The Little Widower (farming)

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On August 15th, they stopped in a small town and took a break to admire the bright moon.

But before looking at it for a while, Chen Qing fell asleep leaning on Zhou Yuan's shoulder. Zhou Yuan didn't look at the moon anymore. He was a rough man and didn't know what was good about the moon. He might as well look at it more while he had this time. Look at Chen Qing.

Chen Qing didn't know that Zhou Yuan had been watching him most of the night and still rubbing his eyes when he woke up the next day. Zhou Yuan thought about it and simply changed to a carriage in the town, otherwise it would be dangerous for Chen Qing to sleep while riding.

I don't know why, but Chen Qing, who has always been frugal, agreed. Maybe it was because Zhou Yuan didn't sleep well when he held him while riding.

With the carriage, Zhou Yuan bought him a lot of snacks to put in the car. However, Chen Qing didn't want snacks. Instead, Chen Qing bought a lot of snacks called jujube cake, a specialty of this town.

The journey went smoothly. On the third day of September, they finally arrived at the county town to pick up the things Meng Qi and the others had left behind. After asking again, they found out that Meng Qi had gone out again, but this time he was taking his wife with him. .

Meng Shuanzi returned to the village. After all, he still had to deal with Qin Xia's affairs, and maybe there would be a happy event in the near future.

When they returned to the village, the village had changed a lot. When they left, the second round of seedlings had just been planted, and it was all green. When they came back, the ears of grain had grown out, and the seedlings had turned yellow.

Yellow means a good harvest in autumn.

The horse stopped at the gate of the courtyard. Chen Qing stepped in his own yard and really felt like he was on the ground. He took a long breath and felt the smell of earth, mountain wind and river in the air. It's his hometown.

"Aqing! Are you back?" Aunt Sun was just about to go out. When she saw the person standing at the door, she quickly dropped what she was holding and ran over.

Chen Qing was also very happy to see Aunt Sun, and supported her when she came over: "Mom."

Aunt Sun silently looked at his face, and squeezed his arm: "It's fine, and he's not thin at all."

Chen Qing was very happy . Smiling happily: "I was fine all the way."

He took Aunt Sun into the house. The house was very tidy and dust-free. The cows were not in the cowshed. Aunt Sun said: "Li Xin helped you herd the cows."

Chen Qing opened his eyes wide: "Isn't he about to give birth, and he is still herding cattle for me?"

"There is still one month left. The doctor said that he needs to walk more, otherwise it will be very dangerous during the birth." Aunt Sun has not yet finished speaking. After saying that, Li Xin came back with the cow.

"I said my left eye kept twitching today. It turns out someone is back." It is inappropriate to say that Li Xin is herding cattle. Li Xin was just following Niu Niu, and Niu Niu was still doing the work of herding cattle.

Chen Qing hurried over to help him, and Aunt Sun also moved a chair for him to sit on.

Li Xin was a little out of breath, but it was because his belly was too big. Chen Qing had been away for so long, and his face became rounder, but his limbs didn't change much, but his belly was frighteningly big.

"Stop looking." Li Xin still had the same fiery temper, "Come here and touch her."

Chen Qing carefully placed his hand on Li Xin's belly, and the child in his belly moved as if it was sensing something.

"He moved!" Chen Qing quickly retracted his hand, "Did I hurt him by touching him?"

Li Xin found it funny and laughed.

Zhou Yuan and Niu Niu tied up the cows and horses and came over to sit. Thinking of the things they brought back, they moved the table over and poured all the novelties on the table.

Li Xin's eyes lit up when she looked at these shining gems and silk scarves of various colors: "Are they for me?"

"Choose the one you like," Chen Qing said.

Li Xin was dazzled by the selection, and Zhou Yuan asked again: "Shuning has gone to Yuancangfu?"

Li Xin nodded: "Yes, isn't Qiuwei the fifth day of September? The exam will start in the next two days."

Chen Qing asked: "Did the doctor say when did you give birth? Can he still make it in time?"

Li Xin patted her belly gently: "The doctor said it was supposed to be early October, but because it's twins, it might be earlier. "

"Then he can't catch up."

Li Xin said very indifferently: "Why do you want him to come back? Can he help me give birth or something? Just give him a good test."

He looked at the things on the table again, and he didn't know. He was polite to them and picked out a lot of things that he liked and that could be used by children and wrapped them up: "You can take me back later."

They also talked about what happened in the village during this period.

"The rice harvest is about to begin, and threshing is still a strenuous job." Li Xin said, "I heard the old boss said that you have to beat it hard to take off the grains. How tiring."

Aunt Sun also nodded: "I saw that a few days ago, the village chief asked the carpenter to make something. It looked like a big basket with a curtain on it. I don't know what it was used for."

"But Auntie, the rice in your field seems to be the most important. " "It's better to be here first." Li Xin said, "Fortunately, they are back. You can relax a little bit."

"There is no rush. Let them rest for the next two days." Aunt Sun originally thought that Chen Qing and the others would not be able to come back. , she would cut the rice herself first, and then ask people in the village for help with the threshing.

After returning to the village, Chen Qing felt that he had a sense of reality. When he thought about it carefully, there were still many things to do. Chen Qing felt that such a life was suitable for him.

However, because he was really tired from traveling, Aunt Sun cooked the dinner for him in the evening. He ate a few mouthfuls in a hurry and then said he was sleepy, so Aunt Sun let him go to bed first.

