Chapter 66: Family Matters
Hu Xuefeng is also a son of man, so he naturally understands his father Hu Zhengguo's feelings at this time.
Hu Xuefeng followed his father's footsteps, while marching towards the old house of the Hu family in Xiashan Stone Village, while looking at Zhanjiang at this time with memories.
Zhanjiang, formerly known as "Guangzhou Bay", also known as "Port City", is located on the Leizhou Peninsula in the southernmost part of Chinese mainland, at the intersection of Guangdong, Guiqiong and Qiong, facing HN across the Qiongzhou Strait in the south of the South China Sea, Beibu Gulf in the west, backed by the southwest, and connected to Maoming in the east.
At this time, Zhanjiang was far from being a port city with developed sea, land and air transportation in later generations, and like most cities, it was still poor and backward.
On the way from Zhanjiang Railway Station to the old house of the Hu family in Xiashan, Hu Xuefeng rarely saw cars, more bicycles or three-wheeled bicycles pulling goods, and the buildings on both sides of the street were also low old houses, and the high-rise buildings facing the street were also Su's tube buildings.
Along the way, you can smell the salty breeze blowing from the sea, the whistle of the fishing boat returning to the port, and the boatload of seafood.
Relying on the mountains to eat the mountains, relying on the sea to eat the sea, the people here rely on the resource-rich South China Sea, and naturally beg for food from the sea for generations and seek wealth from the sea.
When he returned to the Hu family's old house, Hu Xuefeng saw his grandfather Hu Maolin and grandmother Changyu standing straight at the door of the old house.
"Dad, why do you come out and wait!"
Hu Zhengguo saw that there was more gray hair on his old father's head, and saw that his mother's body was gradually rickety, and the shame in his heart overflowed instantly, and he endured the sourness in his heart, Hu Zhengguo said with a straight face, both distressed and complaining, "In the future, we are not allowed to be like this, we will come back and know that we will enter the house." ”
The old man Hu Maolin didn't talk much, the old man looked at his son, daughter-in-law, grandson, and little granddaughter, it was a strong joy, but when he found that there was no Hu Xuemei, the old man instantly asked a little anxiously, "What about Xuemei, why didn't this Nizi come back this time?" ”
"Dad, Xuemei joined the work this year and was assigned to work as a nurse in a suburban hospital below Yangcheng, but she was busy this time and didn't have time to come back." Zheng Xiuli supported her mother-in-law Chang Yuqing while explaining to Hu Maolin.
After hearing this, Hu Maolin was obviously a little disappointed, even Chang Yuqing, who didn't treat his granddaughter very well, also sighed slightly, obviously, no matter how much he didn't like his granddaughter, he still thought about it all the time, if he didn't see it once or twice this year, he must be a little lost in his heart.
"Grandpa, grandma, don't be sad, when we go back this time, we will take you with us, and when we go to Yangcheng, we will be able to see my sister." Hu Xuefeng carried the big bags and small items that he bought this time, and said with a smile to the two old men while panting.
But before he could say this, he heard a harsh voice coming bluntly, "Parents, you can hear this, your precious grandson is going to take you to Yangcheng to live, to see the world, you must go when the time comes, don't let the neighbors always say that our old Hu family, only our Zhengjun is filial, we have to let them know that they also have filial piety!" ”
"Zhao Honghong, you mother-in-law, what are you talking nonsense!"
Hu Zhengjun had a black face, and said to his wife Zhao Honghong, who was standing on the steps, "This Zhengguo and Xiuli have just come back, can't you stop a little?" ”
Zhao Honghong is obviously also an unforgiving master, she grabbed what Hu Xuefeng said just now, and said with a dead grin, "You big man, what are you angry at me?" Am I wrong? Isn't this what Xue Feng said to himself just now? ”
"You ......"
Hu Zhengjun still wanted to quarrel with him, but was stopped by Hu Zhengguo, Hu Zhengguo was really a little ashamed and said to Zhao Honghong, "Sister-in-law, we are back, and we are causing you trouble again." ”
Zheng Xiuli's face was not good-looking, but she still tried her best to laugh, but Hu Xuefeng could see that her mother must be uncomfortable at this time.
Hu Xuefeng was secretly speechless, on the one hand, she blamed herself for her quick mouth, and her father and mother were squeezed by her aunt, and on the other hand, she thought that maybe from Zhao Honghong's point of view, she didn't say anything wrong, after all, grandparents have always been supported by the uncle's family.
From the perspective of being a daughter and grandson, Hu Zhengguo has not fulfilled his filial piety, including Hu Xuefeng, who goes home every year, as if he is visiting relatives......
Hu Xuefeng didn't want to entangle with his aunt or uncle, he just thought that this time, no matter what, he must take his grandparents to live in Yangcheng.
Hu Xuesong and Hu Xuelian also seemed to feel that their mother was a little unkind when she came back from the second uncle's house, so they hurriedly pulled Zhao Honghong into the kitchen.
Hu Maolin stomped his feet and sighed, also very unhappy.
Chang Yuqing didn't have a good temper, scolded and scolded, and was about to go into the kitchen to reason with his eldest daughter-in-law.
Since ancient times, the emperor loved the eldest son, and the people loved the eldest son, in the eyes of Hu Maolin and Chang Yuqing, although the youngest son Hu Zhengguo did not serve his knees, no matter how it was, it was also the closest to him.
Zheng Xiuli grabbed her mother-in-law, and with a slightly embarrassed look, she said, "Mom, and Dad, when you go back this time, come and live with us." ”
Whether it was the two old men or Hu Zhengjun, they thought that this was a polite remark, and they didn't take it to heart, Hu Zhengjun didn't want the first day of the family reunion to become like this, so he hurriedly greeted, "I just went home today, don't talk about this, let's go for a walk, go into the house, you have been on the train for so long, if there is anything, let's talk about it after dinner." ”
Dinner was handled by the eldest aunt Zhao Honghong.
Although Zhao Honghong is an unforgiving person, her temperament is not so bad, although she complains about her brother-in-law's family, she still does her best to burn a large table of dishes.
Hu Zhengguo dismantled the two bottles of Three Revolution Moutai that Hu Xuefeng bought at the Friendship Store last time, and pulled his old father and eldest brother to raise a glass of wine.
Maybe in a man's world, there is nothing that wine can't contain, swallow a glass of hot and spicy wine, and don't say anything, because everything that should be said is in that wine.
Conversations between women are much more cautious.
may be because of the scene when she entered the door in the afternoon, Zhao Honghong was also a little embarrassed, and she didn't talk much, but Zheng Xiuli said a few words of greeting, and asked about the situation in the house, as well as Hu Xuesong and Hu Xuelian.
Hu Xuelan pestered her grandmother Chang Yuqing, shouting that she wanted to sleep with her at night, and asked Chang Yuqing to tell her stories.
Hu Xuefeng didn't know what to say, so he had to think about his own affairs while eating, and in the middle, his cousin Hu Xuelian asked him about his life in Yangcheng, obviously, Hu Xuelian, who had graduated from junior high school for three or four years, couldn't bear the irritable work in Zhanjiang Towel Factory, and wanted to go to Yangcheng to break through.
After all, in every young life, there will be those restlessness and restlessness that belong to youth.