Shen Qingqing put the broom away, and after the farce just now, the two of them felt a little embarrassed when they looked at it again.

One of the legs in the forest knocked on the bed board, quite embarrassed: "That Qingqing is embarrassed, this farce that my mother came here today...... I didn't think of causing you any more trouble. ”

"It's okay." Shen Qingqing also told the truth. "Anyway, your mother hasn't looked at me for a day or two, and I don't care about it, so I let her go."

She said that she stood where she was and didn't leave, not that there was nothing to do, but that she always felt that today's events hadn't come to an end.

Sure enough, Lin Zhong touched his nose: "After my mother's trouble today, I can't live in your house, so I'll go back now." ”

"You ......" Shen Qingqing didn't think about it, and was about to open his mouth to refuse, but when the words came to his mouth and swallowed in his stomach.

Also, she is a widow and a bachelor in the forest, and it is very unreasonable to live together, if she stays for a few days, she may be rumored to be like something.

Although it is not up to you to say what others want to say, it is also extremely uncomfortable for these words to come out of other people's mouths and enter your own heart.

Thinking of this, Shen Qingqing stepped forward to pack up the futon: "Okay, since you want to leave, let's leave, I'll call Uncle Wang over in a while and ask him to send you home." ”

This can be regarded as avoiding suspicion.

"Uncle Linzhong, are you leaving?" Xiao Douding went to the thatched house just now, and as soon as he came out, he heard the news that Uncle Lin Zhong was leaving, and hurriedly ran over, shaking his arm. "Uncle Linzhong, why are you leaving? Is Hao Hao doing something wrong, is Hao Hao not obedient? ”

"No, Hao Hao is good." Lin Zhong smiled helplessly. "It's just that Uncle Lin Zhong also has his own home, and I have almost enough on my legs, so I should go back."

"Uncle Linzhong, why don't you stay at my house for a few more days, Haohao can't bear you."

After getting along for the past few days, he already has a lot of dependent feelings in the forest.

"Hao Hao is good, Uncle Lin Zhong will come to our house when his leg is better, and now he will go back." Shen Qingqing said beside him.

Xiao Douding was well-behaved, and when he saw that they both said this, he just nodded: "Okay, then Uncle Lin Zhong should not forget to come and see Haohao more in the future." ”

"Okay." Lin Zhong agreed.

After packing up the futon and taking a good piece of wood to make a crutch for the forest, Shen Qingqing called Uncle Wang from Aunt Wang's house.

It was also a lot more convenient for the two men to support each other, Shen Qingqing took Xiao Douding's hand and watched Uncle Wang help the forest.

Looking at his back getting farther and farther away, when Shen Qingqing just wanted to return home, he saw a few broken mouths coming from the side path, carrying baskets in their hands to dig wild vegetables from the mountains, just when he was tired and sat down, he saw such a scene.

A few broken-mouthed mothers-in-law glanced at each other and whispered, "Yo, this forest is actually in Shen Qingqing's house?" ”

"You don't know yet." The other person patted her on the shoulder, and when he looked at Shen Qingqing, he was weird. "This Lin Zhong has been living in Shen Qingqing's house for a long time, and it is said that Lin Zhong can't go home with his legs up."

"Why can't he go back home, why live in Shen Qingqing's house? This lonely man and widow don't want to avoid suspicion. ”

"Then who knows, alas...... And this Shen Hao ......"

What will they say later, Lin Shen Qingqing didn't hear it in her ears at all, she had already heard too much of this rumor, and she didn't care, but this time when she mentioned Xiaodouding, Shen Qingqing felt that her heart was blocked.

Before, she was also immature in thinking about things, Guangguang felt that other people's words couldn't be stopped, anyway, she didn't mind herself, she could say whatever she liked, but she forgot that Xiaodouding was still a child, and it was inevitable that she would hear some gossip, which was greatly detrimental to his childhood growth.

Thinking like this, Shen Qingqing felt that he should pay more attention to his words and deeds in the future.

The wind blew for a while, the sun rose in the east and set in the west, and after a few rounds, the trees on the mountain became all bare, and a snow fell, covering the heavens and the earth with a quilt, and the distance was long and winding as if connected.

The creek was frozen, and many children went ice skating and snowball fights, and winter finally came.

The winter is cold, and people alone can't carry it, and the home still needs to be some warm, and this charcoal fire is indispensable.

Thinking about it, Shen Qingqing took a day out of his life, and after delivering glutinous rice dumplings to the restaurant, he went to the market.

The winter market is still a little different from the summer market, the summer just makes people feel full of labor spirit at a glance, and the winter is a little more lazy and comfortable, a few people who have nothing to do are gossiping with a stove in their hands on the roadside, but it makes people feel very comfortable.

Shen Qingqing walked into a shop that sold charcoal fires, charcoal fires this winter are indispensable, and there are many types.

