Liu Wenting hurriedly took off his padded jacket and put it on Daddy Liu, Daddy Liu did not refuse, at this time Liu Wenxi woke up in Qiu Ju's arms, Liu Wenting carried him, several people walked towards the village, just through the woods, they met the crowd who came to meet them, Aidao and Wei Ji hugged the quilt, Zhang Yan carried a warm pot, Renzhang and Zhongzhang pushed a wheelbarrow, Wang Shouwu led a large group of men, women and children, Daddy Liu was already frozen, his face was purple, Aidao hurriedly wrapped the quilt on Daddy Liu, and everyone carried Liu Wenxi to the wheelbarrow.

Zhang Yan hurriedly poured a bowl of hot water, held it to Daddy Liu with both hands, her eyes were full of admiration and concern, she said to Daddy Liu gently, "Uncle, drink a bowl of hot water, don't catch a cold." Father Liu took the bowl and drank it in a few gulps, and he instructed Wang Shouwu, "Shouwu, you and Renzhang, Aidao, and Wei Ji will send Wenxi and Qiu Ju home first, don't worry about me, I'm fine." ”

Wang Hongguang saw that Daddy Liu's two hands were bleeding, so he opened the medicine box and smeared it with purple potion, and he had to wrap gauze, but he was blocked by Daddy Liu, "Eh, Hongguang, you don't need to wrap gauze, just wipe a little skin, it's not in the way, you hurry to Wenxi's house and take care of him." At this time, Qiu Ju had already walked far away, and let Da Ai and Xiao Zhang lead them back, and their mothers knelt down in front of Daddy Liu, Qiu Ju cried and said, "Big brother, you saved our family!" With tears in his eyes, Father Liu pulled up Qiu Ju and the child, and said emotionally, "Brother and sister, what are you doing?" We are a family, the two children are very scared, hurry home, I will go over to visit Wenxi in the afternoon. Zhang Yan, who was standing next to her, was also moved to tears, and sincerely felt that the people in the Liu family's compound were worthy of communication and trust.

Zhang Yan hugged Daddy Liu, Xigu and Zhizhang walked home with a warm pot and bowl, Zhang Lu stood alone at the west entrance of the village, the cold wind blew his long beard, he watched from a distance with a cane, and the villagers who returned to the village greeted him one after another, he responded politely and nodded his head one by one, Daddy Liu They walked at the end, there were still more than a dozen steps away, Zhang Yan shouted to Zhang Lu distressedly, "Grandpa, the wind is so strong, you should go home quickly." ”

Zhang Lu still smiled and nodded, and didn't squeak, Daddy Liu approached, stopped, and said calmly, "Xiaoyan and her father, the years are not forgiving, you have to take care of your body!" A bland greeting, but Zhang Lu has been waiting for decades, this is the first time he took the initiative to speak to Zhang Lu after the death of Daddy Liu's mother-in-law Jiang Junqing, Zhang Lu's squinted eyes widened suddenly, he stared at Daddy Liu intently, and couldn't help but sigh in his heart, Daddy Liu is old! In his mind, he was still the old man Liu from more than 20 years ago, just like Liu Yizhang is the age now, Zhang Lu coughed, and said with a concerned face, "Village Chief Liu, you are also old, don't work as hard as you did when you were young, how thrilling things are today, you are the backbone of our Shuangliu Village, you can't miss it!" Saying that, Zhang Lu coughed again excitedly, and Father Liu turned his head to Zhang Yan and said, "Xiaoyan, help your grandfather go home quickly, it's too windy outside." ”

"Okay, uncle, you should be careful, I will send grandpa home to visit you."

At the door of the Liu family's compound, Mrs. Liu and Wang Huilan were anxiously looking westward, watching the big guys come back one after another, but they didn't see Daddy Liu for a long time, Xiao Xinzhang ran back and forth several times, reporting the situation in dumb language, saying that Uncle Wen Xi fell into the ice cave for a while, saying that his father also fell into the ice hole, and saying that his father was a big hero for a while.

