webnovelvip Chapter 65 Everyone
Chapter 65 Everyone
Now is the busy season, and the length of time that Fulai can stay every time he comes back is also variable, sometimes he can stay for three or two days, sometimes he arrives in the morning rushing for lunch, and has to leave in the afternoon.So Zhang Xiaoliu didn't delay, he simply straightened his clothes and went.
Parents are here, no separation.There were only a few rooms in Dashun's family, but since Fulai's child was born, the family of three squeezed into one room, which became even more cramped.Dashun then became the master, and built four more rooms on the opposite side of the original three houses. The rich and the rich were divided into two rooms for each person, and Fulai returned to live in the original house.
Fulai came early this time, presumably he also got up early in the morning to hurry.When Zhang Xiaoliu walked over, he heard a burst of laughter inside, Dashun, Mrs. Li from Fulai's family brought the child, Fulai and his husband came.
"Dashun?" Because there were guests in the room, Zhang Xiaoliu knocked on the door before going in.
"Brother Liu, you're here!" Fulai was originally sitting on the edge of the bed, when he saw him outside the door with sharp eyes, he ran out.
"It's rare that you are still free to come back at this time. Looking at you now, your complexion is getting better and better!" Fulai didn't have a thin body before, but now he can faintly see a double chin.
"Hey, let's talk first." Fulai was not very happy when he heard this, and sighed slightly.
"Fulai was going to look for you just after he got home. I saw him talking absent-mindedly just now, but he was looking forward to you." Li Shi hugged the two-year-old child and nodded to Zhang Xiaoliu with a smile.Because of Dashun's relationship, Zhang Xiaoliu has always been familiar with him.Dashun really has a good eye for people. One year after Mrs. Li passed the family, she gave birth to a plump grandson for him. He is also very quick in work and straightforward in speech.
"It's not that I haven't seen him for more than two months. I think Brother Luo is taking care of him better and better. Dashun should be relieved." Zhang Xiaoliu also replied with a smile, but felt a little strange in his heart.He has had a good relationship with Fulai for so many years, but there is nothing to say in private.Fulai would not go to him so eagerly in the past, seeing how he was hesitant to speak just now, I am afraid that this time he really has something to say.
At this moment, Fulai was sitting next to his husband again, and there seemed to be no problem with the situation of the two of them.For a while, I couldn't think of what would happen, so I just watched it from the sidelines.
"Sure enough, he has grown some flesh. I saw it right away when he entered the door, but he still doesn't admit it!" Mrs. Li also said from the side. After he entered the door, he went to Fulai to get married. No detours.
"It's good to be like this now, and it will be shameful if it grows longer, Fulai, work more on weekdays, don't let your in-laws do it. Working more will not be a bad thing..." Da Shun looked worried and worried On the way, he also asked people from Luojing Village, and they all said that the Luo family was very capable, and even during the busy farming season, they didn't let Fulai go to the field very much, and only cooked at home to dry the millet.Although people said that he was full of envy and said that he was a lucky person, but after thinking about it for a few nights, Dashun felt uneasy.You want to say that people treat you well, but if something bad happens, isn't it because you are ignorant?I choose easy jobs at such a young age, what do other people think?
"Don't worry, Fulai is the most diligent at home... The work at home is assigned by me, and Fulai always rushes to cook after finishing his own work..." Dashun scolded Fulai, right? Dare to talk back.He glanced aggrievedly at Fu Lang beside him, and Brother Luo hurriedly spoke up for him.
Now that his husband had spoken, Dashun also stopped.He has raised his son for more than ten years, and he also knows that although he is not very good, he is simple-tempered and not a slippery person.He also wanted to test whether his husband's family was dissatisfied with him.
It's far away, and every time I return home, I can't finish talking.Fulai came here this time before planting the rice seedlings, and will go back in the afternoon.Seeing that it was already the end of the talking time and it was almost noon, Mrs. Li took the children to cook and left them to talk.
After a while, Dashun couldn't sit still anymore.Now his children and grandchildren are all under his knees, only this youngest son is far away, and he always buys him something good to eat when he returns home.Although Mrs. Li never had to worry about his work, after all, he could only rest assured when he saw it.
