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"...Give it to Grandma Xu, Grandpa Wu and the others say goodbye."
"……goodbye."
The boy raised his head, said something, and lowered his head again.
"...Okay, we must come here soon...bye, Xiaoshan bye..."
A few old people resting under the tree first responded to the middle-aged man's words, then laughed and said to the boy Chang Shan.
"...Then let's go first."
After saying more, the middle-aged man held the hoe in one hand and Chang Shan's shoulder in the other, turned around, and walked towards the village.
"... Xiaoshan, did you have a good time today? Tell Dad, did you win or..."
……
"...The eldest child in Chang's house really has a heart, and even knows to celebrate his mother's birthday."
The middle-aged man took the boy away, and under the tree, a few old people, a few resting people, talked again,
"...It's not like the one in my house, don't talk about celebrating my birthday, just don't make me angry, it's good, last time..."
"...Unfortunately, that old woman is also unlucky..."
The old lady next to her looked at the village, shook her head loudly, and said.
"...By the way, how old is the old lady this year, sixty or seventy?"
"...69, this year will be seventy, next year will be full, and I will live until this year..."
……
Listening to the voices mixed in the ears with the breeze, looking again and speaking again, the old people under the tree, and the children playing around again,
Lian Ge turned his eyes again, and looked at the father and son who were walking away from the village.
Moving away again, Lian Ge walked towards the village.
……
"...Brother Xu, come here early at night, remember to bring your sister-in-law and children with you."
"……sure……"
The father and son walking on the road stretched out their hands, and the gusts of wind brought some voices from time to time, which rang in Lian Ge's ears,
The middle-aged man took the boy and walked into the village. From time to time, he smiled and said hello to the villagers on the side of the road, in the yard, and from every household in the village.
"...By the way, I'll give you this first, not much, so don't dislike it."
"...Hey, no need, I said no need, just the villagers, come to the house for a meal together, what kind of red envelopes should I receive, just bring your sister-in-law over later..."
On the side of the village road, a villager gave a red envelope to a middle-aged man. The middle-aged man smiled and refused,
"...I really don't need it, I really don't need it...I've said it all, Brother Xu, you still can't trust me."
"...Then... I won't be polite... Last time someone gave me a piece of milk, and your sister-in-law and I didn't drink it very much. I'll bring it to you later, so you can drink it for your mother... It's not for you, so don't refuse it..."
"...That's fine, thank you..."
Walking through the yard again, the middle-aged man took the boy and walked all the way to the village.
Along the way, the middle-aged man laughed and talked with the villagers from time to time. The boy kept his head buried in silence, just walking forward with his father.
……
Listen, look, Lian Ge is walking behind the father and son.
"...Then you are always busy, I will finish my work later, and I will come over to see if I can help..."
"...Sister Chen, you will come here as a guest later, how can I keep you busy..."
"...It's okay, Chang Chang, you've been helping me a lot on weekdays... Hey, why didn't Xiaoshan talk much today, did you catch a cold?"
"...It's okay. Maybe he caught a cold. There are still some medicines in the room. I'll just give him some later."
After talking to a woman on the side of the road, the middle-aged man walked through a yard, and seemed to have arrived at the place, and walked towards the yard of a house on the side of the road.
yard,
A few people wearing aprons were moving the table, setting up the stools, carrying some pots and pans from the car to the yard, and beside the yard, there was a temporary stove table.
"...Are you here so early?"
The middle-aged man supported the boy's shoulders, walked into the yard, and greeted several people who were busy.
"...The one who hosted the banquet before came over directly after packing up. Usually you have to set up more than [-] tables. If you don't come here earlier, how can you be so busy?"
The leader, wearing an apron, seemed to be a chef standing on the tricycle next to him, smiling and answering,
"...Then thank you. You guys go ahead, I'll wash my hands, and I'll follow..."
The middle-aged man smiled, replied again, and led the boy into the main room with the door ajar.
Chapter 605 Becoming a Father and a Mother Again
"... Xiaoshan, go wash your hands first, go talk to grandma, let grandma know that you are back, and then go back to the house."
The door of the main room was pushed open under cover, the lights were not turned on, and some light penetrated into the dim main room,
Immediately afterwards, the door of the main room was closed again, and the sunlight was blocked out of the house again.
The gentle voice of the middle-aged man resounded in the room, but there was no response from the boy, who seemed to be still silent.
Immediately afterwards, the faucet was opened again, closed again, and some rustling sounds,
In the main room, the middle-aged man came out again, and closed the door of the main room with his backhand.
"……Come……"
"...Old Chang, we've done everything we said, so what's the use of you, Old Chang, to help move it. Old Chang, you rest and greet the guests in a while."
The middle-aged man smiled, walked towards the people who were unloading the table from a tricycle, and also helped move the table,
Beside, the chef who was cleaning up the table and stove that had just been set up, turned around and saw it, and said with a smile,
"...Why, Lao Chang entrusts us with the matter of organizing the banquet, so you don't feel at ease... Don't worry, Lao Chang, we will definitely handle the old lady's birthday banquet properly for you."
