Father's Land Mother's River

Chapter 168 A Heavy Burden

Getting up early in the morning, Liu Xiaonan accompanied Sha Wanli for a walk by the river to see the Fuzhou River.

The sun had just risen, but it was still cold on the broad river.On the willow branches by the river bank, light yellow buds have grown, and unknown birds are jumping and singing on the branches.

Sha Wanli stared at the slowly flowing river for a long time without saying a word.

Liu Xiaonan guessed that Brother Sha must be thinking, if there is such a river in his hometown, why was Sha Liu abandoned in the desert?Why was his wife and children kidnapped and sold?Why did you leave your hometown?
He said: "Brother, do you think we can cultivate big cherry seedlings by ourselves? Can we make money?"

Sha Wanli came back to his senses and said: "Of course, it is not difficult to graft existing varieties, and it is also very profitable."

Liu Xiaonan said: "In our farm, there are still a lot of small open spaces, and my eldest brother uses them to cultivate big cherry seedlings, and all the proceeds belong to my eldest brother alone."

Sha Wanli said: "How can that be? You gave me a house, but you took your salary and made money by yourself on your site. What kind of person has your eldest brother become?"

Liu Xiaonan said: "Brother is a hero of the farm, and this is my little repayment. This matter is only known to me. My brother and sister-in-law have three children, and the burden is not light. I think my brother will also miss Shazhou in his heart." Mother, if you have some money from your own house, you can help it secretly."

Sha Wanli smiled embarrassingly, and rubbed his big hands: "Brother, you have said it to my heart. My own woman, I will never forget it in this life, not to mention she was kidnapped and trafficked. Life is miserable and pitiful. "

Liu Xiaonan said: "This matter is settled like this. After I go back, my elder brother will arrange it by himself."

On the way back, Sha Wanli said to Liu Xiaonan: "Brother, tell me something you don't like to hear. Liuzi Street has mountains and rivers, guarding such a large flat land, life is not rich. How rich is a village? , Just look at the houses of every household. There are not many good houses in Liuzi Street."

Liu Xiaonan said: "Brother is right. I have been away from Liuzi Street for ten years, and there has not been much change in the past ten years. There are many reasons and they are very complicated. I can't explain in one or two sentences. That's why I put the big The introduction of cherries hopes to change the village."

Sha Wanli said: "Don't worry, brother, your idea will come true, and I am willing to help you."

When I got home, the food was already on the table.Jiang Changling said to her son: "That reporter girl is still awake, and I don't feel embarrassed to call her. You can do it yourself."

Sleeping late like at home, how to appreciate the hard work of farmers?Liu Xiaonan went to knock on the door, but there was no response after knocking a few times.He pushed open the door, but saw Song Ge lying on his back on the kang, with a pair of dim eyes open, thinking about something.

He stopped at the door of the room and said, "Since you are awake, don't dawdle, and go up the mountain together after breakfast."

Song Ge stretched out her two smooth arms from under the quilt, stretched her waist and said, "I never thought that sleeping on the kang is so comfortable, I really want to lie down for a while."

Liu Xiaonan said: "All farmers think so, but they have to get up and work for their families to eat and drink for a year."

Song Ge sat up straight, and the quilt slid down under her body.Liu Xiaonan quickly backed out.

After breakfast, we went up the mountain together, and the flatbed truck at the seedling base, pulling a thousand large cherry saplings, also arrived on time.Count the quantity, check the roots and branches of the seedlings for damage, unload the truck and pull water to plant the trees, and then the hillside becomes lively again.

The fourth brother's newlywed daughter-in-law returned to her natal home yesterday, and today she came back to plant trees on the mountain with the fourth brother, so the fourth brother became the target of young women.

The fourth brother cultivated the soil for the saplings. The women said that the fourth brother used to work, and one person was worth two people, but now it is not as good as before. Buckets, walking like flying, not dripping water, but the women said that the fourth brother bends his waist and shakes his legs.