Finally saw Daddy Liu leading Zhizhang and Xigu out of Wenqing Hutong, walking from west to east along Willow Street, only to see Daddy Liu wrapped in a big quilt, barefoot, with Wei Ji's scarf wrapped around his head, walking slowly, Xiao Xinzhang trotted all the way to meet him, Wang Huilan dragged Liu Lao Niang to greet him, Liu Lao Niang left small feet and didn't like to move around, Hui Lan walked up quickly alone, and joked to Liu Lao Papa, "Brother-in-law, what a bewitching soup chicken!" ”

"Huilan, don't be poor on the street."

"Yes, I want to see the feathers of the soup chicken," he said, holding Daddy Liu's waist with one hand, and stretching his other hand into the quilt.

Daddy Liu broke free of Huilan's entanglement, ran home, clutched the quilt with both hands, and ran like a tall ostrich, funny and clumsy, causing Huilan to laugh in the back, Xigu and Zhizhang wanted to laugh but didn't dare to laugh, covering their mouths and complaining that their aunt always likes to play tricks on their father, in their impression, no one dares to joke with their father, and Aunt Huilan dares to make trouble with her father anytime and anywhere, but her father is never angry with her aunt.

Mrs. Liu helped Daddy Liu into the back room, wiped his body clean with a dry towel, put on new cotton clothes and pants, everything was cleaned up, Daddy Liu sat by the stove, Huilan made a cup of hot tea for Daddy Liu, and then sat on the edge of the kang with Daddy Liu, Daddy Liu told the story lightly, Daddy Liu listened, tears fell down without obeying the call, she had lived with Daddy Liu for most of her life, she knew that Daddy Liu was afraid of being frightened, so she pretended to be relaxed, she got up and went to the kitchen to boil ginger soup for Daddy Liu, instructed Huilan to train Daddy Liu well, and she also knew that the only one who dared to reprimand Daddy Liu in the Liu family compound was the little sister Huilan.

As soon as Mrs. Liu left with her front feet, Hui Lan jumped down from the edge of the kang, she didn't speak, she shook around Daddy Liu's left and right three circles, Daddy Liu didn't raise his head, squinted and drank tea, thinking, "You have a thousand clever plans, I'll make one move, pretending to be deaf and dumb." ”

"Hey, brother-in-law, did you really jump into the Liushui River to save Uncle Wenxi?"

"Knowingly asked."

"No, why do I smell the smell of the temple on you?"

"It's good to talk nonsense with your eyes open, and it doesn't smell."

"Brother-in-law, is there something wrong with my nose? I take the smell as a fragrance, I'll stay close to you, let me smell the smell of your big hero. As he spoke, he hugged Daddy Liu's neck from behind, and Daddy Liu was holding a teacup in his hand and couldn't move.

Hui Lan put her face against Daddy Liu's neck, her nose made a sniffing sound, and a hand reached through the collar of Daddy Liu's shirt and touched his chest.

Daddy Liu didn't expect her to come to this hand, he suddenly panicked, and he had no power to parry, Huilan's entire chest tightly squeezed Daddy Liu's back, Daddy Liu only felt surrounded by a ball of sweet and soft foam, and when his ears and temples grinded, he suddenly felt Huilan's tears fluttering down on his neck, and Huilan cried.

"Don't be like this, Huilan, let your sister think I'm bullying you when she sees it."

"Hmph, just let my sister see that you were bullying me!"

"Sister, why don't you come here?" Hui Lan stood up straight and shouted into the back kitchen.

"Huilan, why are you crying, your brother-in-law scolded you?" Mrs. Liu looked at the tearful Huilan and asked anxiously.

"No, I was scared to cry by him."

"Scared to tears? He's telling you ghost stories again? When Daddy Liu was a child in Huilan, in order to get rid of her entanglement when he slept at night, he often told her ghost stories in "Liao Zhai", and every time Huilan was scared to hide in the quilt and cry.

