Chapter 69: Concern from the Elders
The land in the countryside is not valuable, but it is inconvenient, Anyang's hometown has a relatively large courtyard, the house is also very spacious, the yard is a piece of farmland in front of the dam, it is convenient for farming, the traffic is not convenient, and you have to go a distance further to see the highway.
In all fairness, the death of the elderly in the family is naturally sad, but it is not a sudden death, and when the children are psychologically prepared, it is difficult to reach the point where you can't think about tea and dinner, and you can't sleep at night, the atmosphere is gloomy, but it's not that you can't see a smile, but it's much less than usual.
There is no entertainment at night in the countryside, there is no computer, the only TV is also occupied by uncles, and the war movies that can't be swept away by people with rifles are scanned, Anyang has been busy a few days ago, and he is really not used to being idle suddenly, and An You is in a daze and doesn't want to send it, and he is bored.
Anyang's grandmother gave birth to eight, resulting in a lot of children in his father's generation, and even more in Anyang's generation, what cousins, cousins and cousins are gathered here, there are many peers in the hospital, some even look very similar to him, but for Anyang and Anyou, they only know the name, most of them are not familiar, and the brothers and sisters who have a bad relationship are much more intimate than these cousins.
The night wind was gusting, An Yang put down his mobile phone, and joked with a smile: "It's really rare that you can actually help me speak." ”
An You was a little cold, tightened her clothes and said, "I just can't get used to seeing the second uncle's face!" ”
An Yang nodded, he knew the reason.
An Guoshu and Xie Yunqing are both teachers in Yancheng Middle School, they have been teaching for more than 20 years, and they have been poor teachers for more than 20 years, and Zhou Zhengtao is the director of the Yancheng Education Bureau, but if he helps a little, An's father and mother can't still be just a teacher now, no matter how he can be a director in the school, but An's father and mother are still just a teacher!
An Guoshu's ambition is not high, so he wants to be a director in the school to make it easier, the salary can be higher, and the benefits and retirement salary of the old can be higher, so he begged Zhou Zhengtao several times, and every time he promised to be good at the dinner table, but in the end there was always no news.
Because of this, An You never gave Zhou Zhengtao a good face, and even before the college entrance examination, Zhou Zhengtao's son had poor grades and wanted to ask her to help make up for the class, but she refused, and An Yang didn't like to deal with Zhou Zhengtao because he was always condescending to people, especially now that he doesn't need to take him in his eyes at all, it looks funny for him to put on a high shelf.
There were many cousins and cousins coming and going in the yard, some would stop to say hello to him, and some simply didn't know him, but he and An You chatted from time to time.
Due to too many people, Anyang slept in a room with a cousin at night, and there was no way to enter the apocalyptic world, but fortunately he said hello in advance, and there was nothing he needed to arrange at the base recently.
Well, the supreme governor of the survivor base, who can live in the presidential suite in the last days, wants to share a room with someone else!
The next day, relatives and friends came one after another, the funeral in the countryside is not so particular, I don't know what other places are like, anyway, the rural areas of Yancheng will also be relatives, friends, neighbors to give a gift money, on a stick of incense, burn some paper money to express sadness, then eat and drink like an ordinary banquet, some people even loudly fist drinking lively, of course, the cry still has to cry, to the end of the Taoist priest to do the ritual to carry the coffin to the mountain to bury, the funeral is over.
There was mournful music on the rooftop, and there was a lot of noise downstairs.
Sure enough, there is nothing to do in Anyang, whether it is to receive guests or keep the spirit, it is undertaken by other cousins, cousins and cousins, and they will not ask for his and An You's opinions on anything, they just come back to go through the motions, but this transition is essential, which makes An Yang smile bitterly, feeling that his two brothers and sisters are a bit like outsiders!
An You is undoubtedly the most beautiful of this generation, and she has just been admitted to college, which is very popular, and there are always elders at the dinner table who ask her whether she is in high school or college, which university she is admitted to, and so on.
Due to the fact that there are too many guests today, the elders discussed with a few neighbors who usually have a good relationship, and asked them to pack up their houses for the guests to live in.
An Yang smiled and said, "Second Uncle is still a little useful." ”
An You said coldly: "It's useless, you will only use money to solve things, and you don't want him to pay!" ”
An Yang was stunned for a moment before he reacted, and smiled bitterly for An You's cleverness, this girl's thoughts are simply too wrong.
But what she said is right, the countryside attaches great importance to the difference between men and women, the funeral of the old man is paid by his son, Zhou Zhengtao is a son-in-law, no matter how big the red envelope he promises, he will not need to pay for it, he will naturally not feel distressed.
The room suddenly increased, and the pressure in the room in his hometown suddenly became much less, Anyang was finally able to live alone, he returned to the room at nine o'clock in the evening, and did not hesitate to open the door of the space to enter the apocalyptic world, stay for thirty-six hours and come back, the time was just nine o'clock in the morning of the next day.
