Chapter 313 People and Things in the Village

Xu Qing didn't think there was anything wrong with Feng Ming's actions.

If the things are given to him, then what the third brother does with them is his own business.

And Xu Qing knew that the third brother must have his own reasons for doing what he did.

After all, Feng Ming has been smart since he was a child. Even the two people in the courtyard, Shazhu and Xu Damao, are sometimes confused. Xu Qing has no need to worry.

What's more, the third brother has been in the countryside for nearly two years. In addition to getting tanned, he has become more mature. Although he is far from stable, his actions and words are rarely as naughty as when he was young.

One night passed.

Early in the morning, Xu Qing had breakfast with his third brother on the commune stove, then packed up and prepared to go back to the village to visit his grandparents.

Seeing this, Xu Fengming insisted on letting his eldest brother stay for another morning, so he asked for leave from the commune so that he could accompany his eldest brother Xu Qing around the countryside.

The commune secretary Wang Mingsheng naturally approved it. As for the other young men and women who jumped in the queue, no one complained about Xu Fengming's share of cigarettes and fruit candies last night.

Especially those young women who like to chatter. After eating candy, it sweetens their mouths and their hearts, so they don’t complain.

If it were anyone else, they might not give up so easily.

After all, they all went to the countryside to join the queue. Xu Fengming asked for leave all morning and did not work in the fields, but they had to work more. Why?

But they really didn’t complain this time. Firstly, they got fruit candies last night, and secondly, they all ate rabbit meat last night.

Although Xu Fengming led them to catch the hare at night, if it weren't for Fengming, the girls alone would not even dare to go out to catch the hare in the middle of the night, let alone see the smell of meat.

And those boys, needless to say, are all men who are born to take charge. If there are no girls, they will care about everything.

Furthermore, the relationship between Xu Fengming and them has always been good. They make jokes together, strip naked and go swimming in the river in the summer, and fish together. In addition, each of them got a pack of cigarettes last night, which is not economical cigarettes, but

It’s Daqianmen, and I feel in my heart that brother Feng Ming is very righteous and will not forget them even if he has good things, so naturally they must be righteous too.

Therefore, no one had any objections. When they passed by the two brothers Xu Qing and Xu Fengming, not only did no one say a word, nor did they even whisper in a low voice, they all greeted Xu Qing and Fengming with a smile, and then each held their hands.

With a hoe or a sickle, I left the commune compound and walked toward the fields in the early morning light.

Seeing that Feng Ming got along well with these people, Xu Qing suddenly felt that the third brother was very popular. At least he would not be bullied like the little girl was worried about.

In fact, Xu Qing has never worried about his third brother being bullied. As the eldest brother, he knows clearly what his third brother's character is.

Feng Ming is not the kind of person who likes to cause trouble. Even if someone provokes him, he will deal with it himself. He was like that when he was studying in school, and it is the same now when he jumps in the queue in the countryside.

The two brothers also walked out of the commune compound and wandered around the town. In fact, the best place in the entire township was the commune compound. When they went out, all they saw was green mountains and dilapidated old buildings.

Streets and houses.

Townships are incomparable to those in Forty-Nine Cities. Their conditions are poor and backward. They can’t even compare with the suburbs of Forty-Nine Cities.

It's better than the countryside, because the countryside is worse than the countryside.

Xu Qing walked along the dirt road for a while, and heard the crowing of cocks and the barking of dogs. Xu Fengming reached out and grabbed a piece of weed from the roadside, held it in the corner of his mouth, and introduced to his elder brother Xu Qing:

"This is Liu Datou's home. His father's home is just ahead. The one next door is Uncle Zhao. I heard from Fifth Grandpa that his family is still somewhat related to ours, but they are crazy. They almost froze to death on the winter night last year.

Li."

Xu Qing looked at the old courtyard made of adobe bricks and stones, without stopping, and continued walking forward.

Xu Fengming continued to introduce in turn, he is familiar with this.

After all, after staying here for such a long time, I have already become very familiar with the situation in the entire village and town.

We all know how many people live in each family, what their names are, how many acres of land they have, and how many livestock they have.

Xu Qing listened quietly and walked quietly. There were not many people in the town in the early morning, because all those who could work had gone to the fields, and the only ones left were some elderly people and children who were unable to work.

Even the only health clinic in the town is closed right now, and the barefoot doctor inside must have gone to work in the fields early in the morning.

In less than twenty minutes, Xu Qing walked through the entire town and came to a small stream. He met the group of children from yesterday afternoon. However, in addition to those children, there was also a native dog following those children.

Behind him, he was running around happily.

Xu Qing looked at the gurgling stream, took a deep breath, and suddenly felt relaxed and happy.

From a place that was not clearly visible in the distance, there was a faint sound of tractors and people talking. Xu Qing looked for the sound and tried his best to take a look.

As a result, I saw nothing and could only hear the occasional sound drifting in the wind.

