There are flowers and wine, hoeing and farming

Chapter 2

"Hey, what's the matter? Why are you running in such a hurry?" Zhang's sister-in-law followed and picked up the basket. There was still a little purslane in it. She was just talking about coming back and steaming some nests to eat. How can I just throw it away? threw.

Mumbling to help her pick up the wild vegetables into the basket, she heard Ning's shout, and listened intently, she immediately stood up and walked towards the door, listening with her ear on the half-closed door.

Ning's heart was beating extremely fast, and after rushing into the room, she saw a scene that made her heart break.

The youngest son fell to the ground with both hands on the ground, surrounded by things that hit the table and scattered on the ground when he fell, his little face was full of panic and anger, and next to him, the eldest son hugged his daughter, his face flushed with anger, As for the little girl in her arms, there was a bright red mark on her forehead, a few drops of blood coagulated there, slowly sliding down, her small mouth pouted, she looked like she wanted to cry but didn't dare to cry, Ning's heart ached. The fire suddenly rose, and he looked at the proud and righteous woman standing at the table in her house with her arms akimbo in her eyes.

"What are you doing here?" Ning asked angrily, clenched into fists and hanging by her side.

The eldest son walked behind her with his daughter in his arms, and the younger son became more courageous after seeing his mother. He patted a few grains of sand in his delicate hands, and walked behind his mother to grab her clothes.

The family of four, except the youngest one, all looked at that woman with hatred.

The woman was not very young, in her twenties, she probably started working since she was a child, her skin was thick and dark, her hair was withered and yellow, without much luster, her eyes were single eyelids, not too big, but she was full of hostility. The flash of resentment in this woman's eyes secretly paid attention to her.

Covering her mouth, Mrs. Wu said enthusiastically: "Hey, look at what my sister-in-law said, I didn't hear my boss say that my sister-in-law got a daughter, so I was anxious to come and see my niece!"

Ning snorted unceremoniously, and felt the daughter in her arms twist her body, her small face was white, and the drop of blood stood out against it, her heart ached, she didn't even want to talk to that woman, and ordered Eldest son: "Go, wet the handkerchief for mother, use hot water, bring it quickly, and wipe my sister's forehead."

Cheng Zhigao frowned, looked at his sister, nodded, then winked at Cheng Zhiyuan, who was only four years old, and walked out after getting his response.

Mrs. Wu took a step forward with strands of hair, and said regretfully, "Sister-in-law, it's really a coincidence, hehe, I just walked into the door when I saw your daughter rolling on the bed. My heart suddenly lifted up, and I rushed over to catch her, thinking that even if I broke my leg, the child would not be able to touch her, but it was all my fault that my legs were a step slower, and the child still It fell on the ground and scratched a little bit. However, it’s not because Boy Yuan doesn’t know how to look after children, after all, he’s still young, so he still didn’t notice these things.”

"Mother, no, no, my sister is sleeping, she's very good, she doesn't move, I'm watching her, she's all aunt..." Cheng Zhiyuan clenched his little fist angrily when he heard his aunt talking nonsense here. Pulling his mother's lapel, he argued: "My aunt said she wanted to see my sister, so she threw her on the ground as soon as she hugged her. Fortunately, my brother rushed over to pick her up. Otherwise, woo woo woo..." After all, Cheng Zhiyuan still Xiao, at this point, he burst into tears.

Wu's face froze, she smiled dryly, and rubbed the corners of her eyes with her sleeves: "Sister-in-law, the child didn't see clearly, so you can't wrong me, I came to see my niece according to my family's orders. No, I brought some things here, which are all for your body, so that you can have more milk."

The veins in Ning's hands were exposed, and Zeng Wenxiu, who was being held in her arms, was strangled and moved quickly. Only then did Ning come back to his senses. He didn't even look at what she brought, and his voice was hoarse and cold. Leng replied: "Thank you brother and sister for your trouble, the child fell, and I don't have time to receive you, you should go back."

"Where are you, sister-in-law, you are welcome. The child is important. I will go back and tell Dagui later that the child is doing well." When Wu Shi passed by Ning Shi before leaving, she wanted to reach out to express her intimacy and pinch the child, and Ning Shi also agreed. He took two steps back unceremoniously, and said forcefully, "Sisters and sisters, go slowly."

"Mother, here you are." Cheng Zhigao brought a piece of cloth soaked in hot water and handed it over.

Ning took it and sat down on the side of the bed, gently put it on her daughter's forehead, rubbed it carefully a few times before starting to wipe it off, and shed tears as she wiped it.

This Wu family is the daughter-in-law of Cheng Daman's younger brother Cheng Dagui. She is mean, and Cheng Dagui himself is a lazy person. The reason for throwing it to the ground is not so simple.

