Birds of a feather flock together,
She didn't think that Li Mingxia was doing it for Mingwen's own good.
She didn't think that Li Mingxia was doing this for Mingwen's own good.
She rested her hands on her knees and twisted it left and right,
Then, she continued to bend down and pull out the grass,
Then, she continued to bend down and pull out the grass. After soaking in the field for a few days, the roots of the grass were a little loose,
It was not difficult to pull it out. The pulled grass was thrown into a pile,
After work, they were all carried to the ridge of the field. There were two wicker baskets placed there to hold the grass. When the grass was dried, it could be used as firewood. Every family liked it very much,
Li Mingxia stood on the ridge of the field for a while, but she did not see Xue Huahua show any dissatisfaction, she was so angry that she stomped her feet.
She was so angry that she stomped her feet. With Xue Huahua's blackmailing attitude, she thought that Xue Huahua would find a way to make a scene with Sun Guixian.
Who would have thought that Xue Huahua would act as if nothing had happened.
She spat at Xue Huahua and left in a hurry.
As soon as she left, the old man who dug the field praised Xue Huahua for ignoring her. All day long, she had a long tongue,
She couldn't bear to see people doing well,
"Huahua,
Your home is a little far away, you don't know,
She wants to drag you to fight with Sun Guixian,
They've fallen out, don't worry about it. "
Xue Huahua was puzzled, "What's wrong?"
"They're fighting to cut the pigweed. The few of them have been muttering behind your back all day that you and Lu Ming's wife are slacking off. In order to be fair, the captain asked them to cut the pigweed. The few of them were very good previously. When they heard that there was an easy job, they all wanted to go, but they just fell out." There are five of them. Of course, the three who didn't get the pigweed are not happy. Especially when they hear that Sun Guixian didn't work hard after getting the pigweed and went back to the Sun Village, the remaining three are even more unhappy. If they know that Sun Baoqin got married again, they will put eye drops on Xue Huahua and help to scold Sun Guixian.
Xue Huahua arched her back and shouted at the top of her voice, "My Mingwen and Sun Baoqin are divorced and have nothing to do with each other. I don't care if she's married twice or thrice. Instead of worrying about that, it's better to pull out more weeds. If the weeds are pulled out, the seedlings will grow better and we can get more grain." After that, she threw the weeds aside and the weeds fell into the field, splashing some water droplets. Xue Huahua dusted her hands and continued to concentrate on pulling the weeds.
The people around her saw that she understood it and couldn't help but give a thumbs up. Yes, who cares if Sun Baoqin is married or divorced? There is a lot of work waiting for people to do.
People in the countryside are honest in their work. Except for a few cases of cheating, most of them are very active. If they can't stand bending for a long time, they will sit on the ridge and rest. The field is full of weeds, but the ridge is different. In addition to weeds, there are a lot of folding ear roots on both sides of the field. At this time of year, the children in the village love to pry ear roots.
Everyone takes a sharpened bamboo stick and pry the ridge one by one. The height of the ridge is different. The children step in the field and search along the field wall. Three to five children form a group. Whoever finds the ear root first will be surprised and surprised to attract the attention of their companions. Then, they will immediately point out the ear root that belongs to them. This is easy to distinguish. Whoever sees it first will get the ear root, and the others are not allowed to pry. If anyone doesn't understand the rules, they will definitely quarrel. Not only that, the ear root is not a competition to see who can pry more, but to see who can pry the ear root. For this reason, the children can spend a whole day in the field.
Xue Huahua carries the grass in the field to the ridge to dry. She sits under the tree with her female comrades to rest. Seeing that the children who pry the ear root are so focused after the noise, she smiles. Especially when she sees Lu Xixi lying on the ridge, she can't help smiling. The female comrades next to her follow her gaze curiously.
Under the bright sunshine, a child in patched clothes is lying on the ridge, pointing at the field wall and shouting something. The girl in the field holds the field wall and strides in the direction of the child's finger. The girl in the field holds the field wall and strides in the direction of the child's finger. One big and one small, it is very harmonious.
Recognizing that it is Lu Hongying, someone asks Xue Huahua, "Huahua, I remember that Hongying and my fourth son were born in the same year. She is 15 years old, right?"
Xue Huahua knows what the other person is trying to say. 15 years old, one can start dating and get married in two years. 17 years old is just right.
In the countryside, both men and women get married early. Anyone who doesn't get married after 20 years old is a monster in the eyes of others. This is especially true for girls. If they don't get married before 20 years old, no one will want them as they get older. Even if they want to find someone, they can only find a man who is married twice.
Xue Huahua looks at her daughter who is prying the ear root and says with a smile, "Hongying is still young. I want her to get older first. Has your fourth son found someone yet?"
