The mulberry life of a small peasant girl

Chapter 53

The wind blew through the woods, passed through the white trunks and lonely branches, and came to the small hut in the forest. .

It's so cold outside, even though there is a firepit and a stove inside the house, it doesn't feel much warmer.The two sources of the air-conditioning are sitting on the square table in the main room, Nuan Bao doesn't know what their origin is, but he also knows to stay away.

After closing the door, Nuan Bao stomped his feet and let out a breath of white air outside the house. These two cold faces are really unbearable!Rubbing his hands together, he beckoned to the little boy at the door, and the big dog immediately stood up and followed, wagging his tail.

A guest came, and seeing that he was carrying such a big bag, he must be staying at home tonight. She just moved a small mat and sat down to think about what to cook.

I just hunted a pheasant, cut half of it to make raw fried chicken, and cooked the other half in chicken soup, then made fried meat with dried bamboo shoots, and it would be great to eat it with cakes.

Pushing Xiaoguai to sleep on the other side of the stove, she began to boil water to kill the chicken. The hot water blanched the chicken feathers, cut the chicken in half, and put half of it in a crock pot to cook slowly. Adding some tea tree mushrooms made it even more delicious.The chicken soup needs to be boiled slowly, and it will be time for dinner after an hour of slow fire. There is no rush to cook other dishes. She went to the bedroom to continue making Qin Chengyi's clothes.

Qin Chengyi looked at the man in front of him and asked, "Why are you here, remember?"

Mu Lianye shook his head and said honestly, "I don't remember, so I have to come here."

A trace of sarcasm flickered across Qin Chengyi's mouth, and he said unhurriedly, "You think I'm telling lies, and it's fun to lie to you?"

"No, don't get excited, we can have a good talk."

"Actually, you have already made up your mind, otherwise you wouldn't have come, right? You still have no memory of coming here?"

Mu Lianye looked around again, compared to the tent he had lived in for many years, this room was really strange, "I was injured back then, it was A Zhen who saved me, the injury recovered, but the memory disappeared, and I have been in it all these years. Can't remember."

"You were rescued in the mountains?"

"Yes. You know that every winter the Yi people will move south to the border to exchange goods with the people of Yongguo. Ah Zhen is having fun and ran to the mountains without telling her family. She said she picked me up in the mountains."

"Which mountain?"

"It's the one near the border. I don't remember which hill it is on."

The border is far away from Zhangjia Village, and Qin Chengyi couldn't figure out how his father went hunting in the mountains to reach the border, but one thing is certain, this man must be his father.

"You have a long scar on your back. It was caught by Xiong Xiazi when you went hunting. Am I right?"

Mu Lianye was startled, and looked at him in astonishment.

"You also have a spot on the sole of your right foot, which was injured because you accidentally stepped on your own trap."

Mu Lianye smiled wryly, it was true, so he was his relative before he lost his memory, he swallowed nervously, and asked, "Then who are you to me?"

Qin Chengyi remained silent, staring indifferently at a small gap on the wooden table.

As a result, the atmosphere became colder. Mu Lianye looked at the silhouette in front of him that looked like himself, and guessed, "Is it a child? Are you my child?"

Qin Chengyi has always hated himself for subduing his father and his mother, but at the border, he saw his father was still alive. Not only was he living well, but he also married another woman and even changed his surname. This taught him how to behave like his mother His death and his years of forbearance are all jokes.

"Since you don't remember, then go back, what's the use of staying here, it's too late."

When the moon was just above the branches, Nuan Bao loosened his shoulders, looked at the main room without light, and didn't know what they were doing.She put all the food on the tray and knocked on the door.

Qin Chengyi opened the door, took the things in her hand, and put them down without saying a word. Nuan Bao prepared dinner for them, and the three gathered around to eat.

There were a lot of dishes, but everyone couldn't bear the lack of mood, and they didn't even serve drinks. They hurriedly cleared away the dishes, Nuan Bao added enough firewood to the kang in the main room, and let the guests rest there for the night.

When Qin Chengyi was in a bad mood, he wouldn't lose his temper, wouldn't beat and scold, and would only become more silent. Nuan Bao was afraid that he would be so angry that he wouldn't be able to vent it out, and that he would burn himself out, so he stroked his eyebrows and gently kissed.

"I'm fine, there's no need to do this." The words were full of comfort, but the more he explained, the more suspicious he became.

Nuan Bao leaned her head in his arms, listened to his heartbeat, wrapped her arms around his waist, and lingered on his back, "I'm your wife, you can't tell me what you have to say, you must keep silent .”

Qin Chengyi didn't know where to look, and said after a long time, "Do you know who he is?"

Nuan Bao's heart skipped a beat for no reason, she didn't dare to say that she thought they were so alike, like father and son.

