Father's Land Mother's River

Chapter 169 Carrying a Schoolbag to School

Wu Yanli bathed Wen Tian in a large laundry tub, put on clean clothes and let him fall asleep.Xiaonan has to hug Wentian every day, and she has to make sure that Wentian is clean and tidy, without any foreign smell.

After settling down, she went to the bathroom to take a shower by herself.

Hot water flowed from the top of her head through her body, and she gently rubbed her body, enjoying the most relaxing moment of the day.The hair is still smooth and shiny, the skin is still smooth and elastic, the body is still full of vitality, and the heart is still full of passion.

She smiled wryly at herself in the half-person-high mirror, and a trace of bitterness welled up in her heart.

Suffering is like the dirt on the body. If you wash it away with hot water today, it will grow back tomorrow.She thought it would be difficult for her and her son to survive, and the day she couldn't survive, she would die with her son in her arms.Now I will live well with my son, but living means another kind of suffering.

Only by numbing the body and mind can she completely get rid of the suffering, but she can't do it.

Wu Yanli dried her body and changed into clothes, washed her own and her son's clothes, and hung them in the bathroom, completely relaxing this day.Wen Tian was already sound asleep, she sat on the bed and turned on the TV to watch a romantic drama.Sha Liu knocked on the door and came in, she quickly gave up her seat.

Sha Liu glanced at the sleeping Wen Tian, ​​sighed and said, "This child is asleep, there is nothing wrong with it at all, it's really not easy for a girl."

Wu Yanli said: "Sister-in-law has pity on me, don't hurry up and marry me off, I have been waiting for your letter."

Sha Liu lightly held Wu Yanli's hand and said, "I'm here to tell you about this. It's not that my sister-in-law doesn't help, it's because my sister-in-law doesn't have the ability. Who can my sister-in-law know? Those bachelors who go fishing Willing?"

Wu Yanli said: "As long as he can accept my son, I don't care what job he does."

Sha Liu said: "Would you like me or not, which one of them is worthy of you? Don't belittle yourself because of this child. A woman marries a man, to put it bluntly, just to dress and eat. You are living a much better life now." All men are good, what does it matter if you marry a man or not?"

Wu Yanli smiled softly, "I know myself well, and I didn't dare to remarry at first. It was my sister-in-law who wanted to marry me off."

Sha Liu also laughed: "It's my sister-in-law who can't see the situation clearly, so she's just busy working."

After Sha Liu left, Wu Yanli turned off the TV and went to sleep.She knew that many enthusiastic people were worrying about her remarriage, and she also knew that there would be no results.

Liu Xiaonan mentioned Meng Xiangxiang's suggestion to Wu Yanli after releasing the river crab seedlings.

The water temperature in Longwang Pond was several degrees higher than that in Liuzi Street. He returned to Liuzi Street only after the three ponds in the farm and the two net cages in the reservoir were filled with crab seedlings.After testing that the water temperature was normal, he put the first batch of river crab seedlings in the pond of his hometown.

Liu Xiaonan stayed at home for two days, observing the adaptation of the crab seedlings, and explained the early management of the crab breeding to his father and fourth brother.In the evening, Liu Qishun came to look for him at home and hesitantly told him about the situation.

There was a rumor in the village that the big cherry seedlings planted on the back hillside were grown by Liu Xiaonan himself, and they couldn't be sold, so they tricked the villagers into buying them.He didn't believe that Liu Xiaonan would do such a thing, but he also felt that he had planted too much and had no idea, so he wanted to confirm with Liu Xiaonan.

Liu Xiaonan told Liu Qishun that if he fails to meet the expected income level, he will compensate him for all losses.

Liu Zhixin and Guan Deyu also heard similar rumors, and there were even rumors that big cherries were not tasty at all, they were sour and astringent, and they couldn't be sold at all.Liu Xiaonan asked his father and third uncle not to make any explanations. He had his own way to make the rumors self-defeating.