A long time ago, before the Ning family got married, the elders of the Wu family and the Cheng family casually said while drinking that they decided to get married, but they didn't decide on which one. I ran to look, and finally saw Cheng Daman. Looking at Cheng Daman, who looked simple and down-to-earth, Wu was naturally very happy.Things got more complicated later on, Ning married Cheng Daman, and Wu married Cheng Dagui who was about her age according to her ranking and age.

And all of this, Ning Shi only learned about it from other people's mouths later, but she couldn't help it, as long as she was concerned about the general situation, she would tolerate it, but today...

Zeng Wenxiu saw that Ning's tears kept falling, she couldn't comfort her, so she stretched out her hand and screamed, Ning didn't cry when she saw her daughter's head was broken, she fell down here and started to cry, she wiped it off quickly. Weeping, he hugged her and coaxed her: "Good girl, good baby, it's all mother's fault, does the fall hurt? Come back and let daddy take a look, it's all right, oh, oh, oh, go to bed! "

Seeing that she had achieved her goal, Zeng Wenxiu fell asleep in peace under Ning's warm embrace and the ups and downs.

After sleeping for an unknown amount of time, Zeng Wenxiu heard the sound of arguing in the haze, and continued to listen without opening her eyes.

Ning's crying sound came: "I can be wronged in any way, I can swallow it, I can bear it, but she shouldn't hit the child's head, what's wrong with the child, take a step back, What's wrong with me, let her keep pointing at it like this, you didn't see the blood on Nannan's head, it covered half of her face at that time, the child was so frightened that he wouldn't cry, the second boy cried so much Yelling, but our daughter didn’t make a sound, tell me, can I, a mother, feel uncomfortable? This hurts me more than digging my flesh!!”

Cheng Daman sighed a long time, wishing to bury his head in his knees: "I'll go over tomorrow and talk to Dagui, let him take care of it."

"Never mind, how can I manage it? Besides, Dagui is happy that she has something to do, so I don't have to worry about his gambling. You tell him not to let his wife step into our house in the future. Don't blame me for being rude."

"Hush, keep your voice down, the child is still asleep."

"I won't keep my voice low today. It's okay if you don't say it. I'll say it early tomorrow morning. Anyway, I don't know how to say something nice."

"You, you bitch..."

"You can say whatever you want, for the sake of the child, I don't care about anything."

"Hey... I'll go, I'll go, I'll go tomorrow morning."

The couple talked together for a long time. Zeng Wenxiu listened in a daze on the bed, knowing that her mother forced her father to quarrel with her brother and brother-in-law because of herself, she secretly smiled in her heart, it's so good that her relatives love her so much , especially the seemingly gentle mother can be so aggressive for herself.Thinking of this, even the matter of Mrs. Wu throwing herself off the bed didn't matter.

The life of a baby is very boring, but fortunately, he can sleep, and he has never suffered from insomnia. He eats and sleeps, sleeps and eats, and occasionally when he wakes up, he can open his eyes and talk to the person who is coaxing him.

Zeng Wenxiu didn't know if her father had told her own brother that his wife was not allowed to enter the house, but she knew that ancient people were not as indifferent as modern people, and they especially valued the relationship between relatives. The bond of blood is probably the so-called broken bones and tendons, and this father is a bit honest and honest, so he will definitely not stop talking.

About two months after giving birth to her daughter, Ning's confinement was considered thorough. Looking at her daughter who was healthy, rosy, and fair-skinned, after discussing with Cheng Daman, the next morning, she brought He went to the temple with his two sons.

Cheng Daman was still working as a helper, earning two pocket money, so he didn't go with him. Before leaving the house, he told his eldest son to take good care of the three of their mothers, so that he could go to work with confidence.

The nearest temple is Dajue Temple. It is halfway up the mountain at the junction with another village. It takes about an hour to walk on foot. They set off earlier and planned to arrive at the temple when the sun was too high.

Cheng Zhigao and Cheng Zhiyuan walked behind Ning. The two children were very happy to be able to come out to play. Their faces were filled with excitement and chattering. They would all look at the tall horse with envy, but the boss is very sensible. When a few carriages run faster and raise dust, he always blocks Ning and says to her: "Mom, cover your mouth for my sister, don't let me go!" Eat the dust."

Seeing his brother's performance, Cheng Zhiyuan was not to be outdone, he stretched out his arms while bouncing around, trying to block the rising dust, and said stammeringly: "Mom, I will block it too."

Ning praised them with a smile, reached out and patted their heads, boasting that the two of them thought that they were the best brother and the best son in the world. With their chests and chins upright, they looked forward to the next car The carriage hurried over to continue the performance.

Seeing this, Zeng Wenxiu felt that her mother was really different from the other peasant women she had seen these days. If this happened to other people, she would definitely hit them on the head twice and let them hurry on their way , and my own mother knows how to encourage and praise, which invisibly stimulated the enthusiasm of the two children, which is more useful than any stick policy.

