The old woman also looked at Qi You's old age for a long time, and finally gave up recognizing people, and said tentatively: "It's the second brother, right?" I'm from Qi Yougui's family, and when you left, I just passed the door not long ago. ”

Qi Younian looked at the old woman again, this is the sister-in-law Wang? He was desolate to find that he had been gone for so long that he did not recognize many of the people he had met, and that no one recognized him.

He Quantai saw that it was not a problem for them to stand all the time, so he instructed the kid next to him: "Go to the field and find Qi Sanshun's grandfather back, and say that there is a guest at home, let him come back to greet him." ”

He didn't dare to say that Qi Yougui's second brother was back. Uncle Yougui is old, and he has nagged that he has a second brother in the past, but his life and death are unknown. At this time, I suddenly heard the news that the second brother was back, and it would be bad if something else happened under the emotion.

He Quantai sent the kid out, and then said to the Wang family: "Auntie, you first beckon their grandchildren into the house, and Uncle Yougui can come back immediately, and then talk about it properly." ”

"Yes, yes. Go into the house, go into the house and rest, and drink hot water. The Wang family came to his senses and hurriedly went to the house to let Qi Younian and Ye Xinyan three people.

The three of them entered the courtyard. It is a large courtyard with three main houses, and three east houses are built under the east wall of the courtyard. Near the west wall and the south courtyard wall is a large chicken coop and pigsty, and the smell of the yard is a bit rushing.

Although the yard is quite large, the house is already old, and with the pigsty and a dozen chickens in the yard, it is a typical old farmhouse.

Qi Younian tied the donkey cart to the yard before leading Ye Xinyan into the room.

Standing still in the hall, he first introduced Ye Xinyan to his old sister-in-law Wang: "This is my granddaughter Ye Zi." Turning his head, he said to Ye Xinyan, "Ye Zi, this is Grandmother Uncle, give Grandmother Uncle a gift first." ”

Ye Xinyan saluted the Wang family in a proper manner, "My niece and granddaughter have seen my uncle and grandmother, and my uncle and grandmother are fine." ”

"Okay, okay." Wang hurriedly supported her, "It's all my own family, don't be so polite." You've come a long way, haven't you? Hurry into the inner room and take a break. ”

He Quantai and Qi Younian each sat down on the kang, and Wang went to the stove and poured two bowls of water.

Ye Xinyan hurriedly stepped forward to catch it and brought it to Qi Younian and He Quantai on the kang table.

"What a sensible and good boy, how old is he?" The old woman pulled Ye Xinyan to sit on the stool and asked about the daily routine.

He Quantai and Qi Younian also had a wordless gossip.

During the conversation, he said that Qi Younian's eldest brother, Qi Yougui, now lives with his two sons, and now he is busy farming, and the family is busy in the fields. And Qi Younian's parents died as early as seven or eight years ago, and Qi Younian's expression was even darker.

After half a pillar of incense, footsteps sounded in the courtyard, and an old voice raised his voice and asked, "Old woman, whose guest is here?" ”

Accompanied by the old man's questioning, there are also the voices of children chirping, "Are there three people...... "An old grandfather ......", "There are two women".

Wang hurriedly greeted him out, and while holding Qi Yougui's arm and walking into the house, he said, "...... claims to be the second brother, after a few decades, I don't know much about it, you go and recognize it. ”

As soon as Qi Yougui heard that someone called himself the second brother, he really stumbled under his feet, but fortunately the Wang family dragged him, otherwise he would have really fallen. Although Qi Yougui stumbled for a moment, his footsteps did not stop, and he hurriedly walked into the house.

As soon as he entered the door, he stood on the ground, staring directly at Qi Younian standing on the edge of the kang.

Qi Younian heard the words in the courtyard, and he already stood up nervously. At this time, I saw an old man with gray hair come in and stared straight at him, vaguely the appearance of the eldest brother back then, and couldn't help but blur his vision.

