Chapter 144 Bad luck only picks out the miserable.
"I'm just asking you, don't tell my grandma, okay?" the little girl continued.
"Grandma is old and her health is not good. I don't know what will happen if I tell her."
When Lu Yongchang heard this, he felt increasingly sour in his heart, and looked around the room again.
"How come I only see you and your grandma? Where are your parents?"
In fact, Lu Yongchang had no intention when he asked this question. He just wanted to relieve the depressing atmosphere and had no other meaning.
But the girl replied: "My parents are gone."
"They're all gone?" The Lu Yong family's hearts were suddenly tightened again.
"Yes, two years ago, my parents went to the city to sell beans, and they were both hit and killed by a car.
Grandma was also so sad that she cried blindly. It was for the sake of the family that my brother took the initiative to join the army and get more money back.
Who knows, I may never come back again."
The little girl has probably already passed that heart-wrenching moment, so when she said these words, her expression was always calm, but the smile she occasionally pulled to lighten the atmosphere looked inexplicably sad.
The hemp rope is specially cut at the thinnest places...
Lu Yongchang thought silently in his heart.
"Then it's just you and your grandma at home, how are you doing?" he asked.
“The army sends a lot of things every now and then, so my grandma and I’s livelihood is not a problem.”
"that is……"
The little girl paused while speaking, and then said: "Grandma always asks about my brother's situation, and I don't know how to answer her."
"Brother Lu Yongchang, can you please help me with something?"
"you say."
"Can you tell grandma more about your brother's situation in the army so that she can rest assured? I'm afraid I won't be able to keep it a secret if it goes on for so long."
"Okay." Lu Yongchang nodded.
Just at this time, the grandma came out of the bedroom, groping with a bamboo pole.
"Come on, little comrade, eat some sweets."
The old lady grabbed a handful of sorghum glutinous rice and put it on the table.
The outer packaging of the sorghum cakes was somewhat faded, and some of the sugar inside had melted and flowed to the outside, making them sticky. It looked like they had been left out for a long time.
But the old lady still regarded it as a good thing, and kept telling Lu Yongchang and others: "Eat, eat more, don't be polite to me."
"This candy was bought for me by my grandson a few years ago. Haha, how can I eat this candy if I'm an old woman?"
My grandson Wazi said, 'Just eat milk, this candy is very sweet.'
When I eat it, it is really sweet. I put one in my mouth when I have nothing to do, and it will make me sweet for a long time.
Ha ha……"
When the old lady talked about the past, she smiled, her eyes narrowed into slits, and her wrinkled mouth had no teeth.
She smiled, then suddenly stopped and sighed again.
"Well, if you think about it, my grandson hasn't been home for three years."
"He said he would buy me candy next time he comes back. Oh my, what kind of candy do I want? It'll be nice if he comes back."
"Oh, right."
The old lady thought of it and turned back with the bamboo pole.
After a while, when she wandered back, she had a small cloth bag in her hand.
"Yi Zhi likes to eat the dried sweet potatoes dried by grandma the most. I took advantage of the bright sun and dried a large bag full of them. Please help me bring them to him."
Lu Yongchang took the bag and looked down at the printed bag, which was tightly tied. His heart felt sour inexplicably and his throat was choked with sobs.
"Okay..." He nodded, his voice trembling.
"The squad leader is always talking to us about this dried sweet potato. This time, he must be very happy."
"real?
He's telling you that I'm cool?" The old lady laughed again when she heard this.
"Say, I often say it."
"What are you talking about?"
"The squad leader said that his grandma is the kindest old lady in the world. He wants to come home every day, but he can't. He wants to make more money, and when he earns money, he can come back and build a big house for his grandma."
"Ha ha ha ha……"
As expected, the old lady felt much better when she heard about her grandson.
"Why build a big house? I'm old now. What big house do I want to live in?"
"If you want to live, of course you have to live. The squad leader is very capable. The leaders above him all appreciate him. He will be promoted to the platoon leader in the future. When the time comes, he will make money. I will take you, grandma, to live in the city and enjoy a happy life."
"Haha, what the hell are you talking about? You're talking about something that's not serious.
He is not young anymore, so he should find a partner quickly and start a family, which is the serious thing."
"Eh!"
While the old lady was talking, she approached Lu Yongchang and asked mysteriously: "Tell me, does Yi Zhi have any girl he likes in the army?"
"Yes, why not?"
"The squad leader is good-looking and capable. Many female soldiers in the army want to have sex with him, especially those artistic soldiers who are gentle and beautiful, and can also sing and dance..."
"Oh, you little comrade, you see, grandma is old and confused, and you actually choose nice things to say to scare me, don't you?"
Grandma said this, but she was still happy to hear this.
An old man and a young man chatted in random directions for a long time.
Lu Yongchang had a lively mind and a pleasant manner of speaking, which made the old lady laugh again and again.
Even though the old lady couldn't see it, his scarlet eyes were filled with tears.
The two brothers stayed at Huang's house for a long time, and they didn't leave until the old lady became exhausted and sleepy.
The old lady repeatedly invited the two of them to have dinner, but Lu Yongchang refused.
The little girl saw them out the door.
"Thank you, Brother Lu." Before parting, the little girl said to Lu Yongchang.
"Thank you for talking so much with grandma. I can see that grandma hasn't been so happy for a long time."
The little girl raised her head and looked at Lu Yongchang. The wind in the early autumn evening became cool, blowing her fluffy hair, and her eyes were filled with sunset glow, which became brighter and brighter.
"It's all what I should do." Lu Yongchang said.
"I'm going to a rehabilitation center out of town. I'll come see grandma when I come back."
"By the way, what's your name?" Lu Yongchang suddenly remembered that after staying here for so long, he didn't even know his name.
"My name is Huang Xiao'e."
"Huang Xiao'e, I remember you.
If you have any difficulties in the future, come to the Lu family in Daping Village to see me. As long as I can handle it, I will never refuse."
Lu Yongchang solemnly made a promise before leaving with Lu Yong's family.
On the way back, the two brothers remained silent.
After a long time, Lu Yong's family heard Lu Yongchang's somewhat muffled voice.
"She must be feeling more uncomfortable than anyone else when her only brother is gone. She still has to hide it from the old man, and she doesn't even dare to cry loudly. Tell me, how did such a young girl survive?
"
Lu Yong's family also felt heavy in their hearts.
"yes."
He sighed heavily: "This little girl is not simple."
"Come and see more from now on. It's you who owe her, and our family owes her."
"I know."
The two of them returned home in such a dull mood, but as soon as they arrived at the door, they saw the door was noisy, with three floors inside and three floors outside filled with people.