Liangyue Farm Gate

Chapter 574

In the early morning of the next day, Li Dalang and Li Xin went to find the man he knew, and said with a smile that he had let go of his responsibility as the village head to help his sister, so that Li Xin would have to thank him in the future.

Li Xin naturally agreed to his elder brother's joke, and then asked Shan Zi if he had been naughty recently.

When Li Dalang mentioned Shanzi, he became angry: "That brat is really going to piss me off." Li Dalang said, "I've never seen such a solid kid like him."

Li Xin smiled on the sidelines, not knowing what to say.

She knows that her nephew is mischievous, and she has learned it deeply.It's just that she doesn't like mischievous children, and she can't hate Shanzi either. After all, the kid's elbows are turned inward, which is extremely protective.Didn't he throw stones at Sun Xique that time?
Putting aside the topic of Shanzi, Li Dalang introduced that person to Li Xin while walking.

"Speaking of which, you should know her too. People in our village call her Granny Hua." Li Dalang said, "It's just that I looked at her age, and we can call her Auntie. She's not as old as Granny."

Li Xin was somewhat impressed.

This is still the impression the body itself has.

Granny Hua is a widow in Lijia Village. She had a man who died in her early years and had no children. She seemed to have escaped from the famine further south.She was young at that time, and she still went to chat with Granny Hua from time to time, and she got some food and sent some to Granny Hua.

In the final analysis, Li Xin was a kind person both before and now.

It's just that since she came back, she has never seen Granny Hua again.

"She lives reclusively, and rarely leaves home." Li Dalang said: "In the first few years, she began to grow flowers around her house, and they were still the thorny ones. Once a thief came to her house without knowing the situation and was caught. Those thorns were scraped off, howled in place, and was beaten half to death by Granny Hua with a pole. From then on, no one dared to go to Granny Hua's side."

Li Dalang sighed: "It's really not easy for her to be independent as a woman."

Li Xin nodded, agreeing with Li Dalang's statement.But he asked again: "Brother, if she doesn't go out, how can she make a living?"

"There are peddlers in the village who carry things to sell, not only selling but also collecting things. Granny Hua sells some head flowers made by herself, in exchange for some money, and then exchanges some rice noodles with the villagers. She can grow vegetables by herself. It’s not lacking. It’s just that life is cold after all.”

Li Dalang explained, and pointed to a small hill over there: "Just go around."

Li Xin followed Li Dalang, walking crookedly: "Grandma Hua lives at the foot of this mountain, is she not afraid of being alone?"

"It's been so many years, I'm afraid I'm used to it." Li Dalang sighed: "It's just that she is alone after all, and she is getting older. She doesn't know what to do when she gets old. I'm afraid she will go home one day and no one will be there." Know."

Thinking about it, the evening scene is bleak.

Li Xin also suddenly felt a sore nose.

Li Dalang said: "Recently, I have been thinking about what I can do to help some lonely elderly people in the village. There are some out-of-towners... I'm drawing up a list for consideration these days, just in time for you to ask about growing flowers, I'll take you to find Granny Hua to see if she has any ideas."

Li Xin nodded with a smile.

Going around the foot of the mountain to the other side of the mountain, Li Dalang shouted: "Grandma Hua, it's me, Li Fei, are you home?"

After shouting twice, a middle-aged female voice full of spirit came from over there: "It's Village Chief Li, come in quickly."

Li Dalang responded and led Li Xin in.

Granny Hua looks about 50 to [-] years old. Although she lives alone, her hair is still combed meticulously, but her temples are already stained with hoarfrost.The body is tightly dressed, but it is also patched with many patches.She has a serious face, showing a bit of solemnity in hospitality.

She looked like this when she saw Li Dalang, but when she saw Li Xin, Granny Hua was stunned for a moment, then smiled with the corners of her mouth open, her voice softened a lot: "Miss Xin?"

Li Xin nodded hurriedly, and called softly: "Mother-in-law."

Granny Hua immediately nodded her head and let Li Dalang and Li Xin come in and sit down with two consecutive "Ai".

Going around the surrounding flowers, Li Dalang and Li Xin walked in, and Grandma Hua had already brought out two small stools and put them in a small open space.

Granny Hua said with emotion: "Good girl, I haven't seen you for a long time, and you won't come back to see Granny."

After Li Xin came back, she seldom thought of Granny Hua, and no one in the village mentioned it, so she forgot about it over time.This is one of them.Second, after all, these people were all known by the former owner and had friendship with the former owner. As an "outsider", she didn't want to negotiate too much with these people. Except for her parents and brothers, she rarely dealt with ruthless people. Sister-in-law Liu, who grew up together, was the best friend of the former owner, and Li Xin basically didn't have much contact with each other.

Startled, Li Xin pretended to sigh bitterly, without explaining, just said: "It's my fault, I didn't come to see my mother-in-law."

Granny Hua felt very distressed when she saw this expression. She also knew Li Xin's experience, so she immediately said, "It's my mother who said something wrong. Don't be upset, don't think about other things. Now that you know that your life is good, mother-in-law just Happy."

