Jia Shi and Sister Qiu turned their faces to look over, and a tall and strong young man walked towards them with an iron plowshare, and the "mother" just now was exactly what he shouted. The little boy is fourteen or fifteen years old, clean green cloth pants, black linen shoes on the heels of the trousers are still sticky with wet mud marks, as if he has just come back from working in the fields, honey-colored complexion, a pair of black bright eyes are warm and harmonious, Sister Qiu remembers him, he is the eldest son of Aunt Chunhua, Lin Zhun, and he is also one of the best and diligent offspring in the whole Xiaohe Town.

"Uncle, Sister Qiu is back?" Lin Zhun walked over and greeted Sister Jia Shiqiu with a smile.

Jia Shi nodded, looked at the handsome Lin Zhun, and couldn't help but praise: "Dazhun just came back from working in the fields, what a diligent child!" ”

Lin Zhun blushed slightly, touched Sister Qiu's head, and smiled a little shyly: "I just went to the field and took a look." ”

Jia Shi said to Aunt Chunhua: "Go back to cooking, the children have come back from work, don't starve the baby." ”

Aunt Chunhua nodded, bowed her head and smiled at Sister Qiu: "Sister Qiu, come to Auntie's house to play in the afternoon, and Auntie will give you a kang pot to eat." ”

In this era, there is no rice cooker, steamed millet rice is steamed with a large iron pot dry firewood, due to uneven heating, the bottom layer of rice will be harder, a little more well-off people, will use a small fire to make the bottom of the hard rice kang into a pot, crispy and fragrant, is the favorite snack of the children of the Zhuang family. However, it is a dry eating pot that costs both food and firewood, and there are not many people who have the ability to give children kang pot and children.

Sister Qiu knew that Aunt Chunhua was good to her, but she couldn't take advantage of others by urinating at her own age, so she said obediently: "Auntie, I'm going to do work with my mother in the afternoon, and I'll leave the pot for Dayin to eat, he is younger than me." ”

Da Yin is Aunt Chunhua's youngest son, Lin Yin, who is less than 1 year younger than Sister Qiu.

Aunt Chunhua smiled: "Sister Qiu has grown into an uncle and a lady, and she understands things!" Peace of mind, it is the most eaten in Dayin, my aunt will leave it for you, when to come to the house to eat! ”

Aunt Chunhua went back to cook, but Lin Zhun didn't follow back, put the iron plowshare next to the door of Mei's house, and helped Jia Shi and Sister Qiu carry the heavy wooden basin into the courtyard before returning to her own home.

After Lin Zhun got home, he first changed out of the linen shoes on the feet covered with wet mud, and the sound of the collision of pots and shovels and the aroma of stir-fried vegetables came from the small kitchen.

Aunt Chunhua smiled and looked at her diligent son, not for her to show off, her eldest son is one of the best offspring in ten miles and eight villages, not to mention the handsome, the arms and legs are quick and diligent, and the temper is also first-class and warm, only 14 years old, there are very many people who look at her Dazhun and want to come to the matchmaker. First, she felt that her son was still young, and she was not in a hurry to mention the matchmaker, and secondly, those Xu Niangzi were still young, and she didn't know what would happen when she grew up, she still wanted to look at it for another two years and find a good lady for her son who could live.

"Eh, Sister Qiu didn't make any money when she entered the city this time, I see that the second child of the Mei family will definitely not give you a good look at the aunt and mother." Aunt Chunhua thought of her friend who had played small and big, and sighed for a while, Jia's is a good person, but his life is too bad.

Lin Zhun broke a branch and filled it into the stove, and comforted his mother: "Our family will watch from next door, if they do too much, we will go and invite Li Zheng to come and administer justice." ”

Aunt Chunhua was talking, the work in the palm of her hand did not stop at all, she stir-fried the vegetables in the small pot neatly, and sighed: "It's a pity Sister Qiu, I see that she is really a good lady, and she is only so big, so I know that my heart hurts my own mother." ”

Lin Zhun thought about it below, the little lady with a white face and a sweet smile seemed to be different from before, but he couldn't tell what was different.

"Your aunt and uncle are thinking about staying up for a few years, and when Sister Qiu grows up and marries into the Rong family in the town, Sister Qiu can leave the Mei family and live a good life." Aunt Chunhua put the vegetables in the pot and continued to speak.

