He Di stayed at Hexin's house for two days, and on the morning of the third day, he packed up everything and said a few words to Herui, and then wrapped his coat and went out on the way home. This time, she didn't say a word to her parents-in-law, and in the past two days at Hexin's house, she didn't even make a phone call, saying that there was no rebellious element in it, and even she didn't believe it. He Tu had a lot of anger in his heart, and he had to be angry with the arrogant mother-in-law and let her know that she was not so easy to mess with. With such a mood, Hetu suddenly felt a reliance in her heart, and her walking posture couldn't help but swagger, but the closer she got to the door of her house, the reliance in her heart gradually became weaker and weaker, and finally disappeared completely. He timidly moved his steps closer to the gate, poked his head and looked twice, and saw that there was no one in the yard where the snow had been cleared, so he walked in quickly on tiptoe.

The room was warm and the stove was very busy, but the room was very messy, dirty clothes were littered, and bottles and cans were littered on the table. He Tu took off his hat and sighed, he was not at home, and his home had really become a pigsty. Before she could take off her coat, she began to tidy up the house, otherwise it would be really uncomfortable to look at it, and she would have to clean it up neatly and neatly, so that she felt comfortable in her heart.

After sweeping the floor, making the bed and table, and putting the dirty clothes together, the room looked refreshing. He hammered his waist, raised his hand to unbutton his coat, and was ready to wash up a little, and washed the pile of dirty clothes on the sofa. Suddenly, there was a sound of footsteps outside the door, and then the door curtain was opened, and Cheng Yan's familiar babbling came from behind her.

He Tu hurriedly turned around, and saw that it was Fanghe holding Cheng Yan, his face was busy with a smile, and he stretched out his arm and shouted softly: "Xiao Yan, mom is back!" She took Xiao Yan from Fang He's arms, coaxed her one by one, looked at Fang He with her eyes, and asked, "There hasn't been anything at home in the past two days, right?" ”

Fang He looked at her helplessly and said, "Sister-in-law, you should tell the family when you go out, Mom has been angry for the past two days." ”

He Tu smiled proudly and said indifferently, "Just let her be angry." As she spoke, she turned her gaze back to Cheng Yan's face, looking at the red little face gently, and her heart was warm as if it had melted.

"I think you'd better admit your mistake with your mother." Fang He said hesitantly, "Otherwise, everyone lives in the same courtyard, and it doesn't look good on the face of coming and going." ”

"What's this?" He Tu glanced at Fang He, "Your guts are too small. Besides, you only saw my fault, when did you see my mother's fault, if you saw what my mother did to me, you think I did it reasonably. ”

Fanghe couldn't say anything, but shook his head helplessly, got up and walked out of the house. The smile on Hedi's face gradually froze, and she couldn't help but feel worried in her heart, not knowing how this mother-in-law was going to fix her. But whatever, isn't her means to arrange more work for herself, but I'm not afraid of this, anyway, I do a lot of work every day, and I'm afraid of adding more? Besides, it's almost the New Year, and she's afraid she won't make a big fuss. Thinking like this, Hedi's heart settled down a little, and he still coaxed Cheng Yan, and the smile on his face bloomed again.

The snow stopped yesterday, and although the north wind was still blowing, the wind was much lighter, not as strong as the other day. He Tu boiled hot water, poured it into a large basin with cold water, and tied a strip of cloth to Cheng Yan to prevent her from crawling and falling to the ground, so she sat on a small bench and washed her clothes in the house. While she was washing, she waited for Mu Shi to come to her trouble, but after a pile of clothes was washed, she didn't see anyone. The whole courtyard was silent, and it seemed that they had all gone out. He dried his clothes, poured out the water in the basin, and tiptoed to the door of his parents-in-law's bedroom, wanting to see if there was anyone in the house. Suddenly, there was a soft sound in the room, which startled Hedi, and hurriedly turned around and walked towards his room. Her heart was pounding, for fear that Mu Shi would stop her behind her, and she walked fast on her two legs, but fortunately Mu Shi didn't hear the sound she made, and she didn't come out to stop her, He Tu breathed a sigh of relief, put the basin, raised his hand and closed the door, at this moment he only felt extremely tired and could fall asleep immediately. She washed up in a hurry, didn't even take off her shoes, just lay sideways on the bed, closed her eyes, felt a hazy dizziness in her head, and fell asleep in a daze.

