The Little Widower (farming)

7

The arrival of the village chief was unexpected by Zhou Yuan. After thanking Aunt Sun, he put the noodle soup aside. It should be cold after he finished speaking.

"Zhou Yuan, are you eating?" The village chief looked at Zhou Yuan. The blue brick house had now taken shape, but Zhou Yuan still lived in a shed on one side, and the cow he bought was tied to the grass on the other side.

"Village Chief." Zhou Yuan was neither humble nor arrogant. He didn't even look at the two people behind the village chief.

"I heard them talk about what happened today. Is there any misunderstanding between them?"

"There is no misunderstanding, village chief." Zhou Yuan stood up, "My money didn't come from the strong wind, it came from me. The heads were chopped off one by one on the battlefield."

The village chief and Chen Simengzhu were stunned.

"I've seen how they work these days. They can urinate ten times and defecate three times in the morning, and drink water twelve times." Zhou Yuan's eyes were calm, "The wages I paid are pretty good. "Okay, you two can go see the doctor, this is not a small problem."

Chen Si and Meng Zhuzhu's faces turned red, and they pointed at Zhou Yuan and wanted to argue with him, but Zhou Yuan just took a step forward, their arrogance was so great. Naturally it will be destroyed.

The village chief still acted as peacemaker: "Zhou Yuan, I have already taught them a lesson about this matter. Just for my sake, let them work for a while. After all, we will all be a village in the future. Look up." You can't see it without looking down."

Zhou Yuan looked at the village chief. He took out a knife from one side. The knife had been cut and there were some gaps on the blade. When he saw the knife, it had a murderous look on it. " Village chief, this knife has been on the battlefield with me, and I have used it to cut off the heads of hundreds of foreigners. I have sacrificed my life to get the stable life I have today. "

Originally, according to the law, ordinary people were not allowed to have it. It's a weapon, but Zhou Yuan came back from the battlefield, and this sword also served him well, so he was allowed to take it away with him.

The village chief swallowed: "Yes, yes."

"I think Luohe Village is good, and I want to live here for a long time, but if things really don't go well, I can also go to the county government with my military merit. You can always seek justice for yourself by going to Fucheng, but it may not look good then, don't you think?"

Muramasagi nodded blankly: "Yes, that's the truth."

Zhou Yuan picked up the cold noodles . Pian Tang: "Village chief, stay here to have some food?"

The village chief quickly led the two people away, saying that he couldn't do anything. Zhou Yuan looked at them running away and sneered.

The bowl of noodle soup that Aunt Sun brought was too much. It looked like it was not a bowl but a small basin. Although the noodles were not fine white noodles and mixed with some grains, they tasted a bit rough, but the pumpkin was fried in lard. It tasted glutinous and oily, and with the addition of pepper, I drank a hot bowl and broke out in a sweat.

He washed the bowl, took the cow out to graze, waited until it got dark before returning home, and then knocked on the door of Aunt Sun's house with the bowl.

But what surprised him was that it was Chen Qinglai who opened the door today.

Chen Qing just opened the door and saw him, and immediately lowered his head. Just now, Aunt Sun said she wanted to go out for a walk and asked Chen Qing to wait at home.

"I'll return the bowl."

"Yeah." Chen Qing took the small basin from his hand without looking at him. Because he didn't pay attention, his hand accidentally touched the back of Zhou Yuan's hand, and he immediately retracted his hand: "I'll get you a bucket."

Zhou Yuan nodded.

Chen Qing put the basin back into the kitchen and moved the bucket to him without looking at him.

Zhou Yuan shrugged, picked up the bucket and left.

After Zhou Yuan left, Aunt Sun came back from outside. She saw Chen Qing standing at the door. The bucket beside the water tank was missing: "Has Zhou Yuan been here?"

Chen Qing: "Well, I gave him the bucket.

