Chapter 24: The Past Is Unbearable (1)
When the Zhu family left, the family still sat down to eat. It's just that, after Zhu's appearance, he picked up the chopsticks and was stunned for a long time, Ye suddenly felt that he had no appetite, only said that he was not very comfortable, put down the dishes and chopsticks and went back to the house.
Seeing this, Chen Jixing sighed helplessly, and continued to eat with Qianyan and Ye Feng. Ye doesn't eat it, but he wants to eat it.
There is still a lot of work to be done in the field, how can you have the strength to do things without eating?
Before getting married, he had heard people talk about it, and he only said that the relationship between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law and concubine was the two most difficult relationships in the world. I saw the "bizarre" mode of getting along with Chen Jiwang and Chen Jida's two brothers and the Huang family and the Zhu family, but I still didn't think so.
It's just because he deeply feels that all this disturbance is just that people have nothing to do when they are full, and mediocre people disturb themselves. If he were replaced, it would never be like this.
Now it seems that he was just young and ignorant at the time.
It's just that fortunately he doesn't know poetry and books, otherwise, if he knows that there is such a thing as "close relatives and estranged husbands and wives" in the world, I am afraid that he will be even more disappointed.
In fact, whether it is the relationship between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, or the relationship between concubines and concubines, strictly speaking, it is just a relationship derived from family affection. It can be intimate or unfamiliar, which is normal.
However, compared to these two relationships, the relationship between husband and wife will only be more complex and unpredictable. When Li Ye wrote this poem, he was also full of helplessness, or he was in a state of epiphany, otherwise he would not have made such an empathetic exclamation.
Think about it, too, you can rely on it, you can be affectionate and white-headed, or you can instantly turn against each other and fly separately, such a relationship is really confusing and overwhelming.
And you don't know what to do except sigh.
What the Ye family didn't know was that the Zhu family, who was walking back with a basket, would take the trouble to repeat a few of the same words no matter who they met along the way, that is, Mrs. Liu and the Huang family were a little reluctant about yesterday's events. Especially the Huang family, who was trained by the old lady, felt deeply remorseful.
Therefore, Mrs. Liu sent herself to Ye's house to deliver eggs as a sign of condolences.
Of course, she didn't say a word about half of the eggs herself. In other words, this trip she not only completed the task given to her by Mrs. Liu brilliantly, but also got a high look at her mother-in-law when she went back, and got fifteen eggs for nothing, and compared the Huang family to the dust.
In a word, Zhu's work was not in vain, it was simply a lot of work.
Sure enough, as soon as the Zhu family finished delivering eggs on the front foot, several people in the village continued to say good things about Mrs. Liu in front of her when they met Ye's next day.
It all means the same thing, that is, to persuade the Ye family in a serious manner, only to say how difficult it is for Mrs. Liu, and hope that the Ye family can honor her.
As for the process, that is to say, everyone knows that Chen Jixing's father passed away early, and it is not easy for her to grow up with a few children as a woman. Now I have to help my children start their own families, which is really rare.
Now that people are old, they have to save eggs from between their teeth to take care of their juniors. Even if Ye's maiden brother made a big fuss on someone's birthday yesterday, Mrs. Liu can ignore her past suspicions, which is really generous.
And so forth and so on.
If it had been before, Ye would have nodded in fear. And this time, no matter how spitting and splashing the other party said, Ye's expression was always indifferent, neither echoing nor opposing.
Anyway, you say yes, that is.
However, Ye Shi quite agreed with the other party's words in his heart. It is true that Mrs. Liu is not easy, but strictly speaking, it is not easy for anyone these days.
It is indeed not easy for the old man to understand that the young man still has to give eggs painfully, but the young man has always been forbearing, living worse than pigs and dogs, and he has to accept insults from the old man every year, which is not easy.
It's just that the perspective of the problem is different.
Seeing that the Ye family had this attitude, he was no longer virtuous and cautious before, and he was really inflated, so he was a little angry in his heart, relying on his age, complained a few words, turned his back and went to the old house to tell Mrs. Liu.
Hearing this, Mrs. Liu didn't say anything, let alone say bad things about Ye. Anyway, what she wants has always been people's hearts, not what she really wants about Ye's family. This made the old people who went to "snitch" more and more emotional, it is not easy to be a mother-in-law, not only to take care of the lives of the younger generation, but also to take care of the emotions of the younger generation.
It's just that Huang is the first to feel comfortable to hear.
But whenever she said bad things about Ye's, she felt that she was listening. After yesterday's incident, she completely hated Ye and Ye Feng.
