After a while, Zhou Xiaozhuan and Zhou Xiaozhu followed Zhou Yuehai into the courtyard.

The neighbors in the courtyard came out to see the excitement, but they were too embarrassed to move forward, pretending to be busy with housework, and there were many pairs of curious eyes hidden behind the door and behind the window.

Everyone was curious and in awe of the little uncle of the Zhou family, the battle hero, with a kind and shy smile on his face, seeing his majestic and cold appearance, no one dared to take the initiative to go over to say hello.

Zhou Yuehai walked through the courtyard, followed the few people who were busy in front of the stove nodded, called "sister-in-law" and entered the house.

Wang Lamei hurriedly took the juniors in to say hello, and Zhou Xiaoan followed in and called "uncle" and was squeezed out.

The empty space in the house was small, and there was a dining table, which could not accommodate so many people.

As soon as Zhou Xiaoan came out, Zhou Xiaoling also came out, picked up the teapot that she didn't know when she had prepared it and went in again.

Wang Lamei sat in the room and talked to Zhou Yuehai, the daughters-in-law said hello and were busy eating, when Zhou Xiaoan went in with the food, Zhou Xiaoling was talking to Zhou Yuehai with a teapot, "...... I thought that my uncle likes to drink tea, so I kept it, and my uncle can be regarded as drinking ......"

The last sentence of joy with a slight choking showed the worry of not hearing from him and the joy of returning home just right.

Zhou Xiao'an put down the dishes and walked out, Zhou Xiaoling has always been sweet and well-behaved, she is not surprised for a long time.

Walking to the door, Zhou Yuehai's voice also sounded, as calm as ever, as if he was not moved by his niece's fist, "You remember wrong, I don't like tea." Green tea is easy to deteriorate after a long time, so don't keep it in the future. ”

Zhou Xiaoan almost didn't laugh, this answer is really ...... Be objective enough!

It's time to eat, no matter how likable Zhou Xiaoling is, she is not qualified to sit at the dinner table, so she has to come out of the house.

When guests come to the house, only men can accompany them, and women and children are not qualified to eat at the table, unless they are particularly respected female elders.

Wang Lamei is the eldest sister-in-law, much older than Zhou Yuehai, and she is a family, and she also sits at the dinner table to accompany the guests.

The rest are the three brothers of the Zhou family, Zhou Xiaoquan was not qualified to serve at the table before, but he is now almost fourteen years old and has been left at the dinner table for the first time.

The little boy was recognized by his family for the first time, his face was red with excitement, he winked mischievously at Zhou Xiaoan, and quickly turned around and sat upright.

The two sisters-in-law kept the children by the stove and forbade them to run around, for fear that they would be hungry and do something embarrassing.

There are not many dishes prepared, they are all brought to the table, and when the guests finish eating, there will definitely be nothing left, and there is sweet potato porridge boiling on the stove, and in the cage drawer above is a nest of cornmeal and sorghum flour, which is the dinner of women and children.

Today, in the new year, eating clean noodles (not mixed with wild vegetables) is already a rare way to improve the food. The food supply is getting tighter and tighter, and many families are even worried about dumplings on Chinese New Year's Eve, and Xiaonian has completely ignored it.

Zhou Xiaoan took the opportunity to sneak into the room with a tortilla and listened quietly to the conversation at the dinner table.

Zhou Yuehai is too elusive, and she can only rely on him for help now, so she must collect more information.

However, unexpectedly, the atmosphere at the dinner table was very dull and restrained, except for the sound of Wang Lamei beckoning Zhou Yuehai to eat vegetables, the other three sons almost didn't say anything. Even Zhou Xiaozhu, who has always been flamboyant, stumbled a few words and shut up.

It's not that Zhou Yuehai doesn't care about people, in fact, he answers every sentence seriously when he talks to him, and he doesn't snub anyone. It's just that the content of the answer is too objective and straightforward, and it is all dry words to solve the problem, so that people don't know what to say.

Moreover, the most important thing is that he has a kind of momentum that makes people feel pressured, that is, he feels that he must be considered and considered when speaking in front of him, and he can't hide what he thinks at a glance, so he is inexplicably nervous.

Zhou Xiaoan listened to almost one meal, but basically didn't hear anything useful. I only knew that Zhou Yuehai was on a mission during the time when he was missing, and the specific things were all confidential, and he couldn't tell them anything.

He may have such a task for a period of time in the future, and the Zhou family must strictly enforce the confidentiality regulations, and must not say, ask, or inquire.