Back to Longwangtang, we will soon prepare to fish for sea cucumbers.Liu Xiaonan instructed Wu Yanli to contact the merchant in advance to discuss the price on her behalf.

Wu Yanli asked him why?He said: "You have to learn to deal with merchants and learn to do business. In the future, if you want to do something yourself, you will also have a certain amount of social experience."

This was part of Liu Xiaonan's plan.Wu Yanli and Wentian cannot live in the farm for a long time and are out of touch with society. She and her children should return to normal life.

If Wu Yanli can learn how to do business, he will invest.With an independent financial foundation, Wen Tian's obstacle to remarriage will be reduced to the minimum.

Wu Yanli said: "According to what you mean, you also want to marry me?"

Liu Xiaonan wanted to know Wu Yanli's real thoughts. He said, "Your sister-in-law told me that there was an old professor in the Provincial Normal School who was over 50 years old. His wife also passed away last year. The financial conditions are very good. It is a fact that the age difference is too big. I don't know. Do you think about it?"

Wu Yanli said: "Thank you and sister-in-law, do you think I can still marry? It's not that my child doesn't know, eats, drinks, and doesn't wash for a day, and there is a strange smell on my body. After a long time, I should be The mother is annoying, let alone other people. Now the child is still young, so it is easy to take care of, what will happen when the child grows up? I dare not think about it. Don't worry about it, I will not marry again, why bother to let Wen Tian suffer from others eyes and disgust?"

Liu Xiaonan said: "Don't stop talking, let's slowly figure out a way out."

"If you feel that leaving Wen Tian and me in the farm has affected your business and become your burden, Wen Tian and I can leave at any time."

"Wu Yanli, you are going too far!"

After catching finished sea cucumbers and releasing sea cucumber seedlings, we have been busy for nearly a month, and everyone is very tired.After a period of rest, the big cherries matured and entered the picking season.

According to Sha Wanli, starting from this year, the big cherries on Tushan Mountain began to enter the peak production period, and this year's output will be twice that of last year.

Liu Xiaonan called Uncle Guan Deyu in advance, saying that there was not enough manpower, and she hoped to get support from the villagers.He hired a car to help with the picking, with food and accommodation included.

Guan Deyu immediately understood Liu Xiaonan's true intentions.Let the villagers help him pick cherries, not only visit his cherry orchard, but also witness the economic benefits brought by planting big cherries on the spot, increase the confidence in planting big cherries, and the rumors in the village will be self-defeating.Although it costs something, it is significant and worth it!
He smiled and said, "Xiaonan, where can't you hire people to pick them? Why bother to go far and spend so much to let people from the village go?"

Liu Xiaonan said: "I hope my third uncle can lead the team himself, and it's time for my third uncle to come and see my farm."

Guan Deyu informed the dozen or so families who planted big cherries on the back hillside to volunteer to help Liu Xiaonan pick big cherries.The women signed up enthusiastically, and they all wanted to go out to see the outside world and see how powerful Liu Xiaonan is.

A van carrying more than a dozen women, together with Guan Deyu and Liu Qishun, set off from Liuzi Street and arrived at Longwangtang Farm on a Friday morning.

Liu Xiaonan prepared a place to stay on the second floor of the office building in advance, and arranged to buy sheep and slaughter sheep early in the morning, planning to have a meal of sheep soup at noon to entertain all the folks who came from afar.

When the van arrived, he and Sha Wanli and Wu Yanli greeted him together.When Guan Xiaoyun got married, Wu Yanli went to Guan Deyu's house and met everyone in the village; let alone Sha Wanli, she was already able to joke with the women in Liuzi Street.

Don't be too busy with work.After a short rest, Liu Xiaonan Sha Wanli took Guan Deyu, Liu Qishun and his sisters-in-law along the road by the bay to visit his cherry orchard on foot.Sha Wanli and the women walked in front, and Liu Xiaonan Guan Deyu and Liu Qishun walked behind.

