Chapter 53: Home
He Ni tossed and turned on the road for several days before arriving in SH City. Scheduling work is not so simple, and He Ni decided to go home first.
He Ni's home is not the same as before, with many new members added to the family, and the last time He Ni came home, her brother was already married. But when He Ni went home this time, several years have passed, and there are two more children in the family.
"You damn girl, you won't discuss such a big matter as marriage with us. What's even worse is that you haven't been home for so many years. Are you still angry with your brother for what made you go to the countryside in the first place? He Ni's brother He Yangping was very happy when he saw his sister come back, but he still couldn't help but criticize He Ni a few words.
"Look at you, Niko has just returned. Where did you do this, brother? Nizi, it's hard to suffer there! He Ni's sister-in-law, Fan Xiaolan, slapped He Yangping hard.
"Where's Mom and Dad?" He Ni looked around the room.
"They. Didn't you know you were coming back? Dad has been asking you about work everywhere these days. Mom just went out grocery shopping. I'm looking forward to your return. Fan Xiaolan said.
"Qiangqiang, Honghong went to school, right? I bought some stuff for both of them here. She pulled out some candy from her backpack that she had bought at a store near the train station.
"What are you doing with all this waste? You've just come back, and it's going to cost you money to get stuff up. In addition, it costs a bit of money to find a job. Now you have to put the money to work on the steel edge. Fan Xiaolan said.
"Sister-in-law, don't worry. I have enough money to spend. By the way, sister-in-law, I will tear some cloth for you and my brother, as well as Qiangqiang and Honghong, I don't know if you like it or not. You take it to make a few clothes, after so many years, I, as an aunt, have never bought anything for my nephews and nieces, which is really unusual. He Ni said.
"Nizi, what are you doing here? It's not easy for you to make a few bucks in the countryside. Besides, you're going to spend money again, what are you buying these for? He Yangping said reproachfully.
"It's okay, it's okay. In fact, this money is still earned by your nephew Shanhai. In recent years, this stinky boy often went to the mountains to hunt some prey, and then put it in the commune to exchange for money. He knew him well there, and the public didn't take this kid seriously. After a few years, some money was saved. When He Ni talks about her son, she has indescribable pride.
"Hey, I can't see it, this kid still has this ability. My nephew is 7 years old, right? Look at you, the children are seven years old, and you haven't even brought them back. He Yangping said and complained about He Ni.
"Well, seven years old. I went to elementary school. People are smart, but they are a little too naughty. He Ni said.
Fan Xiaolan said, "Nizi, what are your plans for the future?" ”
"Settle down the job first, and then find a way to let their father and son come to SH after it is stabilized." He Ni said.
"Have you ever thought that you will eat the national food in the future, and you will work in SH. Zhang Yunyang, is his name Zhang Yunyang? Seeing He Ni nodded, Fan Xiaolan continued, "Zhang Yunyang is a farmer, and he is so far away. Even if you come to SH in the future, you will definitely not be able to recruit workers, do you have their father and son? SH is not Biyun Commune. The consumption here can be enormous. Fan Xiaolan said.
"It's very difficult, but now it's like this, don't you have to overcome it no matter how difficult it is?" He Ni didn't understand what Fan Xiaolan meant all of a sudden.
"Nizi, sister-in-law is all for your good, if you say something you don't like to hear, don't be angry." Fan Xiaolan decided to get a preventive shot first when entering the text.
"Sister-in-law, if you have anything to say, just say it. I don't blame it. He Ni said.
"I mean, since you're divorced now, forget about Biyun Commune. You're still young and pretty, and it's not very difficult to find the right one. Some things are better for long than short, and I think it's better for you to plan early. You are not alone. In the past two years, many educated youths who have returned to the city have not been together when they return to the city. Some even have children in foster care in their original rural areas. There are many things that there is no way around. Fan Xiaolan said.
He Ni was stunned for a moment, "You asked me to abandon my husband and children, so what does it mean for me to be alone?" I have a fake divorce with Yunyang, if Yunyang didn't want me to go back, I wouldn't want to come back! Sister-in-law, you are mistaken, do you think that I married Yunyang just to live a comfortable life there? No, I really love Yunyang. Although he did not have much education and was a peasant, he had a temperament that city people did not have. He was kind and simple. Over the years of living in Zhangjiashan, I feel that I am happy. ”
"Don't cry, don't cry. Nizi, your sister-in-law didn't force you to abandon their father and son. It is also for your own good, in the future, you will be everywhere and far away, and you will face many unknown sufferings. This is set aside beforehand. You can solve the problem of the work now. He Yangping hurriedly said.
Fan Xiaolan also hurriedly diverted the topic, "Nizi, you will be a sister-in-law and talk too much." I didn't expect you to live in the countryside for so many years, and you couldn't see any changes, unlike other educated youth, when you returned to the city, you were no different from a peasant, with dark skin and dirty body. ”
"It's strange if it's not dark or dirty. Every day, facing the loess with his back to the sky, there was a time when he was tired all day, covered in mud and sweat, but when he returned to the house, he fell asleep while lying down. Over time, I slowly formed a habit. The first year or two I went there were really tired and wanted to die. Later, when I married Zhangjiashan, Yunyang did not allow me to do heavy work, and it took a lot of effort to let me go to Caiyun Primary School as a contemporary teacher. He Ni said.
Every time He Ni mentions Zhang Yunyang, there will be a different look in her eyes.
Fan Xiaolan knew that He Ni could no longer speak, sighed, and didn't mention that topic again.
When He Ni's mother, Dai Huixin, walked to the yard with the vegetables, she seemed to have felt that the atmosphere at home was a little different from the past. There seemed to be someone talking in the living room.
"Niko!" Dai Hui's heart trembled, and the steps under her feet became urgent.
Before Dai Huixin reached the door, the door had already opened, and He Ni put one hand on the door.
"Mom! I am back! He Ni rushed out.
"Girl, girl, are you back?" Dai Hui looked her daughter up and down several times, her lips trembling and she was almost speechless.
"Mom, I'm back." He Ni would only say this sentence repeatedly.
"Come in, come in, come into the house and talk." He Yangping hurriedly pulled the two into the house.
"You stupid girl, why haven't you come back for so many years? You don't discuss the matter of marriage with your parents. I don't bring my husband and children back to show my parents. Although your parents are very angry about your marriage, after so many years, we are also calm. Just waiting for you to bring them back to meet us. Alas, the previous things are not said, not to be said, and now you are back. Don't be in a hurry about work, it's really not good, I'm retiring, you take my place. Dai Huixin said.
"Then Nacheng, you are still young, less than fifty years old. There will be a way for work things. He Ni said.