Granny Hua reached out to touch Li Xin's head, looked at Li Dalang and said, "Why is Village Chief Li coming to my place?"

Li Dalang smiled and said, "Grandma, it was my sister who was looking for you, and I sent her here."

Granny Hua was very happy. She felt that Li Xin still remembered her as a mother-in-law, and said with a smile, "Grandma is doing well, so you don't have to miss her."

When Granny Hua said this, Li Xin was even more embarrassed. He took Granny Hua's arm and talked to her for a while, before going back to the main topic.

"What's your mother-in-law's plan for the future?"

Granny Hua sighed: "You can only take one step at a time, what extra plans can you have right now?"

Granny Hua felt desolate when she thought about it: "There are no children or daughters, and no one to take care of the elderly. They can still move now. When they can't move, I'm afraid they will have to starve to death and freeze to death."

Li Xin was heartbroken after hearing this, and hurriedly said, "No way, my elder brother is already trying to help the widowed and lonely old people in our village, and I will definitely not let my mother-in-law do this."

Granny Hua patted Li Xin's hand reassuringly, and said, "You are all good kids."

Li Xin then said a few more words and asked Granny Hua about planting flowers.

"I'm good at this." Granny Hua said, "I'm from the south. They all say that our side is a southern barbarian, and some places are still undeveloped, but there are more people farming and growing flowers in our side." , especially gardening, every household is good at it. The climate here is not as good as that in the south, so it’s not a big problem to pay more attention. I came here when I was young, and this craft is still not lost.”

Granny Hua said to Li Xin with a smile.

Li Xin was very excited, restrained himself, and said, "I'm just about to raise a large field of flowers..."

Granny Hua suddenly became interested: "What kind of flowers do you want to grow?"

Li Xin briefly explained his plan to Granny Hua.

"If that kind of big shed is built, not only the flower garden, but also other vegetables and mushrooms can be planted in winter." Li Xin asked tentatively, "How does Granny Hua think?"

Granny Hua paused for a moment before she smiled and said, "Daughter Xin wants Granny to help you, right?"

Li Xin nodded shyly: "I never knew that my mother-in-law has this skill. I just fell in love with it when I came back to my mother's house and heard it from my brother."

After the attitude was revealed, Li Xin took the initiative to negotiate the conditions: "Mother-in-law, you can rest assured, mother-in-law helps me, and I will definitely not treat mother-in-law badly."

Granny Hua was a little moved, after all, this is a rare opportunity.In the future, someone will take care of food and housing. If she is able to work until she grows old, according to Xin's daughter's temperament, she won't be left with nowhere to rely on, right?
What she is most worried about is that when she gets old, no one will take care of her.

Li Xin also understood Granny Hua's thoughts, and immediately said: "There is a girl in my family, named Bi'er, who is my maid in name, but in fact I regard her as my sister. She is clever and clever, and she is a well-behaved girl. If Granny doesn't mind , look around with her in the future. She has no father, no mother, no relatives, no reason, if the mother-in-law does not dislike her and recognizes her as a daughter, she will not have to worry about being filial to the younger generation in the future."

Li Xin smiled and said to Granny Hua: "After a year or two, I will give Bi'er a dowry to marry her. By then, the mother-in-law will have daughters and sons, and grandchildren in the future."

Grandma Hua was even more moved.

"No matter how bad it is, I'm still here." Li Xin said softly: "If mother-in-law believes in me, just come with me and take a look first. If you are not satisfied with mother-in-law, you can come back."

Li Xin's words have reached this point, Granny Hua still didn't like it, she slapped her thigh immediately and said, "Success! I'll walk with you."

Granny Hua is a bold person. When she went back to her house, she packed her things, came out with a small bundle, and said to Li Xin with a smile: "I don't have much property, the only thing I cherish are the flowers around the house. If it’s possible, after your greenhouse is built, these flowers can be transplanted, so let me transplant them.”

Li Xin was naturally eager, nodded quickly and said: "Don't worry, mother-in-law, everything is up to you."

That afternoon, Guan Wen came to pick him up on Hong Huan. This was the first time Granny Hua saw Li Xin's man. After squinting her eyes for a moment, Granny Hua said to Li Xin, "You are a good man."

Li Xin blushed slightly, and said, "He's pretty good..."

Granny Hua shook her head, and said, "Grandma told you about his physique. If such a man is in good health, that's good."

Li Xin thought about it for a while before comprehending Granny Hua's words, and her face turned red immediately.

But Granny Hua smiled and said, "You're both married, and you're still so shy. That's fine, it means you're young, and you two are doing well!"

Li Xin helped Granny Hua into the donkey cart, asked Yang'er to follow in, and drove the donkey cart back to Lotus Village by himself.

Seeing that Li Xin was smiling all the time, Guan Wen was also in a good mood. He bid farewell to his wife and family one by one. Then he drove the horse and donkey cart side by side, talking to Li Xin while rushing home.

(End of this chapter)