After eating and drinking, Ma Zhan, who brought a bowl of chicken soup, came to his grandfather's house.

Since it was still early, the old man did not close the door.

He walked in quietly, looked at the old man sitting in the dim kitchen eating, stood on tiptoe and looked at the dishes on the table, Ma Zhan pouted, and said, "Doctor Liu squatted in the pot of Chinese medicine chicken, and I brought a bowl to you to taste." ”

"You eat it twice, and if you eat too much, I'm afraid your body won't be able to bear it. Ma Struggle, who was sitting on a stool across from the old man, added.

The old village chief wiped his beard, glanced at the chicken soup, and then asked Ma Zhan, "Brought the book?"

"I can forget what the old man confessed. Ma Zhan said with a smile, lit a cigarette and slowly took out a piece of paper from his pocket and pushed it in front of the old man.

The withered hand tossed for a long time before spreading out the tightly pressed paper. His head tilted back slightly, and his hand holding the paper stretched out. After looking at it for a long time with a straight face, he gently put it down, and the old man who didn't say a word moved the bowl of chicken soup.

As Ma Zhan said, he poured half a bowl of chicken soup, and after nibbling on the chicken leg several times, he said lightly: "You have finally done a job, and you should make up for the foolish things you made before." ”

The old man paused and asked, "How many waves of people can you bring in a year?"

"I don't know, try your best. I invested all my wife's capital, so I have to earn my money back. ”

"I'll do the math for you, it's already cost more than 4,000 to build the road. Buying a car, building a house, and some miscellaneous little money, no matter how much it is counted. ”

"You tell your grandfather the truth, where did you get all this money?"

The old man had a serious face, watching the horse struggle, and his words were full of the majesty of the elders.

Ma Zhan was stunned for a moment, and then thought of his grandfather who suddenly appeared in the health center that day, and instantly understood what happened. Looking at the serious and mean old man, he said lightly: "You don't care about this, I can only assure you that this money is clean money." ”

"Clean money, could it be that you picked it up in the mountains? Besides, what you picked up is clean money? struggle, we can't forget our roots. ”

"I can't tell you clearly, it's clean money anyway, I'm leaving. Ma Zhan, who was impatient and couldn't explain clearly, stood up, left a sentence and turned to leave.

When he walked out of the door, he turned back and said to the old man's side face: "Uncle Li said that he wanted to recognize me as his godson, and I agreed, so I will tell you in advance." ”

"Li Chunsheng?" the old man thought for a moment, looked at Ma Zhan and said.

The old man who saw his grandson nodding turned his gaze back and muttered: "Struggle, whether you recognize him or he finds you, you can't take his money, that's their pension money." ”

"Ma Guicai!" suddenly, Ma Zhan roared.

Feeling that his voice was loud, he suppressed his voice slightly and continued: "I said it, the money is clean money, and it can't be Uncle Li's pension money, why don't you believe me once?"

"Can't you agree with me once like the last time I said I want to take over your class?"

Ma Zhan's body trembled slightly, his face was slightly red, and his mood was slightly nervous. After throwing off two sentences, he slammed the door and left.

The old village chief, who was shouted by his grandson, looked at the shaking wooden door, and he stood up with his cane and walked to the inner room without thinking about drinking soup.

Sitting on the bed and looking at an iron box, he gently opened it with both hands, and the tickets of ten yuan and one hundred yuan were stacked on top of each other. He sighed, touched the banknote and said, "This rabbit cub, don't let people say it." ”

He counted slowly, and it took a long time to count the amount of five thousand. He put the rest of the money and paper into the tin box, took another pile of money totaling five thousand dollars, took a newspaper and wrapped it, walked out of the room on crutches, and walked to Ma Fen's residence after taking the door.

Originally, it was like taking the opportunity to educate his grandson who did too many bad things, and then used the 5,000 yuan to show his attitude, but he didn't expect to completely annoy his grandson before he finished speaking.

Listening to the greeting of the villagers, he nodded slowly, but his steps were unwavering towards the horse struggle residence at the entrance of the village.

……

Back in his house, sulking on the edge of his bed and smoking. With a cigarette in one hand, he tinkered with a mobile phone that looked much better than Mr. Wan Chongshan.

He clicked on the information of the old village chief, looked at the old photos on the screen, and said nothing.

Just then, there was a knock on the door.

He quickly hid his mobile phone, patted the cigarette ash, and walked towards the door, but he was puzzled in his heart, no one would come to him except the golden dragon.

When I opened the door, I saw that it was my grandfather.

Without closing the door or speaking, he turned and walked back into the house.

The old man followed him into the house, his eyes scanning the furnishings casually.

He slowly put the newspaper on the desk and said, "I have prepared 5,000 yuan for you, don't stop when the road is repaired, and I'll find a time to go to the county seat again to see if I can get some money." ”

"Forget it, I accompanied you the year before last, and I stood at the door for four hours alone, and I was sent away before I could say a word. Ma Zhan, who didn't go to the newspaper, softened his heart and complained.

"Then you have to try it, you stop repairing, don't you just lack money. ”

"Forget it, don't go to the county seat, and you can take the money back. Otherwise, if you get seriously ill, I don't have the money to pay for your medicine, so keep it for myself. ”

Ma Fen shoved the newspaper into the old man's hand, not ready to accept the money.

The room gradually fell silent, except for the sound of the two of them breathing. After a while, the old village chief turned to leave, and after taking two steps, he turned his head and asked, "Is it really clean money?"

Ma Zhan, who was so angry that he jumped to his feet, patted his thigh, and shouted with a displeased face: "You will put ten thousand hearts, and you will never be allowed to bow your head with a stain." ”

The old village chief went away without saying a word.

Just out of this house, he walked to Li Chunsheng's house next door. Stepping into the door frame, he looked in the direction of the light and shouted, "Chunsheng, are you at home?"

"Who~"

An inquiry came from the direction of the kitchen, and then a figure walked out. Li Chunsheng, who was full of smiles, hurriedly said after seeing that it was Ma Zhan's grandfather: "Uncle, I was about to go to your place, why did I come?

Xu heard Li Chunsheng's words, and Aunt Li also walked out of the kitchen, and after seeing the old village chief, she hurriedly added, "Have you eaten?" ”

"Well, I took a look at the rabbit cub, and I brought you to sit here. The old village chief said casually, and walked to the kitchen unceremoniously.

At the dinner table, Aunt Li was busy adding dishes and chopsticks to the old village chief and pouring wine, and Li Chunsheng was busy repeating the original story.

"Uncle, do you agree to this?" At the end, Li Chunsheng asked cautiously as he poked his neck.

"Promise, what can you not say. ”

The old man, who knocked the dry tobacco twice and reloaded some tobacco leaves, muttered: "I have half a leg in the ground, and his parents don't know if he will come back in this life, so it's good if you want to look at him at all." ”

"I don't have any other requirements, I'm here to remind you, it's one thing to like to struggle, but don't give him all the money, that's your pension money." ”