"Will Don be forty after his birthday this year?" Mother Shi peeled the late-ripening edamame, put it in a small bowl, and suddenly asked Shi Jiaojiao. Shi Jiaojiao grabbed the beans that were almost full and asked, "Is it enough?" Only then did he reply to his mother's words, "Yes." "Ugh!" Shi's mother's expression immediately became solemn, leaned forward towards her daughter, and asked, "What day is his birthday, don't you want to be in front of your wedding, in the end, it sounds better to get married before the age of forty!" ”

"Tsk." Shi Jiaojiao smacked her mouth impatiently, stood up with the bowl and said, "Don't think about what you have or don't have!" Shi's mother was resting at home because of her wrist discomfort, and she was choked by her daughter, her expression became more and more aggrieved, and she muttered: "I'm not thinking about you yet, drag it to an age, if the groom official is over forty, you will listen to the gossip in the village for a while!" ”

Shi Jiaojiao smiled indifferently, "Let them go!" Seeing her mother's expression and unbearable, Shi Jiaojiao bent down and comforted in a bright voice: "Don't worry, he is young, and he will only be forty years old when the New Year is approaching!" The woman pouted, "Your mother-in-law will pick a day to give birth to a son." ”

At this time, Tang Jianyu happened to come out of the kitchen with a pot, wearing an apron and carrying a shovel, and asked, "Where are the dishes at home?" I can't find it anywhere. Shi Jiaojiao was just about to speak, Shi's mother stood up on her knees and said with a smile: "I forgot, I washed it all in the morning and hung it on the cool bed in the backyard!" I'll get it! Tang Jianyu turned around and went to the kitchen to put down the pot, rushed to the front of Shi's mother, and said, "You sit and rest, I'll clean up." ”

Shi's mother did not shirk, watching the two of them transport dishes and cups back and forth, and after emptying, Tang Jianyu suddenly picked up the bamboo bed and put it neatly into the small warehouse next to the bathroom. This bamboo bed is not light, and it usually has to be carried back and forth by the old couple. Shi's mother handed a towel to Tang Jianyu to wipe his hands, and said, "Jianyu won't come back next time, and he will have to do hard work when he comes back to stir-fry!" Tang Jianyu smiled shyly when he heard this, grabbed the towel in his hand, followed Shi's mother into the house, and said, "I'm coming back." ”

Shi Jiaojiao was setting the dishes and chopsticks, looked up and asked her mother, "Is Dad coming back for dinner?" Mother Shi pulled a stool and sat down, waving her hand, "I'm not in the store anymore, I'm busier, and I don't have time to come back." Tang Jianyu washed his hands and returned to the table, brought the first bowl of bean and rice porridge from Shi Jiaojiao to the woman, and said, "Usually you have to pay attention to your health." The business is inexhaustible, let the young people in the store share more, even if you spend some money and hire more labor, don't resist. ”

"Now." Shi Jiaojiao handed Tang Jianyu chopsticks, sat down and looked at her mother, and said, "That's how you say, don't work as hard as you just opened a store." Mom, you and Dad are getting older, it's time to enjoy the blessings, and the store is taken care of to give you a sustenance in your heart, not to make money. Mother Shi pouted, "That's what I said, but who will help you do your business in your shop?" As he spoke, he looked at his daughters, "Give this shop to the two of you, will you come back?" ”

"This ......" Shi Jiaojiao was speechless for a while, and before she could think of words, the woman waved her hand and said, "Your father and I are not only opening a store now, but also using it to be happy." How long we can do it, we know in our hearts. When I can't take care of it, don't I still have my daughter and son-in-law to raise it! Having said this, Mother Shi simply turned her heart sideways, patted Tang Jianyu's shoulder, and said with flashing eyes: "Jianyu, the wedding in October can't be out of order, if you delay it this time, I won't give you the girl anything!" Our Jiaojiao has been a girl who doesn't let people worry about since she was a child, she loves you, you have to love her, you can't let her wait any longer, ah! ”

Tang Jianyu was ashamed when he heard this, his face immediately turned red from his neck to his ears, and he buried his head and said, "I know, I won't." "Mom......" Shi Jiaojiao didn't expect her mother's sudden emotions, and screamed sneeringly. Mother Shi looked intently at her daughter's chosen destination, blinked, exhaled a dry laugh, raised her hand to catch her daughter's hand lying on the table, held it in her palm like a treasure, and reluctantly smiled: "Mom is happy!" After you get married, you two will add me a granddaughter and I'll be even happier!" When the time comes, the store won't care, help you take care of the children, haha! "Mom!"

