Pinellia pastoral

Chapter 189
At dusk that day, Su Youzhang came over and called Su Youli to have dinner with him.

But Su Youli declined with a smile: "Third brother, you see, I just freed up my hands to clean up, and the new house over there is going to be there tomorrow. Who are we to come here specially to invite you, everything is ready here Now, if you want to drink two cups, it’s just a matter of adding a pair of chopsticks.”

Su Youzhang didn't sit down casually, the two families got along well, and they never pushed back on this kind of meal.

But this time he chuckled and patted Su Youli on the shoulder: "I'm afraid it won't work this time, but who sent me here?"

"Third Uncle?" Su Youli could only think of Ban Xia's third grandfather. Although the two families had some rifts because of Su Qian, he always defended himself. It is even more disadvantaged.

If it was really him who invited him, Su Youli would have to give up the work at hand.

Su Youzhang denied it, and said with a smile: "If you say yes, or you say no, uncle is here, and there are Lizheng and a few grain elders, I know that if you want to have dinner together, you will call me here. The old man at home said that this is a matter in the village, and he asked you to go over and discuss it."

It seems that it is a matter of a meal, but the old people are very particular about where they are.

Su Youli told Li Shi, and then went to the workshop to explain that Zhang Liu would go there when he came back.

Just follow Su Youzhang and go there together.

Came back late at night.

Ban Xia had already bathed with Gu Ya'er and coaxed her to sleep, but she refused and went to the back of the workshop to watch fireflies.

In the end, each took a step back, Ban Xia moved two bamboo chairs, and put them down next to the wall, Gu Ya'er was a little unhappy, seeing Ban Xia took out a small basket of various foods, she grinned stand up.

Ban Xia put the things aside and took the opportunity to rub her head before sitting down: "How old are you, you still look like a greedy cat."

Gu Ya'er giggled.

The moon is about to be round and very bright, making the stars in the sky more sparse. The cold light is scattered in the workshop, and a layer of veil is cast everywhere. This place where people come and go on weekdays is now quiet. Quietly.

Occasionally there was the sound of insects chirping. It used to be that when the vegetable field was being planted, there were flowers and plants growing in the middle of the vegetable garden, but now the roses and other flowers have also been preserved, and the wind blows with a light fragrance.

Fireflies are flying here, a little bit of starlight.

Gu Ya'er stopped laughing, reclined on the bamboo chair, turned her head to Ban Xia's side, and said quietly, "Sister, do you still remember being hungry?"

before?How long ago?Ban Xia doesn't seem to have much memory, she just remembers that when she first arrived here, life was quite bitter, but now looking back, she doesn't care so much about how hard it is.

But Gu Ya'er said: "I remember, at that time when grandma was eating, she asked mother to find a reason to let mother go to the kitchen to boil water and go to the vegetable garden to pick green onions. Once, I was so angry that I didn't eat anymore, so I went with you. , When I came back, there was only a bowl of porridge and water left, and my mother gave it to me to drink. I still felt very hungry that day, but my mother didn’t say anything, and kept working.”

This was the first time Ban Xia heard Gu Ya'er say these things, and she felt sore in her heart.

"At that time, I knew that I hated my grandma. She made people work and didn't let people eat. Then I saw that she was only afraid of grandpa. cry……"

After Gu Ya'er finished speaking, she grinned, "Afterwards, I was never hungry."

Ban Xia turned her head, saw Gu Ya'er's shining eyes, and suddenly realized that Gu Ya'er was eight years old, and she was no longer that fat, fat child who was like a fart all day long.

It's just that in my heart, I have always regarded her as a child.

"Gu Ya'er, it's okay, it's all in the past, and we will have a good life in the future."

Gu Ya'er smiled and pouted, "But why am I so stupid, sister, when I was a little older than me, I knew how to do business, and I only knew how to eat."

Ban Xia's sadness just now dissipated, seeing Gu Ya'er wringing her fingers tangled there, she suddenly burst out laughing.

"Because we, Gu Ya'er, are blessed. Who gave you brothers and sisters? You are still young. You don't need to worry about these things."

"Well, I know, people look at me and say I'm lucky."

Ban Xia laughed again.

In this small courtyard, laughter is especially evident at night.

In the wing room at the other end, there was a somewhat vague complaint from Mrs. Zhou: "You're going to die in the middle of the night! Why are you laughing!"

In the room over here, Su Youli had just returned to the room after taking a shower, when he heard the hearty laughter of the two daughters, he was also very happy, and said to Li Shi: "This girl's family is still staying up so late."

