Chapter 278 Acceptance

The tractor pulled by the internal combustion engine was not as fast as the motorcycle. It took nearly two o'clock to get from Songjiang River to the forest farm. By the time they arrived at the forest farm, it was already past five o'clock.

Sheng Xiping had been out for seven or eight days and already missed home, so he got out of the car, said goodbye to everyone, and then led Chen Feng back in a hurry.

Before he could enter the gate, he heard the dog's movements.

Sheng Xiping stepped through the door. Several dogs in the yard wanted to pounce on him, pulling on their chains and squawking at Sheng Xiping.

Chen Feng saw dogs when he was in Lijiawa, and was even chased away by dogs.

So when he saw the four big dogs in the yard, he was so frightened that he trembled and hid behind Sheng Xiping. He grabbed Sheng Xiping's clothes tightly with both hands and almost cried in fear.

"Don't be afraid, Xiaofeng. These are hunting dogs raised by my uncle's family. They are dogs that go hunting in the mountains. They only bite prey and not humans.

It's been a long time since I've been back. They just missed me. It's okay. "

As Sheng Xiping said this, he came forward and touched the dogs' heads one by one to make them happy.

If the dog barks like this outside, can it still be heard in the house?

Zhang Shuzhen and Zhou Qinglan were putting away the food in the kitchen. When they heard the noise, they guessed that Sheng Xiping was back and hurriedly came out of the house to check.

At first glance, it turned out that it was none other than Sheng Xiping?

"Oh, you're finally back. Didn't you say you were only going to have a meeting for three days? Why are you away for seven or eight days?"

Zhang Shuzhen was happy to see her son, and only had Sheng Xiping in her eyes, plus Chen Feng, a small figure, who hid behind Sheng Xiping, so Zhang Shuzhen didn't see it for a while.

"Well, the meeting will only be held for three days. I have something to do in the provincial capital and was delayed."

After Sheng Xiping coaxed Gouzi, he clapped his hands and pulled Chen Feng out from behind.

"Mom, I met a child in the provincial capital. His parents couldn't be found. I couldn't find him, so I brought him back. What do you think we should do?"

Zhang Shuzhen was very happy to see her son, but when she saw the child, her expression suddenly changed.

"You, oh my God, how can you still bring people back?

Our family has so many people, why do you still go back to pick up the children? How do you keep this after you pick it up? "

Zhang Shuzhen had already raised enough to support six children. This was true for her own children, let alone the ones she had picked up. No matter how good-tempered someone is, she can't accept it.

"Say, you are in your early twenties, and your wife is marrying a man who is about to become a father. Why are you so unreliable in doing things?

How much of a burden will it be for you to bring back a child? Our family's life has only been good for a few days, why are you going through such trouble? "

Zhang Shuzhen was so angry that she didn't know what to say.

Zhou Qinglan stood at the door and watched her mother-in-law pointing at her husband without saying a word.

What to say? My mother-in-law's words make sense. It's not that easy to raise a child. You have to raise your own child. What's the point of picking up an outsider?

But Zhou Qinglan couldn't say any words of blame.

Doesn’t she still know what kind of character her man is? My husband is such a generous and warm-hearted person who does not want to see others suffer.

She knew it before she got married, so what position can she blame now?

Therefore, Zhou Qinglan just stood there silently, neither helping nor expressing any opinions on either side.

"Mother, stop scolding him. The kid has been brought back. What's the use of scolding the boss?

Just take it back and keep it, thinking it is to accumulate blessings for Xiping's unborn child. "

At this time, Sheng Liancheng couldn't sit still on the kang, so he came out of the room and spoke to Zhang Shuzhen.

When Zhang Shuzhen heard this, she immediately lost her temper. Yes, she had taken the child back, how could she throw it out? Isn't that committing evil and causing harm?

"You, you, I've really made you so worried." Zhang Shuzhen glared at her son fiercely.

"Child, come here, let grandma take a look." Zhang Shuzhen softened her tone and waved to Chen Feng next to Sheng Xiping, asking him to come over.

Chen Feng raised his head and looked at Sheng Xiping. Even though they had only been together for two or three days, Chen Feng had great trust in Sheng Xiping.

"Go on, grandma is nice and won't scold you." Sheng Xiping smiled and pushed Chen Feng forward.

"Call grandma and grandpa, that's aunt."

Chen Feng took a few steps forward and knelt down in front of Sheng Liancheng and Zhang Shuzhen.

"Hello grandpa, hello grandma. My name is Chen Feng. My uncle picked it up. I can't remember where my home is."

