Three days later, Lao Ai's autumn harvest finally ended.

The day after the dealer was reclaimed, there was frost in the field.

In the end, more than half of the grain was not dried, and if there was no good weather in the next few days, the grain would be moldy.

And what worries Ai Mingshan the most is that the village is full of rumors about their family.

It's nothing more than Ma's mean and ruthless, who broke up her eldest son's wife, and now drives the eldest out of the house and leaves the house.

Ai Tiancheng's reputation in Xiaofang Village is excellent, don't look at Ma's is famous for being stingy, but her son is honest and honest.

Whoever has a job will help with it, never take advantage of others, and the neighbors will help if they can.

People like this were all kicked out of the door by Ma's, and everyone was inevitably a little puzzled.

What do you want to do with Ma's family, don't be a good filial piety, you have to tear down your home.

Ma Shi sat on the kang head and did needlework with Ai Qiaohua, and his eyebrows were knotted.

Ai Qiaohua peeked at Ma's face and said tentatively: "Mother...... Shall we ...... Let my second brother call my eldest brother back. ”

Ma's eyes immediately widened, "Call a fart, there is a kind of him who will stay outside for a lifetime, drink the northwest wind." ”

Ai Qiaohua had a bitter face, "But mother, who will do the work in the field after the eldest brother is gone?" ”

"Isn't there still a whole book?"

"What if Daquan goes to find his father?"

"He dares!" Ma Shi snorted coldly, "If he dares to leave, I will let him get out of this house like his father!" ”

As soon as he finished speaking, he heard a knock on the door.

Ma Shi and Ai Qiaohua looked over at the same time, but saw that the door curtain moved, and the people outside did not come in, but exited again.

Ai Qiaohua said weakly: "Mother...... How do I look at it, that person just now seems to be my father? ”

Ma immediately opened the paper window and looked out.

I saw Ai Mingshan on crutches, limping towards the courtyard gate, his previously straight back was slightly rickety, and he looked like he was more than ten years old.

Ai Mingshan walked out of the courtyard gate and walked forward aimlessly.

Villagers passing by the road greeted him.

Ai Mingshan returned the courtesy meticulously, but he knew that after the wrong body, the villagers all pointed out his background and talked about it.

It's all about his eldest son, Ai Tiancheng.

Ai Mingshan didn't know that Ma had gone too far in this matter, but the affairs of the house were originally presided over by women, and it was not good for a man to meddle in the affairs of the house.

But this time, the Ma family forced the Qiu family away, and refused to let go of the lower son to find her eldest son to come back, and now there is only one way, which is to let Ai Tiancheng come back to give in to the Ma family.

Only if he takes the soft Ma clan first can he get the steps, and the family can live together happily as before.

Ai Mingshan thought in his heart as he walked on the path leading to the old mansion.

He hadn't been back to the old mansion for many years, and he still remembered that the courtyard wall on the east side had collapsed a lot, and the roof had leaked in many places over the years, and he didn't know how he had lived with her mother.

Ai Mingshan panted and climbed up the dirt slope, and he couldn't help but feel a little sorry in his heart.

If the third child knew underground, he would definitely be to blame.

Walking through a section of the road ahead, Ai Mingshan suddenly stopped.

He stared at the mansion in front of him with wide eyes.

Taken the wrong path?

He turned his head and saw that there was nothing wrong.

That's not right...... Is this an old mansion from before? How did it get like this?

The house in front of him was white-walled and red-tiled, the courtyard door was half-open, and a woman's crisp voice came from inside.

Listening to the voice, it seems to be the Wen family's Runxue and Ai Qiaoqiao.

"Sister-in-law Runxue, the matter of making pulp will trouble you, you help me find a few more helpers in the village, the weather is cold, everyone is working hard to make pulp, I will give you seven big money every day, and I will take care of the meal at noon, although there is nothing to eat, but I am full!"

Runxue smiled: "Hash browns are not delicious, if they don't even look down on this, it will be a real failure." ”

The sweet potato residue left over from the pulping will be made into potato cakes by Ai Qiaoqiao, but she refuses to waste any ingredients.

