farmer's little girl

Chapter 83
"What are you doing when you come back? Mother will cry secretly every time you come back!" Han Xiaohai yelled again behind him.

Han Jin stopped.

At this time, Mrs. Zhuang came out from the kitchen. Hearing this, she hurriedly stepped forward to hold her youngest son, and said to him, "Xiao Hai, mother didn't cry in secret, you read wrong..."

"I'm not mistaken, the last time, and the last time..." Han Xiaohai said while snapping his fingers.After finishing speaking, he pushed Zhuang away and shouted angrily to Han Jin: "Since you don't want to come back, then don't come back. What are you doing when you come back, just to make your mother sad?!"

Mrs. Zhuang hurriedly covered Han Xiaohai's mouth, and said to Han Jin, "Jin'er, don't listen to your brother, he is still young and ignorant, mother is not crying or sad..."

In the end, she didn't know what she was talking about.

Han Jin turned around and looked at Zhuang and Han Xiaohai with dark eyes.

After a while, he said: "I won't come back in the future." After speaking, he turned his head and walked out the door.

Mrs. Zhuang cried in the back and shouted, "Jin'er, don't listen to your brother's nonsense, Jin'er..."

At this time, Han Laoshuan came out from the main room.

"It's not too annoying to make a fuss early in the morning. Xiao Hai, let's go. Dad will cook egg custard for you. After eating, let's go to school."

Han Xiaohai turned his head to look at Mrs. Zhuang and nodded.

Mrs. Zhuang squatted there crying uncontrollably. She knew that her eldest son was not an innocent person. Since she said this, she would definitely not enter this house in the future.

What should she do?How to do?
In the main room, Han Laoshuan yelled: "I'm not going to cook egg custard yet, Xiao Hai has eaten it, and I have to go to school."

Zhuang wiped away tears and stood up.

Han Dashan, who was standing in front of the east chamber door, sneered when he saw this scene.

Mrs. Zhuang froze for a moment before continuing to walk towards the kitchen.

Han Jin walked out of the gate of Han's house in a restless mood, and met people in the village from time to time along the way, all of them looked at him with strange eyes and pointed.

He came to a small and simple courtyard outside Zhuangzi.

This house was repaired by him a few years ago. The house was not done much, it was still made of adobe. He had nowhere to go before, and he didn't want to go back to Han's house, so he lived here.Later, when I stayed in the county for a long time, it was gradually abandoned, and now it is used to store my carriage.

Han Jin pulled the carriage out, locked the courtyard door, and galloped all the way to the distance.Originally planning to go to the county, he suddenly changed direction and drove towards Daxi Village.

At the end of the village, Han Jin couldn't figure out how to call Lu Jiaoyue out. At such a time, he still had to avoid it.He just let the carriage stop there, sat on the shaft, not knowing what he was thinking, and let his thoughts gradually go blank.

Finally feeling less annoyed, he drove the carriage to the county.

When he arrived in the county, he went to Li's house first.

Li Shuicheng was not there, and Han Lamei was talking to a woman in the main room.

Han Jin didn't go in either, and was playing in the yard with his nephew in his arms.After a while, Han Lamei sent the woman away, and then turned to greet her younger brother to enter the door.

"She's not young anymore. Your brother-in-law asked me to find a marriage for her." She didn't even mention her name, so she was naturally referring to Li Yan'er.

Han Jin nodded, and told Mrs. Zhuang about getting married yesterday, and about the house deed and the silver bracelet that Mrs. Zhuang gave him, and then said: "Elder sister, you can choose a good day and go to Lu Let's go home, I don't know what the rules are about marriage proposals, there is some money here, you can do it according to your needs."

He put a bank note on the table.

It is a silver note of 100 taels.

Han Lamei scolded and said, "You need to pay for your sister? I have already prepared a lot of things, so I just bought some seasonal items and brought them with me. This is not about hiring, You don’t need so much money, although you have some money in your hand, you still need to save some money, and you will have to support your family in the future.”

She pushed the bank note back.

In the past few years, the only priority in Han Lamei's mind was her younger brother's marriage.In the early years, she always urged Han Jin, but it was a pity that Han Jin's left ear went in and his right ear came out. Now that her younger brother is willing to marry a daughter-in-law, she finally got her wish.Just thinking about the relationship between mother and younger brother, a touch of worry came to her brow.She looked at Han Jin and sighed, "Don't always be awkward with your mother, it's not easy for her."

In the early years, Han Lamei didn't understand, even like her younger brother, she hated Zhuang's in her heart.But after marrying, she also became someone else's stepmother, so she understood the unseen hardships and hardships her mother faced after marrying into the Han family.