As soon as he said a few words, the child's tears fell.

The words were taught by Sheng Xiping on the way back, but the feelings came from Chen Feng's heart.

He left his mother when he was only eight years old and followed Sheng Xiping so far. Where is his home? what is it call? He doesn't even know.

If his parents don't come to pick him up in the future, he won't even know how to get home. When he thought of this, the child couldn't help crying.

Zhang Shuzhen is the most soft-hearted. When she sees this, how can she be angry again? He quickly picked up Chen Feng.

"Oh, look at this pitiful child. Whose parents are so cruel that they just leave their children outside?"

In these days, many children are thrown away if they cannot afford to raise them, but most of them are girls, and few boys are unwanted.

"Okay, okay, don't cry. Now that you've come to grandma's house, it will be your own home from now on. Tell grandma what you want to eat and what you want to do."

Zhang Shuzhen cried out to Chen Feng and immediately recognized the child without any rules.

At this time, Zhou Qinglan also came forward and touched Chen Feng's bald head.

"I am your uncle's wife, you call me auntie. Just follow us from now on."

Zhou Qinglan looked at Chen Feng carefully. He was so thin that he would cry when he saw him. He must have been thrown away because his family couldn't afford it.

Poor child, now that he's here, let's just keep him. What can we do?

"Xiping, do you know how old this child is?" Zhou Qinglan asked.

The child seems to be five or six years old, but the child speaks very sensible and does not look like a six-year-old, so Zhou Qinglan asked this.

"He said he was eight years old. You see he is thin and small. I guess it is caused by long-term deprivation of food and malnutrition.

But this kid is very smart and sensible, which is quite rare. "The daughter-in-law asked, and Sheng Xiping quickly answered.

"Hey, he's eight years old. He should be of school age. When school starts in a few days, I'll take him to school and register him for first grade.

No matter where the child is from, he or she must learn to read and write when he or she reaches a certain age, otherwise he or she will become blind in the future. "

Zhou Qinglan is a teacher. Due to occupational diseases, when she heard that she was eight years old, she remembered that her child should go to school.

"Well, that's what I think too, isn't it before I have time to discuss it with you?

Regardless of whether it is our child or a child picked up, he must be allowed to study when he needs to study. This is an important matter. "Sheng Xiping nodded quickly and smiled.

"Okay, don't worry about studying or not. Let's go into the house and talk slowly. How can anyone stand in the yard and chat?"

Sheng Liancheng coughed and called everyone into the room.

Just like that, Zhang Shuzhen hugged Chen Feng and walked into the house one step behind Sheng Liancheng.

Sheng Xiping stepped forward, took Zhou Qinglan's hand, and they entered the house side by side.

Sheng Xitai, Sheng Yunfang and others were also very curious about Chen Feng's arrival.

Just now they were lying at the door and on the windowsill, looking out, but they didn't dare to make a sound.

When they saw their parents, brother and sister-in-law leading a little boy in, Sheng Xitai and the others quickly sat down obediently.

"Xiao Feng, let me tell you, these are your second uncle, third uncle, fourth aunt, fifth aunt, and sixth uncle."

When Zhang Shuzhen walked into Wang's house with her child in her arms, she had already touched Chen Feng's skinny little body. Zhang Shuzhen also felt very sorry for this child.

How long did you have to be hungry to make your child so hungry? It is estimated that if Sheng Xiping had not brought the child back, he would have starved to death one day.

Forget it, since we can meet her, it can be regarded as fate. If you can support her, just support her.

Just like what the old man said, Quan should be accumulating blessings for his unborn grandson.

"Listen, all of you, this is the child of our relatives, sent to live in our house.

From today on, you have a nephew. I warn you, you are not allowed to bully Xiaofeng. If someone bullies him outside, you must protect him. "

Zhang Shuzhen looked at Sheng Xitai and others and solemnly announced.

"I got it, Mom, don't worry, my nephew will be under my control from now on. If anyone dares to bully my nephew, just watch how I whip him and that'll be it."

Sheng Xitai patted his chest and said generously.

He is the youngest in the family, and he has always been looking forward to having a younger brother or sister who he can take care of, but this wish has never been realized.

Now that there is no younger brother but a nephew, and the age difference between the two is not too big, Sheng Xitai is always happy.

"Okay, this is what you said, then Xiaofeng will be left to you from now on."

Zhang Shuzhen looked at her youngest son and couldn't help but smile and nod.

That's the rare thing about his children, they are all good-hearted and don't have any bad intentions.

