The Little Widower (farming)

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Because there were too many people at the temple fair in the neighboring village, and there were many people from the same village, Zhou Yuan did not take them to the neighboring village, but chose to go to Huaiyuan Temple. On the first day of the new year, the incense in Huaiyuan Temple was also exuberant.

Qi Shuning sat next to Zhou Yuan, who was extremely incompatible with each other, but somehow the two of them still had something to say.

Li Xin and Chen Qing didn't care what they were talking about. He pulled Chen Qing, turned his back to them, and talked about them.

"I got married in a hurry. My parents just wrote a letter to my maternal grandfather's house. I estimate that my uncle will be here soon." Li Xin said, "My uncle will definitely quarrel with my father. "

Chen Qing often envied Li Xin, envied him for having a pair of loving parents and his maternal grandfather's family who loved him so much.

Chen Qing has never met anyone from his maternal grandfather's family. It seems that his younger father has no family. When his father left, their family fell apart.

"That's great, they love you." Chen Qing said.

"But with my mother here, there shouldn't be any quarrel." Li Xin smiled. His father was most afraid of his mother and would obey him in everything.

"Maybe when you get married, my mother will come and sit in the high hall." Li Xin smiled. He remembered that during the Chinese New Year, his mother specifically asked Zhou Yuan what they planned to get married.

Chen Qing just pursed his lips lightly.

There was also a temple fair in Huaiyuan Temple, which was more lively than the one in the neighboring village. Zhou Yuan wanted to leave them alone when he got there.

Qi Shuning grabbed the angry Li Xin and said, "I want to go to the temple to pay homage to Manjusri, but I'm not familiar with the way up the mountain. Please take me there."

Li Xin originally wanted to get angry with him, but she took him with her when she went out . Annoying, there are so many things going on at the moment, but seeing his pitiful look, he felt that the exam was still more important. He glared at Zhou Yuan: "Humph, you are killing the donkey, right?"

Zhou Yuan picked Mei, there is no one who knows them here. He is holding Chen Qing's wrist at this time: "After all, you are married to a scholar, and you can use idioms."

Li Xin went crazy, Qi Shuning quickly pulled him away: "Don't be angry Don't be angry, I'll be tired from climbing soon."

Seeing them walking away, Chen Qingcai looked at Zhou Yuan with some disapproval: "Don't keep yelling at Li Xin."

"I know," Zhou Yuan pulled him. , "Where are we going?"

Chen Qing shook his head. He stretched out his hand to rub his forehead: "My head is still a little dizzy. I seemed to be drunk last night. Did I lose my temper?"

Zhou Yuan decided to tell what Chen Qing said after he was drunk. It's all stuck in his stomach. If he really said it out, Chen Qing would probably really crawl into the cracks in the ground.

"No, you were very quiet when you were drunk, so my aunt asked you to go back to sleep."

Chen Qing was relieved, as long as he didn't lose his composure.

They had already visited this temple fair once, and there was really nothing new about it, so they decided to go to the temple to pay their respects.

"In April, I will ask my godmother to come to propose marriage. Then we will check the time and we will get married whenever it suits us." This was also the first time for Zhou Yuan to go to Huaiyuan Temple. Although there is a road up the mountain, it is also difficult to walk. .

Zhou Yuan walked beside him, lowering his head and talking to him about these things.

Chen Qing has been with him for a long time, but he is not like before. He blushes after saying a few words: "We still have to discuss it with mother."

Zhou Yuan nodded. He knew all Chen Qing's thoughts last night, and naturally he also knew that he had been pressing on him for a long time. The big stone on his chest was his guilt for Meng Tao and Aunt Sun.

Only when Aunt Sun bless him can he lighten his burden a little.

"Of course." Zhou Yuan also respected Aunt Sun very much. She gave Chen Qing a stable life. She also gave Chen Qing a wife's letter immediately after learning about Meng Tao's death. Although she had no relatives, she really regarded Chen Qing as her biological child. Child treatment.

In the future, Zhou Yuan will be willing to call her mother.

After a while, they climbed up to Huaiyuan Temple, but they had no intention of worshiping the Bodhisattva, but the mountain scenery was still worth seeing.

Chen Qing rarely had such a leisurely moment, so he walked around the road he walked last time, and saw the monk selling peace charms again. There were still so many people at his stall.

Zhou Yuan glanced at the stall and then at Chen Qing: "Were there so many people last time?"

Chen Qing blinked: "Fortunately, there are fewer."

"Wait for me." Zhou Yuan pressed him shoulder, and walked quickly to the stall.

He was too tall and strong, so he quickly squeezed in front of the stall, paid the money and came out.

He put the peace talisman into the palm of Chen Qing's hand: "Today is the first day of the new year. I also hope that our Qing will be safe and sound in the future."

Chen Qing's nose felt sour. He put the peace talisman into his chest and then Then he smiled at Zhou Yuan.

Zhou Yuan rubbed his hair: "Keep walking."

Like last time, they had a vegetarian meal at Huaiyuan Temple. While eating, they met Li Xin and Qi Shuning again, and then went down the mountain together.

It was almost dark when we returned to the village. We sent Li Xin and Qi Shuning back to their homes first. When we got out of the car, we heard the two people discussing where to eat.

"Go back to your parents' house to eat? I don't want to do it." Li Xin's voice was lazy.

"How can you go back to your father's house on the first day of the Lunar New Year?" Qi Shuning said, "Don't I have to go back to my parents' house tomorrow."

Li Xin said, "Why don't we go back today? There is no need to get up early tomorrow morning."

They had already gone back today . After buying the gifts to take back to her parents' house, Qi Shuning is now carrying them.

