It's almost time to reminisce, and Siming followed Uncle Zhou to send the remaining half of the rice to the north of the city. In the past, the house was in the south of the city, and Siming had hardly been to the north of the city, and when he arrived, he suddenly felt that the city that was so big when he was a child had become so small.

The owner of the rice shop in the north of the city is a middle-aged man who is not good at words, and even the transaction is completed by Uncle Zhou instead, and he is urging the next rice, and he is urging him to get the money, Siming can't understand how such a person becomes the owner of the rice shop, but it is not good to ask anything, just when he has his way of life.

After exchanging the rice capital for a silver ticket, Siming finally got light, married the money of his buddies and martial artists, and let them go back on their own. Because Grandma Zeng didn't go back until noon, Siming took Liang Tian around again. After a while, even I was a little lost, and my childhood memories were not so solid, and behind an alley would be a dead end.

There are also things that coincide with Siming's memory, for example, the tofu shop in the center of the city, the proprietress is a little older than before, her hair is a little gray, and wrinkles have climbed on her face.

If he hadn't come back, Siming wouldn't have changed so much in the eyes of others, except for Uncle Zhou, who took the initiative to talk to him, no one would know him anymore, just a foreigner who came to have fun, and he was still generous.

It turns out that it is so easy to erase the traces of a person's existence somewhere.

When the two slipped into the sunset, they finally knocked on Grandma Zeng's door. A gray-haired old woman came to the door, and while opening the door, she asked, "But Brother Qiao'er is back, and the old woman is not here in the morning, so you have been waiting for a long time." ”

Siming replied softly, "Granny Zeng, it's me. ”

The old woman opened the door, saw Siming, who had grown up, with teary eyes, and said, "Brother Qiao'er has also grown so big, much taller than my Zeng Ling'er." ”

"Grandma Zeng, you are still the same as before, old and strong."

The old woman was happy, and hurriedly pulled Siming into the courtyard, and said as she walked, "I'm old, it's useless, if you don't come back, I'm afraid you won't be able to see me." ”

Siming coaxed people again, "How come, I think Grandma Zeng is so healthy, she will definitely live a long life." ”

"What do you want to live a long life and live a hundred years, your great-uncle should be able to come back to see me often, I have lived enough, but your sister Ling will not come back. When did you get married, after so many years, you really want to drag me into the coffin, I still want to hug my great-grandson. ”

Liang Tian, who has been following behind, is not unhappy, so it doesn't matter if people see each other, it doesn't matter if they talk more, but which pot is not opened and which pot is mentioned, mentioning Siming's marriage, and this person said that he didn't have it before.

Liang Tian angrily pulled La Siming's sleeve in the back, causing both of them to stop.

The old woman turned around and saw another man behind her, so she asked Siming, "Who is this son?" ”

"A friend, surnamed Liang."

Coming out all the way, Siming introduced himself like this, and he didn't feel anything after a long time, but he couldn't bear it at this time, Liang Tian walked forward and said respectfully to the old woman, "Grandma Zeng, I already have a relationship with Siming..." Before the words could be spoken, they were pulled away by Siming.

Liang Tian was not convinced, so he simply pulled the person back outside the gate and asked, "What do you mean by this?" Miss Zeng knows everything about us, what are you still hiding from her? ”

Siming didn't want to quarrel, and said with some pleading, "You also saw it, she wants us to be together, I'm afraid to say it, she can't stand it for a while..." If there are really three long and two short, I can't explain it to Uncle Zeng, and then I asked Zeng Ling to say whether it's okay or not. ”

"But I don't like it!"

Siming took two steps, went over and hugged Liang Tian, and said softly, "You should help me this time, and wait for her to come back and say okay." ”

couldn't refuse, Liang Tian was still angry, pouted, and turned around not to look at Siming. Siming went to coax her again, stretched out his hand, compared to 'one', and said, "Just this time, okay?" ”

"When you go back to your hometown, you have really become Brother Qiao." After Liang Tian finished speaking, he went back to the courtyard and said to the old woman, "In Xia Baidi City, Liang Huaiyu has seen Grandma Zeng. ”

The old woman was happy and said with a smile, "I know, Baidi City is the one who grows tea, and my son often goes, have you seen my son?" ”

"Uncle Zeng hasn't seen it yet, but your granddaughter has seen it a few times." Liang Tian said truthfully.

The old woman waved her hand, beckoned Siming over again, used it like a crutch, and turned back to Liang Tian and said, "My family Zeng Ling'er is beautiful, and the older she has grown in the past few years, the more she looks like her mother." ”

"Don't say it's beautiful, when I first saw Miss Zeng, I thought she was a fairy daughter in the world." This is also true.

The old woman was even happier, and said to Siming, "Look at this young man, you can say that if it weren't for my family Zeng Ling'er who always liked you, she would have been abducted and run away." ”

Some people are happy and some people are worried, Liang Tian can't wait to swallow back what he just said, Miss Zeng is beautiful, but she can't come to rob her Siming, and then look at Siming's smiling appearance, maybe she is very happy in her heart. Liang Tian tilted his head over again and stopped talking.

