Chapter 41: The Old Man of Someone Else's House
"Qiu'er!"
As soon as Yu Qiu appeared at the gate of the courtyard, a local dog shouted twice and then shook his head and tail to greet him. Then a woman also went out to see him, shouted in surprise, and wiped her hands on her apron as she walked this way.
Fei Ye stared at the dog vigilantly, and at the same time glanced at Yu Qiu's mother.
His temples were slightly frosty, his face was full of smiles, and he was taking the box in Yu Qiu's hand.
"Mom, I'll mention it myself, it's fine. ”
"I thought you were going to wait a while, didn't you say it was about seven or eight o'clock?"
"The road was smooth. Where's my dad?"
"Still in school. The town came up with some money to take advantage of the winter break to renovate the classrooms. Huh?"
Hearing her dog barking, Yu Qiu's mother noticed Fei Ye: "Where is this black cat?
Yu Qiu hurriedly put down the box and said, "This is the cat I raised in Jiangcheng, called Xiaofei." Gate, don't scream!"
Fei Ye stared at the earth dog fiercely, but it was not so cowardly, and still barked.
Yu Qiu picked up Fei Ye, pretended to be appeased twice, and said to the dog: "Recognize it, our family." ”
Fei Ye is speechless, what is this name?
Yu Qiu's mother also didn't know what her expression was: "You raised a cat in Jiangcheng?
"yes, he's just been injured before, and I'm afraid something will go wrong with him over there. Yu Qiu walked over, "Mom, go into the house, it's cold outside." ”
"Go to the hall and sit down, and I'll make a brazier for you. ”
The earth dog gate was stared at viciously by Fei Ye for a while, and when he saw the little master of the family holding him, he finally stopped barking wildly, and shook his head and tail around Yu Qiu.
Yu Qiu carried the box into the house, and Fei Ye looked at it.
It's neat, a color TV rests on a table of eight immortals in a corner. On one of the walls of the room, there is a welcome pine. On the opposite wall, there is a landscape painting. The poem titled above is "Jiang Xue" by Liu Zongyuan.
Yu Qiu's mother carried a brazier placed on the wall to the middle of the house and went out.
Fei Ye asked, "Your father is a teacher?"
Yu Qiu nodded: "The teacher of the primary school in the village." ”
Fei Ye looked at the landscape, remembered that Yu Qiu said that his father refused to leave, and suddenly understood his father's temperament.
While pondering, Yu Qiu's mother took a shovel and shoveled a spade of fiery red firewood and charcoal, entered the house with ashes, and poured it on the brazier.
Yu Qiu said: "Mom, where is the carbon, I'll do it myself." ”
"In the kitchen, I'm going to fetch it. ”
"I'll mention it. ”
The two went out one after the other, the dog stared at Fei Ye, and Fei Ye said coldly, "What are you looking at?"
The dog snorted, Fei Ye didn't understand, it must not be "look at you".
He paced over to the brazier, a little emotional.
Yu Qiu's family is still heating in this way?
In such a place, the income of rural teachers, as can be imagined.
From that "refusing to go", I am afraid that his father still has some responsibilities and feelings.
Nowadays, there are so many people who go out to work, and in normal times, most of such villages are probably left-behind children.
However, Fei Ye really didn't see much unwillingness and complaints about life from Yu Qiu and his mother.
He became even more curious about Yu Qiu's father.
Yu Qiu carried a bag into the house, took out a few pieces of charcoal from the tongs on the brazier and put them in the brazier.
He turned on the TV and there was a noise in the room.
When he sat down, the dog walked over and crossed his feet, and the dog looked at Fei Ye.
"Silly dog, will Ye compete with you for favor?" Fei Ye said disdainfully.
Yu Qiule said: "You can talk to it energetically." ”
"Qiu'er, who are you talking to?" Yu Qiu's mother also walked in, entered the next room and came out with a bag, "Melon seeds, take them yourself." ”
She took a stool against the wall, put the bag on it, and rested it on Yu Qiu's side.
"Tell them about it. Yu Qiu laughed, "Mom, when will Dad come back?"
"It's almost time, I'm definitely going to be back for dinner. Wait for him to come back and then stir-fry. She took a chair and sat down and looked at her son.
"Why did you lose weight?"
"Where to lose weight, every time you come back, you say that, I wish I was a fat man. ”
Her mother smiled, "How's the work?"
"It's good. Yu Qiu just said casually first.
