Chapter 50: The First Lesson of the Beggars
In the summer, the sky is changing, and it is still red and hot in the morning, but in the afternoon it begins to be gloomy, but after half an hour, thunder begins to sound.
The sound was as deafening as a firecracker falling overhead and exploding like a firecracker.
Seeing that it was going to rain, the people who were drying the early rice at home hurriedly took the guy to harvest the rice, for fear that it would fall if it didn't catch up with the rain if it was slow.
After the thunder of half a cup of tea, the raindrops of beans fell by brush, and the time for no reaction at all fell.
The people who rushed to harvest just stepped on the rain and finished the harvest, so as to avoid the situation of the rice being exposed to the rain and drying for a few more days or the misery of germination and mold.
Wange sat in front of the hall, holding a needle and thread in his hand to make shoes for Song Jiu, and the sound of summer rain falling in his ears was pleasant.
On weekdays, Song Ji is busy, and the shoes on his feet are worn out. No, the man went out again, saying that he suddenly remembered that there was something else he had forgotten to do, and went to the village carpenter.
She was at home alone, thinking that she still had some fabric left over from making clothes for others, so it was better to make a pair of shoes for others.
While he was busy, he chatted with Qian Lei, who was about to lie down like a salted fish on the bed board.
Qian Lei, who was mentioned by Song Jiu again behind his back, finally understood where he had offended people, and the emotional eldest brother had not told the girl that he had passed in the past, and he had to hide it to death.
But think about it, who knows that the person who married himself turned out to be a mountain bandit leader, then it is okay.
At that moment, Qian Lei was a little lucky, glad that he didn't say anything, he was violent and exposed, otherwise it would not be just a matter of drinking a bowl of boiling and scalding medicine.
But it's not a matter for the eldest brother to hide it like this, and one day he will not be able to hold it back.
However, this is a matter of two people, it is inappropriate for him to interject, so he can only remind the eldest brother kindly, and he can only take care of his own mouth.
Thinking of these, Qian Lei suddenly had the idea of testing Wange, and then asked Wange if he had been to the city?
Wan Ge shook her head: "I heard that the city is very prosperous, but I haven't been there." The furthest you can go is probably to the town. ”
After saying that, he smiled a little embarrassed and asked himself if he was a little embarrassed, he had never even gone out of town.
"How can my sister-in-law think like this, people have been here for decades in their lives, but staying here now does not mean that they will be here forever. Maybe one day I'll be lucky enough to live a better life in the city, but that's not certain. Qian Lei said slowly.
Wan Ge smiled when he heard it: "Actually, I prefer to stay in this remote town than to go to the city." ”
"Why?" Qian Lei was very surprised to hear her say this, you must know how many people are angry and trying to be strong just to go to a higher level and go to the city to live a better life.
It can be said that you go to the village and ask a few random people whether they would like to stay in the village and live a life facing the loess and facing the sky, or would they like to stay in the city and live a good life. I'm afraid that ten out of ten will choose the latter.
People are not stupid, they can live a good life, who wants to live a hard life!
It's because he can't figure it out.
"The city is very prosperous, but it is also very chaotic. A person who does not keep his heart may be lost in it and never be able to get out again. Rather than this, it is better to stay in this town and seek peace and quiet. ”
Wan Ge doesn't feel how strange her thoughts are, everyone has their own pursuits.
In her previous life, she followed Fu Rong out of the town and saw the so-called noisy and prosperous city in those people's mouths. Even at night, the place is brightly lit and full of people. Unlike in the town, as soon as it gets dark, every house turns off the lights and goes to sleep, and the whole town sleeps and quiets.
It's just that there are too many attractive things in the city, such as the laughter of the lanterns and willow lanes, the dazzling jade jewelry, the glamorous beauties and so on. They hook up on you all the time.
Maybe you can hold back at first, and you can resist it. But it is difficult for you who have never seen these things in the depths not to be affected by them, and over time you gradually lose your resistance, lose your mind, and cannot find yourself. In the end, it is not even clear how it fell.
Just like Fu Rong, just like herself, is a living example.
Therefore, in this life, she is willing to stay in this town, do a little business to earn a little money, and live the most ordinary life. Those who are rich and glorious, she doesn't envy them at all.
Qian Lei didn't know whether to say that the evening song was transparent or anything, but I had to say that in a sense, her thoughts were the same as Song Jiu's. It's no wonder that the two were able to come together, not for nothing.
"Speaking of which, I don't know where Brother Qian is?" Wan Ge stopped the needlework in his hand and looked at Qian Lei.
She is very curious about Qian Lei, of course, this curiosity is based on the fact that the other party is Song Jiu's brother for many years, otherwise she doesn't bother to care whether she is dead or alive, let alone sitting here chatting with others.
"I'm from Tongzhou." Qian Lei looked at the beam above his head: "But I haven't been back for many years." I don't know what he thought, and the person who was originally hippie smiling suddenly fell silent.