Always brothers for many years, although Qi Younian was only fifteen or sixteen years old when he left home, but the brother's bloodline is naturally different, Qi Yougui recognized this bastard brother at a glance.

There is no imaginary reunion after a long absence, hugging his head and crying, although Qi Yougui is old and his legs and feet are not very neat, he took a step forward as soon as he recognized Qi Younian, and kicked Qi Younian to the ground with one kick. kicked down and didn't understand the hatred, so he directly stepped forward and kicked twice.

scolded fiercely: "Do you still know to come back?" You bastard, you still know to come back? ”

Ye Xinyan was still waiting to see the touching scene of the brothers' meeting, but she didn't expect that Qi Younian was kicked down by the old man who had just entered the door.

She hurriedly stepped forward and stopped in front of her grandfather, "What are you doing?" Can't you say something well? Why do you do it? ”

turned around and helped Qi Younian up, and complained: "Is he your eldest brother?" Why didn't you say that he had a bad temper earlier, let's take precautions. I haven't seen each other for so many years, how can I meet and do it first without saying a word? They are all old people, with old arms and legs, what if they break it? ”

Ye Xinyan is not exaggerating, she is really afraid that Qi Younian will fall badly.

In ancient times, sixty-year-old people were not like modern times thousands of years later, who could go shopping and travel, and also dance square dances to fit out. At that time, decades of hard life had been tempered, and people were already tired. Isn't there an old saying that humanity is rare in seventy years, and a seventy-year-old person is already a rare age in ancient times, and he is a long life.

Qi Younian smiled bitterly, "I ran away from home so carelessly, and I have been gone for decades, and I haven't even seen the last side of my father and mother, which is really unfilial." Don't blame your uncle and grandfather, it's me who should fight myself! ”

As soon as Qi Yougui heard that his second brother was back, all the feelings came to his heart, and when he thought of his father's death, he still remembered the old / second, and he couldn't tell the joy, sorrow, anger and hatred.

At this time, He Quantai also stepped forward to persuade, "Uncle Yougui, no matter how you say it, the brothers haven't seen each other for decades, Uncle Younian has been wandering outside all these years, and he must have a hard time." Don't be angry just yet, sit down and talk slowly. ”

With He Quantai's buffer, Qi Yougui's mind relaxed slightly, and he couldn't help but cry: "You bastard!" You're not wrong, you just deserve to fight! After so many years, you just can't come back, so it's okay to send a letter. Even if you don't care about us, there will always be a father and mother who care about you, how can you bear it? ”

A villager in a village, as long as he is not deliberately hidden behind closed doors, has no secrets to speak of. After a while, Qi Yougui's two sons heard that their father was at home and the guests were doing it.

The two brothers didn't know what the situation was, so they hurriedly led their respective daughters-in-law and children back.

A group of people came in the hall, but they saw their father and the village chief sitting on the kang in the middle of the room with an old man talking.

There was also a young woman with a raw eye, sitting by the kang, and a middle-aged woman was standing next to the young woman.

Qi Yougui saw that his children had returned, and hurriedly beckoned a group of juniors to come over and give Qi Younian a gift.

Qi Yougui has two sons and a daughter. Except for her daughter Xiuzhu who married into another village, she is not here, and the other children and grandchildren are all in front of her.

The eldest son's name is Qi Dazhu, and he is already in his early forties. Daughter-in-law Xu, two sons and two daughters, Qi Cheng, Qi Ercheng, Meizi, and Xing'er.

The second son's name is Qi Dagen, who is now Chinese New Year's Eve five, and his daughter-in-law Han. The three sons are Qi Shun, Qi Ershun, and Qi Sanshun. Although the young Qi Sanshun is only eight years old.

Among Qi Yougui's grandchildren, only Qi Cheng married his daughter-in-law, daughter-in-law Li, and she has been married for less than a year.