Chapter 11: Oops, this smoke
As soon as he returned to Zhang's house, a crying and tearful little man rushed over and threw himself into Shumin's arms.
"Mother, they said you don't want Hui'er anymore. "As soon as Hui'er woke up, she looked for her mother, and Zhang Li said angrily that your mother is gone, and I don't want you anymore. Hui'er was so scared that she cried until now.
"No, my mother just moved to live outside, it's not that I don't want Hui'er, Hui'er wants to go to my mother's place, and she can go anytime. Shumin was angry while comforting Hui'er, how could these people talk nonsense in front of children!
"Where's your father?" Shumin picked up Hui'er and gently patted her back with his hand to help her smooth out, the child was crying and hiccuping, and there was no one in this courtyard to comfort her.
"Daddy is in the room. Hui'er said with a hiccup.
Zhengyuan was lying on the bed now, and he didn't raise his eyes when he saw Shumin coming in with Hui'er in his arms.
"You've got your wish now. He seemed to be talking to himself.
"Now it is no longer interesting to say this, for in a few days you will be the bridegroom's officer, and a woman better than me will be your wife, and you will bear you a great number of sons. Shumin teased.
"You seem to be in a good mood, are you really that happy to leave me?"
"It's not happy, it's just that I'm finally able to live a good life. Shumin replied.
Live well? It turns out that if you are with yourself, you can't live well. Zhengyuan thought bitterly in his heart. He sat up and looked at Shumin. It's only been one day, and she doesn't seem to look the same. After all, I was ashamed of her!
"Is it okay over there, but is there anything I need help with?" he couldn't help but ask, after a long silence.
"Well, it's all good. It's just that there is too much grass in the yard, and you have to hoe it with a hoe, otherwise you can't pull it out. Shumin replied truthfully.
"I'll help you when you're done. Zhengyuan said.
"Good. Shumin is also welcome. "I'll come back and clean up, Hui'er is tired from crying, and now she falls asleep on my shoulder. Huh"
"Hehe" Zhengyuan also smiled. Took Hui'er and put her in the bed.
Shumin rubbed his somewhat sore shoulders and began to clean up.
Open the cupboard, and inside are some shabby clothes, patch after patch. Shumin frowned in disgust, but still packed them all. It's winter now, and although the clothes are torn, it's better than nothing.
Zhengyuan looked at the clothes she packed, one by one more torn, and suddenly his heart became very unpleasant: he had always felt that he was very good to her, but this pile of torn clothes was all ironic to him. No wonder she wants to leave, she can't live with any other woman.
"Take this quilt with you," he said, pulling open the newly made mahogany cabinet, which contained a brand new cotton quilt.
"It's not good, that's your newlywed quilt. Shumin refused.
"Take it!" Zhengyuan seemed to be a little angry, took out the quilt, and stuffed it into Shumin's arms. The quilt was at least ten pounds, and Shu Min's hand sank and almost fell to the ground.
"I still don't want it, I'll just bring the old one. Shumin still felt that it was inappropriate and put the quilt back on. Zhengyuan was a little angry, turned around and walked out.
After a while, Zhang Li's usual sharp voice sounded in the courtyard, "Da Lang, why are you taking the family's silver." Die for-"
"Mother, don't be embarrassed, this should be borrowed from you by your son. This is Zhengyuan's voice, a little anxious.
"Ouch, you broom star, you picked up more than 100 catties of grain from home early in the morning, and now you are back to encourage my son to grab the silver. Evil, short-lived ghost, I have to come back if I leave!" Zhang Li shouted while crying, and his hands tightly tugged at Da Lang (Zhengyuan)'s clothes.
"Mother, just beg your son, Hui'er Niang has nothing now, she needs money for everything, and her son will pay you back this money in the future. ”
Zhengyuan was grabbed by Zhang Li so much that he didn't dare to pull hard, so he had to beg.
"Leave everything, don't care what she does, you treat her well, she is not rare, she can't wait to leave you, so as to find another one. Zhang Li still didn't let go.
