Happy pastoral sturdy little lady

Chapter 171 Ruthless 2
At the entrance of the cave, several people surrounded a half-acre courtyard with thorns, bamboo, and vines.On the periphery of the thorns, deep traps were dug to prevent the attack of wild beasts.The female goat was tethered in a corner near the cave, and Xiangxi and Tangsheng built a one-cent-sized sheepfold in this corner, so that the poor goat could have more room to move around.There happened to be a big tree in the sheep pen, which could shield the goats from the extreme heat and also add coolness to the cave.

Aunt Meng hugged Xiaopingan and stood at the entrance of the cave, smiling with tears in her eyes.

very good!How nice to have a place to shelter from the elements during this chaotic time!I don't know if the people in Shanqian Village and Mengjiazhuang are safe and sound?Perhaps, better people's lives are not as good as hers today, right?

A few days later, the enclosed courtyard was reclaimed into a garden.Xiangxi did all the reclamation work by himself, because he only had one hoe, so he, Tang Sheng and Mrs. Meng took turns to cultivate.The three of them worked together and sweated hard for the days to come.

Liu Xiangchun is responsible for taking care of Xiaopingan.

Although life is hard, it is also peaceful and beautiful. In the process of working and raising children alone, Xiangxi's kind and simple nature is awakened little by little.Looking back on the past, he couldn't help feeling extremely ashamed, feeling very sorry for his eldest sister, and also for his elder brother, father and Erya.

For his own mother, he felt particularly guilty.Back then, if he hadn't been greedy for wealth and wanted to take shortcuts in his official career, he wouldn't have provoked He Ningxiang.If he didn't provoke He Ningxiang, how could mother be picked on by He Ningxiang, thus hurting the eldest sister like that, and alienating her family?
Now that I think about it, my father is unwilling to pay attention to my mother, so my mother must be very sad, right?During the days in Zaozigou, my mother was always silent and seldom spoke.Alas, Niang was originally a hearty person, but now she has become taciturn, and her sense of presence is even lower than that of Aunt Meng (so low that the author almost forgot her existence, what a crime!).

In the mountains hundreds of miles away from Zaozigou, Erya also gave birth to her first son, Meng Shuhan, who was named by his uncle Xiangdong.Meng Shuhan's nickname was Hulu. More than ten years later, all his classmates in Fucheng, who were from Hulu County, couldn't help asking him the same question when they met him for the first time: "Brother Rao , is your ancestral home in Hulu County?"

Of course, this is something for later, so I won't mention it for now.

Hulu is safer than Xiangxi's son, just ten days younger.

Gourd is white and fat, very cute, and Meng Dongfeng smiles every day, with the look of "everything is good enough to have a son".Laifeng was very curious about his little nephew, and loved him very much. He circled the gourd all day long, shaking the cattail fan in his hand, for fear that his little nephew would be bitten by mosquitoes in the mountains.

Erya saw it in her eyes and was moved in her heart.

It seems that good people do have good rewards!She cares and loves Laifeng's younger brother as a direct relative, and Laifeng also loves this little nephew from the bottom of his heart. In the past few months, he has also cared a lot for her sister-in-law, treating her as a direct sister .

The eldest sister is right, the relationship between people is mutual.If you treat people well, generally speaking, that person will treat you well.Of course, except for a few black-hearted people, good intentions will generally be rewarded.

After many, many years, it turns out that Erya was kind to Lai Feng and received huge rewards.In particular, the wind is good to gourds, which is very touching.

Standing on a small hill to the east, looking into the distance, he remained silent for a long time, motionless.Between the brows, full of sorrow.

Yun Wu and Tan Hai looked at each other, and at the same time flew up, one left and one right, standing side by side with him.The two of them didn't speak, they just quietly accompanied him, looking at the greenery in the distance, the birds, flowers and plants in the forest.

After a long time, Xiang Dong finally spoke: "I don't know how Da Ya and Xiang Xi are doing now? Xiang Xi's child should be born too, right? Is it a boy or a girl? What's his name? Is my mother okay now? Miss He, how are you treating her?"

Mother, far away in a foreign land, can you get used to being in that scheming Yamen?Can you stand your ground?Can you make friends who are true to each other?Xiangxi, how is he treating you?Mother, do you regret it?Now, you all, how is everything?

Xiangdong's mood is extremely complicated.

Yunwu comforted: "Don't worry too much. Although Xiangxi has changed a lot, he still has filial piety to his aunt. Even if my aunt's life is not comfortable, she will not be short of food and clothing, and will not be beaten. Get scolded."

Tan Hai sighed deeply in his heart, but what he said was warm like a spring breeze: "Xiangxi's child should have been born too. I heard people say that after a woman becomes a mother, she will be more gentle and kind-hearted. A little bit. Besides, Xiangxi's nature is still very good, and my aunt should have a good life by Xiangxi's side."

However, in his heart, he had actually sent Xiangxi a card of "untrustworthy person".The aunt followed Xiangxi, and Tan Hai was really worried. Xiangxi's wife didn't look like a good person.Forget it, let my aunt have a hard time, and she will know who is the person she can trust and rely on in the future.If she hadn't experienced a painful lesson, she might do something stupid again and hurt her brothers and sisters severely again, especially Da Ya.

"That's right, Da Ya has excellent martial arts skills, and Peach Blossom Valley is easy to defend and difficult to attack. She should be safe now. Living on that mountain, there is no shortage of pheasants, hares, wild vegetables, and wild fruits. So, even if food may be There will be a shortage, but don’t worry too much, Brother Shuisheng should have a lot of crop seeds at home, and you can plant a batch as soon as possible. You know, in the deep mountains in the southwest, you can escape death, so there is no need to worry!”

