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Chapter 20 Parents' Heart

Father An waited for Mrs. Liang to leave, and stood at the door to watch. He took the cigarette stick and knocked on the door absent-mindedly, but there was clearly not even a trace of tobacco leaf in the stick.

"Erya, go to the road and see if your aunt and the others are here." I was still a little anxious when I stood at the door, so I instructed Erya to go and look.

"Okay." Erya was about to go out in a hurry, but Dong stopped her and said, "It's raining, you'll get wet when you go out."

Hearing what his daughter-in-law said, Father An also felt that his idea just now was a bit wrong, so he said, "All right, then you go into the house, I'll just watch at the entrance of the courtyard."

He was very much looking forward to his daughter's return. He didn't see her, and he was always worried about this and that, for fear that a reckless man like Zhang Zhen'an would treat her badly. Yesterday, he heard that An Xiu'er was digging the ground, But the two of them were very anxious.

They used to be raised in a boudoir, and they were reluctant to let her do some heavy work. Even the housework was done because she saw that she was getting old and was about to get married, so she asked Mrs. Liang to teach her a little. Cook.

But now that he is married to someone else, he has to take care of the housework for him, and he even has to hoe the ground. He feels distressed when he thinks about it. Last night, the two husband and wife talked to each other, but they scolded Zhang Zhenan like a bloody forest head .

But what about after scolding?After scolding, he still blamed himself, blamed himself for being useless as a husband and wife, failed to save money, and even married off his daughter in exchange for money.

At the small courtyard gate, Father An couldn't stand still, he just paced back and forth on the threshold with his hands behind his back.

"Father!" An Xiu'er saw Father An from a long distance, and quickly waved to him. When Father An saw his daughter coming back, his cloudy eyes lit up, and he quickly walked up to her, saying, "I'm back, Just be back."

"Father, it's raining here, why don't you wear a bamboo hat?" An Xiu'er said as she took off the bamboo hat from her head, put it on Old An's head, and said as she walked, "It's so cold outside, Why are you coming out to pick me up if you're not warming up in the house?"

"I didn't come out to pick you up, but I just came out to have a look and I happened to run into you." Father An said cheerfully, and he put the bamboo hat on An Xiu'er's head again, saying: "Don't do anything else. Say, come into the house quickly, today your mother made your favorite braised chicken nuggets and squab soup."

"Father, I'm not a distinguished guest, so I don't need such expenses at home." An Xiu'er said hello to Zhang Zhenan and walked into the house together.

It was only a short distance from the courtyard to the main room, and the three of them soon came to the main room. An Xiu'er and Zhang Zhenan took off the bamboo hats and hung them at the door before entering the room and sitting down.

It was the first time for the son-in-law to come to the door. Father An invited Zhang Zhenan to sit beside him. Mrs. Dong helped him pour tea. When he raised his eyes, he touched Zhang Zhenan's eyes. He nodded his thanks to her. She smiled and poured tea for him. Filled with tea, put down the teapot, and sat down at the side of the table.

"Father, why don't you see mother?" An Xiu'er asked, breaking the dullness in the room.

"Your mother is cooking for you." Father An replied, "I asked her to do it a long time ago. If she didn't go, she just stood at the door waiting for you. I said you couldn't come so early, she Unbelievable."

"It's not because you asked me to cook. If I just stood for a while, I would follow my daughter." Liang came over with a plate of fried peanuts. She felt that she had been tricked by Father An. Well, Father An deliberately pushed him away, otherwise she would be the one who received An Xiu'er.

Besides, Mrs. Dong is at home today, so it's not her turn to cook.

Seeing her coming, Mrs. Dong pursed her lips and smiled, stood up, and went to the kitchen, while Mrs. Liang sat down in Mrs. Dong's place, pushed the peanuts towards Zhang Zhen'an and An Xiu'er, and said, "Eat something first. Peanut, the rice will be ready soon."

"Well, thank you, mother." An Xiu'er picked up a peanut with a smile, and said, "The peanuts fried by mother are the most crispy."

"If you like it, eat more." Liang looked at her daughter with a smile on her face. She peeled two peanuts and put them in An Xiu'er's hands.

Pulling her hand away, seeing two big blisters on her hand, she couldn't help feeling a little anxious: "How did you get this hand?"

An Xiuer withdrew her hand and explained: "We want to reclaim a vegetable field to grow vegetables. My husband went fishing. I was idle at home. I secretly hoed two hoes, but my hands got blistered. When my husband came back, He also scolded me, saying these things, just wait for him to come back and do it, I said I’m not so delicate, he just didn’t listen, so he wouldn’t let me do it.”

Hearing what An Xiu'er said, Mrs. Liang originally felt a little bit of blaming Zhang Zhen'an, but now it's gone, and she just said: "You child, if you want to reclaim the vegetable field, you won't be busy after a while, I will let you Your father and your second brother will help you."

