In a small yard at the back door of the kitchen, Xie Zhiyuan and several aunts were struggling to wash the dishes when they suddenly heard a familiar voice.
"Ayuan."
Xie Zhiyuan looked up and was stunned. He stood up dullly. After making sure that he was not dazzled, he immediately dropped the plate.
"Grandma."
The originally imagined scene of grandparents and grandchildren hugging each other and crying did not appear. Grandma Xie directly picked up the broom sweeping the floor and chased Xie Zhiyuan. Before Xie Zhiyuan could react, he received several blows on his butt.
"I told you not to study, and I told you to run away from home if you don't agree with me"
Although Xie A'nai is old, her fighting ability is just now, and she can beat Xie Zhiyuan. Calling, he could only hide behind Xu Hongdou.
Xu Hongdou also woke up from the shock and quickly stopped Xie Grandma.
Xie Zhiyao was about to persuade "Grandma"
But as soon as the words came out of her mouth, Xie Grandma changed her target and gave Xie Zhiyao a few hard blows with a broom.
"I asked you to hide it from me and let you worry me for so long"
Qin Hao almost laughed out loud. Xie Zhiyuan covered his butt and gloated, watching When my brother was beaten, it seemed that he didn't feel any pain at all.
After Xu Hongdou’s dissuasion, the farce ended. Xie Zhiyao rubbed his butt and bared his teeth at Qin Hao, “Didn’t you agree to stop it for me? No sense of loyalty."
"I don't dare. What if my grandma takes the pot with me?"
"Why are you wronged? This idea It's not your fault," Xie Zhiyao said angrily.
Then, the group went to Xie Zhiyuan's dormitory to get a gift. The owner of the hot pot restaurant also sent a small envelope containing Xie Zhiyuan's salary for the past few days.
"Go back and listen to your grandma's words and study hard, otherwise you will not be able to endure the hardship of studying now, and you will suffer the hardship of society in the future."
Xie Zhiyuan burst into tears. In the past, he always felt that his boss was a bad person, always urging him to work all day long, which was like a modern-day cheating.
On the way back to Yunmiao Village, Xie Zhiyuan hugged Grandma Xie’s arm and told her what he had experienced these days, which made Grandma Xie burst into tears. Of course, a complaint was inevitable.
"My brother is so bad. He knew I was here and didn't tell you on purpose."
Xie Zhiyao's expression immediately changed when he heard this, "Grandma, don't tell me." Listening to his nonsense, I didn't want to train him, what if he ran away again within two days after returning?"
"Humph, I won't run away."
p>Grandma Xie just smiled when she saw the two brothers bickering. This reminded Xu Hongdou, who was sitting in the passenger seat, of her own childhood. When she and her sister Xu Hongmi quarreled, her grandma was like this too. Look at them kindly.
Back in the village, when I saw Xie Zhiyuan coming back, the villagers all greeted Grandma Xie warmly, and the maids were all speechless.The gossip told Xie Zhiyuan to stop running around, which worried Grandma, but no one mentioned Xie Zhiyuan pooping his pants again.
After this incident, Xie Zhiyuan no longer resisted going back to school to continue studying, but Xie Zhiyuan still contacted his father and asked him to change schools for Xie Zhiyuan.
Two days later, Xie Zhiyuan sent Xie Zhiyuan back to Kunming. By the way, he made an appointment with his former classmate, Mr. Li, who wanted to order wood withers, to help Xie Heshun negotiate business. Qin Hao couldn't help but tease him.
"You shouldn't be in business. You should be in politics. In another twenty years, you might be able to move China."
Xie Zhiyao sighed and said with emotion "When I was young, my parents went out to work when I was very young. Later, my mother got sick and passed away. At that time, I was thinking, if they didn't go out and stayed in the village at that time, would my mother not be able to survive? I will die. I just don’t want the children in the village to be like me and become left-behind children who can only get together with their parents during the Chinese New Year.”
“Okay, don’t make any ambitions here. Now, I can feel the golden light coming from your head. I guess even the Lord of Hell will not dare to accept you when you die."
"Has anyone ever told you that you are good at everything? , Just a vicious mouth."
"Haha"
After Xie Zhiyao left, Qin Hao returned to Youfeng Courtyard and saw Damai and Xu Hongdou making flower cakes. , Master Ma is also helping.
"Brother Hao, you are finally here. Come and help knead the dough. None of us can do this job." Damai put an apron on Qin Hao without any explanation, and then pushed him next to Xu Hongdou.
