41. Miserable orphans
"I heard you picked up a kid from City A?" At the He family's weekly family banquet, He Chaofeng's mother, Jiao Wushuang, sat next to his youngest son He Chaofeng, and gave him two chopsticks from time to time.
The ancestors of the He family were out-and-out farmers, and decades ago, He Chaofeng's grandfather participated in the revolution, followed the chairman to fight the country, and made great contributions to the world, and the He family became the new upstart of New China.
Decades have passed, He Chaofeng's father and elder brother have followed the old path of their grandfather, and they have made great achievements, and now the He family is a family that can be counted on one hand in the military world and even in the whole of China.
Although the He family is already so prominent, He Chaofeng's father and brother are still coarse in private, bold and straightforward, and informal. Under the influence of these two, the He family did not have a style of eating and sleeping.
"What kid? How old is it? The wife only cared about her son, and the old man He was distressed, so he picked up the dishes his wife liked and sandwiched a small half bowl for her.
He Chaofeng put down the dishes and chopsticks and wiped his mouth, "That kid is about the same age as Xiao Tao, I accidentally drove into him when I went to City A." I haven't seen his parents for so many days in the hospital in City A, and I guess they are orphans, so I looked pitiful and took them over. ”
Xiao Tao in He Chaofeng's mouth is the only son of He Chaofeng's brother, and he is fifteen years old this year.
Jiao Wushuang brought in his grandson, and immediately felt distressed, "It's time to take it, what does the doctor say?" There are no after-effects, right? ”
"It's been two weeks since the surgery, and I'm starting to do some mild rehabilitation, and whether there are any sequelae will have to wait for the next review."
"Since the child is an orphan, you take it again, this is considered a family, and when it comes to my birthday in two days, bring the child over for me to see." Old Man He made up his mind, and glared at his youngest son while his wife lowered his head, I don't know whether he was complaining that He Chaofeng accidentally bumped into someone, or complaining that He Chaofeng stole his wife's attention as soon as he came.
Brother He was holding the rice bowl, and when he heard this, he sneered and laughed, "Dad, do you think it's for the second brother to see his daughter-in-law?" Take a look at it again. ”
"Go, go, go." Jiao Wushuang glared at his eldest son, "That kid is only fifteen years old, in ancient times, your second brother could be his father at this age, and besides, that kid is a boy!" What daughter-in-law? How old are they and full of nonsense. ”
Brother He raised his hands to make a surrender form, and begged for mercy from his mother again and again.
He Chaofeng was stunned when he heard his mother's words, he suddenly put down his chopsticks, as if he wanted to stand up and refute loudly, but he couldn't say a word for a long time, because he didn't know what was wrong with his mother's words, and he didn't know which sentence to refute.
There seemed to be a lively fish in his chest tumbling and stirring, stirring his heart thumping, and then his heart transmitted this beating to every corner of his body, especially He Chaofeng's hands, which were trembling and couldn't hold the dishes and chopsticks.
The fish seemed to have inadvertently crushed his bitter gall, and the bile flowed all over his chest, especially in the heart, which seemed to have spasms because he could not bear this extreme bitterness, and it was really bitter, painful, and sour.
He Chaofeng clutched his chest, his eyes blank and helpless.
What happened to the fifteen-year-old boy, what happened to him at thirty? In ancient times, what happened to being his father at this age, and now it is not ancient times, couples who are more than ten years apart are all over the street!
What's wrong with the boy, can't he like the boy? How can a teenager ...... Why can't you be his daughter-in-law?
These words rolled in his throat, and He Chaofeng was like an enlightenment, and suddenly he realized. The sweetness of being with the boy these days, only to hear the bitterness and soreness of my mother's words, the answer is already obvious.
He Chaofeng's eyes suddenly lit up, and he lowered his head and grabbed a dish with chopsticks, hurriedly stuffed it into his mouth, blocking the chuckle that was about to overflow.
From bitter to sweet in an instant, it's all because of that teenager.
"By the way, Brother Ye came over again this morning, saying that he found some news in Ningxia, and he heard that the one from the Lanzhou Military Region was a soldier under you......"
"Ugh." Old Man He put down the dishes and chopsticks, and the last two bites of rice obviously lost his appetite, "Why didn't you leave Brother Ye to eat?" ”
"Brother Ye has that temperament, he can't stay." Jiao Wushuang also put down his chopsticks, with a little sadness on his face.
"Brother Ye has had a hard time, how many times have you given up your old face in front of several old comrades-in-arms for this eldest grandson? It's only over sixty, and my hair is already gray. Old Man He wiped his face, and his voice trembled.
The two old men sighed, and several juniors didn't dare to make a sound, and for a while, only the sound of the impact of dishes and chopsticks remained in the hall.
He Chaofeng's chewing speed slowed down, and he also felt sorry for the Ye family.
