Chapter 119: Lost, Surrendered
"Then do you say it's easy to get into college?"
In fact, Ruan Qiumei asked a lot of questions, after all, if the university is easy to take the exam, the big guys don't all send their own cubs to school, so as to achieve the purpose of changing the court, the family going to live in the city, and eating lightly, however, Ruan Xiumei knew the answer in her heart, but she still asked her own man inexplicably.
Catching up with the expectant gaze of his mother-in-law, Jiang Ping first shook his head, and then said truthfully: "It's not easy to take the test, but as long as you are willing to work hard, the chance of our second and third children being admitted is at least half." ”
Ruan Qiumei sighed sourly at this time: "It's good to eat lightly!" In charge, I listen to you, pay close attention to the study of the second and third children, and send Xiu'er to school, but Xiu'er has to go home if she can't read, saving her from wasting money at school. ”
Seeing that the mother-in-law was persuaded by herself and was willing to send her little girl to school, and with one mind to support her second son and third son to go to college, Jiang Ping felt a lot more relaxed for a while, nodded, and still emphasized a sentence on her mouth: "Xiu'er must at least graduate from junior high school, so with her appearance and junior Chinese, it is not difficult to find a mother-in-law in a town or county." ”
The eldest girl is not beautiful or ugly, and the little girl is much better-looking, although it can't be compared with the girl of the second family, but in the village girl of the same age, it can be called good-looking.
"You didn't mention the old five or two just now, if you want me to say, those two are the same chicken thieves as the third room!"
As soon as Ruan Qiumei's words came out, Jiang Ping's inquiring eyes were aroused:
"They live in the town, and they only come home a handful of times a year, so I didn't pull them out to talk about it."
Ruan Qiumei pursed her lips and said: "In the past two years, I have gone to the supply and marketing cooperatives to buy things, and I have seen the old five and the two come to the side of the second family, talking and laughing, as if they have a good relationship with the second house. ”
When Jiang Ping heard this, his expression was slightly stunned, and then he sighed lightly: "Speaking of the five of our brothers, the brains of me and the fourth are dull, and the second and third and fifth are quite shrewd. He didn't hear the mother-in-law's voice, so he diverted the topic:
"By the way, when Xia Xia comes back from the hospital, you remember to bring something to the second child's house to have a look, and talk to the Xuewen brothers and sisters, and walk around with Xuejin and them."
Ruan Qiumei's brain was not stupid, and after listening to what the man said, she said "um", and then got up: "Let's go, it's too late if you don't go to work." ”
The bell has been rung twice, and the members have basically gone to work with farm tools, and it is natural for Ruan Qiumei to continue to sit at home.
Got up with the mother-in-law, the two of them came out of the house, and looked at the third and fourth rooms carrying farm tools out of the courtyard door, Jiang Ping called out to the eldest son and eldest daughter, and soon the three sons and two daughters all disappeared outside the courtyard gate with their own earners.
That's right, here in the big house, when it comes to the holidays, the whole family goes out to work to earn work, it's not that Jiang Ping and his family don't feel sorry for their children, it's that the family has a lot of mouths to eat, and there is no other source of income, so they don't earn more work for rations, just wait to tighten their belts and go hungry.
Therefore, in order to be able to eat enough, since the summer vacation of the previous year, Jiang Xuebin and Jiang Chunxiu, the two younger ones, have been carrying baskets and cutting pigweed to earn work for their families.
In the past two days, after a detailed examination by the doctor and it was determined that Ye Xia could be discharged from the hospital, Jiang An and Lin Lan were busy going through the discharge procedures, and the other went to call the brigade headquarters, leaving Ye Xia and Lu Xiangbei in the ward.
"Are you really going to follow?"
Ye Xia was wearing a light blue dress, the corners of her mouth were smiling, her clear eyes were slightly playful, and she looked at the young man in front of her: "It's not necessary, right?" I can't run, I'm at home, and now there is still some time before the holiday, you can go about your own business, you don't need to guard me. ”
"All I'm going to do is stay by your side."
Lu Xiangbei rubbed the top of his little daughter-in-law's hair helplessly: "There is no need to say anything superfluous. ”
Gently opening the other party's hand, Ye Xia's eyebrows twisted slightly: "You don't go back to Beijing to prepare for the start of school?" I've told you, I'm in my third year of high school when the school starts in September, and next year we're going to compete in the college entrance examination. ”
Speaking of the back, a hint of cunning flashed in Ye Xia's eyes.
