Chapter 195: Eating Melon in the Age of Literature (7)
"Didn't hear any noise? Why don't you go and take a look!"
Lu Guofu sat under the verandah at the door of the house, with pieces of iron, steel files and other things placed in front of him.
He was originally a welder in the factory, but after being injured, he was unable to do heavy work.
My son also took over the work, but as a man in his fifties, he couldn't just do nothing.
So, he took some scraps or discarded iron sheets, iron bars, etc. from the factory and made some gadgets at home.
By making a basin or repairing a pot, you can earn about ten yuan a month, just by looking at it in bits and pieces.
He is a disabled person, but it is very rare for him to be able to support himself and supplement his family income with a little outside money.
Being able to make money and not becoming a waste that burdened his family, Lu Guofu's mood gradually calmed down.
It is no longer as depressed and decadent as when I first had my leg amputated.
"Our Hua Zi is a young man getting married for the first time!"
When the time comes, Mrs. Ma will use her child as a cover, and if she wants to have a child, she will go to the Lu family to torment her. Who can bear it?
Feng Sufen looked around and saw that there was no neighbor looking over her shoulder, so she lowered her voice and said to Lu Guofu, "That Gu Xiaoni is actually a neat person."
Therefore, he is not taken seriously by his parents.
The family was very poor, so Lu Guofu wanted to be filial, but he had no conditions.
The young man's name is Qiao Tongsuo, and he is the third son of Old Man Qiao's second brother.
"If Hua Zi really marries Gu Xiaoni, will that old lady from the Qiao family be able to stop?"
In the main room, Old Man Qiao sat elegantly at the Eight Immortals table, with an attentive young man standing in front of him.
When the time comes, maybe my stupid son will have to work as an ox and a horse for the Qiao family!
Huazi's father is right, Gu Xiaoni is not alone, she also has children.
Finally gone, Hua Zi lost his biggest drag.
Qiao Tongsuo is able to study, and most of the tuition fees are paid by Old Man Qiao.
You can completely follow the wishes of the Qiao family and marry a wife chosen by Mr. Qiao.
After his own father, who was paralyzed by a stroke, passed away, Lu Guofu increasingly felt that a big mountain weighing on his heart had been lifted.
It is impossible for Feng Sufen to sit at the door and make chicken soup right now.
When she gave birth to Qiao Qiao, she was about to give birth, and she still struggled to unpack and wash the bedding and climb up stairs to clean with her big belly.
However, Lu Guofu was too anxious and failed to grab the crutch for a moment, causing him to fall onto his butt first.
Of course, no one has a rich house these days.
He could fully predict that if his son married the little widow in the front yard, his family would be at odds with the Qiao family.
Lu Xinhua is a young man who doesn't even have a room of his own.
Gu Xiaoni is responsible for all the work in the Qiao family.
"They clearly see that you and my aunt are two old men and are deliberately bullying others."
"...Hua Zi hasn't woken up yet, but the doctor said we should prevent brain damage!"
While hurriedly leaning on a crutch, Lu Guofu shouted toward the inside, "Hua Zi, what's wrong with Hua Zi?"
Thirdly, Old Man Qiao has some kindness towards Qiao Tongsuo.
"Humph! You are willing, but I am not willing!"
She is diligent, quick and neat, and works hard without complaining. She is really a good daughter-in-law.
However, Gu Xiaoni is not alone, she also has two children.
"Hua Zi!"
"No one dares to bully a family that has a son."
Plop!
Just as the couple was saying this, they heard the sound of a heavy object falling to the ground.
Yes, Lu Guofu's first reaction when his biological father died was not to be sad or sad, but to let out a long breath.
After the funeral, Lu Guofu and Feng Sufen discussed cleaning up the house and then marrying Lu Xinhua.
First, he is young and not married yet!
In this day and age, in this big courtyard, Ma Shi can still keep a body fat, haha, you know how selfish she is!
"They, they won't force me to pay for Lu Xinhua's life, right?"
Last month, Lu Guofu and his wife finally gathered enough money and found some old bricks from demolishing the old house. They were ready to start cleaning up the house.
But she was still more afraid.
And as long as they have children, they will always be at odds with the Qiao family.
"Fortunately, the first and second uncles were fair. They chased Qiao's house and forced Ma to pay her. They also caught her hens to replenish our son's body."
Secondly, he is the third child, and like Old Man Qiao, they are both children who are neither good nor low, and are not valued by their parents.
It was just that we didn't have enough money, and it was difficult to get materials such as bricks and cement, so it was delayed for several months.
"It's just like in our country. My son is the backbone of the family."
Then, he heard Feng Sufen crying with joy, "Hua Zi wakes up! Woohoo, Hua Zi finally wakes up!"
One house can accommodate more than a dozen people from three generations, including grandparents and grandchildren.
Even so, Feng Sufen's heart was hanging when she didn't see her son awake.
Then, as if his son was obsessed, he went to the little widow Gu Xiaoni every day.
Of course, Qiao Tongsuo was not the only one who came to show his courtesy to Old Man Qiao.
Qiao Tongsuo is the third youngest, and he has brothers above and below him.
Moreover, since there is no paralyzed old man at home, it will be easier for Hua Zi to find a partner.
