Chapter 16: Invitation to Dinner
It was so close, Zhang Yue'er could hear what they whispered clearly. Pen ~ fun ~ Pavilion www.biquge.info she also has some sympathy for Brother Yongchang and those two boys, such a daughter-in-law and mother are on the stall, it is a minute to cause trouble! When she came over before, Brother Yongchang obviously wanted to come over to say hello, but finally turned around again, and he should have been afraid of the Zhu family. The eldest brother said that although Brother Yongchang and Brother Jiquan have not interacted with their family over the years, they have been secretly taking care of them.
In the evening, the second brother joined their grain picking team after finishing the work from the Wu landlord's house. The eldest sister went home alone and made food and took it to the field to eat. When the second brother came over, she told them about the idea of speeding up waste picking, so the previous plan was advanced. They ate in the field tonight.
After dark, the rice in the field was too small to see, so he turned to digging in the field. The four of them dug together, and Zhang Yueer was responsible for collecting it. There is space, and as soon as I see the food they dug up, I will collect it as soon as I see it, and the speed is very fast, and I don't have to carry it on my shoulder when I go back. Just put a few in a bag and make a show. Zhang Yueer sleeps a lot in the afternoon and is in good spirits at night. She can also wait for them to dig and then collect them together, so she doesn't have to walk back and forth, but she doesn't get tired.
It wasn't until the third watch of the month that everyone packed up their things and food, and went home with Zhang Yue'er wrapped in a small quilt. After arriving home, Zhang Yueer insisted on letting her eldest sister cook porridge and add meals. After a night's work, you have to replenish your physical strength and take care of your body. Looking at the pile of food poured out of the space, naturally no one objected, and they were indeed a little hungry after a busy night. After using the porridge, wash and rest, and continue to dry tomorrow. Before going to bed, Zhang Yue'er took back the grain that did not need to be dried and put it in it so that it would not be bad, which was the result of their hard work, and it was a pity that it was broken.
In this way, he was busy at the Wu landlord's house for a few days, because his family has a lot of land, including rice, soybeans, corn, sorghum, and sweet potatoes. Moreover, his family's land is hired by helpers, and he is not careful when he cleans up later, so he picks up the most grain.
The people in the village saw that they had been busy in the fields all day, and they also came to visit, but they saw that they had picked up a small amount of grain and left. There were also people who came to pick it up, but they knew that they had to sort out the straw and not be able to damage the ground, so even fewer people came to the field to pick it up. Among them, many of the helpers of the Wu landlord's family also participated, but they did not pick up any food when they arrived in the field. Although I muttered in my heart, I couldn't think of a reason.
Because as early as the second day of scavenging, Zhang Yue'er asked her three brothers to carry her around, and swept away the more conspicuous grain in the land of the Wu landlord's house, and the rest was similar to the land of other villagers.
It didn't rain for a few days, and then he went to the village chief's field and started scavenging. The village chief had already given the news a few days ago, so there are still many people's land that they haven't started yet!
This morning as usual in the field to pick up grain, Zhang Yue'er is also in the field, now she is everywhere with a small quilt, tired to lie in the shed, and then go to the field to pick up food. After a few days of adaptation, her physical strength has also improved, her spirit has improved a lot, and the eldest brother no longer looks like she used to detain her.
I heard the voice of the eldest brother from afar, and when it was closer, the eldest brother had already gotten up and stepped forward to say hello. When he came back, he took her by the hand and said, "Yue'er, the grandfather of the village chief's family invited us to his house for dinner." Then he ordered: "Jiaxuan, Yueyao, Jiaze, go and clean up, let's go now." ”
After cleaning up, Uncle Zhang came to Zhang Yue'er's side and said kindly: "Yue'er, are you well?" Some time ago, when grandpa went to see you, you were still sleeping, last time I heard your brother say that it was already good, I wanted to go and see, but now your eldest brother is back in town, and the family bought a lot of vegetables to eat more. Then he took her hand and led the brothers and sisters to his house.