Watching the Dragon King Pond all the way, and listening to Liu Xiaonan's introduction, Guan Deyu said to Liu Xiaonan, "I didn't see it with my own eyes. It's hard to imagine the scale of your farm. It's really extraordinary."

Liu Qishun said: "Today I can see Uncle Xiaonan's true strength. It's really amazing. I believe it, planting big cherries must be right."

Guan Deyu said: "Qishun, if we hadn't come to see it for ourselves, we might not have realized that our thinking and actions are outdated and lagging behind. What we lack is not resources, but courage."

Liu Xiaonan said: "I have a special relationship with Longwangtang, and I also hope that Liuzi Street can develop, worthy of the ancestors and future generations."

Guan Deyu said: "Aspirations don't come at a young age, third uncle has to learn from you."

A group of people talked and laughed and came to the foot of the earth mountain.I saw big red cherries adorning the branches up and down the mountain, red all over the whole hillside, and the fruit fragrance overflowed, attracting countless birds and bees.

Sha Wanli brought everyone to a row of cherry trees with large purple-red cherries on them. He said, "This variety is called Meizao. Let's try it."

Everyone stretched out their hands one after another, picked a few and tasted them. They were sweet and juicy, the meat was thick and the core was small, and they all praised that it was sweet and delicious.

Sha Wanli said: "You planted Meizao on the hillside behind Liuzi Street, a new variety that Xiaonan and I carefully selected for you."

Liu Qishun spat out the fruit core and cursed: "There are some people in the village who don't like others and spread rumors everywhere. I almost believed them."

The women chimed in.Guan Deyu said: "Xiaonan asked everyone to help with picking, in fact, he wanted everyone to witness it in person."

Liu Xiaonan said: "This is a five-year-old tree. You can imagine that in two years, the hillside behind our village should look like this."

Liu Qishun asked with concern: "Uncle, how much can you sell the big cherries on this tree?"

Liu Xiaonan said: "I estimate that 300 yuan per tree has not been lost. Merchants will come to purchase in the afternoon. Let's see at that time. By the way, you have planted the most big cherries. You can do the math yourself. After two years, your income will be the same. how many."

The women clicked their tongues, and Liu Qishun was already emotional.Liu Xiaonan let her sisters-in-law taste it to their heart's content, and the person in charge of the meal is not afraid of a big belly.The sisters-in-law tasted the big cherries, and joked with Liu Xiaonan again, saying that today was an eye-opener, and it turned out that he could afford to raise several women.

Liu Xiaonan pointed to the women and said, "You sister-in-laws, can you teach me something?"

At noon, a steaming meal of mutton soup mobilized everyone's emotions.I came to help, not to enjoy, so I put down my job and went to pick big cherries on the dirt hill.Liu Xiaonan couldn't stop her, so she had to call the merchant.

In this bustling afternoon, the people of Liuzi Street witnessed the huge benefits brought by large-scale industries and the broad prospect of planting big cherries.

The insulated trucks of the merchants are parked at the foot of the mountain, and the picked cherries are packed in cardboard boxes, and the whole boxes are packed into the insulated trucks. They will be sold on the fruit counters of major shopping malls tomorrow morning.

In one afternoon, tens of thousands of yuan in cash arrived in Liu Xiaonan's hands, which was very enviable.

In the evening, Meng Xiangxiang rushed to Longwangtang with his children. The daughters-in-law of Liuzi Street gathered together, and their cheerful laughter echoed over the bay.

Picking continued the next morning.Song Ge called and asked what Liu Xiaonan was doing.Liu Xiaonan glanced at the sisters-in-law and said, "I'm picking cherries with a group of old women. If you want to taste the freshest cherries, come here quickly."

Song Ge said with a smile on the phone: "Why do you always like to deal with old ladies?"

Liu Xiaonan said: "Uncle Guan Deyu is also here with me, come here, I will introduce you to your senior sister."

Song Ge drove to the foot of Longwangtang Tushan, and warmly greeted Guan Deyu and the women in Liuzi Street.Liu Xiaonan introduced Song Ge to Meng Xiangxiang and his two children, and went to deal with merchants by himself.