The old woman hadn't seen Siming for a long time, and her mind was all on Siming, she felt fat for a while, and she felt thin for a while, as if Siming was not suitable for how long she looked, and she was really worried and anxious.

After a while, the old woman remembered that she still had to cook for the two of them, so she got up and did it. Liang Tian was worried about the things in his heart, and he didn't want to listen to them chatting anymore, so he said, "Grandma Zeng, I'll go." ”

The old woman was a little surprised and asked, "Do you know how to cook?" ”

"My family runs a restaurant, and I was escorted by my father to study, and today I happened to leak a hand to my great-grandmother." Liang Tian said, then rolled up his sleeves, exposed his arms, and was eager to try.

"The old woman will try the art of opening a restaurant at home today. The meat is all in the cabinet, I bought it new today, Liang Gongzi can use it casually, Siming, you can also go and help, I will go to your Uncle Bai's place to get some wine for you and come back. ”

Uncle Zeng's layout, Siming still remembers, took Liang Tian all the way into the kitchen, and took the meat and vegetables out of the car and handed them to Liang Tian.

Liang Tian didn't have a good face to Siming, and pouted, "You go and make a fire, it's enough for me to have me on the stove." Siming really went, took off his coat aside, tied his apron, and tiptoed to the fire.

Liang Tian was angry and funny when he saw it. Take the beef handed over by Siming, wash it, and divide it into chunks. I went and picked a white radish, peeled it, and cut it into pieces. Wait until the pot is dry, add oil, after the oil is cooked, add ginger and stir-fry, add spices and stir-fry, then add beef and radish in turn and stir-fry, fry until browned, and pour in the boiling water boiled in a small stove, when the water boils again, use a spoon to move all the dishes into the pot where the soup is cooked.

This was followed by steamed rice, and two more side dishes were stir-fried, one was celery lean meat, and the other was lentils.

Sleeping on the road, Siming hadn't smelled such a fragrant dish for a long time, so he leaned over and said, "Where did you learn such a craft, I should really let you open a restaurant in the future." ”

Who doesn't like to listen to compliments, Liang Tian turned around and took the chopsticks, pinched a piece of lean meat and fed it to Siming, and asked, "How does it taste?" ”

"Delicious!"

Hum! Liang Tian thought to himself, in the future, he must first raise his stomach, and people will not be able to run away.

After a while, the old woman also came back and said loudly in the courtyard, "Liang Gongzi is really a good craft, and the old woman smells the incense in the courtyard." ”

After the beef was boiled for an hour, Liang Tian was finally satisfied, and when it was served, the four of them started the meal. After eating a meal, Quan Gui'er is so happy.

After the meal, the old woman finally stopped mentioning Siming's marriage, touched her tears and said a lot of things about Siming's house being smashed back then, and comforted Siming and said, "The person who lent your father the money that year was also depressed in a few years, and the daughter-in-law ran away with her son and ran to the mountains by herself. ”

When Siming came back, it was the first time he heard about it, and asked, "What's his last name and what is his name?" ”

"The old woman can't remember, she had a name before, but then she was like a ghost, and she didn't dare to appear in the city during the day." After the old woman finished speaking, she was afraid that she would think about it, so she said, "Don't go to him, I won't show you who it is, this kind of person has his own harvest, and it is not worth it to catch you." ”

Siming patted the ash that fell on his trouser leg and said, "I won't go, I'll be gone in two days." But Uncle Zhou's side, how can he feel a little abnormal, there are no guys in the whole store, just him. ”

When the old woman heard this, she whispered, "He has collusion with the mountain, and you should not go there to walk around, so that if something happens, don't let the blood splash on you." ”

"When?"

"In the past two years, it has not been easy for him to say, after his daughter-in-law died, he took care of the children alone, and as soon as he was coerced by those people, he took a road of no return. I don't know what he is doing with the money, so he let his brother's family calculate, the family is not doing business, and the nephew he sent over is here to suck blood. ”

"How have you become like this all these years?"

The old woman waved her hand, sighed, and said, "Isn't it? I watched him grow up, but I was afraid that I would watch him go first, your great-uncle was intimate with him, and I often asked your great-uncle to persuade him not to associate with those people anymore, he couldn't let go of that little child. ”

"The price of rice in the city is also their fault?"

"Don't say it, these people don't know if they will come at night, and even you will be affected by the time. I've heard you brought in rice during the day, but really? Why are you so confused, those people won't let you go. The old woman was troubled again.

"They still do the rice business?"

The old woman hurriedly asked Siming to whisper, "Isn't it just to coerce your Uncle Zhou to do this?" Seven taels of silver were all given to them, and your Uncle Zhou would earn some money to make ends meet, and sometimes he would be rewarded a little when he was in a good mood on the mountain. It's just that the rice sellers have been robbed a lot, and they don't come here anymore, and the people on the mountain have been getting more and more impatient lately, and they don't know what they will look at next. ”

Siming frowned, thinking of the way the rice shop owner looked at him when he learned that the convoy was going to Mincheng in Shazhou City, and the martial artist had to add money, and the price of rice had almost tripled, and all this could be smoothed out.