After understanding the situation of the Feng family, Chu Heng, who was originally dissatisfied with Zhou Ju's indifference to his mother over the years, understood instantly.
It's not that she doesn't want to be filial, it's that the messy life of mending things makes her unable to do so.
"Boom!"
Hu Zhengwen also moved very quickly. Chu Heng chatted with the brigade secretary in the room for a while, and then drove back. Not only did he bring Zhou Ju back, but he also brought her fifth-year-old and two half-year-olds with her.
My daughter was also brought back.
After the old lady entered the house, she introduced her son and daughter-in-law to Chu Heng and the others, and then hurriedly packed her luggage.
"Drink water, drink water."
Facing Chu Heng and other noble people from Beijing, Lao Wu and his wife seemed very reserved and did not even dare to say anything. After giving each of them a bowl of water, the two of them sat aside timidly.
Look at them secretly.
Chu Heng didn't care. He drank water from a thick porcelain bowl and chatted happily with the brigade secretary. After a while, the old lady packed her things.
She worriedly came to Lao Wu and his wife and warned them: "Lao Wu, mother will be back in a few days. Remember to tie your third brother with a rope when you go out. Don't let him go out and cause trouble.
"
Lao Wu subconsciously turned his head to look at his giggling brother outside, nodded vigorously and said, "Don't worry, mother, I'll remember it."
Then Zhou Ju came to Chu Heng and said, "Let's go, little comrade."
Chu Heng stood up, looked at her fifth child, and asked: "Old lady, I don't know if our fifth brother can walk far away. If it is possible, let him choose two children to go with him, and let Wu
Grandma looked at her grandson, her great-grandson got five gifts, and she was very happy."
Lao Wu was an honest man who didn't pay attention. Hearing this, he looked at my mother and asked her to make up her mind.
Zhou Ju was a little embarrassed and said tangledly: "Little comrade, it's not that I don't want him to go, it's that our family relies on the strong labor force of Lao Wu to earn grain. If you work less for one day, you will lose one day's work points. If it doesn't work, the family will be in trouble."
If he's going to be hungry for one more day, we'd better not take him with him, I'll take him with him myself."
The secretary of the brigade on the side had the idea of making friends with Chu Heng. Hearing this, he immediately offered a favor: "It's okay. For Comrade Chu's sake, I will make the decision for you. Feng Wu is not here these days, and the work points will be calculated as usual. Don't worry.
Fuck you."
Chu Hengduo is a shrewd person, and he is not willing to take advantage of this matter. He quickly declined: "I thank you in advance, but this is not possible. We cannot take advantage of the public."
As he said that, he took out ten yuan from his pocket and put it on the table. He smiled and asked Zhou Ju: "Old lady, is this money enough to cover the work points lost by your fifth brother in the past few days?"
Seeing him take action, everyone in the room was stunned. Except for Hu Zhengwen and Mavericks, everyone in the room was stunned. The fifth daughter-in-law's eyes were even widened.
In this era, no matter where you are, the value of great unity is not small. In the city, it is nearly one-third of the monthly salary of ordinary workers. In the countryside, especially in the situation of the Feng family, it is gone all year round.
As for rations, you might not even get ten yuan, and you might even end up in debt.
As the saying goes, a man is poor but his ambition is short, and a horse is skinny but has long hair.
Zhou Ju, who logically shouldn't take the money, didn't care about her face at this moment, because the money was too important to her family, so after a slight hesitation, she shamelessly picked up the money and handed it to her daughter-in-law, and then glared at Lao Wu.
He ordered: "Why are you still hanging around? Go pack your things quickly and come with me to see your grandma."
"I'll go right away." Lao Wu hurriedly went to look through the cabinet.
After his wife carefully put the money into her pocket, she also got up and went to help him.
After a while, Lao Wu packed up several pieces of clothing and put them into his baggage. Then he and the old lady planned to take his eldest son and youngest daughter to leave with Chu Heng.
