The Little Widower (farming)

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Sun Kang had a bad experience in Luohe Village. There was still an earthy smell in his mouth. He pouted for a long time, but the smell still lingered.

The Sun family lives in Nanzhuang Village, which is not too far away from Luohe Village. Nanzhuang Village is not as wealthy as Luohe Village. The Sun family is a big family, and their lives are tight.

That day in town, they heard that all the people who had been drafted had returned. Although they had not contacted the married Sun Cui for so many years, they were afraid that she would come to borrow money again. Sun Kang had also paid attention to Luo What happened in Kawamura.

So they knew that the conscripts had returned, and that Meng Tao had died in battle and received a pension of ten taels of silver.

The old lady of the Sun family is the one who speaks out now. The old lady of the Sun family used to be a wealthy family, so everyone in the family respects her.

"The boss is back?" Mrs. Sun is now fifty-seven years old. Although she lives in poverty, she is in good spirits and does not look old at all.

Old Mrs. Sun gave birth to four children. Aunt Sun and Sun Cui were the third eldest. The other three were all men. Except for Sun Cui who was married, the other three brothers did not separate their families. There were many people in the family and they still lived together.

Sun Kang looked resentful: "Mom, that Sun Cui is so abominable!" He looked at the room full of people of all sizes surrounding him, as well as his son who was full of expectations, and lowered his head.

He told everything that happened in Luohe Village today, except that he didn't mention the fact that he was picked up by Zhou Yuan and fed dirt: "She said it in an unpleasant way. She must be still angry about what happened back then."

Old Mrs. Sun was energetic Very good, but there were ravines on his face and a fierce look on his face: "Did she really do this?"

Sun Kang nodded: "Mom, she was full of resentment in her words, and she refused to take out the money easily."

"This Damn it! If she had listened to us, how could she have ended up like this! She still had the guts to be resentful of me! Boss, second child, come with me tomorrow, I still don't believe it!"

Second child Sun Qi said, "Start tomorrow! It's time to farm. If she wants us to help with the farm work, we have to do it for her money. Why don't we go in a few days? Dawei's wedding is not scheduled for September anyway, so there is still some time."

Sun Kang looked at the house . The youngest brother in the house came to mind: "Mom, you still remember that Sun Cui bought a brother to be Meng Tao's husband, right?"

Mrs. Sun nodded.

"I think that brother looks pretty good." After saying this, Sun Kang was glared at by his husband.

"I mean, since he was bought by Sun Cui, and Meng Tao left on the day he was bought back, that means he hasn't been touched yet. If he is sold again, he will definitely be able to sell it. Good price..."

Old Mrs. Sun nodded: "You have a good idea, but is that guy really good-looking?"

Sun Kang nodded quickly: "He is very small, but there is not a lot of meat where he should be. "

This time Sun Kang's husband really couldn't hold back and grabbed his ear: "Sun Kang!"

"Okay, what a fuss is going on in front of the child!" Mrs. Sun frowned. , "I remember that there is a family called the Luo family in Fucheng. Mr. Luo's favorite is his little brother. If that brother is really like what you said, he can be sold for a good price, but are you sure? Chu'er?"

"Probably."

Chu'er is still different from the husband who has been through the human affairs, and Sun Kang really didn't notice it in that brother.

"Then let's make a deal. Next time we go to his house, we will get the money and tie up the guy. Remember to find his identity." Old Mrs. Sun frowned and thought, "The Fourth Brother and Ah Wei will also go together. "

Chen Qing in Luohe Village didn't know what was going to happen. He and Aunt Sun went for a walk in their cornfield and decided to harvest corn from tomorrow. Their family has a lot of mountainous land, so the best way to transport it down the mountain is The hardest.

"Let's start early tomorrow morning." Aunt Sun said, "Go early, it will be too uncomfortable to work under the sun."

Chen Qing nodded. They have been working like this for the past few years, and this year should be no different. of.

At the beginning of the next day, Chen Qing and Aunt Sun got up. They didn't make breakfast. They carried water bladders and steamed cakes last night in their backpacks and baskets. The chickens in the village didn't even start to crow, and they were already out. door.

The edges of corn leaves are sharp, and the skin will feel painful and itchy after being rubbed. Chen Qing can do other tasks quickly, but harvesting corn makes him find it very difficult.

It was still dark and the road up the mountain was not easy to walk. Chen Qing staggered several times before finally reaching their place on the mountain.

The two of them sat down and ate the pancakes, but because they got up too early, neither of them had much appetite, so they just took a few bites and started to work. Chen Qing had a knife on his waist, breaking off the corns and then cutting them The stalks are cut and dried to make firewood.

He and Aunt Sun were working together. He worked a little slower than Aunt Sun, and soon fell behind her.

Until the sun gradually rose and the birds in the forest began to chirp, Chen Qing's neck and face were scratched by corn leaves, which made him feel a little itchy. He scratched them with his hands.

The land on the mountain is not too big, and Chen Qing plans to pick it all three or four times and take it home.

"Mom, you can just carry the basket for a while, and I will come over and pick up the rest." Chen Qing sat on the ground and drank water. He had no appetite for food and just wanted to drink water.

"Okay." Aunt Sun is not trying to be brave. She had a waist problem a while ago and she doesn't dare to exert force rashly. If she gets injured again and collapses on the bed, it will be harmful to others. "You run more times and don't dress up every time."

