Liangyue Farm Gate

Chapter 217
Li Xin caught up with Guan Wen, because she was holding Yang'er, she didn't take long steps.

After entering the kitchen, Li Xin put Yang'er on the ground and let him stand by himself, frowned and said to Guan Wen, "Why did you ignore your father just now?"

What she meant was to ask why Guan Wenming didn't make a statement when he heard what the old man said and knew that his father wanted to go to Lijia Village with them tomorrow.

To Guan Wen's ears, it had a different meaning.

Guan Wen sighed and said: "Xin'er, it's not that I don't want to talk to him. I also know the word 'filial piety'. I can't disobey him anyway. It's just that I can take this time."

Li Xin moved his lips, but still asked him softly: "Then your father said about going back with us..."

Guan Wen paused for a moment, and mocked: "I'm afraid that my mother-in-law will not be happy to see my father, but fortunately, grandpa doesn't agree with that, so just let grandpa persuade him. It's your natal family's business, he will intervene." He can't be dealt with, and besides, his mother-in-law didn't invite him."

Seeing that Guan Wenli was clear about these things, Li Xin naturally stopped worrying, nodded and said, "Do as you wish."

The next day the couple got up before dawn, packed up and took Yang'er to Li's Village.

It was noon when they arrived at Lijia Village. Seeing them arriving, Mrs. Liu hurriedly called them into the house and asked Li Erlang to pour water for his sister and brother-in-law to quench their thirst.

Mrs. Zhang was also there, greeted Li Xin with a smile, and then went to the kitchen to fetch water and put on a handkerchief for them to wipe their faces.

Li Xin wiped Yang'er's face, then wiped his face with a handkerchief, sighed comfortably, looked around, then smiled and said, "Mother, where's the elder brother?"

"It's at your uncle's and grandpa's house!"

Mrs. Liu smiled brightly, and the corners of her eyes were creased.Mrs. Zhang smiled and said: "It's the old village head's house. My uncle said that being a village head is not an easy job. If you want your elder brother to learn more, your elder brother went to the uncle's house early in the morning to learn scriptures." .”

Liu smiled from ear to ear: "Your eldest brother is diligent and steady, no wonder your uncle and grandpa valued him and promoted him to be the village chief."

Li Xin drank half a bowl of water, took a long breath and said, "Mom, it's better to keep a low profile when doing things in the village. Although my elder brother has been promoted to an 'official', this 'official' is not very formal. There is Lizheng on top of the head, and there is also the head of the pavilion on top of Lizheng, the eldest brother is young, it is enough for you to handle it for him this time, and you should not be too public in the future."

"I know, I know!" Mrs. Liu was only concerned about being happy, so she responded casually: "Is your mother such an unreasonable person? Just this time, I took advantage of the good day of February [-] to do it together, and I didn't make any publicity .”

Mrs. Zhang said with a smile: "Sister, you don't know. After my uncle and grandpa said your elder brother's name under the locust tree at the head of the village that day, my mother-in-law was in a daze all day long, with a smile on her face. In the kitchen Beating the eggs almost threw the shells in."

Mrs. Liu blushed shamelessly, patted Mrs. Zhang and said, "Our family has so many happy events, I was so happy, I just didn't pay attention for a while!"

Mrs. Zhang just smiled apologetically, and squeezed Mrs. Liu's shoulder.

Li Erlang helped the pregnant Jiang to sit aside, and said with a smile: "Now, who in the village doesn't say that our family lives well? We raise dogs and cattle, and the third brother is good at studying, and the elder brother is a villager. Long..." He scratched his head and smiled embarrassingly, "I'm the only one who doesn't have any skills."

Jiang took Li Erlang's hand and pursed his lips and smiled at him, Li Xin answered, "Erlang, what you said is not right, aren't you learning to be a considerate husband and a competent father? Wait for your son Come out, I must tell him that his father is capable, and take care of his mother so that his face is radiant."

Jiang couldn't help laughing: "Sister, don't make fun of Erlang."

"Yo, protect this."

Li Xin and Mrs. Zhang winked, and Mrs. Zhang smiled helplessly: "Second brother and sister, hurry up and give your sister-in-law a bow to let her let you go, otherwise the faces of both of you will be as red as coals."

Everyone in the room laughed, and the protagonists who were teased leaned together in embarrassment.Li Erlang said carelessly: "Sister-in-law, I won't take you who bully people like this, and sister, you will cooperate with sister-in-law to tease my daughter-in-law as soon as you come back."

"Yo, this is covered too."

Li Xin pointed at Li Qiu and Jiang Shi, and Zhang Shi laughed out loud upon hearing that.

