The safety and comfort of traveling through farming

Chapter 3

Banyan Village

Carrying a small bundle, He Tao finally arrived at Banyan Village before dark.

Although she had the memory of the original owner, Qili Village was only an hour's walk from Rongshu Village, but it took her a whole day to actually walk.She was originally a road idiot, and the roads in the countryside were really unrecognizable. In addition, she always maintained sufficient vigilance for this strange time and space. She got lost all the way, looked for the way all the way, and it took a whole day to get there. destination.

Rongshu Village is a large village under the jurisdiction of Liushu Town, with nearly two hundred households.There are three major families in the village, He, Rong and Lin.The He family where He Tao lives is one of them, and one-third of the village's population can be related to He Tao.She was recognized as soon as she entered Rongshu Village, and an old lady took her hand: "Tao girl, why are you back at this time?"

This old lady is the old widow who lives at the entrance of the village——Luo Chengshi. Everyone in the village calls her Old Lady Cheng.He Tao remembered her, she should be from her grandmother's generation, and speaking of the marriage between Zhang's family and He's family, this is what the old lady agreed.

"Grandma Cheng, Zhang Dahe and I are divorced." He Tao withdrew his hand and replied in a low voice, "So I went back to my mother's house."

"What?!" Mrs. Cheng opened her mouth wide: "Heli? Are you not fighting with Zhang?"

"Yes, that's all."

He Tao hugged the bundle in his hand tightly.She didn't want to have too much talk with Mrs. Cheng, but Mrs. Cheng didn't want to end the conversation. She grabbed her arm and dragged her to the village.

"Go, go, go back and find your parents. You can't let the Zhang family go like this. Such a good girl actually said she didn't want it, so she didn't want it! It's just bullying our old He family!"

"Grandma Cheng, don't worry, just wait!"

He Tao threw away his little burden, hugged the old lady Cheng, and sighed secretly in his heart, this broken body really doesn't work, even an old lady can't hold it.

"How can you not be in a hurry?" The old lady stared again.

"This matter, I have to go back and tell my parents in person, if you go, they will feel ashamed!" He Tao was not a person who was good at words, so he said it bluntly.

When she said this, the old lady shut up immediately, and carefully looked around to see if there was anyone around, and then she lowered her voice and said to He Tao: "That's right, I'm so confused, I can't talk about this matter." Now, you go back and tell your parents. Maybe you can get it back."

I'd rather die if I get back!
He Tao complained in his heart, but said in his mouth: "Yes, I have to discuss it with my parents first!"

"Then go back quickly!" Mrs. Cheng patted her on the shoulder, picked up the bundle and stuffed it into her arms: "I have something to ask you, Grandma Cheng."

He Tao nodded and hugged the little burden tightly, turned around and continued walking towards He's house.She met several villagers on the way, and she greeted them one by one. When people asked her why she came back at this time, she dared not explain honestly, but said vaguely that she was coming back to see her parents.

After a quarter of an hour, she finally stood outside the courtyard gate of He's house.

The He family has been farming for generations, and He Tao’s great-grandfather, He Dazhu, had a scholar in the generation. He Dazhu’s younger brother, He Daliang, was able to live alone as the eldest son because of this. Enjoy.The ancestral house was left to He Daliang, and He Dazhu got most of the land in the family, twelve acres of paddy fields and five acres of dry land, and happily built three thatched huts.

After He Dazhu separated from the family, he took his wife to farm, and his life was getting by, and he was more than enough than the next.He has three sons: He Zhigao, He Zhigui, and He Zhisheng. The sons grew up day by day, and each of them opened their eyes wide and waited to marry a wife.

How can I hire someone without money?Where do you live if you don't have a house and married a wife?

As an honest farmer, where would he get his money?He Dazhu could only grit his teeth and sold two acres of land, plus the savings from selling grain for more than ten years, built such a green brick and gray tile house, paid the bride price for his three sons, and married his wife.

The problem came again, the land was scarce, and a daughter-in-law entered the family and gave birth to a grandson, so there was not enough rice to eat.

