In Wang Yunqing's family, only Mrs. Wang and Gui Fang are the only two women who take care of the housework on weekdays, and everyone else goes to work. The huge courtyard looks deserted on weekdays. One day, a person with a family came to seek refuge in Wang Yunqing, and their arrival broke the previous peace of the Wang family.

Wang Yunqing has a younger brother Wang Yunlong, Wang Yunqing arranged him to work in the police station in Beiping during the Beiyang government, Wang Yunlong was originally an honest and honest person, who knew that he slowly became bad after entering the police station, first learned to gamble and drink, and then was reported for extortion, and then smoked a big cigarette, because he owed a lot of debts for smoking big cigarettes, and was blocked by the creditor at the door of the police station to collect debts, Wang Yunlong was fired from the police station after two years.

Wang Yunlong came to his brother for help again, Wang Yunqing really didn't look down on this unproductive younger brother, and didn't want to help him again, but Wang Yunlong had to let his brother help him again, and his parents couldn't stop interceding on behalf of Wang Yunlong. Wang Yunqing, who was full of reluctance, saw the face of his parents, and took out a large amount of money to Wang Yunlong to fend for himself, Wang Yunlong took the money given by his brother and left Beiping to make a living in other places, and the two brothers have no contact with each other since then.

After Wang Yunlong went to other places, he used the money given by his brother to marry his wife and started trading, but he was too lazy to do business and didn't know anything about doing business, so he tossed up the money given by his brother after a few years. He had no choice but to work as a police officer again. Wang Yunlong was a policeman during the Japanese occupation, but when the Kuomintang came, he still became a policeman, but after the liberation, he could not be a policeman who ate mixed rice, and could only set up a stall on the street to sell cigarettes, and his life was stretched. After his life fell into trouble, he thought of his rich eldest brother again, and he decided to take his family back to Beijing to join his eldest brother. At dusk, Wang Yunlong knocked on the door of Wang Yunqing's house with his wife and two children.

Gui Fang, who was in the courtyard, heard someone knocking on the door, thinking that her father-in-law had returned from work, and when she opened the door, she saw a gray-haired man standing at the gate with a burden, and a woman with two children standing behind him. These people all looked tired.

Gui Fang didn't know them, and thought they were looking for the wrong person. So he shut them out and asked, "Who are you looking for?" Knocked on the wrong door! ”

The white-haired old man said loudly: "I didn't knock on the wrong door, I'm looking for Wang Yunqing!" ”

"What are you looking for him?" Gui Fang looked at the person in front of him suspiciously.

"Wang Yunqing is my eldest brother, and I am his second brother." Wang Yunlong walked into the courtyard as he spoke, and several people behind him also followed into the courtyard.

Gui Fang was anxious when she saw it, and hurriedly stopped them, Wang Yunlong said quite dissatisfied: "This is my eldest brother's home, who are you?" I'm not allowed to go into the yard yet! ”

"It's not that you won't be allowed to enter, you big group of people will open the door and break into the courtyard, this thing is too abrupt, you have to explain clearly what's going on?" Wang Yunlong didn't listen to Gui Fang. He pushed away Gui Fang with his hand and forced a few people into the door, Gui Fang couldn't stop it if she wanted to, so she was so anxious that she shouted loudly.

Mrs. Wang, who was washing vegetables in the kitchen, heard the noise in the courtyard and hurriedly came out to take a look, and she saw several strangers standing in the courtyard, one of whom was a man with a burden and a red face and a thick neck arguing with Gui Fang. Mrs. Wang hurriedly stepped forward to figure it out, but as soon as she approached, the man with the burden called out to her sister-in-law affectionately, and Mrs. Wang took a closer look and recognized that the person was Wang Yunlong, the younger brother-in-law who had not seen her for more than ten years.

"Oops! It turned out to be the child's second uncle! Mrs. Wang hurriedly said to Gui Fang: "Gui Fang, he is Hongxing's second uncle. My own family, let a few of them into the main room! ”

"Yo, it turned out to be the second uncle's family! It's all to blame for my eyes and ignorance of Mount Tai! Gui Fang immediately changed her smiling face.

Wang Yunlong's family was allowed to sit down in the main room, and Mrs. Wang had not seen her second brother for more than ten years. Naturally happy to meet this time, he asked Gui Fang to boil water in the kitchen to make tea to entertain the guests.