Seeing that Momo also went out, Fulai quietly breathed a sigh of relief, and said to Fulang, "Go and see if there is anything I can do for you, maybe you can chop some firewood for them."
Brother Luo glanced at him and went out.
Zhang Xiaoliu knew that he had something to say to him, seeing that he sent everyone out, he sat beside him consciously and asked, "What's wrong?"
Fu Lai shook his hand, glanced at him for a while, wanted to say something, then stopped.
"What else can we not say? If you don't say anything, they should come back again." Zhang Xiaoliu was also puzzled. Fulai was a person who couldn't hide his words. It was even more strange to see him like this now.
"It's like this. You see, I've been married for so long, but I'm still not pregnant." After hearing what he said, Fulai finally made up his mind and said, "You often go to town, can you help me grab some medicine?"
Zhang Xiaoliu was taken aback, and it took him a while to understand what he meant by "not pregnant".Although the village has already added a lot of people, it is still daunting to put yourself in your shoes.
"But...you've only been married for less than a year..." He stammered, still having difficulty accepting Fulai's frank and sad words.
"You don't remember? My brother gave birth to the baby when we got married for a year, and he was pregnant in two months at that time!" Fulai was also troubled by this. Isn't life easier after getting married and then giving birth to a baby?
Zhang Xiaoliu looked at Fulai, although his life was not bad after getting married, but at the age of fourteen or fifteen, he had long since lost his childishness.
He considered his words carefully and said: "Actually, you are still young now, um, you are only 15 years old. Maybe it will not be too late to have a child in a year or two?"
As far as he knows common sense, it is not a good thing to conceive and have a child at a young age, it is very easy to hurt the body, and the child is often not healthy enough.Just like when Dashun was hesitant to promise him to someone from another village, Zhang Xiaoliu actually agreed with it.There is more or less blood relationship in a village, and more marriages are more likely to lead to problematic children.
"How can this work?" Fu Lai was anxious, and took his hand: "If this continues, people will say behind my back that I won't have children..."
"What did Brother Luo say?" Zhang Xiaoliu pondered for a moment and asked.
"He didn't say anything, he just said he wanted to follow fate. But it's been almost a year..." Fulai gritted his teeth. He didn't think of this problem at first, and it was when someone came to visit that he mentioned it, and then he realized that he had ignored this matter. thing.
"Since you asked me specifically, I will definitely help you." Zhang Xiaoliu expected that he would not even ask Dashun for help in this matter, so of course he couldn't ignore it.But how to help him has to be discussed later.
Fu saw that his expression was loose, obviously it wasn't that he didn't want to help himself, and he said, "I'm not in a hurry to have a baby right away, but it's not the same as not wanting to have a baby. I also thought that I haven't moved for more than half a year. There's no real problem, is there?"
In fact, this is what he is most worried about. It's okay for a year and a half now. If he still can't conceive, I'm afraid that everyone on both sides will have to intervene.
"If there is any problem, you need to see the doctor to find out. You can't take medicine indiscriminately now." Zhang Xiaoliu thought for a while, and the time of nearly a year is not short, and I don't know if it has anything to do with Fulai's young age.
"But it's even more troublesome if someone finds out about going to the doctor for no reason?" Fulai just didn't want to see the doctor, so he came back to look for him.
"As long as you don't tell me, and I don't tell you, who will know that you went to see the doctor? How about this, after the spring sowing is over, you go to the town some time, and I will go to see it with you." Zhang Xiaoliu can only do There are so many, after thinking about it, I warned: "During this time, you must not take medicine indiscriminately, and wait until you finish reading it. Otherwise, I'm afraid that your body is fine, and you will have something wrong with taking it."
Fulai knew that he always knew a lot, so he quickly agreed, "I don't dare to eat recklessly, so I'll wait for you to accompany me to see the doctor!"
"Having a child too early will weaken your health. If you can, you should discuss it with Brother Luo to see if you can have a child a year or two later?"
"Let's talk about it, I don't know if I can conceive now...and many people give birth when they are younger than me!" Fulai didn't understand why Brother Liu kept emphasizing two years of rebirth. Isn't it better to have children as early as possible? ?Pull it up as soon as possible, and you will have less trouble in the future.
