He rubbed his eyes, and the world in front of him became clearer, and he saw his mother, who was standing in front of the house in anticipation, still wearing the old cotton jacket that had accompanied her through five or six winters.

The car stopped in front of the house, Lin Mu didn't dare to step forward for a long time, stood a few steps away from the car, and asked timidly into the car: "Yes...... Dongzi? ”

Lin Dong pushed the door and got out of the car, heard his mother's voice, his eyes were moist, like a child, he stepped forward and hugged his mother, holding back the tears rolling in his eyes.

"Mom, my son is back!"

Mother Lin cried and wiped the corners of her eyes, "Dongzi, let Mom take a good look." ”

Lin Dong let go of his mother and took a step back, when he used to go to school outside, every time he came home, his mother always had to take a good look at him.

"Dongzi, why are you still so thin?"

Lin Dong pulled his mother to go home, he knew that his mother was worried that he would not eat well outside, so he said: "Mom, I just can't eat fat, don't worry, I eat well outside, there is meat at every meal." ”

Mother Lin touched her son's palm, although the mother was not yet fifty years old, her palm was covered with thick calluses, rough and dry, Lin Dong couldn't help but feel distressed.

Lin Dong entered the familiar small tiled house, looked around the four walls, the lime on the wall peeled off, revealing the loess in the wall, the table in the center of the hall has been used for many years, the furniture in the house is still there, after a year, this home has not changed at all. The only change is that there are more gray hairs on my mother's head and deeper wrinkles on her face.

"Mom, where's my dad?" Lin Dong didn't see his father. Asked.

Mother Lin said while giving Lin Dong a meal: "Your father is busy from morning to night now, and it seems that the New Year is approaching, and there are still many pigs in the village waiting for him to kill." ”

Mother Lin made a few dishes that Lin Dong loved to eat. There are roasted chicken with dried beans, braised pork with Chinese cabbage, and Lin Dong's favorite boiled crucian carp. After it was served on the table, the fragrant aroma of the vegetables spread, which was quite tempting, and Lin Dong felt that his stomach was really hungry.

"Mom, you haven't eaten yet, sit down and eat." Lin Dong pulled his mother to sit down and picked up a bowl of rice. Began to gobble up. I haven't eaten my mother's food for a year, and the taste is still so familiar.

Mother Lin saw that her son was so happy to eat, and her heart was also hot, and she still told her son as before. "Dongzi, you're hungry, eat slowly, don't choke."

Lin Dong's mouth was full, and a pile of chicken bones had been spit out in front of him. Mother Lin took his rice bowl. Picked up the sea bowl containing the fish and poured some fish soup into his rice bowl, then mixed it and put it in front of Lin Dong.

Lin Dong saw his mother's actions, and his heart was warm. My mother remembers his favorite crucian carp soup and rice. He picked up the rice bowl and gulped the rice into his mouth. The more you eat, the more delicious it becomes.

It wasn't until Lin Dong was full that Lin Mu began to move her chopsticks. Lin Dong opened his mouth to say something. But I swallowed it back, this is the habit of the mother for decades, but whenever there is a good thing, she always waits until her son finishes eating it.

Lin Dong stood up and said with a smile: "Mom, I'll go and bring the things in the car into the house, and you eat slowly." With that, he walked out of the courtyard.

At this time, a lot of children have gathered at the door, and since Lin Dong drove into the village, these little children have been following behind. They've only seen such beautiful cars on TV, and this is the first time they've seen real guys. I haven't been home for a year, and these little dolls have grown up so fast that a few Lin Dong can't remember what they are called.

He had prepared a lot of snacks just to deal with the little guys.

He took out a large bag of snacks from the trunk and exclaimed, "Come on, come on, come and eat." But every child came forward to get it, and Lin Dong could see from their eyes that these dolls had been born. …,

Lin Dong pointed to the tallest boy in the doll pile and asked, "You are Lin Chen, right?" Do you still recognize me? ”

Lin Chen nodded, "Yes, you are the eldest brother's brother." ”

Lin Dong beckoned, "Lin Chen, come here, you are the biggest here, help my brother distribute these things to your friends, okay?" ”

Lin Chen looked at Lin Dong with wide eyes, and slowly connected the man in front of him with the previous "Brother Dongzi", he still remembered that when he was a child, he often went fishing with Brother Dongzi, who was still in high school.

"Brother Dongzi, I'll help you!" Lin Chen didn't recognize his life, and ran to the front with a smile, as soon as he moved, the other dolls also moved, and they all ran over, and a large bag of snacks in Lin Dong's hand was quickly distributed. The dolls who got the snacks were reluctant to leave, they all gathered in front of Lin Dong's car to look left and right, and some were still lying on the window of the car and opened their eyes to see what was inside.