Lu Xiangbei chuckled: "Don't underestimate your man." ”
With a flick on the forehead of his little daughter-in-law, he said softly: "I called home yesterday and asked my grandfather to say hello to the school. ”
"Borrow?"
Ye Xia stretched out his index finger and poked Lu Xiangbei's chest: "What do you think?" There is only one year left to take the college entrance examination, but you tossed so far away to borrow it, you don't have a fever, right? ”
Standing on tiptoe, he raised his hand to probe the temperature on Lu Xiangbei's forehead.
The hand was undoubtedly easily caught by the other party, and Lu Xiangbei's dark eyes were full of softness and doting: "There is no fever, no matter how far away you are, besides, for us, the college entrance examination is not a matter at all." ”
"Proud and complacent."
Ye Xia muttered. Hearing this, Lu Xiangbei raised his eyebrows:
"You dare to say that you are listening carefully in the classroom?"
Ye Xia stiffened: "What is there to dare to do?" I was dual-minded, listening to the teacher's lectures and busy with my own affairs, and my homework was so good that the teacher didn't care about me. ”
After another handful on the little daughter-in-law's head, Lu Xiangbei gently coaxed: "Okay, okay, don't be angry, I just want to stay with you, this will not cause any inconvenience to the schools on both sides, before the college entrance examination, I will go back to Beijing and take the exam at the original school, if I am worried about such a little thing, I will feel distressed." ”
Ye Xia couldn't help laughing: "If your state in front of me and every word you say are seen by others, it will definitely collapse." ”
"We discussed it a long time ago, and in front of you, I never set up."
Lu Xiangbei said with a smile, and looked at the two bulging army-green travel bags on the ground: "Do you want to take something out again?" ”
The travel bag contained clothes, sneakers, fabrics, radios, picture books, malt milk essence, brown sugar, milk powder and other in-demand items.
"Smuggled" out of the space, and explained to Jiang An and the others for a while that Grandma Cheng sent it to the He family from Beijing, and the He family handed it over to Lu Xiangbei, and then sent it to Ye Xia's family.
Speaking of the clothes in the travel bag, some of them are brand new, and some are seventy or eighty percent new, all of which have not been worn by Brother Dafu before, or have been worn several times, because they have to press the bottom of the box because they are long.
Seventy or eighty percent of the new ones were worn by Cheng Junlang (Lu Xiangbei), brand new, naturally Grandma Cheng went to the department store to buy them, anyway, Grandma Cheng is far away in Beijing, Ye Xia is not worried about her parents to confirm.
"Forget it this time, otherwise it's hard for my parents not to think about it."
Right now, she took out the two travel bags from the space, and when her parents saw it, they would be shocked, even if the things were sent by "Grandma Cheng", but no matter what it was,
At the moment, they are all in demand, and "Grandma Cheng" sends so many at once, anyone who accepts it is uneasy, if on this basis, and take things out, her mother is careful, and she may think of her and the person in front of her.
For example, the Cheng family put a long line to catch big fish, and gave their grandchildren a little daughter-in-law.
Thinking of this, Ye Xia couldn't help but tell Lu Xiangbei: "In front of my parents, brother and brother, you'd better be reserved, otherwise don't blame me for ignoring you." ”
Lu Xiangbei pinched the nose of his little daughter-in-law: "You man and I have measure." ”
He has always been cold and indifferent outside, and he will not bring trouble to his daughter-in-law.
"Jun Lang, Jiang Xia!"
He Yao's voice sounded outside the ward, followed by the door of the ward being pushed open: "Knowing that Jiang Xia was discharged from the hospital today, grandpa arranged for his special car to send Jiang Xia and Jiang Shulin back to the big pear tree. ”
Ye Xia said thank you, while Lu Xiangbei stepped forward to grab He Yao's shoulder, pointed to the travel bag on the ground, and said, "This is what you brought from home, understand?" ”
He Yao was stunned: "......"
What does he understand?
"Jun Lang, Grandma Cheng...... I have prepared some nutritional products for Jiang Xia at home......"
