Chapter 5: The Full Moon Banquet

As soon as they arrived at the site, the car came.

They hurried into the car.

After a busy morning, I can finally take a break.

He Hansheng sat in the car, his head resting on the back of the seat, looking at the scenery outside for a moment.

His sister's home is in Miaoling Township, and it takes about an hour by car, but if you go from his parents' house, it will take about half an hour.

I'm going to my sister's house again.,I haven't been there since my sister got married at the beginning of the year.。 The memory was also pulled back to the past. He Hansheng is four years older than his sister, and they have had a very good relationship since childhood. But when he was in college, his father fell off a construction site shelf and broke his calf. At a very difficult time at home, in order not to interrupt his studies, his father decided to let his sister drop out of school. At that time, my sister had just been admitted to high school from the top ten grades in school, and my sister was reluctant to do so, crying and wanting to go to school all the time. But there is no way, if she goes to school again, the family will have no money left for her. He Hansheng was also very sad in his heart, but he also needed a lot of money to go to school, and he was powerless for his sister. Later, my sister dropped out of school and went to work in Qingdao. In fact, almost all of the money He Hansheng spent in the first two years of college was earned by his sister's part-time job, and he was also very grateful to his sister. When my sister was working outside, she made a boyfriend, whose name was Zeng Zhihang, a native of Jiaozhou, Qingdao. One year, during the May Day holiday, his sister took him home. He has seen it too. At that time, I could see that my sister liked him very much. But Zeng Zhihang was once divorced and had a five-year-old son. When his sister came and went with him, his parents firmly disagreed, and the family often quarreled about it. His sister had also had an abortion for him. Later, under the strong obstruction of their parents, they broke up. But my sister couldn't accept it for a while, and her spirit was devastated, and she once suffered from mild neuropathy. When he learned that his sister was sick, He Hansheng's heart was broken. But fortunately, the treatment was timely, and my sister's condition basically recovered. Mom often said that my sister sometimes looked at her in a daze and smiled silly, but he never saw it once. My sister will always be innocent, lovely, smart and beautiful in his heart. Later, my sister also reached the age of marriage, so she was introduced by a matchmaker and married Sun Liang in the same town. Sun Liang has no education, and usually sets up a stall in the market to sell vegetables, although he can't make a lot of money, but there is no problem in supporting his family. Mom and Dad are also very happy with this son-in-law, but my sister is very reluctant. I remember the night before the wedding, my sister cried very sadly. But how did my sister know that in the countryside, her reputation is not very good, her education is not high, and she has suffered from neurosis, and the chance of finding a partner with good conditions is gone, and she has no more opportunities to choose. He Hansheng saw it in his eyes and felt pain in his heart. He felt very guilty, sorry for his sister, and hoped that one day he would make up for his sister.

"Hansheng, hug Jiejie, my legs are numb."

"Good. Come, Jiejie, Daddy hug. ”

He Hansheng came back to his senses all of a sudden and hugged Jiejie.

"Jiejie, look, that's a big scalper." He pointed to the big cow on the side of the road.

Jie Jie turned his face to look and smiled.

"How's the interview?" My wife was also thinking about the interview.

"The person who interviewed me today was the sales section chief, and I feel okay. Because the assistant manager is not there, I have to go again another day. ”

"How can there be such a thing. This time it can't be settled. The wife seemed to be complaining.

"That's right. It's not that easy to find a job. I can only wait for the notification a little longer. ”

"It's a few minutes away, and I'll be ready to get off in a minute."

He Hansheng looked at his mobile phone, it was not yet eleven o'clock, and his impatient mood calmed down a little.

The bus has arrived.

Mother He was already waiting at the station.

"Come, eldest grandson, grandma hug." When Mother He saw them get out of the car, she hurriedly greeted them.

"Mom, why are you here?" He Hansheng was a little surprised, because the station was almost a kilometer away from home.

"Your dad and I are ready, seeing that you haven't come yet, I'll come to greet you."

Jiejie has always been close to his grandmother. As soon as Mother He stretched out his hand, he asked his grandmother to hug him

Mother He looked at her white and chubby eldest grandson, and her heart was already happy.

"Han Sheng, didn't I tell you to be early last night?"

"Mom, I have a child, I have to clean up here and that, so I'm going to be late."

He Hansheng hurriedly said. He was afraid that his wife would say that he would talk about the interview again. Because he told his mother that he had found a job very quickly after quitting his job. He didn't want his mother to worry.

"Ouch, ouch" Mother He cried out in pain from Jie Jie's little hand.