Since ancient times, it has been difficult to be a stepmother.You don't care about the child, and people say that she is indeed a stepmother, no wonder you don't care about the child in front of you.If you manage too much, people will say that you are harsh on the children in front of you.

When Han Lamei first married, Li Shuicheng's mother was still there, and she always looked at her suspiciously, as if guarding against thieves, for fear that she would do something to Li Yan'er.The food she made was never served to Li Yan'er. She was clearly in poor health, but she even supported her sick body to cook for her granddaughter.

At that time, she and Li Shuicheng were not as close as they are now, and newlyweds always had a chance to get along and get to know each other.For this reason, the couple quarreled a lot.

Because she was born in the countryside, marrying into the Li family was considered a high marriage, so Han Lamei was very guilty at that time.He was obviously wronged, but he never dared to quarrel with Li Shuicheng loudly, he could only knock out his teeth and swallow his blood.It was only later that she did it year after year, day after day, and covered her heart with her heart, and her situation gradually improved.

The mother-in-law was seriously ill and collapsed on the bed. In the year before she died, she went to serve her in a disheveled manner until she was sent away.Han Lamei actually knew in her heart that Li Shuicheng didn't really put herself in her heart until that time.

realistic?very realistic.But others don't understand your character, so why should they trust you sincerely?
Of course, she can choose not to take this path, no one will force her to be a stepmother.But at that time, this was the only way she could go.

Of course, there are times when you really can't cover yourself, such as Li Yan'er, such as the Han family.Fortunately, Li Shuicheng is a clear-minded person, understands her painstaking efforts, knows her embarrassment, and is never biased in the face of right and wrong, right and wrong.But her mother was unlucky, and she just fell into the Han family.The old one is a hypocrite, and the younger ones below are all white-eyed wolves.

"In a place like Hanjiazhuang, if my mother doesn't do anything well, her spine will be smashed. In fact, she still loves you." Han Lamei thought that her younger brother was still obsessed with Zhuang's 'eccentricity', so she said .

Han Jin laughed, "Sister, I'm not a child anymore, I understand. But I can't forgive that incident, I can't forgive it for the rest of my life, she is our mother, my mother! At that time, she turned to Han Jin How do you ask me to forgive her when the family talks?!"

Han Lamei turned pale.

She touched her hand, feeling sick.

Obviously it has been so long, but every time she thinks about it, she will feel an unstoppable feeling of nausea in her heart.

That incident happened in the second year when Mrs. Zhuang married into the Han family.

This boy Han Dashan has been broken since he was a child, probably because he is the first son of Han Laoshuan, loved by his parents since he was a child, and his uncle is Li Zheng, and his grandfather is the patriarch, so he has been courageous since he was a child. In my teens, I dared to peek at village widows taking a bath, and I was caught peeking at other daughter-in-laws taking a bath, not once or twice.

But he is smart and knows how to find soft persimmons, either by peeking at widows, or peeking at people who are far away from his family and have little influence in the village.Because of this, no one knew about this matter. Even if some women found out, they did not dare to speak out. Firstly, they were concerned about their own reputation, and secondly, they did not want to cause trouble for the family.This kind of thing can be big or small, if it's a big deal, just pay more attention in the future, I don't want to make trouble for the family.

Because of this, he became more and more daring, and hit Han Lamei, who was only thirteen back then.

At that time, Han Laoshuan still maintained a superficial kindness, and treated Han Jin and his siblings fairly well.Although the siblings could not accept their mother's remarriage emotionally, they also knew that their family's situation was difficult, and they gradually forgave in their hearts.Seeing that his stepfather was a pretty good person, he dispelled the uncomfortable feeling in his heart and lived in the Han family with peace of mind.

That was not the first time that Han Lamei felt that someone was watching her take a bath, but she was only a half-grown girl, so she dared not tell anyone, and she was too embarrassed to tell others.But this happened more and more frequently, and she was really scared, so she secretly told her brother.

The siblings discussed it, and when Han Lamei took a bath again, Han Jin hid secretly outside to see who was so courageous.

After a few times, Han Dashan was dragged out.

Han Jin was furious, and beat Han Dashan on the spot, to the point of death.

The rest of the Han family were shocked and stopped Han Jin.

When such a thing happened, it must be resolved. Han Laoshuan just said that my son was beaten badly, but he didn't mention anything about Han Dashan peeking at Han Lamei taking a bath.Han Lamei wept uncontrollably.That was the first time that Han Laoshuan showed his true colors. He was unwilling to even say a word of softness, and he didn't see the appearance of his usually kind and kind stepfather.