" There was nothing to do at night in the house. After the water tank was full, Chen Qing tidied up the yard, returned the chickens, ducks and geese to their cages, wiped his body with some cold water, and lay down on the bed.

It's almost May and the weather is neither cold nor hot. It's a comfortable time. Chen Qing will plan what he will do tomorrow before going to bed every night, and he falls asleep thinking about it.

The village is such a big place. The whole village knows what happened yesterday. Everyone in the village knows that Chen Si and Meng Zhuzi were driven away by Zhou Yuan. Even the village chief did not agree with Zhou Yuan.

In Luohe Village, it is the village chief's authority. No one can challenge the authority of the village chief. Even Chen Si and Meng Zhuzhu, who are somewhat close to the village chief, are walking sideways in the village. This is the first time that the village chief has been Below.

"I heard that Zhou Yuan was holding a knife and told the village chief that he had killed many people." Aunt Liu helped Aunt Sun wash the vegetables. She was the aunt who cut the grass with Aunt Sun that day. She spoke very carefully and spoke softly. He is unforgiving, sometimes petty, and when things really go wrong, he is softer than anyone else.

Aunt Sun raised her eyebrows: "Isn't that great? Don't some people just want to get some benefits from others just because they are foreigners?"

Chen Qing didn't speak, just chopping vegetables. He liked to listen to Aunt Sun talking to the villagers. aunts chatting.

"But this house was built very quickly. The basic appearance has been revealed. Isn't this more stylish than the village chief's house?" Aunt Liu's words were full of envy. "As soon as this house is built, the matchmaker will have to decorate the threshold of the house. Break it."

Chen Qing stopped cooking for a moment, then took a deep breath and continued to flip the spatula in his hand.

"Isn't that what it should be? A blue-brick house, a big scalper, no mother-in-law to take care of her, and a very talented person." Aunt Sun's voice was calm, "In such a family, who has a lucky brother or sister to marry? Go in."

Aunt Liu was a little regretful because her daughter had already been married off.

Aunt Sun didn't have any idea: "Good luck also belongs to other people's families."

Aunt Liu was afraid that Aunt Sun would think of sad things again, so Aunt Liu changed the subject.

Although there are two less workers, the progress on Zhou Yuan's side is much faster than when those two people were still there. Just before the hottest summer in Luohe Village comes, Zhou Yuan's house has already been It's almost fixed.

There is only one last step left, to install the beams and roof tiles.

According to the custom of Luohe Village, before the beams are put up, red cannons are hung and some grains are prepared to be mixed in and sprinkled on the beams.

Zhou Yuan's family was very lively during the Liang Liang Festival. Even Chen Qing, who didn't like to go out, was dragged out by Aunt Sun to join in the fun. After the Liang Liang Liang, there wasn't that much work. Zhou Yuan didn't plan to hire anyone else to do it, so he did it all by himself. , so he paid wages to everyone, including Chen Qing's family, and he slowly did the rest of the work himself, which wasn't much.

Chen Qing looked at the solid brick house with envy in his eyes. When the auspicious time came, the sound of firecrackers was deafening. Zhou Yuan stood on the high beam, holding a basin in his hand, which he borrowed from Chen Qing's family. .

There were some peanuts, dried beans, etc. in the basin, as well as a few candies wrapped in oil paper, a few scattered copper plates, and some torn red paper.

After the firecrackers were set off and the village elders sang auspicious words, Zhou Yuan poured the contents of the basin down with a stupefied face. The excited children were clapping their hands happily and picking up peanuts on the ground. If they were lucky, If you are good, you can also pick up copper coins and candies.

Aunt Sun also bent down, picked up a handful of peanuts from the field in front of her, and then handed them to Chen Qing's hands.

Chen Qing peeled one open and ate one, and then quietly said to Aunt Sun: "Mom, if we come here today, will we be criticized?"

After all, they carry filial piety with them.

Aunt Sun sighed, Chen Qing was good at everything, but he was too thoughtful.

