Zhu Hai:

I've been back, thank you for your letter. I'm fine, I'll eat well, and I'll live well. My sister has been back for the past two days, and the family is a little busy and can't meet you. Let's write to us.

Hetu"

After writing, He Di stared at those lines for a long time, and wondered if Zhu Hai would be angry because of this, but he wrote a lot of words. However, her self-esteem still defeated the inner entanglement, and she must not show any bad looks in front of Zhu Hai. Determined to do so, she folded the paper into square pieces, carried them in her arms, and walked briskly outside.

He Yi Hefu didn't know where to play, and there was no one on the field. He pulled away the clods of earth, hid the letter in the hole, and then covered it up before clapping his hands and standing up. She looked at her masterpiece proudly, imagining what it would be like for Zhu Hai to see the letter. "He's going to be happy, even if I only write two words." He smiled contentedly and turned back to the courtyard.

Before dinner was ready, Hexin came back with a bag. She shouted to Hetu, who was squatting in the yard to wash clothes, "I'm back early." ”

"It must be that your parents saw that you were too tired and didn't want you to work before letting you come back." He Tu looked up and smiled, rubbing his clothes vigorously.

"Alas, it's better to be at home, I really don't want to go back, I want to stay here for the rest of my life." Hexin put down the bag and patted the dirt on her body.

"Brother-in-law will let you go?" He Tu smiled, "I look at him, I don't want to let you go for a minute." ”

He Xin looked at the air and muttered, "After all, I am the only one by his side now." ”

He pretended not to hear and changed the subject, "When did Mom and Dad say you would come back?" ”

"In another hour or so, it's cold now, so take advantage of the heat to get more." Hexin squatted down to help wash her clothes, "There are just a few of us at home, and Heyi Hefu is still young." ”

"I see that the two of them are very active, I can take them with me tomorrow." He Tu smiled, "Look, I don't know where I'm running now." ”

"That's what I said, when the two of us were their age, what work didn't we do?"

"That's not good, now the conditions are better, and the family used to be poor." He Yi sighed, "Now that He Yi can go to school in the city, I didn't want to go to school before." ”

Hexin looked at her, a strange smile on the corner of her mouth, "Are you still thinking about going to school?" ”

"How can you not be worried." He Tu twisted the clothes in his hand, "If I am still in school, maybe in a year or two I will be able to get into a good university like Xiuhan." ”

"It's Xiuhan again."

"Sister, don't underestimate her. Xiuhan is very good now, you see how good the school she was admitted to. He Tu sighed, "I don't know where you got such a big prejudice with your mother, I went to her house for one night, she and her family were very good to me and Heyi, and I can't wait to treat us as a family, how can it be as bad as you say." ”

Hexin smiled disappreciably, "Forget it, don't talk about it, what do you eat at night?" ”

"Let's eat noodles, I see that my father has been talking about it for a day, and I want to eat noodles. It is estimated that in the past two days since I left, my mother has been making rice. ”

Saying that, the two laughed together, counting the interesting things between their parents one by one, and they felt like they couldn't close their mouths.

The night in the countryside is far less stuffy than the night in the city, lying on the deck chair in the yard, enjoying the cool feeling of the wind blowing slowly, gently swaying the fan, looking up at the endless dense stars in the sky, the mood is comfortable as if in Penglai Wonderland. It's been a long time since I've lived like this, and Hexin secretly thought that although the time in the city was beautiful in the first part, it was an unbearable nightmare in the back. But if she could do it all over again, would she still make such a choice?

"No, if it were me, I wouldn't have made such a choice, I didn't even remember what Liu Ji looked like at that time." Hexin thought, "It's just that it's not my business alone." ”

He Rui set up a small round table in the middle of the courtyard, and He Tu came out with a freshly cut watermelon, and while placing the watermelon on the table, he said, "Eat watermelon." ”

Cui Ying came out of the house with a thump on her waist and asked, "Where's your father?" ”

"Go and work." Hexin pointed to the other side of the courtyard, where the sound of creaking sawn wood could be heard. Cuiying shook her head helplessly, and said: "Your father is like this, he is always idle, he has to find this job and that job to do, and I don't know why he has so much energy after a tired day." ”

"I'm going to call Dad." He Xin got up from her chair and walked towards the side of the courtyard. He Yi couldn't wait for a long time, holding a piece of watermelon and nibbling it, Cui Ying said again and again: "Eat slowly, eat slowly, there are too many." He reached out to wipe the watermelon juice that ran down the corner of her mouth.

He Tu looked at Heyi's appearance and already covered his mouth and laughed. The fruit after this meal gradually developed into a watermelon-eating competition, in which even Jiafu and Cuiying participated. Everyone spared no effort to nibble on the watermelon desperately, as if there would really be some reward for winning first place. He Tu felt that her stomach was also laughing pain, and almost sucked the watermelon juice into her trachea, and after coughing violently on the table, she continued to hold her stomach and laugh.