Chen Jiwang didn't say anything, this was her man, and he hit him on the head with a broom, so he scolded him a few times and even beat him a few times to get angry, and Huang didn't have any complaints and didn't dare to complain.
As for the Zhu family, there is no need to be afraid at all, let her be proud now, one day, she will always have a way to make her cry and not be able to cry.
Without him, just because when she got up early today, Zhu looked at her as if she was watching a big joke, and looked at her with a very pitiful look, which made Huang very uncomfortable.
It's just that people didn't speak, just a look, and it was difficult for her to find fault.
However, not to mention, because of caution, although the Zhu family under the nose of the Huang family was not retaliated against by the Huang family, it was the Ye family that was found by the Huang family, who had been waiting for an opportunity to retaliate, and Ye Feng was simply anxious.
Therefore, it is better to offend the gentleman than the villain, this sentence is not just talking. Come to think of it, the person who said this sentence also had an extremely painful lesson and pain at the beginning.
It's just that whether it is someone else who speaks ill of the Ye family, or the Huang family, or Mrs. Liu, what they will never understand is where did the virtuous, virtuous, generous and cheerful Ye family go?
It was eaten alive by their union!
If you are a woman, you are weak, and if you are a mother, you are strong.
The current Ye family is the Ye family that is more suitable for survival, the Ye family who wants to live their own life after waking up, and the Ye family who can work hard for anyone who dares to bully their children.
This is also the Ye family that Ye Feng likes and appreciates more, or the Ye family that can live better. In this village, either learn from Fan's family to make a white lotus with a black belly, or learn from Aunt Cha to be cheeky.
Because the work in the field is no longer as simple as planting corn and cutting wheat, and the weather is getting hotter and hotter, Ye said that he will not let the two children go down to the field with him.
I have to say that Ye's insistence is also reasonable. A thousand words are indeed getting bigger and bigger, and they will be six years old soon. Just like Aunt Cha's big-mouthed mothers-in-law said, it doesn't look good if you get a tan.
As the saying goes, one white covers nine ugly. Compared with other girls, Qianyan's complexion is indeed a lot darker.
Moreover, now that the corn in the field has grown to about a meter tall, according to Ye Feng's prompt, it is time to start the first top dressing. It's just that Qianyan is not as tall as these corn seedlings, and whether it is digging a pit or pouring dung, Qianyan will not be able to, and he can't help if he goes.
In this way, Ye and Chen Jixing took all this work.
Fortunately, the corn leaves are still tender, and they don't hurt when they are scraped over the skin. Over time, as the corn grows taller, the leaves become harder and sharper.
If you have bare arms, it is easy to cut out blood marks one by one.
After the two of them finished fertilizing all the corn at home, and looked at the weather and the growth of the corn, on this day, Ye Feng solemnly said to Chen Jixing: "Brother-in-law, I think it's very suitable to start interplanting now." ”
He knew that Chen Jixing had been waiting for this day since he started planting corn, and he thought that Chen Jixing would be very happy to hear the news.
Sure enough, after listening to Ye Feng's words, Chen Jixing was very excited, and pulled Ye Feng to ask for precautions for a long time. Ye Feng naturally didn't hide his secrets, and answered them one by one.
As for the source, I naturally said that I saw it in the book.
Ye Shi listened to it and sighed on the side: "Otherwise, everyone said that this study is good." According to you, there is everything in this book. There are recipes for spices, there are ways to save people, and there is a way to intercrop......"
These are all excuses that Ye Feng made for his skills in the past.
Hearing this, Ye Feng smiled and said, "Isn't it!" It's just that there are not only things in the book, sister, but also what you said, there is Yan Ruyu in the book, there is a golden house in the book, and there is a thousand Zhongsu in the book......"
Although he didn't quite understand what Ye Feng was saying, seeing him talking confidently, Chen Jixing thought in his heart that it was good to study, and he also had to have a son. Son, son, he thinks of these two words when he sees Ye Feng now, and he doesn't know if he regrets not agreeing to Mrs. Liu's proposal that time.
It's just that Chen Jixing quickly put this matter behind him. For him, interbreeding is the first priority.
I hadn't thought about it like this before, and I had never seen anyone plant like this, so Chen Jixing was still a little apprehensive in his heart.
Fortunately, Ye Feng was there, and the spacing between the corn and the corn was enough, so under the guidance of Ye Feng, Chen Jixing and Ye Shi built a small soil bag at intervals of dozens of centimeters, and planted the sweet potato seedlings that had just been cut, and watered them in time.
As for planting potatoes, it's even simpler, just dig a pit, wrap the cut potatoes in a layer of plant ash to dry, plant them on a certain day, cover them with soil and water them.