"Mom, be careful. Jiejie's hand is strong now, don't let him scratch the skin. ”

"It's okay, it's not broken." Mother He, who has a grandson who has everything to do, doesn't worry about anything anymore.

Soon, I entered the village.

Mother He greeted everyone she met warmly.

He Hansheng followed behind and kept saying hello, happy and proud at the same time. As one of the few college students in the village, the pride of returning home is self-evident.

Everyone laughed and soon arrived home.

"Hansheng, Jiahui, you're all here." Father He greeted him from the house with a smile.

"Dad, this is wine for you." Peng Jiahui said with a smile.

"Good. Let's get inside. I look at the eldest grandson. Father He greeted Mother He, who was the last to enter the house.

Jie Jie looked at his grandfather quietly and smiled slightly.

Jie Jie inherited He Hansheng's high nose bridge and big eyes, and also inherited Peng Jiahui's double eyelids and small dimples, with clear eyebrows and beautiful eyes, well-behaved and cute.

In the countryside, I have a son who goes to college, and I have found a daughter-in-law in the city, and I also have a grandson, which is already a blessing that has been cultivated for several generations. Dad He is also very content and happy.

Jay yawned twice in a row.

"Jiahui, is Jiejie sleepy?" Mother He asked Jiahui in the house.

"Hmm. It's almost eleven o'clock, Mom, I'll feed him and let him sleep. Usually he has to sleep at this point every day. Peng Jiahui took Jiejie to the house to breastfeed.

At this time, the landline phone at home rang.

"Hey" He Hansheng sat next to the phone and picked up the phone.

"Brother, you're going home. Why did you come to our house? "It was my sister He Feng who called.

"We just got home, so we came over to see our parents. I'll go to your house with my parents in a moment. ”

"Oh. Hurry up. There were also quite a few guests. ”

"Well, good. Let's go right away. He Hansheng hung up the phone.

"Mom, it's my little sister calling. She was a little anxious. He Hansheng said to his mother, "After Jiejie finishes breastfeeding in a while, let them sit on my father's tricycle, and I will take you with me in an electric car." ”

"Okay, then I'll go change my chair." Mother He originally wanted to sit on a tricycle, so she put a slightly older chair, and heard that her daughter-in-law was going to sit on it, so she decided to change to a new chair for the sake of decency and to make her daughter-in-law sit comfortably.

He Hansheng walked into the house again.

"Jay is asleep?" He asked in a whisper.

"Well, just fell asleep."

"It's inconvenient to take an electric car with Jiejie, why don't you take Dad's tricycle?"

"Ah, you can't take a taxi. Now that the wind is quite cold, what should I do if I freeze Jiejie? ”

He Hansheng thought about it, and it was a bit inappropriate to let his father take his daughter-in-law.

At this time, Mother He also came in.

"Mom, Jiejie is asleep. Why don't you hire a car? As a mother's family, that's more decent. ”

"I'll ask your dad." Mother He hurriedly walked out again.

"Jiejie is asleep, don't catch a cold on the tricycle. Why don't you hire a car? You know He Peng, why don't you let him drive us in a van? ”

Father He made a phone call to He Peng. Coincidentally, He Peng was also idle at home.

Soon, He Peng came in a car.

"Uncle, aunt, where is this going?" He Peng walked into the courtyard and looked at so many things on the ground.

"He Peng is here. He Feng gave birth to a child. Go for a full moon wine today. Dad He said.

"Oh. Got a baby, boy girl? He Peng asked plainly.

"Girl." Mother He said.

"That's good. Now that the second child has been released, there will be another one in two years. Uncle, aunt, your family is the happiest in our village. Look at who else in our village can compare to your family. ”

"Where?" Mother He and Father said together, and they all laughed.

He Hansheng and the others all came out of the house.

"Brother, sister-in-law." He Peng shouted enthusiastically.

"He Peng, I'm going to trouble you a lot today."

"Brother, where are the words. What is needed just say. He Peng said briskly.

"It's not too early, let's get in the car." Dad He said.

So, everyone loaded the gifts into the car and set off.

He Hansheng looked at the grass and trees, bricks and tiles outside the car, they all liked it so much, and all of this also contained many good memories of him.

When passing by a school, he pointed excitedly and said, "Jiahui, look, this is my junior high school." ”

The school passed in an instant, but He Hansheng was still looking out.