Qin Hao naturally understood Damai's intention, washed his hands and started kneading the dough.
Master Ma was still planning to talk to Qin Hao, but he was dragged out by Damai to clean the flower petals. Qin Hao and Xu Hongdou were left in the small kitchen, one was preparing the stuffing and the other was kneading the dough. The two of them were silent, and the atmosphere was a bit awkward.
Xu Hongdou opened his mouth several times, but when the words came to his lips, he could not say them.
Qin Hao kneaded the dough silently and ignored Xu Hongdou.
This scene made Damai furious, "What's wrong with Brother Hao and Sister Hongdou? They haven't shown any signs of reconciliation for so many days."
"It's a bit weird, even if It’s a couple who have been fighting for a few days and started to have a cold war. It’s time for them to reconcile.”
Ma Ye’s unintentional words made Damai alert, “Wait a minute, they can’t really be in love.”
< p>"Probably not. We are together every day, and we haven't seen any intimate behavior between them."The fire of Damai gossip started to burn "That is more than friends, but not enough lovers"
"Well, it's possible."
"Then how can we make them reconcile?"
Seeing Damai looking at him expectantly, Mr. Ma said awkwardly, "This If you asked me, you were asking the wrong person. If I had known this, I wouldn't have had a family at the age of 40."
"Then I didn't even pay attention. I haven't even been in love." Damai had an old face.
"Hey, by the way, Sister Nana should have been in love, I'll go ask her."
After saying that, Damai left the courtyard and went straight to the cafe.
"I just said that I always feel that something is not right with them recently." Nana suddenly realized.
"However, Xu Hongdou and Lao Qin are both people with strong opinions. I'm afraid they have to solve this matter themselves, and it will be difficult for us to get involved."
Da Mai frowned and said, " But Brother Hao and Sister Hongdou have not reconciled for so many days. I heard that the cold war has been going on for a long time, and even the most affectionate couple will break up. They are not together yet, will they miss it because of this?"
"Sister Nana, don't you think it? Brother Hao and Sister Hongdou are very c-feeling when they stand together. If they are together, it will be like the hero and heroine of a sweet drama coming into reality. If they break up like this It’s such a pity.”
Nana laughed out loud, “What kind of overbearing president’s novel has the male and female protagonist come out again?” But you're right, we really can't let them continue the cold war."
"It's our duty to get involved in emotional matters and friendship matters. If we really can't talk about it, we can't be lovers. Can we be friends?"
Da Mai nodded repeatedly, "That's right."
"Well, I'll call Hu Youyu and ask him to get off work early in the evening, and I'll call him again. Sister Xiaochun, let’s hold a barbecue party in the courtyard tonight.”
“Well, that’s a good idea. I’ll tell them when I go back.”
“Okay, let’s split up. "
After Damai returned to the small courtyard, he came to the small kitchen and announced loudly, "Brother Hao, Sister Hongdou, and Sister Nana said that we haven't had a good gathering since we've been here for so long. Let's take advantage of the opportunity tonight. The teacher got off work early, let's have a barbecue party."
Qin Hao and Xu Hongdou looked at each other, and then looked away, but neither objected.
"Then it's settled." Damai said happily.
Master Ma quietly gave Damai a thumbs up.
Da Mai responded with an OK gesture.
An hour later, the first batch of flower cakes came out of the oven, and the alluring aroma hit their nostrils. Damai and Ma Ye held the flower cakes in one hand and held them up with the other. The cake crumbs all looked satisfied.
Qin Hao was a little worried, "You made so many flower fillings, can you finish them all?"
Damai explained, "These are not just for us to eat, Hongdou." My sister said it would be ready and sent back to my family to try. It’s not much for us to share.”
“Then we have to hurry up, otherwise we won’t be able to make dinner in time.” Hao Dao.
Master Ma smiled and said, "I don't think there's any need to cook dinner tonight. There's a barbecue party anyway. If you're hungry, just eat some flower cakes to cushion your stomach."
Okay. Well, it saves Qin Hao trouble.
The finished flower cakes are packed in boxes packed by the restaurant, one for each person, and indeed there is not much left., Qin Hao also sent a copy back to his hometown, as a filial piety to the original owner.
In the evening, when Hu Youyu came back with his guitar on his back, the barbecue grill in the small courtyard had already been set up. This grill was borrowed by Xie Zhiyao from Yang Guanjun, along with his seasonings. Everyone came over in a hurry. Qin Hao and Xie Zhiyao were responsible for roasting, and Xu Hongdou and the others were responsible for skewering. They chatted while eating, and the scene soon became lively.