While talking, Shanzi ran in, and his eyes lit up when he saw Yang'er.

When the two little devils got together, they began to chattered and talked, ignoring the adults. Shanzi was the master, and he also had the demeanor of the master in his own house. He took Yang'er and said that he would take him to play.The two met each other in the first lunar month last time, and played together. When we met again, they were a little unfamiliar at first, but they became familiar after a while. You called me and I called you non-stop.

Mrs. Zhang asked them to play by themselves, and Shanzi said that he would take Yang'er to see their family's prosperity and fortune.Yang'er also proudly said that his family also has Er Hei.

"What is Erhei? Is it a dog?" Shanzi blinked his eyes, and said crisply: "Erhei doesn't sound good. Why don't you call your dog Wangfu? After you have a cow moomoo in your family, you can call it Jinbao."

Li Xin laughed and said, "Shan Zi knows how to name the dog Niu Niu."

"Grandma said it!" Shanzi's small chest stood tall: "Grandma said that you want to prosper and prosper, attract wealth and treasure! Grandma said a lot, Shanzi remembered it himself!"

All the adults in the room laughed, Zhang smiled and pointed at Shanzi and said, "You are smart!"

Shanzi thought his mother was praising him, so he happily said "Yes".It made everyone laugh even more.

Yang'er said in embarrassment: "Brother Shanzi, Erhei is named after my mother, Yang'er can't change it..."

Shanzi also frowned: "Oh, let your mother change it." Then he looked around: "Who is your mother?"

Yang'er pointed at Li Xin, Shan Zi jumped in front of Li Xin and said, "Gu, change the dog's name!"

Li Xin smiled and said, "I don't want to change..."

"Change it, change it!" Shanzi pulled Li Xin and said, "Gu, Wangcai and Wangfu belong to the same family!"

"But, what if there are more dogs and cows in Shanzi's family in the future? The names of Wangfu and Jinbao have been taken away by others." Li Xin patted Shanzi's head and said, "And Gu and your younger brother Yanger I'm already familiar with Erhei's name, if I change it, I don't know how to change it."

Shanzi frowned in embarrassment, Yang'er took his hand and said, "Brother Shanzi, don't change it, mother said not to change Erhei's name."

Shanzi sighed pretentiously, and thought he was a big man, and said, "Then forget it..."

It made the people in the main room burst into laughter again.

After finally inviting the two ancestors out and letting them play by themselves, Mrs. Liu said to Li Xin: "Ming'er's menu is the same as that of February [-] in previous years, but with some other additions. That’s for sure.” Liu said to Li Xin, pointing her fingers, “The first dish is stir-fried soybeans with mustard greens, the second dish is marinated eggs, and the third dish is whole mapo tofu. It must be done."

Li Xin knew that her mother was superstitious again, so she nodded and said, "Got it, mother, the first course of mustard greens is for borrowing money, and the soybeans are golden beans; ... After waiting, do you still have to serve cabbage wrapped in food, is it for 'making money'? It's just for auspiciousness."

Mrs. Liu glared at her and said, "You're still weird, and Bi Niang remembers it clearly."

Mrs. Zhang said with a smile: "Mother-in-law, I will be busy working in the kitchen tomorrow, and my sister has always been meticulous and will not forget."

"It's best not to forget. I'm just afraid that you young children will not be careful in doing things." Liu said, "This is a big deal for our family. Don't be sloppy at all, or you will lose face in front of relatives..."

After all, this is her mother's good face.

Li Xin shook his head helplessly, and continued to listen to Mrs. Liu's rambling, while Mrs. Zhang and Mrs. Jiang interjected occasionally.

When the women talked, they were still talking about the kitchen, so the men naturally couldn't get in the way.Guan Wen and Li Erlang left the hall together.

Guan Wen laughed and said, "Erlang is going to be a father too."

"Yes, yes, I'm really nervous about the first portion." Li Erlang rubbed his hands and smiled at his brother-in-law: "Last time, my sister said that you should not eat too much when you are pregnant, otherwise the baby will not be born. I watched my daughter-in-law not to let her eat more. She was still hungry at first, but she got used to it later. Now her stomach has not grown much from that time. Let Meng Langzhong see it, and Meng Langzhong also said that the baby is fine. Seeing that she looks much better recently."

Li Erlang usually doesn't talk much, but has a violent temper. Since Jiang's pregnancy, his temper has become softer. When talking about the daughter-in-law scriptures, he is very reasonable, and now he is chatting with Guan Wen.

Guan Wen smiled and didn't interrupt Li Erlang's words. He waited until he had finished speaking before saying, "In the future, more family affairs will fall on you. Fei Zi became the village head, and he will take care of the affairs of the village from now on. You have to watch more about things at home."

