A group of five people left the hospital, rented a small car nearby, and loaded the clothes and shoes they bought into the car. Liu Lanying originally followed Liu Lanying's idea of going home directly, but He Xiaoshou saw the shabby clothes on his body
When I was young, I thought about buying a few more things for her, so I took a trip around the city and bought some good clothes for Liu Lanying. Then I bought a lot of other things and put them in the car, and then went to a restaurant in the city.
After having lunch, we drove towards the countryside a hundred miles away.
When we arrived outside Hejia Village, He Xiaoshou's hometown, it was already past three o'clock in the afternoon. There were several tables on both sides of the road at the entrance of the village. A dozen male and female villagers took advantage of the slack time to play mahjong and cards here and gamble.
Although it's not a big deal, just one or two pieces per game, but occasionally I will get red-faced and get angry and slam the table and throw the cards.
The car stopped in front of the village entrance, only seven or eight meters away from the tables. After He Xiaoshou's family and Xue Tianyi got off the car one after another with large and small bags, the villagers who were busy in the mahjong card game
They all turned their heads to look here. When they recognized that the people dressed more elegantly than the people in the city were the He Hua family, they were all stunned in disbelief.
"Look, isn't that Liu Lanying?"
"It's her. I heard that she had a sudden illness last night and was sent to the city hospital. Why did she come back so soon?"
"Liu Lanying's clothes look like she bought them new... Wow, they look so good on her!"
"That's her husband He Hua. I heard that his creditor came to his door yesterday and he was so frightened that he ran away all night. How come he has the guts to come back today?"
"He Hua's clothes are not bad! I know the brand of the suit he's wearing, it's an international brand!"
"That guy...is he Gangzi? I almost don't recognize him when he's dressed like that!"
"That little girl looks familiar... Ouch, isn't that their daughter's little hand? Her little hand has become so fashionable now..."
"The whole family is wearing good clothes. Did they make a fortune?"
"Well, it looks like it to me!"
"Who is that young man standing with Xiaoshou? He looks like a young master from a wealthy family in the city!"
"Maybe he's a relative of He Hua's family in the city?"
"I've never heard of any relatives of the He family in the city!"
Listening to the discussion of the villagers at the entrance of the village, He Xiaoshou and Xue Tianyi looked at each other and smiled. He Xiaoshou said in a low voice: "Many of those playing cards look down on our family. Now that we have returned in glory, their hearts
I don’t know what to think!”
He Gang said: "They look down upon others! Humph, we will still look down upon them in the future!"
Xue Tianyi said: "Most people in this world are like this. They hate the poor and love the rich. When you are rich, they will try to please you and fawn over you in every possible way. But when you are poor and humble, they will talk coldly and be dismissive. For such people,
Just ignore him from now on. And those who never despise you and help you are the real friends worth making. For such people, you must repay them twice as much!"
He Xiaoshou nodded and said: "We think the same thing. Whoever is good to our family, I will be good to him. Whoever respects our family a foot, I will respect him a foot!"
At this moment, a middle-aged man who was nearly fifty years old and wearing shabby gray clothes stood up from one of the mahjong tables and walked towards this side with a grin on his face.
"His name is Zhang Deyu, and he lives in the west end of the village. My name is Uncle. He and my dad have been friends since childhood. Although our two families are not close, we have the best relationship. Uncle Zhang's family is also very poor.
But in the past few years, my mother has been ill, and their family has helped me a lot."
He Xiaoshou said. He stepped forward to greet Zhang Deyu and stood next to Zhang Deyu. He sweetly called: "Uncle!"
Zhang Deyu looked at He Xiaoshou with a smile and said: "My little hand has grown a lot taller, and it has become even more beautiful. The uncle almost didn't recognize it! It's summer vacation, right?"
He Xiaoshou said: "Yes, uncle. I'm on vacation! By the way, is Erni back?"
Erni is Zhang Deyu's daughter and one of He Xiaoshou's playmates since childhood. She is a few years older than He Xiaoshou and is now married and has children. Every time He Xiaoshou comes back from vacation, as soon as he hears that Erni has returned to her parents' home, he will look for her.
She played and teased her son.
Zhang Deyu said: "What a coincidence, Erni brought the baby here to play today, and you two good friends can chat again." As he was talking, he saw his daughter Erni walking out of the village with her son in her arms, so he called her daughter
He waved and shouted: "Er Ni, look who's back!"
Erni walked closer and saw He Xiaoshou's appearance clearly. She was surprised and happy and said, "Little hands?"
"It's me! It's me!" He Xiaoshou walked over with a smile, took her son from Erni's hand, kissed the little guy's pink face, and said: "Erni, your baby looks like this
You are so old! I envy you so much..."
Erni has the best relationship with He Xiaoshou in the whole village. They talk about everything. After hearing this, she joked: "If you are envious, you should quickly find a man, get married and have a son!"
He Xiaoshou glanced at Xue Tianyi, and when he saw him looking at her with a smirk on his face, his pretty face turned red and said: "Fuck you, I'm still young, so I didn't get married so early!"
Erni looked at the clothes He Xiaoshou was wearing, stretched out her hand to touch it, and said with envy: "Xiaoshou, this dress of yours is really beautiful. It shows off your figure. It must be very expensive, right?"