In the alley bordering the neighbor's house, there are many self-growing lentils, perhaps because the soil is fertile and well-ventilated, and these beans grow more pleasing than those specially planted by other families, and the purple and green vines climb the fence on both sides, producing bright purple pods like a shining crescent moon, which are unbiased and contribute to the two families. Shi's mother put on gloves, and together with Shi Jiaojiao, she picked the most tender and fat, and picked a bamboo basket full of them.

"Your mother doesn't love this! There are also some cowpeas, eggplants and the like, I have already picked them, you can bring them back to her. Shi's mother said, Tang Jianyu naturally did not shirk, and said gratefully: "Thank you, Auntie, my mother is happy to see these!" Mother Shi took off the cloth hat on her head, fanned the wind and said, "What is there to thank the family, and the aunt can't take out good things, only these local products in the fields!" Tang Jianyu was at a loss when he heard this, "This is the best!" Don't say that. ”

Shi Jiaojiao took the bag out, hung the bag strap on her shoulder, and said, "You two don't come and go, wait for me to go to his garden, and come back with some flowers like last time, won't there be comings and goings!" Mother Shi frowned and smiled at Tang Jianyu when she heard this, "She's not welcome." Tang Jianyu had pampering eyes in his eyes and responded: "She is right. Shi Jiaojiao walked over, lifted a sealed basket, and said, "Mom, I'm leaving, I'll come back on Sunday and eat rouge goose in the store!" "Okay, drive slowly on the road, stay safe!" Tang Jianyu carried the gift of his mother-in-law, turned around again and again, and told the elders to go home and not send it out again.

When passing by the town, Tang Jianyu went to the apartment to activate household appliances such as disinfection cabinets and refrigerators. The summer vacation is coming soon, and there will be some affairs in the school at the beginning of the middle school year, and he needs to come back often and prepare in advance. Before re-entering the road, Shi Jiaojiao rummaged through the two small bamboo baskets in the trunk and exclaimed: "You are really, you left all the tomatoes, and you didn't give your parents even orders." If you put it in the town, you won't have time to eat it and it will be bad, what a waste of my parents' efforts! Tang Jianyu raised his eyebrows, "How can you not finish eating." ”

Because she felt a little dizzy, Shi Jiaojiao lay on the back seat, fortunately, there was a lot of space in the car, the seat was spacious, and with a backrest as a pillow, she also lay down comfortably. At the red light, Tang Jianyu turned his head to look at Shi Jiaojiao's sleeping posture, and said with a smile: "Fight with Dongdong." Shi Jiaojiao stared at the roof of the car, twisted the ends of her hair and said, "I don't know if the little thing is used to spending the night alone for the first time?" Tang Jianyu was relieved: "Cats are different from dogs, they don't need people so much. ”

"Well, I'm just worried that it's still young and hurt." Shi Jiaojiao said casually, Tang Jianyu grinned, "So worried, why don't you go there to sleep tonight?" Shi Jiaojiao suddenly saw through the man's attempt, and couldn't help but sneer, which made the man scratch his head in embarrassment. After waiting for more than ten seconds, Shi Jiaojiao asked slowly, "Do I still have a change of clothes there?" Tang Jianyu nodded like pounding garlic, "Yes, I brought it over last time." Shi Jiaojiao couldn't help but smile, "Oh, that's okay." ”

Tang Jianyu was obviously excited in his heart, and even his voice was much lighter, planning to bring back vegetables and fruits, how to get out of his parents, and suddenly remembered another thing, and asked: "The day after tomorrow, there is a Mid-Autumn Festival concert in the small theater, Director Cai asked if you want to go, this time there is her flute solo." Who would have thought that Shi Jiaojiao didn't reply for a long time, as if she had disappeared from the back seat.

Tang Jianyu waited patiently for a while, Shi Jiaojiao still didn't say a word, the man felt her strangeness, pulled over and parked the car, turned his head and asked softly, "What's wrong?" Shi Jiaojiao looked at the roof of the car indifferently, her upper teeth bit her lower lip desperately, and when she let go, a miserable white dissipated, and suddenly it was as red as blood, she took a deep breath, closed her eyes and opened them again, and said to Tang Jianyu: "Teacher Tang, I have been visiting, the old man in City B is gone, and the day after tomorrow is ...... funeral."