He Dazhu gritted his teeth and separated the family. According to the tradition of his family division, the eldest son got two acres of paddy fields and a big house, and the second and third sons shared eight acres of paddy fields and five acres of dry land equally.He took old Chen to live with his eldest son He Zhigao, and declared that he would not support his second and third sons.

He Tao's house was the house built by his great-grandfather He Dazhu at that time, so it was near the farmland on the outskirts of the village.There are not many residents in this area, seven or eight households are scattered on one side of the river bank, and the farmland is on the other side of the river.The He family's house is quite big in this area, with three rooms in the main room and four rooms in the east and west, each with gray bricks and gray tiles, surrounded by a yard in the middle.

He Tao looked at He's courtyard in the twilight.Will the He family accept her?
She took a deep breath and raised her hand to knock on the courtyard door of He's house. After a few "dong dong dong", footsteps came.A middle-aged woman opened the door, it was He Tao's cheap mother, Xiao Chen.Xiao Chen's stature is thin and her facial features are pretty good, but she has a sad look on her face, which makes people not like her.

"Tao'er?!" In an instant, Little Chen's He Tao's eyes lit up, and the bitterness on his face disappeared a lot. He was surprised and puzzled, and he asked the same question as old lady Cheng: "Why are you doing this?" Time to come back?"

He Tao took a deep breath and called out, "Mother, let's go in and talk."

"Yes, go into the house quickly!" Mrs. Chen took the bundle from He Tao's hand, and took her in with one hand.

"Father, Mother, Daddy Taoer, Taoer is back!"

The members of the He family were huddling together to enjoy the fire in the main room at this time. When they heard this, they all turned to look at the door.The yard is not big, and the main room is just a few steps away.

"Sister! Why don't you come back like this!"

A little girl screamed and rushed into He Tao's arms, almost knocking her over.This is He Tao's cheap little sister - ten-year-old He Lian.He Lian was thin and small, with withered and yellow hair, and He Tao felt sore when she saw it——she was almost knocked over by bean sprouts like this!Her body is so weak that it explodes!

"Elder Sister." A slightly thin boy stood at the door of the main room and smiled at He Tao.This is He Youliang, He Tao's cheap younger brother, 13 years old.He was wearing a bulky cotton padded coat, and it was obvious that it was not tailor-made for him.

He Tao is the eldest daughter in the family, He Lian and He Youliang almost grew up with her, so they have always been very close to He Tao.

"Well, I'm back." He Tao calmed down a little and touched He Lian's head, then smiled at He Youliang, and then entered the room.

"Grandpa, grandma, father, second uncle, second aunt." He Tao greeted and observed everyone's expressions.

The current heads of the He family are He Zhigao and the old couple of the Da Zhou family, leading He Fuguo and He Fu's family to live together. There are a total of twelve members, and now all of them are in the hall.

The eldest is He Fuguo, and the mother is Xiao Chen. Xiao Chen is the granddaughter of her deceased great-grandmother, Lao Chen.Dafang has two sons, two daughters and four children, the eldest son He Youdong, the eldest daughter He Tao, the second son He Youliang, and the youngest daughter He Lian.He Youdong has been married for two years, and Zhang Dahua became pregnant with his son He Guangming, who was born half a year ago.

The population of the second room is relatively simple, He Fu's family, Xiao Zhou's niece - Da Zhou's natal niece, and He Youtian, the only son who has not yet married.

Before He Tao had time to greet her peers, her sister-in-law Zhang Dahua, her ex-husband's sister, jumped up, put one hand on her hip, and poked her face with the other: "Why are you back?!"

She is well aware of the successive unlucky things that have happened to her natal family recently, and this broom star is specially targeting her old Zhang's family!Thinking of this, Zhang Dahua quickly covered her stomach and took a step back, but she had to stay away from her. After all, she is also the daughter of the old Zhang family.

He Tao watched Zhang Dahua sing and play alone with cold eyes.

