Geng Liuju and Geng's second uncle waited left and right, but they didn't see Meng Laosan come back, until dusk fell, and the people who were working outside walked into the courtyard one after another, and Geng Changshou, the old man, also came back, sitting on the edge of the kang and smoking dry cigarettes, Geng Liuju asked him if he could see the three babies? Geng Changshou exhaled a cigarette and said slowly:

"I don't have to cook Sanwa's meal tonight, I told him to go out on errands."

"Where are you going? What's going on? ”

"Go to Yanchong Linshui Village and see what that girl is like."

Geng Liuju scolded: "Are you old and confused? What's the matter with you, girl? I don't remember what Meng Changzhuan said when he left, he said that it would be broken, and it should be all our relatives! He doesn't have a conscience, he died early, it's retribution, and there's a worthless girl left, you still have to rush to go, and you're not afraid of dropping the price! ”

Meng Changshou held a cigarette holder and glared at Geng Liuju fiercely, Meng Changzhuan was also his own brother, and he was dead, but he was not happy to curse him again.

Second Uncle Geng persuaded her sister-in-law on the side: "Okay, you can say a few words." ”

Geng Liuju didn't follow, and said to Meng Changshou: "You let people go, call the third baby back to me, I have something to find him." ”

Meng Changshou knocked on the cigarette pot: "Twelve grandchildren, who can't find it, you have to find three babies?" He's on his way overnight now. There was less work in the team, so I asked him to stay there for a few more days, help the girl repair the house, dig a ditch or something, and let people know that she had a brother. ”

Geng Liuju was so angry that her lips trembled and she couldn't speak.

At this time, Meng Tao didn't know that she would destroy Geng Liuju's plan with one move, and easily change the trajectory of Meng Laosan's fate.

She took the shuttle bus back to the commune, and went to the post office to call Shen Yu to report her safety, Shen Yu was in a meeting, Ding Hao guarded the phone, picked it up and told her to wait, he immediately went to inform Shen Yu to come and talk, but Meng Tao quickly hung up.

After hanging up, I feel a little nervous, what kind of mentality is this?

Returning to Linshui Village in an ox cart, the educated youths welcomed her home, Zhou Cuiling also came, bringing two letters, sent by Meng Zhehan and Shen Yu, Meng Tao opened it and saw that Meng Zhehan was a brother's caring tone, Shen Yu was normal, the letter did not play ambiguously like at the train station, the writing was steady and square, like a gentleman, and also told her not to give away ingredients casually.

Meng Tao breathed a sigh of relief, just if she didn't confess, she hoped that she had misheard the words at Yicheng Railway Station.

Before going to bed at night, Meng Tao took out the newly bought small alarm clock, asked Jiang Limei, who had a watch, to help adjust the time, put it on the bedside cupboard, and was about to bolt the door to rest, but heard the courtyard door being slammed, and the voice of a child shouted "Sister Peach Blossom!" ”

Meng Tao hurriedly took a flashlight out of the main house, Sun Yutang had already opened the courtyard door, it was a ten-year-old boy from the Lin family at the entrance of the village, he brought in a person, saying that this person went to his house to ask for directions, to find Sister Taohua, Meng Tao saw that it was Meng Laosan Meng Jinniu.

"Brother Taurus, why are you here? It's still so late? ”

Meng Laosan scratched the back of his head embarrassedly: "I thought I wanted to come over and have a look, there was a fork in the road, otherwise I could have arrived earlier." ”

This person didn't know the way, and he had to come on foot, Meng Tao smiled: "Come into the house and sit, drink a glass of water first, and I'll cook a bowl of noodles for you." ”

He greeted the Lin family boy again: "Thank you for your hard work, please also sit in the house." ”

The Lin family boy shook his head: "I'm going home to sleep." ”

"Then you wait, I came back from the commune today and have two pieces of candy for you."

Meng Tao said that he went back to the house and grabbed a handful of fruit candy and came out, but the Lin family kid was not polite, took the candy with both hands, and ran away happily.