In this way, in the confusion and doubts of everyone, in a few days, a few acres of corn land of Chen Jixing's family were either interplanted with corn or sweet potatoes, which looked so different.
I have to say that Chen Jixing's family has excellent luck.
These days, it was sunny during the day, and it began to rain at night, and it continued to do so for several days, which seemed to be a pattern deliberately tuned by God in order to cooperate with Chen Jixing's family.
A few days later, due to the excellent weather and sufficient rain, the interplanted sweet potato seedlings had survived and the potatoes began to sprout.
However, the reaction of the villagers to this new planting method is different. There are curious, there are those who agree, and naturally there are those who scoff.
Among them, more are disdainful, thinking that Chen Jixing's family will most likely end in failure. After all, I have been growing crops all my life, and I have never heard of this method.
However, Zhao was more bold, went to Chen Jixing's house to ask for some sweet potato seedlings, went to the city to buy some potatoes, and discussed with Chen Jixing how to plant, and planted all his two acres of corn land with sweet potatoes and potatoes.
Seeing this, Aunt Zha Wu seemed to be kind enough to take Zhao's hand and said, "Sister of the Zhao family, I didn't say you, Chen Jixing's family is messing around, why are you also messing around." If you leave these potatoes in the cellar and eat them when there is no food, you two will have enough to eat for a while. Now it's good, it's all planted. When the potatoes are not made, and the yield of corn will not go up, I see what your family will do next year. ”
What Aunt Cha said was exactly what the villagers thought, after all, the corn stalk is so high, and the sun is hidden, can the sweet potatoes and potatoes below be harvested!
And since the footwashing incident, like the Huang family, Aunt Cha has completely hated Chen Jixing's family. At this moment, I have the opportunity, and I can't wait to portray Chen Jixing as an idiot who brings disaster to the country and the people.
In this regard, Zhao just smiled: "Thank you Sister Cha for thinking about our mother, but everything always has a beginning." Anyway, it's just this season, just try it, if it doesn't work, you won't plant it like this next year. ”
Aunt Cha Wu saw that her goal had not been achieved, so she twisted her ass and went elsewhere. Anyway, now many people are waiting to see Chen Jixing's jokes, and some people are like-minded with her.
But Aunt Cha didn't know that thanks to Yefeng's efforts, after several months of hard work, there are now hundreds of catties of small fish, shrimp and mussels in Zhao's house, and the pigs, chickens and ducks in the family are all growing very well.
So even if this interplanting fails, she will be able to live well like Chira next year.
What's more, the potatoes cost only a few hundred dollars in total. As for the sweet potato seedlings, they were left over from the Ye family, and they didn't cost money at all.
In other words, for two acres of land, she just invested a few hundred yuan.
As for the corn, she has long followed Chen Jixing's family to chase fat, and now it grows lush, better than other families in the village, and the yield will not be bad.
For these controversies, Ye Feng and Chen Jixing naturally knew about them.
However, they did not explain, nor did they intend to explain, let alone forcibly pull anyone to follow them to try planting. Indeed, such a kind is risky, after all, nothing in the world is completely risk-free.
However, this risk is almost negligible, after all, there is a person who graduated from Agricultural University.
Predictably, a good harvest is almost certain. It's just that when it comes to autumn, speaking with facts is much more powerful than explaining with words.
A lot of times, language is really very weak, especially when something new like this is not explained at all.
In short, interplanting, fishing for small fish and shrimp, screws and shell crabs, working in the field, feeding chickens and pigs, washing and cooking, and making shoes with shoe soles, Ye Feng felt that Ye's time was very fulfilling.
Despair, dead heart, and sometimes the beginning of a new life.
It's a pity that just when Ye Feng felt that the Ye family had come out of the shadows and began to work hard to live his life, a dusty past unraveled the past and secrets of the family he wanted to know.
And after knowing the truth, Ye Feng understood that sometimes, knowing the truth may not necessarily lead to sudden enlightenment, because after knowing the truth, you may prefer not to know anything.
At least you can deceive yourself in your dreams, which never happened.
This day is the last day of May.
This night, Ye and Chen Jixing's performances were a little strange, which made Ye Feng confused.
At dinner, Chen Jixing was not as active as before, but said that he had no appetite and only ate less than half of the usual food. Ye Shi seemed to be a little uncomfortable, so he went to sleep after making dinner, and didn't even eat.
In this regard, Ye Feng asked Chen Jixing with some concern: "Brother-in-law, what's wrong with my sister, do you need to see a doctor?" Why don't I go and ask Dr. Mao to come over? ”
Ye Feng asked Ye, but Ye just said that he was fine, but he was tired from working during the day and wanted to sleep. But that expression, at first glance, is something.
