Xue's daughter-in-law

Chapter 70

Autumn is destined to be a busy and fulfilling season.

After the peanuts on the front feet were unearthed and oiled for seeding, the late-maturing sticks were also broken back home. They were piled up in the yard first, and after the wheat was planted in the ground, the sticks had to be peeled and carried to the roof to dry. At the end of the day, it was already mid-September, and the leaves were golden, blooming and withering under the blue sky, the last touch of splendor before falling to the ground.

Although the Xue family's land is a river beach wasteland, Xue Song and Xue Shu took care of it diligently. After paying the land tax, the remaining sticks are enough for four people to eat until after next autumn.

On this day, Xue Song and his brothers brought back the dried sticks and stomped them against the wall in the backyard. Ye Ya was drying the quilt in the front yard and was about to go back to the house when she saw Mrs. Lin coming in with a bag in her hand. An iron basin, followed by a tiger cub that has grown taller.

"Second Aunt, you are here." She greeted her with a smile.

"Well, I just made peanut oil. I'll give you some. I'll save it and go to the town to buy it." Mrs. Lin walked steadily, and the yellowish peanut oil in the iron basin was slightly rippling, exuding an attractive fragrance.

"Second Aunt is so kind, she always thinks of us!" As the relationship got closer, Ye Ya didn't pretend to be polite, and accepted Lin's kindness openly, and asked, "Second Aunt, why didn't Chun Xing come with you?" ah?"

"My sister's stomach hurts, she's too lazy to move!" Hu Zi rushed to say, his voice was crisp, and it didn't match his strong and round body at all, "Second sister-in-law, where are the second brother and the others?"

Ye Ya patted his head, "They're stomping sticks in the backyard."

Huzi then ran to the backyard.

Mrs. Lin couldn't help sighing, "Our family is all steady people. Even the second child was obedient and obedient. He was never mischievous, and I don't know who Hu Zi's temper is like." While talking, the two had already stepped into the stove house.

Ye Ya moved the oil jar that was about to bottom out to the pot outside, so that it was convenient for Mrs. Lin to pour the oil, and said with a smile: "Boys, it's better to be naughty. After two years, Huzi will be sensible. By the way Second Aunt, do you want Huzi to study too?"

"Come on, it's useless to study for him, and he can't bear the hardship. In our village, there used to be a few students who studied, but they couldn't bear to toss back and forth every morning and evening. After ten and a half months of study, they said they didn't want to go. After so many years, only the third one has persisted." Lin said with emotion, after pouring out the oil, she glanced at the backyard and lowered her voice: "A few days ago, I asked someone to help the boss pay attention to suitable girls. There was an idea yesterday. Come here, let me tell you first, you can see if it suits you, if you think it’s okay, I’ll call the boss in and ask him.”

Ye Ya's heart skipped a beat. Fortunately, she had practiced in the Sun Mansion for several years, and she was well prepared for this matter. After being slightly surprised, she moved the oil jar back to its original place, and when she turned around, she was already happy, "This is really a good thing, I don't know Which girl is it?"

Ye Ya hid it well, Lin didn't see the panic and sourness in her eyes, and pulled her to the back door, while looking at Xue Song who was working in the distance, she said, "It's a girl from Dawang Village in the west, who is nineteen years old this year. , said she is short, dark, and not very good-looking, so she hasn't married for a long time. Sigh, don't say she is ugly, but she is good-looking. Compared with your siblings, I am afraid that the boss will not like her She. The second aunt also wants to find a good one for him, but you also know that no one wants to marry him with his ears, how about it, what do you think, if I tell the boss, will he be angry? "

Even though he was worried that Xue Song could not bear the pressure of Lin's couple and married a wife, now that he heard that he could only marry a short, dark and ugly girl, Ye Ya still felt wronged for Xue Song, but the family situation is here, the family is poor, There is also a foolish younger brother who would not marry anyone who could find someone with healthy limbs.Besides, she is his younger brother and sister on the bright side, so it is not good to say more about this matter, but to thank Mrs. Lin: "Look at what the second aunt said, you are wholeheartedly for the good of the elder brother, why would he be angry? I don’t want to marry a wife, and after I lose my hearing, it seems that I don’t like to talk to people anymore, it’s best for him to agree after a while, and if he speaks badly, Second Aunt, don’t take it to heart!”

"I know, I don't know about his temper! It's alright, go about your business, I'll talk to him in the backyard." Lin clapped Ye Ya's hand and strode out the back door.

Ye Ya stood there looking at her back, then at Xue Song who was still ignorant, and bit her lip uneasily.He clearly believed in him, but he was still confused, especially for more than a month, Xue Shu had been with her every step of the way, Xue Song tried to send him to the town several times but failed, so the eyes he looked at her became more and more deep and unpredictable.I heard that a man who is a prostitute will always think about it. Because of Xue Shu, he dare not be too presumptuous. Now that a daughter-in-law who can sleep with his arms around him is delivered to his door, who knows if he will be swayed?

No, I was thinking wildly again, how could he be that kind of person?Forget it, let him persuade Second Aunt, whether it succeeds or not, she just waits for the result.If he dares to agree, she will, she will be bitten by a dog twice!
Staring at the man bitterly, Ye Ya turned and went back to the Westinghouse.

Over there, Mrs. Lin called Xue Song aside, and talked about the girl's situation after deliberation.