Under the stimulation of alcohol, everyone talked more than before.
Xie Xiaochun was already a little tipsy, holding up a can of beer to toast Xie Zhiyao.
“You don’t know that when I was in high school, I actually planned to drop out of school. Our father passed away early, and my mother raised Xia Xia and me. We were so poor at that time. Ah, my grandma borrowed money from everywhere to collect the tuition fees. Later, my eldest brother said that he would support me. My tuition and living expenses for the four years of college were also given by my eldest brother."
As he said this, Xie Xiaochun was already in tears. Everyone looked at Xie Zhiyao with admiration, including Qin Hao.
Think about it for a second. When Xie Xiaochun was in high school, Xie Zhiyao had just graduated from college two years ago. His salary at that time was not much higher, even though Xie Xiaochun called him eldest brother. , In fact, their blood relationship has been out for a long time, but Xie Zhiyao resolutely shouldered Xie Xiaochun's four years of tuition and living expenses. That is four years, which is not a small sum of money. Many biological parents cannot do it. Xie Zhiyao did it.
"No, don't look at me like this. I'm embarrassed. I just thought Xiaochun was very good at studying. After studying for so many years, it was about to take the college entrance examination. It would be a pity to give up. ." Xie Zhiyao blushed when everyone saw him. People are like this sometimes. They like to hear compliments from behind. Face to face, it makes people uncomfortable.
In order to ease the embarrassment, Xu Hongdou pretended to be curious and asked Xie Xiaochun, "So later, Mr. The risk was very high, and I might not be able to pay my salary. I said I didn’t care, as long as I took care of the food. In fact, it’s been very difficult for me these past few years. I have a horse farm, a short-term rental house, a cafe, and the Internet. Not only did he invest all the money he earned in the store, but also took out a lot of loans, so I couldn't help him." Xie Xiaochun started crying again as he spoke.
Xie Zhiyao quickly comforted, "Okay, didn't I say that I will find a way to deal with money? Can it be more difficult now than when I first came back? At that time, our village even There is no decent way out, why don’t we grit our teeth and get through it?”
Xie Xiaochun took a while to calm down, “I’m sorry, I ruined the good atmosphere of the party.”
Everyone was relieved, and Damai took the opportunity to wink at Nana.
Nana cleared her throat, "Well, why don't we all talk about how we came to Yunmiao Village, let's start with Hongdou."
"I" Xu Hongdou I didn't react for a while, said quietly after a while.
“I used to be the front office manager of a five-star hotel in Beijing. I was extremely busy every day. The more everyone was on holiday, the busier we were. Later, I felt like I was on the clock in the front hall. My youth and passion were wasted little by little on the gears. Maybe one day the wear and tear was serious and I could no longer work for my boss, so they would be discarded at will. Then, I resigned and wanted to find a place where no one knew me, and I didn’t want to think about anything. , give yourself a good vacation."
After Xu Hongdou finished speaking, Damai couldn't wait to say to Qin Hao, "Brother Hao, why did you come to Yunmiao Village?"
Qin Hao spread his hands, "I bought a house in Beijing with a down payment. Later I felt that it was too boring to go to work every day and pay the monthly payment, so I sold the house and invested the remaining money. I found that this kind of life is better than It was much more comfortable before, and I was tired of staying in the capital, so I went out to Yunnan for a walk. I walked around and finally ended up here."
Nana pretended to be surprised and said, "That old man. The purpose of Qin and Hongdou coming to Yunmiao Village is quite similar, and they are both from the capital, so this is called fate."
"Yes, it is fate to get together, let's have a drink together." Xie Zhiyao originally planned to heighten the atmosphere, but when he saw Damai and Nana both rolling their eyes at him, he was confused for a moment.
The barbecue party lasted until ten o'clock. Worried about affecting the rest of the villagers, they dispersed. Damai and Nana were a little disappointed that they did not achieve their set goals.
Master Ma and Hu Youyu had a great time drinking. They drunkenly supported each other before returning to their respective rooms.
Just after everyone left, Xu Hongdou suddenly stopped Qin Hao who was about to get up and go back to his room.
"I'm sorry, I shouldn't force my guilt for Chen Nanxing onto you, I just"
As he spoke, Xu Hongdou's eyes were already red.
Qin Hao sat down again and sighed.
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