01
Early the day after tomorrow, as soon as I opened my eyes, I didn't have time to wait to wake up, so I went to Gu's house early. When Chuande left that day, he took the initiative to leave a key for me.
As soon as the door was opened, the smell of rotting flowers in the yard was far worse than that of weeds. But when they're in full bloom, that's not what people say.
I was touched a lot for a while, looking at the barren yard because no one took care of it, and I couldn't help but recall the scene of those distinguished guests praising this garden full of flowers with the most beautiful words in the world a few months ago, when the Gu family was full of friends.
The sadness of things and people hit, there was a sour feeling on the tip of the nose, and tears almost fell.
When I walked inside, there was a foul smell in the house because it had not been ventilated for a long time. Presumably, Chuande, who goes out early and returns late these days, is upset to a certain extent.
At the touch of his hand, a thick layer of dust piled up on the table.
I couldn't bear to look at it directly, so I quickly opened the window to breathe, and then went to the familiar storage room to get cleaning tools. I passed the small room where I used to live, and I stopped a little and walked in. It's almost exactly the same as when I left, as if I never left.
After a short stay, I did a brief cleaning.
When I was cleaning, I found that the corners of Gujiajiao were far more dirty than I had expected at first. Sister Li has only been away for a few days, but with my previous work experience, it feels like no one has cleaned it for a long time.
It would take at least three days to clean up like before.
I thought to myself: "Maybe when the Gu family had an accident some time ago, Sister Li was busy running at both ends of the hospital at home and was unable to do anything. ”
I couldn't take a break from sweating, so I hurriedly grabbed the familiar big vegetable basket and walked towards the vegetable market. The moment I went out, I felt like Sister Li when I was young.
02
The vegetable market is still familiar.
The proprietress of the dry goods shop before saw me from afar and greeted me warmly: "Little sister, I haven't seen you for a long time." ”
I stopped: "yes, long time no see." ”
The proprietress looked behind me and asked strangely, "Why are you alone today, Sister Li?"
I hesitated, but decided to tell the truth: "Sister Li went back to her hometown." ”
The proprietress had a suspicious look on her face: "You didn't lie to me, did you?"
"Boss, why am I lying to you if I have nothing to do?"
"I seem to have seen Sister Li two days ago, have you found a new store to patronize?"
I couldn't cry or laugh, so I quickly explained: "What's the matter?"
The proprietress looked at me with a smile and asked, "You haven't come to my store to buy anything for a while, do you want to bring something back today?"
At this time, I secretly screamed in my heart, I just rushed out and forgot to check what was missing in the cupboard? But I thought about it, according to Sister Li's style of doing things, she would definitely make up for it as soon as possible.
So I didn't think about it so much: "There is no shortage at home for the time being, and I will definitely come to your house to buy it as soon as possible." I know that in the whole market, your family has the most dry goods, the most complete, and the best quality. ”
"Oh, little sister, your mouth looks like honey. I can't listen to Sister A, I'm so comfortable, I'll give you a discount next time. ”
I smiled sweetly and said, "Okay, thank you, hostess." ”
When I was leaving, I was forced into my basket by the enthusiastic hostess, and two big, red apples were forced into my basket and I had to take them home to try them. said that it was grown in her hometown friend's own orchard without pesticides, and it was pure natural and could not be bought outside.
I thanked him and left.
03
The procurement task this time is relatively simple, after all, the Gu family has a small population now.
The most important thing is that although Chuan De didn't say it explicitly, I also knew that it was impossible to be as extravagant and wasteful as before. I picked a fresh old hen and planned to go home and cook chicken porridge for the old lady to eat. I picked up two more fresh leafy greens, and I went home.
I rushed back to the community, and as soon as I entered the community, I was knocked the back. Surprised, I looked back and saw that it was small money.
The ecstatic little money grabbed me: "Xiaoxiao, I feel like you when I look at the back from afar." I didn't expect it to be you. ”
Xiao Qian glanced at the vegetable basket I was carrying, opened his mouth and asked, "Are you going back to work again?"
I took the opportunity to wipe the sweat from my face and explained, "No, Sister Li left temporarily." I'm just looking back at home to help out for a few days. ”
Xiao Qian smiled: "You're really kind, you won't have heard of it, right?"
I leaned in to her and asked, "What?"
