wife and husband

Chapter 25

Chu Yunfeng walked over to pull the jujube, and after arriving under the shade of the tree, no one touched the two buckets of water, Chu Yunfeng couldn't help but wonder.

"Why don't you drink?"

Yan San licked his chapped lips, pointed to the bucket and said, "You guys drink first, and we'll drink after you two finish drinking. We can't let you pick the water and let us grab it first."

Chu Yunfeng nodded, and didn't let her go. He scooped up water with a ladle and handed it to Shanzao. Shanzao drank two ladles of water beautifully before feeling comfortable. Put it down, "Let's drink, everyone."

Only then did everyone drink water one by one, and the two buckets of water were quickly consumed. This time, before anyone could tell, some men from each family had consciously picked up buckets to carry water for themselves.

After finding a cool place, Chu Yunfeng took out a piece of cake from his arms and handed it to Shanzao, "You didn't eat much in the morning, so you're hungry now, eat some."

Shanzao leaned against the tree and pushed the cake to Chu Yunfeng, "You eat, I'm not hungry."

As she said that, she looked at the official in the stage and asked Chu Yunfeng, "Is it so troublesome to register here? The one in our hometown will be ready soon."

Chu Yunfeng wiped his sweat off his sleeves, and shook his head, "I haven't done it before, it just started this year."

The people next to him came over to chat and pass the time, and in the afternoon, it was Chu Yunfeng and Shanzao's turn.

Official Luo looked up at Chu Yunfeng impatiently, and picked up a pen to write on a booklet.

"Name? Age? How many people are in the family? What do you do?"

Chu Yunfeng answered them one by one. Official Luo quickly wrote down the information, and then quickly drew a man's face on the blank space on another page.

After Chu Yunfeng finished, he asked Shanzao, asking the same questions, and then came the portrait.

"How many people are there?"

Official Luo looked at the sky, and his tone became more and more impatient.

Shanzao looked behind him and whispered, "There are probably three or four more people."

Official Luo nodded, then frowned and waved at Shanzao like a fly, "Let's go, don't waste my lord's time."

Shanzao hurriedly moved away, Chu Yunfeng was already waiting at the side, and when he walked a little farther, Shanzao looked back and said, "It's pretty fast, why did it take so long..."

Chu Yunfeng laughed lightly, "The questioning is not as careful as other people's, and the drawing is not as meticulous as the previous ones. You didn't look at the people he drew. How is it like you and me?"

Shanzao covered her mouth and smiled, "I feel like he painted me and you the same, except for the hair."

"This is called husband and wife." Chu Yunfeng was very happy.

Official Luo is also very depressed today. He is a new official, and he found this errand in the yamen after finally asking someone to find connections. He still took advantage of his literacy. He thought Simin was a very prestigious official. Those who do this kind of thing, and they still go to this kind of dilapidated village in the deep mountains and old forests.

Seeing that the people in this village respected him, he still put his heart into it, but the more he got to the end, the more he felt that this would not work. The village is still quite far away. If it continues, he will not be able to return to the city tonight. up.

After finishing the information of the remaining few people with a few strokes, Officer Luo rubbed his sore neck, and quickly stood up to pack his bags, "Is there any more? I will leave without my lord. It's really troublesome. If you delay, how can you enter the city?" what."

Before everyone finished walking, someone suggested it.

"Master Luo, if you stay in our village for the night, you will definitely not be able to enter the city if you leave now. You can go back tomorrow morning. Besides, if it is delayed, it will be dark and midnight, and the mountains will not be peaceful."

Official Luo's body trembled, the night was restless...

I can't control that much, anyway, he doesn't want to live in this dilapidated village, who knows if it's clean or not!

Official Luo thought of this, gritted his teeth, and put the burden on his back, "My lord has something to do tomorrow, so we can't delay. All the things in Baiyun Village are here. If anyone is not registered, let them go to the city to go to the county." Ya is looking for me, let's go."

"Master Luo, bring this dry food and water with you. You have to ride a mule and run fast, or you won't be able to enter the city before it's completely dark. Don't rest all the way, go as fast as you can. "Uncle Shoucheng handed Official Luo a small bundle and a small water bottle, and led the mules that had been fed.

Official Luo couldn't help but look at Uncle Shoucheng twice, got on the mule's back, took the burden and the water bottle, and left the village without looking back.

"It's finally finished, but it's exhausting."

Uncle Shou Cheng rubbed his sore waist from standing for too long, shook his head, and muttered.

"No, after waiting for such a day, nothing was done."

"Yeah yeah."

Everyone talked at once.

"Let's go, go back and cook!" Uncle Shou Cheng yelled with a smile, and everyone laughed.

Walking back in twos and threes, Chu Yunfeng and Shanzao's family was the one farthest from the stage because they were at the entrance of the village. Just as they were about to open the door, they heard a timid question from a daughter.

"Big Brother, Big Sister, may I ask if this is Baiyun Village?"

