Chapter 42: Father and Daughter
"Daddy, do you see Yueyue looking good today?"
The little girl turned around Zhu Xinghan, and the two small dimples on her face looked particularly cute.
Bending down, Zhu Xinghan touched Xiao Yueyue's head
"My little Yueyue is the most beautiful girl in Liuye Village, and she looks the best in whatever she wears. ”
After receiving Zhu Xinghan's praise, Xiao Yueyue suddenly laughed happily.
"Lao Zhu, your girl is so beautiful, do you want to order a doll kiss with that stinky boy in our family, hahahahaha. ”
"Go, go, just because the kid in your family who only knows how to pee and live mud still wants to make a doll with my Xiao Yueyue?
Zhu Xinghan said, waved his hand impatiently, and turned his head to look at Xiao Yueyue, who was hiding behind him, with a shy face, and her eyes were full of doting.
Although he was rejected, the man was not angry, but looked happy, obviously this kind of thing had not happened before.
"Old Zhu ....."
"Old Zhu ....."
"Old Zhu ....."
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Along the way, all the villagers who met with Zhu Xinghan greeted Zhu Xinghan one after another, and it was obvious that Zhu Xinghan's popularity in Liuye Village was very good.
All the way out of Liuye Village, Zhu Xinghan came to the field, picked up the hoe placed on the edge of the field and began to work hard, while Xiao Yueyue sat on the edge of the field and shook her little feet to watch her father, and from time to time she would come to Zhu Xinghan to wipe her sweat.
As the sun set, Zhu Xinghan, who was covered in sweat, picked a few fresh vegetables in the field.
When you get home, wash and cut the vegetables into a pot rubbed with lard residue, stir-fry them briefly, then put a little rice and water in the pot, and when the rice grains are half cooked, pour the vegetables into it and cover the pot.
After waiting for about twenty minutes, Zhu Xinghan opened the lid of the pot, sprinkled some salt on it, and then put two bowls out, this is the dinner of the father and daughter today.
Seeing that it was vegetable porridge again, Xiao Yueyue's face was obviously a little unhappy.
"Daddy, why is it vegetable porridge again?"
Zhu Xinghan also sighed when he heard this, his daughter is growing up at an age, if he can, Zhu Xinghan naturally wants to get her some meat to replenish her body, but there is no money left at home, and even the oil residue used to wipe the pot was saved last year.
"Yueyue is good, when the grain is harvested, Daddy will buy you meat to eat, bear with it during this time. ”
As soon as she heard that there was meat to eat, Yueyue's eyes suddenly lit up, and she knew the situation at home, but now it was just some whining.
Nodding, Yueyue began to engage in a hard-fought battle with the food in the bowl.
For children who are growing up, a bowl of vegetable porridge without oil and water is obviously not enough to eat, but fortunately, there are many more in the pot.
Just as she was eating the second bowl, Yueyue suddenly looked up at Zhu Xinghan
"Daddy, you said that your mother went to her mother's house far away, when are you going to pick up your mother back?
If an adult hears that his relatives have gone far away, he will immediately know that he is no longer alive, and Yueyue obviously does not have such a concept now.
Zhu Xinghan really couldn't answer such a question, so he could only say with a serious face
"Yueyue, how did Daddy teach you, and how should you be when you eat as a cultured lady?"
Seeing Zhu Xinghan's serious face, Xiao Yueyue was startled, and hurriedly said honestly
"As a lady, you should be able to eat and sleep silently, Yueyue knows that she is wrong. ”
After speaking, Yueyue lowered her head and began to concentrate on eating the rice in the bowl.
After eating, Yueyue seemed to have forgotten about her mother's affairs, and after taking a bath, she listened to Zhu Xinghan tell the story in Zhu Xinghan's arms and fell asleep quietly.
After covering the quilt for Yueyue, Zhu Xinghan walked into the courtyard and looked at the stars in the sky and fell into memory.