Lin Dong simply opened the car door and invited a group of children to visit the car. The neighbors on the left and right all arrived at the door of Lin Dong's house, and Lin Dong had already prepared to give the gifts he brought back from Sioux City to the neighbors one by one. During this period, people kept coming to Lin's house to visit the door, and it was not until it was dark that everyone dispersed.

Mother Lin picked up a broom and began to sweep the yard. After a lot of noise for most of the afternoon, there were bags of snacks in the yard.

Half of the people in Liulinzhuang are surnamed Lin, and the remaining half are surnamed Liu. Because Liu Dahai is the village party secretary, the lineage surnamed Liu has always been relatively strong in Liulinzhuang, and the family surnamed Lin has been suppressed all these years. Lin Dong returned to his hometown, giving the people surnamed Lin a lot of face, and the clansmen felt that they had a big name in the Lin family, and they no longer had to feel inferior to the surname Liu in the village in the future.

Some people surnamed Liu, who were good friends with the Lin family, also came to a few households in the afternoon, and they all accepted Lin Dong's gifts. Liu Dahai's younger brother Liu Dahe's daughter-in-law Zhang Cuihua came in the afternoon, and it was not until there was a dark shadow in the sky that she returned home with a gift.

Liu Dahe gambled in Xiaoliuzhuang all afternoon, and when he came home, he found that his wife was not there, and he was very annoyed, and when he saw Zhang Cuihua enter the door, he asked with a cold face: "Dead mother-in-law, where did you go?" I don't know how to cook, and the hungry Lao Tzu has his chest against his back! ”

Zhang Cuihua knew her man's virtue, and she was not angry, so she entered the house and put the things she was carrying on the table.

Liu Dahe's eyes were sharp, and he ran over to take a look. There was a cigarette in the bag, and some dried fruits that he didn't recognize, and he hurriedly asked, "Old woman, where did this thing come from?" ”

Zhang Cuihua said: "Old Lin's Dongzi is back. This is for him, the cigarette is for you, and the dried fruit is for the children. ”

"Dongzi?" Liu Dahe thought of this college student who almost became his niece's son-in-law, "I heard that this kid has made a fortune, it seems that the rumors are true." ”

Zhang Cuihua had worked in a big city before, and she had seen some markets, so she sneered: "Dahe, your brother will be dumbfounded this time." I'm telling you. Dongzi came back in a Mercedes-Benz car, which was worth millions, and the owner of the factory where I used to work in the city was the kind of car he drove. ”

"Millions? My dear mother, alas! Liu Dahe was speechless, he only had a maximum of 10,000 yuan in his hands in his life. It's hard to imagine what the concept of millions is. Liu Dahe opened the cigarette on the table, touched a pack, and walked out the door.

Zhang Cuihua followed behind and asked, "Old man, where are you going so late and not eating?" ”

"You do it first. I'll eat it when I get back. Liu Dahetou didn't go back, and when he went out, he went to his brother Liu Dahai's house.

When I got there, Liu Dahai was eating with his wife and son. Seeing Liu Dahe walk into the hall, he said to his son Liu Genzi: "Genzi." Bring a stool to your second uncle. ”

"Brother, eating." Liu Dahe glanced at the three dishes and one soup on the table. Swallowing his saliva, he smiled and sat down on the stool brought by his nephew. …,

Liu Dahai asked: "Second child, you don't look like you haven't eaten yet, there are no dishes, sit down and eat." ”

Liu Dahai is the chief wealthy family in Liulinzhuang, and their family will never have less than three dishes on the table, and there must be meat dishes in the meal. However, it seems that the title of the richest man in Liulinzhuang no longer belongs to him, Liu Dahe thinks that the Lin family is now the richest man in Liulinzhuang, and even the richest man in Huaicheng County, and he doesn't dare to think about it in a bigger place.

Liu Dahe was not polite, so he ate at the dinner table of his brother's house, and the brothers drank a little wine, and Liu Dahe opened the pack of new cigarettes and sent one to his brother.

Liu Dahai put it in front of his nose and sniffed it, his eyes suddenly widened, staring at Liu Dahe's eyes, and asked, "Second brother, you didn't buy this cigarette yourself, did you?" He knew that this cigarette was called "Zhonghua", and once when the county leaders came to their village to inspect the farm work, the secretary of the county magistrate once gave him one. Only that time, he remembered the smell of the smoke.

Liu Dahe smiled and said, "Brother, you guessed right, someone else sent it, but if I tell who sent it, don't be angry." ”

"I'm angry when someone gives you cigarettes, say it quickly!" Liu Dahai is used to being a leader in Liulinzhuang, and he treats his family like a leader.