The village chief's house is similar to his own, except that the material and size of the house are different. This is a big brick house, the family has more than a dozen chickens, and two pigs in the backyard, and the conditions of the family are not bad. In this era, the Zhuang family can live in such a house, which is already considered a big family.
The village chief's wife, Lin, was not tall and looked amiable, and greeted them as soon as they entered the house. The two sisters-in-law are both diligent and cheerful peasant wives, busy in the kitchen, and the eldest sister led Zhang Yue'er to help out.
Uncle Zhang looked at the few people in the family, sat on the main seat of the hall and said, "You are all here today, I am also old, and I have nothing at home that I can't let go." It's just that in the future, you will take good care of them for me. ”
He confessed again: "Jiahang, Jiaxuan, Jiaze, in the future, the family will have to rely on your third brother to support you." If there is anything that cannot be done, or what is missing, come and say it. If it really doesn't work, I'll be cheeky and beg to go to your fourth uncle's house, and I don't believe they dare to care! After speaking, he wiped the corners of his eyes with his sleeve.
"Your grandfather is right, your village chief uncle doesn't have any skills, but as long as you can do it, you can come and talk about it." The village chief answered from the sidelines.
"Why don't you call me brother, your father used to take care of me and Changgui. Now that he's gone, you have to be worthy of him! Zhang Changfu said in front of the old man, and Zhang Changgui on the side also nodded.
"Yes, child, usually I don't have anything to do at home, and your two sisters-in-law are busy at home. It's not a matter for Yue'er's body to always run out with you, so as not to get sick again when you get it, so you can put me here to watch it. Lin also hurriedly agreed.
Zhang Jiahang understood what the grandfather meant, and took his two younger brothers to get up and said gratefully: "Grandpa, village uncle, we have heard your words. Our brothers will definitely support the family, and we will definitely open up to you if we need anything. As for the four uncles, since our mother left, we have given up and will not associate with them again. Everyone in the village knows that the matter of our family breaking off relatives is on file in the Yamen, whether it is the fourth uncle who is closest to the blood relation, or the eldest uncle, the second uncle, or the third uncle, they have every reason not to care. Therefore, don't make things difficult for us in this matter. ”
When the clan broke off his relatives, he was afraid that his father would rebel, so the documents he made were left in the clan, and the case was also filed in the yamen. In other words, their family is completely separated from the Zhang family in terms of law, and it is not under the control of the Zhang family, and can only be regarded as another branch of the separate branch. Of course, the bloodline of their family and the family surnamed Zhang has nothing to do with the law.
In fact, there is no need either. Those things in the past, even if they are no longer as bitter and hateful as in the past, are not so easy to let go.
"Well, it's all me, the old man, who can't speak, and makes the child cry. Don't talk about that, eat more vegetables when we eat, and after eating, we will go to the field to help pick up food. Uncle Zhang saw that Zhang Jiaze, who was sitting below, was crying, so he quickly stopped the topic and turned his head to say other things.
Because of the autumn harvest, the school has a holiday, so, Zhang Xu, Zhang Yang, Zhang Wei are all at home, a few children together and a conversation, and when the meal is divided into two tables for men and women, there is a scrambled egg, a fried pork slices, a fried cabbage, a bowl of wild vegetable soup, a plate of fish, a fried chicken, as far as the Zhuang family is concerned, these dishes are still quite rich.
After eating, several small members of the village chief's family shouted that they wanted to go to the field to help collect grain, but they refused after repeated persuasion. Zhang Jiahang smiled and took Yue'er, who was held in his arms by the eldest uncle and frowned lightly, knowing that she was unhappy. The temperament of their own little sister has already been familiar with them. In addition to the four of them, she doesn't like to be hugged by outsiders, and she doesn't like to talk, and it's hard for her to be hugged by the eldest aunt and two cousins-in-law one by one today, and there are three other naughty boys teasing her.