The old year has passed and the new one has begun.
After the New Year, my uncle and aunt took Xiao Qi and Xiao Lin to their grandparents' house.
Xiao Xiao's grandfather passed away before he was born, and his grandmother also passed away the year before last.
Xiao's mother originally had an older brother who died in a car accident early in his life. My grandmother also couldn't bear the grief of a white-haired person sending a black-haired person to her, so her health deteriorated and she eventually passed away.
Xiao's mother sent her brother and mother away at that time, and her mental state was worrying for a while. Fortunately, she survived.
Xiao Xiao's aunt remarried a year later with her child. At that time, Xiao Xiao's mother also took Xiao Xiao to attend the other party's wedding, but that was also the last time Xiao Xiao saw her aunt and sister. Since then, the two families have been together.
There is no contact anymore.
Therefore, during the Chinese New Year, Xiao Xiao basically does not have to visit any relatives.
When he was a child, he used to envy other people's families for having so many relatives to live with, but as he grew older, he felt that it was good to have fewer relatives.
Especially when others complained about the cumbersomeness of visiting relatives, he was able to feel at ease.
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Xiao Xiao changed into Hanfu, a gray-blue top, black bottoms, and narrow sleeves. This is the standard clothing for waiters in Xiao's teahouse, and went to the teahouse to help.
On the fourth day of the Lunar New Year, some regular customers have come to Xiao's Teahouse to drink tea.
Xiao Xiao came to the teahouse and found a table surrounded by many people, including his own grandfather. He couldn't help but stepped forward curiously.
"What's the matter, Grandpa?"
Before Grandpa Xiao could answer, a fat old man on the other side had already spoken first, "Hey, Xiao Xiao, happy New Year!"
"Happy New Year, Grandpa Gu."
"Hey, good."
"Lao Gu, my grandson is asking me something, why are you interrupting?" Grandpa Xiao was a little dissatisfied.
"Oh, who told you to be slow and leisurely?" Mr. Gu smiled like a Maitreya Buddha. He didn't care about Grandpa Xiao's accusation, and then said to Xiao Xiao: "No, something strange happened at Old Man Zhou's house. Everyone is worried.
I’m listening to the excitement.”
"Strange thing?"
"Yes, fires always break out in their house for some reason. Although they are only small fires, they are still annoying. And you can't tell which small fire will turn into a big fire."
"Who can say for sure about this kind of thing?"
"Not only that, their home was also robbed."
"Been robbed?"
"I'm not sure if he's a thief or not. You think a thief is so boring and just steals rice and only has a rice bag left."
"Do you think he still brings a bag to put rice in?"
"What a strange thing, a strange thing."
"However, this old guy always brags about how good his rice is. What kind of tribute rice is it? Isn't it all gone now?"
"Ha ha."
…
Xiao Xiao felt a little strange after hearing the whole story. Why did it not sound like a gangster was doing evil, but more like... a child playing a prank?
But, no matter what, it was both on fire and stolen. It seems that Grandpa Zhou has had a bad year.
Moreover, it is still a small fight so far. Will it turn into a big fight in the future?
"Didn't Grandpa Zhou take any measures?"
"How is it possible?" Gu Lao curled his lips, "This old boy thought it was some kid from some family playing a prank at first, but he waited for a few days and found nothing."
"Later, we called the police. The police stayed on guard for several days but found nothing."
"The rice is still thrown away, and the fire always starts inexplicably in any corner of the house."
"The police are also helpless about this. What do you think they can do if they can't arrest anyone at all?"
"In the end, the police had no choice but to ask Mr. Zhou to put away everything that could easily catch fire in his home."
"Don't buy rice yet."
"What are you buying? Is this something you buy casually?" Mr. Zhou inside suddenly interjected angrily, "My son gave me this rice as a filial piety!"
"It all disappeared all of a sudden."
"Okay, okay, let your son respect you more and don't be angry." Someone advised at the same time.
"My son is very filial to me, but it was stolen again!"
"Who is this unscrupulous guy who stole even rice!" Mr. Zhou was surprised and angry. Moreover, stealing once was not enough, and he stole one after another.
Three whole bags of 75 kilograms of rice!
He even went out of his way to hide it, only to have it stolen.
"But what kind of thief do you think this is? He didn't steal gold, silver and jewelry, but he stole rice? It's not too heavy." Gu Lao was puzzled, "No matter how good the rice is, it's not worth much."
"That's right." Grandpa Xiao was also very puzzled, "And you stole Lao Zhou's rice, is it because Lao Zhou's rice is the best?"
"If you don't show off your wealth these days, you can't even show off your good rice."
"Ha ha."
Everyone joked for a while and couldn't help laughing.
After all, apart from the loss of some rice and the burning of some items, Mr. Zhou did not suffer any major losses.
Mr. Zhou is also angry and funny. I wonder who is joking with him?
He was just a little sad that his son's thoughts were ruined.
…
Most people still hear this as an anecdote.
Unexpectedly, a few days later, things changed dramatically.
"What a sin." Grandma Xiao was very angry, "Who is so cruel to attack a child?"
Xiao Xiao, who had just stepped into the teahouse, couldn't help but ask: "What's wrong, grandma?"
"Your grandpa Zhou's grandson was burned!"
"Ah? What's going on?"
"Didn't something strange happen to your Grandpa Zhou's house before?"
"Um."
"Later, because we had no clue about the criminal and all the rice from home had been stolen, your Grandpa Zhou thought that it might be fine, so he just let it go."
"I didn't expect that after a few days of stability, your Grandpa Zhou's grandson was sleeping at home today. Old Zhou and the others went out to buy groceries. When they came back, they found that the house was on fire. Their grandson was crying in the fire and was out of breath.
.”
"If they hadn't gone back early, Lao Zhou and his grandson might have died!"
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"It's absolutely crazy!"
"Which bastard did this?"
"The criminals must be brought to justice!"
…
The tea guests were filled with indignation and talked about it one after another.
"Tell me, what happened to the old Zhou family?"
"Who says it isn't?"
"I just went to the hospital to see Mr. Zhou's grandson. What a pity, such a small baby..."
…
"Your grandfather and father have both been to the hospital."
"You should also go see Grandpa Zhou later."
"OK."
…
Xiao Xiao went to the hospital at noon carrying the millet porridge that grandma had stewed all morning.
The child's whole body is bandaged and he is sleeping.
The Zhou family’s grandparents suddenly became much older.
The grandson is the child of their youngest daughter.
Because their little daughter is their old lady, they love her like pearls.
Finally, their little daughter had a child, and they loved it very much.
As a result, such a big accident happened under their care.
If they didn't have to take care of their little grandson, the Zhou family's grandparents would simply collapse.
Xiao Xiao planned to put down the thermos cup filled with millet porridge and leave. The Zhou family's grandparents obviously didn't have any thoughts to deal with other people.
But when he got close to the child on the bed, he felt an unusual aura.
Yet it feels strangely familiar.
This is?
Xiao Xiao only paused for a moment, then placed the thermos cup on the table next to the hospital bed as if nothing had happened, then turned around and comforted the Zhou grandparents for a few words before bidding them farewell.