"...No, no... Isn't it still early? I don't have anything else to do. I can help if I can."
The middle-aged man had just set up a stack of stools beside a round table, he quickly waved his hand with a smile, and said aloud,
"...Besides, I'm holding a banquet at home, and you are busy, and I'm sitting next to you, it doesn't look like it."
"...How else can you say that you are always a hardworking person. You are always busy..."
The chef took a rag, wiped down the counter, put the cutting board on it, turned around and smiled, and answered.
"...Then we are usually lazy."
Another helper next to him who was in charge of the banquet also answered with a smile.
A few helpers beside him, the cook also smiled, and so did the middle-aged man.
……
Stopping in front of this yard, Lian Ge glanced at the helper chef who was busy arranging tables and chairs in the yard, and the middle-aged man
Then I turned my gaze to the house behind the courtyard.
The house is a one-story bungalow like most of the houses in the village, but the outer wall seems to have been tidied up not long ago and there are no dust stains.
……
"...Is the old regular customer here?"
The middle-aged man moved another table and placed it in the yard, raised his head, noticed Lian Ge, looked towards Lian Ge,
Beside, the chef and the helper moved a bowl of bowls and chopsticks to the edge of the counter, turned around, saw Lian Ge, turned around with a smile and talked to the middle-aged man.
Hearing the sound, the middle-aged man first smiled, nodded towards the chef, then smiled, and walked towards Lian Ge,
"...Young man, you are..."
The middle-aged man smiled, walked up to Lian Ge, looked at Lian Ge and asked,
Looking at the half-hidden main room door by the side of the courtyard again, Lian Ge turned his gaze to the middle-aged man,
"Passing-by, come here uninvited. I wonder if I can ask for a cup of birthday wine."
With a calm tone, Lian Ge said something out loud.
Hearing the sound, the middle-aged man first took a look at Lian Ge, followed closely with a smile on his face, and answered,
"...When you come, you are a guest. When the young man comes to our village, it is fate. Naturally welcome."
Somewhat enthusiastic, the middle-aged man turned around and led the way,
"...Young man, this way please, sit down first, I'll get you a glass of water, young man."
Leading the way, he walked to the round table that had been set up. After the middle-aged man greeted Lian Ge to sit down, he followed closely and walked back into the main room with a smile on his face.
"...Old Chang, these twenty or so tables can't fit in your yard. Do you think they are placed in the main room, or what?"
At this moment, the helper who moved the round table out of the car looked at the yard already filled with tables and chairs, and shouted at the middle-aged man,
Hearing the sound, the middle-aged man paused, stood still on the spot, turned around, smiled, nodded at the helper, and was about to speak.
"...Let's put it in our yard. There is still room in our yard...Old Chang's yard can't fit it, so let's put it in our side."
At this time, the middle-aged man's neighbor next door, the middle-aged woman who had talked to the middle-aged man just came out of the house, and when she heard the words here, she said with a smile,
"...Then thank you, Sister Chen."
The middle-aged man smiled, and then responded to the middle-aged woman in the yard next to him.
"...You're welcome, it's all from the neighbors... I'll clean up the yard again."
"...Well, let's put it over there..."
"...Look at this, there must be a lot of tables here."
Putting down the things she was busy with, the middle-aged woman came out with a broom, swept the yard again, turned around, looked around the yard, and asked curiously,
"...No, there are more than twenty tables."
"...Yo, that's quite a lot. You must have spent a lot of money."
"...Not much, not much... The old lady in the house likes to be lively. For her [-]th birthday, let's make it more lively for her, as long as she is happy..."
"...Old Chang, you really..."
The middle-aged woman in the nearby yard shook her head and wanted to say something, but didn't continue.
"...Let's talk later, I'll pour a glass of water for the guests first."
The middle-aged man smiled and didn't answer any more.He just said something, and then walked towards the main room.
……
"...Xiaoshan, have you gone to say hello to grandma...That's fine, then go and play by yourself. The house is a little busy tonight, Xiaoshan, don't run around, be good."
The door of the main room was pushed open, and then closed again from the inside. After some rustling sounds, some middle-aged men's voices came out again.
Immediately afterwards, the door of the main room was opened again, and the middle-aged man came out with a glass of water and a plate containing some candy peanuts.
This time, the middle-aged man didn't close the door of the main room again, he came out of the main room with tea and fruits, and walked towards Lian Ge,
Immediately afterwards, the boy from before, Chang Shan, also appeared at the door of the main room.
"...boy, here it is."
Putting the plate containing some candy peanuts on the round table in front of Lian Ge, the middle-aged man smiled again and handed the cup of tea to Lian Ge.
Glancing at the middle-aged man, Lian Ge reached out to take the cup of tea, didn't drink it, and put it on the table next to him.
"...Young man, please sit down for a while, I'm sorry, if you need anything, just say hello, you're welcome."
Smiling, the middle-aged man said again, turned around and walked towards the main room again,
Walked to the door of the hall,
The boy is still standing there.
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