Chapter 20: Returning Home

After New Year's Day, there are more than 20 days left before the Lunar New Year, and the more times like this, the more I feel that time flies slowly.

On this weekend, it was rare to rest, and Zijun went to Chen Zhikao's house with a bunch of bananas in his hand. She is usually very frugal, but when she goes to Chen Zhixiao's house, she will buy something. The third uncle and third aunt are good to her, and she is not an ungrateful person.

"You kid, how many times have you said it, why do you buy things every time you come. Zhou Xiaohua took the banana and led her into the door.

"I just happened to meet it, and it's not worth a few dollars. ”

"Look at your hands are so cold, and you don't wear more clothes. You sit down quickly, and your aunt goes to cook. ”

"It's not cold, it's just a little cold wind, and it'll be fine for a while. Zijun saw Chen Zhixiao sleeping in the room, and Zipei Zilan was not at home, so he asked. "What about the sisters?"

"Zipei just went to buy groceries, Zilan said that she was going out to play with her colleagues, this girl, as soon as she rested, she couldn't see anyone. Zhou Xiaohua pushed Zijun, who was following behind, out of the kitchen, and finally had a day off, where did he need a little girl to help.

Zijun just sat for a while and his son Pei came back. Zijun hurriedly got up, Zipei and her were not in the same workshop, and they didn't eat in the factory, and they rarely saw each other, "Sister Zipei." ”

"How's it going?" Zipei asked.

"It's good. Zijun smiled after speaking.

"Well, I don't look bad, I haven't lost weight all the time, but my complexion is not very good. "Eating a big pot of rice in the factory, how many good-looking people can there be, Zijun smiled and didn't answer, and asked:

"Sister Zipei, are you going back for the New Year?"

"Probablyβ€”not back. Zipei thought about that night.

In the middle of the night, she slept in a daze, and when she heard the sound of her parents arguing, a spirit was completely awake.

"What kind of return, you calculate how much it will cost you to go back this time!" was my mother's voice.

"My father is so old, the so-called parents are here, not far away, I am not filial to go out to work, this is the New Year-"

"Your father, your father, you have your father in your heart, and you don't want to think about whether he has you as a son in his heart. Mother's voice sharpened, "Whatever is good will be sent to your brother, and whatever delicious food will be given to Zining, when will you care about our life and death, and when will you have your two daughters in your eyes!"

"That-I have to go back for the New Year, I haven't been back for a year, I miss home. Dad's voice was lower, obviously negotiating.

"Do you think I don't want to? But think about how much it will cost to go back? Not to mention your father's and my parents' parents, there are quite a few children from relatives alone. Mom's voice softened, "Besides, if you come back from working outside, you have to add a few decent clothes, right? ”

I only heard my father sigh, but Zipei couldn't sleep a little, she wanted to go home, but what her mother said was also the truth, since she was a child, she hadn't seen her grandfather smile at their mother and daughter, only when she saw her cousin, she smiled like a chrysanthemum on her face. After a while, I heard my mother say:

"Our family is together anyway, where is the New Year, don't you think about it? Those who have made unclean money have gone back to clean up, making those who have never been out think that there is money everywhere outside. It's not easy for us to get money, and you're willing to spend so much of it? If you behave a little bit, you don't know what those people are going to say about us behind our backs. Our family will work hard for another year, and when we go home, we will build a building like your brother's house, and your father doesn't care for us, and we don't care for ourselves much?"

Zi Pei was stunned for a moment, and Zijun didn't ask anymore. Since the third uncle and three aunts don't go back, then she can only go back alone. She couldn't let her family go back with her.

Zijun was about to go back to the factory after dinner, and Zilan came back. Standing at the door, I was taught a lesson by the third uncle for a while. The Chen family used to be a scholarly family, and they had been a big official, and their strict tutoring was famous. Now the family is all gone, but the family education inheritance is still there. When he left, he looked at Zilan who was full of unconvinced faces, and Zijun thought of Sister Zifang, if the second uncle knew, he didn't know what kind of thunder and anger it was.

Winter in Guangzhou is not as good as late autumn at home. The banyan trees on both sides are densely shaded, and the long whiskers fall straight from the trees to the ground, looking like a bearded old grandfather, but you can see that the emerald green leaves are so prosperous.

Zijun remembered that if he was in his hometown at this time, it would be the season of autumn wind and falling leaves, and the path full of dead leaves, coupled with the rustling drizzle, must have been a little more lonely and cold. But Zijun missed the coldness, the feet were soft, the fallen leaves made a gentle rustling sound, the rain fell on the face coldly, so cool, so comfortable, three or a few friends played in this drizzle, but they only felt that the time was just right. I really want to think about it, I want to fly home in my dreams.

"Zijun, are you going home for the Spring Festival?" Xiaoxia ran over as soon as she entered the dormitory and asked.

"Well, what about you?"

"Of course, I heard them say that the company is preparing to book tickets collectively, and those who want to go back will register in advance. ”

"That's great, I'm worried about it. She still remembers the experience.

"What are you worried about?" Yao Zi jumped in, wearing a long white turtleneck, the whole person looked plush and cute.

"It's okay, I just talked about going home and buying a train ticket. Ah Zi, will you go back for the Chinese New Year?"

"Ah, but we should charter a bus back. ”

"Chartered car?" Zijun originally wanted to say maybe they could go on the same train.

"Well, the train is crowded, there is no train station in our county, and it takes a long time to get home by car, which is too inconvenient. Last year, my brother and they went back to charter a car. ”

Everyone in the dormitory went back, and everyone was in a good mood for several days. A-Ying and Yating are the closest, and they can arrive directly by bus for half a day, which is the most leisurely at this time. Yao Zi and they rented a car to go home, and the only ones who booked train tickets in the end were Xiaoxia and Zijun, but the two of them did not go the same way.

The final result was that Zijun went home alone, and Chen Zhixiao sent her on the train. Because he was worried about his family, Zijun returned two days earlier than them. Zijun didn't salute much, just a suitcase and a pack of snacks prepared by Zhou Xiaohua, saying that he bought a seat ticket, and it was difficult to stay up at night, so he had something to eat to pass the time.

Zhou Xiaohua's thoughtfulness moved Zijun very much, but he was even more moved behind.

After a while, Chen Zhixiao called her into the room, took out a stack of hundred-yuan bills and stuffed them into her hand, Zijun hurriedly pushed them away: "Third uncle, what are you doing here?"

"Take it, the conditions at the third uncle's house are not good, don't be too little. Chen Zhixiao took Zijun's hand and put the money in the palm of her hand.

"No, third uncle, I really can't ask for this. Usually I don't bother you less, how can I still ......" Zijun wants to return it to Chen Zhixiao again.

"This is not for you, your father has such a big incident, and I didn't go to see him, this money, take it to make up for him. ”

"Third Uncle ,β€”β€”" Zijun still wanted to refuse, but Chen Zhixiao held her hand,

"Don't be disobedient, this is a wish between me and your aunt. Although Chen Zhili is not his eldest brother, he is usually better to him than his own brother. I originally wanted to go back to see him during the New Year, but Xiaohua was right, I just went back to see it, and I couldn't help anything, so it was better to give some money to the big brother.

"Junjun, you just take it, this is a little bit of heart from me and your third uncle, let your father take care of his illness. The third aunt forced the money into her hand.

Zijun accepted the money, the kindness of the third uncle and the third aunt was difficult to resist, and the family really needed money now, she choked up and kept saying thank you, and she remembered this love deeply in her heart.