This sleep is really sound, and I didn't have a dream. If Cheng Jiahua hadn't come back at night, taking off her coat in the house and shouting for her to get up, Hetu might have slept until the next morning. Awakened by the noise, He Tu half-propped up his body for some reason, squinted at Cheng Jiahua, who was standing on the ground blowing his beard and glaring at her, and it took a long time to react to what he was saying.

"Fetch water, I'm going to take a shower." He threw his coat on the couch and stomped his feet twice on the floor.

He Tu turned her head to look at the clock, it was already past eleven o'clock in the evening, and she was a little surprised, she didn't know that she had slept at this time. Hearing Cheng Jiahua's words, she rolled over and got off the bed, carrying the pot and preparing to go to the kitchen to fill water. When he walked to the door, he was stopped by Cheng Jiahua, only to hear his voice was extremely displeased, and even a little angry, and asked almost reprimandingly: "Where have you been in the past two days!" ”

He Tu glanced back at him, with a cold expression, "My sister gave birth to a child, and I went to take care of her for two days." ”

"Your sister gave birth to a child, and you didn't give birth to ......" When the sentence came out, Cheng Jiahua saw that the corners of Hedi's mouth twitched, his eyes flashed slightly, and it was inconvenient to say the remaining ugly words, so he only lowered his voice and muttered, "Even if your sister gives birth to a child, you should tell the family when you go out, you see what the family is messing up in the past two days." ”

He laughed sarcastically and said, "If I die, won't you be able to live this life?" ”

Cheng Jiahua immediately raised his eyebrows and made a fierce look, "What are you talking about, you can't die, hurry up and boil water, I want to take a bath!" ”

He didn't speak anymore, turned and pushed the door open and walked out. The courtyard was dark, except for their bedroom, the lights had been turned off in all the other rooms, and there was no light to be seen. She shivered as soon as she stepped into the courtyard, and the cold air quickly surrounded her like unknown darkness, making her feel uneasy in her heart.

If the courtyard seems a little dull during the day, at night it is filled with darkness, and under all kinds of shadows, it seems that there are some unknown dangers. He Tu walked on tiptoe on the cold concrete floor, cautiously watching left and right, especially in those dark corners, she was afraid that something would suddenly appear and startle herself. In this way, I walked to my small kitchen in fear, turned on the light, and surrounded by the light, this fear gradually relaxed. She filled the kettle, turned off the light, and ran almost trotting towards her room, and as soon as she entered, she closed the door tightly, and gasped against it.

"What?" Cheng Jiahua looked at her with a frown, one hand on his knee and kept tapping.

"I just saw something running by." "But it's too fast, I can't see it." ”

"What could it be?" Cheng Jiahua said disappreciably, "Did you see it wrong?" ”

"How is that possible?" He calmed his breath, put the pot on the stove, and took the iron tongs to pass through the fire in the stove so that the flame burned more vigorously, "I saw it with my own eyes. ”

"You must have seen it, I've grown so big in this yard, and I haven't seen anything bad." Cheng Jiahua said, his expression became more impatient, "When will this water be boiled, I'm waiting to take a bath!" ”

"What are you anxious about!" He reprimanded, "I'm not a fire, I can make the water boil at once!" She sat down on the bed, stroked her forehead, and said tiredly, "I think I should be tired in the past two days, my body always feels very heavy, and I just want to sleep." ”

"You're just lazy." Cheng Jiahua said, looking at the kettle with a concerned expression, not noticing the tiredness on Hedi's face at all. He sighed, it seemed that it was impossible to expect him to care for him as much as he was to hope that the trees would bloom in winter. As the night got deeper and deeper, her sleepiness gradually became heavier and heavier, and in the end she couldn't even hold her eyelids open, so she had to say, "I'll sleep first, and you can bathe yourself with water." With that, she took off her shoes and burrowed into the quilt, and soon fell asleep again.

The twilight of the year has passed, and the festive decorations of the New Year have washed away the bleak and cold atmosphere of winter, and everyone has a happy expression on their faces, whether it is a visit or a chance encounter on the street, the smile never seems to disappear from the corner of their mouth. They went from house to house, carrying all kinds of gifts in their hands, some of which cost a lot of money, and some of which were light, just to express their hearts. The host took it with an embarrassed, favored smile on his face, and the guest had a bold look on his face, as if they were willing. This situation lasted until the end of the month, when the New Year had passed, and people were about to return to work, and the children were suppressed by the heavy homework, and the short-lived joy was like a flash in the pan, and gradually forgotten in people's hearts, only the children who longed for freedom and play, still thinking about it for a year, looking forward to the coming of the next year's New Year, so that they could wear new clothes, take the New Year's money, and set off fireworks unscrupulously, what a happy day it was, until they grew up to be adults, and never forgot it.