"Yeah."

"The village is a good place for walking. I'll ask Zhou Yuan to borrow an ox cart, and we can finish it in one or two trips." Aunt Sun said to herself.

This piece of land was harvested at sunrise. Aunt Sun picked up a basket of corn and helped Chen Qing put the corn into the baskets. However, each basket was not full, fearing that it would be too difficult for Chen Qing to pick it up.

When preparing to go down the mountain, Aunt Sun folded the handkerchief again and put it on Chen Qing's shoulders.

At this season of every year, Chen Qing's shoulders suffer.

Aunt Sun carried the basket on her back and went down the mountain. Chen Qing took a deep breath and picked up two baskets of corn with a pole.

It was heavier than he thought, but it was not unbearable.

"A Qing, walk slowly, take a rest when you are tired."

"Hey, I know."

Chen Qing's face was suppressed, and the road down the mountain was not easy to walk, so he had to take every step firmly.

The weight of the two baskets of corn was still too heavy for Chen Qing, so he rested several times on the way home.

Chen Qing was almost exhausted when he got home, but this was just his first trip.

Aunt Sun still wanted to share some of the burden for him, so she went up the mountain with him with her backpack on her back, whatever she could do to help.

When they came back for the second round, Li Xin was already sitting in their yard helping to tear open the corn husks without throwing them away. After drying, it was very convenient to use to start a fire.

There was water hanging on the table, and Li Xin had already torn out a lot of corn.

"Li Xin? Why are you here so early?" Chen Qing rushed to the table to drink water, and then spoke to Li Xin after drinking.

"I'm fine at home. I'm here to help you." Li Xin also brought his six-year-old brother Li Jingtong, who was rolling in corn husks.

Li Jingtong's name was given by Li Xin's maternal grandfather, and he seemed out of place among the Gou Dan Gou Sheng in the village, so Li Xin's father gave him another nickname: Niu Niu.

"Niu Niu is here too." Aunt Sun liked children very much, so she took a candy bar from the house and gave it to Niu Niu. This candy was what Zhou Yuan gave to Chen Qing last time. Chen Qing gave it to Aunt Sun, but Aunt Sun never wanted to part with it. eat.

"Thank you, Auntie." Niu Niu was very good, sitting in a pile of corn husks and eating sweets.

After Chen Qing rested for a while, he went to pick the remaining corn. He calculated in his mind that in two more trips, he would be able to finish picking.

Aunt Sun still wanted to follow, so Li Xin stood up and said, "Aunt, I'll go with him. Your waist is not good. Help me look after the cows at home. I'll go with him."

Aunt Sun thought for a while and agreed.

Li Xin insisted on helping Chen Qing carry the basket. When she was passing by the door of Zhou Yuan's house, she happened to see Zhou Yuan walking out of the door.

After Aunt Sun's previous persuasion, Chen Qing was finally able to get along with Zhou Yuan in a calm manner, and Chen Qing accepted Zhou Yuan's help to their family on weekdays.

Zhou Yuan looked at the pole on Li Xin's body. He knew Chen Qing's character. What he could do by himself would definitely not be done by others. But at this moment, Chen Qing was empty-handed, which was strange.

He went around his field in the morning and didn't meet Chen Qing picking corn.

"Going out?"

Chen Qing nodded.

At this time, Li Xin moved closer to Chen Qing and put his hand on Chen Qing's shoulder. Chen Qing's shoulder was already red and swollen. The moment Li Xin put it on, Chen Qing hissed.

"Chen Qing's family is harvesting corn. His land is on the mountain. He needs to pick the corn back." Li Xin said, "He has already picked it three times. I just saw that his shoulders were swollen."

Chen Qing pulled Li Xin . sleeves.

Zhou Yuan hummed, came out of his yard, and took the pole from Li Xin's shoulder: "I'll pick the rest for you."

"Hey, you, no need, I can do it myself..."

Chen Qing replied. Before he finished speaking, he saw Li Xin holding her stomach: "Aqing, I have a stomachache. You go first, I'll be back in a while..."

Chen Qing couldn't stop Li Xin by shouting, so he could only bite the bullet and walk in front. .

Fortunately, there was no other family's land on the hillside of their home. Otherwise, I don't know what would happen in the village if they saw Zhou Yuan helping his family pick corn.

The same goes for Li Xin, why is her stomach hurting now?

"Are you tired of carrying water up the mountain?"

"Huh?" Chen Qing was a little stunned, and then said, "You're not tired, I haven't even filled it yet."

Chen Qing had never thought that this section of the road was so long. After going up the mountain, He silently put the corn into the basket and stopped when it was almost full.

Zhou Yuan saw that there wasn't much left, so he said, "Aren't you going to pack it all? Do you have to make another trip?"

"Too many..."

"I should be stronger than you." Zhou Yuan put the remaining corn in his mouth. Everything was put into the basket, and those that couldn't be put into the basket carried by Chen Qing.

Then he picked it up effortlessly, and Chen Qing had to put the basket on his back. The moment he picked it up, pain hit his shoulders. He grimaced, sighed, and then followed Zhou Yuan's footsteps.

Just harvest the remaining corn stalks in the afternoon.

He followed Zhou Yuan not too far or too close, watching his vigorous steps and praying that no one could see them at this moment.

But I don't know why, but I feel a little secretly happy.