That school has so many memories of its own. He is very grateful to the school, it is the school that has cultivated him, and also allowed him to jump out of the farm gate and into the city. Although the development is not very good now, it has finally gotten rid of the life of facing the loess with its back to the sky. He didn't dare to think that if he was still in the countryside, he didn't know how to live.

He looked at He Peng, who was driving, with fluffy hair and dark and rough skin, although he was three years younger than him, he looked as if he was older than him. He couldn't help but lament that life was not easy.

Suddenly, there was a cough from Daddy He's back.

"Dad, do you have a cold?" He Hansheng turned his head and asked with concern.

"I cough as soon as the weather changes. Your dad has been coughing for days. Mother He said.

"Why don't you come back in the afternoon and get some injections. When you're old, don't hold on all the time. ”

"No, just a few coughs. It's not a big illness either. Dad He took a deep breath and said.

It may be that Dad He's coughing woke up Jiejie.

"Jay is awake, get up. My aunt's house will be there soon. Peng Jiahui looked at Jie Jie, who had just woken up, and said.

The car turned into an alley.

"I'll hug Jiejie, you can rest." He Hansheng hugged Jiejie.

The car stopped, and a lot of people gathered in front of my sister's house.

Everyone got out of the car one after another.

My sister's mother-in-law hurriedly greeted her.

"In-laws, you're all here, come up to the house."

"Mom, you hold Jiejie. I went to the trunk to get something. He Hansheng gave Jiejie to his mother.

"There's a baggage on the seat ahead, don't forget." Mother He reminded.

"He Peng, let's eat together and then leave."

"Uncle, don't eat it. I'll have to deliver some goods in the West Village later. I'll pick you up when you go back in the afternoon. He Peng repeatedly refused.

"Well, that's fine. Be careful when you go back and drive. ”

"Okay. Uncle, come into the house. ”

He Peng drove back.

He Hansheng and they entered the house.

He Feng was coaxing the child on the bed.

"Sister."

"Brother, sister-in-law. Come in and sit. ”

"It's so cute. Have you made a name? He Hansheng looked at his sister's child and asked.

"It's called Qingqing, it's sunny on a sunny day."

"It's good."

"Sister, this is a little bit of my heart with your brother." Peng Jiahui took out a red envelope.

"Thank you, sister-in-law." My sister accepted the red envelope.

"It's great, I've always wanted a daughter, too." Peng Jiahui said enviously.

"Sister-in-law, now that the second child has been released, you can have another one, and Jiejie has a little less child."

"Forget it. Now Jiejie is busy enough. If there is another one, your brother and I will probably drink the northwest wind. ”

"Sister, why didn't Qingqing's grandfather see it?" He Hansheng asked a little strangely.

"Maybe it's because I gave birth to a girl, so I'm not happy. Grandpa Qingqing is stubborn. ”

"What age is this, and it's still patriarchal." Peng Jiahui said a little angrily.

"That's right. This is the first child, so why is it in a hurry. Sister, don't worry about it, take care of the confinement and take care of your body. ”

"Hmm. My mother-in-law is very nice and thoughtful. What about Jayjack? ”

"Mom hug it." As soon as He Hansheng finished speaking, Father He and Mother He came in.

"Jiejie, come and see my sister." When He Feng saw his parents, he didn't even say hello.

"Look, how good your mother-in-law is, it's all up to me." Mother He also seemed to see her sister's displeasure.

For He's father and mother, his daughter has an honest father-in-law and a responsible husband, which is already the best destination. For He Feng, at the behest of his parents, he gave up the person he liked and married someone he didn't like, and he was still unwilling in his heart.

Dad and Mom He stood for a while and then went out.

"Sister, don't do this. Mom and Dad actually love you very much. He Hansheng comforted his sister.

He Feng didn't speak, his eyes were full of tears.

"Brother, sister-in-law, let's go out to eat." Brother-in-law Sun Liang came in.

"Okay." He Hansheng was just about to get up when his sister's mother-in-law came in.

"Qingqing's mother has little milk, so I went to buy a few crucian carp stewed soup, and drink it while it's hot. There's also an old hen stewed in the pot, and I'll serve you a bowl just after the fire stopped. By the way, Feng, do you want steamed buns or rice? My sister-in-law asked with concern.

"Rice." He Feng said.

"How good your mother-in-law is to you. Eat well. ”

He Hansheng and his wife went out.

Because there are men's tables and women's tables, and there are people who want to drink and smoke at the men's table, it is inconvenient for He Hansheng to hold the child, so he gave Jiejie to his wife again.

The autumn harvest has not yet begun, and everyone is relatively leisurely, and the atmosphere of drinking is very high. Brother-in-law Sun Liang sat next to He Hansheng, and they chatted quietly.