The Ye family is a real family, and the family history is hundreds of years. In the last century, when the country was suffering from internal and external troubles, Mr. Ye's father abandoned his pen and followed Rong, and the art of war was superb, and he successfully guided many battles, and his military exploits were even more prominent than that of Mr. He's father!
But the exploits of the Ye family have not yet been heated, a violent revolution is mighty, the Ye family is judged to be a landlord because of the identity of the family, and the father of the old man Ye also closed his eyes in the revolution that took ten years.
In the end, the grievances were revealed, the ashes of Old Man Ye's father were brought back, a grand memorial service was held again, and the praise of flowing water was sent to the Ye family, and Old Man Ye was also named the son of a martyr.
But this name is useless to the dispossessed family that was hit by the revolution, in order to revitalize the family, the old man Ye joined the army when the leader was guilty about the Ye family, and it took a lot of blood and sweat to re-establish his outstanding military achievements.
When Mr. Ye joined the army, Mr. He was a comrade-in-arms who fought with him, and the two of them saved each other countless times, and they were saved by each other countless times, but the friendship of their lives had penetrated into their blood, they were bone to bone, tendon to tendon, like siblings.
The Ye family re-entered the top of the military world with the efforts of Old Man Ye, and the scenery was not inferior to the He family.
Mrs. Ye injured her body when she was growing a child, so Old Man Ye and Mrs. Ye only have one son, named Ye Jiaqi. Fortunately, the two are very content, and they excel in the education of their only child. At that time, the young Ye Jiaqi and He Chaofeng's elder brother were called the second young man in the compound, and whoever saw it had to give a thumbs up.
Ye Jiaqi and Brother He followed their father's old path, and like their father, they also became a pair of good brothers born and died on the battlefield. The brotherhood of the two elders plus the brotherhood of the two juniors, the Ye family and the He family in those years were almost like a family.
Then Ye Jiaqi and Brother He married and had children almost at the same time, and before the child was born, the two families also married a pair of baby relatives with great interest. But the irony is that both dolls are boys, and the marriage contract was naturally canceled.
The life of the two families is almost perfect.
However, the good times did not last long, once the old man Ye Xingzhi took his five-year-old grandson to the zoo to see the monkeys, and the grandfather and grandson also threw off the guards who followed them in order to have fun, and secretly lined up like ordinary people to buy tickets to enter the venue.
Old man Ye also bought a handful of peanuts, the grandson stretched out his little hand to take one from his hand and threw it to the monkey, watching the monkey flexibly peel the shell, he jumped happily, and when the monkey finished eating, he quickly took another one from his grandfather's hand and threw it out, and he was never tired of it.
The grandfather and grandson were playing happily, and Old Man Ye didn't know how to see a thief next to him holding a blade and resting the backpack on the shoulder of a girl next to him. He shouted, told his grandson to wait where he was, and ran away to the thief who was less than five meters away from his grandson.
I thought that at this distance, he would be able to catch the thief in ten seconds. But Old Man Ye forgot, in addition to the dexterity of the thief's hands, his two legs have also trained his speed because he often escapes, and he himself has already passed the age of knowing the destiny of heaven, so can he compare to a young and strong thief?
From the monkey chasing the lion, the thief was finally tripped by a passer-by who was happy to help others, and the old man Ye saw that the thief had been caught, and hurriedly ran back to the rockery, but the grandson was not in place.
Old Man Ye stood where his grandfather and grandson were originally standing, looked left and right, and never found the little grandson wearing a small military uniform.
It was just these few minutes of work that the lively, cute, healthy and intelligent grandson could no longer be found. Old Man Ye longed for these few minutes to be able to turn back time, but time did not give Old Man Ye the slightest chance to regret it, and he was always cruel and indomitable.
lost their grandson, Old Man Ye and Old Lady Ye had two serious illnesses one after another, although Ye Jiaqi and his wife did not complain about Old Man Ye directly, but the two never showed joy on their faces.
The Ye family is gradually like a plate of scattered sand, and they will only reunite when they find clues about their grandson.
But again and again there were hopes, and again and again disappointments.
The relationship between the Ye family's family has become like that, and the relationship with the He family is not as good as before, the old man Ye runs around for his grandson's affairs every day, and only when the whip is out of reach will he go to the door of his old friend's house.
I can't tell if it's because I'm ashamed or a wolf, Old Man Ye gave up his old face and went to the door, and after saying the request, he fled in the wilderness, and his friend who was like a brother in the past didn't even dare to accept it now.
"Don't say that Uncle Ye has white hair, it's Jia Qi, I almost didn't recognize him last time I saw him, forty-year-old people have more white hair than black hair, and he walks with his waist bent, really, it's really ......" Brother He's eyes were red, and he couldn't say any more.
"I'll call Lanzhou." Old Man He pushed away the chair and walked to the study, and did not forget to ask the two brothers halfway, "You two also help to find clues, I don't believe it, 1.3 billion people are looking for it, and they can't find Xiao Tianle!" ”
When he said this, Old Man He wiped his eyes, how can 1.3 billion people be found?