Chapter 195: Eating Melon in the Age of Literature (7)
Author: Salina
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.
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.
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.
I really can't blame him for being unfilial.
There is no filial son before a long-term illness.
The family was very poor, so Lu Guofu wanted to be filial, but he had no conditions.
It's okay if dad is dead, at least he doesn't have to suffer the consequences.
Moreover, since there is no paralyzed old man at home, it will be easier for Hua Zi to find a partner.
Their family only has two rooms, one is the main room, and the other is separated. Father Lu lives in one half, while Lu Guofu and his little daughter live in the other half.
Lu Xinhua is a young man who doesn't even have a room of his own.
I can only sleep in the main room.
Of course, no one's house is rich these days.
One house can accommodate more than a dozen people from three generations of grandparents.
But, Father Lu is a paralytic.
Life cannot be taken care of by oneself.
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.
To this day, Lu Guofu still remembers the time a few years ago when a matchmaker brought a girl to see him.
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.
That scene was extremely embarrassing.
Lu Guofu's family wanted to find a crack in the ground and crawl in.
Fortunately, last year the old man couldn't stand it any longer and left in the middle of the night.
Lu Guofu and his wife cried hard.
Not only crying for my biological father, but also crying for my own suffering and the secret joy in my heart——
Finally gone, Hua Zi lost his biggest drag.
Son, woo woo, my son can finally talk about marriage.
After the funeral, Lu Guofu and Feng Sufen discussed cleaning up the house and then marrying Lu Xinhua.
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.
Last month, Lu Guofu and his wife finally scraped together enough money and found some old bricks from demolishing the old house. They were ready to start cleaning up the house.
Qiao Jianguo had an accident in the front yard.
Then, as if his son was obsessed, he went to the little widow Gu Xiaoni every day.
"Hua Zi's father——"
Feng Sufen was guarding a honeycomb briquette stove, on which chicken soup was simmering. It was steaming.
The rich aroma of meat began to fill the yard.
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."
They all lived in a large courtyard, and Feng Sufen watched them for three or four years.
Gu Xiaoni is responsible for all the work in the Qiao family.
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.
She is diligent, quick and neat, and works hard without complaining. She is really a good daughter-in-law.
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.
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?
"What's the use of being neat?"
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."
"Our Hua Zi is a young man getting married for the first time!"
"What? Are you and Hua Zi obsessed with each other? Are you trying to be a cheap dad or a cheap grandma?"
"Humph! You are willing, but I am not willing!"
"Besides, we and the Qiao family are neighbors in a large courtyard, and we live in the front and back rooms."
"If Hua Zi really marries Gu Xiaoni, will that old lady from the Qiao family be able to stop?"
When a woman remarries, she has nothing to do with her husband's family.
However, Gu Xiaoni is not alone, she also has two children.
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?
Mr. Ma is not a kind person.
In this day and age, in this big courtyard, Ma Shi can still keep a body fat, haha, you know how selfish she is!
After all, Lu Guofu is a man, more rational and realistic.
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.
When the time comes, maybe my stupid son will have to work as an ox and a horse for the Qiao family!
Hearing Lu Guofu mention Ma family, Feng Sufen's face also darkened.
"The same goes for Mrs. Ma. We are neighbors in the same courtyard. Why is she so cruel?"
"A strong young man like Huazi was knocked unconscious by her."
"...Hua Zi hasn't woken up yet, but the doctor said we should prevent brain damage!"
"After beating someone, the old lady hid."
"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 health."
If someone hadn't helped to uphold justice, I would have received five yuan in medical expenses and an old hen.
It is impossible for Feng Sufen to sit at the door and make chicken soup right now.
She had already run to the front yard and blocked the outside of Qiao's house, crying and asking Ma to "take her life".
Even so, Feng Sufen's heart was hanging when she didn't see her son awake.
"If Huazi still doesn't wake up, I, I will go find that little old lady again!"
Feng Sufen said harshly and felt angry in her heart. She also disliked Gu Xiaoni, who was capable and liked by her son.
Huazi's father is right, Gu Xiaoni is not alone, she also has children.
And as long as they have children, they will always be at odds with the Qiao family.
As for Ma's fierce and mean demeanor, I really can't get along with him.
Plop!
Just as the couple was saying this, they heard the sound of a heavy object falling to the ground.
"Hua Zi!"
Feng Sufen's heart skipped a beat. She quickly stood up and rushed into the house in a few steps.
Lu Guofu also hurriedly touched the crutches at hand.
However, Lu Guofu was too anxious and failed to grab the crutch for a moment, causing him to fall onto his butt first.
Lu Guofu grimaced in pain, but still managed to get up.
While hurriedly leaning on a crutch, Lu Guofu shouted toward the inside, "Hua Zi, what's wrong with Hua Zi?"
Then, he heard Feng Sufen crying with joy, "Hua Zi wakes up! Woohoo, Hua Zi finally wakes up!"
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Madam Ma huddled in the room with her medium-sized feet, like a frightened old quail.
She raised her ears and listened carefully to what was going on outside.
"This Lu Xinhua, looking so big and thick, why is he so weak?"
"I just slapped him in the face and he passed out?"
"...Is this bastard pretending to be sick? He wants to blackmail me?"
Ma was so panicked that she subconsciously ignored the details that Lu Xinhua hit her head hard after being beaten.
Ping spent five yuan in vain, and even the old hen he kept raising to lay eggs was taken away.
Ma was in pain, and her heart was bleeding.
But she was still more afraid.
If Lu Xinhua in the backyard never wakes up, the Lu family will definitely have trouble with him.
"They, they won't force me to pay for Lu Xinhua's life, right?"
"I, I didn't do anything! He is weak and can't even bear a slap. Do you still blame me?"
Ma was thinking wildly and was restless.
In the main room, Old Man Qiao sat elegantly at the Eight Immortals table, with an attentive young man standing in front of him.
"Third uncle, I'm not telling you, those people just bullied Brother Jianguo and left!"
"It's just like in our country. My son is the backbone of the family."
"No one dares to bully a family that has a son."
"...Tsk, it just hit my head against the wall and hit my bag. It's not worth five yuan anyway."
"They clearly see that you and my aunt are two old men and are deliberately bullying others."
The young man's name is Qiao Tongsuo, and he is the third son of Old Man Qiao's second brother.
I am twenty years old this year and I am quite tall, about 182cm tall.
He is energetic, has thick eyebrows and big eyes, and is clean and tidy.
Qiao Tongsuo is the third youngest, and he has brothers above and below him.
Therefore, he is not taken seriously by his parents.
The young man has his own plans and his parents are partial, so he has to rely on himself.
In the countryside, Qiao Tongsuo barely finished junior high school and was ready to go to the city to find some work.
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.
Of course, Qiao Tongsuo was not the only one who came to show his courtesy to Old Man Qiao.
However, Qiao Tongsuo has an advantage——
First, he is young and not married yet!
You can completely follow the wishes of the Qiao family and marry a wife chosen by Mr. Qiao.
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.
Qiao Tongsuo's relationship with his parents is also relatively weak.
There is no need to worry about him becoming a white-eyed wolf for his biological parents in the future.
Thirdly, Old Man Qiao has some kindness towards Qiao Tongsuo.
Qiao Tongsuo is able to study, and most of the tuition fees are paid by Old Man Qiao.
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.
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...