Moreover, since he lived in Ye's house, Dr. Mao would come to his house from time to time to discuss the "Heimlich maneuver" with him. For the sake of fame, Dr. Mao is very studious, and often uses a few pennies to successfully coax the children in the village to become models, and begins to operate the compressions and various first-aid skills.
After Ye Feng's careful teaching, Dr. Mao has completely mastered this first aid method. No, last month, he also successfully rescued a child who fell into the water in Qingzhu Village, winning the reputation of "living immortals".
Therefore, Ye Feng has a good relationship with him, at least it is very easy for him to come to the house to treat Ye's family, and he will not receive a consultation fee.
Hearing this, Chen Jixing was a little distracted and dodgy, but he definitely told Ye Feng that the Ye family was fine.
Seeing that neither of them spoke, although Ye Feng had doubts in his heart, he couldn't help it, thinking that maybe he had worked too much during this time, and he was really tired. So, Ye Feng didn't think much about it, and went to sleep when the time came.
Early the next morning, Ye Feng, who was still sleeping lazily, was woken up by the sounds of chickens, ducks and pigs screaming one after another in the yard.
I have to say that these chickens, ducks and these pigs raised by themselves are like singing competitions, one is bigger than the other, and the other is worse than the other, as if this can attract the attention of the owner and feed them.
Due to the hot weather, Ye Feng felt a little irritable in his heart, but more of a puzzled and puzzled. If it had been normal, Ye would have fed them a long time ago, and rarely heard chickens, ducks and pigs barking in the morning.
Is it the first time that you screamed so fiercely?
Could it be that Ye overslept, or rather, fell ill?
Yes, yes, Ye didn't even eat dinner last night, so he said that he was uncomfortable and went to bed directly, thinking that he was really sick.
If you really get sick, then you have to go to the doctor quickly, or you can go to the mountains to find some herbal remedies or something, it's not good to drag on for a long time. Thinking of this, Ye Feng quickly sat up, got dressed, and prepared to go to Ye's house to see the situation.
As a result, as soon as I got out of the room, I saw Qianyan sitting in the hall, with his hands on his chin in a daze, and he looked sullen, and he didn't even notice that he came out.
At this time, Ye Feng was even more confused, and at the same time, his heart was even more unsteady, it seemed that there was indeed something he didn't know.
I only blame myself for being careless last night.
Thinking of this, Ye Feng stepped forward and took Qianyan's hand and asked gently: "How long have you been up, tell your uncle, why are you alone here in a daze, where did your father and mother go?" ”
Ye Feng looked around, and there was no figure of Chen Jixing and Ye.
Looking at Ye Feng, Qianyan pouted and said listlessly: "Daddy and mother got up a long time ago, washed their faces and took their baggage and went to the city, and they didn't have time to eat breakfast." I was going to wait for you to get up and tell you before leaving, but just now Da Niu came to call Daddy, saying that the ox cart was going to leave earlier today, because Aunt Li was sick and needed to go to the city to see a doctor. ”
The first reaction of ordinary people with headache and brain fever is to carry it first, and if they can't resist it, they go to the stream or the mountains to find some herbs. There are not many people like Aunt Li who go to the city to see a doctor at every turn. But the economic conditions of the family are good, so they naturally cherish their bodies very much.
It's just that Ye and Chen Jixing need to follow into the city?
After coming here for so long, Chen Jixing only occasionally went to the city to sell the bamboo he had woven or buy some things needed at home.
Because Ye has to take care of the family and children, and there is an extra expense when he goes, he generally does not go with him.
Thinking about it like this, Ye Feng knew something, but he wasn't sure if Qianyan knew, after all, she was still young, and many adults might not tell her.
So, with the mentality of giving it a try, Ye Feng asked, "Then do you know what your father and mother are doing in the county?" ”
Unexpectedly, Qianyan immediately replied: "I know, they go to find my sister, and they will go at this time of year." ”
When Qianyan said this, Ye Feng was speechless for a while.
Only then did he remember that the Ye family had pointed out openly and secretly before that there had been a child lost in this family. And Qianyan is not the eldest in this family, it should be the second or third.
Ye Feng still remembered that the Ye family seemed to have said that he seemed to have lost a child by the old mansion, and the eldest girl in the family was lost, so Qianyan was most likely the third child.
Ye Feng naturally also knows what happens when a family loses a child.
In his previous life, he was a volunteer of the D-citizen family search organization, and when he helped others, he also witnessed many sad stories.
