The next day after returning to his hometown, Gao Zengnuo got up early and wanted to help his wife and mother-in-law with some housework, but he was sternly rejected by his mother-in-law and daughter-in-law.
"Mom, I can do some work. I often work in the army."
"What kind of work do you do? You are already an official, how can you still be busy with family affairs?"
"As an official, I'm only a little bigger than Sesame, so what can't I do?"
"Officials, big and small, are all officials. You go and sit in the main room. My mother and your daughter-in-law are there to deal with family matters."
"Mom, the imperial court advocates that officials should regard themselves as common people. They are not allowed to put on airs in ordinary times, especially at home."
"It's not the rules of the imperial court. Mom is not happy here."
At my mother's insistence, Gao Zengnuo had no choice but to go back to the main room and have nothing to do.
After breakfast, he really couldn't stay at home anymore, so he had to take his son out of the house and walk the baby. He couldn't do housework, but he could always do the work of taking care of the baby, right?
After leaving the house, he still couldn't calm down. When the villagers from Anmin Station saw him, they came to ask questions to show their concern and closeness.
While wandering around and chatting, Gao Zengnuo also took a look at the new appearance of Anmin Village. After several years of separation, the place was already very different from when he first settled down. The rowhouses that were originally built were a little older, but they were much larger than before.
Lively and energetic. The ground is full of children playing and running around. The old people gather together to play chess, smoke cigarettes and chat. The trees in the village are much taller and thicker than when they left. Among the magpies and sparrows,
Birds of all kinds were chirping incessantly above.
Looking around, we can see that many houses have been built next to the row houses in the village, making the originally neat village look messy and not very nice.
By the way, I don’t know whose family actually built a two-story building next to the row house, and it was very luxurious.
Just as he was watching his son having fun with his friends and admiring the scenery of the village, two carriages with covers and glass windows appeared on the village street.
The carriage drove slowly and stopped in the second-story courtyard.
The children and old people who were originally surrounding him unconsciously gathered towards that place. Obviously, the carriage parked next to the building was more attractive than Gao Zengnuo.
I don’t know whose family it is and what they do for a living. It seems that this family is undoubtedly a wealthy family in Anminsuo.
"Girl from the Tian family, please go back to your hometown to see her father come! This girl is probably making quite a lot of money this year." The chatter of the old man who had not gone far could be heard in his ears.
"Of course, how many people in our village now eat with others?"
"The girl is fine, but she can't have a family!"
"Who can get married with her? How rich can an ordinary young person be? Besides, if you don't have a family, it doesn't mean you don't have a man. Who knows how many people there are out there."
Listening to the gossip, Gao Zengnuo was alert. Could it be that the girl from the Tian family they were talking about was Tian Ge?
While he was thinking about it, a woman got out of the car, holding a lot of candies and spreading them to the children who were gathered around. The children swarmed up and started to grab them. When Gao Zengnuo saw his son, he also
It's very worthless to grab candy.
After spreading the candy for a while, the woman took a cardboard box from the car, tore it open, and distributed it to the old man near the car.
The old people were not reserved, so they took the cigarettes one by one and put them to their mouths. Someone raised a pair of dry cigarette pots and lit a fire. It turned out that the women scattered cigarettes.
From far to near, the women were scattered, and they were getting closer to Gao Zennuo. Gao Zennuo also saw clearly who she was, it was none other than Tian Ge.
The two looked at each other, stunned for a while.
"Brother Shi, do you want to smoke?" Tian Ge reacted quickly. After recovering from his surprise, he quickly walked to Gao Zennuo's side with a cigarette in his hand.
"Oh? I don't smoke."
"Dad, smoke." Gao Zengnuo's lie was exposed by his son, who was still learning Chinese. The boy had candy in his mouth, drooling, and looked at the two of them innocently.
"Oh! I smoke occasionally." Gao Zengnuo, who was betrayed by his son, quickly picked up the cigarette handed over by Tian Ge while trembling. After putting it in his mouth, he took out a military lighter from his trouser pocket and lit the cigarette.
Tian Ge watched Gao Zengnuo light up a cigarette, then waved to the driver who followed him to spread cigarettes to other villagers. Then he said, "Brother Shi, are you visiting relatives or demobilized?"
"Demobilized."
"Where will I be assigned to work?"
"Going to Nanjing."
"I heard from my family that Brother Shi is the platoon leader in the queue. I think this trip to Nanjing will be a good one."
"How can I talk about a high position? I am just the director of inspection."
"The director of the inspection station is also an official. I wonder if my godmother will go to Nanjing?"
"Mom, she will stay with my eldest brother for the time being, and then we can talk about it after I settle down there."
"It's not a bad thing. I can still see my godmother when I return to my hometown."
After the two talked for a while, someone from the Tian family called Tian Ge back. Gao Zengnuo also hurriedly took his son home. It was so embarrassing. It is estimated that people in the village have begun to spread rumors about the meeting between the two.
"Ping'er, where did you get the candy? But your father took you to the grocery store to buy it?" As soon as she returned home, her daughter-in-law saw the candy in her son's mouth and hands. Gao Zengnuo suddenly nodded.
, my son’s big mouth will definitely expose the matter.
"Aunt Tian's gave it to me, and I gave it to my father." Sure enough, everyone was sold as soon as he opened his mouth. Even though he didn't say anything, he was pretty good at selling people.
"Tian Ge is back? You still smoked her cigarettes? You two look like you two have no future." The daughter-in-law is usually very accommodating to Gao Zennuo, but when this kind of thing happens, her temper still rises. Regarding the matter between her husband and Tian Ge,
She knew it very well.
She glared at her husband and snatched the candy from her son's mouth and hands, causing her son to cry. Gao Zengnuo's wife returned to the kitchen angrily. It seems that this matter is not over yet. She must be still angry when they are alone at night.
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Before evening, the situation changed again. Tian Ge brought his nephew to Gao's house that evening, saying that he came to see his godmother.
When I arrived, I had big and small bags in my hand. In addition to the gifts for Gao Zengnuo's mother, there were also special gifts for Gao Zengnuo's wife and son. There was even a cigarette for Gao Zengnuo.
After arriving at Gao's house, Tian Ge left after not staying for a while, but the impact was huge. Gao Zengnuo returned to the house in the evening and was about to light a cigarette when his wife said, "Are you smoking the cigarette Tian Ge brought?"
"No, this is the cigarette I brought from the army."
"Are you reluctant to smoke the cigarette she gave you?"
"What nonsense are you talking about!"
"You just can't bear to smoke the cigarettes she gave you."
"Which cigarette? I'll give it to my eldest brother to smoke tomorrow. That's alright."
"Do you want your eldest brother to know that she gave you a cigarette?"
"I'll take it out and throw it away."
"You can throw away the cigarettes, but can you throw away the thoughts in your heart?"
It really makes people speechless. Faced with his wife's unreasonable troubles, Gao Zennuo is speechless. At this time, it is not the time to talk to a woman. What is the matter between him and Tian Ge? It seems that his wife is temporarily at a loss.