"My most! My most! He Fu pointed to the pile of watermelon peels in front of him and shouted. Cui Ying smiled and patted the back of his hand and said, "You haven't eaten the watermelon meat clean!" Not counts! ”

When Hefu heard this, he picked up the watermelon skin and gnawed on the red flesh on it. He Tu pointed at He Fu and smiled, inadvertently catching a glimpse of his mother and father exchanging glances. They all looked at Hexin with relief in their eyes. He Tu glanced at Hexin, and saw that half of Hexin's face was red watermelon juice, and almost all the tears of laughter came out, and she gradually felt comforted in her heart. She shouldn't be bothered by those things, Hetu thought to herself, it was really nice to see her sister's smile.

How did they know that all this Hexin in front of them had long been accustomed to, whether it was the various blows suffered in life or the sudden joys, it was the normal state of fate for her, all she could do was to accept it, get used to it, and then continue along this road. She never wanted to rebel or change anything, her attitude towards things was to go along with it. "I don't care if you're good or bad for me, I just have to do my own thing." She has always thought like this, from the moment she was sensible to now marrying a woman, this idea has never changed.

The family was laughing and laughing, and suddenly he saw a black figure flash in front of the door out of the corner of his eye. The seat she sat in front of the gate of the courtyard, although the only dim light in the courtyard was the light bulb on the door, but it could vaguely illuminate a small open space in front of the gate. Hedi's heart jumped, and his smile suddenly seemed a little sluggish. "Is it Zhu Hai?" She thought to herself, and suddenly became nervous.

"I'm going to close the door." He stood up and made an excuse at random. Everyone didn't react, and continued to eat watermelon. He Tu nervously felt a little numb in her hands and feet, she walked quickly to the courtyard gate, poked her head out and looked out, and Zhu Hai's face hidden in the darkness appeared in front of her in an instant.

"Ahh He let out a low cry and glanced back. None of them were looking in their direction, and Lian Herui was also intently nibbling on watermelons.

"Why are you here?" She asked in a low voice, an anxious expression on her face.

"I miss you." Zhu Hai said hurriedly, reaching out and grabbing one of her hands. He broke free violently and whispered, "You go quickly, my family is here." ”

"And when are we going to meet?" Zhu Hai asked again, "I got your letter." ”

"I'll write to tell you." With that, he retreated back to the door and closed it. She took a few deep breaths, trying to calm her pounding heart, but to no avail. Hexin had already looked to her side and shouted at her, "Hedi! It's coming! If you don't come back, there will be no watermelon! ”

"Got it." He replied and took a few more deep breaths before turning and walking towards them.

In the ensuing chat, Hedi's heart couldn't calm down anymore. She listened to them absentmindedly, and the tender watermelon on the table lost its delicious taste. Her mind was full of Zhu Hai, and she couldn't wait to run out to stay with Zhu Hai now. But it's impossible, the whole family is here. He Tu thought about it again, why was he so bold to stand at the door of her house so openly, what if his father or mother saw him? And how would he explain it? He Tu thought about it in a mess, and didn't even pay attention to what He Yi was talking to her. The watermelon-eating contest ended quickly, Jiafu got up and went back to the house, and Cuiying Hexin cleaned up the watermelon peel on the table. He Rui wiped the corners of her mouth and stood up, glanced at Hedi, who was still sitting, and asked, "What's wrong with her?" Closed the door and the soul is gone? ”

"Don't scare anything, do you?" Hexin also noticed it, in fact, she had already found out, but she didn't say it, "Hedi! Hedi? ”

He Tu woke up suddenly at the call of his sister, and hurriedly stood up and said, "I'll clean up, you are all busy with yourself." ”

"What's wrong with you? A look of distraction. Hexin asked.

"No, when the door was closed, a cat ran outside and scared me." He Tu said subconsciously. She was taken aback in her heart, she is a person who has never lied, and she is not used to lying, this time she actually came to her mouth without thinking about the lie in her brain, what happened to her?

"That's good, I thought something was wrong." He Xin said and walked towards the sheepfold with the watermelon rind. He Tu breathed a sigh of relief, cleaned up the watermelon peel on the table, and didn't dare to let his thoughts run all over the place, these pairs of eyes were all watching.

When I went to bed at night, I couldn't sleep when I tossed and turned. As soon as the day dawned, she got up from the kang, put on her clothes and ran out. The clods of soil at the entrance of the small earthen cave were scattered randomly, and he squatted down and bent down to see that there was nothing clean inside. She sighed in disappointment, thinking that Zhu Hai's reply was here, and it seemed that he hadn't had time to write it yet. She stood up and walked back, suddenly slapped her head, and said in annoyance: "He only took the letter away last night, how can he write it back so quickly." At this thought, the disappointment in my heart suddenly disappeared, and the anticipation for the next reply was followed. She happily jumped back into the yard, saw her father squatting on the edge of the vegetable garden, brushing his teeth and washing his face, said hello and went into the house.