Lin Zhun moved his mouth, he is really not a person who likes to talk about people's strengths and weaknesses behind his back, but at this time, the family father and father have gone out, and the younger brother Lin Yin has also gone out to play, only he and his mother are the only two in the family, thinking of Sister Qiu, Lin Zhun felt a burst of pity in his heart, and couldn't help but say: "This thing ...... The uncle and mother are thinking well. ”

Anyone with a discerning eye can see that the Rong family has no intention of getting married at all, otherwise they would not even appear at Mei Xiucai's white ceremony. This marriage contract was only a verbal agreement back then, and there was not even a token, and the Rong family is now in the town with a big business, but it is not frank, and the Mei family has no way.

Aunt Chunhua understood what her son meant, and sighed: "The big guys are clear in their minds, so sorry Sister Qiu." Your aunt pointed out that the Rong family welcomed Sister Qiu into the door, Sister Qiu's birth year was not good, and her father was gone, if you mention the media with other people, I am afraid that you will hate and find fault with Sister Qiu, and it is not easy to say that the media is a good person. ”

Lin Zhun was unhappy, frowned and said: "Mother, those nonsense words are all made up by the boring old women in the village, how can you believe it?" The women who belong to the tiger are in the sea, and according to what they say, they can't live? Uncle Xiucai left in an accident, what does it have to do with Sister Qiu? She urinated like that without a father, she was bitter enough in her heart, and then she heard others say that she was a father, wouldn't it be difficult to die? ”

"Eh, you kid, I didn't say anything, why are you in a hurry?" Aunt Chunhua knocked on the basin and laughed, "How can I believe those who are messy and messy!" I look at Sister Qiu is rare, she looks white and clean, understands things obediently, she is a talented daughter, she is a childish woman, she is different from a girl like our Xiaohe Town, if it weren't for your aunt and mother looking forward to her marrying into the Rong family, I would like to hire Sister Qiu home as a daughter-in-law! ”

Lin Zhun's face turned red, the mother is really good, what kind of daughter-in-law, Sister Qiu...... It's still small! The 14-year-old boy was shy, he looked left and right, and kept adding dry wood to the rice stove to hide his shyness, but fortunately he sat in front of the rice stove, and the original prosperous rice stove fire reflected his face, and Aunt Chunhua did not see anything unusual about the eldest son.

"Although Dayin is 1 year younger than Sister Qiu, it is not much different, Sister Qiu was born in December, and Dayin was born in October, which is actually less than 1 year old." Aunt Chunhua continued to babble, "I look very good, the girl is good when she is older, and she will take care of people." ”

Lin Zhun froze for a moment, it turned out that his mother wanted to tell Sister Qiu to her younger brother Dayin.

He thought about the white and sweet little Nizi, and the soft touch of the palm of his hand when he touched her hair, he didn't know why, who had always been good* and harmonious, suddenly became angry with his mother, and said in a loud voice: "The big seal is still small, I don't understand anything, I know that I am running crazy and playing, how can I mention the media!" ”

Aunt Chunhua was stunned, the eldest son has always had a good temper, understands that things are steady, and hurts the younger brother, why do you say that the younger brother is not good today.

"What's going on with this kid?" Aunt Chunhua smiled, and just wanted to say something more, there was a sound of footsteps and laughter from the courtyard, and Aunt Chunhua came out of the stove house to take a look, it was the father-in-law Lin Laosuo, the husband and the youngest son Lin Yin came back.

"Coming back? Hurry up and wash up, and the food is ready. Aunt Chunhua said.

Lin Yin jumped into the small kitchen, saw that the eldest brother was still buried in the pot, pounced on the eldest brother's back, and giggled: "Brother, I just followed my father to the middle of the ground, and I saw a gray rabbit, and I almost caught it!" ”

Lin Yin is less than ten years old, with a long sledgehammer tiger brain, lively and cute, is the baby of the Jiang family, Lin Zhun was determined to coax him a few words, but today there is a matter of talent, Lin Zhun looked at the little brother again, and felt that the little brother was too young, did not understand things, and did not match Sister Qiu at all.

"How old are you, and you're still running around all day." Lin Zhun preached, stretched out his palm to wipe the mud marks on his face, "Look at Sister Qiu, who is not much older than you, and you will know that you have helped the uncle to do the work." ”

Lin Yin pouted, and then wanted to be dissatisfied with the eldest brother, and then opened his mouth and smiled, "Brother, do you look at Sister Qiu?" I heard from the village baby in the morning that Sister Qiu was back, and told my mother, but my mother still didn't believe it! ”

Lin nodded punctually, and Aunt Chunhua went into the small kitchen to serve food, and stopped talking.