By the end of the New Year, Hedi had already packed up and was ready to go back to his parents' house. Because Herui's marriage is about to be prepared, she, as an older sister, has to go home no matter what, and help pick up, so her parents won't worry too much. Hexin confinement sat for most of the time, urged by Hedi, she was not in a hurry, but she also felt anxious, fortunately, her body was no longer in trouble, and she could work in the field as usual, so she followed Hedi's urging and promised to accompany her sister back early. It's just that if she wants to go back, she has to go back with her two children, and she can't help but be a little busy on the way. Just after the New Year, there are a lot of things in Liu Ji's unit, and he can't spare time to ask for leave, I'm afraid that he can only entrust Ke Yi to a relative to take care of, so that he can have the energy to take Ke Qin back. She almost packed her things, and only then told He Tu about this on the phone, and when He Tu heard it, she immediately disagreed, and she said righteously: "Sister, what are you afraid of, with me and Herui, you will take care of Ke Qin on the way, I will take Ke Yi and Xiao Yan, I can take care of it." My parents have said that they are all reading these grandchildren, and they must take them back to the old man to see, otherwise I don't know when these children will be able to see their grandparents. ”

He Xin felt that what He Tu said made sense, but she still couldn't rest assured, until He Tu appeared at the gate of her house with Cheng Yan with her luggage, she seemed to acquiesce in Hetu's words, and no longer raised objections on the surface.

When he first arrived in a new place, Cheng Yan felt very novel, staggering around with his little short legs, and he kept shouting: "Be careful of falling, be careful of falling!" ”

He Di went back to the house first to put down his luggage, and then went out and hugged Cheng Yan in, put it next to Keyi, and let the children play by themselves, while he turned his head to look at his sister and asked, "What about Ke Qin?" What about Herui? ”

Hexin pointed to the bedroom and smiled, "I'm asleep." Herui went out and said she wanted to buy something. She sat down on the sofa, poured a cup of hot tea for Hedi, and said, "You have been in a hurry to go back for a long time, and the day of Herui's marriage is still early, why are you so urging people to come up." ”

"Ouch, sister, you don't know." He Tu drank the hot tea in one gulp, and complained coquettishly, "You don't know how aggrieved I am in that yard, I have to go home and have a good rest, otherwise I'm really going crazy." ”

"What's wrong again?" Although Hexin's in-laws died early, but when they were alive, they treated Hexin as their own daughter, those mother-in-law and daughter-in-law contradictions, Hexin can be said to have never seen it at all, and now when she heard Hexin say this, she couldn't help but widen her eyes blankly, looking at her sister puzzledly, and didn't understand why she was so disgusted with the life of her in-laws.

"You still remember that you were born Keqin, I went to take care of you for two days, and I didn't have time to tell my mother-in-law." He Tu poured another cup of hot tea, held the teacup in the palm of his hand, and wanted to warm his cold hands, "In the next few days, not to mention giving me a cold face, just the New Year, everyone is happy, she has to have an accident here, an accident there, everything is coming at me, I don't know how much I listened to coldly, I am annoyed to death, and the New Year, people are happy for the New Year, and I am happy for the New Year, and I am staying up for the New Year." As she spoke, her temper came up, and she glared fiercely at the ceiling, "I said that I was going to split up, but I haven't divided it yet, I wish I could split up quickly, I moved out early, and I saved her from being angry." ”

Although He Tu said it with righteous indignation, He Xin wanted to laugh when she heard it, but she couldn't laugh out, so she had to endure it desperately, and waited for He Tu to say all her grievances, and then she said helplessly: "How can it be as serious as you said, I'm afraid that the two of you didn't talk to each other well, so it was like this." ”

"Sister, where do you understand!" Seeing that her sister didn't believe her words, she stomped her feet anxiously, "You don't know this kind of taste if you don't have a mother-in-law, if you have the same experience as me, I'm afraid I don't know how many tears have flowed." ”

Hexin's heart moved slightly, and she suddenly recalled the two kind and gentle faces of her father-in-law and mother-in-law, her face darkened, and she silently pulled the tassels on the sofa and stopped talking.