Seeing this, Wan Ge didn't say much about it, but turned around and asked him if there was anything interesting outside.
After Qian Lei followed that person in the past few years, it is not enough to go south and north, but he has also gone to many places and seen a lot. Speaking of it, it was a rhetorical talk, and from time to time it was so shaky that the evening song couldn't hold back a laugh.
If it weren't for the image, she would probably have leaned back with a smile.
When Song Jiu came back, he saw Qian Lei talking there constantly, and his little daughter-in-law was so smiling that her face turned red. In the end, I couldn't hold it back, and laughed out loud.
I have to say that at this moment, some people feel a little sour in their hearts.
After being married for so long, he hadn't seen Wan Ge laugh uncontrollably.
Someone who was talking about Xing keenly felt a cool swishing gaze, and subconsciously traced the past and saw Song Jiu wearing a hat outside. The coldness of his eyes made Qian Lei's skin tense suddenly, and he subconsciously reflected on whether he had offended anyone.
At this time, the evening song also eased up, and when she saw Song Jiu who came back, she immediately got up happily to greet her: "Xianggong, you're back!" ”
"Hmm!" Song Jiu's originally cold eyes softened the moment they touched the evening song.
Qian Lei witnessed the scene of an iceberg melting in an instant, which really made him so sour that his teeth were about to fall out.
If he hadn't seen it with his own eyes, he wouldn't have believed that his eldest brother would have such a day. Sure enough, the hero is sad to pass the beauty pass, and the ancients are honest and do not deceive me.
Qian Lei was a little seriously injured, and after that, he soaked in the river for so long, and if he wanted to recover from the wound, he could only slowly recuperate.
The man had been lying on the plank bed for ten days before he could barely get out of bed and walk for a while. When he learned that he could get out of bed and walk for a while, he couldn't wait to get out of bed and walk around with a stick.
After lying in bed for so long, he felt like a wasted person. After walking around the yard a few times, he lay back down satisfied.
His wound hasn't healed yet, so he can't exert too much force, just walk for a while and enjoy it.
In the days of his cultivation, the Begging Festival also came quietly.
Every year on the seventh day of July is the day when the cow and the weaver girl meet, and on this day everyone will prepare the fruit.
In addition, some places will prepare activities such as beggar clubs, at this time, unmarried young girls and young boys can give each other tokens if they have a favorite object.
If the other party accepts, you can come to the door the next day to propose, if you refuse, it can only mean that the two have no fate.
In any case, this day is a day that many men and women are looking forward to, and even the evening song is a little unsitting. Two days before the arrival of the Begging Festival, people were busy preparing for it, and Song Jiu didn't listen to what he said. As long as the person is not staring, he turns around and starts to play quietly.
Come to think of it, this is the first begging festival with Song Jiu, how can she not look forward to it, so she has to make it better for everything.
Fortunately, she did some light work, so Song Jiu turned a blind eye and let her go.
It's just that Qian Lei is suffering, he can't move around because he has injuries on his body, and he eats these two mouthfuls of sugar every day, not to mention, and now he can't go out on the Qiqiao Festival.
Alas!
Qian Lei stood in the courtyard looking at the sky, and suddenly felt a little lonely. Think about him for so many years, should he have a companion by his side.
On the day of the Qiqiao Festival, Song Jiu left enough food for Qian Lei for one day.
Qian Lei's injuries are getting better day by day, and the time he walks on the ground is getting longer and longer, just a simple hot meal or something is no longer a problem.
After telling people to take care of the courtyard gate, Song Jiu and Wange went out to the town. Qian Lei stood at the door, looking at their backs as they walked away, only to feel that he was like a lonely old man guarding the house, depressed.
Today's town is very lively, and early in the morning all kinds of stalls selling lanterns, river lanterns, noodles and other gadgets begin to be set up. Strings of red lanterns hung up on the shops on both sides of the street, and from a distance it was too festive.
The men and women on the street wore their best clothes in the house, and the girls even smeared rouge and cleaned themselves up beautifully, hoping that one day they would be able to meet a handsome boy and marry themselves.
Jiang Qingyue got up before dawn to dress up, two days ago she gritted her teeth and used her private money to buy rouge and a new dress, and she was distressed and dripping blood.
The day of the Qiqiao Festival is a time when everyone competes for beauty, and if you want to be brilliant, you have to have some blood. Thinking about her little friends, which one is not dressed up beautifully with rouge. If she goes away without a face, she will not be a foil and be compared.
She would not allow such a thing.
After dressing up, she changed into a newly bought apricot Luo skirt, looking at her beautiful self in the mirror, Jiang Qingyue couldn't help but smile.
People rely on clothes, horses and saddles, and the whole person's temperament has changed a little after being delicately cleaned up, and he does look a lot better than usual.