"Yunfang, Yunfei, hurry up and pack up the food. It's already this time. Your elder brother and Xiaofeng must be hungry. Let's eat quickly."

Zhang Shuzhen asked Chen Feng to sit on the edge of the Kang, then turned around and led her daughter and daughter-in-law to pack the food.

The meal in the evening was quite simple. There was a pot of stewed beans and potatoes, with two-sided pancakes stuck to the edge of the pot.

When the time comes and the heat is almost done, I open the pot, shovel the pancakes into the rice bowl, and then put the stewed beans and potatoes underneath into two straw hat basins, and bring them to the table in the back room.

Add a small bowl of mixed cucumbers, a large plate of steamed eggplants, and a bowl of steamed egg sauce, and it's dinner.

Zhang Shuzhen invited Chen Feng to get on the kang and sit next to her. Sheng Xiping and Zhou Qinglan sat on the edge of the kang on one side of the table.

Others are still the same as before, with no change.

"Xiao Feng, you eat hard, you can eat whatever you want, don't be embarrassed.

Today, Nai didn't know you were coming, and she didn't prepare any good food or food. Wait until tomorrow, and tomorrow Nai will make dumplings for you. "

As Zhang Shuzhen spoke, she put a lot of beans and meat slices into Chen Feng's bowl.

The bean stew is too oily and not tasty. Shengjia's has a lot of oil, including bacon and other things.

When making stew in the evening, Zhang Shuzhen cut some bacon into it.

At this moment, I happened to pick three or four pieces and put them all in Chen Feng's bowl.

If left alone, most of the meat would end up in Sheng Xitai's bowl.

But today a little one came to the house. Sheng Xitai seemed to have grown up all of a sudden. He was not jealous of Chen Feng at all. On the contrary, Sheng Xitai also gave Chen Feng a piece of meat.

"Xiao Feng, if you eat more meat, you will grow taller and stronger. Look at you, you are so skinny, you can be blown away by the wind. This is not possible."

Sheng Xitai looked at Chen Feng's thin little arms and curled his lips. This guy is as skinny as a stick. He shouldn't be bullied when he goes out, right?

Chen Feng had been following Sheng Xiping these days and finally had enough to eat.

Of course, the food outside is mediocre, mainly to fill the stomach, and Sheng Xiping doesn't have time to take his children to restaurants to eat big fish and meat, just for one bite.

So when Leng Buding arrived at Sheng's house, he saw the oily pancakes and the shiny and fragrant meat in the bowl. To say that Chen Feng wasn't greedy would be a lie.

But this kid was really sensible and quickly gave the meat in the bowl to Sheng Liancheng, Zhang Shuzhen and Zhou Qinglan.

"Grandpa, grandma, you eat it. Auntie has a little brother, so he can eat it too. I'll just take one piece."

Uncle said, I have been hungry for a long time, I can't eat anything too oily, it can't hold oil and water, so I have to raise it slowly. "

"Hey, tell me, this kid is so rare.

Oops, okay, please eat this piece of meat. My grandson gave it to you, so you must eat it. "

When Sheng Liancheng heard the child's words, he was very happy and hurriedly ate the meat in the bowl.

"My dear, let's buy some meat and make dumplings tomorrow. We must make dumplings to celebrate the arrival of my eldest grandson."

Sheng Liancheng came from a difficult time, and he often received help from others when he was struggling outside. Therefore, the principle he has always believed in is that when he encounters difficulties, he should help whenever he can.

Under the influence of Sheng Liancheng, the children of the Sheng family also had this idea, so Sheng Liancheng was not surprised when Sheng Xiping brought back a child, and he quickly accepted it.

Especially since little Chen Feng was so smart and sensible, he was particularly loved by others, so Sheng Liancheng really regarded this child as his own junior.

At Sheng Liancheng's age, he likes children the most, but the bastards in the family have grown up, and they are all naughty and do not cause trouble.

Even Sheng Xitai, now that he is older, runs out all the time and seldom sticks to Sheng Liancheng.

Sheng Liancheng felt empty in his heart. Now that a little grandson was here, he looked at Chen Feng with growing curiosity.

"Well, I have to make dumplings, just wait." Zhang Shuzhen agreed with a smile.

The two-sided pancake is golden in color, and the side next to the pot is hard and a little crispy. It has a salty taste and a burnt aroma. It is always delicious when you take a bite.

Bean stewed with potatoes has a lot of oil and water in it, and the seasoning is also heavy. It is rich and fragrant.

Cucumbers just picked from the vegetable garden are chopped with a knife and seasoned with minced garlic, salt, vinegar, etc. It tastes sweet and sour, fragrant and crisp.