At this time, Shumin walked out and said to Zhengyuan
"Don't embarrass your mother, she's right, we're already gone. ”
"Did you hear it, you are kind to others, and they don't appreciate it. Give me the money, for it will serve you wine. Zhengyuan wanted to say something, but Zhang Li quickly blocked his mouth and used his fingers to deduct the silver he was holding in his hand. I turned around and went back to my room to put it away.
"Hui'er Niang" Zhengyuan suddenly hated herself, she didn't let her live a good life at home before, and now she can't help her get some good things when she leaves.
"I appreciate your kindness. I'll just bring an old quilt with me. Just take the quilts I brought with me when I got married, I can still use those few quilts that I have collected. Shu Min sighed in his heart and comforted him.
"I'll help you carry something. Zhengyuan only felt powerless, and only moved into the room after half a ring, and lifted the things that Shumin had packed outside one by one.
"There are a lot of things, you go to the kitchen to eat something first, I'll go next door and borrow an ox cart, and you can drive through it in one car." ”
Shu Min went to the kitchen to find two nests and eat porridge.
Zhang Shi looked at it and wanted to talk about her, but he didn't say it, and underestimated two sentences, "Anyway, it's the last meal, how do you like to eat, out of sight is clean" and then went out.
Sure enough, until he left, Shumin never saw this person again.
When he left, he was leading the oxen in the distance, and there was a cart of things and a person on the ox cart
Hui'er woke up and shouted not to let Shumin go, so Zhengyuan put her on the ox cart and dragged her away together. Shumin followed behind the ox cart and looked at the swaying man, his eyes full of smiles.
Gaofengling is actually a suburb of the village, where there are few people and beautiful scenery. Of course, this is just Shumin's opinion, and the people in the village feel that such a place is not popular and too deserted.
"That is the land that my uncle gave you, there is one acre, and I will help you plant some rape later. Next year you'll be able to fry some oil, and you can sell more for money. Zhengyuan was chatting with Shumin as he walked. He hopes that this road will never end, but unfortunately the road will eventually come to an end, and people will always part. Seeing this land, the door of the house is not far away.
Hui'er ran in first, and the curiosity of children is always heavier.
"Mother, will you live here in the future?" Hui'er asked curiously, she didn't understand what was going on, she only knew that from today onwards, Mother would live in this desolate place.
"Yes, Hui'er will come and live if she wants to come and live in the future, okay?" Shumin teased her while moving things.
"Good. Then I have two homes. Hey. "The little guy is naturally optimistic, running around and looking, and he is very busy.
Hui'er's laughter filled the small courtyard, and even Zhengyuan's mood was much better. He moved everything into the room with the bed in one go, and asked Shumin to slowly open the bag and sort it out by himself. I worked on the drafting in the yard.
The grass grew too tall, but fortunately he had expected it and brought a scythe. He first cut the grass along the roots like cutting rice, and he spread the cut grass neatly and put it on the courtyard wall to dry, intending to use it to mend the roof after drying.
After cutting the grass in the whole yard, he picked up a hoe and slowly dug out the roots. Then use your feet to make the ground firm. This took most of the day, and finally he piled all the grass roots into a pile with garbage, lit a fire, and boiled slowly, planning to boil some grass and wood ashes to use as fertilizer and open the vegetable garden in the backyard.
The smoke from the ashes was very strong, and fortunately the wind was blowing outside, but there was still a lot of smoke coming into the house.
"Ahem, what are you doing, it's so much smoke. Shumin ran out of the house.
"It seems to be a bit louder. Zhengyuan replied with tears in his eyes, just thinking about getting things done quickly, but he didn't think that the smoke of the wet soil and wet grass was so big. "But this house has been uninhabited for too long, and there are no fireworks, so it's just drunk, hehe, cough cough"
"Hehe, cough, cough" Hui'er also laughed and coughed, and in the end, everyone laughed and coughed.
This is probably the last time I will be able to spend time with her and children, like a family, smiling. This is the first time in so many years that this kind of happiness has been made. Thinking of this, Zhengyuan's tears couldn't stop flowing, hoping that you could live better than me after leaving.
"The smoke is too big to stand it. Seeing that Shumin was also in tears from the smoke, he said, "Let's go outside and hide." ”
Shumin hurriedly called Hui'er, who was running around in the smoke, and the three of them walked out at the same time, wiping their tears as they walked.
"Oh, this smoke"