Splendid peasant girl busy farming

Chapter 11801

relative?

Xu Yuanming and Yang Huamei looked at each other in bewilderment. Today was the Mid-Autumn Festival, and Xu Yuanming had already visited all the relatives he was supposed to see two days before the festival.

Actually, we only visited three places.

These are the Yang family in Changping Village, Xu Yuanming's own parents, and Xu Yuanming's uncle's side.

Xu Yuanming visited each of the three shops, carrying a roast duck, two pounds of pork belly, a box of mooncakes, and a five-pound jar of liquor. It took him half a day to visit all of them.

Where did these relatives come from, visiting on the day of the Mid-Autumn Festival? Shouldn't everyone be staying at home for the holiday?

"Could it be Xiao Hei?" Yang Huamei suddenly thought of this. After Xiao Hei and Xu Qiaohong divorced, Xu Qiaohong was fine. She became a mistress in the county town and didn't have to worry about food or clothing.

Xiao Hei, on the other hand, was really depressed for a while. Later, when Yang Huamei took several children back to the village to stay at her parents' home for a while, she spent half of her time with Xiao Hei, taking care of his daily life, talking to him, and comforting him. Only then did Xiao Hei gradually return to normal.

Yang Huamei was relieved to return to town and continue her life after seeing that Xiao Hei had recovered enough to eat and sleep like before and, under Wang Hongquan's guidance and arrangement, was carrying a hoe to work in the fields.

"You'll see when you look. Let's go." Xu Yuanming said, and the couple immediately put down their wine bowls and went to the door.

At a glance, you can see a dark-skinned, but sturdy young man standing at the gate of the courtyard house.

He was very tall with broad shoulders, standing there like an iron tower. The clothes he wore and the straw hat on his head made him look like a typical farmer.

There was a carrying pole and two baskets at his feet, with two pieces of old blue cloth draped over the baskets, covering the contents of the baskets.

"Hei'er?" Yang Huamei recognized the young man who had come to visit relatives at the gate of the courtyard at a glance. Wasn't he her son, Xiao Hei?
"Mother, father-in-law!"

Xiao Hei was originally looking up at the courtyard house when he heard Yang Huamei call his name. He turned his head, grinned, and revealed a childlike, innocent, and radiant smile.

He calls Yang Huamei "Mother," which is perfectly natural. No matter how many times Yang Huamei remarries, she will always be his mother, and he will always have come from Yang Huamei's womb.

However, his address of "father-in-law" to Xu Yuanming caused Xu Yuanming to stumble and almost lose his footing.

Yang Huamei felt awkward listening to this, and secretly glanced around. Luckily, it was lunchtime and there was no one else around.

Even the neighbor who had acted as a messenger went home after shouting that message; otherwise, anyone would be confused to hear such awkward terms used to address the couple.

After all, given her relationship with Xu Yuanming, the new neighbors in the courtyard only regarded them as husband and wife, never imagining that they had once been in-laws.

Yang Huamei quickly stepped forward, grabbed Xiao Hei, and pulled him outside the door. She lowered her voice and said, "Hei, don't call you Uncle Xu like that outside. People will laugh at you if they hear it."

Xiao Hei looked completely bewildered and said, "I... I just got used to calling him that, and I haven't quite gotten used to it yet..."

Seeing Xiao Hei's face turn red to the roots of his neck, Yang Huamei couldn't bear to scold him anymore. At this moment, Xu Yuanming also came to the mother and son. He smiled and said to Xiao Hei, "What brings you here? It's a holiday today, where's your grandpa?"

Xiao Hei raised his head and said, "Big Brother and Sister-in-law took Zhuangzhuang back to the village for the festival, and Grandpa is with them!"

"Ah? Da Bai and the others went back? No wonder." Yang Huamei felt somewhat relieved when she heard the news Xiao Hei brought back.

Although Da Bai and Hong Mei refused to acknowledge her as their mother, and despite living in the same town, they hadn't interacted even once in the past six months. On two separate occasions, Yang Huamei saw Da Bai and Hong Mei shopping for groceries with Zhuang Zhuang in Washi. She wanted to greet them, but when they saw her, Da Bai, who had been chatting and laughing with other vendors, immediately turned pale, refused to buy any vegetables, and turned away.

On another occasion, the shop assistant from Da Bai's shop accompanied Hongmei and Zhuangzhuang to Washi to buy vegetables.

Just then, Zhuangzhuang was craving roast duck and happened to pass by Yang Huamei's roast duck shop. He saw Yang Huamei and ran into the shop with a loud squeak.

Yang Huamei immediately broke off a duck leg and stuffed it into her beloved grandson Zhuangzhuang's hand, which he then gnawed on with relish.

Seeing this, Yang Huamei put another roast duck into their shopping basket, telling them to take it back for Zhuangzhuang and their other grandson.

I'm sorry, Yang Huamei, the grandmother, doesn't even know the name of her other grandson because she's never had a chance to ask, and even if she did, he wouldn't tell her.

Hongmei didn't want it at the time, saying that Dabai wouldn't allow it. Yang Huamei then said that Zhuangzhuang liked to eat it, and Dabai wouldn't spoil the child's fun for a roast duck.

Hongmei had no choice but to reluctantly agree. Yang Huamei was quite happy at the time, as if she saw a glimmer of hope that their mother-son relationship would one day improve.

As a result, not long after Hongmei and the others returned, the waiter came back again, having been instructed by Dabai to bring the roast duck back.

Although Da Bai didn't say a word to the waiter to deliver the roast duck to Yang Huamei, the act of returning it was already the best attitude he could have shown.

Yang Huamei was truly filled with grievances at the time, not knowing where to begin, and wished she could throw away the roast duck.

Although the waiter didn't say anything, Yang Huamei found out from him that Hongmei and Dabai had argued because of the roast duck.

In the end, Big White definitely won the argument, so he sent the waiter to return the roast duck.

Hey!
"That's enough, that's enough. Your brother doesn't acknowledge me as his mother, so I won't force him. As long as he still remembers your grandfather and can take care of him in his old age and see him off in his final days, that's enough," Yang Huamei said, holding Xiao Hei's hand.

Big White doesn't recognize itself, but luckily Little Black does, which is a kind of compensation and consolation.

Xu Yuanming said, "Why don't you two come inside and talk? I don't think Xiao Hei has eaten yet."

Xiao Hei shook his head, "No, my sister-in-law asked me to come to her place for lunch, but I didn't want to go. I just wanted to come and see my mother."

Hearing this, Yang Huamei almost burst into tears.

"Come on, good boy, let's go inside and eat." Yang Huamei pulled Xiao Hei away.

Xu Yuanming helped carry the load from behind, saying, "This load is so heavy, Xiao Hei, what are you carrying?"

Hearing Xu Yuanming's question from behind, Xiao Hei quickly turned around and said, "Uncle Yue, I'll choose."

Xiao Hei took the load from the shoulder and carried it steadily ahead.

Xu Yuanming and Yang Huamei looked at each other, bewildered by his vigorous and steady gait.

Yang Huamei's eyes were filled with shock and relief, because Xiao Hei had really become sensible. In the past, he wouldn't have even bothered to pick up the oil bottle if it fell over, but now he even knew how to help his elders.

As for Xu Yuanming, he rubbed his sore shoulders and sighed to Yang Huamei, "It seems I really am getting old."