Fog Township

In the evening, the heat receded and the cool breeze was blowing.Grandma Zeng, A Ming, and Yu Sheng went to the house of Ya Niang for the customary Dragon Boat Festival banquet.The relationship between the Zeng family and the Tan family oil workshop originated from the flood 16 years ago, when the Zeng family sacrificed their lives to save lives.One is because of gratitude, and the other is that it is not easy to live in Grandma Zeng and A Ming. The Tan family has always given the Zeng family as much help as possible. They have close contact with each other on weekdays, and they are like a family. .

The three of them came to the door of Tan's house, and Tan Gong from the oil workshop was already waiting at the door.

Tan Gong saw Granny Zeng with a smiling face, and said hello cordially: "Hehe. Finally here. Grandma still looks so tough. Please come in quickly. The master has been waiting for a long time."

Grandma Zeng said pleasantly: "Hey. I am old and useless. It took me a long time to walk for such a short distance. I am really sorry to keep you waiting for so long."

Tan Gong invited Grandma Zeng into the gate, walked through the courtyard, and entered the hall. There was a round table in the center of the room, and Tan's father, Tan's mother, Jiao Niang, and A Baolie sat in it. Greet you in front of you.

Father Tan said: "Grandma, I'm really looking forward to you! Please take a seat." While speaking, Tan Gong moved the chair on the master's right back and said, "Grandma, please sit down."

Grandma Zeng smiled and said, "Thank you! Thank you! You are too kind!" A Ming and Yu Sheng sat down on the right side of grandmother one after another, while Tan's mother and Jiao Niang sat on the left side of Tan's father, facing A Ming and Yu Sheng, and A Bao sat on the right side. On the right side of the girl, at the end, Tan Gong took a seat next to his son.

After everyone sat down, the dishes were served one after another, a total of ten dishes one after another.

Father Tan raised his wine glass and said to the crowd: "Come, let's all have a drink. This drink is welcomed by Abao, and we thank you for winning glory for the old oil workshop!"

Abao said: "Thank you everyone, but this is not due to me alone, it is the joint efforts of all the workers in the oil factory. On behalf of the workers, thank you, sir."

The prostitute said: "Don't be humble, it's really amazing to lead the fleet to No.1 for the first time."

Ah Bao looked at You Niang, raised his glass and said, "Thank you, You Niang!"

Father Tan raised his wine glass again and said to Yu Sheng: "Your name is Yu Sheng. I heard that you are mentioned by the prostitute, and I saw you today, and you are indeed a good-looking talent. I heard that you are from Chongqing. You are really a rare visitor. Come, I will toast you."

Yu Sheng didn't like this kind of worldly favors. It was the first time we met, and it was hard to refuse, so he quickly stood up and thanked: "Where is it, thank you. I will do it first as a respect."

Everyone started picking up vegetables to eat.Tan's father asked A Ming: "A Ming, how is your medical skill going? A strict teacher produces excellent students. Your grandma is the only pharmacist here. All the people in our town will count on you in the future."

A Ming said: "I have read all the medical books and pharmacopoeias at home. Seeing a doctor is a job of experience and needs to be accumulated. I am far behind my grandma in this regard."

Tan's father said: "Don't be modest. I think it is better than blue. I heard that Yu Sheng's leg injury was cured by your idea. You can do it. We are all optimistic about you. "

A Ming said: "Thank you everyone, I will study hard, improve my medical skills, and live up to the expectations of my grandma and everyone."

After finishing speaking, everyone at the table, especially Tan's father, Tan's mother, and Tan Gong, all praised A Ming.The prostitute kept her eyes on A Ming, showing envy and complacency; A Bao, who was on the side, first smiled mechanically, then raised her eyebrows in an instant, and then showed a look of disdain.In his opinion, the men at the tea dam should be warriors who go into the water to catch fish and paddle in a boat. He is the first man in the tea dam who can't float like Amin. And to drag others down, thinking of this, his expression became even more contemptuous, and the cold air from his nostrils was about to cool down the hot soup in the bowl. If it wasn't for the sake of the prostitute, I would definitely not be at the same table with him Have a meal.

Tan's mother seemed to stay out of the matter, eating the food in the bowl one bite at a time.

Yu Sheng was very grateful to A Ming, and said quietly to A Ming: "To be honest, you are no worse than the doctors in our hospital. If you were in Chongqing, you would definitely be a director-level expert doctor."

Hearing Yu Sheng boasting about himself like this, A Ming lowered his head in embarrassment, thinking: "This is you, if it were someone else, I wouldn't have the patience to heal him."

Jiao Niang suddenly half-jokingly said, "Yu Sheng, you took my place."

Yu Sheng was puzzled, and said with a puzzled expression, "Eh? What's the location?"

Father Tan smiled and said, "My girl is just joking with you. Don't mind, in fact, she used to sit next to A Ming in the past years. The two of them had a very good relationship since childhood, and they twisted together all day long..."

The prostitute hurriedly interrupted her father, and said coquettishly: "Dad! It's all happened when I was a child, and I brought it up and said, don't you want to lose face!"

Tan's mother smiled and said, "Look at you. You are such an old man, and you are still acting like a baby with your parents. Hurry up and toast your brother Aming."

Hearing what her mother said, the prostitute was about to pick up the wine glass and bowed to toast.

