Chen Qingdong got off the bus at the intersection of Renmin Road South, and after seeing Cheng Xiaodong leave, he bought a carton of milk, a box of ham sausages, and some seasonal fruits at the roadside store before walking to Zhang Daobei's house. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

Zhang Daobei's family lives in a small alley south of Renmin Road, Chen Qingdong found Zhang Daobei's home through the house number, this is a small courtyard with a red tile roof, two red wooden doors are locked from the inside, Chen Qingdong slapped the door twice, and there was a burst of dog barking immediately!

Chen Qingdong saw through the crack in the door that this was a black rookie dog, which was only half a meter long, but the barking was very loud!

Chen Qingdong knew that Zhang Daobei's bedridden wife must be at home, so he shouted loudly: "Is there anyone? Is Uncle Daobei at home?"

After about four or five minutes, Chen Qingdong finally saw a woman in her fifties walking over through the crack in the door, it was already May, the weather was already very hot, because of the reason of walking for a while, Chen Qingdong was still a little sweaty when he wore a shirt, but this woman was still wearing a thick coat, and she walked very slowly, and her face was also very pale, and she looked like a sick person.

The woman walked to the door and gently stroked the head of the vegetable dog, and the vegetable dog, who was still yelling at Chen Qingdong frantically, immediately whimpered and stopped barking.

The woman looked at Chen Qingdong through the crack in the door and asked in a very weak voice, "Who are you?"

Chen Qingdong smiled and said: "Hello Aunt Zhang! I am from the town government, I came to find Uncle Daobei for something, has Uncle Daobei come back?"

Chen Qingdong is dignified, with a neat flat head, and is wearing a white shirt and black trousers, looking like an agency cadre. And when Chen Qingdong introduced himself just now, he also played a trick, only saying that he was the town government, but he didn't say that he was actually the Shuangshan town government!

Zhang Daobei's wife believed what Chen Qingdong said, and automatically regarded Chen Qingdong as the Chengguan Town Government, and immediately opened the door tremblingly, and then said with a smile: "Oh, it turns out that you are a cadre of the town government, and Daobei has not come back yet, but it is soon, otherwise come in and wait?"

"Okay, thank you, Aunt Zhang. Chen Qingdong walked in as he spoke, and said, "Aunt Zhang, it's the first time I came here, and I brought you something worthless, don't mind." ”

Zhang Daobei's wife said with both gratitude and hesitation: "You are a cadre of the government agency, what else do you bring with you to my house! I can't ask for ......."

Chen Qingdong didn't explain much, he walked to the living room with his things, and looked at the courtyard of Zhang Daobei's house by the way.

The yard of Zhang Daobei's house is not big, plus the house, it is estimated that the total area is about three points, but the yard is very clean, most of the yard has been opened up, and various vegetables have been planted, among which the cucumbers grow really well, and the green cucumbers are very eye-catching.

Next to the vegetable field, a reclining chair was placed, which seemed to be used for his wife to bask in the sun, and next to the kitchen, there was also a pile of firewood, which was neatly stacked, from this point, it can be seen that Zhang Daobei is a very good person.

"Aunt Zhang, your yard is very well tied!" Chen Qingdong said.

"It's all cleaned up by Daobei. He goes out to pedal the tricycle every day, and when he comes home, he cleans up the yard, and he doesn't listen to me when I ask him to rest and rest, he is such a good person. Alas, I can't help him anything, I can only drag him back......" Zhang Daobei's wife's words revealed sadness, but they also revealed happiness.

Chen Qingdong wanted to ask Aunt Zhang what kind of illness she had, but he felt that this topic was more sensitive, so it was better not to ask, so as not to make Aunt Zhang unhappy and cause trouble.

Chen Qingdong didn't say much, and walked into the living room with the gifts.

Maybe it's because they have such a patient as Aunt Zhang in their family, and their living room is filled with a special smell of medicine, or a kind of patient smell, Chen Qingdong doesn't like to smell this smell the most, so he put things next to the dining table and said: "Aunt Zhang, it's rare to have such a sunny day today, let's bask in the sun outside." ”

Aunt Zhang also knew very well that the smell in her room was not good, and the general guests couldn't stand it, so she said: "Okay, then let's bask in the sun, there are chairs outside, you go and sit, comrade." By the way, comrade, what do you call it?"

"Hehe, Aunt Zhang, just call me 'Xiao Chen'. ”

"Hehe, Xiao Chen, then sit down, I'll pour you water. ”

"Aunt Zhang, you're welcome!" Chen Qingdong hurriedly said, "I'm not thirsty, but I see that your cucumbers grow well, otherwise, can I pick two cucumbers and eat them?"

Aunt Zhang said happily: "As long as you don't dislike it, don't say two, you can eat a few!"

"Aunt Zhang, can you eat it?" I'll pick one for you?" Chen Qingdong said with a smile, "Even if it's a flower to offer Buddha." ”

"I'm not eating. Aunt Zhang said, "The doctor doesn't let you eat raw and cold things." ”

"Oh, then pay more attention to your body. Chen Qingdong said, and then went to the vegetable garden to pick two cucumbers, and then took them to the pressurized water well to wash, and took a big bite, the cucumbers are crisp and refreshing, very delicious!