"Be careful!" He Tao's eldest brother, He Youdong, impatiently supported Zhang Dahua, turned his head and smiled at He Tao: "Taoer, sit down quickly, your sister-in-law is pregnant again, and she has always had a bad temper these days." Strange, don't mind!"

"Come and sit, warm up!" He Tao's father, He Fuguo, spoke, and moved to one side of the bench, letting his daughter sit beside him.

After hearing this, He Tao walked over and sat down. After driving all day, she was indeed cold and hungry.As soon as she sat down, He Lian got close to her and sat down next to her. The little girl reached out and took her arm, and smiled at her.

He Tao also smiled.

"Why did you come back alone at this time?"

He Tao's grandmother Da Zhou spoke at this time, and stared at He Tao in a daze.

"Grandma, I'm leaving!" He Tao threw the bomb directly: "I have nowhere to go!"

"what?!"

Sure enough, one stone stirred up a thousand waves, and the He family exploded in an instant.

"Tao'er, are you serious?" Xiao Chen grabbed He Tao's hand.He Tao nodded, and Xiao Chen immediately hugged He Tao and burst into tears, as if the sky had fallen.

"Sister, what is reconciliation?" He Lian looked confused.

He Fuguo immediately got up and picked up the hoe in the corner of the main room and was about to rush out. He Fu's family quickly stopped him and persuaded him: "Brother, what are you doing, don't be impulsive!"

"If you're a brother, take your guy and go to the Zhang family with me!" He Fuguo twisted his neck and yelled.

The second aunt, Xiao Zhou, was in a hurry, grabbed her husband, and said to He Fuguo, "Brother, what are you talking about! You have to ask clearly. If it is Tao girl who did something wrong by herself, are you in a hurry?" Is it embarrassing to go to the Zhang family?"

"What are you talking about!" He Fuguo's eyes widened: "Sister and sister, you also watched Tao'er grow up, you don't know what kind of person she is?!"

"Brother, don't be angry, I made a mistake!" Xiao Zhou was startled by He Fuguo's murderous eyes, and quickly slapped herself on the mouth: "Peach girl is naturally good! It must be the bullying of the Zhang family." People, don't get excited, let's make up our minds before going..."

"She is the dead star of our Zhang family!" Zhang Dahua howled immediately after hearing this, with her hands on her hips: "After entering the door for a year, my father broke his leg and my younger brother died. Now my eldest brother is left alone." In one breath, she is a broom star, and she should have been divorced long ago!"

"Say it again!" He Fuguo raised his fist and was about to greet Zhang Dahua.

Can broom stars say things like this casually?If this reputation gets out, He Tao won't even think about being a good person!
He Youdong hugged He Fuguo's hand: "Father, don't be angry, she is still pregnant!"

Zhang Dahua seemed to gain confidence immediately after hearing this, and began to howl again: "She is a broom star! Bad luck!"

Add fuel to the fire!He Fuguo blushed with anger when he heard this, but his brothers and son restrained his hands, and he was about to kick him.For the sake of his son, He Youdong had no choice but to stand in front of Zhang Dahua. After being kicked, he fell to the ground clutching his stomach.

"Youdong!" Da Zhou yelled, stood up, and ran to the eldest grandson: "Are you okay!"

"It's okay, it's okay, it's just a temporary bout." He Youdong waved his hands and stood up, taking a look at Zhang Dahua's stomach.If this kick kicked her, the baby in her stomach would be ruined!
Zhang Dahua obviously wanted to go together, her face turned pale all of a sudden, she hid behind He Youdong and dared not speak any more.In his heart, he kept scolding He Tao for being a bastard, and she was beaten and scolded as soon as he came back!

At this time, He Zhigao also stood up silently, walked up to He Fuguo and snatched his hoe.He Fuguo didn't dare to fight with his own father, so he could only beg: "Father, we can't let my daughter be ruined like this!"

"Boss, shut up!" Mrs. Zhou glared at He Tao who was being held by Mrs. Chen, and said slowly: "It really can't be done like this, He Tao has to go back, otherwise the reputation of our He family will be ruined! "

(End of this chapter)