Chapter 20: The Lu Family
After Tong Yan got out of class, Lu Jinzhi took Tong Yan to his office, Tong Yan was still expecting Lu Jinzhi to say something sweet to herself, but Lu Jinzhi gave her a blow. "Tong Yan, I'm going home once in the near future. It is possible to stay at home for two days and expect to be back on Tuesday or Wednesday. Tong Yan was stunned for a moment and asked, "Where is your home?" and "In City B." ”
Tong Yan suddenly blessed her soul and asked, "Is your family an official?" Lu Jinzhi was stunned by Tong Yan's words, and then said very seriously: "Let me introduce you, I, Lu Jinzhi, have a university degree." He lives at No. ××, ××× Road, ××× District, City B, and has both parents at home, with brothers and sisters-in-law and no brothers and sisters. There is also a pair of nephews and nieces, who are still young. Both parents are soldiers, the elder brother is serving in the army, and the sister-in-law is working in the hospital. If you want to know anything, you can ask. Lu Jinzhi deliberately avoided age, and prayed that Tong Yan would not ask.
Tong Yan was speechless, relieved for a long time, and asked, "If I propose to break up now, will you beat me?" Lu Jinzhi couldn't have dreamed that Tong Yan would say such a thing, and his face turned cloudy at that time. His eyes stared at Tong Yan deadly. Tong Yan was furious in her heart, knowing that this man must be angry, she quickly softened her voice and explained: "That, it's not that you're bad, it's because the threshold of your family is still quite high, and I don't think I can step into it." ”
The fire in Lu Jinzhi's heart subsided a little: "You don't have to worry so much, my family is very easy to get along with, you take good care of yourself here." I'll be back in a few days, don't be cranky by yourself. I'll come back and talk to you about specific things. ”
Tong Yan secretly slandered herself: What I'm worried about, if it's suitable, I'll deal with it, and if it's not suitable, I'll break up. If someone were to give me a check to compensate me, I'd have the backbone to take it. Of course, Tong Yan didn't wait for the check, but waited for an envelope.
Lu Jinzhi stuffed an envelope to Tong Yan, "You can use the things inside, don't save them." Tong Yan opened it and saw that there were a lot of good things, including national food stamps, meat stamps, cloth stamps, and three great solidarities. Tong Yan asked stupidly, "For me?"
"Of course, you can deal with it in the cafeteria at noon, buy something good in the evening, and go back to the dormitory to eat. The dishes in the small restaurant are still good, and I will take you to eat lotus duck when I come back. Lu Jinzhi said. Lu Jinzhi knows what the canteen meals are like, they are basically vegetarian dishes, it is rare to have a pickle stir-fried minced meat, and a scrambled egg is a meat dish. If you catch up with the canteen and buy meat, make pork ribs, braised pork or something, everyone will have to grit their teeth and buy it, it's really reluctant! Lu Jinzhi was afraid that Tong Yan would not eat well, so he deliberately left these things. When he came back and found that Tong Yan had done something with what he gave, he couldn't wait to slap himself twice.
Lu Jinzhi arranged his work and took care of Tong Yan, thinking that everything was in order, and he went home with peace of mind. Lu Jin left, and Tong Yan was fine. On Sunday, Tong Yan took a bag of things to Sister-in-law Tian's house.
Sister-in-law Tian saw Tong Yan and smiled: "Yesterday, Xiaodouzi was still talking about you, but today I read you." Xiaodouzi rushed out of the house when she heard Tong Yan's voice, hugged Tong Yan and called her sister. Tong Yan took Xiaodouzi's hand: "I brought good things and went to the house to see." Xiaodouzi pulled Tong Yan and went to the room.
Sister-in-law Tian also followed. Seeing the pile of food that Tong Yan brought, he asked, "Eat at my place today?" Tong Yan was also polite: "Yes, eat two." After saying that, he stretched out two fingers. Sister-in-law Tian didn't bother to pay attention to her, and arranged while sorting out things: "There are big bones, then I'll boil a bone broth, there are mushrooms at home; There's a waist flower, that's okay, let's have a fried kidney flower. There are pickled radishes at home, and I add a vegetarian dish to live. Sister-in-law Tian was chattering here, and someone outside heard it, lifted the curtain, and asked, "Add me another one, and I'll bring some white noodles." Sister-in-law Tian looked at the person and scolded with a smile: "You are here to take advantage, take some white flour for meat to eat." ”
It was Uncle Cao who came, and he didn't care about Sister-in-law Tian's counting him, he smiled, and really took the white noodles over to rub the rice. Sister-in-law Tian sent him to carry two buckets of water, and he went. After finishing the work, Uncle Cao entered the house, saw that Sister-in-law Tian was busy outside, gave Xiaodouzi two pieces of candy, and sent him out to play. Then he lowered his voice and said to Tong Yan: "I have something to ask you, I have a friend in the town next door, and he has something there that has been passed down from his family. But it's a bit miscellaneous, and I'm not good at bringing it over, are you interested? Tong Yan asked him what it was and how to receive it. What Uncle Cao said was a little vague, just said that there were books and jade, but he didn't understand it, let Tong Yan read it by himself, and you can discuss it yourself.
