Chapter 3: A Chance Encounter by the River
Coming out of the ancestral hall, Xiao Ruyu's Latin widow went to the grocery store in the village to buy some paper and pens, and Xiangzi was about to use them, which must be prepared. The price of pen and paper was not low, and Widow Ding was so distressed that she almost burst into tears.
"Sister-in-law, don't just worry about paper money, this is an intellectual investment, and it will be necessary for Xiangzi in the future." Seeing that Widow Ding's hand holding the money was loose and tight, tight and loose, Xiao Ruyu persuaded her.
"I know." Widow Ding nodded, although she was distressed and dripping blood, she still smiled and handed the money to Xiao Er at the grocery store.
Shoko held the newly bought pen and paper and jumped excitedly. He kept asking Xiao Ruyu: "Aunt Xiao, can I really go to school tomorrow?" ”
Xiao Ruyu smiled and touched his head, "Of course." We have already signed up with my husband, and we have also handed in the bundles, and we will definitely be able to go to school tomorrow. ”
"Xiangzi, you must study hard with Mr. and fight for your mother." Widow Ding instructed, and although Xiangzi didn't know what her mother meant by fighting for qi, she still nodded sensibly.
The matter of the children going to school in Changxia Village was decided in this way, and there was a small episode during the period, the village chief thought that everything would be fine if everyone handed over the bundles, but the village chief's wife refused to let it. As a woman, she thought more carefully, seeing that her husband was alone, she specially instructed the parents of the children that everyone took turns to deliver meals for a day. Because the gentleman's harvest is indeed not expensive, coupled with the consistent hospitality of the mountain people, everyone happily agreed.
As soon as this news came out, the girls in the village were very happy, and with the excuse of delivering food, they could further contact the husband, and they could also show their skills in front of the husband, which was really a double win.
When Widow Ding heard the news, she was mixed with joy, and she was happy that she could look at her husband twice when she delivered food in the future, this gentleman was indeed eye-catching, although she was a widow who did not expect anything to do with him, but it was rare to have such a handsome man in the mountains, and it was not bad to look at him twice.
The worry is that my family is already having a hard life, and I usually eat a lot of wild vegetables and coarse grains, so do I also give this to my husband when I deliver food? I'm really afraid that Mr. will be prejudiced against their family Xiangzi because of bad food, and it will be bad.
Seeing her constantly wandering around the dilapidated kitchen, Xiao Ruyu felt strange, and she didn't know what difficulties the sister-in-law of the Ding family had, and she looked a little restless.
"Sister-in-law, what's wrong? What do you always do in the kitchen? Xiao Ruyu hung up her washed clothes, wiped her hands with a cloth towel, and followed Widow Ding into the kitchen.
"Oh, Miss Xiao, what about the laundry?" Widow Ding turned her head to see the wet clothes hanging on the clothesline and asked.
"I'm done." Xiao Ruyu said, rolled up his sleeves, took a broom and prepared to clean up the kitchen. The kitchen was very messy, and she couldn't stand it. She usually uses this kitchen for cooking, but she cleans up when she finishes cooking. Widow Ding is used to being sloppy, and sometimes she doesn't even sweep the floor when she finishes using the kitchen, and she will help sweep it if she can't stand it.
"I'll do it." Widow Ding knew that Xiao Ruyu loved cleanliness, and she was a little embarrassed to reach out and want to help. People paid the rent, usually there is good food and never hides it, and it is good to her two little ones, and now she is really embarrassed to let people help her tidy up the kitchen.
"No, it'll be fine soon." Xiao Ruyu continued to sweep the floor as she spoke, and by the way, she tidied up the firewood that was piled up there in a mess.
"Alright." Her movements were very neat, and after a while, the kitchen was much cleaner, she clapped her hands and looked at Widow Ding with a smile, "Sister-in-law, do you have something on your mind?" ”
"It's not a big deal." Widow Ding took a small stool and handed it to Xiao Ruyu, motioning for her to sit down, she also took one and sat next to Xiao Ruyu and sighed softly: "The village chief's wife asked me to take turns to deliver food to my husband, I am worried that I don't know what to send to my husband." You also know that our family usually eats like feeding pigs, how can such things be sent to my husband, I am worried about this. ”
"Hey, sister-in-law, look at what you said, what to feed the pigs, those wild vegetables are all good things, and people in the city can't eat them if they want to." Xiao Ruyu shook her head with a smile, how could she say this about herself. "Otherwise, my kitchen skills are still good, if you don't worry, I'll do it when it's our turn, and make sure that Mr. can eat, what do you think?"
