Chrysanthemum didn't ask him what he was going to do in shock, and she also felt a burst of anger in her heart - who cares about the law when there is really no life? It is just a simple and leisurely life, and when such living conditions are also suppressed, it is like that little grass, which drills out of the stone, and shows off its vigorous vitality, declaring that the so-called rights are just a joke.

The two talked and laughed intimately, picked up the river water to clean and play, and for a moment when their eyes intertwined, their hearts and minds fused and they couldn't help but want to get close to kiss, and finally remembered that this was outside-if they were seen, even if they had become relatives now, they would have to be said.

When the sun set, the chickens circled around the yard, and He scooped up some food to feed them, while saying to the chrysanthemums who came back from washing vegetables by the river: "Wash a few duck eggs and steam, and the dishes are not big enough at night." ”

Chrysanthemum answered, entered the kitchen, put down the vegetable basket and the basket in her hand, squatted down, skillfully moved a jar from under the shelf of the board, uncovered the wooden board above, and took out five duck eggs wrapped in yellow mud from it - exactly one for each person, in a large bowl, and turned around and went to the river to wash again.

When the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law were cooking, Zhang Huai picked up the bamboo broom, swept the yard clean, called the chickens and ducks into the fence, and after everything was cleaned up, he moved out of the small square table and put it in the yard, and ate in the open air later.

"Yangzi, take a bath first, and after washing, your brother and your father will still wash. Sensei are all crowded together, and it's too late to boil water! He called out to Zhang Yang, who was reading.

After everything is cleaned up, take a bath, eat and gossip in the yard, let the cool breeze blow away the tiredness and heat of the day, listen to the noise of the summer insects and the noise of the frogs, and smell the smell of flowers and plants with the wind; After dinner, leisurely wander by the bamboo forest, beside the hibiscus under the root of the wall, look at the distant fields, and linger on the green willows and peaches nearby; As night falls, the soft moonlight shines on the bamboo forest in the treetops, and the breeze rises and jumps.

A simple life has no noble goal, but it is the ultimate of human existence, the existence of the Tao, and the most fundamental derivation. If we can't sustain this kind of life, no matter how sophisticated the social structure is, it will collapse! That's how history has always evolved.

Huaizi and Chrysanthemum held hands and walked around until their legs were sore, and then they returned to the yard, scrubbed some well water, half-squinted their hazy eyes, and went back to the house to sleep.

After more than ten days, Li Changyu returned to the village again, but did not bring back Xiaoyan.

When Xiao Yanniang heard that Changfeng's mentor had taken Xiao Yan out, but she was unwilling to go back to the village, she was stunned.

Does her daughter dislike the poverty of this village?

Definitely, yes. Xiaoyan has been particular about Mo Te since she was a child. However, why was she willing to leave her father and mother?

This news seemed to be even more unbearable for her than when Xiaoyan was taken away by Li County's order, because at that time she felt that the mother and daughter were connected, but now, her daughter has abandoned her.

Xiao Yanniang fell ill.

What's even more angry is that Zhou Xiaozi's family, marrying a daughter-in-law and being snatched away doesn't count, but now he can come back but he doesn't want to come back, this face is a big shame!

Zhou Xiaozi regretted it a lot, he really shouldn't have agreed to Li Laoer's marriage in the first place. Look at the other people's families have married a good daughter-in-law and live a happy life, but his family Xiaoman has become a joke in the village.

Thinking about the miserable appearance when Xiao Yan was taken away, Zhou Xiaozi pressed the idea of the Li family's noise, and he thought depressedly, is this an accident?

No matter what others say, Chrysanthemum has its own opinion.

In the evening, when Li Changyu came to talk to Aoki and Zhang Huai, several people sat under the peach tree of Aoki's house and talked about it, Chrysanthemum listened quietly for a while, and suddenly asked: "Is Xiaoyan particularly unwilling to earn a share of glory, so that Li County will not be able to die well?" ”

Li Changyu is distressed about her cousin, but she can't explain the reason - people only think that she is greedy for wealth. He listened to Chrysanthemum's words and asked in surprise, "How do you know?" Xiaoyan is too stubborn, I can't persuade her to come here. ”

Chrysanthemum didn't speak. Although she doesn't have much contact with Xiaoyan, she never thinks that this little girl who loves beauty is a person who is greedy for vanity and yearns for glory. But her demeanor is a little prominent in the countryside.

She was born in the countryside, lived happily and simply, decorated her appearance with every means she could think of, and became a unique scenery in the countryside, but there was no disharmony. If there is no accident, she will marry and have a baby, and carefully describe the beautiful life she thinks, and she will definitely become a special country daughter-in-law - will prolong that beautiful youth. However, this life was interrupted.

Chrysanthemum is a human being in two lives, and she can naturally imagine how unwilling and angry Xiaoyan is, in her young and simple mind, does she think that as long as she works hard, she can fight for a bright future and trample those who bully her under her feet? The resentment was so strong that when she had the opportunity to turn back, she gave up the chance to turn back.

Aoki asked, "And where is she now?" Was he taken to the capital, or did he stay at your brother's teacher's house? ”

Li Biaoyu sighed and said: "It's not in Ding Xuezheng's house - it's not easy for him to come forward, he asked Lord Futai to ask for it at that time, and now she is in Lord Futai's house."