Xiao Qian looked around, lowered his voice and said to me: "The Gu family has a big deal this time, and my owner said that the Gu family is going to be finished this time." Even whether the house can be kept is still unknown. Could it be that your boss couldn't find anyone and called you back to help?"
I didn't bother to explain the relationship between me and Chuande to Xiao Qian, so I nodded hurriedly.
The little money man suddenly became excited and instructed me: "Xiaoxiao, we have a good relationship." Don't blame me for not reminding you, this time you must keep an eye on your boss and get your salary clearly, and you must not delay. ”
I smiled, "Well, I've counted." ”
Xiao Qian seemed a little uneasy: "You little girl has a good heart, and she doesn't have Sister Li's threshold at first glance." ”
"Huh?"
04
I'm a little confused, I don't understand why I want to be involved with Sister Li.
Seeing that I was confused, Xiao Qian whispered: "I'm afraid that you will suffer a loss, you haven't had a big incident at your boss for several months." It's spread in our community, have you heard?"
I interrupted her anxiously: "Sister Li, what's wrong with her?"
Xiao Qian shook his head proudly: "It seems that you don't know yet?"
I was impatient: "You know what, you should say it quickly." ”
"Sister Li went to the newly moved family in our community to do it, and the house was newly renovated. I heard that it is very rich, and all the furniture and appliances are purely imported and bought directly from abroad. I passed by the yard last time I took a look, and there was a small fountain in it, not too pretty!"
The little money with glowing eyes describes the scenery he sees.
But what I was thinking about was that after Sister Li said goodbye to the Gu family, she didn't go back to her hometown and went to the newly moved family to continue working as a nanny.
It turned out that there was something going on at home, and it was all an excuse that Sister Li made temporarily.
For a moment I felt a little angry. But it's not good to attack in front of a little money. My face sank and I said, "Xiaoqian, I'm in a bit of a hurry to talk about it." ”
Xiao Qian looked at me a little strangely: "What's wrong with you?"
"Nothing, maybe a little tired. ”
"Then you hurry up, Xiaoxiao, don't be so honest. Learn from Sister Li and see how smart people are. As soon as he saw that the Gu family was no longer good, he immediately turned the gun. What is this called, those who know the times are ......"
Xiao Qian didn't say the last two words for a long time.
I said lightly: "Those who know the times are handsome." ”
Xiao Qian Daxi: "Yes, that's it." ”
05
Although I know that Xiao Qian is not malicious, I really don't want to spend it with her anymore.
So I said resolutely: "Little money, I'll go first." ”
I hurried back to Gu's house, walked to the kitchen and put down the things I had just bought, and I washed my face with cold water on the spot.
The mood calmed down a little.
After empathy, from Sister Li's point of view, I can roughly understand her mood. She is a little too much in love, but everyone in this world wants to fight for their own interests - for a few taels of silver, no one should laugh at anyone!
After all, now the Gu family has failed, and it is a fact that they can't afford to hire a nanny anymore. Good birds choose trees to perch, not to mention that Sister Li, who has lost a lot of pension money, urgently needs to make money.
It's just that she never expected that the old lady had plans to subsidize a small part of her pension money. If she learns this truth one day, will she regret it so much that her intestines are blue?
Because I was going to stew chicken soup, I opened the cupboard dedicated to storing dry goods to make some black fungus. When I opened it, I couldn't believe what I was seeing. I remember a cupboard full of empty inside.
I didn't have time to think about it when I heard movement outside.
I thought that it should be Chuande who picked up the old lady from the hospital.
I hurriedly closed the cabinet door, and I immediately ran out.
I haven't seen her for a few months, and the old lady's hair is all white.
The cheeks on both sides were deeply sunken, and the whole person seemed to have aged ten years at once. Walking on crutches and trembling slightly, she leaned on Chuan De for most of her body, so that she could barely move forward.
Gazing at the old lady, I feel like I am in a different world.
Chuande held the old lady in one hand and carried two duffel bags on the other.
Seeing this, I hurriedly greeted me: "I'm back, will you leave the luggage to me?"
This time, Chuan De was not polite to me and took the initiative to hand over the duffel bag.
06
I took the duffel bag, and Chuan De helped the old lady to sit on the sofa before turning to me and saying, "Xiaoxiao, you have worked hard today!"
