When he opened his eyes again, Huo Ran was lying in the cold and hard quilt, accustomed to the comfortable sofa, soft bed, and the bed made of adobe bricks was really uncomfortable, Huo Ran couldn't help but turn over and over, trying to find the most comfortable position.

"Second brother, what are you doing here? Still not sleeping? Zhang Hongwei, the little brother in the root of the wall, was woken up by Huo Ran, and muttered in dissatisfaction.

Huo Ran hadn't shared a bed with someone for a long time, and couldn't help stiffening: "It's nothing." ”

"If you don't have anything, hurry up and sleep second brother, you have to get up early tomorrow and go to the ground!" Zhang Hongwei finished speaking in a daze, and fell asleep again.

"Alas" Huo Ran sighed in his heart, it is now 1979, and the whole country has just started a new chapter, full of vigor and spirit, but this cannot change the identity of the Zhang family as a poor rural family in Hebei Province.

"I need to make changes, but I still have to protect Zhang Niandi's safety first." Zhang Yuanchao's body was too tired, Huo Ran couldn't hold it anymore, and soon fell asleep.

"Aid the DPRK, little brother, get up." A soft voice sounded outside the window, and after waiting for a while, he couldn't hear the movement inside, and called out again: "Aid the court, the little brother is up." ”

"Get up." Huo Ran barely opened his eyes and got dressed, and patted Zhang Hongwei, who was still in the quilt and refused to move.

"Squeak", the wooden door opened, and what appeared in front of Huo Ran was a girl who was no more than his chest high, with fair skin and big eyes.

The girl was waiting quietly outside the door, and when she saw Huo Ran coming out, she smiled softly: "Aid the court, Dad called you to eat." ”

"Third sister, let's go eat together." The shy girl in front of her was Huo Ran's mission target, Zhang Niandi.

Hearing Huo Ran's invitation, Zhang Niandi's big eyes blinked in a panic: "No, I'm going to feed the chickens first, you go eat first." After speaking, without waiting for Huo Ran to speak, he turned around and ran away.

The eldest brother Zhang Jianguo has become a family and moved out to live alone; The eldest sister and second sister also got married early. Now there are the second elders of the Zhang family at home, as well as Huo Ran, Zhang Hongwei, and Zhang Niandi. Zhang's mother is old, and the family's housework is basically done by Zhang Niandi.

Huo Ran paused.

"Let's go, second brother, let's eat." Zhang Hongwei, who went out, cheered and brushed Huo Ran's body.

"Dad, mother." Huo Ran wanted to sit in the middle of the broken wooden table, and the parents of the Zhang family, Zhang Shi and Xiufang, said hello.

"Aid the DPRK, come and sit." Forty-five-year-old Zhang Shi silently pointed to the seat next to him, Xiufang stood up and pulled Huo Ran over with a smile.

Huo Ran's body stiffened, he was very unaccustomed to sitting by himself and his mother standing when his parents were around.

"Sit down, finish eating and go to the ground." Xiufen pressed Huo Ran on the chair and filled him with a full bowl of rice.

Zhang Hongwei knocked on his bowl: "Mother, there is still mine." I'm going to go down to the ground today. ”

"All of them, all of them," Xiufen smiled and scooped up a big bowl for her youngest son and handed it over.

Seeing that the grandfather and the family had started to eat, Xiufen took the little soup left and planned to go back to eat.

"Mother, I can't eat it." Huo Ran suddenly put down the dishes and chopsticks and pushed his bowl over.

"You can't eat it, I can." Zhang Hongwei's eyes lit up and he wanted to pull Huo Ran's bowl over.

"Eat yours!" Huo Ran glanced at Zhang Hongwei coldly, stopped his bowl, and pushed it towards Xiufen.

Zhang Shi looked at the small movements of his two sons, and said sullenly: "Jianguo, eat you." These days are all physical work, and you can't stand it if you eat less. ”

Huo Ran smiled slightly: "Dad, don't worry, I know." ”

Zhang Shi stared at Huo Ran for a while, then withdrew his gaze, lowered his head and began to pick up rice.

It's not that he doesn't feel sorry for his wife who has been with him for more than 20 years, and his little daughter, but the food at home is like this, and he can only grow more food by filling the main labor first.

Huo Ran poured the food in his bowl into Xiufen's basin, stood up and said with a smile: "Mother, I'll go see the third sister." ”

"Don't run far, go to the ground in a moment." Xiufen understood her son's thoughts, and couldn't help but be sour and happy in her heart, these children are all very good, and Hongwei also started to go to the ground at a young age.

"Third sister, who did you just talk to?" When Huo Ran just walked over, he saw Zhang Niandi talking to a young man, and remembered Zhang Yuanchao's original idea of finding a support for Zhang Niandi, so he couldn't help asking.

Zhang Niandi hurriedly explained: "An educated youth came to find Tian Tian, but Tian Tian drove him away and chatted with me for a few words. ”

"Educated youth? I heard that they are returning to the city for a while. Is there a young person just now? ”

Zhang Niandi was stunned, she didn't think about this question at all: "I don't know, but Tian Tian should know, it's her fiancé." ”

"Aid Korea, aid Korea, go!" Zhang Shishi's voice came from the gate, and Huo Ran didn't have time to say more to Zhang Niandi, so he had to agree, "Just come." ”

"Third sister, I'll come back to you in the evening." Huo Ran hurriedly picked up the shovel on the side and ran away.

"Alas," Zhang Niandi sighed leisurely.

Other people's daughters could have married someone to help the family at such an age, but she was not in good health, and the people in the village looked down on her.

is also, a person like her, marrying into anyone's family is a drag, not only can't work, but also has to see a doctor and take medicine, that is, her father and mother don't dislike it.

"Brother Nian, let's go out and play!" A sweet voice came from the neighbor's wall.

Brother Nian looked up, officially her good sister from childhood to adulthood, Tian Tian.

"Tian Tian, aren't you going to the ground? I haven't finished my work at home! How about waiting for the evening? ”

Tian Tian looked at Brother Nian's white skin with envy, and said dissatisfiedly: "I'm not going!" Why didn't my sister-in-law go and tell me to go to the ground? I know they've wanted to marry me off for money for their youngest son! ”

"No—" Nian Di tried to explain.

"Oh, don't say it, everything is for my own good, I'm tired of hearing it. If you don't go, I'll go pick lotus flowers myself. Tian Tian crackled and said, quickly jumped off the ladder and disappeared.

"Dead Niko! Lazy again! The complaint of Tian Tian's mother came clearly.

Brother Nian looked at the wall and couldn't help but smile.

My little sister is still too young to play enough!

"Sister-in-law Tian Tian is about to give birth, I want to remind my mother to prepare a congratulatory gift." After feeding the chickens, Nian suddenly remembered this incident, packed up his things and went into the house.

"Let's eat it, girl" Xiufen wiped the fine beads of sweat on her brother's forehead distressedly, this girl is too strong, she is not in good health, she can't do heavy work, so she is busy with the big and small at home, and fortunately, this girl is here. It's a pity that the people in the village are illiterate, and they actually dislike such a well-behaved younger brother!

"Girl, I won't play with that Tian Tian in the future, she is restless and too wild."