Chapter 169: Confined
Hu Wenhua wanted to give it to her, but felt it was a bit abrupt.
After struggling for a long time, he straightened his seat and said in a normal tone: "My sister's family will kill a pig tomorrow, and we can exchange it with mushrooms. If you like it, you can come and exchange it."
Ding Jiajia's eyes were filled with smiles, and she thanked him softly: "Thank you for telling me."
He is a really good person. For the people in the village, exchanging mushrooms for pork must be a very happy thing. He also took the initiative to tell her.
However, my parents earn a lot from collecting herbs. They are not rich, and they can still meet their daily needs. It's just that the villagers don't know, and they only see that their family has no land and no security.
She is not greedy for pork.
Hu Wenhua heard the indifference in the little girl's words, and was afraid that she would not go and that she did not know which family, so he was a little anxious, "My sister is Hu Shuiqing, the family on the high ground, only her family is easy to find;
If you feel tired of picking mushrooms, I can help you."
After saying this, he felt that it was too obvious, and was afraid of scaring the little girl, so his sturdy and thick body shrank together a little awkwardly.
He felt that he should leave, but his feet had their own consciousness and did not want to leave.
Ding Jiajia knew Hu Shuiqing, and everyone in the village knew her.
In the past, everyone in the village only called her Fan Erjia or Fan Er's wife, but since last year, when mushrooms were exchanged for rice and chicken head rice was exchanged for rice, everyone in the village would call her by her name, and she had her own name.
She did not have much impression of Hu Shuiqing in the past, and at most knew that she and the woman of the Fan family who bullied her were from the same family, but after the separation, especially after this series of events, she knew that she was different from the woman of the Fan family.
She thought about getting to know her, but she did not have the opportunity.
Their family makes a living by collecting herbs. They can buy meat and rice with the herbs, and don’t need to pick mushrooms to exchange. There are not many opportunities to interact with Hu Shuiqing.
Now, she wants to know more about the name of the strong and sturdy boy who helped her.
Ding Jiajia is waiting.
But what she waited for was the boy’s awkward offer to help her pick mushrooms.
Afraid that he would think she was greedy for meat, she explained softly but clearly: "No, my family doesn’t lack pork, so you don’t need help."
He is tall and strong, and it must be very tiring to squat down to pick mushrooms.
Hu Wenhua thought that he would not see her tomorrow, and he, a foreigner, could not come here often, which would not be good for her.
He asked persistently: "What about the rabbit? Do you want to exchange?"
He can be the owner of the rabbit.
Ding Jiajia still shook her head.
He said carefully: "I don’t like meat too much."
Unlike the people in the village, her family actually has no shortage of meat, and the meat cooked by her mother, uh, is not very delicious.
When she was young, she always thought that meat was not tasty. It was not until her parents took her to the city and ate the meat in the restaurant that she realized that it was just her mother's cooking that was not tasty.
She also thought about cooking by herself, but the result was even worse.
She inherited her mother's bad cooking.
It would be a waste of meat if she changed it.
Hu Wenhua scratched his head and couldn't think of any other way.
Otherwise, find another reason to come and see her tomorrow?
But if the people in the village see it, will they gossip?
It's not good for a little girl like her.....
Ding Jiajia's hands were fiddling with the herbs, and her eyes drifted to the big guy in front of her from time to time.
He was very tall and strong, much taller than Fan Dazhu and others who often threw mud at her. There was no man in the whole village who was stronger than him. She used to be afraid of this kind of people.
She would hide away with her head down when she saw him.
But she was not afraid of him at all, and even felt a little relieved. What was the reason?
"You"
"I"
They both spoke at the same time, then stopped at the same time, waiting for the other to speak first.
"Uncle, uncle! Where are you?" Fan He's voice came from far away.
Hu Wenhua had never disliked his nephews so much!
Afraid that they would come and see him and yell at him to leave, he turned around and said "I'm leaving!"
He took a long step and ran away quickly.
Ding Jiajia looked at the person who disappeared in an instant and bit her lip.
She touched the veil on her face and just remembered that she forgot to tell him that she was not ugly.
Fan Erzhu and others laughed at her face full of red bags, like a toad. Would he think she was ugly too?
Ding Jiajia didn't care much about her appearance in the past, and even thought that Fan Dazhu and others misunderstood her and thought that she was ugly. It was good and saved trouble, but now she cares a little.
She wants to make it clear to him and let him see her appearance.
Looking down at the prepared herbs, he thought absentmindedly while stirring them, why not pick some mushrooms to exchange for pork...
Hu Wenhua had long legs, a strong body, but extremely flexible hands.
After a while, he ran to the old village chief's house and met up with his two little nephews.
"Uncle, where have you been? We have finished playing with our friends, why haven't you come back yet?" Fan Hu asked with his head tilted up.
Hu Wenhua coughed uncomfortably, "Just, just looking around, nothing."
Fan He pulled his sleeve and reminded him, "Uncle, don't run around. There are many mosquitoes, snakes and ants in this summer, not like Niutou Town, you have to be careful."
Hu Wenhua thought of the little girl drying herbs in his mind.
Who picked so many herbs?
Is she going to pick them too?
There are so many mosquitoes, snakes and ants, isn't it dangerous!
By the way, he also asked her to pick mushrooms!
Picking mushrooms is also dangerous.
"Second brother, have you forgotten that there is Uncle Ding in our village? His family has a lot of herbs. It's okay to eat poisonous mushrooms, and it must be okay to eat snakes." Fan Hu said calmly.
Hu Wenhua's mind automatically locked on the word "herbs" and asked tentatively: "Are there many families in your village who have a lot of herbs?"
"Who doesn't have a few herbs?" Fan Hu opened his big round eyes and asked his uncle back.
Every household has a few herbs to treat diarrhea and prevent mosquito bites.
Hu Wenhua's heart sank, and his face showed disappointment.
Fan Hu continued: "But only Uncle Ding's family has a lot of herbs!"
Hu Wenhua's sinking heart floated up again.
He really wanted to pick up this little nephew and let him finish his words at once!
"How many children does your Uncle Ding have?"
Fan He looked at his uncle suspiciously, and then explained: "Uncle Ding is a general term for people in the village. He is older than our father, so we should call him Uncle Ding.
Uncle Ding has only one daughter, and everyone in the village knows it."
Hu Wenhua waited patiently.
But after waiting for a long time, the two nephews did not say what the girl's name was.
He took a deep breath, and felt that his nephews did not say what they should say, and said a lot of things they should not say.
But he couldn't ask the girl's maiden name casually.
Laughter came from the yard, and soon Fan Jiang ran out.
While running, he waved to the people in the yard and shouted: "My mother said it herself, I didn't hear it wrong, aunts, don't worry!"