"That's great." Widow Ding showed a bright smile, she had eaten what Xiao Ruyu had cooked, it tasted really good, and ordinary wild vegetables could also be made delicious in her hands, if she could help, she would be relieved.
The matter was settled, and Widow Ding seemed to have put down a big stone in her heart, and her whole body was much lighter. Seeing that it was not early, she asked Xiao Ruyu to help take care of the child, and she went to the mountain with a basket on her back. The sweet potatoes planted on the mountain were almost ripe, and she had to hurry to see them, because if they were spoiled by wild beasts, it would be troublesome, and the whole family would rely on them for the winter.
instructed Xiangzi to look after the house, Xiao Ruyu took Meizi to the river in the west of the village to play. Meizi is playing very wild now, and she will always be stuck at home and will hum and chirp her temper, and take her to the river to watch the fish, she will be much quieter.
In the afternoon, the Panlong River is quiet, and the quiet sun shines through, with a slight warmth. The autumn wind blows, and the river ripples shallowly, like a pair of gentle hands brushing across the water.
I love such a quiet afternoon, I love such a quiet sunshine, I love such a gentle autumn breeze, Xiao Ruyu holds the plum and enjoys the comfort brought by this world, the breeze blows, everything seems to be in the past, everything seems to stop.
It seems like it's been a long time since I've enjoyed such a peaceful and undisputed day, but fortunately she crossed over. Now she is just an ordinary village girl, and the senior doctor of a certain organization who is between life and death, and also saves people and kills, has left her.
"Auntie, fish, fish." Umeko shouted excitedly when she saw fish coming out of the water in the clear water. Her tiny body writhed in a hurry, struggling to go down and catch fish.
"Meizi, don't move, my aunt will hold you closer to watch the fish in a while." Xiao Ruyu was afraid that the plum would fall, so she hurriedly hugged her tightly. In order to appease Meizi, she took a few more steps to the river.
"You can't go any further, it's dangerous by the river." A nice man's voice came, somewhat familiar, Xiao Ruyu looked back in the direction where the voice came from, it turned out to be him, the teacher Han.
He is really tall, tall as a bamboo, standing there with an elegant indifference on his face, the white clothes fluttering, the whole person seems to be about to feather away, the mountains and forests behind, the green grass, the sky, and the white clouds form a beautiful landscape painting. For a while, Xiao Ruyu was in a trance, and the years were quiet, probably this is the artistic conception he said.
"Don't go any further, danger." Han Yixuan shouted again. Before he came to the river, the villagers warned him to stay away from the river, and her sister accidentally slipped into the river and drowned.
He recognized it just now, it was the girl who rolled her eyes. She stood there with a child in her arms, her eyes were gentle and peaceful, and there was a faint smile on the corner of her mouth, and for a moment, he actually thought she was very beautiful, so he couldn't help but make a sound, afraid that she would go further.
"I'm not going forward, thank you sir for the reminder." Xiao Ruyu nodded slightly at him, thanking him for his kindness. Seeing that he has kung fu to hang by the river, the school is probably done.
"It's nothing, please." Han Yixuan waved his hand, no longer looked at her, and walked straight to a big rock by the river to look at it from afar. His expression at this time was a little gloomy, his eyes were not as bright as before, and he looked very lonely.
"I don't know where the river leads, or where it will go." Xiao Ruyu hugged the plum and looked at the boundless river and said. It was by the river when she was awake that day, and it was the beginning of her new life, and she made her home here.
"I don't know." Han Yixuan nodded. He no longer looked away, but stared at his feet, and then did not say a word for an afternoon.
Xiao Ruyu walked back and forth by the river with Meizi in her arms, teasing Meizi from time to time, the woman's gentle muttering, and the child's happy laughter came from time to time, Han Yixuan looked at all this, and suddenly felt a lot more cheerful.
Life's opportunities are like a river, and since you can't stop it, just go with the flow. He will not die, maybe the heavens are already doomed. The mountain people here are simple and kind, and the scenery is picturesque, so maybe it is a good choice to spend a lifetime here.
The beautiful young man who didn't know the world, the beautiful woman he liked, and the grievances and hatreds that had settled in his heart were all buried at the bottom of the river, and he was just an ordinary teacher in a small mountain village.
After thinking about it, he jumped off the stone and walked quickly in the direction of the ancestral hall. Tomorrow is the official class, he has to think about how his teacher taught him before, he must teach those children well, and live up to the expectations of the villagers.
Walking away, there seemed to be the crisp gurgling sound of the child just now, and when I turned around the corner in front of me, the big and small figures were still there, and from this side, the sun stretched their shadows for a long time.