The old woman only sighed, as if she hadn't spoken to someone like this for too long, she pulled Yuan Man to sit down and began to chat with her, in fact, it was not so much small talk as bitterness.

She said that her son was not sensible, and he didn't want her to be a mother when he married his daughter-in-law, and now it was better to divide the family, just give the family the money they deserved, and don't come back to see it at other times.

After speaking, he said with emotion that it is not surprising that it is rare for a child to be separated.

Because it's easy to separate up.

He also said that the Yuan Man family is really capable now, and she rarely goes out to hear the boasting of the villagers.

Then he spurned those who listened to the wind and the rain, and his face was full of mockery.

Yuan Man could also endure his temperament, sat with her for a while, and then saw the sawdust and wood blocks all over the yard, the Fang family is a carpenter, and usually either takes jobs at home or goes out to repair furniture for others.

Today, it seems that Fang Ping's father is not there, but looking at the uncomfortable appearance of the old woman.

Yuan Man asked a few more words to make sure she was okay, but the old woman insisted that it was okay.

Small talk.

The old woman liked this well-behaved child very much, and hurriedly asked her to catch the chicken cubs by herself, just in the small firewood room of the opposite wing, and the chickens were not big so they had to be kept in captivity.

Yuan Man went obediently, and when he saw that there were eight of them, he turned back to the old woman and smiled: "Uncle Niang, there are eight of them, right?" Do you want to keep it for yourself? If you don't keep it, I'll take it all with you. ”

The old woman nodded when she heard this, and said, "Take it away, take it away, my body is getting worse and worse now, and I can't raise so many chickens, by the way, is it good to eat dinner at the uncle's house?" Auntie will fry you eggs to eat..."

She smiled as she spoke, looking loving.

Yuan Man saw that she was so good at talking, and when she laughed, she could still find Fang Ping's shadow from her vicissitudes of life, and the mother and daughter were quite similar, but she still refused to smile and said: "This is not very good, my father and mother are waiting for me to go back at home." ”

When the old woman heard this, it was a pity that she asked her to remember to come over and play next time, and now she is comfortable separating.

Yuan Man was a little uncomfortable when he heard her sigh, but he still smiled and nodded and said that he would come again.

Then she carefully fished the chicks and carried them into the back basket.

Then he smiled at the old woman who looked at him over there and said, "How much is this chicken cub uncle?" ”

The old woman just smiled and said: "If others I am determined to charge them four cents, the market price must be specified, and you are a rare girl, so I will ask you for three cents." ”

Yuan Man said with a smile: "That's not possible, our friendship is friendship, and we still have to follow the market to do business, I'll give you one to count four cents." ”

As she spoke, she took out a string of 100 coins from her bosom and began to count the coins.

The old woman didn't refuse at this time, but smiled and said: "No wonder your family's business is doing well, this look and this temperament, I have heard what people have said about your family, and I am kind-hearted, and I also rely on your grandma, who delayed you in vain. ”

The old woman couldn't help but sigh when she said this.

Think about the present, think about the past.

If Ge's family had split up earlier, don't press the big house and the second room, maybe they would have lived a good life earlier.

And it was really helpless for her own family to be separated.

Although she has only one son and two daughters, the estrangement between her son and his wife has grown, and she doesn't want to be uneasy, so she simply separated.

But if she has several sons, she keeps a bowl of water and is flat, how can she be so biased.

Yuan Man just smiled helplessly, others can say, but for her, this is not easy to answer, after all, it is a matter of saying bad things about the elders, if it is spread out, there may be an accident, so he didn't reply, concentrated on counting the silver coins and then handed the thirty-two coins to the old woman, and then smiled: "Uncle, you count the numbers, right?" ”

The old woman nodded and said with a smile: "I've watched you count several times, logarithmic." ”

Yuan Man closed the door of the chicken pen, and then clapped his hands, and the chicks in the back basket next to him were still chirping, but the back basket was still very high for them, so they didn't worry about jumping out and running away.

The old woman saw that it was still early, so she pulled Yuan Man to accompany her to talk for a while.

She said that Fang Ping's father went to the neighboring village to do carpentry for others, and she was alone at home now, so she begged Yuan Man to talk to her, and it was impossible to go back before dinner.

Yuan Man saw that Fang Ping was not at home, and then saw the old woman's lonely appearance and agreed.

The old woman was glad now.

She also asked Yuan Man to serve the brown sugar steamed buns in the kitchen, saying that she would eat them well.

Of course, Yuan Man politely refused.

The old woman lowered her face and said a little unhappily: "Are you disgusted with your uncle?" ”

Yuan Man hurriedly got up and said with a smile: "Where will it be, I'm really not hungry, otherwise I will share half with your uncle, right?" In the past, when I had a bad time, Ah Ping often shared her food with me, which is really a blessing to your family. ”

This is true.

The Fang family's original body has really eaten a lot.

The reason is that Fang Ping is a kind little girl, so she didn't leave patiently.

Otherwise, although the old woman had good intentions, she still had some bad habits of the old peasant lady, such as breaking her mouth, such as complaining to her that her son and daughter-in-law were not good.

Yuan Man was reluctant to hear this, unless it was information she needed to know.

But these family affairs are not related to her, and she can accompany her patiently because of Fang Ping.

Hearing Yuan Man say this, the old woman became happy again, and said straightly: "Cheng, half of one person is half." ”

Yuan Man saw that the old woman was happy again, so he washed his hands and went to the small kitchen to get brown sugar steamed buns.

After breaking the two halves, he handed the old woman a large half, and then took a small half and prepared to eat it slowly.

You must know that she only had lunch and watermelon juice before going out, and she is really not hungry.

However, when Fang Ping first came here, when Fang Ping handed her her food at home, Yuan Man was so grateful and surprised, and now it can be regarded as an inexplicable memory.

The old woman saw that Yuan Man had eaten less, and couldn't help but talk about how to eat so much, and asked her not to be polite.

For the elders, having a junior in the family come over to give some delicious food is the highest love.

Not to mention that this kind of fine grain steamed bun made of white flour and brown sugar, how many families in the village can't afford to eat it?

It's a pity that Yuan Man really doesn't lack this stuttering at this time, so he can only refuse again and again.

The old woman was not reluctant, and drank Yuan Man to chat again, and talked about the past affairs of the Yuan family.

I'm still a little interested in this Yuanman, the old woman just wants to find someone to chat, and seeing that the little girl is interested in this, so I only talk about this.

Yuan Man learned a lot about the past of the Yuan family from the old woman.

I had to sigh at Yuan Tiandi's love for Ge's family, and I found out that her father had also wanted to go to the town in the past, but her father never elaborated on this.

Yuan Man also learned these details from the old woman, and her father was quite angry that time.

As he spoke, it was getting late.

Yuan Man didn't sit down anymore, remembered something, and told the old woman by the way, wait for her to go home, discuss with her father and mother how much furniture she needs for the new house, and then come over and hand over the order for them to make.