Chapter 9: Reunion
The news of Pei Ze's return had already spread throughout Tonghua Village.
In the alley, the courtyard was full of people.
The main house was even more crowded, and there was no place to put your feet.
"Third sister-in-law, is there something wrong at home?" Pei An was a little uneasy, could it be that the people of their family were fighting again, Hua Jiao bent down and whispered in his ear: "It's your third brother who came back, you weren't born when he left, he must want to see you, you go in and have a look!" ”
Pei An looked ignorant, looked up at Huajiao, and Huajiao smiled at him: "Go!" ”
Pei An nodded, and squeezed into the main room from the crowd very obediently.
The sharp-eyed saw the peppercorns, and sighed: "Look, that's the little girl that the Pei family bought to be happy, she is a blessed one!" ”
"It's not, Liu Mazi's hexagram is quite accurate."
"Now it seems that the little girl is really prosperous."
In an instant, Shimmer looked around.
Huajiao calmly carried the bamboo basket on his back and entered his house quietly.
When the family is reunited, she won't be an eyesore.
It was not dark yet, the shadowy sky light was sprinkled in from the window, and the pepper took out the mud pot from the bamboo basket and carefully put it on the stove, in fact, she was not worried about whether the mud pot could be put in, anyway, the pot stove had not yet dried, and it could be adjusted.
However, it should be about the same on a visual basis.
Fortunately, the clay pot was put into the stove smoothly.
There is still some mud left in the pankang in the yard, the pepper dug some back, went to the well to fetch water, grabbed a handful of firewood by the way, heated some water with a mud pot, and after the water was hot, the mud dug up and thinned a little, pasted a layer of mud along the edge of the pot, and fixed the mud pot on the stove, so that when the fire is burned, there will be no smoke coming out, I have to say, Pei Chunshan and Pei Runpankang's technology is quite good, the water in the pot has just boiled, and the kang over there feels a little warmth, and the heat is really fast.
Thinking that she could sleep on the kang at night, the pepper was very happy, so she simply filled the mud pot with water, and went to the root of the south wall to drag a big tree root into the stove, so that it burned slowly, and the residual heat of the charcoal after burning could also last until dawn, the small bed she had slept in was placed under the wall by her, and when the weather was warm after the New Year, she went to find some reeds, weaved a straw mat and futon and put it on it, and it was also good to put it in the house as a sofa.
From time to time, there was a cacophony of crying and laughing from the side of the main room.
It's the same as singing a big play.
Wang Qi was also there, he understood the mood of the Pei family very much, sat down for a while, and then got up and said goodbye: "You guys slowly catch up, I'll go back first, let's come back in a few days, I'll come back in a few days." ”
"Seventh Master go slowly." Wang wiped his nose, cried a few times, and said with a smile, "We will all come to the house for dinner tomorrow, we will be lively." ”
Pei Chunshan also wiped his tears vigorously.
Mrs. Yuan and Pei Chunhua's family of four sat on the kang, staring at Pei Ze without blinking, after so many years, it can be regarded as coming back, just like a dream, the Liu family is coaxing Fuwa to sleep, Pei An and Sister Xian also looked at Pei Ze curiously, when Pei Ze had an accident, Pei Run had not yet married, and Pei An had not yet been born......
Pei was full of weakness and did not show his head knowingly.
He was worried that Pei Ze would beat him if he knew about the pepper.
Wang Qi patted Pei Ze on the shoulder: "Accompany your father and mother well, their life has really been difficult over the years." ”
"Don't worry, Seventh Master, I will." Pei Ze bowed slightly, his voice was low, his expression was unusually calm, it didn't look like he had been away from home for eight years, it looked like he had just been out for a day and came back, seeing that Wang Qi was leaving, he was just about to get up and send it, Wang Qi waved his hand again and again, "You just came back, have a good rest, you are all your own people, there are not so many courtesies." ”
Pei Chunshan and Pei Run got up to see each other off.
The courtyard was full of people, and some even sat on the wall and looked in.