Lu Xiangbei went back to the compound yesterday and greeted Second Grandpa He, saying that Ye Xia was discharged from the hospital at noon today, and left He's house on Lu Xiangbei's front foot, and Second Grandpa He went to the department store with the staff around him to buy a lot of nutritional products, so he gave them to Ye Xia today.
"Just listen to what I say, don't ask." Lu Xiangbei didn't explain much.
He Yao was stunned for a moment and nodded: "Okay." ”
Did Grandma Cheng send anything to his house?
How did he not know?
What the hell is this kid doing?
"You put your things in the car first, Xia Xia and I will wait for Uncle Jiang and Aunt Lin to come over, and we will look for you in a while."
After sending He Yao away, Lu Xiangbei and Ye Xia did not wait long, and Jiang An and his family returned to the ward one after another. Taking the second grandfather's special car home, the time taken on the road is undoubtedly faster than taking the shuttle bus, and there is no need to take it backwards in the county, and the car goes out of the city all the way to Da Lishu.
Sure enough, when he arrived at the door of his house, he saw Cheng Junlang getting out of the car with two big army-green travel bags, and He Yao was also carrying a bulging travel bag in his hand.
immediately looked at the girl, but without waiting for Ye Xia to explain, Cheng Junlang took the lead to explain, and He Yao next to him nodded very cooperatively, hearing this, Jiang An and his family were extremely embarrassed, but the things had been brought to their doorstep, and it was impossible for them to bring them back.
In the end, Ye Xia said: "Dad, Mom, take it, let's prepare more mountain goods for Brother He Yao to take later." ”
There are a lot of dried fungus, dried mushrooms, as well as red dates, pecans, chestnuts, and fried pine nuts at home.
When the girl said this, Jiang An and Lin Lan nodded with a smile, took the travel bags in the hands of Cheng Junlang and He Yao, and invited the two of them and the driver into the house to sit.
Had lunch, outside the backyard door.
"Did you really decide to borrow from us?"
He Yao lazily leaned against a big tree with a thick bowl mouth, and squinted his eyes at the picturesque young man.
"Hmm."
Lu Xiangbei stood against another tree, he looked up at the blue sky, and said slowly, "I called home, and the borrowing procedures should be completed soon." "Then why did you choose to borrow it from City No. 1 Middle School?"
It's good to make a fuss about borrowing and reading, this borrowing is borrowing, don't choose to be in the same school with him, but want to borrow it from the city No. 1 middle school opposite, does this kid have any purpose?
Thinking like this, a bright light flashed in He Yao's mind, and he couldn't help but look at Lu Xiangbei thoughtfully.
"Yes, that's what you think, I chose to borrow it from the City No. 1 Middle School here, and it's related to Xia Xia."
He could see that the young man in front of him had a little interest and affection for his daughter-in-law, and in order to prevent the young man from being hurt by love, this would directly say the words to the point, which would not hurt the young man.
When He Yao heard this, he was stunned for a long time, and when he came back to his senses, his face was incredulous: "Cheng Junlang...... How old are you this year? How old are Jiang Xia, ...... you?"
Two little children, as for being so precocious? Lu Xiangbei looked calm: "I have identified her, in the third year of high school, we will work together and be admitted to the same university next year." ”
He Yao only felt as if he had lost something in his heart for a moment, but he still asked, "Does Grandpa Cheng and Grandma Cheng know?" ”
Lu Xiangbei nodded: "My grandparents are very supportive of my relationship with Xia Xia. ”
"What about Jiangxia-san? Does she know your mind? ”
He Yao didn't know what kind of expression he was on at this time, so he opened his mouth and asked again.
"Yes."
Lu Xiangbei lightly overflowed two words between his lips and teeth.
He Yao pursed her lips: "Then what does she think?" ”
"I was like a friend until I was eighteen."
The loss between He Yao's eyebrows and eyes was seen by Lu Xiangbei, but in front of feelings, he only met the right person at the right time, and he didn't say anything about it. Moreover, the daughter-in-law was originally his, and their fate was destined early on, and it was not something that others could intervene in.
After being silent for a while, He Yao adjusted his mood and asked, "Have you thought about going back to the city with me?" ”
Lu Xiangbei said "um" and didn't say much. The two leaned against the tree and neither spoke again, until I don't know how long had passed, and He Yao whispered:
"Jiang Xia is very special."
