"How to go back, you can arrange it."

"Well, after knowing the address, we can't get dressed or bring anything of value, so we can give a little ordinary gift. If they still remember me and have a little favor, we will give money and things, and if they treat us as passers-by, we will turn around and leave, and we will not be allowed to mention it again. ”

Wuyang smiled and said, "Okay, just do as you say." Now that there is a high-speed rail, we will go on Friday afternoon and come back on Sunday afternoon without delaying work. ”

"How do you arrange for me to listen to you, you listen to me when you get there."

"That's it, you prepare some old clothes."

Seeing Zhu Bao and Zhu Bei getting out of the car, they hurriedly opened the trunk, took out the stroller and opened it, hugged the child and put it away, and pushed the car for a walk together. Zhu Bao said: "Wuyang, you haven't walked with us for a while, do you have something to do today?" ”

Wuyang smiled and said, "There is indeed something." However, if I don't go for a walk with you, I really can't help it. ”

Zhu Bei said: "I know, you have a long way to get off work and often travel on business, we don't blame you, you just have something to say." ”

"I discovered a gold vein in Yanglin County in Yihe two days earlier, and I would like to ask you to go over and take a closer look, and then arrange for someone to mine it."

Zhu Bao said: "Yanglin County is not very far, let's go and see if it's okay, arrange the mining matter, you find someone else, we don't want to care." ”

Zhu Bei said: "Now that Yang Xi'e and Ji Rong are our sisters, and their father and uncle are experts in gold mining, you can arrange for them." ”

Wuyang said: "You have worked hard to find the ore vein, you can't let your hard work be in vain, right?" ”

Zhu Bei said: "Wuyang." The little money from the gold mines. We really didn't see it. Helping you do things is what you should have done. ”

"Okay, I'll tell you the situation clearly, when Ji Chaojun and Yang Dake come over, you will go over together." Then I told you about the day.

Zhu Bao said: "We remember the situation, and if there is any problem at that time, just call you." Since this matter is known to others, it is better to do it sooner rather than later. Hurry up and arrange the personnel and equipment. ”

"Okay, I'll call."

I called Ji Rong and Yang Xi'e first, asked for their father's phone number, and then called. Although Ji Chaojun and Yang Dake have known Wuyang for many years, they are not yet at the level of directly dealing with Wuyang, so they did not ask for their phone numbers. Now the situation is different, and special treatment is required.

The Ji Dynasty army was in Maoer Mountain, and Yang Dake was very happy to hear that Wuyang had arranged such a good thing for them. Yang Dake can rush back tomorrow. The Ji Dynasty army has a long way to go, and it has to be the day after tomorrow.

Arrange for the baby to go to Yanglin County on Wednesday. Call my uncle again, "Uncle, do you know the address of my grandfather's hometown?" ”

"I know, it's called Tsu Dream City. I went back this year. ”

"You're back?"

"The old family repaired the family tree, and somehow found me and asked me to pay for it. I was worried that they were cheating, so I went back, gave 30,000 yuan, and then paid tribute to my grandfather and grandmother's grave. ”

"Do you know about my grandmother?"

"Know a little. She divorced and remarried, gave birth to three sons and two daughters, and is still alive. Wuyang, I'm sorry, because this is the case, I didn't go to visit, don't blame me. ”

"I don't blame you, how can I blame you?"

"Wuyang, what are you going to do after you inquire?"

"My mom and I are going to go and see if we can do our part."

"When to go, call me, I know the place."

"Okay, but we'll test it first." Then he said Luo Hongying's thoughts.

"Okay, whatever you want, I'll just show you the way."

"Then you come to the house for lunch on Friday, and we'll leave in the afternoon."

There are a lot of things to do in the city, but there are really no specific things that he needs to take care of. Walking around the construction sites, staying in the office and looking at the documents, a few days passed. After having lunch in the cafeteria on Friday, I asked Xu Zhengliang to send it home.

The high-speed train arrived at the station after more than two hours, and it was only three o'clock. The uncle asked, "Sister, shall we stay and go tomorrow, or will we go now?" ”

Luo Hongying said: "Far from it? It's not far away, it's over now. ”

The uncle said: "Our hometown is 6 kilometers away from here, and Wuyang's grandmother's house is 2 kilometers away. ”

"Then let's take a taxi."

Wuyang smiled: "You're not afraid of being exposed?" ”

"Poor families are rich, and people who take taxis now are not necessarily rich."

