Chapter 109 [Hometown Love] (Part 2)
After asking Lao Hongtou, I learned that shortly after he was taken back to his hometown in Quancheng by his grandfather, Yingzi's parents were killed for joining the revolutionary party, and their family was also implicated. Lao Hongtou and his wife hid in the east for a while. The old lady was sad, and panicked and scared, so she fell seriously ill and died soon after. It was not until the founding of the Republic of China and the demise of the Qing Dynasty that it was considered a case for Yingzi's parents to be overturned. Lao Hongtou returned to Min'an Primary School, but now this primary school no longer belongs to him.
The school was moved by Lao Hongtou's past contributions and arranged a choreography for him to sweep the floor. As for Yingzi Normal University after graduating from Normal University, he came to primary school to work as a Chinese teacher.
Dong Zhijun is Yingzi's college classmate. He dropped out of school and joined the army when he was in his first year of college. After the victory of the revolution, Dong Zhijun entered the police circle. He pursued Yingzi for many years before he had a result. Three years ago, the two got married, but Dong Zhijun's parents did not like this straightforward and stubborn daughter-in-law, and they had many conflicts with each other. Yingzi was angry before the New Year because she couldn't stand her mother-in-law's anger. Dong Zhijun came to persuade him almost every day, but unfortunately Yingzi was still indifferent.
While the two were chatting, Dong Zhijun arrived on a bicycle. Although his skin was a little darker, he was tall and mighty. He parked the bicycle and took off the cloth bag hanging on the handlebars, which contained the roast chicken beef I just bought and a bottle of white wine. He shouted affectionately: "Grandpa!"
Old Hongtou smiled and said, "Governance, will it be here so soon?"
Dong Zhijun said: "I wanted to come early, but unfortunately another case happened, so I'm here now."
"You haven't seen Yingzi?"
"No, why? She is not at home!" Dong Zhijun looked at Luo Lie and smiled and said, "There are guests at home!"
Luo Lie smiled and reached out to him: "Brother-in-law!"
This brother-in-law was so shocked that Dong Zhijun was shocked. He and Yingzi had known each other for so many years but he had never heard of him having a brother-in-law!
Luo Lie introduced himself: "My name is Luo Lie!"
Dong Zhijun suddenly realized and smiled and said, "So you are a beagle..." After saying that, he suddenly felt inappropriate and apologized: "Sorry, I'm a quick-talking person, talking nonsense, I'm talking nonsense."
Luo Lie smiled and said, "Sister Yingzi used to call me that." From the moment Dong Zhijun spoke, he could call out his nickname, and he knew that Yingzi had mentioned him a lot in front of him.
The two shook hands enthusiastically, and Luo Lie tried Dong Zhijun's hand strength, which was really not small.
Lao Hongtou saw that the smoke in the room had almost dissipated, so he asked them to go in and warm up. At this moment, Yingzi also came back from buying vegetables. Dong Zhijun hurriedly stepped forward to show his concern. Yingzi gave him a blank look and ignored him: "Grandpa, I'll go to the kitchen."
Lao Hongtou said, "Don't interfere! You three are chatting. I'll come tonight. Luo Lie likes to eat my braised pork the most. I have to satisfy his wish."
After Lao Hongtou left with a basket of vegetables, Yingzi brewed a cup of tea and brought it to Luo Lie. When Dong Zhijun saw that there was no one he had, he got up and found a cup to do his best to eat and eat. Yingzi said sarcastically: "I really don't regard myself as an outsider!"
Dong Zhijun smiled and said, "Where are outsiders? They are all their own family members. What are you polite? Brother Luo Lie, are you right?"
Luo Lie discovered that Dong Zhijun also had a cunning side and smiled and said, "Yes, they are all family members, I don't regard myself as an outsider."
Dong Zhijun tried to sit next to Yingzi, but as soon as his butt was settled on the long bench, Yingzi suddenly stood up. The long bench was lifted up due to loss of balance. Dong Zhijun sat on the ground, but he still held the tea cup steadily, and the hot tea inside did not spill out at all.
Luo Lie hurried over to help him. This sister Yingzi was still very serious when she hadn't seen each other for many years. However, Dong Zhijun also had a good temper. She shook her as if she was fine. She smiled like a silly smile: "Brother, I laughed, Sister Yingzi likes to joke."
Yingzi made his misfortune and felt a little calmer. Seeing Dong Zhijun's embarrassing appearance, he couldn't help laughing.
Luo Lie was a bystander. Dong Zhijun fell ingeniously and seemed to be in a mess, but his hands holding the tea cup were extremely steady. Although it was just a detail, it could be inferred that he should have been prepared for a long time and had great skills on his wrist. This fall was deliberately thrown for Yingzi to see, and he also tried his best to win the beauty's smile. Dong Zhijun actually had a lot of tricks hidden under his honest appearance, but this was understandable. Luo Lie was too lazy to interfere in the couple's affairs.
Yingzi said: "I thought you had forgotten us."
Luo Lie smiled and said, "How can I forget? I was beaten up a lot by you when I was a child. I always think that it will be no too late for a gentleman to take revenge for ten years."
Yingzi smiled and said, "Oh, it's true that revenge is coming today."
Dong Zhijun seized the opportunity to please Yingzi and said, "Brother, good men don't fight with women. How much grievances did you suffer in the past? Today I will take revenge on me. I promise not to fight back when I fight, and I will not fight back when scolding."
