Splendid peasant girl busy farming

Chapter 11854

Sixi's mother washed a full seven or eight pounds of potatoes to go with the pork belly for dinner.

Although I bought five or six pounds of pork belly, which is a huge chunk of meat, there are many people in my family, and they are all at the age where they need to eat. Five or six pounds of meat is simply not enough for them.

So, we put seven or eight pounds of potato chunks in it, so that the potatoes can coat the greasiness of the pork. Everyone can eat to their heart's content and satisfy their cravings. And no child in the family dislikes soft and glutinous potatoes.

"Mother, this batch of 100 jin of peanuts sold for 1,000 wen. We still have 400 jin of peanuts at home, which can be sold for another 4,000 wen. This year our family has really had a great harvest here!" Da Xi's wife was used to chatting with Sixi's mother while working. They were originally aunt and niece from the same family, so they had a lot to talk about when they got together.

Si Xi's mother smiled and said, "Yes, our family is going to have good luck and wealth this year."

The mother-in-law, daughter-in-law, and son cooked together, and they were very efficient. Dinner was quickly served on the table: two large bowls of pork belly with potatoes, stir-fried chili and eggs, and boiled sweet potato rice. The whole family sat around the table eating meat and drinking wine, making it a lively and festive occasion.

Sanxi brought Sixi food and told her the good news about the family's income this year, but Sixi couldn't muster any enthusiasm.

He had absolutely no appetite for the food that Sanxi brought.

"Third Brother, I still have to leave once my leg heals," Sixi said to Sanxi in a deep voice. "I don't want to stay in this family anymore. My parents don't consider my feelings at all. There's no point in me staying here."

The lively sounds coming from the main room were clearly audible to Sixi, who was lying in his small room.

Everyone's happiness and sorrow are truly uncommon. Only when you are with Xiu Hong will someone truly listen to what you say and do, see what you do, and remember it.

If Sanxi had heard Sixi's words a few days ago, he would have been shocked.

However, over the past few days, Sanxi has also sensed the family's attitude towards Sixi's wedding.

As for my parents... we just can't communicate with them at all!

"Fourth brother, I understand how you feel. But have you ever thought about what you and Xiu Hong will live on after you elope?"

“Third Brother, I’m strong. I can work at the docks to move goods and earn money, or I can work as a waiter in restaurants and shops to earn money,” Sixi said.

"Fourth brother, Xiu Hong was pampered and spoiled. Would she be willing to suffer with you?"

“Third Brother, if she didn’t want to, she wouldn’t have come with me a few days ago…” Sixi said, “Unfortunately, I was useless. Before we even got out of Sleeping Ox Mountain, I fell and hurt my leg, which held her back…”

Sanxi thought about it and realized that the girl had already chosen to run away from home with him, which meant she was prepared to suffer.

However, his own parents have remained unyielding.

“I don’t know what’s wrong with my parents, but they just don’t get along with the Yang family. I think the Yang family is actually quite nice. Xiu Hong’s parents even came to our house to talk about this. They were willing to lower themselves for their daughter’s happiness, but our parents are the opposite, they’re putting on airs…”

The result was that he ended up harming his own son.

"Fourth brother, no matter what you're planning, you should at least get your health back first," Sanxi said, bringing over the food from the table. "You need to finish your food so your leg injury can heal faster and you can go find Xiuhong."

"Third Brother, what's the situation with Xiu Hong now?" Sixi looked up and asked Sanxi.

He was only fifteen or sixteen years old, but the events of the past few days had made him look much more haggard and aged.

"After she was brought back, did her family make things difficult for her?"

"I don't know if she was given any trouble. I only heard that Xiu Hong was very upset the day she came back, refusing to eat or drink." "Her father and sister both came back from the restaurant in town. I don't know what the Yang family said to her, but the next morning, Xiu Hong was taken to the restaurant in town by her father and sister, and she hasn't returned to the village for many days..."

Upon hearing that Xiu Hong had been forcibly taken to a restaurant in town, Sixi's face grew even paler and more desolate...

He silently picked up his rice bowl and began to wolf down his food.

He had figured it out; he couldn't continue like this, so he needed to eat and drink his fill before going to town to find Xiu Hong. She was sure she was still fighting, waiting for him to come find her...

Seeing that Sixi was finally willing to eat, Sanxi breathed a sigh of relief.

the next day.

On the third day, Erxi and Sanxi went to the small workshop in the suburbs of Wanghai County twice more, and sold all the remaining 400 catties of peanuts they had at home.

Erxi handed over the four taels of silver from selling peanuts to Sixi's mother in person. Including the one tael of silver from before, five taels of silver was a tight sum, but the whole family was overjoyed. They sat together all night discussing how to spend the money, whether to save it or buy things for the house, build a new house or something.

In every version of the story, there was no arrangement for Sixi's marriage, nor did anyone suggest using money to find him a new wife...

On the sixth night, Sanxi came to see Sixi.

By this time, Sixi's leg injury had almost fully recovered.

"Third Brother, I'm leaving tomorrow morning at the crack of dawn. I just wanted to let you know." Si Xi sat on the bed and fell silent after saying this.

This time, he didn't know where to go or when he would be able to go home. He was about to say goodbye to the place where he grew up, and he felt a little uneasy.

But there wasn't much attachment or reluctance to leave this home; if there was anything, it was only my third brother...

Sanxi sighed and stuffed a money bag into Sixi's hand.

"Here are two hundred coins. Keep them safe. If you go out without a single coin, you'll starve."

Sanxi knew whether Sixi had any money. In this family, neither Sanxi nor Sixi had the opportunity to see money, but their two older brothers, Daxi and Erxi, did.

The eldest brother was given pocket money by his mother because she doted on him.

My second brother is just difficult, like this time...

"Third Brother, where did you get the money?" Sixi asked in surprise.

Sanxi smiled wryly: "What do you think?"

Si Xi asked, "Did you scrape these off during these two trips selling peanuts?"

Sanxi nodded: "With Second Brother around, he wanted to take advantage of me, but he was too embarrassed to leave me out, so he gave me three hundred coins as hush money."

"I spent 100 coins to buy some things for your third sister-in-law. The rest is here. Take it; it'll be good for you when you go out..."

Si Xi couldn't bear to take his third brother's money, but given his current situation... he no longer had the right or the confidence to refuse his third brother's kindness.

With red-rimmed eyes and clutching his money bag tightly, he said in a hoarse voice, "Third Brother, consider this money a loan from me today. I'll pay you back with interest when I make money in the future!"