As soon as He Xin opened her eyes, she lifted half of her body from the kang, and when she saw He Xin walking in with a cool air, she asked in surprise, "Why did you get up so early?" I hear you fell asleep very late last night. ”

"Get used to it." He Tu poured water into the basin, "I get up so early every day, so I can't sleep lazy." ”

"It's time for me to get up, too." Hexin put on her clothes, "Heyi Hefu will let them sleep a little longer." ”

He answered and went out to wash his face with the basin. Jiafu and Cuiying got up early and said to Hedi: "Hurry up and cook, eat us and go to the ground, the weather is very cold at this time." ”

"Got it." He agreed, quickly washed his face and went to cook. She worked hard to keep herself busy so that time would pass a little faster. The sun soon crept up from the east, gradually moved overhead, and then set in the west. He put down his needlework, watched the people in the field in the distance begin to return home, and went to the kitchen to prepare dinner.

"I don't know if he wrote back." She thought, absentmindedly carrying a basket to the field to load hay and firewood. He Yi Hefu went to the field with his family, and at this time the yard and the field were quiet and only the barking of dogs and birds could be heard in the distance. When she walked on the field, her mood became nervous, and her eyes swept towards the small dirt hole, and her heart jumped violently.

The messy area has become clean and tidy, and it looks like it has been tidied up. She threw down the basket and ran towards the dirt hole, tossed the stones and clods aside, reached in and searched for it, and sure enough, she took out a neatly stacked letter paper. Hedi was ecstatic, and she couldn't wait to open it and look at it.

"Hedi:

That glimpse last night left a deep impression on my mind. It's just that you are so panicked, are you afraid of being seen by your family? I'm sorry, please forgive me for being rash, I miss you so much that I can't help but go and see you. When will we be able to meet? I want to talk to you, I want to hear from you. I'll be waiting for you on that slope tomorrow afternoon, will you come and join me?" It's the same place we first met. Waiting for you.

Zhu Hai"

He was so happy that he almost jumped up and spun in circles. Now the family is not at home during the day, and only comes back at noon for lunch and nap. He could go and meet Zhu Hai after his parents and sisters went to the ground. He thought about it carefully, and felt that no one should find out, and the feeling of worry disappeared, and all that followed was anticipation and joy. She walked back with the basket in her mind, and when she stepped into the kitchen, she found that the basket was empty, and there was nothing, so she couldn't help but smile, turned around and went out to load dry firewood again.

The rest of the day was surprisingly slow, and she felt as if time was crawling forward like a snail, and she wanted to kick it in the ass to make it go faster. The silence of the night made this anxious mood even more urgent, and he couldn't sleep at all. Just when she turned over for the twentieth time, Hexin was woken up by her, rubbed her eyes and asked, "Why don't you sleep yet?" ”

"Huh?" He Di couldn't hide the smile on his face, and hurriedly hid his face in the pillow, "Maybe I slept too much during the day." ”

"Did you sleep during the day?"

"Nope."

Hexin looked at her speechlessly, shook her head, and turned over, "Don't turn around, I'll wake up Herui Heyi Hefu later, how will I go to the ground tomorrow." ”

"Got it." Hedi's mood was not affected by Hexin's reproach in the slightest, and she still felt very happy. She closed her eyes and wanted to force herself to fall asleep, so that she would have the spirit to see Zhu Hai tomorrow, but the more she wanted to sleep, the more she couldn't sleep, so she had to open her eyes and look at the shadows of the trees swaying outside the window. The dark color gradually turned into the white of the fish's belly, the shadow of the tree changed from clear to nothing, and Hexin beside him sighed softly and opened his eyes.

"It's dawn."

He Yawned and leaned out of the kang, "I'll cook." ”

"Okay." Hexin gently pushed Herui Heyi's body and made them get up. Both of them rubbed their eyes and got up, only Hefu still closed his eyes and pretended to be asleep, ignoring Hexin's call. He Rui sneered: "Don't scream, let him sleep, you didn't see that he didn't even pick up the sickle in the field yesterday, so he just ran and played." ”

"Hefu is the smallest, and it is also his nature to love to play." Hexin poured water under the kang to wash his face. Hetu has already started to make a fire and boil water. The kitchen door was open, and the cool breeze blew in through the curtains, sweeping away the stuffy smell of the room.

After eating, Heyi Hefu wanted to follow the adults to the ground, but was stopped by Jiafu. He asked with a straight face, "How's the homework written?" School starts in two weeks, and I'm still running around outside. Don't think I don't know your grades last semester. ”

He Yi pursed his lips and hung his head without speaking. He Fu raised his head high and said proudly: "I took the first place in the class last semester!" ”

"Are you so proud of the first place in the exam? Don't do your homework well? Jiafu's tone was still stern, "If you don't study hard, one day you will take the second, third or even last place." Okay, stay at home with your sister today, and don't go anywhere. ”

"Oh, if the kids like to go, let them go, I see they are having a lot of fun in the field, and they can help us a little." Emerald Shadow snorted and said, "Why are you so harsh? ”

"What do you know as a woman?" Jiafu reprimanded, "I didn't pay so much tuition to let them come back to work in the fields. ”

Emerald Shadow closed her mouth and stopped talking. The first time I saw my father lose his temper, the whole family suddenly didn't dare to be angry, and they all silently did what they were doing. He Tu looked at the two children sitting at the table sullenly, and he felt very depressed in his heart. If Heyi and Fufu are all at home, what will happen to the meeting in the afternoon?