"Mom, then I won't sit down. Wu Xin, the second brother of Zhang He, who has always been the grass on the wall, saw that Jia Yi was not sitting, so he also coaxed his mother.

"It's not dirty, it's dirty? I got up early in the morning to brush the car. Uncle Li Hui rubbed the door of the trailer with his hand with an embarrassed face, and said to the two nephews with a smile.

"Ignore them, just let them go, and do their best. Aunt Zhang Liqin hurriedly interjected to relieve the siege.

"You two don't sit down, right? Mom, you come up and sit with grandpa and grandma, and I'll go down." Zhang He jumped out of the car while waving to his mother.

"Mom's legs can't bend, she can't go up, so you can sit with grandpa and grandma. Zhang's mother, who couldn't bend her left leg because of a "work injury" and had a scar of more than 20 centimeters on the inside of her left leg, said to Zhang He with a smile.

"yes, forget about it. Your second sister has a bad leg and is still flat, let her get in the car. Or she's going slower. Come, take a hand and help your second sister up. Aunt Zhang Liqin took over the conversation and supported Li Hui to help Zhang's mother into the car.

At this point, Li Hui dragged the donkey cart carrying his aunt and second sister, and walked towards the village with the rest of Zhang He's family.

"Are your grandparents in good health? Is your father and your mother here?" Grandma Zhang He, who had not been back to her hometown for nearly five years, sat on the donkey cart and bowed her head to ask her nephew.

"My grandparents can still work in the fields! My father and my mother arrived on August 15, and I wanted to come back on that day to burn incense and worship my ancestors with my grandfather and grandmother, but my grandfather and my grandmother said that they would wait for you. Li Hui turned back to his aunt and said.

"Are they here, uncle?" asked Grandma Zhang He again.

"I arrived, a day before my father. Li Hui replied.

"The two sons are back, why don't you let them burn incense, what are you waiting for me!" Grandma Zhang He, who didn't even let her go to school because of her patriarchal preference since she was a child, and didn't know anything except her name and the words on the mahjong tiles, rolled her eyes and asked.

"Didn't my father say that it's good to have all the people?

"Hmph! Men don't worship the moon, women don't sacrifice stoves. I thought your aunt and I didn't understand!" Zhang He's grandmother said with a half-annoyed smile, and her uncle Li Hui turned around and smirked at her aunt without answering.

"Here, go out with your mother to greet you. Li Hui's daughter-in-law Shujuan, who heard the movement in the courtyard, hurriedly beckoned her two daughters to be discharged from the hospital to greet her.

"Really, Ernizi come here. These are called aunts and grandparents, and these are all called aunts. Li Hui saw that his wife and children were discharged from the hospital, and hurriedly beckoned his two daughters to come over and call someone.

"It's dirty, I don't play with them. I couldn't even understand what I was saying. Jia Yi stood behind the trailer, looking coldly at the two ladies in front of him, who were wearing pink cloth coats on their upper bodies, brown coarse cloth pants on their lower bodies, and a pair of cloth shoes that were not very new on their feet, and whispered to Wu Xin beside him with slanted eyes.

"It's different from us, it's special at first glance. Zhang Liqing, the fourth aunt who had been walking behind her three nephews with her third sister, took Jia Yi's words and muttered in a low voice with a hippie smile on her face. Then it also attracted the big sister and little sister in front of her, as well as Wu Xin and Jia Yi, who threw smiling eyes at her. Only Zhang He's grandfather, grandmother and mother, who were being helped out of the car by Li Hui and Shujuan, did not hear what she said, but they were also attracted by their laughter.

"It's really your brother Beibei, these two are your brothers. Ernizi, you have to call it all brother. Li Hui led his two daughters to the front of his brothers, smiled and introduced them to his daughters, and then turned around to greet the adults into the hospital.

"Hello Li Zhen, hello Li Meng. Although he only had a few encounters with these two sisters in his previous life, and the time spent together was less than a month, Zhang He, who had a very good impression of them, smiled and said hello to the two younger sisters.

"How do you know our names?" asked her sister Li Meng, looking at Zhang He.