When they got up early the next morning, Zhou Yuan took Chen Qing up the mountain. Each of them carried a hoe in order to dig a grave for his two fathers on the mountain.

Although Chen Qing said he would do it by himself, Zhou Yuan would not allow Chen Qing to work alone anyway. This was his duty as a son-in-law. If Chen Qing had to do everything, then he would be nothing.

Chen Qing smiled and dug the hole with him, and agreed to wait until it was clear. The stonemason would make monuments for his grandmother, his father and his father, and Meng Tao's.

There were no conditions before, but now there are conditions, and the deceased must be given priority.

Seeing that the pit was dug, Chen Qing took out his purse from his arms and carefully put it into the pit: "Dad, little daddy, Luohe Village is very good, there is no wind and sand, and the mountains and rivers are beautiful."

"From this location, look down the mountain. You can see my home." Chen Qing pointed down, "That's where you can see me at a glance."

Then they filled the hole and the two of them knelt in front of the grave. Meng Qi and the others came back to help with the firecrackers. I bought it. As soon as the firecrackers went off, Chen Qing and Xia Xi had nothing to do with each other anymore.

On the way down the mountain, Zhou Yuan had to carry him, so Chen Qing lay on his back: "Zhou Yuan."

"Huh?"

"Happy." Chen Qing said.

"Silly."

"Hehe." Chen Qing giggled, "Everything is fine now."

*

After finishing this, I tidied up the house inside and outside again, and washed all the sheets and bedding. Now While hanging clothes, Aunt Sun came over with meat and vegetables: "I thought you just came back and had nothing to eat, so I brought them here for you."

"Thank you, mother, I'm so greedy." Chen Qing also ate these two meals casually when he came back. Eat, he is craving for home-cooked food.

Aunt Sun laughed at him: "I don't usually see you wanting to eat so much, but you've been really hungry for a long time."

At noon, Chen Qing made a dish of roasted pork with steamed cornmeal steamed buns. Chen Qing ate a huge bowl. He usually didn't eat such a large amount of food, which surprised Zhou Yuan.

"It seems that in A Qing's heart, delicacies from mountains and seas are not as good as a bowl of home-cooked food at home." Zhou Yuan laughed at him.

Chen Qing stepped on him under the table, and Li Xin slowly walked over after a while.

"Why are you here again?" Zhou Yuan was frightened when he saw his big belly. He was afraid that he would fall and touch him. He talked about him, but he had already prepared a chair for him.

"I'm so bored at home. Finally, Ah Qing is back. When you go to work tomorrow, I will go to the fields to watch."

Chen Qing also followed out: "I'm scared when I look at your stomach. "

Li Xin sat and patted her belly gently: "I wonder if the children knew that their father was taking the exam, and they kept crawling all morning."

"They are connected by blood," Chen Qing said.

Li Xin felt a little regretful: "If it weren't for having a child, I should have gone with him. I don't know how he is. Such a stupid person would not even be able to find the examination room."

"Don't worry too much. " Chen Qing said, "You have to believe him. He is an adult. How could he be so stupid to get third place in the exam?"

The two of them chatted, and Zhou Yuan went to see the harvest in the fields.

"Tell me quickly what you have encountered along the way." Li Xin grabbed Chen Qing's hand.

Chen Qing stood up and said, "Let me pour you a glass of water first."

After the water was poured, Chen Qing began to tell him about the people and things he met along the way.

"Why are your people so shameless? We, Qing, are really miserable." Li Xin squeezed Chen Qing's hand, "Fortunately, everything will be fine in the future when you meet your aunt, me, and that cheap brother. "

Chen Qing nodded.

"What about your enemy? Have you taken revenge?" Li Xin is also a person who hates evil and hates evil. Of course, he hopes that the bad guys will be punished.

"No." Chen Qing shook his head, "He died a long time ago." Li Xin felt a little regretful, but comforted

him: "We can't just do whatever we want in the world. The bad guys will have their retribution."

Here, Chen Qing said to him again: "Do you know how he died? It was..."

Chen Qing kept talking, and Li Xin opened her eyes wide: "What a coincidence! You said you met Doctor Yu and Dean Fu's child?"

"Yes, Dean Fu's son, I heard that he is going to Yuancang Mansion for inspection." Their eyes lit up when Chen Qing mentioned it, especially when he mentioned Chen Zixi.

"I think he is very similar to you. You are both so, so free and easy." Chen Qing spoke with envy in his eyes.

Li Xin moved in front of him and patted his face gently: "Aqing, don't envy others. Everyone has their own unique shining point. You are you, unique."

Chen Qing blinked: "I know."

Li Xin added, "By the way, Meng Shuanzi brought a brother back. Did you know? Now his family is in trouble."

"A fight? His mother doesn't allow him to marry Qin Xia "?" Chen Qing was a little worried.

"It's not that it's not allowed, it's just that it feels sudden and my mother can't accept it for a while." Li Xin said, "I just feel that it's unreliable to come from a place as far away as Xiaxi. I'm afraid that one day the person will run away again."

Chen Qing He nodded: "His mother's worries are not unreasonable. I think he just wanted to leave that place when he followed us in the first place."

"Chen Qing! Are you back?" The not very standard dialect in his courtyard There was a sound outside the wall, and Chen Qing turned around and saw Qin Xia standing at the door of his house.

Chen Qing was stunned, as expected he couldn't talk behind someone's back.