"Don't you care when you see Zhou Yuan? If you care, he will borrow things from our house?"

Chen Qing nodded and stopped worrying about this matter. Then he was still a little uncomfortable with so many people, so he I spoke to Aunt Sun and returned home.

He was holding a sewing basket and sitting on the edge of the bed, thinking about what the shopkeeper said when he went to town earlier, what kind of handkerchiefs people like nowadays.

Love, love, how to express it on a veil?

Chen Qing thought for a while but had no idea, so he simply stopped doing it. At this time, Aunt Sun called him at the door and said that she and Aunt Liu were going to cut chicken grass.

Chen Qing agreed. He watched Aunt Sun leave and found that the excitement next door had not dissipated. In addition to many children, there were also some unmarried brothers and girls at home who were willing to talk to Zhou Yuan for a while.

Chen Qing turned his head and looked around, and found that the tall shadow in the crowd seemed to glance in his direction. Chen Qing's heart jumped, and then he quickly turned his head and returned to the room.

The sun was gradually setting, and Chen Qing picked all the last crops of wild vegetables from the vegetable field. The weather was getting hotter, and it was no longer the season for wild vegetables to grow. After eating this meal, he was waiting for next year.

People don't have much appetite when the weather is hot, so it's more comfortable to cook some refreshing dishes.

As soon as Chen Qing put the hot water on, there was a familiar knock on the door three times.

He wiped his wet hands on his clothes, leaving two palm prints. He opened the door and saw Zhou Yuan standing at the door holding a basin.

Chen Qing still didn't look at him and just took the basin from his hand.

"Thank you." Zhou Yuan said in a low voice.

Chen Qing shook his head, raised his head a little, and then lowered it quickly: "It's okay."

After saying that, he closed the door and found that the basin contained a handful of peanuts, a handful of beans, two pieces of candy and two coins. .

Chen Qing raised his head and only saw Zhou Yuan's leaving figure. His hand was placed on the candy wrapped in oil paper. His heart felt a little sour, and he felt a little bit sour that he couldn't even describe.

When Aunt Sun came back from cutting the grass, she saw Chen Qing standing at the door holding a basin: "A Qing, what are you doing?"

Chen Qing then realized and showed the basin to Aunt Sun: "The neighbor came to return the basin. "

Aunt Sun looked at the things in the basin and nodded: "This Zhou Yuan is a good person."

Chen Qing did not comment. He was not familiar with Zhou Yuan, but Aunt Sun often went there to deliver food to Zhou Yuan, so she did. She would pull Zhou Yuan to tell her some things about the military camp, mostly to hear about Meng Tao.

Zhou Yuan would be very patient every time and rack his brains to talk about some things in the military camp, but not everything was about Meng Tao. They were not that familiar with each other.

But with these, Aunt Sun is already very satisfied.

Aunt Sun was getting older and had bad teeth. She gave all the candy to Chen Qing and peeled a few peanuts to eat herself, but she couldn't eat dinner anymore.

The wild vegetables made by Chen Qing are delicious, but it's hot and he can't eat too much. He has long been accustomed to cooking more for dinner. After all, Zhou Yuan delivers a lot of vegetables every day. If he can't finish it at noon, Chen Qing will cook it at night. .

When Aunt Sun saw the separately stir-fried cabbage and meat slices and three hot steamed buns, she knew they were for Zhou Yuan.

Chen Qing was a little panicked, afraid that Aunt Sun would think too much: "There are leftover dishes from lunch, so I..."

"I didn't tell you, I'll send it to him later."

Chen Qing took a sip of hot water and said nothing . say.

The summer night gradually began to wear on people. Chen Qing opened some windows and the night breeze blew in, blowing away the boredom and heat in the room, and Chen Qing slowly fell asleep.

It's just that Chen Qing has always been a light sleeper, and the slightest noise can wake him up. In the night that should be completely silent, there are more rustling sounds.

Chen Qing opened his eyes.