When she returned to the room, she took out a change of clothes from the kang cabinet. When she walked out, Su Jingyang had already helped her carry the water to the toilet.
Su Jingyang walked out with the empty bucket and said, "It's done. Go in and see if the water is hot. If it's hot, I'll bring some more in."
Zhao Jing nodded with a "hmm" and walked in holding her clothes.
After putting the clothes away, he stretched out his hand to test the water temperature and said to the outside: "It's just right."
The corner of Su Jingyang's mouth turned up into a smile: "That's good."
Then he lifted the bucket and put it under the eaves at the kitchen door.
Zhao Changzhu's home (that is, the home of the captain's father.).
Zhao Jianbai was the captain's third half-brother and his stepmother's eldest son. He was an honest man, so Zhao Changzhu and the two elders lived with him, and everyone else paid some filial piety every year.
I was a little surprised to see the captain coming home. He usually doesn't move around very much. It's dark and he must be here for something. "Brother, what's the matter with coming here so late?"
The captain nodded to him and said, "I have something to ask dad about."
Zhao Jianbai didn't ask any more questions, nodded and said, "Dad is in the house, brother, please go in."
The captain said "hmm" and walked towards his father's room.
What they said could be heard in the room. Old Mrs. Huang, the stepmother of the captain, didn't like the captain and his children from his deceased wife, but she didn't hate them either. She just ignored them.
His attitude was relatively cold. Hearing the conversation outside, he got off the kang and walked out with a cold face.
When the captain saw her, he still had to be polite no matter what.
"mother."
Old Mrs. Huang said coldly "Yeah" and walked past him.
The captain is also used to it, and he has known it would be like this for a long time.
He walked into the house and found Zhao Changzhu sitting on the kang with no expression on his face.
Captain: "Dad."
Zhao Changzhu looked at him and asked, "What's the matter with coming here so late?"
The captain nodded and said with a serious expression: "There is a relatively big matter that I need to ask you about."
Zhao Changzhu has the same attitude towards his sons and is impartial. He feels a little more guilty towards his deceased wife's children. However, he has always had this temperament, so he comes across as cold and difficult to get along with.
:
"You ask."
The captain approached, glanced outside, lowered his voice, and said only four words: "Centennial Zhao family."
Zhao Changzhu's originally indifferent face changed instantly, and he looked sharply at the eldest son in front of him.
I tried to see temptation and other expressions on his face, but there was no: "How do you know this?"
Seeing the change in his father, the captain already half believed what Zhao Qingyan said.
When Zhao Changzhu saw that the captain was silent, his face darkened, and there was an unfamiliar coldness in his eyes: "Who told you this? How did you know it?"
The captain frowned and looked at the somewhat unfamiliar father in front of him, feeling a little unsure: "Someone told me today that our Zhaojia Village is just a part of it."
Zhao Changzhu was shocked. He should have confessed these things when he was about to die. How did he know now? Has he been discovered?
"Who told you that."
The captain didn't answer, but looked at him and asked, "Dad, if you want to know, you have to answer my question first."
Zhao Changzhu's face became even darker: "You are making terms with me."
The captain was helpless. His father seemed to have misunderstood him: "Dad, can I harm us?"
Zhao Changzhu's expression softened a little, but it was still ugly.
"ask."
The captain turned around and closed the door. He took a stool and walked to the kang to sit down.
"The current Zhaojiacun is not our real home, right?"
Zhao Changzhu frowned: "Yes and no."
The captain choked and said helplessly: "Dad, what do you mean yes and no?"
Zhao Changzhu glanced at him and said calmly: "This is where the household registration is. Do you think so?"
The captain was slightly stunned, yes, he is confused.
"Then our family is over there in the capital city, and we came here because of the troubled times."
Zhao Changzhu held the cigarette rod beside him and rubbed it back and forth with his thumb and index finger.
"Who told you this?"
The captain also noticed it and said helplessly: "Dad, answer me first."
Zhao Changzhu gritted his teeth and said, "Yes."
The captain was stunned when he heard the answer he wanted: "It seems to be true..."
Zhao Changzhu had already picked up the cigarette rod and kept staring at him: "Who told you? How did you know?"
The captain came back to his senses and looked at his father as if if you don't say anything this time, I will knock him over with the cigarette pole.
I sighed helplessly and told him everything that happened after work today.
Zhao Changzhu was stunned, and the hand holding the cigarette rod trembled slightly.
The news was too shocking for him, and he couldn't recover for a long time.
The captain's mood was similar to his, but what shocked him was that he had never thought that they were all from big families. To be precise, the whole village except for the older generation knew that people like theirs
No one who went down knew this.
Zhao Changzhu came back to his senses and grabbed the captain's wrist with one hand, with great strength. His old face showed excitement and restrained joy: "Where is he?"
The captain was a little hurt from being caught, but he didn't struggle and said honestly: "My aunt's house."
Zhao Changzhu immediately let go of his hand: "I'll go see them at my aunt's house."
As he said that, he was about to get off the bed.
The captain stopped him quickly and said, "Dad, my aunt and the others have been tired for a few days. I'm afraid they've all rested now. You can't see anyone there now."
After hearing this, Zhao Changzhu returned to his senses, tried hard to suppress his excitement, and nodded: "Go tomorrow."
The captain breathed a sigh of relief and said, "My aunt will take them to the ancestral hall tomorrow. Dad, if you want to see them, go directly to the ancestral hall."
Zhao Changzhu nodded: "I understand, if there is anything else, you can go back if nothing happens. You have to go to work tomorrow."
The captain's mouth twitched, but he looked at the sky outside and it was already dark, and nodded: "Okay, but I'm afraid I'm going to have to tell anyone about this matter."
Zhao Changzhu glanced at him with a frown and said disgustedly: "Do I still need you to remind me? Let's go back quickly."
The captain had no choice but to nod, stood up, opened the door and walked out, saying, "Then I'll go back first."
Zhao Changzhu said "hmm".
The captain then walked out. In the main hall outside, Zhao Jianbai, Mrs. Huang and her daughter-in-law were sitting there, not knowing what they were talking about.
When he saw the captain coming out, he didn't say anything.
The captain walked over and said: "Mom, third child, I'm going back."