This Wang Yunlong was also a dignified man when he was in Beiping, but now after more than ten years, he has become gray, old and haggard, and after sitting down, Mrs. Wang looked at Wang Yunlong carefully and said, "Second brother." Over the years, you seem to have changed as a different person, and if you hadn't called me sister-in-law just now, I wouldn't have recognized you. I remember you were four or five years younger than your brother, but you looked much older than him. That's a big change! ”

Wang Yunlong said with emotion: "Hi! I've had an unsatisfactory life for more than ten years, and of course people are getting old fast! After speaking, he introduced his wife and children to Mrs. Wang.

Wang Yunlong said to the woman beside him, "Meiqin, go and call your sister-in-law." ”

Wang Yunlong's wife stepped forward and came to Mrs. Wang with a smile and called her sister-in-law.

Mrs. Wang saw that this younger brother and sister was a lean woman, a few years younger than herself, with a long slender face with a hooked nose and thin lips, and a pair of hanging eyes with more white eyes and fewer black eyes.

Wang Yunlong's two children, the eldest is a son, who looks like his mother in his early tens; The second is a daughter, who looks like her father; The boss is average-looking, but this second girl is a beauty. The two children and their mother had never been in such a particular place, and they sat with their heads bowed and their legs tightly interlocked, looking very reserved.

After Gui Fang brought the brewed tea, Mrs. Wang pointed to Wang Yunlong and said, "Second brother, this child is my eldest daughter-in-law Gui Fang. ”

Gui Fang brought Wang Yunlong a cup of tea and said, "Hello second uncle, I offended you a lot just now, and my nephew and daughter-in-law are here to compensate you." ”

Wang Yunlong saw that Gui Fang was very polite to him, and waved his hand and said, "No need to apologize, don't be surprised if you don't know!" He said to Mrs. Wang, "Sister-in-law, I don't mean a compliment, as soon as I see Gui Fang today, I feel that she is a capable child, and she looks very handsome." ”

Mrs. Wang smiled: "That's right. My daughter-in-law must not be worse than other people's, only better! ”

Wang Yunlong complimented: "Of course! The threshold of our dignified old Wang family is high, and ordinary women really can't enter this gate! ”

Gui Fang was a little embarrassed and said: "Second uncle, you have won the award, I am just an ordinary woman!" ”

"Yes! Again, right, the new society advocates equality for all, and the matter of marriage can no longer be talked about! Wang Yunlong changed his tone again.

After Gui Fang poured tea for Wang Yunlong and a few people, she sat quietly beside her mother-in-law, and when Mrs. Wang and Wang Yunlong were doing homework, she looked at everyone carefully. Looking at the posture of these people with luggage, Gui Fang guessed that they were not guests but wanted to live in the Wang family, and she saw that the faces of the second uncle and aunt were not kind, if the in-laws placed them. The future is indispensable, Gui Fang looked at these people and felt a little awkward, and after sitting for a while, she wanted to find an excuse to leave here, she asked Mrs. Wang: "Mom, it's getting dark, and the second uncle must be hungry." I'm going to make dinner. Gui Fang finished speaking and left.

When it was dark, Wang Yunqing came home from work, he walked into the main room and was taken aback when he saw someone coming, he didn't expect that his brother, who had not heard from him for more than ten years, appeared in front of him with his family at this time, "Yunlong, why are you here?" ”

Wang Yunlong hurriedly stood up and grabbed his brother's hand and said, "Big brother." Our brothers haven't seen each other for more than ten years, I miss you! After saying that, tears flowed uncontrollably. Wang Yunqing's eyes were also wet, and the hands of the brothers were tightly grasped.

After a few simple greetings between the two brothers, Wang Yunlong introduced his wife and children to his brother. Wang Yunqing looked at his younger brother's family and asked strangely: "Yunlong, your family has either stayed outside for more than ten years, why did you come to Beijing with your family now?" I still have a cover roll, so why don't you go back? ”

When Wang Yunlong saw his brother asking himself, he sighed and slowly said the reason why he went to Beijing to join his brother.