Tong Yan was a little moved, and asked when to go? Uncle Cao meant that if you want it, the sooner the better, and the person will wait for the money. Tong Yan decided to go. After lunch, Tong Yan said that she was going back. Sister-in-law Tian also complained about Tong Yan, why did she go back when she said she had dinner. Tong Yan had to promise her to come back later.
When he got outside, Uncle Cao borrowed a bicycle and took Tong Yan to the next town. The town is bigger than Lin'an Town, and the environment is better, and you can see the houses built by large families in the past, with white walls and green tiles, and carved small windows. It's a pity that the white walls are now covered with slogans. Tong Yan, under the leadership of Uncle Cao, arrived at the place.
The surroundings are quiet, as if no one lives. Uncle Cao bypassed the main door, came to a small door, knocked for a long time, and finally came out. The man was in his early fifties, saw Uncle Cao, brought a stranger, and looked at Tong Yan with vigilant eyes. Uncle Cao hurriedly explained: I came to see the goods. The man nodded and got out of the way.
Tong Yan entered the house, but it looked cluttered inside. Things in the yard were piled up haphazardly, some of them were damaged, but no one cleaned them up. The man didn't care, and asked Tong Yan: "What do you want?" Tong Yan asked him rhetorically: "What do you have?" The man thought for a while and said, "There are the most books, followed by calligraphy and paintings, and there are a few scattered little things." ”
Tong Yan asked him, "What do you want to change?" "You can do anything, eat the best, followed by money, food stamps or cigarettes." ”
Tong Yanxin said: You will be picky. After thinking about it, I asked to see the goods first. The man looked at Tong Yan at a young age, but he was calm, and he didn't underestimate her. took her to a hut, there was a broken bed in the hut that she couldn't sleep on, the bed was messy, and there was a strange smell, Tong Yanzhi frowned.
The man looked at Tong Yan and just laughed twice, got under the bed, tinkered a few times, broke a wooden board, and revealed a hole, the man went directly into it, and took out several books from it, all of which were thread-bound books. Tong Yan looked at it, all of them were traditional characters, and they were all written with a brush, the handwriting was dignified and atmospheric, and the people who wanted to write books were not ordinary. After reading a few books, Tong Yan didn't understand much and asked, "Are there any others?"
The man took a scroll out, and when he opened it, it was a landscape painting. Tong Yan watched it for a long time and felt that it was not bad, she couldn't understand the penmanship, and the artistic conception was good. Tong Yan put the things aside and continued to ask, "Is there anything else?"
The man stopped talking, Tong Yan just said lightly: "If I can like it, I will buy more." The man hesitated, got in, and in a moment came out with a disgraced face, and took a box in his hand. Tong Yan liked it when she saw the box. This box is bigger than the one Tong Yan got before, with a lock on the box, and it also has a faint wood fragrance.
The man opened the box, there were a lot of jewelry in it, Tong Yan tidied it up a little, and found that there was actually a complete set. It is a set of sheep fat jade jewelry. Tong Yan has seen mutton fat jade, before Tong Yan wore it, there was a sister-in-law at home, and the sister-in-law wore a mutton fat jade bracelet on her wrist. The sister-in-law said that this was a gift bought by her uncle, and it cost more than 100,000 yuan. Tong Yan also sighed at the time of her uncle's generosity.
The texture of this mutton fat jade is a little better than the one in my aunt's hand, and it is still a complete set. Tong Yan asked, "How do you change this?" The man said, "If you want to change this, you have to take half of my books and put them together." Tong Yan was stunned when she heard this. This is not a supply and marketing cooperative, why is it still selling? Uncle Cao spoke: "Third uncle, this is not right. That's not what I said before. ”
The third uncle frowned, "I can't help it, the books are not easy to sell, so let's do it, I'll give you a cheaper price, and you can take it, how about it?"
Tong Yan asked, "How many things are there?" The third uncle was overjoyed when he saw what Tong Yan meant. To be honest, these things were handed down from ancestors, and they were originally intended to be heirlooms. Now it is a scourge to put it at home. He thought about making a quick move. The third uncle pointed to the hole and said, "There are fifteen volumes of painting scrolls and calligraphy, and there are more than fifty books. Tong Yan asked him to take the small box and take a look.
The third uncle went down to find a box again. This box is very ordinary, it is an ordinary wooden box, and when you open it, there are two boxes inside. Tong Yan is sure that there will be no jewelry here. Although disappointed, I opened it and looked at it, it was two brushes, a pair of paperweights and an inkstone.
