The two agreed on the time, talked for a while, and it was time to make lunch. Considering the fatigue of Xinlan's journey, Fusheng asked Xinlan to rest and cook by herself. Xinlan had nothing to do, and when she thought of Guizhi, she wrapped a bag of snacks and sent them to the children of Guizhi's family.

It's cooking time, and Katsura is busy in the kitchen. Her parents-in-law sat idly in the courtyard. Seeing Xinlan coming, the two of them hurriedly pulled chairs over and greeted Xinlan to sit.

The sound of speaking alarmed Gui Zhi, poked his head out of the kitchen, saw that it was Xinlan, hurriedly walked out, and said happily: "Auntie, why are you coming back?" Gui Zhi is always more clever than others, and she asked before others could speak.

Xinlan handed over the things she brought to the child's mother, and then turned her head and said, "I'll come back to see your uncle, and I won't say what's going on when he comes back for so long, I'm afraid something will happen to him!" ”

"Go back to our own home, what can you do, you are worried! Neither. As he spoke, seeing that Xinlan hadn't sat down yet, he said again: "Auntie, you sit down first, my meal here is almost ready, let's eat here when the pot is brought down." Guizhi said, and prepared to turn back to cook.

When Xinlan heard this, she hurriedly said, "You hurry up and cook, don't worry about me!" Your uncle at home is almost ready, I'm in a hurry, I'll bring some food for the child first, and I'll go back after saying a few words to your parents here! ”

Gui Zhi knew that she couldn't keep Xinlan, and when she heard her say this, she said, "Zhong, aunt, then you say, I'll cook first." Gui Zhi said, and went back to the house and started to get busy again.

Seeing this, Xinlan said a few words to Haihai's parents outside, which was nothing more than a simple word about the situation in Xijing, so she refused to keep the two, shouted hello to Guizhi, and returned to her home.

Not long after arriving at home, Fusheng cooked the meal. While the two were eating, from time to time neighbors who knew that Xinlan was coming back came to visit the door. Xinlan and everyone have not seen each other for many years, and when they meet, it goes without saying that they are enthusiastic. Xinlan brought out the snacks she brought back to entertain the big guys, talking and laughing with them, and learning about the situation between the two places over the years, and soon, Xinlan felt that she had found the feeling of being in her hometown in the past.

After a while, Guizhi finished his housework and ran over. Now the house is more lively! While everyone was laughing with Xinlan, they would also talk to her from time to time about family planning and some policies in the brigade because Gui Zhi was in charge of family planning in the team. Xinlan didn't know the reason, so she was inevitably a little curious, so Fusheng and everyone told Xinlan about the family planning in Guizhi's team. Xinlan didn't expect that after not seeing Gui Zhi for a few years, Gui Zhi still had this ability, and her admiration came spontaneously, and she couldn't help but praise Gui Zhi again.

After the excitement, Gui Zhi didn't stay long because there was something in the team in the afternoon, and left first; Then the others dispersed. At this time, Xinlan, who had been in the car all night and had been busy for half a day, had to take a breath. Fusheng on the side saw that he knew that she had stayed up all night, and if it was hot, she must be tired, and he felt sorry for her, and he thought that he would have to make up for a while, so he persuaded her to rest, which relieved Xinlan's heart.

The two went to rest, and when Xinlan woke up again, Fusheng didn't know when he got up, and he had already made dinner. After eating early, Fusheng was ready to go on duty. Before leaving, seeing that Xinlan was idle, he suggested that she go together.

Xinlan was thinking about this, and she had the intention of going to see what kind of class Fusheng was in, so she followed Fusheng to the place where he was on duty.

When I arrived at the place, the renovation workers were preparing to call it a day. Fusheng checked around first, and when he saw that there was no abnormality, he was relieved. After the workers left, as soon as the gate was closed, it was locked, and only Fusheng and Xinlan were left in the courtyard. The two moved their chairs to the courtyard and sat and talked for a while, until before they knew it, it was dark; Then, the wind in the field crossed the courtyard wall, bringing a sudden coolness, and in an instant the heat was blown away. Xinlan felt a lot more comfortable, feeling this, Xinlan said: "Don't say it, compared with the countryside, this city and the countryside, or our rural life here is quiet and comfortable, you look at the night in the countryside, there is no building to cover, the wind blowing is refreshing, not to mention, it is in this deep night sky, looking at the stars, it also makes people feel no sense of depression in life." ”

Fusheng said: "Of course, if it weren't for the compulsion of life, who would want to live in that city?!" The space is so small that it feels like it's suffocating. ”

"Yes, but each has its own advantages, the countryside is comfortable, but when it comes to the convenience of life and the opportunity to make money, the countryside is definitely not as good as the city!" Xinlan said casually.

Fusheng said: "You say this is true, don't look at the development in recent years, but the development of the countryside is still slow, just take our village to say, although it is said to be a pilot village in our county, but there is not even a decent factory, in addition to a building, it is difficult to find a job to make money, once people are busy with the work in the field, they are all nested at home, either playing mahjong gambling or drinking and bragging!" Become an idler! ”

"Let's talk nonsense, what age is it now, people are thinking about making money from the Fa, where will they all stay at home?" Xinlan asked.

Seeing that Xinlan didn't believe it, Fusheng said: "Don't believe it!" You've just come back, and you don't know what's going on here. Let me tell you the truth, we are not like the coast, there is foreign capital, there are factories everywhere, it is easy to get a job, where are the factories here? It's just that there is an occasional village-run factory in some villages, and the scale is not large, and you can't get in if you have no relationship, and it's difficult to find a job. ”

"That's right! But it's not like you say, idlers are everywhere! "Xinlan Dao.

"You don't believe what I say! I've been back for so long, can I not know? Are there many idlers? When you have time to walk around the side of the road, let's take a look in the village, and you will know! Who lied to you for what?! After Fusheng finished speaking, he asked Xinlan to sit here to enjoy the coolness, got up and took a flashlight and went around patrolling.

Seeing Fusheng walking, Xinlan couldn't help but fall into deep thought as she sat alone. Thinking of the ups and downs of this move to Xijing for more than ten years, she couldn't help but be glad that she was persistent at the beginning.

It didn't take long for Fusheng to turn around. Seeing that Xinlan was sitting without moving or speaking, Fusheng thought that she was still thinking about what she had just said, so he said, "What's the matter, do you still want to!?" What's the use of that? We don't have any money! If we have money, let's also set up a factory and recruit all the idlers! ”

When Xinlan heard this, she smiled bitterly and said, "What kind of joke is that?" Don't say you don't have money, even if you have money, we can't do it at our age? Not to mention that we're still here in my hometown, I don't want the family to be scattered anymore! ”

"Then don't think about anything, take a while to get cold, go to bed early when you're sleepy, and help me listen to some movement in the middle of the night, it just so happens that I haven't rested well today." Fusheng was thinking about going to work, but he was afraid that something would happen in the end.

"Zhong," Xinlan agreed, but she felt like she had fallen into Fusheng's trap, so after speaking, she continued to laugh at herself: "Hey, you're good, I originally came back to call you, but now I'm working for you!" ”

"Hey—hey."

When Fusheng heard this, he smiled, didn't say anything more, turned back to the duty room, took out the radio, found a station, and put it in front of the two of them to listen.