A Home for Veterans Chapter 40: Returning Home (Part II)

Wang Yong listened to his younger brother's words, and first welcomed him, saying that the foundations and walls of several houses in the old mansion were fine, the beams and most of the bricks and tiles could continue to be used, and it would cost a few thousand yuan to replace the purlins and rafters, plus buy some bricks and tiles. Wang Yong, www.biquge.info of the pen, also said that he could go to the engineering team in a nearby town and hire two masters, and then find a few relatives and friends to be helpers, and he could renovate the old house in half a month and 20 days.

Wang Quan's old father listened to Wang Quan's plan and said happily: "Yueying's parents and I are not too bad and don't need much care from you, I mainly think that the air in the countryside is good, the food is fresh, and the venue for activities is also large, which is good for your health in the future." I live in the city, I always feel aggrieved and panicked, and my heart is uncomfortable, you can live in the countryside, and you can relax and relax. You used to have a job, you can go wherever you are asked to go, you can do whatever you want, there is no other choice, and now that you are retired, don't you live wherever you want, and live as long as you want! ”

After staying at home for a few days, Wang Quan called Tan Sen, who told him that the preparation for the construction of the house had been going smoothly in the recent period, that the agreement between the General Department and Reliance Company to develop the land had been signed, and that several bidding meetings had been held, and that everyone was now nervously preparing for the start of construction.

Wang Quan said with relief: "So I am relieved, I was really afraid that my relationship with Hao Jinshan and his family would affect our affordable housing construction project." I will call Hao Jinshan today to show my attitude, I do not envy his family's large number of real estate, nor do I dislike his daughter for a rural hukou, I will no longer interfere in the children's affairs, let them make their own decisions, and let it be natural. According to my son, although Hao Jinshan has a lot of real estate, his daughter is not ready to live there. If my son and his daughter can talk to each other now, and later get married, and have no place to live, they can live in the affordable housing I bought. But my son always wants to get as far away from me as possible, if he is tough, the tendons on his neck are tighter than a wire rope, and he can't twist it, and he probably won't want to live in my house, this is just my personal opinion------"

Tan Sen interrupted Wang Quan and said, "I didn't understand, what you just said meant, your son lives in your house, where are you going to live?" ”

"I mean, my wife and I will spend most of our time in the country. From a young age, there are three elderly people in our two families who need to be taken care of, and those who are children should make up for the lesson of filial piety. From a big point of view, the two of us have to sweat and work together with the villagers to build a new socialist countryside. ”

Tamson Sen's hearty laughter came from the phone again: "You kid can sing a high note, just those old bones on your body, and you still have to contribute to the construction of a new socialist countryside?" A grasshopper in the field can kick you in the head as soon as it lifts its legs. ”

Wang Quan also smiled and said: "You guy is too underestimated, a toad still has four taels of strength, besides, the construction of the new countryside is not only to make efforts, but also to use brains and find ways." I now feel that the most important thing for veteran comrades to do something beneficial to society after retirement is self-confidence, and they must not be left behind in front of young people. You have pimples, I have age spots; You have black hair, I have a white beard; You were young, I was young, I was old, were you old? These are not all what I said, the latter sentence seems to be said by a popular writer. ”

Tamson laughed on the phone again: "You are very determined and in good spirits, but can you violate the laws of nature?" ”

"No one can violate the laws of nature, I mean that when people are old, their minds cannot be old, and their spirits cannot be old, so that they will live younger and younger." Wang Quan said seriously.

"You and your wife can ignore their son now, but what if he and your daughter-in-law have children in the future?"

Tamson still didn't quite understand what Wang Quan meant.

"Hao Jinshan is such a baby daughter, I told you before, my wife and I lived in the countryside for a period of time, Nianjun got married and had children, we are ready to go back to Beijing to bring grandchildren, now it seems that Hao Jinshan's lover Xiao Xiao may bring children to his daughter in the future, and in the future, our old couple may not be able to take care of the children, otherwise how can I say that most of the time will be spent in the countryside in the future! The tree is thousands of feet high, the leaves fall back to the roots, I used to enter the big city from the countryside, and now I return to the countryside in the city, watch the stars retreat in the morning, and watch the red sun fall in the evening, which can be regarded as a kind of return to nature. ”

Tan Sen and Wang Quan joked: "Maybe in a few years, the phosphorescent light emitted by your body will shine as brightly as the sun and the moon!" You've said before that you're going to be neighbors with me when you move to a new affordable home, so why did the original agreement become a report on the plane -- empty talk? ”

Wang Quan said: "As society develops and the situation changes, people's thinking will not stay at the original level of understanding. I am going to call Director Ren and explain some of the situation to him clearly, so that he will not have a bad impression of me that he is afraid of difficulties and has escaped from the battle. ”

"Where do you want to go, Director Ren has always trusted you very much, if you tell him about the situation, he will understand very much."

Wang Quan also told Tamson Sen that he recently wanted to renovate the house in the old mansion as his future residence in the countryside, so he could return to the city after a while. He finally asked Tan Sen: "How is Comrade Yin Ling's health recently?" ”

"She's fine." Tamson said, "The main thing is that my mentality has adjusted, I go grocery shopping in the morning, learn to dance in the afternoon, and talk and chat with me in the evening, every day is very fulfilling." She said that you speak humorously, and she has been thinking about being your neighbor after our affordable housing is built! ”

Wang Quan said: "It's not easy to stay with me as a neighbor, after I renovated the house in my hometown this year, and when the small environment is also managed, please come to our new countryside with Comrade Yin Ling to experience life." The simple folk customs and strong family affection in the countryside cannot be experienced by people who have lived in the city for a long time. I now help my family work in the field during the day, and after dinner, I sit under the old locust tree at the entrance of the village and enjoy the cool with the villagers. This time, I have lived at home for a longer time and have a deeper experience. Hey, I've been back to my hometown for more than 20 days, right? ”

"I'll calculate it for you, twenty-eight days, you will be about to 'full moon' when you return to your hometown this time."

"It's okay to say that I'm almost full moon, I want to be 'reborn' in the countryside."

"I am also a child who grew up in the countryside, and I have a deep memory of the past life in the countryside, and I can imagine the current life in the countryside as soon as I close my eyes. In the city, the military compound is better, but in the locality, especially for those who have bought commercial houses to live in, neighbors do not interact with each other, and there is little affection between colleagues, and I have never been used to it. Another point is that most of the young people in the city do not want to live with their parents, and the elderly generally feel lonely, and some people say that the old people in the city after their children get married and live in another family are 'only two old people in the family, and there is a dog lying next to them, and they have all the food, and no one looks at the cold and fever'. On behalf of Comrade Yin Ling, I would like to thank you for the invitation, because after talking to your old father that time, she is now beginning to yearn for rural life. When I also retired and my daughter became a family, Yin Ling and I came to your home in the countryside as guests. ”

Wang Quan said: "If you say something, you have to count, and we will make a decision." Of course, what I just said about living in the countryside is just a wish, and we will often go back to Beijing, and the villagers in the countryside must not lose it, and the friends in the city must not forget it. ”