those romances

Nan Guo was very angry: "Grandpa, you smoke again, didn't you say to quit smoking?"

The old man stubbed out the cigarette butt and lit another one. The old Chinese tunic suit on his body was full of smoke holes.He said with a smile: "When you start school, quit smoking."

"Come on, you said that during my winter vacation, and you said that when I was in college. You will lie to me if you haven't quit yet."

"I promise I won't lie to you this time."

The old man is 87 years old, hale and hearty, looks very thin and frail, he smokes a cigarette all day long, and his parents, uncles and aunts take turns to persuade him to quit smoking, but it doesn't work.At this time, Nanshan's little baby ran in with a stick, and saw the old man throwing himself into his arms with a "wow". No smoking... no smoking..."

The old man smiled and nodded: "Okay, this will be gone."

Shanwazi's chubby hand went to button the old man's pocket again, took out a pack of cigarettes, immediately tore it up and threw it on the ground and stomped on it a few times.

The old man was distressed, and he walked out of the room slowly with his hands behind his back, and rode on the dilapidated bicycle that looked like scrap copper and iron. The little dog with white background and black spots at the door wagged its tail and followed.

"Don't buy cigarettes again—"

Nanguo knew that grandpa must have gone to buy cigarettes.

Xiao Nanshan held Su Changqing's clothes corners with his dirty hands, showing no fear of life, opened his round and bright eyes, and shouted softly, "Brother, brother is enough for pomegranates..."

Nan Guo: "—Shout 'Uncle'!"

This is a very common one-story house in the countryside. The yard is huge. There are two pomegranate trees planted in front of the house. The red pomegranate seeds of the big pomegranate with the skin cracked between the branches and leaves are very attractive.There is a cobbled path under the pomegranate tree, and there are vegetable gardens on both sides. There are cucumbers, beans, peppers, peppers, eggplants, tomatoes, and a vine twisted into a rope to climb the eyebrows on the roof.

On both sides of the gate are fruitful grape racks, loofah and pumpkin vines are erected at the gate, pink butterflies flapping their wings land on rapeseed flowers, and the courtyard wall is covered with rosewood flowers.

The old man kept the yard very comfortable. Two tall and strong poplar trees were tied with ropes, and below them were swings rippling in the wind.Shen Tu jumped into the vegetable garden, picked a cucumber, wiped it on his clothes carelessly, then turned to ask Nan Guo:

"Didn't you take medicine?"

"No……"

The voice fell, and he took a bite first.Shen Tu jumped onto the swing again, swinging so high that he almost flew out of the courtyard wall.

Xiao Nanshan poked the pomegranate tree with a branch, but still couldn't reach it with his little feet, then looked at Su Changqing pitifully.

Su Changqing tiptoed to pick a big pomegranate, Xiao Nanshan immediately brought a small bowl, watched Su Changqing peel the big pomegranate, put the pomegranate seeds into the small bowl, and screamed happily.

"Grandpa didn't want to live with us, so my dad and uncle built these three bungalows. My house is next door, but I think Grandpa's place is comfortable. What about you, would you like to live in Grandpa's house or a two-storey bungalow?"

Su Changqing peeled off the big pomegranate, gave half of it to Qin Ge, and said with a smile:

"I like this yard."

Nan Guo's mother is an elementary school teacher, treating the three of them like coddling children, dinner is scallion pancakes, corn porridge, and pickled cabbage, Nan Guo's mother cooks, Nan Guo commented: "The taste is really average."

After the meal, the old man got into the small kitchen to work, and Nanguo led his roommates out to eat.Passing a bridge, he said with infinite nostalgia: "This was a river before. When I was young, I used to catch fish and crabs in the river. In summer, there were a lot of fish and shrimp when the water rose. I was tired of eating fish at that time. Unfortunately, recently The water has dried up for a few years, alas..."

Across the bridge is an elementary school

"My grandfather, father, and I all went to the primary school here. Although the teaching building is quite dilapidated, the teacher is really kind. I still remember that I was very stupid when I was a child. Once the final exam failed, the teacher praised me for the first time. I, I still remember, praised me - 'the wooden head of Nanguo has finally opened up', and I was still showing off to my mother when I went home."

Three people: "..."