"Not yet. Let's talk about it after the autumn harvest." At this time, if she wants to find someone, she will go to work at someone else's house when the farm is busy, so there is no hurry for now. "Huahua, isn't your Mingwen looking for a wife?"
Sun Baoqin is married twice. Lu Mingwen should hurry up and find someone to prove himself.
Xue Huahua shakes her head. "Our family's conditions aren't good. We'll see when our conditions are better in two years." Xixi's head is hanging outside. Xue Huahua accidentally fell into the field. She gets up and walks over, shouting, "Xixi, come to Grandma. Grandma will catch some fish for you."
She still wants to say something, but seeing that Xue Huahua has left, she can only swallow the words at the tip of her tongue.
Xue Huahua uses a wicker basket to catch some fish. She puts the basket in the field and puts a small stool in it. Xixi sits on the stool and catches the fish in the basket, playing happily by himself. From time to time, he can't stop giggling.
Listening to the children's crisp laughter, the villagers also laughed. Children were always the motivation of parents. Thinking of their own children and grandchildren, they couldn't help but be full of energy. They were in good spirits and chatted while working. When talking about Sun Baoqin's second marriage, many people scolded Sun Baoqin for getting married right after the divorce. The two of them must have been together for a long time.
Lu Mingwen has been cuckolded.
If you ask them, Xue Huahua is the only one who is easy to talk to. As long as they get back the dowry and Sun Baoqin's food from the Lu Family, it's fine. If it were them, they would definitely bring people over to capture Sun Baoqin. Even if she wants a divorce, there is no way.
People always sympathize with the weak. When Sun Baoqin didn't get married, people think that Xue Huahua is too heartless. But when Sun Baoqin gets married, the public opinion turns against Sun Baoqin. They all accuse Sun Baoqin of being fickle and unable to bear loneliness. Xue Huahua listens to the side and doesn't interrupt, as if listening to a stranger's story.
Gradually, people calm down and concentrate on the work at hand.
The women pull the weeds and the men dig the fields with tacit understanding. As the sun gets hotter, people work slower. When they hear Lu Jianguo's loud and clear voice from the hillside, the villagers stop working and shout to stop working. Xue Huahua carries Xixi and drags the basket to the ridge of the field. The grass on the ridge of the field no longer drips water. She puts it into the basket and carries the grass in the field up to dry. She and Xixi wait for Lu Dewen to pick them up. After all, Xue Huahua is a woman with limited physical strength. She can carry two baskets of dry grass, but she can't carry two wet baskets.
The situation in the surrounding area is the same. The men carry the baskets home while the women stay where they are. It doesn't take long for Lu Dewen to come back. "Mom, wait for me with Xixi. I'll come back as soon as I get back."
Every household is short of food and firewood. If they don't carry the grass back to dry in their yard, there won't be any left in the afternoon. Lu Dewen's job is to dig the fields. After work, he has to return the rake to the storage room. He runs here and his face is covered with sweat. He takes the shoulder pole, coils the rope of the basket twice and passes it through the shoulder pole. Then, he carries the basket and leaves.
Lu Shuisheng's wife looks at him and teases, "Dewen is so capable. Your mom can finally relax. In the past, your mom couldn't carry the basket and could only carry it. The weight of the basket is so heavy that her back is almost touching the ground. Who wouldn't scold you brothers for being heartless …"
Lu Dewen blushes and grins awkwardly. He walks home in big strides.
The sun is scorching. Xue Huahua spreads out the grass and hugs Xixi to sit under the shade of a tree. The children who were picking the ear roots are nowhere to be seen. Occasionally, one or two birds fly across the barren fields. Xixi points in the direction where the birds flew and babbles non-stop. Xue Huahua pats his head and teaches him gently, "Bird, bird …"
Xixi is still babbling, he doesn't understand.
Xue Huahua points at the grass on the barren fields and teaches him to say 'grass', 'tree', 'flower' …
She recites the surrounding, but Xixi doesn't know any of them. He raises his head and points at Lu Dewen who is walking over from afar. He says clearly, "Get to work."
Xue Huahua is overjoyed.
Lu Dewen doesn't know why Xue Huahua is so happy. He puts down the empty basket. Seeing that Xue Huahua puts down Lu Xixi and wants to carry the grass, he quickly stops her. "Mom, you sit down, I'll do it."
He stuffs the grass into the basket and compacts it. It's done in a few moments. He picks up the pole again and talks about Sun Baoqin's second marriage. "Mom, they said that Sun Baoqin has been with someone else for a long time. Otherwise, she wouldn't be in such a hurry to divorce. Second Brother was cheated on by her. We have to ask the Sun Family for an explanation." Sun Baoqin married an educated youth. The other party is from the city and has money and food. If they really quarrel, Sun Baoqin's second marriage will definitely not last long. They can quietly discuss with the Sun Family first and ask for more food. He thinks this is a good idea.
