farmhouse ditty

Chapter 106 Sleeping Bud Valley?

Chu Ge came back carrying water, and as soon as he entered the yard, he saw that something was wrong. Mrs. Shen was sitting on a small stool with her hands in her sleeves and her face was sullen.

Father Chu squatted on the edge of the fence, smoking his pipe with a sad face, the end of the cigarette was not lit, and he just sucked on the cigarette holder and exhaled.

Chu Ge walked to the edge of the water tank, bent down and put down the wooden bucket first, he looked at the elders, "Father, I'm back."

Mrs. Shen stayed on the sidelines and said nothing, but Father Chu just responded, "Well, your wife is busy working in the stove, go and see if there is anything I can help you with."

Xiu Niang was boiling water in the stove, and when she heard the sound, she knew that Chu Ge had returned, so she threw a few sticks of firewood into the stove, and patted the words out.

She glanced at Chu Ge, saw that he was alone, and asked, "You're back... Hey, why are you alone, where's An Zi?"

Chu Ge pointed to the neighbor, "I just ran away when I got to the door of the house, saying that I was looking for Xiao Xiang'er."

Xiu Niang smiled, took the two bundles in front of the stove, handed them to Chu Ge, and said, "The brat went to find Xiao Xiang'er, didn't he play with Hei Wazi...Here, Chu Ge, help me ..."

Chu Ge took the hand, lifted the bag and looked at it, isn't it a thin quilt, "Xiu Niang, this is..."

Xiu Niang bent down and untied the cloth strap on the burden, and said, "Chuge, open this quilt, and while the sun is high, let's hang it on a rope to dry it..."

Father Chu looked up, bit his cigarette holder and said, "Second brother, don't be busy, you've been busy this morning, go take a break."

Xiu Niang put the quilt on the clothesline, spread it out, patted it a few times, and smiled, "It's okay, father-in-law, I've been drying it for a while, and it will be much softer if you keep covering it at night."

Shen turned her head and gave Xiu Niang a gouged look, "What are you doing, I don't know what to sleep tonight, where are you telling us two old guys to go!"

Father Chu gave a "tsk" sound, and looked at Shen, "Why are you making such a fuss, the second family's kindness is drying the quilt for you, why are you talking so much!"

Shen turned around and faced Father Chu, "You old man, why are you talking to her all the time, why don't you look at her way of reading jokes..."

Father Chu also turned around, and started arguing with Mrs. Chen while talking.

Chu Ge put the quilt in his hand on the rope, and when he heard Shen saying that he had no place to sleep at night, he looked suspicious and was thinking about asking Shen.

Xiuniang put the dried clothes together, picked up a few pieces, and said to Chu Ge, "Chu Ge, help me bring the rest of the clothes into the house."

Chu Ge glanced at Xiuniang, then at his parents who were arguing in the yard, knowing that he couldn't get in the way right now, so he picked up the other pieces on the rope and followed Xiuniang into the back room.

Xiuniang piled up the clothes on the bed, and sat by herself to choose a complete set and fold them up. When she saw Chu Ge come in, she smiled and asked him to put the clothes beside her.

Chu Ge walked over and put aside the long coats and short jackets in his arms, and thought about it, "Xiu Niang, what did your mother say just now that there is no place to stay at night, what's going on?"

Xiu Niang took two dresses and put them on her lap, and said, "It's nothing, it's just that my second uncle's son is back."

Hearing this, Chu Ge remembered that the second uncle let his father and mother live with him earlier. At that time, it was because the eldest son of the second uncle was away, so there was an empty house. Now when he comes back, the house must be returned to him. up.

He pondered for a while, then frowned, "Well, why did Second Uncle say this now? His old man's way of doing this is not honest."

Xiuniang understood what Chu Ge meant. He meant that the second uncle's eldest son was going home, so he must have sent a letter first, telling him when he would arrive home, but the second uncle waited until his eldest son returned home. The village, so that father and father Chu moved out, so that they didn't even have time to prepare.

She put the folded clothes aside, thinking that what Shen said just now was right, she seemed to be joking, but now she couldn't laugh in front of Chu Ge.

Xiu Niang looked at Chu Ge, and said coolly, "You said that Second Uncle's handling of this matter is unreasonable, but your mother was going to move to our house earlier, so she didn't tell us, so what about her? Is it authentic?"

Chu Ge glanced at Xiuniang, and said sullenly, "Well, these are two different things, my father and mother are here, how can I block them at the door and ignore..."

After hearing this, Xiu Niang didn't continue to talk about it. This is all about old sesame seeds and rotten millet. She has let them live in her house. What's the use of nagging.

She took the other pieces of clothes, folded them and said, "It's done, don't frown, second uncle can't do anything about it this morning. I heard my mother-in-law tell my father-in-law just now, second uncle's big brother My son asked someone to bring a letter, but that person was delayed by an urgent matter on the way, so he didn't tell us in time."

Chu Ge raised his eyes and looked around the back room, "Then, what are we going to do tonight?"

Xiu Niang understood Chu Ge's plan in her heart, so she asked knowingly, "What should I do?"

Chu Ge looked at Xiuniang, and said dully, "Just, just our parents, where are they sleeping tonight, we can't call..."