Yingzi spat and said, "Who are you? What's your business? What's your business when I chat with the Beagle? Go play."
Dong Zhijun said, "Okay, you brother and brother are reminiscing about the past, I'm not here to get in the way of your eyes. I'll go and help my grandfather cook."
Yingzi said: "Make that yellow croaker and make it well!"
Dong Zhijun smiled and said, "Sure, I'll use all the energy to eat." When he spoke, he looked at Yingzi meaningfully. The couple's eyes met. Of course, only they could understand the ambiguity. Yingzi's face was a little hot, for fear that Luo Lie would see it, so he picked up the iron hook and poked the stove. The fire made his face red.
Luo Lie was so smart that he could naturally understand what they were saying. At this time, it was best to pretend to be deaf and take a sip of the tea ceremony: "Brother-in-law, don't be busy."
Yingzi said: "If you let him go, you have no other ability, you can only cook."
After Dong Zhijun left, Luo Lie laughed: "Sister Yingzi, you are too amazing. The most important thing about being a wife is gentleness and considerate."
Yingzi said, "I regretted it so much that I married such a coward." He held his cheeks with both hands and stared at Luo Lie's face. Luo Lie felt a little embarrassed under her direct gaze, and coughed dryly, "Sister Yingzi, do I have any flowers on my face?"
Yingzi sighed: "Everyone says women change a lot, and I think men are the same. At that time, the little mischievous man actually grew up to be a handsome man, a beagle..." After calling out Luo Lie's nickname, she couldn't help laughing, and covered her lips and said: "I have to change this name, I'd better call your name."
Luo Lie was calm, but Yingzi called him that so kindly. Although he hadn't seen him for more than ten years, he still felt so kind as soon as he met. In fact, when he came here, he was worried that he would become unfamiliar. Only after he actually met did he realize that those innocent childhood feelings would not fade away due to the distance between time and space.
Yingzi said: "I heard that your grandfather took you back to his hometown and then went to the Chinese and Western School, and then the news was cut off."
Luo Lie nodded and said, "Yes, I have written a letter to you, but I have never seen you reply."
Yingzi sighed and said, "Short after you left, something happened at my house. Grandpa was worried that he would be implicated, so he took me to hide in the country and had no place to live, and he could still receive your letter there. Later, we passed by Quancheng and went to your house to visit you. When we met your grandfather, the old man specially kept us grandfather and grandson for a few days. It was then that time that we knew that you had gone to study in the United States. Luo Lie, how are your grandfather? " She obviously didn't know that Luo Lie's grandfather had passed away.
Luo Lie said that his grandfather had passed away three years ago, and Yingzi couldn't help but look sad: "Your grandfather is such a good person, I didn't expect to leave so early."
At this time, Lao Hong brought the vegetables in, and Luo Lie and Yingzi stood up to help.
Luo Lie said: "Grandpa Hong, don't be busy with your work. What about your brother-in-law? Let him come over and have dinner together."
Lao Hongtou said, "He is stewing fish. When he is ready, come over. Come on, let's put the wine and food on it first."
The three of them started together and soon arranged the wine and dishes. Dong Zhijun also brought the cooked yellow croaker. The four of them sat down. Dong Zhijun was busy going to start the wine. Lao Hongtou said, "If you don't drink that, I have Fenjiu that I have been here for twenty years." Luo Lie's arrival made the old man particularly happy today. You must know that he didn't even want to take out this jar of fine wine even if he had a granddaughter's marriage.
Yingzi said: "Grandpa is so partial, why don't you give me some drinks?"
Lao Hongtou said, "I have hidden two oaths. When will you and Zhijun add a fat boy, I will open the oath."
Yingzi couldn't help blushing when she heard this.
Dong Zhijun nodded repeatedly and said, "Grandpa, we will work hard to open your jar of wine next year."
Yingzi glared at him again, and Dong Zhijun smiled and said, "Okay, I won't speak, I'll try my grandfather's good wine."
Lao Hongtou picked up the wine glass and said, "It's been sixteen years. It's been sixteen years since you left Tianjin?"
Luo Lie nodded.
Lao Hongtou said: "Child, if you know your mother in the spring and can see what you are now, she will definitely be proud of you."
Yingzi said: "You're very sad and sad, grandpa, you're so confused."
Lao Hongtou said, "Yes, yes, I'm happy today. We are not sad, come and have a drink. Welcome the beagle to return to our hometown."
The four of them raised their glasses at the same time and after doing this glass of wine, Dong Zhijun rushed to fill up the few people.
Luo Liezan said: "Grandpa Hong, your wine is really good."
Lao Hongtou said, "I think it's good. When you get married, I will open the altar."
Yingzi protested: "Hey, grandpa, you can't do this. You favor one and the other. What did you say just now?"
Old Hongtou smiled and said, "It depends on your own ability. Your husband's jar of wine is yours. If the beagle gets married first, the wine is his. I am not biased."
Luo Lie said: "I think it's fair competition."
Dong Zhijun said: "Competition is competition, Yingzi, let's work hard, we can't lose to Luo Lie."
Yingzi spat and said, "What's wrong with you?"
Dong Zhijun was anxious: "Can you give birth to it without me?"
Chapter completed!