Shi Tao no longer urged Shangmei to wash the dishes, and went into the bedroom alone, letting her poke there in embarrassment.

The bedroom on the east side is where his parents live, and the bedroom on the west side is left by his parents to Shi Tao for them to live in. When Shi Tao got married, this was the cave room between him and Shang Mei.

The walls of the house, which had been scraped white before he got married, now have obvious small cracks on the walls, and in some places the plaster has peeled off and looked mottled.

The fan on the roof creaked and turned, dissipating the sweltering heat.

There were some miscellaneous items at the base of the wall, and an iron bed was placed under the south window, which was the only piece of furniture in the room.

This bed was prepared for him by Shi Tao's father when he was in junior high school, and it was also his marriage bed later.

Although it rained a little yesterday, today is a sunny day, and the futon on the bed has been dried by my mother in the morning, and it is dry and soft to the touch.

Shi Tao lay on the bed, let the fan blow himself, listened to the monotonous sound of the motor, and let the fan blades dry the sweat on his body.

Shi Tao no longer had the joy before going home, replaced by an inexplicable depression.

"It's so hot and humid in your house, and there are so many flies flying around, it's so annoying. Shang Mei also followed the room, first sat on the edge of the bed, wiped the sweat that oozed slightly from her face, shook her hands, and complained and disgusted her mouth.

"Not only are there flies, but there are also mosquitoes at night. Shi Tao replied with his back to Shang Mei.

"How did you sleep that night? Can the biting man stand it? I regret that I should not have come. Naomi seemed to be even more bored.

"You shouldn't have come, you shouldn't have married me. Shi Tao was still lying on his side, and Shang Mei's boredom made him feel even more irritable and depressed.

"Yes, if you marry you, you have to follow you to this kind of place to live and suffer. ”

Shang Mei thought that Shi Tao was joking, but she didn't pay much attention to it, what she didn't know was that Shi Tao really thought so.

Shi Tao ignored her anymore, closed his eyes alone and planned to sleep for a while, and he couldn't change this napping habit when he returned to his hometown.

Shang Mei saw that Shi Tao no longer spoke, and also lay down on the side and fell asleep.

At four or five o'clock in the afternoon, my brother brought a big watermelon, washed and cut it, and the family ate melons to relieve the heat and chatted to relieve boredom.

Shi Tao asked his brother about the growth of his crops, his brother asked Shi Tao about his work, his father ate watermelon, sat on the side and smoked, and his mother stopped talking.

Perhaps he felt that Naomi was present, and his mother had something to ask.

At about six o'clock in the afternoon, my brother said that he was going to the field to get medicine.

At this time in Haishi, Shi Tao and the others had almost already started to eat dinner.

In his hometown, my brother had to wait for the heat to be less heavy before he went to work in the fields.

Shi Tao wanted to go to the field with his brother to have a look.

Shang Mei felt that it was not interesting to stay at home, so she followed Shi Tao to the field.

The absolute green reigns of the endless fields, and now is the stage when the corn is thriving, and the land is covered with lush greenery.

The breeze blows, and the corn leaves rustle, making the smell of green stubble waft through the blue earth under the scorching sun.

The elder brother drove the tractor alone to get the medicine, Shi Tao walked all the way along the field path, he didn't know much about the crops, but looking at the vigorous growth of corn, he was also happy for his brother in his heart.

Shang Mei silently followed three or five steps behind Shi Tao.

In front of it is a vegetable patch, where my brother and sister-in-law planted eggplants and peppers.

Shi Tao went into the ground and picked two eggplants and a handful of peppers, ready to eat them in the evening.

Although the sun is not as hot as it is at noon, it will still be sweaty to walk in this sweltering field.

Shi Tao himself was afraid of the heat, so he turned back to his brother's tin hut not far away and went into the house to enjoy the coolness.

By the time his brother came back from the medicine, Shi Tao had already drunk a scoop of cold water, and at this time he felt that cold water was the best drink in the world.

Shang Mei was afraid of upsetting her stomach and didn't dare to drink raw water, so she only drank a cup of cold white water.

My brother washed his face first when he entered the house, and then he drank a large jar of cool water, and hurriedly stood under the electric fan to blow the cool breeze to disperse the sweat.

The elder brother wanted Shi Tao and the others to go to dinner with him in the evening.

Shi Tao thought about it and excused himself, saying that he had already picked eggplants and peppers, but his brother did not force it.

After a short rest, the sun was already below the horizon and it was getting dark.

The three of them rushed back to their homes while there was still some light.

Shi Tao was reluctant to go to his brother's house for dinner because he didn't want to see his sister-in-law's bitter gourd face and didn't want to embarrass his brother.

And Shang Mei was reluctant to take the initiative to help cook, Shi Tao didn't want to lose face in front of his sister-in-law.

After dinner, when Shi Tao and the two returned to the house, their mother brought them mosquito coils, saying that they could use mosquito repellent at night.

Shi Tao knew that his mother never lit mosquito coils in the summer, because Shang Mei had to buy them specifically for her.

In this way, although there was a smell of fragrant smoke in the house, there were no mosquitoes after all, and Naomi slept soundly at night.

After breakfast the next day, Shi Tao walked out of the house and saw some elderly people chatting in the shade on the street wall, so he walked up to greet them.

Shi Tao followed Shangmei wherever she went, she was not familiar with the people here, and there was nothing to say to her in-laws if she stayed at home alone.