Lu Xiangbei didn't make a sound, just quietly listened to He Yao.
"I was not angry when she fell to the ground that day, but I felt ashamed, and then I heard Nannan say that she was a full honor student in school, and her scores in all subjects in the back exam were full marks, and then I thought about myself, I felt very bad."
He and the boys' words and deeds on weekdays have nothing to do except for being handsome.
And Jiang Xia, who is young and has strong abilities in all aspects, is very low-key, compared to the other party, he is like a clown, bouncing around in front of people, but he doesn't know it.
"Your grades are not bad, work hard for a year, and get into a good university is no problem."
Lu Xiangbei said, paused, and continued: "Some people are born like a luminous body, everything is good, everything is better than others, we don't need to compare with such people, we just need to compare with yesterday's self to see if today's self is better than yesterday's self, this is enough." ”
His daughter-in-law has never forgotten her eyes and has a strong ability to understand, not counting her previous life as a master in the medical research field, but in the source world, she has also made great achievements in her career;
In addition, his daughter-in-law and children are in literature, language, and art...... In the field of calligraphy, he also has a deep attainment, and whoever wants to compare such an excellent person will only bring a great burden to himself.
If you don't get it right, it will make you unconfident, and he personally thinks that it is completely unnecessary. After all, everyone has their own strengths, if in the field they are good at, do their best to create their own value, then this person's life is undoubtedly complete, not in vain to come to this world to go once!
As the saying goes, it's not that a family doesn't enter a family, what Lu Xiangbei said to He Yao at this time was also said from Ye Xia's mouth, although it was not exactly the same word and sentence, but the two of them had the same views on comparing themselves with others.
"You're pretty persuasive."
He Yao's expression returned to normal, squinted at the young man in front of him, hooked the corners of his mouth and said, "What you told me just now is that I have known you so far and said the longest thing." ”
Lu Xiangbei was stunned for a moment, and then a faint smile appeared on the corner of his lips: "Only with those who are in love, I will say a few more words." ”
"Do you want to fall in love with me?"
He Yao raised his eyebrows: "Are you sure?" ”
Lu Xiangbei didn't reply to him, but asked rhetorically: "Isn't it?" ”
He Yao smiled, put away his left foot against the trunk of the tree, walked to Lu Xiangbei's side, patted the nominal cousin's shoulder, and said: "I used to think that you kid was cold and unpleasant, but after really getting along with you for a while, I found that you are cold on the outside and hot on the inside, and it is very good to be a brother." ”
Holding back the twitching corners of his mouth, Lu Xiangbei patted the child on his shoulder twice, looked at him and said, "Be careful on the road, call me when I get home." He Yao withdrew his hand and said "um" lightly, he wrote down the landline number of the big pear tree brigade headquarters on a piece of paper.
"Huh? You're here! “
Ye Xia quietly slipped to the door of the backyard, saw Lu Xiangbei and He Yao, walked out of the back door quickly, gently closed the door by the way, and said in a low voice: "Go, follow me up the mountain." ”
Looking at the two large snakeskin bags she was holding in her hands and the backpack on her shoulder, Lu Xiangbei reached out to take them and asked He Yao, "Are you going?" ”
"Sister Xiaoxia invited me, so I naturally want to follow."
He Yao said with a smile and looked at Ye Xia with a little curiosity: "What are we going to do on the mountain?" ”
The three of them walked side by side, Ye Xia heard this, and responded: "My master has left me a melon field, let's go up and take a look, pick the ripe ones and bring some back for you, and catch a few more wild things by the way, and you can take them home together." ”
Glancing at her hand, He Yao said with concern: "Your hand hasn't recovered yet, can you catch wild things?" ”
"Yes, you don't have to worry."
Looking at He Yao and smiling, Ye Xia said to Lu Xiangbei: "Brother Junlang, let's let Brother He Yao bring some mountain goods to the city by the way, and then pack them and send them to grandparents, what do you think?" ”
Lu Xiangbei definitely had no opinion, he smiled and nodded: "Listen to you, every time I receive something from you, my grandparents are very happy." ”
Unconsciously, the three of them came to the melon field that Ye Xia said, the location was secret, the surrounding scenery was pleasant, the wind was blowing, the faint fragrance of wild flowers lingered on the tip of the nose, and the sound of a gurgling stream was in the ears.
