Chapter 242: Joy in the Backyard
The short-lived Jia Dongxu ultimately couldn't survive this famine.
Fortunately, the neighbors in the yard felt sorry for the Jia family, so they chipped in some money, and under the auspices of three uncles, they finally managed to hold a funeral for Jia Dongxu that was somewhat decent.
After Jia Dongxu passed away, Jia Zhang was in a daze for a long time. She went to work early every day, and when it was time to get off work, she would go home and cook for Banggeng.
Apart from that, don't talk to anyone and don't do anything unnecessary.
The only thing that can attract her attention is the stick.
As long as Banggeng acted a little bit naughty and was discovered by Jia Zhang, she would take a broom and beat him on the butt.
"Bang Geng, you are already a grown-up, what are you doing on the roof?"
"Mom, I was just playing with the kids in the yard. Yuhao and Yimiao also climbed to the top of the wall, but their parents didn't beat them!"
On this day, Banggeng was playing hide-and-seek with several children of the same age in the yard, including He Yuhao and Yi Miao.
These children were at the age when they loved to play. While they were playing, He Yuhao and Yi Miao came up with an idea and climbed up the wall to hide. This way, no one would be able to find them.
After Banggeng discovered this method, he followed suit and simply climbed directly from the wall to the roof.
As a result, he was seen by Jia Zhang, who was pouring out the dishwater. In front of a group of children in the yard, Jia Zhang went up to the roof herself, grabbed Banggeng's ears and brought him down to give him a severe beating.
"Hey, Bang Geng is in trouble now!"
"Haha, do you feel that Banggeng's mother is so nervous all the time? Is she crazy?"
"That's right, it's just a rooftop, there's no need to get angry!"
"My dad said that other people seem to have some kind of menopause, and once menopause arrives, they tend to lose their temper. My mom is like that!"
"What is menopause? Haven't you heard of it? Banggeng's brother, Jia Dongxu, fell off the roof before!"
The children in the yard saw Banggeng being beaten and they no longer cared about playing games. They gathered together and watched Banggeng being punished by Jia Zhang while talking about the matter.
Jia Zhang, who was already full of anger, became even more furious when she saw this scene and shouted at everyone,
"If you're not afraid of death, go and have your fun, don't drag my Bang Geng into this!"
"Go do what you need to do. If you stay here and get in the way, don't blame me for being so rude!"
As he said this, he picked up the broom and prepared to rush towards the crowd.
"Don't dare!"
"Run!"
"This is a psychopath!"
When the little kids saw this, they scattered like birds and beasts.
In the huge yard, only Jia Zhang and Bang Geng were left.
Jia Zhang looked at Bang Geng with cold eyes.
"Do you know you were wrong?"
Seeing that Jia Zhang was indeed angry, Bang Geng did not dare to argue and could only nod obediently.
"Mom, I know I was wrong!"
Jia Zhang asked again,
"Where is wrong?"
Bang stalk road,
"I shouldn't have gone to a dangerous place or done dangerous things. I shouldn't have gone up on the roof!"
Jia Zhang glared at her son.
"Hurry up and do your homework!"
"Hey!"
Banggeng nodded and ran into the house to do his homework.
I sighed helplessly in my heart.
Ever since his brother Jia Dongxu passed away, Jia Zhang has been particularly concerned about him, to a very perverted degree.
Whenever Banggeng did something slightly out of line, he would be severely beaten by Jia Zhang. The last time this happened was when his father passed away.
Yes, nowadays, the old Jia family really only has Jia Zhang and Bang Geng left.
Jia Zhang can't lose again.
If something happened to Banggeng, she would really not be able to survive.
But this makes Banggeng's life extremely depressing.
"Hey...when will this day end?"
Turning her head to look at Bang Geng, Jia Zhang wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes, sighed, and decided to continue doing housework.
But at this moment, she suddenly felt someone walking in from the front yard.
"Aunt Zhang, busy!"
A voice came.
Jia Zhang turned her head and saw a young couple, wearing new clothes and holding gifts in their hands, waving and greeting her.
Seeing this scene, Jia Zhang was also slightly stunned and did not react for a while.
She was even a little dazed.
This scene was actually what she had always wanted to see but had never been able to see for so many years. Unexpectedly, after so many years, the son with bangs in the backyard had actually reached the age of marriage.
That’s right, the one who greeted her at this time was Liu Guangqi, the eldest son of Liu Haizhong’s family in the backyard, who is now in his twenties.
It was already the 62nd year, the famine had just ended, and all aspects of society were gradually returning to normal under the adjustment of new policies. Everything seemed to be rejuvenated.
Liu Guangqi also met a girl. They had been dating for a month and felt that they were good enough, so he took his girlfriend home to meet his parents today.
If everything is settled and nothing goes wrong, we will get married by the end of the year.
"Good good."
Jia Zhang sighed and forced a smile.
"Guangqi, the girl is so pretty, you must treat her well!"
Now that her son Dongxu is gone, Jia Zhang has to face reality.
Now, she is looking forward to her son Banggeng growing up quickly. In another ten years or so, maybe he will be able to see this scene.
Although Liu Guangqi had often made her angry when he was a child, Liu Haizhong had helped her a lot in the past two years, so naturally Jia Zhang had to say some good things about him.
"Thank you Aunt Zhang!"
Liu Guangqi smiled embarrassedly, then pulled his girlfriend through the middle yard and into the back yard.
As soon as the two entered the backyard, they attracted a lot of people's attention.
"Hey, Guangqi, you brought your girlfriend here!"
"What a nice-looking girl!"
Suddenly, the backyard became lively.
Seeing this, Liu Guangqi also hurriedly introduced it to his girlfriend.
"This is Xu Damao, he lives across from us!"
"The family in the main house is He Yuzhu and Xu Huizhen. You know Fengzeyuan Canteen, right? They are the ones who are in charge!"
Hearing this, Liu Guangqi's girlfriend smiled and nodded to the neighbors in the backyard one by one.
It was just her first time in Nanluoguxiang, so the girl was a little shy.
There was a squeak.
At this moment, the door curtain opened and a woman came out. Seeing Liu Guangqi coming back with his girlfriend, his wife in Liu Haizhong immediately greeted them warmly.
"Come on, Guangqi, why don't you bring the girl in quickly."
Well, Liu Haizhong had heard the noise in the yard a long time ago. When he thought that his son also had a girlfriend, Liu Haizhong was so proud.
But he was the elder after all, and he was too embarrassed to go out and greet them with a flattering face, so he asked his wife to come out and greet them.