After sending Mrs. Jiang away, after eating tofu rice, Zhang Guoqing finally handled the funeral perfectly on the third day, and then he thought about the old man's old age.

In the room, the old man rubbed Ping'an's head with a relieved face, hugged the child tightly, and shook his head at Zhang Guoqing.

"Grandpa, if you go back with me, you can often take Ping An to the streets. My dad can see you often, and if you have a headache or fever, we'll be there for you. ”

"There's also a place where you can chat with your childhood friends, have a drink together, and sit at your grandmother's grave. You've also seen it these days, the people in the village are nice, and they will come over to help with anything. So you, go back with peace of mind. I can't even stay in Haishi, and I can still stay in the capital. Don't persuade me, I really can't do it. ”

For this stubborn old man, Zhang Guoqing is helpless. However, he also understood. Compared with the capital thousands of miles away, the familiar villagers are more nostalgic for the elderly.

Ping An blinked his eyes, "Dad, let the little beggar brother accompany Grandpa." He's good. ”

Zhang Guoqing took the opportunity to persuade: "Grandpa, how about taking that child in?" I think it's pitiful that the child has no father and no mother. A 10-year-old can easily go astray if no one teaches him. ”

The ten-year-old beggar they are talking about at the moment, whose name is Fan Lin, is also from this village. However, compared with the village with the surname Jiang, the Fan Lin family is regarded as a foreign surname.

And people with foreign surnames more or less have more or less flourishing roots of the same clan, in these years when they can't even eat their own family, this child suffers.

Fortunately, this child has a good temperament and never steals chickens and dogs. This time, Dai Xiao was the most sincere in this child, and he knelt in the mourning hall for two nights before.

Since Zhang Guoqing had the idea of letting the old man raise an orphan, he went to the captain's cheap third uncle to inquire about the child's situation, and after learning the details, he decided to fund the child.

Seeing the old man's hesitation, Zhang Guoqing asked, "Don't you always think that he is hard-working, right?" ”

Old Man Jiang shook his head, "I'm a lonely old man, what can he do to me." Your grandmother had thought about adopting him before, but then we thought about how much more life we had left. Don't adopt him, we will leave him with notoriety. It's a good thing that I didn't raise it, otherwise, it would be too sorry for this child. ”

"That kid has a strong heart and doesn't care about those rumors."

Old Man Jiang thought about it, but still shook his head, "Forget it, I'll take care of him as much as usual." This adoption of him will involve many problems in the future. People's hearts are fickle, and who knows how he will start a family in the future. I don't want to get old, and I have to worry about whether he will cause you trouble. ”

Zhang Guoqing laughed when he heard this. From the fact that this courtyard is registered in Zhou Jiao's name, you can see what he is worried about. But there was no further persuasion, as long as the old man was happy. If this road is not passable, just change the route.

Before leaving, Zhang Guoqing went to find the ten-year-old child and took out the thirty yuan and thirty catties of national food stamps he earned from the ill-gotten gains in the black market.

A broken table was cleaned up and tidy, and a large sum of money was placed on the smooth tabletop, and Fan Lin's first reaction surprised him.

"You don't have to give me these things, I will take care of Grandpa Jiang too. I know that the wages of the people in the city are not high, and they are not much better than in the village. You take it, I don't need it. ”

Zhang Guoqing didn't rush to reply to him, and looked at the main house of this thatched house that had been in disrepair for many years. On a large bed, the sheets are neatly patched, the old books on the bedside, and the only cabinet has receded red paint, and it is still shiny.

Zhang Guoqing went to observe the child again and found that he really underestimated people. The little beggar in front of him seemed to have messy hair, and his clothes were full of patches, but there was not a trace of dirt between his fingernails. On such a hot day, the feet were not barefoot like the village children, but a pair of cloth shoes that were patched beyond recognition.

He rubbed the grass from the child's head with his hands. Really clean and not a little greasy.

This kid is a sperm!

Fan Lin paused, quickly took a step back, and looked at Zhang Guoqing in surprise. How long has it been since no one disliked themselves? Will you still touch your head?

"My grandfather and his family originally wanted to adopt you, but they were worried that they would not live long when they were old, and they were afraid that you would be notorious. I'm still worried about what you're going to do alone, but it seems that I'm thinking too much. ”

"I know, Grandma Jiang told me."

Zhang Guoqing looked at him and lowered his head and patted him, "You are a smart child, I won't say much." My grandfather will ask you. This money is reserved for you just in case, the address above is my house. Whether it's you or my grandfather, you can come to me when you are in trouble. ”

Fan Lin hesitated, looked up into his eyes all the time, and after a long while, "Okay." ”

Seeing this, Zhang Guoqing pinched fiercely in his heart. He didn't dare to expose his emotions easily, such a child was too sensitive, and he didn't need the sympathy and pity of outsiders.

"If you want to go to school, go to my grandfather, and he will take you to sign up."

Fan Lin shook his head, "My dad taught me a lot before, and I can read books by myself." ”

Such a child's idea is too right, Zhang Guoqing can't persuade him, not to mention that he is only ten years old, maybe his IQ is not as good as the other party.

From his own son, he has seen what genius is. He still doesn't have an axe, and he laughs generously. It's a pity that his daughter-in-law didn't come, otherwise she could have had a good chat.

On the day of parting, when Yi Jiefang drove the car to pick him up early in the morning, the bridge was full of people seeing him off. Looking at the old man, Zhang Guoqing didn't know when the next time he would see him again.

The car drove far away from the village, and Zhang Guoqing could still see that figure never left.

"This old man is really stubborn, he likes us so much, how good it is to go to the capital. He has nothing to worry about here, and he doesn't know what to do. ”

Ping An pouted, "Grandpa Tai said that he is returning to the roots." ”

Zhang Guoqing didn't want to say this, so he changed the topic, "How was it yesterday?" ”

Yi Jiefang shook the rope when he heard this, and almost let go of the steering wheel, "Don't mention it, next time your mother-in-law will still serve you by yourself." It's so good at shopping. She and Aunt Zhao can't be together, it's just terrifying. ”

Zhang Guoqing's father and son listened sullenly, and their expressions were the same, turning their heads to look out the window.

"It doesn't matter if they go shopping, it doesn't matter if they just shop or not, the key is that they want people to take this and that, and in the end, they will leave if they are too bad. I'm going to die of shame in the back. ”

Ouch, these two can really do it!

Zhang Guoqing hurriedly asked, "Where did they say they went today?" ”

"I escaped early in the morning and didn't know it yet. But yesterday they were bored and discussed a lot of activities. Linzi, should we go? ”

Zhang Guoqing shook his head and said: "Forget it, he wrote a letter before saying that he was busy dying during this time, and I estimate that he must be working on the farm now." ”

"Iniquity!"

Zhang Guoqing nodded sympathetically. No, after five years of college, at least two full years of farm work are spent dealing with farm work. Now each of them is a small farmer.