"When the time comes, you don't need to run Xue's sister-in-law to get started, you can teach them to set the pulp, and you can help me keep an eye on the spot when I'm away."

"This ...... I don't care about people. Runxue panicked and pushed again and again.

"What are you afraid of, your pulping skills are good, and I need you to help me keep an eye on it, this is the slurry I want to use myself, I can't be sloppy."

Under Ai Qiaoqiao's persuasion, Runxue nodded in response.

In the end, Ai Qiaoqiao came to Runxue's ear and didn't know what to say, Runxue was so ashamed that her face was flushed, and she squeezed Ai Qiaoqiao's hand gratefully, and then she went out of the courtyard.

At the door, I happened to take a picture with Ai Mingshan.

Runxue was stunned, "Qiaoqiao, your master is here." ”

Ai Qiaoqiao stuck her head out of the courtyard and said in surprise: "Master, why are you here, sit in the house quickly." As he spoke, he came out and helped him into the hospital.

Ai Mingshan entered the courtyard, only to see that a wooden shed had been erected in the courtyard close to the courtyard wall, and it was covered with animal skins on all sides, so he couldn't see what was going on inside.

Seeing this, Ai Qiaoqiao explained: "The starch made last time was sold out, and it happened that there was no livelihood after the autumn harvest, so I wanted to make some more starch to sell." ”

Ai Mingshan nodded and said a few words "good".

He is most interested in diligent people.

"That woman just now is the eldest daughter-in-law of the Wen family, Runxue?" Ai Mingshan asked.

"Yes, she helped me make pulp last time, this time I have to use more slurry, I want to hire a few more people to help, I let Sister-in-law Runxue help me keep an eye on it, I can save a lot of worry."

"How much do you pay them a day?"

"Seven big bucks."

When she made pulp for the first time, she only gave five big money, and Ma Shi was anxious to stuff people into her, Ai Mingshan felt that it was better not to let Ma know about this matter when she went back.

Ai Qiaoqiao let the old man into the house, and shouted to listen to the wind and rain, "Brother Ye has good tea there, my father is here, ask you to ask for some." ”

After a while, the two children brought the tea, and Ai Qiaoqiao was busy and made hot tea.

Ai Mingshan looked left and right, and hesitated for a long time before he spoke: "Where is your uncle?" ”

Ai Qiaoqiao's action of pouring tea froze, "My uncle...... I'm still asleep in the house. ”

"It's such a time, still asleep?" Ai Mingshan was surprised.

Ai Tiancheng is a diligent person, he often gets up before dawn, how can he sleep until this time.

Ai Qiaoqiao sighed, "Master, don't you know, my uncle was hit on the head by my milk, and the whole person is a little abnormal, after the night doctor prescribed the medicine, he can get better, but there is a disadvantage of taking this medicine, that is, the sleep time is longer than before, and it is not until noon before to wake up, and I heard the night doctor say that this medicine should be taken all the time...... If you don't recover, you might have to eat it for years......"

Ai Mingshan froze.

Was his eldest son so badly injured by Ma's?

Ai Qiaoqiao peeked at his face, "Master, are you here to pick up your uncle back?" ”

Ai Mingshan couldn't swallow the tea he drank in his mouth.

According to his previous plan, with his majesty as a father, he forced Tiancheng to go back first to confess his mistake to the Ma family, but now that Tiancheng is so seriously ill, he can't do farm work at all when he goes back.

And Ma's mother, he knows best, at this time, she will not feel sorry for her son at all, she will only dislike Ai Tiancheng for eating the white food at home, and she will have to scold every day.

The old man finally shook his head and shook his head, "Tiancheng is ...... Since you want to divide it, it is better to choose a day for him to come to the house, and I will ask the village officials to be a witness and let him divide it. ”

Ai Qiaoqiao sighed in her heart: Ma's sooner or later will regret one day, regretting that she pushed her eldest out of the door with her own hands.