The eggplant is steamed, torn apart, and dipped in some steamed egg sauce. The aroma of the sauce is mixed with the sweetness of the eggplant, and it's addictive to eat.

Although it is just farm food, the people who cook it are careful and the food is delicious.

Coupled with the large family members, talking and laughing together, this atmosphere cannot be compared to that in a hotel.

Chen Feng had never experienced such a scene before, and he felt that there was an indescribable warmth in such a family.

He liked the atmosphere very much and felt that this was what home was like.

Chen Feng was still young. He was always hungry before and his appetite was not that big.

And he also remembered Sheng Xiping's advice not to overeat and to eat slowly, so he only ate half a pancake and some vegetables for dinner, and he felt full.

"Oh, this kid's appetite is not good, he can't compare with Lao Liu.

My child, this is our own home. You don’t have to be embarrassed to eat. Eat when you need to eat and drink when you need to. Don’t act like an outsider. "

Sheng Liancheng looked at it and couldn't help but frown. This small amount of food was like feeding a cat. How can it be okay to eat such a small amount when the child is growing?

"Dad, it's okay. He can't eat too much at once and needs to adjust slowly.

Later, I asked someone to prescribe two medicines for him to adjust his spleen and stomach, and he gradually recovered. "Sheng Xiping answered on the other end.

After hearing what his son said, Sheng Liancheng nodded, "Yes, that's right. Don't be anxious."

He just felt distressed when he saw his child become so thin, and wished that he could eat more and gain weight quickly.

But what my son said makes sense. People who have been hungry for a long time have a shrunken stomach. They cannot eat too much at once, as it will easily burst.

"Okay, Xiaofeng, from now on you will stay at home, don't think about anything, eat well, grow taller, and study hard.

Tonight, you can live with grandpa and grandma. "

The Sheng family has three kang beds, and Sheng Xiping and his wife live in the west room. Chen Feng must not be allowed to disturb them.

The three brothers Sheng Xi'an lived on the northern kang, and the couple Sheng Liancheng and his two girls lived on the southern kang.

Sheng Liancheng was very fond of Chen Feng and wanted Chen Feng to live with them in Nankang.

"Dad, let Xiaofeng live with us in Beikang. I like him and I want to live with Xiaofeng."

Unexpectedly, Sheng Xitai spoke over there. He looked at Chen Feng and planned to live with Chen Feng.

"Okay, it's up to you. Let Xiaofeng live on Beikang. My dear, you can find a bedding later."

Sheng Liancheng laughed when he heard this.

He was originally worried that the gangsters in the family would not accept Xiaofeng, especially the sixth one. He was used to being the best all day long, and he might not be able to adapt to someone younger than him suddenly.

Unexpectedly, this kid like Lao Liu is quite sensible and takes care of Xiaofeng everywhere, which is good.

After dinner, the family got together and chatted for a while. Sheng Liancheng and others had to ask about Sheng Xiping's meeting.

Sheng Xian and the others wanted to know what the provincial capital was like and how prosperous it was.

Sheng Xiping told his family what he had seen and heard, and along the way, he also shared all the things he bought for his family.

These days, everything requires tickets, and those that don't require tickets are too expensive. Sheng Xiping couldn't bear to spend so much money, so he just bought a few things, mostly clothes and fabrics.

"Oh, by the way, I bought two sets of self-study books on mathematics, physics and chemistry from the scrap collection station. I sent them back through the post office. I estimate it will take five or six days to arrive.

Waiting for the book to come back, the second child, the third child, and the wife, you all can read it when you have time. "

The first college entrance examination was resumed in 1977, so there are only two years left, so you must plan ahead.

There has been no college entrance examination in these years, and the content students learn tends to be practical and low-difficulty. It is not tested at all during the college entrance examination.

With the intelligence of the Sheng family, as long as they thoroughly understand the book, they can get into a similar school.

"Boss, why are you buying that book when you have nothing to do? There is no college entrance examination anymore. They all have to become educated youth after graduation.

Our forest farm has not recommended many people to go to university for several years. "

When Sheng Liancheng heard this, he sighed. It was not that he meant to blame Sheng Xiping, but that he could not see the future of studying.

Sheng Liancheng and his wife were uneducated and wanted their children to have a bright future, so no matter how difficult the family was, they provided for their children to study.

But in these times and circumstances, where is the way out for studying? Aren’t those high school graduates going to the mountains to become educated youth?

So in Sheng Liancheng's mind, it was enough to send his children to high school and get a high school diploma.

