Chapter 10 The Village Chief's Banquet
The three of them came all the way and happened to see Tian Erniu coming from the front, waving to them from a distance. He said enthusiastically to the original heart: "Little Master, I was talking about going home to pick you up, there are rare visitors in the village, and I am a distinguished person who came, I went to discuss with the village chief early in the morning, the two of you have worked hard all the way, how can you treat you and do your best before letting the two leave!"
"Don't be polite, it's my brother and sister who are bothering. "The original heart stood up and saluted.
Tian Erniu came with great energy, and couldn't help but say that he walked forward with his original intention, and said: "The little master is too polite, the mind of the countryman is just that, it's just a vegetarian meal, there is nothing good, and the little master just can't look down on us if he doesn't go!" Yun Tan and Sister-in-law Jin Hua followed behind the two and also came all the way to the door of the village chief's house.
Tian Erniu let go of his original intention and shouted to the house: "Village Chief, Your Excellency has arrived!" An old man and two strong men came out of the house, the old man had a kind face, and he came forward to beckon them to come into the house to sit, and the two strong men and Tian Erniu and his wife walked at the end.
Yun Tan leaned closer to Chuxin and said softly: "Chuxin, how do I feel that this battle is not quite right." ”
"Be careful and be flexible. ”
Although it is a village, the dishes of the village chief's house are very exquisite and rich, and the vegetarian meal is quite exquisite, which is mouth-watering. Several people sat around the table, and the village chief introduced that two strong men, one named Shanyuan and the other called Shangao, were both natives of Guye Village. Sister-in-law Jin Hua added: "Shanyuan, this child is the son-in-law of the village chief!" Seeing this, the village chief hurriedly blamed Er Niu and said, "Look at you, what is in a hurry, it doesn't matter." ”
Yun Tan looked at Shanyuan, he was a square-faced man, and he was sitting unsmiling at the moment, with a serious expression. She didn't know what riddle they were playing, so she asked, "What's the hurry? Is Shanyuan the village chief's son-in-law?"
The village chief glanced at Shanyuan, and although he tried his best to hide it, he could still feel the sadness in his heart from his eyes. The village chief sighed long and helplessly and replied, "Of course Shanyuan is my son-in-law. ”
Yun Tan asked again, "What about your daughter?"
After asking, everyone at the table was silent, Chu Chu quietly pulled her sleeve under the table, Yun Tan looked at everyone's expressions strangely, and realized that he had said the wrong thing. Fortunately, Tian Erniu immediately threw out a new topic, and everyone hurriedly talked about the new topic.
Yun Tan didn't have much insight into the new topic, and she thought there was one person who was quite interesting—the round-faced man named Shan Gao. Shan Gao's face is very kind, he secretly looked at Yun Tan from the moment he met, he only felt that he had never seen a girl with such an outstanding appearance, the pink carving was natural, and it was more beautiful than the fairy in the painting. Unexpectedly, she was caught by Yun Tan after a few glances, she stared at him with a smile, not shying away from other people's eyes. He immediately felt like he had been caught doing something bad, buried his head in his heart, and his face turned into a pig's liver. It wasn't until Chuxin cast a stop at Yun Tan that he saved Shan Gao's life.
Sister-in-law Jin Hua was not very happy since she was stared at, and she bowed her head silently, only Tian Erniu helped the village chief to be enthusiastic about the vegetables. Chuxin sat and chanted the scriptures without moving chopsticks, and he didn't see the mountain-high meal laid for him by the village chief Hetian Erniu in front of him. The atmosphere was a little solidified, and suddenly he heard a coughing sound from the inner hall, which was heartbreaking, and Yun Tan looked around and asked, "Uncle Village Chief, who coughs so badly?"
"Oh, it's my wife, she's not in good health and resting in the house, so she can't accompany the two of you. The village chief seemed to be a kind old man, slow in his speech, slow in his movements, and frowning deeply as he spoke.
"My brother can see a doctor, he can do ordinary diseases, why don't you let him help your wife take a look?" Yun Tan enthusiastically proposed.