Shanzao looked back, and there was a woman about 26 or [-] standing not far away, wearing a blue dress, carrying a bundle behind her back, holding a child of two or three years old in her arms, and another about five or six years old. The child grabbed her skirt and bit his fingers and looked at Shanzao.

"What's the matter with you?"

Shanzao asked suspiciously.

The woman smiled timidly, "My surname is Wang, and my husband's surname is Li. We are new to Baiyun Village. I heard that we need to register our names, so I hurried here."

"Master Luo just left, and he said that those who haven't registered should go to the county government office in the town to look for him." Shanzao pointed to the small road leading to the outside of the village.

Mrs. Wang let out a disappointment, then smiled at Shanzao and the others, "Then where is the village chief's house?"

Shanzao glanced at Chu Yunfeng, who lowered his head and opened the door and went straight in, without looking at the mother and son from the beginning to the end.

"The village chief hasn't been elected yet..."

Shanzao said softly, looking at Wang and the two children, she hesitated again.

"Are you the only one bringing the child here?"

Mrs. Wang lowered her head and lifted the burden on her shoulders, "My man is doing business outside, and I come back when there is no fight. I usually take the children with me." Shanzao didn't ask any more questions. Seeing that the mother and son are pitiful, but they can't just stand around and chat, Chu Yunfeng is already cooking.

"Then...how about you go to my house?"

Mrs. Wang hesitated for a moment, but still shook her head, "No, let's go back to the place we lived before, which is not far from here. It's just right to go back now, and we'll come back in a few days."

"Okay then, be careful on your way." Shanzao sighed.

Mrs. Wang nodded to Shanzao, and took the child away.

Shanzao closed the door and talked about it with Chu Yunfeng. Chu Yunfeng was buried in adding firewood, talking to Shanzao one after another.

A few days later, a new thatched hut was built next door to them. A dilapidated thatched hut stands out among a group of flat houses, and new neighbors always go to congratulate them when they settle down.

Shanzao brought a hare and a pheasant to congratulate her, and it was Mrs. Wang who opened the door. Seeing Shanzao looking at the thatched cottage, Wang felt a little embarrassed, but still smiled and welcomed Shanzao into the door.

Chu Yunfeng went into the mountain, so he didn't come.Shanzao explained apologetically, and Mrs. Wang hurriedly shook her head.

"It doesn't matter, it's good if you can come, but my house is a bit shabby, and I can't even bring out a cup of tea to greet you." Mrs. Wang brought the water and put it in Shanzao's hand embarrassedly.

Shanzao stood up to pick it up, looked around the whole small courtyard, Shanzao still praised, "Sister-in-law is very tidy, we country people don't care about these things, just have a glass of water, I don't like drinking tea either."

Wang smiled and pulled Shanzao to sit in the yard, "In this time of war and chaos, there are still two young children in the family who need to eat and drink. If they have money to buy food, they will take care of the children first. Fortunately, they are stable now. If the fight continues, my second child will not be able to survive."

Shanzao was taken aback, "Is the child sick?"

Wang shook her head hurriedly, "No, no, I mean..." As if thinking of something, she shook her head hurriedly, "Don't talk about it, it's all over. Have you always lived in the village? Why didn't you have a village?" long?"

Shanzao shook his head, "My family is an old resident of the village, and I am..."

"Hey, it's all a hard life, but life is better now. When this woman gets married, she will have a second child, and it depends on everyone's fate." When Wang said this, her words could not help but be a little bitter.

Shanzao hurriedly said, "Brother Li is in business? What kind of business? Haven't you come home yet?"

Wang's expression turned cold, "It's fine if he doesn't come back, the three of us have a better life."

It is not easy to pick up the Shanzao that I said.Smiling embarrassingly, Shanzao drank his saliva to change the topic.

"What about the two children?"

When mentioning the children, Wang's face softened, "They are all asleep in the house. The boss helped me with a lot of work today. My two children are very obedient and sensible..."

Every mother has endless topics to talk about when talking about her children.

The two of them were chatting when a man of medium build entered the door. He seemed to have not seen Shanzao, and he directly picked up Shanzao and threw the pheasant that was placed in a corner of the yard at Wang's feet.

"Don't hurry up and cook, what are you talking about here! A woman's house is a broken mouth, and she can talk about it wherever she goes! Hurry up and cook, burn this chicken, I will go to the house to sleep for a while, I am so fucking exhausted, do it Alright call me."

When the man came in, he said with a crackling sound, Shan Zao was stunned, and when the man entered the room, Wang explained in embarrassment, "This is my guy, he just came back today, he...maybe he was tired today, It’s not like this usually.”

Shanzao smiled hurriedly and stood up, "Sister-in-law, you are busy, I'll go back first, I still have a lot of work to do at home, you cook for the elder brother first, I'll go first."

Mrs. Wang stood up and asked to stay, "Let's go after eating."

Shanzao smiled and waved his hands, "No, the food is ready-made at home, so I'm leaving, sister-in-law."

In Wang's apologetic smile, Shanzao went out, and she breathed a sigh of relief when she returned home. Her brother Chu is the best.

(End of this chapter)