Siheyuan: Happy life of veteran drivers

Wang family.

After driving for more than an hour, Wang Hongtao was tired from the bumpy ride and planned to go to bed and take a nap.

Close the door, light a fire, heat the kang and boil water at the same time.

He was originally planning to lie down on the kang and wait for the water to boil, but the warm kang was so comfortable that he actually fell asleep.

Wang Hongtao felt his nose itchy in his sleep. He opened his eyes and saw that it was Qin Jingru who was lying on his arm, staring at him and pinching his hair and teasing him.

"Brother Tao, are you awake?!"

Wang Hongtao glanced at her and said unhappily, "Didn't you wake me up?"

Then he pulled Qin Jingru onto the kang and asked softly, "Jingru, why are you here?"

"Xiao Qijin said he saw a car driving into our village. I guessed it must be you, Brother Tao, who came back, so I came to see if I could help."

"Hey, you're quite clever."

"By the way, Jingru, this room looks quite clean to me. Did you help clean it?" Wang Hongtao asked casually.

"Ah."

Qin Jingru nodded and answered as a matter of course:

"My second sister-in-law and I came here to clean up yesterday morning."

"My mom and eldest sister-in-law are taking care of the house, so I asked my second sister-in-law to come and help me clean up, so that you don't have to come back and live in a dirty and uncomfortable place."

Wang Hongtao felt warm in his heart and couldn't help but hug Qin Jingru into his arms, "Jingru, you are so nice."

Qin Jingru blushed and gently pushed him: "Isn't this what I should do? I don't have any other skills, just to help you clean up the house."

"Brother Tao, have you had lunch? If not, I'll make it for you."

"I ate. I came out after lunch."

"Um... Jingru, why don't you wait for me at home? I have to go to the mountain."

After resting for a while, Wang Hongtao felt alive again and wanted to go up the mountain.

"Are you going to pay respect to Uncle Dashan and Aunt Juxiang? Do you want me to come with you?"

Qin Jingru reacted immediately and looked up and asked.

Wang Hongtao rubbed her head and said, "Silly girl, we haven't done anything yet. It's not convenient to go now."

"Wait until next year, next year!"

"Oh." Qin Jingru pouted, seeming a little unhappy.

"Don't be unhappy. I'll be back soon anyway. If you have nothing to do, help clean up the house. I'll go to your house for dinner when I get back."

……

According to custom, people go into the mountains to worship their ancestors in the morning on the first day of the new year. There are not many people in the afternoon.

The Wang family lived in the west end of the village, close to the mountains, so there was no one to disturb them along the way.

Although he was not the original owner, he was borrowing the body of someone else's son after all. He did not need to kneel and kowtow three times and nine times. It would not be wrong for him to just burn incense and worship.

When he came back from the mountain, Qin Jingru had already finished her housework and was standing there waiting.

Seeing Wang Hongtao coming back, Qin Jingru hurried forward and pulled Wang Hongtao to the kang to chat about family matters.

Something like this and that girl got married at the age of fifteen, someone who is about the same age as you just gave birth to a son a few days ago, and that sister-in-law has a bad fate and became a widow at a young age.

Qin Jingru came back only two days earlier than Wang Hongtao, but she already knew everything about the village.

Suddenly, Qin Jingru said mysteriously, "By the way, Brother Tao, those second-rate guys in our village, including Qin Daniu and his gang, are all dead, did you know that?"

Do you know? We know it very well!

"Oh? How did he die? When did it happen?" Wang Hongtao looked surprised.

"I heard that a few months ago, they went into the mountains to hunt and encountered a pack of wolves. All three brothers were killed. They died miserably. Even the borrowed hunting dogs died."

"Secretary Arita even had a fight with the Apple Commune next door over this matter."

Wang Hongtao smiled contemptuously: "Is Secretary Youtian going to settle accounts with the hunters?"