Wang Yunqing originally looked down on this lazy younger brother, and he was also a little troubled after knowing that his brother wanted to defect to him. Wang Yunqing said to his brother, "Yunlong." I gave you a lot of money, and I was already very worthy of you! If you were a good person, you wouldn't be the poor you are now. Now is the new society, where everyone is self-reliant and labors to support themselves. It is impossible to expect others to provide for it. ”

Wang Yunlong nodded yes again and again when he heard his brother say this, and he said, "Big brother, you're right. But we don't have anything to do now, so we're asking for your help. I sold the house over there and still had some money in my hand. I just want to live with my eldest brother for the time being, so that it won't cause you much trouble, and when I find a job, I'll take their mother and son to live outside. ”

"You can't even mix in the field. It's even harder in Beijing! Let me tell you, if you don't change your bad habit of eating and being lazy, you won't be able to mix it up anywhere! ”

Wang Yunlong's wife Zheng Meiqin couldn't sit still, she said unhappily: "Ouch, big brother, how can you talk like this, when we first met, you didn't open the pot, can you save us some face?" ”

Hearing his younger brother and sister talk like this, Wang Yunqing not only didn't get angry but laughed, he said to Mrs. Wang: "This younger brother and sister are really straight enough, I haven't said anything yet, she came to protect her man!" ”

Wang Yunlong's wife still had something to argue, Wang Yunlong tugged at the corner of her clothes and didn't let her say anything more.

"Brother and sister, as the saying goes: the eldest brother is like a father. My lesson as an elder brother is that this uncompetitive brother should be, please don't intervene in the future! This is the first rule I set for you when you enter the king's house. Wang Yunqing's expression became serious.

Wang Yunlong was also unhappy to teach his wife: "What are you talking about when our brothers and sons talk!" This Zheng Meiqin rolled her eyes. Pouted and stopped talking.

Mrs. Wang was afraid that her younger siblings would not be able to save face, so she hurriedly diverted the topic.

At this time, Shuzhen also came back from work, and when she saw her second uncle who had been absent for a long time, she stepped forward to greet her affectionately. Wang Yunqing instructed Shuzhen to call Gui Fang. After a while, Gui Fang walked into the house, Wang Yunqing pointed to Wang Yunlong and the others and said to Gui Fang: "Introduction, these people are my brother's family." ”

Gui Fang said, "Dad, we just met. ”

Wang Yunqing asked Gui Fang: "Why didn't Hongxing come to see his second uncle?" ”

"Dad, Hongxing is still busy settling accounts in the factory."

"Oh, I see."

"Amazing! My eldest nephew has opened a factory! When I left, he was still a chubby guy who was asking for candy all day long! Wang Yunlong said in surprise.

Wang Yunqing said: "It was a printing shop, which was opened by Hongxing and his father-in-law. I'll take you on a tour of his factory someday. ”

"Okay, I must take a look, it's really terrifying!"

After a few rounds of tea, Wang Yunqing said: "Gui Fang, I think so, you and your mother-in-law will first vacate the three east rooms in the front yard and give your second uncle and family to live in temporarily." ”

Shuzhen hurriedly asked, "Dad, where will I live if you occupy the house I live in?" ”

"You and your mother will live together for a few days, and I'll change the house in a few days. Also, there are five more people at home today, and it's too late to cook, so I'll invite you to the restaurant today. After Wang Yunqing finished speaking, he asked Wang Yunlong again: "Brother, which bite do you want to eat?" ”

Gui Fang hurriedly stopped: "Dad, let's not eat outside!" I've just steamed a steamed bun and I'm about to cook it! ”

Wang Yunqing waved his hand and said, "Gui Fang, don't you stir-fry, keep the steamed buns for tomorrow." My brother, who I haven't seen for many years, has come home, and I must make a pomp and circumstance, and I will eat dinner in the restaurant today! He asked Wang Yunlong again: "Second brother, what kind of food do you want your family to eat?" ”

Wang Yunlong laughed embarrassedly and said, "Big brother, let's not hide it, our family has been vegetarian for several days, so we want to eat meat." ”

"Okay, let's go have a barbecue today! There is a barbecue restaurant on the shore of Houhai, and the meat there is made of high-quality beef and mutton, which suits my taste, and I will be there today to pick up the wind for your family. ”

As soon as they heard that they were going to go down to the restaurant to eat barbecue, Wang Yunlong's two children had smiles on their faces. Wang Yunqing took out some money from his pocket and handed it to Zheng Meiqin and said, "Brother and sister, you take it, this is my gift to the children, you can share it with the children." ”

Zheng Meiqin bent over and took the money with a smile on her face, and her eldest son just reached out to ask for money, and was immediately slapped back by her.

Wang Yunqing instructed Gui Fang again: "You go and call Hongxing and your father back, and then go outside to call a few tricycles, and we will leave when we have all together." (To be continued......)