Chapter 47: The Second Uncle is here
Chu Han followed his parents into the door, but when he saw the spirit card on the table and the man standing in front of the spirit card, he couldn't help but chuckle in his heart. When I went home yesterday, I still thought that there was nothing wrong with this month of the year, and I didn't encounter ghosts or homicides, but what does this mean today?
Chu Han secretly glanced at his father, but saw that his face was calm and slightly sad, and although his mother didn't see any sadness, she was not surprised.
"Uncle, are you here?" The young woman who came out smiled and said, "Sit in the house." ”
After the woman finished speaking, the man with her back to the door turned around, also called "uncle", and then nodded at Chu Han with a smile.
"Xiaohai, please come back?" Chu Han's father asked.
The young man named Xiaohai shook his head and said, "Not yet, I'm about to go." Oh, sit in the house. ”
Xiaohai? Chu Han frowned and said nothing, seeing that the young man was quite friendly to him just now, and the name was also a little familiar, but he couldn't remember it.
Fortunately, the young woman asked, "Uncle, this is the eldest brother, right?" ”
"Oh yes, it's your big brother." Chu Han's father pointed at Chu Han and said, then pointed at the young man and continued, "Da Han, don't you recognize him?" ”
Chu Han was confused, he was still wondering who this Xiao Hai was, and after Xiao Hai left the front of the offering table, he also saw the name on the spirit card, it was Chu Yunshan. Compared to that Xiao Hai, this name felt more familiar, because his name was Chu Yuntian.
After thinking about it in his heart, a flash of inspiration suddenly flashed in his head, isn't this Chu Yunshan his second uncle? This is the second uncle's spirit card? When did he not have it, why didn't he know?
Chu Han pointed to the spirit card and stammered and asked, "Dad, Dad, this is the second uncle's?" ”
Chu Yuntian nodded and sighed. That Xiaohai's face was even more sad, and he lowered his head and estimated that his eyes were red.
Chu Yuntian saw that Chu Han only thought of his second uncle, so he pointed at Xiao Hai and said, "This is your second uncle's son Xiao Hai, you two played together when you were young, have you forgotten?" ”
Chu Han had a look of sudden realization, and then said embarrassedly: "I said, why is this name so familiar, you see that I forgot it." ”
Xiao Hai shook his head and signaled that it didn't matter, Chu Yuntian pointed at the young woman again and said, "This is your brother and sister!" ”
Chu Han nodded at her and said hello. The woman politely returned the salute and invited the family to sit inside.
Chu Han seemed to be still entangled in his second uncle, and couldn't help asking, "Dad, why didn't the second uncle tell me?" ”
Chu Yuntian sighed, didn't answer Chu Han's question, but asked Xiao Hai, "What about your grandparents?" ”
"Grandpa and grandma are still at the ancestral house, so I'll invite them over." As he spoke, Xiao Hai was about to go out.
Chu Yuntian stopped Xiao Hai and said, "No need, I'll just go, you go and invite your father back, right?" ”
Xiao Hai nodded, and then walked out, leaving the house as if he should have something in his hand.
After listening to his father's words, Chu Han knew what Xiao Hai was doing. The second uncle has not been dead for a long time, and it is also a psychological comfort and longing for people to come back for the New Year.
But this is for ordinary people, for Chu Han, this is not ordinary, maybe he can really see the second uncle again this time...... of ghosts.
Chu Yuntian also left after a confession, he went to invite his parents, and Chu Han and his mother were entertained by that younger sibling.
During this time, Chu Han learned about his second uncle in detail.
It turned out that his second uncle had no job, so he had been farming at home, but he could earn a few dollars from farming, so he had the idea of going out to work.
At that time, Chu Han had just graduated from college, but he had been away from home for several years, and in the first two years after going to college, he still went home for the New Year. But after tasting the taste of the Spring Festival, he did not come back for the last two years, and spent it alone in Anding City.
Just last year, his second uncle went out to work as a migrant worker on a construction site. One day when I was working, a strong wind suddenly blew, and that day suddenly became cloudy, and the heavy rain fell as soon as it was said.
His second uncle and a few co-workers hurriedly came down from the building, wanting this place to shelter from the rain. I didn't expect this to happen, in the place where they sheltered from the rain, the steel frame on it somehow loosened, maybe it was blown by the strong wind, and it fell on his second uncle's people at once.
The rest of the people called an ambulance and rescued people with their bare hands, and by the time they dug out the few people, except for a relatively small young man, everyone else was out of breath. At that time, Xiaohai was already married, although the family had land, but he was not rich, and now this house was built by his second uncle with borrowed money, and Chu Han and his father also gave him tens of thousands of yuan in vain.
Seeing that this family is full of foreign debts, and there are two old people in the family to support, life is even more miserable. Chu Han and his second aunt didn't know which tendon was wrong, so they ran away with others without a sound.
At that time, the two old men and Chu Yuntian were angry enough, and Xiaohai swore that he would never recognize her as a mother again in this life.
Now Chu Han's grandparents rely on Xiao Hai to support him, and Chu Yuntian will come back regularly to take a look, and then leave some money for Xiao Hai. There is no way, he still has a job and can't always stay in his hometown, so he can only rely on Xiaohai.
Chu Han was embarrassed after hearing this, and said in his heart that this family was almost over, especially Xiaohai, who had to support the elderly in the face of big changes, and it was even harder.
"Mom, why didn't you say anything about such a big thing when you called?" Chu Han shook his head and asked.
"What did you tell you about? What if you say that? You don't have anything to do with your own business, what else can you do? At this time, Chu Yuntian walked in with an old man in one hand.
Chu Han looked back and saw that it was his grandparents, and quickly stood up to say hello. The two old men hadn't seen their grandson for many years, and they were very happy, and his grandmother asked him if he had a girlfriend and when he would get married.
After Chu Han dealt with it, he said to his father, "Maybe you can take care of it?" ”
Chu Yuntian just said a nonsense, didn't he know Chu Han's situation? Chu Han saw that his father didn't believe it, so he smiled in his heart, and said that when Xiaohai came back, he would let him see if he was talking about fun.
A few people sat down and talked again, when they heard a man in the courtyard mumble in. Chu Han glanced through the window, and the person who walked in was Xiao Hai, holding something in his hand, and there were words in his mouth.
Behind Xiao Hai, followed by a middle-aged man who looked to be in his forties, followed Xiao Hai with a blank face, and walked towards the house.
Chu Han also has an impression of this man's appearance, that is, his second uncle, and his father is quite similar to his second uncle.
"Oh, the second uncle is here." Chu Han turned his head and said casually.
After finishing speaking, he saw that everyone else was looking at him with strange expressions, and he immediately realized that he really wanted to slap his mouth, if he said a little more, he would not be able to say that he was bald.
"I, don't I miss my second uncle, doesn't that show respect?" Chu Han smiled awkwardly, then stood up and hurriedly walked to the outhouse, he was going to kowtow to his second uncle, so as to divert the attention of others.