When the other male intellectuals heard that a man had come in, they all came over and looked around Meng Laosan, and Qian Liang asked, "Peach Blossom, who is this?" ”

Meng Laosan found that there were so many men in his cousin's family, and he also frowned twice: "Sister, who are they?" ”

Meng Tao smiled and introduced: "This is called Meng Jinniu, is my cousin, my grandfather's nephew, he is from Naliang Commune, and he has never come to my house; Brother Taurus, several of them are educated youths, it turns out that my yard is empty, and the team arranges for them to live here. ”

"How's that going to work? You're a girl......" Meng Laosan said.

"No, the four of us women live in the main house, and these people live in the wing room over there, it's okay."

Meng Laosan heard that there were four girls as companions, so he didn't say anything.

Of the five male intellectuals, Zhao Ming lived in a room by himself, so he said to Meng Tao: "Wait for your cousin to live with me." ”

Meng Tao thought that there was still a bed frame at the back of the hall: "I'll clean the back of the hall, you can live." ”

There is just no quilt.

Jiang Xiaodong said: "Don't clean the third watch in the middle of the night, everyone in the house full of dust can't sleep well." If Comrade Taurus is not used to building a bunk with others, he will dismantle the door panel and deal with it for one night, and I will have an extra quilt for Comrade Taurus to use. ”

Sun Yutang said: "I also have a felt blanket here, which can be used to sleep on Comrade Taurus." ”

Meng Laosan hurriedly waved his hand: "No, no, there is an orange pole in the kitchen stove, right?" I sat there for a while, and soon it was dawn. ”

Xu Guoliang and Qian Liang laughed when they heard it, and Meng Tao was speechless: Cousin, do you think you are a kitten and a puppy? Just find a grass nest and spend the night.

You're not welcome at the moment, say thank you to a few educated youths, and take Meng Laosan into the house, ready to make a bowl of gnocchi for him to eat, and when he saw Xu Guoliang, Qian Liang and Sun Yutang following, he asked them if they wanted to eat some? The three nodded in unison: "Then let's eat some and accompany the guests." ”

Meng Tao: "......"

This is a cousin, not a guest.

Meng Tao poured a glass of warm boiled water for his cousin to drink, and in the west house, He Huijuan and Qian Xiaoyun also came out to see Meng Laosan in their clothes, and looked at Meng Laosan embarrassed.

Meng Tao scooped up some more white noodles, made a big pot of gnocchi, put two large spoons of wild boar meat boiled in oil, took out a bowl of salty and spicy dried radish and a bowl of tomato chili sauce, and called everyone to eat supper together.

Meng Laosan was full of food and drink, Meng Tao boiled hot water for him to take a bath, Jiang Xiaodong took a few half-used clothes, and said to Meng Laosan: "There is no new one, it is our old clothes, but they are all clean, if Comrade Taurus does not dislike it, I will give it to you." ”

Meng Laosan hurriedly said: "Don't dislike it, don't dislike it...... No, I think these clothes are very new and good, you can still wear them, you don't have to give them to me. ”

"We have to wear it, it's a lot, you can take it and change it."

Meng Tao saw that there were no patches on several clothes, including coats, trousers, shirts, and an old sweater vest, knowing that Jiang Xiaodong was sincere in giving them away, so he thanked Meng Laosan and accepted them.

This set of clothes is several times better than the torn and patched homespun cloth clothes worn by Meng Laosan.

Although Meng Laosan is a male grandson, he has no mother since he was a child, his father does not love his grandfather and does not hurt, and the old lady Geng Liuju does not want to see him, he lives like a hard worker in the old Meng family in Liuzhuang, doing the hardest and most tiring work, eating the worst food, Geng Liuju has more than a dozen grandchildren, and it is good for other grandchildren, that is, it is to exploit Meng Laosan, if Meng Laosan wears good clothes and goes back, he will definitely have to be stripped off by the old lady Geng and given to other grandchildren, so it is better to wear the old ones.