The Little Widower (farming)

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After sending Li Xin away, Aunt Sun went to see Chen Qing. While watching, she said: "It's raining so hard. Fortunately, Zhou Yuan came to help me harvest corn. I really can't finish it all by myself." ."

But Aunt Sun didn't want to say anything to Chen Qing, and quickly urged him to take a shower and talk to Zhou Yuan herself.

Looking at the basket full of mushrooms in the room, he said to Zhou Yuan: "Come to our house for dinner tomorrow? You picked mushrooms last time, but they were all poisonous. A Qing and the others picked these and made them very good. "It's also very fresh."

"I don't necessarily have time tomorrow, I have to go to town," Zhou Yuan said, "Auntie, just leave some for me if you think of it."

Aunt Sun regarded him as her junior and said with concern. What are you going to do in the town?" "I want to do some work, so I go and take a look," Zhou Yuan said, "I'm really not good

at farming.

Empty?" Aunt Sun felt a little distressed, "It's not cost-effective to rent it out."

"If I don't rent it out, I might have to ask my aunt for help."

"Don't say that. It's no trouble."

Zhou Yuan thought of something and said goodbye to Aunt Sun. When Aunt Sun sent Zhou Yuan away, Chen Qing also jumped out. His clothes were not neatly dressed and were a little messy. Aunt Sun quickly put him away. Helped back to the room.

Unexpectedly, Zhou Yuan came back and stuffed a medicine bottle into Aunt Sun's hand.

It was too late, so Aunt Sun did not stay with Zhou Yuan, but went to give Chen Qing the medicine with the medicine bottle in hand.

In the dim light, Chen Qing saw the medicine bottle in Aunt Sun's hand, which was exactly the same as the medicine bottle that Li Xin gave him last time: "Mom, where did this come from?"

"Zhou Yuan just gave it to me. "Aunt Sun sat by the bed, rubbed the medicated oil in her palms to warm it, and then slowly rubbed it on Chen Qing's ankles.

Chen Qing looked at the medicine bottle and frowned. So the medicine Li Xin gave him last time was also given by Zhou Yuan? But Li Xin also said that he didn't like Zhou Yuan. Could this be Zhou Yuan's unrequited love? Do you want to use him, Li Xin's good friend, as a lobbyist for him?

After much deliberation, there was only one reason. After thinking about it, the ripples in Chen Qing's heart quietly disappeared.

Aunt Sun gave him warm rice in the pot, and Chen Qing took a few bites and fell asleep.

The next day Chen Qing got up. Fortunately, he didn't have any cold, but his feet were swollen. Aunt Sun rubbed his feet again before he went out.

Chen Qing had nothing to do at home and found a sewing basket on the bedside that he had not touched for a long time. He had not touched the needlework since the last time he sold handkerchiefs. The main reason was that what the shopkeeper said was a bit difficult to understand. If you don't embroider landscapes, flowers and birds, how can you embroider love affairs?

He looked at the plain white handkerchief in his hand and had no clue for a moment. He was worried about Li Xin again, thinking that Li Xin didn't like Zhou Yuan, but Zhou Yuan seemed to have a deep affection for Li Xin. Should he help Zhou Yuan? But Li Xin is his best friend, so he is really worried.

Half of July has already passed, and in a few days it will be the Mid-Autumn Festival. After the Mid-Autumn Festival, we will start to pay taxes. After paying the taxes, we will prepare for the new season of grain cultivation.

Farmers seem to have no free time. Chen Qing has been particularly anxious these days. Because he has sprained his ankle, he can't do anything. Aunt Sun does all the work at home. He wants to help but is always rejected. Aunt Sun held it down and said that if she moved now, it would be slower, and it would delay things even more during the autumn planting. So Chen Qing did not dare to move anymore and sat under the eaves of his own house.

Li Xin came here five days later, looking very energetic. When she saw Chen Qing, she started to complain: "Originally, I was fine in two days, but my parents refused to let me go out and kept me at home." Five days!"

"Uncle Li is right, it's better to keep it for two more days. After all, it's been raining." Chen Qing was sitting in the yard, with a sewing basket in his hand and a flower about to bloom on the white handkerchief. Flowers that don't bloom.

Li Xin tilted her head and looked at it for a while before asking, "Why can't this flower bloom?"

"I don't know either." Chen Qing laughed, "Maybe it looks better this way."

"It looks good." Li Xin admired it. After a while, I felt bored again and wanted to take Chen Qing out to play, but Chen Qing's feet were inconvenient, so I had to talk to Chen Qing about things at home.

"My father asked Qi Shuning to spend the Mid-Autumn Festival at my house this year. Where is your house?" Fortunately, what he was worried about did not happen, and Qi Shuning's sick man did not get sick.

Chen Qing replied: "It's still me and my mother, and we don't have any other relatives in our family."

Li Xin said in her heart that Zhou Yuan was a fool. At this time, she should say that she was alone and spend the reunion festival with them. Ah, how silly.

"Then you won't be able to go to the big fair in two days?" Li Xin glanced at Chen Qing's swollen feet and said, "It's all my fault. I wish I didn't let you go to the mountain."