Han Jin is a serious person, and he must have an explanation if he refuses to give up. At this time, the Zhuang family came forward.

She came forward to persuade the siblings to let this matter go.

She said that Han Lamei was from a girl's family, and if this matter became serious and people found out, her reputation would be ruined in the future.As for the treatment of Han Dashan, Han Laoshuan was clearly unwilling, and the Zhuang family had no way to do anything.

This is the reason.This world is too unfair to women, if this kind of thing gets out, Han Dashan will be fine, and Han Lamei will be finished.But it was hard to accept emotionally, especially when Zhuang's own mother persuaded them so.

Especially since then, Han Dashan hated Han Jin for beating him, frequently opposed him, even framed him, and ruined his reputation everywhere, but the Zhuang family never spoke for Han Jin, and even flattered Han Dashan, his stepson, mother and son The gap between the two will only get deeper and deeper.

Han Lamei didn't want to think about all this at all. Ever since she left Han's house, she almost never went to Han's village except to go back occasionally to see Zhuang's during the holidays.

She was like this, let alone her younger brother, so she stopped talking about these annoying things, but changed the subject and asked Han Jin about the marriage and future arrangements.

Han Jin thought for a while and said, "If my brother-in-law's side goes well, I want to move my household registration to Daxi Village, so I can buy land and build a house there."

Han Lamei was stunned for a moment and said, "You don't plan to settle down in the county?" She thought that her younger brother didn't want to live in Hanjiazhuang, so he must have settled in the county. After all, he spent most of his time in the county these years.

"I think the business will probably not be lost in the future. I don't know when I will go out. When I go out, I don't feel relieved to leave Yue'er at home alone. Her natal family lives nearby in Daxi Village. With that, we can also let her parents and brothers help take care of her."

Han Lamei nodded, "I originally planned to let you live near our house, and I can take care of one or two at that time, but if your brother-in-law is promoted to Fucheng, we will move to Fucheng. You can think about it that way , scholars, farmers, businessmen, although businessmen benefit, but in terms of status, farmers are still higher. If the child wants to take the imperial examination or something in the future, there is no need to worry about not having enough status. Look at your brother-in-law, our family is considered a bit of a face in the county , but for the future of Xiao Baozhu, your brother-in-law still has to work hard to climb up..."

The siblings spoke some personal words again, Han Jin was about to leave, and Li Shuicheng came back.

"The thing you entrusted me to do is right. Liu Zhixian has agreed, but judging from his intentions, it seems that he needs to spend some money to make it easier."

Han Jin did not hesitate, and immediately asked how much money he needed.

Li Shuicheng pondered for a while, "200 taels is almost enough, it depends on my promotion to Fucheng soon, otherwise, with his temperament, 500 taels may not be enough."

In fact, it's not a big deal, it's just a matter of stretching your fingers, but no matter what happens to Liu Zhixian, you have to have money to speak.

Han Jin put the silver bill on the table, thanked Li Shuicheng again, and left from Li's house.

June [-] is a good day for getting married and traveling.

On this day, Han Lamei dressed up very well and came to Erfang's house with a set of gifts.

Because they both knew each other, they also greeted Han Lamei through Mei Zhuangyi beforehand, and the second-bedroom couple warmly welcomed Han Lamei in.

The two sides sat together and said a few words on the scene, and then cut to the point.

Han Lamei told about Han Jin's plan to settle in Daxi Village in the future, and the couple couldn't help being more satisfied with Han Jin.Afterwards, the two sides exchanged Geng Tie, Han Lamei drank another cup of tea at Erfang's house, and left with Lu Jiaoyue's Geng Tie.

In fact, this is just a formality. The country people don't pay much attention to these things, but Han Lamei thinks that her younger brother's marriage is a lifelong event, so naturally she has to pay enough attention to etiquette.

After that, the combination of the horoscope is naturally a good sign of a hundred years of harmony and good luck.

It's another auspicious day, Han Lamei and matchmaker Mei Zhuangyi bring a betrothal gift to Erfang's house to make an appointment and discuss the date of marriage.

The betrothal gift is multiplied several times according to local customs, and the betrothal gift is 99 taels of silver, which means long and long.There are also two gold hairpins, two pairs of gold earrings, and two gold bracelets, all of which are pure gold, and there are some silver jewelry.

Seeing these betrothal gifts, Mrs. Mei couldn't stop smiling from ear to ear.It's not because of being greedy for these dowry gifts, but because there has been a custom since ancient times, the heavier the man's offer, the more he values ​​the woman.

