180. Black and white
"Ahh
"Laugh. Chu Xiaoxiao's mother came over and dragged Chu Xiaoxiao out of Li Qin's arms, and glared at Li Qin at the same time.
Li Qinchao took a step back, he wanted to say something to the "aunt" in front of him, but the other party didn't give him a chance. Chu Xiaoxiao's mother pulled Chu Xiaoxiao and turned around and walked towards the Chu family's "camp".
Li Qin looked at the mobile phone on the ground, the mobile phone had already been thrown hard by Chu Xiaoxiao just now, and the battery that fell ran out. It looks like it's no longer available. Li Qin picked up the remnant of the mobile phone, fortunately, although the phone card was also thrown out, it was not broken. Li Qin put the phone card in his pocket, and threw the shell into the trash can next to him. He walked back and stood where he was.
Li Hanmo, who was beside Li Qin, patted Li Qin and asked, "Your aunt is really unreliable." Throwing his face in front of so many people. β
"Oh, hehe, get used to it, get used to it. Li Qin snorted.
Li Qin looked at Chu Mu who walked over and smiled, although he had a smile on his face, he was very nervous in his heart. Li Qin only now remembered that his identity here was a distant relative of Chu Xiaoxiao's family, and he could only hold on to the psychology of luck, hoping that his performance just now would make Li Hanmo not suspicious.
Li Hanmo didn't seem to have any doubts, pointed to the other side and said, "My family is over there, you can go with me." β
Before Li Qin refused, Li Hanmo took Li Qin's hand and walked over.
Rushing into the Li family's "camp", Li Qin found that almost all the people here were middle-aged, and there were no old people.
"Dad, Mom," Li Hanmo shouted to the couple standing in the middle.
Li Hanmo's mother pretended to be angry and looked at Li Hanmo and scolded softly: "Why is it so slow?!" When Li's mother saw Li Qin next to Li Hanmo, the corners of her mouth bloomed again. walked up to Li Qin, shook Li Qin's hand and said, "Is the young man Momo's boyfriend?"
"I, I..."
"Our family is Momo, it's too boyish. Since childhood, hey, Lao Li, look at this young man. Momo can climb such a young man, it's really the ancestral grave that smokes. Mother Li's eyes were full of love for Li Qin. Li Hanmo's father looked up and down, and Li Qin also nodded.
"Mom, he's my friend. It's a smiling cousin. β
"So what's the matter, boy?"
"Li Qin"
When Li Qin said his name, he noticed that Li Hanmo's father suddenly raised his eyebrows and frowned slightly. It is obvious that Li Hanmo's father is a little sensitive to his name.
Li Hanmo's mother was also slightly stunned for a moment, and then said with a smile: "You are also surnamed Li, and our family Momo is also surnamed Li." Isn't it just a family? β
Li Hanmo's father patted Li Hanmo's mother's back and coughed lightly and said, "Ahem, wife, it's time for us to go in." β
Mother Li nodded and greeted Li Qin, "Uncle and aunt go in first, you can go in with Momo and them in a while." Xiao Li, if you have time on Friday, come back with Momo and come to the house for a meal. β
"Okay Mom, you don't look at the occasion. Let's get inside. Li Hanmo pushed his mother and shouted.
Watching them walk into the unit building, Li Hanmo took a breath. Li Qin on the side frowned and asked, "Why don't you go in?"
Li Hanmo pointed to the young people behind him and said, "The custom here is that when the old man leaves after seventy, he must be separated according to his generation. β
Li Qin looked at the surroundings and there were probably more than 100 people and sighed: "Grandma Sun was a good person before her death, so many worshippers. β
"It used to be a small county town, but later it was developed and developed, and more people came in from other places. But the original older generation here is only a few children. β
"By the way, I saw the older generation of the Xiaoxiao family at that time, what about the older generation of your family?"
Li Hanmo waved his hand and said, "The last three generations of our Li family have a bad life, and my grandfather's generation has a total of four children, two girls and two sons. My grandfather is second in line. My grandfather had an older sister who was my aunt and grandmother. The first two years were gone, 85, and it was the end of his life. Now, you see, the ones on my left are my aunt's house. I also want a little aunt and grandmother, and I married out of town and never came back. I also want a little grandfather, I heard that he is also developing in other places, and he has never come back. So the older generation is left with my grandfather alone. When Grandma Sun was young, she was a good friend of my grandfather, and the family was afraid that the old man would come, so they didn't let the old man come. β
"Yo, Momo, you're here too. Not far away, a sharp and harsh voice interrupted Li Hanmo's words and entered the ears of Li Hanmo and Li Qin.
Li Qin turned around and saw a woman in her forties, with a swollen figure, walking towards the two of them diagonally opposite with the gold ring on her hand.
Li Qin glanced at Li Hanmo, who was standing in place and did not move, Li Hanmo clasped his hands in front of his chest and frowned slightly. Li Qin could see that this woman was very unattractive to Li Hanmo.
Li Hanmo approached Li Qin and whispered in Li Qin's ear, "That's my cousin." The eldest granddaughter of the grandmother. More than 40 people can't even boil a pot of water. Married to a construction guy who was raised as a fat pig. β
The woman walked up to Li Hanmo, squinted her eyes, looked at Li Hanmo, turned around and looked at the unit building again, and said, "This Sun Lianfang doesn't have much money, but there are quite a few people who have died." I don't know what the picture is, old man, I have to come back, and I have to come here to join in the fun with tens of millions of business, it's really annoying. β
"Li Qin, it's almost us, let's go find Xiaoxiao and go in together." Li Hanmo whispered to Li Qin, as if he didn't notice his cousin's existence at all.
