Wang Yunqing's family only has two women, Mrs. Wang and Gui Fang, who take care of the housework on weekdays, and everyone else goes to work, and 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 he was blocked by the creditor at the door of the police station to collect debts. Wang Yunlong was fired from the police station after not working for a few 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 anymore, but Wang Yunlong had to let his brother help him if he wanted to die or live, and his parents couldn't stop interceding on behalf of Wang Yunlong. Wang Yunqing saw that in the face of his parents, he gave his brother enough money to fend for himself, and Wang Yunlong took the money given by his brother and left Beiping to make a living in Tianjin, and the two brothers have no contact with each other since.

After Wang Yunlong arrived in Tianjin, he used the money given by his brother to marry his wife and started trading, but he was too lazy to do anything about business, and he lost everything he tossed, so he tossed all the money given by his brother after a few years. He had no choice but to become a little policeman in Tianjin again. The Japanese were policemen when they came, and when the Kuomintang came, they were still policemen, and after the liberation of Tianjin, he was not easy to be a policeman. At this time, he remembered the eldest brother in Beijing, and at dusk one day, Wang Yunlong knocked on the door of Wang Yunqing's house with his wife and three children.

Gui Fang in the courtyard heard a knock on the door and thought that her father-in-law was back, she opened the door and saw a white-haired old man standing at the gate with a few people carrying a roll of bed, Gui Fang didn't know them and thought they were looking for the wrong person, so she blocked those people out of the door and asked, "Who are you looking for?" ”

The white-haired old man said, "I'm looking for Wang Yunqing." ”

"What are you looking for him?"

"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 was unhappy and said loudly: "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, and led a few people to break in, 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 see what was going on, and she saw several people carrying rolls standing in the courtyard, and one of them was a white-haired old man arguing with Gui Fang. Mrs. Wang hurriedly stepped forward to ask what was going on, but as soon as she approached, the white-haired old man called out to her sister-in-law affectionately, and then 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. Mrs. Wang hurriedly said to Gui Fang: "Gui Fang, he is Hongxing's second uncle, his own family, let a few of them into the house!" ”

"Yo, it turns out that the second uncle is here! Blame me for having eyes and not knowing Tarzan! Gui Fang immediately put on a smiling face.

Wang Yunlong's family was asked to sit down in the main room, Gui Fang went to the kitchen to boil water to make tea, and Mrs. Wang accompanied the uncle to talk.

This Wang Yunlong was also a dignified-looking masculine man when he was in Beiping, but now he has become old and haggard after not seeing him for more than ten years, and Mrs. Wang almost can't recognize him. Mrs. Wang looked at Wang Yunlong carefully and said, "Second brother, you seem to have changed over the years, if you didn't call me sister-in-law just now, I really wouldn't recognize you." You seem to be much older than your brother, and this has changed too much! ”

Wang Yunlong said with emotion: "Hi! The past ten years have not been satisfactory, and of course people will age fast! After saying that, he gave his wife and three children to Mrs. Wang. Wang Yunlong's wife stepped forward and called, "Sister-in-law." ”

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

Wang Yunlong's three children, the eldest is a son, who looks like his mother in his early tens; The second and third are daughters, who look like their father; The third child is average-looking, but this second girl is a beauty. The children and their mother had never been in such a particular place, and they sat with their heads bowed and looked 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 apologize to 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, it's not a compliment, as soon as I see Gui Fang today, I feel that she is a capable child, and she looks handsome." ”

Mrs. Wang smiled: "That's right. ”

After Gui Fang poured tea for Wang Yunlong and a few people, she sat beside her mother-in-law with a smile, 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 will be indispensable, Gui Fang looked at these people and felt a little awkward, and found an excuse to leave after sitting for a while.

When it was completely dark, Wang Yunqing came home from work, and he walked into the main room and was taken aback when he saw someone coming: "Yunlong, why are you here?" ”

Wang Yunlong hurriedly stood up and grabbed his brother's hand and said, "Big brother, we haven't seen each other for more than ten years, I want to kill you!" After saying that, tears flowed uncontrollably.

Wang Yunqing's eyes were also wet, he hurriedly helped his younger brother to sit down, and after a few simple greetings between the two, Wang Yunlong introduced his wife and children to his brother. Wang Yunqing looked at his younger brother's family and asked strangely: "Yunlong, isn't your family in Tianjin, why did you bring your family to Beijing?" Come with luggage, do you want to live in Beijing permanently? ”

When Wang Yunlong saw his brother asking himself, he sighed and slowly said the reason why he left Tianjin to join his brother in Beijing. It turned out that after the liberation of Tianjin, the Kuomintang police force was disbanded, and Wang Yunlong lost his job. A family of five waited for him to earn money to eat, but Wang Yunlong didn't have any money-making skills, he couldn't do the hard work, and he felt ashamed to be a partner for others, so he made do with a small cigarette stall. When he was about to eat up his old book, he remembered his rich brother who defected to Beijing, and he didn't care whether his brother agreed or not, and went straight to Beijing with the whole family.