In short, it is aimed at one point. The fourth brother's boyhood skills of more than 40 years were broken by the fourth sister-in-law.The fourth brother smiled stupidly and didn't speak, just immersed himself in his work.The fourth sister-in-law is a person who has experienced a lot. While working, she bickers with young women. She is all-round parrying with meat and vegetables, and she does not lose her momentum in the slightest.

Hearing such an explicit topic, Song Ge couldn't help but blush. She pulled Liu Xiaonan aside and asked softly, "This is too vulgar. Is your language style developed in this environment?"

Liu Xiaonan said: "This is also a manifestation of vitality. Engaging in heavy physical labor, they can still have the mood to put the most primitive desires in the open, which just shows that they are full of hope for the future life."

Song Ge was very disdainful: "It's obviously vulgar, but you painted it with the color of civilization."

Liu Xiaonan said: "All civilizations come out of this vulgarity."

Song Ge asked: "Including love?"

Liu Xiaonan said: "I don't believe in love, I only believe in life."

"How did you and your senior get together? Isn't it love? Marriage is the tomb of love, so you no longer believe in love?"

"Your senior sister and I are bound together by family affection. There is no love between us, so naturally there is no grave in our marriage."

Song Ge couldn't understand, she was falling into the confusion of whether to love or not, Liu Xiaonan's words undoubtedly made her fall deeper into it, and it was difficult to extricate herself.

Just at this time, she received a call from the newspaper with a new interview task.She didn't let Liu Xiaonan see her off, she went down the mountain alone, returned to Bincheng alone, chewing the sweet and sour fruit alone.

On the afternoon of the fifth day, [-] large cherry saplings were basically planted.The seedling base gave [-] seedlings as a gift, and Liu Xiaonan evenly distributed them to everyone. They were planted in the front and back yards. If there were any on the hillside that did not survive, they could be transplanted there.

In five days, everyone basically mastered the post-management knowledge of Big Cherry from Sha Wanli, and Guan Deyu will strictly supervise them.Liu Xiaonan bid farewell to the villagers, and returned to Bincheng that day with Sha Wanli.

Liu Xiaonan first sent Sha Wanli back to Longwangtang Farm, and after getting off the car, he went to visit Wentian.Wen Tian didn't see "Dad" for five days, and Wen Tian was so happy that he wanted Liu Xiaonan to hug him.

Holding Wen Tian in his arms, Liu Xiaonan listened to everyone's reports in the office, and decided to start releasing river crab seedlings in a few days.

After everyone dispersed, Wu Yanli reported to him alone the income from shellfish fishing in the past few days.It was the first time she was in charge of such a large amount of income for Liu Xiaonan, she was nervous and excited, keeping her eyes on Liu Xiaonan, watching his reaction.

Liu Xiaonan said with satisfaction: "You have done a good job, and every account is clear. From now on, you will be responsible for the daily income and expenses of the farm, as well as some trivial matters. I will arrange cleaning and help in the kitchen separately. people."

Wu Yanli declined: "How can I make the decision for you? You are not here these few days, but I am very nervous."

Liu Xiaonan smiled and said: "You have to learn how to do everything. I will teach you how to make accounts on the computer in the future. There is nothing difficult about it. There are so many things in the farm. I can't do everything. I can't do it all by myself." Exhausted? You help me share a little, just like in the textile factory, you took care of more than [-] looms and helped me fill the weft."

Wu Yanli also smiled and said, "Can it be the same? This is about managing money and property."

Liu Xiaonan lowered her head and said to Wen Tian, ​​"Wen Tian, ​​your mother is very capable and capable, isn't she?"

Wen Tian happily "ahhh" agreed.

Back home at night, Liu Xiaonan was playing with the two children while talking to Meng Xiangxiang about his idea on Liuzi Street.The couple were discussing enthusiastically, and Wang Aiqing knocked on the door to visit.