Shen Qingqing had no experience, and when he pointed to a kind of charcoal and was about to ask, he saw a male voice coming from behind him: "This charcoal is choking when it burns, and it is not easy to ignite, and the price is expensive, so it's better not to buy this." ”

When I turned my head, I saw that it was in the forest.

After these days of cultivation, Lin Zhong's legs have been completely healed, he is covered with a thick coat of hair, carrying neat charcoal in one hand and some leather in the other.

Lin Zhong hurriedly explained: "The charcoal is my own family thinking about selling it for some money, and this bottle of skin is the hair of the beast that I hunted in the mountains, and it is very strong. ”

This person is honest, Shen Qingqing couldn't help but smile: "I know, I'm not here to inquire about you." ”

"yes." Lin Zhong's face couldn't help but turn red, and he asked again. "Are you here to buy charcoal?"

"Yes, it's cold this winter, and I can't get through it without charcoal in my house, so I'm thinking about coming over and buying some."

"What else do you buy, I don't have too much charcoal here, I'll give it all to you." As he spoke, he was about to send the charcoal into Shen Qingqing's arms.

She hurriedly took a step back, Lin Zhong just wanted to give her anything good, but Shen Qingqing had to avoid suspicion.

"You have to exchange these things for silver taels, go back with bare hands, Aunt Lin doesn't have to scold you for anything, if you want to give it to me, I will give you how much money it should be according to the price on the market."

"This ......" Lin Zhong naturally does not want this.

And Shen Qingqing's attitude was indeed very resolute: "If you don't want to sell it to me, then you can sell it to someone else." ”

Lin Zhong was anxious and pulled her sleeve: "Alas, do you say that this neighbor has to make the relationship so stiff?" Okay, these things are sold to you. ”

Naturally, it is a little less than the market price, but it is still within the acceptable range.

She couldn't pull back this carload of charcoal alone, so Lin Zhong said: "I'll help you pull it back, right?" ”

Shen Qingqing touched the hairpin on his head: "That's it, let's pull it back." ”

This winter is cold, and there are few people who come out to hang out in the village, Lin Zhong and Shen Qingqing walked all the way, but they didn't meet a single acquaintance.

When Lin Zhong had just unloaded the charcoal fire into the courtyard of Shen Qingqing's house, Xiao Douding ran out: "Uncle Lin Zhong, you finally came to see me." ”

"Yes, I'm coming to see you." Lin Zhong squatted on the ground and laughed with Xiao Douding, but he didn't mean to leave.

Shen Qingqing reluctantly opened the door: "It's cold outside, don't talk outside, just go into the house and talk." ”

"Okay." Little Douding took Lin Zhong's hand and entered the house.

Shen Qingqing peeled off the piece of skin, the brown-red leather paper was strong and did not have any fishy smell, and the knife gently slid on it without leaving any nicks, and hunting in the forest was really a first-class good hand.

And Shen Qingqing was not idle, stepping on the sewing machine and making the leather into a hot water bottle according to the appearance in his memory, adding hot water in the middle and covering it in his hand felt very warm.

Shen Qingqing walked out, Lin Chong and Xiaodouding didn't know what they were talking about, they were all laughing.

Don't look at the eldest in this forest, but he can make a deal with the child.

"Haohao, you won't feel cold if you hold this hot water bottle in your hand." Shen Qingqing said and put the hot water bottle in Xiao Douding's hand.

Xiao Douding hurriedly continued, looking at Shen Qingqing, her eyes were bright: "Mother, it's really not cold." ”

When Shen Qingqing was about to say something, he looked up and saw the forest.

Although they wore leather clothes in this forest, their hands and feet were exposed because of the work they had to do, and some of them had a lot of chilblains, which made people feel distressed.

Shen Qingqing took another hot water bottle and handed it to Lin Zhong's hand: "I'll give this to you." ”

"Give it to me?" Lin Zhong looked at the hot water bottle very exquisitely, he didn't want it, but because of his selfishness, he accepted it, and covered his chest for a while.

The winter days are short, and it was not yet dawn when Xiao Douding went to school, Shen Qingqing originally wanted to send him, but Xiao Douding was sensible and considerate of Shen Qingqing's hard work, and repeatedly refused.

Shen Qingqing saw that this house was close to the school, it was a good road, and there would be no danger, so he let him go alone.

The trail was frozen, and Xiao Douding was greedy and walked fast, and slipped and fell to the ground with a sting.

The child covered his buttocks, and when he was about to cry, he pulled him up with a strong arm.

"Uncle Linzhong, why are you here?"

"If I weren't here, wouldn't your ass be broken in half today?" There was a joke in the woods.

Little Douding laughed.

"It's not safe for you to walk as a child this dark, so Uncle Lin will pick you up and take you to school in the future, okay?"

"Okay." Little Bean Ding shouted.

Lin Zhong's eyes turned, and he spoke again: "But you have to tell Uncle Lin Zhong that this matter is a secret between the two of us, and you are not allowed to tell your mother." ”

He was afraid that Shen Qingqing would know and disagree.