In this regard, Chu Heng stopped messing around. After they discussed it, he expressed his gratitude to the brigade secretary, then came out of the house with Zhou Ju and the others, and asked the family to get on the Volga and Maverick to the truck.
got on and quickly left the village.
Volgane.
It was the first time for Zhou Ju's family to ride in a car. It was very strange. After getting on the car, they looked around. Especially the eldest son of the fifth family, who was only nine years old, and the little girl who was only five years old. They were curious about everything they saw and couldn't help but want to touch it.
have a look.
As the car sped along and soon left the county town, Chu Heng, Mrs. Zhou and Lao Wu chatted about Grandma Wu's situation.
The two little ones were over the fresh energy at this time, and fell asleep leaning against their father drowsily.
Not long after, Mrs. Zhou and Lao Wu also fell asleep one after another.
Soon it was noon.
Because there were old people and children in the car, Chu Heng and the others did not have lunch as they did when they arrived. When they arrived in Guantao County, they stopped for a while and found a restaurant to have lunch before continuing on their way.
They walked and stopped like this until around ten o'clock in the evening, when they returned to Banchang Hutong.
It was a bumpy ride, but Chu Heng and Lao Wu were okay, but Mrs. Zhou was very tired. When she got off the bus, her legs and feet were all weak, and she staggered and almost fell down.
"Oh, please slow down."
Chu Heng hurriedly stepped forward to help her.
"Hey, I'm old and no longer useful." Zhou Ju said with a tired face and her sore back.
"Are you okay, mother?"
Lao Wu, who had just woken up the child and got out of the car, hurriedly stepped forward when he saw this.
"It doesn't matter, it doesn't matter."
Zhou Ju waved to her son, looked around, and asked Chu Heng: "Little comrade, where is your home?"
"This is it." Chu Heng pointed to the house next to him, and together with Lao Wu, he helped the old lady to the front door, and gently patted the locked courtyard door a few times.
"Dong dong dong!"
After a while, the dogs at home heard the noise and ran over, whining excitedly behind the door.
Not long after, the sound of footsteps was heard, and then Yang Guizhi's voice sounded: "Is it Hengzi?"
"It's me, Sister Guizhi."
"Has anyone come to pick you up?" Yang Guizhi hurriedly stepped forward to open the door.
"Come here." As he spoke, the courtyard door opened. Chu Heng smiled and introduced Mrs. Zhou and the others to the eldest sister: "This is Grandma Wu's daughter, Zhou Ju, and that one is the fifth child in her family. The two younger ones are both.
They are her grandchildren."
Yang Guizhi hurriedly greeted her: "Come in, come in, you haven't eaten yet?"
"No, please cook us some noodles."
Chu Heng helped the old lady, whose legs and feet had not yet recovered, into the hospital, followed closely by Lao Wu Hu Zhengwen and others.
As soon as Fang came in, Zhou Ju hurriedly asked Yang Guizhi: "Daughter, where is my mother? How are you doing now?"
"She's in the backyard. She's already asleep. She needs more rest now and we can't disturb her. You'd better go and see her tomorrow." Yang Guizhi said.
Zhou Ju, who had not seen her mother for nearly forty years, was very anxious at the moment. She couldn't wait until tomorrow. After hearing this, she took Yang Guizhi to discuss: "If I don't go into the house, can I just look outside?"
I must not disturb my mother."
"This..." Yang Guizhi looked at Chu Heng, not daring to make the decision.
"Then take a look." Chu Heng understood the old lady's mood very well, nodded and warned: "But don't disturb Grandma Wu to rest."
"No, definitely not." The old lady responded hurriedly.
Then Chu Heng and others came to the window of Grandma Wu's room in the backyard.
At this time, Grandma Wu was lying on the kang, with her eyes closed and her chest rising and falling slowly. Next to her lay Qin Jingru, who had come to take care of the old lady.
"mother!"
Under the dim moonlight, looking at the dying old lady on the kang, Zhou Ju's eyes were moist, she covered her mouth and cried bitterly, with a look of guilt on her face.