But, Father Lu is a paralytic.
The young man has his own plans and his parents are partial, so he has to rely on himself.
As soon as the door curtain was lifted, the girl covered her nose.
There are also some who are more squeamish and do it directly in front of their faces.
Lu Guofu and his wife cried hard.
Ping spent five yuan in vain, and even the old hen he kept raising to lay eggs was taken away.
There is no filial son before a long-term illness.
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Their family only has two rooms, one is used as the main room, and the other is separated. Father Lu lives in one half, and Lu Guofu and his little daughter live in the other half.
Life cannot be taken care of by oneself.
Fortunately, last year the old man couldn't stand it any longer and left in the middle of the night.
When a woman remarries, she has nothing to do with her husband's family.
"What? Are you and Hua Zi obsessed with each other? Are you trying to be a cheap dad or a cheap grandma?"
If it weren't for the heavy burden at home, how could her Huazi lose to that little stutterer Qiao Jianguo based on her character and appearance?
If Lu Xinhua in the backyard never wakes up, the Lu family will definitely have trouble with him.
Every time Feng Sufen saw Gu Xiaoni's busy figure, she couldn't help but feel sour in her heart: Back then, Gu Xiaoni also met her husband.
"After beating someone, the old lady hid."
Lu Guofu's family wanted to find a crack in the ground and crawl in.
Ma was so panicked that she subconsciously ignored the details that Lu Xinhua hit her head hard after being beaten.
If someone hadn't helped to uphold justice, I would have received five yuan in medical expenses and an old hen.
"Besides, we and the Qiao family are neighbors in a large courtyard, and we live in the front and back rooms."
Qiao Tongsuo's relationship with his parents is also relatively weak.
She raised her ears and listened carefully to what was going on outside.
I am twenty years old this year and I am quite tall, about 182cm tall.
However, Qiao Tongsuo has an advantage——
As for Ma's fierce and mean demeanor, I really can't get along with him.
After all, Lu Guofu is a man, more rational and realistic.
Lu Guofu also hurriedly touched the crutches at hand.
Son, woo woo, my son can finally talk about marriage.
Ma was in pain, and her heart was bleeding.
Lu Guofu raised his head and glared at Feng Sufen, "She is Qiao Jianguo's daughter-in-law, a second marriage with a baby and a big belly."
"...Is this bastard pretending to be sick? He wants to blackmail me?"
Perhaps, Old Man Qiao gave Qiao Tongsuo money more as a way of showing off, to prove to his relatives in his hometown that he was living the best life.
Madam Ma huddled in the room with her medium-sized feet, like a frightened old quail.
"The same goes for Mrs. Ma. We are neighbors in the same courtyard. Why is she so cruel?"
"What's the use of being neat?"
Lu Guofu himself was lame, and Feng Sufen was in poor health. No matter how much the couple took care of him, there was always a smell of feces and urine in the house.
"A strong young man like Huazi was knocked unconscious by her."
There is no need to worry about him becoming a white-eyed wolf for his biological parents in the future.
Qiao Jianguo had an accident in the front yard.
Feng Sufen was guarding a honeycomb briquette stove, on which chicken soup was simmering. It was steaming.
Feng Sufen said harshly and felt angry in her heart. She also disliked Gu Xiaoni, who was capable and liked by her son.
"I, I didn't do anything! He is weak and can't even bear a slap. Do you still blame me?"
It's okay if dad is dead, at least he doesn't have to suffer the consequences.
"If Huazi still doesn't wake up, I, I will go find that little old lady again!"
I can only sleep in the main room.
She had already run to the front yard and blocked the outside of Qiao's house, crying and asking Ma to "take her life".
"This Lu Xinhua, looking so big and thick, why is he so weak?"
That scene was extremely embarrassing.
"...Tsk, it just hit my head against the wall and hit my bag. It's not worth five yuan anyway."
Feng Sufen's heart skipped a beat. She quickly stood up and rushed into the house in a few steps.
I really can't blame him for being unfilial.
"Hua Zi's father——"
To this day, Lu Guofu still remembers the time a few years ago when a matchmaker brought a girl to see him.
Lu Guofu grimaced in pain, but still managed to get up.
He is energetic, has thick eyebrows and big eyes, and is clean and tidy.
"Third uncle, I'm not telling you, those people just bullied Brother Jianguo and left!"
Ma was thinking wildly and was restless.
Not only crying for my biological father, but also crying for my own suffering and the secret joy in my heart——
"I just slapped him in the face and he passed out?"
Hearing Lu Guofu mention Ma family, Feng Sufen's face also darkened.
Mr. Ma is not a kind person.
In the countryside, Qiao Tongsuo barely finished junior high school and was ready to go to the city to find some work.
The rich aroma of meat began to fill the yard.
At this time, the most promising old man Qiao in the Qiao family died of his only son, and Qiao Tongsuo knew that his opportunity had come.
They all lived in a large courtyard, and Feng Sufen watched them for three or four years.
But no matter what, Qiao Tongsuo relied on this money to finish junior high school.
This is a kind of kindness.
Old Man Qiao and Qiao Tongsuo both have this understanding.
Therefore, Old Man Qiao is more inclined to Qiao Tongsuo, his nephew...
