People come and go, and the sunset makes people's shadows very long.
Lu Weidong dragged the grain bag on his shoulder and walked forward slowly with the luggage bag in his right hand.
Entering the alley, I started to meet familiar faces. Lu Weidong greeted everyone one by one.
The first day of the Lunar New Year is now two days away. Everyone is running around for new year's goods and has no time to stop and chat with Lu Weidong. Everyone just asked a few words and then left immediately.
After walking for a while, a courtyard gatehouse appeared in sight.
House number--No. 95 Nanluogu Lane.
Lu Weidong stopped with a complicated look on his face. At this moment, he felt very uneasy inside.
When he woke up and traveled back to the 1960s, how could Lu Weidong be as calm as water, especially in this large courtyard in front of him?
The eldest brother Yi Zhonghai is a sanctimonious man, full of benevolence and righteousness on the surface, but in his heart he is full of tricks to seek power for personal gain.
The second uncle, Liu Haizhong, is a fan of officials, and his right and wrong are unclear.
The third uncle, Yan Bugui, is a master of calculations, with a pair of small eyes that reveal the look of a thief.
Widow Qin Huairu, high-level green tea cannot be grasped by those without great perseverance, otherwise, they will inevitably fail.
Silly Zhu, go further and further on the road of licking dogs, and you will never change until death.
Xu Damao is a good guy who also likes to be a monster. He is indispensable for making trouble...
"Ouch! Isn't this brother Weidong? What are you doing standing still at the door?" Suddenly, a voice came from behind, which brought Lu Weidong back to his senses.
Looking back, I saw Xu Damao holding a bicycle loaded with wild goods from the countryside, looking at himself with a serious smile.
The relationship between the original owner and Xu Damao can't be said to be very bad, nor can it be said to be very good. Xu Damao's vision is nothing more than accumulated since childhood, a kind of contempt for stupid servants in the bones of educated people.
"Haha! Are you the only one who has a lot to do?" Lu Weidong snorted coldly, turned around and walked directly up the steps.
"Ouch! Boy! We haven't seen each other for half a year, have you lost your courage? Lu Weidong, stop here." Xu Damao shouted, with an indignant look on his face.
Lu Weidong was too lazy to pay attention to Xu Damao. He kept walking and walked forward leisurely.
"Haha, you look so bad, you will never be transferred to the main factory in your life." Seeing Lu Weidong ignore him, Xu Damao suddenly became angry.
A disdainful voice came from behind, and the tone was full of schadenfreude.
Lu Weidong felt very uncomfortable when he heard it.
However, it was the end of the year and it was not the time to compete with Xu Damao. Lu Weidong ignored it. He passed the concierge, passed through the screen wall, and the front yard appeared in front of him.
A group of children are playing eagle and chicken in the yard, and the leader is Yan Jiedi, the youngest daughter of the third uncle’s family.
Suddenly, at the end of the team, a small figure left the large team and rushed towards Lu Weidong.
The little figure looks about five or six years old, with disheveled hair, a face that is thin and dry due to malnutrition, and a pair of big bright eyes under the hair that are full of surprises. His clothes are in tatters and covered with mud, just like a little beggar. This is the fourth sister of the original owner, Lu Huihui, who is only six years old this year.
"Brother! Giggle!" Lu Xiaomei hugged Lu Weidong's legs, raised her little head, and smiled heartlessly.
Snot and tears of joy flowed into her little mouth without knowing it. In her eyes, the whole world was the shadow of her elder brother.
Their eyes met, and in an instant, Lu Weidong's mind was shaken, and the discomfort with the original owner's body quietly melted away. At this moment, Lu Weidong no longer had any distracting thoughts.
Lu Weidong dropped the things, wiped the snot from Fourth Sister's nose, and then held the child in his arms. He felt more and more how thin the child was. He felt sour in his heart and asked slowly: "Four Sister, are you cold?"
"It's not cold now, but it's cold at night. Brother, I miss you." Lu Huihui curled her lips and had tears in her eyes.
When Lu Weidong heard this, his nose suddenly felt sore and his eyes became moist.
At this moment, he felt unspeakably uncomfortable and reluctant to let go!
"Haha!" When Xu Damao saw this scene, he snorted with disdain and pushed his bicycle in a swagger.
After a long time, Lu Weidong stretched out his palm and patted the little girl on the back. He pushed aside the children who were surrounding him, carried his things and walked directly towards the east wing of the front yard.
Before liberation, the original owner's grandfather was a master of the Sijiucheng Steel Plant. After liberation, the Sijiucheng Steel Plant became a public-private partnership and established the Red Star Rolling Mill. The original owner's father took over the old man's work and became a large truck driver.
Although large truck drivers are very popular in this era, they are also extremely dangerous.
The original owner's father was on a long business trip and encountered mudslides, causing a car crash and killing everyone. Tragically, the original owner's mother also hitchhiked at the time and was preparing to return to her parents' home.
In a car accident, both parents of the original owner died, and the white-haired man sent the black-haired man away. The old man could not bear the blow and was filled with grief. In addition, he was old and passed away six months ago.
