It was already late when Feng Yan's father and son returned home from the township, Feng Yan's mother and grandmother had already gone to bed, and the father and son went into the house to sleep after taking a bath and eating some leftovers

"Dad, don't forget tomorrow's business"

"Got it, go to sleep," Feng Yan's father tiptoed into the bedroom. As soon as I went to bed, my mother woke up

",,,'s back,,, have you eaten the food you left?"

"Eat ,,,, there's still a little left,,," Feng Yan's father replied as he got up and leaned against the head of the bed, Feng Yan's mother saw that Feng Yan's father was a little abnormal, and felt that something must have happened and sat up: "What's the matter, swallow and spit out, what kind of expression do you have, you can say something else"

"It's something,,, I don't know if I should tell you or not, I'm afraid you will feel uncomfortable when you hear it,,,,,,," Feng Yan's father tried Feng Yan's mother in a mysterious way

"What the hell is going on, a big old man grinding and chirping, you don't say I'm sleeping," Feng Yan's mother said and lay on the bed with her back to Feng Yan's father

"Hey, don't sleep,,,,,, that's it, Feng Yan told me that Xiaojun's mother came to look for him a few days ago, and the two of them met in Taixian County,,,,,,,

Hearing this, Mother Feng suddenly turned around and sat up

"Isn't her mother out of town? Came back to see Feng Yan? What did you say? ”

Feng Yan's mother interrupted Feng Yan's father's words and asked several questions in a row

"Listen to me tell you slowly, her mother did come back to see Feng Yan on purpose, but it was not a conversation but ,,, to warn Feng Yan,,,

"Warning? ,,,,,,No, why doesn't she look down on my son, Feng Yan has such a good personality, looks good, is filial and self-motivated, where is she not worthy of her daughter" Feng Yan's mother was immediately emotional when she heard Feng Yan's father say that Mi Xiaojun's mother was here to warn her son

"What are you yelling about, you be quiet, I also look at my son everywhere, but people don't think so, people look at the right door, our son is a toad who wants to eat swan meat in the eyes of others"

"What are you talking about,,, you are a toad!!"

"What are you anxious with me, it's not what I said"

"Say that my son is a toad, where can her daughter go, thin like a telephone pole, that small nose and small mouth with a unlucky look, I didn't like her at first sight, if it weren't for Feng Yan liking me I wouldn't agree"

Feng Yan, who had been eavesdropping outside the door, was happy to hear that his mother was so protective of him

"Hey,,, you can only blame me for being useless as a father, and I didn't buy some family business for my son, so I was dragging my son back."

"You now know that your son is affected, what did you do earlier, you usually use your brain more to earn more money, our son will not be like today in front of the old woman can't hold his head up," Feng Yan's mother said as she said, maybe she had the image of her son being humiliated in her mind, and couldn't help crying

"What are you doing, what are you crying about,,,,,,,"

"I feel uncomfortable, how can Feng Yan grow so big and suffer such humiliation, he usually has such a strong self-esteem, how uncomfortable he was at that time,,, this old woman who has been stabbed a thousand times, the dog looks down on people, my son is so capable, how does he know that my son can't get ahead,,, snobbish eyes,,," Feng Yan's mother cried and greeted the old woman in her own mouth

"Okay, okay, don't cry, why are you doing this, I told you this today just to discuss with you whether to find another way out for Feng Yan, you can't let him work on the construction site for a lifetime like me."

"What is the way out? Going to university was his only way out! It doesn't matter if we want money or not, we can only get ahead by studying, and let him repeat it after the year, I can't let him be so temperamental, I now feel that it hurt him if I didn't stop him from going to school before."

Feng Yan's father was anxious when he heard Feng Yan's mother say this, he wanted to let Feng Yan go to work in the antimony mine, but he didn't expect it to be self-defeating, Feng Yan outside the door heard his mother say this, and Feng Yan's father paused for a while and quickly sorted out his thoughts in his mind

"I told you that you can't be soft-hearted when you work on the construction site in the future, you have to let him know that he is tired and knows the hardship, so that he will take the initiative to go back to school, do you hear?!"

