Chapter 3 Uncle's Family
Lin Ziqing's grandfather's house is in a small village in the county town below Rongcheng, not far from the county seat, and it only takes an hour to walk there. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info
The surrounding rolling mountains surround the whole village like a big circle, and the blue sky and white clouds, the cool summer breeze blowing in the face, there is no gray haze caused by the pollution of factories and so on in later generations. The clear water flows from the nearby villages and flows like a net throughout the village.
They went to their grandfather's first, and his small house was built a hundred meters away from the fruit trees he planted.
The house is made of mud before, and the light in the room is not good, the beams are black wooden beams and tiles, and the walls are still pale yellow soil. The table is a four-cornered high table of logs, and the chairs are long chairs with no backs. There was a bed in the room, a kitchen, and then a pile of miscellaneous items in the east corner. Usually, my grandfather would go to his second uncle's house to eat, and there was a small courtyard behind the house, and the corner of the yard was a pigsty.
When they arrived, Lin Ziqing's grandfather, Tan Xiancai, was carrying a hoe to go to the field.
"Dad, what are you doing?" Tan Liyun called him.
"Go dig up a few red roots, Qingqing has been discharged from the hospital, are all the injuries healed?"
"Dad, Qingqing is fine now, the doctor said to go home and recuperate for a while, and it will be fine. ”
"Thank God, it's good that Qingqing is better, wait until your second brother's house, eat there at noon, Qingqing is discharged, I have to make something delicious and make up for it!"
They chatted with Lin Ziqing's grandfather for a while, and then took her to her second uncle Tan Tonglu.
The second uncle's house has a large courtyard surrounded by bricks, which is full of citrus trees, and the house is rebuilt with bricks by demolishing the mud house, and the second uncle and aunt live in the big house on the right, and the grandfather and uncle used to live on the left.
Now my uncle and aunt live in a small room on the left, both with a kitchen and dining room, and a living room in the middle. My grandfather didn't live with them, he just came to eat and moved out when my brother-in-law's new house was built.
"Qingqing" second aunt took her little cousin and her younger brother Lin Zitian to stand outside the door waiting for Lin Suqing and the three of them, and when she saw them, she immediately greeted them.
"Second aunt is good. She was taken from her mother by her second aunt, shouted sweetly, and then greeted her little cousin.
Lin Wenshan held Lin Zitian in his hand, and "sister" he shouted glutinously. Then he turned his head and hugged Lin Wenshan's neck, but his eyes kept staring at Lin Ziqing's hat.
Looking at the young brother in front of her, Lin Ziqing was stunned for a moment, and said in her heart that this was not the younger brother who had learned badly in her previous life, and asked him very gently: "Tian Tian, are you well-behaved at your aunt's house?"
Lin Zitian nodded......
"Tian Tian is quite obedient here!" the second aunt said in praise.
"When I go into the house, I go into the house to rest, and I'm tired when I come back by car, so I'll go cook later. ”
Because it was still early before lunch, Lin Wenshan took Lin Zitian back to the house to rest, and his mother followed his second aunt to the kitchen to cut vegetables and cook. Lin Ziqing was in the living room with her little cousin, Lin Ziqing's little cousin was 9 years old Tan Ruijie, he took out a handful of marbles, stuffed all the marbles into the big pocket on her skirt, and let her play.
Lin Ziqing took out a marble, a crystal clear bead, and there was a pale yellow moon in it. Lin Ziqing smiled and asked with two hands touching the marbles
"Cousin Ricky, what grade are you in now?"
"It's third grade. Tan Ruijie raised his small chest and said proudly.
"Qingqing, do you want to listen to the story? I have a villain book here, you can read pictures and read words, I know a lot of words, I can teach you to read it." ”
"Okay, you teach me. She nodded earnestly, not very interested, but not wanting to waste her cousin's kindness.
"Then I'll go get the book, you wait. He turned and ran to his room to get his book.
Tan Ruijie took out his books and sat on the stool in the living room with Lin Ziqing, Tan Ruijie taught Lin Ziqing to read and write like a little teacher on the side, and Lin Ziqing also pretended to learn seriously......
When it was almost noon, my grandfather and my brother-in-law's family came to the living room.
"Qingqing. A deep, gruff voice rang out
Lin Ziqing glanced up. The one in front of her who was a little chubby, and was calling her with a smile on her face was her little uncle Tan Tongfu, she no longer had the appearance of her little uncle in her memory, and now that she saw it, she looked at it with rare curiosity. The younger uncle looks very similar to the second uncle, but his body is rounder and his face is fleshy.
"Why doesn't Qingqing know my uncle, are you still angry with my uncle! Uncle I'm sorry for you, you said, what do you want?" Tomorrow, my uncle will take you to buy it!"
"Qingqing, don't be polite to your uncle!" said Zhang Bilian, the aunt of the little uncle, standing next to him.
"I'm not mad at you anymore, I know I didn't run out of the house to do this. Lin Ziqing whispered softly.
"Qingqing is a good boy. Zhang Bilian smiled and complimented, reached out and took out a handful of candy from her pocket and wanted to give it to her, at this time Tan Liyun happened to come out with the food and saw it
"Fourth sister-in-law, Qingqing has just been discharged from the hospital and can't eat candy. ”
"Look at me!" Zhang Bilian smiled awkwardly. gave the candy to Tan Ruijie. Then he said that he would follow Tan Liyun to help in the kitchen.
After a while, Lin Ziqing's uncle's family also came. They all said hello to Lin Ziqing and sat in the living room and chatted with their grandfather and uncle.
Today's lunch is rich, with meat, eggs, soup, and vegetables. The second aunt made chili peppers to fry back to the pot meat and fried fat sausages. Scrambled eggs with leeks, bone broth, stir-fried greens. The cold salad folded ear root, as well as the steamed eggs, were prepared for Lin Ziqing to eat. The second aunt specially fished out a bowl of rice balls for Lin Ziqing, and a few cousins and cousins ate noodles.
After the meal, several adults discussed something in the living room, and Lin Ziqing went to sleep.
After 2 days, Lin Wenshan decided to return to his hometown in Fujian Province. Tan Liyun also wanted to stay for a few more days, because the two places were too far away, and it would cost a lot to take the train in this era.
I can't go back to my parents' house for a few years, and I'm a little reluctant. However, after looking at Lin Ziqing's head, he felt a little guilty in his heart, and decided to follow Lin Wenshan back.
On the day they returned, the family called a photographer in the county to take a few photos. One of them is the way Lin Ziqing saw himself holding a sugar cane before, when his parents quarreled in his previous life, those photos were all thrown into the stove by Lin Wenshan and burned.
The little cousin was very reluctant for Lin Ziqing and them to go, and when he left, he gave her his favorite villain book and marbles, and gave Lin Zitian his favorite set of small navy clothes.
After a few days and nights on the train, Lin Ziqing's family finally returned to Fujian Province.