Wang Aiqing sat down and said dejectedly: "Xiaonan, I'm afraid I won't be able to complete the task you entrusted to me. Wu Yanli's marriage is not so easy to solve."

Liu Xiaonan encouraged Wang Aiqing and said: "Master Wang, you can't give up. If you give up, Wu Yanli will have to guard her son for the rest of her life. You can bear to watch her spend her days alone in her early thirties. grow old?"

Wang Aiqing mourned again and again: "No matter how hard I can bear it, there is nothing I can do. The company has been restructured and laid off, and life is hard. The family conflicts that are usually covered up are all exposed, and there are not a few divorces. I often talk to people. When it comes to Wu Yanli's actual situation, she doesn't even give her any room to consider. We can't blame others, it is indeed a heavy burden. As I said earlier, only a man with courage, ability, and responsibility can fully Accept Wu Yanli, the mother and son."

Meng Xiangxiang poured Wang Aiqing a glass of water, and persuaded, "Sister Wang, don't worry, let's discuss this matter in the long run."

Wang Aiqing drank half a glass of water in one breath, and she said: "The task I assigned to Xiaonan, he has completed; the task he assigned to me, I can't complete, can I not be in a hurry? Today's young people, as long as they are not Divorced because of a principled issue, most of them will remarry when they calm down. There is no major problem between Dong Xiaojun and Guan Xiaoyun. I originally wanted to wait for Guan Xiaoyun to return to China and do some work for them to remarry. For Wu Yanli, now I don’t even care about this Yes. I approached Dong Xiaojun, he had chased Wu Yanli before, I still had some hope, but Dong Xiaojun also flatly refused."

Liu Xiaonan comforted Wang Aiqing: "Master Wang, it depends on man's effort, let's just do it."

After Wang Aiqing left, Liu Xiaonan sat on the sofa and remained silent for a long time.Wang Aiqing made him see a cruel fact that it would be very difficult for Wu Yanli to have a second marriage unless
Before going to bed, Meng Xiangxiang said to Liu Xiaonan: "There is a professor in our school, and his wife passed away last year. He is not too old. He is in his fifties. He is also very nice and has no temper. Or, let's introduce each other separately. Take a look at the situation and see if it is possible?"

Liu Xiaonan stared at Meng Xiangxiang: "An old man in his 50s can do whatever he wants. Marrying him is also a widow. One son is enough for Wu Yanli to worry about, and I have to find a father to serve me halfway through. Thank you for thinking of it." .”

"Are you unreasonable?" Meng Xiangxiang slapped Liu Xiaonan with a smile: "What do you mean? The professor is in good health, has no bad habits, and has nothing wrong with him. He took care of my wife when he was sick. Now, be patient. The children are already married, there is no burden, and the financial conditions are very good, maybe they will treat Wu Yanli mother and child well. Besides, you can't make decisions for Wu Yanli, maybe they will agree to it?"

Liu Xiaonan was still indignant: "There is a difference of more than 20 years. The old cow eats young grass. Even if he is a professor, he is too cheap."

"I'm just providing a clue, how to do it is up to you." Meng Xiangxiang didn't say any more.It's useless to talk too much, as if Meng Xiangxiang is narrow-minded.

At the same time, Sha Liu and Wu Yanli had a more substantive conversation.Sha Liu was originally very warm-hearted, and she wanted to find another master for Wu Yanli, so that the poor mother and son could have another home.However, as time went by, she gradually gave up her original idea.

When Wu Yanli first moved into the farm with her son in her arms, she had a sad and emaciated face, which was really sympathetic and pitiful.It has been almost a year now, and Wu Yanli has gradually regained her vitality. She loves to talk and laugh, and her eyes no longer have the sadness of the past.

After a little tidying up, she looked like a girl in her twenties, getting more and more beautiful, as if she had been reborn.Where did this change come from?