"Huh? ,,, Ao ,,, I don't think he can go back ,,,,,,"

Feng Yan's mother heard Feng Yan's father suddenly come to such a sentence, and she didn't understand what it meant for a while

"Who can't go back? What do you say? Sleepwalking."

"I said, Feng Yan will not go back to school, during this time he did not contribute less to the construction site, I was still eating when I worked overtime at night, he went up to do it alone, it was so hot during the day, I never complained, I knew that he felt sorry for me, I wanted to do more I could do less, I also understand, he didn't want to study, bad grades are one thing, the main reason is because he doesn't want to add to the burden on the family, I, as a father, makes him insecure, you just let him go back now He can't calm down, We can't complain that our children are disobedient, it's our parents' dereliction of duty,,,"

"Well,,, don't have anything, don't have any money,,, so what do you say? What else can he do if he can't go back to school? ”

"This is what I'm talking to you about now, the son of his grandfather Dong's comrade-in-arms is a mine, not a coal mine, what kind of antimony mine, let Feng Yan be a technician, you don't need to go down the mine to refine the raw ore on the top, and you can't be tired, you can eat and live more than 3,000 a month, this technology can only be learned by college graduates, and now our son has taken a shortcut."

"Where's that place? Far away? Is this reliable? You don't have to go down the well, you're not tired, and the salary is so high, don't be a pyramid scheme."

"Look at what you said, this matter was introduced by Uncle Dong, you still don't believe him,,, otherwise, let's go to Uncle Dong's place tomorrow to see his old man's house and ask about this matter in detail by the way, do you think it's okay?"

"Well,,, it's okay, I'm sure I'm down-to-earth when I ask in person, if there's really such a good thing, let Feng Yan go,,, Feng Yan is so clever and capable, it's almost someone to take him, I hope this time can be an opportunity,,, go to bed early, and we'll go to ,,, tomorrow after breakfast."

Feng Yan's father got up and turned off the light, and when he returned to his room, Feng Yan couldn't sleep on the bed, and he couldn't wait for the life of the antimony mine countless times in the past few days,,,,,,

In the countryside in late summer and early autumn, it is still difficult to hear the sound of the rooster crowing in the morning, and instead it is the frog that has been calling all summer, especially in the morning, and it is more cheerful, as if he is afraid that any guy who likes to lie in bed will blame himself for his dereliction of duty because he did not get up in time to delay the day's work,,,,,,

"Feng Yan,,, Feng Yan,,, get up quickly, we have to go to Grandpa Dong's house after eating, hurry up, don't sleep,,," There was a continuous urging sound from the mother's voice outside the door, and he forcibly pulled Feng Yan out of his sleep

"I heard Mom, get up, get dressed, don't shout,,," Feng Yan got up slightly with his eyes closed, muttered weakly dressed in his mouth, and floated out with a towel and a tooth jar

"Feng Yan, why can't you wake up as soon as you get home, Malier, let's go early and come back early, don't rush to lunch, your grandfather Dong is so old, you are embarrassed to let him greet us" Feng Yan's father was in the yard while wiping his beloved motorcycle while urging the half-dead Feng Yan who was washing next to him, he really couldn't wake up and wanted his life, it stands to reason that such an important thing today Feng Yan should be the most active and excited one, it seems that this person who lacks sleep really can't afford to hurt it,,,,,,

After a family of three finished breakfast, they rode their father's car into the city under the volunteering of the wind, and the country roads at six or seven o'clock in the morning were full of smoke, like a thin white veil, with the surrounding looming villages, it was really a bit like a fairyland

"Feng Yan, you drive slowly,,, don't forget to find a supermarket when you enter the city in a while, let's buy something for your grandfather Dong to bring over,,,,,,,"

"I know Mom," Feng Yan twisted his face slightly, pulling his throat in response to his mother

After entering the city, Feng Yan did not take his parents to the supermarket but went directly to a fruit stall next to Grandpa Dong's downstairs, although this store is not big, but because it is close to several residential areas, those who go to relatives often buy things, here is still relatively complete and fresher

"Morning, Boss Wang" Feng Yan drove the motorcycle to the bottom of the curb stone at the entrance of the supermarket, and while turning off the engine and getting out of the car, he greeted a middle-aged man who came out of the supermarket carrying a box of fruits

