Shen Mengxi lived in Taiping Village until February 28, when Old Man Qi personally drove her back to the county seat on a horse and a plow.

Qi Youde stopped his father, "Dad, I'll go and send Zhuzhu." ”

"I'll go, and if I don't catch another plow, the snow will melt." Old Man Qi insisted.

Qi Youde still followed, and the old man in his eighties went out, which was really uneasy.

The result was that Qi Youde drove the horse and climbed the plow back to Taiping that day, while the old man Qi stayed in the county seat,—— and he wanted to send his granddaughter to school in person.

At noon, Qi Baoping made lunch, fried shredded radish, and took out the frozen chicken in the warehouse to heat it, waiting for his parents to come back to eat.

Qi Youheng and Lu Xiuzhi came back together, and when they entered the courtyard gate, Lu Xiuzhi held the bicycle saddle and wiped a handful of tears, Qi Youheng stood next to her and patted her shoulder comfortingly, Lu Xiuzhi finally couldn't help crying.

When Lu Xiuzhi eased her mood, the two entered the house, and they were startled when they saw Old Man Qi, "Dad? Why are you here? ”

"Send Zhuzhu back to school." Old Man Qi looked at his daughter-in-law's red eyes, and his tone was stern, "What the hell is going on?" From the fifteenth day of the first lunar month to the present, has it not been reconciled? ”

"Dad, we didn't fight, but Xiuzhi's unit was a little uncomfortable."

"Okay, then hide it, don't let me know for the rest of your life!" Old Man Qi was angry, "Don't eat it!" If you are angry, eating will hurt your body! Baokang! Ride a bicycle and send your grandfather back to Taiping! ”

Qi Youheng hurriedly stopped his father, "Gaha, Dad!" Why don't you have to eat! ”

Old Man Qi pulled his son, but he didn't pull it, he was so angry that he went to his grandson's room, and just went in and suddenly walked out, "Is there something wrong with health care?" ”

Qi Youheng was dumbfounded.

As soon as Old Man Qi saw his stupid son's expression, he knew that he had guessed correctly, "Say it quickly!" Why is it so meaty! ”

Lu Xiuzhi took out a letter from her pocket, and the corners of the letter paper were already grinding off.

Old Man Qi opened the letter, stretched out his hand to hold the letter far away, and read it carefully.

After reading it, he held on to the door frame, sat on the side of the kang in the north room, and muttered, "I'm on the front line...... My grandson also went to war ......"

Shen Mengxi took the letter when he heard the sound and read it hastily.

It turned out that Qi Health, who was originally scheduled to visit relatives during the Spring Festival, was temporarily transferred to the front line of Laoshan in his unit, and in order to let his family have a good New Year, he did not explain it on the telegram, but wrote another letter, and when Qi Youheng received it, it was almost the fifteenth day of the first month.

Afraid that Old Man Qi would not be able to stand the stimulation, Qi Youheng and his wife were suffering hard, and no one dared to tell them.

"Are you afraid that I can't stand it, I can, why can't I? I could stand your second brother back then. Old Man Qi muttered in his mouth and slowly got on the kang, "I'll pour it for a while, you eat first." ”

Qi Baoping took the letter from Shen Mengxi's hand and read it eagerly, Qi Baoan pouted, "Coax the children in the children's class, as if you can understand it." ”

Shen Mengxi climbed onto the kang, took a pillow for the old man Qi, and put it on him, the old man was lying on his side motionless with his head facing inward. Shen Mengxi gently patted Old Man Qi's back, and he slowly turned around, "Good Zhuzhu, I know that I feel sorry for my grandfather." ”

Shen Mengxi knew what it was like for her relatives to go to the battlefield, she wiped the face of the old man Qi, and the old man Qi also wiped it, and said with a smile: "I don't know, when did I shed tears!" When your second uncle left that year, your grandfather didn't shed tears, just your grandmother, and cried to death several times. ”

Shen Mengxi nodded.