In fact, it is easy to understand.Sha Liu witnessed with her own eyes how Liu Xiaonan took care of Wu Yanli's mother and son, being Wen Tian's voluntary father, could that be done casually?This is the source of motivation in Wu Yanli's life.

In subsequent daily conversations, Sha Liu learned from Wu Yanli that the two had known each other for a long time and had worked together in a textile factory, and that Liu Xiaonan had secretly transferred jobs to Wu Yanli.

Through Wu Yanli's eyes and tone, she guessed that the two of them probably had an extraordinary relationship experience.

Sha Liu's guess was soon confirmed.

During the five days when Liu Xiaonan left, he handed over the most important income and expenses of the farm to Wu Yanli, which was equivalent to being half a housekeeper.What kind of relationship can get such trust and reuse when dealing with large sums of cash?
There were also his uncles and sisters-in-law in the farm, but the two brothers stood aside, and the two sisters-in-law were arranged to replace Wu Yanli to help in the kitchen.

Sha Liu didn't know how Wu Yanli managed the accounts, but the changes in Wu Yanli's demeanor couldn't escape her eyes.

Only two days later, Wu Yanli obviously couldn't sit still, and often stood on the edge of the cliff with her baby in her arms for most of the day.In the evening, I walked out of the gate of the farm with the child in my arms, and looked in the direction of Bincheng.

Whose return is she waiting for?Who can she wait for?
Because of this, Sha Liu understood that Wu Yanli would not be able to get married.What's more, all she knew were people in Longwangtang Town, most of whom were bachelors who went to sea or worked part-time. The best condition was a divorced employee of the post office.

Among these people, which one is worthy of Wu Yanli?Which economic conditions can surpass what Liu Xiaonan provided to Wu Yanli?Which one is willing to be Wen Tian's father?
When Liu Xiaonan came back from his hometown, he put Wen Tian in his arms first, regardless of other things.Sha Liu could tell that it was definitely not a show for everyone to see. Doesn't this explain the problem?
Look at Wu Yanli again, her vigor and vigor suddenly came up, she walked with a breeze, talked and laughed, and she seemed to have eaten half a bowl of rice for dinner.

After dinner, Wu Yanli carried her child in her arms, and walked into Sha Wanli's house where Sha Liu lived, and listened to Sha Wanli's story about what she had seen and heard on Liuzi Street.

When Sha Wanli talked about Liu Xiaonan's grand idea, Wu Yanli whispered, "No wonder Xiaonan said that he can't do it alone."

So she was no longer allowed to come into the kitchen, but two uncles and sister-in-laws took over for a long time.It seems that she is a housekeeper.Sha Liu immediately understood everything.

When Sha Wanli talked about the big house of Liu Xiaonan’s parents’ house, Wu Yanli said the same thing: “When my apprentice Xiaoyun got married, I went to see off my relatives and stayed at Xiaonan’s house for one night. Those big houses are bigger than those in the city. The buildings are fine. Isn’t it, Brother Sha?”

Savannah nodded and said yes.He glanced at Wu Yanli, did not mention the female reporter Song Ge, followed Liu Xiaonan to Liuzi Street, and stayed at Liu Xiaonan's house for one night.

After Wu Yanli left with the child in her arms, Sha Liu said to Sha Wanli, "His father, this little widow is now half the owner of the farm. From now on, we have to be careful what we say so that it doesn't reach Xiaonan's ears."

Sha Wanli reprimanded Sha Liu: "You old lady Xiong, what are you talking about? How could you smear Xiaonan's face? Xiaonan left the cherry orchard to me to take care of, and the kitchen to you, and never asked, how did you do it?" Nothing to say? Xiaonan has his own reasons for what to do, don’t chew your tongue when you’re full, be authentic and repay your kindness.”

Sha Liu said, "Why are you so anxious, I didn't say anything?"

(End of this chapter)