blue lotus

3. Family Banquet

Uncle Jun is very busy this day.Because the primary school in the town has not yet had summer vacation, he still has to go to class in the afternoon.And because there are not many children in the town, he is the only teacher in the school. There are two classes in total, one big class and one small class.There are less than 30 students in each class. If the big class is in class, the small class will be self-study. It is very interesting to think about it.

When washing the vegetables, Uncle Jun only wore a navy blue T-shirt on his upper body because he thought it was too hot, revealing his well-developed chest muscles, as strong as a cow.I went over to help him choose vegetables, "Uncle, I heard you were a soldier?"

"Well, the armed police. How do you know?" He cheerfully sliced ​​the cucumber into thin leaves with a flying knife, and his smile was really ecstasy. "Why, you want to be a soldier too?"

"Grandma said, my grandfather used to be in the Red Army, Te Weifeng, so I'm thinking about going to the military academy after graduating from high school."

"Well, not bad. Work hard!" He waved his iron fist casually, "Did you tell your dad?"

"My uncle also agrees." I answered irrelevantly.Yes, it seems that there is no common language between me and my dad, just like strangers.

The lunch meal is full of a table.There are stewed native chicken in casserole, steamed carp, red oil sausage, my favorite toon egg flower, green pepper shredded pork, and many unnamed vegetarian dishes, all of which are delicious in color, fragrance and taste.The wine is rice wine brewed in my hometown, because I promised my uncle would go back tomorrow and stay here tonight, so my dad and uncle got flushed from drinking it.I knew that my uncle's liver was not good, so I advised him to drink less, because his health was more important, as if I was his own son.I was so envious that my dad sat across from him and kept cheering, "Leilei, how is the senior high school entrance examination this time?"

"Very good, Shangxian No. [-] Middle School should be fine." With a well-thought-out plan, I put chopsticks of his favorite bamboo shoots into my uncle's bowl.

"..." My dad stopped talking. In fact, he had a lot of things to say to me, but because there were guests at home, besides, my uncle always looked down on him.Because my dad met my mom in a chemical factory in Guiyang, and my uncle has always opposed it from dating to marriage.This time my grandma left, my uncle didn't want me to come home, saying that I would only imitate my father by my father's side. For this reason, the two big men argued for a long time, and finally I came forward to dissuade them .After all, after staying at my uncle's house for ten years, it is reasonable for my uncle to regard me as a family member and be reluctant to leave me.But how can my dad accept that his son has been living in someone else's house? ——Although my uncle is not considered an outsider,—and I am 16 years old now, and I will live in school when I go to high school, so I spend even fewer days with him.Out of compassion, I agreed to my parents' request, and at the same time told my uncle my true thoughts. After hearing this, my uncle was very moved and praised me for being sensible. Although the boss was not happy, he still respected my choice. Sent me home.

After dinner, Uncle Jun wanted to go back to school and said he would come back at night, so I insisted on going with him.

My mother stopped me from leaving, "Your bedroom hasn't been cleaned yet, so go with your uncle tomorrow."

"Xiao Lei, listen to your mother, if you don't leave, uncle will take you everywhere." Uncle Jun stroked my shoulder affectionately, his always smiling eyes made me dizzy intoxicated.

The big and small bags of clothes and books brought back from my uncle's house are placed on the bed in my bedroom, which makes me very tired.It's not that I don't like it, but that I'm troubled when I think about living in this strange home in the future.I remember when I was packing things, my aunt and cousin Lingzi’s eyes were wet, and my uncle said that the bedroom would continue to be reserved for me, and whenever I went back, it would be like going home.So, I just brought some things back, and the other aunts helped me fold them and put them in my "treasure cabinet".

And my current bedroom, how should I put it, whether it is the bed or the desk, is upscale.Goose yellow wooden bookcases, light blue gauze curtains, and olive green velvet quilts.What excites me in particular is the photos of fighter planes and tanks in the glass frame.

My mother also saw that I was very satisfied with this house, so she interrupted with a smile, "In order to buy these things, your uncle went to the county to help you choose them."

It turned out to be the case.

"Mom, are you all tired? Go and rest for a while? I'll clean up myself." Turning around, I saw my uncle standing by the window looking out, and I walked over.My God, this place is really a place of geomantic omen. You can have a panoramic view of the entire Tongzi Town, the big river with lotus flowers in full bloom outside the village, and the Changshou Temple shrouded in fragrant mist in the distance.

The uncle said meaningfully, "Xiao Lei, it seems that your father really loves you very much."

I didn't make a sound, because I was afraid that if I said the wrong thing, my uncle would be sad.

"Aren't you going to go to your grandmother's house?"

Seeing that my mother was not around, I put my arms around my uncle's arm in a hurry to please, "Dad, I will visit you from time to time."

"Aren't you going to see me?"

"It's up to you." The word "you" was still on the tip of my tongue, when I heard a cough at the door, I shivered in fright, and when I turned my head, my dad was looking at my uncle and me with disdain.

"Leilei, your uncle is tired from driving for a long time, so go to the guest room to rest. Brother Yang, my son is not sensible, so don't take it to heart." He deliberately raised his voice by eight decibels, as if to fulfill his duty. The responsibility of the master.

I said to myself where to go, so I agreed casually, and sent my uncle to the guest room.

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