Because his father had a little money in Liuye Village, he went to school for a few years.
However, his father lost a good family because of his gambling addiction, and even put his life into it because of gambling, while his mother couldn't accept the reality and washed her face with tears all day long, and finally died without living for a few years.
Fortunately, I have finally learned to read and write, and in the past, I taught some children to read and write, and I was able to solve my own food and clothing problem by planting a field or something.
Because he is one of the few people in Liuye Village who is 'learned', and he is also handsome, Yueyue's mother fell in love with him, and after some communication, he came to the door to propose marriage.
Not long after the marriage, his wife became pregnant, and a year later, on the night of the full moon, Yueyue was born.
With a child, he works more diligently on weekdays, and Yueyue's mother will also make some home weaving at home to supplement the family.
In the eyes of outsiders, husband and wife are affectionate, children are cute, and they envy others.
It's just that as the child grows up, the family's expenses are also a lot larger, until Yueyue's mother broke an arm due to a negligence and was unable to work, and the burden of the whole family instantly fell on Zhu Xinghan.
It's just a broken arm, in fact, it's not a big deal, as the old saying goes, it takes a hundred days to break your muscles and bones, and you are ready for a hard year.
However, his wife did change during the injury, and in addition to being sentimental, she became even more suspicious.
Because I heard rumors from unknown places that even if I could recover from my injuries, my arms would be deformed, and not only would I not be able to do heavier physical work, but I would even be extremely ugly.
I comforted her countless times and encouraged her countless times, but the result was still not enough to withstand the power of a rumor.
Gradually, as long as she talks to other girls, whether intentionally or unintentionally, she will be jealous of other girls.
endured and endured, let and let go, and finally I couldn't bear it anymore.
That was two years ago, Yueyue was only five years old at that time, and Uncle Wang's family at the head of the village gave birth to a third big fat boy.
In this world where a boy is equal to strong labor, equal to force, and equal to wealth, giving birth to a boy is a very worthy thing to show off and celebrate, so Uncle Wang invited the good people in the village to have a meal together.
Because I have taught the children of Uncle Wang's family and have a very good relationship with Uncle Wang, I am also on the invitation list this time.
I don't usually drink much, firstly, I don't like it very much, and secondly, I don't have much money to buy alcohol at home.
But on that day, he couldn't stand the persuasion of others, so he drank a lot, and Uncle Wang invited guests, so naturally some guests would bring their own ladies to the party.
On weekdays, in addition to teaching some children to learn words, some girls in the village who are interested in learning will also secretly come to 'skip class'.
They are all from the villagers, and they don't turn a blind eye.
Without paying the money but learning knowledge, these girls naturally felt a little embarrassed, and came over to toast themselves to apologize when Uncle Wang was entertaining.
Back home, Yueyue's mother was really jealous and began to lose her temper with herself again.
If it was in the past, it would have passed with a few more words of forbearance, but that day I drank a lot of wine, and with the depression that had accumulated in my stomach on weekdays in the past, the two quarreled for the first time in their lives.
The more the two quarreled, the more fierce they became, and soon he and his wife escalated from arguing to pushing.
Maybe it was a real quarrel, and he pushed her hard, and she stumbled and fell backwards, hitting the back of her head on the corner of the table and never woke up.
Yueyue was five years old that year, and she still remembered the picture of Yueyue pounced on her mother's corpse at the funeral, wanting to ask her mother to get up and play games with her, make food for her, and put her to sleep.
At that time, I could only blame myself while lying to Yueyue that her mother was tired, let her sleep a little longer, and when she woke up, she would naturally play with Yueyue.
While Yueyue was asleep at night, he carried Yueyue's mother's body to a small hill outside the village to dig a grave and buried her in the trembling of her hands.
sighed, Yueyue is seven years old this year, and in two years, I will tell Yueyue the truth of the matter!
Two years, as long as two years.....