Happy pastoral sturdy little lady

Chapter 31
What else can Rao Shouqin say?Apart from bowing his head to admit his mistake and asking the children to forgive him, he had no other thoughts.He realized very clearly that only when the children forgive him can the mother of the children come back one day.Otherwise, he might be a loner for the rest of his life!

Da Ya breathed a sigh of relief: Fortunately, cheap father can still be saved!
"Daddy, I signed a contract with the shopkeeper of Mo Xiangzhai. Daddy will not go anywhere these days, and concentrate on making pen holders and bookmarks! Three days later, my daughter will go to deliver the goods, so Daddy can do as much as he can. However, to ensure the quality, try to be more exquisite."

Da Ya said, and made a joke with cheap dad: "Don't worry, dad, I will share [-]% of the money earned from this business!" Then she deliberately sighed: "Oh, dad, it's not that I want to covet you I’m just afraid that the money won’t stay in Daddy’s pocket for long and will be fooled by others, so I might as well keep it myself.”

Rao Shouqin's face was flushed red, and he said, "Daddy doesn't want that money, you keep it for yourself, or let your mother keep it!"

"It's okay! Da Ya likes such a father so much! If Mommy finds out, she will be very happy!" Da Ya smiled mischievously.

The tight string in Rao Shouqin's heart finally relaxed.

So, did the child forgive him?Relieved, he was in an extremely relaxed and happy mood. The bamboo under the knife quickly turned into delicate and simple pen holders, and bookmarks carved with various exquisite patterns.

With a smile in his eyes, the eldest sister told Erya to stay at home well, and went up the mountain with her elder brother.

Uncle Wu and Yunwu had been waiting at the mountain pass for a long time.

Yunwu is Uncle Wu's eldest son, the eldest son of Shancha. He is 13 years old this year, four years older than Xiangdong.

"Uncle Wu, thank you!" Da Ya walked over quickly, her words full of gratitude.Last night, after dinner, Fifth Uncle and Fifth Aunt secretly visited Liu Xiangchun.Knowing that Uncle Wu is very busy these days, Da Ya seized the opportunity and asked Uncle Wu to help him go up the mountain to cut vines.

Uncle Wu readily agreed.Today, even brother Yunwu came, which moved Da Ya very much.There are also loyal and honest people in the old house, so it can be regarded as a good bamboo shoot!Alas, people like grandparents can also give birth to such good sons as cheap father and fifth uncle.Da Ya expressed her surprise: This is like winning a big prize!

Along the way, Da Ya's eyes were not enough to see.

This mountain is full of treasures!

It is late spring, and wild fruits can be seen everywhere, including wild grapes, black rice, myrtle, Tangli, etc., most of which are still in flowering stage.However, I also saw that Da Ya was very happy.

These are all treasures!Wait until August, and the family can earn a considerable amount of income again!In the future life, even if you can't make a fortune, you can live comfortably.

Da Ya's heart is flattered.

Uncle Wu and Yunwu cut vines, Daya picked wild fruits, and went east to collect firewood.

This time, under the leadership of Uncle Wu, the group walked out of the low mountains that had been cut down, and came to the big mountain about twenty miles away from Shanqian Village.

Although it is not a deep mountain here, there are verdant trees and vines everywhere.Uncle Wu is also an expert at weaving. He knows what kind of vines are good for weaving baskets and boxes.Cloud and Mist held hands aside.

Daya pulled her towards the east, along the winding mountain road, hiding behind the bushes and thorns.

"Da Ya, Xiangdong, don't go too far, call Uncle Fifth if you are in any danger!" Every once in a while, Uncle Fifth would shout.

The sound passed through the dense bushes and passed into Da Ya's ears, with faint echoes.It should be sung with the insects and birds in the mountains, bringing Da Ya a strange warmth and touch.

"Hey! Fifth Uncle, don't worry, I'm with Big Brother!" Big Ya straightened up and shouted crisply,
At this time of year, many wild fruits in the mountains are ripe, such as raspberries, mangosteen and peaches, and I am very happy to pick them.

Xiangdong met at the side, and he didn't care about collecting firewood, helping his sister pick wild fruits and vegetables.

Passing a wild Camellia oleifera forest, at the rotten root of an ancient Camellia oleifera tree, she found the tea tree mushroom in her memory.Clusters of clusters are so eye-catching, so cute!
"Brother, look, there are tea tree mushrooms!" Da Ya couldn't help shouting excitedly.

"Tea tree mushroom?" Xiang Dong was very puzzled, he had never heard of this thing before!
Da Ya ran over, put the basket on the ground, and started picking tea tree mushrooms.Every time she picks a flower, she will be happy in her heart: "Hey, big brother, I found a treasure today! By next September, my family will be able to save a lot of money and buy a small courtyard in the county." , you and Xiangxi will go to the academy in the county to study!"

She said that she was full of confidence and high spirits.

Xiangdong was stunned, and it took him a while to come back to his senses. He hurried over and squatted beside her to pick wild mushrooms that his younger sister regarded as a treasure.

Is this thing really edible?Xiang Dong wanted to ask, but finally he didn't ask.Forget it, just trust her, my sister is a good one and never lies.She will not do things she is not sure about!It seems that the gods told her again that this wild mushroom is edible!
This place is inaccessible, and there are several decaying old camellia trees. Da Ya emptied out her own basket, and put all the wild vegetables and fruits she picked earlier into her elder brother's basket.The brothers and sisters worked together, and after a while, they picked more than half of the basket.

"Da Ya, Xiangdong, go back!" Uncle Wu's clear and mellow voice echoed in the mountains.

"Okay! We'll be fine now!" Da Ya replied loudly, her voice brimming with joy.

