Chapter 144: Lots of affection in the courtyard. Yingzi and her mother took Ke Han’s carriage back to the old house, holding the portrait of Zhou Dasheng and the memorial schedule arranged by Mr. Yin and Yang.
Pushing open the familiar courtyard door, Mrs. Zhou felt sad for a while. She couldn't help but hide her face and cry, sighing secretly about the impermanence of the world.
Fortunately, in this old house located in a busy city, there is no shortage of anything in the house! They are all placed very neatly, just like when I lived here before, in order.
Zhou Dasheng had thought about returning to his old home many times before, but because of Saburo's obstruction and Yingzi's strong opposition, he was unable to do so.
Who would have thought that this would become a regret buried deep in my heart forever!
When Zhou Dasheng was still alive, he would always find time to come back with his wife to visit his old neighbors. Moreover, every time he came back, Zhou Dasheng would not forget to clean the inside and outside, so the place was always kept clean, as if it had never been empty.
It's more than average, with the owner's atmosphere everywhere, and the atmosphere is still so kind and warm.
"Mrs. Zhou, are you back?" The neighbor's aunt heard the commotion here, walked over from the next room, and greeted Mrs. Zhou in an easy-going way.
Mrs. Zhou finally stopped sobbing and returned the greeting to the enthusiastic neighbor. At this time, all the familiar neighbors rushed over from their respective houses in the courtyard.
"It's good to be back!" An older man walked over with a serious expression on crutches. He looked at Ke Han who was busy, first smiled muffledly, then kept praising him, and then turned back to ask Mrs. Zhou
, said, "Oh, is that the head of Yingzi? Haha, he's a pretty good young man! Look, not to mention how well-matched he is!"
"You misunderstood, I am an inspector!" Mrs. Zhou stopped crying, wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes with her hand, and explained
It's a pity that the old man couldn't hear it, and kept trying to persuade Mrs. Zhou: "Yingzi's mother, don't worry too much about having that child. What should I say? Hey, I can only blame him for his short life and miserable life, otherwise,
What a happy family you must be! Well, don’t be too sad. Life has to go on day by day. You have to bear the worries yourself, so why bother? Today is the day you move out of our little house.
This is the first time since my family moved back to the courtyard house. To commemorate this special day, I propose that we have a big banquet for guests and friends in our courtyard house today to celebrate our new reunion! Dear fellow villagers, do you think it’s okay?”
Everyone burst into laughter, and the originally sad and sad scene was easily resolved. Then, everyone went home, took out their own special dishes, put them on the stove, and started cooking. As a result, every family used to celebrate festivals.
The food is cooked, and then the scene of having a dinner together is about to reappear
At this moment, although it is not officially time for dinner, every household in the courtyard is already busy. Such liveliness makes Mrs. Zhou feel warm and harmonious.
In the past, Lao Zhou was the leader of dinner parties in this small courtyard. When he was here, this kind of gathering during holidays never stopped, year after year!
Yingzi stood aside blankly. After listening to the old man's words, she not only did not blame him at all for messing up the mandarin duck rules, but instead felt inexplicably yearning for her. She couldn't help but shyly glanced at Ke who was still helping to organize things.
Han, looking at his handsome appearance, can't help but feel a little expectant and a little moved, and then, my heart is pounding like a deer.
"Yingzi!" It was Ke Han who was standing at the door calling her after he finished his work?
Although Yingzi was still immersed in the pain of losing her father, the old man's misunderstanding aroused her yearning for a new life. She temporarily forgot about this discomfort and found a thread of sustenance in her grief. She was stunned for a while with a complicated expression.
Standing there at a loss
"Yingzi, what's wrong with you? Are you feeling unwell?" Ke Han came over nervously. He sympathized with and was very afraid that Yingzi wouldn't be able to bear such a change for a while, and would make himself depressed and depressed all year round. That's not good!
Turning around and seeing Ke Han walking towards her nervously, Yingzi was very moved. She suddenly burst into tears and stared at the young man who was called her head of the family. Then she agreed excitedly, and then, like a rabbit,
He ran towards me in a bumpy way.
"It's time for me to go!" Ke Han breathed a sigh of relief, as if a husband was giving instructions to his little daughter-in-law. He said seriously, "Yingzi, you must take good care of yourself, and even more, you must take good care of your mother. This paragraph
In time, we must learn to grow up slowly, learn to be independent, and learn to share..."
It seemed that it was because Yingzi had too high expectations for Ke Han, or maybe because Ke Han's words were not pleasant enough? After listening to Ke Han's instructions, she was a little disappointed, and even blamed Ke Han for being too rough.
"Hey, am I too sensitive, or does he not quite understand my mood?" Yingzi was a little hesitant about her judgment. She lamented in her heart, and then her extremely disappointed emotions were all written on her face.
, so I couldn’t even hear the last few words Ke Han said clearly, and even shed tears of sadness.