The village chief glanced in the direction where the cough came from, shook his head helplessly and said, "No need, she has a heart disease and can't be cured." ”
In the end, it was the village chief, and after a lot of things, he saw that Chu Chu and Yun Tan still didn't move his chopsticks after saying a good thing, and he knew that the two of them were wary of them. So he stopped the cloth and sat down and said to everyone: "Everyone move chopsticks, you're welcome." After speaking, I ate first.
Seeing that the village chief ate first, and the rest of the people also started one after another, Chuxin and Yun Tan looked at each other and slowly ate it. The village chief's attitude is not as enthusiastic as Fang Cai, Jinhua's sister-in-law is sulky, Shanyuan's face is serious, Shangao's face is crimson, and everyone at the table is silently picking vegetables, and the atmosphere is very dull. The village chief occasionally asked Chuxin one or two irrelevant words, and Chuxin answered them one by one. During the banquet, Tian Erniu looked at the village chief several times, his eyes were quite inquiring, but the village chief did not see it and did not respond.
Yun Tan and Chuxin ate very little, and because of the strange atmosphere in the banquet, everyone felt very tired after a meal. Fortunately, nothing happened during this meal, and everyone dispersed after eating, and Chu Xin and Yun Tan still followed Tian Erniu and his wife home. Tian Erniu was preoccupied, Sister-in-law Jin Hua looked depressed, Yun Tan and Chu Xin both had a sense of the rest of their lives, the four of them had nothing to say along the way, and even Yun Tan looked sad after such a "crisis-ridden" lunch.
The weather is getting more and more gloomy, and heavy rain may fall at any time, but Tian Erniu is still ready to work in the field, and he has repeatedly explained to Chuxin that the harvest has not been good in recent years, and he does not dare to slack off in the field for a day, and he cannot accompany Wanwang to understand. Chu Xin naturally understands that although he is a monk, he can also be regarded as a farmer in a sense. After receiving the relief from Chuxin's politeness, Tian Erniu put on his hoe and prepared to go out, and by the way, he called Jinhua's sister-in-law to the field to help.
After the two left, Yun Tanfang said to Chu Chu: "Brother, don't you think those people are weird?"
"Alright, it's all over, you have a good rest, and we'll leave early tomorrow morning. Chu Chu comforted Yun Tan, it was rare to have a place to live, he didn't want Yun Tan to stay scared for a night, she needed to rest well, and the vigilant things would be left to him. Hearing this, Yun Tan went to take a nap, since the original intention is there, let him work hard.
But after a while, Sister-in-law Jinhua came back, and when she saw Chuxin meditating outside, she didn't bother him, she took a bucket to the well to fetch water to fill the tank, and then boiled tea, put a pot at home for Yun Tan and Chuxin, and brought a pot to Tian Erniu in the field.
Yun Tan woke up, saw that it was really raining outside, and her original intention was still meditating, she opened the door and sat down at the table, looking at the heavy rain outside, what a leisurely life, the wind and rain outside, but she could sit in the house to shelter from the wind and enjoy the rain, the comfort and tranquility of this moment made her relax her nerves and enjoy it peacefully. The rain that blew in was cold, hitting her face to wake up her still immersed in her sleep, and she remembered that the wind and rain Datian Erniu and Jinhua's sister-in-law hadn't come back yet? While thinking about it, she felt a little thirsty, and poured herself a cup of tea, although it was a rough tea in the countryside, but once people were thirsty, they would still feel delicious. Thinking of the original intention to meditate hard, so she worked tirelessly to pour a cup for the original heart, and after seeing that the original heart finished drinking, Yun Tan took the cup and sat back to enjoy the rain. Chuxin looked at her slender back, and when she didn't speak or mess around, she looked so quiet and full of distance, which made people dare not blaspheme. She sat quietly watching the rain, this scene reminded Chuxin of the lonely figure of appreciating the plum in the Broken Heart Pavilion of Tan Pavilion, she was so familiar with him, obviously only a few steps away, why did he feel that she was so far away from him, as if her world had never really opened up to him, and he had never really known her.
Chuxin looked at Yun Tan, Yun Tan was intoxicated by the slanting wind and drizzle, and the two slowly lost consciousness.