Xiangdong didn't have time to collect firewood, so the eldest girl looked around and came up with an idea, pointing to a dry tea tree: "Brother, why don't you drag this tea tree back and put it in the shade of the back mountain. If you want to eat tea tree mushrooms, you don’t have to come to this mountain!”

"Okay!" Xiang Dong thought for a while, his eyes sparkled, he dragged the camellia tree and left.

Uncle Wu was very surprised: "Xiangdong, why do you want this camellia tree?"

Xiang Dong smiled honestly and looked at Da Ya.

Da Ya laughed quickly and said, "Uncle Wu, this camellia tree has magical uses, and if you use it well, you can make a lot of money! Uncle Wu, do you want to make money together with my family?"

"Huh? Let's make money together? Of course Fifth Uncle wants to, but I'm afraid that your Second Aunt will not agree. You know, Second Aunt has the final say on family matters. Your grandma always listens to her..." Five Uncle frowned in embarrassment.

Yun Wu couldn't listen anymore: "Father, why don't we separate the family! We, the fifth room, should also separate!" The young man wanted to separate the family, and he has been thinking about it for many years, especially since the big girl's family was separated. , the idea of ​​wanting to separate is getting stronger and stronger. "Separate? Daddy wants to too, but your second aunt and grandma won't agree!" Fifth Uncle put the vines on the side of the road and sat on a rock in a daze.

Separation, he also dreamed too much.But, that's harder than reaching the sky.

Yun Wu was very disappointed and couldn't help stomping her feet: "Daddy, can you be tougher? There are so many lands in the family, the second uncle is a scholar and does not do farm work, and the second aunt pretends to be a scholar's wife. Apart from washing herself and the second uncle every day They don’t even do housework; the third uncle and the third aunt’s husband are lazy people, and they like to be greedy for petty gains, calculating this and that all day long! What is there to miss about such a family? No separation , are you going to be bullied forever?"

Rao Shouzhuo was a little embarrassed by his son's words, but they were all his own brothers and sisters-in-law. He also felt ashamed when his son pointed it out so unceremoniously: "You child, you make it sound like there is no one in the family. Yes, isn't there your fourth uncle and fourth aunt?"

Yun Wu was even more unhappy: "That's right, before the uncle's family was separated, the fourth uncle and the fourth aunt were also very diligent. In the past, the uncle was the third in the housework, and they would rush to do any dirty work. My aunt is busy with the housework after finishing the field work every day, which is also the top three! But when the family is divided, whether it is farm work or field work, it basically falls on the fourth and fifth families. Come on, the fourth aunt is not happy, and starts to become selfish."

Da Ya and Xiang Dong looked at each other, and shook their heads helplessly: No, that's the way it is. Brother Yunwu said it very honestly.

"Oh, we are all a family, so don't worry about it!" Rao Shouzhuo sighed.

"Daddy, it's not that I'm narrow-minded. It's just that some people have gone too far. It's unbearable!" The more Yunwu said, the angrier she became: "The second uncle's family is blatantly not working, and the third uncle's family is just pretending. Not much effort! Some time ago, when the farming was busy, the fourth uncle and the fourth aunt were very unhappy, and they did not work as hard as before. The fourth aunt, who has always been honest, actually pretended to be sick for several days at the most critical time of planting rice seedlings. .Daddy, it is conceivable that in the future, people in the old house will take our fifth room people for a fool!"

"No, can't you? We are all one family, don't think so badly of others." Rao Shouzhuo murmured.However, he didn't have any confidence in what he said.What is the fact, he is not a fool, how could he not feel it?

"Father!" Yun Wu suddenly yelled angrily, and stared, "You and uncle have done a lot of things that my son can't agree with! It is true that you should be filial to your parents, but there is a limit! Like you and uncle, No matter what the second aunt says to grandma, you will obediently obey, and you must not have any thoughts of your own. What is this called? Take a look, how many families are so strange in this ten miles and eight villages?"

Rao Shouzhuo bowed his head at his son's words, speechless.

Yes, son is right!Before the separation, 360 days a year, which day did the eldest brother and sister-in-law rest?But as long as there is delicious food in the family, the people in the second room are followed first, and then the people in the third room.For example, if a chicken is killed at home, when the eldest brother and sister-in-law return from the field, they will not even have a mouthful of chicken soup.For a long time like this, who can stand it?Even my stupid and filial elder brother can do it for more than ten years without even complaining!
Rao Shouzhuo thought he couldn't do it for someone like Big Brother.It's only been a few months, and he feels that it's unbearable, so it's better for him to say something.However, after the separation, the youngest daughter Shan Cha took over Da Ya's previous work, and she had to get up before dawn to dig pigweed with her eldest daughter Xiang Cao.When I got home, I had to clean the yard and house, wash and choose vegetables, feed pigs and chickens, and so on.

And the children of the second brother's family, just like the young master and miss, will not help the oil bottle when it is down.There are several children in the third brother's family, one is the other, lazy and slippery, and shirks everything.The fourth brother and fourth sister-in-law, who have always been honest and hardworking, also began to have small calculations and became a little strange.

As a father, how could he not feel distressed when he saw his child was like a slave at home, doing dirty work and being scolded by his mother and second sister-in-law often?Not upset?In my heart, there is no way to balance.

Just, who told him to be the youngest?If a filial son is suppressed, what else can he do?Could it be that you want to be called disrespectful to your elders like Da Ya?

Seeing his hesitation, Yunwu added another rage: "The second aunt and the third aunt always bully my mother, but push the work that should be done by myself to my mother, and find ways to find trouble for my mother! Father, if you do this, you can do it. If it doesn't matter, then your son will not dare to recognize a father like you! Why don't you let your son take A Niang and his younger siblings to live alone!"

(End of this chapter)