Xu Fengming stretched out his finger and said, "Brother, I was working there yesterday. It's seven or eight miles away from here."

When Xu Qing heard this, he thought about it, three or four kilometers, it's really not close. Could it be that his third brother came back so late last night?

But then I thought about it, isn’t that what happens in the countryside?

In some rural areas, some people live more than ten miles away.

The conditions in the countryside are really hard these days. Most people can only walk when going to the mountains to farm. Not to mention how much work they can do in a day, just going to the fields will take a lot of time.

Xu Qing was stunned for a moment, withdrew his gaze, turned around and returned to the commune compound with his third brother.

At noon, Xu Qing had lunch and met with commune secretary Wang Mingsheng again. Then he said goodbye to his third brother, left the commune compound, and walked back to the village alone along the dirt road under the sun.

The car hired yesterday took Xu Qing to the commune and then returned to the city, so Xu Qing could only walk.

I met almost no one on the road, and I only saw him when passing by other villages. After that, he was walking alone again.

However, Xu Qing could see traces of snakes and insects crawling on the empty soil on the road, and from time to time he would encounter hares slithering across the road.

If Xu Qing hadn't been carrying the things he bought for his grandparents, he would have wanted to catch them.

Of course, you may not be able to catch a rabbit in broad daylight. After all, rabbits jump really fast, and if they hide in the grass, they are even harder to find.

Xu Qing gave up the idea and continued walking along the dirt road, carrying his things while holding a cigarette in his mouth.

When he was still ten miles away from returning to the village, Xu Qing met Fifth Grandpa.

This old party secretary in the village, his family's land is the farthest away, and it borders the next village.

And the land of his sons is also like this.

When the village was dividing the land, no one wanted to take the land that was too far away. As the village party secretary, the old party secretary had no choice but to set an example and take the land for himself.

But even so, some people in the village still feel dissatisfied.

The only difference between the city and the village is that there are all kinds of people, and they always feel that they are not enough despite taking advantage.

"Fifth Grandpa."

Xu Qing shouted.

The old branch secretary, who was bending over to hoe the ground, turned around when he heard the sound. Seeing that it was Xu Qing who had returned to the village, he stopped the hoe in his hand, straightened up, and with a smile on his wrinkled old face, he walked up to Xu Qing and said:
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"Xiaoqing, come back and see your grandparents."

Xu Qing hummed, took out a cigarette, handed one to the old party secretary, and stood in front of the ground and talked for a while.

After smoking a cigarette, the old party secretary returned to work in the fields, while Xu Qing once again walked along the dirt road towards the village.

Back in the village, Xu Qing walked to the door of the old courtyard where his grandparents lived, stretched out his hand to push the door open, and walked in while shouting:

"Grandpa, grandma, I'm back."

In the old house in the courtyard, two old people heard Xu Qing's voice and turned to look at the door of the courtyard at the same time. Seeing that Xu Qing, the eldest grandson, was back, their weather-beaten faces showed joy at the same time, and they quickly put down their hands.

Job, stand up and walk out of the house.

Looking at Xu Qing, who was sweating, the two old men felt distressed and quickly asked them to go back to the house to rest.

After Xu Qing entered the house, grandma hurriedly picked up the kettle and poured a bowl of boiling water. She took out sugar from the old cupboard with faded paint and put a handful in it for her eldest grandson to drink.

As for the bag of white sugar, Xu Qing bought it when he brought Jinghong back last time, but now, it's not even half missing.

Xu Qing picked up the bowl and took a sip of sugar water. Grandpa sat aside and reached out to grab the tobacco rod and scooped the tobacco leaves from the bag. While smoking, he looked at his eldest grandson, whom he had not seen for more than a year, and looked at it carefully.

Grandma, on the other hand, has already entered the kitchen and is busy preparing food for Xu Qing.

Xu Qing's return made the old man very happy. In the kitchen, grandma beat two eggs and fried a plate of scrambled eggs, specially for her eldest grandson to eat.

But just now, they were simply eating noodle soup.

In the evening, after Xu Guangjin finished his work, he learned that his nephew Xu Qing was back. After dinner, he took his two sons to the old man's place.

The people in the village and Xu Qing are from the same family, and they have come here a lot.

After all, Xu Qing works in the city and is still a cadre. People in the village, especially members of his family, naturally want to come and visit.

Although Xu Qing has almost never lived in the village, in any case, he is from the same clan and has the same surname. When they talk to others, their faces also light up. See, we are part of the same family!

As a result, the courtyard was filled with people, surrounding Xu Qing and asking questions, which made the old man want to lose his temper.

My eldest grandson has finally come back, but you people will never let him have a good rest.

In fact, the two old men also had a lot to say to Xu Qing, but by the time the people in the village left, it was already past eleven o'clock in the evening.

I had no choice but to let Xu Qing take a rest early.

In the early morning, Xu Qing was awakened by the rooster crowing in the chicken coop in the yard.

In the morning, Xu Qing took some things and went to worship at his parents' graves.
To be continued...