He Tu knew that she was speechless, and suddenly remembered why Liu Ji's parents died, and she couldn't wait to slap herself in the mouth twice. Although she didn't meet many times, she was very impressed by the two old men, everyone laughed at that time, only the smile on their faces was from the heart, and the eyes of Hexin were also pity and love from the bottom of their hearts. When they died, my sister must have felt very sad, and I suddenly mentioned it at this time, didn't I poke my sister's wound?

In order to change the topic and avoid the current awkward and sluggish atmosphere, Hetu turned his gaze and desperately thought about what to say. Suddenly, she saw Ke Yi holding Cheng Yan's little hand and coming over, and shouted in a milky voice: "Mom, what's my sister's name?" ”

He Xin looked at Ke Yi's white, serious little face, and then looked at Cheng Yan who was looking at her with a pair of big black eyes behind him, couldn't help laughing, and said softly: "My sister's name is Xiao Yan." ”

"Your name is Xiao Yan, isn't it?" Ke Yi turned around again and asked Cheng Yan seriously. Cheng Yan couldn't even speak well, and he only understood half of what he said in his ears, so he nodded hurriedly.

"Look at the two of them." He Tu smiled, "I look at Keyi like a little adult, maybe you can help me take care of Xiao Yan on the way." ”

"He's just like his dad." Hexin smiled, "Sometimes when I look at him, I don't think he looks like a child, but like an adult." ”

"It's not good, it's not noisy, and it can help you, more obedient children."

"I'd rather he make a fuss, but he's so obedient that he rarely cries." Hexin narrowed her eyes, as if she was thinking, "When he was two years old, one day, your brother-in-law went to work, and I was cooking in the kitchen, so I tied a rope to him and tied it to the sofa, for fear that he would fall and fall himself." When I finished cooking and went back to my room, I didn't know when he fell off the sofa and was tied with a rope, and he hung in the air, which frightened me. As he spoke, Hexin's eyebrows wrinkled, and his eyes showed a sense of distress and guilt, "As a result, he didn't cry, and wiped my tears with his hand in turn, fortunately, it was nothing that time, otherwise how could I forgive myself." Her eyes were hot, and tears were about to fall, so she hurriedly gritted her teeth and held back, barely smiling.

He Tu sighed, glanced back at Keyi, and secretly wondered in his heart.

"Later, I didn't dare to leave him alone, so I carried him on my back when I was cooking and working. I remember a little thing, I watered the flowers that day, the sun was big, and I sweated a lot, and this little fellow wiped my sweat with his hands. Hexin snorted and laughed, "I was babbling in my mouth, although I couldn't understand what I was saying, but the expression on that face, which was exactly the same as your brother-in-law, made me laugh." Saying that, she glanced at Keyi with pity, as if it was some kind of strange stone treasure, in fact, for her now, with Keyi, it seems that there is everything, and her dull life has become colorful because of Keyi.

Seeing his sister smile, Hedi felt relieved, and couldn't help complaining: "Ke Yi is really obedient, where is it like this demon king in my family, even if you tie her with a rope, she can walk around the bed, not to mention that she feels sorry for me." Although he complained so much, Hedi's gaze softened, and he fixed on Cheng Yan, reluctant to leave for a long time.

The two of them sat idly and exchanged pleasantries for a while, and then he got up and prepared to make lunch. Hexin pulled her, but she refused to let her go, she had to come by herself, saying that Hetu came to her house, and she was considered a guest, where is there a reason to let the guest cook. In the end, He Di still took out Ke Yi and Cheng Yan as an excuse to let his sister take care of the two children, and then he went to the kitchen to start working. She exerted all her strength, made a table of good dishes, and took advantage of her brother-in-law's noon in the unit to have a good chat with her sister and relax. The two sisters ate a meal for nearly an hour before they put down their chopsticks contentedly. He Di actually didn't eat a few bites, she didn't have a tight appetite lately, she just took these dishes as side dishes for chatting. After eating, she cleaned up the mess before she said to her sister: "Sister, you look at the two children, I'll go to Xiuhan's house." ”

Hexin looked at her in surprise, "You still have contact with her now?" And said with embarrassment, "I watched the party during the New Year, I saw her on TV, and it was really ...... to say."

He Tu took off his apron, straightened his hair in the mirror, turned around and asked, "Sister, what are you talking about?" ”

"Oh, nothing, you go, I'll look at Cheng Yan." Hexin hurriedly said. He nodded, put on his coat and went out, the door slowly closing by inertia, insulating the cold air that had accidentally slipped in. Hexin stared blankly at the door, not knowing what she was thinking, but gradually fell into deep thought. The two children thrashed each other on her lap, giggling.