Hard work

Chapter 79 Going Home

Orchid lived on the mountain for several days.

Yan Dalang stayed with him all the time in the village.He himself often went outside to hunt some prey and came back, and he didn't eat Honghuabai's food in vain. Of course, Honghuabai had no objection.

It's just that there are a lot more people in the village now, Lan Hua'er and the ladies often have to cook in the back all day long, and they don't have a chance to show their faces in front, and they don't have a chance to talk to Yan Dalang.

Honghuabai still ran to the kitchen whenever she could, grinding orchids to make her some sweets.

Those guests who said they came from the capital gradually felt tired after eating barbecue a few times.Lan Hua'er spent the whole day thinking about what to cook with the ladies to satisfy the guests.I spend all my time on this, so naturally I can't think of doing anything else.

After staying like this for several days, Shuanzi sent her a message saying that Gaihua and Goudan had returned home and told her to go to the village. Only then did she realize that she had lived in the cottage for a while, and it was time to go back to the village. Check it out.

She asked Mrs. Lin to help watch the chickens at home, sent some vegetable leaves, and asked Mrs. Lin to throw some food for the chickens inside through the fence. I don't know if those chickens can live well.

Fortunately, her family can't afford pigs or dogs, otherwise it would be even more troublesome.

Because she was going back to the village, Lan Hua'er got out of the dazed state and went to call Yan Dalang again, and they prepared to go back to Aozi Village together.

Yan Dalang was still much silent along the way, but he seemed a little more absent-minded than when he was going up the mountain.

Lan Hua'er saw that he was in a bad mood, so she couldn't help asking.It's just that Yan Dalang didn't say anything, and shook his head, Lan Hua'er couldn't force himself to ask.

As soon as Lan Hua'er got home, she saw Gai Hua and Goudan already sitting in the room.Goudan has already gone to the stove to start a fire, boiled a pot of hot water, and was about to pour it out and drink it.When Lan Huaer saw it, she immediately felt a little ashamed.

Gaihua and Goudan finally went home, but she was not there all day, and she didn't even prepare hot water for sips, and they had to prepare it by themselves, which even she herself felt unjustifiable.

So as soon as he put the things away, he started running towards the kitchen.

Gaihua and Goudan didn't seem to care much.Gaihua also told her not to busy herself, called her over, and asked:

"Have you been to the mountains these days?"

Everyone in the family naturally knows about the red flowers and whites.

Lan Hua'er didn't hide anything, and told the story of the mountain in detail.

Gaihua frowned and shook her head after listening.It's just that I didn't say much, I just asked Lan Hua'er to be more careful.Lan Hua'er naturally nodded in agreement, and she didn't know what changing the flower was to make her be careful, but as long as she paid attention to it, that's all.

After Goudan boiled the water, he kept lingering around her, telling her about the town and the school.

It is said that there are many people in the town, and there are many sellers.The cooks in the Escort are not as good as Sister's cooking.But because it is in the Escort, many people do manual labor and eat more meat.And because it is the main pass, there are a lot of people coming and going.There are merchants and travelers, and even soldiers from the border often pass by the town.

Lan Huaer looked at the shining expression on Goudan's face, and couldn't help being happy in her heart.

She really believes that traveling thousands of miles is worse than reading thousands of books.It’s not that reading is useless, but reading is empty, and many things are only known from books without actual experience, and they can’t be imagined by imagination alone.The only real thing is to experience it yourself.

Goudan took Lan Huaer's hand all the way and said:
"Sister and we are going to the town, isn't it good to be together? I think sister cooks and eats. It's okay to go to the town to work."

Lan Hua'er had discussed this issue with Gai Hua before.But I didn't make it clear to Goudan at the time.She looked up at Gaihua, and seeing that Gaihua didn't pay attention to this side, she knew that it wasn't Gaihua who suddenly changed her mind, so she re-read what she said to Gaihua before:
"There must be no one in the family, or you have already bought a house in the town. It didn't matter in the past. Now you often go home, how can you keep the house empty. The land is here, and the house is also here. How can you leave? And that's not an inn, it's where your elder brother works, how can I live in it. Could it be that someone else drives away the people who were doing the work to make room for me? That's not appropriate."

Goudan put on a dejected expression and sat on the edge of the bed sullenly.

When Lan Hua'er saw him like this, she knew that he had actually been taught a lesson by Chang Hua.It's just that I was thinking about her, and I couldn't help but take it out and say it again.

"If I'm free, I'll come to town to see you more often."

That's all she can promise.

