After Su Cheng had dinner, he found a cloth bag in the corner of the room and poured the ten kilograms of stick noodles in the rice vat into it. Then he found two smaller bags and filled them with two kilograms of rice and three kilograms of white noodles.
It weighed almost twenty kilograms, and he carried it out the door.
Night has fallen by now, and every household has hung its curtains, and the lights are on in the house. The Jia family in the middle courtyard has already had dinner. Qin Huairu has finished washing the children, and now she is washing in the yard again.
Shabu-shabu, she always seems to have endless laundry and dishes.
Inside the house, Mrs. Jia Zhang was leaning against the window, picking up the soles of her shoes under the yellow light, but from time to time she would look through the window to pay attention to the movement outside the yard.
Su Cheng happened to pass by the middle courtyard at this time, and naturally saw Qin Huairu standing by the patio washing clothes, and said hello.
"Hey, Sister Qin, how about the laundry at night?"
Qin Huairu saw Su Cheng early in the morning and immediately put the dirty clothes he was washing back into the basin and said with a smile,
"The children at home are naughty and get their clothes dirty every once in a while. Why don't we take advantage of the time after get off work in the evening to wash them and let them cool down."
Then Qin Huairu saw the bulging cloth bag in Su Cheng's hand and asked casually,
"Brother Su Cheng, what are you going to do with a bag?"
Su Cheng didn't hide anything and said directly,
"There are some stick noodles left at home. Uncle Ergen has a lot of people at home, so I will send some to him."
Hearing Su Cheng's words, Qin Huairu felt a little disgusted. Her family was also in difficulty. Why didn't she give it to their family? But she still said with a smile on her face,
"Brother Su Cheng is really warm-hearted."
"Sister Qin, if it's okay, I'll leave first."
"Brother Su Cheng, wait a minute. Sister Qin was originally looking for you, but I just happened to catch up now. I have something to tell you."
Hearing Qin Huairu's words, Su Cheng stopped and asked doubtfully,
"Sister Qin, what's the matter?"
"It's about my cousin!"
Qin Huairu said warmly,
"Two days ago, I asked someone to bring a message to their home, and today they replied and agreed. I was thinking that there will be a movie in the factory in the next few days, which should be very lively, and I will let her take the car directly.
Come here, what do you think?"
Su Cheng thought for a moment and said,
"There's no problem with me here. I'll ask Sister Qin to introduce you when the time comes."
When Qin Huairu heard Su Cheng's words, a big stone finally fell in her heart. After all, her cousin had a rural registered permanent residence, and Su Cheng was not only a city citizen but also a leader in the factory. He had been worried that Su Cheng would regret it these past two days.
At this time, he was in a good mood and said with a smile,
"Okay, then I'll ask someone to reply to her later."
"Then I'll bother you, Sister Qin. I'll leave first if I have something else to do."
…
Front yard, Liu Ergen’s house.
Su Cheng stood at the door, knocked on the door and said,
"Is Uncle Ergen at home?"
"Hey, which one?"
It was Aunt Ergen who opened the door. She was a little surprised to see it was Su Cheng, but she still said hurriedly,
"It's Chengzi, come in and sit down."
Su Cheng followed him into the house and took a look at the layout of Liu Ergen's house. The house was not big, probably only about 40 square meters.
Entering the door is a small living room with a stove next to it. The back room is divided into two rooms and two kangs are made. The whole family sleeps on these two kangs.
At this moment, Aunt Ergen led Su Cheng to sit down at the square table against the wall, poured him a cup of hot water, and said to Su Cheng apologetically,
"Chengzi, your home is a bit shabby, don't mind it."
Then he shouted towards the back room,
"Ergen, Seiko is here, come out quickly."
Later, Aunt Ergen also sat beside him to prevent Su Cheng from being too embarrassed by himself.
Su Cheng put the cloth bag in his hand on the table and said,
"Aunt Ergen, there are some stick noodles left at home. My grandma was thinking that you might not have enough food rations because you have a large family, so she sent it to you. Don't dislike it."
When Aunt Ergen heard Su Cheng's words and the bulging cloth bag, a warm current flashed through her heart. There was no food left these days. She knew these were Su Cheng's personal words, and she was deeply moved.
Moreover, their family is really short of food. There are six people in the family. The mother-in-law is in poor health and has to eat more carefully. The eldest daughter-in-law is from a rural area and cannot eat commercial food. The eldest son has no fixed job and can only do odd jobs. There is also a
The grandson is only three years old, so he has to be careful. The whole family lives on Liu Ergen's small salary and eats food every day. It's actually only after seven o'clock now. The family can't have a full meal, so they can only eat early.
Lie on the kang to avoid starvation due to excessive exercise.
As for her second son, she felt uncomfortable when she became the son-in-law who stepped in on the doorstep, but it was still better than being hungry at home.
Aunt Ergen said gratefully,
"Shengzi, thank you very much. Thank you to the old lady for me too."
Su Cheng smiled and said,
"Aunt Ergen, we both live in the same compound. If your family is in trouble, it's time for everyone to help."
Then he said,
"I saw today that Grandma Liu doesn't seem to be in very good health. The elderly can't digest well, so don't always eat rice stick porridge. There are several kilograms of rice and white flour in the bag, so you have to eat them together."
Aunt Ergen was so moved by the dozen kilograms of stick noodles, but when she heard that she even sent a few kilograms of rice and white noodles to their family, she was like a reborn parent.
He immediately stood up and wanted to kneel down and kowtow to Su Cheng.
Don't think it's an exaggeration. If you haven't experienced hunger, you can't understand the hardships of that era. It's really not unusual to kneel down or something like that.
Seeing this, Su Cheng hurriedly grabbed Aunt Ergen and said,
"Aunt Ergen, you can't do this."
At this moment Liu Ergen also got up from the kang, got dressed and went out of the room.
The room was so big, so Liu Ergen could naturally hear Su Cheng's words clearly. The man in his forties or fifties also had red eyes at this moment, and said immediately,
"Chengzi, Uncle Ergen doesn't know what to say, anyway..."
Liu Ergen, an honest man, couldn't find any good words to express his gratitude. In the end, he could only say calmly,
"Thanks."
Su Cheng smiled and said,
"Uncle Ergen, I just came to visit you. If you make it so serious, I won't dare to come next time."
Liu Ergen also smiled and said,
"That can't be done."
Aunt Ergen on the side knew that her husband was a slow-witted man who was not good at words, so she immediately found a way to talk,
"Shengzi, you're not young anymore, do you have anyone to talk to?"
Aunt Ergen, you may have changed the subject too rigidly.
Su Cheng nodded and said,
"When I first came to your house, I met Sister-in-law Qin. I will try to meet her cousin in a few days."
When Liu Ergen heard Su Cheng's words, he frowned and said bluntly,
"Chengzi, it's not what Uncle Ergen said to you. With your conditions, it would be easy to find an employee in the city. How can you find someone from the country?"
Su Cheng couldn't explain too much, so he could only prevaricate,
"Uncle Ergen, I'll see if it can be settled first. Besides, no one says that you must marry each other if you fall in love, right?"
Aunt Ergen also echoed from the side,
"Chengzi, you are a thoughtful person, don't listen to your uncle Ergen's nonsense."