Li Qin nodded, and the two walked forward. Li Qin knew that looking for Chu Xiaoxiao was just an excuse for Li Hanmo, she just didn't want to pay attention to that cousin.
The two walked forward and didn't see Chu Xiaoxiao, and Li Qin also distanced himself from the Chu family as much as possible. After a while, Li Hanmo's parents walked out, and Li Hanmo and Li Qin walked in.
Sun Lianfang's home is on the fourth floor, although there are only a few dozen steps, but for Li Qin, it is a long way to go. Li Qin and Li Hanmo walked up one staircase after another. When I walked to the second floor, I happened to meet Chu Xiaoxiao who was walking downwards and a girl who was a little younger than her. Chu Xiaoxiao's face was dull, and he looked at the two of them with a haggard expression, nodded slightly, and said, "I'll wait for you below." β
walked into Sun Lianfang's home, which was no longer the small broken bungalow it once was. The layout of this room type is different from Lin Xiaojing's house. There is no small hallway, and the door is the living room. In the past, Li Qin must have praised one or two, but today he didn't have that mind. Because as soon as you enter the door, accompanied by a faint cigarette, facing the faΓ§ade is Sun Lianfang's mourning hall. Sun Lianfang's family looked at Li Qin who came in and handed the lit incense to the two. Because they are juniors, the two need to kneel. After kneeling, the two put incense on the incense burner. Li Qin looked at the black-and-white posthumous photo, and the smiling old man in the photo seemed to be saying goodbye to Li Qin. Forty years, a full forty years, Li Qin didn't expect to see this sister who used to be quite caring for him again after forty years. But what Li Qin didn't expect was that he only met her briefly.
Coming out of Sun Lianfang's house, Li Hanmo handed Li Qin a tissue, and Li Qin wiped his already moist eyes. Li Hanmo asked with some incomprehension: "You haven't seen Grandma Sun before, why are you so sad?"
Li Qin glanced back at the door that was still open, "The person who is kept by time is the loneliest." β
"Hey, what do you mean?"
Li Qin didn't answer Li Hanmo, smiled slightly and walked downstairs. Turning around, Li Qin put away the smile on his face, and a string of tears slowly flowed down the corners of his eyes.
When Li Qin walked out of the unit door, Chu Xiaoxiao was already standing alone waiting for him. Li Hanmo walked over and comforted him, and said to Li Qin, who was standing aside, "Go back with a smile, I'll go back to the police station first." That one... Weekend... There is time to come to the house for dinner. With that, Li Hanmo trotted into his car.
Looking at Li Hanmo in the distance, Li Qin patted Chu Xiaoxiao's shoulder, "Let's go back too." β
"I just..."
"I'll buy you the phone when I turn around, but fortunately the card hasn't been broken. Li Qin took out the phone card from his pocket and spread it in the palm of his hand and put it in front of Chu Xiaoxiao.
Chu Xiaoxiao shook her head when she saw the mobile phone card, cautiously looked at the unit building of Sun Lianfang's house again, and said with a crying voice: "I just received... Grandma Sun's phone. Last night, last night, too! It was about one o'clock last night! But... At that time... Woo, old man Li, I'm scared. β
Chu Xiaoxiao cried and fell into Li Qin's arms again. Li Qin hugged Chu Xiaoxiao and gently patted her back and said gently, "It's okay, I'm here, don't be afraid." β
Although Li Qin wanted to ask Sun Lianfang what she had told her, Chu Xiaoxiao was afraid that she couldn't say it at this time, and she didn't have much mood to listen.
In the afternoon, Li Qin took Chu Xiaoxiao to the electronic city to change his mobile phone, and before going home, he went to the barbecue restaurant to buy some barbecue and beer. Back at home, the two ate skewers, drank beer and watched TV. Chu Xiaoxiao blushed slightly and leaned on Li Qin's shoulder, "Old man Li, tell me the story of you and your grandmother when you were young." We've been living together for two months, and I don't know the story of your time. β
Li Qin was stunned for a moment, this was the first time Chu Xiaoxiao had made such a request since they lived together for two months. Li Qin shook his head, "At that time, it was the era of black and white. No smartphones, no ATMs, no LCD TVs, no computers, no WiFi. Nothing. It's a black and white age. β
"In the black and white era, there are also differences, so I should be considered to make up for history, old man Li. Tell me about it. Chu smiled and lay on Li Qin's lap. Looking up at Li Qin.
Li Qin said a little anxiously: "Hurry up." β
"No, when I was a child, I listened to my grandmother on her lap when she was telling stories. Old man Li, speak quickly. β
Chu Xiaoxiao's face had already appeared red. Li Qin knew that she was already drunk, sighed, and put the empty wine bottle in Chu Xiaoxiao's arms on the coffee table, "You listen quietly, you can't drink anymore." β
"Okay, I'll listen. Hehe" Chu said with a smile, but his eyes were already closed.
Li Qin began to tell the boring and old story, and the scenes of the past resurfaced in front of Li Qin, who was already a "now" person. And Chu Xiaoxiao, who was lying on Li Qin's lap, also fell asleep with Li Qin's long story.
On a big tree outside the window, a woman dressed in simple clothes with a high ponytail held a jade pendant in her hand and whispered: "The head is gone, and the No. 3 experimental object is still alive." The observation period is over. β