It would be great to be able to recruit workers to work in the future, but I don’t even dare to think about anything else.

“Dad, this policy can’t always be there.

Think about it, our country needs construction and development, and we need educated people. Reading is useful, sooner or later, the college entrance examination has to be resumed.

I want them to review in advance. If there is news one day, we won't be in trouble, right? "

Sheng Xiping has experienced it once, and of course he knows what the future will be like.

Therefore, he will let his brothers prepare in advance. When the time comes, they will be admitted to a good university, and that will be the true glory of their family.

"Okay, it won't cost much anyway. It's okay to let them read when you have time. It's better than going out all day long."

Zhang Shuzhen is open-minded. It is better for children to study than to go out and cause trouble.

"Huh? Dad, you still remember that the secretary of our forest farm was me, Uncle Su. His youngest son Su Jingsheng seems to be getting married soon."

While chatting, Sheng Xiping suddenly brought up the matter of Su Mingchang, the former secretary of Qianchuan Forestry Farm.

When Sheng Liancheng heard this, he was stunned for a moment, "You mean Secretary Su? Didn't he transfer to the Hongshi Forestry Bureau as the deputy director?

I remember that you had a pretty good relationship with his youngest son at the time. Since they moved away, they haven't contacted us. Why did you suddenly think of his family? "

Why did you suddenly remember it? Sheng Xiping smiled bitterly in his heart. He didn't just think of it suddenly, okay?

Ever since he received the notice that he was going to the provincial capital for a meeting, he had been thinking about it.

It's easy to drop by Chen Ruiqing's wife and children, and it's easy to spend some money to help out. Even if he takes Chen Feng away and persuades his family to accept it, it won't be a problem.

The only difficulty is that he has never met Chen Ruiqing in his life.

He kept saying that he had a life-long friendship with Chen Ruiqing. How could he keep this lie when he was waiting for Chen Ruiqing to pick up his son?

He thought hard along the way but couldn't find any good solution. However, after arriving in the province, Sheng Xiping had an idea when he saw the educated youth who also went to the meeting.

During the meeting, the forestry bureaus under the province's forestry system arranged for educated youth to go there.

These educated youths from the Forestry Bureau have nothing to do together. What else can they do except brag about how powerful and awesome the Forestry Bureau is?

Among them, the educated youth from the Hongshi Forestry Bureau mentioned that there are gold mines within the jurisdiction of their bureau, and the gold output is particularly large.

At that time, Sheng Xiping had an idea and suddenly remembered the Jiapigou Gold Mine. When I inquired about it, it turned out to be true.

Sheng Xiping suddenly remembered that Su Mingchang, the former secretary of the Qianchuan Forestry Farm, seemed to have been transferred to the Hongshi Forestry Bureau, so he hurriedly inquired.

As expected, that man knew Su Mingchang and his son, and was quite familiar with them, so the more they chatted, the closer they got.

Sheng Xiping inquired a lot about Su Mingchang and his son, especially Su Jingsheng.

When Su Jingsheng was at Qianchuan Forest Farm, he had a very good relationship with Sheng Xiping, no worse than Wang Jianshe and Chen Weiguo.

In 1973, the Hongshi Forestry Bureau was prepared to be established, and managers and cadres were transferred from other forestry bureaus to take up positions.

Su Mingchang had a strong relationship with him. After looking for someone to work with, he was transferred to the Hongshi Forestry Bureau as the deputy director, in charge of forestry operations.

Su Jingsheng is the youngest son of the Su family, one year older than Sheng Xiping. After arriving there, he directly recruited workers and became a worker.

I heard that Su Jingsheng is dating someone, and it seems that they will get married soon.

"Oh, I went to a meeting this time and met an educated youth from the Hongshi Forestry Bureau. I asked about Jing Sheng and said he was getting married.

I remember if our two families were still polite? When Lao Qiao was born, it was Aunt Su who took care of him.

Later, the old man got into trouble and almost died. Uncle Su gave our family a lot of money, arranged a car, and then sent the old man to the bureau hospital for treatment, right? "

Sheng Xiping frowned slightly and said thoughtfully.

"Yes, yes, that's what happened.

Oh, how old was Lao Liu back then? When I was less than one year old, I contracted pneumonia and had a fever that almost died.

It was with the help of you, Uncle Su and Aunt Su, that we sent Lao Liu to the Forestry Bureau Hospital for rescue and saved his life.

Oh, speaking of which, the Su family and his wife are the benefactors of our sixth son. "

When Sheng Xiping said this, Zhang Shuzhen also remembered it and said hurriedly.