The Young Husband and His Disabled Son-in-Law

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The room was quiet for a while, and the only sound that could be heard was the cicadas outside, which seemed to be absent.

"But you don't have a better place to go now, right?" Tian Yao looked at his newly drugged leg, "If you had the right to choose, you might not be in this situation."

Yu Nian looked at him , I have to admit that what he said is right. Feng Zhe's people brought him here, of course, to humiliate him enough before leaving. How could he have the right to choose?

But Yu Nian still didn't speak. He closed himself off and didn't communicate with anyone. Tian Yao is not a quiet person. In the past, his father and little dad were always troubled by his noises at home. Later, they passed away, and Tian Yao lived alone. He didn't know who to talk to if he wanted to talk, so he gradually became quiet. Come down.

Now that he finally had someone at home who could listen to him, he couldn't stop: "When we came out of the village chief's house just now, there were people following us. Are they your enemies?"

Yu Nian raised his eyes and looked. For him, the dusk light passed through the shadows of the trees, leaving mottled light spots and spilling into the house. Tian Yao's eyes were very bright, like clear springs that had never been stained with dust. He still didn't speak, just lowered his head.

"So your enemy brought you here and asked the village chief to come forward and let me take you home. What's the purpose?" Tian Yao was a little confused. Since he was an enemy, he wanted to give you a beating. How about not being serious and directly Just kill him, why bother to spend so much money on Zhou Zhang to help others?

Only then did Yu Nian raise his eyes. When he saw his eyes, he knew that he had not experienced any real evil. Then he said the first sentence of the day: "Because death is the simplest thing, and living is the only way." "It's the most painful."

Tian Yao can understand this. When his father passed away, his father was in pain every day. Afterwards, there was no cure. When he left, Tian Yao could feel that he was happy. Sorry Tian Yao.

Yu Nian said that living is the source of all pain.

"But it's better to die than live, right?" Tian Yao smiled and said, "Are you hungry? Let me make you something to eat."

Regardless of Yu Nian's answer, he went straight to the stove house.

Tian Yao looked at the rice vat with only a few grains of rice left, and sighed. He originally wanted to go up the mountain to have a look today, but it looked like he wouldn't be able to go. Fortunately, there was still some flour.

He was used to it when he lived alone. It didn't matter whether the noodles were chewy or not, he just made them in a fool's errand and that was it.

The lard jar was almost empty. He dug into his wallet. He didn't have much money left. He couldn't even buy a pound of lard suet, let alone a wedding tomorrow.

After returning to the room with the noodles, Yu Nian still maintained the posture that Tian Yao had just left without moving at all.

"Eat some noodles. There is nothing to eat at home." Tian Yao sat on the bed and slurped down the noodles.

Seeing him eating so deliciously, Yu Nian's Adam's apple rolled up. He took a bite of the noodles, but found that except for the original taste of the noodles and the aroma of lard, this bowl of noodles had no other taste at all. , and I don't know how he ate it.

After Tian Yao finished eating, he saw that Yu Nian's bowl was basically untouched. He put away his own bowl and took the chopsticks and bowl from Yu Nian's hand. Thinking that he was not feeling well, he picked up a chopstick and fed him noodles. Around the mouth.

Yu Nian moved his head away.

"Why don't you eat?"

Yu Nian still tilted his head and didn't look at the bowl in his hand. He didn't say anything if he didn't eat.

So Tian Yao held the bowl and ate all the noodles in the bowl, and finally sighed with satisfaction.

Yu Nian: ...

Tian Yao wiped his mouth: "It's not very delicious, is it? It can't be wasted."

Yu Nian's hand twisted the corner of the quilt and touched the hairpin he was carrying.

"I estimate that the people who come to see you will leave only after they see that your household registration is in my name and that you are my husband." He put the hairpin back into Yu Nian's In the palm of your hand.

Why didn't Yu Nian know about this? He was at a loss and had no room to turn around.

"So, do you still have any relatives?" Tian Yao asked.

Yu Nian lowered his eyes. His mother's family was far away in the capital, and his father's family had been isolated for three generations.

"So, your best choice now is to stay here." Tian Yao told him on his fingers, "I can protect you."

Yu Nian looked at his thin and thin body, and there was nothing special about his words. thoughts.

Tian Yao looked at him: "I'm not just doing it for you."

He said helplessly: "I'm not young anymore. Most of the brothers my age have become fathers. I don't want to be passed down anymore. If I can't get married, instead of looking for someone I don't know what he's like, I'd rather choose someone I like. I'll save your life and you'll repay me with your life."

Although Yu Nian didn't speak, Tian Yao could feel him. Thinking about the feasibility of this matter.

Tian Yao continued: "Otherwise, do you still want to continue to live a life worse than death under the hands of your enemies?"

"My name is Yu Nian."

Although he only reported his family name, Tian Yao felt the change in his attitude. Relaxed, he took a breath and asked him: "Aren't you really hungry?"

Tian Yao's answer was Yu Nian's growling stomach.

Tian Yao suppressed a smile: "Let me make you something to eat again."

Tian Yao has always been rough with himself. For the sake of this nominal husband, he went to the next room to find the food that his father had made for him before he died. The rice booklet contains many detailed instructions on how to eat.

Looking at the rice vat with only a few grains of rice left, Tian Yao found the recipe for vegetable porridge that his father had drawn. He then went to the side vegetable patch next to him, pulled out two slices of green vegetables, and made a bowl of vegetable porridge.

The waxy aroma of the white porridge and the taste of the vegetables themselves made Yu Nian feel a little hungrier. He brushed Tian Yao's hand away, took the bowl himself, and ate the bowl of porridge he made.