"My father died long ago, and he will leave tomorrow."

As soon as these words came out, she knew that this man was his biological father, but everyone knew that he was dead, so why did he come back to life suddenly.

"If my mother didn't die, what should I do? Is it lucky or unlucky, hehe..."

Nuan Bao hugged him tightly, rubbing his face against his, and the two smelled each other, "Don't be like this, don't laugh, it makes me feel really uncomfortable."

It's like venting, and it's like being entangled in greater pain, "He got married, but my mother died, how ridiculous. Can a sentence of amnesia be taken away?"

That's it, Nuan Bao is silent.

However, she felt that this could not be entirely blamed on that person. Who would have thought that this would happen in the end? Qin Chengyi's mother, He Lianhua, died because of the grief of losing her spouse, but Qin Guan did not die. This is really a joke. No wonder anyone, it's God's will.

Nuan Bao held Qin Chengyi's hand tightly, and comforted him: "Actually, don't hate him. It's not his intention to forget. Brother Cheng Yi, let it go. It's been so many years, I know you've been through a lot of pain. Now that he appears, Doesn't it just mean that your parents were not killed by you? You should let go of this knot."

"Yeah, so I thought I was really hard-fated. I killed my grandmother and my parents. I didn't dare to make friends with people. I was afraid that someone would be killed by me one day. I wouldn't dare to marry you. If it wasn't true It's hard to disobey my will, I...I've always been afraid that you would be like them..."

There was cold wetness from the collar, and tears rolled down on the skin. Nuan Bao's heart ached, and he patted his back, muttering: "It's good to cry, everything is over."

He has always been like a steel giant, never laughing or crying, Nuan Bao hates those ignorant villagers very much, a small child is said to be what he is now, if Qin's father doesn't show up, I'm afraid he has always had something in his heart Heart knot, although it is sad to recognize each other now, but for him, it is a relief.

On the second day, Nuanbao wrapped the quilt for Qin Chengyi, who was still sleeping soundly, and went out alone.He had shed tears for more than ten years in silence last night, and now he is sleeping soundly. She doesn't want to wake him up, so let him sleep well. From today onwards is a new beginning, and she will accompany him to untie the knot.

Qin's father was falling asleep in the main room, she didn't go in, she washed up in the yard, said hello to Xiaoguai, and then got busy with breakfast.

Mu Lianye woke up when he heard the sound of Nuanbao closing the door, and he also got up when he heard the sound of the kitchen being busy.He thought for a long time last night that he should be his biological father, but he has completely forgotten the past and has a new life. He has never figured out whether to stay or leave. Moreover, does he want him to stay? It seems that he is hate him.Everyone in Mu Lian's family is also waiting for him. After marrying Zhen'er, he also has a child. What should I do now?
After putting on his clothes, he approached the stove and saw a petite woman inside. Before he could speak, a gray dog ​​barked at him.

"Little boy, go to sleep!" If you wake up brother Cheng Yi, I won't give you food!

Nuan Bao turned around, saw the person standing outside the door, and greeted: "There is a washbasin and a new facecloth on the shelf in the yard. You can wash it first." He scooped up a spoonful of hot water and handed it to him. .

After Mu Lianye washed and washed, he sat on the mat in the kitchen and said, "I'm probably his father. He won't tell me anything, and I forgot about it. Can you tell me?"

To untie brother Cheng Yi's heart knot, one can't do it alone, and the person who tied the bell is needed to untie the bell. Presumably, the communication between the father and son is more useful.

"I don't know much, just listen."

"When he was five years old, his grandmother passed away because of the wind and cold. His father felt that the mountainside was not suitable for living, so he planned to go hunting and earn money to buy land and build a house at the foot of the mountain. Rumors spread about her, Kefu, and soon followed. He lived alone on the mountain since he was seven years old, because everyone said he was a broom star, and he was not allowed to go down the mountain. He went to the border to serve as a soldier at the age of 17, and he did not come back soon.”

A few words can also reveal that his life is not easy. It is not easy for a child to be attacked by wild animals or starved to death on the mountain. Besides, everyone said that his life is hard, and whoever is good with him can kill him , Who can bear this, at least his mother died because of this.

Mu Lianye didn't say a word after listening, maybe it was too heavy to say, after all, he didn't know what to say. His child has grown up and no longer needs his protection. No, he is living so well now, what else can he do.

When Qin Chengyi woke up, he found that there was no one around him. After five years of training, he was rarely so careless. Presumably it was because he was too presumptuous last night, and his vigilance dropped.He rubbed his swollen eyes, and he found it a little hard to accept crying in front of Nuanbao, not because he was afraid of being looked down upon by his wife, but because he shouldn't be so weak as a man.

