Chapter 3 An Family
It is spring, everything is recovering, at a glance, the fields are all green, which makes people feel pleasing to the eye, An Xiuer walked on the ridge with a basket, and even the mood was refreshed.
The farmers are planting rice in the field, and Anjia also has five acres of paddy fields, which have been in the paddy fields for some years, and can barely be called medium.
Not far away is her own field, An Xiu'er's footsteps are faster, and after looking at Father An, An Tiemu and others from a distance, she opened her mouth and shouted: "Dad, second brother and second sister-in-law, I brought you food......
Her voice is crisp and tactful, soft, like a yellow warbler out of the valley, Father An feels happy when he hears it, every time he sees his daughter, his heart is sweet, he is old and has a daughter, he has always been like an eyeball.
"Xiu'er is here to deliver food, let's take a break." As he spoke, he straightened up in the field.
After all, he was old, and he had been squatting in the field all morning, and right now, he couldn't straighten up his waist, but An Tiemu beside him helped him, and he successfully straightened his waist, and An Tiemu helped him to the edge of the field.
"Dad, are you alright?" An Xiu'er hurriedly put down her things and walked over to help Father An sit down.
Father An went to work early this morning, An Xiu'er felt more and more important to her relatives after that dream, and now when she saw him at first glance, she saw that his hair was gray and his body was rickety, and his eyes were instantly filled with tears.
"Silly girl, why are you crying, Daddy is fine." Seeing An Xiu'er's red eyes, Father An was very distressed, and hurriedly stretched out his hand to wipe her tears, but seeing that his hands were full of mud, he retracted his hand stupidly, rubbed it, and said, "Xiu'er, don't cry." ”
"I didn't cry." An Xiu'er shook her head, wiped away her tears with her hands, and said, "It's just that I feel distressed to see that my father is still working in the fields at such an age." ”
"Who says Daddy is old? Daddy is still young. Father An pretended to be angry and said, "Uncle Zhang next door is seventy years old and still working in the field, and your father and I are only in our early sixties." ”
It's good that Daddy An didn't say this, as soon as he said this, An Xiu'er only felt more uncomfortable, obviously he was only in his early sixties, but anyone who saw him would think that he was a seventy-year-old man, all these years, for this family, he worked too hard.
The second sister-in-law, Dong, came back from washing her hands by the river, and when she saw An Xiu'er like this, she smiled: "Didn't my sister bring us food, why are you still crying?" ”
Hearing this, An Xiu'er was a little embarrassed, she hurriedly wiped away her tears and helped Father An up from the ridge: "Yes, Dad, second brother, you go and wash your hands, it's late to deliver food today, you must be hungry, right?" ”
The river is not far below the ridge of the house, and when they finish their work and rest, they will wash their hands and feet, put down their trousers, and save themselves from catching a cold.
When they went to the river, An Xiu'er opened the lid and served them a good meal, Dong was also very surprised to see that there was fish and meat today, and asked: "Xiu'er, what day is it today, why is it so rich?" ”
"It was Zhang Zhen'an who came to our house, he brought it, I was afraid that it would not be fresh after a long time, so I asked my mother to cook a fish, thinking that the second brother and sister-in-law worked hard, and let my mother be kind to a small piece of meat steamed." As she spoke, An Xiu'er sandwiched a piece of meat from the pickles into Dong's bowl and said with a smile: "Eat, sister-in-law." ”
"This ......" Nowadays people are not very good to their daughters-in-law, the An family is not rich in the first place, since the Dong family got married, the meat is rarely eaten, and when she saw the meat that An Xiuer gave her today, she actually felt a little choked.
was about to say something, but An Xiu'er had already turned her face and waved at Father An and An Tiemu, "Dad, second brother, you come up quickly." ”
"Here we are." The two came up from the slope, and An Xiu'er replaced the meal that had already been served, and Father An looked at An Xiu'er with the same puzzlement, and said, "Why is there still meat here." ”
"Isn't this what my mother did for you because she felt sorry for you?" An Xiu'er didn't explain much to Father An, but said: "You can eat, well, there is still fish here, you have worked hard, eat more." ”
"Xiu'er, have you eaten?" Daddy Ann asked casually.
"No, I'll go back and eat with my mother later." An Xiuer replied.
"Oh." Father An nodded, but the speed of eating was a little faster, and when he finished eating a rice of brown rice, An Xiu'er, who was watching from the side, beckoned, and said, "Come, Xiu'er, you come." ”
"What's wrong, Dad?" An Xiu'er walked over.
Father An picked up a piece of meat from the pickle bowl, and was about to put it to An Xiu'er's mouth, saying, "Come, open your mouth." ”
"I don't eat it, I still have it at home." An Xiu'er hurriedly shook her head and said, "Daddy, eat it, my mother made it for you, don't worry, my mother is so good to me, and I will keep it at home." ”
"Your mother is your mother, and your father is your father." Daddy Ann still said persistently.
"Then I'll take a bite." An Xiu'er was also quite moved when she saw Daddy An's love for his daughter, so she leaned over, opened her small mouth, and bit a small horn on this piece of meat.