Seeing what he said, Zhang Xiaoliu was also speechless.He couldn't simply explain why having a child at a young age was bad for his health, even if he told them, they wouldn't believe it.
"Brother Liu, when will you and Brother Ah Zheng get married? Tell me earlier, and I will come back to have a drink too." After finishing the business, Fu Lai's mood became lighter.Seeing that Zhang Xiaoliu was still worried that he would have a baby later, he couldn't help saying.
"When did I say I was going to get married?" Zhang Xiaoliu said without confidence when he heard him suddenly turn the topic to himself.
"Eh, you don't want to get married yet? But Brother Ah Zheng has been waiting for you for so many years, how long do you want him to wait?" Fu Lai asked with wide eyes.
"What do you mean he waits for me? I didn't ask him to wait for me." Zhang Xiaoliu whispered dissatisfied.
"Brother Liu is really heartless. Did your father make a marriage contract? You also lived under the same roof with him a long time ago, and now you want to go back on your word?" Fulai said, "You are a heartless person." He looked at him with wide eyes, and complained for Zhao Zhengze: "What's wrong with Brother Ah Zheng? There are really few in our village who can compare to him. He is good to you, and he is not willing to let you do anything... "
Fulai was nagging, and Zhang Xiaoliu was also thinking about him and Zhao Zhengze silently.Until Dashun walked in and shouted: "Fulai, it's time to eat. Brother Liu also eat here by the way, I killed the chicken, now it's the freshest."
"Oh, I forgot to go back to cook when I was talking to Fulai! Dashun, I won't eat here, it's only a few steps away, not to mention I have to go back and cook for them!" Only then did Zhang Xiaoliu realize that he forgot time, hurried out.
"Wheat can cook at home!" Dashun shouted from behind.
"Mai Mai is not at home today!" Zhang Xiaoliu replied from a distance, and ran home.
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February [-]th, Li Kang's son hundred days.Although he took time out of his busy schedule, but because he was the eldest grandson, Li Sheng decided to invite a dozen or so tables lively.
"Ah Zheng, hurry up, or the banquet will start." Zhang Xiaoliu kept urging outside the house. He went to Cao'er Momo's kitchen to help out early in the morning. Who knew that after waiting for a long time, the people who ate wine came Most of the time, Zhao Zhengze hadn't been seen yet, and Lin Cao'er asked him to come back and call for someone.
Zhao Zhengze was carving things in the room, but he forgot the time for a while.When he came back and shouted, he hurried over to change into new clothes.
After Zhao Zhengze came out, the two hurried all the way, and they were relieved to see that there were still people from the village coming one after another.This kind of day is not a matter of being able to catch up with the banquet. The two of them have a good relationship, so they should have come to help earlier.It would be impolite to interrupt the meeting at the end.
At this time, Li Kang's in-laws also arrived, hung the red silk cloth they brought on the door frame, and gave the child a longevity lock and other items.Except for the oldest Nanny Li, the rest of the Li family surrounded them.They didn't sit down to drink tea until they had finished watching the children and exchanged pleasantries.
Other relatives in the village gave gifts to their children, and they tied nine copper coins with red strings and put them in the water basin at the door.
"Cao'er?" Seeing that they were not too busy, Zhang Xiaoliu stepped forward.He also gave the child a silver lock, and at this time he had to put it on the child himself.
"Brother Liu still spends so much money..." The birth of a child is a great event, and the parents will go door to door in the village to beg cloth for him to make hundreds of clothes, and even take seven grains of white rice and seven-leaf black tea to beg for broken silver. The silver was melted to make a Baijia lock.
So after making Baijiayi and Baijiasuo, this banquet is actually to thank the villagers for their previous charity, and there is no need to bring additional gifts.
"Multiple silver locks are pressing on the body, the baby should be safe and sound, and grow up quickly." Zhang Xiaoliu smiled. In fact, a silver lock doesn't cost much money, which is just a good omen.
Although she looks older due to working all the year round, Lin Caoer is not yet 45 years old, and she even has a grandson.After giving the gift, the two also settled down at the table, Zhang Xiaoliu looked at Lin Cao'er who was smiling in front of him, and sighed in his heart.
