Steamed buns, go farming with your mother

Chapter 13
The sun in the sky slanted slightly to the west, and the setting sun was not as vicious as it was at noon.

Mrs. Wang went to the vegetable garden to pull weeds and catch insects. At that time, there were no so-called herbicides and insecticides. To have a good harvest, people had to work harder.

After Su Ho coaxed the leeks to fall asleep, she also went to the garden to help. The two mothers didn't talk, but the tacit understanding between them made the whole garden full of warmth.

While busy, I heard someone outside the yard shouting: "Sister-in-law of the Wang family, are you in the house?"

Mrs. Wang took a look at Su Ho. On weekdays, few people came from her family, how could anyone come here today? Is there something wrong?

Mrs. Wang couldn't figure it out, her expression was full of doubts, but she responded, "Here, who is there, is there something wrong?"

Mrs. Wang got up and walked out of the garden. When she returned to the yard, Su Ho couldn't see what was going on in the yard, only heard Mrs. Wang say, "Hey, it's Zhang's sister, a rare visitor, come in and sit down!"

When Su Ho heard it, it seemed that there were guests at home, so he got up, rubbed the mud on his hands, and walked towards the yard.

I saw a woman wearing an indigo linen dress and a thick azure skirt standing at the gate of the courtyard. Her head was smooth, but a pair of silver lilac earrings were shining brightly on her big ears. It seemed that the workmanship was not exquisite, but in the In the countryside, it can be regarded as a good jewelry that can be used on the table. The skin is dark, and the face also has the vicissitudes of the country people's years of hard work. The eyes are big, but there is no spirit.

Su Ho looked at the guests standing outside the courtyard, with a faint smile on his face: "Mother, who is here?" Su Ho asked, she really didn't know this uninvited guest.

Mrs. Wang smiled and said: "Sister Zhang's family doesn't come here often, I'm afraid she doesn't know my daughter-in-law. This is my daughter-in-law." Mrs. Wang took Su He's hand and said, "She, her mother's family is thirty miles away. Li Jiahe, married into my family only less than two years ago, and he doesn’t like to go out on weekdays, so I don’t know Zhang’s girls very well!” He said to Su He: “He’er, this is your Zhang family’s aunt, her husband’s family name is Liu, Just call me Aunt Liu, hurry up and call someone!" In ancient times, women married by their husband's surname, Su Ho knew that, of course, the country people didn't pay that much attention
.Hearing Wang's introduction, Su He's smile became even sweeter, and he called Aunt Liu delicately, and said, "Auntie is rarely here, so come in and sit down, the house is poor, I'm afraid the hospitality is not good enough " As he spoke, he went to pull Mrs. Zhang's hand, and stretched out his own hand, only to realize that he had just been busy in the vegetable garden, and before he finished his work, Aunt Liu came to the door, and he didn't have time to wash his hands, so Su Ho He smiled awkwardly.

After sweeping around the yard, Zhang's eyes were closed, looking at Su He's mother-in-law and daughter-in-law who were always smiling, but the smile on her face never appeared from the beginning to the end.She looked at Su Ho's outstretched muddy hand again, and finally, suspicion appeared on her face.

In fact, Mrs. Zhang didn't mind the mud in Su Ho's hands. He had been digging in the soil all year round. It was a natural phenomenon for his hands, body, and even his face to be stained with mud.

Before Su Ho understood the meaning of the expression on Zhang's face, she heard her say: "No need, sister-in-law of the Wang family, I'm just an errand messenger, and I have something to do at home, so I won't go in!"

Wang Shiniang looked at each other, and they both saw puzzlement in each other's eyes, running errands to pass on a message?Who is Zhang Shi running errands for?What legs did you run, what words did you pass?I heard Mrs. Zhang say again: "Sister-in-law of the Wang family, the village chief told me to tell you to come over immediately! The word has been delivered, and I have something else to do. Let's go first."

Mrs. Zhang said she was playing, turned around and walked towards the village.Su Ho didn't have time to think about anything, and immediately called out: "Aunt Liu, my family has never been back to the village, and I don't know why the village chief told us to go there?" Mrs. Zhang turned her head and looked at Su Ho deeply. After a long while, he said, "Daughter-in-law Wang Zhi, I don't know the village chief's family very well. He originally planned to come here in person, but he asked me to come over when something happened. So, why did the village chief ask you to come over?" , I’m not too sure, go and have a look yourself.” Mrs. Zhang glanced at Mrs. Wang again, this time, she turned and left, following the path, the nimble figure disappeared on the other side in a short while.

Mrs. Wang stood at the gate of the courtyard, not knowing what she was thinking.Su Ho had a bad feeling, but didn't say anything.She went to fetch water, put it in the yard, and shouted, "Mother, wash your hands!"

Wang came back to her senses, walked to Su Ho's side, looked at Su Ho's calm face, and said softly: "He'er, don't be afraid, mother will protect you!" The voice was inaudible.

Although Su Ho didn't show any emotion on his face, he was still thinking about why the village chief would call them over. It stands to reason that it is unlikely that he would offend the village chief with two women and a baby in his family.

Su Ho had only come here not long ago, so he didn't know anything about the character of the village chief, Wang Song.Su Ho was immersed in his own thoughts, so he didn't hear Wang's talking to himself.