Qi Shuning thought for a while and felt that what he said made sense. The two of them changed their route to Li Tiejiang's house without even opening the door. While walking on the road, Li Xin looked at Qi Shuning's back and felt that the book he read was not pedantic at all. .

When Chen Qing returned home, Aunt Sun was already back, and white smoke was already floating in the kitchen. He said something to Zhou Yuan and ran back home.

"You didn't come back until now after going out to play?" Aunt Sun asked without asking, "Have you eaten?"

Chen Qing shook his head: "We haven't eaten yet. We went to the temple fair with Li Xin and the others."

"I didn't meet you. "Aunt Sun is kneading dough.

"We are going to Huaiyuan Temple." Chen Qing washed his hands and took over the work in her hands.

Aunt Sun stepped aside and looked at Chen Qing's dress today: "I'd better buy more brightly colored clothes in the future. Ah Qing looks good in them."

Chen Qing quickly shook his head: "I have to work, not bright clothes."

" You knead it first, and I'll pick up some pea tips and cook the noodles, and I'll give Zhou Yuan a bowl later."

Chen Qing nodded.

The second day of the Lunar New Year is the time to return to her parents' home, but Aunt Sun has not been back for many years. In addition, she and them completely fell out last year, so there is no need to go back to her parents' home on the second day of the Lunar New Year.

Not to mention Chen Qing, where does he still have his natal family?

So they all stayed at home on the second day of the lunar new year. The weather had gotten much better since the New Year. It was no longer foggy all day long. In the afternoon, the warm sun was high. Chen Qing and Aunt Sun, each with a chair, were sitting in the yard. Basking in the sun is rare and leisurely.

After today, the village will start to celebrate the New Year, but their house is not lively at this time, because Aunt Sun is a widow. Apart from Li Xin, no one else comes to visit every year. I think this year, there will only be Zhou Yuan. exception.

"Does the village chief want to celebrate his birthday this year?" Chen Qing asked, yawning.

"Of course, doesn't it happen every year?" Aunt Sun touched her knees, "How can I receive gifts if I don't celebrate my birthday?"

Chen Qing rarely said what was in his heart: "I celebrate my birthday every year, and the banquet is not good. , and you still receive so much gift money."

Speaking of which, this is a tacit thing in Luohe Village. Every year on the sixth day of the Lunar New Year, the village chief will treat everyone in the village to a banquet to celebrate his birthday, but the banquet is very expensive. Sou Sou, every family has to give some gifts.

In the past, when Aunt Sun went to give gifts, the village chief's wife kept saying that she was a widow and would not let her go to the banquet.

Fortunately, Chen Qing could go at that time. He followed Li Xin. He didn't eat much, but he still had to bring some back to Aunt Sun. He was thin-skinned, but Li Xin was not afraid and helped Chen Qing every time.

"This year the village chief turns forty-five, which is half a year, so of course he has to do something big." Aunt Sun replied, "It's just the same as in previous years, just give us something. Our family is poor anyway, and no one can blame us. "

Chen Qing nodded. He looked at Aunt Sun's lap and felt that if there was a cat on her lap or a puppy lying at her feet, the house would be a lot more lively.

Sure enough, in the afternoon, the village chief's wife and her youngest son's husband, Zhang Ran, came to the door and said that the sixth day of the Lunar New Year would be the same as usual and invited them to come and have a fun time.

Aunt Sun pressed Chen Qing's hand, and without waiting for the village chief's wife to speak, she said: "Our family is still in the mourning period at the moment, so we won't come to bother you on the sixth day of the lunar month for fear of offending the village chief."

Zhang However, the way he looked at Chen Qing made Chen Qing feel weird. Although they had no intersection, when he looked at Chen Qing, Chen Qing always thought that he had robbed him of something.

The village chief's wife said something evasive, and then left for the yard of Zhou Yuan's house. From such a distance, Chen Qing could see the husband's joy, but unfortunately, they stood at the door of Zhou Yuan's house for a long time. No one came out.

Zhang Ran was a little frustrated and thought he could go to his house today.

Seeing Chen Qing's sad face, Aunt Sun thought he was still angry about what the village chief's family had done.

"Sometimes you have to speak well in situations." Aunt Sun patted him on the shoulder, "You will have to learn these things when you get married."

Chen Qing lowered his head: "But I didn't learn it before."

"Can it be the same? ? You had me before, now you have a small family of your own, do you still want me to help you with everything?" Aunt Sun disagreed, Ah Qing was good at everything, but he was too soft-tempered.

Chen Qing's eyes widened: "Isn't it possible?"

"You are the one getting married, not you and your mother." Aunt Sun smiled helplessly, "Is it possible that you are getting married and I still want to follow you? "

What if?"

Aunt Sun wanted to pry open Chen Qing's mind to see what he was thinking. She took a step back and said, if she were Chen Qing's biological mother, it would be normal for Chen Qing to have such thoughts, but to be honest Well, she actually had nothing to do with Chen Qing. As early as the day she went to the village chief to write a letter to let go of her wife, she had nothing to do with Chen Qing.

"Aqing, although Zhou Yuan said he doesn't mind, in fact, no man doesn't mind this matter." Aunt Sun could only be tempted, "Never say this in front of Zhou Yuan in the future. "

Ah? But he respects you very much." Chen Qing was puzzled.

"He respects me just because you call me mother." Aunt Sun took a deep breath, "Be obedient and don't have such thoughts in the future. Besides, our two families are so close to each other. You can come back and sit down when you have time." You can sit down."

Chen Qing said with a grimace, "But Li Xin got married, and they went back to Uncle Li's house to stay on the first night of the new year. Why can't I come back?"

"Then it's better not to get married." Qing said softly. After speaking, he raised his eyes and met Zhou Yuan who was walking through the door.

Chen Qing:......