This is the alluvial plain of the Yellow River, and there is no edge as far as the eye can see. In the village by the roadside, among the poplars and paulownia, beautiful buildings stand one after another, and there are patches of jujube trees, hawthorn trees or apple trees, and a tuft of Chinese cabbage. The taxi stopped outside Liuzhuang, and the three of them walked into the village. Still in the distance, I saw a news car parked there, surrounded by a large number of people.

Approaching, Luo Hongying asked a white-haired woman in authentic local dialect, "Eldest sister, what is this for?" ”

Wuyang had never heard her mother say such things, and when she thought about it, although she left her hometown at a very young age, she lived with her grandfather after all, and she should know how to speak from her hometown.

"It's nothing, it's a matter of people meddling in their affairs and calling the TV station to interview my wife."

"What's the matter with your mother?"

"Old man, isn't it just about providing for the elderly. My wife remarried, I came here with an oil bottle, and then I married in this village. My wife has raised three sons and two daughters in the Liu family, and their families are doing well, but I have been supporting the elderly all these years. Two years ago, my wife passed away, and my family was supported by my son-in-law. Now that my grandson is older, I want to find a partner, but I have come to see the family background a few times, and I think that our family has such a 'real estate', but it has not been successful. I asked my younger brothers and sisters to take turns to support them, but they didn't do anything, so I had no choice but to build a shed here and let her live here, and I would take care of the food. ”

When several people heard this, they could think that this old woman must be Luo Hongying's sister, the old man who had no one to support. It's Wuyang's grandmother. Luo Hongying didn't speak. I can't say anything about the two of them.

"Let's go. Let's take a look at the reporter's interview. Luo Hongying didn't say anything to the old woman, so she beckoned Wuyang and the two of them to go away.

The reporter took the microphone and faced the three tall and strong men, "Let's not talk about anything else, let's talk about the reasons why you don't support the elderly." You're the boss, can you say it first? ”

The gray-haired eldest said, "I didn't say that I wouldn't support him, but I'm not an only son, I have two younger brothers." None of them are willing to raise it, and of course I can't take on this obligation alone. ”

The reporter said: "What do you mean, as long as your two younger brothers support you, you won't shirk, right?" ”

"Yes, I don't shirk. Each person takes turns to support them for as many days as they want, or they can pay someone to serve them or send them to a nursing home. ”

The reporter said: "Then may I ask the second child, why don't you agree to support?" ”

The second child said: "At that time, the foundation of the family's house, when my father was alive, said that it was left to me, let the eldest move out, but my father passed away. The old lady retorted and had to give it to the boss. The boss has already built a house elsewhere. I still have to give it to him here, and I don't even have a place. In fact, my mother has been partial since she was a child, and she has always been good to the eldest and third, but she has always been bad to me. When I was a child, I swore that when she was old, don't think about me. Regardless of whether you interview or the court sentences, I won't support it anyway. ”

The reporter said: "The old man used to be a place where you might be treated unfairly, but if you do this now, you are not afraid of the accusations of the neighbors, and you are not afraid that your children will do the same to you in the future?" ”

The second child said: "Don't be afraid, even if there is a world newspaper tomorrow, I don't care." ”

The reporter said: "Failure to support the elderly is condemned by conscience and punished by law. Third, why don't you support it? ”

The third child said: "The situation of the eldest and the second family is much better than mine, the eldest son's son is a doctor, the son-in-law is a contractor, the second son is admitted to the civil service, my family has two children studying, one has not graduated from college, the other is still in the third year of high school, my annual income is used on them, there is no surplus at all." If it's my family's turn to be busy in the farming season, and my daughter-in-law can't get off the ground, I'll have to hire someone. Of course, as long as they do it as brothers, no matter how difficult it is, I have to find a way to overcome it. I don't want the eaves to drip in the old place, and my children do the same to me. ”

The eldest said: "Everyone earns money by farming land and planting fruit trees, and my son has just graduated from graduate school and is about to buy a house and get married, and the money is far from enough." ”

After listening to their reasons, Luo Hongying took Wuyang and the two to the old woman just now and asked, "Are you Luo Hongdi?" ”

"When I was a child, my name was Luo Hongdi, and now I am called Liu Hongdi. Girl, how do you know me? ”

"I'm Luo Hongying, your sister-in-law."

Liu Hongdi looked at Luo Hongying carefully for a while, "Sister, you have been blessed all these years, you are in your 60s, and you don't see any old age at all." As he spoke, he came over and took Luo Hongying's hand and asked about the things over the years.

After chatting for a while, Liu Hongdi asked, "Sister, where is our father?" ”

"My dad passed away before he was 70 years old, and he has been gone for 20 years."