Father Liu laughed when he heard Mrs. Liu's words, "Renzhang Niang, you are still a child who has not grown up, how many years have you been, I haven't told Huilan the story of Zhai, don't listen to her surprise, how can I scare her?" She didn't scare me, so she burned high incense. ”

Mrs. Liu was stunned by the two, and looked at Huilan's tears at a loss.

"Sister, brother-in-law, he obviously scared me, and Zhu Bajie climbed the wall and beat me upside down." As he spoke, he beat Daddy Liu with his fist.

Daddy Liu smiled and said no more.

"Father Renzhang, Huilan is right, she was made to cry by you, and you are embarrassed to laugh." Saying that, Mrs. Liu also pretended to beat Daddy Liu.

Father Liu and Mrs. Liu have been married for more than 20 years, and the relationship between husband and wife is very good. Mrs. Liu is kind-hearted, she has helped countless poor people, that is, those who ask for food come to the door, she also leads those who ask for food into the compound, moves a stool to sit down, and eats a big bowl of vegetables with dry food, until she is full, and is better for her sister Huilan than for her own children, and only when Huilan is there, Liu Lao Niang will cooperate with Huilan and occasionally joke with Daddy Liu.

"Okay, okay, I'm Xiucai who met the soldiers, I can't explain it clearly, I admit my mistake, I was scared and cried Huilan." Daddy Liu immediately begged for mercy, and seeing Daddy Liu's helpless appearance, Daddy Liu grinned.

"Brother-in-law, did you admit to scaring me?" Hui Lan burst into tears and laughed, leaning on Daddy Liu's back, stroking his wet hair with her hand as she spoke, and then asked playfully, "Brother-in-law, then how did you scare me?" ”

"How scared? How do I know, what are you talking about? ”

"Look, sister, my brother-in-law is perfunctory to the two of us, he doesn't really admit his mistake at all."

Mrs. Liu laughed, she liked Huilan's unreasonable appearance of Daddy Liu, and only at this time could she see Daddy Liu's innocent and cute side, of course, at this time, the children were not allowed to be in front of them, unless they eavesdropped.

Hui Lan relentlessly stirred around, making Daddy Liu cry and laugh.

"Please, Huilan, if you have any ideas, just say it, what kind of medicine is sold in your gourd, I can't guess it until it's dark."

"No, unless you tell me the truth, you just went down that river to save Liu Wenxi?"

Father Liu reached out and touched Huilan's forehead, and said with a smile, "You don't have a fever either, why are you talking such nonsense out of tune?" ”

Seeing that Huilan didn't look like a joke, Mrs. Liu frowned and looked at her in confusion.

"Brother-in-law, what you just said lightly was all fake, when my sister changed your clothes, I was standing at the gate of the compound, and the neighbors told me that you crawled back from the ghost gate, Brother Wen Xi fell into the ice cave in the middle of the Liushui River, where the water was at least three or four meters deep, you jumped down before you had time to take off your clothes, and tried your best to put Brother Wen Xi on the ice, which means that you have consumed a lot, you are so heavy, the water is so deep, the ice surface can't bear your weight at all, how can you save yourself? I heard from my neighbor, you came up with two fists to smash more than ten meters of ice, you look at the back of your hand, what has become of it, has been shrunk in the cuffs, not let me and my sister see it......" Huilan really couldn't go on, she cried out loud, Liu Lao Niang also cried, she hugged Liu Lao Dad while crying and complaining, "Ren Zhang, why are you scared to death?" How old are you, and you still jumped into the middle of the river to save people, you don't want to die, and you don't want to think about the fact that there are still a lot of children in the Liu family compound who have not grown up. ”

Renzhang, Aidao, and Wei Ji had already come back from outside, and seven or eight children were all standing quietly outside the window listening to the adults in the room.