When mentioning Daya, Yun Wu's expression was quite relaxed.

He had never doubted the ability of his younger sister, Daya.

"Yes, Da Ya really doesn't need us to worry about it." Xiang Xi said this, but couldn't help but sigh in his heart: Da Ya don't need to worry, but there is no way not to worry about Xiang Xi!Governor He abandoned the city and fled. As his son-in-law, will Xiangxi follow suit?
Even if he persevered until the last moment, it was useless. In this era, the three clans are involved!As Governor He's son-in-law, once the imperial court accuses Governor He of a crime, Xiang Xi will never be able to escape!Unless, a miracle happened, for example, Xiangxi made great contributions to the court and the people; or, he gave up He Ningxiang!

However, where is the great merit so easy to establish?In these years, it is really not easy to keep one's own life and live a good life!Divorce that woman?How is it possible, Xiang Xi seems to be obsessed with that woman, how could he be willing to divorce her?
Peach Blossom Valley.

Now, it is the season of summer harvest.

Over the past few months, with the joint efforts of everyone, whether it is corn, vegetables, fruits, soybeans, mung beans, peanuts, or sweet potatoes, they have all achieved small bumper harvests.

In this deep mountain and old forest, there is a lot of humus that has been around for hundreds of years, which is a good fertilizer.Daya led everyone, went to the deep mountains to dig a lot, came back, and fertilized the crops several times.Therefore, even though some land was newly opened this year, it is not barren.

The most grown one is corn, and there is only one small stone mill in the mountains.There is no way to grind all the corn into cornmeal, so when the corn was just a little bit ripe, Da Ya suggested: "During this period, don't cook rice, and just eat tender corn and sweet potatoes as staple food, how about it?"

"Wow, tender corn is my favorite!" Xiao Shitou applauded and laughed.

Xiao Zhenxing also nodded happily: "Well, the tender corn is delicious, I can't get tired of eating it, and I like it too!"

Gu Yu couldn't help laughing: "Hey, these two little guys, I'm here and I'm going!"

Grandma Xiaoshitou also agreed: "Okay, the corn on the cob is delicious!"

Since neither the old nor the young had any objections, then the matter is settled, and the eldest girl did not seek the opinions of the others one by one, and immediately made a decision: "How about this, a small bowl of vegetable rice porridge for each person, corn porridge, corn Sticks are enough; for lunch, one bowl of wild vegetable pheasant and mushroom soup per person, sweet potato is enough; for dinner, one small bowl of vegetable and egg soup per person, corn on the cob is enough!"

As soon as these words came out, everyone couldn't help being stunned for a moment, and then they all burst into laughter.

Xiao Shitou's grandma smiled and said, "Big girl, you can actually eat two meals a day, not to mention the shortage of food these days. In the families with a radius of hundreds of miles, most of the people in the city are rich. Two meals a day."

Xiao Zhenxing interjected: "When I was in Shanqian Village, my grandpa's house had three meals a day, and the fifth grandpa's house next door also had three meals a day! Also, my great-grandmother's house also had three meals a day!"

Gu Yu couldn't help laughing and said: "Oh, this is all influenced by your mother. Before your grandfather's family separated from the people in the old house, they used to have two meals a day! Later, the life of many families in Shanqian Village , with your mother's guidance and help, they all gradually got better. As a result, the number of people who eat three meals a day is increasing day by day."

"Wow, mother is so amazing, she has such great ability!" Xiao Zhenxing's eyes sparkled when he heard this, but soon the light in his eyes dimmed again, and he said dejectedly: "Mother is very capable, and her heart is very kind." , but so what? Didn’t he be forced to lose his foothold in the village and had to leave his home and take refuge in Heshan?”

Da Ya quickly took Xiao Zhenxing into her arms, and comforted her softly: "Don't be sad, it's all a thing of the past! Besides, why are you living happily in this mountain? If the mountain is so chaotic, maybe we This is a blessing in disguise. How can you lose your horse without knowing it is a blessing, I hope you will remember this truth!"

"Yes, my son understands." Zhenxing hugged his mother's waist tightly, his voice was a little choked up, and he could not conceal his crying.

The smiles in everyone's eyes could not help but dissipate bit by bit, feeling sad.Having said that, life in the mountains may indeed be much safer than staying in Shanqian Village.However, being kicked out of the village and unable to return home, this feeling is very uncomfortable!

I want to live in the mountains, and being kicked out and having to take refuge in the mountains are two completely different feelings.That is to say, if it were another person, the ancestral hall and school in Shanqian Village would probably be demolished!After all, both the ancestral hall and the school were built with her money.

There is also the stone arch bridge across the big river at the entrance of the village, which was also funded by Daya. In the days when there was no stone arch bridge, the wooden bridge would be washed away by the spring water every year, and no one could go to town. Go up to the county seat.When someone in the village had a sudden illness, he had no choice but to look at the water and sigh, and the whole family hugged and cried!

Speaking of which, over the years, how much favor have the people in Shanqian Village received from Da Ya?However, Da Ya went through untold hardships this time, and finally returned to her hometown where she had been away for many years. How did the villagers treat her?Even Lizheng was that foolish person who almost fell for a tiger.

Da Ya didn't take it seriously, she smiled calmly, and in order to comfort her son, she told a new story "Gourd Baby", which made everyone laugh and forget their troubles for a while.

(End of this chapter)