"Listen to my grandmother, this is a gift for you. Zhang He, who knew that he was speechless, quickly took out two small gifts from his trouser pocket and handed them to the sisters.

"What? Show me. Jia Yi snatched the gift from Li Zhen's hand and said.

"What's the matter with you, I sent my sister. Zhang He glared and said sharply.

"Isn't it just an eraser pencil sharpener? What's the big deal, I have a lot of them. Jia Yi rolled his eyes and stuffed things back into Li Zhen's hand and said.

"Thank you, brother, sister, you see, there is a pencil sharpener in the middle, and there is a brush on one side and an eraser on the other. Hey, there's a little mirror on this side. Sister Li Meng excitedly fiddled with the gift in her hand and said to her sister beside her.

"Dad said you can't just ask for other people's things. I don't know if it's because of Jia Yi's unreasonableness, or because of the strict family rules, or because of his stubborn character, in short, after listening to his sister's praise for the gift, Li Zhen frowned and blamed his sister.

"I didn't ask for it, this is what my brother gave us, and we didn't want it. Li Meng argued with the small hand holding the gift behind his back.

"Hehe, Li Meng is right! I'm your brother, you have to listen to me. Put it away quickly, and you can use it for school in the future. Zhang He said to the sisters with a smile.

"Why don't you come in? Aunt Shujuan found that a few children did not follow into the hospital, so they were discharged from the hospital and called.

"Good aunt. Zhang He responded, then squeezed his eyes at the sisters and sisters, and didn't pay attention to his two cousins, and took the lead in walking towards the courtyard.

After greeting the elders in the courtyard, he accompanied the fourth aunt and younger brothers who also returned to their hometown for the "first time" to visit this two-entry courtyard that he had never come to since his mother died when he was fifteen years old. Zhang He came to the kitchen in the south house in the front yard and said to his aunt Shujuan, who was busy with dinner: "Auntie, I'll help you cook." ”

"No, just have your sister help me. Before my aunt's words fell, Li Zhen and Li Meng, two sisters, one held firewood and the other carried half a bucket of water into the kitchen.

"Wow, you're better than me. Zhang He took the barrel in Li Zhen's hand and sighed.

"We work every day, so we are naturally more energetic than your brother in the city. Li Zhen said to Zhang He with a proud smile.

"Hehe, my sister is more energetic than my brother. Li Meng smiled mischievously with her mother.

Zhang Hechong smiled at the sisters, turned his head and greeted the little brothers in the courtyard: "Wu Xin, Jia Yi, come here, there is something fun." ”

Then when the two brothers entered the kitchen, Zhang He pointed to the earthen stove and said to them, "Do you know what this is? After a while, one of you will be responsible for pulling the bellows, and the other will be responsible for adding firewood. How about we cook a meal for my aunt together?"

"It's dirty, I don't care. Jia Yi muttered, turned around and walked out of the kitchen.

"How do you play this," Wu Xin asked as if he was looking at the bellows handle with great interest.

"Look at it. Aunt Shujuan squatted down with a smile, grabbed a handful of straw on the ground, lit it and stuffed it into the stove, and then gently pulled the bellows.

"It's fun, let me try it too. Wu Xin immediately couldn't wait to try.

"Brother, sit here, don't be dirty. Li Meng sensibly took a bench from the side and stuffed it under Wu Xin's body.

"Thank you. Wu Xin turned his head and glanced at his sister with a smile.

"What's his name?" Li Zhen asked Zhang He, pointing to Jia Yi outside the door.

"Does it matter? You can just call him Mother-in-law. Zhang He said casually while helping his aunt choose (zhai) dishes.

"Hehe, haha, mother-in-law. The young ladies couldn't help but laugh at Zhang He's words, and Wu Xin also covered her stomach happily.

"Is it that funny?" asked Zhang He with a confused expression.

"Brother, you're so funny. The three brothers and sisters laughed in unison. Unexpectedly, this neat sound also provoked Zhang He and his aunt Shujuan to laugh.

Poetry: Jixia School Palace Baijiaqi,

There is no distinction between high and low.

If the door is superior,

The sages go to one of the nine.

