The modern fortune-telling history of a small shopkeeper

Chapter 266, New Year

Qiao Mingcheng's breath was choked in his throat, he couldn't get up or down, "..." pulled the quilt over his head.

If it wasn't for the fact that he was his own brother, he would have grabbed someone and beat him up.

"Brother, get up." Qiao Xiaobao grabbed his brother's quilt, trying to make someone get up and play with him.Qiao Mingcheng rolled up the quilt and pretended to be dead, no matter how much his younger brother pulled it, he would not let go.Qiao Xiaobao grabbed the quilt desperately with both hands, trying to get his brother up.

Qiao Minglang went to another room to get the quilt, and saw that Xiaobao had already woken up the elder brother, and went over to grab the child to put on clothes with a dumbfounded face, and asked, "Why are you so bad? "

Qiao Xiaobao had a cute face, brother said he was bad?

The child was not convinced, and seriously defended himself, "It's not bad, Xiaobao is good."

"What a fart!" Qiao Mingcheng lifted the quilt and accused his younger brother of waking him up.Seeing the little brother wake up, Qiao Xiaobao rushed over to press the little brother as soon as he got dressed, "Brother, brother..."

Hearing the little brother call his brother coquettishly, Qiao Mingcheng lost all his temper.

The two brothers started arguing on the bed, and it seemed that they were not less arguing than usual, and they reconciled after arguing and arguing.

Qiao Minglang ignored the two of them and went to find his own clothes to put on.

When I came back, I saw two children still arguing on the bed. With a big hand, I hugged the younger one, put on shoes, and got the younger brother who was still lying on the bed up, "Get up and get dressed, let's go Brush your teeth and wash your face, I'm going to the aunt's house."

"Oh, I'll get up right away." Qiao Mingcheng replied, but obediently got up from the bed, and went back to his room to find clothes to wear.

At this time, Qiao Xiaohui and her two younger sisters got up, and the three sisters put on the new clothes bought by her brother.

Qiao Xiaohui also tied two beautiful braids for her two younger sisters, and a long ponytail for herself. The three sisters wore exactly the same clothes and stood together, making it obvious that they were sisters at a glance.

"Brother, do we look good?" Sanmei Qiao asked expectantly as she walked around in front of her brother wearing the new clothes her brother bought.

"Well, they're pretty, the girls in our family are the prettiest." Qiao Minglang fully affirmed that the little girls in their family are all the prettiest.He bought new clothes for a group of brothers and sisters for the New Year, but he was reluctant to buy a new dress for himself.

Qiao Minglang felt that he was no longer a child, as long as he had clothes to wear.

Many of the clothes he was wearing now were brought by Zhou Xing, and I don't know where that person went to get so many clothes, but they were all brand new and unworn.So although the clothes on his body were not new, they looked similar to new ones.

"Brother." Qiao Xiaobao anxiously held his brother's hand, imitating what his sister did just now, turning around in front of his brother, looking at him with an expectant little face.

Qiao Minglang stretched out his hand to pick up their cute child with a look of dumbfounding, and rubbed the child's face, and said with a smile, "It's also pretty, all of them are pretty."

After being praised by his brother, Qiao Xiaobao giggled.

Sometimes children's happiness is so simple, a piece of candy or a new dress can make them happy for a long time.

"Come on, let's go to the aunt's house."

"it is good."

When they arrived at the uncle's house, everyone was already making dumplings.

Everyone went to bed early last night, so the dumplings were not made in time, and the dumplings were not made until the next morning.

But the job of making dumplings is also fast. The minced meat is chopped and mixed with the chopped leeks.They have a large number of hands, and each person is assigned to do different tasks. Once the flour is mixed, someone will roll out the skin, and someone will wrap it. Once this side is wrapped, it can be sent to the kitchen for cooking.

Picking up the big fat dumplings one by one, Mrs. Qiao asked the daughter-in-law who was waiting to take the dumplings out, and everyone sat down to eat the dumplings together.

During the Chinese New Year, everyone is free, and they are tossing about different meals every day. When several families get together every day, they are all eating, eating and drinking.

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Seeing his youngest son coming back for the New Year, Zhang Mingde mentioned that the matchmaker in the village came to his door and said that he wanted to introduce a girl to his youngest son.He knew that girl's parents, they were both from his own village. He had also met that girl before, and she was not bad in appearance and character.

In the past, Zhang Mingde also wanted his son to find a girl he likes and bring him back, but now his youngest son is thirty, running outside all day, not even at home, let alone bringing a girl back.The old man just wanted his son to meet another girl, maybe the two of them would see each other right, and maybe they could form a good marriage.

"I won't go." Zhang Huaiyuan refused without hesitation.

