Chapter 47 Departure and meeting Hu's mother
The morning sun is rising, and the soft sunshine shines on the fields and paths, creating a warm feeling.
There are several small roads leading out of the village, but there is only one main road that can be opened to traffic.
Along the way I met several groups of people from Shanshui Village.
Those with slightly better conditions push a wheelbarrow and put the grain to be sold on one side and other odds and ends on the other;
Those who are in poor condition but have strength are one carrying pole and two baskets, with grain in them;
Those who were weak and lacked strength would put grain in their backpacks and put chicken and duck eggs on top of them that they had saved up and were reluctant to eat.
Aunt Zhang and her eldest son are the latter two.
Shui Qing watched Aunt Zhang struggling to carry the bamboo basket and said hello: "Aunt Zhang, why don't you put the basket in the car and give it to you when we get to the market?"
"No, no! The journey is not far, I can carry it." Aunt Zhang said with a warm smile.
Shui Qing saw that the whole family was returning to her parents' home. There were seven people sitting on the bullock cart, as well as two bags of grain and cloth. She had no nerve to put her own things on it.
Moreover, the heavier the food on her back, the more at ease she felt and the happier she felt.
Zhang Jinniu carried two baskets full of rice on his back, wiped the sweat from his forehead, smiled brightly in the clear water and said, "My grandma is very happy.
Originally, it was enough to let the silver ox carry the food, but my mother-in-law said that there were many things to buy, so she came here because she was worried. "
Aunt Zhang was not polite to her son at all, and hummed: "We don't have much salt at home, and we don't have lamp oil, so we have to buy more.
Recently, you brothers and sisters have not been working day and night. My mother-in-law feels sorry for you and wants to buy some food with oil and water.
If you had no conscience, you wouldn't have come if you had known! "
In the past, her family would not buy lamp oil, so they would wash themselves by moonlight when it was too late. Now, in order to be able to peel chicken heads and rice at night, it was more cost-effective to buy lamp oil.
You must eat salt. Only by eating it can you have the strength to work. You can't live without it. Now that there is a lot of rice, you can put more salt in your home. The salt won't go bad anyway.
I don’t know what it will be like next year.
Zhang Jinniu only heard "food with oil and water" in his ears. He swallowed his saliva and asked excitedly: "Mom, do you want to buy pork?"
God, how long has it been since he had fat pork? Especially after dad lost all his land and ran up debts, he never even saw oil flowers.
Aunt Zhang couldn't bear to hurt her eldest son, who had endured hardship for many years, but she didn't dare to let him have high expectations. She suppressed and said, "Don't be too happy. Our family can't afford fat pork, so we can only buy some pork legs." of lean meat, and buy a big bone to make soup.”
"Enough, enough! Just eat what you can, lean meat and big bones are already good!" Zhang Jin Newton felt that his whole body was stronger and the burden on his shoulders was not so heavy.
The thought of being able to eat meat and drink bone soup made him feel happy.
Yan Qiuxing replied that several people could understand Brother Taurus' joy. Even if they ate meat several times after they separated, they were still extremely happy every time they ate meat.
Shui Qing is happy for the Taurus family.
Turning around, I heard Aunt Zhang brainwashing Taurus: "You must remember the kindness of your second brother, second sister-in-law, and family!
Without them, you and your brothers and sisters would have to skip eating not only meat and bone soup, but also black batter.
Just because your second brother and sister-in-law took our family with us, we can eat black-faced steamed buns in just a few days. Tell me, are they the great benefactors of our family? "
Shui Qing's face turned red. She was really not that great, nor was she selfless.
Zhang Jinniu laughed and said, instead of refuting, he deeply agreed: "Aniang is right! Don't worry, in our hearts, besides you, Aniang, the second brother and the second sister-in-law are the people we are closest to!
No matter what happens in the future, we will definitely protect the second brother, second sister-in-law and their family! Otherwise, there will be five thunderbolts from the sky! "
Shui Qing believed that he was not thin-skinned, but at this moment, he was still very embarrassed to be solemnly expressed his loyalty, so he quickly stopped him: "Bye bye."
Aunt Zhang did not wait for Shui Qing to say too many words of rejection, and directly said to Fan Jin who was driving the car: "Jinniu and I are slow, and we have to rest from time to time. You guys go first."
Fan Jin glanced at Shui Qing, who was blushing, and apologized to Aunt Zhang: "Okay, Aunt Zhang, we have to go to my father-in-law's house, so we have to leave first."
Lifting the reins, the cow walked forward a few steps quickly, gradually leaving the walkers behind little by little.
Shui Qing was lamenting the sincerity of Aunt Zhang's family, and the ox cart had entered Niutou Town.
There are houses next to each other on both sides of the road, messy and crowded. There are small stalls set up in front of each house, but most of them are empty at this time.
"My father-in-law must have gone to the market at this time." After Fan Jin finished speaking, he parked the bullock cart in front of a house.
The wooden door is not very thick, but wider than the ones on the left and right.
Fan Jiang was the first to jump off the bullock cart, ran forward, knocked on the door, and shouted: "Grandma, uncle, open the door, we are here."
Only then did Shui Qing realize that this was the right place.
She looked at her 'parent's house'. Butcher Hu had brought people to help build the house and brought a large cart of things over. The two of them were strong and strong, so she thought the conditions were pretty good.
But now looking at this small and simple house, I understand that they are only willing to give up their daughter. In fact, the family conditions are not that good.
The sound of footsteps soon came from the other side of the door, and the thin door panel was opened. When she saw the people outside the house, Hu's eyes became wet.
She held Fan Jiang's hand and walked toward Shuiqing, saying reluctantly: "You're back? You're back."
Then he remembered something and hurriedly turned to Fan Jin and said, "Brother, please go in and have tea."
He looked at Yan Qiu and Xinghui's children and praised them, saying, "You've grown up, better than before. I didn't believe what your grandma said, but now I do."
Fan Jin drove the ox cart into the yard, unloaded the cart, moved the things on it into the house, and found a bamboo basket and sickle to cut grass to feed the cows.
The children walked in lively, and Shuiqing stayed at the end to wait for Hu's mother.
Hu's mother was asking the neighbor next door to go to the butcher shop in the market to notify the head of the family and his son, and told them to bring back some fat meat.
After saying that, she turned around and saw Shuiqing waiting for her. The smile on her face could not be concealed. She stepped forward and said, "It's not easy to go home. Go to the house and rest. Mom will make delicious food for you."
"Grandma, we brought delicious food." Xinghui was more comfortable at her grandmother's house than at Fan's house, and she talked more.
Hu's mother looked at Shuiqing with disapproval and reproached: "Last time your father brought back two kilograms of brown sugar, I scolded him for a long time.
You just separated from the family and lack everything. It would be better to keep it for the children to nourish their bodies. Why bring it back! Even if you want to bring it, just distribute it evenly. How much can I eat alone? Isn't it a waste if there is too much? You can take it back later."
Shuiqing listened to the reproachful words, but her heart was warm.
She took two steps forward, took Hu's mother's arm and whispered: "Mom, don't worry about drinking it. I'll tell you secretly that there is Polygonum multiflorum on the mountain after our separation. It is worth a lot of money. Don't worry about us."
This was the reason agreed with Fan Jin. Otherwise, the rice, noodles, and cloth brought by him would probably not be accepted by his parents.
Hu's mother was surprised at first, then happy, and couldn't hide her happiness for them and asked: "Really? That's great."