Looking at the melon field of forty or fifty square meters in front of him, looking at the big green round watermelons and delicious and attractive melons in the melon field, as well as the tender cucumbers hanging on the vines, He Yao didn't come back to his senses for a long time.
"Brother Junlang, you pick what I pointed, make sure it's ripe."
Although Ye Xia's hand has been untied, the scab on the palm has not yet fallen off, and if you pick the melon, you will inevitably get a wound. Lu Xiangbei nodded, and moved quickly, picking the watermelons and melons from his daughter-in-law's fingers, and He Yao on the side saw this and walked over quickly to help.
"Watermelons are big and occupy a lot of space, just pick three, pick more melons, Brother He Yao will take them home and eat them slowly with his family."
Ye Xia said, looking at the cucumbers and bright red tomatoes on the melon vine, as well as the emerald green line peppers, Fang continued: "Cucumbers, tomatoes, and line peppers should also be picked more. ”
She said a word, and Lu Xiangbei responded with a sentence, which made He Yao embarrassed: "Sister Xiaoxia, you don't need to pick too much, your family will eat it too." ”
Waving his hand, Ye Xia responded with a smile: "Brother He Yao, don't worry, I'll pick it for you, and the rest will be enough for my family to eat." ”
Hearing this, He Yao didn't say anything more, but after a while, he suddenly let out a surprised voice: "This is a strawberry?" ”
Following his line of sight, Ye Xia smiled and nodded: "Yes, it's a strawberry, I almost forgot, Brother He Yao, you go over and pick it yourself." ”
He Yao's head shook like a rattle: "There are not many strawberries, leave you to eat by yourself, I don't want it." ”
Not to mention the supply and marketing cooperatives, it is a department store in a big city, there are few strawberries for sale, he grew so big, or ate it at his aunt's house once, it is said that during the festival, the above to the aunt's father-in-law like a big man each gave a catty to celebrate the holiday.
One pound is not much, at the time at my aunt's house, a large family, almost one person ate two. One is about 25g, and there are 20 pieces in a catty, and when the family eats it, it is both happy and novel, and a little cautious, for fear that if you eat it too quickly, you won't be able to taste the taste of strawberries.
"Brother Junlang, you pick it."
It is true that there are not many strawberries, but picking two or three catties from them, and the remaining two or three catties are not a problem. Lu Xiangbei never refuted his daughter-in-law's words, and after responding, he packed the picked watermelons and melons, and put the picked cucumbers, tomatoes, and peppers into the back basket, and without waiting for He Yao to react, he picked a bunch of strawberries in three or two.
"Sister Xiaoxia, you have brought me too many things."
He Yao squatted down and helped Lu Xiangbei pack up the strawberries, his face was slightly red and he looked at Ye Xia embarrassedly and said.
"This is what my master planted when he was alive, and I don't need money, Brother He Yao can just take it home."
Ye Xia said, releasing several pheasants and hares from the space through his mind, and controlling them with mental power, calling Lu Xiangbei and He Yao: "Brother Junlang, Brother He Yao, there are pheasants and hares there." ”
As her voice rose, several gravels were thrown by her "whoosh", and immediately, a pheasant and hare fell to the ground.
He Yao was dumbfounded. Lu Xiangbei was not surprised, he patted He Yao's arm: "Xia Xia is very good at playing water rafting, it is naturally no problem to use the same method to hunt wild things, go, go over and pick up wild things." ”
He Yao looked at Ye Xia, and then at the wild things that were lying on the ground struggling to get up, his expression was in a trance, and he followed behind Lu Xiangbei and picked up those wild things.
"String it up with vines, and it'll be easy to lift in a while."
Ye Xia smiled at He Yao, and said sweetly to Lu Xiangbei: "Let my mother make you stewed pheasant with shiitake mushrooms tonight, and make spicy rabbit for you to eat tomorrow." ”
Lu Xiangbei smiled: "I can eat what I have, don't pick it." ”
When I came, I walked on the path and didn't meet anyone, and when I went down the mountain and went home, I didn't meet anyone in the village.
In fact, at this point in time, the members basically took a lunch break at home after eating, and went to work in the afternoon full of energy.
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