Most of the people Shi Tao saw on the streets were old people and children, and young people like him had gone out to work.

At my age, there are only two or three people in a village where my brother farms.

Shi Tao and Shangmei arrived at his brother's house, just in time for his brother and sister-in-law to go to the field to get medicine.

After some pleasantries, the brother and sister-in-law left and went into the house to meet the nephew and niece.

It's the summer vacation, and the two kids are watching TV, even though it's an eighteen-inch black-and-white TV.

Seeing the uncle and aunt come back, the two children were very excited and got up to greet them.

Naomi took out the food she had bought for the children and let them eat.

The nephew brought the watermelon, and he couldn't help but cut it, so he let Shi Tao and Shangmei taste it.

The child has had a good relationship with Shi Tao since he was a child, and he has always been Shi Tao's follower, Shi Tao follows the two children wherever he goes, and now he is older and not so heeled.

In the atmosphere of the two children making noise and playing, Shi Tao felt less bored, eating watermelon and watching TV with the children.

Half a day passed quickly.

Back at home, my mother had already cooked the noodles. The family ate quietly, the mother cleaned up the kitchen, and Shi Tao and the two still went back to the room to rest.

This night, Shi Tao slept soundly, I don't know if it was because he really got home, or if he was really a little tired, he woke up when his mother called him dinner.

And Shang Mei didn't know if she was really sleepy, and she had been sleeping with Shi Tao in bed, maybe she loved sleeping more than Shi Tao.

Shi Tao had never seen her lose sleep.

Seeing that his father and mother were still in good health, Shi Tao was relieved. Now my brother has nothing else to do in the field except for spraying.

Even if Shi Tao comes back alone, accompanying his parents every day is his main task.

Chaumet only had three days, and it was impossible to stay any longer. On the third day, before leaving, Shi Tao put down 2,000 yuan to his mother. And the mother said that she didn't want anything, saying that there were still flowers.

Shi Tao said: "This is my filial piety to you, the money is not much, you must take it, this is the son's heart." ”

His mother had been refusing to accept Shi Tao's money, and his father, who was easily silent, spoke.

"This is the child's heart, you are happier when you hold him, and you feel uncomfortable if you don't hold him. ”

Hearing what his father said, his mother left Shi Tao's money, with tears in her eyes, "Then I will put it for you first, and the money will be yours in the future." ”

Anyway, his mother still accepted it, and Shi Tao's heart was lost.

Naomi saw all this in her eyes, but she didn't speak.

The elder brother sent the two of them to the car with an electric tricycle, and then returned to Haishi.

After a simple lunch, Shi Tao said that on Monday, he went to visit his parents-in-law again, saying that his hometown did not have the custom of visiting the elderly in the afternoon.

But Naomi said that Haishi did not have this taboo, and she was willing to go with him while she was resting today.

So after the lunch break, the two went to the supermarket to buy gifts and went to Shangmei's parents' house.

Seeing that their daughter came to see them, and her son-in-law brought gifts, Naomi's parents also seemed very happy and very welcoming, shouting that they hadn't been here for a long time, as if they missed them very much.

Shi Tao knew that this was just a kind word.

After a period of pleasantries, the guest and the host sat down.

Shang Mei said that as soon as they returned from their mother-in-law's house, her mother asked Shi Tao's parents about their physical condition and some miscellaneous conditions in the family, and then shouted to prepare dinner for them.

Shi Tao refused, he didn't want to stay here to eat, but Shang Mei said that she hadn't eaten at her mother's house for a long time, and insisted on staying, so Shi Tao no longer insisted.

When it was time to eat, Shi Tao could see that the mother-in-law stayed to eat, which was just a kind word, and her face was not as good-looking as when they came.

Shang Mei actually saw all this, and after dinner, she didn't stay, and then pulled Shi Tao home.

The parents of both sides have already seen it, and it can be regarded as a task for Shi Tao.

When he came back from the parents of both parties, what Shi Tao felt was not the kindness and excitement of seeing his relatives, but the pressure of life and emotional suppression.

Shi Tao thought that this was not boring, this was boring.

Why is his life so distorted? He is not happy when he sees his relatives, and he often feels depressed when he sees his wife.

After thinking about it, the root cause of all this is that one word is poor.

Poverty does not limit his imagination, but his happiness.

He wanted to change all this by his own hard work, but he ran into walls everywhere, and sometimes he was covered in bruises.

The future of the enterprise is worrisome, and it will sink to the bottom of the sea on this big ship. No matter how hard you try, you can't escape life.

The company's struggle now is just a skewer, and the larger it gets, the higher the risk of collapse in the future.

The platform on which he lives is in jeopardy, and the happiness of his family is also on paper.

Although the income has increased in the past two years, it has not been able to catch up with the changes in the situation.

There is no problem with food and clothing, but there is still a big gap to really let parents live a well-off life.

Then there is the problem of children.

Without children, there is no hope for the future, and no money means that there is no quality of life now.

Perhaps it is precisely because of these Shangmei's performances that they are so unsatisfactory.

Shi Tao suddenly understood that the pursuit of material things is the choice of the vast majority of people, so Shi Tao can understand Yang Qiong and Shangmei's dislike of him not having a house at the beginning.

Understanding is understanding, but he doesn't agree, so he still stubbornly believes that emotional things have nothing to do with matter.

And is it really what he thinks it is?