Just when Zhou Siguo was still immersed in the memories of the past, the voice of the second brother came from his ears: "Brother, you see that our mother and second brother are picking you up at the head of the village." From the first intersection of the asphalt road, turn left, and there is a short country road, and an ordinary village appears in front of Zhou Siguo's eyes. Zhou Siguo's second brother saw four or five people around the village, and one of them was looking around, and recognized it as his mother at a glance, so he exclaimed.

Following the eyes of the second brother, Zhou Siguo saw the village not far ahead, his mother and eldest brother, as well as the nephew of his hometown, and others, constantly looking in the direction of the road. Or the mother saw the car driven by Zhou Siguo's second brother and hurriedly walked towards him. Looking at everything in front of him, Zhou Siguo's eyes were a little red, and he said to the second brother: "Third brother, drive faster, don't let my mother go again." ”

"That's it, let her wait at home. I agreed, but I came to the village to pick you up. And I don't know how many times I've come out to pick it up. Zhou Siguo's second brother smiled.

"Forget that when we come out of school, we should call home and say so." Zhou Siguo felt a little guilty.

Zhou Siguo looked ahead, dialed the eldest brother's mobile phone, and asked the eldest brother to persuade his mother not to go forward, so as not to tire the old man.

Zhou Siguo's second brother laughed when he heard this, and said, "Our mother is like this." When we were at school just now, my sister-in-law had already called to tell my family when I was home. ”

Zhou Siguo didn't say anything more, his eyes looked at his lover, and Zhou Siguo's lover nodded lightly.

Seeing that his mother was about to come to the car, Zhou Siguo hurriedly called the second brother to stop. As soon as Zhou Siguo got out of the car, Zhou Siguo's mother, his eldest brother and others, who had already walked out of the village, came to Zhou Siguo.

After greeting her daughter-in-law, Zhou Siguo's mother stepped forward and held Zhou Siguo's hand tightly, and said with concern: "Is it easy to walk on the road?" Zhou Siguo kept looking at his mother. I haven't seen him for many days, and his mother has aged a lot, Zhou Siguo was speechless for a while, and he didn't know how to answer his mother, and tears kept rolling in his eyes. Seeing this, Zhou Siguo's lover hurriedly said: "Mother, the road is very easy to walk, but when Siguo passed by his high school, he went around the school." ”

Zhou Siguo's mother didn't seem to understand Zhou Siguo's thoughts, so she complained: "What's so good about that broken school." I came out early in the morning, so I might as well go home early and rest. Zhou Siguo's mother said, holding Zhou Siguo's hand tightly and walking towards the village.

Zhou Siguo's lover followed closely behind Zhou Siguo and his mother, and looked at the mother and son in front of him from time to time. Everything in front of him filled Zhou Siguo's lover's heart with infinite emotion, thinking: If you have a mother, someone will miss you, and you are really happy to have a mother!

Suddenly, Zhou Siguo's mother glanced up at Zhou Siguo beside her, and said in a low voice: "Guo'er, it's not a New Year's holiday, why did you go back to your hometown at this time, and don't say it in advance, so that your mother can be prepared." With his mother's voice, Zhou Siguo's second brother and his wife looked at Zhou Siguo with doubtful eyes. Zhou Siguo himself felt strange: yes, why did he suddenly miss his mother, and it was so strong. At this time, the scene of talking with Wang Liang last night appeared in front of Zhou Siguo's eyes from time to time. Zhou Siguo didn't know how to answer, so he smiled slightly and said nothing.

Zhou Siguo's mother seemed to feel a little speechless, and said with a smile: "When I go home to see my mother, my mother likes it." ”

Walking on the street in the village, Zhou Siguo lowered his head and walked silently, passing by an idle homestead in the middle of the village, Zhou Siguo stopped, stared around, and continued to walk forward with his mother, everyone felt extremely puzzled, looked at Zhou Siguo together, Zhou Siguo said softly to his mother: "Mother, this is our family's old homestead." Mother didn't know what Zhou Siguo was thinking at this time, so she nodded lightly. Zhou Siguo said again: "Aren't all homesteads in the village planned in a unified manner? After so many years, why hasn't anyone built a house yet? Zhou Siguo's mother glanced at the empty homestead in front of her and said: "The village said that this homestead is in the center of the village, the most conspicuous place, and only the best buildings can be approved by the village." Otherwise, it will be idle all the time. ”

"What kind of building is the best building?" Zhou Siguo said with a smile.

Zhou Siguo's mother explained: "The village said that at least a small western-style building with more than two floors should be built. Zhou Siguo seemed to understand and nodded lightly. Zhou Siguo's mother added: "People in the village say that a building is not as convenient as a bungalow, and that it is better to build two houses with the money to build a two-story building, and this homestead is idle." Zhou Siguo glanced at the eldest brother and joked to the eldest brother: "Second brother, let's pay for the building and come back to live after retirement." Brother Zhou Siguo smiled: "That's good, build two layers." Zhou Siguo immediately corrected: "Cover four floors, in addition to our two families, there are also our mother and the third child." Zhou Siguo's eldest brother knew that Zhou Siguo was joking and making his mother happy, so he smiled slightly, glanced at Zhou Siguo with puzzled eyes, and thought: What's wrong with big brother today? I've always been busy with work, rarely go home, and I'm usually very serious and don't talk about it, but today I not only suddenly went home to see my wife, but I also seemed to be in a very good mood, joking with my family from time to time, but it seems that the eldest brother's face is a little melancholy, which makes people can't guess his thoughts.