Seeing that he could eat, Tian Yao felt relieved a little, and then he said to him naggingly: "The family is indeed a little poor, and tomorrow's wedding is probably just for the sake of it. I will do everything for you, so you should take good care of your body." "

When tomorrow is over, I will go up the mountain to see if there are pheasants and hares in the traps I made earlier. I will bring them back to replenish your health. If there are any, I will sell them in the town and give them money." You buy some clothes, you can't always wear my dad's clothes."

He was talking to himself, Yu Nian looked at him, his thoughts had already drifted away.

Tian Yao had always liked listening to his father and little dad chatting, from a certain wild fruit tree on the mountain to where the husband was from in the village, but they left early, and Tian Yao hadn't heard enough of them talking like this.

He didn't care whether Yu Nian could answer him or not, he was happy anyway.

As Tian Yao spoke, the sky gradually darkened. Tian Yao couldn't stop, so he went to fill the water tank again, boiled a large pot of water, and finally returned to the room with the basin.

The oil lamp was dim, and Yu Nian had his eyes closed. He didn't know whether he was asleep or awake. He shouted, but received no response, so he took his legs off the bed and put them into the water.

Yu Nian's legs were not numb, and he could still feel a sense of relief in the somewhat hot water.

Tian Yao said again: "When I have free time, I will take you to the medical clinic to see if you can still be cured."

He wanted to take his legs back, but Tian Yao held him tightly and Yu Nian sat down. When I got up, it was too dark in the room, and I could only see the outline of Tian Yao.

Tian Yao was used to his silence. After seeing that the soak was almost done, he wiped him dry, pressed a few acupuncture points on his legs, and said to himself, "My father taught me this."

Yu Nian didn't want to He exposed his most vulnerable part to others, but he was helpless now. He could only watch one of his legs being held in the arms of a brother, but he could feel that where Tian Yao had pressed him, There was a numbing pain.

"It's a pity that I don't have money to treat your leg for the time being." Tian Yao pressed his leg gently, hoping that this would make his leg better and make it easier to treat him in the future.

Yu Nian just remained silent in the darkness. He never thought that his leg could be healed again. He also knew that Tian Yao's family was really poor. Even if he lived in a brick house, it was dilapidated.

"I really feel sorry for my money. I still want to use the silver to build two more houses." Tian Yao tucked his legs into the thin quilt, took the foot wash and went out, then washed himself and blew the oil lamp , stood by the bed and took off his clothes.

Yu Nian's heart suddenly tightened: "What are you doing?"

Tian Yao had taken off his clothes and was standing beside the bed. After thinking about it, he moved Yu Nian to the bed: "Sleep, I'm going to bed again." There's no other bed, let's make do with it."

He lay down next to Yu Nian, resting his arms on his head: "I don't know what it will be like tomorrow." Then he turned his head and looked at his lower body, "You. Are you in a hurry right now? I'm afraid you won't be able to wake me up in the middle of the night." Tian Yao turned over and said

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"Okay, I'm sleeping."

Yu Nian didn't know that there was sleep in the world . For a person who died so quickly, as soon as he said he was going to sleep, his breathing gradually became calmer, and he even snored faintly.

He could sleep so calmly next to someone he just met today, Yu Nian knew that those rumors were not groundless. Even though his appearance is a bit exaggerated, there is not much difference in other aspects.

Yu Nian's mind was filled with imagination. One moment it was the tragic scene of his parents being executed, another moment it was his desolation when his hamstring was broken by Feng Zhe's men, and another moment it was Tian Yao's shoulders that were not broad but were extremely strong.

In a daze, a hand was placed on his chest. He lowered his eyes and saw that Tian Yao had turned over unconsciously and was sleeping soundly.

Yu Nian frowned, took his hand off his body, and turned over with some effort.

The autumn night was getting colder, and it had been a long time since he had slept on the couch. Tian Yao's whole body was filled with warmth, and the bed was also warm. Yu Nian fell asleep quickly.

Tian Yao gets up early every day, and today he felt that the bed was particularly warm. When he opened his eyes, he saw another face. He thought for a long time, oh, this person is his future husband, and they are getting married today.

Yu Nian was sleeping soundly, and Tian Yao didn't wake him up when he got up.

As usual, Tian Yao washed himself, went to the kitchen, mixed some cornmeal with the remaining flour, and steamed a pot of steamed buns. After finishing these things, Tian Yao felt bright.

He couldn't take any time off, so he swept the yard spotless and put all the messy things in order. He looked at the mountains behind him, eager to try.

Anyway, the ceremony is completed at dusk, so I think I can go up to the mountain and have a look, right?

After thinking about it, he decided to forget it. What if Yu Nian's enemies came to bully him while he was away? At least he had to wait until those people left before he could go out with peace of mind.

"Brother Yao, are you up?"

The person who came was the husband of the Chen family who had a good relationship with Tian Yao in the village. His real surname was Liu, and his name was Liu Zhi. He was newly married this year and had just married to Huailing Village.

"Why did you come here so early?" Tian Yao opened the courtyard door and let him in.

"You said you are getting married today, why don't I come over to help?" Liu Zhi was cheerful. Seeing no one around, he took out half a sling of money from his wallet and gave it to him, "I know you are tight on money recently, so if you have a wedding today, even if it is a simple one, Don't you still want money?"

Tian Yao was not polite to him: "I will pay you back when this matter is finished."

Liu Zhi didn't care when he would pay back the money, he just asked: "Who is he? Why do we want to get married in such a hurry?"

Tian Yao only told him that Yu Nian also had no father and mother and had an injury on his leg. He thought the two of them were suitable.

Liu Zhi also spoke unabashedly: "If my legs are not good, what should I do in the house?"

Tian Yao was arrogant and told lies with his eyes open: "Although my legs are not good, my husband has a good waist. I told him to move on his own, but he still refused. Not happy!"