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. He said to Wang Yunlong: "I gave you a lot of money, and I am 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, everyone has to support themselves by labor, and it is impossible to expect others to provide for them. ”

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 in Tianjin, I still have some money in my hand, I just want to live with my eldest brother for the time being, it won't cause you much trouble, and when I find a job, I will take their mother and children away. ”

"You can't mix in Tianjin, can you do it 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 in a thick Tianjin dialect: "Ouch, big brother, how can you talk like this, just when we meet, you don'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. I, the elder brother, said that my brother is not angry, and it is right, 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 making a fuss about 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 show you his factory one day. ”

"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 treat you to the restaurant today. After Wang Yunqing finished speaking, he asked Wang Yunlong again: "Brother, which bite do you want 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! Our house is close to the barbecue season in Houhai, and it will be there in a short walk, and I will pick up your family during the barbecue season today. ”

As soon as they heard that they were going to eat barbecue in the restaurant, Wang Yunlong's three children had smiles on their faces. Wang Yunqing took out some money from his coat pocket and handed it to his younger siblings and said, "Take it, this is my gift to the children." ”

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

When Wang Yunqing was feasting his second brother in the restaurant, Wang Hongxing and Lao Zhao also felt in the restaurant under the urging of Gui Fang. For more than ten years, the Wang family has never had such a big gathering of brothers and nephews as today, and everyone drank and ate meat together, talking and laughing. When they returned home after dinner, the whole family talked for a while and went back to their rooms to sleep.

Wang Yunlong and his wife lived in the east wing, and they both talked to the pillow after the children were asleep. Zheng Meiqin stabbed her husband a little unhappily and said, "Your Wang family is so angry, they all look down on us!" Especially that Gui Fang has been looking at me with the whites of her eyes, and our sister-in-law doesn't like to talk to me. ”

Wang Yunlong said: "Why do you have so many crooked eyes? My brother is enough to take care of us, don't be content! Don't give me trouble! ”

"Also, you have to be careful when you talk to their families in the future. I told you that if we take refuge in the eldest brother, we will completely take refuge, shouting poverty and bitterness to make him sympathize, how can you tell all the money from the sale of the house, where have you ever seen a beggar and say that he is rich? Does that person still care about you? ”

"This is not our family, my eldest brother can only help me for a while, it is impossible to take care of me for a lifetime, I know his temper. Do you still want to rely on someone else's house and not leave? ”

"I see that there are so many houses in my eldest brother's house, and a few people live in them, and if we are idle, we will not be able to live forever, and in the future, our children will have a place to live when they are older."

"Alright, shut up for me! It's enough for the eldest brother to help us, but you're still kicking your nose in the face, who else can help us if you provoke the eldest brother? Wang Yunlong was very angry and reprimanded his wife.

Wang Yunlong's husband and wife were talking privately, and Wang Hongxing and his wife over there were not asleep.

Gui Fang couldn't fall asleep after tossing and turning, she pushed the drowsy Wang Hongxing and said, "Don't sleep yet, let's talk for a while." ”

Wang Hongxing said: "I drank too much, my head was a little dizzy, and I couldn't open my eyes. ”

"You wait, I'll make you a cup of strong tea to sober up." After Gui Fang finished speaking, she got up and made a pot of tea and put it next to the bedside, she helped Wang Hongxing up, and the two leaned on the head of the bed and talked.

Gui Fang said: "You said that our family is living a peaceful life, why did such a large group of people suddenly come?" You look at those ones like fleeing, I get annoyed when I look at them! ”

Wang Hongxing said in response: "My uncle's family actually came to Beijing to join us, and they are no different from those who have fled. ”

"I don't think they like it, especially your second aunt, women with hooked noses and hanging eyes are generally tricky, not good masters."

"What, you're afraid of her?" Wang Hongxing smiled.

"Who am I? I'm not afraid of her! ”

Wang Hongxing hugged Gui Fang's shoulders affectionately and said, "That's right! My lady is Mu Guiying, and she is not even afraid of men, but she is afraid that this woman will not succeed! ”

"Hongxing, our mother and I have passed through the bottom, my father spent a lot of money for our printing factory, and now there is not much money left! I see that your uncle's big family wants to eat and drink in our house and ask for money, so you have to find a way to let them go quickly, or you will have to be in trouble in the future! ”

"My uncle said that he would leave when he found a job. Besides, the two of them have long been separated, and this is not his home. ”

"You, you are stupid and straightforward, and you often spend the belly of a villain with the heart of a gentleman. I think your uncle's family is sticking to our family, if you don't believe it, just wait and see! It stands to reason that our parents will be you and me in a hundred years, let me ask you, what is the matter with your uncle and their foolish mess in our family? ”

"Gui Fang, it's not false to say that you are a ghost elf, you have calculated what will happen in your heart for many years! But what about our family's property and my brother Hongju's, why did you forget it? ”

"It's right to separate from the Hongju brothers, but do you know that he can still go back to Beijing? Anyway, your uncle's family can't stay for a long time, let's blow the wind at my mother's house behind our backs, and tell her to pay more attention to the second uncle's family. ”

"It's good! It's your specialty, and I'm going to wake up early tomorrow, and I'm going to bed. After Wang Hongxing finished speaking, he got into the quilt and ignored Gui Fang.

Gui Fang had something on her mind, and she hardly slept all night.