"The east side of this homestead used to be my grandfather's old house, and the west side was our family's old house. The door of my grandfather's house faces south, facing the street. Every summer night, there are always a lot of people gathered in front of my grandfather's house, the east family, the west family, and the old people telling stories, which is very lively. Looking at the old homestead in front of him, Zhou Siguo seemed to fall into deep memories again.

"When I was a child, Guo'er learns to remember it so clearly." Zhou Siguo's mother said.

Zhou Siguo is still immersed in the memories of the past: "Every night, my grandfather shouted and asked me to sit in front of him, either hugging me or asking me to help him tickle. ”

"That's your grandpa likes you. You are the eldest grandson, and of your generation, your grandfather likes you the most. Zhou Siguo's mother took Zhou Siguo's words and said.

Suddenly, Zhou Siguo seemed to remember something, looked at his mother and said, "Mother, I want to go to the grave of my grandfather and father." ”

Zhou Siguo's mother looked at Zhou Siguo with puzzled eyes, and thought: Today is not the day to go to the grave of the old man, what's wrong with the country, going home is a festive day, why did you bring up the matter of going to the grave? But I thought again: Guo'er has always been calm, since Guo'er proposed to go to the grave, there must be the child's own considerations, so he didn't say anything.

Zhou Siguo wanted to speak, but his aunt's voice came from not far away: "When did Guo'er come back?" Zhou Siguo looked for prestige, and in the east of the village, a rickety old man was coming towards him, and that person was Zhou Siguo's aunt who was a daughter-in-law in the same village.

When Zhou Siguo saw his aunt coming, he hurriedly stepped forward and exclaimed, "Sister-in-law, why are you here?" ”

"I'm working in the fields, and I've heard that your nephew has returned. I didn't believe it at the beginning, Guo'er was doing big things outside, busy, sometimes I couldn't take care of going home during the New Year, and today is not a festival, what are you doing when I go back to my hometown, several people have told me, your nephew is back, I hurriedly came back from the field, and I didn't care about going home to change clothes, as soon as I entered the village, I found you standing on the old house and pulling it, so I hurriedly walked over. After Zhou Siguo's aunt finished speaking, she said to Zhou Siguo's mother: "Why are you standing here, Guo'er has been in the car all morning, and he is not going home to rest soon." ”

"This is not a country, saying that he is going to go to the grave of his grandfather and your eldest brother." Zhou Siguo's mother looked at Zhou Siguo's aunt and said.

Zhou Siguo's aunt seemed to see Zhou Siguo's mother's thoughts, and said: "When can't you go to the grave, Guo'er has this thought, which means that his grandfather didn't hurt him during the day, and Guo'er doesn't pay much attention to my brother's grave." ”

"Auntie." Zhou Siguo's lover said, stepped forward and grabbed Zhou Siguo's aunt's hand.

"Yo, isn't this the daughter-in-law of the country? I haven't seen each other in years. Suddenly, Zhou Siguo's aunt seemed to remember something, looked at Zhou Siguo's eldest brother and said, "Why didn't your daughter-in-law come?" If your daughter-in-law comes again, our family will be reunited. It's more lively than the New Year. Seeing that his aunt was a little unhappy, Zhou Siguo's eldest brother hurriedly explained: "My eldest brother didn't tell me in advance, she has something to do today." Zhou Siguo's aunt didn't say anything more, took Zhou Siguo's lover's hand and said, "Don't look at it, go home and rest." ”

As soon as he walked into his hometown, Zhou Siguo's aunt said, "Sister-in-law, when Guo'er comes back, have you prepared any dishes?" Without waiting for Zhou Siguo's mother to answer, Zhou Siguo's aunt looked at Zhou Siguo and his lover again, and said, "You don't go back to your hometown easily, tell your aunt what you want to eat." My aunt went to pick it in the vegetable patch. ”

Zhou Siguo's mother was busy: "Every time Guo'er goes home, she has to eat the fire I use firewood, put some diced meat in the leek filling, and then beat an egg." This is not vegetables and meat I have ready, the eggs are ready-made. ”

Zhou Siguo's aunt looked at Zhou Siguo and said with a smile: "Guo'er, I've been outside for so many years, and I haven't forgotten my hometown." What haven't you eaten outside, and when you get home, you're still thinking about your mother's fire? ”

Zhou Siguo smiled and said nothing. In fact, Zhou Siguo has his own ideas: he does like to eat his mother's fire, but he understands his mother's mood better, every time he goes home, his mother always wants to express his thoughts through that delicious meal. Every time Zhou Siguo goes home, he always can't forget to let his mother burn it, not only does Zhou Siguo love to eat, but it is also relatively simple to make. After a long time, it becomes a habit. This is also the most ordinary meal in Zhou Siguo's hometown.

Seeing that Zhou Siguo was smiling and silent, his mother said while putting the cutting board: "Guo'er, I love to eat my mother's fire the most, and I can only use firewood, saying yes, I like the taste of firewood." ”

Zhou Siguo's aunt, sitting on the kang, was still puzzled: "What's so delicious about the fire, it's hard, it's better to wrap dumplings." ”

Suddenly, Zhou Siguo seemed to remember something, looked at his mother who had just reconciled and said, "Mother, is the paper ready?" ”

Zhou Siguo's mother patted the face on her hand and said, "You don't need to prepare, there are ready-made ones at home, and you can use them when you take them." I'll find it for you. Zhou Siguo's mother said and walked out of the room.