He Xiaoshou said: "I forgot the exact amount, it's probably more than four thousand."
Erni stuck out her tongue and said, "It's so expensive! Oh, by the way, I heard that you can find a job to earn money during your free time at school. Did you buy these clothes with your own money?"
He Xiaoshou shook his head and said: "No, my boyfriend bought it for me!"
"Your boyfriend?" Erni was stunned for a moment, then understood and said, "When did you have a boyfriend?"
He Xiaoshou said shyly: "It's been more than half a year."
Erni giggled and said, "When are you going to bring your boyfriend back so that I can take a look? I'll check it for you to see if he's worthy of you!"
He Xiaoshou turned around, cooed at Xue Tianyi, and said, "That's him, a silly boy."
Erni followed her gaze and looked at Xue Tianyi, and when she met Xue Tianyi's gaze, she blushed slightly, looked away, and said, "Your boyfriend is so handsome! What does he do?"
He Xiaoshou said: "He is an alumnus of mine and a student! He usually does some small business and has a little money in his hands!"
Suddenly he remembered something, and kissed the little baby in his arms again, then gave it back to Erni and said: "Erni, wait, I have a gift for you!"
She walked back to the big and small bags on the ground, took out two cigarettes from one of the bags and gave them to Zhang Deyu, and said: "Uncle, I know you like to smoke. I came back in a bit of a hurry this time and didn't give you any.
I bought some other good things, so I brought two cigarettes for you. You smoke them first, and remember to tell me when you finish smoking, and I will buy them for you again!"
Zhang Deyu is somewhat addicted to cigarettes, but he usually smokes low-quality cigarettes that cost one or two yuan a pack. He can't afford the more expensive ones. He lowered his head and looked at the two cigarettes that He Xiaoshou stuffed for him. He felt that the packaging was exquisite, and he knew that he must
It was much better than what he usually smoked. He grinned and said: "Xiaoshou, look at you, you will come back when you come back. Why are you buying cigarettes... This cigarette... Isn't this cigarette very expensive?"
A young man from the village standing next to Zhang Deyu knew the goods. When he saw the cigarette in Zhang Deyu's hand, his eyes widened and he said enviously: "Uncle Zhang, you are in great luck now! These cigarettes are from the Huaxia brand, and they cost more than a thousand a piece.
!”
Zhang Deyu was startled, his hands trembled, two cigarettes almost fell to the ground, and he said in a trembling voice: "Little hand, you... these cigarettes are too expensive... I don't want it..."
He Xiaoshou said: "Uncle, if I tell you to take it, just take it, otherwise I will be angry!"
Without waiting for Zhang Deyu to speak, he turned around and took out a palm-sized small box from a bag on the ground. He walked up to Er Ni, opened the small box, took out a pair of white jade bracelets from inside, and personally put it on Er Ni's wrist.
Then he praised: "Er Ni, you have fair skin, this bracelet matches you very well, it looks so beautiful on you!"
Erni lowered her head and looked at the bracelet on her wrist. She liked it from the bottom of her heart and said, "This...is this for me?"
He Xiaoshou smiled and said, "Yes!"
Although Erni didn't know the goods, she had her father collecting cigarettes in front of her. She knew that this bracelet would not be cheap, so she asked cautiously: "Will it cost a lot of money?"
"Only a few thousand yuan." He Xiaoshou said casually.
Erni stuck out her tongue and said: "Little hand, this gift is too precious, I..."
He Xiaoshou had a pretty face and said: "If you don't want it, I will ignore you from now on!"
Erni said: "I...I..."
He Xiaoshou gave a "scoff" smile and said: "We are good sisters. We share blessings and share hardships. I am not short of money now. If the gift I bought you is too cheap, I feel like I can't afford it... Okay
, don’t worry about it, just accept it! By the way, I also have clothes I bought for the baby, and I don’t know if they fit or not. You can try them on your baby later. If they are older, keep them for later.
"
So he took out several sets of brand-name children's clothing and stuffed them all into Erni's hands. Erni held her son in one hand, but the other hand couldn't hold so many things, so she had to ask her father Zhang Deyu to come over and help her.
Seeing He Xiaoshou giving away thousands of yuan worth of things in the blink of an eye without feeling distressed at all, look at the bright clothes He Hua, Liu Lanying, He Gang and the others were wearing, and the dozen or so villagers from Hejiacun standing aside.
Everyone understands that the He family today is no longer the poor He family that everyone looked down upon. The He family has stood up since then!
After standing at the entrance of the village and chatting with Zhang Deyu, Erni and a few other villagers who had a good relationship, He Xiaoshou and others walked home with those big and small bags.
Several villagers who usually talked to the He family saw that they had a lot of stuff, so they came over to help pick it up. He Xiaoshou also generously gave away some small gifts that had been prepared long ago, although these small gifts were not as good as those given to Zhang Deyu.
, Erni’s preciousness is also worth a lot of money. Several villagers smiled happily and thanked her repeatedly.
The He family made a fortune in the city and returned with glory. Not long after He Xiaoshou's family returned home, the news spread from ten to ten, and all the villagers in Hejia Village knew about it.