Fish Leaping Farm Gate

Chapter 112 The Past ([-])

There are six people in Zhao Dongzhi's family, including four children. The oldest is a girl, 13 years old, and the youngest is a boy, just over one year old. As soon as their family came, the room was crowded.

Lu asked Zhao Zhong to take the children to play in another room, and brought some food over there.

It was hot on the top of the kang, and those children were familiar with each other. Qi Qi took off his shoes and swarmed up the kang, grabbing something to eat, Zhao Dongzhi's family completely regarded this place as their own home.

Du Xiaoyu couldn't help being envious looking at it, thinking how great it would be if their family also lived in Nandong Village, it's so lively, and the relatives are so harmonious, how can it be like grandma's side, it will only make people uncomfortable !

"Xiaoyu, come up too." Huang Xiaoying, the eldest girl of Zhao Dongzhi's family, waved to her. Among the girls, she was the oldest.

"Yes, come up quickly," Zhao Mei also greeted, "Come and try our homemade peanut candy, it's delicious."

The other three are boys, and they don't talk to their girls, they just huddle together, stretching out their hands to push and beat, and talking about where to dig bird eggs.

Among them, Zhao Dongzhi's second son, Huang Lishu, was the most mischievous, and he was not afraid of strangers. Because Du Xiaoyu was close to him, he secretly pulled her hair several times, and when he was caught, he just squeezed his eyes and smiled.

Seeing that he has a round head and a round brain, and this action may not be malicious, Du Xiaoyu didn't care about the children, and sat a little farther away.

But Huang Lishu's hands were itchy again, the new little cousin's hair was jet-black, fluttering in front of his eyes, he just couldn't help it, and immediately stretched out his hand again.

Unexpectedly, Huang Xiaoying yelled and slapped him on the head, "Xiaoshu, what are you doing? Cooperate with me and act like I didn't see, trying to bully your cousin Xiaoyu? You didn't kneel enough yesterday, your legs are itchy again!"

There was a few laughs from the side, Zhao Mei said, "This kid is skin, what's the use of kneeling, even breaking the board doesn't work."

Huang Lishu's mouth twitched, and he looked at her sister begging for mercy, "I don't dare, sister, don't tell mother!" Then he looked at Du Xiaoyu, "Who told her not to talk to me."

"You have to grab someone's hair if you don't talk to you?" Huang Xiaoying twisted his ears, "Say no to your cousin Xiaoyu."

"Cousin Xiaoyu, I'm sorry." Huang Lishu could only apologize with a bitter face.

Du Xiaoyu was funny, hearing Huang Xiaoying's tone, this little cousin was probably the one who caused troubles a lot, and seeing that his ears were still pinched and grinning in pain, he explained to him, "Maybe my hair got on my cousin." , he is embarrassed to tell me."

"Yes, yes, that's how it is." Huang Lishu nodded desperately.

Huang Xiaoying let him go, and said embarrassedly to Xiaoyu, "Next time he dares to do this, you will be the first to scold him, don't let him go, this kid can't control his hands and feet." Pulled her to sit up again, "This I’m back with you. I don’t know how happy our father and mother are. Let me tell you something. My uncle’s house has two bullock carts. We can walk around frequently in the future. eyes."

It turned out that they had an ox cart. No wonder the uncle said that if the family didn't come, he would come to Beidong Village.

Zhao Mei said with a smile, "The cattle we pull the cart are so big, they will be fine after running for a few days."

It's a great thing. They finally have relatives who can go out often. If she has money in the future, she will definitely buy two more carriages. It will be more convenient. Du Xiaoyu laughed thinking about it.

But she said that Zhao Shi was distributing presents. The cloth was for the women to tear their clothes, and the food was for the children. She also brought two chickens, two rabbits, and the last two delicate longevity locks, but they were given to her. Zhao Daqing's youngest grandson and Zhao Dongzhi's youngest son.

"Oh, it's fine for people to come, and bring so many things." Lu Shi repeatedly declined, but he was very happy in his heart. It seemed that their family was living a good life, so he felt relieved.

Looking at Mrs. Zhao's face, she couldn't help feeling a lot of emotion, thinking that when Mrs. Zhao was going to marry Du Xian, many people in the village envied her, saying that she married a good family, the Du family was a landlord, and Du Xian was honest and reliable. That would certainly be a good home.They were also happy for her at the beginning, but who would have expected that they would end up being kicked out of Du's house a few years later!

The mother-in-law was in a panic at that moment, and when the good girl was kicked out, she took Zhao Daqing to the Du family to argue, but what she got was humiliation, and she didn't say anything to them when she came back, she just sighed.

She refused to ask Mrs. Zhao to go back to Nandong Village, and their family couldn't take care of themselves. Back then, they had to support the elderly and worry about Zhao Dongzhi's marriage, so they couldn't subsidize them. The past ten years have passed like this.

Now life is finally better, the eldest son is getting married, and he wanted to help their family, but unexpectedly, he heard that Zhao's life is also better, and his son was admitted as a scholar.

Lu thought it was not easy to secretly wipe his eyes. However, this hard time was finally over.

It's a pity that my mother-in-law passed away a few years ago, and when she left, she was still worried about her daughter's poor life. If she is still alive now, I don't know how happy she would be.

She was so pleased that she took Zhao's hand and patted it, "No matter what, I will stay for a few more days when I come back."