Gossip is not enough, and the time of "blinking" arrived at 9 o'clock in the evening, Zhang He's grandmother saw that her son, daughter-in-law, daughter, aunt, and grandchildren were still pushing cups to change cups, but the children couldn't open their eyes. So he got up and held up an oil lamp, led Zhang's mother and Zhang He brothers to the east wing of the backyard, and then arranged for them to make beds to sleep, while instructing: "This is not as good as Beijing, there is no electricity at night, you four will sleep in this east wing for a few days." Liyun, you are not in good health, don't go forward, and rest early with the children. You two bald boys are not allowed to make trouble, you all listened to your mother just now, you have to listen to your second aunt, or you will be spanked. ”

"Grandma don't go, it's too dark, we're afraid!" Wu Xin and Jia Yi shouted when Grandma Tai was about to raise the lamp and leave, when they found that the room was dark and they couldn't see their fingers.

"You bald boys, you are not as bold as the two little girls! With a disdainful face, Grandma took out a lamp from under the cabinet that entered the door, and poured a little kerosene into the lamp by the faint light of the kerosene lamp in her hand, and drew the wick. Then he said again, "Go to bed early", turned around and walked out of the door.

After a while, Zhang He's two cousins fell asleep to Zhang's mother's soft singing. Only Zhang He was still lying on the bed quietly admiring the jumping flames in the lamp, and whispered to his mother: "Mom, do you think that flame looks like a little black dragon, flying up to the roof and turning into a dark cloud?"

When Zhang's mother heard her son's words, she also looked at the black pillar of smoke coming out of the flames, and replied, "It's really like, you see that the pillar of smoke running towards the ceiling is fainting one by one." ”

"That's the clouds. Mom, do you like the smell?" Zhang He said as he took a deep breath of the gas fragrance wafting from the room with his nose as if he felt nostalgic for his childhood.

"It doesn't smell good, it smells too much and my head hurts. Don't hold it up, go to sleep. You see your brother is snoring. After Zhang's mother finished speaking, she went down to the ground and blew out the oil lamp.

Zhang He lay on the bed and looked at the mosquito net above, and whispered to his mother: "Mom, I gave Li Zhen and Li Meng the two eraser pencil sharpeners you bought for me." ”

"Ah, you asked me to buy it yesterday just to give it to them, don't you need it?" asked Zhang Mu in surprise and raised her voice slightly.

"I don't. Zhang He replied dryly. "Really?"

"No, what's wrong?" Zhang He turned his head to look at his mother in confusion.

"Then you are not allowed to take your classmates' anymore, and tell your mother what you like in the future." Mother Zhang reminded as if she had something to say.

"Ah?... Oh. Got it, Mom sleeps. Zhang He was puzzled for a moment, and then instantly understood the meaning of his mother's words.

It turns out that there is really an allusion to this "eraser pencil sharpener". It was in the second week of Zhang Hegang's preschool, the first ten days of his return. Just between classes, he saw a group of classmates surrounding a female classmate named "Huo Weiwei", as if they were fighting to see something. So he also curiously stepped forward and stood on tiptoe to look at the crowd, only to know that it was the female classmate who was showing off the "new eraser pencil sharpener" in her hand to everyone. This can't help but make him feel envious at the moment.

So after school, he also asked his family to buy it for him, but he was rejected by his family for six days. So, at noon one day, he deliberately arrived at school early, stole this thing from someone's pencil case, and in the afternoon before school the teacher carried out a comprehensive body search for this matter, he actually secretly tucked it into the seam of the elastic band of his pants. But unexpectedly, he was discovered by his mother after returning home, and his mother immediately revealed the origin of this thing.

But Zhang's mother did not beat him or scold him for this, but during the lunch break at noon the next day, she deliberately ran back from the unit, accompanied him to the school in advance, asked him to quietly put the things back in someone's pencil case, and pulled him to the homeroom teacher to "turn himself in". Although this incident did not make Zhang He suffer a little bit of flesh and skin, nor did he hear half of the scolding, but he felt more uncomfortable in his heart than being beaten and scolded. So from this time on, until today, Zhang He has never taken other people's things privately.