Chapter 1478 Before the flowers and under the moon
"Brother, look, they have built a new house!" When they arrived at a small village, Ling'er pointed to several newly built brick houses from a distance.
"Whose house is this?" Xiao Chen was surprised.
"Brother, you have forgotten that we went to their house that year. There was only an old couple at home, and they were reluctant to burn firewood in the cold weather..." Ling'er has a good memory.
"Oh oh oh, I remembered." Xiao Chen patted his head, "It seems that this old man has made a fortune this year. Good guy, these houses are quite big and tall. Go in and take a look."
The person who opened the door was a burly man. He looked at the people with surprised expressions because they didn't know each other at all. Did he go to the wrong door?
"We are this and this, passing fur traders. It's freezing cold here. We want to ask for a bowl of water. Is it inconvenient?" Xiao Chen also suspected that he had gone to the wrong house, so he simply made the mistake.
"Our village is not next to a highway, why did you come here?" The man looked alert, "It's already New Year, why are you still rushing out?"
"Huh? This is what we are..." Xiao Chen didn't expect that the question was so detailed, and he didn't know how to answer it for a moment.
"Mancang, who's here? Let people in quickly. There's no etiquette in talking at the door! It's finally a little warm in this room. It's easy to let people out as soon as the door is opened. You're such an adult and you don't understand...yeah.
?Isn't this Master?" An old man inside heard the sound and came out. When he saw Xiao Chen, he was slightly startled and immediately recognized him.
"Why do you recognize them, daddy?" the man asked hurriedly.
"This is the kind-hearted man I often told you! He came to our house to rest that year, only drank a sip of water, and left twenty taels of silver..." The old man pushed him away, and smiled at Xiao Chen.
Ling'er, Xiao Ye, and Yan Luo pulled them into the house.
Without any explanation, I invited four people to sit down and raise the Kang. This is already the highest etiquette for a farmer to entertain guests!
The room was quite lively. In addition to the old couple and the man named Mancang, there were also two young people, a young woman and a fat, white baby who was still in his infancy.
Today happens to be the winter solstice, and the family is happily making dumplings around the stove.
"Oh, old man, are you about to eat?" Xiao Chen was a little embarrassed, "Then we won't disturb you, right?"
"What are you talking about! I can't find the distinguished guests who can't even be invited. I just leave as soon as I enter. Isn't this a slap in my old man's face? The warehouse is full, the house is full, the hall is full, what are you three boys doing standing still? Come on!
Kowtow to me, and my wife should also come to see me as a gift. The pomp and splendor of your wedding is still short of the twenty taels of silver that I gave you!"
That year, Xiao Chen left the money and left. The old man didn't catch up when he came out. He was always thinking about it. He even asked his sons to inquire in the city, but Changshan City was so big and there were so many merchants. Where did the nameless people come from?
Looking for it?
I didn't expect Xiao Chen to come uninvited. I was so happy that I was not willing to let him go. He also urged his sons to thank him quickly!
Seeing that the three of them were really about to kneel down, Xiao Chen hurriedly stopped them and even said that it didn't have to be like this. If you want to thank us, we have to thank the old man. It was so cold in the winter that year. We were thirsty, cold and tired. If
If he hadn't rested here for half a day and drank hot water to warm himself up, he might have frozen to death before reaching Changshan City.
"Speaking of it, wasn't it a cold winter that year? The snow was heavy and the road was difficult to walk. It was not easy for you to be a businessman. You had to go out to earn a living in the freezing weather... Did you get rich in the past two years?
"The old man started chatting mode.
"I can't even talk about getting rich, I can barely make ends meet." Xiao Chen said with a smile.
"Yes, it's not easy to have enough food and clothing!" The old man nodded and suddenly said, "I see this cotton robe on your body is torn apart? Take it off quickly and let the old lady patch it up for you. The wind in this winter is biting into you.
The cold is not stubborn!" As he said this, he couldn't help but force Xiao Chen to take off his cotton robe and hand it to his wife who was sitting cross-legged at the head of the kang.
When she turned her back, she winked at her wife. The old lady understood. While looking through Xiao Chen's cotton robe, she quietly took out a few banknotes from under the kang and stuffed them into her sleeves...
The old lady felt that she was doing it secretly, but how could she hide it from Xiao Chen's eyes? She was secretly amused in her heart, but also felt warm at the same time.
Xin said that the old man saw that he was still wearing the same cotton robe that he had worn back then, and it was still very old. He probably thought that he had not made any money in the past two years, so he was in such a miserable state.
The old man not only knew how to repay his kindness, but also knew the ways of the world. He knew that if he paid him back the money in person, he would not be able to show off his face, so he used some small tricks.
"Mancang, go and bring back all the New Year's goodies for you to cook, and also heat up two jars of the good wine. No matter what, I have to have a good drink with you today!" The old man loudly ordered his son and wife to prepare the house.
Bring out all the goodies to entertain the guests!
"Old man, you have taken it out for us to eat, what should we do during the New Year?" Ling'er said with a smile.
"What day is not the Chinese New Year!" the old man said with a smile, "Everyone's life has been so good these two years, who cares about food?
The main reason is that the sons are promising. The eldest son Li Mancang is serving as a soldier in the Yanyun Navy. I heard that he has also become a small boss recently?
The second son works as a worker in a shipyard and is now a small foreman. The younger son is studying in a university. Although he does not have a job yet, I heard that any student who graduates from a university will not worry about finding a job. There are jobs available everywhere.
What you want.
My daughter-in-law is a virtuous person, and she gave birth to a fat grandson less than a year after she entered the house... This life is really like a dream! Compared with more than three years ago, one is on the ground and the other is in the sky!
"Oh? Brother Mancang is from the Navy. Which battleship do you work on and what do you do?" Xiao Chen asked casually.
"The leader of the Fuyun ship's musketry battalion is still a big boss." Before Li Mancang could speak, Mr. Li took the initiative to answer.
"Daddy!" Li Mancang grinned, thinking, "Hurry, slow, stop, but he didn't stop!"
As long as you know this, how can you tell it to everyone? Although it is not a military secret, it is still a military matter. How can you just disclose it to a few strangers casually?
"Look at my mouth!" Old Man Li also felt a little regretful and chuckled.
"Oh, even the leader?" Ling'er said with a smile, "Brother Mancang, you are quite capable. You have been promoted to such a high official in less than three years."
"What kind of official?" Old Man Li laughed and said, "Sesame and mung beans are not worthy of being laughed at."
Old Man Li didn't know the rank of company leader at all, and Li Mancang rarely talked about military affairs when he returned home, so he thought his son was just a small leader, but he didn't know that he was already a seventh-grade cadre.
"Why do you, young lady, know about the positions in the military?" As the eldest son of the family, Li Mancang didn't have to be busy in the kitchen. Instead, he sat on the kang to accompany the guests. At the same time, he also became suspicious of the identities of Xiao Chen and the others.