As an accompanying guest, Mrs. Qiao is also present today.

Hearing that the second bedroom couple planned to betroth their daughter to Han Jin, she still felt a little bit inwardly, then Han Jin was indeed a capable person, but firstly he was old and secondly his reputation was bad.Seeing these betrothal gifts at this time, she almost dazzled her eyes, and immediately stopped muttering, and took a bite of this son-in-law, and praised Han Jin so much that both Mei and Han Lamei were happy.

Many villagers came to watch the excitement. It's not because they were curious, but because Han Lamei behaved well.Generally, people pay attention to auspiciousness when they are hired. Not only do we have to tie colorful dowry gifts, but also firecrackers all the way to show celebration.So they started lighting firecrackers as soon as they entered the village, which naturally attracted the villagers.

The people in the country are not rich. Wherever they have seen this kind of scene, they are all full of praise. As for who the man is and what kind of family background, who remembers this.

The second room is bustling with activity, while the first room is as deserted as an ice hole.

Old man Lu and Mrs. Cui sat on the kang with sullen faces. The granddaughter was engaged, but the son's second child didn't come to invite them.It's just that they didn't have the face to take the initiative to come to the door, for fear of being kicked out.

On the day Lu Minghai broke up with this party in public, although the old man Lu was panicked at the time, but in retrospect, he became more and more resentful towards Lu Minghai.Blaming the second son for making a big fuss, complaining that the second son didn't save face for him, and that he was so old that he was ashamed by his son in front of everyone.

This is human nature. When something happens, you never find the reason on yourself, but are good at venting your anger.

But even if he vented his anger, so what, Lu Minghai said so clearly that day, the relationship with this side in the future will only be sending some money and food every year, and there will be nothing else.

"The third child and his family are all gone, the second child is really cruel, it's fine if you don't invite the eldest, even we are not invited." Cui said, wiping away tears.

The old man Lu threw the pipe in his hand on the kang, and shouted: "Don't mention that unfilial son to me in the future, he is not my son!"

Cui stopped immediately.

Lu Jiaoxing looked at the scene in front of her with envy.

Why did Lu Jiaoyue get involved in everything?
She took a peek at the dowry gifts. There were so many, a whole two carriages were packed, and those jewelry, shining gold and silver, the silk and satin were so smooth, so radiant...

They were all things she had never seen before, how could she be so lucky!
The lunch table noodles at Erfangjia are very well prepared, delicious and full of dishes, including chicken, duck and fish, but Lu Jiaoxing has no appetite at all.

After Han Lamei and Mei Zhuangyi ate and left, the Sanfang family also left.

Lu Mingshan walked back shaking his head, smacking his mouth repeatedly, saying that Erfang's son-in-law is a good one.

Isn't it good?Han Jin himself is capable, and his brother-in-law is also a head catcher in the county.With this relationship, who would dare to bully Erfang in the county in the future?Naturally, he thought of the matter that Dafang and his wife were arrested and imprisoned a few days ago, and they immediately shivered and sobered up from the wine.

"Third brother, what's the matter with you?" Qiao naturally also noticed the strangeness of Lu Mingshan.

Lu Mingshan looked at his daughter-in-law in shock, and said, "You said that Han Jin's brother-in-law is the head arrester in the county, and that the old couple were arrested..."

Qiao laughed: "You just realized it? That's why I said, you can offend anyone, but don't offend your second brother and his wife. They are kind people, but look at the people standing behind... let's not mention Han Jin, do you think the brother of the second sister-in-law is a good stubble? Is it a good stubble who can run from us to the south, back and forth twice, and earn so much money? Not to mention Han Jin, who can be like that in the county , can it be a kind person? Not to mention that there is a brother-in-law covering it! Just watch, the days when the second brother's family will prosper are still to come."

Lu Mingshan said awkwardly, "You don't need to tell me, I know it too! I just realized the way of the matter. If it were an ordinary person, the second sister-in-law's big loss would have been settled, but there was a big reversal. Not to mention, there are people in the court who are easy to handle."

Qiao Shi chuckled and glanced at the man.

Behind her, Lu Jiaoxing's eyes flickered again and again.

The wedding date of Han Jin and Lu Jiaoyue is set on the eighth day of October.

This wedding also took into account the specific situation of the Second Household's family, not to mention the time it takes to prepare Lu Jiaoyue's dowry, the Second Household still has land, and after the grain in the field is harvested, they can settle down to arrange the marriage for their daughter.

