Chapter Twenty-Six: Thanks
Shao Manho, who came to visit, naturally would not be empty-handed.
Thanks to the ocean left by Zhang Dengguan, he was able to generously deliver the roasted snacks he bought in Daji yesterday, as well as the yellow rice noodles pressed thin and crispy, and the favorite pancakes of the Jiaodong children to the village chief's house.
This kind of snack with neither sugar nor salt is eaten with that mouthful of fragrance.
It also adds a quite satisfying function, which is really popular with country children.
For a large family like the village chief, the number of children born is self-evident.
Even the most picky village chief's mother-in-law, after taking the pancakes handed over by Shao Manchu, had a smile on her face, which made the old village chief, who wanted to be a fair and just person, unable to show a businesslike appearance.
Therefore, after Shao Manchu expressed his worries, the old village chief, who had some ideas, laughed instead.
"This matter is also easy to do, anyway, it will be notified to the village after the year, so it doesn't hurt to tell you first. ”
"The master of the first family sent someone to the village a few days ago to discuss with us, saying that the third young master of their family would go back to the village to live for a while during the Chinese New Year. ”
"This young master is also an idle person, he likes to dance with guns and sticks the most, if it wasn't for the early master to stop him in time, the teenage young master, I'm afraid he would have directly joined the army. ”
"No, in order to sharpen the little young master's temperament, I was afraid that he would sneak away during the New Year, so the old man of the first family came up with an idea, he planned to form a militia group, hang it in the name of the third young master, and have the right to play with him. ”
When the time came, he saw that the formation of an army was to be trained, and it was really troublesome, and personal rations, equipment, and money were required everywhere, and he was afraid that he would directly break the idea of joining the army, and follow the arrangements of his family in a proper manner, whether it was to study business or medicine, he would never go to make a living that lost his head. ”
"Our village is a little close to the first family, and it is appropriate to leave, so naturally we have to make more efforts. ”
"I chose more than a dozen sturdy men, all of whom have a large population and a few acres of land. ”
"Before the farm is busy, follow the third young master to practice and practice, and get some money, which can also make this little young master happy. It's still a fulfillment of the obligations of the township party, isn't it?"
"So, don't be afraid, boy of the Shao family, if you find traces of Zhang Dengguan's return, you just need to run to the village and keep you safe. ”
"Master must bring the big guy and help you!"
Hearing this, Shao Manchu was a little more down-to-earth.
He pretended to be soft and timid, smiled very harmlessly, and after expressing enough gratitude, he walked to the second place he was going.
That's where the grandmother, who lives a little far away from the villagers.
These two lonely old men, although they are related to the existing families in the village, are extremely far away.
The two of them have no long things, even if they are step-heirs, they are rare each.
can only take care of herself as a woman with food and clothing, where is the value that others can watch.
It is precisely because they know that they are afraid that they will live alone for the rest of their lives, so they can bring the house closer to each other and take care of each other.
Going to one house is equivalent to going to another Shao Manchu, and after a big circle around the village, he came to the house of the two grandmothers not far from the small mound.
I just kindly wanted to remind them that they must hold the door before going to sleep at night, but they were blocked by the grandmother who was in the stove room, with the door open and picking pickles.
"Manho is here, just right, you don't come to see Grandma, Grandma is going to your house in two days. ”
It was quite strange to hear Shao Manho, when did he have a deep friendship with these two grandmothers?
Who would have thought that when he was stunned, Granny Qian, who was in the stove and noodles, wiped her hands on her apron, returned to the house, and when she came out again, there was an extra cloth bag in her hand.
"Come!" she beckoned to Shao Manho, and unfolded the contents of the wrapper while muttering: "Come and try it, does it fit!"
"The two of us don't have a good life, but we still have the ability to make a pair of shoes. ”
There are two pairs of shoes wrapped in this baggage, a set of underwear that is worn close to the body of unknown size, except for the upper is plain black, all the other things that catch the eye are bells and whistles.
walked into Shao Manho, who took a look, and understood.
It's a gown made of rags.
The two mothers-in-law must have taken on needlework to supplement the family during the day, and they don't know how long they have saved up rags, so they have made up a shirt of the same material.
From this touch, Shao Manchu actually forgot to excuse himself, and was pressed by the thin woman of Granny Qian, and sat down on a low stool under the eaves.
The shoes on his feet were wet, and there was a shameful hole in the upper where the big toe was.
Among them, the wadding made of reeds quietly wilted and sang, although it was not completely broken, but it could not stop the cold wind from whirring inside.
Since he wanted to try on the shoes, he had to take off the closed shoes, but looking at the socks with three or four holes, Shao Manhoard held the new shoes but hesitated and didn't want to put his feet inside.
"What, why don't you give it a try?"
Granny Qian is strange, these shoes haven't been put on yet, so they don't fit well?
But Shao Manchu snorted his nose and returned with some hesitation: "The socks are unclean, I'm afraid of staining the new shoes." ”
Hearing the joy of Granny Pan, who stood in the courtyard and fished out two pimple heads: "You kid, it's not a valuable thing, this is on the big set, two or three big characters can make a pair of one-sided children." ”
"We didn't use good materials, the mezzanine is only medium, and you should wear the shoes of four big children, so you don't feel so distressed. ”
Shao Man was embarrassed for a while, and hurriedly put his shoes in.
'Brush ......'
The upper of the shoe brushed the neck of the foot, and the somewhat elastic closure happened to jam the shoe on Shao Manho's foot.
After changing his shoes, Shao Manchu stood up, he habitually paced left and right twice, and found that there was still a distance of two or three millimeters between the front toe and the front end of the shoe.
Because the new shoes were so good, his entire foot was wrapped in soft fabric, which was so warm that Shao Man couldn't get enough of it, so he walked around the small courtyard and sighed at how skillful the hands of the two mothers-in-law were.
The soles made by the mothers-in-law are extremely thick, but the stitches are finely layered, and the soles that are a little hard but very wear-resistant add three points of softness and heaviness.
After walking these two steps, Shao Manchu's soles did not feel the potholes on the country dirt road...... The feeling of grinding brought to him by the pebble.
I love these shoes so much!
Shao Manchu thanked him from the bottom of his heart: "Mother-in-law, the shoes are too close to the feet!"
"I love it so much!"
He knew how hard it would be to make such a pair of shoes, but he had the heart to refuse the more cumbersome underwear...... But I couldn't help but look in the direction of the cloth bag.