"Is it delicious?" When Father An saw An Xiu'er eating, he asked An Xiu'er with a smile, just like the little girl in the past, even the wrinkles on his face were full of love.
"It's delicious." An Xiu'er nodded, chewing the meat carefully, she really thought it was delicious and delicious, the miserable life in the dream made her too scared, and now chewing this meat, she only felt that her lips and teeth were fragrant, and she was even satisfied in her heart.
"And you have another bite?" Father An picked it up again and wanted to give it to An Xiu'er to eat.
An Xiu'er refused: "I won't eat it, Daddy, you can eat, I will go home for dinner when you finish eating." ”
Seeing that An Xiu'er sincerely refused, Father An ate it himself.
Today's meal was very delicious, Father An and the others ate cleanly, An Xiuer poured water for them again, and when they finished eating, they packed up their things and went back with the basket.
Walking to the door, I met the eldest girl and the second girl wandering at the door with a big bamboo basket, she was a little strange, and asked forward: "The eldest girl and the second girl, why are you doing at the door?" Don't go back to dinner yet. ”
Hearing the voice behind them, the eldest girl and the second girl turned their heads, and when they saw that it was An Xiu'er, they lowered their heads, looked timid, and called in a low voice: "Auntie." ”
The two nieces have yellow hair, they are both thin and weak, An Xiu'er saw them like this, and she didn't want to be harsh, but said softly: "Why don't you go home?" ”
"We don't have today's task unfinished, and grandma will definitely scold us when we get home." As she spoke, the two nieces showed the basket to An Xiu'er, each of whom had a basket that was not full, and there was only half a basket of green pigweed.
"It's not done, it's not done, what's the big deal, let's go back to dinner first." An Xiu'er coaxed softly, patted their heads again, and said, "Let's go, go back with me, I'll say good things to you later." ”
When the two nieces heard An Xiu'er say this, they raised their heads, and when they saw her gentle face, their hearts settled down a little, and they followed An Xiu'er into the door.
As soon as he entered the door, Liang came over affectionately, took the basket in An Xiu'er's hand, and said softly: "Xiu'er, you are also hungry, go wash your hands and eat." ”
After An Xiu'er left, she glared at the two granddaughters again, and saw that the baskets in their hands were not full, so she scolded: "You two dead girls, you have been outside all morning, and you picked such a little pigweed?" What's the use of raising you! ”
"Grandma, there are too many people picking pigweed, we don't ...... at all"
Before they could finish their explanation, Liang interrupted it and said, "Don't give me quibbles, you can't do it, how can someone else do it?" Look at the spring flowers next door, how much can you do, you two, you will only waste food! ”
"Mother." An Xiu'er came over with the rice, put it on the table, and said with a smile: "Who said that our eldest girl and second girl are not as good as spring flowers, and our eldest girl and second girl can also do it, you see, you can help you work at such a young age, and you will not enjoy it in the future." ”
Hearing An Xiu'er's gentle and gentle words, Liang's originally fried temper calmed down, she sighed, and said: "How can I enjoy their blessings, as long as they are obedient and obedient, I will be satisfied with marrying a good family in the future." ”
Saying that, her mood fell down again, thinking of An Xiu'er, such a flower-like person, with such a gentle temper and such a kind heart, why couldn't she promise a good family.
His eyes were slightly red, and Liang excused himself to serve the meal, stood up, and went to the kitchen in the back room.
After she left, An Xiu'er smiled at the eldest girl and Erya: "Your grandmother still loves you very much, but she is old and has to do so many things every day, you two should be considerate, you know?" ”
"Yes." Both girls nodded.
An Xiu'er also smiled, in fact, in this family, the Liang family still treats her best, even her only grandson, An Ronghe, can't cross her in person. As for these two granddaughters, the Liang family can only be said to be passable, and it is common for the eldest girl and the second girl to be scolded, but the people in the village are very harsh on their daughters-in-law and granddaughters, in comparison, the Liang family is quite good.
After a while, Liang brought the rice over, and An Xiu'er looked at the brown rice in her bowl piled up into a sharp point, while the two nieces and Liang were only half a bowl, and there was a big sweet potato lying on the bowl.
An Xiu'er's eyes hurt when she saw it, and she took some of the rice in the bowl to Liang's bowl, and said, "Mother, I can't eat so much, you can eat more." ”
"Why do you eat so little?" Liang covered his bowl with his hand, preventing An Xiu'er from giving her the rice in his bowl again, and only said: "You eat more, and marry that Zhang Zhen'an in the future, I don't know if his five big and three rough people will be good to you." ”
An Xiu'er smiled and said, "Yes, people's hearts are mutual, I am good to him, and he will naturally be good to me when the time comes." ”
"Yes." Liang nodded, but she was still worried in her heart, her daughter was too obedient, and she wanted to marry her to such a reckless man, instead of complaining, she also comforted herself again and again, if she made a fuss, she might feel better in her heart, looking at her so obedient, well-behaved and sensible, her heart became more and more sour and sour.