"Big brother?" Yuan Si came out of the house, although she already knew who was coming, she still tried to pretend to be surprised on her face.

"No, it's your brother back. The old lady said happily.

Li Dubao also smiled and looked at the little girl at the door, "Little Four has changed." ”

"No, your sister was only six years old when you left, and now she is nine years old, but she doesn't change anymore. "Old lady," why don't you call people when you're still standing stupidly? ”

Yuan Si obediently shouted at Li Dubao: "Big brother." ”

"Hey, the little four have grown into big girls. Li Dubao stepped forward and wanted to reach out and rub his sister's little head. When he left, his sister was still such a small one, and now they have grown so big...... Oh, it's not too big, it's just that this little face is open, this white and tender, it's rare at first glance.

Yuan Si subconsciously flashed back, although the other party was the brother of the original owner, but to her was a stranger, let a stranger touch her head, she was in control and control before she could get out.

The old lady always watched the interaction between the brother and sister, and of course saw this embarrassing scene, so she hurriedly made a round, "Your brother is back, what are you still doing here, hurry up and go to the kitchen to cook a bowl of noodles for your brother." ”

didn't care if she was reprimanded, Yuan thought that she was obedient and ran to the kitchen.

"Hehe, this girl is afraid of life, you don't care about her, it's okay for a while. The old lady didn't take it seriously at all, and took her son into the house.

Li Dubao didn't care, but when he saw that the yard and the house were similar to when he left, he felt a lot more comfortable.

After entering the house, the old lady poured water for her son to wash his face, and Li Dubao opened the burden on his body as soon as he entered the house.

"Mother, I came back in a hurry, and I didn't buy anything for you, so I brought back a few old clothes, and you looked at them to change them for you and Xiaosi. He carried a few green military uniforms in his baggage, which were made up by the brothers in the company before returning to their demobilized soldiers, although they were all worn out, but at this time they were also good things, and they were changed to be good clothes for the people at home.

The old lady walked to the table, stretched out her hand to pick it up and looked at it, "Just come back, what are you doing with these, our family has everything, and there is nothing missing." "In the old lady's current eyes, there is neither a shortage of cloth nor clothes at home, and she really looks at the old clothes left over by others, but these military uniforms are different, and the color is rare enough.

In this era, soldiers are very admired, and even if someone can wear a military uniform, they will make others envious.

"It's all made up by my comrades-in-arms, and besides, I'll take it back, so you can do it. Li Dubao thought that the old lady was hard-mouthed, so while she was checking her clothes, she washed her face and hair in the basin.

When he was ready, the old lady also put down her clothes and sat aside and waited for him.

"Come, tell my mother, why did you go home so suddenly, I didn't say anything about coming back in the last letter, did something happen in the army? Don't be afraid, tell my mother the truth. The old lady was very excited to see her son come back today, but after the excitement, she realized that her son was home because of something.

But she also knew that no matter what it was, it was not easy to show off, so she smiled all the way and didn't ask a word.

Li Dubao's originally smiling face slowly became bitter when he heard the old lady ask, but everyone went home, so he couldn't say it anymore, so he could only say it head-on, "Mother, I'm demobilized." ”

He didn't dare to look at the old lady's expression, the old lady was so happy to send him to the army, but he didn't think that he would not be angry, and he was demobilized and went home after a few years of being a soldier.

"What, demobilized? For what? Someone bullied you? Oh my God, why are there those wicked people bullying us orphans and widows everywhere, no, I have to go to your leaders to evaluate and judge, this is ......" The old lady knew her son's temperament, not the naughty child who caused trouble, so when she heard her son say that the first thought after demobilization was that someone framed her, she was very excited and began to clap her thighs.

"Mother, no, no one bullied me. As soon as Li Dubao saw that the old lady said that she was coming, the sweat on her forehead immediately came down, but she still insisted on explaining quickly, "Last month, there was a document in the army that said that it was necessary to disarm, which was said above. ”

"What, what documents?" the old lady didn't understand.

"It is a red-headed document issued by the state to the troops. Li Dubao knew that his mother had no knowledge, so he could only tell his mother what those documents were from the beginning.

The more the old lady listened, the more silent she became.

"At first, we didn't take it seriously, thinking that it was just fooling, there are so many of us, how could we all let us go home all at once. But then the political commissar talked to me, told me a lot about the country's policies, and finally asked me to support the country's decisions. The more Li Dubao spoke, the quieter he became, he didn't have any idea about being a soldier or not, if he wanted to, he didn't want to be a soldier, he had to train constantly every day in the army, and he was not at home at ease. But he didn't dare to say this, if he did, the old lady would be able to beat him out with a broomstick. Besides, getting people back is different from demobilizing and going home by himself, he just can't get water, that's also a man, and he also wants to return to his hometown.

The old lady pursed her lips and looked at the top of her son's head for a while, then she asked again, "Are you demobilized alone?"

"No, no," Li Dubao raised his head and hurriedly shook his hand, "Several of our comrades-in-arms have been demobilized. ”

He didn't say that the demobilized people were similar to him, they hadn't been soldiers for a few years, they were honest, they couldn't speak, they couldn't drill camps, their business ability was not strong enough, and they had no background.

The old lady did not speak, and fell silent. She is very rare son, and she also knows her son's temperament and temperament, the same as his father, he can't get out of it, and he won't come to trouble, so he has the advantage of being obedient.

Li Dubao peeked at the old lady a few times, and felt that with the old lady's character, she was going to be mad at him in the next second, and couldn't help but excuse herself a few words, "There are a lot of people involved in this disarmament, and the country can't arrange jobs for all, but our company commander has a good relationship with me, and when I came down, he proposed to talk to me again, saying that the army would recommend me to work in the textile factory in our county, and gave me a letter of recommendation." Mother, look, that's it. He hurriedly handed an envelope that had always been stored close to his wife to the old lady, hoping that the old lady would not be so scary in this thought, and his heart would never fall to the bottom.

The old lady barely bothered herself, but the envelope was opened and looked at.

Yuan Si, who was watching the movement in the kitchen, laughed very unkindly, this old lady is quite decent, probably because she was holding back her anger and even forgot to read.