The kitchen came from the howl of the security guard, "Dad, can my eldest brother die?" What's the matter? ”

Then his mouth was covered and he made a whining sound.

Lu Xiuzhi slapped his back and said angrily, "Can you speak?" Yes? Can you speak? You say you, why are you so ignorant! He himself began to cry.

None of the family had eaten.

Old Man Qi didn't even eat dinner, and kept lying on the kang in the north house with his eyes closed.

Qi Youheng and his wife didn't care about worrying about their eldest son, so they invited Dr. Ma to their home. Doctor Ma checked it and said, "The old man is in good health, but his mind is not smooth, go out for a walk, smile more, it's fine." ”

"You can prescribe some medicine." Qi Youheng said.

"No, you don't! What medicine to take if you are not sick! Doctor Ma put away his stethoscope, "Uncle Qi, then I'll go back first, and I'll come to see you in a few days." You have to eat well and be in a cheerful mood! ”

Old Man Qi nodded listlessly, "Hard ponty, for my old man, take a run on a cold day." ”

"Definitely!" Doctor Ma hurriedly asked Old Man Qi to lie down and get up.

Qi Youheng went out to see off guests, Shen Mengxi grabbed Old Man Qi's wrist and carefully checked the pulse, Old Man Qi looked at his granddaughter's little face, his fingers kept pressing his wrist, like a decent one, he couldn't help but smile, "Little Doctor Qi has taken the pulse of the master again?" ”

Shen Mengxi confirmed that Old Man Qi was fine, and put his mind at ease, "Don't worry about what didn't happen!" Be blessed! ”

Old Man Qi sat up suddenly, touching his granddaughter's hair, "Yes!" Be blessed! I'm right! ”

The old man went down to put on his shoes and called his daughter-in-law to get him something to eat, Lu Xiuzhi hurriedly brought out the food in surprise and beckoned to Qi Youheng, who was sending people back, "Youheng, our dad is fine!" ”

Qi Youheng saw his father drinking porridge, and he was also relieved, feeling that it was right to trouble Dr. Ma to make a trip.

Old Man Qi drank a bowl of porridge and put away his chopsticks.

"Dad, you can eat some more!" Lu Xiuzhi persuaded.

"No, I'm used to eating two meals, and I'm not comfortable eating at night." Old Man Qi took a sip of the water handed by his grandson, rinsed his mouth and spit it into the swill bucket.

Sitting back at the table, "Zhuzhu is right, we are relatives of health care, health care is in the most dangerous place, we can't worry, worry is curse!" Let's think about him! Bless him with all your heart every day! ”

Qi Youheng and his wife looked at their father in a daze, and then looked at the little daughter standing at the door of the north house, and nodded.

Qi security interjected: "How old is Zhuzhu, she knows a fart!" ”

Old Man Qi slapped him and hit the Qi security guard's mouth, "I'm right, I'm right!" Have you forgotten that it's over! It's the fifteenth year of the New Year! Eat all the small rice in your legs? A calf that doesn't have a heart! It's not as sensible as your sister! ”

Qi security guard was stunned, since he was a child, his father has beaten him less, kicked with his feet, pumped with a belt, and his mother also twisted his ears, but he has never been slapped in the face, today in front of the whole family, he was slapped to the mouth by his grandfather, his face was swollen red, but he couldn't resist with his grandfather, and he didn't even dare to run, so he could only stand in humiliation with gritted teeth, his chest fell together, and he turned his head to stare at his sister hatefully.

"What? Do you dare to move a finger to see? I'll discount your doglegs! Old Man Qi saw his grandson's intentions, issued a warning, and shouted: "Get out!" ”

Qi security guards rushed out of the house, looking up to the sky and howling, and his ghost crying wolf could be heard all over the street. Lu Xiuzhi was so anxious that she stomped her feet, grabbed her son's hat and gloves, and chased him out.

"A loving mother is a loser!" Old Man Qi looked at his daughter-in-law's back and said with hatred.