Chen Qing knocked Li Xin on the head: "Don't talk nonsense."

In the next few days, Li Xin came over to talk to Chen Qing every day until there was a big gathering in the town.

Every year on August 12th, there is a big market in the town, selling everything. It is very lively. On that day, almost every household will go to this market, maybe buy some things needed for the festival. Maybe it's to buy some snacks for the kids, or maybe just to join in the fun.

In the past, Chen Qing and Aunt Sun were together. This year, Chen Qing's foot was injured, so Aunt Sun had to go alone. Aunt Sun was still a little worried, fearing that Chen Qing would have an accident at home alone. Chen Qing said with a smile that he could go anywhere. If there is an accident, just stay at home and nothing will happen.

It happened that Aunt Liu on the other side had already called her at the door, so she could only follow Aunt Liu.

After Aunt Sun left, Chen Qing jumped out of his room, sat in the yard, picked up his needle and thread and continued to embroider.

Everyone in the village seemed to have gone out. Chen Qing felt that the surroundings were eerily quiet. His heart was beating a little fast, and he pricked his finger while embroidering the handkerchief.

Feeling a little restless, Chen Qing held on to the wall and came outside the yard. He glanced at Zhou Yuan's house from a distance. The cows that were tied next to the house had also gone out, probably to join in the fun at the market.

Chen Qing returned to the yard and took a look at his ankle. The swelling had gone away and everything seemed fine. It was just a little painful to walk. He thought his foot would be fine after the Mid-Autumn Festival. .

The August sun was still a little bright, and Chen Qing sat under the eaves of his home, taking a nap.

When Chen Qing was about to fall into a deep sleep, he heard noisy footsteps outside the door and the sound of the door of his house being violently kicked open.

Chen Qing suddenly opened his eyes and saw Sun Kang, who had passed by on July 30th, walking in front. Behind him were several people, all of whom seemed to be his family members.

Still remembering the unpleasantness of the last meeting, Chen Qing was a little wary: "What are you doing here?"

"I just said that the person who bought it didn't know any etiquette." Sun Kang said, "Don't you even know how to call me uncle?"

followed. Along with Sun Kang were the other two brothers of the Sun family, as well as Sun Kang's son Sun Wei and Sun Kang's husband, and Sun Daniu, the son of the second eldest son of the Sun family.

Chen Qing stood up and took a step back: "Mom is not at home today."

"We are not here to find your mother." Sun Kang looked at Chen Qing's scared look, and then glanced at the five grown men and women on his side. A husband who has been doing farm work all year round thought that this would happen today.

He said to Sun Laoer: "Go to the house and find the deed. The two boys will tie him up with me."

"Okay."

Then all five people rushed towards Chen Qing. When Chen Qing saw something was wrong, he ran into his room despite his foot injury and leaned tightly against the thin door panel.

Sun Lao'er on the other side entered Aunt Sun's room, turned Aunt Sun's bed upside down, and finally found two documents-like things under the straw under the bed. Sun Lao'er was illiterate and confused. The ground was stuffed into his arms.

With this thing, it would be easier for them to sell Chen Qing.

Sun Kang's voice came through the door: "My sister bought you originally, but now that my nephew is dead, you are still shamelessly staying at my sister's house."

"I paid tribute to Meng Tao. I am the husband of the Meng family." Chen Qing's voice was trembling, "Mom will never sell me out again."

"That's because she was deceived by you. You just missed the little bit of Meng in her hand. Tao's pension, right?" Sun Kang kicked the door, "Don't worry, the place we have found for you is much better than this mountain village. If you go there, you will be treated like a young mistress."

Chen Qingcai didn't believe it . As he said, he blocked the door tightly: "This is my home, get out!"

"How dare a bought husband tell us to get out!" The third son of the Sun family was furious, "Big brother, get out of the way."

Then the three Three men hit the door together, and soon the thin door panel could not withstand the strength of the three men. The door was kicked open, and Chen Qing, who was blocking the door panel, was knocked to the ground by the force. He still wanted to run, but was killed by Sun Qing. Wei stepped on the injured ankle.

The bone-chilling pain made Chen Qing break out in a cold sweat. Sun Kang's husband took off the rope from his waist, tied up Chen Qing, and then found a cloth and blocked Chen Qing's mouth.

"Hurry up, it will be bad if someone comes soon."

Sun Laoer did not want to leave. He turned over Aunt Sun's room again, trying to find where Aunt Sun had hidden her money.

"If we find the money, let's take it. Others will only think that the husband took the money and ran away. Who will contact us." Sun Laoer finished searching Aunt Sun's room and then went to search Chen Qing's room.

Nothing was found in Aunt Sun's room, but some coins were found in Chen Qing's room.

Seeing that the delay was really long, Sun Kang said loudly: "Hurry up! It will be bad if someone comes back soon." He still remembered the tall man next to the house. If he came back, today's matter would not be possible.

So several people carried Chen Qing and headed out to the front door of his house. They walked very quickly, as if they had never been here before.

Chen Qing kept struggling. Seeing that he was getting further and further away from home, his heart was filled with sadness. Ever since he settled down, he had never thought of leaving this home.

How to save yourself? Chen Qing thought a little desperately.