This is a seemingly naughty but sentimental girl!
Facing this Lord Inspector, what could a little girl ask for? She no longer had extravagant hopes, so she could only seriously nod and accept. Yes, she would keep every word Ke Han said in mind!
When everyone's meals were cooked, but Ke Han was missing, the first person who was disappointed was the old man. He complained: "Why didn't you say hello?"
The whole family in the courtyard can gather together, and the atmosphere is really warm.
Before the meal, Yingzi, accompanied by her mother, hung a portrait of her father in the main room of her home, then poured a glass of wine and placed it in front of the table, placed two bowls of food cooked next to each other, and placed a pair of white chopsticks on the table.
Bowl rim
Seeing her doing all this silently, everyone couldn't help but shed tears. They all talked to the portrait, as if they were doing ordinary things, intermittently.
"Dad!" This is Yingzi calling her father. She choked with sobs and was a little bit choked with tears. "It's time to have dinner. Here are the meals cooked by uncles and aunties. They include your favorite Dongpo pork and spicy food.
Chicken daddy, you eat, don’t suffer too much in this life. If your daughter burns some paper money for you tomorrow, there is no need to save too much!..."
"Dad, you can rest now. You don't have to worry about the factory anymore. Just eat and rest!" Mrs. Zhou held her daughter's hand and stood in front of the hanging portrait, calmly and indifferently.
He said, "Everything at home is fine, so you can go with peace of mind. We have moved back to our old home now. There are so many enthusiastic neighbors here to keep us company, so we won't be lonely. But when I miss you, I can only
I'm talking to your portrait, do you hear me? You have to treat yourself well over there, but you can't work too hard. We will burn whatever you need to eat and use it for you, so you can use it without worry..."
"Brother Dasheng, don't worry, we are here to help take care of you!" An aunt couldn't help but chattered to the portrait, affectionately, as if she were having a family time with her brother, naturally.
"What's the use? Just give us a dream, and we will do our best to fulfill it. Who told us that we grew up together naked?" Another man said with tears, "That Japanese mistress.
He will be punished, and when he is about to be executed, I will go over and kick him for you, that beast!"
The hall suddenly became quiet. When this sensitive topic was mentioned, everyone felt uncomfortable.
That man got a lot of looks, but he was still angry.
The old man squeezed to the front with a cane. He took an incense stick, lit it with a match, and inserted it into the incense burner. Then, he clasped his fists and bowed to the portrait. Two hot tears fell down. He choked and said:
"Eldest nephew, you are the most promising person in our compound. You are usually cordial and warm-hearted towards others. Now, you have passed away and passed away! Hey, you are reluctant to let go, and we will help you do it.
Okay! Don’t worry! Oh, we have all seen your lovely son-in-law. He is a very nice young man, very straightforward and very refined. This is as good as yours! You should be relieved now.
?!Okay, I won’t delay your meal, we are still waiting for you to finish eating before we can start the meal, you eat first!”
The few people behind them all bowed their heads and observed a moment of silence. Then, they helped to carry a few tables over, put them together, and sat down around them.
As soon as the hot food was served, someone shouted: "Well, please Zhou..."
People's mood suddenly dropped again. Yes, during every festive reunion, it was Zhou Taisheng who took the lead in saying a few words. Today, the neighbors who were used to listening to Director Jay talk about external affairs couldn't help but feel a little sad. What he blurted out was,
Bring back endless memories
"Well, Director Jay is busy with something, so I will say a few words for him." The person who said this was actually the weak Mrs. Zhou? Everyone was surprised and looked at her along with her speech.
At this moment, Mrs. Zhou no longer felt much sadness. Although her eyes were still very red and swollen, the once gloomy look had been replaced by a strong look. Uncharacteristically, she stood up holding the wine glass and bowed to everyone first.
He bent down and said, "First of all, on behalf of our old Zhou, I would like to thank everyone for your concern and love. Over the years, thanks to everyone's love, I have received your selfless help in everything. With this first glass of wine, I will thank you for your concern and love."
I respect you all, Mr. Zhou, please do it first out of respect!"
Mrs. Zhou really drank the wine in one gulp. Although it caused a violent cough, she still persisted and waited for everyone to drink before she would sit down.
Several aunts invariably touched the corners of their eyes and drank the wine forcefully.
"From now on, we will forget all the unhappiness and pain and start all over again!" This was what Mrs. Zhou added after sitting down, which moved everyone very much.
People lamented that Mrs. Zhou is so strong!
At this time, someone suddenly asked Yingzi: "Yingzi, what does he do? Why did your guy leave in such a hurry? He hasn't introduced it to everyone yet. When will things be done? Don't lose us.
We don’t know how to deal with uncles and aunts, but it’s no problem to help with some chores! We are all from my mother’s side!”
Unexpectedly, Yingzi felt a sore nose and cried: "Uncle and aunty, you have all misunderstood!"