After Chen Qingdong sat down next to Aunt Zhang, Aunt Zhang asked a little nervously, "Xiao Chen, something can't happen to our old Zhang, right?"

"Hehe, Aunt Zhang, don't think about it, it's nothing. Chen Qingdong said with a smile.

"Is that our house about to be demolished? I heard Xiaochun's mother next door to us talk about this some time ago, I don't know if it's true or not?" Aunt Zhang asked again.

Because no one came to his house except when the town government collected various fees, and in normal times, no cadres from the town government had ever come to his house, and besides, this young cadre came to his house today with so many gifts, which could not help but make her suspicious.

Chen Qingdong understood Aunt Zhang's thoughts very well, and comforted him with a smile: "Aunt Zhang, don't think about it, my coming here today has nothing to do with those things! Actually, I am friends with Uncle Zhang, and I came to visit you today. ”

"Oh......" Aunt Zhang replied, but she was still a little skeptical, because she had never heard her wife say that he had any friends from the town government.

Chen Qingdong couldn't explain too much to her, so he changed the topic and asked, "Aunt Zhang, aren't your children at home?"

This topic obviously made Aunt Zhang very happy, she showed a happy expression, and said: "We have a son, who is now a soldier in the army, and has been promoted to a non-commissioned officer! Next, he is also preparing to take the military university, and if he can be admitted, he will be able to become a cadre in the future!"

"Hehe, it's good, Aunt Zhang. Chen Qingdong said with a smile.

"Yes, this son is the greatest hope for Lao Zhang and me in this life. Aunt Zhang said, "Even my son's marriage problem is still a big deal, he is already twenty-seven or eighteen, and he still doesn't have a girlfriend." Now marrying a daughter-in-law is precious, and other girls' families want houses and bride prices, so they have to prepare hundreds of thousands of dollars to be enough. Lao Zhang is pedaling the tricycle so desperately every day, just to save some money for our son......"

Chen Qingdong said: "Aunt Zhang, you don't have to worry about this, when your son becomes an officer, you don't have to worry about this marriage, I don't know how many good girls are waiting to marry your son!"

Aunt Zhang laughed, and the afterglow of the evening sun shone on her face, looking very happy.

The two of them chatted casually, the time passed quickly, and before they knew it, it was already past five o'clock, and Zhang Daobei returned home on time.

In fact, because Zhang Daobei's wife's illness requires him to take Chinese medicine on time every day, he will not pull guests again if he doesn't go in the direction of his house after half past four in the afternoon, which ensures that he can come to the house on time every day and boil the bowl of Chinese medicine that his wife will eat on time at six o'clock.

When Zhang Daobei returned home as usual today, he felt that there was something strange at home, because the door of his house was not locked, and under normal circumstances, his wife locked the door.

When he entered the courtyard, he was even more stunned, and saw a young man chatting with his wife in the courtyard, and the two of them chatted happily, and his wife's face was full of happy smiles.

Seeing Zhang Daobei enter the courtyard, Chen Qingdong immediately stood up and said with a smile: "Uncle Zhang, are you back?"

Zhang Daobei was only five or six meters away from Chen Qingdong, and when he saw Chen Qingdong's appearance clearly, he was even more sure that he didn't know this young man.

Zhang Daobei couldn't help but wonder in his heart, thinking to himself who this young man was? Why was he at my house? What did I talk to my wife about? What did he want to do?

Aunt Zhang saw that Zhang Daobei was a little stunned, and couldn't help but look at Zhang Daobei with some doubts, and said, "Old Zhang, Xiao Chen came to see us and brought us a lot of things, it's so polite......"

Chen Qingdong turned his back to Aunt Zhang and winked at Zhang Daobei.

Zhang Daobei was stunned for a moment, he didn't want his wife to worry, so he also laughed and said, "Oh, Xiao Chen, what else do you bring to my house......?"

Chen Qingdong thought to himself that this Zhang Daobei saw the opportunity quite quickly, he should be a very thoughtful person, and it should be a good choice to inquire about the inside story of Shuangshan Wood Carving Factory from Zhang Daobei.

Although Zhang Daobei didn't know who Chen Qingdong was, he knew that this young man must have come to his house to find him something, so he said to his wife: "Yujuan, the sun is about to go down, you go to the house and lie down for a while, I will cook Chinese medicine for you in the yard." ”

Aunt Zhang seemed to listen to Zhang Daobei's words, and immediately said, "Hey, okay, then I'll go and lie down in the house for a while." Xiao Chen, then you can talk to your uncle for a while. ”

"Okay, Aunt Zhang, you go back to the house and rest. Chen Qingdong said as he walked to Aunt Zhang's side, grabbed her arm, and said, "Aunt Zhang, I'll help you into the house." ”

"Hey, Xiao Chen, thank you, you are such a good boy. Aunt Zhang praised.

Chen Qingdong smiled and said: "Aunt Zhang, you are too polite, respecting the old and loving the young is an excellent tradition of our country!"

Zhang Daobei looked at the picture of Chen Qingdong helping his wife into the house, and most of the vigilance against Chen Qingdong in his heart just now suddenly disappeared, but he had a lot more good impression and trust in him, and at the same time, he also felt that this young man seemed to be a little familiar.