"Brother Liu, what are you thinking?" Zhao Zhengze asked puzzled seeing him staring at the front for a while, and looking cautious for a while.
"We must get married later, I don't want to be so early..." Before he finished speaking, he felt that something was wrong. How could he say "we got married" so smoothly?
He turned his head and saw that Zhao Zhengze was looking at him with dull eyes and a grin at the corner of his mouth.
"What are you looking at!" Zhang Xiaoliu was very annoyed at his slip of the tongue, and spat at him.
Only then did Zhao Zhengze come back to his senses, and he laughed so hard that he almost blinded his eyes, and said, "Brother Liu decides when we will get married..."
Zhang Xiaoliu directly gave him a crutch, covered his mouth and said: "Who made you so loud? When did you say you want to marry?"
There are people sitting around, and I don't know if I heard what he said just now.Zhang Xiaoliu looked up and found that someone was watching them, so he quickly let go of his hand.
"It's obviously what you said..." Zhao Zhengze didn't feel annoyed, but just told the truth.
"It was just a slip of the tongue! I made a mistake for a while..." Zhang Xiaoliu wanted to explain, but the uncle who was in charge of the kitchen over there shouted that the food was about to be served, so Cao'er hurriedly arranged for everyone to sit at the table.After a while, the seats next to them were all filled up, and it was inconvenient for him to say anything else.
This slip of the tongue made Zhang Xiaoliu embarrassed for two days.Every time I saw Zhao Zhengze's smiling face, I wondered if he was still thinking about what happened that day.That sentence was said so naturally, and when he thought about it later, he was taken aback.
It felt like he had already acquiesced in their relationship in his heart.
"Brother Liu, I have something I want to discuss with you." Zhang Xiaoliu was making wine in the kitchen when Zhao Zhengze suddenly walked in from the outside.Now cooking wine is much easier. They ordered a batch of wine vats with wide bottoms, which are suitable for burning on the stove.In this way, first use firewood to boil once during the day, and then burn the fire again in the evening when the temperature drops, and the residual temperature will be warm until the next morning.
After several trials and adjustments of the time, the brewed wine is no different from the previous cooking method.
"What's the matter?" Seeing his cautious appearance, Zhang Xiaoliu also pulled a bamboo chair and sat down.Nowadays, there is actually no need to guard here for cooking wine. As long as the wine jar does not crack, there is no problem.
"I want to change the land next to my uncle's house."
"Didn't you say that the land he exchanged was too small?" Zhang Xiaoliu wondered, he himself didn't agree with this matter before, why did he change his mind?
"It's not the original family. When I came back just now, my family asked me if I would like to change it. The mulberry tree next to my land belongs to their family. He said he would cut it down and use it to build a house in the future." Regularly explained.In fact, in the first year, he was really afraid of his uncle and two cousins. It wasn't until they were fined once that they met him on the road and didn't pay much attention to him.
Now there is nothing to talk about. Zhao Zhengguang and Gao built two other houses, and Zhao Zhengqing also talked about them.Except for Zhao Datian, none of them could do anything, and the family's field was the same, and they had to work until they scolded their father every time the farming season was busy.But even though they used to always have their nostrils turned upside down, now they just don't like to talk to each other, and they don't dare to do anything behind their backs.
My family collects some needlework on weekdays and gets along well with most of the families in the village.This time, in order to build a house, one piece of land was replaced by a large piece of land.
"Why do you want to build a house?"
"Yeah, his brother, um, you know, found a shopkeeper, and the family asked him to settle down in the village. The village chief has already agreed, and he took a sum of money, even if the place still needs the family The same turnover..."
Both of them are not people who like to inquire about things, and now they are belatedly aware of many things.If it wasn't for Jiatong who stopped him today to talk about the land exchange, Zhao Zhengze wouldn't have known that the other party wanted to live in the village.
"Where does Jiatong take the land to trade with you?" Zhang Xiaoliu usually let him decide on his own interests, so he just asked casually.
"It's not far from here. Isn't there a vegetable field near the big banyan tree?" Zhao Zhengze reminded him.
"But why did you change the land there? Our vegetable field is already big enough." After he reminded Zhang Xiaoliu, he remembered the land, but it was useless to exchange such a large area.