Xiu Niang put a folded gown on Chu Ge's lap, and got up after muttering, "You can't really tell your father-in-law and mother-in-law to sleep in the valley, can you?"

Seeing that Xiu Niang was about to go outside, Chu Ge hurriedly asked, "Xiu Niang, what are you doing here?"

Without turning her head, Xiu Niang said, "Go out and think of a way so that we don't have to sleep in the valley tonight."

Chu Ge paused, looked at Xiu Niang with some embarrassment, and faltered, not knowing what to say.

Xiu Niang just said it, and she became angry after thinking about it. Judging from what Chu Ge said, she clearly wanted to let Father Chu and his wife sleep in the back room, and let him and herself sleep in the valley!

When she went out of the house, she saw that Father Chu was still complaining to Mrs. Chen, so she walked outside without saying anything...

Mrs. Liu was washing dishes in the stove, when she heard a call suddenly, she raised her head and looked outside the door, smiled, "Oh, sister, why are you passing through the house, come on, come in quickly."

Xiu Niang walked into the yard, "Sister-in-law Six, why are you washing the dishes?"

Mrs. Liu wiped her hands with her apron, came out and said, "Hey, I just finished eating and dried the clothes I washed in the morning. After I finished, your uncle came across the room. Lao Liu and I chatted with each other. After two sentences, I forgot."

Xiu Niang rolled up her sleeves and said casually, "Then I'll help Mrs. Liu do the washing."

Mrs. Liu waved her hand, said with a smile, then hurriedly covered her mouth, and pointed to a room inside, "Hey, no, just these three or two pans... Oops, look at my loud voice." , Those little devils are taking a lazy afternoon nap, just fell asleep, don’t let me wake up, I still have a lot of work to do.”

Xiu Niang listened and smiled. It turned out that Chu An didn't come here to play with Heiwazi, but came here to take a nap. Has the negotiated matter come to fruition?"

Mrs. Liu said, "Hey, why not? No, your sixth brother took him to find the foreman, and after he was done, he went back to the village today. Earlier, he called your sixth brother to have a drink."

She looked at Xiu Niang and said again, "What's wrong, are you looking for your uncle?"

Xiu Niang shook her head, "Oh, Sixth Sister-in-Law is actually looking for you."

Mrs. Liu stretched out her hand to untie the apron, and smiled, "What's the matter, my sister said."

Xiu Niang pondered for a while, and she talked about the second uncle's son's return, as well as Mrs. Shen and Mr. Chu's troubles...

Mrs. Liu frowned, and looked at Xiu Niang, "Oh, sister, your life is really not going well, so what are you going to do today, or come here and deal with me for a few nights."

Xiu Niang smiled and said, "No need for Sixth Sister-in-law, I just want to borrow some long benches for you, and the wooden door panels that your house replaced before."

Mrs. Liu said, "What's wrong, you're still thinking about giving up the back room to your parents-in-law, and you and Chu Ge are making a bed in the courtyard?"

Xiu Niang smiled, "That's not right, I am willing, and Chu Ge is not willing either. It's strangely cold at night, and he feels sorry for me being frozen."

Mrs. Liu knew that Xiu Niang and Chu Ge would not let Father Chu make a bed in the yard, so she asked strangely, "Then you borrowed these, didn't you think about making a bed?"

Xiu Niang said, "Hey, it's okay, I have a way."

Mrs. Liu smiled when she heard what Xiuniang said, "Hey, well, if you say there is a way, there is a way. Just wait here, and I will take it for you."

Xiu Niang held Liu Shi's hand and asked her to wait, then took out a tael of silver from her bosom and stuffed it into her hand, "Sister-in-law Liu, this is for this month, you keep it first."

Mrs. Liu looked at it and refused to accept it, "Hey, sister, what are you doing?"

Xiu Niang smiled and said, "Sister-in-law Six, look at the situation in my house, Chu An and Xiao Xiang'er will have to bother you for a few more days."

Although she and Mrs. Liu didn't get along well, she always asked Chu An and Xiao Xiang'er to sleep at her house. After a long time, anyone would get tired of looking at her. Besides, everyone is poor now, and there are suddenly two more people in the family. People, no matter how you say this money is not enough to spend.

So Xiu Niang decided to do something real, and said thank you for not asking for money, so it would be better if the money came to make people think about it.

Mrs. Liu shook her head and said, "Hey, sister, what are you and our two doing? You gave me money last month, and I still have some money left. Let's do it again, then Chu An He and Xiao Xiang'er also come here to make tooth sacrifices at my place every now and then, do you think it costs a tael of silver?"

Xiuniang forced the money into Liu's hands regardless, "Sister-in-law Liu, you can keep it, or I will always feel bad." Anyway, the money was given by the elders.

Mrs. Liu saw that she couldn't hold back Xiuniang, so she accepted it after thinking about it, "Hey, then, don't worry, I'll make the two little ones eat well at my house, and I'm sure there will be meat."

Xiu Niang listened and smiled, "Hey, isn't this the way to go."

Mrs. Liu put the money away, thought about it, and said, "Hey, sister, there is a way to what you said just now, what is the way?"

Xiu Niang pursed her lips, thoughtfully and smiled, "I'll have to wait until my uncle comes back to talk about this."

(End of this chapter)