After Mrs. Wang washed her hands, she poured water into the vegetable field. Although Treading Water Port is located by the Youshui River, for the Suho family who has no mature labor force, carrying water is very hard work. Therefore, the whole family is consciously saving water.

After putting away the basin, she got up but did not see Mrs. Wang.Su Ho was stunned, then walked into his room, and saw his son Leek laying on the bed. After sleeping for a long time, he had already woken up. His dark eyes were fixed on the roof. From his angle, he could just see a few wisps. The sun shines through the gaps in the roof, shining brightly.

Su Ho knew that Leek's eyes had already begun to respond to light.At this moment, Su Ho had no time to be happy, she strode to the Wang's house again, and shouted: "Mother, are you there?"

There was no response in the room, Su Ho suddenly thought, Mrs. Wang could not have gone to the village head's house alone.She turned around and wanted to chase after him, but she was really worried about her son.Leek is not yet full moon, so it is very unsafe to leave him alone at home, but the temperature difference between day and night in the mountains is huge, there is wind in the morning and evening, and the child is still young.

Su Ho gritted his teeth, hurriedly walked into the house, picked up Leek from the bed, took a few more clothes to wrap him tightly, and just walked out of the courtyard and walked to the village!In a hurry, Suho forgot to lock the courtyard door.

Once again, Su Ho experienced the difficulty of walking on the mountain road. Her home is outside the village, and except for the two of them, few people come here on weekdays, so a path is not particularly smooth, and the weeds on the side of the road almost completely cover the path. .

Although Su Ho was worried about Mrs. Wang, but he was not used to walking on mountain roads with leeks in his arms, and he was afraid of falling on the child, so he walked all the way, not very fast.Thinking about it all the way, Su He thought about it, and felt that the reason why the village chief called her mother over was probably because of the 30 taels.

Su Ho didn't know why the secret that even Aunt Pan, who went to the market together, didn't know why he had just earned money, would spread to Wang Song so quickly.

Su Ho wondered, could it be someone from Graceland Restaurant who informed him? Thinking about it, the possibility is not great. Although Su Ho himself dare not say that he knows people well, at least he has been in the mall for a few years Yes, she still has a little bit of ability to know people. She doesn't believe that the Zhou family and his son in Graceland Restaurant would inform. In addition, if Zhou's father and son really inform, if she finds out, then, that method of removing the smell from the waist It will definitely make the whole city know that the Zhou family and his son must be stealing chickens without losing money. This is not in line with the standard of businessmen whose interests are paramount.

Since it wasn't the Zhou family's father and son who made the report, could it be the staff of Graceland Restaurant?Su Ho once again denied his guess. He had no grievances with them, so why did he spend so much effort to report this secret? He still won't benefit.

Then, only the villagers are left.Su Ho remembered that day he was greedy for shortcuts, and he didn't want to come out from the back door of Yayuan Restaurant. When I saw it, I chewed my tongue and went to the village chief's house.

Su Ho wondered if the village head had a feud with their family, or else, why did he rush to call them over after knowing that his family had made money from other people's family?Thinking of this, Su Ho felt that he was even more worried about Mrs. Wang. After getting along with her not long ago, Su Ho could see that her mother-in-law seemed to be a talkative person on the surface, but in her bones she had the backbone and arrogance that ordinary farmers did not have. When it comes to her bottom line, she often chooses to be broken rather than whole.

Fortunately, although the road is difficult to walk, the distance is not far. Su Ho carried the child and entered the village.

After entering the village, Su Ho found out that Wang's previous statement that the people in the village lived scattered was not correct.A small street that looks relatively flat. There are people living on both sides of the street. The east side is facing the water, and the west side is facing the mountains. Because of the small population, the houses in the village are not crowded like walls. Yes, basically, everyone has their own yard at home.From the looks of it, except for a few households that are not clean and tidy, all households in the village have maintained the industrious and simple nature of village households.

The village chief's house is not difficult to find. As soon as Su Ho inquired at the entrance of the village, he knew that his house was the one with the most luxurious houses in the village.

Walking in front of the village chief's house, Su Ho understood why the villagers used the word rich to describe the village chief's house.Among the rows of earth-embryo huts, the better ones are earth-built tile-roofed houses, but the village head's house has built a big tile-roofed house with blue bricks, and the yard is not like the fenced courtyard of ordinary people's homes. , but built a high wall with blue bricks, and got a painted brown gate.

It turns out that being the village head is so lucrative, Su Ho couldn't help thinking.At this time, the gate of the village head's house was not closed, and people came to the village head's house one after another.

Su Ho also vaguely heard "You also come to see the fun", "I heard that Mrs. Wang was called by the village chief", "I don't know who it is, but the village chief has targeted him again", "Probably won't save any bones. ""Who told the village chief to have a good relationship with the mayor?" and so on.

Su Ho didn't stay at the gate of the village chief's house for too long, and went in with leeks in his arms.Su Ho was very worried. He didn't see Mrs. Wang along the way, and after hearing the evaluation of the village chief from the villagers, he became more and more worried that Mrs. Wang had suffered a disadvantage.

(End of this chapter)