Qiyu imitated his mother and gently placed the picked cherries in a cardboard box.Qi Meng picked a few cherries, put them in the palm of her hand and handed them to Song Ge: "Auntie, try it, it's so sweet."

Song Ge happily hugged Qimeng, praised Qimeng, and tasted the big cherry in Qimeng's hand.She said to Meng Xiangxiang: "Senior sister, you usually have to take care of two children and study for a graduate student. You must be very busy and tired."

Meng Xiangxiang skillfully picked the big cherries without affecting the conversation at all. She said: "All the efforts are rewarded and worthwhile. I have graduated from graduate school and stayed at our alma mater to teach. The children have also grown up. Go to school this fall, and the rest of the day will be easier."

The senior sister is only five years older than myself, and she is a young mother who has just turned 30 and is a model of success in her career and family.Song Ge let go of his dream, and his dream immediately ran to his brother and picked together with him.

Song Ge said: "Senior sister, I heard from the senior that there is no love in your marriage. I can't understand it."

Meng Xiangxiang said: "That's a set of crooked theories he mocked at himself. You must not take it seriously. I had a crush on him for four years during college and wrote a diary for him. I have developed a habit. Isn't this love? Did he He said a word of love to me, but what I got was encouragement, care, support and warmth everywhere. What he wants to express is to give true love with actions, not just talk about love. He Think what's on the lips is the least reliable."

Song Ge praised: "The seniors and sisters are connected and support each other, no wonder everything goes well in the family business."

Two days later, when the precocious cherries were picked, Guan Deyu left Longwangtang with the women from Liuzi Street.Liu Xiaonan prepared a gift for everyone, including seafood and cherries, for their families to taste.

A few days later, Guan Deyu called Liu Xiaonan. The dozen or so families who planted the big cherries were meticulous in weeding, fertilizing, watering and spraying the cherry saplings.

On September [-], [-], Qiyu Qimeng officially started school, and Liu Xiaonan and Meng Xiangxiang walked their two children to school on foot.

During the summer vacation, Meng wanted to obtain a driver's license and bought a red car.The two agreed that they should not use a car to take their children to and from school. The school is not far from home, and it only takes three to ten minutes to walk.Walking is a ritual, an exercise, and an education.

At the primary school gate, Qi Yu and Qi Meng waved to their parents together, and ran into the school hand in hand.Seeing the weak and vigorous backs of the two children running around the campus with brand new schoolbags on their backs, Meng Xiangxiang said, "Xiaonan, do you still remember when you first went to school?"

Liu Xiaonan said: "I remember. At that time, Liuzi Street Primary School had not yet been built, and we had classes in the warehouse of the brigade. There were no tables, chairs and benches. Instead, we used long wooden boards nailed to wooden pier instead, and the light was very dim. There are formal classrooms. There are some old people in the village who are not used to calling schools, and always say that they go to school and go to school."

Meng Xiangxiang said: "I don't remember the specific situation. I just remember that my mother sewed me a schoolbag out of a piece of floral cloth. I liked it so much that I put it next to my pillow when I went to bed at night."

Liu Xiaonan said: "My mother made me a schoolbag out of a piece of white cloth with a red five-pointed star sewn on it. Do you remember how many schoolbags you used in total?"

"I have used three schoolbags in total. The schoolbag my mother sewed for me has been used until I graduated from junior high school, and it has been patched a few times. When I was in high school, I sewed a calico schoolbag myself. I wanted to keep using it when I was in college. Knowing that I met you, I bought a canvas schoolbag with the money you gave me."

"I have also used three schoolbags. When I was in junior high school, my mother bought me a green canvas schoolbag. I used it until I graduated from high school. The two corners on the lower inner side of the schoolbag have been worn out. That backpack for me."

"When the children grow up, if they know that we still have this conversation, will they laugh at us?"

"That goes without saying, it will definitely happen, and it may even be impossible to believe it."

(End of this chapter)