Siheyuan: Five mouths waiting for food at the beginning

In mid-January, all schools began to go on vacation. Zhao Shanhe called An Huan and asked him to bring Zhao Gang over for dinner.

Zhao Shanhe said to Zhao Gang, "Kid, I asked you to come over for dinner often, but you only came once when school started, and you never came again."

Zhao Gang said embarrassedly, "Grandpa, I'm afraid of causing you trouble."

After dinner, Zhao Shanhe asked Zhao Gang to go back and say hello to his fellow villagers on his behalf. Originally, Zhao Shanhe didn't need to do this, but his grandparents were buried in his hometown and were included in the family tree, so he could take care of them.

Zhao Shanhe's eldest son An Tong also came back with his wife Yiyun, and the second son An Huan also came back. The family was gathered together again and the house became lively again.

As the year was coming to an end, Zhao Shanhe's second uncle called him and said that he would not be back for the New Year. His two sons were in the same place, so he would celebrate the New Year with his sons this year.

My second uncle didn’t come back, but a few unexpected people came, some from my hometown.

Zhao Gang brought the village chief and a few old people to see him and wish him a happy new year.

Zhao Shanhe was still in class when Qin Jingru called and said that someone had come from his hometown. Zhao Shanhe told Qin Jingru to take good care of him and that he would be back after class.

Zhao Shanhe hurried back after class. When he got home, there were three old people and Zhao Gang sitting at home, including the village chief, who was in his sixties, and his third uncle.

Qin Jingru must be unfamiliar with the people, so she called her third uncle, and the naughty kids were not at home, and no one knew where they had gone.

"Uncles, Brother Village Chief, you said you were coming, why didn't you let me know in advance so I could pick you up at the station in advance."

"Zhao Gang, you are such a fool. You know my contact information. Give me a call and I will arrange a better carriage for you. The uncles are old. How can they squeeze in with you guys?"

The village chief said, "It's not the child's fault. We came here just because we were afraid that you would be busy and disturb you. We are sorry to cause you trouble."

"Brother Village Chief, what are you talking about? I'm so happy that you guys are here, how could I bother you?"

There was tea on the table, and Zhao Shanhe quickly took out cigarettes and lit them for everyone.

Zhao Shanhe found that there were green onions, rice, flour and many local specialties in the living room, which must have been brought by these elderly people.

"Uncles, village chief, you haven't eaten yet, right? I'll have someone cook dinner right away."

"No trouble, no trouble, we've already eaten. You know us, we always eat scallion pancakes when we go out, and we haven't finished eating yet."

"Okay, it's not time for dinner yet, so let's eat later. When you come to my place, don't be polite to me."

The village elder brother said, "Shanhe, so you really live here. You didn't know that last time I came to send Xiao Gangzi off, I came to see you guys. When I got here, I saw that you were all soldiers. I thought Uncle Yao gave me the wrong address."

Uncle San said, "How is that possible? How could I have remembered my own nephew's house wrongly?"

"Isn't this Shanhe Shanhu? They went back and said they were doing business here. I asked someone and they said business people couldn't live here, so I didn't believe it.

So I went back and gave the green onion to Xiao Gangzi, asking him to look for it slowly. But as soon as I got home, he called me and said he had found it. I regretted it so much. I should have stayed one more day. "

"I heard from Xiao Gangzi that your second son is in the same dormitory with him. Xiao Gangzi said that he actually saw him when I went to the dormitory last time, but it's a pity that I didn't recognize him. Alas."

"They were indeed in the same dormitory. It was fate. Actually, it's my fault for not explaining it clearly. The family business is managed by Lao Er Shan Hu and his friends. I am working, and the house here was allocated by the company."

"Uncles, village chief, how is the development of the village this year?"

"Shanhe, I was just about to tell you. If you go back again, I guarantee you won't recognize our village. Now every household has started to build a house. The road was built last year, and the factory was also built. Everyone in the village works there. At the end of the year, we distributed dividends again. This year is a good year."

"The villagers discussed it and decided to come and thank you. So we, the representatives of the village, came here and brought you some local specialties. Please don't despise us."

"Brother Village Chief, what you said is good stuff. How can you despise it? You should stay for a while and take a good look around the city. It's not easy to come out."

"It's really not easy. We are old now, and I'm afraid this is our last trip out. We came here first to thank you, and secondly, these uncles want to visit Tiananmen Square."

"No problem. Have a good rest today. I'll take you to see Tiananmen Square later, and then you can take a good look around the city."

"By the way, don't Shanhu and the others live with you?"

"No, Shanhu lives with the third brother Shanhai. He's not here. I'll call them and ask them to come over later, or I'll take you to see him the day after tomorrow."

The village chief said, "Let's go see him later. We also brought him some things."

"Okay, then let's eat at my place tonight and go to his place tomorrow night. Tomorrow is the weekend, so I'll take you guys for a good walk."

"Shanhe, there is no cheap guest house here. Let's find a place to stay first and then come over."

Zhao Shanhe said, "Brother Village Chief, you are slapping me in the face. How can I let you stay in a guesthouse when you come to my place? I have many empty rooms on this floor, and all the bedding is complete. You can stay here."

"We are dirty, don't let us dirty you, we have brought letters of introduction."

"Brother Village Chief, what you said is true. Just live here peacefully."

Zhao Shanhe asked Xiao Guo, "Xiao Guo, do you have enough meat and vegetables at home? If not, call the restaurant and send some over."

"Boss, I'm sorry, I didn't buy so many vegetables today." Xiao Guo goes to buy vegetables every morning, and they are all fresh vegetables.

"Okay, then make some more noodles and I'll call the restaurant."

"Shanhe, why don't we go out to eat? It's really causing you trouble."

"Why are you being so polite, village chief? The restaurant is owned by my family. I'll have some food delivered. I'll have a few more drinks with you guys later."

Zhao Shanhe called Banggeng and specifically instructed him to order a large quantity and asked a good chef to prepare more dishes and send them over.

It was almost time for dinner when the naughty kids came back. The weather was nice today, so the second child drove the kids out to play.

Zhao Shanhe introduced several old men to the children. The children did not expect that the village chief was so old, but they just called him uncle.

Several old men praised them, "They are all good kids, and each one is better than the other."

An Huan winked at Zhao Gang. An Huan didn't expect that Zhao Gang would come again.