"Oh, isn't it next to the land of Da Niu's family? Last time I heard they said they were going to sell it, I want to buy it and build a house." Zhao Zhengze looked into his eyes and said unnaturally.
After I build a house, we will get married again and live in together.
For some reason, Zhang Xiaoliu also thought of the words he said in his mind, and cursed himself for being dazed, and hurriedly shook off the thoughts in his mind and said: "That place is not bad, it is wide enough, and the road is easy to walk. You Just make up your own mind, if you don’t have enough money, I still have it here!”
This sentence is just a talk, although I don't know how much money Zhao Zhengze has made in the past few years, but because he never hides it, he knows the general idea in his heart.Not to mention buying some fields in the village to build a house, it is enough to go to the town to buy a house.
After finishing speaking, I felt both proud and lost in my heart.What is proud is that the little boy who once "struggled side by side" with him to get food and clothing has grown so big that he can buy land and build a house; what is disappointing is that he has never even mentioned the idea of building a house to him now. Think about the fields and everything.
Zhao Zhengze's thinking was much simpler. Three years ago, he believed that Zhang Xiaoliu would be his brother. He made money and worked, and Liu brother was his motivation.Now that he is not young, and more importantly, Brother Liu has let go, and he feels that he can start preparing to build a house.
"It's fine if you think that place is good—then I'll agree with you, and I'll talk to Daniel's father about buying the land tomorrow." Zhao Zhengze was very happy. The place he liked, Brother Liu Also agreed.
Zhang Xiaoliu thought for a while and said, "Why don't you go to Daniel's house to talk about buying land first. Where did you hear that Daniel's house is going to sell the land? If you can't buy the land next to it after the exchange, then A piece of land is useless."
"I heard him say it himself a few days ago. Didn't Da Niu want to say kiss? He said he sold the land to make a good fortune." If it is used for farming, the land is almost useless .There are many finely crushed stones and the soil is hard, so we can only grow peppers and soybeans.Otherwise, with such a large piece of land, it is estimated that their family would not be willing to sell it.
"In that case, go to their house first and ask, and then talk to them after you've settled down." Zhang Xiaoliu knew that he would build his own house sooner or later, but he had lived together for so long, and now it sounded like Also a little bit sad.
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After running for two nights, the matter of buying and exchanging land was basically settled.At this time, no one has time to build a house, and the land can only be temporarily idle.But this time, everyone in the village really knew that Zhao Zhengze was going to build a house, and they were all guessing in their hearts whether something good was going to happen for the two of them.
"Hey, do you think it's time for us to repair the house? Did you meet Daniel today, and wonder why he sold the land? Do you know why he said no to me?"
Qiuming and Dad Zhao were peeling peanut kernels in the hallway, and they would be rushing to plant them in a few days.Their house is not too small, and there is only Shizhu and a child under their knees, so they have less troubles.Even if he wants to get married in a few years, just take a rest and recuperate.But today I heard that Da Niu, who used to play with Shizhu, is going to talk about kissing, and I feel all kinds of feelings in my heart.
"Didn't he say he wanted to marry Daniel?" Almost everyone in the village knew about it, and Father Zhao had of course heard some news.
"Yeah, you said that Da Niu is going to talk about kissing, should we also pay attention to Shizhu?" Qiuming is worried about this. If he is a good hand at work, but it is about his son. Some worry about gains and losses.
Father Zhao glanced at him, and said: "Do you think he has seen other brothers in the past few years? He waits for wheat at the entrance of the village every day, and he is about to stand like a stone."
If he still can't see his son's mind clearly with such an obvious action, he is really too slow.
"You mean he's taken a fancy to wheat?"
Father Zhao nodded, this is very clear, okay?If you don't make it clear that when the time comes, you will randomly say goodbye to him, and you don't know what will happen.
"But he has been playing with Mai Mai since he was very young. Maybe it's because he wants to ask him to be a brother?" Qiuming was a little hesitant. It would be obvious if he was around a brother at this age, but he was only nine years old. When he was ten years old, he loved sticky wheat, and almost everyone in the village knew about it.