Tong Yan showed the third uncle what she brought: ten catties of meat, three catties of peanuts, three catties of soybeans and a piece of material. The third uncle was not satisfied with it: "It's too little." Tong Yan said, "For the rest, I'll give you money and bills." Tong Yan took out the envelope that Lu Jinzhi gave her and took out all the bills, and the third uncle looked at the bills and wanted money. Uncle Cao was so angry that he scolded in his throat: "You're too black-hearted, just order jewelry and make do, what price do you want to sell for those pile of broken books? The third uncle also dragged Uncle Cao to grind: "This is my family's background, if I sell it, my family will have nothing, why don't you give more." Tong Yan looked at the third uncle's already rickety back, as well as the face that had experienced vicissitudes of life and helpless eyes, her heart softened, and she took out twenty yuan from the envelope and handed it to him. The third uncle's eyes lit up, he took the money, and his wrinkles deepened a little with his smile.
It's not easy to take these things! The third uncle came up with an idea. The jewelry and pen and ink are taken away first, and then some scrolls are taken, and the other things are moved twice, and it is still very convenient for Uncle Cao to ride a bicycle and tie things to the back seat of the bicycle. That's the only way, Uncle Cao specially warned the third uncle not to sell those books to others. The third uncle responded again and again.
Taking advantage of the night, Tong Yan sat on the back seat of Uncle Cao's bicycle and went back to the dormitory. Uncle Cao specially reminded Tong Yan that things should be hidden, so be careful. also promised Tong Yan that he would help her move her things back in the next two days. Tong Yan stuffed Uncle Cao with ten yuan, and Uncle Cao didn't want to live or die. Tong Yan said that borrowing a bicycle for three days is also a favor, and it is not good to borrow it in vain. Uncle Cao accepted it.
Tong Yan sent Uncle Cao away, found a hidden place to put things into the space, and returned to the dormitory empty-handed.
Lu Jinzhi, who returned home, is sitting in Lu Jinzhi's study at the moment, and Lu Jinzhi's eldest brother Lu Xingzhi. The three of them all had a cup of steaming tea in front of them, but the atmosphere was solemn, and no one was in the mood to drink tea. After some discussion, Lu Xinian still made a decision: let Lu Jinzhi go back to Lin'an Town first, what should he do, but his behavior and words should be restrained, and he should be ready to leave at any time. Lu Xingzhi arranged for Lu's sister-in-law and the children to go with the army. Take care of some of your previous things and don't let people grab the handle.
Lu Jinzhi asked: "What is the worst outcome?" Lu Xiannian paused for a long time and said: "Dismissal." "Dad!" Lu Xingzhi obviously did not accept such an outcome. Lu Xinian looked at his eldest son coldly, "The ups and downs have come, as long as there is a life, the Lu family can still survive." No matter what happens, the Lu family can resist. After that, everything was quiet again.
Zhang Qiao didn't care about these things, she knew that her sons were back, the family was all together, and she was happy to have a sore back in the kitchen. In the evening, a table full of dishes and wine, Zhang Qiao greeted his son: "Boss, little one, hurry up and come out to eat, I'm ready." ”
Three men appeared at the table, plus Lu's sister-in-law Xu Jing, little niece Lu Zhen, and little nephew Lu Huan. The family reunion is naturally a joke. It seems that everything is peaceful and calm. Seeing that his son had almost eaten, Zhang Qiao said the words that had been held back for a long time: "Xiaoqi! You are not young anymore, do you have a crush on the girl? That Miao Miao talked about a partner, it was from their art troupe, and he had already brought people back a few days ago. The big guy is still asking me about you, so hurry up!"
Lu Jinzhi saw his mother's expectant eyes, thought about it, and told the truth. "I'll bring someone back to show you. Zhang Qiao was so happy, she was afraid that Lu Jinzhi would coax her, so she said vigorously: "You can't fool me, I remember this, and bring people back for the New Year! I want to find out that you coaxed me, and I asked your father to beat you." Lu Jinzhi couldn't cry or laugh: "Mom, you still treat me as a child." Lu Huan, the little nephew on the side, interjected: "Grandpa can't beat the little uncle." Lu Xinian glared at him: "I can't beat my little uncle, it's still okay to beat you, do you want to try?" Lu Heng subconsciously covered his buttocks, shrunk his neck and stopped talking. Everyone burst into laughter.
Zhang Qiao knew Lu Jin's object, and did everything possible to find out the situation. Lu Jinzhi refused to say a word. Zhang Qiao couldn't help it, thinking about his son's temper, he took a bag of things to Lu Jinzhi, and Lu Jinzhi saw that there were all kinds of tickets and money. Zhang Qiao didn't let her son speak: "Buy something for other girls." You can't speak, and your temperament is light, if other girls dislike you, you can buy something to coax people, it's also a way. When Lu Jinzhi heard this, he sighed in his heart: How much you dislike your own son. In order to avoid being disliked again, Lu Jinzhi decided to return to Lin'an Town.