The big man Xu Chenghou talked about was also a saying in his hometown.
Generally speaking, cousins like Xu Haibo and Xu Haiyuan are ranked in order.
Those who have the same surname but are more distantly related by blood will not be ranked according to their own family.
Xu Shiquan here is of the same generation as Xu Shixian, but he is much older than Xu Shixian, so Xu Chenghou said that he is the eldest son of the children.
The two houses were very close to each other, and they were just a few steps up.
In rural areas, the doors are not closed in broad daylight, but are always open.
From outside the door, you can see what's going on inside at a glance.
There are four rooms in the courtyard, with stone walls built to the bottom of the windows and adobe roofs above, and the roofs are covered with linoleum paper.
At the west end is a warehouse and a cornucopia, and at the east end are firewood stacked on garden sticks.
There is a dog tied up in the yard, and it is quite fierce.
As soon as Xu Chenghou stood at the door, the dog jumped out of the den and barked towards the door.
Xu Chenghou and the others had lunch early in Huanren, and it was only about one o'clock when they got here.
It was hot at noon, and the workers were resting at home instead of going to the fields.
So when a dog barks outside, people in the house hear it and come out to see it.
"Who is it?" someone in the room asked while walking out.
"Xiao Quan'er, it's me, your uncle." Xu Chenghou knew it was his cousin Xu Shiquan's movement as soon as he heard it, so he smiled.
Xu Shiquan is in his fifties, and not many people can call him Xiao Quan'er.
So when he heard this, he was stunned for a moment, then walked out of the yard quickly, and when he saw it at the gate, he was dumbfounded.
Why are there so many people outside? What are they doing? Look at how these people are dressed, why don’t they look like locals?
Take a look at the two older ones in front of you, especially the old man. Why do you think they look familiar?
"What's wrong? I don't recognize your uncle anymore? It's me, your uncle who used to live in Kan'erxia."
Xu Chenghou looked at his cousin and said with a smile.
"Oh my god, it's my uncle who's back.
Oh my God, why did uncle come back? Is this my aunt? Oh my, how many years have I not seen her?"
Xu Shiquan recognized Xu Chenghou and became excited for a moment, his eyes turning red.
"Mother, hurry up, come out quickly and see who is back? Our uncle and aunt."
Xu Shiquan excitedly held Xu Chenghou's hand, turned around and shouted into the room.
"Uncle, aunt, let's go into the house and talk.
Are all the children from the aunt and uncle's family behind them? Oh, such a big family is so rare.
Go, go, come into the house, come into the house and talk." Xu Shiquan was so happy that he dragged Xu Chenghou towards the courtyard.
The dog was quite shrewd. When he saw his master being so affectionate with the visitor, he stopped barking.
Without waiting for the owner to scold him, he went back to his nest and lay down on his back.
At this time, Xu Shiquan's daughter-in-law Hu Chunhua also came out of the house, and happened to meet Xu Shiquan and the others.
"What is this?" Hu Chunhua felt puzzled when she saw how affectionate her husband was with the visitor, and then looked at Xu Chenghou carefully.
"Is this our uncle back? Is this my aunt?"
When Xu Chenghou left Shijiagou with his wife and children, Hu Chunhua had just been married for less than a year, and she still had some impression of her uncle and aunt.
Six or so years later, Xu Chenghou came back once, so Hu Chunhua looked carefully and recognized the two of them.
"Oh my God, uncle and aunt are back? Oh my god, hurry up and come into the house to talk."
Hu Chunhua was also very happy and hurriedly took Zhou Guilan's hand and walked into the house.
"Auntie, do you still remember?
At that time, not long after I got married, I became pregnant with the eldest son of our family.
When you left, our eldest son had not yet been born.
You made clothes, hats, shoes, etc. for your child. My aunt’s craftsmanship is very good, and the clothes made by her are suitable for the boss.”
Hu Chunhua is a very cheerful person. Seeing Zhou Guilan, she remembered the past.
“I didn’t expect that we haven’t seen each other for so many years.
Ouch, it’s a good thing we’re at home. If I were on the road, even if I met my aunt, I wouldn’t recognize her.”
Xu Chenghou's father is the youngest in the family. It took several years after he married his wife to have a single child like Xu Chenghou.
Xu Chenghou also had a wife who died before him, and Zhou Guilan was actually seven or eight years younger than him.
Xu Shiquan's grandfather was the eldest son, so it would be early to marry a wife and have children.
So in this way, Xu Shiquan's daughter-in-law Hu Chunhua is actually not much younger than Zhou Guilan, but they are a generation apart.
Everyone talked and entered the east room.
Xu Shiquan and his wife let Xu Chenghou and his wife sit on the kang, and gave Xu Shiquan and others some stools to sit on.
As for the children, they all stood behind their parents.
Xu Shixian and others also put the things they bought from Huanren City on the top of the kang and the cabinets.
This place is close or far away from Fusong, and things are pretty much the same, so I didn’t bring any specialties with me when I left home.
But when passing by Huanren, I bought some snacks, canned food, milk powder and other things in the city.
"Uncle, you see you are too outspoken. It would be nice if you came all the way back to have a look. Why are you buying these old things?"
Xu Shiquan looked at it and shook his head repeatedly. This guy made a lot of money by sneaking things away several times.
"That's all your brother's wishes.
You brothers haven't been able to be together in these years, so if you finally come back, why don't you bring something for his brother and sister-in-law?"
Xu Chenghou laughed, this thing, regardless of whether it is relatives or friends, can you come all the way empty-handed?
"Oh, how wonderful this big family is.
Is this the eldest brother? Is that the second brother? Oops, is that the third brother?
I remember that my third brother was sick all day long at that time, and my aunt spent a lot of effort to support him. I didn’t expect that he would be successful now.
Oh, my third brother is so lucky. He has given birth to four children, two sons and two daughters. Okay, that's great."
Xu Shiquan looked at the five brothers of the Xu family sitting across from him. From their age, he could probably tell who they were.
"When we first moved, my fourth brother seemed to be just over two years old. Look, I have two children now.
That's the fifth brother? He was born after we moved to Fusong, right? He's a very talented person, really good."
After all, they have the same roots and surname, and are connected by blood.
Even though we haven't seen each other for many years, this meeting is still very cordial.
Xu Shiquan looked at the cousins in front of him and felt very happy.
"Hey? I remember, doesn't my uncle have a daughter at home?
You took her with you when you came back that year, where is the sixth sister?"
In the sixties, Xu Chenghou specially took Xu Shiqin back to his hometown for a trip because of her illness.
Xu Shiquan had seen Xu Shiqin, so he asked.
"Lao Liu is married, has two children, and is now living in a place in Hubei Province.
Her man is in an organization and does not have freedom, so he did not come back with us this time." Xu Chenghou explained with a smile.
Xu Shiquan met Xu Shiqin and knew what was wrong with Xu Shiqin.
When Xu Chenghou came back with Xu Shiqin, everyone didn't say anything, but secretly they were worried.
What should I do if my daughter behaves like this in the future?
Unexpectedly, not only did she get married, but she also gave birth to two children. From what I heard, she must have married well.
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