Xue Song resisted so much that he didn't glance at the kitchen, asked Lin to repeat it twice with a blank face, and immediately refused: "Second Aunt, I appreciate your kindness, but I didn't intend to marry a wife, and now I'm deaf. Good girls look down on me, almost I look down on them, and I don't want to marry someone casually to make do with it. If the girl is wronged, I will be wronged too. Second Aunt, that's it, don't worry about me anymore, you are like this, I I also feel uncomfortable. I finally feel better, you tell me once, and I have to feel sad again because of deafness, really, Second Aunt, let it be like this." After finishing speaking, he left with a sullen face.

Hearing him keep mentioning the matter of deafness, does Lin feel better?

If the nephew is fine, based on his appearance and character, based on the new house at home, she will find him a good wife no matter what, but now she has no choice but to find someone who can't marry, she feels ashamed, listen to Xue After Song said that, she didn't dare to force her anymore, she cursed herself secretly, and called Huzi to go home.If I knew it earlier, I should have listened to the child's father, and I will wait until Xue Bai has a future. If the third child is a scholar or even a candidate, others will look down on the boss, and they will give in because of the honor of the third child.

When Ye Ya heard the movement outside, she hurried out to see her off, and when she saw Lin shaking her head helplessly, she knew that Xue Song had successfully refused.She hid her joy in her heart and comforted Mrs. Lin, and after the two of them went out, she couldn't help laughing secretly, and even her steps became brisk.I was planning to go back to the west room to continue embroidering handkerchiefs, but after thinking about it, I went to the back door and looked outside, and saw Xue Song standing in a corner by the wall, looking back to this side.Seeing her, he was startled for a moment, and then he walked towards this side, but after only a few steps, he was stopped by Xue Shu who thought he was going to be lazy.

Watching his cold face suddenly turn from nervous to gloomy and forbearing, Ye Ya suddenly found it very interesting, and the smile on his face couldn't be concealed even more.

In Xue Song's eyes, she was standing at the door in plain clothes, looking at him with smiling eyes, and all the nervousness and worries disappeared in such a smile.

in town.

The school ended, Xue Bai packed up his things, and walked out together with many students.

"Sauro!"

Saying goodbye to his friend, he was about to leave, when suddenly there was an angry shout from behind him, he turned around in surprise, and sure enough, he saw Zhang Fugui from the butcher shop, standing at the foot of the courtyard wall and waving to him.Xue Bai quickly walked over, "Uncle Zhang, did you come to find me on purpose? How long have you been waiting?"

Zhang Fugui looked at the handsome young man in front of him, with undisguised admiration in his eyes, he smiled kindly: "Uncle has just arrived, so I haven't waited long. How is your elder brother's ears improving?"

Before Xue Song did not come to the shop to deliver game, he was really worried for a while, and he didn't know that Xue Song was deaf until Xue Shu brought a pheasant that day.He felt very sad when he heard this. He had known Xue Song for nearly ten years. He still remembered that when they met for the first time, Xue Song was still a boy of twelve or thirteen years old. His clothes were worn out but clean, and his forehead probably fell off , a piece of redness and swelling.The boy's face was composed with a calmness that didn't match his age, but no matter how he tried to pretend to be calm, when he handed over the game to himself, Zhang Fugui still saw expectations and anxiety in his eyes, as if the game was his Like the only hope.At that time, Zhang Fugui was inexplicably distressed. After habitually inquiring about his background, the three brothers of the Xue family who were even more pitiful sighed. From then on, whenever Xue Song came, he would take care of them.After so many years of getting along, the three children have grown up, even the youngest Xue Bai is taller than him, but in his eyes, they are still the three loving children, and he is used to caring for them .

Seeing that Xue Bai's eyes dimmed, he sighed and raised his eyebrows: "Sanlang, do you still remember that old man Li who taught your eldest brother how to tan the skin?"

Xue Bai nodded, "Well, remember, how is the old man, is he in good health?" Old man Li is also a good person.Generally, the masters are willing to teach this kind of handicraft after recruiting apprentices and signing a contract. Because they sympathize with the three elder brothers, old man Li is willing to teach the elder brother for nothing, as long as the elder brother agrees not to steal his business.

Zhang Fugui sighed again, "Hey, he went half a month ago...he is the only tanner in our town, and now that he's gone, those hunters who usually hunt rabbits and raccoons to earn extra money will have nowhere to go." I went there, and these days I have complained to me that selling raw hides does not make a lot of money. Old man Li has no son, and his only distant nephew also married a wife and had children in other places, and has not come back all year round. Uncle, I have something to do with him. Two days ago After he was busy with the funeral, he told me that he wanted to rent out the small yard, because the old man Li lived in the corner of the town, and the house was old, and no one wanted to rent it. He was in a hurry to go back now. My uncle listened to him, as if he was going to take advantage of it. I rented it. I only need two taels of silver a year, including everything for tanning, and I don’t take anything away. Uncle went over there to see that although the three rooms are small, they are enough for the two of you. There is a special place for tanning. Uncle thought, it’s best for you to rent it. First, your elder brother can take over the work and earn money, and second, you can live with him in the town. Next year is coming to an end, how good would it be to have the time to run around and study? How about you go back and discuss it with your elder brother, and give me a letter tomorrow morning?"

(End of this chapter)