It's just that after a family loses a child, the fate of the child who is abducted and trafficked is certainly very tragic, but the children who stay at home are not much better.
Some couples lose their children and then give up all their jobs and go out together to look for their children, which can take months at a time.
It's still short.
Some are determined to find them for years or even decades.
The children of the family can only be handed over to relatives and even neighbors to watch.
Children are lost, jobs are quit, and there is no financial resources, and adults become more irritable. When you encounter someone who likes to be angry with others about everything, you will blame the child left at home for not taking a good look at your younger siblings.
Although it is not a scolding day, cold words and cold violence will put this child on the verge of collapse.
Ye Feng has watched an episode of a certain satellite TV, which focuses on this kind of children. And such children always say in interviews that they would rather be the ones who are lost, so that at least their parents can be worried all the time, instead of facing their parents' bitter faces all day long.
"Fortunately" this is in ancient times, there were generally many children in the family, and the minimum would be three or four. In addition, the economic conditions and the objective environment do not allow them to go out to find their children, so those who stay can continue to grow.
Take the Ye family as an example, according to Qianyan's statement and their own observations, they only go out to look for it on this day every year.
Although I am sad on weekdays, I can still go on with my life. If I change to another family, I probably won't go out for a day.
If it weren't for that, Ye Feng wouldn't know what kind of scene Qianyan would be like at this moment.
Ye Feng really didn't know how to comfort Qianyan, maybe the deliberate comfort would make her feel pitiful.
Therefore, Ye Feng had only one thought in his heart at the moment, whether it was ancient or modern, human traffickers were the most hateful group of people. For his own selfish interests, he broke up a family's wife and family.
Such a person should be damned and sent to hell.
Although he didn't know how to comfort Qianyan, Ye Feng felt that what he could do now was to let the girl eat breakfast, and then feed the chickens, ducks and pigs at home.
Make this home look as good as usual as possible, and people will be a little less stimulated.
Although, it just looks like it.
Ye Feng first gently pulled Qianyan to wash his face, and then the two walked towards the kitchen. As a result, the scene in the kitchen made Ye Feng feel a little like crying.
The table is still the usual pickles, cakes, and gruel, but in addition to the fact that the amount of food is almost double that of the usual day, this time, there are five pairs of chopsticks and five bowls neatly placed on the table.
Who is the extra pair of chopsticks and why it is so abruptly put out, the answer is self-evident.
Perhaps, for so many years, every day on this day, this pair of dishes and chopsticks will always appear like this. The empty bowl, like the hearts of Ye and Chen Jixing, is empty.
Until the child is found, the wound in the heart will never heal.
As for the extra meal, it is estimated that Ye Feng and Qianyan were kept for lunch. It seems that Ye and Chen Jixing will not be able to return until the evening.
Ye Feng held back his sadness, ate breakfast with Qianyan, washed the dishes and chopsticks, and tried his best to tease her while feeding the chickens, ducks and pigs.
Fortunately, Ye Feng can do these things, otherwise just chickens, ducks and pigs will be annoying.
After eating, Ye Feng wanted to take Qianyan out to play, but Qianyan said that he would not go out, but only said that he would stay at home and guard.
Who says children are ignorant?
When something happens at home, they are often the most sensitive.
At noon, Ye Feng originally planned to cook something different to make Qianyan happy, but because his cooking skills were limited and he had no ingredients, he had to give up.
It's just that the leftovers left in the morning are hot, and they will be eaten.
Qianyan is also surprisingly obedient, she will do whatever Ye Feng says. On weekdays, she didn't want to learn to cook, Ye Feng told her how to cook porridge, and she listened carefully.
But the more she was like this, the more uneasy Ye Feng became. He still likes the bouncing and quirky little girl on weekdays.
In the afternoon, Ye Feng took Qianyan to the lake to hunt pigweed, and prepared the pig food needed the next morning, put it in a bamboo basket, and just wait for the pot to cook when he gets up early tomorrow.
It's just that the leftovers in the morning were eaten at noon, Ye Feng had to boil porridge and take some pickles out, and the two of them simply ate it, and it was right to be used as dinner.
After feeding the pigs, seeing that it was getting late, Ye Feng and Qianyan worked together to drive the chickens and ducks into the circle, Ye Feng asked Qianyan to wash her feet, told her a few stories, and put Qianyan to sleep.
As soon as Qianyan fell asleep, Ye Feng sat on the edge of the bed and accompanied her, waiting for Ye and Chen Jixing to return home by the way. While waiting, I thought that when Ye came back, I must ask what was going on.
I've been a volunteer myself, so if you ask about it, you might find something that you can use.