"Where's my girlfriend, when will I come home with you?" ”
Yu Qiu's face froze, and then he still said, "It's already divided." ”
Yu Qiu's mother was also stunned, and then she didn't say anything, and touched her son's head: "Don't be discouraged." ”
"No, I don't. Yu Qiu smiled brightly, "Don't you think I'm pretty good?"
"Okay. The mother didn't ask the reason, "When will you leave at the beginning?"
"It's not decided yet. Speaking of which, when the time comes, ask my relatives to see if anyone is driving back to Jiangcheng, and I'll take a ride. Otherwise, it is not easy for Xiao Fei to take it on the train. ”
“...... Then how did you bring it back?" Yu Qiu's mother glanced at Fei Ye and asked in confusion.
"I put it in my backpack and brought it back with me. Yu Qiu just snorted.
Fei Ye listened to their mother and son chatting, and then the dog suddenly got up and ran to the door, looking so anxious.
Yu Qiu's mother looked at it and said, "It must be your dad who is back." ”
They all stood up, and Fei Ye also looked at the door curiously.
Yu Qiu's mother opened the door, and sure enough, there was a thin middle-aged man standing at the door, who was Yu Qiu's father from the eyebrows.
"Qiu'er, are you back?" he saw his son, and a warm smile appeared on his face.
"Dad. Yu Qiu shouted, "Not long after I came back, how is the school being renovated?"
"Tomorrow another day's work, almost. Yu Qiu's father walked in the door, and his mother went to the kitchen to stir-fry.
When he entered the door and saw Fei Ye, he was also very surprised. Yu Qiu introduced again, his father didn't say anything, took the remote control and turned the TV to 1, and sat down on the chair his mother was sitting on just now.
"What are you sending money back for? Keep it for yourself in Jiangcheng. We haven't sent you money for more than two years, and we've been very lenient. His father seemed to blame him, but he was happy in the end, full of spring breeze.
Yu Qiu smiled and didn't answer, walked to the side and opened the box, and took out the clothes and shoes he bought for his father: "Dad, try it." ”
"Hey, you also bought a complete set?" Yu Qiu's father looked at the fabric style of the clothes and shoes, and was really a little blamed, "What are you spending this money for? I can't wear it in the countryside." ”
Yu Qiu didn't care, and said with a smile: "This year, my first year of graduation, I have also made some money recently, I bought everything, try it." ”
"If you don't try it now, the construction site will come back with dust. The son is filial, and the father has taken away the fear that his son will spend money lavishly, and smiles again.
As usual, he asked about work and girlfriend again, Fei Ye listened on the side, and it was estimated that Yu Qiu's parents had known about the existence of his ex-girlfriend.
When I heard that it had already been divided, my father asked, "What is the reason?"
"There's no particular reason for that, since we started working, we have felt that each other is not suitable. ”
The father didn't ask any more questions, and patted his son on the shoulder: "It's the same to do a good job in the business first." ”
Yu Qiu nodded warmly.
"This cat is very spiritual. Yu Qiu's father grabbed Fei Ye and lifted it up, which made Fei Ye dumbfounded, "Look at it just now with its eyes open, you look at me, what do you understand?"
Yu Qiu couldn't laugh or cry, and took Fei Ye over and put it on his lap: "It's a stray cat, and when I saw it, my leg was broken, so I took it and treated it and raised it at home." ”
"If you raise it, take care of it. His father nodded, and then said with a little worry, "Your job at the TV station, where is that salary enough to buy so many things back? You also remitted 2,000 yuan to come back before, and you have to rent a house and eat and drink in Jiangcheng." ”
Yu Qiu lowered his head and thought for a while, and then said, "Dad, I just resigned yesterday. ”
His father was taken aback: "Resigned? Why?"
"Inside the TV station...... It's complicated. Yu Qiu only explained like this, and then said, "I resigned with a colleague in the station, and I wanted to break through with my professional ability." A few years ago, he received a business to help Ma Yinglong shoot commercials and earned more than 10,000 yuan. ”
"Do you want to do this in the future? Have you thought about it clearly? What should I do if I can't get the business?" said the father.
"I ...... Believe in yourself. Yu Qiu also glanced at Fei Ye, and then said to his father, "Dad, let me give it a try." ”
His father looked at his son, then nodded: "Okay, let's give it a try when you think about it, you're still young." ”
Yu Qiu smiled.
Fei Ye looked at his father in a daze, and he didn't know why there was a trace of sourness in his heart.
Why is the old man of other people's family so reasonable?