It was evening, and the weather suddenly turned cold. Xu Qing held the cold bicycle handlebars with both hands and walked back to the hospital alone along the street with few pedestrians.

Sijiucheng is still enveloped in a strong New Year atmosphere, and Xu Qing can hear the sound of children setting off firecrackers from time to time along the way.

In fact, at noon, when the weather is slightly warmer, there are more firecrackers and louder.

But Xu Qing didn't notice because he was busy going to the hospital.

At this time, the streets that had been busy all day gradually disappeared from the noise and laughter.

Now he heard it. Although he didn't see the children playing with firecrackers, the sound was very clear, and every beat was like a drum beat, falling into his heart - clearly and clearly telling him that he was already eighteen.

When he returned to the alley entrance of the compound, Xu Qing saw the second uncle and the second aunt taking their two sons away from the relatives and friends who came to their home today to pay New Year's greetings.

There were a lot of people at the entrance of the alley, so Xu Qing stopped his bicycle for a moment. It’s not that his riding skills were not good and he couldn’t get out of the way.

But I am afraid that naughty children will take the initiative to bump into me.

When Liu Haizhong saw Xu Qing, he reached out and called the children who were playing around.

Xu Qing nodded to the second uncle, then quickly rode his bicycle into Yan Hutong.

After returning to her house, grandma and the three little ones were waiting for him to come back for dinner.

When the little girl and Xu Fengming saw their elder brother entering the house, they immediately followed Xu Aiguo and ran into the kitchen to pack dinner on the kang in the front room.

The grandma, whose feet were bound, helped Xu Qing sweep her clothes with a feather duster, then turned and walked into the kitchen.

However, due to the bound feet and the fact that I am getting older, my legs and feet are not as nimble as those three little guys.

Xu Qing hurriedly took off the scarf around his neck, walked up to the old man in two steps, and helped him into the kitchen.

After bringing the food to the front room, Xu Qing asked the little girl and his third brother to accompany his grandma to eat first, while he and Aiguo scooped up the rice soup from the bottom of the pot in the kitchen.

Grandma didn't want to leave the kitchen, so Xu Qing had to let the little girl coquettishly coax her out.

After all, today’s dinner was cooked by the old man!

The little girl and Xu Fengming sat on the kang, eagerly reaching out to grab the meat rolls that grandma had steamed for them, and ate them with big mouthfuls.

Xu Fengming is usually naughty, but today he took the initiative to stuff a meat roll into grandma's hand and said:

"Grandma, hurry up and eat."

The little girl was chewing the meat rolls, with happiness on her face. She leaned against the old man and muttered:

"Grandma, your steamed meat rolls are so delicious!"

At this time, Xu Qing and his second brother Aiguo scooped out the rice soup from the pot and brought it to the Kang.

Xu Aiguo quickly placed the first bowl next to his grandma.

The old man looked at his three grandchildren and granddaughters with a kind face, his eyes full of love, but for a moment there was a hint of sadness.

After dinner, the old man took out the money wrapped in old newspapers and gave Xu Qing and the three little ones lucky money.

During the day, Xu Qing was too busy at home and kept running to the hospital.

Grandma had no choice but to take out the money and give it to them together.

After the three little guys took the money, they sweetly said in unison: "Thank you, grandma!"

The little girl even held the old man's arm with both hands, as cute as a little cat.

Xu Qingze shook his head and said: "Grandma, I don't want it. I can get a wife soon, so I don't need the new year's money."

The old man insisted on giving it, "Here, I still gave it to your father when he was not married. When you get married and have children, grandma will give him the new year's money that should be given to you."
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Xu Qing didn't know whether to laugh or cry, so he had to take the money and said: "Thank you, grandma!"

In addition, the old man also gave Xu Qing all the untouched money that Xu Qing asked her to take back to the countryside last year for her grandfather's medical treatment.

"Your parents paid for this with their lives, and grandma will keep it all for you.

Your grandpa has your second father, your third aunt, and the others for medical treatment. I dug out the money every night and sat with your grandpa under the kerosene lamp to look at it. I thought about it, and I will give it to you when I come to the city again.<

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You have to take care of your younger brothers and sisters, you have to go to work, and you are about to get married, so you have more use for this money than we do."

Xu Qing didn't speak, and his younger brothers and sisters didn't fight. They all cuddled close to grandma.

It was quiet outside the house, and it was quiet inside the house. The entire Sijiu City seemed to have suddenly become quiet.

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On the morning of the fifth day of the first lunar month, as soon as Xu Qing opened his eyes, he heard that his grandma was already busy making breakfast in the kitchen.

He quickly got out of bed, got dressed, washed his hands, and went into the kitchen.

At around eight o'clock, Xu Qing finished breakfast with her grandma and three little ones, then packed the meals reserved for her grandpa and second dad into lunch boxes and prepared to ride to the hospital.

As a result, as soon as Xu Qing came out of the house, he saw his old classmate Ma Jiefang, wearing a new suit of blue cloth and riding a bicycle, coming to the courtyard happily.

"Brother Qingzi, have a great New Year!"

"Happy New Year!"

Xu Qing carried the lunch box in the mesh bag with his left hand, took out a cigarette with his right hand and handed it to Ma Jiefang.

Ma Jiefang parked his bicycle in the middle of the yard, took the cigarette and said with a smile:

"Brother Qingzi, after the factory starts working in a few days, I will enter the factory. Then we two brothers will be able to be together again."

After Ma Jiefang finished speaking, he frowned slightly when he saw the net bag in Xu Qing's hand.

"Brother Qingzi, this is the Chinese New Year, who are you going to deliver lunch to with your lunch box?"

Xu Qing briefly explained the matter of grandpa’s hospitalization.

The smile on Ma Jiefang's face faded and he patted the bicycle path:

"Brother Qingzi, let's go, I'll go with you!"

Xu Qing waved his hand and said: "Liberation, you go into my room to warm yourself up, I will come back later after delivering the food."

At this moment, the three little ones helped grandma and walked out of the house.

The old man doesn't know Ma Jiefang, nor has he met him, because he usually lives in the countryside and rarely comes to the city.

But all three little guys know each other.

Ma Jiefang would come to the courtyard to see his elder brother from time to time.

The little girl, Xu Fengming and Xu Aiguo have long been familiar with him.

Xu Fengming ran to Ma Jiefang, grinned and said: "Brother Jiefang, happy New Year!"

Ma Jiefang reached out and grabbed two White Rabbit toffees from his cotton-padded jacket and handed them to Xu Fengming.

At the same time, he walked up to the little girl and Xu Aiguo and gave them two pills each.

The old man saw that Ma Jiefang was very kind to his grandson, so he quickly asked him to sit in the room.

Ma Jiefang shook his head and said with a smile: "Grandma, I have to go to the hospital with Brother Qingzi and come back later."

When Xu Qing heard that Ma Jiefang was not following him, he immediately smiled bitterly.

He walked back to the door of the house and said to Ma Jiefang: "Jiefang, you just stay in my house and chat with my grandma and my brothers and sisters. I'll go alone."
Chapter completed!