Grandma Anyang's ritual was only done for three days, and after three days, her body was buried, and the funeral ended. Except for the lonely old man, everyone's sadness quickly faded, and they could occasionally laugh.
The guests have already left, a group of An family members sit in the hall and have a light meal, most of the meals are leftover from the previous two days, Anyang is not picky, but An You has a little poor appetite, Xie Yunqing can see this, but she can't help it, she can only try to fry some fresh dishes in the next meal.
The Anjia is flourishing, except for the children who have left today, they still sit at two tables, but most of them have no ability, and there is an old man in simple clothes sitting at the top, who is already very old, with drooping eyelids, taciturn, dark skin, and knows at a glance that he is an authentic farmer, this is Anyang's grandfather.
Such a family banquet will never be eaten with peace of mind, and the older generation will care about the salary of young people, whether there is a person to talk to, but the grandmother of the An family has just passed away, and there are relatively few such topics.
The fifty-year-old aunt thought for a while and asked Anyang: "Anyang, are you almost twenty-three?" ”
An Yang reluctantly put down his chopsticks: "It's already twenty-three." ”
The aunt looked concerned: "Have you found a girlfriend, several matchmakers have asked me about you, do you want the aunt to show you?" ”
There is a very beautiful woman next to her who is gloating, that is Zhou Zhengtao's daughter, a little older than An You, and had a good relationship with An Yang when she was a child, after all, she grew up in Yancheng.
An Yang has been in a high position in the apocalyptic world for a few months, not to mention women, many people's lives are in his hands, but he will not put up a fight here, so he has to say helplessly: "No need aunt, I have my own measure." ”
Xie Yunqing sat at another table and heard this, she still remembered in her heart that Ji Weiwei, who had grown up watching since she was a child, how could someone introduce someone to Anyang, then again, how could the object introduced by rural women be as beautiful as Ji Weiwei!
"Sister-in-law, you can't worry about this, it's not that my family Anyang can't find a girlfriend, and he's not very old, let's wait a few years!"
The aunt let out a long sigh and looked at An You again: "An You should also take the university entrance examination next year, right?" ”
A black line appeared on An You's forehead and said, "...... Auntie, I've already taken the exam this year. ”
"Passed?" The aunt said that she was completely stunned, "Then you are a college student now?" ”
An You also nodded helplessly: "That's right." ”
"Oh, look at my memory, my aunt has a wrong memory." The aunt slapped her forehead and looked at her with concern, "Which university are you admitted to?" ”
"Yizhou University."
"Oops!" The eldest aunt was surprised, "Yizhou University, isn't it the same university as your brother?" That's a prestigious university! ”
An You glanced at An Yang lightly, with a very disdainful look, and when he turned his head, he immediately changed his face, and smiled sweetly at his aunt as if he had changed his face.
"yes."
Anyang touched his nose.
The aunt then sighed: "Tsk, it is worthy of being the children of teachers, both of them were admitted to prestigious universities, and the descendants of our Anjia family are the most promising, right?" ”
An You lowered his head and didn't dare to answer.
Zhou Zhengtao's face was not very good-looking, and he said: "The quality of college students is uneven now, and even if they go to a good university, they may not be able to find a good job." ”
When the aunt heard this, she suddenly remembered, and asked: "That's right, by the way, Anyang hasn't been back to his hometown for more than a year, and the aunt hasn't asked you what you're doing now." ”
An Yang's face did not change at all, from a certain point of view, An You's ability to talk nonsense was in the same courtyard as him: "I work in Jinguan, mainly responsible for programming. ”
"At which company is the salary?"
"In Mingyang Group, the salary is okay, and you can afford to support yourself."
Only An You glanced at him, and a hint of ridicule gradually appeared on his face, but he didn't debunk it, although she didn't know what An Yang was doing, she knew that it was definitely not Mingyang Group.
This Anyang, I really love vanity!
Zhou Zhengtao frowned, and said in disbelief: "Mingyang Group, that's a big enterprise!" ”
When the aunt heard Zhou Zhengtao's words, she suddenly exclaimed: "Big business! The salary must be high, right? No wonder you don't have to worry about finding a partner, some of them are beautiful girls who have good jobs! ”
An Yang smiled dryly, and did not answer.
An You put down his chopsticks and took a sip of his drink, looking at Zhou Zhengtao: "I went to Mingyang Group to work for the summer vacation, and Anyang took me in." ”
Zhou Zhengtao said in surprise: "It's really in Mingyang Group!" You're a good kid! ”
The aunt's focus was completely different, and she said with a straight face: "What's the matter, even my brother won't be called?" ”
"Forehead ......"
An You almost choked on the drink, feeling completely that she was looking for trouble.
Several cousins and cousins who were a few years younger than Anyang all looked at him with wide eyes, very surprised, many times this is the case, when he was a child, he was admired when he fought badly, and later he was admired for his good grades.
Anyang Fourth Aunt said: "My family Anqiang is about to graduate, Anyang, you see that your company is not bad, can you mention one?" ”
Anyang: "......"