Mrs. Li lit the oil lamp but didn't do needlework. She just didn't want Su Youli to be tripped by something. Hearing him complain like this, she never knew it was a sweet complaint, so she just said: "When the girl grows up, she talks a lot. Look at Gu." Ya'er is smiling all day long, and if she has something on her mind, she will only tell Ban Xia, I wish they were happy, I don't know how long it will last like this. "

When Mrs. Li was a girl, she was the only girl in the family, and she was doted on by her elder brothers since she was a child. If she was wronged, they would naturally raise their fists to vent their anger on her. But no sisters said anything about it. Seeing Ban Xia and Gu Ya'er like this, she was doting on her, and at the same time, she was a little sad thinking about going out in the future.

A good daughter, I don't know if she will be so comfortable after being a daughter-in-law.

Su Youli was also taken aback, but unwillingly said: "It's still early, don't worry, I'll go there tonight, and they all come to drink with me, and they said that in the future, a monument will be erected, and my name will be engraved on the first..."

Hearing what Su Youli said, Mrs. Li didn't continue to be sentimental. She knew that the matter of the school had settled down. Since her family's life was better, the relationship with the people in the village has become closer. Su Youli may have lived a very stable life before. Yes, but he is a man after all. This kind of prestige that is valued and can be spoken needs to be accumulated day by day. Now that he can do this, she is naturally happy.

"Is the matter settled?" Mrs. Li asked along the topic.

It could be seen that Su Youli was in good spirits, and picked up the lantern: "It's not too far away. It's on our side near the foot of the mountain. They set aside less than two acres of land. They are all stones, and we didn’t buy them there, but the land on our side can be used to build a school. Although we can’t grow things there, the school can be used as a yard. I heard that our village can have a school, and we are drinking wine They all cried."

Mrs. Li sighed leisurely: "This life is living like a dream. Two years earlier, others said that a school could be built in our village. I would never believe it. Later, Yuan Guang and Yuan Chen went to study, and I If you want to have it in the village, you don't have to suffer so much..."

Su Youli thought that Li Shi was reluctant to bear the child, so he interrupted her quickly: "Yuan Guang and Yuan Chen have been studying for a few years, and they have the foundation, so it's inappropriate to come back, they..."

Li sneered: "I don't know that they are going to test their merits now. This village is the old five sects? I just said a few more words, seeing how anxious you are. Over there, is the bamboo house really built?"

"That's roughly the case. It's going to be fast to build a bamboo house..." After finishing speaking, it seemed a little hard to say, and then said: "They are also ready, and the fifth child is just playing around. It takes so much trouble to build a big house. ... I don’t know if I’m willing to invite my husband to come here, so I’ll let Lao Wu try it first, and if it works, I can take it slowly in the future.”

Mrs. Li chuckled, but she wasn't worried about this: "Don't look at Lao Wu's usual stupid temper. He came to eat snail noodles last time, and traced some allusions. It made people dizzy, but I am afraid that the things he believes are not easy to change, otherwise he would not come back for such a long time once he goes out."

"I think so too, just don't say it out, anyway, we did what we should do, Ban Xia was right last time, we have to please, not to mention that this matter has been left to Dad, he doesn't need to do anything Going to the fields and staying at home all day is fine."

Husband and wife, as they talked, their voices became quieter.

On Ban Xia's side, Gu Ya'er was a bit stuffed, "Sister, look at my stomach, when my mother wakes up tomorrow, I'll go to her to sleep for a while, you are not allowed to tell others."

She and Gu Ya'er's room is opposite each other, and Li often enters the workshop through this room. It's not convenient to open and close the door. Gu Ya'er is also at the age of shame, so naturally he refuses Lying in bed alone.

Ban Xia smiled and said: "It doesn't matter, after the new house is built, you can live in a yard if you want, I listen to Dad, you can move there a few years ago..."

Ban Xia suddenly stood still, holding her breath, the creaking sound was not her own illusion.

She said calmly: "Gu Ya'er, you go back to your room first, sister... go to the toilet."

"I am coming too!"

Ban Xia hurriedly stopped her and said: "There are mosquitoes over there, I'll tell you to come back when I'm done, go back first."

Gu Ya'er didn't think much, and walked back.

Ban Xia took a deep breath, and listened again with ears pricked up, and saw that the sound was gradually approaching, the moon was just covered by clouds, and everything could not be seen clearly, she was holding a wooden stick in her hand, and she did not dare to rush up before, but hidden in the shadow of the wall.

This is someone who came to the workshop to steal something?Banxia frowned and thought about it, but she denied it herself first. There are people living around the workshop, and the people in the village should not come to take risks, and the people outside are even more afraid to come. go out?Besides, there is nothing valuable in this workshop, soybeans?Stone mill?Yuba?How much can it hold?

Gradually approaching, Banxia heard footsteps, she clenched the wooden stick in her hand, and thought to herself, whoever really approached the room later, she gave it a moment first, and then yelled loudly.

A figure turned over from the vegetable garden at the other end, Ban Xia raised the wooden stick in his hand, slapped it hard, and opened his mouth to scream.

But seeing the figure tumbling and dodging in the past, he hurriedly said: "Ban Xia!"

(End of this chapter)