Chapter Thirty-Eight: Old Man Chen
"Hey, Dad, why don't you ask me where I work."
"What's the use of asking you, it's not like you're fooling around."
"Dad is different this time, I have a job, the headquarters is in Nanjing, and I was sent to Yanjing."
"Are you sure it's not an MLM organization?" Dad Chen looked at him with disdain.
"Really, I'm your son, don't you know me?"
It's good to say that she persuaded her father, so her mother doesn't have to worry about someone telling her. The main purpose of going home this time was to go to the old house in the countryside to meet the old revolutionary Chen Lao.
"Dad, you can accompany me back to my hometown tomorrow."
"Okay, your grandfather might have something to tell you."
The heavy rain finally stopped in the afternoon, and it was usually the time when housewives went out to the supermarket to buy the next round of ingredients, as if to stock up for disaster.
Chen Huaidong made a phone call with Faye Wong and told him that there was nothing wrong here, and he took a few photos at her request, so he should enjoy the beautiful scenery here.
My hometown is not very far from here, if you have the effort to find a taxi, you can go over for 30 yuan, Chen Huaidong is too lazy to bargain now, and he beckoned a car on the street and went straight to his hometown.
Because of the demolition everywhere, the huge demolition money has made some people a real nouveau riche, just like his current taxi driver, although he exudes a strong market atmosphere, but from the driver's pair of luxury sandals that do not match, it can be seen that this person may not be a hermit with a huge amount of money.
"Master, I didn't see that everyone here dared to take over the work of the region, your family is not here?" Chen Huaidong looked at the boring tension in the car, trying to find a topic to pass the two hours on the road.
"If you are not far from home, come out to earn food."
"I really can't see it, I heard that the whole city is being demolished, and you don't have a few brushes over there?"
The driver's eyes suddenly sharpened a lot, and Chen Huaidong suddenly understood that what he said was too straightforward, so he could only explain: "You said that those few people in our family usually pretend to be more powerful than anyone else, and when they ask for a house and money, they are stunned and can't get a suite." ”
Chen Huaidong looked at the driver's appearance with a brick, looked like he had calmed down, and continued, "You said that the family has made up their minds, and the house is gone, and I feel very distressed." ”
The driver smiled and said: "You are not bad, the small yard in my house is not big or small, it is definitely not small, hey, the half of the elevator that belongs to us was snatched away by others, the relationship is not hard to take something, impossible!" ”
"That's not it, who doesn't want to catch a little more."
"Wouldn't it be nice to get a little more? I'll tell you about the big yard across from us, oh roar, that one died a terrible death. ”
Chen Huaidong became interested when he heard it, this kind of thing that came out of the field was eight points false and one point true, and one point was good, "What's the matter, take out the cemetery?" ”
"It's not that serious, it's just that the family changed houses to make nails, and when they discussed and agreed, the family burned it clean, and all 15 members of the family had bones left, you said it was not mysterious."
Others tell it as a story, but Chen Huaidong listens to it differently, as long as he listens to the spirit of "fire" for twelve points, it is impossible for the family to ****, that is, what others say is that the money is broken and worshipped, this is all retribution.
Chen Huaidong doesn't believe in this kind of thing, but there is always a little uneasiness in his heart, if he wants to say that he hasn't heard anything good to say, now that he knows it, he has to look inside, Chen Huaidong touched his shoulder, and felt that this was simply his own job.
"The world is so big, where is the problem?" Chen Huaidong seemed to mention it inadvertently.
"He Guantun 32 is a big old man, we are still worshipping our ancestors together for half a year."
Chen Huaidong silently wrote down this place, he had heard of this place in his memory, and it was also a big family in Xuanhe, and now that the yard and alleyway are gone, it is estimated that it is easy to enter.
Chen Huaidong commanded the driver to turn left and right on that remote crop road, stopped in front of an old temple, gave money, took the bag, and walked out by himself.
The old mountain temple at the door has been here since I was a child, and it is usually the grandfather who comes to clean the place where the door is usually locked, and I want to see if the old man Chen has moved a pony to sit at the door.
After walking a few steps, he saw his grandfather smoking a cigarette at the door, Chen Huaidong shouted and trotted over there, and the old man Chen heard this shout and looked up here, just in time to see his eldest grandson running over.
The experience of decades has made Old Man Chen angry, but he can still see from his eyes that he is somewhat surprised.
"Hey, my eldest grandson has become more and more humanlike in recent years, much stronger than your younger brothers, much stronger, haha."
"Don't talk about this, I can't bear their beatings, and they're going to lock me in the firewood room again, maybe I can still sit on the ground and cry."
"You came well today, the old sheep in the family was sick a few days ago, your grandmother felt a pity, and specially found a doctor to see, and the doctor saw that we would let us bleed and kill, and today I specially left a sheep's head for offering, old man, I will grab food with the gods, and I will split half of it for you!"
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The layout of the hometown has not changed from before, that is, the kitten has given birth to a litter, has not been weaned, the pink nose curled up on the belly of the female cat, after half a year the cat still recognizes itself, looking at picking up the kitten did not bark.
"Grandma, there is no room left in this litter."
The grandmother, who was busy in the kitchen, heard it and said, "You don't want to keep it, I want you to take it yourself." ”
"I don't have the time to raise it, I'll find you the most beautiful one, and I'll leave her." Chen Huaidong pinched a little gray cat and stood up.
Old man Chen said to make something delicious for Chen Huaidong, but he had no choice but to come a little late, and he could only eat a big meal tomorrow when a whole sheep's head came out of the pot.
Old man Chen took out a small wine glass, and everyone gave one, and one person poured some grain and wine. The efficiency of the winery at home is not good, the degree of grain wine is about the same as beer, and a few people are fine even if they drink it all night, but now it is mainly about the atmosphere.
Since he was a child, Chen Huaidong likes to stay in his hometown, and he doesn't feel very bored when no one accompanies him, just because his grandparents never ask Chen Huaidong which questions he is most afraid of, from how many points he scored in the exam when he was a child to whether he has a girlfriend for any job now, he never asks, and his kindness to his children is manifested in action.
"Hey, Huaidong, accompany me to seal the temple door at ten o'clock in a while, there are still things inside that are afraid that the mice will get rid of them."
Chen Huaidong pulled the rice in his mouth and said hesitantly: "Okay." ”
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