The old lady of the Lu family passed away early. After this change, the Lu family only left four children: the old Lu Weidong, the second eldest Lu Weiguo, the third sister Lu Xiuxiu, and the fourth sister Lu Huihui.
Lu Weidong originally took over his father's shift, but under the operation of the old man, Lu Weidong went to work in the cafeteria of the Hongshankou Machine Repair Factory, a subsidiary of the main factory.
In the old man's opinion, driving a big car is too dangerous. Lu Weidong's safe life is a blessing to the Lu family.
Pushing the door open and entering, Lu Weidong didn't see his second brother Lu Weiguo and third sister Lu Xiuxiu, and he couldn't help but frown.
Putting the little girl on the kang, Lu Weidong dug out a pack of white rabbits from his luggage bag, took out one, peeled off the candy skin, and stuffed it into Lu little sister's mouth.
"Giggle! Big brother, white rabbit candy?" Xiao Huihui narrowed her big eyes into a slit, with a satisfied smile on her face.
"Yes!" Lu Weidong smiled and nodded, then knocked off Xiao Huihui's little hand to grab the candy and said, "Your little hands and face are dirty? Wash your face and hands first, and eat later."
"Brother! The water is cold! Cold!" Lu Huihui sucked the white rabbit with her small mouth, her mouth was bulging, she shook her head repeatedly, her little face looked scared.
Lu Weidong's heart moved. He understood the meaning of Lu Xiaomei's words. Within half a year, this child had caught a cold.
Thinking of his second brother and third sister, who were only more than half teenagers, one can imagine the difficulties involved. Lu Weidong felt more and more that it was very inappropriate for the original owner to leave his six-year-old sister at home.
Although there is a second child and a third sister to take care of him, how can an adult take care of him properly?
The original owner has been running the operation and transferred it back to the main factory. Unfortunately, after running around for a while, there is no clue at all.
Before coming back, I hosted a banquet for a friend from the Human Resources Department. I drank so much that I got drunk to death, and finally took advantage of Lu Weidong.
"Don't be afraid! Brother will boil hot water for you!" After Lu Weidong finished speaking, he took action immediately.
He first changed Xiao Huihui into a clean old cotton-padded jacket, boiled water, and lit a brazier. After a while, the air conditioning in the room disappeared and it became warm.
Lu Weidong washed his little sister's face and hair at the same time. After pouring two large basins of hot water, the water was no longer dirty.
"Brother!"
Before dark, the second eldest brother, Lu Weiguo, and the third sister, Lu Xiuxiu, came back holding empty grain bags.
When the two of them saw Lu Weidong, their faces were full of surprise and relief.
Lu Weidong smiled, nodded, and said, "Come over and warm yourself by the fire! Let's eat later."
"Brother, we were late! We didn't receive the food. At home..." the second eldest brother, Lu Weiguo, mumbled.
At present, the vats in my home are empty and I am completely destitute.
"It's okay. I brought half a bag from the machine repair shop, which is enough for half a month." Lu Weidong pointed to the bag in the corner of the Tukang.
Lu Weiguo and Lu Xiuxiu hurriedly opened it, and when they saw that it was full of white noodles, they both started to giggle.
In the evening, Lu Weidong made half a big pot of noodle soup. The three children ate it completely, and there was not even half of the soup on the bottom of the pot.
"Brother, when will you be transferred back?" Third sister Lu Xiuxiu finished washing the dishes, came to the west room, sat on the kang, raised her head and couldn't help but ask.
Lu Weidong was covering the cracks in the window, and the second eldest brother, Lu Weiguo, was assisting him. The fourth sister was holding a big apple and still nibbling on the bed.
"No clues yet! However, I believe that we will be transferred back soon. And..., I can't worry about our little sister when I go back this time. After the Chinese New Year, my little sister will go to the machine repair shop with me." Lu Weidong stopped his movements.
, explained to the third sister and the second brother.
Lu Weiguo and Lu Xiuxiu looked at each other and felt happy from the bottom of their hearts.
The eldest brother's words suited the two of them, and they became increasingly impatient with the naughty fourth sister.
If the eldest brother takes care of the fourth sister, the two of them will be relieved of their worries.
"You still want to eat? Get up quickly, sister will braid your hair!" Lu Xiuxiu knocked the apple from Lu Huihui's hand and pulled her up from the bed.
Lu Huihui was a little afraid of her third sister Lu Xiuxiu. She opened her eyes wide and lay aggrievedly in her arms, not daring to move at all.
After a long time, the little girl held the apple in her arms and whispered: "Third sister, the apple is mine."
"I know! Everyone has it, who cares about you? Be quiet!" Lu Xiuxiu smiled, patted Xiao Huihui's little head, and began to braid her hair seriously.
The night outside the window is getting darker, and there is a lot of snoring in the house.
Lu Weidong tucked the third sister and the fourth sister into bedding tightly. He closed the earth kang tightly, looked around, and when he saw that everything was safe, he turned off the light bulb and closed the west door.
The East Room is where the two brothers Lu Weidong and Lu Weiguo sleep.
At this time, the second child was still awake. He stared at the roof beam with his eyes wide open, as if he was thinking about something.