"Sister, you don't know how much I miss our dad. became a drag oil bottle, and suffered a lot of wretchedness. Whenever that happens, I miss our dad, and I look forward to my dad coming to pick me up. ”

The two sisters hugged their heads and cried. After crying for a while, Liu Hongdi asked, "Sister, have you missed our mother all these years?" ”

"I didn't want to, my mother did it too hard. Now that I'm older, I'm thinking about it a little, so I'm back. ”

"Girl, our mother did it on purpose. Stripping the padded jacket from you is to make you break your thoughts and let you live a good life, so as not to run here when you are angry, which will make our father and stepfather unhappy. I've seen it many times before, and my mother hugged that little flower padded jacket and cried. The padded jacket had been sitting on the side of our mother's pillow, and it had not been worn by my sisters. ”

Luo Hongying couldn't cry anymore, and the two sisters cried for a while before she said, "Sister, how is our mother's physical condition now?" ”

Liu Hongdi said: "I can eat and drink, but my legs and feet are a little unstable, and I need help when I walk." ”

Luo Hongying said: "Is it in this shed? Let's take a look. ”

Liu Hongdi said: "Don't go over these two men." ”

Luo Hongying said: "I forgot to introduce, this is my son, this is the eldest brother born to my stepmother." Wuyang, called aunt. ”

After Wuyang called her aunt, Luo Hongying said, "You two go around elsewhere, I'll go see what your grandmother is doing, and then discuss the way." ”

Liu Hongdi said: "Child. I'll ask your cousin to take you to some of your uncles' houses. You're here to judge. After finishing speaking, he shouted into the house: "Liu Hua." Liu Hua, you come down. ”

A woman in her 40s came out of the house, Liu Hongdi introduced her, Liu Hua said: "Cousin, look at my house, although it is also a building, it has been built for more than 20 years, and it is very dilapidated." Over the years, I have been preparing to take in my daughter-in-law. There is nothing at home. ”

Wuyang took a look, the building is old-fashioned, there is a stairwell in the middle, two rooms on each side, and the two blocks are bungalows, which are probably kitchens and utility rooms.

Wuyang said: "Sister, this house is the worst in the village, right?" Is it necessary to build another daughter-in-law if you marry a daughter-in-law? ”

"It's the worst, yes, but if you want to rebuild, I'm afraid you won't have that money. Do a simple decoration and buy money for electrical appliances. Maybe not enough. ”

"The girl's family depends on your family's economic situation."

Liu Hua said: "Yes. If I don't have money, I can't pick other girls. The family conditions are a little worse, and the appearance is a little inferior, so if you can make do with it, forget it. Let's go, I'll take you to see a few uncles' houses. ”

Uncle's house is not far away, it will be there in a while, this is a new building, Liu Hua said: "This is a new house built by the uncle's family, three floors, two suites on each floor, each set of 160 square meters. They also have an old house built in the early years, which is a little bigger than ours. ”

The door was closed, and a few people didn't knock on the door, Liu Hua took it to the next house and walked for a while, "Cousin, this is the third uncle's house." ”

Wuyang said: "The third uncle's family is far worse than the eldest uncle's family. ”

"The house is far behind, but the third uncle's heart is the best. In the past, my grandmother lived in my house, and my third uncle had to give money to my grandmother during the New Year's holidays and my grandmother's birthday. The third aunt is very powerful, and he doesn't let his aunt know about the money. In this situation, you must not get it at home, otherwise you can only quarrel every day. ”

Wuyang said: "The third uncle is a filial son, and he has to be angry." ”

"Yes, I can only do my part silently."

"What about the second uncle's house?"

"The second uncle built the best house in the village, but the people's hearts are also the worst, we won't go, if they let the people of their family know, they will definitely scold the street again."

"So bad?"

"Isn't it? The eldest uncle and the third uncle also came to see their grandmother during the New Year's holiday, and sometimes they invited their grandmother to dinner, but the second uncle's family only scolded. Sometimes after listening to the neighbor's words of sowing discord, the two of them would come to my house to scold my grandmother for a long time. ”

Wuyang said: "It's really disobedient and unfilial. ”

Liu Hua said: "I'm afraid he is the most disobedient and unfilial person in the world." In fact, his family has no good fruit to eat, and the family is not harmonious, and when they quarrel, his son will add fists and kicks to them, because of this, his son's unit will also punish him. ”

"That's really the world. I don't know such a person, let's go back. ”