I smiled, "It's nothing, it's a little thing." ”
When the old lady's rimless eyes looked at me behind the rimless lenses, there was a dampness with indescribable vicissitudes: "Xiaoxiao, I didn't expect that in the end, it was you, a little girl, who was righteous." In the past, our Gu family was sorry for you, you must not take it to heart. ”
When had I ever heard an old lady say such a thing to me, I was flattered and hurriedly said, "Old lady, you are serious. I had a great time working at the Gu family, and you and Chuan De took good care of me. ”
This time, I had a heart and deliberately avoided Sister Li.
Lest the old man who has just been discharged from the hospital touch the scene.
Xiao Qian's play-loving appearance just now, it is not difficult for me to imagine how many white eyes and cold receptions the three generations of the Gu family have suffered during this time. A person who has been noble and conceited all his life must be very uncomfortable in his heart.
The old lady barely squeezed out a smile: "Xiaoxiao, I saw from the beginning that you were a good boy." Sure enough, I didn't expect that the only person in my life who didn't look away was you. ”
With infinite emotion, she lowered her eyelids and stopped talking.
Chuan De and I looked at each other, and he bent down and whispered, "Grandma, can I help you upstairs to rest?"
I immediately said, "What do you want to eat at noon?" I bought an old hen and planned to stew chicken porridge for you. ”
Seeing that the old lady didn't speak, I asked tentatively, "Or if you don't have an appetite and tell me what you want to eat, I'll prepare it right now." ”
After a short silence, the old lady opened her eyelids again and regained a little clarity: "The chicken porridge is very good, just the chicken porridge is good." Xiaoxiao, thank you for your hard work!"
"It's not hard, it's just a little thing!"
07
The old lady said to me cautiously: "It's easy to put icing on the cake, but it's the hardest to send charcoal in the snow." This is definitely not a trivial matter, and I should not have let you be wronged in the first place. ”
I rubbed my hands back and forth, and said crampedly, "Old lady, let's not talk about the past again." Let's look forward together, shall we?"
The old lady who was a little moved couldn't help nodding: "Okay, let's look forward together." Xiaoxiao, don't call me an old lady in the future. You call me grandma the same as Chuande, so kindly. I heard Chuande say that you took the initiative to come over to help, and you didn't charge your salary, how could I be embarrassed?"
"I'm old, how embarrassed to take advantage of your little girl. If this gets out, how will you put my face?"
I glanced at Kawade and said cautiously, "I am friends with Kawadeok, so it is only right for me to come to help." Chuan De has helped me before, and friends should help each other like this. ”
The old lady said with relief: "I heard Chuande say that you are reviewing your homework and planning to study again?"
I nodded shyly: "Why did Chuan De tell you about this in advance, I don't know if I can be admitted?"
Chuan De, who had been silent for a long time, opened his mouth and said: "I think you work so hard, there must be no problem." In the future, if you have any problems with your studies, just come to me, and I won't ask my classmates again. ”
I looked at the old lady with some concern, even though she had just been so affectionate to me as a kind elder. But I didn't dare to forget my identity, and I didn't dare to get too close to Chuande in front of the old lady.
The old lady seemed to see through my thoughts, and took the initiative to say, "That's good, since you are friends, you should help each other." Xiaoxiao, don't be polite to Chuande. ”
Hearing what the old lady said, I replied, "Okay, then I will come to you if I have any questions in the future." ”
Chuan De assured: "No problem. ”
08
The old lady looked very tired, and I stepped forward and took the initiative to say, "Why don't you go back to your room to rest, I have already cleaned it just now." ”
The old lady did not object.
While helping his grandmother, Chuan De said to me, "Wait a minute, I'll come to the kitchen to find you and learn how to cook with you." ”
I don't know why I heard the word cooking from Chuande's mouth seriously, and imagined Chuande wearing a floral apron, and I felt a little funny inexplicably in my heart.
But in front of the old lady, I forcibly held back.
In fact, when she heard Chuan De say the word cooking, the old lady's footsteps paused slightly. Soon, as if nothing had happened, she continued to move forward on crutches.
But even so, I noticed that her back was still straight.
As if this was her last stubbornness, the only thing she could hold onto!
After a while, I met Kawatoku in the kitchen.
Before he came, I had already made a decision not to tell him what I had just heard about Sister Li. He and the old lady had already endured too much during this time, and there was really no need to make it worse.
善良的糊涂，比聪明更难得！
A kind fool is more considerate of the decency of others than being smart.