"If you don't believe me, just go and try him. But don't rush to promise him other brothers, or I won't be able to bear the trouble when the time comes." Zhao's father is very sure, if it's just playing together, it's fine, but Shi Zhu Now she is completely following in Maimai's footsteps, she smiles when she is given a smile, and comes back with a bitter face after being scolded.
"I won't tell you this, I'll ask him when I find time. Do you really want Shizhu to farm with you? I said before that I want him to be an apprentice in the town. What do you mean? I want to rent a shop for him? "Qiuming wrote it down, and planned to find some time to go to it again.If you really like Mai Mai, you should either make an agreement with him as soon as possible, or let him give up as soon as possible.If not, it's better to observe and observe other brothers.
Shizhu has also learned a lot of characters following Mai Mai these years, not only can understand simple documents, but can also write them out.In the past two years, he has also gone to the fields. Although he is diligent and not lazy, he will lose a layer of skin in summer. Qiuming is really reluctant to let him walk his own way for the rest of his life.
"Isn't all the money in your hands? I thought you forgot about it!"
Wheat was weeding in the field with his brother at this time.The grass on the edge of the field ridge grows fast in spring. If it is not shoveled before planting, it will soon grow towards the center of the field.At this time, shovel the grass and divert water to soak in the field. It will be much easier to transplant the seedlings, and it will not affect the growth of the crops.Although Mai spent a lot of time in school, the work at home was hardly left behind.At this time, I no longer go to school, so naturally I also went to the ground.
I don't know if it's because of this reason, so he feels that he can't achieve the state of others who "keep their ears off the window and read only the books of sages".Even though Mr. Chen insisted that he was the one who had learned the most practically and wrote the best articles in the school in the past few years, he repeatedly asked him to go to the school in the town and to take the scientific examination in the future, but he refused.
Zhao Zhengze was digging in other fields, and after they had finished hoeing this field, they packed up their things and went home.
"Brother, are you still coming in the afternoon?" Mai Mai asked as they went to wash by the stream.
"No, Ah Zheng has found a part-time worker. If we work hard for a day, it's not as good as a few of them working for an hour." Zhang Xiaoliu wiped his face and soaked the hoe in the water.
"Oh, I said yesterday that I would go to the ground, and Shizhu also said that he would come to help - I don't know if the land in his house has been dug up." Mai Mai said casually.
"I saw that the land on his side seems to have been dug up. In the afternoon, I'll go to Cao'er's house and bring Xiao Liu back to play. You can play with him if you have nothing to do." Zhang Xiaoliu is also used to the two of them often Together, of course Shizhu spends more time at their house.Cao'er Meme's family now has to take care of the chickens in the bamboo forest, and has to plow the ground to sow seeds. There are two children in the family, so I don't know if they can be busy.Remembering that he agreed to see Xiaoliu last time, he decided to drop by later.
"Is Xiaoliu going to school this year too? I can be with Xiaosong as a companion." Later, the Li family didn't know if they had high hopes for Xiaoliu. .
"Didn't you say that Xiaosong was too young to go to school before? Now that Xiao Liu is at the same age, you don't think he is too young." Zhang Xiaoliu was a little surprised. At that time, Xiaosong was clamoring to go, and Maimai poured cold water on him when he came back.In fact, as he said, Xiaosong really couldn't calm down, and finally tried for a day and nothing happened.
Mai Mai shook his head, "Xiao Liu is different. He is very smart, and reading is not boring. He has to hold a book to read after he can read a few words. It is no problem to go to school now."
"That being said, it would be great if Cao'er would be willing, and the two of you can be companions."
"Well, if the two of you go together, maybe Xiaosong can be brought forward."
"By the way, have you thought about what to do in the future? Of course farming is not bad, but after all, life is not easy..." Zhang Xiaoliu asked, remembering what he said a few days ago.
"I haven't made up my mind yet. I'm not as skilled as you and Brother Ah Zheng. I want to go to the town to see if I can open a shop, but I haven't thought about what to do." Mai also thought about it for a long time, but after all It’s not something that can be done just by thinking about it.My brother said that he could give 50 taels of silver to support him, but he couldn't think of any ideas other than business.
"It's okay, think about it slowly, maybe one day you will have an idea." The two of them gradually walked away as they talked, and the clear water in the creek was still flowing slowly with ripples.