"No need, father and second brother are too busy with the housework, how can you help us, the two of us take our time, and we can get it done soon." An Xiu'er tilted her head to look at Zhang Zhen'an as she spoke, She said coquettishly, "Master, don't you think so?"

Zhang Zhen'an knew that An Xiu'er didn't want her parents to worry about her, so he deliberately acted this coquettishly, but he did feel a bit of self-blame in his heart, so he nodded uncomfortably, "Yes."

An Xiu'er smiled at him again, put a handful of peanuts in his hand, and said: "Look, my mother is so kind to you, she specially peeled peanuts for you."

Zhang Zhenan looked at the peanuts in the palm of his hand, which were light yellow in color and round. He reached out to pick up one and put it in his mouth. Two smiles appeared at the corners of his mouth, "Mother-in-law's craftsmanship is really good."

When Zhang Zhenan entered the room, he didn't say a few words at all. He sat there, a little scary for no reason. Now that he heard him speak, he still praised himself, and Liang's face showed a smile, "If you like to eat, eat as much as you like." Eat some, and let you take some back to eat when the time comes."

"Thank you, mother." An Xiu'er raised her face and smiled brightly, the dimples at the corners of her mouth deepened. She pushed the basket on the table towards Mrs. Liang and said, "I know I'm going back today, Mr. I went to sell fish early in the morning, these are gifts he specially prepared for you."

"Ah, how embarrassing that is." Hearing what An Xiuer said, Mrs. Liang glanced at Zhang Zhen'an, and said, "Let my uncle spend the money."

"It's a little thing." Zhang Zhen'an was a little embarrassed by the compliment. God knows, if An Xiu'er hadn't reminded him yesterday, he would never have known that today was the day for her to return home.

"Look, mother, he bought meat, sugar for you, and a jug of wine for dad. I said dad doesn't drink wine very much, but he wanted to bring it up, saying that this spring is damp and cold, dad you Drink a little wine at night to drive away the cold and warm your body."

After An Xiu'er said a few words, the faces of Father An and Mrs. Liang were filled with smiles, almost from ear to ear, and Father An said straightly, "I'll let you bother me."

Liang Shi also said: "Yes, my uncle looks like a rough person, but I didn't expect to be so careful. If I can always be like this, I will leave Xiu'er to you, and then we two old people can rest assured."

"That's right, Mr. Xiang is very nice to me. Parents, don't worry." An Xiu'er said with a smile, "Although Mr. Xiang looks a bit vicious, he is actually very kind. Yesterday, Mrs. Huang came to us to exchange fish. She I only brought two eggs and four small bamboo shoots, but my husband saw that her daughter-in-law really needs fish for breastfeeding, so I gave her in exchange."

"Yeah, uncle has a good heart. We misunderstood him in the past." Liang Shi also nodded, after listening to An Xiu'er's words, now she looks at Zhang Zhen'an again, and feels more satisfied the more she looks at it.

This Zhen'an, although she is a bit older, but it does hurt people, and her appearance is actually good. Compared with ordinary peasants, she has a little more momentum on her body, and she looks heroic, because the smile on the corner of her mouth is getting bigger and bigger. Shen, really peeled peanuts for Zhang Zhenan.

But when she put a handful of peeled peanuts into Zhang Zhenan's hands, Zhang Zhenan was astonished and flattered.

However, Mrs. Liang pulled Zhang Zhenan and said to An Xiuer: "The old lady Huang has always been a stingy person. You must not be so kind in the future. You will be kind to each other, otherwise she will not only be ungrateful, but will trade fish like this every time. You guys I rely on fishing for a living, how can I suffer every time."

Then he looked at Zhang Zhen'an and said, "Young master too, Xiu'er is thin-skinned, you should reject her."

"Well, I remember." Zhang Zhen'an nodded, humbly learning the way of life that Mrs. Liang taught him.

The more I listen to it, the more I find it interesting. There are so many great truths hidden in a small village.

Mrs. Liang said a few words on weekdays, and the children in the family disliked her. The son An Tiemu who was still at home has now married a wife and had children. Said: "Mom, I know."

But Zhang Zhen'an was different, he was not a talkative person, he listened to what Liang said without interrupting, just nodded occasionally, with a calm and dignified expression on his face, as if he was listening to her about some important matter , so that Liang's vanity was greatly satisfied.

In just half an hour, Liang changed her impression of Zhang Zhen'an. Now she sees Zhang Zhen'an as a mother-in-law and a son-in-law.

After Liang taught the two of them some principles of life, he asked again: "By the way, why does my uncle always wear a face scarf on weekdays?"

"Mother, that's not a face scarf." An Xiu'er, who was sitting on the side, explained to Zhang Zhen'an: "My husband's eyes were injured and he couldn't see the bright light, so he was blindfolded. I want you to take a good look at him today. , I asked him to take it off, and I don’t know if his eyes are uncomfortable now.”

As she spoke, she asked Zhang Zhen'an again with concern, "Sir, do your eyes hurt now?"

"It doesn't hurt." Zhang Zhenan shook his head.

(End of this chapter)