Seeing Qin Chengyi open the door, Nuan Bao hurriedly put hot water for him and handed him a face towel.

Qin Chengyi rubbed her soft hair and said with a smile, "I'm fine, don't worry."

Breakfast was white porridge buns. There were twelve buns steamed in a basket. The two of them had a huge appetite. Five buns were just enough to fill them up, and they had some porridge to warm their stomachs.

Qin Chengyi looked at Mu Lianye and saw that he had finished eating, so he said to Nuan Bao, "I'm going out to hunt today, and it's almost the Spring Festival. I'll hunt some small game for Uncle and Uncle De."

Nuan Bao nodded and said with a smile, "Go ahead, be careful."

"You come too, there is still the bow you used before at home, let's see who can shoot better."

Mu Lianye smiled, is this reconciliation with himself? "Okay, although you have been in the army for many years, I am not bad. The beasts on the plain run extremely fast, but they cannot escape from my hands. Let's compare them today."

After speaking, Qin Chengyi took him to the utility room to get the bow and arrow, and the two walked away one after the other.

Nuan Bao stood by the door, watching their backs, hoping that Brother Cheng Yi would be relieved when they came back.

She walked back to the room, originally thinking of continuing to make clothes, but Mu Lianye was her father-in-law anyway, so she had to make him a pair of shoes, which was supposed to be given on the second day of marriage, and not now. Night.

I just disassembled Qin Chengyi's worn-out clothes to make the soles, and then used new cotton cloth as the uppers. If I have time, I can embroider some patterns. Should the elderly like the ones that are auspicious or long-lived?
They are afraid they won't come back for lunch, so they don't have to bother to drink some porridge by themselves. After a whole day, the soles of the shoes are finished, and they just need to cut out the uppers and stick them with paste before sewing.

Until it got dark, Nuan Bao waited at the door anxiously before they returned.Normally, Qin Chengyi would not go into the deep mountains without preparing dry food, and usually he would just take a walk not far away, and he would definitely be back in the afternoon. What happened today, did the two have a disagreement and started a fight?
The moon was shining in the sky, and it looked like it was eight or nine o'clock in the evening. If they didn't come back, she was going to go down the mountain to find her uncle and uncle. She went back to the main room to light the oil lamp, took the lantern hanging on the wall, and borrowed the fire from the oil lamp. Light the candles, lift the lantern and plan to go down the mountain to find someone to help.

Xiaoguai was tied up and didn't go out with Qin Chengyi, and let him stay at home to guard the door to protect Nuan Bao, which came in handy at this time, Nuan Bao untied the rope and led the big dog out together.

Not far away, Xiaoguai barked a few times towards the darkness in the distance, Nuanbao pulled the rope around Xiaoguai to make it quiet, but Qin Chengyi's voice sounded: "Is it Nuanbao?"

Nuan Bao held the lantern to shine forward, but still couldn't see anyone, but still happily shouted: "I'm here." After speaking, he shook the lantern in his hand.

Qin Chengyi jumped out from the woods and hugged her tightly, "Why did you come out, I'm fine, go home quickly, there are too many things, my father is still waiting there, I will move things with him."

Hearing that he called his father, Nuan Bao pursed his lips, thinking that they had reconciled, so he took Xiao Guai home with confidence.

It turned out that they had hunted a deer, no wonder they came back so late.Nuanbao heated up the food and handed them warm handwashing water, and the three began to eat dinner.The two of them had worked all day and were very hungry. Neither of them spoke, they just went to eat.

The light of the deer was too dim at night, so he buried it in the snowdrift and got up again tomorrow to take care of it.

When going to bed at night, Qin Chengyi was no longer tossing and tossing like last night, and his whole spirit changed, becoming cheerful and cheerful.Nuan Bao took his fatigue into consideration, and didn't ask much about what happened today, which made him let go of his knots. Anyway, he would know in the future. After worrying all night, she hugged him tightly and fell asleep peacefully.

The three of them slept soundly, and didn't wake up until ten o'clock in the morning. When they saw each other, the father and son got to know each other a lot, and they talked and laughed without knowing what to say.

Nuanbao continued to make shoe uppers, and when the shoes were finished, it was already a day later, Qin's father also stayed at their house for three days, and when Nuanbao handed over the shoes he made himself, Qin's father smiled and said: "It's time for me to leave too. Well, I will come to see you next year, or you can also go to the border to see me, Zhen Er and I will wait there, Yi Er, will you come?"

Qin Chengyi thought for a while, and finally nodded, "Yes, she is not my mother, but there are my brothers and sisters there. Next year, Nuan Bao may be pregnant, and you will be able to see the little grandson."

(End of this chapter)