Liu Dahedao: "It was given by Boss Lin and his son." He took a detour and didn't directly say Lin Dong's name.

"Lin Dong? He's back? Liu Dahai looked surprised.

Liu Dahe knew that his brother loved to pretend, and Lin Dong came back and the whole village was a sensation, so he didn't believe that Liu Dahai didn't know.

"Brother, Dongzi is back, his kid is out of breath, Cuihua went to his house to slip through the door, Lin Dong gave her a bag of things, it seems that they are all valuable and good things, and there is a cigarette in it. I don't dare to keep this bad thing to myself, so I specially sent you a pack. After Liu Dahe finished speaking, he put the pack of cigarettes in front of Liu Dahai.

Liu Dahai knew that Lin Dong was back, but he never went, and his family was not allowed to go. Everyone in the village knows about his family and the Lin family, so no one lacks the brains to tell their family how beautiful Lin Dong is now, so Liu Dahai only knows that Lin Dong, who is almost his son-in-law, is out of breath, but he doesn't know how much Lin Dong is out.

Liu Dahai put down his chopsticks, his dark skin became even darker, and his face was tense, "Second brother, are you here to answer your brother?" Take your cigarettes back, I don't want them! Isn't it China, your brother is tired of smoking! ”

Liu Dahe hurriedly waved his hand, "Brother, you really misunderstood me, I'm here to report the situation to you." "Liu Dahe is an eye of Liu Dahai, as soon as there is any wind and grass in the village, he will immediately report to his brother, so small that even whoever loses a chicken will solemnly tell Liu Dahai.

"You want to tell me how good Lin Dong is now, don't you?" Liu Dahai asked with a cold face.

Liu Dahe nodded, "Brother, I was playing mahjong in Xiaoliuzhuang in the afternoon, so I didn't see the specific situation, I heard Cuihua say that Lin Dong came back in a car, a good car, the brand is called Mercedes-Benz, and it is worth millions!" ”

Liu Dahai's wife, Sun Guifang, sighed and left the table. Fourteen-year-old son Liu Genzi grabbed the corner of his mother and said, "Mom, you take me to see Uncle Lin's car, Dad won't let me go out in the afternoon, Lin Chen and they all saw it, and they went up." Mom, take me there......"

"Don't go!"

Liu Dahai slapped the dining table, and the chopsticks fell from the night. Liu Dahai is old and has a son, and he is very doting on Liu Genzi, and he has never lost his temper so much with his son.

Sun Guifang thought of her daughter Liu Zhi'er's current life, turned her back and touched her tears, and pulled her youngest son into the back room, thinking that if their family had no regrets, Lin Dong would be her son-in-law, and how proud it is to have such a rich son-in-law. In Sun Guifang's heart, how much money Lin Dong has is secondary, and his daughter's happiness is the most important. …,

"Alas, my poor branch doesn't have that blessing......" Sun Guifang sat on the edge of the bed and sighed, wiping her tears.

After Liu Dahe reported the situation to Liu Dahai, his stomach was full, he wiped his grease mouth, and left his brother's house, leaving the pack of cigarettes on the table at his brother's house.

Liu Dahai lit one, took a sip, and poured half a catty of liquor alone, still feeling unhappy. At that time, Lin Dong had just graduated from university, and the money he earned was not enough to support himself, and he didn't expect that it was only a year ago, and this kid would have a big breath!

Liu Dahai took a cigarette in his mouth, put on a military coat, put his hand in his sleeve, and walked out the door.

By six o'clock, it was completely dark, and Father Lin still hadn't come back. Mother Lin had already prepared the meal, brought the dishes to the table, and said with a smile: "Dongzi, don't wait for your father, you can eat first." ”

Lin Dong smiled: "Mom, I didn't eat until three o'clock in the afternoon, I'm not hungry, let's wait for my dad to come back and eat together." I'm going to find my dad. ”

Lin Mu said: "You don't have to look for it, more than a dozen families invited him to kill pigs yesterday, I can't see eight o'clock, he can't finish tonight." ”

Lin Dong liked to watch the killing of pigs when he was a child, because when the village killed pigs from house to house, it was almost the end of the year, indicating that there would be good things to eat, but somehow, he suddenly wanted to go to see the killing of pigs again, so he walked out of the door, and said as he walked: "Mom, I'll look for it, and by the way, I'll walk around the village." ”

Mother Lin chased after him and put the flashlight into his hand, "Take this, the road in the village is dark at night, don't step on anyone's gutter." (To be continued......)