"Yo ,,, windy,,, I haven't seen you for a few days, I heard fleas say that you dropped out of school and went home to be the boss,,,,,,"

"Yes, I'm not just about to take a wife to be the boss (some places in the south call the woman's husband the boss)" Feng Yan teased as he walked towards Boss Wang, who was standing at the door and looked at him

"You kid will be poor," Boss Wang responded with a smile

"This is my parents, take the time to see Grandpa Dong today"

After hearing Feng Yan's introduction, Boss Wang naturally took out a box of cigarettes from the pocket of his pants, skillfully took out two and handed them to Feng Yan's father: "Then I call you big brother and sister-in-law, don't you suffer" Boss Wang looked at Feng Yan's parents with a smile and quipped

"I don't mind if you call your uncle and aunt,,, Mom, what should we buy?"

"You have to ask me something for Grandpa Dong" Boss Wang quickly lit the cigarette in his mouth and grabbed it in front of Feng Yan's mother, answering Feng Yan's words, and did not mean to stop: "I have been a neighbor with Uncle Dong for so many years, he has never been to another house to buy things, his old man's mouth is not good, what melon seeds, peanuts and walnuts are forgotten, and he doesn't want fruits, he has high blood sugar as soon as he eats fruits, doesn't he usually love to have a drink for himself, just buy him a box of liquor, he loves to drink Hongyang's high wine, a box of six bottles, the original price is three hundred and two, It's not that outsiders earn less, and keep you two hundred and eight," Boss Wang was busy placing goods at the door while introducing the Feng Yan family

Although the mother has been here several times to Grandpa Dong, but they are all to see her son, every time she comes, she also buys some fruit and milk casually, this time she came here for her son's business, you must be careful, Feng Yan's mother gave Feng Yan a look, Feng Yan understood and explained to his mother: "Boss Wang is right, Grandpa Dong has no mouth, and he has a denture at the age of fifty."

"Then buy a box bar?" Standing aside and smoking a cigarette, Feng Yan's father tentatively asked Feng Yan's mother in a negotiating tone

"Then you can't just buy the same, how ugly it is,,, boss, you move us a box of the wine you said, and then a box of pure milk," Feng Yan's mother arranged to Boss Wang, who was pouting his buttocks

"Okay, I'll get it for you" Boss Wang responded by straightening up and walking into the house, followed by Feng Yan and his mother

"His aunt, I'll do the math for you, the wine is two hundred and eight, the milk is thirty-five, a total of three hundred and fifteen,,, just now the wine gave you a discount, I won't wipe this fraction for you"

"Okay, that's it," Feng Yan's mother took four hundred sheets from her bag and handed them over

"Collect four hundred from you, find you eighty-five,,, his aunt, you take it"

After Feng Yan's mother and son came out of the store, they walked directly to Grandpa Dong's house, and Feng Yan's father followed closely behind with a cart

"Grandpa,,, grandpa,,," Feng Yan called at the door twice and gently pushed the door with his hand, but it opened, "It must be that Grandpa Dong knew that they were coming today, and deliberately left the door, Feng Yan opened a door after entering, and his father pushed the car directly into the yard."

"Grandpa, grandpa,,, my parents came to see you,,, grandpa"

"Come so early,,," Feng Yan was shouting in the courtyard with his head tilted, and Grandpa Dong walked in from outside with a smile

"Uncle Dong,,," Feng Yan's parents hurriedly greeted Grandpa Dong when they saw Grandpa Dong walking in

"Hehe,,,'re here,,,"

"Grandpa, why did you go out, I was about to rush up for a long time" Feng Yan saw that Grandpa Dong was fine, and his heart suddenly relaxed a lot

"I saw that it was a good day today, so I went out for a walk and bought some food by the way, let's go, let's talk upstairs"

"Grandpa, there are no outsiders, just cook it in the yard" Feng Yan took the dish that Grandpa Dong was carrying

"Yes, Uncle Dong, we don't have outsiders," Feng Yan's mother echoed Feng Yan's words

"Okay, then I'm not polite to you, come, sit here, Fengyan, you send the dishes upstairs" Grandpa Dong said as he took out the key from his pocket and handed it over

Grandpa Dong just walked to the rocking chair and saw the liquor and milk placed next to the table: "Xiaofeng, how many times have I told you, you don't need to buy anything when you come to Uncle Dong?"