The father and son had a dispute over this matter, and Zhang Huaiyuan couldn't hide it, so he slipped his mouth and told about his liking for men.

Zhang Mingde thought he heard it wrong, he was taken aback for a moment, then stared at the little son, and said, "What did you say?"

"Do you dare to tell me again?"

Mr. Zhang was so angry that he was looking for a stick. He had never beaten his son in his life, and now he just wanted to beat his son to death.

"Just say it, I like men, I don't like women, I will never marry a woman in my life, this matter is not negotiable." Zhang Huaiyuan is also stubborn, from the day he knew he liked men , he never thought about marrying a woman.

This time, if he hadn't been in a hurry, he wouldn't have said it.

When he really told the secret that had been hidden for so many years, Zhang Huaiyuan felt that the stone that was pressing on his heart was removed, revealing what was hidden inside.He will have to face his family about this matter sooner or later. He cannot hide it forever. One day he will confess his sexuality to his father and face the way his father looks at him.

"Nie Zi! Kneel down!" Hearing his son's words, Zhang Mingde covered his heart with one hand, really furious.

Zhang Huaiyuan glanced at his old father, and knelt down in front of him.

Zhang Mingde got up, went to bring the memorial tablet of his dead wife, wiped it with his sleeve, put it on the table gently, and said to Nizi who was kneeling in front of him: "To your mother, tell me what you just said, Say it to me again."

Zhang Huaiyuan looked up at his mother's memorial tablet, lowered his head and knelt on the ground, and stopped talking.

"I have been a teacher for half my life, I have been a principal for so many years, and I have taught so many students. I can't even teach my own son well... What kind of teacher am I?" Mr. Zhang Lao has been a teacher all his life My husband, he didn't even say a serious word to his students, let alone his children.

His wife died young, and he is a man with three children. He thinks that he is very attentive in educating children.

Among the several children, he knew that his youngest son was naughty, but his nature was not bad. Even though the youngest son was sometimes disobedient, he never touched or beat the youngest son.

Who knows, who knows...

"Abba, it's not your fault, it's my fault, it's my fault." Zhang Huaiyuan looked up at his old father, knowing that he was being angry.

But when it comes to marrying a wife, he doesn't intend to give in or compromise, "Abba, I like men, but I don't like women. If you ask me to marry a woman, it's also harming others. I can't do such a thing."

"Then if you like men, you can do it, right?" Zhang Mingde roared.

Zhang Huaiyuan knelt in front of his old father, as if you beat me to death, I can't change this fact.

"Tell me, when did it start?" Zhang Mingde studied with his father when he was young. He has read many books and seen many people and things when he was young.He remembered that he had an uncle who just liked men, and later he broke ties with the family because of this. He didn't know where that uncle went, and he had never heard it mentioned.

Those years were chaotic outside, and his family came to this place. At that time, he just wanted to take his wife and children to live a peaceful life, and it would be great if he could survive.What those relatives did back then chilled his heart, so after the chaos ended, he never thought about going back.

It's just that he didn't expect his son to like men too!This is really...

Zhang Huaiyuan took a look at his old father, so he had no choice but to tell the truth, telling him about the fact that he had discovered that he liked men since he was in college.

"You mean, do you have a man you like?" After the initial anger, Mr. Zhang has begun to calm down and think about the fact that his son likes a man. From what his son said just now, he can judge that he has a man he likes. thing.

"..." Zhang Huaiyuan lowered his head and said "Yes."

As for the fact that his son liked men, Mr. Zhang still couldn't accept it for a while. The old man's heart was hurt by his son this time.But even so, the old man didn't really do anything to his son, "You are already so old, I won't hit you. You face your mother, and reflect on what you just said..."

After leaving such a sentence, the old gentleman walked into the bedroom where he slept.

The father and son were separated by a door, one was kneeling on the ground outside, and the other was sitting on the bed in the house.

The imaginary stick didn't fall on him, Zhang Huaiyuan would rather his father beat him up.

Looking at the back of his old father, seeing his father's loneliness and sadness, his heart fell silent.

Looking up at the tablet in front of him, he thought of his mother who had been away for so many years, and the impression of his mother's voice, appearance and appearance gradually faded away in his memory.On the contrary, it is his father's appearance that is engraved on his heart. His father has paid a lot for them and for their family in those years...

He felt guilty in his heart, ashamed of his father, ashamed of his mother...

Until the sky turned white, the room was still quiet, and Zhang Huaiyuan didn't know if the people in the room were asleep or awake.

Taking a deep breath, he touched the corners of his eyes and wiped his nose with the sleeve of his clothes.

Kneeling outside all night, kneeling until both legs were numb, the young man moved his knees, kowtowed three times to his father's bedroom, and then stood up while supporting the chair.

I went into the house and took a package out, took one last look at the closed door, turned around and left...