vstars Chapter 116 Returning Home in Glory 3
Chapter 116 Returning Home in Glory 3
The old man looked at the man kneeling in front of him in disbelief. He turned out to be Tie Niu, the grandson of his eldest brother and a descendant of the Zhao family.
"Yes! Grandpa! I am Tie Niu! I'm back! I'm back to see you!" After saying that, Tie Niu burst into tears again!
The villagers from Zhaojia Village rushed over and saw what was happening, and they all gathered around.
The couple just now were the first to come over, "Dad, Mom! This uncle calls great grandfather "Grandpa"! Just like you!"
A child of four or five years old saw his parents coming and hurriedly told them everything that had just happened as if to show off.
"Donkey Egg! Are you Donkey Egg?" Tie Niu, who had just been pulled up by Mr. Zhao, saw a thin couple walking towards him. The man seemed to be his cousin, so he couldn't help but ask!
"Ah!" The man called Donkey Egg couldn't help but feel hot on his dark face. This was his nickname when he was a child. Now no one calls him that anymore, and only those who grew up with him know him.
The man in front of him called out his nickname, Donkey Egg, at first glance. Zhao Dagang looked at the black-faced man and could vaguely see the shadow of a person!
"Are you my brother Tieniu?" Zhao Dagang asked in a low voice with a little doubt!
"Hahaha! Yes! I am your brother Tieniu!" Zhao Tieniu was very happy when he saw that his cousin actually recognized him!
"You are really my brother Tie Niu!" The man was shocked and couldn't believe it, as he could tell from the clothes that his cousin was not an ordinary person.
The two brothers immediately gave each other a big hug. Tie Niu learned this from the students on the construction site. Even some girls would use this kind of hug to greet others.
"What! You are really the Iron Ox of the Lao Gen family!" Some old people who gathered around also looked at the man in front of them in surprise.
No matter what, they dared not associate the man in front of them with the thin man who was as thin as a straw before.
Zhao Tieniu used to be a well-known lazy man in the village. When his parents were alive, someone supported him!
After his parents died, this guy left Zhaojia Village and no one knew where he went. Their home was left abandoned.
I originally thought that this lazy guy would die outside, but he actually came back today. Just look at his clothes and the things on the donkey cart, you can tell at a glance that he has become rich!
Returning home in glory! As the saying goes, wealth and honor that do not return home are like traveling at night in brocade clothes!
Zhao Tieniu kept greeting the villagers and family members who gathered around him, and then began to take out some candies and candied fruits from the donkey cart and give them to the naked children.
He also took out a pack of American Camel brand cigarettes with filters and kept passing cigarettes to the elders and peers who were smoking.
"Come! Come! Have a smoke! Those who don't smoke can have candy! There are also preserved fruits and candied fruits! Everyone, feel free to take some and eat them!"
Amid the surprised gazes of the crowd, Zhao Tieniu kept stuffing things into their arms, even stuffing a piece of soft candy into Old Man Zhao's mouth.
Mr. Zhao lived to be eighty years old, and he had never tasted such sweet and delicious milk candy. The children were so happy that they kept chattering and shouting around Uncle Zhao Tieniu!
"Uncle! Uncle! You must be Uncle Tieniu! I've heard my dad talk about you!"
The happy laughter of the children around him, the praise of the elders and the envious looks of his peers made Zhao Tiezhu, who had been a lazy man for almost his entire life, deeply grateful to the work team of the 78th Group Army and the managers on the construction site.
It was their wholehearted help that transformed me, a good-for-nothing lazy man, into the envy of my fellow countrymen.
"Brother Tieniu! You really work for Commander Wang now! I've heard that Commander Wang is the reincarnation of a star from heaven! He came here specifically to save poor people like us!"
"Yes! Brother Tieniu! You really can get 30 RMB a month! Holy shit! 30 RMB! I can't earn that much in three years!"
At this moment, Zhao Tieniu was probably dragged to the house by his third uncle. Dagang's wife had just killed an old hen in the house just to entertain him, the so-called distinguished guest!
Who in the countryside would casually slaughter an old hen that lays eggs to eat? Unless there are distinguished guests, they would do so!
"Xiaoqin, please stop doing that! We have meat to eat every day at the construction site! Don't kill the chicken! I bought two roast ducks and five pounds of pork in the city, but don't kill the chicken!"
That evening, there was a large table full of people at Zhao Dagang's house. On the table were two roast ducks, a large plate of roasted meat with potatoes, fried eggs, and farm vegetables.
Of course there was also a big pot of old hen soup. Xiaoqin finally took a bite and killed the old hen.
We can’t just eat everything Brother Tieniu brings. They don’t serve any meat or vegetables, but it’s not a loss if you think about it!
Brother Tie Niu gave their family a lot of things in big and small bags, even a piece of cloth. It was a whole piece of cloth, enough for them and everyone to make a set of clothes.
Originally, her man firmly refused. Xiaoqin was almost anxious to death at that time, but she couldn't agree directly. She could only poke her man with her fingers from behind.
That's something worth several dollars. Don't you see that my kid is running around naked in April?
Who wouldn't want to buy some cloth to make clothes for their children? Isn't that poverty? Plus, the Japanese were fighting everywhere, and the Japanese were unwilling to come to Zhaojia Village because it was located in a remote area.
In the end, Dagang couldn't stand the pitiful looks of his wife and children, and was so ashamed that he accepted the gift from Brother Tieniu.
In the end, he had to let his wife slaughter the old hen no matter what. His wife also knew about the matter. Although she was reluctant, she still made up her mind to kill the old hen that had been with the family for four years.
Everyone in Zhaojia Village was happy tonight. Every child received a few candies. They had never eaten anything so sweet since they were born.
In order to prevent the children from eating all the candies at once, the adults in the family wrapped the candies in cloth and crushed them. Then, when the children were greedy, they would give them a small piece.
The happiest person is Gou Wa from Dagang’s family. Gou Wa is five years old, and this is the happiest day he has ever had in his memory.
His uncle gave him a whole bag of candy, and he also ate a roast duck leg and drank a big bowl of chicken soup today!
With a satisfied look and a smile on his face, Gou Wa fell asleep. This was the first time today that he was not woken up by hunger!
Zhao Tieniu returned to his somewhat dilapidated home. Over the years, his third uncle and his family had always come to help clean up their house whenever they were free.
The old man has been muttering that the eldest brother's family must not be extinct. In case the kid Tie Niu comes back one day, the family must still be there.
In fact, his children and grandchildren didn't want to do it. Tie Niu, that lazy guy, was probably dead in some corner. But they couldn't overcome the old man's stubbornness, so they had to clean up after a while.
It’s just thatched mud house, and after these years, it’s still dilapidated. Fortunately, it’s April now, otherwise it would be really freezing to death in the middle of winter!
Zhao Tieniu looked at the dilapidated house, but his heart was unprecedentedly peaceful. This was the feeling of home! Lying on the thatched bed, thinking about every little detail of his childhood home, he fell asleep unknowingly!