"Uncle Dong, I didn't buy anything, isn't this the Mid-Autumn Festival, so I prepared a case of wine and a box of milk for you, which is a little bit of our heart as a junior" Feng Yan's mother looked at Grandpa Dong with a smile

"Yes, Uncle Dong, we usually don't come much, don't give birth to us"

"Look at what you said, give you how to see the outside, you have to open your eyes, the family has to be busy for the family to eat, Uncle Dong can understand"

Feng Yan's mother got up, picked up the kettle next to her, and poured a glass of water for Grandpa Dong

"Uncle Dong, I see that you are in a good mental state, do you sleep well at night?"

"The body is okay, I can't sleep, I wake up several times a night"

"Uncle Dong, your age is very good"

"Yes, I haven't become a burden to my children at my age, and I'm very content,,, my old sister's health at home is fine"

"My mother is in good health, she has a good mentality, and she laughs all day long,,,,,,"

"A good attitude is a thing, and those of us who are older people have a good attitude is better than taking a lot of medicine"

"Grandpa, you still have vegetables in the refrigerator, why do you buy so much, this can't be eaten and it's broken," Feng Yan said as he walked over from the entrance of the building

"I'm here for us at noon."

Feng Yan's parents heard that Grandpa Dong wanted to keep them for dinner, and quickly refused

"Uncle Dong, we won't eat here at noon"

"Yes, Uncle Dong, we still have something to do when we go back."

"What's the matter? I'm not far from your house, and you'll be home on a motorcycle for about 20 minutes after lunch, and the world is not enough for you to be busy in the afternoon."

"No, uncle,,, you see that you are so old, how can you be in trouble" Feng Yan's father looked at Grandpa Dong a little embarrassed

"What trouble am I, the vegetables have been bought, my task is completed, and the rest will be handed over to Feng Yan's mother, okay, it's so decided, I'll leave after eating"

Feng Yan's parents couldn't say anything when they saw that Grandpa Dong was so enthusiastic

"Mom and Dad, let's just listen to grandpa, I'll help my mom cook together at noon, let's wipe our mouths after eating and leave, we won't delay things" Sitting opposite Grandpa Dong with a hippie smile, a sentence made everyone laugh

"This kid is not in shape,,, usually causes trouble for your grandfather Dong,,,

"Feng Yan's mother, you can't wronged Feng Yan, Feng Yan's child is very obedient and never causes trouble, you are really blessed to have such a sensible and worry-free child."

"What's the blessing, Uncle Dong, Feng Yan can't go to college, and now he doesn't even have a way out, and we are afraid that he will not be blessed in the future."

Grandpa Dong listened to Feng Yan's mother and said that the meaning should be that Feng Yan told them about going to the antimony mine and the work was going well, Grandpa Dong thought of this and began to test Feng Yan's parents: "Didn't Feng Yan work with his father on the construction site?" ”

"Uncle Dong, you also know how hard it is on this construction site, there is no future yet, you can't let Feng Yan work on the construction site for a lifetime."

"It's ,,, have you made plans for your child?"

Feng Yan's father said that he would no longer beat around the bush when he said this: "Uncle Dong, I heard Feng Yan say that the son of one of your comrades-in-arms wants Feng Yan to work in other mines, and we don't know much about that thing, another reason why I didn't come today is to learn about the specific situation from you."

"Yes, Uncle Dong, yesterday Feng Yan and his father told me for most of the day, and I didn't understand,,,,,,"

"Well,,, there is such a thing, just the son of my comrade-in-arms who just died some time ago, our relationship for decades, I took him like my own child, so this matter is reliable, his mine is in Jiujiang, Jiangxi, not too far, take the train overnight, Feng Yan did not let him go to the mining area, directly into the concentrator to learn refining, is a technical job, not tired, no danger, food and accommodation over there all-inclusive, three thousand five a month, you can go over at any time, if you agree, let Feng Yan's father take Feng Yan over to see, If you feel that you can, you can stay, and if you can't feel it, you will come back" Grandpa Dong picked up the cup and drank a sip of water and continued: "I am very much in favor of Feng Yan being able to pass, young people can learn more things, don't they pressure their skills, besides, we have this relationship, Feng Yan is there, and it is convenient for him to do whatever he wants to do after getting along with them."