"Of course it's not a big deal. Daniu and his brothers are the nephews of Secretary Arita. How could Secretary Arita feel good when all three of them were in trouble? He took his anger out on the hunter who lent them his hunting dogs."

Qin Jingru described it vividly, as if she had seen it with her own eyes: "The Apple Commune next door is not to be trifled with. If a hunter wants to bully their commune, they will definitely not be allowed to do so!"

"Later, Secretary Arita brought his clan members to fight against the Apple Commune, but they lost the battle and stayed away from home for half a month."

"Humph."

Wang Hongtao snorted coldly: "That's because Secretary Youtian didn't do his job properly. The villagers of Renyi Commune all depend on the hunter family for hunting and meat. How could they be bullied by a foreigner like you?

You killed the human hunting dog, and instead of apologizing, it would be fine, but you even wanted to go and cause trouble for the hunter. It would be strange if you don't get beaten!"

In fact, Qin Youtian had no choice. Three young people in his family died for no reason. How could the clan members obey you if you, as the secretary, didn't help to seek redress?

The clan members don’t care who is right or wrong, they just know that someone in their family has died, and they want an explanation.

Originally, Qin Youtian just wanted to go over and make some noise, and it would be fine as long as the situation was okay. However, the Apple Commune had a bad temper, and when they saw Qin Youtian and his group coming, they started fighting without saying a word.

"That's right." Qin Jingru nodded with a look of relief: "I think it's better for those scoundrels to die. They weren't good people anyway. It's better to be dead after they stole things all day long."

Wang Hongtao nodded in agreement.

The two chatted for a while and didn't go out until around four o'clock.

Jingru's home is in the south of the village, quite a distance away from Wang Hongtao's home. Qin Jingru walked in front with a happy look on her face, while Wang Hongtao lagged behind a few steps.

Seeing the two people coming, many people came over to try to get close to them.

"Hong Tao is back? I heard from Qin Lao San that you have become a leader and are now eating rations?"

"When did that happen? Not only that, he also brought Abin into the city."

"Hey, I told you that the Wang brothers are active and will have great things in the future, but you didn't believe me. Look, I told you to find them, didn't I?"

Such sycophants and hindsight experts exist in every era, and they just hope to get some benefits or something.

Wang Hongtao just nodded in agreement but did not stop walking because there was really nothing much to say.

"Hongtao, last time Qin Lao San said that you were in love with their Lao Liu, but I didn't believe it. I think with your conditions, you must find a city wife."

"Look at the situation today, you are..."

The person who said this was Aunt Chun San, a famous matchmaker in the village, who had a big matchmaker mole on her right lip.

Wang Hongtao stopped and smiled, "Look at what Third Aunt said, it must be true. Third Uncle Qin can't joke about his daughter's reputation, right?"

Third Aunt Chun waved her hand and said exaggeratedly: "Hey, Hongtao, if you want to find a country wife, why don't you tell your Third Aunt earlier? Which girl in the surrounding area doesn't your Third Aunt know? Third Aunt will definitely find you a good one, good-looking, pretty, and well-behaved!"

When Qin Jingru heard this, she immediately turned into an old hen protecting her cubs. She opened her arms and blocked Wang Hongtao's way. Her face was puffed up, "Third Aunt, you are bullying me. Brother Tao has already discussed with my father about marrying me. This time it is considered a betrothal. You...you are not allowed to have any ideas about Brother Tao!"

Aunt Chun San chuckled: "Sixth girl is anxious, haha, Sixth girl is anxious."

"Don't worry, Sixth Girl. Third Aunt is just teasing you. How could you do such a wicked thing?"

"It is said that many girls have asked my third aunt about the Wang brothers. My third aunt thought that he would marry a city girl, so she gave them all to him."

"I didn't expect that after all these twists and turns, I was actually captured by you, Sixth Girl."

"Hehe...Brother Tao just likes me and is fond of me, right, Brother Tao?"

Qin Jingru walked back a few steps and stood next to Wang Hongtao, pouting proudly.

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