The trees are shady and the flowers are blooming like a brocade, and the fresh country lanes are full of sporadic small flowers.Nan Guo was bouncing forward, very excited, and suddenly he put his index finger in front of his mouth and said "shh", and said in a low voice: "The front is the crop field of the uncle's family. His family grows peanuts. Go and steal some. .”

"Not so good……"

"It doesn't matter. I caught his son stealing my sweet potatoes last year, and he refused to admit it. Oh...his son is Nanshan's father, my cousin Nantian."

Pushing aside the corn stalks that were as high as a person, the four of them sneaked in. Before drilling a few meters, there was a pitch-black peanut field in front of them.The flashlight that comes with the phone is very weak, so Nanguo is on the lookout:

"Just pull out a few trees and eat enough, hurry up! ——My aunt often comes to walk around the neighborhood. She is mean and mean. If she catches her, my mother will beat me to death with a broom."

Shen Tu pulled out a tree, and according to the flashlight, there were only a few peanuts.

Su Changqing whispered, "You have to pull out gently, otherwise the peanuts will break in the soil if you pull them out too hard."

Qin Ge had already pulled out three peanuts, Shen Tu turned his head and broke off a few corn cobs, and raised his chin to signal:

withdraw!

In the dark night, a dwarf willow tree rattled around the swaying corn field.Nan Guo looked back subconsciously, and said out of nowhere:

"That's my grandma's grave."

After finishing speaking, I also felt strange: Why did you mention this suddenly?

But he didn't think about it, because there was a clear sound of footsteps not far away, and then he heard the voice of the aunt saying:

"—how is there light there?"

Nan Guo hurriedly turned off the flashlight, bowed his waist, and walked out quickly close to the corn field.

The moment they slipped out of the crop field, the four of them ran wildly, as if being whipped by the wind.Shen Tu ran the fastest, stepped on the stone mill on the courtyard wall, and jumped in as light as a swallow.

His movements are smooth and flowing, as if he often does this thing.

Su Changqing and Qin Ge looked at each other

However, the old man did not lock the door.Nan Guo pushed lightly, and the wooden door swung open.

The four of them went to the shower one by one to wash off the smell of dirt on their bodies. After passing the kitchen, they found a casserole on the small flame of the stove, and a fresh and attractive smell of meat slowly emerged.

Nan Guo swallowed, and said, "My grandfather used to be a great chef, and his skills are very good."

The beds in Nanguo are too small to accommodate four people.Nanguo turned over the mat, spread bedding, each with a cool summer quilt, and fell asleep with the ceiling fan on.

Nanguo sleeps differently, so he consciously lay on the side, staring at the fan leaves in a daze.He thought, Grandpa is already 87 years old.In recent years, my father has stayed home during the holidays, which is probably the reason.

Drowsiness struck unconsciously, and he fell asleep in a daze, having a very lively dream.

In the dream, grandma was still alive, surrounded by beaming red.The sound of crackling firecrackers rang all night, he got up early, not sleepy at all, and urged his parents to bring dumplings to grandpa.

It was only five o'clock, and he couldn't wait.

As a young boy who looked like he was in primary school, he pushed open the door of his grandfather's room and found that the room was full of people. He was immediately unhappy:

"I'm not the first..."

The little aunt was not married yet, and she was sitting on a stool eating melon seeds.The speed at which she chewed melon seeds had reached the point of outrage. She put the melon seeds near her mouth and licked them twice, and the seeds immediately went into her mouth within less than half a second.Not only that, but she could sit there and smoke non-stop, as long as no one was bothering her.

The immature cousin was lying on the grandfather's bed eating dumplings, rubbing his head and talking: "...I drank a few cups at a friend's house, and played until after eleven o'clock. When I got home, I couldn't open the door, so I came here to sleep. Fortunately, grandpa is not asleep yet."

The uncle hadn't died yet, and he was tall and strong with beards. He teased him: "Kowtow is the lucky money."

Brother Nan Yu, who is the same age and does not know how to compare, came to hold his hand

Grandpa's house is very small. Whenever Chinese New Year comes, the house is full of grandparents, grandparents, uncles, uncles, fathers, uncles, cousins ​​and sisters, big and small, old and young, and it is very lively.

This scene was so profound that no matter how long it had passed, he stubbornly believed that this was what the new year looked like.