Feng Yan's mother was so sure when she heard what Grandpa Dong said, she was also moved: "Uncle Dong, since you said that we can absolutely believe you, you can call the shots in this matter."

Grandpa Dong didn't think much about it after listening to Feng Yan's mother's words, and agreed for Feng Yan: "Okay, I have always treated Feng Yan as my own grandson, then this time I, as a grandfather, will be the master, Xiao Feng, when can you take out three or four days off to send Feng Yan?"

"Uncle Dong, I have to be idle at home for five or six days this time, and now it's a vacancy, okay, you can prepare for the wind this afternoon and tomorrow, and you will set off the day after tomorrow, okay?"

"No problem, Uncle Dong, I thank you for Feng Yan, Uncle Dong"

"See me again" Grandpa Dong said while looking at Feng Yan and smiling, Feng Yan also replied to Grandpa Dong with a smile, after the matter of Feng Yan was finalized, the three generations of grandparents and grandchildren had a short chat, and when everyone was laughing, Grandpa Dong's mobile phone rang

"Eh,,, I set an alarm clock, Yang Sao and they all come back for dinner at noon, we have to do it in advance, Feng Yan, you go and cook upstairs for your mother."

"Okay, Grandpa"

"Then you two will talk, let's go cook," Feng Yan's mother said, got up and followed Feng Yan upstairs

"Feng Yan, don't keep the vegetables you bought, in addition, there are pork ribs in the refrigerator, they are all taken out and stewed, there are not enough people today" Grandpa Dong shouted upstairs with a hoarse voice

"Got it, grandpa"

"Little breeze, come and drink tea"

"Hey,,,"

"Uncle Dong, the ,,,? you wear on your ears here"

"Uh,,, this? Hearing aids" Grandpa Dong touched the hearing aids hanging on his ears: "When I was young, I was a soldier and made the bomb shock"

"Uh,,, I've heard Feng Yan say that you are old and liberated."

"The Battle of Jinan, the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea, I have participated in them"

"yes, that's how good your body is now."

"There are also a lot of sequelae, I have had nightmares for decades, my head hurts every three or five times, and this leg and waist and shoulder are more accurate than the weather forecast"

Feng Yan's father listened to Grandpa Dong talk about the war sequelae he left behind, and he couldn't speak for a while, Grandpa Dong saw Feng Yan's father smiling and didn't speak, so he turned the topic to Feng Yan: "Xiao Feng, Feng Yan, this child is a good child, don't look at his young age, he is very patterned, although he may sometimes be a little impulsive, young man, it's understandable, but he has never caused trouble for you, right?" That's enough, you have to have confidence in him, let him toss by himself, that's all for your life, you can't let the next generation leave regrets, isn't it"

"Yes, Uncle Dong is right, I also know that Feng Yan dares to think and dare to do, sometimes I may always habitually use my own vision and my own style of doing things to manage Feng Yan, but slowly I feel that I can't communicate with him in the same way before, especially during the time he was out of school and with me on the construction site, we thought like two opposites, I didn't dare to think about it, I didn't dare to do what he dared to do, sometimes I found that my thoughts couldn't keep up with him at all, so slowly I figured it out, The young people of their time are certainly different from the people who grew up in the background of our time, I should not take everything because I love him, I want to discipline him with my own thoughts and understanding, as long as he can know good and evil, know what to do and what not to do, let him do the rest."

"I'm very happy that you can think so, he has such sensible parents, which is very good for his growth, Xiaofeng,,, Uncle Dong will make a bet for you today, and Feng Yan will definitely get ahead in less than ten years."

"Hehe,,, Uncle Dong,,, in fact, I should thank you, it is really his blessing to live with you in the past two years, and you are the one who has the deepest influence on him in his growth."

"Come on,,, Xiaofeng ,,, drink tea,,,"