After eating, Zhou Yuehai took out an envelope and handed it to Wang Lamei, and in Wang Lamei's grateful politeness, his tone was as unpleasant as ever, but he said a few words rarely:

"Sister-in-law, don't be polite to me, it's my responsibility to take care of my nephews and nieces. My sister-in-law has worked hard for the Zhou family for all these years, and I thank you for my father, mother and eldest brother. ”

Wang Lamei choked up when she was talked, and before she could sigh a few words, Zhou Yuehai's words changed, and suddenly talked about Zhou Xiaoan, "What I said to my sister-in-law in the hospital, you can tell Zhou Xiaoan directly, enlighten her well, and don't let her do stupid things anymore."

In the future, if there is any difficulty at home, you will come to me, as long as I can do it, I will definitely do my best. I went to see a former comrade-in-arms this afternoon and asked him to help look after my family while I was on duty. ”

It seems that he already knows what happened at home during this time.

"Don't worry! I'm sure I'll keep an eye on her and don't let her be ashamed again! Wang Lamei hurriedly promised.

"Uncle, I also look at my sister and don't let others bully her!" Zhou Xiaoquan said the first sentence after going to the dinner table.

……

Several people took turns to guarantee the circle, and began to tell Zhou Yuehai to pay attention to safety and take care of his body outside.

Zhou Xiaoan listened to a few words and knew that there would be nothing else, so he left quietly and walked to the alley outside his house.

She had to find a chance to say a few words to Zhou Yuehai alone.

The courtyard where the Zhou family lives is in the innermost part of the alley, this alley originally only lived four or five wealthy families, on both sides of the high wall, the long alley was originally a very quiet place, now the stone slabs in the alley have been pried away a lot, and they are used to build stoves and sheds, and there are messy sundries on the side of the wall, which is very dirty.

It was already dark, and only a dim street lamp was lit in the distance on the small street at the entrance of the alley, and it was so dark that I couldn't see anything clearly.

Zhou Xiaoan slowly groped her way out, bumped into debris on the side of the road several times, and almost tripped over a pit on the ground, and finally walked out of the house far enough away, she hid next to a taller shed to avoid the wind.

didn't wait long, there was a faint sound of speech at the door of the courtyard, and Wang Lamei's big voice occasionally floated a few words of farewell, and words such as "guest house" and "go home to live" were mixed in.

The voice continued for a while before it fell silent, and a sound of footsteps came from far and near.

Zhou Xiaoan took a few deep breaths, and just wanted to walk out of the corner, the footsteps stopped more than ten meters away from her, and Zhou Yuehai's faint voice sounded, "Come out." ”

Zhou Xiaoan shouted: "Uncle, it's me." He added with little confidence, "I'm Zhou Xiaoan." He slowly walked out of the corner.

Zhou Yuehai walked a few steps towards her, and before she could speak, he spoke first, "Zhou Xiaoan, you have elders and brothers, you don't need to carry the affairs of the Zhou family, and no one is worth letting you ruin your life to take care of."

You are still young, don't be bound by feudal thinking, the first law promulgated by New China is the "Marriage Law", as long as it is voluntary, divorce and marriage are protected by law, and no one can interfere.

From the beginning to the end, those are all old yellow calendars, is it important for others to say that they can have their own days? You have the support of your mother's family and the protection of national laws, as for living a life that you can't live? ”

Zhou Xiaoan's eyes lit up, all the prepared words were left behind, and he forgot about the suicide that he was going to explain to him, and went straight to the topic, "Uncle, I want to ......"

"Zhou Xiaoan! Where are you dead! Wang Lamei's shout suddenly came from the side of the courtyard.

The shouts of Zhou Xiaoquan and Zhou Xiaoling also sounded, and several people went out of the gate and had already looked for them outside the alley.

"This is a terrible thing!" Wang Lamei scolded and looked for it, with worry and anxiety in her tone.

"Auntie, I'm also afraid that my second sister will be injured, and she won't come back if she falls when she goes out......" Zhou Xiaoling seemed to be more worried than Wang Lamei.

Zhou Xiaoquan was told by Zhou Xiaoling, and shouted more urgently, and he was already crying.

Zhou Xiaoan saw that the three of them were coming over, and he couldn't care about Zhou Yuehai's jealousy, so he took two steps in front of him and discussed with him in a whisper, "Uncle, I want a divorce!" ”

"Well, let's go." Zhou Yuehai's tone was still faint, and he promised dryly, "I'll help you leave." ”

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