It's just that it takes a lot of effort to go from the village to the town, and it's not an easy task.If she is going to town if she has nothing to do, she might as well just live in it.

Now that Gaihua returns to the village, he doesn't bring back as much money as before.There is a field that Yan Dalang helps manage at home, and there is enough food.The wages he earned are often saved directly, and when the time comes, they are sent to the place where Goudan goes to school.

Goudan was much quieter than when he was at home, and his whole body sank.

He once sighed after Lan Huaer, saying:
"Beam repairs are so expensive. The husband is very good, and he can't just waive my money, but he also needs to eat. If I can't study well, what should I do?"

Lan Hua'er patted his head and persuaded him:

"Don't take it too seriously. You must come up with a name wherever you want. After all, you are happy to let you go. If you earn a child, you can also avoid some land taxes."

When Goudan heard it, he immediately cheered up again:

"Going to school is beneficial after all. Well, sister, I only found out after I went to the town that going to school is a rare thing. Not everyone can go to it. There are also some people from other villages in the private school. He said he was loved by the family, and he hoped to have a great future, so he sent it to the town. Oh, when I was in the village, no one took school seriously... My husband said that it is different after being literate. .I can’t talk to Dantou and the others now.”

Dantou is a kid who used to play with Goudan, and they live close together.It's just that I haven't seen you for a long time, and it may be a little unfamiliar now.

Lan Hua'er reached out and tapped Goudan's head lightly, teaching him a lesson:

"How long have you been in the town, so you look down on the people in the village? No matter how much you study in the future, these are all from the village, and they are partners. It has nothing to do with your enlightenment."

Goudan yelled "Ouch" and rubbed his forehead:
"It's not that I look down on the people in the village, it's just that they don't understand what I say. But my sister is right. At the beginning, I didn't understand my husband's speech, but then I gradually understood. If I am slow Slowly talk to Dantou and the others, they understand, isn’t that the same as when I went to school. Well, I want to make them feel better too.”

Before Lan Hua'er could answer, Goudan murmured to himself next to him:

"Go and see Mr. Yang. Mr. Yang said that when I come back, I will test what I have learned in the town. If I don't study well, I will lose face to Mr. Yang. Sister, do you have anything to eat?" , I will send it to Mr. Yang."

Lan Hua'er was taken aback for a moment, then felt embarrassed.

She has been busy running around in the fields and mountains in the village recently, and she really neglected the people in the village.She hasn't seen Langzhong Yang for a long time.She didn't even visit the village chief and Aru often.

Although she made excuses in her heart, saying that human energy is limited, she still felt a little guilty after all.Those people treated her extremely well at the beginning.She lives a little more smoothly now, but she neglects others.

After Goudan said this, she simply spent some time cooking some food, and followed Goudan to Yang Langzhong's house.

Yang Langzhong is at home all the time.

Seeing Goudan and Lan Huaer coming to the door, he didn't seem particularly surprised, as if it was a very common thing, so he kept them for a meal, and then asked about Goudan's private school in the town.

La Hua'er only understood half of what he asked.The rest are some ancient Chinese that I have never heard before, Lan Hua'er can guess a little bit of meaning, after all, I don't know much, so I don't bother to listen anymore.

She felt that she was no different from an illiterate in ancient times.

But it seemed that Yang Langzhong was quite satisfied with Goudan, and he enjoyed a meal happily.

When he was about to go home, Yang Langzhong called Lan Huaer aside and asked:

"Alan, have you often been with Yan Alin recently?"

Lan Hua'er was stunned, and then remembered that it was Yan Dalang's name that he had asked for before going out, and nodded quickly.

Yang Langzhong frowned slightly, as if he didn't agree with it, and wanted to say something.But Lan Hua'er waited for a long time, but Yang Langzhong didn't say anything.

She froze for a moment, and said, "If you have something to explain, sir, just say it. You are a son of a bitch, so naturally you can teach me."

Langzhong Yang looked at her for a long time before he sighed:

"Actually, I shouldn't have said this. There are no elders in your family. Some things may not be told to you. You don't know. It's not your fault. You are older than before, a big girl, you can't They often run up and down the mountain with men. There are bandits and bandits in the back mountain... Don't think that just because you see a kind person, you think they are good people."

Lan Hua'er was stunned again.

She remembered what Aunt Huang had said when she was on the mountain before, and felt that there was something else in Yang Langzhong's words.He seemed to have seen the identities of Honghuabai and Shuanzi, but he didn't tell the outside world.

"Thank you sir, I'll take care of it myself."

In the end, Lan Hua'er could only respond like this.

(End of this chapter)