Under Mei Qiuping's strong request, Mei Jianzhong finally decided to come to the provincial capital to live for a few days, and the second uncle also bought a house last year, counting their five sisters and brothers, three of them have already bought a house in the province.

Grandpa came to the provincial capital, of course Feng Yiping had to go back.

No matter how busy it is outside, in this community, it is always very idle, some mothers who do not go to work, push the stroller, take a walk in the garden downstairs, not lean down to see the baby in the car, the mother is generally followed by a person, I don't know whether it is a mother or a mother-in-law, carrying a big bag in her hand, which is the baby's diapers, feeding bottles, water, and other small bits and pieces.

The pavilion in the garden is the most lively place, there are always some retired old people sitting, squinting in the sun outside, on the stone table inside, a group of people are playing cards around, outside the pavilion, there are several folding tables, a table, two people playing chess, but there are several times more people around.

Feng Yiping glanced inside a few times, but didn't see his grandfather in it, he might still stay at home.

He was about to press the elevator, an elevator just went down to the first floor, and a tall old man walked out of it, "Grandpa," Feng Yiping called.

Mei Jianzhong is in good spirits, wearing a gray suit that should have been changed by his uncle, with a hand-woven black sweater inside, and the pair of leather shoes that Feng Yiping bought for him when he received the first manuscript fee on his feet.

Seeing that he was holding a sack in his hand, Feng Yiping knew what his grandfather was going to do.

"Yiping, why are you here? Go, go home. Seeing his eldest grandson, Mei Jianzhong was very happy, took Feng Yiping's hand, and walked into the elevator.

Mei Jianzhong is very happy, his son and daughter, whether in the countryside or in the city, are doing well. Ten miles and eight towns, whoever sees him praises him for his blessings, and who has the opportunity to live in a big city like the provincial capital when he is his age nearby.

His grandchildren's generation. It's even better, especially this eldest grandson, who will be even more promising than his parents' generation in the future.

"It's all down, and it's not going up, grandpa. Come with me in the afternoon!"

"Where to go, I don't want to wander around the city, it's not interesting at all. ”

"Well, I know. ”

Feng Yiping took his grandfather into the car, led him to a store on the side of the road, and bought a pair of sneakers, although they did not match the clothes on his grandfather's body, they were warm and light to wear.

"I said no, it's not like I don't have shoes to wear, and this time it costs one or two hundred yuan. I can buy several pairs in town. Out of the store, Mei Jianzhong carried the bag and said Feng Yiping.

Feng Yiping pretended not to hear his grandfather's nagging, helped him do it, fastened his seat belt, "Grandpa, you accompany me to the zoo!"

There may not be many places that my grandfather likes to turn, the city center is bustling, but it is too noisy and noisy, and my uncle also took him around, parks and the like. It's just some small lakes and pavilions, rockery gardens and the like, which are not very attractive to him.

It's okay to go to the teahouse and drink tea, but if he sees the price. He must not be able to sit still, think about it, the zoo is a good choice, lions, tigers, dogs and bears, he has heard of these things, but he has never seen them with his own eyes. It's also quite novel to see.

Although Feng Yiping said that he asked his grandfather to accompany him, Mei Jianzhong knew that this was his grandson who made a special trip to accompany him, so he didn't mean to brush him when he thought about it.

Fortunately, the ticket to the zoo is not expensive, only ten yuan, Mei Jianzhong did not say anything this time.

The first place Feng Yiping took his grandfather to was Monkey Mountain, Mei Jianzhong had seen monkey shows, but it was the first time he had seen so many monkeys together, and he thought it was very interesting to see those monkeys jumping up and down in order to grab the peanuts and biscuits and bread thrown by tourists.

When I arrived at the beast area, I saw the legendary animals such as lions, tigers, bears, etc., regardless of the fishy smell in the cage, and leaned very close, eager to reach in and touch it, pointing to the tiger lying lazily inside and saying to Feng Yiping, "Look, it really has the word 'king' on its head!"

They came at just the right time, just sat down at the performance venue, the animal show began, this is an elephant performance, Mei Jianzhong is also the first time to watch two adult elephants at such a close distance under the command of the mahout, do all kinds of actions in a cute manner, and finally, when the two elephants raised the mahout with their noses, he stood up and applauded with the people next to him.

When they arrived at the leisure area, the grandfather and grandson found a place to sit down, Feng Yiping asked his grandfather for a cup of original milk tea, plus a fried chicken cutlet, these two things, my grandfather estimated that it was the first time to try them, "It tastes good." ”

"Grandpa," Feng Yiping thought about it, and it was better to mention it to his grandfather, "Now my aunt and uncle raise children, which are different from when we were children, and they are more exquisite, Huihui is still young now, and her immunity is also poor, or you should not pick up those bottles!"

"Every time I hold Huihui, I have to wash my hands at least three times. "Grandpa was a little upset.

"I know this, and my aunt must know it, we don't steal, we don't rob, and it's not unsightly to pick up some bottles and sell them for money. Feng Yiping said what his grandfather wanted to say first.

"However, Huihui has just been weaned now, and her resistance is at its worst, and she often has such and such small problems, I'm not afraid that I will misunderstand when the time comes. ”

Will such a thing happen, it is very likely, although Cai Hong is very filial and respects her grandfather, but in the matter of the child, she must not even let her father Lao Cai lose face.

Mei Jianzhong is not without considering the impact, in order to be afraid that the neighbors will laugh at his son and daughter-in-law, he always goes to a place far away from the community to pick up bottles and cans, but the others did not expect, fortunately, Cai Hong is an easy-going person, and if he is a daughter-in-law, he may be asked to take a bath before entering the house.

Of course, Feng Yiping said this, he also had some careful thoughts, and now the conditions at home are better than before, and he doesn't want his elderly grandfather to be looked at with strange eyes.

Although most people, including him, don't think it's a shame to rummage through bottles and cans in the trash, but you have to admit that there are still many people who see it and will look down on such behavior.

"Otherwise, grandfather, you take turns living at my house and my brother-in-law's house, and go to the market with my dad in the morning to shop, and he happens to be a little too busy to be alone. ”

Feng Yiping knew the deep-seated reason why his grandfather did this, he didn't really do it for those few dollars, his uncle and aunt were not at home during the day, he was idle at home alone, there were no programs he liked to watch on TV, and no one talked to him, and those retired old people in the community had no common language with him, so they had to find something to do as much as they could.

Many children, after settling in the city, took their parents to the city in order to fulfill their filial piety, saying that they would let them enjoy happiness, but in fact, they were not at ease in their hometown.

Especially my grandfather's generation, it seems that only by doing things can they find the value of their own existence.

"Really?"

"Yes, there are so many stores now, Dad is enough for one person, you can just help. ”

"Okay, wait until tonight, I'll talk to Cai Hong and them. ”

In the evening, hearing what her grandfather said, Cai Hong was a little surprised, "What's wrong Dad, did we do something wrong that made you angry?"

"No, it's just that your brother-in-law is a little busy buying someone in the morning, I'll take a hand, besides, you all have cars now, it's very convenient to come and go, and I can't bear my eldest grandson, don't you say?" He leaned down and teased Huihui, who was sitting in the stroller.

Mei Yiliang is not as delicate as the rainbow, "If you want to go to my sister, then go, if you want to be Huihui, give me a call, and I'll pick you up." ”

Cai Hong gave him an angry look, fortunately, the eldest sister is not an unreasonable person, otherwise he would really think that Dad couldn't stop because he was angry here.

Neither of them expected that Mei Jianzhong couldn't be idle, and then he was prodded by Feng Yiping to make this decision. (To be continued.) )