This matter embarrassed Ding Xuezheng, originally said that she would ask for a lock, and she would send it back to her father, but now she is reluctant to come back, as if she was deliberately looking for an opportunity to enter the mansion of Lord Futai. Fortunately, the young lady of Futai liked her very much and kept her by her side, so she didn't make a joke. Otherwise, my brother would have detained her and sent her back no matter what. ”

Zhang Huai frowned and said: "She is not sensible, she thinks things too easily, you should explain her." Staying there like this, it doesn't work at all, serving people in vain, what's the good result? ”

Li Changyu said helplessly: "Why didn't you persuade it? That girl is strong, and she needs to listen to what you say. ”

Aoki was worried about Zhou Xiaoman: "What should Xiaoman do?" Is this a daughter-in-law or not? If he remarries a daughter-in-law, won't Xiao Yan write a letter of resignation to her? If you don't write a letter of divorce, will you marry your daughter-in-law's family to count your wife or concubine? ”

Li Changyu stomped his feet indignantly and said, "That's not what I said." My second uncle died of sorrow, but my second aunt fell ill again. He asked my father for advice, and it was not convenient for my father to take the idea for him. If she is divorced, her reputation will not be good; If not, where is this man? When will you be back? Is it still that Xiaoyan when you come back? ”

Chrysanthemum asked strangely, "Can't you ask Xiaoyan about this?" ”

Li Changyu was stunned for a moment, and said angrily: "She said it very lightly, and let the Zhou family take a break from her." But my second uncle didn't want to agree, and hoped that she would be a maid for a few years and come back one day. ”

Chrysanthemum said with a smile: "You want Zhou Xiaoman to wait for her for a few years?" No matter what you do, you have to nod Xiaoyan to do it, otherwise, it will still be a bamboo basket in a few years. How to explain to the Zhou family at that time? ”

Li Changyu nodded and said: "That's the case, it's not easy to ask for the best of both worlds now, it seems that the Zhou family can only write a letter of resignation - ˉ Xiaoyan is afraid that she will not come back." ”

Chrysanthemum sighed faintly, this kind of life choice, it is really difficult to judge right or wrong. In the end, no one can say that her choice is wrong. Even if you regret it later, it doesn't necessarily mean that you made the wrong choice.

How life is going depends on each person's own feelings, just like whether the shoes on the feet are comfortable or not, and has nothing to do with whether they are expensive and gorgeous - no matter how soft and precious the leather is, it can only achieve the same effect as cloth shoes covered with cotton.

Sighing, or live their days as usual, when the seedlings in the seedling field are raising flowers and heading, most people are busy working in the corn field, potato field, and soybean field.

There are chrysanthemums busy with housework at home, and He often goes to work in the fields, but when he finishes work, he comes back early to help Chrysanthemum.

"Chrysanthemum, what are you doing with this tender lotus leaf?" At noon that day, He came back with a few tender lotus leaves and asked Chrysanthemum what he wanted this thing for.

Chrysanthemum hurriedly took it, scooped water to clean, and said to He Shi: "Steamed steamed buns, there is a clear fragrance." "While cutting the washed lotus leaves into pieces, then round the hair and put it on it.

When everything is done, it is set aside to wait for fermentation, and here I have my hands free to start stir-frying and cooking rice - the steamed buns are ready, steamed in the afternoon, and eaten in the evening.

He saw that the chrysanthemum was busy, without the usual leisure, although the sweat was like rain, but it was extremely numb, so he quickly wiped his face and came over to help.

After the meal was cooked, Chrysanthemum couldn't help sweating and soaking through her clothes, went back to the room to change into a set of dry clothes, and came out just in time to see Zhang Huai and Zhang Dazhuan coming back, and the two walked into the house from under the blazing sun, and they were also soaked.

Chrysanthemum hurriedly said to Zhang Huai: "Brother Huaizi, come and change your clothes—this sweat is uncomfortable to wear." Replaced it and I washed it together. Dad, you can change it too! ”

Zhang Huai hesitated for a moment and said, "I still have to go to the ground in the afternoon, and I still have to sweat to change my clothes, doesn't it make you bother to wash your clothes?" It's usually like this, and it's a bother. ”

Chrysanthemum hurriedly pulled him into the room, took the wet placket on his chest with her hand, frowned and said, "Isn't it uncomfortable to wear this wet clothes?" It's also easy to wash when you change it this way - rub it and it's clean; If you wait until you dry and then sweat and get soaked, the clothes will be dry and rancid—-— and it will be very difficult to wash. You just have to change it, when it used to be very hot, my dad and my brother used to change it twice a day. It's not that there are no clothes to change. Come, just wear this old one, I just made up it yesterday, and I don't feel distressed to wash it a few more times. ”

She retrieved an old short brown with a patch from the cabinet and replaced it with a locust seed.

Seeing that she insisted, Huaizi took the clothes and smiled at her: "Then I'll wash them first and then change them." ”

The two of them went out and went to the well to draw water for cleaning. Chrysanthemum rubbed the Huaizi and the clothes she had changed into the basin, and turned around and asked Zhang Dazhuan to wash the clothes.

Zhang Dazhuan said happily: "Daddy's skin is very thick, just wear this clothes to work, and change it at night." Chrysanthemum, you don't have to worry about your father, what should you do, your mother will destroy me. ”