He carries the basket and walks quickly. He doesn't hear Xue Huahua's voice for a long time. When he turns around, she is holding Xixi's hand and picking the tips of the wild vegetables. She doesn't want to waste even a little time. Thinking of his aunt's words, he feels depressed. "Mom, Third Sister is waiting for us. Let's go home and eat first."
Auntie was right. They were too much of a scumbag. How the hell did they survive in the past?
"Oh, coming." Xue Huahua takes back her hand and carries Xixi. She strides to catch up with Lu Dewen. She shakes the mint leaves in her hand. "In the afternoon, let me make some water for you. Sprinkle some sugar on it. Does Xixi want it?"
Xixi knows what sugar is and nods repeatedly.
Lu Dewen still wants to talk about Sun Baoqin. When he meets Xue Huahua's cold eyes, he can't help but shiver. "Mom, what's wrong?"
"Who asked you to go to the Sun Family and make trouble?" No one knew a son better than a mother. She knew Lu Dewen's personality very well. He wouldn't be able to come up with this kind of direct confrontation even if he had ten brains. Someone must be instigating him behind the scenes.
Lu Dewen quickly shakes his head. "No one, no one. I just said it. I don't really want to go."
"I asked you who said it?" Xue Huahua's expression is very serious. Lu Dewen doesn't dare to hide it. "It's Aunt Mingxia …"
Xue Huahua stares at him for a while and finally sighs.
"Okay, I got it. Let's go home and eat first." Her face is no longer angry but gentle. Lu Dewen thought it was his illusion just now and carefully calls his mom.
"Let's go back. We can talk about it at home."
On the dining table, looking at the half a bowl of wild vegetable porridge in front of him, Lu Dewen knows that he did something wrong. However, he doesn't quite understand what he did wrong. Sun Baoqin made Mingwen a cuckold. So what's wrong with compensating with some food? He did nothing wrong.
Xue Huahua eats seriously. She glances at Lu Dewen from the corner of her eyes and said coldly. "Think about it yourself. You can add half a bowl of rice to your bowl when you think about it."
A 21-year-old person will be cheated to commit a crime sooner or later.
Lu Hongying is quick-witted. She stretches her leg and kicks Lu Dewen. "Brother, she and Sun Guixian used to be like sisters. She must be up to no good by suddenly encouraging you to go to the Sun family. Why don't you think about it?"
Lu Dewen's mind is a mess. He doesn't quite understand the meaning of Lu Hongying's words. He feels wronged and goes to work after eating half a bowl of rice. He can't help but ask Lu Tong next to him.
Lu Tong had a lot of people in his family, and his mother was a person who couldn't stop talking. If she didn't scold her own family, she would scold others. She went door to door and scolded all the men and women who failed to live up to her expectations. It was hard for him not to know about Lu Mingwen's divorce.
"Brother Dewen, fighting won't solve the problem. If you win, you have to pay for the medical expenses and go to the police station. If you lose, you have to bleed. Auntie is afraid that you will get hurt. You should know that Auntie has eaten more salt than we have eaten. If she says that we have nothing to do with each other, then we have nothing to do with each other. Don't go against her." Lu Tong almost never talks to Xue Huahua. He said this purely because his parents said that Xue Huahua handled this matter decisively. She won't be at a disadvantage and is smart.
If it's someone else, it's fine if they can't get the betrothal gifts back. They might not be able to gain the upper hand in a fight.
Lu Dewen humbly agrees. In the evening, he carries two baskets of grass and walks in front. He sincerely apologizes to Xue Huahua. He shouldn't listen to others. The betrothal gifts are returned and the marriage is considered a divorce. It's a waste of time to continue to pester her.
"Lu Tong told you that?" Xue Huahua thought that he would need three to five days to understand. The human heart is complicated and selfish. There will be a lot of such things in the future. If Lu Dewen doesn't improve, he will only be used as a gun. She patiently explained, "There is no certificate. Sun Baoqin has wronged Mingwen, and we can't do anything about it. If we fight, both sides will suffer. Li Mingxia and Sun Guixian had a falling out. She wanted to find someone to help her vent her anger. She first came to the field to find me. I ignored her because I know that instead of quarreling with Sun Guixian and causing a ruckus in the Sun Family Village, it's better to work for a few more days. At least, I can earn a few more jobs and get more food. What can I get from quarreling?"
Lu Dewen whispered, "Nothing?" If he can't win, he will have to lie in bed for another month or two.
"Yeah, if that's the case, why do you still do it?"
Lu Dewen fell into deep thought.
Doesn't she feel angry that Sun Baoqin cheated on him? What's the use of being angry? Being angry can't punish others. Instead, it will interrupt the rhythm of one's life. There's no need for that.
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