This time is not a busy farming time, Lin Laosuo and Lin are indeed honest people, do not like to go to the west with the idle man in the village, and have the habit of taking a nap after lunch. Before going to bed, Aunt Chunhua told Lin Qu about chatting with her eldest son Lin Zhun at noon, and finally smiled: "Look at this child, it's not in vain that Sister Qiu calls him Brother Da Zhun, but Sister Qiu is in pain, and she thinks that Da Yin is playful, so she can't marry Sister Qiu!" ”

"What? Do you want Dayin to marry Sister Qiu? Lin was taken aback, "But don't talk nonsense, Sister Qiu and her mother are full of desire to marry Sister Qiu to the Rong family in the town!" "The village is so big, and the rumors and rumors about the size of the sesame can be spread a little bit, if there is anything unpleasant, I am afraid that the Jia family will be unhappy and ruin the friendship between the two families over the years.

Aunt Chunhua hurriedly said: "I know Sister Qiu's mother's thoughts, so I said this, if Sister Qiu didn't marry the Rong family, how good it would be to give us a big seal, and the two children would be about the same age. ”

Lin did smile, knowing his son Mo Ruo's father, thinking about his handsome and gentle eldest son who is rarely spoken, how can people hate the younger brother, and the son is the daughter-in-law in his own son's picture, how can you be a mother's chaotic mandarin duck spectrum? However, the sister-in-law of the Mei family wanted to marry Sister Qiu to the Rong family, and it was useless for them to meet Sister Qiu. When his son is older, he will settle the marriage for him and find a virtuous and capable daughter-in-law, and he will not want anything else.

Lin did lift the quilt on his body up, yawned tiredly, and said: "Sister Qiu, that kid is a painful person, and the big ones who are in the back and the big seal take care of others a little more. ”

"It's up to you to say that!" Aunt Chunhua smiled, and wanted to chat with her husband again, but she listened to her husband's snoring, so she just smiled and shook her head, leaning on her husband's arm and falling asleep.

When Sister Qiu and Jia's arrived home, Mao and Mei Laosuo had already arrived home, Mei Laosuo was silently squatting in the courtyard basking in the sun and smoking dry cigarettes, if it weren't for the smoke lingering on his side, he would almost not notice him. Mao, who was sitting under the eaves picking beans, was full of dissatisfaction, but it was not good to attack in front of Dazhun, and when Dazhun left, she stretched her face and said, "What are you going to do?" Did you come back at noon? ”

Sister Qiu replied first: "Milk, my mother went to wash the clothes for the second aunt, you see, I washed such a big basin." ”

Mao glanced at the silent west room, crooked his mouth, and muttered softly: "See what kind of golden egg can be hatched!" But he didn't say anything more, only raised his eyebrows and asked: "When you come back, you don't hurry to cook, the family is hungry, and you don't have any work in your eyes?" ”

Jia Shi hurriedly said respectfully: "Okay, I'll go cook here." As she spoke, she went to dry the clothes in the basin first, and Sister Qiu hurriedly ran over to help.

Mao stomped his feet and said: "Two people need to do more work!" I'm telling you to cook so you can't move you, right? You can't die if you're lazy, and the daughter you gave birth to is also a lazy thing! ”

Jia is a docile and a little cowardly, but this does not mean that she can tolerate her only child being scolded: "Mother, Sister Qiu is still young and can't reach the bamboo pole." ”

This sound completely poked the hornet's nest, and Mao threw away the basket containing the beans in his hand, jumped up and said, "What did you say?" Say you're lazy, and you dare to talk back? Lose your conscience, you ruined mother-in-law! My poor eldest son has just died, and this bear girl doesn't look at her as an in-laws! Let me tell you, only those shameless nasty women are thinking about going to the second home! I want to go to purgatory and divide the corpses of the little ghosts in the Yama Palace, and I can't die well! Our old Mei family didn't shamelessly rot the women below......"

Jia stood there embarrassed, scolded Mao's spittle, hated to death, heaven and earth conscience, Sister Qiu never thought of remarrying a widow, Mao's is a mouthful, the more she scolds, the more unbearable it is, so that she is really embarrassed.

Sister Qiu couldn't listen to it anymore, and with a "bang", she smashed the mallet in her hand to the iron pot with a rotten bottom in the courtyard, and looked at Mao.

Mao was startled by the loud noise, and after relieving himself, he was angry, and pointed at Sister Qiu and said, "You damn girl, dare to scare me?" You fierce tiger girl, our Lao Mei family has poured blood mold for several lifetimes on you! ”

"Milk, do you hate my father like that?" Sister Qiu wiped her face, interrupted Mao's chatter and scolding, and asked, how much she wanted to pick a stick and rush over to fight to the death with this old woman, but she still endured it, in this era of filial piety, if she started with her own grandmother, she would be unreasonable, and she would become unreasonable, and the whole Xiaohe Town would not be able to tolerate her, maybe the village would try her for her disobedient and unfilial granddaughter.