Zeng Wenxiu thought about the bits and pieces of news that she heard these days, probably her mother really lived in a scholarly family before she got married, but how could a daughter of this kind of family marry a woman with no money A powerless father.

Just as she was lying in Ning's arms and thinking about it, she heard Cheng Zhigao yelling: "Mother, look quickly, it's almost here."

When approaching the temple, Ning, who had been hugging her daughter all the time, decided to take a break first and let her eldest son hug her daughter. She sat on a big rock under a tree, and just shook her arms that were about to become stiff, when her younger son, Cheng Zhiyuan, left He came over, pinched her arm with his chubby little hands and rubbed it vigorously, completely out of control, but pursed his mouth, seriously, after pinching a dozen times, he looked up at Ning.

Ning smiled: "Xiao Yuan is really good."

The little guy squeezed harder.

The four got up after resting for a while. Ning wanted to take his daughter back. Cheng Zhigao was probably not tired or maybe he had seen his mother for too long, so he didn't let go. Ning didn't insist anymore. Kneel down and respectfully kowtow a few times to the Buddha in the center.

The temple is not too big, and it is still a bit dilapidated. It is mainly supported by people from several nearby villages. Ning got up and took the children to a corner of the temple. There was an old monk in his 60s and [-]s. Sitting behind a dark table, with slightly closed eyes, there are pens and ink and a lottery holder in hand.

"Master." Ning walked over and called softly, fearing not to alarm the old monk.

The old monk opened his eyes and looked at them: "Sit."

"Ai."

It seems that people in this era still believe in these things, Zeng Wenxiu was hugged by his mother, looking at the old monk and the things at his hand, thinking to himself.

"The benefactor wants to show the doll?" the old monk asked.

"Yes, master." Ning was a little excited, probably because she felt that the master had guessed her mind, and felt that the next goal would definitely be achieved.

"Tell me."

Ning turned her daughter to the old monk, and looked down: "My child was almost born, it's all my fault, I accidentally fell down, many days early, after the child is born, he won't even be able to cry. Crying, even the old lady Wen said no, the head of my family also felt distressed. He ran into the room and beat him many times before the child spit out a lot of dirt and slowly recovered.

Now this child is getting better and better every day, and his small body and bones are all stretched out, and he looks fine, so I thought of a few names with my master, and I wanted to ask the master to give me an idea. Let's see which one can make this child go smoothly in the future, and live to old age in peace? "

The old monk took the paper in Ning's hand and looked at it several times, then closed his eyes again, still muttering something.A family of four, except for Zeng Wenxiu, the other three looked at him nervously.

Finally, he opened his eyes, pointed to a name on it and said, "This one is okay, but it needs to be revised."

Ning also didn't want her daughter's name to be too delicate or fancy, after all, simplicity is the most important thing in this environment, and she didn't want her daughter to be named after those flowers and grasses, so the above names were all after she came up with them. , and discussed with Cheng Daman.

Now the old monk pointed out the second name, Cheng Qiao.

"Master, how to change it?"

"Well, the name is actually very clever, and there is no need to change it much. However, the old man has just thought about it carefully. It is better to call it Cheng Qiaoqiao. After all, good things come in pairs! To be a clever girl in the future, I have a clever job. Marriage, there are a few well-behaved and obedient children. Wouldn't it be better to live in harmony and beauty for the rest of your life?"

"Okay, okay, thank you master." These words touched the heart of a mother, Ning smiled from ear to ear, and hugged her daughter several times.

Zeng Wenxiu was small and couldn't speak, so she could only watch helplessly as her mother took out a few pieces of silver saved up at home from her pocket and handed over one of them, and said with some embarrassment: "Trouble master, give my daughter a fee." With this heart, I will give the money for the sesame oil to the master, so that the Buddha can eat more incense these days."

Ahhh...

Zeng Wenxiu reached out her hand to take a picture, but her small arms and legs were useless, she could only see the old monk's smiling eyes, she reached out to take the piece of silver, and solemnly called Amitabha.

This is fraud! ! !The little baby who was just decided to be called Cheng Qiaoqiao howled, he just changed Cheng Qiao to Cheng Qiaoqiao, and he charged his family for a few months of living expenses, which is too unreasonable .

But seeing her mother and her two elder brothers in high spirits, she reluctantly gave up her weak struggle, forget it, as long as they are happy.

The four rested for a while and then set off. On the way, they happened to meet people from the same village. They were driving an ox cart, and by the way, they got on the four of their mothers. Therefore, Cheng Qiaoqiao got on the ox cart for the first time. Car, on the swaying road, looking at the blue sky above her head, she quickly fell asleep.

(End of this chapter)