Pei Chunshan frowned, hugged his fists and said: "Folks, my brother Ze'er has just come back, and he has been running all the way, let's get together again in a few days!" ”
"The people of our Tonghua Village are enthusiastic, let's disperse, let their family have a good talk." Wang Qi laughed and said, "The days will be long in the future, so I don't have to worry about not seeing you." ”
Then the crowd dispersed like birds.
Wang looked at his familiar and unfamiliar son, and cried again.
Obviously he is only in his twenties, but he has a dusty face, and his demeanor is older and calmer than Pei Chunshan, how many sins he has suffered outside, Pei Chunhua persuaded Wang vigorously: "Sister-in-law, don't cry, Brother Ze finally came back, it's a happy event!" ”
Only then did Wang stop crying, and wiped his eyes with his sleeve: "Aren't I happy!" ”
"Brother Ze, where have you been for more than eight years!" Old Lady Yuan looked at Pei Ze with red eyes, her appearance when she was a child was still there, but her eyebrows and eyes were a little strange, and the clothes he was wearing didn't look like those worn by the croppers, and the style was not like them, but when he came back, Wang Qi sent them back, she really couldn't tell whether Pei Ze was developed, or was he more impoverished like Brother Man.
"Brother Ze, who saved you, say it quickly, let's go to the door to thank you." Wang asked, tugging at Pei Ze's sleeve.
"Mother, sister-in-law, don't worry, let Brother Ze speak slowly." Guan Liujin sat on the side and interjected, Pei Chunhua glared at her man, and said with a cold face, "I'm finally back, can you not be in a hurry, you know a fart!" ”
Guan Liujin smiled, and there was no squeak.
"Third brother, let's talk quickly, just start from the time you were rescued." Guan Mao squeezed around Mrs. Yuan and said with a smile, "Although Guan Sheng and I were still young at that time, we also went to the beach to find you!" ”
Guan Sheng nodded vigorously: "Remember, I searched for it during the day, and I continued to look for it at night, and the whole village was looking for you." ”
The brothers Guan Mao and Guan Sheng are twins.
Eighteen years old, looking fat, thin, tall and short.
Outsiders can hardly tell who is who.
"Eight years ago, I was rescued by a passing boat when I fell into the water, and when I woke up, I was already in the northwest, and when I fell into the water, my head hit the reef, and I delayed treatment, and I can't remember anything, so I stayed to help my benefactor." Pei Ze glanced at everyone and said lightly, "It wasn't until half a year ago that I slowly remembered some things, remembered who I was, and handed over the matter at hand and came back, and I will stay at home in the future and will not leave again." ”
"Brother Ze, what does your benefactor do?" Pei Chunhua saw that Pei Ze was talking lightly, and said suspiciously, "Is it an official?" Or is it a big family, after so many years, you said you would come back? ”
"He's a businessman...... Pei Ze raised his eyebrows, obviously didn't want to continue the topic, and got up and said to everyone, "You guys talk first, I'll go back to the house and rest first." ”
"Wait, Brother Ze, this is your brother." Only then did Wang think of Pei An, stepped forward and grabbed him, and pushed him forward, "He is Brother An, eight years old, the year you left, he was not born yet, your father and I hope you are safe, so we named him Brother An, Brother An, call him the third brother." ”
"Third brother." Pei An shouted with a smile.
"Third uncle, I'm Sister Xian." Sister Xian stepped forward and pointed at Liu Shi and the sleeping Fuwa in a milky voice, "This is my mother and my brother Fuwa." ”
A smile appeared in Pei Ze's eyes, and he nodded at Liu's family: "I've seen my sister-in-law." ”
Liu's face was slightly hot, and he smiled reluctantly: "Third uncle is polite." ”
Pei Ze reached out and touched Pei An's head, raised his leg and walked out.
"You go back to the house and rest first, and we'll have dinner later." Wang hurriedly followed out, and said with a flattering smile, "As soon as your father received the letter, he cleaned up the original firewood room for you, and my mother will take you over, your original things are there, I just tried the stove the morning before, but it happened that you came back, my mother went to cook first, and I asked the peppercorns to burn a fire for you." ”
Speaking of peppercorns, Wang remembered that Pei Ze hadn't seen her yet, and shouted loudly: "Peppercorns, come out quickly, your man is back!" ”