I tried to smile brightly, as if nothing had happened, and made fun of Kawatoku's funny appearance in an apron. The kitchen was soon filled with laughter and laughter between the two of us, because the apparently unruly Chuan De had killed the old hen and did not dare to touch it.
With a stiff neck, he touched the old hen's belly under my coercion and temptation and began to scream: "Mom, what's the difference between this feeling and touching a corpse?"
09
I couldn't stop laughing, and I couldn't help but quip: "Just like you, you still want to learn to cook?"
Holding back the disgust, Chuan De scooped up the old hen and threw it into the basin to put on a posture: "Why don't you just wash a chicken?" I don't believe it, I can't get a chicken today. ”
I was snickering on the side, holding my arms around my chest to watch Chuande's embarrassment. It's not that I want to see Chuande's appearance, but at this time, the former young master must learn to overcome difficulties and accelerate growth.
The hard-headed Chuan De endured the nausea and touched the chicken skin, and the whole person trembled: "This feels really disgusting, I won't buy chicken to cook any dishes in the future." Xiaoxiao, don't persuade me. ”
With my hands on my waist, I shouted at him angrily: "Please, in the future, do you have the ability not to buy fish and meat, and let the old lady eat a vegetarian diet with you? If you can do it, then you can not wash this chicken today." ”
I was ridiculed by my head and face. Chuan De, who was defeated, sighed: "Okay, don't chatter." Why didn't you see that you were so eloquent before, can't I wash it?"
I gave him a blank look: "Then please hurry up, okay? What time is it, and the old lady can only eat chicken porridge as afternoon tea." ”
I stirred the thick white porridge in my hand while scolding Chuan De mercilessly.
To be honest, it's a little bit of a treat.
God knows how hard it was for Chuan De to clean the old hen. At the end of the inspection, I generously praised: "Yes, the washing is very clean." ”
Chuan De, who was relieved, immediately asked, "What are you going to do next?"
"Put the chicken in clean water and boil, turn off the heat, then take a clean casserole and start simmering chicken soup. ”
Chuan De asked puzzledly: "Why is it so complicated, can't it be stewed directly?"
I shook my head: "No, the water is to remove the blood of the chickens." In this way, the soup will not be cloudy. ”
10
My head was the Tao, which impressed Chuande: "I didn't expect that there is so much knowledge here, and cooking is really not as simple as I imagined." “
Next, Chuande finally successfully completed two dishes and one soup under my guidance.
He kept looking around the big table in the restaurant and exclaimed, "I'm amazing!"
After helping the old lady downstairs, he proudly announced: "Grandma, you see that I did it under Xiaoxiao's guidance. How's that, right?"
The old lady couldn't help but nod: "Not bad, not bad." ”
After sitting down, she was a little sentimental: "Chuande, it's really hard for you." ”
Chuan De said sensibly: "Grandma, I'm not hard. Actually, I'm a lot happier than many of my friends. At least I've lived a good life of worry-free food and clothing for more than 20 years, and you don't have to feel sorry for me!"
He suddenly pointed at me: "You see that people are Xiaoxiao, they are younger than me, and now they are out of society to work hard." ”
I smiled and prepared to leave.
When the old lady saw that I was leaving, she hurriedly asked, "Xiaoxiao, why are you going?"
"You eat first, there's still some stuff in the kitchen that hasn't been cleaned up. ”
In fact, I think that with me, an outsider, it must be inconvenient for their grandparents and grandchildren to speak. After all, today is their first day home, and there will definitely be something to say. So I made an excuse to leave and leave some space for them to talk.
The old lady said, "It's not busy, it's too late to clean up after eating in the kitchen." Xiaoxiao, you have been busy for most of the day and sat down to eat with us. Today you are a guest, a friend of Chuande, and we will eat together. ”
I was taken aback.
The dining table in front of me was all too familiar to me, and I had carefully wiped every corner of it. But I haven't sat down in front of it to eat once, so I don't know what to do.
Seeing that I didn't move, Chuan De took the initiative to help me pull out a chair and said, "Xiaoxiao, you have dinner with us." ”
Cramped, I hesitated: "It's not good, you guys..."
Chuan De made a gesture of invitation to me: "My grandmother has invited you, so don't be polite." You've done so much for me today, of course you should have eaten with us. ”
I had to pluck up the courage and say, "Thank you." ”
(To be continued!)
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