In fact, according to Han Jin's thinking, the sooner the better, but he still considers that he has a lot of things to do at hand.

Leaving aside the change of household registration, he plans to settle down in Daxi Village in the future, so he will naturally sell the land to build a house.It is now June, and there are still more than three months before October, which is enough time to start a house.

Thinking of this, Han Jin couldn't help being a little anxious, and went to the Li family to ask about the change of household registration.

Seeing Han coming in, Li Shuicheng took out a piece of paper and handed it to him, "It just so happens that you're here, so I won't have to look for you. I'll give you this thing, and you can take it to Han's village to look for it. Right now, I'm taking out your household registration slip. Your sister said that you want to make your home in Daxi Village, so just give the household registration slip to Lizheng in Daxi Village, and he will take it to the yamen for records."

Han Jin looked at the document happily, and couldn't help but thank Li Shuicheng again.

Not much to say, Han Jin was thinking about starting a house and settling down, so he went straight to Han's Village with the paperwork.

As he approached the village entrance, he took a deep breath.

He had a premonition that this matter would cause an uproar in the Han family village. After all, he had mentioned this matter to his stepfather a lot at the beginning, but his stepfather refused to use his status to suppress him, and Han Lizheng kept suppressing him.

But with this, presumably they couldn't stop him even if they didn't want to.

Tightening the paperwork in his hand, Han Jinjin entered Han Lizheng's house.

Han Lizheng, of course his name is not Lizheng, it's just that he has been Lizheng for many years, so everyone calls him that.

In the entire Han family village, apart from Zhuangzi's most central ancestral hall, the house of Han Lizheng's family is the most magnificent.

Yishui's blue-brick large tile-roofed house, even the courtyard walls are made of green bricks, with a total of three entrances, front and back, which is not bad compared to ordinary wealthy households in the county.

Of course, this is not Han Lizheng's house, it should be said that it is his father's house.The identity of the patriarch is naturally different. Most of the important matters in the clan come here to discuss.And the son or grandson of each generation of patriarchs will be the Lizheng of the Han family village.As for the other descendants, they separated when they reached old age.

As soon as Han Jin entered the gate of Han Lizheng's house, someone saw him.

It is the youngest son of Han Lizheng, named Han Chengjun.

Han Chengjun is [-] years old this year. He is of medium height with a square face and fine features. Like the rest of Han Lizheng's family, Han Chengjun doesn't like this cheap son of his cousin's family very much.As soon as he saw Han Jin, his face immediately pulled, "Are you here for something?"

However, he didn't show his dislike too much. Unlike other ignorant villagers in Zhuangzi, Han Lizheng's family members are aware of Han Jin's power outside, and his attitude has changed from the blatant oppression in the early years to a well-meaning Water does not interfere with river water does not interfere with each other.

Han Jin turned a blind eye to his attitude and said, "I have something to do with Uncle Li Zheng."

Han Chengjun scanned him up and down before saying, "My father is in the main room."

Han Jin passed him and walked towards the main room.

The main room of Han Lizheng's house is naturally different from that of ordinary villagers' houses. There is a painting in the middle hall facing him, with two armchairs on the top and four armchairs on each side of the bottom.

This place is usually only used when the clan has important matters to discuss, or to treat distinguished guests. It is usually just a decoration. As Han Jin, it is naturally not qualified for Han Li to entertain him here.

Han Jin entered the main room and turned towards the east room. There was a big kang in the middle of this room. At this time, an old man sat cross-legged on the kang.

He has gray hair, wears a blue cotton jacket, looks about 60 years old, holds a slender tobacco rod in his hand, and is smoking a pipe.Green smoke came out of his bearded mouth, making it hard to see the expression on his face.

Han Lizheng did not speak, and Han Jin stood there without speaking.

After a while, Han Lizheng moved a bit, rolling his eyelids.

"Is something wrong?"

At this time, Han Lizheng was in a very unhappy mood. If it was because his cousin stubbornly refused to listen to him, he married a widow and came back to embarrass his family, so he hated the Zhuang family and Han Jin siblings angrily.But since Han Jin grew up slowly, his body became stronger and stronger day by day, and his emotions became more and more invisible, especially when Han Jin became more and more famous outside, Han Lizheng hated him from the bottom of his heart.

Disgusted yet fearful.

In the entire Han family village, no one saw him with a smiling face and fear and sincerity, but he, the son of a dead mother and widow, was more arrogant than anyone else.

Han Jin was happy when the other party was displeased, so he gave Han Lizheng a rare smile, and said, "Uncle Lizheng, I'm here to get my household registration slip."

(End of this chapter)