Father Tan stroked his beard and said, "Don't panic. Speaking of toasting, I remembered one thing. After I finish speaking, are you afraid that you will run out of wine?" Father Tan glanced at Grandma Zeng, and Grandma Zeng understood Nodding like that, smiling slightly.It's just that Tan's mother on the other side immediately restrained her smile, and continued to eat her food with an expression of nothing to do with her.

Amin asked curiously, "What's the matter?"

Father Tan looked a little far ahead and said, "Actually, your grandma and I made an agreement on this matter 16 years ago."

A Ming said: "Sixteen years ago? Isn't that when I was born?"

Tan's father nodded and said: "Yes. It was also the year when you were born. Grandma and I thought you and You Niang were too cute when we were babies, so we made a casual agreement that when we grow up, we will marry you two. .”

After hearing these words, A Ming was like a thunderbolt, his mind went blank, and he almost dropped the chopsticks in his hand on the table.His face turned pale, and his voice tremblingly asked the grandmother beside him: "Grandma?! Is this true?"

The grandmother looked at A Ming with a blank expression, and said: "Back then, you and Uncle Tan just said it casually, but I didn't expect him to take it seriously. I don't want to be your master, just see what you like."

After hearing what her father said, the prostitute was overjoyed, and her heart was pounding wildly.Ah Bao was on the sidelines unhappy, drinking to himself. Of course, Tan Gong knew what was on his son's mind, but he was just a servant in the oil workshop, and it was hard for him to say anything.

Yu Sheng looked at A Ming in a daze, and was confused for a moment, picked up the rice bowl in front of him, and buried himself in eating.

At this time, the atmosphere at the dinner table was slightly awkward, and only the sounds of chopsticks clinking bowls, wine glasses clinking table and mouths chewing could be heard.Tan's mother suddenly broke the silence and said: "We old bones are chatting in full swing here, don't you know what the two young people mean?" She is too weak, without the blood of the Chaba people, she might not be able to be a great leader in the future, but she can't hold back her daughter, so she asked the prostitute angrily: "Daughter, what do you think?"

Of course, the prostitute understands what his mother means, but she is also famously stubborn. The more his mother objected, he blurted out and said confidently: "I like A Ming, so of course I want to marry him." Without waiting for Tan When the mother spoke, the prostitute stood up, her face was a little red, and she looked at Amin with straight eyes and full of expectation, but because she was too excited, she stammered and said: "Amin...I, I just want to ask Say, you, would you like to be with me?"

Everyone's eyes focused on A Ming. There were expectations, warmth, relief, disdain, indifference and tension in the eyes.Amin knew that he had no way to escape, and there was no way to avoid it.He raised his head, with a little helplessness in his eyes, looked at You Niang, and said: "You Niang. Thank you very much, I really want to like you, but...but maybe we are still young, I... ...I don't have that kind of feeling for you. I'm really happy to be with you, but it's just as a friend. I... I don't know what to say. I hope you don't feel sad." After finishing speaking, Amin lowered his head Eyes, dare not look at the face of the prostitute.

The prostitute couldn't believe her ears, her face was flushed, angry and anxious, tears finally came down, and she cried, "Since you never liked me, why didn't you tell me earlier? Do you know how much I like you? I want to see you every day, I hope the night will pass quickly so that I can see you again tomorrow. I remember every smile of yours in my heart, and I feel sad to death even if you are even slightly unhappy on your face. I like it so much You, you really don't know or you just don't know..." You Niang burst into tears, sobbing uncontrollably, then suddenly rushed out of the hall and ran outside.

Tan's mother finally broke out, and said to her husband angrily, "I have long disagreed with this marriage, but you just don't believe me, and this is a good way to make today's situation happen."

Father Tan had nothing to say, so he begged A Ming who was on the side: "A Ming, hurry up and chase the girl back, I'm afraid she won't be able to think about it for a while..." A Ming was stunned to the side, unable to listen to anyone's words, just staring blankly. Sitting blankly.

At this moment, Ah Bao stood up, clenched his fists and said, "Master, let me go." Father Tan saw that A Ming was so determined that he could not refuse, so he beckoned and asked Ah Bao to find a prostitute.

Grandma shook her head resignedly while sitting in her seat, Yu Sheng blushed and sat beside him motionless.Seeing that A Bao and Tan Gong had gone out, Tan's mother said coldly: "I think I can't eat today's meal. I think everyone should go back."

Grandma saw that the Tan family had issued an order to evict guests, so she got up, called A Ming and Yu Sheng, and walked out of the Tan family's house.

On this side, in the hall, only the Tan family and his wife were left.Mother Tan finally couldn't hold back the complaints that had been in her heart for a long time, and said, "Okay. I said you can't let your daughter do it, but you don't believe it. Let her suffer such a great humiliation."

After what happened tonight, Father Tan was already discouraged, and said in a low voice, "Isn't it just to repay your kindness? Back then, the Zeng family lost three lives for you and the baby, including his pregnant wife."

Mother Tan argued: "How can the matter of his wife be blamed on us? She accidentally fell to her death. You really know how to take all the responsibility on yourself."

Tan's father replied: "It was also because of us."

Mother Tan said angrily: "Even if it is to repay kindness, there are many ways and means. We can give him money, food, and land. Why do we have to marry our daughter?"

Father Tan shook his head, sighed and said, "Hey, this is the end of the matter, what's the use of talking about it."