"Have you been selling vegetables at the market lately?"

"Hmm."

"It's good to sell vegetables, it's more free."

"It's not easy to sell, there are too many people selling vegetables, besides, the price is unstable, and the profit is not high."

"Brother, what are you doing now?"

"I work in sales for an electronics company." He Hansheng hurriedly lied and said.

"It's still good to have an education. I regret it now that I think about it, if only I had studied hard at that time. ”

"It's all the same, it's all hard." He Hansheng comforted his brother-in-law.

He Hansheng said lightly, but he was also confused at this time. Although he went to college and had a bachelor's degree, these did not bring him the wealth he wanted, specifically more wealth. And now I don't even have a decent job.

At that moment, his phone rang.

When he saw it, it was Hou Kun of Dongpu Electronics Company calling.

He hurried to the courtyard.

"Section Chief Hou, hello."

"Can you come back to the company tomorrow morning?" Our assistant manager would like to meet you. ”

"Okay, okay."

He Hansheng hung up the phone.

Mom is also in the yard.

"Mom, are you full?"

"Hmm. When it comes to autumn, my teeth hurt, and I can't eat because of the pain. Mother He covered her mouth, as if it was in pain.

"Didn't you take a painkiller?"

"I have it at home, but I don't bring it."

"I'll ask my brother-in-law if there's anything at home." He Hansheng ran into the house.

"Brother-in-law, mom has a toothache, do you have painkillers at home?"

"Yes. I'll get it. "My brother-in-law went to the drawer and got a plate of painkillers.

"Brother, here you go. Where's Mom? ”

"In the yard, I'll go give it to her." He Hansheng took a glass of water by the way.

"Mom, give the medicine. This is water, hurry up and eat it. ”

Mother He put the medicine in her mouth, took a sip of water, tilted her head, and swallowed it.

"Mom, wait a few days, you go to us, and I'll take you to the dentist. It's too sinful to always have a toothache. He Hansheng felt very sorry for his mother.

"You haven't eaten yet. Let's go eat. By the way, tell your dad to drink less, he's been coughing a lot lately. ”

"Hmm. Got it. ”

In the house, Father He was toasting with a wine glass, half a glass of white wine, and drank it all. may have been in a hurry to drink, and the original cough, after Dad He finished drinking, there was another continuous cough, and his face turned red.

"Dad, drink less."

"It's okay, today is a big day."

The village was very folky, and the men drank endlessly.

He Hansheng felt that he was almost drunk, and went to the toilet, so he didn't go back to the wine table, but went to his sister's room.

"Brother, are you full?"

"Hmm. All drinking, I can't drink anymore, I vomit when I drink again. ”

"Come and sit down."

"Qingqing slept again?"

"Hmm."

"How do you look at your phone? This hurts your eyes during confinement. He Hansheng snatched his sister's mobile phone.

"Bell" the WeChat sound of my sister's mobile phone.

He Hansheng saw that it was sent by Zeng Zhihang.

"Sister, are you still in contact with him?"

"Just send a WeChat, it's nothing."

"Sister, don't contact him in the future. You're married and have children, and your brother-in-law will be unhappy if he finds out. ”

"Brother, got it." My sister asked for her phone again.

After everyone was full of wine and food, they left the table drunk and staggered one by one.

Dad He has always been a good drinker, although he drank a lot, he was not drunk.

was about to go home, Dad He called He Peng again.

In the courtyard, He Hansheng chatted with his wife.

"Jiahui, the company called me again and asked me to go for an interview tomorrow. I wanted to go to my mother's house at night. In this case, I will go back first, you and Jiejie will stay first, and I will pick you up tomorrow. If we don't pass the interview, how about we stay at my mother's house for a few more days? ”

"Well, okay."

Peng Jiahui didn't want to live there, not to mention that her husband was not there. But she also knows that she has been financially constrained lately, and she spends money everywhere she lives in the city. So, I agreed.

Before leaving, He Hansheng went to his sister's room again.

"Sister, let's go back. Rest well, don't eat cold food, don't catch a cold. ”

"Well, brother, I see."

For some reason, He Hansheng suddenly felt particularly reluctant, and tears came out. He didn't want his sister to see it, so he turned around and came out.

Hurried to come, hurried to go.

After a loud goodbye, they got into the car going back.

He Hansheng was going to his home in the city, and he got off the bus halfway. Because he needed to change cars.

After waiting for about ten minutes, the car came.