Li Erlang nodded straight and said, "Brother told me everything." He paused and sighed and said, "Brother will be busier after he becomes the village head, and I don't know if the work in the field will be busy by then. come over……"

Guan Wen said with a smile: "You don't have to worry about this, I'm free the rest of the time, planting seedlings and threshing millet, if you're too busy, ask someone to bring a letter to Hehua Village, and I'll help."

Li Erlang hurriedly said, "Brother Wen, please..."

"What's the trouble?" Anyway, he doesn't have any land to plant now, and he will have some free time at that time, so he can still be busy helping his wife, natal brother.

The two talked for a while before Guan Wen looked at the main room and asked, "Why didn't you see your father-in-law?"

"Oh, dad went to uncle's house early in the morning."

After Li Erlang said something, he paused slightly and scratched his head: "This time the eldest brother is the village chief, uncle seems not very happy."

Guan Wen frowned slightly, and Li Erlang approached him and said, "I think uncle must think that if eldest cousin is still around, the position of village head is not up to eldest brother..."

Counting that it has been more than a month since Li Jin passed away, the sad emotions of Mr. Li's family have almost calmed down.After all, people cannot be brought back to life after death, and it is okay to remember the dead, but the whole family can't stop working and eating just because Li Jin died, right?

To say that rural households are relatively open-minded in dealing with this kind of problem.There are many cases where the child is lost in the womb, and there are many cases where the baby dies after birth. Even Li Xin’s grandmother also lost a child, and Li Xin’s second aunt who gave birth to Li Xin also drowned in the cesspool. Don't Shi and Liu's brothers and sisters still have to live?

Li Houbo's mood was understandable to Guan Wen, and he just sighed and said, "At least it's uncle, you are considerate of the pain of his bereavement."

Li Erlang said, "Brother Wen, I know."

While talking, he talked about the matter of Yang's compensation to Mr. Li.

"...In the end, it seems that I gave 130 taels of silver to the uncle's family."

At the same time, Mrs. Liu and others also talked about Mrs. Li in the main room.Mrs. Zhang compared one finger with her left hand and three fingers with her right hand, and said uncertainly: "At first, the Yang family wanted to settle this matter with less than 100 taels of silver. There were also other boys of the same generation from the Li family, plus the children in the village who had a good relationship with him, and blocked the door of the Yang family with wooden sticks. In the end, the head of the Yang family had no choice but to take so much money out."

130 taels to buy a farmer's life... I don't know what others think, but Li Xin always thinks that such a small amount of money is as important as a fresh human life?

Mrs. Jiang nodded and said, "Erlang also went to see him. He said that the second cousin was vicious and threatened that if the Yang family didn't satisfy them, he would have to be careful in the village. But if he catches the bastard of the Yang family, don't blame him. Arms and legs were thrown off, and Yang Biao was beaten to the point of bereavement."

Mrs. Zhang said: "It is estimated that this is what made the head of the Yang family afraid. Although Yang Biaosan is not a good weapon, but whether he is his own son or the youngest son, he has been doted on since he was a child. After this incident, I am afraid that he will be afraid." Don't dare to be so arrogant again."

"It's always good to have a lesson." Liu sighed: "Mei Xiaoxia is such a strong person, so she taught such a son..."

Mrs. Zhang said with a smile: "Sister, you don't know, mother-in-law is still worried about Mei Xiaoxia right now."

"I'm not worried about her—" Mrs. Liu was not very happy when she heard what Mrs. Zhang said. She muttered a few words and sighed: "I only found out recently that Mei Xiaoxia also gave birth to a girl in less than a month. , I went there after two days of giving birth. At your uncle's house that day, I beat her and she didn't fight back, which probably has something to do with it. If her daughter didn't die young and has grown up to this day, according to Mei Xiaoxia's temper, That's the same temper as your mother and me, when you see someone hurt your daughter, you can't rush to fight him like crazy like me."

Li Xin was stunned for a moment, then sighed slightly for a long time: "That's why everyone has difficulties, I don't want to make enemies with anyone, if you don't like it, you can't deal with it, so it's just a matter of avoiding each other?"

"Although this is a good statement, how can there be no friction among the folks in the village?" Zhang sighed: "The uncle's family is a bad debt, so why not the third uncle's family."

Mrs. Liu sneered when she heard this talk: "That's called self-inflicted crime, you can't live, God is watching."

Li Xin was puzzled and said, "Mother, what happened to the third uncle's house?"

"It's not your mean and vicious third aunt, and your sister Chun'er." Mrs. Liu snorted disdainfully, "Something happened."

(End of this chapter)