Back downstairs at my aunt's house, a man smiled at them, "Uncle and cousin are here, let's come in and sit down." Liu Hua, mom and aunt are going to bathe grandma, you go and help. ”

Liu Hua said: "Cousin, this is your cousin-in-law. Fruits are eaten in the house, apples, pears, and dates are all produced at home. I helped to go. ”

Sitting down in the room that was used as a living room, my cousin-in-law went to wash the fruits, and Wuyang took a look at the room, which was really simple, except for a few stools to sit on, there was nothing left. My cousin-in-law washed the apples and pears, put them in the basin, and put them on the ground. handed Wuyang and his uncle an apple, and asked them to eat it. Wuyang took a bite, the taste was okay, and he ate it.

My cousin-in-law is not a person who talks a lot, and when I asked my name and where I lived, I didn't have anything to say, but Wuyang said a few words of gratitude to them for taking care of my grandmother over the years. After a while, a female voice outside the house shouted: "Representative Li, Representative Li, where is it?" ”

Only Wuyang's surname Li was here, so he agreed: "It's in the house." ”

Soon a person came in, the same reporter just now. Wuyang sat still and didn't move, "Beauty, are you looking for me?" ”

"yes, I'm looking for you."

"Doesn't seem like we know each other?"

The female reporter smiled and said, "You definitely don't know me." In March, when the National People's Congress and the National People's Congress were held, I was an intern at the Central Television Station at that time, and I interviewed the representatives of your province with my teacher. I'm the one who made soy sauce next to me, and Representative Li definitely didn't have an impression. But I was very impressed with you, and I recognized it when I saw it from afar. ”

Wuyang smiled and said, "I'm really sorry, it's a beautiful woman." ”

The reporter said: "A girl of our level can only be said to be popular, if it is really a beauty, she will definitely stay in the central station." ”

"I saw your interview car just now, it is from Provincial Satellite TV, you must be the master of Satellite TV."

"I participated in the editorial work of the social and legal column of Satellite TV, but I am still an intern reporter."

"Not bad. Talents like you will definitely become famous. ”

"Thank you, Deputy Lai, for your encouragement. Deputy Li, what is the relationship between the grandmother we interviewed today and you? ”

"Beauty, are you interviewing?"

"Just ask."

"Then turn off the recorder, or there will be no comment."

"Is there anything you can't let people know?"

"No, but I'm afraid that you will delete and change it, and then take it out of context, then I won't be able to argue."

"Okay, I'll hand over the recorder to you now, you can turn it off yourself, you can rest assured, right?"

turned off the recorder, Wuyang told the female reporter from the beginning of the divorce of his grandparents and grandmother. After the end, the female reporter asked: "What are you going to do with this situation now?" ”

"My mom is in charge of this. According to my idea, there are only two options, either send it to a nursing home and pay for it from our family, or take us to our family and let us take care of the elderly and send them to the end. ”

The female reporter said: "The grandmother can no longer take care of herself and needs to hire someone to serve her, which is a big expense." You are on a salary, and you have to support your own family, can you afford it? Besides, this matter can be said to have nothing to do with you at all, so why should you look for sin? ”

"Beauty, how can it not have a little relationship? She is my grandmother, and my mother gave birth to an old man. Financially, I have a salary, and my parents also have a retirement salary. If you use a little less, you will save it, and you will do your filial piety and seek peace of mind, which cannot be measured by money. ”

The female reporter said: "Deputy Li, can I interview your mother to understand her thoughts and leave a good ending for our interview today?" ”

"It's okay to interview, but I hope I don't report the names of our mother and son, so as not to have a bad impact on us."

"Okay, I'll take care of what you ask."

The female reporter went and soon returned. "I'm still bathing my grandmother, I'm afraid it will take a while. Deputy Lai, could you please take a step forward to speak? ”

The cousin-in-law immediately stood up, "I'll go out, you guys talk here." ”

Wuyang said, "Brother-in-law, sit down, let's go out to talk." ”

When she arrived in Pingli, the female reporter said, "Secretary Li, I know your identity." During that interview, I asked other representatives of your province and learned that you were the deputy secretary of the Central South Provincial Party Committee and the secretary of the Yihe Municipal Party Committee. I didn't call you a job just now because I was afraid of causing you trouble. ”

Wuyang said, "There shouldn't be any trouble, right?" ”

"Not necessarily. Those three men just now are your mother's half-brothers, if they know that you are a big cadre and ask you for help, whether you help or not, this is trouble. ”

"Whew, that makes sense. What else do you know? (To be continued......)