"Does she dare to leave in a hurry?" Zhao Daqing grimaced.

"Don't dare, dare not." Zhao smiled, "I just came here to see if the fields were not busy, and I was thinking of you too."

"Sister, sleep with me tonight." Zhao Dongzhi came over and hugged Zhao's waist, putting her head in her arms.

"You're as old as a child." Zhao poked her head with a smile.

The two sisters look alike, Zhao Dongzhi is more delicate, five years younger than Zhao Shi, and was basically brought up by Zhao Shi when she was young, so when Zhao Shi got married, she was the one who cried the most .

"Sister, I keep seeing you in my dreams. If I hadn't been pregnant the year before last, I would have come to look for you." Zhao Dongzhi pouted and said angrily, "Sister, I don't want to come to see me, you are also hard-hearted. Very, you shouldn't be allowed to marry so far away at that time! You still have to suffer so much!"

Du Xian's face turned red when he heard the words, and he cupped his hands at Zhao Dongzhi, "Sister-in-law, it's all my fault..."

"What are you doing with her!" Zhao Daqing glared, "It's rare for Xiuzhi to come back, you're the only one who talks too much!"

Seeing what the elder brother said, Zhao Dongzhi snorted, turned to look at the two snow-white rabbits, rushed over and said, "Sister, why are these rabbits so beautiful, where did they come from?"

"Our family raises small fish, and now we have dozens of them, and we said to bring them here for you to play with."

Zhao Dongzhi opened his eyes wide, "Xiaoyu can raise rabbits, he is so small."

"She has a lot of tricks." Zhao smiled.

In the evening, she went to sleep with her sister on the kang, and the two of them couldn't finish talking. Du Xiaoyu lived in Zhao Daqing's house, sharing a room with Zhao Mei, while Du Xian lived alone.

It can be seen that the situation of the eldest uncle's house is indeed good. The two rows of houses in front and back are newly built this year. I heard that it is because of the good weather and good harvest in recent years, and the eldest son Zhao Rong has been a carpenter. Difficult days.

These days, Zhao Dongzhi refused to go back to eat, so so many people ate together, with good wine and good food every day.Du Xiaoyu usually plays with his two cousins. Both Zhao Mei and Huang Xiaoying are straightforward, but the latter may be older and calmer, and looks like a big sister, while Zhao Mei is a bit headstrong, but both It's easy to get along with, anyway, she is also a carefree person.

As for the boys and children, especially the two from Zhao Dongzhi's family, they went out to play all day long, and when they came back they were covered in mud, and they would hear their mothers scolding them every time. When I got up, I didn't know if I heard him say five sentences.

However, it is still very lively, no matter it is early morning, noon, or even night, it is mixed with various sounds like this.

Such days made her feel warm, and she didn't want to go back.

At this moment, Mrs. Zhao is standing in front of the window, her face is full of worry. If she can not go back and face it, she also wants to stay here forever, but the reality is cruel.

"Xiu Zhi, come here, I also have a piece of cloth here, which is just right for you." Mrs. Lu came in holding the cloth.

Mrs. Zhao hastily raised her hand to brush her hair, and regained her calm expression.

Mrs. Lu frowned slightly, and quickly smiled again, "Your skin is the best in our family, and Toshiba also said that this cloth is the most suitable for making clothes for you. Look, how beautiful the floral pattern on the blue background is."

It was time to return the gift to her, Zhao said, "Sister-in-law, what a shame, we are here as guests, and we still brought cloth back from your house?"

"Why not? You don't know. Your elder brother sighs all day long, saying that he can't help your family, and only I know the pain in his heart. Now I can rest assured when I see you better. I have laughed a lot these days. This cloth you I have to take it, not only the cloth, I have to give other things!" Lu's face was straight, but he immediately laughed again, "Anyway, don't push around!"

Zhao's nose was slightly sour, and she nodded, "Okay, then I'll keep it."

Lu Shi wrapped it up, and after a while, said softly, "What's on your mind?"

Zhao was taken aback.

"Hey, don't blame me for talking too much as a sister-in-law. I have been married to your Zhao family for more than twenty years. I know more or less what kind of temperament you are. Xiuzhi, don't hold back what you have. They are all here now. What else can I say? Your elder brother and I can always make decisions for you." She paused, "But brother-in-law treats you badly?"

"No." Mrs. Zhao hurriedly shook her head.

"I also think it shouldn't be. Although my brother-in-law's mother is not a thing, we are clear about my brother-in-law's personality. Otherwise, my mother-in-law and husband-in-law would have prevented you from living together." Lu said, frowning, "Now you The life is stable, Wen Yuan is admitted to the scholar again, and Huang Hua has also learned Suzhou embroidery, so what's wrong?"

Mrs. Zhao felt even more sad when she heard this. Mrs. Lu was someone she was very grateful for. Seeing that their lives were difficult to maintain at that time, Mrs. Lu insisted on pawning all her jewelry, and her natal family was also poor. These are the most precious things.

So she was unwilling to contact them all these years, because she was afraid of dragging them down again. The older brothers and younger sisters all have sons and daughters, so how can they always help themselves?

But now the tears can't stop falling down.

Seeing her crying, Mrs. Lu was a little dazed for a moment. It can be seen that the situation is very serious. She suddenly widened her eyes when she thought about it, stood up to check whether the door was closed tightly, and said, "Could it be Wen Yuan..."

(End of this chapter)